Hertsmere News Spring 2016 edition

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Hertsmere News Hertsmere Borough Council’s magazine

Spring 2016

A Royal Tidy-Up! Inside this issue

Council Tax Pride in Hertsmere What’s On Fitness Award Lottery Boost Housing

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Election news

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Have your say on local policing You can have your say on how local policing is run by voting at the Police and Crime Commissioner elections on 5 May. At Hertsmere Borough Council we’ll be co-ordinating the poll administration for these elections on behalf of the whole of Hertfordshire.

PCC electi ons

5 May decide the amount of council tax that is charged for the police and keep residents updated on what the local police are doing to keep the area safe. The deadline for applying to register to vote is Monday 18 April.

You can register online. Visit www.hertsmere.gov.uk/ registertovote and follow the link. You will need your National Insurance number.

If you have any queries, contact our Electoral Services team on email elections@hertsmere.gov.uk or call 020 8207 7481.

Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) are elected representatives across England and Wales who are responsible for ensuring that the police meet the needs of their local communities. The first PCCs were elected in 2012, replacing the now abolished police authorities.

The next election for PCCs takes place on 5 May 2016. By voting at the election you can have your say on which candidate carries out this important post.

The successful candidate in the Hertfordshire PCC election will oversee how the county is policed; set the police budget;

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Ways to VOTE

In person at a polling station

Voting by post

Voting by proxy

If you are registered for a postal vote you will be sent your ballot paper before the election and will need to post it back to us.

To vote by post you need to apply and forms have to be completed and returned by 5pm on Tuesday 19 April.

Proxy voting means another person can vote on your behalf. To have a proxy vote, forms have to be completed and returned to us by 5pm on Tuesday 26 April.

Keep in touch Then keep in touch with Hertsmere to find out about the news that matters to you.

There are lots of ways to find out what’s going on through social media, our free ealerts, attending a council meeting or visiting our website: • Follow us on Twitter @HertsmereBC • Like us on Facebook – www.facebook.com/hertsmere and www.facebook.com/recycleforhertsmere • Follow us on Instagram, where we showcase the best Hertsmere has to offer #hertsmerebc • Subscribe to our News for You e-alerts service for the latest news straight to your inbox. Click on the purple button on

Do you feel like you’re the last to know about what’s going on in your local area?

our website, www.hertsmere.gov.uk.

• Check our website regularly. The homepage is updated frequently and all our press releases can be found under ‘Latest news’ – www.hertsmere.gov.uk • Come along to a council meeting or watch our planning, executive and full council meetings online – www.hertsmere.public-i.tv • Attend your local Community Safety Partnership meeting – www.hertsmere.gov.uk/csp or call 020 8207 7801 • Contact your local councillor – www.hertsmere.gov.uk/ findmycllr or call 020 8207 7558

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If you are registered to vote, a poll card will be sent to you about five weeks before the election. If you do not receive a poll card please contact us. The card tells you where you should vote – you can only vote at your allocated polling station. It is helpful if you take your poll card with you but you don’t have to.

And remember, you don’t have to have a computer or the internet at home to get online, you can access the world wide web at your local library for free!

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In this issue

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Welcome

Contents 2 May election

Spring has sprung! Hopefully this will provide more chances to get out and about in the fresh air, so we focus in this edition on how we can all take pride in Hertsmere and help to keep our borough safe, clean and green.

The Clean for the Queen nationwide campaign has also given us an opportunity to involve local schoolchildren and community groups in sprucing up various areas of the borough by taking part in litter picks. Thanks to everyone who took part.

There’s more about this on pages eight and nine and a short interview with one of the council’s scarab drivers, Anthony, who tells us more about his job and what motivates him. You’ll also find useful information here about how you can seek help and advice for all sorts of issues, from fly tipping and graffiti to noise complaints and anti-social behaviour.

There is also lots of news about how to stay healthy and active in Hertsmere. The DJ booth and interactive dancefloor in Aberford Park and Meadow Park have been a huge boost since they were installed at the end of last year and have been really well used,

despite us being in the midst of the winter months.

For the first time in seven years, we’ve decided to raise our share of the council tax bill slightly for 2016/17, equating to an increase of an average £5 per household for the year. We’ll be seeing continuing reductions in support from central government by way of funding in the next three or four years so we have decided that this small increase is prudent if we are to continue to protect the services valued by our residents.

