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SAVING MONEY FOR SW Hertfordshire’s Thrive Homes and its customers have BUSINESS CLIENTS longest established lots to celebrate. Created in March 2008, Thrive Homes received THROUGHOUT THE THREE theatre school resounding support with four out of RIVERS DISTRICT five tenants voting to transfer across A full programme of classes for from Three Rivers District Council. children (3 - 18 years), Adults and Students in Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Character, • 2,000 properties have already benefited I.S.T.D. Tap and Modern Dance, from our £43 million, 5 year Singing and Musical Theatre, Drama improvement programme. (including L.A.M.D.A. examinations), regular performances and much • Resident elections for Board more. Recognised examinations up membership – promised and • RENT REVIEWS delivered: a third of our Board to Major Level and Associate members are tenants and • LEASE RENEWALS Teacher Major examinations and leaseholders. • VALUATIONS teaching qualifications (I.S.T.D., • ACQUISITION OF OFFICE, RETAIL A.R.B.T.A. and L.A.M.D.A.) • Closer working with partner agencies AND FACTORY PREMISES such as the Citizens Advice Bureau to • DISPOSAL OF OFFICE, RETAIL AND better support our tenants and Courses for Students 16+ full or residents. FACTORY PREMISES part-time available. • ADVICE ON DEVELOPMENT • Greater understanding of our tenants • BUILDING CONDITION SURVEYS One year foundation course. and leaseholders so services can be AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT tailored to individual needs. • PLANNING ADVICE • Hundreds adaptations completed so people can live in their own homes HIGH QUALITY COMMERCIAL safely. PROPERTY ADVICE FROM THE M40 TO THE A1 • An organisation that is clear about how we can work with our 3700 WATFORD OFFICE 01923 210810 tenants and 440 lease holders to deliver our promises. [email protected] Thrive Homes, Building 3 Hatters Lane, Simon Arbon Valuations, Lease Renewals Watford WD18 8YG and Rent Reviews T 020 8428 4428 Peter Brown Disposals, Acquisitions and For further details, W thrivehomes.org.uk Development free lesson or prospectus: Paul Raitt Building Condition Surveys Tel/Fax: 020 8499 8021 and Project Management Mobile: 07708 138328 Other North West M25 Locations:- The Centre, Gosforth Lane, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD 01442 263033 South Oxhey WD19 7AX WELWYN GARDEN CITY 01707 392080 and St Luke’s Church Hall, Langley Way, Watford WWW.BRASIERFREETH.COM www.gypsyboothschool.co.uk
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NOW CO-ED RECEPTION PLACES FOR BOYS & GIRLS FROM SEPT 2011
• An outstanding School for boys and girls • Small classes and plenty of individual attention • Highly qualified caring staff • Excellent success rate to Senior Schools • New Junior school, ADT and Science facilities • Superb facilities set in 47 acres of Green Belt • Early Morning & After School clubs available To arrange a visit or request a prospectus contact
York House School, Redheath, Sarratt Road, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth WD3 4LW Website: www.york-house.com Email: [email protected] York House is an expanding IAPS school, administered by Charitable Trust No. 311076 3019849
Three Rivers District Council is pleased to offer a woodland cemetery for those people wanting an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional cemeteries and graveyards.
The cemetery is situated at Woodcock Hill, Harefield Road, Rickmansworth
For information please call 01923 776611 www.threerivers.gov.uk email: [email protected]
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THREE RIVERS Community & Business Guide Featuring an A-Z of services and useful contacts
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Contents Rickmansworth Town Centre
Location Map of Three Rivers ...... 7 A-Z of Sporting Activities in Three Rivers . . 24
District Map of Three Rivers ...... 9 Places to Visit ...... 28
Introduction ...... 10 General Information ...... 30
Community ...... 12 Three Rivers District Council Wards
Safety ...... 18 ...... Inside Back Cover
Business & Prosperity ...... 20 A-Z of District Council Services Environment ...... 22 ...... Inside Back Cover
Leisure ...... 24 Map & Street Index ...... Inside Back Cover
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Sir James Altham Pool South Oxhey Sir James Altham Public swimming, fun swims, Swimming Pool lessons and specialised facilities for people with disabilities. Tel: 020 8421 0211
William Penn Leisure Centre WASTE & Rickmansworth A recently opened state-of- William Penn the-art 80 station fitness Leisure Centre RECYCLING suite including 2 new swimming pools, and 2 new aerobic studios. Tel: 01923 771050 Effective adaptations for SYSTEMS the elderly and less able
The Centre South Oxhey The A Community and Leisure Centre Services include: Centre providing a fantastic n Level Access Showers range of facilities and activities for people of all ages and interests. Fitness n Accessible Kitchens studio, fitness classes, badminton, table tennis, n Access crèche, arts and crafts room, recording studio, holiday activities, function rooms and a n Stairlifts welcoming open plan foyer to meet friends. n Hoists Tel: 020 8428 4954 n Full C.A.D. Design n Free Survey/Estimate Telephone: Rickmansworth Golf Course n DDA Access Audits and the Fairway Inn n Servicing Rickmansworth Rickmansworth 01264 Open 364 days a year Golf Course n Maintenance Programs (weather permitting) and n Window/Door Automation offering an 18-hole public course, 386600 a "Par 3" course and a landscaped practice n VAT Exemption Advice area, a golf shop and repair service. n Itemised Costing The Fairway Inn includes a restaurant, bar and private hire function rooms which are open to members and non-members. Tel: 020 8367 1000 Fax: 01264 386611 Tel: 01923 775278 Fax: 020 8367 1717 E-mail: Email: [email protected] [email protected] For further information visit Web: www.effectable.co.uk www.hertsmereleisure.co.uk Glasgow Stud, Burnt Farm Ride, The Centre is owned and funded by Three Rivers Enfield, Middlesex EN2 9DY District Council and managed by Hertsmere Leisure. Hertsmere Leisure is a registered charity. Charity number 1093653. www.ssi-schaefer.co.uk
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Location Map of Three Rivers
Based upon the Ordnance Survey mapping with the permission of The Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office (c) Crown Copyright PU100014358 (2011).
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District Map of Three Rivers
Based upon the Ordnance Survey mapping with the permission of The Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office (c) Crown Copyright PU100014358 (2011).
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Introduction Grand Union Canal, Rickmansworth
Hello. Welcome to Three Rivers. Easy to remember: safe and sustainable with excellent services
Located in South West Hertfordshire, Three Rivers is a blend of We provide a wide range of services with the aim of ensuring that countryside and quiet villages mixed with bustling towns and the community continues to be safe, environmentally sustainable, modern business parks. enjoying good physical health in pleasant surroundings.
When you are strolling through the woods and country lanes it is The district we serve has strong, diverse communities with many easy to forget that you are only 30 minutes from Baker Street by vibrant faith groups and charities. We regularly inform and consult Underground and from Heathrow Airport by car. with local people as we continue to develop services and facilities. We were making major efficiency savings five years before the History Government cut funding to councils. Between 2006 and 2011 Three Rivers District Council was founded in 1974 to provide we saved nearly £2m and we are committed to protecting local services and promote the quality of life of everyone who frontline services and giving particular thought for the most works or lives here. The district is named after the Gade, Colne vulnerable in our community. High quality affordable leisure and Chess, the three ancient rivers that criss-cross the area. activities for young people remain a priority. In the nineteenth century, the Grand Union canal was built and remains an important waterway to this day. We have won numerous awards for our work and have been recognised as a Good Council by the Audit Commission and as an excellent employer by Investors in People. We are constantly working to improve and were the first Council in the UK to receive a Charter Mark for excellence in customer service across all of our services.
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We have one of the highest public satisfaction rates in England and Factfile are working to make further improvements at the same time as increasing cost efficiency. Out and about How is your Council Tax money used? 3/4 of Three Rivers is greenbelt The District and Parish Councils receive 15 pence in the pound of We provide modern, accredited, sports and leisure facilities the money raised and 85 pence in the pound is used to pay for A 01923 776611 www.threerivers.gov.uk the work of the County Council and Hertfordshire Constabulary. A small range of leaflets of local attractions, and maps of A listing of Council and other local services can be found at the short local walks are available from our offices back of this guide. A We publish a free Accommodation Guide Community at www.threerivers.gov.uk We actively consult local residents and businesses on our or ring us on 01923 776611 Minicom 01923 727303 programme of service improvement and we regularly seek the views of minority groups. Everyone is welcome to have their say Free shoppers’ parking is available in towns and villages at Local Area Forums which are attended by County, District and Parish Councillors. We also provide a regular Pensioners’ Forum and a special Youth Council, hosted by the Council Leader, for Factfile the under-19s. Living and working Three Rivers has a vibrant charity sector with a wide range of 85,000 people live in Three Rivers volunteering opportunities. The District Council provides numerous grants and subsidised facilities to local groups including Citizens Chorleywood has been named one of the happiest places Advice Bureau. in Britain!
The District has dozens of churches of different denominations We have some of the best transport links outside of London: with a vibrant Mosque and Synagogue only a few minutes away. 4 Metropolitan Line Underground stations are in the district Sikh, Hindu and Buddhist temples are just a short drive. Heathrow and Luton, Stansted and Gatwick are all easily Talk to us reached by the M25 If you work or live in the area around Rickmansworth, Chorleywood, Abbots Langley, South Oxhey, Sarratt, Moor Park, Croxley Green Main rail lines stop at Rickmansworth, Carpenders Park, and Maple Cross we are your District Council. If you have any Kings Langley, Chorleywood and Moor Park queries about planning, building works, community safety, leisure Watford Junction is a stone’s throw away for more rail and centres and parks, environmental health, or refuse and recycling tube links please visit www.threerivers.gov.uk
Your are welcome to email or phone us or drop into Three Rivers House in Rickmansworth. A Ring us on 01923 776611, Minicom 01923 727303, Keep in touch through our village facebook pages and email us [email protected] follow us on twitter www.twitter.com/threeriversdc drop in and see us at Three Rivers House, our South Oxhey Area Office or visit www.threerivers.gov.uk
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Abbots Langley
Community The Boys Home Public House
Towns and villages The town is working to reduce its carbon footprint by promoting grown-your-own-food, greener energy and transport. Abbots Abbots Langley Langley is aiming for Transition Town status, working with the District and Parish Councils. www.altta.org.uk Abbots Langley is the most northerly of the District’s five parishes and, formed in 1894, is one of the oldest parishes in the country. The Council publishes local news on its Abbots Langley As well as Abbots Langley itself, the parish also includes smaller Facebook page. communities including Bedmond, Langleybury and several hamlets. To the west of the village is the Borough of Dacorum and to the east the Borough of Watford. Bedmond This small village is the birthplace of Nicholas Breakspear, the only The centre of Abbots Langley is built around the lovely parish Englishman ever to be Pope. church of St Lawrence the Martyr. The Church of the Ascension, the famous corrugated tin church, Today, Abbots Langley has a vibrant shopping parade with an began life as a ‘prefab’ in Victorian times and was intended as array of restaurants, small shops, a public library and supermarket. an African missionary church. The church, which is lined with The village boasts a wide range of community activities including wood, was erected in 1880 and continues to hold regular theatre group, the Centralian Players. Anglican services.
An eight lane swimming pool and other new sports facilities are available at the nearby Woodside Leisure Complex, with special rates for Three Rivers residents.
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Carpenders Park The village itself has a busy shopping centre where residents Located in the parish of Watford Rural, this extensive residential come to shop and meet, visit the library or post office or enjoy a area has developed alongside the main Watford to Euston railway meal in one of several restaurants. and is an area of mainly post-war housing. The Council publishes local news on its Chorleywood There are substantial areas of open space and woodland Facebook page. immediately adjacent, together with some smaller local parks. The author Leslie Thomas lived in this area for a period and the Croxley Green locality is referred to in his book ‘Tropic of Ruislip’. The parish of Croxley Green, the heart of which is the historic and ancient green itself, is principally a residential area. Yet with an Chandlers Cross overall population of about 11,000, Croxley still retains its charm Chandlers Cross is a farming hamlet at the crossroads of four as a ‘village’ but with all the benefits of easy access to London lanes which converge on the Clarendon Arms public house. and the motorway system. The village lies within the rural parish of Sarratt. Adjoining the crossroads is one of the entrances to Whippendell Woods, an Historically, the former Manor of Croxley was presented as an area popular with local residents and renowned for the bluebells endowment to the College of Gonville and Caius, Cambridge which form a beautiful carpet of colour each spring. University, in 1588. In the 1830s John Dickinson devised and patented paper-making machinery and opened Croxley Mill on Chorleywood Common Moor adjacent to the Grand Union Canal. His company, The parish of Chorleywood is two miles north-west of John Dickinson & Co Ltd opened in 1887 and he built 50 Rickmansworth and lies just inside the Hertfordshire County cottages in Dickinson Square for his workers. boundary with Buckinghamshire. It has easy access to the M25 via junction 18. The village, which boasts its own Underground Today, Croxley boasts a thriving community with local shops, and main line station, forms part of ‘Metroland’ – the residential supermarkets, an up-market café, a restaurant, fast food outlets, development undertaken alongside and around the London a library and a number of local public houses to while away a Metropolitan railway system. couple of hours. Chorleywood House is the former home of Lady Ela Russell, a The Green itself is managed by Croxley Green Parish Council member of the Bedford family. Entrance to the grounds, where which also has provided a Multi-Sports Court in the Barton Way there are great views and the opportunity to picnic, is free. Recreation Ground in conjunction with Three Rivers District Council. The 200 acre Chorleywood Common, dotted with beautiful old Croxley also has its own skatepark. A joint venture between Three pubs, provides a superb recreational area and a nine-hole golf Rivers District Council and Croxley Green Parish Council, the course and riding track. skatepark is a popular destination for young people in the area.
The Garde River, Cherry Tree Dell, Hunton Park House, Croxley Chorleywood Common Abbots Langley
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With excellent schools, beautiful open countryside including the Town-dwellers from the north of England were re-settled initially at famous Croxley Common Moor and 'Bluebell' woodlands, Croxley subsidised rents. Street names like Stockport Road, Nottingham Green has much to offer. Annual events such as the Croxley Road, Halifax Road and Bradford Road reflect the origins of the Revels, Steam Fayre, Motorcar & Motorcycle rallies are much settlers. The ban on alcohol, imposed at the time, gave rise to thought of and there are always a host of other local events going the nearby public house being named The Land of Liberty, Peace on in the community – something for everyone. and Plenty.
