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CONTENTS Page
Amenities Introduction 2
Parish Churches and Places of Worship 2 - 3
Schools 4 - 7
Standon Parish Council 7
Village Halls & Community Centre 7- 9
Health Report Introduction 9 - 10
Public Health England 11 - 12
Clinical Commissioning Group 12 - 13
Buntingford and Puckeridge Practices 13 - 14
Hospitals Serving the Parish The Lister Hospital, Stevenage 14 - 15 QEII Urgent Care Centre, Welwyn Garden City 15 Hertford County Hospital 16 Princess Alexandra, Harlow 16 Herts and Essex Community Hospital, Bishop’s Stortford 16 The Rivers Hospital, Sawbridgeworth 17 Addenbrooke’s, Cambridge 17 - 18
Dentists 18
Allotments 18
Sports Facilities Standon and Puckeridge Football Club 19 Standon and Puckeridge Tennis Club 19 Standon and Puckeridge Bowls Club 19 East Herts Golf Club 19 - 20
Facilities Unique to Parish Standon May Day 20 Standon Calling Festival 20 Sadleir Drama Club 20 1
Standon Morris Dancers 20 - 21 Standon and Puckeridge First Responders 21 Standon Open Gardens 22 Film in the Field 22 Martyn’s Lights 22
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AMENITIES
The Parish Council aims to:-
Support and enhance existing amenities and facilities (including places of worship, clubs, sports, community buildings, allotments, play areas and lighting and demonstrate how their maintenance will contribute to increasing community spirit.
Ensure facilities are put in place to maintain the aesthetics of the Parish (planting, benches, parking, dog foul bins and rubbish bins)
Provide easy and safe access, including disabled where possible to amenities and facilities.
Engage with voluntary and community services (e.g. Plymouth Brethren)
Provide and protect facilities for young people
Encourage community involvement (May Day, Puckeridge Christmas lights, Open Gardens, Community Walks, Remembrance Day, Carols round the Tree, Films in the Field)
Parish Churches and Places of Worship
St Mary’s Church, Standon http://www.ubsms.org.uk/churches/st-marys-standon
St Mary’s Church, which is listed Grade 1, is situated in Standon High Street, close to the adjoining village of Puckeridge. Originally a Saxon church, and with what is probably its original Saxon font, it was added to in the 13th and 14th centuries. In the 12th century it was bequeathed to the Knights of St John. It is a processional church, the nave and chancel forming one long, rising sweep, with steps between nave and chancel, and again between chancel and sanctuary and contains ancient relics.
The bell tower was added in the 15th century, and later joined to the main part of the church. No two of the six bells are the same age. The oldest was cast in 1630, the most recent in 1907. They were rehung by Eayre and Smith in an eight-bell frame in 1994 and are rung regularly for services and by visiting bellringers.
There is a fine organ, re-built in 2000 by Saxon Aldred. A new sound system was installed in 2013, and plans have been drawn up for the re-ordering of the church.
In addition to regular services the church is often used for concerts and recitals enjoyed by many from our local community and further afield. St Mary’s Church also holds a series of three Concerts with a soup lunch in the Autumn. Every
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December carols are sung around the Christmas tree in Standon High Street and there is a decorated Christmas tree competition.
The Friends of St Mary’s (FOSM), an independent charity, was set up in 2000, and makes grants to the PCC for particular projects for the preservation and restoration of the church building. The extensive churchyard is maintained by another Friends organisation (FOSC), not independent of the church, the work generally being done by members of the church and of the local community. See SNP4 Environment Report
St Thomas of Canterbury Roman Catholic Church, Puckeridge https://parish.rcdow.org.uk/oldhallgreen/
A small chapel of 1926 and linked to St Edmund’s church at Old Hall Green.
St Edmunds Church Old Hall Green https://parish.rcdow.org.uk/oldhallgreen/
This is located in the countryside behind St Edmund’s College near Puckeridge. The architect was Arthur Young and it dates from 1911. It replaced a church of 1818 attached to a farmhouse called “Old Hall” both of which exist at the east end of the church. The old church is now used by St Edmund’s College as a gym. See SNP4 Environment Report – Non Designated Heritage Assets
Pugin Chapel, St Edmunds College, Old Hall Green
Thomas Griffiths came to St Edmunds in 1805 and 13 years later became President of the College. During his Presidency many improvements took place and in 1844 he commissioned Augustus Welby Pugin to draw up plans for the Chapel. Building began in 1846, but both Bishop Griffiths and Pugin died before it was completed. The main Chapel building was not completed until 1853. This building is Grade I listed.
Puckeridge Evangelical Congregational Church (former) Built in 1834. Disused and converted to residential use in April 2015. The roof line has been raised and it stands in the main street very near to the Roman Catholic Church.
Puckeridge Congregational Church http://puckeridgecc.co.uk/index.html
In 1810 a union of the Congregational and Baptist Churches was formed for the evangelization of the villages, and Puckeridge was one of the preaching
4 stations. Prior to the erection of the Chapel in 1832, services were held in a barn at the farm now occupied by Mr. A Weir. The building was due to Mr Simpson of London, son of Daniel Simpson, M.A., author of the “Plea for Religion”. He gave the site, the pulpit and the communion service. The following year a Church was formed.
St Mary Church, A Chapel-of-Ease, Colliers End https://www.achurchnearyou.com/colliers-end-st-mary/
A Chapel-of-Ease, dedicated to St. Mary and erected in 1911, at the sole cost of Ernest E. Wickham esq. of Plashes; the church contains some fine carved oak; two of the windows are stained; there are 100 sittings. See SNP4 Environment Report – Non Designated Heritage Assets
Plymouth Brethren Hall, Colliers End http://www.theplymouthbrethren.org.uk/
The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church Meeting Room (Gospel Hall) is a simple building in a rural setting off the C183 just South of St Edmunds. Meetings are held every Sunday as well as on the other days of the week.
