South West Hertfordshire Liberal Democrats

In November 2015 - that's nearly 18 months ago - Transport for London (TfL) announced with a great fanfare that they had finally secured full funding for the Croxley Rail Link. They said that construction would start in 2016 and it would be completed by 2020. They claimed it would "create more than 6,500 jobs and boost the local economy by £2 billion".

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Have you seen the crocuses ? The Rotary Club and TRDC are working to plant 5000 crocus corms near Rickmansworth Library and in Berry Lane to support the international campaign to fund raise for the End Polio Now Campaign - www.rotarycrocus.com
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9 Lives Furniture is a local charity that collects and sells quality 2nd hand furniture and household goods from their Rickmansworth showroom in Wharf Lane. There are spaces available on their free 10 week restoration course starting in April. These courses are mainly but not exclusively for those with learning disabilities or recovering from mental health problems - restoring furniture can be very therapeutic, helps self esteem, confidence and social skills. Contact Marie on 01923 718666 or marie@9livesfurniture.org.uk
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Can You inspire and change the lives of local young people? Foster carers can provide a stable family support network for local children and young people when they cannot live with their own family. This is not something anyone can do - you need a spare room, loads of patience, tolerance and, most of all, a sense of humour. Every child is different so we need foster carers who are ready to embrace the challenge and success. If you can offer stability, and want to make a difference, please get in touch. There are generous allowances, round the clock access to advice and training. For more information call 0800 917 0925 or visit www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/fostering
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Chiltern Open Air Museum - on 1st April all entry charges are to be waived.There is a special multicultural event including West Indian story telling, S.Bucks Jewish Community Watch, craft demonstration, traditional weaving, Iron Age cooking, basketry and thatching. Culture, Crafts and Communities. Back in 2012 I took this video https://youtu.be/rC7jZg4K-bo
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Your vote matters, make sure you are registered - visit www.gov.uk/register-to-vote. You will need your Nat.Ins.number.……………………………………………………….
Don't forget you can now dispose of your food waste in plastic bags,The process now removes the bags at the start, whether they are plastic or corn starch, so why not use bags you already have such as fruit, salad, bread or cereal bags BUT not plastic food pots, tubs or trays, they must not be placed in the food pod and black plastic sacks are not acceptable.……………………………………………………….
There are two bi weekly newsletter from Link4Growth you might find interesting, one is community focused https://sites.google.com/view/swhertcommunitynews the other SW Herts businesses https://sites.google.com/view/swhertsbusinessnews
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Aldbury near Tring is a pretty village set in a bowl of the Chiltern Hills. With Ashridge to the east, Ivinghoe Beacon to the north and Pitstone Hill to the west, drainage could always be a problem, though the porous chalk usually drains well. Down at the bottom of the village, of course, with clay and and silt outwash it is a different matter.

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Three Rivers District Council (TRDC)'s budget for next year was passed at the end of February. It protects front line services despite financial pressure from government cuts - the central Government Revenue Support Grant will reduce from £3m in 2013/14 years ago to £0.3m in 2017/18 and to zero by 2019/20 and the cost of providing for homeless families, a legal obligation, is forecast to increase from £0.0 in 2013/4 to £0.5 in 2917/18 and to £0.8m in 2019/20

You may not have heard of VTG Rail UK but this long-established company with headquarters in Brimingham is, with over 2,000 railfreight wagons, Britain's largest private rail wagon hire company.

VTG's wagons are suitable for 3 main types of business (a) the movement of materials in bulk (b) tank transport for chemicals e.g. lime or cement, fuels and bitumen (c) intermodal. This latter is essentially the transport of sea/road/rail containers and the VTG fleet includes a number of the new Ecofret flat bed wagons. Ecofret refers to a design standard which enables either 40 foot or 20 foot containers with a height of 9 foot 6 inches to be carried in combinations which maximise the number of containers per train.

If you ask, you sometimes get - but this grid on a slip road to the A41 in Tring at the Wigginton roundabout was asked for by the local Hertfordshire county councillor, Nick Hollinghurst, 3 years ago.

It's been a long time coming but everyone will be pleased to see the end of that long deep puddle on the slip road that forms every time it rains.

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Very many thanks to those who made a donation to Beat The Killer Cold.

TRDC (Three Rivers District Council) doubles the gifts. The money goes to helping the oldest, most vulnerable local residents with their winter fuel bills. None is spent on administration . Your generosity is much appreciated. ………………………………………………………