Here’s to some good weather and a chance to enjoy our beautiful, award-winning parks across the borough.

4 Council tax 6 Staying active 8 Royal tidy-up 11 Housing zone support 13 Community safety 15 Councillor contacts 16 What’s on

Contact us www.hertsmere.gov.uk customer.services@hertsmere.gov.uk @HertsmereBC www.facebook.com/hertsmere 020 8207 2277 hertsmerebc

Visit us Councillor Morris Bright Leader of Hertsmere Borough Council leader@hertsmere.gov.uk @Morris__Bright

This magazine is produced by Hertsmere Borough Council three times a year.

We welcome stories and photos – email them to corporate.communications@ hertsmere.gov.uk The deadline for the next issue, which is due out in June, is 25 April. Each edition costs around 29p per copy to design, print and deliver. When you have finished with it, please recycle it in your blue box.

Hertsmere Borough Council Civic Offices, Elstree Way Borehamwood, WD6 1WA Open Monday to Thursday 9am to 5.15pm, Friday 9am to 5pm Bushey Area Office The Bushey Centre, High Street Bushey, WD23 1TT Open Tuesdays, 9.30am to 2pm Potters Bar Area Office Wyllyotts Centre, Wyllyotts Place Darkes Lane, Potters Bar, EN6 2HN Open Thursdays, 9.30am to 2pm

If you would like this magazine in a different format please call 020 8207 7445.

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Council tax news

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Small rise in council tax You will pay around £5 per year more for services provided by Hertsmere Borough Council in 2016/17 with the first increase in our share of council tax in seven years. The increase equates to under 10 pence per week per household.

This means a resident in a Band D property will pay, on average, just over £162 to the borough council for the year – just over £3 a week.

Hertsmere collects council tax every year on behalf of other local

authorities so we don’t get the whole amount you pay each month, we get approximately 11 per cent of it. The rest is allocated to other organisations as below.

You’ll pay just over £3 a week for Hertsmere services

Where does your council tax go?

11

% Hertsmere Borough Council

Services provided include: Benefits, car parking, community safety, elections, environmental health, housing needs, leisure and parks, licensing, planning, street cleaning, kerbside waste and recycling collections

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Town/parish councils (where in place)

Services provided include: Local events and some activities for young people and older people, Christmas lights, some allotments, cemeteries and parks, public clocks, war memorials

Aldenham Parish Council Tel: 020 8207 2277 www.hertsmere.gov.uk Twitter: @HertsmereBC www.facebook.com/hertsmere

77

% Hertfordshire County Council

Services provided include: Adoption and fostering, children’s centres, early years childcare, Fire and Rescue, health and social care, household waste recycling centres, libraries, public health, public transport, registration and citizenship, roads and road maintenance, schools, street lights, trading standards, waste disposal, youth provision

Tel: 01923 856433 www.aldenham-pc.gov.uk Twitter: @AldenhamPC

Elstree and Borehamwood Town Council Tel: 020 8207 1382 www.elstreeborehamwood-tc.gov.uk Twitter: @EBTownCouncil

Shenley Parish Council Tel: 01923 855 865 www.shenleyvillage.org Twitter: @shenleyvillage

South Mimms Parish Council Tel: 07976 708019 www.southmimmspc.org.uk

Tel: 0300 123 4040 www.hertsdirect.org Twitter: @hertscc www.facebook.com/ hertscountycouncil

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77%

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Hertfordshire Police & Crime Commissioner

Services provided include: Community safety partnerships, crime reduction, neighbourhood policing, road crash investigations, tackling serious and organised crime, victims’ services Tel: 01707 806100 www.hertscommissioner.org Twitter: @hertspcc www.facebook.com/HertsPCC

Contacting local police Tel: 101 (non-emergency) Always dial 999 in an emergency www.herts.police.uk Twitter: @HertsPolice www.facebook.com/HertsPolice

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Community news

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Lottery boost for woodlands project An exciting new council project to improve a woodlands area in Borehamwood and to restore wildlife habitats has received vital lottery funding.

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has provided funding of £62,600 towards the Scene Change at Studio Way initiative.