A10 Christian Mission Pastors Colin and Teresa Marks
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Schools
Education Statement for Standon Parish
The latest 2012-based population projections data for Hertfordshire was published by ONS on the 29th May 2014. They project an increase of 271,600 in the population of Hertfordshire between 2012 and 2037, that's a percentage increase of 24.1%.
The current forecast indicates that there will be sufficient middle and primary school places to meet demand across the forecast period 2016-2020.
When our Parish's children move on to Secondary Education outside of the Parish boundary – (there being no secondary schools within), this becomes more of a concern. The main secondary schools used by local pupils are in Buntingford and Bishop’s Stortford.
In Buntingford Upper School (Freman College), the current forecast indicates a shortage of places across the forecast period of -29.5% by 2025, a situation which is being monitored closely by the County Council.
Bishop’s Stortford, with their new housing growth are providing more educational facilities to cope with their population increase and this will help with Standon Parish flow to upper education. The County Council continues to progress plans to open a new secondary school and again the Council continue to monitor to ensure there are sufficient places available to meet local demand, working with schools locally to agree contingency arrangements in the interim.
Local Current Provision for Standon Parish
As schools of preference, Roger de Clare had in 2015 89 applications for school places and only 60 allocations (similar to 2014); St Thomas of Canterbury had 28 applications and only 12 allocations
No Standon Parish residents were allocated to other authorities, which suggests that there is capacity for education within the county as a whole. In fact we have capacity as a county for out of County applicants which in 2015 was just under 4%. Out of all applicants to primary Education facilities in Hertfordshire over 96% were from Hertfordshire with the remainder from out of county.
The figures were similar for 2014. Out of which over 81% from Hertfordshire were allocated their first ranked school.
Nearly 78% of children were allocated their first ranked school for Secondary education of Hertfordshire residents. Over 91% from Ralph Sadleir and over 85% from St Thomas's gained ranked allocations to secondary schools compared to lower percentages in the previous year. 6
Standon Parish is served by the following other Educational institutions
Spins Pre-School http://www.spinsnursery.co.uk/
Spins Pre-School is situated in between the villages of both Standon and Puckeridge and is based within the Community Centre in Standon which is situated in the grounds of the Memorial Field. This is an ideal location for the children to explore their ever changing environment. The Memorial Field has also benefited from a newly refurbished children's play area. The team pride themselves on providing a warm, welcoming and caring environment for each Child, Parents and Carers. Spins Pre-school provide a secure foundation for your child's first steps into their Early Years Education. Giving a child the gift of making attachments to new people and environments is a huge step. Spins Pre-School have over 35 years’ experience collectively in introducing a variety of ways to help individual families experience a positive transition. They also work closely with surrounding schools in Standon, Puckeridge and Braughing to ensure each child has the right foundations to progress in their future school life.
Roger de Clare First C of E School and Nursery http://www.rogerdeclare.herts.sch.uk/
Voluntary Controlled School, Local Authority maintained, with a total of 301 pupils, with Nursery provision. Present school capacity is 300 mixed pupils - (Census date 2015)
Standon lords of the manor during the Middle Ages were the de Clares. This family were Normans, who fought alongside William the Conqueror at Hastings in 1066. The family were given the lordship of dozens of manors - including Standon. They lived at Clare in Suffolk, so their family name was 'De Clare'. Roger de Clare was the youngest son of Richard de Clare and was born at about 1118. He married Matilda, daughter of James de St. Hilary. He was the brother of Gilbert de Clare, Lord of the Manor of Standon in the twelfth century. Gilbert de Clare gave the church and lands of Standon to the Knights Hospitallers who were a group of monks. The school badge is adapted from the de Clare coat of arms. When Roger was about 40 years old he argued with Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury. They argued that some land in Kent should be given up. Roger refused to give up the land or to listen to any messengers that were sent by Becket. He even made one of the messengers eat the letter he brought to him! Roger de Clare died in 1173 and his son, Richard of Clare, inherited his land.
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Until 1974 the school occupied an old 16th Century building in Standon. It had been built on land where the Knights Hospitallers had created a hospice around 1135. Sir Ralph Sadleir was given the land in 1540 and continued the school. It was originally for boys only but in 1870- it officially became a school for boys and girls.
In 1971 the school changed its name to Roger de Clare Voluntary Controlled Church of England First School and in 1974 moved to its present building.
In 1990 the Nursery opened and in 1996 a new Key Stage 2 area was built. Since then they have concentrated on making the outside learning environment more interesting by developing the gardening area, the wildlife meadow and the pond area. All Key Stages now have canopies to enable outdoor activities to take place whatever the weather.
Ralph Sadleir Middle School http://ralphsadleir.herts.sch.uk
Is a recently converted Open Academy school, Middle deemed Secondary establishment, with a total of 329 pupils. Present school capacity is 360 mixed pupils - (Census date 2015)
Ralph Sadleir School was founded in 1971 and has served the community of Standon and Puckeridge since its inception. The school became an Academy on 1st October 2013. Academy status means that they are able to get the best value for money and the highest quality for their pupils. They have more freedom to do what is most beneficial for their learners because every school has individual needs. It is very much about evolution not revolution because they want to use the academy status to continue to try to drive forward; enabling them to maximise the learning experience and therefore better equip their young people for the challenges they will face in their futures.
St Thomas of Canterbury Roman Catholic Primary School with Nursery Provision http://www.stcanterbury.herts.sch.uk/
This school is its own admitting authority and does not use the Hertfordshire County Council oversubscription criteria. Voluntary Aided, Local Authority Maintained, Primary School, with a total of 111 pupils. Present school capacity is 122 mixed pupils - (Census date 2015)
St Thomas of Canterbury School has a very strong Catholic ethos with committed leadership from the Headteacher, senior staff and governors who are instrumental in effectively maintaining and developing the school’s Catholic identity. Prayer and worship have a central role in the school’s life. The inclusion of all pupils is central
8 to the school’s vision. Relationships within the school are very good and based on Christian care and concern for others. All staff provide a secure, stimulating environment in which the pupils thrive and are inspired to succeed. The pupils’ spiritual and moral development is outstanding and this is reflected in their behaviour and attitudes. The Headteacher leads and manages the religious education curriculum very well. The staff are committed to the high profile given to religious education in the school. Very good progress is made by the pupils and standards are high.
