Council News

Phillimore Recreation Ground receives “Green Flag Award” – 14 October 2021

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

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As a local elector, or an interested person, you have certain legal rights in respect of the accounting records of smaller authorities. As an interested person you can inspect accounting records and related documents. If you are a local government elector for the area to which the accounts relate you can also ask questions about the accounts and object to them. You do not have to pay directly for exercising your rights. However, any resulting costs incurred by the smaller authority form part of its running costs. Therefore, indirectly, local residents pay for the cost of you exercising your rights through their council tax.

Joint-Chairs of Aldenham Parish Council re-elected

At the Annual Meeting of the Council on Monday 24th March, Cllr. J Lefton and Cllr. E Samuelson were duly re-elected as Joint-Chairs of Aldenham Parish Council.  They look forward to working together over the next year in order to serve the community in the best way possible.

Community Infrastructure Levy Grants

Release date: 3/2/2021

Press Release

Community Infrastructure Levy Grants

 Aldenham Parish Council announced the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) capital grants scheme for local voluntary organisations and community groups in June 2020.  The scheme is to help fund capital projects within the parish.

Aldenham Parish Council set aside funding from the CIL to invest in the local community with grants between £1,000 to £20,000 available for applications for capital spending.  Core organisational costs such as salaries, rent or utilities are not eligible.

So far grants totalling £20,312.85 have been awarded to 3 local organisations:

  • Radlett Bowls Club — £1,562.85 towards repairs to the surrounds at the ground
  • 1st Radlett Scouts — £10,000 for new front entrance to Scout Hut
  • Aldenham War Memorial Hall — £8,750 towards creation of a centenary garden at the hall

All grants awarded are subject to production of satisfactory invoices prior to funds being released.

Aldenham Parish Council is pleased to confirm that the Radlett Bowls Club completed their project and the following statement was received from the club:

“We, at Radlett Bowls Club (RBC) are most grateful to APC for the Community Infrastructure Grant.

RBC was established in 1933 on a sloping site bordering Philimore Recreation Ground.  The ground was levelled for the actual green but the banks remained sloping.   Sometime later some bays for bench seating were cut out of the banks, the backs being supported with wooden staves and piling.

Over time these have all rotted away and the generous infrastructure grant was used to replace them with specially treated sleepers for such support work.

This health and safety and solidification work has greatly improved RBC’s ambiance both visually and practically.  All can see how much we care and look after our club.   Our members regularly benefit from exercise, fresh open air and really good company.   We provide information on bowling techniques and can show our new members how to bowl and benefit from our matches.  So, free tuition is available and more information is on our website:-   radlettbowls.uk

Please contact the Hon. Secretary, John,  on 01923 853231 with all enquiries or email radlett.secretary@gmail.com”

If you would wish to apply on behalf of your local voluntary organisation or community group, please contact Monika Duong on accounts@aldenham-pc.gov.uk or Peter Evans on manager@aldenham-pc.gov.uk.

Applications are considered twice a year (October and April) at meetings of the Finance and General Purposes Committee.

The next deadline for receipt of applications is as follow:

14 days before the F&GP meeting:

29th March 2021

CRITERIA:

Grants will normally be given only for schemes that meet the following criteria:

  • projects and schemes must serve the area within the civil boundary of Aldenham
  • projects and schemes that show a clear benefit to parish residents and businesses
  • the application should estimate the number of individuals who will benefit from an allocation.
  • funding is not available for a project that has already been completed.
  • funding is for applications between £1,000 and £20,000
  • projects must be achievable within the funding timescales, but no longer than 5 years.
  • projects must not require on-going revenue funding from Aldenham Parish Council and have sound business planning in place if there is ongoing revenue requirement such as maintenance.
  • projects must be run by local voluntary organisations, community groups,  or social enterprises,  not individuals or businesses
  • projects must have long-term impact.  Applications for capital spending will be considered, but core organisational costs such as salaries, rent or utilities will not be eligible.
  • if match funding is available from other sources please specify how this match-funding will be secured.

Grant applications from organisations will be considered only when accompanied by at least one of the following:

  1. Audited accounts; 
  2. Accounts that have been subjected to independent inspection as required by the Charities Act or, where the organisation is newly formed, a case for funding including supporting evidence of fund raising efforts.
  3. Project business plan

Monika Duong

Assistant Manager

Aldenham Parish Council