We are contributing £30,000 and will deliver the project alongside the Countryside Management Service (CMS). Watling Chase Community Forest has provided a further £2,000.

Scene Change at Studio Way aims to improve access, restore wildlife habitats and interpret the area's long history of film making.

Improvements due to take place over the coming 18 months include: • Opening up and resurfacing footpaths and linking routes around the site • Restoring wildlife habitats by carrying out woodland management;

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Thanks to National Lottery players, HLF invests money to help people across the UK explore, enjoy and protect the heritage they care about. Visit www.hlf.org.uk for more information.

Housing hope for families

A walk to remember Around 200 people from across Hertsmere joined a candlelit parade and ceremony through Potters Bar to mark Holocaust Memorial Day at the end of January.

The Mayor of Hertsmere, Councillor Martin Worster, led the procession from Manor Road, Potters Bar to the Wyllyotts Centre where a two minute silence and ceremony were held.

He said: "The event gave us the opportunity to remember the millions of lives lost, and to show our respects to the families who have been affected by the Holocaust, Nazi Persecution and in

restoration of old hedgerows; planting of native oak trees and removal of invasive species • Creating entrances to the park with welcome signs and a main entrance feature • Installing interpretative information around the site highlighting its wildlife and heritage • Engaging volunteers and local people on practical tasks and guided walks.

Two properties which will provide accommodation for homeless Hertsmere families have been unveiled following extensive work to bring them back into use.

subsequent genocides.

“We are lucky in Hertsmere that we have diverse communities where the majority of people are tolerant of others and their beliefs. The strongest communities are those that celebrate differences and where there is respect for all."

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Holocaust Memorial Day is commemorated on 27 January each year, the anniversary of the day in 1945 that saw the liberation of the largest Nazi concentration camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau.

The buildings, originally part of Shenley Hospital, have been transformed using a £100,000 government grant and funding from us into two three-bedroom homes.

Hertsmere Deputy Mayor, Councillor Peter Rutledge was joined by council officers, members of the Shenley Park Trust and Shenley Parish Council at their official opening.

The homes will provide temporary accommodation for families who live in the borough and are facing homelessness. Demand for temporary accommodation is high in Hertsmere as pressure continues to build on the housing market.

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Giving young people a voice

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Young people across Hertsmere are having their say about issues that matter to them.

In 2011 Hertfordshire's Members of Youth Parliament (MYPs) thought young people in the county needed a bigger voice and a way to be heard.

The result of this was the creation of Herts1125, a group for young people between the ages of 11 and 25 who live, work or are educated in the county.

Supported by Youth Connexions Hertfordshire, young people are now voting for their top three Herts1125 issues from a list put together by young people themselves. The top five across the county will form the 2016 Hertfordshire Young People’s Manifesto.

Along with voting for their top priorities, young people can also vote for their Member of Youth Parliament (MYP) in the Hertfordshire UK Youth Parliament elections.

Leon, 15, from Bushey Meads, is standing as the candidate to represent Hertsmere District as an MYP. You can see what Leon and the other candidates have to say by visiting www.youthconnexionshertfordshire.org

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If you would like more information on the youth voice in Hertfordshire, please contact Youth Worker, Jasmin Payne via jasmin.payne@ hertfordshire.gov.uk

Dance to the beat Get down to Borehamwood for a dance-off with family or challenge your friends to a DJ battle!

In Meadow Park a new interactive dancefloor tracks your movements and tests your dance skills on a motion camera.

In just a month, the dance equipment has been used for almost a hundred hours – working out over two hours every day. We expect more dancing when the weather warms up, so get practising!

Aberford Park has a new urban hangout close to the skatepark. The DJ booth means

you can mix and create music from your own smartphone playlists, so grab some friends and get the party started.

The new equipment has been funded by Section 106 money – which is money given to the council through the planning process for local development – along with £10,000 Public Health funding from Hertfordshire County Council.

The Hertfordshire Stop Smoking Service offers professional specialist advice and support to smokers.

FREE SUPPORT AVAILABLE You are four times more likely to stop with us Call us on 0800 389 3998 or 01442 453071 for more information and professional specialist advice or text ‘SMOKEFREE’ to 80818 or email: stopsmokingservice@hertscc.gcsx.gov.uk Once you are referred, the service will contact you within 48 hours to start your Smokefree journey.

