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In North Hertfordshire COMMUNITY NEWS FROM NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL OUTLOOK #LOVEPARKS ANNUAL REVIEW MEET AND EAT WHAT’S ON AMAZING GRAZING IN NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE AUTUMN 2017 www.north-herts.gov.uk AUTUMN 2017 OUTLOOK 1 FROM THE LEADER In this edition of Outlook you A larger example where we are trying Finally, in other will find our Annual Review, to reduce costs is in awarding a joint news, while we which should give you a flavour of contract with East Herts Council do not yet have the projects we have been delivering for our waste and recycling service. an opening for residents over the last year and We had a huge response to our date for the an update on our finances moving consultation on potential options for new North forward. With the money we receive the contract, the results of which we Hertfordshire from central Government significantly are currently analysing. I would like to Museum, the fit out is now nearly declining year on year, we are in thank everyone who responded, we complete and so we are offering a challenging position whereby we really value your feedback. A special members of the public guided need to find ways to reduce our costs Cabinet meeting will be held in the behind the scenes tours, so that and also increase our income. We are Autumn, where the new contract you can see what a fantastic doing everything we can to try and will be awarded and the options facility this will be. See minimise the impact on residents. agreed. There are clearly difficult opposite for details. One small example of a saving decisions to be made, as we do we have recently made is that we need to find savings wherever we CLLR LYNDA NEEDHAM, will be reducing the frequency of can, however your feedback will LEADER OF NORTH this magazine from four to three be invaluable to Councillors as they HERTFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL editions a year. weigh up the options. In this issue... PAGE. 6 Waste & Recycling PAGE. 3 North Hertfordshire Museum PAGE. 12 Annual Review PAGE. 5 Nature Reserves PAGE. 18 What’s On DIRECT LINES • North Herts Leisure Centre, Letchworth 01462 679 311 CONTACTING NHDC Benefits 01462 474597 letchworth@stevenage- Most NHDC services can be accessed online. Careline Community Alarms leisure.co.uk Find out the date of your next waste collection, 0300 999 2 999 • Royston Leisure Centre apply for a licence, report an issue, register 01763 255 190 Housing Advice 01462 474 682 to vote or pay a bill, all through our website: [email protected] www.north-herts.gov.uk Waste and Recycling Collection including: OTHER CONTACTS: • Missed bins • Street cleaning HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY • Graffiti • Litter COUNCIL • General waste & recycling queries call: Veolia 0800 328 6023 To report issues with streetlights, OUT OF HOURS potholes, traffic lights and other highways issues, use the Herts Out of Hours in an Emergency: Highways fault reporting system Homelessness, Environmental www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/faultreporting Health, Street Cleansing, Parks, Public Buildings and Car Parks: For general enquiries contact 0300 777 4125 0300 123 4040 OTHER WAYS TO CONTACT US: LEISURE CENTRES Phone: 01462 474000 NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE HOMES www.facebook.com/northhertsDC Stevenage Leisure Limited (SLL) manage NHDC owned Leisure Centres. Tel: 0330 343 0016 Email: [email protected] www.nhh.org.uk @NorthHertsDC • Hitchin Swim Centre 01462 441 646 HOWARD COTTAGE Our Customer Services Centre is currently based • Archers Fitness Centre, HOUSING ASSOCIATION at Town Lodge, Gernon Road, Letchworth, while Hitchin 01462 437 111 Tel: 01462 683307 our offices undergo refurbishment. [email protected] www.howard-cottage.co.uk 2 OUTLOOK follow us on twitter @NorthHertsDC AUTUMN 2017 #LoveParks summer fun North Hertfordshire in North Hertfordshire Museum – see behind the scenes! There were many reasons to residents to share on social #LoveParks in North Hertfordshire media why they love their parks. In the run up to the opening of the new this Summer, the first of which There are many reasons to North Hertfordshire Museum in Hitchin, was a week long celebration love your local parks, from we are now offering ‘Behind the in July. superb play areas to splash Scenes’ guided tours of the two main parks, to areas for quiet galleries, ‘Discovering North Herts’ and NHDC joined in with Keep Britain relaxation or sporting ‘Living in North Herts’. Tidy’s national Love Parks Week, activities, there is something which ran from 14-23 July, by The Museum will display collections for everyone. promoting the wide range of from the old Letchworth and Hitchin park activities run by Active For more information about museums and many items from around North Herts, such as yoga and Active North Herts visit: the District that have never