St Edmund’s College and Prep School and Nursery (Independent) http://www.stedmundscollege.org/
England's oldest Catholic school offering an all round co-education for students from 3 to 18 and for families from all faiths. It has capacity for flexi-boarding with a total of 835 mixed pupils. (Based on the Independent Schools Inspection date May 2014)
St Edmund’s is steeped in history having been founded in 1568 by Cardinal William Allen and as such is the oldest Catholic School in England. The school has a strong Catholic ethos based on four key principles; Christ Centred Education, Scholarship of St Edmund, Education for the whole person and home and the wider community. This is the foundation to the education that they provide all of their students from 3 – 18. They welcome students from all faiths who appreciate what a Catholic education offers. The school has four main entry points. Students may join at Nursery age in the Prep school, enter the College at 11 in the Elements year group, at 13 in Grammar (Year) and at 16 to join Rhetoric (Sixth Form). They accept applications at all other years if places are available.
St Edmund’s is set in impressive 400 acre site at Old Hall Green, Hertfordshire with excellent transport links to London and the surrounding counties
St Edmund’s is a community that values both academic excellence and the achievement of one’s personal best, right through from the Prep school to Sixth Form.
WASPS Out of School Club
This club, based in the Standon and Puckeridge Community Centre, looks after children from the age of 3 years until the age of 13 years, currently servicing Roger de Clare, Ralph Sadleir and St Thomas of Canterbury Schools in Puckeridge and Jenyns in Braughing. At present (2015) they look after 80 children of which 62 are from the Parish. They state that they “seem to be in a catchment area where parents work in Ware, Stevenage, Bishops Stortford or Cambridge and the Community Centre is either central to travel to work or home.” 9
Sometimes children that attend Schools in Buntingford that come by bus also. Numbers are increasing but this has been due to parents needing to work not due to people moving into the area.
Schools also serving Standon Parish but situated outside the Parish itself can be found here.
Documentation/resource data: http://webmaps.hertsdirect.org/generic/index.htm?layers=6&titl e=Schools http://www.hertslis.org/eduliflearn/schooled/ http://www.stedmundscollege.org/ http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/establishment/establishmentdetails.x html?urn=117454 http://www.stcanterbury.herts.sch.uk/ http://www.waspsclub.com/index.html http://ralphsadleir.herts.sch.uk/ http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/establishment/establishmentdetails.x html?urn=140249 http://www.rogerdeclare.herts.sch.uk/ http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/establishment/establishmentdetails.xh tml?urn=117406 https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find- inspectionreport/results/1/any/any/any/any/any/any/SG11%201AQ/20/any /0/0?page=3
Standon Parish Council http://standonparishcouncil.co.uk/
Standon Parish Council is non-political and is made up of three wards, Colliers End, Puckeridge and Standon. Parish Councils are the first tier of Local Government and therefore have an important role to play in local democracy. Whilst some powers have been taken away over the years they are still able to work with the local community, ensuring what powers they do have make the Parish a pleasant place to live and work by maintaining, protecting and developing the environment. They are all unpaid volunteers who have either been elected or co-opted and stood because they want to make a difference by influencing decisions that affect their local communities.
Village Halls
Standon Village Hall http://standonvillagehall.org/
Activities that take place regularly:-
Yoga (for beginners) 10
Dance JAM Academy
Zumba Fitness
Bizzy Bodies
Exercise class (for over 60’s)
Shake Rattle & Grow (for 0-5 year olds)
Brownies
The Quilters
Embroidery (2nd Tuesday in the month)
Art Explorers (for 2-5 year olds)
Sadleir Drama Group
Parish Paths
Smart Group Training
Rainbows
Iyengar Yoga
Morris Men
Knit and Knatter (Monthly)
U3A Digital Photography
Tea Time Talks - a series of 3 talks on local history and countryside, with tea, in the Spring.
Colliers End Village Hall http://www.eastherts.gov.uk/index.jsp?articleid=30505
Regularly used for meetings, quiz nights, cake & craft sales, band practice, fashion shows and much more. See SNP4 Environment Report – Non Designated Heritage Assets
Standon and Puckeridge Community Centre http://standonandpuckeridgecc.co.uk/
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Parish Council Meetings
Neighbourhood Planning Meetings
WASPS out of school club
Breakfast Club – Fordham Hall
After School Club – Fordham Hall
SPINS Independent Nursery – Fordham Hall
SPINS Toddler Group - Williams-Davies Hall
Starlight Stars - Fordham Hall/Williams-Davies/Lankester Lounge
BKS Iyengar Yoga Class – Fordham Hall
Ashtanga Yoga - Williams-Davies Hall
Beavers (6-8 years) – Williams-Davies Hall
Puma Cubs – Fordham Hall
Karate - Fordham Hall
Slimming World - Williams-Davies Hall
Pilates – William - Davies Hall
Kettlebell Exercise - Williams-Davies Hall
Zumba Dance - Fordham Hall
Minimtots - Williams-Davies Hall
Bounce - Williams-Davies Hall
Scout Band – Fordham Hall
Bows Soccor – Fordham Hall
Health Report - Introduction
A healthy community is a good place to grow up and grow old in. It is one which supports healthy behaviours and supports reductions in health inequalities. It
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Active healthy lifestyles that are made easy through the pattern of development, good urban design, good access to local services and facilities; green open space and safe places for active play and food growing, and is accessible by walking and cycling and public transport.
The creation of healthy living environments for people of all ages which supports social interaction.
It meets the needs of children and young people to grow and develop, as well as being adaptable to the needs of an increasingly elderly population and those with dementia and other sensory or mobility impairments.
