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dacorum
digest
Summer 2013
News from your council
Inside
College
plans
see page 3
Young
film–makers
see page 5
Discover
Dacorum
see page 8
It’s playtime
What’s on
see page 13
Something for everyone to enjoy this summer
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02
I Welcome
Water friends for?
The new group ‘Friends of the Water
Gardens’ held its first formal meeting in
March. Now its members are calling for
more volunteers to join them as they
help us to restore the Jellicoe Water
Gardens to its former glory.
Welcome to the summer issue of Dacorum
If you’re interested in learning more
Digest. This is one of the ways that we
about the history of the Gardens,
keep you up to date with the work that
helping to shape their restoration,
we, Dacorum Borough Council, are doing to
or you fancy digging in and getting
support local people and businesses across the
your hands dirty by helping us, please
borough, and give you important information
contact Claire Covington,
and news about your local services.
claire.covington@dacorum.gov.uk
or 01442 228000.
One of our main priorities, and one that
I have been talking about for a long
while now, is our focus on boosting the
For more information about
local economy; helping to support local
our plans for the Water
businesses; building new skills and jobs
Gardens go to
locally; encouraging new investment into the
www.dacorum.gov.uk/
borough; and regenerating some of the
greenspaces
out-dated parts of our main town.
I am delighted that in these pages there
are plenty of examples of how these plans
are coming together. We’re a step closer to
a new state-of-the-art-college with plans
that will regenerate Hemel Hempstead
town centre (page 3). There are exciting
funding opportunities for small and new
businesses with big ideas (page 3). And we
are making it easier for people to get to
work at Maylands, our thriving business
park (page 11). We’re also encouraging more
visitors to enjoy the borough’s many unique
attractions. If you look in the centre pages
It’s playtime!
We have given eight of our children’s
To find out about other
playgrounds a new lease of life with
play areas go to
exciting new equipment. New basket
www.dacorum.gov.uk and search
swings and climbing apparatus, along with
‘play areas’.
play panels featuring shape and number
puzzles, mean that children of all ages can
enjoy more variety.
you too may discover something new to
We held free family fun days at the
enjoy in Dacorum this summer.
newly refurbished play areas over the
I know that times are tough for a lot of
people, and that’s why we’re planning for
a bright future for the borough, where our
local residents can thrive and prosper.
Easter school holidays, with face painting,
giveaways, fun activities and the chance
for children to try out the new features.
You’ll find the new equipment at
Butts Meadow and Lagley Meadow in
Have an enjoyable summer.
Berkhamsted, Miswell Lane in Tring,
Hyde Lane in Bovingdon, Lockers Park in
Boxmoor, Coronation Fields in Bennetts
Councillor Andrew Williams
Leader of the Council
Cover:
Florence (6)
enjoys the
new play
equipment
at her local
playground.
Page 2.
End, Jocketts Field in Chaulden and
Warners End Valley in Gadebridge.
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News I 03
Could you impress the Dragons?
Want to start your own business?
For more information and to download
Considering setting up a new social
an application pack, visit
enterprise? Or maybe you already run a
www.dacorumlooknofurther.co.uk/
small business or social enterprise and
dacorums-den or contact Lisa Devayya
you want to try out a new idea? Enter
lisa.devayya@dacorum.gov.uk,
Dacorum’s Den and you could come away
01442 228000.
with a £1000 grant to help you on
your way.
The closing date for applications is
12 noon, Friday 7 June. If you’re
For the second year our panel of Dragons,
shortlisted you will be invited to present
representing local businesses and business
your idea to the Dacorum’s Den panel on
advisors, is looking to award funding
Friday 12 June.
to local small businesses, with fifty
employees or less, who impress them with
their ideas to start up, develop or expand.
Last year, eight local small businesses
received a grant from Dacorum’s Den.
Launch Pad brings new businesses to market
Hemel Launch Pad lifts off this
unique scheme that offers training,
business plans with the most potential
summer, boosting new business
mentoring and funding of up to £500 for
will be awarded a grant of up to £500,
initiatives in the town centre. It offers
each successful applicant.
one-to-one mentoring, and a free
budding entrepreneurs the opportunity
Applicants will get free basic business
market stall to rocket their retail or
to develop their business ideas from
skills training from local business
service business idea into a real
initial spark through to lift off.
experts, covering everything from
world setting.
We’re working with the Hemel
business concept development and
For more information contact
Hempstead Town Centre Partnership
finance basics, to writing a business
Lee Byrne: lee.byrne@dacorum.gov.uk
and Saunders Markets Ltd on this
plan. At the end of the training, the
or 01442 228000.
(Picture: Last year’s Dacorum’s Dragons.
From left to right: MP Mike Penning,
Maree Atkinson from FSB, Dacorum
Borough Council’s Chris Taylor and Andy
Cook from FFEI).
Election
results
An election was held on Thursday
2 May for all seats on Hertfordshire
County Council and for the Watling ward
of Dacorum Borough Council.
You can find the results of these elections
at www.dacorum.gov.uk/elections
Sale of Civic Centre site triggers
the town centre of the future
Hemel Hempstead has come a step
closer to getting a brand new, state-ofthe-art college campus as our plans to
help kick-start regeneration in the town
continue to move forward.
We have now signed a legal agreement
to sell the land that Hemel Hempstead
Civic Centre sits on, to West Herts
College. The sale will mean that
Morrisons will be able to move forward
with their plans to build both a new
supermarket and the new college.
And they are now ready to share
their detailed plans for the
£50m development.
The new facilities will mean that West
Herts College can continue to offer popular
courses for people of all ages, as well
as providing more focused courses to
meet the essential skills for the jobs of
the future and help ensure that the local
economy is competitive.
Artist’s impression of new college
The development is part of plans to
build a new public service hub that
will bring together a new library, a
community meeting space, the Council’s
headquarters and offices for a number
of local voluntary organisations.
Find out more about plans for the
town at www.dacorum.gov.uk/
hemelevolution
04
I Young Dacorum
Bright
lights of
Berkhamsted
Gadebridge skate park –
make it big
Skaters and BMXers have come
to ensure that any changes we make
together to raise money to improve
are what skaters and BMXers in the
Gadebridge Skate Park and are
town need.
calling for more people to join them
You can help: The group need more
and help to ‘make it big’.
skaters and BMXers to help; by
Some of the regular skaters from the
giving their views, helping organise
park organised themselves into a
fundraising and the skate bash, or
formal group and have started raising
encouraging other people to
some cash by selling branded t-shirts
help out.
and fundraising, and now they’re
If you’re interested contact
getting ready to hold a skate bash.
Claire Lynch on
The group formed last year after we
claire.lynch@dacorum.gov.uk,
asked users of the skate park how
01442 228000 or find Hemel
they wanted it to be improved. Since
Skate Park Group on Facebook.
then they’ve been working with us
Berkhamsted Youth Town Council has
Partnership. We supported the young
raised the money to have lights installed
group through the consultation and
at the Canal Fields Skate Park. The lights,
planning process and will be
installed in February, now light up the
responsible for maintaining the lights
popular skate park until 10pm, making it
at the skate park.
safer and easier for young people in the
area to use it more often.
