This edition is jam-packed with information about how to get out and about and stay healthy during the better weather.
We’re also delighted to share updates about the improvements we’ve been making to our award-winning parks across the borough (see pages 10 and 11).I’m so pleased that with many of these projects we’ve been able to consult with you, our residents, and seek your ideas on what you would like to see in our valued open spaces. On pages 20 and 21, you’ll find an indepth Q and A with our Head of Asset Management and Engineering Services, Andrew Donn.Along with his team, Andrew performs a critical role of maximising the
property and land assets for the benefit of all our communities.
It’s a landmark year for the councilowned Elstree Film Studios too, so I was delighted to tour the site and meet our fantastic tenants and management team (see page 5).
Finally, there’s an update on pages 28 and 29 about local government reorganisation which is approaching a critical juncture. I hope you find this edition an interesting and enjoyable read.
Councillor Jeremy Newmark Leader of Hertsmere Borough Council leader@hertsmere.gov.uk
Pride in Hertsmere
We marked Pride Month by showing strong and unwavering support to the borough’s LGBTQ+ communities.
The Pride Progress flag was raised outside the Civic Offices in Borehamwood in June by the Mayor of Hertsmere, Councillor Alpha Bird Collins. He was joined by council staff, fellow councillors, and colleagues from the NHS, Hertfordshire Constabulary, Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust’s (HPFT) Rainbow Network and representatives from Herts Pride and Hertfordshire-based LGBTQ+ charity Impactful Lives. The flag was also flying in our parks at Parkfield and Oakmere in Potters Bar and King George Recreation Ground in Bushey.
Click on the screenshot to watch our short YouTube video of the event.
Presenting your new Mayor
The borough’s mayoral chains have been passed to Hertsmere Borough Councillor Alpha Bird Collins.
Cllr Collins, pictured above, left, takes over the role as Mayor of Hertsmere from Cllr Richard Butler and was inaugurated at the council’s annual meeting in May.
The new Deputy Mayor, Cllr Mia Handley, pictured above, right, was also welcomed.
During his 12 months as Mayor, Cllr Butler has raised thousands of pounds to
support his chosen charities; Hatzola, the volunteer ambulance service in North London, and CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) which helps to prevent suicide.
The two charities that Cllr Collins will be supporting are Learning Through the Arts and Hertsmere Young Carers, through Carers in Hertfordshire.
If you would like to invite the Mayor to attend one of your events, please contact the Mayor’s Secretary on 020 8207 7477 or email mayors.secretary@hertsmere.gov.uk
Elstree’s royal visit
Representatives from our council, which owns Elstree Film Studios, were delighted to be among the welcoming committee for a royal visit from His Royal Highness, The Duke of Edinburgh, to celebrate their 100th birthday.
The Mayor of Hertsmere, Cllr Alpha Bird Collins; Cllr Jeremy Newmark, Leader of the Council and Chairman of Elstree Studios; and our Chief Executive Sajida Bijle were among the dignitaries in attendance to help celebrate this landmark anniversary.
Keep active this summer
With warmer weather now with us, what better time to focus on getting a bit more active to boost your health and wellbeing? We have a range of support in place across the borough – visit our website for all of our sports activities. Go to hertsmere.gov.uk/parks-andleisure/sports-in-hertsmere
Healthy Hubs
Our four Healthy Hubs across Hertsmere provide free lifestyle support covering mental health, physical activity, weight management, smoking cessation, health MOTs, nutritional advice, sexual health testing kits and NHS Health Checks. Pop in for a chat with our friendly team. hertsmere.gov.uk/health-wellbeing/ healthy-hub
We Move, She Moves
Our award-winning activity programme for women and girls aged 16+ is celebrating 10 years this year! The programme has classes including Dance, Aerobics, Pilates, Zumba, Aqua Zumba, Golden Dance Fit, Yoga and Pound. wemoveshemoves.me.uk
Back2Bowls
Come and get involved in Back2Bowls; it’s a perfect way to get moving and meet new people. Taking place at Aberford Community Centre, Borehamwood, Back2Bowls provides FREE bowls sessions on both an outdoor bowling green and indoor mats.
Free refreshments will be available and you can take part in a variety of board games and arts and crafts. Everyone is welcome and there is no need to book; come down every Wednesday from 1pm to 3pm and get involved.