The National Planning Policy Framework http://planningguidance.communities.gov.uk/blog/guidance/health-and- wellbeing/what-is-the-role-of-health-and-wellbeing-in-planning/ sets out the way healthcare is managed in the UK.
The planning system can play an important role in facilitating social interaction and creating healthy, inclusive communities. Local planning authorities should create a shared vision with communities of the residential environment and facilities they wish to see.
Planning policies and decisions, in turn, aim to achieve places which promote: opportunities for meetings between members of the community who might not otherwise come into contact with each other, including through mixed-use developments, strong neighbourhood centres and active street frontages which bring together those who work, live and play in the vicinity;
• safe and accessible environments where crime and disorder, and the fear of crime, do not undermine quality of life or community cohesion; and
• safe and accessible developments, containing clear and legible pedestrian routes, and high quality public space, which encourage the active and continual use of public areas. See SNP5 Views and Open Spaces.
• To deliver the social, recreational and cultural facilities and services the community needs, planning policies and decisions should:
• plan positively for the provision and use of shared space, community facilities (such as local shops, meeting places, sports venues, cultural buildings, public houses and places of worship) and other local services to enhance the sustainability of communities and residential environments; 13
• guard against the unnecessary loss of valued facilities and services, particularly where this would reduce the community’s ability to meet its day- to-day needs;
• ensure that established shops, facilities and services are able to develop and modernise in a way that is sustainable, and retained for the benefit of the community; and
• ensure an integrated approach to considering the location of housing, economic uses and community facilities and services.
Access to high quality open spaces and opportunities for sport and recreation can make an important contribution to the health and well-being of communities.
Planning policies should be based on robust and up-to-date assessments of the needs for open space, sports and recreation facilities and opportunities for new provision. The assessments should identify specific needs and quantitative or qualitative deficits or surpluses of open space, sports and recreational facilities in the local area. Information gained from the assessments should be used to determine what open space, sports and recreational provision is required.
Existing open space, sports and recreational buildings and land, including playing fields, should not be built on unless:
• an assessment has been undertaken which has clearly shown the open space, buildings or land to be surplus to requirements; or
• the loss resulting from the proposed development would be replaced by equivalent or better provision in terms of quantity and quality in a suitable location; or
• the development is for alternative sports and recreational provision, the needs for which clearly outweigh the loss.
Planning policies should protect and enhance public rights of way and access. Local authorities should seek opportunities to provide better facilities for users, for example by adding links to existing rights of way networks including National Trails.
See SNP5 Views and Open Spaces Report, SNP9 Local Economy Public Health England
In 2014 Public Health England www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public- health-england produced a Health Profile for East Hertfordshire. Local Health
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Profiles can be viewed on the Public Health England Website at: http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=50215&SEARCH=E* http://www.phoutcomes.info/public-health-outcomes- framework#gid/1000049/pat/6/ati/102/page/0/par/E12000006/are/E100000 15 This profile gives a picture of people’s health in East Hertfordshire. It is designed to help local government and health services understand their community’s needs, so that they can work to improve people’s health and reduce health inequalities.
The health of people in East Hertfordshire is generally better than the England average. Deprivation is lower than average, however about 9.1% (2,400) children live in poverty. Life expectancy for both men and women is higher than the England average.
Living longer Life expectancy is 3.4 years lower for men in the most deprived areas of East Hertfordshire than in the least deprived areas.
Child health In Year 6, 11.7% (162) of children are classified as obese, better than the average for England. The rate of alcohol specific hospital stays among those under 18 was 14.8, better than the average for England. This represents 5 stays per year. Levels of teenage pregnancy, GCSE attainment, breastfeeding and smoking at time of delivery are better than the England average.
Adult health in 2012, 18.7% of adults are classified as obese, better than the average for England. The rate of alcohol related harm hospital stays was 421, better than the average for England. This represents 551 stays per year. The rate of self-harm hospital stays was 76.3, better than the average for England. This represents 103 stays per year. The rate of smoking related deaths was 246, better than the average for England. This represents 170 deaths per year. Estimated levels of adult smoking are better than the England average. Rates of sexually transmitted infections, people killed and seriously injured on roads and TB are better than average. Rates of statutory homelessness, violent crime, long term unemployment, drug misuse, early deaths from cardiovascular diseases and early deaths from cancer are better than average.
Priorities in East Hertfordshire include reducing obesity and promoting increased physical activity levels, helping the expanding older population maintain their health and continuing to reduce the levels of smoking.
In 2014 the Government published the Planning Practice Guidance which sets out that Local Planning Authorities should ensure that health and wellbeing and health infrastructure are considered in local and Neighbourhood Plans and in planning decision making.
Local authority planners should consider consulting the Director of Public Health on any planning applications (including at the pre-application stage) that are likely to have a significant impact on the health and wellbeing of the local population or
15 particular groups within it. This would allow them to work together on any necessary mitigation measures. A health impact assessment may be a useful tool to use where there are expected to be significant impacts.
Similarly, the views of the local Clinical Commissioning Group www.enhertsccg.nhs.uk and NHS England https://www.england.nhs.uk/ should be sought regarding the impact of new development which would have a significant or cumulatively significant effect on health infrastructure and/or the demand for healthcare services.
In line with the above, East Herts Council has produced a Health and Wellbeing Strategy. The East Herts Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2013 – 2018 can be viewed and downloaded from the Council's Website at http://www.eastherts.gov.uk/wellbeing This Strategy states that development should be designed to maximise the impact it can make to promoting healthy communities and reducing health inequalities. In particular, with regard to providing the necessary infrastructure to encourage physical exercise and promoting healthy life styles by retaining accessible open space, sport and recreation facilities and safe, well promoted, walking and cycling routes. See SNP5 Views and Open Spaces
Contributions towards new or enhanced health facilities will be sought where new housing results in a shortfall or worsening of provision. Healthcare facilities in the Parish are already stretched, therefore, contributions would be used to assist healthcare providers secure the necessary provision for the Parish.