The Youth Council raised around £3800
for the lighting through fundraising
including cake and doughnut sales
and community events, and by
applying for funding from the Lions
Club, Berkhamsted Town Council
and Dacorum’s Community Safety
To find out more about the work of
Berkhamsted youth Town Council
contact the clerk,
claire.muir@swanyouthproject.com
If you would like to get involved in a
similar project in your area contact
claire.lynch@dacorum.gov.uk or
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Kings Langley
The Youth Action Entertainers have been
residents, serving tea and coffee and
visiting our older residents at Willow Edge
performing if they choose. They take
supported homes in Kings Langley. Eight
private bookings, so if you know of a
of our talented young volunteers provided
group who would like to be entertained
entertainment with piano, guitar, songs
please get in touch. We ask for a donation
and theatrical performances.
towards the project.
Youth Action Entertainers are young
If you would like to know more or to join
people who volunteer their time by
the Youth Action Entertainers contact
visiting people in the Council’s supported
stephanie.bailey@dacorum.gov.uk or call
homes across the borough, chatting with
her on 01442 228000.
Young Dacorum I 05
Young film-makers in action
Students from Dacorum’s secondary
got their message across. It was inspiring
schools showed us why they think voting
to see so many talented young people
is important. Our film competition gave
working together”.
them a chance to work with an award-
The winning film was ‘The path to
winning director and have their film used
democracy’ from the Rudolf Steiner school,
in one of our election campaigns.
which took a creative and hard-hitting
Following workshops earlier this year,
look at how having your say in elections
where students explored film-making
can make a real difference to your life.
techniques and the importance of
Longdean School took second and third
voting, we received nine entries to our
place with ‘The resistance’ and ‘The movie’.
competition. A panel of nine judges which
We will be using the winning video to
included local director David Wachs, and
encourage young voters to have a say in
the Council’s Portfolio Holder for Residents
elections. Watch the films on our
and Regulatory Services Cllr Neil Harden,
YouTube channel:
decided on the winning films.
www.youtube.co.uk/dacorumbc.
Cllr Neil Harden said “All the videos were
If you would like to get involved in
original and of an extremely high standard.
events like this in the future contact
We chose the winning videos based on
claire.lynch@dacorum.gov.uk or call
their film-making skills and how well they
her on 01442 228000.
Come out to play
Our free adventure playgrounds in Hemel Hempstead have plenty going on this summer for
children aged 6 to 12 and their families. Come along and enjoy a range of free adventure
play, activities, workshops, arts and crafts, sports, games and competitions.
Adeyfield: Turners Hill
Children under 6 are welcome when
01442 242852
accompanied by a responsible adult. The
National Playday
adeyfield.adventureplayground@
playgrounds are open access, so children
All our playgrounds put on a family
dacorum.gov.uk
can come and go.
play day during the week of
Bennetts End: Rant Meadow
The playgrounds are open after school
National Playday.
01442 242301
and at weekends during term time.
With stalls, bouncy castle, BBQ
In the school holidays they are open on
and refreshments as well as all the
week days. They are closed on weekends
playgrounds facilities to enjoy, come
Chaulden: Long Chaulden
and bank holidays during the school
along to a fun day of play:
01442 213864
holidays, and closed the weekends before
chaulden.adventureplayground@
and after the holidays.
bennettsend.adventureplayground@
dacorum.gov.uk
dacorum.gov.uk
11am to 4pm
Adeyfield: Tuesday 6 August
Youth clubs at the Adventure Playgrounds
Grovehill/Woodhall Farm:
For 11 to 16 year olds term time and
Bennetts End: Thursday 8 August
Redbourn Road
throughout the school holidays.
Chaulden: Friday 9 August
01442 215872
7 to 9pm, entrance 50p.
grovehill.adventureplayground@
dacorum.gov.uk
Grovehill/Woodhall Farm:
Contact your local playground for
more details.
Raising their game
Wednesday 7 August
From kicking to coaching
Following on from last October’s
on 01442 507155 or
gemma.roake@sportspace.co.uk
Young people from Adeyfield Adventure
and chose to spend it on improving the
Kick Racism Out of Football events,
Playground’s youth club are working
Adeyfield care home’s garden.
over 45 young people from the Hemel
to renovate the communal garden at
MENCAP is also working with the youth
Hempstead area have completed an
Mountbatten Lodge, as part of a project
club to run an accredited law and order
eight week course in football coaching.
If you’d like to get involved
with MENCAP.
course, and to offer support groups to help
If you missed out, don’t worry! Working
in future activities to Kick
the young people develop their confidence
with Sportspace, the local sports charity,
Racism Out of Football
and self-esteem.
we’re offering you the chance to take
contact Claire Lynch, our
part in the level two Community Sports
Active Communities
Leader Award, at Hemel Sportspace
Officer on
Monday 27 May to Thursday 30 May.
claire.lynch@dacorum.gov.uk
The Raising Your Game project aims to
empower young people, and help them
develop new skills and make a positive
To find out more about the project, speak
difference in their community. The youth
to Matt on
club was given £200 to spend on a
adeyfield.adventureplayground@
project that would benefit their local area,
dacorum.gov.uk or 01442 242852.
To find out more, contact
Gemma Roake at Sportspace
or 01442 228000
06
I Green Dacorum
Three steps to fresher
bins this summer
A41 clear up
This winter, our Clean, Safe and Green
Summer’s here and we’re looking
things fresh. You can feed your green
team collected almost two tonnes
forward to enjoying some warm
bin with all cooked and uncooked food
of litter from the sides of the A41.
weather. If you’re concerned about
waste, including meat, poultry and fish,
We carry out two litter picks along
smells and flies around your bins, here
along with garden waste, and simple
the dual carriageway every year, to
are some tips that can help:
natural cardboard (remove sticky tape
pick up the litter people have thrown
and staples though).
from their cars – things like cigarette
To make things easier, we can give you
packets, crisp packets and coffee cups.
a free, five litre kitchen kaddy to collect
Clearing this litter is an expensive
your food waste in before you take it
operation: during a litter pick, the high
out to the green bin – call
speed road needs to be closed, and we
01442 228000 and ask for Waste
need to pick up litter from both sides
Services. If you’re concerned about food
of the A41, from the M25 roundabout
waste sitting around though, you can put
in Kings Langley all the way to the
it into either your grey or green bins,
Icknield Way junction in Tring.
1.Line it
Lining your green and grey wheeled bins
with newspaper or plain cardboard will
stop waste from sticking to the bottom.
2.Wrap it
As well as lining your bins, you can
wrap up your waste. Waste for your
grey bin can be put into bin liners or
so it’s collected every week. Remember
carrier bags. Food waste should be
that while the contents of your green
wrapped in newspaper or placed in a
bin will be turned into compost, waste in
compostable bag in your kitchen kaddy
your grey bin will go straight to landfill.
for emptying into your green wheeled
to road users, and if you’re caught
If you’re tempted to throw litter out
dropping litter you could get a £75
of your car – think again. Littering
on-the-spot fine. Please take your litter
isn’t just an eyesore – it can become
home with you, or find a suitable bin
a serious hazard, both to wildlife and
to put it into.
bin. We sell small compostable bags for
the kitchen kaddy for £2.25 (roll of 25
Please remember to recycle
your plastics, food tins, drink
cans, newspapers, magazines,
junk mail, and glass bottles
and jars.
bags). Larger compostable waste sacks
are also available to buy at £2.20 for
10 or £5.50 for a roll of 25. (There’s
a discount for Dacorum Card holders).