For any questions and more information, phone 020 8207 7801 or email community.services@hertsmere.gov.uk
Click on the screenshot to watch our short YouTube video about Back2Bowls.
Free Tennis!
Swimming lessons for all ages with InspireAll
InspireAll is a local charitable trust providing leisure facilities across Hertsmere. At three centres across Bushey, Potters Bar and Borehamwood, InspireAll follows the Swim England ‘Learn to Swim’ scheme, providing all aspects of swimming lessons, for children aged four months to adults. A range of lessons are provided including weekly lessons and crash courses during school holidays. The team also works in partnership with local schools to provide school swimming lessons during term time. Interested? Join for free in July and get August half price! T&Cs apply, offer ends 31 July 2025. Find out more at: busheygroveleisurecentre.co.uk furzefieldleisurecentre.co.uk thevenueleisurecentre.co.uk
In Hertsmere we have two tennis courts in Meadow Park, Borehamwood, and four in King George Recreation Ground in Bushey. All courts are free of charge to use but must be booked. Ready?... Play tennis now! To find out more and book your courts, visit clubspark.lta.org.uk/HertsmereParksTennis Looking for a nursery?
Starjumps Nursery, located in Furzefield Leisure Centre, Potters Bar, provides quality, local childcare for children from six months up to four years old and offers care 50 weeks of the year.
To guarantee your place for September 2025, enrol your child before 31 August and get a weekfree. T&Cs apply. To find out more, call 01707 850555 or email nursery.info@inspireall.com
Improving your parks for summer
There’s plenty happening across our parks and green spaces this summer, with improvements underway or planned – many shaped by your feedback. Here's a roundup of what’s new and what’s coming up.
Bushey Rose Garden
Visitors to the award-winning Bushey Rose Garden may have noticed a smoother stroll lately! The footpaths have been upgraded with a new permeable resin surface – not only does it help prevent cracking from tree roots, but it also makes your walk safer and more enjoyable.
Composers Park
We’re getting ready to fully refurbish the play area, thanks to the fantastic response we received during public consultation. More than 50 per cent of respondents chose the winning design (pictured) – thank you to everyone who had their say! Work is scheduled to begin in late July.
Aberford Park
This summer, we’ll be asking for your ideas on how to improve Aberford Park in Borehamwood. Planned upgrades include replacing old play equipment, revamping the skate park, and continuing the restoration of the brook. Keep an eye out for consultation details – we want to hear from you!
Meadow Park
During June and July, we asked for your views on proposed improvements to Meadow Park, as part of the final phase of investment in this popular community space. Plans were displayed in the park, and drop-in sessions at Boreham Wood Football Club gave residents a chance to chat with council staff.
Thank you to everyone who took part – we’ll be sharing the next steps soon!
King George Recreation Ground
The first phase of improvements at Bushey’s flagship park is now complete!
The ever-popular splash park reopened in May with a brandnew pump house, refurbished flooring, and updated water play equipment. And there’s more to come!
We’re working on:
•Rebuilding the café
•Expanding the ball court
•Upgrading play areas
•Adding outdoor fitness equipment
•Resurfacing key footpaths
To explore what your local parks have to offer, visit hertsmere.gov.uk/parks-and-leisure
Thanks again to all who took part in earlier consultations –your input has made a real difference. Click on the screenshot to watch our short YouTube video.
Aberford Park
Meadow Park
Composers Park
Bushey Rose Garden
Park Events this summer from InspireAll
It’s that time of year again – the ever-popular Movies In The Park by Park Events is back!
Bring a blanket, picnic, sit back and enjoy some family favourites on the big screen.
Friday 25 July
Meadow Park, Borehamwood
Saturday 26 July
Oakmere Park, Potters Bar
Sunday 27 July
King George Rec, Bushey
Monday 28 July
Phillimore Park, Radlett
Back by popular demand, Fun In The Park will be in four of your amazing local parks for a day of FREE inflatables and activities that you do not want to miss.
Monday 11 August
Phillimore Park, Radlett
Monday 18 August
Oakmere Park, Potters Bar
Tuesday 19 August
There will also be the return of InspireAll’s Fun Fairs in Hertsmere around the borough.
Potters Bar – August, September & October
Bushey – August
Meadow Park, Borehamwood
Wednesday 20 August
King George Rec, Bushey
A number of residents took part as we celebrated International Yoga Day last month with a yoga session in Maxwell Park, Borehamwood.
