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We decided to rollover the 100+ Club draws so that there is a decent enough prize pot!
Congratulations to First prize winner Zoe Dejahang (pictured below) and Second prize winner – David Fyles. Third prize winner wishes to remain anonymous.
TDRA Treasurer Leslie presents Zoe Dejahang with her first prize winnings
You may have received a letter from Cornerstone about the proposed base station upgrade at Royal Masonic School.
Cornerstone say they are the UK’s leading mobile infrastructure services company. They acquire, manage and own over 20,000 sites and are committed to enabling best in class mobile connectivity for over half of all the country’s mobile customers. They oversee works on behalf of telecommunications providers.
Should you have any queries, please contact them before 13th October:
Peter Cherry
Waldon Telecom Ltd.
(for and on behalf of Cornerstone)
Email: peter.cherry@waldontelecom.com
(quoting cell number CTIL_300674 00)
All residents and those who work in the county are invited to shape the PCC’s new Police and Crime Plan which sets out how Hertfordshire Constabulary responds to public concerns.
Mr Ash-Edwards wants to hear from a wide-range of people on their thoughts and experiences on policing and crime in the county.
An online survey has been launched to seek feedback on:
Participate in the survey at https://bit.ly/HertsPCCPlan.
The consultation will run until 27th October and is open to anyone who lives or works in Hertfordshire.
We recommend you mention Batchworth Bridge crossing!
The Rickmansworth Town Team would be extremely grateful of any help that you can give in stewarding the Winter Fair event on Friday 29th November.
Please let the Town Team know if you are available for any time during the evening from 4pm till 8pm (slightly less time this year). They particularly need help in the stage area – corralling the acts ready to go on stage. Please feel free to pass on to anyone you know who may be able to help them – the more the merrier!
This year they have once again employed a security company to help out with the Event HQ to ensure that no one person gets too long a shift. David Montague will be organising the Stewards and will be in touch nearer the time if you are able to help.
Email: info@rickmansworthtown.co.uk
Webform: www.rickmansworthtown.co.uk/contact
We’ve had some technical problems with the website, and therefore emails, but we’re up and running now with a new website hosting provider, Krystal.
We hope to see you at the next Sunday Market on 28th July. Please support Ricky High Street & put this date in your diaries!
Members of the RDRA committee will be there with our new feather flag – come & find us!
Message from Hertfordshire & West Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB), it replaced CCG. It’s function is to be a bridge between the primary care providers and the NHS. We have our representation via our local surgery’s PPG (patient participation group).
As part of the ICB’s current campaign to encourage people to get their blood pressure checked we are keen to speak to anyone willing to share their own experiences.
Do you, or anyone you know, have a story you would be happy to share with us?
High blood pressure has no symptoms but if left untreated can lead to heart attack or stroke.
The campaign is particularly encouraging people over 40 to take up a free blood test check at a pharmacy.
Hearing from people who have discovered they had high blood pressure, and what this has meant for them, would really help us get the message out about the huge importance of getting it checked.
Find out more about the campaign on the ICS website including existing patient stories.
If you would be happy to share your story please email Lauren Oldershaw.
The Island site is an outline notification of a subsequent planning application and mentions compulsory land purchase may be necessary. The applicant has put together an indication of his intent together with documents to support their application to build. However, the concrete foundations will impact the flood plain; the build will be on stilts but the foundations are still there.
The applicant would like to apply for 2 x four-storey blocks with 95 residential flats (39 x 1-bed, 53 x 2-bed & 3 x 3-bed) and 16 parking spaces (2 of which are disabled).
Note the objections/comments from Hampton Hall Farmhouse; Affinity Water; Batchworth CC and British Waterways Trust to fully appreciate what is at stake.
As you may be aware, Rickmansworth Library experienced a fire in the workroom on Thursday 18 April.
The fire started in the workroom and this is where the most damage has been caused. A temporary power supply has been set up and the clean-up operation is underway. There is a significant amount of work to be carried out before the library can re-open – a large part of the building will have to be rewired and the staff work areas will have to be completely cleared due to the fire damage caused. Luckily, the fire didn’t spread to the public area but there is soot and ash residue in all areas of the building, as a result all the books, furniture, shelving and carpets will need to be cleaned to ensure that the library is safe for staff and customers.