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• Contact us directly • Speak to your GP • Speak to your local pharmacy • Speak to any health professional and ask to be referred

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Health news

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Leading the field for women’s sport Our innovative and ambitious women’s sports project, We Move, She Moves has been recognised for its work in the community with a prestigious accolade.

Community Sports Officer Helen Hopkins, along with ‘Movers’ Vicki Brooks and Jenny Ames collected the award for Community Project of the Year at the Service to Sports awards ceremony, held at the University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield.

We Move, She Moves aims to encourage women and girls aged 14 and over to participate in sport and activity across Hertsmere.

From tennis and trampolining to badminton and boxercise, there’s something for everyone and all abilities are catered for.

Pictured above: Left to right: Mayor of Hertsmere, Councillor Martin Worster; Vicki Brooks; Helen Hopkins; Jenny Ames and Chair of the Hertfordshire Association of Cultural Officers, Paul Underwood

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The project has helped more than 2,000 women and girls to get moving since its inception. For more information, visit www.wemoveshemoves.com

Talk to them about getting active Active Herts is a new and exciting project that’s run with council support to help you to get active.

We know that getting active can be difficult so the local, friendly and professional Get Active specialists can help you get started.

The team of experienced health and fitness professionals focus on helping people to improve their health and wellbeing through physical activity.

You will work together through a series of one-to-one consultations to set a personal plan of action that will make it simple for you to fit physical

activity into your daily life. Lee, your local specialist, will help to find a fun and friendly activity to suit you, based on your fitness level and interests.

We would love you to join the Active Herts programme, but please make sure you can answer ‘yes’ to the following questions.

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To get started, contact Lee on 07741 248 852 or email Lee.Bruce@ hertsmereleisure.co.uk to book your first appointment.

• Do you currently do less than 30 mins of physical activity or sport per week?

• Are you over the age of 16?

• Do you live in Hertsmere?

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Environment news

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A number of agencies work together to help everyone take pride in Hertsmere.

This handy diagram shows which organisation deals with issues or problems that you may need support with and here are some useful contact numbers:

Pride in Hertsmere by royal command We work hard, with support from the vast majority of residents, to keep the borough clean, safe and green.

Hertsmere Borough Council 020 8207 2277

Bin collections, fly-tipping and graffiti: 020 8207 7480

Hertfordshire County Council Broken pavements, faulty street lights and traffic lights, overhanging branches: 0300 123 4040

Hertfordshire Constabulary Non-emergency: 101 Emergency: 999

Noise complaints 020 8207 7435/ 0845 300 0021 (out of hours)

If you would like to apply please visit www.hertsmere.gov.uk/ queensbirthday or call the Partnerships Team on 020 8207 7801.

For more information about the Clean for the Queen campaign, visit www.cleanforthequeen.co.uk

Overhanging branches*

Pot holes and broken pavements*

Bulky item removal 020 8207 7480

Litter 020 8207 7480

Land drainage and watercourses 020 8207 7492

Empty properties 020 8207 2277

Clinical waste collection 020 8207 7480 Broken street lights*

Missed bin collection 020 8207 7480

Abandoned vehicles 020 8207 7495

Broken traffic lights*

Parking (restrictions and yellow lines) 020 8207 7422

Parking (obstruction) 101 (dangerous) 999

Fly-tipping 020 8207 7480 If in progress call 999

Pest control (rats) 020 8207 7480

Key Hertsmere Borough Council

Vandalism/ criminal damage 101

Blocked sewers 0800 316 9800

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Rubbish on private property 020 8207 7435 Graffiti and fly-posting 020 8207 7480

Blocked drain gullies and broken manhole covers*

And as we approach June, voluntary organisations have an opportunity to apply for up to £300 council funding to lay on their own celebration event such as tea dances or street parties to mark this historic occasion.

With Her Majesty the Queen’s 90th birthday coming up in June, there’s been an ideal opportunity to focus efforts and spruce up Hertsmere even more with the Clean for the Queen campaign.

A number of schools and community groups participated in litter picks in the run-up to and including the national clear-up weekend which took place between 4 and 6 March. Among the hot spot areas tackled were Farriers Way in Borehamwood and a stretch of the A41 in Bushey, which the Bhaktivedanta Manor School supported.

