News from Rickmansworth Liberal Democrats - Three Rivers, a Lib Dem Run Council

Welcome to this edition of 'Rickmansworth This Week e-news'. Ann Shaw writes and Les Mead writes, edits and circulates this newsletter. Feed back on this newsletter is welcome.
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The next Rickmansworth Local Area Forum meeting is on November 23rd, at Three Rivers House, starting at 7.30pm. Rickmansworth residents are all welcome. Most of your elected councillors will be there and you will have the opportunity to ask questions, make comments, give your views on local matters. There will be a report from the Police on community safety.……………………………………………………

BeNCH is a Community Rehabilitation Company working in Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire. At anyone time the Community Payback unit is working with around 2,700 people sentenced to unpaid work by the courts. Each year they complete thousands of hours of work that would not otherwise be carried out. Work is done on a variety of projects including ground maintenance and graffiti removal to decorating and work for charities. Nominations for work are received from the public, businesses, voluntary organisations that need help with tasks such as painting, gardening, cleaning and restoration work.

Unpaid work not only gives people the opportunity to pay back for crimes committed , it also gives offenders a routine, the opportunity to learn valuable new skills and work as part of a team. To nominate a project for the Community Payback Teams visit www.benchcrc.org.uk

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The Trussell Trust which supports food banks, including our local food bank, has recorded the highest level of food packs being distributed in its 12 year history. Between April and September 519,342 parcels were distributed.

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Refuse and Recycling Calendars. The annual collection calendars will be delivered at the same time as Three Rivers Times. Delivery starts on 21st November. Calendars can also be obtained online http://www.threerivers.gov.uk/egcl-page/refuse-and-recycling-calenders

A Date for your Diary

Fri 25 Nov Rickmansworth Winter Fayre Join the Town Team in a celebration of our brilliant town at our annual pre-Christmas event. Funfair, festive and food stalls, singing & dancing, Santa's Grotto, Punch & Judy - come and join the family fun. Friday 25th November 5pm till 9pm - Rickmansworth Town Centre. Museum open 6 - 9pm

Ongoing

• Future Friends of Watersmeet Film Society films - Wed 11 January 2017 'Anthropoid' - Thur 19 Jan 'The Girl on a Train' 2.00pm & 7.45pm.
• Artistsmeet at Watersmeet are rounding off a year of varied displays with 'RMS Works on Paper', an exhibition from the pupils at The Royal Masonic School for Girls that features a piece of work from each girl, who is currently working towards a GCSE or A Level in Fine Art or Textile Design. The exhibition aims to showcase the outstanding preparatory drawings, prints, embroidery, models and photographs that often hide within the pages of lovingly crafted sketchbooks and folders. RMS will be running a Christmas themed Lino Printing workshop on 8th December, giving people the chance to print and create their own festive wrappings. For more information about the exhibition and events visit:
  www.threerivers.gov.uk/egcl-page/artistsmeet
• Three Rivers Museum in Basing House next to the library, have displays featuring the Great War & Ancient Order of Foresters - Museum open Mon to Fri 2-4pm, Sat 10am to 4pm. Support your local museum. www.trmt.org.uk videos https://www.youtube.com/user/ThreeRiversMuseum/videos
• Adult oil painting class by local artist Andrew Schofield:- Monday evenings 7pm to 9pm at the Mill End Community Centre. Tuesday daytime 11am to 1pm at the Croxley Sports Guild. All abilities, beginners welcome, I will guide you thorough the oil painting process and after the first class you will have an oil painting you can be proud of. All equipment provided. In my opinion oil painting is the easiest and most forgiving medium to paint with and I hope to prove this to you. Contact me for details ArtAndrewArtist@gmail.com 07908 832834
• Rickmansworth & District Art Society in the reception area of Three Rivers House (the council Offices) Mick Currey will be displaying his work for the month of November.
• The Mill Photography Club has produced its programme for the second half of this year. You can find it on the website www.millphotos.com. Meetings Fridays, fortnightly at The Mill, Berry Lane Methodist Church. All welcome, any standard, no fees.
• Croxley Camera Club is known as the friendly photographic society for Three Rivers District. They have photographic advice available from specialists in many genres including nature, landscape, and studio. Meet on Thursdays in the Croxley Green Community Centre at 7:45. New members of all abilities are always warmly welcome. http://croxleycameraclub.com/
• Watford Mencap hold a Coffee Morning every 3rd Tuesday in the month at their Head Office in The Town Hall, Rickmansworth High Street from 10.30am to 12.00 noon. Apart from it being a social opportunity for our clients and their carers to meet and catch up over refreshments and cakes, one of the aims is to raise local awareness of the charity and how they support people with learning disabilities. Anyone is welcome to join us if they are passing.
• Ricky Folk meet at 8.15pm in the back bar of the Conservative Club, Bury Lane on the 2nd Tuesday of every month. You can sing, play or both or simply come and listen. No entrance fee and drinks are at club prices. In exchange for the facilities they entertain members of the Club at summer events each year and participate in other local events.
• A full list of forthcoming events at Watersmeet - click link http://www.watersmeet.co.uk/whats-on/
• Ricky Green Social are a group from Rickmansworth who meet on the first Saturday every month to socialise and work on greening the area. Meetings take place at the Cafe in the Park at the Aquadrome - 11.00am to 1.00pm.
• Police Officers from the Local Neighbourhood Team would like to hear from residents if they have any information about drug use or crime. To report any information, intelligence or suspicious behaviour. Please phone on 101, or speak anonymously to Crime Stoppers on 0800 555111 or email Neil.CANNING@Herts.pnn.police.uk
• Herts County Council fault reporting https://www.hertsdirect.org/faultreporting/
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The small print. This newsletter started ten years ago in February 2006 and is sent to more than 550 local people. Ann Shaw is a local Three Rivers Councillor. Les Mead is a Trustee at Rickmansworth Waterways Trust and Vice Chairman of Three Rivers Museum Trust.