Buy yours from Hemel Hempstead and
You can also recycle many
other items including food and
drink cartons (such as Tetra
Pak) at the Household Waste
Recycling Centres on Eastman
Way in Hemel Hempstead
and on Northbridge Road
in Berkhamsted. For more
information, visit
www.wasteaware.org.uk
Berkhamsted Civic Centres and Victoria
Hall, Tring (we can only accept cheque
or card payments). You can also buy
suitable compostable kitchen kaddy
bags at www.bincompany.com in the
food waste bags section. Please do
not use any other biodegradable bags
as they may not be suitable for our
composting process.
3.Cover it
For more information on
recycling, visit
www.dacorum.gov.uk/
recycling or call
01442 228000 and ask for
Waste Services.
Food waste that’s left uncovered in the
kitchen can attract flies. If they lay eggs
in your waste, it’ll be transferred into
your bin, where they may hatch.
Knowing which waste items can be put
in which bin may also help you keep
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Schools’ bright
sparks recycle
725 computers and other electrical
explained: “We offered to collect the
items have been recycled by
recycling from all the local authority schools
schools in Dacorum, as part of a
in the borough and 16 took part, recycling
county-wide project.
725 items. This has diverted a phenomenal
As a member of Hertfordshire Waste
Partnership we helped local schools
amount of waste from landfill. A big thank
you goes to all of the schools involved.”
dispose of their old and unwanted
88 other schools throughout Hertfordshire
electrical equipment by arranging to
got on board too, with a total of 3,568
have them recycled. Electronic waste
items of electrical equipment being
is the fastest growing waste stream in
collected in just three days.
the UK. More than one million tonnes of
electronic goods are sold every year, but
only around a third is recycled*.
The electrical equipment will be taken
apart and the different materials recycled
and manufactured into new items.
Councillor Julie Laws, Portfolio Holder
*Source: European recycling Platform
for Environment and Sustainability,
(ERP UK Ltd).
Green Dacorum I 07
Are you our Community
Champion for 2013?
The birds
and the bees
We’re giving nature a helping hand
and turning some of the borough’s
Sustainability, says “This is the fifth
roundabouts into a natural haven
year of the awards, and I know
for wildlife by bringing more
that there are selfless people who
wildflowers into bloom. Wildflowers
are doing things like litter picking
don’t just look pretty – they play an
whilst walking their dog, or helping
important role in the natural world
their neighbours to recycle. Your
too. Wildflowers help to attract
good deeds for the community can
insects and other wildlife, which
be big or small so please don’t be
sustains our food chain.
shy in coming forward. We’re keen
to recognise your passion and your
pride in your local area.”
Our Clean, Safe and Green team has
planted a mixture of wildflowers
on two roundabouts on Link Road,
If you’re someone who goes the extra
Hemel Hempstead, and along part of
mile for your community – or if you
Breakspear Way. For the first year the
know someone who does – you can
flowers will be cut short to allow their
enter this year’s awards by filling in
roots to get established, but the first
our nomination form. You’ll find it
blooms should appear next spring.
at www.dacorum.gov.uk/csgawards,
or ask for a copy by emailing
Cllr Julie Laws, Portfolio Holder
We’re looking for 2013’s Clean, Safe
a twice-weekly programme of
and Green Community Champions.
environmental clean up tasks, like
Now in its fifth year, the award
hedge-cutting and litter-picking. We
recognises those individuals or
also recognised Marc Simpson, the
groups who volunteer their time to
“Rubbish Runner” from Tring, who
The closing date for entries is
make Dacorum cleaner, safer, and
picks up litter every time he goes out
environment. With species like bees
5pm on Friday 9 August 2013. The
greener. Last year, we awarded the
running, and brings it home to recycle.
and butterflies under threat, we will
winner will receive a trophy and be
trophy to the Hemel Hempstead
Councillor Julie Laws, Portfolio
be stepping up our work to promote
featured in a future issue of
Conservation Volunteers, who run
Holder for Environment and
biodiversity within the borough.”
Dacorum Digest.
cleansafegreen@dacorum.gov.uk or
calling 01442 228000 and asking for
Clean, Safe and Green.
for Environmental Services and
Sustainability, said “Planting these
flowers is just one of the ways
we’re working to protect the local
Love where you live: Kings Langley
Students at Kings Langley School
Headteacher Gary Lewis said:
‘Love where you live’ is the
or your organisation litter picking
spent a Saturday in March clearing
“ The students are encouraged to
message from the national
equipment for your event and we
litter from around the village.
engage in their community and
Keep Britain Tidy campaign. We
will arrange for the sacks of litter
25 students, between 11 and 16
contribute to their community
encourage everyone to take pride
to be collected.
years old, collected five sacks of
whether it be the one they live in,
in where they live, and through
litter in a couple of hours.
go to school in or indeed the wider
our Let’s Tidy Dacorum Together
The school often carries out
community. This is a vital part of
scheme we support groups who
litter picks in the village as part
character development and making
want to tidy their areas. We are
of its Pledge an Hour appeal
where we live, work and play the
always looking for more groups,
where students volunteer their
kind of place we really want to be
businesses and schools to carry out
time to support their community.
in is key.”
a tidy up event. We can lend you,
Please don’t feed the ducks
If you are visiting Hemel Hempstead’s Water Gardens then please don’t feed the
ducks and geese. Feeding the birds can cause all sorts of problems for the birds, other
wildlife and for the Water Gardens’ surroundings:
Poor nutrition
Overcrowding
Ducks and geese usually eat water
plants and natural grains. Bread isn’t a
very good alternative to these foods:
eating it makes them slow and poorly
nourished, and may make them easy
targets for predators.
Throwing bread attracts more birds,
leading to overcrowding. This can
make the birds more aggressive, as
well as causing damage to the grass
on the riverbanks, and potentially
spreading disease. Leftover bread
may also attract pests, like rats
and foxes.
Pollution
The combination of rotting bread and
extra bird mess can cause a build-up of
algae in the water, which causes it to
smell bad and can be harmful to the fish.
www.dacorum.gov.uk/ducks or call
01442 228000 and ask for
Clean, Safe and Green.
To find out more, visit
www.dacorum.gov.uk/
cleansafegreen or call
01442 228000 and ask for
Clean, Safe and Green.
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Discover Dacorum
Tring Resevoirs
Frogmore Papermill
Aldbury Village
XC – Hemel Hempstead
Summer... time for a well earned break. Time to get away from
the daily grind. To enjoy the outdoors, and do what you want,
at your leisure. Perhaps now’s the time to discover how much
your local area has to offer.
With some well known features and some hidden treasures, there’s something
in this borough for everyone to enjoy. So before you book to go away this
summer, take a look at just some of what’s on offer around you and consider
staying right where you are for an incredible Dacorum staycation.
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Adrenaline and adventure
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and adventure in your play we have
something for you, whatever your age.