The session, on a warm June day, was led by instructor Mary McLellan, and open to everyone, regardless of experience.
The event was organised by We Move She Moves, a movement to get women and girls in Hertsmere more active, more often with something to suit all ages, abilities and fitness levels.
For more information about the activities and classes available, please go to wemoveshemoves.me.uk or email community.services@hertsmere.gov.uk
Waste and recycling
Food waste recycling
Our food waste recycling service continues to grow. Since launching in April, more than 516 tonnes of food waste has been recycled — that’s more than 150 tonnes diverted from landfill each month.
?DID YOU KNOW
That’s the same as:
Around a quarter of waste in your refuse bin could be made up of food waste. By recycling it, you’re not only making more room in your bin — you're helping the planet.
450,000 loaves of bread worth of waste saved from landfill
Or the equivalent of 6 million carrots turned into fertiliser, which is spread on local farms to help grow more food.
You can recycle cooked and uncooked food, tea bags and coffee grounds, vegetable peelings, banana skins, apple cores, and out-of-date food in your outside silver food recycling bin.
TOP TIP: USE A KITCHEN CADDY!
Make food recycling easy in your home:
Use a free kitchen caddy (or your own container like a biscuit tin or ice cream tub). Pick one up at locations across the borough – find your nearest on our website: hertsmere.gov.uk/foodwaste
Line your caddy with a compostable liner or plastic bag –yes, they’re now accepted! You can also use old bread bags, cereal bags and salad bags – just no black bin bags.
When full, tip it into your silver outdoor food waste bin and secure the lockable handle.
EASY, WEEKLY COLLECTIONS
Your silver food waste bin is collected on the same day as your usual waste and recycling. Just put it out by 6am. Simple!
Want to check your collection day? Visit: hertsmere.gov.uk/ BinCollections
New collection calendars will be available on the website from the end of July.
All the food waste collected in Hertsmere is taken to an anaerobic digestion facility in London Colney. There the methane released from food waste is captured and turned into energy, while fertiliser is also produced during the process.
FOOD WASTE AND GREEN BINS
Food waste cannot go in your green bin, which we only collect if you have paid for a Garden Waste Collection Service subscription and display a sticker on. Subscribe or find out more at: hertsmere.gov.uk/GardenWaste
YOU’RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE
By recycling food waste, you’re reducing landfill, creating renewable energy, and nourishing farmland.
So thank you, Hertsmere — keep up the fantastic work. Your food waste is powering a greener, cleaner future!
Click on the screenshot to watch our short YouTube video about food waste.
The Red Trust Bushey
The Red Trust Bushey recently celebrated its 10th birthday by opening a brand-new storage shed for its foodbank. The charity is run almost entirely on donations from local residents and the time of volunteers.
The team was joined by local volunteers, residents and local councillors who helped celebrate the 10-year milestone and their support is greatly appreciated.
Donations can be dropped off on Tuesdays from 4pm to 6pm and 9.30am to 12.30pm on Fridays.
The Red Trust also runs a Saturday café and an after-school club so check out their website to see how they are helping the local community to connect.
The foodbank is based at the Phoenix Centre in Bushey and is open on Tuesday evenings from 5pm to 6.30pm and Friday mornings from 10am to midday. Local residents can use the foodbank for free –you do not need a voucher or referral.
To commemorate its anniversary, Red Trust is also inviting residents to get involved in the ‘10 for 10 pledge challenge’ where people can contribute through everything from donating baking cupcakes to bringing friends along to the centre.
For more about The Red Trust Bushey, visit the website redtrustbushey.org/
Haveyoursay onthefutureof AycliffePavilion
You can have your say until the end of July on the future of Aycliffe Pavilion, a well-known community building in Borehamwood in which we are investing.
A public consultation is open until 31 July for people to give their views on potential uses for the building, which has fallen out of use. All options are on the table to ensure the best solution for local people is achieved and so the facility can serve our residents for years to come.
Aycliffe Pavilion, also known as The Reg Harwood Pavilion and located off Aycliffe Road, has not been regularly used as changing facilities for football on the adjacent sports pitches, or for other uses, for around five years although the building continues to be utilised for storage for sports equipment. The playing fields are unaffected by the proposed redevelopment, with only the existing building and car park the subject of the consultation over future plans.
A public meeting was held in May, with a number of stakeholders in attendance, including community groups, along with
the Leader of Hertsmere Borough Council, Cllr Jeremy Newmark, to discuss the various options and next stages in the project.