Croxley also has a well-established business development with a The village is a Conservation Area. It is a quiet, low-density range of business accommodation. The Business Park is home settlement near the northern boundary of the Colne Valley to Ferrero Rocher and a number of other major companies. standing on high ground and enjoying scenic views of the Colne Valley yet within minutes of junction 17 of the M25. The Council publishes local news on its Croxley Green Facebook page. Langleybury With beautiful woods and farmland, Langleybury is nestled Eastbury between Sarratt and Abbots Langley. Langleybury is popular with Primarily a residential area, Eastbury lies largely to the east of the visitors for its Children’s Farm. The farm has a Pets’ Corner, plus Metropolitan line and extends to the west as far as Kewferry goats, sheep, calves, deer, pigs, ducks, geese and hens. There Road on the south side of Batchworth Lane. is a children's play area, a putting green, a tea shop and small gift shop. Behind the large barbed wire fence at the Joint HQ in Sandy Lane, 2,500 people work to defend Britain and Europe. Set on The farm sells its own free range eggs, plus locally made honey, the side of a hill overlooking Moor Park, the huge base is like a jam and marmalade and a range of hand painted glassware. self-contained village, with its own shop, police station, housing, hairdresser, pub, dentist, doctor, theatre, sports centre, chemist Langleybury enjoys a rich community life including the successful and church. Here our three main defence forces, the army, navy Langleybury Cricket Club and the varied activities at the beautiful and airforce, work together to defend the country. St Paul’s Church and Primary School.
The former Eastbury Park became the home of RAF Coastal Loudwater Command during World War II and remained so until 1969. Loudwater is a wooded, undulating part of the Chess Valley with Since then the complex of buildings and military installations has narrow lanes and leafy tracks. The original settlement of large grown and developed until today the base is home to five of the detached houses in spacious plots developed along the banks country’s main defence organisations of the river Chess, taking advantage of breathtaking views across the valley. It has recently been declared a Conservation Area. Permanent Joint Headquarters is responsible for the planning of UK-led mult-national operations. It is not unusual to see military Mill End personnel from any of the NATO member countries about the Mill End is a residential area off the main Rickmansworth-Uxbridge base. Officers from Canada, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, road. Holland, Norway and the USA work together here in Three Rivers. The William Penn Leisure Centre provides the community with Heronsgate a choice of swimming, sport and fitness activities. The Centre Heronsgate was the first estate developed by the political reformers, underwent a £4.5million refurbishment in 2007, adding a new the Chartists, in 1845, and was first named O'Connorville after their learner pool and expanded fitness and exercise facilities. The leader, Feargus O'Connor. 35 cottages and a school were built. Centre is also home to a popular Council-run youth project.
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There is also a busy community centre in Mill End. Oxhey Hall Edging onto the Colne Valley and close to the river, Oxhey Hall is The Council publishes local news on its Mill End and Maple Cross Facebook page. a residential area in the Green Belt. Maple Cross Oxhey Hall Farm is a private Grade II building and its dry moat is An immediate neighbour of Mill End, Maple Cross is a pleasant scheduled as an Ancient Monument. Public footpaths run through residential neighbourhood boasting a major business complex. the farmland and Hampermill Lake which is partly owned by Three Maple Cross Business Park is home to Renault-Nissan. Valleys Water. Nearby Brightwells Farm also has public footpaths running through the land. The Council publishes local news on its Mill End and Maple Cross Facebook page. Oxhey Hall was declared a Conservation Area by the District Council in 2006. West Hyde Listed in the Domesday Book, the beautiful and ancient village of Rickmansworth West Hyde lies near to the Grand Union Canal. The Norman-style Rickmansworth is the largest town within the District and well Parish Church of St Thomas is one of the oldest churches in the area and well worth a visit. known nationally due to its superb location at the centre of the transport infrastructure. Moor Park The land upon which the Moor Park Estate stands was historically As a result of enlightened town planning, houses, flats, shops part of the grounds attached to the Moor Park Mansion. and major businesses, the Grand Union Canal and a major park are all within an easy walk of Rickmansworth main line and Lord Leverhulme, who purchased the mansion and estates in Metropolitan tube station. The station itself is minutes from the 1919, started the development of 288 acres in 1922 and the town centre and there is plenty of free shoppers’ parking. development spread south and west from Sandy Lodge Hall (now Moor Park Station) until the outbreak of war in 1939. The Council’s Aquadrome local nature reserve holds a Green Flag Once the wartime restrictions on building materials were removed award for excellence and boasts the popular Café in the Park in 1954, development continued. Moor Park is designated a which is open all year round. Both the park and the sailing and Conservation Area. fishing facilities are accessible to wheelchair users. Moor Park Golf Club is based at the Mansion. The town centre also features Watersmeet, the district’s major See page 28 for more about Moor Park Mansion and visiting community venue, located near the main offices of Three Rivers information. District Council.
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The history of Rickmansworth war memorial. The statue was cast in bronze and erected on Formerly a market town with a charter dating to 1542, the town the corner of Ebury Road and Uxbridge Road. It moved several boasts a fine Conservation Area - including the Parish Church of times over the next 70 years until 1991, when it was placed in St Mary and its seventeenth century tower. its present position.
Rickmansworth - a town built on water A ground source heat pump lies beneath the gardens Located at the junction of the River Colne and its tributaries, providing low carbon and low cost heating and cooling for the Chess and the Gade, Rickmansworth once lay immediately the Council Chamber. north of several large water meadows. The coming of the Grand Junction (later ‘Grand Union’) canal in the 1790s enhanced the Three Rivers Museum, Basing House area’s industrial potential, allowing coal to be brought in and other former home of William Penn goods exported. As the Metropolitan Railway guide noted in Basing House is the Grade II listed 17th century house in the 1889, ‘Rickmansworth, in addition to other industries, makes heart of Rickmansworth. William Penn, famous Quaker statesman paper, brews beer and tans leather.’ and founder of the US state of Pennsylvania, lived with his wife, The area around Rickmansworth was once famous for its extensive Guilielma, for five years in a house on this site after their marriage watercress beds. The salad plant flourished in the River Chess, a in 1672. They were married at the nearby King John’s farmhouse clean, swiftly flowing stream with good gravel beds. in Chorleywood Bottom.
All these water-based industries were spread throughout the The museum opens Monday to Friday 2pm to 4pm and Saturday neighbourhood. There were, at one stage, five paper mills in the 10am to 4pm. area. In its time, Rickmansworth was a canal and boat-building centre of some note. Famous literary associations The coming of the railway 'The Elms' which now forms part of the St Joan of Arc School on the High Street Rickmansworth, was a summer residence The first railway to reach Rickmansworth was the L&NWR whose for the Victorian novelist, George Eliot, whose real name was terminus on the southern side of the town, opened in 1862. Mary Ann Evans. The company also opened another line to Croxley Green in 1912 which still operates, although the earlier one closed in 1952. Rickmansworth also features in Douglas Adams’ comedy sci-fi The Rose Gardens and War Memorial novel, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. In the Rose Gardens next to the Bowling Green and facing the District Council offices, you will find the towering 'Lion and Eagle’ The Council publishes local news on its Rickmansworth statue which was erected in 1921 as the top of Rickmansworth’s Facebook page.
Water skiing at the Aquadrome
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Leavesden Information about the South Oxhey Initiative is available Leavesden Aerodrome was an important centre of aircraft at www.threerivers.gov.uk or search South Oxhey at production during World War II. www.facebook.com The former Rolls-Royce factory site is now home to Leavesden South Oxhey and history film studios where the James Bond adventure 'Goldeneye', the One place of special interest is the small chapel built in 1612 epic Episode 1 of 'Star Wars - The Phantom Menace' and more by Sir James Altham, Judge and Baron of the Exchequer to recently the Harry Potter films have been largely filmed. Elizabeth I. Originally this was a private chapel to the large Other feature films produced here include ‘Sleepy Hollow’ and residence, ‘Oxhey Place’, and it still retains the original door and roof beams. The chapel is open to the public by arrangement ‘Onegin’ which saw old St. Petersburg recreated on the backlot. with the vicar of the nearby All Saints Church. The site of the former aerodrome has recently been developed to include a technology park, which is home to British Telecom as Sarratt well as new housing and recreational open space. A visitor centre Sarratt Parish is the largest within Three Rivers. It is rural with is due to open in 2012. well-cultivated farmland interrupted only by the odd copse and woodland area. Within the beautiful village of Sarratt is the South Oxhey ancient and attractive Church of The Holy Cross. With its state-of-the-art library, local shops, market and good bus service into Watford, South Oxhey is a convenient place to live. The village green is often used by film crews as a period setting. The nearby large house 'Goldingtons' was used in the film 'Four The houses and flats in South Oxhey were built Weddings and a Funeral'. by the London County Council in the 1950s and 1960s. The District Council currently owns Watercress is still farmed using traditional, natural methods in the the 3,000 homes and over 600 commercial River Chess in Sarratt Bottom and can be bought freshly cut from premises. spring to autumn by visitors and by hikers on the 10 mile Chess Valley Walk which runs from Rickmansworth to Chesham. South Oxhey is well served by shops and leisure and fitness centres, including the Sir James The Council publishes local news on its South Oxhey Altham Swimming Pool, in Little Oxhey Lane and Facebook page. The Centre in Gosforth Lane, which includes a recording studio for the use of the community. The District Council is working with the community to modernise its facilities for the next 60 years.
Sarratt Village South Oxhey Chapel
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Pensioner Safety Group
Graffiti cleaning
Police Station at Safety Three Rivers House, Rickmansworth
Three Rivers has strong, tolerant communities and is one of the In particular we want to reassure people who have been a victim safest districts in Hertfordshire. The county is itself, one of the of crime in the past that the chance of being a victim again is safest in the UK. We have a very effective local partnership extremely low. There are practical steps they can take to reduce between the Police, the County, District and Parish Councils, their risk still further. the Fire Service, Community Voluntary Services and other local groups. The group is known as the Three Rivers Community We also work to provide plenty of facilities and activities for young Safety Partnership. people. Most are extremely responsible but we have learned that providing interesting and lively pastimes can lead to a significant We are working together to reduce crime still further by ensuring decrease in anti-social behaviour – an issue of concern to a great that there are bobbies on the beat, buildings are well designed many young people themselves. with no dark alleyways or places to loiter, that graffiti and fly-tipping are either prevented or removed quickly, that people Three Rivers District Council also makes sure that local buildings are well informed and can protect themselves and their families. are structurally safe and we check catering venues such as restaurants and pubs to ensure high standards of health and We actively consult residents and especially vulnerable and safety are maintained. We are also responsible for enforcing the minority groups, in our safety plans. non-smoking laws in pubs, cafés and other business premises.
Despite the relative safety of the district and drop in the fear of crime,we are working hard to keep people informed and promote a balanced approach of caution and awareness rather than fear.
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Three Rivers’ overall recorded crime rate is the lowest in Hertfordshire and fell by a further 7% in 2010/11.
Hertfordshire Constabulary Officers visit Local Area Forum meetings to give residents the chance to discuss safety issues. A 01923 776611 www.threerivers.gov.uk The Police also hold Street Meets across the district. See www.herts.police.uk A 101
A safety booklet produced by local pensioners and Neighbourhood Watch is available from the District Council. A 01923 776611
The District Council provides a wide range of activities for children and young people. See page 24.
Hertfordshire Constabulary and the Community Safety Partnership is encouraging people to report domestic violence, which is under-reported across the country. A You can also call the Hertfordshire Domestic Violence/ Abuse Line for independent advice and support on 08 088 088 088
Hertfordshire Constabulary has a special non-emergency line A 101 (24 hours) www.herts.police.uk
A Graffiti, harassment and anti-social behaviour can be reported to Three Rivers District Council’s community safety team 01923 776611 www.threerivers.gov.uk
A All residents are eligible to receive up to two free smoke alarms. Some residents are also entitled to free fitting. A 0800 587 3347 www.hertsdirect.org
A Centre for Community Voluntary Services in Three Rivers recruits volunteers to help with West Herts Against Crime, Victim Support and other local charities 01923 711174 www.cvs-threerivers.org.uk/
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Rickmansworth Public Golf Course
Leavesden Business Park
Fishmongers Chorleywood
Business & Prosperity
A strong local economy means local jobs, high quality education, centre which will feature the Harry Potter series, which were access to affordable homes, efficient advice on and provision of all filmed at the studios, plus many others such as Charlie and entitlements, good transport links and business facilities. the Chocolate Factory, Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace and Sherlock Holmes. Business parks With its high education standards, first class transport links, Affordable housing an array of local golf courses and leisure centres, beautiful House prices in Three Rivers are some of the highest in the countryside and safe communities, Three Rivers has continued country. We are actively working to promote affordable homes to attract both large and small businesses. and on larger private developments a proportion must be There are six light industrial areas within the district located at affordable for local people. The District Council’s tough line Croxley Business Park, Kings Langley, Maple Cross, Woodcock on green belt development means that there are a number of Hill and Hunton Bridge. imaginative new developments on old brownfield sites.
Among the companies situated in Three Rivers are Mitsubishi, In 2011 Three Rivers District Council approved outline planning Renault-Nissan, Kenwood, Ferrero Rocher and Camelot. permission for 425 new homes next to the Warner Brothers We actively encourage environmentally sustainable industries. Studios in Leavesden. Of these, 148 will be affordable to rent or buy under shared ownership to help people on the housing Home of Warner Brothers waiting list. 367 new homes on the site of the old Ovaltine Warner Brothers are expanding their famous Leavesden Studios factory, will provide 39 shared ownership homes and 71 homes during 2011/12. The expanded facilities will include a visitor at an affordable rent.
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Education Factfile According to Hertfordshire County Council, Hertfordshire has some of the best facilities for education in the UK. Of the 76 Education secondary schools (for pupils aged 11 to 18), 57 have been awarded specialist status by the government. This means they Overall, Hertfordshire County Council schools perform well have proved excellence in specific areas like technology, languages against the national average. and business and enterprise. The District Council provides activities and facilities for young The District Council works with young people through youth clubs people, including youth clubs and holiday schemes, and and sports activities including many free and low cost projects works closely with local schools. during school holidays. We provide a Youth Council for young people to have their say on local issues. The District Council supports computer training for adults in partnership with West Herts College. Chambers of Commerce and Business Partnerships We work closely with the Watford and West Herts Chamber of Commerce to ensure we meet the requirements of the local Factfile business community.The South West Herts Business Partnership helps support Rickmansworth Chamber of Commerce, local authorities and key agencies work together for better transport, Work better training and a better environment. Three Rivers has a working adult population of 41,000 (2001 Census). Rickmansworth Chamber of Commerce is seeking to expand to represent businesses across Three Rivers. We are working to reduce the need for local people to commute.
