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Update on roadworks affecting Aspenden village

Aspenden Road/Dandara compound
30 – 31 October Bridge inspections and vegetation clearance on Aspenden Road between 9.30pm – 5.00am.
Road signs have recently gone up notifying residents of the works.
U20 Unnamed Road (road between Aspenden & Westmill)
24 – 25 November Drainage investigation works between Aspenden and Westmill between 9.30am – 3.30pm
9 – 11 December Surface Dressing preparation works between Aspenden and Westmill between 7.30am – 6.00pm
Given the width of the U20 road,

New Commemorative Lilac Tree

Aspenden Parish Council’s thanks go to Councillor Chambers for sourcing and planting a new commemorative Lilac tree to replace the one that became a tasty snack for wildlife!
Just a quick polish of the plaque commemorating the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II and everything is as good as new.

Write to your local MP – Save Our Green Belt!

Dear Supporter,
Thanks to everyone that has signed and shared our petition to Save our Countryside so far. Thanks to your help, we have achieved over 25,000 petition signatures.
Unfortunately unless we reach 100,000 signatures, the Government will not debate our petition in Parliament.
The Government has already made it clear in their response to our petition,

Local Government Reorganisation: Public Engagement

You may already be aware that, together with Hertfordshire County Council and the nine other district and borough councils, we have launched public engagement on Local Government Reorganisation.
Attached you’ll find:
A PowerPoint presentation outlining the context, ambitions, timelines, and options;
A dedicated microsite can be accessed here: https://www.hertfordshire-lgr.co.uk/
And the survey here: https://freeonlinesurveys.com/s/LNoAgAHR/i/0
Lindsey Creed
Communications and Digital Media Manager
East Herts District Council

Buntingford Festival Choir

The Buntingford Festival Choir returns from its summer break in September and is holding ‘open rehearsals’
See the attached poster for more details.

Flooding Alleviation Works on Children’s Playground and Village Green

Over the past few months Councillors have been actively seeking a viable solution to the flooding that affected the Children’s Playground and wider Village Green.
It proved to be a far more complicated problem to try and solve than had been originally hoped. The Parish Council wanted to ensure they addressed the flooding for the long term and not be faced with this issue every year.

Buntingford Repair Cafe and Men’s Shed Group

As part of the new Buntingford Community Project two new projects have been set up:
Men’s Shed Group
A new Men’s Shed Group has started in Buntingford which meets every Tuesday from 2pm to 4pm at the Manor House. The aims of a Men’s Shed are to encourage people (not just men) to come together to make,

Have your say on Local Bus Services

Chris Hinchliff, MP Member of Parliament for North East Hertfordshire, is currently running a survey for all constituents to inform him of their experiences with our local buses, so that he can push for an improved service that North East Hertfordshire needs and deserves.
Please see the attached poster for further information and QR code to access the survey.