This initiative has the potential to accommodate a wonderful multi-use facility for the community. We are very keen to hear from as many people as possible about exactly what they would like to see.
You can take part in the consultation by going to our online consultation platform and completing our short survey. Alternatively, for more information, please email asset.management@hertsmere.gov.uk
Celebrating Hertsmere’s Heroes
Inspiring heroes have been recognised for their devotion and positive contributions to the local community at the Mayor of Hertsmere’s Civic Awards Ceremony 2024/2025.
The annual awards recognise the outstanding performance, activities and dedication of people and groups living and working in our local communities, who voluntarily give their time to improve the lives of Hertsmere residents. Then-Mayor, Councillor Richard Butler, presented seven awards to worthy winners from across the borough at a glittering ceremony in April at the DoubleTree by Hilton London Elstree.
To find out more about this year’s winners, visit hertsmere.gov.uk/civicawards
Q A&
QHow would you describe your role?
AI’m responsible for making sure our facilities, equipment, and infrastructure are wellmaintained, safe, and support our long-term goals. I lead a team that plans and manages maintenance, deals with the estate management of our commercial property portfolio, oversees improvement projects, and ensures our assets are used efficiently. My role involves balancing day-to-day operations with long-term planning, working closely with other departments to solve problems, managing risks and keeping everything running smoothly and costeffectively.
Q Which are your most significant current projects?
A
We have a number of significant projects. Our largest is the redevelopment of Bushey Golf & Country
WITH HEAD OF ASSET MANAGEMENT AND ENGINEERING SERVICES
ANDREW DONN
Club. It’s been closed for a number of years and offers a fantastic opportunity to deliver not only a significant number of new homes, but also a supermarket, children’s nursery, community building, a multi-storey car park, and some other uses.
We have a number of development projects in Borehamwood and Potters Bar that will deliver some much-needed affordable homes, some of which are adapted for people with additional needs. If there is a sustainable funding route, we’d love to be building more.
We are also closely involved in the ongoing work looking at the redevelopment of Borehamwood town centre, setting out a framework and masterplan that feeds into the Local Plan.
Q How does your role enable you to make a difference for our residents?
AWe make a difference by making sure the places that people live in and use every day are safe, clean, and working as they should. Whether it’s fixing something that’s broken, planning improvements, or making sure everything runs properly, we work to create a better environment for everyone. It’s about making sure residents feel comfortable, supported, and proud of their community.
Q What do you enjoy most about your job and working at Hertsmere?
AI know the work I do makes a real difference for our young people and their life outcomes. I want to make sure the places children play in, such as our community spaces, are safe and welcoming, and that the places in which they live are warm, dry and somewhere they can call home. These both provide a stable foundation for their
education, employment, and overall wellbeing. I’m proud to be part of a team that genuinely cares about Hertsmere and its people. For me, it’s not just about managing buildings or services – it’s about creating places that residents can feel proud of and supported in. That sense of purpose is what keeps me motivated every day.
QHow do our values, as a council, align with your day-to-day work?
AHertsmere’s values –like listening to and engaging with residents, treating people fairly, and embracing and championing change – are closely connected to everything I do in asset management. As I’ve already said, in my day-today work, I’m always focused on making sure our buildings and spaces are safe, well-maintained, and meet the needs of the people who use them. That means listening to feedback, solving problems quickly, and planning ahead to make sure we’re using resources wisely. I also work closely with teams across the council, which reflects the value of taking the lead and maintaining relationships,
so we can work together to deliver the best outcomes for our community. These values guide the decisions I make and help ensure that the work we do has a lasting, positive impact.
Q Away from work, what are your main interests?
A My principal hobby is Scouting. I have been involved since I was seven years old, and have never really stopped. I’m currently the Lead Volunteer for Greater London North Scout County and am responsible for more than 5,000 young people and 1,600 adult volunteers. My
has been relocated to my back garden. I’ve dug a little allotment there now too and spend time growing fruit and vegetables. This year we have tomatoes, courgettes, sweetcorn, cucumbers, swedes, kohlrabi, squash, and garlic. Apple, plum, and pear trees add to the harvest later in the year.
Overriding both of these though, I love spending time with my amazing and tolerant wife, Joanna. We love travelling together –whether that’s exploring a local Hertfordshire town, or more further afield in the UK or abroad.