XC – a world class
extreme sports
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Hemel Hempstead
The XC boasts an impressive skate park
featuring the only covered concrete
pool and bowl complex in the UK, a 14m
climbing wall and one of the world’s
largest organic indoor caving systems.
Experience bouldering and a challenging
high ropes course situated 12m above
the ground.
Jarman Park, Hemel Hempstead,
HP2 4JS
Discover more at:
www.thexc.co.uk
01442 507100
The Snow Centre,
Hemel Hempstead
A must try, whether you are an expert
in snow sports or just starting out.
Boasting a 160m main slope and the
largest indoor lesson slope in the UK.
Skiing, snowboarding, sledging – and a
hot chocolate on piste. Tempting?
St Albans Hill, Hemel Hempstead,
HP3 9NH
Discover more at:
www.thesnowcentre.com
08452 589 000
Adventure Playgrounds,
Hemel Hempstead
Free adventure playgrounds in Hemel
Hempstead (Adeyfield, Bennetts End,
Chaulden and Grovehill/Woodhall Farm)
have plenty going on for children
aged 6 to 12 and their families.
Come along and enjoy a range of free
adventure play, activities, workshops,
arts and crafts, sports, games
and competitions.
Discover more at:
www.dacorum.gov.uk
or see page 5
Quasar – the futuristic
laser game,
Hemel Hempstead
Quasar Hemel Hempstead boasts the
world’s only multi-theme Quasar laser
tag arena. Explore five different zones
in an exciting game of Quasar. It’s fun
for adults and children alike.
179 Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead,
HP1 1BB
Discover more at:
www.quasarhemel.co.uk
01442 213200
Kidzone – indoor
adventure playground,
Berkhamsted
For younger children and toddlers
looking for excitement and exhilarating
fun. Purpose built with a massive play
frame and high level rope bridges, a
giant dinosaur inflatable and a drop
slide for the more adventurous.
A soft play area for toddlers offers
safe and interesting play for the
younger visitors.
Northbridge Road, Berkhamsted,
HP4 1EH
Discover more at:
www.thekidzone.co.uk
01442 878441
Discover Dacorum I 09
this summer
Tring Park Poppies
Much more
to discover
These are just a few highlights of the
many delights that this incredible
area has to offer. With a variety of
Berkhamsted Castle
villages, myriad markets, a plethora
of parks and an array of attractions,
you can find even more to discover
in Dacorum this summer at
www.dacorumlooknofurther.co.uk
See pages 13 to 15 for more
events and activities for all ages
in Dacorum this summer.
Grand Union Canal
Discover and explore
Natural beauty and tranquil surroundings,
picturesque scenery and breathtaking views...
Dacorum is just waiting to be explored.
Ashridge Estate
Five thousand acres of woodlands,
commons and chalk down land make up the
magnificent countryside at Ashridge Estate.
The focal point is the Bridgewater Monument,
erected in 1832. As well as the visitor centre
and cafe, there are often organised walks
and activities to learn about and explore
the natural area, and all-ability trails so that
everyone can enjoy the beauty of Ashridge.
Visitor Centre, Moneybury Hill,
Berkhamsted, HP4 1LT
Discover more at:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/
ashridge-estate, 01442 851227
The Nickey Line
This footpath and cycle way is a former
railway line that links Hemel Hempstead,
Redbourn and Harpenden. It is popular with
railway history enthusiasts, walkers and
cyclists from all over the country. You can
get to it from points in Hemel Hempstead
including Queensway (by St Paul’s Road)
and Three Cherry Trees Lane on Maylands.
Discover more at:
Friends of the Nickey Line
www.nickeyline.org, 01582 622771
The Grand Union Canal
The miles of canal that pass through
Dacorum offer you a chance to interact
with history, wildlife and nature first-hand.
Cycling, walking and boating, the canal
offers many opportunities for leisure. Many
canalside pubs offer a refreshing break.
Discover more at:
www.canalrivertrust.org.uk
Charter Tower
Historic Dacorum
Tring Reservoirs
Tring is at the summit level of the Grand
Union Canal. The reservoirs at Wilstone,
Tringford, Startops End and Marsworth,
designated as a Site of Special Scientific
Interest are a haven for wildlife, with
many birds migrating through the area
during late summer. The Friends of Tring
Reservoirs organise walks and provide
information on the area and its wildlife.
Discover more at:
Friends of Tring Reservoirs
www.fotr.org.uk 01442 822471
Tring Park
This 300 acre park, managed by
the Woodland Trust, was planted
and landscaped in the 18th century.
The stunning monuments, including
the obelisk known as Nell Gwyn’s
monument, and the summer house
nearby are the focus of several paths
that cross the Park.
Discover more at:
www.woodlandtrust.org.uk
Boxmoor
These meadows and grasslands just
outside Hemel Hempstead town centre
are open for all to use and enjoy. They
are a favourite with walkers, picnickers,
anglers and photographers and are
great open spaces for playing sports.
The area is owned and managed by the
Boxmoor Trust, who organise events
and activities and provide recommended
walking routes.
The Boxmoor Trust Centre,
London Road, HP1 2RE
Discover more at:
www.boxmoortrust.org.uk
01442 253300
From Norman castles and churches and
Tudor Kings to natural history, explore
Dacorum’s colourful past.
Charter Tower
Charter Tower in Gadebridge Park
was named after the local legend that
King Henry VIII handed down Hemel
Hempstead’s Royal Charter from the
upper window. However this is the
remaining entrance porch to the ‘new’
Bury, which was built by the Combe
family during 1557 to 1559. It was
built on the site of the original Bury
mansion (where Henry VIII stayed),
that had been demolished in 1555. The
walled garden in Gadebridge marks the
site of the original Bury mansion.
Discover more at:
www.dacorum.gov.uk
The Natural History
Museum, Tring
Boasting one of the finest collections
of stuffed mammals, birds, reptiles
and insects in the UK, discover the
fascinating collection that was given to
the nation by Walter Rothschild on his
death in 1937. The beautiful Victorian
museum is also home to the world-class
research and collections of the Natural
History Museum’s Bird Group.
The Walter Rothschild Building,
Akeman Street, Tring HP23 6AP
Discover more at: www.nhm.ac.uk/tring
020 7942 6171
Berkhamsted Castle
This Norman Castle is said to be the
best remaining motte and bailey
castle left in the country. William
the Conqueror gave the castle to his
half-brother, Robert, who constructed
the unusual double moat. The castle
is maintained by the English Heritage
Trust as an unmanned site. Visitors
can enjoy ‘a walk back in time’ which
includes guided tours of the castle,
visitor room and other historic sites of
the town.
Discover more at:
www.english-heritage.org.uk
0870 333 1181
Frogmore Mill
Frogmore Mill is the world’s oldest
mechanised paper mill. In 1803 it
became the birthplace of paper’s
Industrial Revolution when the first,
of what later became known as a
Fourdrinier, paper machine was
installed and operated here. The Mill
and visitor centre is open for tours,
which in the summer can include a
tour along the canal and River Gade.
