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Newsletter for distribution in Cheshunt
An Olympic handover flag was raised on Sunday 24 August at Cheshunt Park Golf Course, Park Lane, Cheshunt to celebrate the moment when London became the official Olympic Games host.
The key issue highlighted in the latest Environmental Monitor continues to be the need to recycle more household waste.
Broxbourne Council has arranged an opportunity for food handlers to obtain the nationally-recognised Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) level two food hygiene certificate.
The Council has published a four page summary leaflet on the new corporate plan for 2008/11.
The Council would like to warn residents of counterfeit 70cl bottles of Spar brand ‘Imperial vodka’ which have been discovered to contain excessive levels of Methanol. The levels of Methanol found in the vodka could potentially cause a health risk.
The successful ‘Let’s Go Play’ events continue with a community play day on Sunday 6 September, between 12noon and 4pm, at The Springs, in Wormley.
Broxbourne residents who are holders of the Burma Star met on Friday 15 August to commemorate the end of the Burma campaign in World War II.
Broxbourne’s safer community monitor for the first quarter of 2008/09, has been published. The monitor tracks the progress of the Broxbourne Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (BCDRP) in improving community safety in the Borough.
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games announced today that an Olympic Handover Flag will be raised on Sunday 24 August at Cheshunt Park Golf Course, Park Lane, Cheshunt.
To celebrate the Beijing Olympics and the 2012 London Olympic Games ‘Active Broxbourne’ in conjunction with Broxbourne Council is running a week of sports and cultural activities for all the family to enjoy.
Over the coming months, a number of projects will be implemented to improve community safety in the Borough.
Households with a Tuesday or Wednesday refuse collection were recently sent letters detailing the purple and clear sack scheme, which is due to start in their areas on 23 and 24 September 2008 respectively.
Young golf enthusiasts competed in the annual Junior Golf Open at Cheshunt Park Golf Course, Park Lane, Cheshunt on Thursday 24 July. The competition was the first of a programme of summer activities for young people run by Broxbourne Council.
Wormley Community Centre hosted the annual Children’s Pet Show on Tuesday 29 July with all sorts of ‘creepy crawlies’ and four-legged friends taking part.
Employers in the Borough of Broxbourne are invited to participate in the forthcoming Jobs Fair organised by Broxbourne Council, Jobcentre Plus, and The Herald newspaper.
This summer, Broxbourne Council is reminding businesses how to dispose of their waste correctly.
The Council has published a new corporate plan for 2008/11. The Plan replaces the statutory Best Value Performance Plan. The aim of the Plan is to set out the Council’s priorities and improve the allocation of resources to priority areas.
Broxbourne Council has organised a free ‘Classic Car Day’ in Waltham Cross town centre on Saturday 16 August between 10am and 3pm.
Broxbourne Council staff visited St Mary’s High School in Cheshunt last Wednesday morning to lead discussion groups with Year 7 (12 year olds) on a wide range of environmental issues.
‘Let’s Go Play’ events continue over the summer holidays with three events planned at three parks in the Borough of Broxbourne, allowing children from across the Borough to get involved.
As part of a continuing investment in providing new industrial building to encourage employment in the Borough, the Council are to due to complete Phase IV of the Hoddesdon Industrial Centre in Pindar Road, Hoddesdon in August.
Residents in Broxbourne can now book for swimming crash courses at The John Warner Sports Centre and Grundy Park Leisure Centre and categories include ‘Tadpoles’, ‘Frogs’, beginners and intermediates.
The Council’s environmental health section is working to highlight the dangers of possible allergic reactions to foods, targeting both caterers and Borough residents.
Broxbourne Council is currently rolling out the purple and clear sacks scheme. Clear sacks are being provided to allow residents to recycle plastic bottles at the kerbside.
Broxbourne Council has arranged a number of day trips for younger people aged 12 years and over this summer.
Broxbourne Council has published a guide to its parks and open spaces to highlight the opportunities and facilities on offer outdoors in the Borough.
On Thursday 11 September at 1.30pm the ‘Beauty and The Beast’ Launch Event will take place at Broxbourne Civic Hall.
Broxbourne Council is encouraging parents and children to do more recycling this summer. There are a number of activities that parents and children can participate in to help them learn more about reducing and recycling waste.
Maintaining the cleanliness of streets is difficult where parked cars impede access to the edge of roads and in some instances footpaths. The Council is to undertake a special cleanse of Burleigh Road and Cecil Road, Cheshunt on Wednesday 16 July 2008.
Broxbourne Council's Community Open Day, held on 5 July at the Borough Offfices, attracted an attendance of around 1,800 visitors.
Following consultation with local shopkeepers and residents on possible improvements to Goffs Oak village, the Borough Council has recently completed a programme of environmental enhancements in the area.
The next U3 Bands Night will take place at Broxbourne Civic Hall, Hoddesdon on Friday 11 July at 7pm.
The Hertfordshire Police Authority’s Safer Neighbourhoods Community Award was presented to Patsy Spears of the Waltham Cross Neighbourhood Forum in a presentation at the boroughwide community safety consultation forum on Thursday 26 June.
The Council has published the latest edition of the Community Plan progress report for June 2008. The report tracks the progress of projects from Broxbourne’s Community Plan which was revised in November 2006 and runs until 2009.
The Council’s annual community Open Day will be held on Saturday 5 July at the Borough offices in Churchgate, Cheshunt, between 2pm and 5pm.
Broxbourne residents are encouraged to attend the next meeting of the boroughwide community safety consultation forum on Thursday 26 June.