Claiming benefits Three Rivers District Council works hard to make that pensioners and other residents on low income are receiving Housing and Council Tax Benefit where they are entitled. Factfile
Residents can ring us in confidence or drop into a local Community benefits advice surgery. The processing of claims has been drastically reduced and residents can have a claim processed We actively encourage environmentally friendly companies to in as little as five days if they attend a benefits surgery with the locate in Three Rivers. appropriate documents. We have provided grants and other support to many local Three Rivers District Council is continuing its crackdown on voluntary groups including Citizens Advice Bureau. benefits fraud to prevent Council Tax funds being wasted. Three Rivers is an official Fairtrade district with an active Fairtrade group. There are a growing number of Fairtrade products available from local shops and cafés.
Conservation
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Veolia and Three Rivers District Council have placed owl nesting boxes at the Withey Beds
Recycling outreach
Environment
We are working to protect our natural and architectural heritage We write to local people in advance of a hearing if a significant in Three Rivers. We have made 21 Conservation Areas in the planning application has been received for their area. district, limiting the alterations and additional building that can be allowed in these parts. The Committee meetings are held in public and there is a limited opportunity for residents to speak. To use land wisely we must plan carefully for the future. Our Local Refuse and recycling Development Framework sets out how we plan to manage the Recycling is developing across Britain at a rapid pace. use of land between now and 2021 to provide housing, jobs, Recycling saves resources such as steel, wood, glass and shops and services without damaging our beautiful countryside. plastic so they can be used again but also reduces the amount of landfill sites that are needed to bury the rubbish. We are also working to conserve the countryside around us and we care for nature reserves at Oxhey Woods, The Aquadrome, The journey that our rubbish takes is an interesting one. Garden Chorleywood House Estate, The Withey Beds, Croxley Common waste is turned into compost and used on agricultural land, glass Moor and Prestwick Road Meadows. is used in road construction or to make new bottles and jars. Plastic bottles can be used to make fleece jackets, children’s Planning play equipment and benches. The District Council’s Planning Committee meets normally on a Metal cans can be recycled indefinitely into new cans or even foil, monthly basis to consider planning applications from both private cars and fridges. We offer an excellent recycling service. individuals and organisations. Decisions are made on the basis of planning guidelines and the Committee usually contains In 2011 organic refuse collection increased to weekly. Nearly all representatives from the three main political parties. types of plastic can now be recycled at the kerbside.
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Saving energy Factfile Together with Thrive Homes housing association, we are working to promote energy-saving in households across the district Three Rivers’ Green Belt is nearly 9,000 hectares. including home insulation, low energy bulbs and small-scale Over 50% of domestic waste is recycled. renewable energy technologies. Many people are eligible for free home insulation and everyone who owns their own home or rents The District Council manages 260 hectares of public woodland. privately is eligible for a discount. Our award winning real nappy scheme has received We are also working to ensure Council buildings are more energy national publicity. Parents can received up to £80 cash back efficient. The William Penn Leisure Centre uses solar heating for for using real nappies and can save up to £500 per baby its swimming pools and Watersmeet community venue. compared to using disposables.
We are developing an extensive cycle network across the district, Refuse and recycling collection by the District Council costs linking to the National Cycle Network. each household an average of £1.37 per week.
We are currently working with the Plugged in Places programme, Planning and economic development work by the District a £30million government initiative to provide funding for the Council costs each household and average of £1.05 per week installation of recharging points for electric vehicles. See Our barrow beats sweep over 100 miles of pavement a week. www.threerivers.gov.uk or Three Rivers Times for updates on this project. A You can report fly-tipping in confidence 01923 776611 Minicom 01923 727303 [email protected] A healthy environment With countryside making up two thirds of the district, Three Rivers There are 350 listed buildings in Three Rivers and historic is a healthy environment in which to live. We work to monitor air buildings can be eligible for maintenance grants. pollution and noise. We also work to quickly remove fly-tipping We have set up a bat roost in an old World War II bunker at and to prosecute offenders. the Withey Beds with the Bat Trust. We inspect catering facilities including restaurants and pubs to We are encouraging the breeding of owls by providing ensure high standards of hygiene are maintained. nesting boxes on Croxley Common Moor, working with the Friends of Croxley Common Moor.
Community toilets Croxley Green A range of occasional and regular conservation volunteering The Fox and Hounds pub, New Rd opportunities are available www.cvs-threerivers.org.uk/ The Council provides free The Harvester pub, Watford Rd 01923 711174 toilet facilities in partnership Leavesden with local businesses: A Free independent and local energy saving advice is available YMCA Woodlands, off College Rd from the Energy Saving Trust Advice Line 0800 512012 Abbots Langley Rickmansworth Keep up to date Ansells Bookmakers, High St Three Rivers House, Northway, The Royal Oak pub (opposite MENCAP, Rickmansworth High St Visit our award-winning website Manor House sports ground) Watersmeet (next to the library) www.ourclimateischanging.com Chorleywood South Oxhey Sign up for our Environment and Planning e-newsletters at Budgens, Lower Road The Centre, Gosforth Lane www.threerivers.gov.uk
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Leisure
Three Rivers District Council provides a wide range of sports A-Z of sporting activities in Three Rivers facilities including two leisure centres, two swimming pools, a golf course, skateboard facilities, children’s play areas and an array of holiday and after-school activities. Angling Angling is available at the Council-owned Aquadrome in We also manage Watersmeet, the district’s main community Rickmansworth, as well as some privately owned lakes and on venue which is used by such diverse groups as local amateur some parts of the Chess, Colne and Gade rivers. Fishing on dramatic groups, professional ballet troupes, celebrity some sections of the Grand Union Canal is also permitted. pantomime productions, as well as by businesses, charities The Aquadrome has wheelchair-friendly fishing facilities. and wedding parties. A 01923 776611 for more information. Basketball Public basketball courts are available at Tom’s Lene, Bedmond; We work closely with local educational and community groups and are supporting the use of school facilities by the wider Manor House Grounds, Abbots Langley; Barton Way, community during evenings and weekends. Croxley; Chorleywood; South Oxhey Playing Fields; West Hyde Youth Centre. We also provide information about the local activities and events for all ages. Bowls A 01923 776611 www.threerivers.gov.uk Council and private greens are available at Basing Gardens, Rickmansworth; King George V Playing Fields at Mill End, and Oxhey Playing Fields.
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Canoeing Factfile Canoeing takes place on the Grand Union Canal and at the Aquadrome. Vsitor information The Centre Visitors can drop in to Three Rivers House in Rickmansworth Modern facility with gym, hall hire, music studio and classes for for a range of local information leaflets. adults and children. 020 8428 4954. www.hertsmereleisure.co.uk Cricket We publish a Bed and Breakfast Guide which is also available at www.threerivers.gov.uk Pitches are available throughout the district on a seasonal or for hire for one-off social events. There are 253 public footpaths in Three Rivers. Cycling There are a range of cycle routes and paths around the district. The Council has built cycle paths around the district, The Ebury Way links Rickmansworth to Watford and the Grand connecting to the national cycle network. Union Canal is also popular with cyclists. Football pitches Accessibility h There are 16 adult and six junior pitches available for hire, Good wheelchair access is available along the Ebury Way, including at Sir James Altham Pool, William Penn Leisure Centre the Grand Union Canal and at the Aquadrome among others. and Oxhey Hall Playing Fields. Wheelchair-accessible fishing facilities are available at the Golf Aquadrome. There are Council and private courses throughout the district including Rickmansworth Public Golf Course. Sailing for people with disabilities is available with Bury Gyms Lake Young Mariners and Colne Valley Special Sailors at Gyms are available at William Penn and The Centre leisure the Aquadrome. facilities. YMCA Woodlands in Leavesden www.watfordymca.com All Council sports pavilions have been updated or rebuilt and and the Croxley Wellness Centre www.croxleywellnesscentre.co.uk also have gyms. provide good wheelchair access. There are five open access and free-to-use outdoor gyms across Free swimming and gym sessions at William Penn and the district at: Leavesden Country Park, Barton Way Play Area, Sir James Altham Pool is available for residents under 19 Oxhey Playing Fields, Ebury Play Area and West Hyde Youth Centre. during August. See www.threerivers.gov.uk or ring 01923 776611 for details Horse riding Pensioners can swim for half price once a week all year round. Licensed riding stables are available around the district. Play Areas Find your nearest sport or club There are open access play areas across the district. The Council provides a website with the Three Rivers New state-of-the-art play areas are at Barton Way, Hayling Road, Oulton Way, Carpenders Park and Ashburnham Drive, South Sports Network with news and searchable listings of Oxhey. Ring 01923 776611 clubs and facilities. www.threeriverssport.com Play schemes 01923 776611 The Council runs Ofsted registered play schemes 01923 776611
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Play rangers Swimming Outdoor play sessions include den building and tree climbing. Pools are available at the Sir James Altham Pool, South Oxhey Abbots Langley, Mill End, Maple Cross, South Oxhey (020 8421 0211) and at the William Penn Leisure Centre, and Leavesden. Shepherds Lane, Mill End. Please ring for availability 01923 771050 01923 776611 www.threerivers.gov.uk Free swimming is currently available during August for under Playing Fields 19s who live in the district. See www.threerivers.gov.uk or There are 20 throughout the District, including a number managed ring 01923 776611 for details. by the District Council. 01923 776611 [email protected] Tennis There are free all-weather courts available on a first come first Roller Blading served basis in Leavesden, Chorleywood, Croxley Green, Maple At Croxley Green Skate Park, Baldwins Lane. Cross, Rickmansworth and South Oxhey. 01923 776611 Details of tennis courts and clubs are available direct from the Sailing Council. 01923 776611 www.threerivers.gov.uk There are several private clubs on private waters and at the Aquadrome. Bury Lake Young Mariners is a charity. They can Walking be contacted on 01923 772015 www.blym.org.uk There are The Ramblers' Association is active in this area. There are many facilities and equipment for the disabled and courses are also circular walks, and nature trails in the area as well as walks along run for adults. the Grand Union Canal. 020 7339 8500 www.ramblers.org.uk
Colne Valley Special Sailors also run sessions at the Aquadrome A limited number of maps are available from the District Council for people with severe and mild disabilities. The group also offers 01923 776611 or try this useful website www.walkinginherts.co.uk special canoeing. www.cvssailors.org.uk 01923 826 313 Watersmeet Sir James Altham Pool Performances and events all year round including the popular Little Oxhey Lane, South Oxhey annual panto. Friendly community pool with specialist facilities for the disabled, Competitive rates for all your hall hire requirements – with a wide range of activities and sessions including water polo weddings, parties, charity events and corporate meetings. and holiday play schemes. www.watersmeet.co.uk 01923 711063 An outdoor floodlit astroturf pitch is available for hire. Ring 020 8421 0211 William Penn Leisure Centre Book online www.threerivers.gov.uk/flex/ Shepherds Lane, Mill End, Rickmansworth www.hertsmereleisure.co.uk Skateboarding A Concrete park is located at Croxley Green, Baldwins Lane. A modern leisure centre with squash and badminton courts, The Council also provides open access facilities at Abbots swimming, gym, creche and café. William Penn underwent Langley, Mill End and Scotsbridge Recreation Ground. a £4.5m refurbishment 2007. Please ring 01923 771050 01923 779392 [email protected] for up-to-date information.
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YMCA Woodlands YMCA Woodlands has a fully equipped gym and dance studio and offers fitness classes, Tae Kwon Do, classes for the over 50s, play schemes and a crèche. Phone 01923 662222 for more information. www.watfordymca.com
Youth Clubs A wide range of activities are available at the Council-run youth clubs in Mill End and the Centre, South Oxhey.
Visit www.channelmogo.org/ for more information on youth activities and organisations. Youth Connexions also offer a variety of activities across the district. 01442 454 060
There are a number of inclusive activities for young people with disabilities taking place in the district. www.threerivers.gov.uk 01923 776611
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Museum staff with World War II artefacts
Fossil Fun Day at the Museum
Places to Visit
Three Rivers Museum, Rickmansworth Moor Park Mansion The Museum, which is run by volunteers, is located at the Moor Park takes its name from the large Stuart/Jacobean front of Basing House, next to the library. The displays include Mansion built in 1678/79 for James, Duke of Monmouth. archaeological and historic background to the area with This Grade I listed mansion is situated one mile from features on William Penn and Moor Park Mansion. Popular Rickmansworth town centre and was built in the Palladian features are collections of past and present photographs style in 1720 by Sir James Thornhill. and items donated by local residents. Items retrieved from demolitions include the original plaque from The Swan Inn, It is called Moor Park Mansion because it is in the old park of the High Street, Rickmansworth. Manor of More. Cardinal Wolsey is often wrongly associated with Moor Park. His actual residence was situated in the valley and Museum opening hours are: is the place where the famous treaty of More was signed with Monday to Friday France in 1525. 2pm to 4pm Saturday The stunning interior, which has recently been restored, includes 10am to 4pm decorations by Venetian craftsmen. The famous paintings and other historic artefacts are owned by a charitable trust, Other visits can be made by arrangement. Moor Park Heritage Foundation. The trustees, drawn from both www.trmt.org.uk A 01923 727333. Moor Park Golf Club and the District Council, ensure that these valuable items are kept safe and in good condition for the public The Museum receives support from Three Rivers District Council. to view.