With an ageing population local access to healthcare facilities is an important part of everyday life, and the provision of such facilities within a community, accessible by a choice of sustainable travel options is vital.
Facilities which assist in individuals maintaining a healthy and active old age will become more important.
The aim is to create a healthy community by addressing needs and supporting the health, social and cultural well-being of those who live and work in the Parish.
Clinical Commissioning Group
NHS East and North Hertfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) www.enhertsccg.nhs.uk is made up of local GPs and health professionals, working together with other clinicians and patients to commission (planning, designing and paying for) acute and community services for the half a million people (552,900) registered at 60 GP Practices across East and North Hertfordshire). The GPs understand the health needs of their patients, and they believe this local approach to commissioning helps ensure good quality services that meet the needs of the population.
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The CCG decides how the local NHS budget of £611m should be spent. Its plans for this and how they will be funded are reported to the quarterly Governing Body meetings, whose papers are published on www.enhertsccg.nhs.uk
The CCG’s mission is:
• To reduce health inequality and achieve a stable and sustainable health economy by working together, sharing best practice and improving expertise and clinical outcomes.
• To work with patients, manager and clinical colleagues from all sectors to commission the best possible healthcare for their patients within available resources
Strategy and performance information, plans, assessments, inspections and reviews will be published on their website.
The CCG constitution, which is available on the CCG website, outlines the decision making process that the CCG follows, including quarterly Governing Body meetings and has a number of Committees which have delegated powers as set out in the constitution:
• Governance and Audit Committee • Remuneration Committee • Six Locality Committees
The CCG will have a Quality Committee in recognition of the importance of quality and patient safety issues following the publication of the Francis Report.
Decisions made by Committees are published on the CCG website.
The CCG will develop policies and written protocols for delivering its functions and responsibilities which will be published on www.enhertsccg.nhs.uk
Buntingford and Puckeridge Practices
Amalgamation of Standon and Puckeridge and Buntingford Practices {i.e. how the proposed developments in Buntingford, combined with the extra 10% in this parish, will impact on our Practice} http://www.buntingfordandpuckeridgepractice.co.uk/
The two surgeries of Buntingford Medical Centre and Standon and Puckeridge Surgery are located four miles apart, linked via the A10 main road. The practices look after patients living in the East Herts communities of Buntingford, Standon, Puckeridge and outlying villages.
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These two long-established surgeries have decided to join together and will become one of the largest GP practices in the area.
The reason for this merger is to protect the practices during a time of considerable change in the NHS and to have a bigger say in future plans which might affect the patients in the locality. The larger practice will eventually benefit from economies of scale and facilitate better use of clinical and administrative resources, as well as attracting the recruitment of doctors and nurses.
The merger of these two practices started in March 2014. The new practice will continue to be funded by two GMS contracts with the NHS for the first few years to ensure stability of income, leading to a merged contract at the right time. The staff will remain working at their existing sites but the GP partners will start to provide services from both sites.
There are around 8200 patients registered at the Puckeridge practice and 5800 registered at Buntingford, making the total list size 14,000 patients. Both list sizes have been slowly growing with new housing estates being built in the area. Further substantial new housing is planned in Buntingford over the next five years and the possibility of a further 500 new residents in the Puckeridge area.
The surgeries provides the full range of primary health services under traditional GMS contracts including minor surgery, minor injury, child health care, services, anticoagulation clinics, phlebotomy, diabetic clinics, respiratory services, travel clinics, and counselling.
There will be four GP partners in the newly merged practice. In addition there will also be several salaried GPs who are currently working at the practices.
At Puckeridge there is an office manager who is responsible for the operational systems in the practice as well as bookkeeping, a secretary, a head receptionist, six receptionists, a scanning clerk and cleaners. There are two practice nurses providing treatment room nursing and chronic disease management.
Phlebotomists employed by the Trusts provide venepuncture services in both surgeries, and the district nurses are based at Puckeridge Surgery with their own office. Speech therapy is also occasionally provided at Buntingford Medical Centre.
The Buntingford practice provides training for medical students from Cambridge. This is an area which could be expanded in the future, as well as possibly becoming a GP training centre with the bigger surgery and future premises. The Buntingford surgery also participates in some medical research.
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The premises at Puckeridge are owned by the partners and are a purpose-built and extended health centre with a private car park. There is an entrance lobby, reception with back office, a bright waiting area with a separate baby clinic area, four consulting rooms, two treatment rooms, two offices and a staff room/kitchen. The district nurses and counsellor have separate rooms in the building.
There are self-checking in screens for appointments at both surgeries and a TV screen in Buntingford waiting area displaying practice information.
The Puckeridge surgery offers appointments at the village of Furneux Pelham in a consulting room in the village hall two times a week.
It is envisaged that the Buntingford surgery may relocate to a new purpose-built medical centre as the practice grows, possibly on the outskirts of Buntingford as part of a new housing development, and this will become the main site for the practice. The Puckeridge surgery will continue to operate as the second site. In line with other developments of this type, the practice will seek to have built the largest possible premises to accommodate further growth of the practice and to provide other services affiliated to healthcare.
NHS England Planned Works 2017 – Puckeridge Surgery – Extension and works to increase clinical activity. https://www.england.nhs.uk/gp/gpfv/infrastructure/estates-technology/16-17- schemes/mids-east3/
The Ridge House Pharmacy is in Puckeridge High Street and is an essential facility for the whole Parish.
The Parish is covered by the following Hospitals:-
The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
The Lister Hospital is a 620-bed district general hospital in Coreys Mill Lane, Stevenage SG1 4AB. It offers general and specialist hospital services for people across much of Hertfordshire and south Bedfordshire and provides a full range of medical and surgical specialties.