After a period of public consultation a decision has been made to keep the Deaconsfield public convenience open.
Following the Four Swannes Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) consultation during March and April this year, the Council’s Environmental Services Committee considered the results on 10 June 2008.
Broxbourne Council held a free Funday on Saturday 14 June outside Grundy Park Leisure Centre, approximately two thousand people came to join in the fun.
On Saturday 7June, a Summer Fair was held in Waltham Cross town centre. A number of attractions were in the town centre throughout the day, which is supported by local community groups and organisations.
Broxbourne residents are invited to participate in the Borough Consultative Panel on Monday 30 June 2008 at 7.00pm, at the Borough Offices, Churchgate, Cheshunt.
Broxbourne Council held an information roadshow at the Sainsburys store in Hoddesdon on Friday 6 June. The roadshow allowed residents to ask questions on the waste management services provided by the Council.
This week is National Food Safety Week, an annual promotional event to highlight the importance of food safety and the principles of good hygiene.
The Borough Council held its second business fair for Broxbourne at Wolsey Hall, Windmill Lane, Cheshunt on Friday 30 May. There were over 200 attendees, including exhibitors and visitors.
The Council’s next Environmental Panel will meet on Tuesday 17 June 2008 at 7pm in the Beaufort Suite, Bishops' College in Cheshunt.
To coincide with National Food Safety Week, which runs between 9-13 June 2008, Broxbourne Council is warning people planning their summer holidays of the risks they take if they bring back certain foods from abroad.
The football coaching scheme on the Holdbrook Estate in Waltham Cross is to be extended. West Ham United Football Club will continue coaching at the new kickabout court on the estate until the end of August 2008.
A new community room on the Holdbrook Estate, Waltham Cross was opened by the Mayor of Broxbourne, Councillor Mrs Carol Crump-Eynon on Wednesday 21 May.
Broxbourne Council, with the support of various local community groups and organisations, will be holding its annual Summer Fair in Waltham Cross town centre on Saturday 7 June 2008 between 10am and 2pm.
Residents in Goffs Oak, Flamstead End and Rosedale are encouraged to attend the next Neighbourhood Forum meeting to be held at Fairfields School, Rosedale Way, Cheshunt on Thursday 5 June at 7pm.
Broxbourne Council has updated three of its leisure facilities in time for the summer months.
Broxbourne Council run an initiative called ‘U3’ and are looking for talented unsigned bands from Herts, Cambs or Essex to perform at live band nights.
In 2007/08 the weight of recyclable material collected at the 26 Borough-wide neighbourhood recycling centres (NRCs) increased by approximately 22 per cent compared with the previous year.
The Council is to undertake a special cleanse of York Road and King Edward Road, Waltham Cross on Saturday 31 May 2008 between 9am and 12noon.
The veteran Labour politician Tony Benn comes to Broxbourne Civic Hall on Thursday 19 June at 7.30pm to talk about his life in politics and what he thinks about the changes in the Labour party.
Broxbourne’s safer community monitor for the fourth quarter of 2007/08, January to March 2008 has been published.
Broxbourne Council is seeking residents’ views about proposals for providing more on-street parking facilities in a number of locations throughout the Borough.
At its annual meeting on Tuesday night, committee chairmen were appointed by Broxbourne Council.
Food4Fitness week happens this week at the Council's leisure centres.
Information on love parks week which takes place in June.
The annual Broxbourne in bloom competition is now underway.
Councillor Carol Crump-Eynon was appointed Mayor of Broxbourne at Broxbourne Council on Tuesday night. Councillor Crump-Eynon succeeds Councillor Charles Tranham and will start her duties with immediate effect.
The Borough Council will be holding the second annual business fair in Broxbourne on Friday 30 May 2008 at Wolsey Hall, Windmill Lane, Cheshunt.
Residents living in Goffs Oak are receiving a copy of a newsletter published by the Council to inform households in the area of projects taking place.
Sooty, the popular children’s character, comes back to Broxbourne Civic Hall in May half term with his brand new theatre show “Sooty’s Magic Wand Factory”.
Broxbourne Civic Hall’s new summer ‘What’s On’ brochure is now available.
Twenty three people joined the Countryside Management Service and Park Manager on an early morning bird watching walk around Cheshunt Park.
Broxbourne local learning partnership in Broxbourne is offering various events and ‘taster’ opportunities as part of Adult Learners’ Week from 17-23 May to encourage residents to take up learning.
The Mayor of Broxbourne Cllr Tranham recently played host to three youngsters who won the top three prizes in the Council’s annual spring term anti-litter poster competition.
Three new facilities on the Holdbrook estate in Waltham Cross will be opened in May.
Residents in Waltham Cross are encouraged to attend the next Neighbourhood Forum meeting to be held at the Baptist Church Hall, King Edward’s Road, Waltham Cross on Wednesday 7 May at 7pm.
In its campaign against benefit fraud, during the past financial year, the Council carried out seven successful prosecutions and 57 cases have been subject to other sanctions of official cautions or administrative penalties.
Spring is a popular time for householders to clear out their unwanted belongings. Broxbourne Council is encouraging residents to give their unwanted items a new start by reusing or recycling them.
Three local youths aged 15-16, who were required to carry out reparation work as part of their court sentences at Hertford Youth Court.
Refuse and recycling collections dates will not change over the May bank holidays.
Broxbourne Council is seeking residents’ views about proposals for on-street parking facilities in a number of locations throughout the Borough.
Year 6 pupils from Holy Trinity C of E Primary School in Waltham Cross had a taste of what its like to be a councillor last Friday when they visited the Mayor at the Council offices.