Fourdrinier Way, Apsley, HP3 9RY
Discover more at:
www.thepapertrail.org.uk
01442 234600
St Mary’s Church,
Hemel Hempstead Old Town
A superb Norman church built between
1140 and 1180. The spire was erected
around 1340 and contains a fine ring of
eight bells. The church clock was a gift
of the Earl of Marchmont in 1784. The
recently restored spire still contains
its original timbers and the church
contains many interesting monuments
to local people.
Discover more at:
www.stmaryshemel.org.uk
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I Your Dacorum
Councillor fact file
Councillor fact file:
Occupation:
Ron Tindall,
Retired following a varied career
Biggest achievement
as a councillor:
Adeyfield West
which included roles in local
Getting the lights restored to the
government, the Civil Service, a
pedestrian tunnels under the
trade union, a betting shop and
Queensway Nickey Line Arch.
a supermarket.
Ron Tindall (Liberal Democrat) is
the newly elected Councillor for
his time representing the Hemel
Other community roles:
What do you enjoy most about
being a councillor?
Hempstead St Pauls division on
Member of the Management
Helping people battle bureaucracy.
Hertfordshire County Council, Ron
Committee of the Dacorum
Hobbies:
is no stranger to helping Adeyfield
Extended Education Support
A love of history. Ron took early
residents get their views heard.
Centre, Trustee of the Hertfordshire
retirement in 2004 and studied
Domestic Abuse Helpline,
Name: Ron Tindall.
with the Open University to
Member of the Herts Constabulary
gain a First Class Honours
Elected:
Domestic Violence Strategic
Degree in History.
By-election, 21 March 2013.
Programme Board.
the Adeyfield West ward. From
Old Town improvement works start
Hempstead Old Town’s High Street
are starting this May as part of our
• A new north-bound one-way
road layout
work to revitalise the town centre.
• New paving along the length of
the High Street
The works were originally
• More on-street parking
scheduled to begin in March, but
51 councillors representing 25
ward areas across the borough.
To find your local councillor and
how to contact them go to
www.dacorum.gov.uk/councillors.
Hemel
Hemel Evolution:
Improvement works to Hemel
Dacorum Borough Council has
Cllr Terry Douris, Portfolio Holder
for Planning and Regeneration,
said, “Hemel’s Old Town is already
an attractive area with a thriving
evening economy. The aim behind
these works is to help make more of
Stags
ticket
winner
• A new events space in St Mary’s
Close car park and outside the
Old Town Hall
its existing features and develop a
We are expecting to complete the
winner of the Hemel Stags Rugby
extensive works by November.
League tickets from the spring
and reflects the heritage of the
• Feature lighting under the arches
of the Old Town Hall
High Street.
• A new evenings-only taxi rank
We’re working with Hertfordshire
• A dedicated bus stop
there were delays agreeing the
details of the final construction
designs. We want to make sure the
work is to the highest standard
County Council and Jackson Civil
Engineering to put in:
• New street furniture including
benches, bins, signposts and
more vibrant day time economy.”
issue of Dacorum Digest. Allan
For more information
correctly named Kieran Dixon
about the works, including
and Dan Sarginson as ex-Hemel
the timelines, go to
Stags players who now play for
www.dacorum.gov.uk/
the England Knights. Well done
hemelevolution
Allan, enjoy your family ticket to
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Your views on Heath
Park Gardens plans
We’d like to know what you think about
to create more, and easier ways for
our plans to develop Boxmoor’s Heath
people to visit and enjoy the area. New
Park Gardens into a community area that
wildflower, bulb and tree planting schemes
people can really enjoy.
aim to bring out the beauty of the natural
We’ve been working with the Box Moor
surroundings within the urban area.
Trust to come up with an initial plan as
Find out more about the planned
to how the Gardens will be improved.
improvements and tell us what you think
Some of the plans include new seating,
at www.dacorum.gov.uk/consultation
footpaths and links to cycle routes
until 14 June 2013.
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Getting Maylands moving
Here in Dacorum, we’re lucky to
Maylands gets a new Link
have a vibrant and thriving business
community. We’re keen to do what
we can to help businesses to prosper
and grow, both now and in the future,
so that we can continue to attract
investment into the borough.
Four words: Maylands on the move.
Maylands Business Park is the largest
That’s the name we’ve given to the
in the eastern region. It employs over
work we’re doing with Hertfordshire
18,000 people and provides a home
County Council and businesses based in
to over 650 businesses of all shapes
Maylands to promote sustainable travel
and sizes. And it’s continuing to grow
and make it easier for people to get
as more businesses look to expand or
to work.
relocate there.
Go to www.maylandsonthemove.co.uk
That’s a lot of people, which can mean
for more information or call Alan Story,
a lot of traffic. So, what are we doing
our Sustainable Transport Officer, on
about it?
01442 228000.
Maylands Car Share
Car sharing could be an opportunity
website will tell you if anyone else is
to save money by splitting the fuel
going in the same direction. Then it’s
bill, meet some new people and do
up to you to make contact by sending
your bit for the environment by
a secure email and arranging to share
reducing car emissions.
the journey and travel costs. And
If you work at Maylands go to
with 18,000 people working at the
www.maylandscarshare.co.uk to
business park, there’s a good chance
register your journey details for free.
that you’ll find someone to share
Open to all Maylands employees, the
lifts with.
Improvements for cyclists
February saw the first of our
cyclists wheel their bikes to the cycle
improvements to cycle routes in the
path. And, later this year, we will be
Maylands area, as the step access to
working with Hertfordshire County
the Nickey Line cycle path was made
Council to provide more routes for
more ‘cycle-friendly’. A ramp has been
cyclists between Hemel Hempstead
installed next to the steps to help
town centre and Maylands.
Cllr Douris makes use of the new Maylands Link
Last year we asked those working in
20 minutes during the morning and
Maylands how they thought transport
evening rush hours from 6.30am to
needed to improve. ‘Improve public
9.30am and 4.30pm to 7.05pm (ML1
transport’ was the resounding response.
service), as well as lunchtime from 12
As a result, and with the help of
noon to 2.15pm (ML2 service).
Hertfordshire County Council and
some funding from the Department for
Transport, we’ve introduced a new
bus service.
Cllr Terry Douris, Portfolio Holder for
Planning and Regeneration, says, “The
Maylands Link bus service provides a
much needed direct route. It’s opening
The Maylands Link service, which
up the town centre’s facilities to those
includes the ML1 and ML2 routes,
who work out of town and it’s helping
connects Maylands Business Park with
to make Maylands an increasingly
Hemel Hempstead town centre and
attractive place to do business.”
the train station. Having started in
February this year, it’s proving popular
For full details of the route go to
with commuters. The buses run every
www.intalink.org
Maylands Travel Survey
Keep an eye out for the Maylands
Travel Survey this August. Let us
know what you think of travel in
and around the business park and
what could do with improvement.
The survey will be available from
New gully creates a ramp for bikes
www.dacorum.gov.uk/consultation
12 I Community
Local sports groups score 100 Easter
We are giving a helping hand to
paralympic sport of boccia, working
five local sports groups that support
with Hemel Hempstead’s Woodfield
the health and wellbeing of
School to train a team that will
local residents.
compete nationally.