General wards are supported by critical care (intensive care and high dependency) and coronary care units, as well as pathology, radiology and other diagnostic services. There are specialist sub-regional services in urology and renal dialysis. In October 2014, the Lister was transformed – through investment of £150 million in new facilities – in to the Trust’s specialist hospital for emergency and inpatient care for east and north Hertfordshire and south Bedfordshire. Sub-regional services are also provided, based at the Lister in: Urology – including robotic
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See more at: http://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/our- hospitals/lister/#sthash.d3pf4bZH.dpuf
There is a full emergency department at the Lister Hospital and an urgent care centre service at the New QE11 at Welwyn Garden City. The difference is that the Lister A&E Emergency department provides specialist support to those requiring emergency surgery, stroke, cardiac or neonatal care – services that are not available at the New QEII.
Taken together, however, they provide services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The emergency department and urgent care centre teams cover the whole of east and north Hertfordshire, as well as south Bedfordshire– a population of around 600,000 people. This means that:
• They see more than 135,000 patients a year • Around 25% of those who come into the A&E departments are children • About 21% of the patients treated are admitted to hospital
In December 2014, the fourth and final redevelopment phase of the £19 million investment to transform the emergency department at the Lister Hospital was completed. The department, which is now three times as big and much better laid, now has its own dedicated CT scanner.
Distance from Parish is approximately 19 miles and would take 35 minutes by car. By 386 Bus (limited bus service) to Lister Hospital would be approximately 1 hour.
QE11 Urgent Care Centre, Welwyn Garden City
The £30m New QEII Hospital, Howlands, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 4HQ Welwyn Garden City http://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/our-hospitals/qeii/ is a modern, welcoming and sustainable place for local people to access the hospital services that they use most often. East and North Hertfordshire CCG, the local, GP-led NHS organisation, has planned the hospital and the health care it will provide.
The new hospital has:
• An Urgent Care Centre - open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week treating adults and children of all ages with a wide range of minor illnesses and injuries. • General outpatient services • A purpose-built area for children’s outpatient services • Diagnostic tests (MRI, CT scans and X-rays)
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• Day treatments and procedures that don’t need an overnight stay in hospital • GP out of hours services • Therapy services, such as physiotherapy and other rehabilitation treatments • Endoscopy and other procedures • A breast unit • Ante-natal care • Routine blood treatments, such as warfarin
The care delivered in the New QEII is provided by East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust and Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust.
Travel by car would be approximately 40 minutes.
It would require two bus journeys to QE11:- Bus 331 to Hertford 30 minutes then from Hertford Greenline 724 approximately 30 minutes, total 60 minutes plus waiting time.
Hertford County Hospital
The hospital provides local people with a range of outpatient, diagnostic and therapy services. Some minor procedures that can be carried out during an outpatient’s appointment also take place at Hertford County Hospital, North Road, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 1LP. http://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/our- hospitals/hertford-county/ The hospital also houses a GP out-of-hours service, as well as a range of community services – including a children’s centre.
Travel by car 25 minutes Bus 331 to Hertford approx. 30 minutes plus 15 walk, total 45 minutes.
Princess Alexandra Hospital Harlow
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, Hamstel Road, Harlow, Essex, CM20 1QX, Essex http://www.pah.nhs.uk/ is a 489 bedded District General Hospital providing a comprehensive range of safe and reliable acute and specialist services to a local population of 258,000 people. There is a full Accident and Emergency Department. The majority of their services are located at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, although there are outpatient and diagnostic services at Herts and Essex Hospital, Bishops Stortford; St Margaret’s Hospital, Epping and Rectory Lane in Loughton.
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They are committed to the core principles of the NHS which are to provide services that meet the health needs of everyone and are free at the point of delivery.
Travel by car would be about 15 miles and take approximately 21 minutes. Public transport would take much longer, as you would have to take two bus journeys, one to Ware and then another to Harlow. 331 to Ware 30 minutes, then 524 to Harlow Town Centre 20 minutes then No 5 bus 12 minutes
Herts and Essex Community Hospital Cavell Drive, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 5JH http://www.nhs.uk/services/hospitals/overview/defaultview.aspx?id=1779 Minor Injuries Unit GP out of Hours. In patient clinics from Princess Alexandra, Hospital, Harlow. Phlebotomy. GP Practice. 36 bed in-patient rehabilitation, provides physiotherapy and occupational therapy. Community Nursing teams based here. Travel by car 25 minutes Bus 386 (limited bus service) to Bishop’s Stortford Town Centre, then No. 5 bus to Hospital approximately 45 minutes.
The Rivers Hospital
The Rivers Hospital, High Wych Road, Sawbridgeworth, Herts. CM21 0HH http://www.rivers-hospital.co.uk/ is one of the leading private hospitals in the UK and being just off the M11, it is easily accessible from London and the Home Counties.
The hospital opened in 1992 and is equipped with the latest medical facilities for diagnosis and treatment, and has very high quality clinical standards including effective infection prevention measures. All patient rooms are en suite and Premium Care patients benefit from extras such as A la carte menus and Sky TV.
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By investing in advanced medical technology, the hospital offers a wide range of treatments and services. The four fully equipped theatres with ultra clean air technology are particularly suitable for orthopaedic procedures offered such as arthroscopy, hip and knee replacement. A brand new day surgery suite is suitable for minor surgery and endoscopy procedures. Services are Consultant led and flexible appointment times are offered, including out of hours. A rigorous vetting procedure ensures that only suitably qualified and experienced surgeons are granted practicing privileges. The hospital is strictly regulated and audited by the Care Quality Commission http://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-128733105 the government body responsible for maintaining standards. The Rivers also won the Customer Care award in the Harlow and District Business Awards in 2010. Travel by car approximately 35 minutes Travel by Bus 331 to Ware, 524 to Harlow, 510 to adjacent High Wych Road then 15 minute walk approximately 1 hour 45minutes.
Addenbrooke’s Hospital
Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 0QQ http://www.cuh.org.uk/addenbrookes-hospital is a centre of medical excellence. As an internationally known university teaching hospital, it is a natural centre for specialist services dealing with rare or complex conditions needing the most modern facilities, up-to-date treatment and the best doctors.