Standing together for safer communities
At the heart of Hertsmere’s Community Safety Partnership is a strong commitment to making our borough a safer place – particularly for women and girls.
One of our top priorities is the prevention and disruption of violence, abuse, and harmful behaviour. Below are some of the ways we’re working to support residents and create lasting change.
Know Your Rights: Clare’s Law
If you’re concerned that your partner – or the partner of someone close to you – might pose a risk, you have the legal right to request information through Clare’s Law, officially known as the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme.
Hertsmere Community Safety Partnership (CSP) brings a range of organisations together to ensure a joined-up and strategic approach to tackling crime and disorder issues in the borough.
To make a request, visit herts.police.uk or call 101.
Personal safety at your fingertips: Hollie Guard App
Your safety matters. Hollie Guard is a powerful, free smartphone app that transforms your mobile device into a personal safety tool.
Whether you're walking alone or just want added peace of mind, the app lets you:
• Instantly alert emergency contacts with your live location
• Capture evidence through video and audio
• Activate protection discreetly with a tap or shake.
Through this scheme, the police can share relevant details about a person’s history of abuse or violence. If a risk is identified, this information will be disclosed in a confidential, face-to-face meeting to help you or your loved one make informed decisions.
Learn more at hollieguard.com
Keeping Hertsmere clean
Hertsmere is a great place to live, and we all have a part to play in keeping our streets and open spaces clean and pleasant for everyone.
Here’s what you need to know: Litter bins: use them properly
Dropping litter isn’t just unsightly – it’s illegal. Anyone caught littering can receive a fixed penalty notice. To help keep our borough clean, we provide litter bins throughout the area. These are designed for small items of rubbish generated while out and about, such as sweet wrappers, drinks containers, cigarette butts and chewing gum.
Please remember:
• Litter bins are not for household or business waste. Dumping bin bags or other domestic waste in or around litter
bins is considered fly-tipping and may be investigated with enforcement action taken against offenders.
• Dog waste counts as general litter and should also be placed in a litter bin – or taken home if no bin is available nearby.
• If you can’t find a bin, take your rubbish with you. Leaving waste behind is never acceptable.
Your legal duty: responsible household waste disposal
Did you know that you’re legally responsible for ensuring your household waste is only handed over to someone registered to carry and dispose of it?
Unlicensed carriers often dump waste illegally, and if your rubbish is traced back to you, you could face a fine or prosecution.
Here’s how to protect yourself and the environment:
• Always check that any individual or company removing your waste is a registered waste carrier.
• Ask to see their waste carrier licence number and verify it using the Environment Agency’s public register: environment.data.gov.uk/publicregister or call 03708 506 506
• Pay by card and ask for a receipt – this creates a record of the transaction.
• Ask questions. Where will they take your rubbish?
• Be cautious of cheap or cash-only services. If something doesn’t feel right, trust your instincts and look elsewhere.
• Report unlicensed waste carriers to the Environment Agency to help prevent illegal dumping.
By using litter bins properly and taking responsibility for your household waste, you help keep Hertsmere clean and safe for everyone. Thank you for doing your part!
In the dog house?
Pets are a member of the family, so make sure they are well-cared for if you have to leave them.
Anyone who operates a business of looking after someone else’s dog within their own home or property needs to be licensed under the Animal Welfare (Licensable activities) Regulations 2018.
Licences are only granted to businesses that meet set conditions that ensure the welfare of all dogs are met and the operators have appropriate knowledge/training. All operators must have a contract with a local vet to ensure the animals will receive medical attention, if needed, and appropriate insurance.
Unlicenced home boarders put your pet at risk. They will not have been checked by the council or adhere to strict standards of care. Even if the operator has liability insurance, this may be invalidated by them not holding a licence.
Before you leave your pet, please check the business is registered at: hertsmere.gov.uk/ AnimalBusinesses or contact: animal.licensing@hertsmere.gov.uk
If you want to run a home-boarding business, please contact the council.
New Primate Licence required for pet owners
New legislation means that anyone who owns a primate must apply for a Primate Licence as part of a nationwide initiative to ensure high standards of welfare for primates kept as pets.
Primate owners will need to meet all the required standards by April 2026 to continue keeping their animals legally. These standards are designed to ensure primates are housed, fed, and cared for in a way that supports their physical and mental wellbeing.