We have awarded £100 grants towards
competition
•Swan Youth Centre towards new
sports equipment or activities to sports
skateboards and skateboarding
groups who support their community
coaches for new young learners.
and help people get active:
colouring
prize winners
•Leverstock Green Tennis Club
•Boxmoor Cricket Club towards
cricket bats for their under 9s club
• Netball Across Dacorum helping
towards their part in Dacorum
Sports Network Olympic week
•St Albans City Youth Disability
Section towards equipment for the
Hundreds of children got involved
towards a project with Connexions
in a ‘design an egg’ colouring
for tennis coaching for
competition over the Easter
young people.
holidays. The winners were given
certificates and arts and crafts
For more information about the
sets as prizes at Highfield’s Your
grants we can offer, go to
www.dacorum.gov.uk/grants
Place family day and at local play
area community events. (See page
Your PLACE: Highfield
Local residents have been helping us
Many local organisations and groups joined
identify improvements needed to parts of
us with activities at the community event,
Highfield. We invited families to enjoy a
including Windmills Children’s Centre and
free fun day and Easter egg hunt in April,
Radio Dacorum. Sunny Side Rural Trust
following a community litter pick and
provided plants for children to pot and take
inspection walk around the area.
home to grow. Our own Dacorum Youth
Our staff were joined by councillors and
staff from the County Council’s highways
team on the walk to spot areas that
needed repair or improvement and to
Forum organised Easter activities for local
children, including a colouring competition
and Easter egg hunt, working with local
schools to drum up support for the event.
3 for more information about our
play area family days).
Congratulations to
all the winners:
Ryan (2), Megan (7), Jojo (4),
Harry (7), Michelle (4), Jade (11),
Lia (10), Hannah (11), Carleigh (10),
Ann Jolina (8), Jamie (8), Daniel
(6), Isabella (7), Megan Eve (8),
working together with its community and
Rebecca (8), Aysha (11).
other organisations.
You can report issues in your local area
online at www.dacorum.gov.uk. If you have
suggestions to improve your area contact
neighbourhood.action@dacorum.gov.uk
clear litter. The group removed over one
The fun day and area walk is part of a
and a half tonnes of litter and flytipping
trial project in the area called Your PLACE,
to get involved email
in just one morning.
which aims to make the best of an area by
tenantinvolvement@dacorum.gov.uk
or if you are a Council tenant and want
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What’s on I 13
Introducing DASHFest 2013
An exciting programme of events
is heading your way this summer,
as part of the Dacorum Arts,
Sports, and Heritage Festival
(aka DASHFest).
Here’s just a taster of some
of the events coming up:
The Tringe Comedy Festival 2013
Sunday 30 June to Saturday 20 July
DASHFest will draw together brand
Three weeks of comedy, including
new events as well as old favourites,
shows by famous faces like
to create a wide-ranging programme
Stewart Lee, Richard Herring, and
with something for everyone.
Russell Kane.
The festival is being co-ordinated
by Dacorum’s Cultural Forum,
which includes the Dacorum Arts
Partnership, Dacorum Sports Network,
Sportspace, Dacorum Heritage Trust,
as well as the Council.
Chilfest 2013
Friday 5 and Saturday 6 July
Two live music events on Pendley
Activity Meadow in Tring, featuring a
mixture of modern and 80s pop acts.
Dacorum Steam and Country
Fayre 2013
Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 July
Dacorum Machinery and Steam
Preservation Group’s annual
steam rally returns to Potten End.
Sportspace Olympic Legacy
Festival of Sport 2013
To see more information
about these and other
Dashfest events, pick up
a Dashfest programme,
available in venues across the
borough. For further details on
Dashfest, you can visit
www.whatsonindacorum.org.uk
or email
dashfest2013@gmail.com
Saturday 21 July onwards
A week of sports events and taster
sessions held at various sporting
venues across the borough.
Sixteenth Graham Greene
International Festival
A celebration of the borough’s best
known author, Graham Greene,
who was born in Berkhamsted.
Join us for Get on your bike this summer
A BIG
Get out and explore the countryside
Coronation Lunch
programme of free, guided bike
Come along on Sunday 2 June and
Cycling, and all rides are led by
this summer by taking part in a
rides. Sky Ride Local is run by British
celebrate the 60th anniversary of Queen
trained Ride Leaders.
Elizabeth II’s coronation at our street party.
Bring some lunch and join us between
There are three different types
of ride:
12noon and 4pm at Queens Square,
• Easygoing: These mostly take
Adeyfield. The whole family can enjoy
place along traffic-free routes,
the live music and entertainment, free
and are great for building
children’s rides and charity stalls. Come
confidence for riders of all ages
and talk to our staff at the council
and abilities.
information area, we’ll be on hand to
answer your questions and queries
• Steady: These are comfortably
• Challenging: You’ll need to be fairly
Rides in Dacorum start in June, and
paced rides that may include
fit to keep up with these rides –
you can see all the details of when
a few hills, and take place on
they’re perfect if you like riding with
and where they’ll be taking place
For more information contact
mainly quiet roads with lots to
other people and fancy a bit of
from the Sky Ride website,
sarah.hubbard@dacorum.gov.uk or call
see along the way.
a challenge.
www.goskyride.com.
about our services.
her on 01442 228000.
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I What’s on
The Old Town Hall events
1
2
4
June
June – July
Lookout Popup Festival
To keep everyone on their toes during
the summer The Old Town Hall is
launching a brand new Lookout Popup
Festival for families. We are popping up
across the borough bringing the magic
and excitement of our regular Saturday
children shows and family films to your
doorstep. Be ready to experience some
unforgettable children’s entertainment!
Keep a Lookout for our Popup Festival
between June and August.
1. R
umplestiltskin
and the
Wheel of Fortune
by Theatre of Widdershins
Saturday 22 June, 2.30pm
£4.50 / £3 Dacorum Card
Ages 4+
Highfield Community Centre, Bellgate,
Highfield, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5SB
Poor Polly Buckwheat is in a bit of a
muddle! Her dad has told the King that
she can spin straw and turn it into gold.
Rumplestiltskin, a mysterious mixed up
dwarf, magically appears in her castle
cell. Will poor Polly outsmart the strange
dwarf and save herself? One of the most
famous fairy tales from The Brothers
Grimm, Rumplestiltskin will make you
laugh and gasp in amazement at the same
time. Children remain engrossed as the
puppets with big googly eyes and fabulous
costumes are the stars of the show.
2. D
otty the Dragon Theatre show
by Blunderbuss
Saturday 29 June, 11am and 2.30pm
£4.50 / £3 Dacorum Card
Ages 4+
Adeyfield Community Centre, The
Queen’s Square, Adeyfield,
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4EW
Dotty is a baby fire dragon. She lives at
the top of a mountain with her grumpy
dad, Mr Dragon. In the village below,
everyone fears for their lives, for
dragons eat children! But Dotty would
never eat children! Not ever... One day,
she decides to pay the village folk a
surprise visit. After all, everyone loves
surprises - don’t they? An irresistible
mix of live music, fabulous puppets and
high energy storytelling gives life to this
enchanting fairytale adventure with a
very happy ending.
