Visit the Parish Council offices between 9.30-12.30 Monday to Friday for copies of timetables for local buses, as well as comprehensive guides (including a detailed map) of all bus services around South, East and West Herts.
Some copies may also be found in The Reading Rooms on the High Street.
As part of their Community Engagement Programme, Affinity Water are offering the chance to fund one local project.
In partnership with the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust (HMWT), the Parish Council would like to enhance and increase the range of habitats for fish, invertebrates, birds and rare plants, protect the river from bank erosion and habitat disturbance, raise awareness of chalk rivers and increase people’s skills and knowledge of river restoration.
We need your votes to win the funding, so get voting! All you need to do is choose ‘Meanders through the Meads’ from the drop down menu at the bottom of the page. No personal information required! Voting closes on 30 August 2019.
More information about the HMWT can be found here.
Suitable for ages 3-12, Play in the Parks is completely free and comes to Marford Playing Fields every Wednesday between 9.15-11.15 during the summer holidays.
Click here to purchase your child’s saver card online. Cards purchased before 31 August 2019 are only £15. The price increases to £20 after this date.
DEFRA have just launched a consultation on measures to reduce personal water usage – open until 11t October 2019.
The consultation can be found here: consult.defra.gov.uk/water/measures-to-reduce-personal-water-use/
It is to understand what potential measures there are to reduce domestic water usage, and what reduction in personal water consumption is technically feasible and achievable. It seeks views on the measures proposed and asks what additional measures could be put in place.
The consultation covers:
As a member of the Lea Catchment Partnership we encourage you to respond.
Wide-scale measures to help improve water efficiency and reduce personal water consumption could have direct & positive impacts for helping restore flows in our chalk streams.
We have been urged to check for Oak Processionary Moth caterpillars by DEFRA.
The Oak processionary moth is a non-native moth that has become established in parts of London and its surrounds. OPM caterpillars feed on oak leaves and can increase trees’ vulnerability to attack by other pests and diseases, making them less able to withstand weather conditions such as drought and floods.
Whilst this is a serious problem for oak trees, the primary concern is the caterpillars hairs as these can cause severe irritation if in contact with human skin and can also affect dogs. These caterpillars should not be handled or approached. if you suspect you have found OPM caterpillars, please report your sighting to treealert.forestresearch.gov.uk.
For more on how to identify OPM, visit https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/opm.
Once again, Village Weekend was a fantastic success. More photos of the weekend will be shared in due course.
Thank you again to all the volunteers who help to make this weekend of events possible.
Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 July 2019
Village Weekend is run by a handful of wonderful volunteers and every year we desperately need more people to help!! Are you able to help lighten the load so that all three events can run smoothly?
Click on the button below to see a list of activities/jobs that need doing
Please note:
Chalk Rivers are very rare. There are only about 200 across the entire world and one of them is the River Lea! Almost all of them, about 85%, are found in South and East England. This makes them extremely special and one of the UK’s most important environments.
For more information, visit our page about the River Lea.