For full details on how to apply and what the new requirements involve, please visit hertsmere.gov.uk/primate-licences
Update on the changing shape of local government in Hertfordshire
Work continues across Hertfordshire on developing proposals for the reorganisation of local government structures in the county.
Following the publication of its English Devolution White Paper at the end of last year, the Government requires all local authorities in areas where there are currently two tiers of local government, to develop proposals for reorganisation. We’ve been working with the other councils across Hertfordshire to consider future arrangements that will best meet the needs of our communities. As a starting principle, we believe that local government should be close to the communities it serves.
This will be a once-in-a-generation change that affects local people and services for decades to come.
With a population of 1.2 million, Hertfordshire is too big to be viable as just one council area. It would be much larger than any local authority in the UK and decision-making would become too far removed from communities. For these reasons, a single ‘unitary’ option is not being considered.
Having now received initial feedback from the Government about the outline proposals that were collectively submitted by Hertfordshire councils in March, the next landmark date is the end of November. By then, the Government requires us to have worked together to submit final proposals on
the future shape of local government in our county.
A great deal of detailed work will continue during the summer as these proposals are developed and you can expect to receive further updates and opportunities to have your say in the coming months. Please check out all the ways you can receive our updates on page 2.
Our council’s leadership continues to maintain that future changes must be carefully considered, transparent, and inclusive, maintaining local links and ensuring that residents and businesses are fully engaged in shaping the future governance of Hertfordshire.
To read the Government’s initial feedback to Hertfordshire’s outline proposals, and for more information, visit hertsmere.gov.uk/LGR
A sad loss for Hertsmere
We were saddened in June by the death of long-standing councillor, Rabbi Alan Plancey MBE.
Cllr Plancey had been a borough councillor for the Borehamwood Brookmeadow ward since 2015 and served twice as the Mayor of Hertsmere. Our condolences to his family and friends.
A by-election will take place on Thursday 24 July. Residents who live in the Borehamwood Brookmeadow ward should have received their poll card, which tells you where to vote.
Remember to bring photo ID to vote at a polling station, which could include a passport, driving licence, blue badge, national identity card or an identity card with a PASS mark.
To find out more, visit: hertsmere.gov.uk/elections
You can contact your ward councillor at any reasonable time. Your councillors are listed in alphabetical order by ward. If you don’t know which ward you live in, please visit: hertsmere.gov.uk/findmycllr or call 020 8207 2277
Borehamwood Brookmeadow
Graeme Alexander (H First)
cllr.graeme.alexander @hertsmere.gov.uk
07906 563 683
y Hill
Linda Smith (Lab & Co-op)
cllr.linda.smith @hertsmere.gov.uk
Rebecca Challice (Lab & Co-op)
cllr.rebecca.challice @hertsmere.gov.uk
07929 661 391
See page 29 for by-election details
Borehamwood Hillside
Alexander Clarkson (Con)
cllr.alexander.clarkson @hertsmere.gov.uk
020 8953 1353
Alpha Bird Collins (H First)
cllr.alpha.bird.collins @hertsmere.gov.uk
07880 521 971
Aaditya Kaza (Lab & Co-op)
cllr.aaditya.kaza @hertsmere.gov.uk
07734 410 189
KEY (Con) = Conservative (Lab & Co-op) = Labour and Co-operative (Lib Dem) = Liberal Democrats (H First) = Hertsmere First
Meet your Councillors
Borehamwood
Kenilworth
Prabhakar Kaza (Lab & Co-op)
cllr.prabhakar.kaza @hertsmere.gov.uk
07958 146 582
Nik Oakley (Lab & Co-op)
cllr.nik.oakley @hertsmere.gov.uk
07976 906 273
Parveen Rani (Lab & Co-op)
cllr.parveen.rani @hertsmere.gov.uk
07854 255 641
Bushey
Paul Morris OBE (Con)
cllr.paul.morris @hertsmere.gov.uk
07813 918 881
Maxie Allen (Lib Dem)
cllr.maxie.allen @hertsmere.gov.uk
07885 937 108