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During World War II, Operation Market Garden, which resulted in Given to the Monastery of St Albans by Offa, King of Mercia the Battle of Arnhem, was planned at the Mansion. (757-796), at the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 1540s the Manor of Croxley became Crown land and was tenanted by The building is owned and used as the Club House by Moor Park William Baldwin under a 44 year lease. It was sold in 1557 to Golf Course and is regularly open to the public. Dr Caius who was educated at Gonville College, Cambridge. He endowed and greatly enlarged the College, obtaining The Friends of Moor Park arrange guided visits once a month. permission from Queen Mary (1553-1558) to be a co-founder Tours are free and last about twenty minutes. and to change its name to Gonville and Caius College. A 01923 773146. The Manor and barn were owned by the College from that time South Oxhey Chapel until 1972 when the barn and part of the adjoining land were Built on the site of a monastery and church dating back to effectively donated to Hertfordshire County Council to form part 793AD, South Oxhey Chapel is steeped in history. The Chapel is of the enlarged St.Joan of Arc School complex. 357 years old and was built by Sir James Altham, a judge and Baron of the Exchequer to Queen Elizabeth 1 and King James 1. The Friends of Croxley Great Barn provide occasional guided tours. www.croxleygreatbarn.co.uk The Chapel is open to the public from April to September on the A 01923 779284 first Saturday in each month between 10am – 2pm. A To visit, contact Bob Bemrose on 020 8428 0814.
Croxley Great Barn Amazingly, in the oak timbers of this 600 year old barn you can still find tree sap. These old beams are filled with history dating back to 1397-8 when the barn was built and lay in the grounds of Croxley Manor, in the ownership of the Abbey of St Albans. The farm was allocated to the Abbey’s cellarer and it supplied the abbey with grain for the monks’ food and drink, barley being used to make malt.
Moor Park Mansion Croxley Great Barn South Oxhey Chapel
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General Information
The District Council and democracy We have been awarded Investors in People accreditation Our aim is to promote the quality of life of everyone in the district, continuously since 1995. We believe that by supporting and helping to make our communities are healthy, safe, sustainable training our staff, they will be happy and hard working. and prosperous. We have maintained front-line services in the face of Government cuts which have been made to council Come and visit us funding across the country. We provide a One Stop Shop for all Council enquiries at Three Rivers House in the centre of Rickmansworth. We are delivering services to vulnerable people, including the We also answer enquiries by telephone on 01923 776611 and elderly. We are also focusing on developing our services for by e-mail [email protected] young people. Keep in touch A Good Council You can sign up for free e-newsletters covering What’s On, We have been recognised as a Good Council by the Audit local democracy, Planning decisions, Environment News and Commission.We have received a number of awards and service updates. accreditations and were the first Council in the country to receive Charter Mark accreditation for customer care across all services www.threerivers.gov.uk (now called Customer Service Excellence). Other awards include Considerate Constructors, Gold and Green Apple environmental Your Ward Councillor will also have the latest news and many awards and QUEST accreditation for sports facilities. provide regular updates by email. See below.
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Registering to vote Comments and complaints Each year, in the District Council elections, one third of the We actively welcome comments and complaints and we use your 48 elected Councillors who make up the Council come up for feedback to help us continue to improve the quality and efficiency election. By voting for the candidate who most closely reflects of services. your views, you can have an influence on decision making. A 01923 776611 What do you think? www.threerivers.gov.uk We aim to reflect the needs of the local community and we or visit us in Rickmansworth or South Oxhey. collect residents’ views through regular consultations via Local Area Forums, through the Youth Council, the Pensioners’ Forum, Contacting your Councillor Three Rivers Times magazine, Council offices, libraries and We publish a useful booklet, How to Contact Your Councillor, with press notices. We also regularly consult by post with a special details of all 48 District Councillors plus numbers for County and Citizens’ Panel. Parish Councils. The booklet is available from our offices, at A 01923 776611 www.threerivers.gov.uk or by post 01923 776611 www.threerivers.gov.uk Minicom 01923 727303
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A Bucks Hill ...... C5 / C6 Dulwich Way ...... E8 Harvey Road ...... E9 Lewes Way ...... E8 Oakdale Close ...... H10 Sandy Lodge Road ...... E10 The Paddocks ...... B8 Abbey Drive...... F4 Bullsland Gardens ...... A9 Dumfries Close...... G10 Hastings Way...... E8 Lime Tree Walk ...... C8 Oakdale Road...... H10 Sandy Lodge Way...... F11 The Parade...... H10 Abbots Road...... E4/F4 Bullsland Lane...... A9 Dunny Lane ...... B5 Hatters Lane...... F9 Lincoln Drive ...... E8 Oakfield...... C9 Sarratt Bottom...... B6 The Pathway...... H9 Abraham Close...... G10 Burfield Road ...... A8 Durrants Drive ...... E8 Hawthorn Close...... F4 Lincoln Drive ...... H10 Oakhill Close...... B10 Sarratt Lane...... C7 The Quadrant...... D90 Adhara Road ...... G11 Burnley Close ...... H11 Dwight Road ...... F9 Hayling Road ...... G10 / H10 Lincoln Way ...... E8 Oakhill Road ...... B10 Sarratt Road ...... C6/C7 The Queens Drive ...... B9 Adrian Road ...... F4 Burton Lane ...... A8 E Hayward Copse...... D8 Links Way ...... E8 Oaklands Avenue...... G9 Sarratt Road ...... D7 The Readings...... B8 Aerodrome Way ...... F5 Bury Lane...... D9 East Drive...... F10 Haywood Drive...... B8 Linnet Road...... G4 Oakleigh Drive ...... E8 School Mead...... F11 The Retreat ...... E4 Ainsdale Road ...... G10 Bury Meadows ...... D9 East Lane...... F3/G4 Haywood Park ...... B8 Liphook Road ...... H10 Old Barn Lane ...... D8 / E8 Scots Hill ...... D9 The Roughs ...... F10 Akers Lane ...... B9 Buttlehide ...... B11 Eastbury Avenue ...... F11 / G11 Hazelbank ...... E9 Little Graylings...... E4 Old Chorleywood Road...... D9 Scots Hill Close ...... D9 The Shires...... G4 Aldbury Road ...... B9/C9 Buxton Path...... H10 Eastbury Farm Close ...... F10 Hazelbury Avenue...... E5 Little Green Lane ...... D8 / E8 Old Common Road...... B8 Scots Mill Lane ...... D9 The Watergate ...... H10 Alexandra Road...... B5 By The Wood...... H9 / H10 Eastbury Road...... F11 Hazelwood Lane...... E5 Little Hill ...... A9 Old Gannon Close ...... E10 Seabrook Road ...... F3 The Willows (Mill End) ...... C10 All Saints Lane ...... E3 Byewaters...... E9 /F9 Eastglade ...... F11 Hazelwood Road...... E8 Little How Croft ...... E4 Old House Lane...... C11 / D11 Seacroft Gardens...... H10 The Willows (Oxhey) ...... G9 Altair Way ...... F10/G11 C Eastwick Crescent ...... B10 Heather Close ...... F4 Little Orchard Close...... E4 Old Mill Road ...... E5 Serge Hill Lane ...... F2/G2 The Woods ...... G11 Altham Gardens...... H10 Caldwell Road...... H10 Ebury Approach...... D9 Heathside Close...... F11 Little Oxhey Lane ...... H10 Old Shire Lane ...... A9 Seven Acres...... G11 Thellusson Way...... B9 Altham Way ...... H10 Canopus Way...... G10 Ebury Road...... D9 Heathside Road...... F10 Little Stream Close ...... F10 Old Solesbridge Lane ...... C7 Shackleton Way ...... F4 Thompson Way ...... C9 Alva Way ...... H10 Canterbury Way ...... E8 Edgbaston Road...... G10 Heckford Close ...... E9 Little Windmill Hill...... B5 Old Solesbury Lane ...... C7/8 Shaftesbury Way ...... E3 Thornhill Road ...... E10 Amersham Road ...... A7 Capell Avenue...... A8 Edinburgh Avenue...... C9 Hellen Way ...... H10 Lodge Close...... H4 Old Trowley ...... F4 Shanklin Gardens ...... G10 Thrush Green ...... C9 Anglesey Road ...... G11 Capell Road...... B8 Edinburgh Drive ...... G4 Helston Place ...... F4 Lodge Drive...... C8 Old Uxbridge Road ...... B11 Shelley Close ...... F11 Tibbs Hill Road ...... F4 Anson Walk ...... E10/E11 Capell Way ...... B8 Edson Close ...... F5 Hempstead Road...... D2 / D3 Lodge End ...... F8 Old Watford Road ...... H4 Shepherd Close ...... F4 Tichborne ...... B11 Anthony Close ...... H9 Capella Road...... G10 Edward Close...... F4 Hemsley Road...... E3 London Road...... D10 Olds Approach...... E9 Shepherds Farm...... C9 Tilehouse Lane...... B12 Antoinette Court ...... F3 Caravan Lane...... D9 / E9 Egg Farm Lane...... E4 Henbury Way...... H10 Long Elms...... F5 Olds Close...... E9 Shepherds Lane ...... C9 / B9 Timberidge...... D8 Apollo Avenue ...... G11 Cardiff Way ...... F10 Ellesborough Close ...... H11 Henderson Place...... F3 Long Elms Close ...... F5 Ollieberrie Lane ...... B5 Shepherds Way...... C9 Tithe Meadow ...... E9 Aquarius Way ...... G11 Carew Way...... H10 Elm Tree Walk ...... B8 Hercules Way...... F5 Long Lane...... A9 / B9 On The Hill...... H10 Sheppeys Lane ...... F3 Tollgate Close ...... B8 Aquila Close ...... G10 Caroon Drive ...... C6 Elm Way...... C9 Heritage Walk...... B8 Longcliffe Path...... G10 Orchard Ave ...... G4 Sherborne Way ...... E8 Tolpits Lane...... F9 Arbroath Green...... G10 Carpenders Avenue ...... H10 Elmcote Way...... E8 Heron Close ...... D10 Longcroft Road ...... B11 Orchard Close ...... A8 Sherfield Ave...... D10 Toms Lane ...... F3 Ardross Avenue...... F11 Carpenters Wood Drive ...... A8 Embleton Road...... G10 Heron Walk ...... F10 Longlees...... B11 Orchard Drive...... A8 Shire Lane ...... A8 Townfield ...... D9 Armitage Close ...... D8 Carpenters Wood Road...... A8 Essex Lane ...... EF5 Heronsgate Road ...... A9 Longmans Close ...... E9 Orchard Way ...... C9 Shirley Road...... F4 Trevose Way...... G10 Arnett Close...... C9 Cedars Avenue...... C9 Evans Close...... E8 Heswall Green ...... G10 Longmore Close ...... B10 Oriole Close ...... F9 Shrubs Road ...... D11/E11 Trident Road...... F5 Arnett Way...... C9 Cedars Walk ...... B8 Evensyde ...... E9 Heysham Drive ...... H11 Loudwater Drive...... C8 Orion Way ...... G10 Sidmouth Close...... G10 Trout Rise ...... C8 High Acres ...... E5/F5 Loudwater Heights...... C8 Ormonde Road ...... F10 Silk Mill...... G9 Arundel Road ...... G4 Chalfont Lane...... A8 F Troutstream Way...... C8 Ascot Road ...... F9 Chalfont Road ...... A10 / B10 High Close ...... C8 Loudwater Lane ...... D8 Ormskirk Road ...... H10 / H11 Silk Mill Close ...... G9 Trowley Rise ...... F4 Fairfield Avenue...... H10 Ash Close ...... E4 Chalk Dell ...... C9 High Elms Lane ...... G4 Loudwater Ridge...... C8 Otley Way...... H10 Silk Mill Road...... G9 Tudor Manor Gardens ...... H4 Fairhaven Crescent...... G10 Ash Vale ...... B11 Chalmers Court...... D9 High Road...... F4 Love Lane ...... F4 Oulton Way...... H10 Sirius Road...... G11 Tudor Parade...... C9 Fairway Close...... F5 Ashburnham Close ...... G10 Chandlers Lane ...... D6 High Street (Ab. Lang.) ...... F4 Lovetts...... E8 Ovaltine Drive ...... E3 Skidmore Way ...... D9 Tudor Way ...... C9 Falkirk Gardens...... H10 Ashburnham Drive ...... G10 Chapel Close ...... F3 High Street (Rick.) ...... D9 Lower Plantation ...... C8 Overstream...... C8 Sleaford Green ...... H10 Turnberry Court ...... H10 Farm Lane ...... C8 Ashford Green ...... H11 Chapel Way ...... F3 High View ...... C8 Lower Road...... A8 / B8 Owens Way ...... E8 Solesbridge Close ...... C8 Turneys Orchard...... B8 Farm Road...... E11 Ashleys...... B9 Chenies Road...... A6/B6 Highfield ...... H10 Lower Road ...... E2 Oxford Close...... F10 Solesbridge Lane ...... B8 / C7 Farm Way...... F10 Tussauds Close...... E8 Ashridge Drive ...... G11 Chequers Lane...... G4 Highfield Way...... C9 Lower Tail ...... H10 Oxhey Drive...... G10 / H10 Solomons Hill...... D9 Fay Green ...... F5 Tylersfield ...... F4 Askew Road...... F10 Cherry Croft ...... E8 Highlands ...... G9 / H9 Ludlow Mead ...... G10 Oxhey Drive South...... G11 South Approach ...... F10 Fearney Mead...... C9 U Astons Road ...... E10 Cherry Hill...... C8 Highwoodhall Lane ...... E2 Ludlow Way ...... E8 Oxhey Lane ...... H9 / H10 South Cottage Drive...... B8 Ferndown Road...... G10 Uplands...... D9 Atria Road ...... G11 Cherry Hills ...... H11 Hill Farm Avenue...... F5 Lundin Walk...... H10 Oxhey Ridge Close...... G10 South Cottage Gardens ...... B8 Fernhills...... E5 Upper Highway ...... E5 Attenborough Close ...... H10 Cherry Hollow...... F4 Hill Farm Close ...... F5 Lynwood Heights ...... C8 Oxhey Road ...... H9 South Park Avenue...... B8 Ferryhills Close...... H10 Upper Hill Rise...... C9 Avalon Close...... H4 Cherry Tree Lane...... A9 Hill Farm Industrial Estate ...... F5 Lysander Way...... F4 P South Road ...... A8 Field Way ...... C9 Upper Hitch ...... H9 Avior Drive ...... G10 Cherry Walk...... C7 Hill Rise ...... C9 Lytham Ave...... H1 South Way ...... F5 Finch Green...... B8 Park Avenue ...... C8 Upper Tail ...... H10 B Cherwell Close...... E8 Hillcroft Crescent ...... G9 M Southam Mews...... E9 Fir Tree Hill...... D6/E6 Park Close ...... E10 Uxbridge Road...... C9 / C10 Cheshire Drive...... F5 Hillpoint ...... C8 Spencer Walk ...... C8 Badgers Walk ...... B8 Five Fields Close...... H10 Magnolia Avenue ...... F4 Park Road ...... D9 Chess Close...... D8 Hillsborough Green ...... G10 Springfield Close ...... E8 V Baldwins Lane...... E8 Flaunden Lane ...... A5 Main Avenue...... E10 / F10 Park Way...... C9 Chess Hill ...... D8 Hillside Close...... F3 Springwell Avenue...... C10 / C11 Valency Close...... G8 Ballater Close ...... G10 Fleetwood Way...... G10 / H10 Main Parade...... A8 Parkfield...... B8 Chess Lane ...... D8 Hillside Road...... A8 Springwell Lane ...... C10 Valley Road...... C8 / C9 Balmoral Road...... G4 Follett Drive ...... F4 Mallard Road ...... F4/G4 Parkside Road...... F11 Chess Vale Rise...... D8 Hilltop Road ...... E3/F3 Spur Close...... F5 Valley Walk...... E8 / F8 Barley Brow...... G4 Fotherley Road...... B10 Malm Close ...... D10 Parnell Close ...... F4 Chess Way...... C8 Hindhead Green ...... G11 St Andrew’s Road ...... H10 Vega Crescent...... G11 Barn Lea...... C3 Foxgrove Path...... H11 Malvern