Many of the hospital's specialists are leaders in their fields. This means that care is of the highest standard and that local patients benefit from having this concentration of medical expertise on their doorstep.
Through Addenbrooke's, the Trust provides emergency, surgical and medical services for people living in the Cambridge area as well as being a centre of excellence for regional specialist services for organ transplantation, cancer, neurosciences, paediatrics and genetics.
Thirteen directorates are responsible for the delivery of clinical care through 51 specialties with the support of clinical diagnostic departments and therapy services. All this is supported by a corporate infrastructure of IT, finance, human resources, estates and facilities, corporate development and management, patient services and administration.
Addenbrooke's provides a full range of clinical services, with the exception of cardiothoracic surgery, which is provided at the nearby Papworth Hospital
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It is a designated UK Major Trauma Centre. Addenbrooke's was the first regional Major Trauma Centre in England to become fully operational and was featured on the BBC documentary series 'Life Savers' in 2013.
Addenbrooke's is a tertiary referral centre for a number of specialities. Of note, it is one of the UK's six liver transplant centres and performs multivisceral transplants.
It is a busy regional neurosurgical centre and has the largest neurological intensive care unit of its kind in Europe.
It is also a centre of excellence for renal services, bone marrow transplantation, cleft lip and palate reconstruction, treatment of rare cancers, medical genetics, and paediatrics.
Addenbrooke's is also the designated regional centre for pancreatic, biliary and liver cancer surgery and tertiary referral centre for complicated pancreatitis.
It has 24 operating theatres, and in addition to the neurosciences (neurosurgery and neurology) critical care unit it also has an adult, a paediatric, and a neonatal intensive care service, and several high-dependency areas (adult, paediatric, transplant, surgical, coronary care).
The Rosie Maternity Hospital is attached to Addenbrooke's, and provides a full range of women's and maternity services, including a midwife-led birth unit and birth pool.
Addenbrooke's is an internationally renowned transplant centre. Addenbrooke's transplant surgeons have made many notable contributions to the world of transplantation. Transport by car 45 minutes Bus 386 (limited service) to Bishops Stortford then train to Cambridge Station – then bus to Addenbrookes. There is also a Free Hospital Transport Scheme for residents of the Parish which is carried out by volunteers (Tel: 01920 822156).
Dentist
Simon Lam Facial and Dental Aesthetic Studio (Private) http://www.simonlamdentist.com/
There are NHS dentists nearby in Much Hadham, Buntingford and Ware
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Allotments
Standon Charities Charity No 209195 http://www.standoncharities.org.uk/
Owns the Allotment field off Station Road, Puckeridge
As part of their duties Standon Parish Council provide allotments managed on behalf of the Parish Council by Brian Durrant.
See SNP4 Environment Report
Sports Facilities
Standon and Puckeridge Football Club http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/standonpuckeridgefc/7268/Home
Standon and Puckeridge Football Club was found circa 1930 and the football pitch was then located where Saffron Meadow is today.
After the Second World War it moved to the King George VI recreation field. For many years there were two teams, the First Team and a Reserve Team and these comprised young men from the Parish. Today there is only one team. See SNP4 Environment Report, Green Infrastructure
Standon and Puckeridge Tennis Club http://standon-ltc.co.uk/
Standon & Puckeridge Tennis Club is a small village club founded in 1951 and located opposite the Doctor's surgery and next to the Community Centre.
It is a small thriving club, always looking for new members of all ages and in particular families. Facilities include three newly surfaced carpet covered floodlit courts giving year round play. There are several levels of membership from Junior to Senior including Family, Off Peak and Senior Citizen.
For competitive players there are both Men’s and Ladies teams in the Hertfordshire League plus Village League for Ladies and Mixed. During the winter teams enter the Winter Mixed League; the Village league, both Ladies and Mixed; and they have two Ladies Vets teams. Club tournaments are run at the end of June/ beginning of July culminating in a Finals Day and Club BBQ!
Standon and Puckeridge Bowls Club https://standonpuckeridgebowlsclub.org/
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The Bowls Club was founded in early 1951, with the first match played on the green on 7th of July 1951 against Allenbury’s.
At a meeting held on the 14th of August 1951 it was proposed by S. Smith and seconded by C. Brown “that ladies be accepted as members of the Club”. The same meeting also discussed laying the “footings” for the new pavilion. A little over a year after the club was formed, on the 12th of August 1952, the club consisted of just 22 full members and 5 half members.
It was decided on the 3rd of March 1953 that the club be affiliated to the Herts Amateur Bowls Association. In 1954 it became affiliated with the Hertfordshire Bowls Association and the East Hertfordshire Bowling Association.
East Herts Golf Club, Hamels Park http://www.easthertsgolfclub.co.uk/
Lime Kiln Farm, Ware was bought by Albert Sandeman of “Port” fame who with Basil Richardson founded East Herts Golf Club which was opened on 9 November 1899. The formal opening was by Arthur Balfour MP for Hertford (1874-85) and later Prime Minister (1902-06).
The original course, which more or less corresponds to the Chadwell Springs course, was designed by J H Taylor who won The Open 5 times! The second 9 holes and redesign of the course was started in 1920 by James Braid – who also won The Open 5 times!
In October 1922, the clubhouse burnt down to the ground, along with all the records, clubs and lockers. The Club was offered the freehold of the course in 1925 by Mr Sandeman but, following the fire, the members were unable to raise the money.
Herbert Garrett bought the land in 1929 and in 1949 offered the course and buildings to the Club – but again the price of £9,500 proved difficult. However, East Herts continued as leaseholders at Chadwell Springs until 1971.
The course was designed by a committee consisting of John Bennett, Jack Watts and Club Professional David Lewis. The work was overseen by the above members and many volunteers who are still leading lights within the Club.