Bushey Park
Marc Amron (H First)Group Leader
cllr.marc.amron @hertsmere.gov.uk
Shailain Shah (Lib Dem)
cllr.shailain.shah @hertsmere.gov.uk
07561 855 512
Mia Handley (Lib Dem)
cllr.mia.handley @hertsmere.gov.uk
You can contact your ward councillor at any reasonable time. Your councillors are listed in alphabetical order by ward. If you don’t know which ward you live in, please visit: hertsmere.gov.uk/findmycllr or call 020 8207 2277
You can contact your ward councillor at any reasonable time. Your councillors are listed in alphabetical order by ward. If you don’t know which ward you live in, please visit: hertsmere.gov.uk/findmycllr or call 020 8207 2277
Abhishek Sachdev (Con)
cllr.abhishek.sachdev @hertsmere.gov.uk
07712 837 990
Lynette Sullivan (Con) –Group Leader
cllr.lynette.sullivan @hertsmere.gov.uk
07595 679 173
Paul HodgsonJones (Con)
cllr.paul.hodgsonjones@hertsmere. gov.uk
07716 832 365
Natalie Susman (Con)
cllr.natalie.susman @hertsmere.gov.uk
07939 208 447
KEY (Con) = Conservative (Lab & Co-op) = Labour and Co-operative (Lib Dem) = Liberal Democrats (H First) = Hertsmere First
Bar Oakmere
Meenal Sachdev (Con)
Helen Green (Lab & Co-op)
Harvey Cohen (Con)
Elstree
Morris Bright MBE (Con)
Potters Bar Parkfield
Shenley
What’s on
The Radlett Centre
1 Aldenham Avenue, Radlett 01923 859291
radlettcentre.co.uk
Friday 8 August |
Midday & 2.30pm
Science Museum
Live on Stage
This year, why not join London’s worldrenowned Science Museum as they bring you this brand-new stage production aimed at igniting your curiosity, fuelling your imagination, and inspiring you in new and exciting ways! Tickets from £15.50
Wyllyotts Theatre
Wyllyotts Place, Darkes Lane, Potters Bar 01707 645005
wyllyottstheatre.co.uk/whats-on
Sunday 17 August | Midday
Fun for Little Ones: A Tribute to Ms Rachel
With more than five billion views and over eight million subscribers on YouTube, ‘Ms Rachel’ is the biggest viral sensation to hit our children’s screens since ‘Baby Shark!’ It will be a FUN, interactive LIVE on-stage performance with lots of audience participation for the little ones! Tickets from £16.50
Reel Studio
70 Cinema
Metropolis Centre, 84 Shenley Road, Borehamwood
Reelcinemas.co.uk/ cinema/Borehamwood
Take a look at REEL Cinema’s wide selection of movies! Check their website to book one that suits you.
Discover our museums
Bushey Museum and Art Gallery
Myrtle Broome – Artist and Egyptologist
Myrtle was a British Egyptologist and artist known for her illustrated work in Egypt and her paintings of Egyptian village life in the 1920s and 1930s.
Open Thursday to Sunday, 11am to 4pm.
To find out more, visit: busheymuseum.org
Elstree and Borehamwood Museum
Up, Up and Away!
Their latest interactive exhibition focuses on the story of Elstree Aerodrome, which has functioned for nearly a century, and includes a chance to fly a mock-plane!
Open Tuesday to Thursday between midday and 6pm, and Saturday from 10am to 3pm.
To find out more, visit: elstree-museum.org.uk
Potters Bar Museum
Potters Bar in WWII
To celebrate 80 years since the end of WWII, find out about Potters Bar during the war through an exhibition of photographs, written narrative quoted memories and artefacts.
Open Tuesday and Wednesday 2.30pm to 4.30pm and Saturday 11am to 1pm.
To find out more, visit: pottersbarmuseum.org.uk
Radlett and District Museum
VE Day – 80 Years On
An exhibition to commemorate 80 years since VE Day, including memories of civilian life and secret operations in the parish during World War II, with a supplementary display of secret RAF activity.
Open Wednesday and Saturday between 10am and midday.
To find out more, visit: radlettmuseum.com
De Havilland Aircraft Museum
Open Tuesday to Sunday 10.30am to 5pm.
To find out more, visit: dehavillandmuseum.co.uk
Reveley Lodge Gardens
Discover the wonderful free-to-enter twoand-a-half-acre garden with lawns, flower beds, more than 220 roses, a kitchen garden
with produce for sale, and even a selection of carnivorous plants in the conservatory. The lodge also organises art workshops throughout the year.
Gardens open 9am to 4pm Monday to Friday and 10am to 4pm Saturday.
To find out more, visit: reveleylodge.org
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