Way ...... E8 Parrotts Close ...... E8 Holbein Gate ...... F511 St. Albans Lane ...... F2/G2 Victoria Close...... D9 Barnhurst Path...... G11 / H11 Chestnut Avenue ...... C8 Manor House Gardens ...... F4 Parsonage Close...... F4 Foxleys ...... H10 Holloway Lane...... A11 St. Albans Road...... H5 Barton Way ...... E8 Chichester Way ...... H5 Manor Way ...... E8 Parsonage Road ...... D9 Violet Way ...... C8 Frankland Close ...... E9 Holly Hedges Lane...... A4 St. Andrew’s Precinct...... H10 Basildon Close ...... E9 Chiltern Drive...... B9 / C9 Maple Leaf Close ...... F4 Peacock Walk ...... G4 Vivian Close...... G9 Frankland Road ...... E9 Holmside Rise ...... G10 St. Anne’s Close ...... H10 Basing Road ...... B9 / C10 Chilwell Gardens...... H10 Maple Lodge Close...... B10 Pembroke Road ...... E10 Vivian Gardens ...... G9 Franklins ...... B10 Home Farm Road...... E10 St. Francis Close ...... G9 Batchworth Hill...... D10 Chorleywood Bottom...... B9 Margaret Close...... F4 Penmans Green...... B10 W Frinton Close ...... G10 Home Park Link Road...... E4 St. George’s Drive...... H10 Batchworth Lane...... E11 / F11 Chorleywood Close...... D9 Margeholes...... H10 Penn Close...... B9 Wadham Road ...... F4 Frogmoor Lane ...... D10 Home Way...... B9 St. Lawrence Close ...... F4 Bateman Road ...... E9 Chorleywood House Drive ...... B8 Markab Road...... G11 Penn Road ...... C9 Wagon Way...... D8 Fulford Grove...... G10 Homefield Road ...... A8 St. Martin’s ...... F11 Beacon Way...... C9 Chorleywood Road ...... C8 Markeston Green ...... H10 Penn Way...... B9 Wander Wharf (3) ...... E3/4 Fuller Way ...... E8 Homestead Road...... D9 St. Martin’s Close...... H10 Beauchamp Gardens...... C9 Church Hill ...... F2 Marlin Square ...... F3 Penrose Avenue...... H10 Wards Drive ...... B6 Furtherfield ...... F5 Hop Garden Way...... G4 St. Mary’s Avenue...... F11 Beaulieu Close...... H9 Church Lane ...... B6 /C6 Marlins Close ...... B7 Pheasants Way...... C9 Warwick Court ...... B8 Furze Close ...... H11 Hornhill Road ...... A11 St. Peter’s Close...... C9 Bedford Road...... F10 Church Lane...... C9 Marlins Meadow...... F9 / E9 Phoenix Close ...... G10 Warwick Mews...... E8 Furze View...... A8 / A29 Horseshoe Lane ...... G4 St. Peter’s Way ...... A8 Bedmond Hill...... F2 Church Street ...... D9 Marriot Terrace ...... B8 Piggy Lane...... A9 Warwick Way ...... E8 G Horsleys ...... B11 Stag Lane ...... A9 Bedmond Road ...... F1 / F2 /F3 Claremont Crescent ...... E8 Mary Way ...... H10 Pilgrims Close...... H4 Water Lane ...... E3 Gable Close ...... F5 Horwood Close...... B9 / C9 Standfield...... F4 Beechcroft Avenue ...... E8 Clarenden Fields ...... D6 Matlock Crescent...... G10 / H10 Piltdown Road ...... H10 Waterfield...... A9 Gade Bank...... F8 Hoylake Gardens ...... H10 Station Approach ...... B8 Beechen Wood...... B11 Clarkfield...... C9 / C10 Maxwell Close ...... C10 Pinchfield ...... B11 Waters Drive ...... D9 A-Z of Local Services Clements Road...... B8 Gade View Gardens ...... E4 Hubbards Road ...... B8 Pinehurst Close ...... F4 Station Footpath...... E4 Beechwood Avenue ...... A8 Mayfare...... F8 Watford Heath...... H9 Clitheroe Gardens...... H10 Gadeside ...... F5 Huntercrombe Gardens ...... G11 Station Road (Ab. Lang.)...... E4 Beechwood Park ...... B8 Maylands Road...... G10 / H10 Pinewood Close ...... G11 Watford Road ...... H4 Clockhouse Mews ...... B8 Gallows Hill ...... E4 Hunters Lane...... F5 Station Road (Rick.) ...... D9 Beeston Close...... H10 Mead Place ...... C9 Plaitford Close...... D10 Watford Road (Ab. Lang.) ...... E5 Clutterbucks ...... C6 Gallows Hill Lane...... E4 Hunton Bridge Hill...... E5 Stewart Close...... F4 A C F Beggars Bush Lane...... F8 Meadow Way ...... C9 Plough Lane...... B5/C5 Watford Road (Crox.)...... E8 / F8 Coates Dell...... H5 Ganton Walk...... H10 Hunton Close...... E5 Stirling Way ...... G4 Volunteers are needed to help care for Belfairs Green ...... H11 Meadowbank ...... E3 Poles Hill...... B5 Watford Road (S. Ox.)...... G11 Abandoned vehicles CAB Faith groups Coates Way...... H4/4 Garden Road ...... F4 Hurricane Way...... F5 Stockers Farm Road ...... D10 the Aquadrome, Croxley Common Moor Belfry Lane ...... C9 Meadowside...... G4 Pollards ...... B11 Wellesley Avenue...... G11 College Road ...... G4 George V. Way ...... C6 Hyde Lane ...... E2/F2 Stockport Road...... A9 We remove all vehicles normally within See Citizens Advice Bureau. and Oxhey Woods. For more information A list of faith groups is listed at Belgrave Drive ...... E3 Merlin Way ...... F5 Popes Road...... F4 Wellington Close ...... H10 Colley Land...... B8 Gibbs Couch ...... H10 I Summerhouse Way ...... F4 24 hours. Abandonment must be proven. Care and support for adults visit www.threerivers.gov.uk www.threerivers.gov.uk Bell Close...... F3 Middleton Road ...... C9 Potter Street Hill...... G11 Wensum Way ...... D9 Colne Avenue ...... C10 Gill Close ...... E9 Sunderland Grove ...... F5 Three Rivers District Council See also Local Development or ring 01923 776611 Bell Lane...... F3 Ilkley Road ...... H11 Mill Lane ...... E9 Prestwick Road ...... G11/H11/H10 Wentworth Drive...... H11 Social care services to help people in Colne Mead...... C10 Gilliats Green ...... B8 Sunnyhill Road ...... B11 01923 776611 (minicom 01923 727 303) Framework and Biodiversity Action Plan. Benton Road ...... H11 Ivinghoe Road...... C9 Mill Way...... B9 Primrose Hill ...... E3 West Hyde Lane ...... A11 Hertfordshire live as independently as Family support Comet Close...... F5 Girton Way...... E8 Swallow Close ...... C10 / C9 [email protected] See also Volunteering. Beresford Road...... B9 Ivy Lea...... C9 Millhouse Lane ...... F3/G4 Pryor Close ...... F4 West Way...... C9 possible. Homestart Watford and Three Rivers Common Gate Road...... B8 Glencourse Green...... H10 Swallows Oak ...... F4 Accommodation guide Berkeley Close ...... F4 J Millthorn Close ...... D8 Puttenham Close ...... H10 Westbury Road ...... F10 www.hertsdirect.org/caresupport Consumer protection provides friendship, support and practical Common Road ...... B8 Gleneagles Close...... H10 Swan Close...... D9 Berks Hill...... A8 Jacketts Field ...... F4 Mitchell Close...... F4 Q Westland Close ...... F5 For local bed and breakfast or call 0300 123 4042 help to families in their own homes who Commonwood Lane ...... C5 Glenmore Gardens ...... F4 Swanston Path ...... H10 Advice and guidance to enable consumers Berry Close ...... C9 James Way...... H10 Moneyhill Road ...... C9 Queens Drive ...... F4 Wharf Lane ...... D9 accommodation. Care and support have at least one child under the age Community Way...... E8 Gonville Avenue...... E9 Sycamore Approach...... F8 to pursue grievances with retailers and Berry Lane...... C9 Jordans Road...... C9 Moor Lane (Batch) ...... D9 / E10 Quickley Lane...... A8 / A9 Wharf Way ...... E5 Three Rivers District Council for children and families of five years. Compton Place...... H10 Goosefields ...... D9 Sycamore Road ...... E8 / F8 traders to a satisfactory conclusion. Berry Way...... C9 Jubilee Walk ...... G10 Moor Lane (Sarratt)...... B5 / B6 Quickley Rise ...... A9 Whisper Wood...... C7 / C8 01923 776611 (minicom 01923 727 303) 01923 248 010. Coombe Hill Road ...... C9 Goral Mead ...... D9 T Pre-school and childcare, child protection 08454 04 05 06. Betjeman Gardens ...... B8 Juniper Close ...... D10 Moor Lane Crossing...... E9 Quickly Brow...... A9 White Hill...... E11 www.threerivers.gov.uk Coopers Mews...... G4 Gosforth Lane...... H10 / G10 and services for children with special See also Citizens Advice Bureau. Fire and Rescue Birch Drive ...... B11 Juniper Court ...... A9 Moortown Road...... G10 Quickmoor Lane ...... C5 Talbot Road ...... D9 White Shack Lane...... D6 Copmans Wick ...... B8 Gosforth Path ...... G10 Admission to schools needs. www.hertsdirect.org/caresupport See Trading Standards for business advice. Birkdale Gardens ...... H10 Morriston Close ...... G11 Tanners Hill...... F4 In an emergency dial 999. Grand Union Way...... E3 Juniper Gate...... D10 Quickwood Close ...... C9 Whitegates Close ...... E8 0300123 4043. Birstall Green ...... H10 Coppermill Lane...... B11 Tanners Wood Close ...... F4 Is your child starting or moving school? Contaminated land Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue saves lives K Moss Close ...... D10 R Whitelands Avenue...... A8 Bishop Court...... F4 Copthorne Close ...... D8 Green Lane ...... H9 Tanners Wood Lane...... F4 Find out more at Carers and keeps people safe through community Mount View ...... C9 Whitfield Way ...... B9 The District Council inspects and monitors Bishops Avenue ...... F10 Copthorne Road ...... D8 Green Street...... A6/A7 Katherine Place...... G4 Raglan Gardens...... G9 Temple Gardens...... E10 www.hertsdirect.org/admissions fire safety initiatives. Mountview...... G11 Whitley Close ...... F4 See Support for Carers. contaminated land. Blacketts Wood Drive ...... A8 Cottage Close ...... D9 Greenbury Close...... A8 Keble Terrace ...... F4 Railway Terrace ...... E3 Templepan Lane ...... D6 0300 123 4043 Visit www.hertsdirect.org/fire Muirfield Close ...... H11 Whittle Close...... F5 Cemeteries Three Rivers District Council Blackford Road ...... H11 Cranefield Drive...... H4 Greenfield Avenue...... H10 Kenilworth Drive...... E8 Ralston Way ...... H10 The Beeches ...... B9 Air pollution or call 0300 123 4046 Muirfield Green ...... G10 Wilda Crescent...... G10 01923 776611 (minicom 01923 727 303) Creasy Close ...... F4 Greenhills Close...... C8 Kenilworth Gardens ...... G11 Rasehill Close...... C8 The Briars...... C6 Information on cemeteries at Chorleywood Blackmoor Lane ...... F8 Muirfield Road...... G10 / H10 Wildacres ...... G10 Air pollution is monitored by www.threerivers.gov.uk Cress End ...... C10 Greenways...... F4 Kenwood Drive ...... B11 Raven Close ...... D9 Road and Woodcock Hill which includes Fly-tipping Blairhead Drive...... G10 Mullion Walk ...... H10 The Bucklands...... C9 Three Rivers District Council Crofters Road...... F10 Griffon Way ...... F5 Kewferry Road...... F11 Raymond Close ...... E4 Williamson Way ...... C9 the natural Woodland Cemetery. Controlled Parking Zones The District Council tackles fly-tipping Blenheim Road...... F5 Mundesley Close ...... H10 The Byeway...... D10 Crowborough Path...... H10 Grosvenor Avenue...... E3 Kilmarnock Road...... H10 Rectory Lane ...... D9 Winchester Way ...... E8 www.threerivers.gov.uk 01923 776611 Woodcock Hill includes a Muslim and within 7 days and often in 24 hours. Bluebell Drive ...... F3 Mutchetts Close...... H4/H5 The Climb...... C8 / C9 The Parking Shop 01908 223506 Culverden Road...... G10 Grosvenor Road...... F11 / G11 Kindersley Way...... E4 Rectory Road...... D9 Winchfield Way...... C9 Register for pollution forecasts at children’s section and also offers a Garden Report fly-tipping in confidence: Bognor Gardens...... G11 The Cloisters...... D9 The District Council consults residents Cumberland Close ...... F1/F2 Grosvenor Square ...... E3 Kingfisher Lure (Ab. Lang.)...... E3 N Red Lion Lane ...... C5/C6 Windermere Close ...... B8 www.airalert.info/HertsBeds of Remembrance for people wishing to 01923 776611 Bottom Lane...... C6 The Close...... C9 to make sure they are protected from Curtis Close...... C10 Grove Crescent...... E8 Kingfisher Lure (Loud.) ...... C8 Nairn Green...... G10 Redhall Lane...... D7 Windmill Drive ...... D9 The Council may consider complaints adopt a rose bush in memory of a loved one. (minicom 01923 727 303) Boundary Way...... G4 The Clump ...... C8 excessive commuter and other parking Curtiss Drive...... F5 Grove Farm Park ...... F11 Kingley Park ...... E3 Nancy Downs ...... H9 Redwing Grove ...... F4 Windmill Hill...... B4 about bonfires and fireworks. We regret that grave spaces cannot be [email protected] Bourne End Road...... F10 The Common...... B4 / C4 problems. www.threerivers.gov.uk Grove Mill Lane ...... E6 / F6 Kings Farm Road ...... B9 Neild Way...... C9 Redwood Close...... H10 Windsor Way ...... C9 pre-purchased. Bowring Green ...... G11 D The Courtway ...... H10 Affordable homes Council Tax Food safety Grove Road...... C10 Kirkcaldy Green ...... G10 Nevil Close...... F11 Rendlesham Way ...... A9 Winton Approach ...... E8 Three Rivers District Council Bradbery...... B11 Dairy Way...... F2/F3 The Crescent (Ab. Lang.)...... F4 See Housing. Grove Way...... A8 Kitters Green...... E3 New Parade...... A8 Repton Way ...... E8 Winton Crescent ...... E8 01923 776611 District Council and Parish Councils See Environmental health. Bradford Road ...... A9 Darvells Yard...... B8 The Crescent (Crox.) ...... E8 Grove Wood Close ...... A8 Kytes Drive...... H4/H5 New Road...... E8 Richmond Way...... E8 Winton Drive ...... E8 Allotments (minicom 01923 727 303). receive a total of 14 pence in the pound Footpaths Bragmans Lane...... A5 Darwin Gardens...... H11 The Dell...... F10 Gypsy Lane...... F5 Newbiggin Path...... H10 Rickmansworth Park...... D9 Wolsey Road ...... E10 / F10 See also Civil funerals. from Council Tax. The remainder funds Bramley Court...... G4 Davenham Avenue ...... F11 L The Drive...... C8 / C9 Abbots Langley: See Rights of Way. Newport Mead...... H10 Rickmansworth Road ...... B8 / C8 Woodbank...... C8 / D8 Contact Parish Councils for other County Council and Police services. Bramley Gardens ...... H11 Dawes Lane...... B6 H Ladywalk ...... B11 The Dumbletons...... B10 Abbots Langley Parish Council Newquay Gardens...... G10 Ridgehurst Avenue ...... F5 Woodcock Hill...... D11 cemeteries in your area. Parish services Fostering and adoption Brampton Road ...... G10 De Havilland Way ...... F4 Haddon Road ...... A8 Ladywood Close...... C7 The Fairway...... F10 01923 265 139 Councillors Nightingale Close ...... F9 Ridgeway ...... C9 Woodfield Ave ...... F8 www.abbotslangley-pc.gov.uk are provided by Three Rivers District Placing children with foster carers who live Bramshaw Gardens ...... H11 Deadmans Ash Lane ...... C6 Halifax Close ...... F5 Lancaster Way ...... F4 The Fairway...... F5 District Councillors’ contact details are Nightingale Place ...... D9 Riverside Drive ...... D9 Woodhall Lane...... H10 Council in Rickmansworth. locally so that children can continue their Bramshot Way...... G10 Deans Close ...... F4 Halifax Road...... A9 Lancing Way ...... E8 The Garth...... E5 Chorleywood: Nightingale Road...... C9 / D9 Rochester Way...... E8 Woodhouse Eaves...... G11 See also Crematoria and Civil funerals. available from www.threerivers.gov.uk Breakspear Court ...... F4 Dellmeadow ...... F4 Hall Close...... C9 Landford Close ...... D10 The Graylings ...... F5 schooling and stay in contact with family Norfolk Road...... D9 Woodland Drive...... E3 Chorleywood Parish Council or ring 01923 776611 Breakspeare Road...... E9 Dellwood ...... C9 Hallowes Crescent...... G10 Langley Lane...... F4 Roman Gardens...... E4 The Green (Crox.)