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

• Thur 10th Dec 8pm Rickmansworth Historical Society welcomes Stephen Morrill, who will give an Illustrated talk on the local Commonwood House. This house has in its time , been a family home, a Merchant Bank and a Notorious Country Club. Cloisters Hall, The Cloisters opp St Joan of Arc School, High Street, Rickmansworth, WD3 1HL. Details www.rickmansworthhistoricalsociety.btck.co.uk tel 01923 248581 Visitor's welcome £3.
• Sat 12th Dec Batchworth Lock Carol Service at 4.30pm. The Annual Carol Service is organised by the Boaters Christian Fellowship and will be held at Batchworth. Come along and enjoy this family friendly service by the canal. See a video from 2010 when Deborah Snowball led the proceedings https://youtu.be/_ZL6c8tbi6U
• Thur 15th Jan Friends Of Watersmeet Films present 'Suffragette'

Ongoing

• Now to Thur 31 Dec Open Exhibition at Artistsmeet 'Capturing the Essence of Time' The full list of participating artists will be published on the Artistsmeet Facebook page www.facebook.com/artistsmeet
  
  
• Future F.O.W Films at Watersmeet - 21st Jan Spectre (James Bond)

• 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.

• Three Rivers Museum in Basing House next to the library, have three displays featuring the Great War. - 1) "The-Send Off". 1914 --1915. A display depicting rural, domestic life in the early years of WW1. - 2) "Egg farm to wind farm" with information from RES - 3) Maple Lodge Nature Reserve. Photos and information about this "hidden gem" past Mill End and near Maple Cross off the Uxbridge Road. Museum open Mon to Fri 2-4pm, Sat 10am to 4pm. Free. Support you local museum.

• Art Exhibition by local artists in TRDC Council Offices, in the reception area next to the stairs (in the foyer). Hazel Clark is exhibiting a selection of her recent paintings for the month of December.

• Rickmansworth and District Art Society meet in the Cloisters Hall on the first Thursday of the month.

• Croxley Camera Club is the photographic society for Three Rivers district and is known as the friendly club. They have a range of photographic interests and skills within the club with photographic advice available from specialists in many genres including nature, landscape, studio and other areas. They meet every Thursday between September and May (starts 3rd Sept) in the Croxley Green Community Centre at 7:30 for a 7:45 start. New members of all abilities are always warmly welcome. information about the club please go to their website: http://croxleycameraclub.com/
  
  
• A full list of forthcoming events at Watersmeet can be seen by clicking this link http://www.watersmeet.co.uk/whats-on/
  
  
• Ricky This Week is now also available on Twitter. Some weeks, through re-tweets it reaches over 1000 people @LesMead_
  
  
• Police Officers from the Local Neighbourhood Team would like to hear from residents if they have any information about drug use or crime. Please report any information, intelligence or suspicious behaviour. Please phone on 101, or speak anonymously to Crime Stoppers on 0800 555111 or email ryan.hemmings@herts.pnn.police.uk
  
  
• Herts County Council fault reporting www.hertsdirect.org/faultreporting/