It is still too early to assess this. We are working with contractors to try to re-establish the service as quickly as possible. As soon as timescales become clearer, we will advertise a re-opening date.
We are extending the loan period for anything that is due back at Rickmansworth on or after 18 April 2024. We will continue to keep this under review but please be assured that there will be no overdue charges to pay on items that fall into this category.
Please note that this loan extension does not apply to items borrowed from other Hertfordshire libraries. You can check the due date of your loans and renew them through the Hertfordshire library app, on our website, or by calling 0300 123 4049
A member of library staff will be contacting you to find out if you can collect your item from another Hertfordshire library.
You can use any Hertfordshire Library. The closest library to Rickmansworth is Croxley Green Library. Croxley Green also offers Open+ – extended opening hours when staff are not on site – if you would like to register to use this service, please ask staff at Croxley Green to arrange this for you. Library opening hours and locations.
If you would like to keep up-to-date with regular library news, you can sign up for their eNewsletter here.
Pictured: David Gauke (guest speaker at the AGM) with RDRA Chairman Ash Pattni.
Minutes of Annual General Meeting held at the Education Centre Batchworth Lock on Monday 17th June 2024.
Those Present:
Ashok Pattni (Chairman) and 24 members/friends of the Association.
The President, Peter Crispin, opened the meeting with a few preliminary remarks about none of the political parties contesting the forthcoming general election having made any mention of local government funding in their manifestos.
Christina Evans, Anne Littlejohn, Paula Hiscocks and Sheila Harrington.
These were approved by the meeting.
The accounts were presented by Leslie Chrol-Frolowicz, the Treasurer. Subscription income was down about £200 on the previous year, largely on account of difficulties with PayPal in the Spring of 2023 when three months’ worth of subscriptions were not processed by PayPal with effectively no redress.
There had been a successful wine & cheese with jazz event which made a useful net profit (£165 being donated to good causes locally), also the 100+Club raffle has generated a new source of income. It is hoped to be able to terminate the need for annual subscriptions within the next couple of years. RDRA are grateful to Batchworth Community Council for their generous grant of £500 which has been used to fund promotional material.
Total receipts were up compared with the previous year by nearly £2000, although outgoings were up by some £3000, with the result that available funds at year-end (31st March) show a reduction of about £1400. This gives a balance at financial year end (31st March) of £6360.
With the decision to discontinue the publication of Independence in future RDRA expects to make substantial savings by communicating on a regular basis primarily using e-newsletters with current information, rather than with information which has since become somewhat out of date.
The accounts were approved by the meeting.
The Treasurer expressed a big “thank-you” to John Samson who had once again examined the accounts. RDRA are pleased that he has expressed his willingness to continue as Honorary Examiner. It was proposed and accepted by the meeting that he be re-elected to that position for the current financial year.
After expressing thanks to membership Secretary Anne Littlejohn who unfortunately was absent due to illness, Chairman Ashok Pattni spoke of the committee’s concern that the Association appear relevant to the people of Rickmansworth. Average age of members was 75+, also people had lived in the town for over 25 years on average. Membership numbers were less than half the pre-Covid period and there was an urgent need to enrol younger people, particularly on the committee.
The biggest single issue currently facing the Association was the proposal to build 95 flats on a small island site on the canal where there is currently only one dwelling, the deadline for objections being only a couple of weeks ahead. The meeting agreed to formal opposition being made to the proposal. Reena Ranger spoke about drainage problems with the town ditch owing to multiple ownership of different sections of this.
A vote was taken and past Chairman Michael Stimpson was duly elected to this post.
There no nominations for additional names to be added.
The meeting was happy for existing officers to remain in post.
The meeting agreed to the re-election of existing committee members.
There was none.
The meeting concluded with an informative and entertaining speech and questions answered by Mr Gauke who spoke of his experiences of having served as both an MP and Cabinet minister.
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