...... E8 and friends. North Approach...... F10 Woodland Lane...... B8 01923 285594 Charities (minicom 01923 727 303). Bridge Road...... E5 Delta Gain...... H10 Hamilton Road ...... E5 Langley Road ...... F4 Romilly Drive ...... H10 The Green (Sarratt) ...... C6 Visit www.hertsdirect.org/fostering North Court ...... C9 Woodland Place...... B8 www.chorleywood-pc.gov.uk County Councillors’ contact details can be Bridger Close...... H4 Denham Way...... B11/12 Hamilton Road...... G10 Langleybury Fields ...... D5 Rooks Hill ...... D8 The Greenway ...... C9 Information about charities is available or call 0300 123 4043 North Hill...... B7 Woodland Road...... B11 All other areas: found at www.hertsdirect.org/councillors Bridle Lane ...... D7 Dickinson Avenue...... E8 Hampermill Lane...... G9 Langleybury Lane...... E5/E6 Rosehill Gardens ...... E4 The Hawthorns...... B11 from the Centre for Voluntary Service (textphone 0300 123 4041). North Road ...... B8 Woodland Way...... F3 Three Rivers District Council or by calling 01923 471555. Parish Bridlington Road ...... H10 Dickinson Square ...... E8 Handsworth Close ...... G10 Lapwing Way...... F4 Ross Way ...... F10 The Hideaway ...... F4 01923 711174 Funerals North Western Avenue...... F6 Woodlands Drive ...... E3 01923 776611 Councillors’ details are available from the Briery Field...... C8 Dimmocks Lane...... C6 Handsworth Way ...... G10 Lauderdale Road...... E5 Rousebarn Lane ...... E7 / E8 The Highlands...... C9 www.cvs-threerivers.org.uk Woodlands Road ...... E2 / E3 www.threerivers.gov.uk Parish Councils. See Your Parish Council. See Civil funerals and Cemeteries. Broadfields Lane...... G9 Dog Kennel Lane ...... B8 Hangar Ruding...... H10 Launceston...... A9 Northway ...... D9 Royce Grove ...... F5 The Hoe ...... H9 Northwick Road ...... H10 Rugby Way ...... E8 Woodshot Meadow ...... F9 Charity shops Countryside management Bromborough Green...... G11 Doncaster Green ...... G11 Harborne Close ...... G10 Lavrock Lane ...... D9 The Lee...... G11 Animal control and welfare G Woodside Road...... G4 Brookdene Avenue ...... H9 / G9 Dorrofield Close...... F8 Harefield Road ...... D10 Lawford Avenue ...... A9 Norwich Way...... E8 Rushmoor Close...... D10 The Maltings ...... E5 For reporting stray or neglected animals. A list of local charity shops is available The Countryside Management Service Woodwaye ...... H9 Garages Brookmill Close...... G9 Dove Park ...... A8 / A9 Harewood...... C8 Lawford Close...... A9 Nottingham Road ...... A9 / B9 Russell Close ...... F10 The Marlins...... G11 in the Recycling More! directory enables communities to enjoy, care Woodwicks...... B11 Inspection and licensing of animal Brookside Road...... G9 Dover Way ...... E8 Harewood Road ...... G10 Lawrence Orchard ...... B8 Nursery Close...... G9 Russell Road...... F10 / E10 The Mead...... H10 www.threerivers.gov.uk for and enhance their environment. The District Council provides garages welfare establishments and other Broomfield Rise ...... E4 Dowding Way...... F5 Harlech Road ...... G4 Leavesden Spine Road ...... F5 / F6 Nuttfield Close...... E9 Russell Way...... G9 The Mount...... C9 Wyatts Close ...... C8 01923 776611 The CMS also provides a free healthy for those wishing to rent. Please apply animal related matters. Broughton Way...... C9 Downer Drive ...... B6 Harriet Walker Way...... B9 Leigh Rodd...... H10 O S The Oaks...... H9 Wyatts Road ...... B8 / C8 walking programme. to the Council. There is a waiting list. Three Rivers District Council Chemists Brushwood Drive...... A8 Downings Wood ...... B11 Harrogate Road ...... G10 Lemonfield Drive ...... H4 Oak Green ...... F4 Salters Close ...... D9 The Orchard...... E8 Wynyard Close ...... B6 Visit www.hertsdirect.org/cms Telephone 01923 776611 01923 776611 (minicom 01923 727 303). Bucknalls Close ...... H4 Drayton Ford...... B10 Harrow Way...... H10 Letchworth Close...... H11 Oak Green Way...... F4 Sandy Lane...... G10 The Orchard On The Green...... E8 Y A list of pharmacists, including or ring 01992 555256. (minicom 01923 727 303) [email protected] Bucknalls Lane ...... H4 Dugdales ...... E8 Harthall Lane ...... E3/F2 Leven Close ...... H11 Oak Tree Close...... E4 / F4 Sandy Lodge Lane ...... F10 The Osiers ...... E8 Yorke Road ...... E8 out-of-hours opening, is available from See also Trees, Woodlands and [email protected] Anti-social behaviour NHS Direct 0845 4647 also Biodiversity Action Plan. Gardening www.nhs.uk Report anti-social behaviour to the See also Conservation. Northwick Day Centre volunteers can District Council in confidence. Children Credit unions provide help with gardening for individuals L Libraries Turning Point mental health outreach Find out more at Walking Three Rivers District Council Applicants wishing to apply for affordable Planning Swimming and community groups in the South Oxhey Books, CDs, DVDs, internet access, provide support for people with mental www.hertsdirect.org/rescare For information about local rambling 01923 776611 (minicom 01923 727 303). A range of children’s activities and Watford Credit Union is a savings and loans housing or be considered for the Rent Land and property services area 020 84211891. The service is free magazines and much more. Fun for health difficulties, support for people You can attend Development or by calling 0300 123 4042 Free swimming for U19s is available groups www.ramblers.org.uk [email protected] facilities are provided by Three Rivers co-operative covering all WD postcodes. Deposit Guarantee Scheme must be and runs from March to October each year. Local land charges searches from all the family at your local library. with young onset dementia (YOD) plus Management Committee meetings and See also the Thrive Homes section during August 2011. Swimming is half 020 7339 8500 A District Council – see Leisure and sport. www.watfordcreditunion.co.uk registered on the Council’s Housing Hertfordshire Constabulary 101 Thrive Homes provides a gardening the public register are strongly short breaks for carers. there is some limited opportunity to speak. in Housing. price throughout the year once a week The Countryside Management Service For the Youth Council see Committees. 01923 236401 Register. Visit www.hertsdirect.org/libraries (textphone 01707 390990). service for tenants over 60 or disabled recommended before purchasing or ring Hertfordshire County Council www.hertsmh-turning-point.co.uk Please call Three Rivers District Council See also Care and Support for Adults. for OAPs for one hour. These concessions organises regular short health walks in the See also Carers and Family support. 01923 776611 (minicom 01923 727 303) See also Community safety. Crematoria who are in receipt of full Housing Benefit. a property. A fee is charged. 01923 805596 in advance for guidelines on speaking. Rights of Way apply to Sir James Altham Pool, William area. There is no charge. [email protected] 0300 123 4049 Children’s centres West Herts Crematorium Freephone 0800 917 6077. Three Rivers District Council See also Samaritans. Why not call in to see the Penn and Watford Woodside Leisure www.enquire.hertscc.gov.uk/cms/ Aquadrome (textphone 0300 123 4041). Duty planner. Hertfordshire has an extensive Rights of www.westhertscrem.org 01923 776611 See also Care and support for adults and Centre in 2011/12. Restrictions apply. Services and information for families with General practitioners Choice based lettings See also Learning and training. Duty Planner at Three Rivers House, Way network of over 5,200 paths totaling 01727 848168 See Parks and Open Spaces. 01923 673285 (minicom 01923 727 303) Care and support for children and families. Northway, Rickmansworth, for informal www.threerivers.gov.uk A range of Hertfordshire walks is listed at young children. There are centres in A list of local GPs is available from All social housing in Three Rivers is Licensing more than 3000km.Visit See also Civil funerals and Cemeteries. [email protected] See also Relationship counselling. 01923 776611. Carers swim for free. www.walkinginherts.co.uk Archaeology Rickmansworth, South Oxhey, www.nhs.uk 0845 4647. now allocated through the Herts Choice planning advice. Monday – Friday 10am www.hertsdirect.org/highways or call See also Faith groups. For pub, restaurant, entertainment, – 1pm. No appointment is necessary. The District Council currently allows a Specialist information and advice on Eastbury/Moor Park, Homes choice based lettings scheme. Learning and training Money Advice 0300 123 4047 to find out more. Weddings Graffiti removal gambling and other alcohol licensing carer to use the swimming pool for free archaeology, historic buildings and Chorleywood/Loudwater, Croxley Green Properties are advertised on the Herts See Benefits and Citizens Advice Bureau. Public access. You can view details of Road safety See Civil Weddings and Partnerships and Cycling The District Council aims to remove graffiti ASCEND offers volunteer placement including complaints. when accompanying someone who historic landscapes. and Abbots Langley. Choice Homes website and applicants on planning applications and planning histories Faith groups. Cycling maps can be viewed at within 48 hours of a report and within 24 and support, training, funding advice, The District Council also licenses taxis, Mortgage advice Education, training and advice on staying needs additional support to go swimming www.hertsdirect.org/archaeology www.hertsextendedschools.org.uk the Housing Register can bid for properties for properties and make comments www.threerivers.gov.uk hours for racist or other offensive graffiti. information and guidance concerning private hire vehicles, drivers, operators, safe on Hertfordshire’s roads. (pilot scheme). 01923 776611 Women’s services or call 01992 555245. 0300 123 4052 they are interested in. The District Council For free, confidential, financial and online through the District Council’s or ring 01923 77661 Cleaning is subject to consent being given good practice and a range of street traders, small lotteries and Visit www.hertsdirect.org/roadsafety or (minicom 01923 727 303). can provide advice on accessing and debt management advice see Citizens Public Access service. Watford Women’s Centre is a women-only Archives Churches Spokes cycling group produces a booklet to access to non-Council property. opportunities for networking. charity collections. call 0300 123 4047 Watford Borough Council’s leisure using the scheme. Advice Bureau. Visit www.threerivers.gov.uk space providing counselling, courses, of local cycle rides, current price £3.95 Contact the District Council in strict www.ascend.org.uk Contact Three Rivers District Council Roads facilities offer a 40% discount to people Discover your local and family history A list of faith groups is listed at For more information telephone General advice and information about the Three Rivers District Council 01923 activities, domestic abuse support and www.spokesgroup.com confidence 01923 776611 020 8420 1364 01923 776611 (minicom 01923 727 303) with disabilities who have an Everyone at www.hertsdirect.org/hals or www.threerivers.gov.uk or 01923 776611 Government’s mortgage rescue scheme 776611 (minicom 01923 727 303) See Highway (road) maintenance. weekly advice sessions. (minicom 01923 727 303) www.threerivers.gov.uk Active Card and the centres also give call 0300 123 4049 ring 01923 776611 or visit www.hertschoicehomes.org.uk is also available from the District Council www.threerivers.gov.uk Rubbish www.watfordwomenscentre.org.uk D Computers and the internet See also Environmental health and See also Historical societies and [email protected] 01923 776611 A monthly planning e-newsletter is the same discount to a carer. 01923 816229 Deposit guarantee scheme Hertfordshire Libraries provide a free, Animal control. See Refuse collection Learning and training. Citizens Advice Bureau Debt Grants [email protected] available at www.threerivers.gov.uk Woodlands The District Council works with private easy, introduction to using a computer See also Scores on the doors. S Citizens Advice Bureau is a charity which Application updates are also available at T Arts development See Citizens Advice Bureau for Information about leisure and community landlords to guarantee rent deposits for and the internet. 0300 123 4049. Museum Three Rivers District Council owns and offers free and confidential advice on Lighting www.twitter.com/threeriversdc Samaritans We provide a wide range of creative confidential advice. grants is available from the District Council some residents on low incomes or who The internet can be used at the See Three Rivers Museum. Three Rivers Museum manages 240 hectares of public woodland. virtually any issue. Citizens Advice 01923 776611 libraries for one hour for free. See Street lighting. Samaritans provides confidential activities for adults and children. Dentists are homeless. 01923 776611 See also Archives. An interesting and varied collection of The woodland is maintained to the UK Bureau receives funding support from www.threerivers.gov.uk Playschemes non-judgmental emotional support, 24 hours Three Rivers District Council (minicom 01923 727 303) Free internet is also available for one Litter N historical artefacts and old photos of the Woodland Assurance Standard. the District Council. Local dentists and emergency dentists Information about charity grants is available See Leisure and sport. a day for people who are experiencing 01923 776611 [email protected] hour sessions at Mill End Community Three Rivers area. Open Mon – Fri www.threerivers.gov.uk Abbots Langley CAB 01923 267 949 can be found at NHS Direct 0845 4647 from Centre for Voluntary Service The District Council provides litter Naming Ceremonies feelings of distress or despair, including (minicom 01923 727 303). Centre, Watersmeet and MENCAP in Police 2pm – 4pm; Sat 10am – 4pm. 01923 776611 Oxhey and District CAB 020 8421 0911 www.nhs.uk 01923 711174 Homeswapper scheme collection and litter bins around the district, those which could lead to suicide. www.threerivers.gov.uk Rickmansworth High Street. For a non-religious alternative to church Admission free. Run by volunteers – See also Local Nature Reserves Rickmansworth CAB 08444 111 444 www.cvs-threerivers.org.uk On-line mutual exchange scheme for and barrow beats in six shopping centres. See Community safety. 