3.Muppet
Treasure Island
Film (U)
Sunday 14 July, 2.30pm,
£2 and free face painting from 11am
Frogmore Paper Mill, Fourdrinier Way,
Apsley, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9RY
Join us in a swashbuckling adventure as
The Old Town Hall pops up at Frogmore
Paper Mill as part of The Dashfest
Water Festival family fun day. Walk
along the towpath or catch the boat
trip at Apsley Lock and join Kermit and
July – August
Miss Piggy in this magnificent setting.
Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale of
a young orphan who becomes involved
with pirate Long John Silver is given
the Muppet treatment in this hilarious
children’s musical film full of goodnatured fun, Muppet sense of humour
and crazy musical numbers. Come and
see us early and the children can get
their faces painted for free.
4. T
hree
Little Pigs
Balloon Show
by Circo Ridiculoso
Saturday 10 August, 2.30pm
£4.50 / £3 Dacorum Card
Ages 3+
Markyate Parish Council Hall,
Cavendish Road, Markyate,
AL3 8PS
An inventive retelling of the classic Three
Little Pigs - Danny has been delivered a
storytelling kit in a crate. All the props
for the story are inside the crate ... or
are they? Danny has to try against the
odds to act out the story, without making
a pig’s ear of it. He will retell the curly
tale with lots of huff, puff and you’ll
be blown away by his unique physical
comedy, amazing circus skills and sheer
pig-headedness. Set to music, this quirky
and wonderfully visual version of the
fairy tale will delight and entertain all
the family.
August
FREE
5. P
opup Theatre Tent
by Oxford Playhouse and House
Tuesday 13 August
11am-4pm
Suitable for all ages
The Moor, Lower Kings Road,
Mill Street, Berkhamsted
The Old Town Hall is popping up on
The Moor at Berkhamsted for the
Lookout Popup Festival finale.
The Popup Theatre Tent combines traditional
and modern elements of children’s theatre
to create an inspired one day extravaganza
jam packed with fun for everyone. Tea Time,
a show for under 6s, is a glorious assortment
of words, song, music and dance. There’s a
fantastic array of theatrical games, poetry,
workshops and craft activities too, as well
as audio plays via headphones for older
children and grown ups.
You are welcome to come along at any
time throughout the day, 11am-4pm. The
activities are all free. Tea Time shows are
at 12 noon and 2.30pm. You can reserve a
ticket for the day by calling our box office
but it’s okay to book on the day too.
To join the Lookout Popup Festival
mailing list and for tickets call
The Old Town Hall box office on
01442 228091 or book online
www.oldtownhall.co.uk
Book tickets: call our box office 01442 228091, Monday to Friday 12 - 5.30pm or book online at www.oldtownhall.co.uk
Twitter: @TheOldTownHall Facebook: The Old Town Hall
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Events throughout Dacorum
Children’s craft sessions
Grow a Picture
Tuesday 28 May, 30 minute workshops
at 10.15, 10.45, 11.15, 11.45am,
2 and 2.30pm
Tickets £1.50. Suitable for all ages
Natural History Museum,
Akeman Street, Tring
Make a sunflower collage and take it
home with you to see if it will grow.
www.nhm.ac.uk/tring
020 7942 6163
Dancersend Guided Walk
Pond Dipping
Thursday 20 June, 7-8pm
Tickets £3.50, please book in advance.
Suitable for adults.
Thursday 30 May
Tickets £3.50. Suitable for children aged 5+
Natural History Museum,
Akeman Street, Tring
A guided walk. Discover the wide variety
of habitats to be found in this hidden
valley nature reserve.
www.nhm.ac.uk/tring
020 7942 6163
Saturday 8 June, 2pm-4pm
Tickets: £10, £6 in advance
Tuesday 11 June, 30 minute workshops
at 11am and 2pm
Tickets £1.50. Suitable for children
under five.
Ashridge Estate Visitor Centre, HP4 1LT
Learn about badgers and how to watch them.
01442 851227
Natural History Museum,
Akeman Street, Tring
Talk on Theravada
Buddhism
Celebrate summer with a floral display
and create a beautiful flower painting
with just your hands.
www.nhm.ac.uk/tring
020 7942 6163
Monday 8 July, 7.30pm
Hemel Hempstead Civic Centre
davidmlawson@btinternet.com
Family fun
Fun and Crafts
Beautiful images created by early
botanical illustrators as they attempted to
capture the colours and shapes of plants.
www.nhm.ac.uk/tring
020 7942 6163
Startop Farm, Marsworth, HP23 4LL
Saturday 8 June, 7.30 p.m
Tickets at the door: £10, students £8
Berkhamsted Civic Centre, Berkhamsted
A rare opportunity to hear a short
pre-concert talk and Bach’s 80 minute
keyboard masterpiece in its entirety.
01442 250083
Historic steam engines, agricultural, classic
cars, bikes and trucks at this fun day out. :
Info@MarsworthSteamRally.co.uk
For more information visit
www.MarsworthSteamRally.co.uk
Music from Film and Stage
Tring Carnival
St. John’s Church, Station Road,
Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1JY
Saturday 8 June, 7.30pm
Tickets: £8, under 18s £5
Programme includes music from That’s
Entertainment, Wizards and Warriors, James
Bond medley, Les Miserables, Indiana Jones.
alan.munford@btinternet.com
01442 242543
Saturday 13 July, gates open 6.15pm
Tickets: £20, adults only.
Herts County Fair
Flamstead Village School, AL3 8DL
Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 May
8.30am-5.30pm
Plants that Bite Back
Natural History Museum,
Akeman Street, Tring
Sunday 16 June, 11am – 5pm
Tickets: Adults £4, children £2 (all
proceeds go to local fundraising
and charities)
Wish Tree charity music festival
The Showground, Dunstable Road,
Redbourn, AL3 7PT
www.hertsshow.com
info@hertsshow.com
0844 8502122
Opens Friday 24 May
Goldberg Variations - J.S. Bach
Steam and Classic Vehicle Rally
High Street parade at 11.30am, grand
opening in Pound Meadow at noon.
www.tringtogether.org.uk/tring_carnival
Tickets on the day: adults £16.50
Discounts for concessions and families
available. Save 20% buying in advance.
Blooming Marvellous FREE
Lunches and refreshments available
(£2 per head) after each concert.
www.masj.stjohnsboxmoor.co.uk
Bring some lunch and celebrate the 60th
anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II. Browse
the stalls and enjoy the live entertainment
and fairground rides. There will also be an
information area where you can speak to
Dacorum Borough Council staff.
sarah.hubbard@dacorum.gov.uk
01442 228006
Entry £1 in advance, £2 on the day
Boxmoor Trust Centre, London Road,
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2RE
Walks, talks and exhibitions
Big Coronation Lunch FREE
Saturday 22 June, 12noon-6pm
Pound Meadow, Tring
Every Tuesday from 30 July to 27
August, 10am
Cost: £2.50, please book in advance.
Suitable for children between 4 and 11.
