Tring Friday Market - This Week on Wednesday
Christmas Day is falling on a Friday this year.
Christmas Day is falling on a Friday this year.
Update on former gasworks site, Wharf Lane. Work to complete the new underground module should be completed by Christmas. The second stage of the work starts on Jan.18th. The old pressure reduction station will be dismantled. This is expected to be completed by the spring. National Grid thanks residents for their patience during the road closures at the start of the work. If you have any questions ring the NG community helpline on 0800 073 1047. ………………………………………………………. The Dragon and St George - Croxley Mummers will be performing around Croxley this coming Sunday. Starting at All Saints at 11.15am, visiting Dickinson Square, the Red House, the Fox and Hounds, the Coach and Horses, the Artichoke and finishing at The Sportsman at 3.00pm. Traditional Christmas entertainment for all the family. ………………………………………… The number of families on the brink of homelessness has risen sharply over the last 5 years. In the year up to last March local authorities in England helped 205,100 families, a 46%
Last week I was very pleased to accompany Val Male from Herts County Council's "Safer Routes to Schools" Dept on a visit to Bishop Wood School.
Dacorum's Clean, Safe and Green Team have now trimmed the hedge along London Road, Tring and cut it back to a safe height at the approach to the crossing at the end of Pound Meadow.
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron MP has welcomed the Paris Agreement to tackle climate change.
COME AND VISIT TRING ON SUNDAY 13TH DECEMBER
Today is Human Rights Day . December 10th The anniversary of the day the UN adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. It was incorporated into UK law by the Human Rights Act. It is ironic that in the very year we have been celebrating the sealing of Magna Carta the Human Rights legacy has come under attack. We must be vigilant. Complacency is all too easy. ……………………………………………………………………….. We have been asked why there is scaffolding around Three Rivers House. It is accommodating the installation of photovoltaic panels on the roof. ………………………………………………………. Come and Sing - All Welcome. Carol Singing at Batchworth Lock on Saturday 12th December at 4.30pm. The following Saturday 19th, there will be Carol Singing with collections for Water Aid outside M and S from 10.00 -11.00am, and at Tudor Parade from 2.00 - 3.00pm. …………………………………………………………………………. The Christmas Experience, 14th -19th December at St Mary's Church. Tableaux of 5 aspects of the Christmas Story - the Bor
The "Capacity Factor" is a measure of the percentage time a power generator produces its design maximum compared to what is possible.
The crossing over London Road, Tring, at the end of Footpath 41 across the Pound Meadow is used by many people, including hundreds of school children on their way to and from Tesco. Poor visibility here has been a problem for a long time and Herts County Council put in an extension to the safety barrier to help improve matters.
CitiParks are improving the Watford town centre car parks.
Last week Liberal Democrats from all over Hertfordshire gathered for a Jazz Evening in Watford's renowned Pump House venue - noted for its regular jazz events.
With Lib Dem Minister Ed Davey running Environment and Vince Cable in Business we had a fast growing industry, the greenest set of policies ever and a growing UK manufacturing industry building wind and solar generators for sustainable power.