08457 90 90 9057 [email protected] See also Watersmeet for community Disabilities Free internet will be available at Sarratt christenings, contact the Watford donations welcome. plus Trees. http://threeriverscab.org.uk/ Thrive Homes provides grants to initiatives Housing Association tenants to exchange The rubbish in many litter bins is now Pollution www.samaritans.org performances and Leisure and sport. See Support for people with disabilities. Post Office from Autumn 2011. Register Office on 01923 231302. www.trmt.org.uk 01923 727 333 Y which have a positive impact on tenants their homes. www.homeswapper.co.uk recycled. Our barrow beats cover around For more information call Three Rivers District Council tackles Schools See Leisure and Sport for more about Asbestos Civil funerals Doctors and the wider community. Homelessness 130 miles of pavement per week. Neighbourhood Watch 01923 776611 or visit noise, light and air pollution complaints. swimming facilities. Youth services The Council provides information and Non-religious funerals that celebrate Contact Three Rivers District Council The single most effective way to prevent See Admission to schools. A list of GPs is available from www.nhs.uk 0800 917 6077. Help and advice is available from the www.threerivers.gov.uk The District Council reports on local air Information, advice and activities for young advice on how to identify and dispose of the life of the deceased. 01923 776611 (minicom 01923 727 303) burglary is to join Neighbourhood Watch. Scores on the Doors 0845 4647 See also Private sector housing. District Council for people threatened with Refurbished computers are being quality. Three Rivers District Council Toilets people in Hertfordshire. asbestos. We do not remove, collect or Visit www.hertsdirect.org/registrars [email protected] Police Watch Liaison Officer Grounds maintenance homelessness. supplied by Three Rivers District Council. 01923 776611 To find out how clean your local restaurants www.hertsdirect.org/youth or ring identify asbestos. or ring Hertfordshire County Council Domestic abuse Local area forums Malcolm Adcock A 101. Three Rivers District Council works with The District Council cares for local parks, 01923 776611 (minicom 01923 727 303) (minicom 01923 727 303) and pubs were at their last environmental 0300 123 4040 (textphone 0300 123 4041). Three Rivers District Council 01707 288450 Historical societies A list of historical www.neighbourhoodwatch.net local organisations to provide toilet facilities To contact the Three Rivers Independent [email protected] See Committees and forums. www.threerivers.gov.uk health inspection visit See also Leisure and Sport. 01923 776611 (textphone 0300 123 4041). bowling greens and other open air societies is available at to the public during normal opening hours. Domestic Violence Advisor please • Herts Young Homeless Group enables Noise See also Environmental health. www.threerivers.gov.uk For the Youth Council see Committees. (minicom 01923 727 303) See also Cemeteries. sports facilities. www.threerivers.gov.uk Local Development Framework Abbots Langley – call 01923 727231 young people to secure and maintain See Environmental health. or ring 01923 776611. [email protected] See also Your Parish Council 01923 776611. Primary Care Trust Ansells Bookmakers, High Street Civil Weddings and partnerships [email protected] appropriate accommodation through This is a new type of plan that will replace Each venue has a star rating out of five. Your Parish Council Gypsies and travellers See also Three Rivers Museum O See Medical. The Royal Oak, Kitters Green B Monday-Friday 8am-4pm. prevention, crisis intervention, and the existing Three Rivers Local Plan 1996 Ceremonies for couples wishing to mark All other catering venues, including (opposite Manor House sports ground) Parish Councils are on the front line, and celebrate their commitment and The service is free, confidential and For information about traveller sites tenancy sustainment. – 2011 and create a new set of planning Older people Private sector housing providing a range of facilities and services Benefit fraud Three Rivers Learning Partnership sheltered housing, schools and office Chorleywood - non-judgmental. visit www.threerivers.gov.uk www.hyhg.org 01707 251 384 documents to help plan for, and manage, in your community. Parish Councils work devotion to each other with a formal and The partnership brings together Age Concern Hertfordshire offers a wide The District Council licenses certain large canteens are also in the scheme. Budgens, Lower Road Ring the District Council in confidence to Hertfordshire Domestic Violence/Abuse or ring 01923 776611. • Watford New Hope Trust offers volunteer development in the district over the next closely with the County and District meaningful ceremony. organisations involved in adult education range of services which provide information, private rented properties where a number The Council provides a monthly Croxley Green - report Benefit fraud concerns. Helpline 0808 808 8088. placement and support, training, funding 15 years or so. Councils and Hertfordshire Constabulary, Ring Watford Register Office on 01923 H in the district to promote adult and family advice, practical support and social of rooms are rented by different people. Environment e-newsletter at The Fox and Hounds, New Road 0800 458 9200 231302 (textphone 01923 471599) or In an emergency dial 999. advice, a range of opportunities for Three Rivers District Council 01923 776611 together with many other agencies and opportunities. The partnership can provide inclusion to older people and their carers Enforcement www.threerivers.gov.uk Croxley Green - [email protected] visit www.hertsdirect.org/registrars See also Protection for adults and Hall hire networking and more. (minicom 01923 727 303) voluntary groups. information about computing, reading throughout the country. The District Council investigates 01923 776611. The Harvester, Watford Road children at risk. Information about community hall hire www.watfordnewhope.org.uk www.threerivers.gov.uk Parish Council services and facilities Benefits Committees and forums and numeracy, English as a Second www.acherts.org.uk complaints about the condition of Leavesden - is available from the District Council 01923 210680 See also Biodiversity Action Plan plus Sheltered housing can include*: For information on Local Area and E Language, apprenticeships, job seeking 01707 323 272 properties rented from private landlords YMCA Woodlands, off College Road Benefits surgeries are held in South 01923 776611 Land and property services. See Residential and nursing home care. Allotments Pensioners’ Forums, the Youth Council as Out of Hours and training for work, arts and crafts SAFE, a local pensioners’ safety guide and ensures they carry out any work Rickmansworth - Oxhey, Abbots Langley and Economic development www.threerivers.gov.uk See also Conservation. See also the Thrive Homes section Bus shelters well as District Council Committees open For homeless emergencies telephone and local history, dance and more. is available from the District Council where there is a health safety or welfare Three Rivers House, Northway Rickmansworth. Local nature reserves under Housing. Cemeteries to the public. Ring Three Rivers District The District Council supports the needs Harassment 01923 776611. www.3riverslearningptnrs.btck.co.uk 01923 776611 or download at hazard to a tenant. Aquadrome (next to Café in the Park) District Council experts can tell you if For support at home see Care and Community grants Council 01923 776611 (minicom 01923 of large and small businesses. University of the Third Age (U3A) U3A The District Council cares for six local www.threerivers.gov.uk MENCAP, High Street you are eligible for Housing and Council Ring the District Council in confidence Housing register Grants support for adults. Committee meetings 727 303) or visit www.threerivers.gov.uk 01923 776611 (minicom 01923 727 303) is a self-help organisation for people no nature reserves: Oxhey Woods, Withey See also Care and support for adults. There are limited grants for providing Watersmeet Tax Benefits. Ring 01923 776611 to report racial, sexual or homophic To register for affordable housing or to apply Common land For Hertfordshire County Council [email protected] harassment or other types of hate crime longer in full time employment providing Beds, Croxley Common Moor, Prestwick For Sheltered schemes see the Thrive disabled facilities in private housing, Smoking South Oxhey - (minicom 01923 727 303) or email for a transfer, contact the District Council. Community halls committee meetings contact Education educational, creative and leisure Road Meadows, the Aquadrome and Homes section of Housing. subject to funding. Three Rivers The Centre, Gosforth Lane [email protected] 01923 776611 Applications can also be completed online Giving up smoking. See Medical. Dog bins 01923 471555 (textphone 01923 471599) (minicom 01923 727 303) opportunities in a friendly environment. Chorleywood House Estate. District Council 01923 776611 Smoking ban. See Environmental health. Advice and information on other Benefits, Helping Hertfordshire’s children attain the at www.hertschoicehomes.org.uk Open spaces Expert comment on planning applications www.hertsdirect.org/committees There are a number of groups in Three See also Woodlands. Tourism Tax Credits, Debt and Social Security is best possible levels of education and [email protected] (minicom 01923 727 303) Social Services Nature reserves 01923 776611 (minicom 01923 727 303) Rivers and Watford. For your nearest Three Rivers District Council 01923 776611 See Parks and open spaces below. A list of places to visit in Hertfordshire is also available at For Parish Council meetings see Your development and to build their confidence, You can also report harassment to the www.threerivers.gov.uk Notice boards [email protected] branch see www.u3a.org.uk (minicom 01923 727 303) P See Care and support for adults and Care available from the County Council www.hertsdirect.org/benefits or ring Parish Council achievement, self-esteem and resilience. Police Hate Crime Officers Play grounds Housing strategy 020 8466 6139. www.threerivers.gov.uk Protection for adults and support for children and families. www.hertsdirect.org 0300 123 4040 Hertfordshire County Council 01923 Visit www.hertsdirect.org/csf 01923 472079. Parenting Public buildings Community safety West Herts College Specialises in HND, and children at risk A list of bed and breakfast accommodation 471400 (textphone 01923 471599). or call 0300 123 4043 In an emergency dial 999. The District Council enables delivery Local produce Sport Public events and activities In an emergency dial 999. degree and postgraduate programmes Hertfordshire Practical Parenting Programmes is available from the District Council Health and safety of affordable housing in the public and A list of local producers is available at Adults and children at risk can get help and See Leisure and sport. Public seats Bins Contact Three Rivers District Council or Electricity emergencies leading directly to careers. gives confidential advice and support to www.threerivers.gov.uk 01923 776611. private sectors. www.threerivers.gov.uk support from Hertfordshire County Council. Hertfordshire Constabulary in confidence Freephone 0800 783 8838 (24 hours) See Environmental health. www.westherts.ac.uk parents and children. The group accepts Street lighting See also Leisure and sport. Parish Council contacts: See Refuse collection. Telephone 01923 776611 01923 776611 and is also included in the Visit www.hertsdirect.org/caresupport to report graffiti and anti-social behaviour. High hedges 01923 812345. self-referrals and the service may be Abbots Langley Parish Council Biodiversity Action Plan Electoral Services (minicom 01923 727 303) District Council’s Reycling More! directory. or ring 0300 123 4040 See Highway (road) maintenance. Trading Standards Three Rivers District Council . provided free to parents living in Three Rivers 01923 265139 To register for Local, General and The District Council can help resolve [email protected] Workers Educational Association (textphone 0300 123 4041). Street naming and numbering Safeguarding the interests of consumers The Local Biodiversity Action Plan helps 01923 776611 (minicom 01923 727 303) Local adult education courses. Low cost home ownership www.hertfordshireppp.co.uk www.abbotslangley-pc.gov.uk European Elections. neighbour disputes about high hedges Public footpaths and the county’s business community. to conserve the environment. The plan [email protected] House exchange scheme www.wea.org.uk 01992 638 000 The District Council names and numbers You can download a registration form at when all attempts to resolve the dispute See Housing. For consumer advice call Consumer Direct Chorleywood Parish Council identifies the most important habitats Hertfordshire Constabulary A 101 and Homeswapper scheme 01223 417 320 Parish Councils See Rights of Way. streets as well as providing street www.threerivers.gov.uk or ring the with your neighbour have failed. M on 08454 040506. 01923 285594 and species, setting targets for their (textphone 01707 390 990). Online mutual exchange schemes for name plates. District Council on 01923 776611 Contact 01923 776611 See Your Parish Council R For business and commercial advice, ring www.chorleywood-pc.gov.uk conservation. Hertfordshire County Council works housing association tenants to swap homes. Learning disabilities Meals On Wheels Three Rivers District Council (minicom 01923 727 303). (minicom 01923 727 303) Parking 01707 292 429 (textphone 0300 123 4041). Croxley Green Parish Council Hertfordshire Biological Records Centre closely with Hertfordshire Constabulary 01923 776611 (minicom 01923 727 303) See Support for people with disabilities. Meals delivered to those with limited Racial harassment 01923 776611 (minicom 01923 727 303) [email protected] The Parking Shop 01908 223652. Parking See also Citizens Advice Bureau. 