before been boxercise. We also encouraged www.activenorthherts.co.uk on public display. The free tours are running from 2pm - 3pm on Mondays, 10am -11am on Wednesdays, and 5pm - 6pm on Thursdays. Places are limited to 12 people per tour and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Please note access to the upper floor for the tours is by stairs. Much of the museum is now complete, and it really is fabulous. The tours will give people an exclusive opportunity to see the displays and exhibits that have been completed so far. For more information about the Museum and to book a place on the tour, please visit: https://www.facebook.com northhertsmuseum open spaces in the UK for having Five North excellent facilities, being well Hertfordshire Parks managed and maintained and for engaging the local community. awarded Green The parks awarded were: Ivel Flag status Springs in Baldock, which received We are very lucky in North the award for a third year. Howard Hertfordshire to be blessed with Park and Gardens in Letchworth fantastic parks and open spaces, and received the award for the fourth we are delighted to announce that year running and Norton Common Common in Hitchin retained its we have retained ‘Green Flag’ status in Letchworth and Priory Memorial award for another year. All five at five of our open spaces this year. Gardens in Royston received the sites are among a record-breaking The Green Flag Awards Scheme national award for their eighth 1,797 UK parks and green spaces to recognises the best parks and consecutive year. Oughtonhead received this prestigious Award. follow us on twitter @NorthHertsDC AUTUMN 2017 like our Facebook page www.facebook.com/northhertsDC OUTLOOK 3 ADVERTISEMENT NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE Fitness for all ages in North Herts DISTRICT COUNCIL THE ELIMINATOR .co.uk CAN YOU COMPLETE THE ELIMINATOR? Every School Holiday on Tuesday & Thursday 1.30 - 3.30pm FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT 01462 437 111 [email protected] Fishponds Road, Hitchin, Herts SG5 1HA *Terms and conditions apply. Times correct at time of printing. Gym & Swim .co.uk No joining fee Memberships throughout Available September!* 4 No contract 4 Over 60 workout 4 Online booking classes per week FOR MORE INFORMATION 4 Gym 4 1 free Personal CONTACT 01763 255 190 4 Swimming Training session [email protected] Woodcock Road, Royston, Herts SG8 7XT *Terms and conditions apply. Offer ends 30th September 2017. .co.uk NEW STUDIO with an expanded timetable NORTH HERTS 120 WEEKLY CLASSES LEISURE CENTRE Our brand new timetable is packed with a range of classes for everyone! Hand in this voucher* to our sales team to book in for one free class at North Herts Leisure Centre. FOR MORE INFORMATION name CONTACT 01462 679 311 phone number [email protected] email Baldock Road, Letchworth, Herts SG6 2ER *Terms and conditions apply. Voucher expires 28th February 2018. 4 OUTLOOK AUTUMN 2017 Exploring Purwell Valley A chain of wetland sites runs through already easy to see. Later in 2017, the heart of Hitchin, along the rivers new interpretation entrance signs and Purwell and Hiz, offering a great benches will be installed, along with opportunity to explore nature close the replacement of steps, with an to the town centre and providing a easy access ramp at a key entrance valuable series of stepping stones for to the Common. wildlife along the valley. Just to the North, Burymead Springs Within a couple of miles, you can is a haven for wildlife in an industrial visit Purwell Meadows, Walsworth setting, sandwiched between the Common, Cadwell Lane Playing Field Hitchin railway flyover and a scrapyard. and Burymead Springs, all owned Its reedbed, a rare habitat in and managed by NHDC working in Hertfordshire, supports breeding reed partnership with the Countryside warblers and sedge warblers in the Management Service (CMS). Summer and roosting reed buntings in the winter. CMS are currently writing At Walsworth Common, a £10,000 a new green space action plan for project supported by the Tesco Bags Burymead Springs on behalf of NHDC of Help scheme, is underway to and would welcome any comments enhance habitats and access across you have on its future management. the site. An overgrown pond has already been restored by clearing scrub around it and removing silt. For more information, visit the This has increased light levels and CMS website: www.hertfordshire. created areas of deeper water, gov.uk/cms email: northeast.cms@ helping the pond support a greater hertfordshire.gov.uk or tel: variety of wildlife – the benefits are 01992 588433 Cows moooove in to North Herts Cows on our nature reserves are extended to include wet fenland now grow in abundance. Grazing saving our traditional landscapes and grasslands in danger of will help encourage other wild and rarest wildflowers. being lost. flowers and protect the archaeology from heavy machinery.
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