Come along to meet other children and
get involved in some crafts.
joannashelton@boxmoortrust.org.uk
01442 253300
1 1/2 hour workshop at 10.15am
What creatures are waiting to be
discovered in the murky depths?
www.nhm.ac.uk/tring
020 7942 6163
Lunchtime concerts
Every Friday between 31 May and 19
July (except 14 June) at 12.30pm
Tickets:
Suggested donation £3
St. John’s Church, Station Road,
Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1JY
Sunday 2 June, 12noon to 4pm
Queens Square, Adeyfield,
Hemel Hempstead
Badger Talk and Walk
Flower Finger Painting
Ashridge Estate
Music
Wednesday 29 and Friday 31 May,
30 minute workshops at 10.15, 10.45,
11.15, 11.45am, 2 and 2.30pm
Tickets £1.50.
Suitable for children aged 5+
Natural History Museum,
Akeman Street, Tring
Make a snapping plant and insect from craft
materials and see who eats whom for lunch.
www.nhm.ac.uk/tring
020 7942 6163
Chipperfield Village Day FREE
Saturday 13 July, 1pm
The Boot, Tower Hill, Chipperfield,
WD4 9LN
Come along to enjoy steam train and
vintage tractor rides, live music, a BBQ
and lots of stall. Parking is free.
01442 833155
Play week FREE
At Hemel Hempstead’s adventure playgrounds.
Tuesday 6 – Friday 9 August, 11am-4pm
Adeyfield: Thursday 6 August
Grovehill and Woodhall Farm:
Wednesday 7 August
Bennetts End: Thursday 8 August
Chaulden: Friday 9 August
See page 5 for more information.
Fantastic live bands, great food and bar.
All money raised goes direct to The Wish
Tree charity. www.thewishtreecharity.org
07974 196434, 07713 153814 or
07714 221944
Theatre
Pendley Open Air Shakepeare Festival
6 to 17 August, open 6pm for 8pm performance.
Cow Lane, Tring, Herts HP23 5QY
As You Like It
Tuesday 6 to Saturday 10 August 2013
Tickets from £20/£18 concessions
Love’s Labour’s Lost
Tuesday 13 to Saturday 17 August 2013
Book online
www.pendleyshakespearefestival.co.uk
For more ideas for what to do and
where to go locally see pages 8 and 9
to discover Dacorum.
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I Engage
If you live in Dacorum the Council is part of your every day life, so it’s important
you have a say in the decisions that affect you. This section in Dacorum Digest is
to let you know about the opportunities coming up for you to get involved in local
decision making.
Dacorum Borough Council committee meetings
Meetings of the Council, Cabinet and
Wednesday 10 July
plans for our waste management service
Finance and Resources OSC
other committees are open to the public.
Things being discussed include decisions
and our expected spending and income
You can arrange to speak at one of these
referred from recent Cabinet meetings.
for the next five years.
Tuesday 4 June
Tuesday 2 July
meetings if they are discussing an issue
Cabinet Meetings
Health in Dacorum OSC
The Council’s Cabinet has six senior
Overview and Scrutiny
Committees (OSC)
Councillors who meet every month
These meet regularly to discuss service
to make key decisions. The Cabinet’s
Other committee meetings:
All meetings take place at Hemel
performance and improvements and
decisions can be ‘called in’ to be looked
Hempstead Civic Centre and start at
to check the decisions made by
at in more detail by an Overview and
7.30pm with the exception of
the Cabinet.
Scrutiny Committee, or may need to be
Development Control which starts at 7pm.
approved by Full Council.
Full Council
Tuesday 28 May
encourage views from local people,
All 51 Council Members attend full
Things being discussed include an early
community groups and our
Council meetings, held around seven or
estimate of our spending over the last
partner organisations.
eight times a year. They debate
year and an update on how our services
and agree decisions on behalf of
are performing.
of particular interest to you. Go to
www.dacorum.gov.uk/participate for
more information.
local residents.
Tuesday 25 June
They are made up of Council Members
from across the political parties and
Tuesday 28 May
Tuesday 25 June
Tuesday 30 July
Tuesday 27 August
Audit Committee
Wednesday 26 June
Standards Committee
Tuesday 11 June
Tuesday 16 July
Development Control Committee
Things being discussed include how we
Mayor making – handing over to the new
manage risks.
Housing and Community OSC
Tuesday 23 July
Wednesday 19 June
Wednesday 17 July
Things being discussed include long term
Licensing (Health and Safety
Enforcement)
Strategic Planning and
Environment OSC
Wednesday 15 May: Annual Council
Mayor of Dacorum 2013/2014.
Wednesday 8 May
Wednesday 12 June
This committee makes decisions on
planning applications.
Thursday 6 June, Thursday 27 June
Thursday 18 July, Thursday 8 August
Council tenants
and leaseholders
representatives from our Council
along and observe any of the tenant and
Tenant and Leaseholder Committee
tenants and leaseholders. The
leaseholder meetings contact us at
committees help us shape housing
tenantinvolvement@dacorum.gov.uk or
policy, give us feedback on how the
call 01442 228000 and ask for Tenant
Monday 3 June
Monday 1 July
Monday 5 August
We involve residents in how
housing service is performing and
Involvement. Meetings are held in the
we run our housing service
tell us what we’re doing well, or need
through committees made up of
to do better. If you would like to come
evening at Hemel Hempstead
Civic Centre.
Have your say...
We run surveys throughout the year on different issues. You
can fill them in online at www.dacorum.gov.uk/consultation
Current surveys:
Housing Strategy
planting aim to create a community park
with facilities to encourage people to visit
and enjoy the area.
Housing Maintenance and
Environment Committee
Thursday 30 May, Thursday 27 June
Neighbourhood Action
Neighbourhood Action groups in
Dacorum give local residents the
chance to identify local issues and
work with Councillors and other
organisations to make a difference in
their neighbourhood.
• Adeyfield
what happens in your area, why not
• Bennetts End
• Highfield
• Watling
If you would like to influence
to take advantage of changes that affect
Have your say on how Heath Park
There are Neighbourhood Action
groups in:
the way we plan for and develop housing
Gardens should be developed in the
• Hemel Hempstead Town
steering group?
services in Dacorum and would like your
future. Closing date 14 June 2013, see
• Felden, Bourne End and Box Lane
Go to www.dacorum.gov.uk/residents,
views on the proposed changes. You
page 10 for more details.
Dacorum Digest readers’ panel
• Gadebridge, Warners End
and Chaulden
email
can view the strategy and make your
• Woodhall Farm, Grovehill and Piccotts End
or call 01442 228000 and ask for
We are updating our housing strategy
comments online or call 01442 228000
and ask for Customer Services for a copy
of the consultation to be sent to you.
Closing date 7 June 2013.
What do you think of this issue of
Dacorum Digest? Is there something you
join your local Neighbourhood Action
neighbourhood.action@dacorum.gov.uk
Neighbourhood Action.
would have changed or done differently?
Join our reader’s panel and you can help
Heath Park Gardens
us make it even more useful and relevant
With the Box Moor Trust we have
for local people. To find out more visit
unveiled plans to improve Heath Park
www.dacorum.gov.uk/consultation or
Gardens. The new footpaths, seating and
call Communications on 01442 228000.
Meeting times and agendas are correct at the time of printing, but can change.
Meeting agendas are published a week before the meeting date. You can find
the most up to date details, agendas, minutes and meeting dates on the Council
and Democracy pages of our website at www.dacorum.gov.uk.