No-one can play East Herts Golf Club without enjoying the splendour of Hamels Mansion. Hamels Park was mentioned in the Doomsday Book. The original Mansion was built in 1580 and the mansion as seen today rebuilt in 1834. It has subsequently been magnificently refurbished by Hubert C Leach and Co and was used as their headquarters until 2015.with many democratic organisations, progress and change occurs slowly. Some changes Facilities Unique to Parish 26
May Day
In Standon, May Day is celebrated in two ways. On the first of May the Standon Morris men dance the Sun up around the Pudding Stone at 5.30 a.m., thereafter dancing down the High Street. Another old Hertfordshire custom which is observed is the placing of sprigs of May on people's doors. After breakfast they dance round the local villages, from pub to pub, finishing at the High Street public houses.
On Bank Holiday Monday events take place throughout Standon High Street and Burrs Meadow, including Maypole dancing and the crowning of the May Queen at 2.45pm.
Standon Calling Festival http://standon-calling.com/
Standon Calling is a boutique music festival set in the beautiful Hertfordshire countryside. Celebrating its twelfth year in 2017, the festival has come a long way since its birthday garden party beginnings and attracts audiences from the area and from much further away. Acts that have played there have gone on to national and international fame.
Sadleir Drama Club www.sadleirdrama.co.uk
A friendly village drama club who have been entertaining audiences since 1944. It welcomes new members for on and off stage roles.
Standon Morris Dancers http://www.standonmorris.org/info
Standon Morris is a mixed side performing traditional Cotswold dances in and around East Hertfordshire. Recent repertoire includes dances from the villages of Headington, Brackley and Ducklington and this has been expanded in 2016 to cover Oddington and Wheatley.
They are always pleased to see potential new recruits, whether to dance, play an instrument or even do a bit of both. Men, women, girls and boys (minimum age 10 years) can give it a try at the beginners' workshops in September or at one of the practice nights in the winter.
Standon and Puckeridge First Responders http://www.standonandpuckeridgefirstresponders.org/about.html
Standon and Puckeridge First Responders www.spcfr.org is a voluntary first response service that is made up of local residents of Standon and 27
Puckeridge and their sole purpose is to quickly get to an individual in need before the ambulance service arrives. First Responders was founded on the 1st of December 2014 to provide an essential, fast response to people with medical emergencies in Standon and Puckeridge and the surrounding area. The voluntary team of local first responders are ready to respond before the East Herts Ambulance Service arrives in the crucial 8 minutes.
A Community First Responder carries an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) and a first response bag containing an Oxygen cylinder and other first aid equipment to enable them to respond to a variety of medical emergencies.
The Automated External Defibrillator is a semi-automatic device that “shocks” a heart that has stopped beating correctly, typically when someone’s heart stops working properly it will go into what is known as Ventricular Fibrillation (VF), which means it is beating too fast and out of synch and is therefore not pumping blood around the body efficiently. The AED detects this behaviour and allows the CFR to deliver a shock that “resets” the heart which hopefully allows it to start beating in rhythm again. The units are fool proof and will not allow a shock to be delivered unless the unit detects that the heart is in VF. They are also issued with a Hi-Vis jacket as part of their uniform. It is important to note that CFRs are not trained in emergency blue-light driving, and will travel to the scene in their own unmarked vehicle, so do not expect lights and sirens until the ambulance itself arrives. If at all possible, get someone to stand outside and keep an eye open for the CFR and ambulance and direct them to the exact location, this is especially important at night; if you can, turn on an outside light and get someone to stand by the front door, this will speed up the process of getting assistance to the patient.
The first aid kit carried by CFRs will contain a selection of equipment, some of which is listed here:
• Oxygen Cylinder – Used by the CFR to prevent hypoxia (oxygen deprivation) in patients suffering from a variety of acute medical problems.
• Pulse-Oximeter – A diagnostic tool used to analyse a patients pulse and blood-oxygen levels (to diagnose hypoxia).
• Bag-Valve-Mask – Used to deliver 100% oxygen to a patient who has stopped breathing.
• Oropharangeal airways (OPAs) – Used to maintain a clear airway, preventing an unconscious patient from choking on their own fluids or tongue.
• Dressings – Used to control serious bleeding.
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• Aspirin – Used by the CFR to treat patients suffering from a heart attack, providing it is appropriate in the circumstances.
There are currently 3 defibrillators, one to the Northern end of Puckeridge, one at the Community Centre, and one at Standon Village Hall. There are plans for one at Colliers End and at Barwick.
Open Gardens - Standon http://www.opengardens.co.uk/open_gardens.php?id=1756
This is an annual event and takes place this year on Saturday 10th June 2017 - 11.00am to 6.00pm. Many gardens will be opening, the majority being in the village High Street within easy walking distance. There is a walk across the fields to the Standon Lordship where you can try your hand at Croquet on the lawn. There is usually music from a Big Band and the choir will roam freely singing in various gardens.
Lunches and teas are provided as well as entertainment for the children. All proceeds go to the Friends of Standon Church and the British Red Cross. There is a plant sale in the garden of Papermill House, Paper Mill Lane.
Film in the Field
These are held on the Recreation Field at the Community Centre. To date there have been three Film in the Park events, ‘Grease’, ‘Mamma Mia’ and ‘Hairspray’. These events are well attended by residents, even when it is pouring with rain.
There is a Licensed Bar, BBQ and Tuck Shop. All profits go towards the cost of running the evening. The Warm up Event, dancing by Starlight Stars. Fancy Dress optional.
Martyn’s Lights - Puckeridge
The Parish paid homage to a much-loved late shopkeeper by buying and turning on Christmas lights in the village he served for 28 years. Each year since his death in 2012, the Parish has turned out in force for the switch on in memory of Martyn Dawkins, the former owner of Puckeridge General Stores in High Street. The lights, which stretch some 1,970ft (600m) down the High Street, were funded by community donations totaling some £4,000.
Hog roast and BBQ are served from the Crown & Falcon car park and entertainment is provided.
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