01923 710 250 01992 55220 and the District Council to prevent and Emergencies [email protected] or contact See also Learning and training. mobility. Contact: See Harassment www.threerivers.gov.uk restrictions are enforced by the District www.croxleygreenparishcouncil.gov.uk www.enquire.hertscc.gov.uk/hbrc reduce the harmful effects of alcohol 999 for Police, Fire and Rescue, Highway (road) maintenance Thrive Homes on 020 8428 4428 Abbots Langley: 01923 263598 Street sweeping Traveller sites Leisure and sport Council in consultation with residents Recycling Rickmansworth See also Woodlands. and drug misuse. To find out more call Ambulance or Coastguard. Maintenance of Hertfordshire’s 3,000 miles www.thrivehomes.org.uk Sarratt: 01923 364618 For information about traveller sites www.threerivers.gov.uk See Litter. – unparished**. Birth registration 01923 471400. This number can be dialled even if a of roads and pavements, 1,700 bridges, www.homeswapper.co.uk • Leisure and Sport Chorleywood: 01923 283426 You can recycle glass bottles and jars, visit www.threerivers.gov.uk or ring See also Controlled Parking Zones. SAFE, a local pensioners’ safety guide phone is out of credit. 100,000 street lights, 154,000 drains • Arts workshops paper, plastics, cans, aerosols and Support for carers 01923 776611 Sarratt Parish Council To register a birth or death, call the Housing Benefit All other Three Rivers areas: 01923 711548 is available from the District Council or and 118,000 signs. • Everyday Active (for adults) Parks and open spaces cartons. You can also recycle garden and For advice and information about 01923 262 025 Watford Register Office on 01923 231302 Energy saving See Benefits. Medical Trees from www.threerivesr.gov.uk www.hertsdirect.org/highways • Leisure grants The District Council cares for a number of food waste plus cardboard through our organisations and services for you www.sarratt.hertsparishes.gov.uk or visit www.hertsdirect.org/registrars Free, independent and local energy saving See also Private sector housing. Three Rivers District Council protects 01923 776611 or ring 01923 123 4047. • Play Areas In an emergency dial 999. parks and open spaces and holds several kerbside collections. Parents can get up and the person you look after, visit Watford Rural Parish Council advice is available from the Energy Saving trees with Tree Preservation Orders where Building Control (minicom 01923 727 303) • Playschemes (Ofsted registered) NHS Direct 0845 46 47 Green Flag awards. to £80 cash back for using real nappies. www.hertsdirect.org/caresupport 020 8428 0449 Trust Advice Line 0800 512012. History societies appropriate. The Council provides a Town The District Council works to ensure See also Burglary prevention. • Sports Development www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk www.threerivers.gov.uk The District Council provides the Recycling or call 0300 123 4040 [email protected] www.heepgrant.org For a list of local history societies see Trees discount scheme to encourage healthy, safe, sustainable and General enquiries: Three Rivers 24 hour health information including local 01923 776611 More! directory of all recycling and re-use Carers in Hertfordshire provide support, See also Insulation. residents to plant trees in their gardens. *Allotments, cemeteries, common land, Complaints and suggestions www.threerivers.gov.uk District Council 01923 776611 doctors and pharmacists. facilities in the district which includes a list advice and information to unpaid carers, accessible buildings. (minicom 01923 727 303) Three Rivers District Council grants and nature reserves are also More information is available from the or call 01923 776611 (minicom 01923 727 303) West Hertfordshire Primary Care Trust of local charity shops. Free advice and leaflets are available. Please contact us if you have any Building 3, See also Local nature reserves and people looking after family, friends or provided by Three Rivers District District Council’s dedicated website See also Archives and Learning www.threerivers.gov.uk 01707 390855 Three Rivers District Council 01923 776611 Three Rivers District Council concerns or ideas for service development. Croxley Green Business Park, Woodlands. neighbours with a disability or illness. Council 01923 776611 www.ourclimateischanging.com and training. Watersmeet 01923 727387 www.hertfordshire.nhs.uk www.threerivers.gov.uk 01923 776611 (minicom 01923 727 303) 01923 776611 Three Rivers District Council Watford WD18 8YG Payments www.carersinherts.org.uk 01923 236 401 (minicom 01923 727 303) An energy saving booklet is also available www.threerivers.gov.uk The Primary Care Trust (PCT) arranges (minicom 01923 727 303) www.threerivers.gov.uk (minicom 01923 727 303). 01923 776611 Holiday activities 020 8428 4428 Some shows and events at Watersmeet www.threerivers.gov.uk from the District Council 01923 776611 healthcare for local people provided in: Council Tax, Business Rates and Thrive Visit www.wasteaware.org.uk A monthly environment e-newsletter is www.threerivers.gov.uk (minicom 01923 727 303) See Leisure and sport. Freephone 0800 917 6077 The venues below are owned and funded may be free for carers. See Watersmeet. (minicom 01923 727 303). • General and specialist hospitals Homes rent payments can be paid at the or call 0300 1234 051 for information available at www.threerivers.gov.uk **Rickmansworth does not have a Parish www.threerivers.gov.uk A list of bed and breakfast accommodation (available 24 hours a day) by Three Rivers District Council and See also Swimming. Burglary prevention • Care homes, clinics and community District Council’s One Stop Shop at Three on household waste recycling centres, See also Woodlands. Council – Parish Council services are Sign up for Three Rivers District Environmental health is listed at www.threerivers.gov.uk [email protected] managed by Hertsmere Leisure Trust: settings Rivers House, Northway, Rickmansworth, recycling banks, waste collection and Support for people with disabilities V delivered direct by Three Rivers District West Herts Against Crime provides free Council’s Have Your Say e-newsletter The District Council www.thrivehomes.org.uk The Centre 020 8428 4954 01923 776611. and at the South Oxhey Area Office in composting. Council. Contact 01923 776611 security checks for all residents. at www.threerivers.gov.uk or ring • licenses, inspects and enforces www.thecentre-southoxhey.co.uk • Patients’ homes Information and advice for people Home care Providing high quality homes and excellent Oxhey Drive. Direct debit forms are Volunteering (minicom 01923 727 303) The group is supported by the Police 01923 776611. • Prisons Refuse collection with disabilities to help them live as hygiene and safety standards in catering services to help develop communities Sir James Altham Pool available by phone and in person. Hertfordshire County Council Help with personal care such as getting The PCT aims to help people to stay healthy independently as possible, including There is a wide range of volunteering [email protected] and Three Rivers District Council. and other premises. where people will enjoy living. 020 8421 0211 Three Rivers District Council provides a 01923 471555 in and out of bed, washing, dressing by offering practical support such as: Council Tax direct debit forms can also be adult learning, Blue Badge scheme, opportunities available for individuals, 01923 801138. • investigates complaints in confidence. Thrive Homes owns and manages www.sirjamesaltham.co.uk kerbside collection across the district. www.hertsdirect.org/havesay and bathing. • Running local sessions to help you give filled in on our website and Council Tax can employment advice, mobility services and groups and companies. Security advice is also available from the • works to monitor and reduce noise, around 3,700 rented properties and William Penn Leisure Centre For information and enquiries visit A Parish Councils see Your Parish Council www.hertsdirect.org/acs or ring the up smoking be paid on-line at www.threerivers.gov.uk more, visit www.hertsdirect.org/disability Centre for Voluntary Service in Three Rivers Do your bit Police Crime Prevention Team 101. air pollution and light. more than 400 leasehold properties in 01923 771050 www.threerivers.gov.uk County Council on 0300 123 4042. • Holding support groups for parents You can also pay Council Tax, Business or call 01923 471400. 01923 711174 for the environment To join Neighbourhood Watch ring Computing • monitors contaminated land and makes the Three Rivers district. www.williampennleisure.co.uk or ring 01923 776611 See also Support for carers. • Working with partner groups to organise Rates, Housing Rents, Invoices and For information and advice on services www.cvs-threerivers.org.uk 01923 4720 33. sure redevelopment is done properly. (minicom 01923 727 303). See Libraries and Learning and training. Rickmansworth Public Golf Course health services for people with specific Mortgages by calling the automated for people with learning disabilities visit Voting • investigates complaints about defective Homelessness I See also Recycling. When you have finished with Bus passes Concessionary fares 01923 775278 medical conditions payment line on 0845 60 66 465 – this www.hertsdirect.org/learningdisability drainage, nuisances from bonfires and See Electoral Services. this publication please recycle it. See Housing below. Infectious disease control www.rickmansworthgolfcourse.co.uk line is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Relationship counselling or call 01923 471400. Concessionary scheme for residents See Bus passes. rubbish which can rot. Smoking W aged 60 plus and those who qualify on • registers all businesses which offer skin Housing See Environmental health Watford Woodside Leisure Centre Free smoking cessation services are Three Rivers District Council 01923 Relate Dacorum, Watford and Three Rivers Learning disabilities. Watford and Three Most recycled products offer big savings medical grounds. The scheme works Conservation is also open to Three Rivers residents provide counselling, sex therapy, family Water piercing, tattooing and skin pigmentation See also Private sector housing. Insulation available from West Hertfordshire Primary 776611 (minicom 01923 727 303) Rivers MENCAP is a charity for people in terms of energy consumption and including membership. in conjunction with the national For information about your local nature services. Care Trust. Products used may be www.threerivers.gov.uk counselling and education and training with learning disabilities and their carers. To report leaks as well as information raw materials. Three Rivers District Council is running 01923 892710 Government scheme. reserves, children’s nature activities and For emergency noise complaints out of In 2008 all Council homes were subject to prescription charges. programmes. www.relatewatford.org Services include advice and advocacy, about planned maintenance, water meters, subsidised loft and cavity wall insulation [email protected] Pensioners Recycling paper involves 70% less energy Three Rivers District Council conservation volunteer work. Trees in hours contact Three Rivers District Council transferred to Thrive Homes, which Freephone 0800 389 3998 01923 241 803 leisure opportunities and carer’s breaks, water saving and other information. installation for all home owners. See Older people. consumption than making virgin paper. 01923 776611 conservation areas are protected. on 01923 776611 now own and manage 4,000 properties Free swimming is available for U19s who [email protected] Religion as well as a variety of housing options and Three Valleys Water 0845 782 3333 0800 980 6026 (minicom 01923 727 303). Work cannot be undertaken without See also Licensing, Pest control and across Three Rivers. Services such as live in Three Rivers during August 2011. Pest control A list of faith groups is listed at services for children and young people. (minicom 01707 277 149) www.heepgrant.org Mental health support [email protected] giving six weeks’ notice. Fly-tipping. homelessness and the housing register Half price swimming for OAPs is available The District Council provides a pest control www.threerivers.gov.uk or ring www.watfordmencap.org.uk www.3valleys.co.uk Guideposts Trust. Based in Rickmansworth, The District Council manages 22 See also Animal control and welfare. are still managed by the District Council. Internet for one hour once a week all year. service to private residents and businesses. 01923 776611 01923 713 620 Business rates services and opportunities include social, Watersmeet Conservation Areas protecting special www.threerivers.gov.uk You can book an appointment online Hertfordshire County Council Work Business rates are set by the Government Extended Schools (ESCO) Advice See Libraries and Learning and training. fun, information, training, support etc Residential and nursing home care Competitive rates for all your hall hire architectural and historical interest. 01923 776611. www.threerivers.gov.uk or ring Solutions assist people with a disability and collected by the District Council. A wide range of activities, events and The District Council’s housing department J for people with serious mental health Residential care homes provide personal requirements – weddings, parties, charity Details are available via the Planning A monthly What’s On e-newsletter is 01923 776611 to gain and sustain paid employment. For more information visit Three Rivers District Council training for parents and children in schools gives housing advice and explains housing problems and their carers. care and social support for people who events and corporate meetings. Policy link at www.threerivers.gov.uk options which may include low cost available from www.threerivers.gov.uk (minicom 01923 727 303). www.hertsdirect.org/caresupport/ www.recyclenow.com 01923 776611 and the Three Rivers community. Jobcentre Plus www.guidepoststrust.org.uk/ are not able to manage living in their own 01923 727 391 or ring 01923 776611 home ownership schemes and the 01923 776611. You can also follow us worksolns/ 01442 454464 (minicom 01923 727 303). www.hertsextendedschools.org.uk 0845 60 60 234 sw-hertfordshire Pharmacists homes. Nursing care homes look after (minicom 01923 727 303) (minicom 01923 727 303). Council’s Rent Deposit Guarantee Scheme. at www.twitter.com/threeriversdc See also Support for Carers (above). [email protected] Family Information Service 0300 123 4052 www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk 01923 223554 See Chemists. people who need constant nursing care. www.watersmeet.co.uk