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

Welcome to this edition of 'Rickmansworth This Week e-news'

Really bad news - The Pynesfield Gravel extraction application, rejected by both TRDC and HCC, has been allowed on appeal.
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Countryside campaigners have calculated that the number of homes planned to be built in the Green Belt has increased to 360,000.
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Garages to rent. Available in most areas. Further information on the Three Rivers District Council (TRDC) website www.threerivers.gov.uk or 01923 776611
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TRDC recently arranged a meeting with local residents to discuss issues around Hate Crime, to hear their experience and its impact, to help assess the current level of hate crime, to find out how confident residents are in reporting hate crime. If you experience or witness a hate crime incident, whether verbal or physical, please report it to the police on 101.…………………………………………………………..

Six Hertfordshire authorities, including TRDC, have joined forces to create a new, fully integrated Building Control Service for the county combining resources and expertise to provide a more flexible and efficient response to building control issues.
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Dates for your Diary.

• Friends of Watersmeet Film Society films:
  Thursday 23rd February 'Our Little Sister' 2.00pm & 7.45pm
  Wednesday 22 Feb 'Street Cat Named Bob'
• Thursday 16 Mar 'United Kingdom'

Ongoing

• Artistsmeet at Watersmeet Welcome to local photographer Duncan Unsworth to our gallery, with a fascinating collection of images inspired by the natural world. Unearthing the rivers of Rickmansworth and London. 'Rivers' Tue 10 Jan - Fri 24 February 2017 Mon - Fri 10am - 4pm Free entry, 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
• 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. The club meets Fridays, fortnightly at The Mill at 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/
• Rickmansworth Town team are responsible for most of the events organised in our area. They organised the Queens birthday Celebrations https://youtu.be/cEs9QdKK2XE , Ricky Folk Festival and the flags in the High Street commemorating those who gave their lives in World Wars and the Winter Fayre.
• 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. Phone 101, or speak anonymously to Crime Stoppers on 0800 555111 or email Neil.CANNING@Herts.pnn.police.uk
• Highway Faults - Fault reporting https://www.hertsdirect.org/faultreporting/

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The small print. This newsletter started in February 2006 and is sent to more than 550 local people - it is distributed by Mailchimp. 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.