Council News

We are continuing to play a key role as agencies, volunteers and local communities respond to the latest Omicron wave. Please see attached link for further information. https://www.hertsmere.gov.uk/News/Articles/December-2021/Council-plays-key-role-in-response-to-Omicron.aspx

Citizens Advice Hertsmere’s Radlett Outreach is not available for drop in appointments at this current time. We apologise for any inconvenience.

We are still here to help:
Tuesdays 10am – 1pm please call:
0208 207 6875
Mon – Fri 10am – 5pm call our Adviceline:
0800 144 8848

If you have access to the internet, copy & paste the following link to
speak to our friendly receptionist, who will take your details & get a adviser to call you back
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Or you can copy the link below, fill out a client contact us form &
a friendly advisor will call you back:
Contact Us Form Citizens Advice Hertsmere

For advice please call 020 8207 5115 or email healthyhub@communities1st.org.uk  Virtual appointments are also available.

The Peace Hospice is looking for people to support their compassionate neighbours group. Please see the attached poster for more information https://aldenham-pc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Compassionate-Neighbours-Volunteer-With-Us.pdf

The coronavirus pandemic continues to impact daily life across the county.

In response, Hertfordshire’s Community Reassurance Cell, on behalf of the Local Resilience Forum, has launched a new survey to better understand the needs, challenges and aspirations of all Hertfordshire communities.

The online survey asks respondents a series of questions to collect views about the impact of coronavirus on their lives, what support is needed and how that has changed since the start of the pandemic. The survey results will be used to shape the county’s ongoing recovery plans, ensuring support is targeted where it is needed most.

Please do share your views and experiences by taking part in this short survey. Individuals aged 16 years and above living in Hertfordshire, as well as representatives of community groups or other local organisations based in Hertfordshire are invited to take part. It should take around 10 minutes to complete.

Your assistance in further promoting this survey through your networks would also be appreciated.

Please see the link to the survey here: www.opinionresearch.co.uk/Herts_Covid19_CIA_2021_22

This survey is open until Friday, 21 January 2022.

Following the latest government announcement, the Aldenham Parish Council offices are closed from Monday 13 December until further notice. All office staff are working remotely. If you wish to contact the office with any queries please call 01923856433 or 07833 251115 . You can also contact us by e-mailing manger@aldenham-pc.gov.uk or accounts@aldenham-pc.gov.uk .

Hertsmere are looking for two officers to join their Democratic Services Team for more information visit www.hertsmerecareers.co.uk

Aldenham Parish Council has published its response to the HBC Draft Local Plan highlighting the following areas of concern :

1. The significant loss of Green Belt and why this needs to happen.
2. The appropriateness of current government targets for housing and the basis of the calculation.
3. The impact on the highway network across the borough from all the proposed land allocations once developed, and the inevitable increased congestion, travel times and pollution.
4. The impact on existing infrastructure, and the provision of new infrastructure to accommodate the new developments and households. This includes schools, medical facilities, public transport, fire and police stations and other key facilities.
5. Site identification process.

To read the whole response please follow the link below

https://aldenham-pc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/HBC-Draft-Local-Plan-APC-response-Dec-21.pdf

In its 100th year of ownership by Aldenham Parish Council, Phillimore Recreation Ground flies the flag as one of the country’s best parks.

In a record-breaking year for the Green Flag Award, as the scheme marks its Silver Jubilee, Phillimore Recreation Ground is one of 2127 celebrating success today

Today, Aldenham Parish Council is raising a Green Flag Award at Phillimore Recreation Ground, Gills Hill, Radlett.

The award is the international quality mark for parks and green spaces.

After 18 months that have seen our parks and green spaces play a vital role for people through lockdowns as a place to relax, exercise and meet friends and family safely, the news that Phillimore Recreation Ground has achieved the Green Flag Award is testament to the hard work and dedication of the team that make the green space a great space that everyone can enjoy.

Phillimore Recreation Ground joins parks and green spaces as diverse as the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, Woodhouse Park in Peterlee and Chiswick Old Cemetery in London.

Commenting on the news that Phillimore Recreation Ground has achieved the Green Flag Award standard, Green Flag Award Scheme Manager Paul Todd said: “I would like to congratulate everyone involved in making Phillimore Recreation Ground worthy of a Green Flag Award.”

“To meet the requirements demanded by the scheme is testament to the hard work of the staff and volunteers who do so much to ensure that Phillimore Recreation Ground has high standards of horticulture, safety and environmental management and is a place that supports people to live healthy lives.”

The Green Flag Award scheme, managed by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy under licence from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, recognises and rewards well-managed parks and green spaces, setting the benchmark standard for the management of green spaces across the United Kingdom and around the world.

In celebration of this year’s announcement, Green Flag Award is asking buildings and monuments around the UK to #GoGreenForParks today to show appreciation for the spaces that mean so much to people.

Keep Britain Tidy