Noise complaints 020 8207 7435 / 0845 300 0021 (out of hours)

Hertfordshire County Council

Dead animals (road kill) 020 8207 7480

Police Thames Water These are all non-emergency numbers. In an emergency always dial 999.

Anti-social behaviour 101

Drug related items (needles etc) 020 8207 7480

Grass cutting and grounds maintenance 020 8207 7543

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Stray dogs and dog fouling 020 8207 7435

* The most effective way to report highway faults to Hertfordshire County Council is at www.hertsdirect.org/highwayfaults You can also report relevant issues to Hertsmere Borough Council at www.hertsmere.gov.uk/reportit

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Environment news

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Question Time Anthony King lives in Stevenage with his wife of 13 years, Helen, and his two sons Harry, aged 12 and James, who’s nine. He is part of our Street Cleansing team and drives a scarab sweeper in Bushey which involves cleansing gullies, jet washing pavement areas and clearing leaves amongst other duties. We caught up with him to find out more.

How long have you worked for Hertsmere?

Twenty-two years. I started when the service was out-sourced and we shared a depot with Watford Borough Council. My dad worked ‘on the dust’ so I joined one Christmas to help clear leaves and have been here ever since.

What’s the most rewarding part of your job?

If you’re driving along and on the off chance you spy somewhere that normally has loads of cars parked but is clear, you can get in, give it a clean and suck it all up.

It looks really good when it’s complete and satisfying to drive past and think ‘I did that’.

What’s the worst part of your job?

Cleaning the vehicle itself. In the winter it gets really muddy and wet and you have to clean out the grates so it all goes up

Waste vehicle cameras

your arms and in your hair. In the summer there’s loads of dust so you have to wash your hair every day! But my mantra is ‘clean sweeper, clean mind’.

Do you have a nickname for your scarab?

I collect model cars – I’m a kid of the 80s so I’ve got models of the DeLorean, Ecto 1 – and as Knight Rider was one of my favourites I like to think of my vehicle as K.I.T.T. If you could tell the residents of Hertsmere one thing to make your job easier, what would it be?

To have a bit more patience when I’m cleansing the gullies and need to manoeuvre. Also some people are really helpful and even move their cars when

Hertsmere's waste and recycling vehicles are being fitted with cameras as a safety measure to help protect our crews and to provide supporting evidence, in a similar way to CCTV, should incidents occur.

The cameras will also be beneficial if accidents happen, helping us to identify whether or not our

they hear me coming, but I appreciate not everyone can do that.

What’s the best thing to change over the years since you’ve been here?

I’ve done a few different jobs within the waste collection team over the years but I feel like I’ve found my forte with driving my scarab.

And finally, how do you relax when you get home?

Sometimes I’ll do the school run, then I’ll wash my car, get dinner on and eventually have a glass of red wine.

vehicles were involved.

Our waste vehicles will carry a sign clearly showing that cameras are in operation.

Unfortunately there are occasions when our staff bear the brunt of aggressive or abusive behaviour. The cameras are being installed as a deterrent to help our staff feel safe whilst at work.

Recycling event plugged You can dispose responsibly of your old or unwanted domestic electrical equipment at a recycling event in April.

From irons, toasters and laptops to washing machines and fridge freezers, bring them along to the Electrical Reuse and Recycling Event at The Venue car park in Borehamwood on Saturday 16 April between 10am and 3pm. Literally anything that uses batteries or has a plug will be accepted. Fluorescent tubes cannot be accepted.

The event is being organised by

WasteAware in partnership with WEEE (Waste Electronic Electrical Equipment) Stop.

Around 20 per cent of the items are refurbished or repaired and the rest are dismantled, shredded and the materials are separated for recycling at the company’s

depot in Milton Keynes.

There will also be lots of advice and information on recycling and how to increase the lifespan of electrical items.

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More council news

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At your service From drainage surveys and repairs to general maintenance, construction and ground works, our Engineering Services team offers a reliable and efficient service across Hertfordshire and beyond.

Meals on Wheels Do you know someone who has difficulty preparing or cooking a meal? This may be down to being frail, confused or housebound.

Maybe they struggle to shop regularly or rely on another to shop for them.

This is where the Hertfordshire Independent Living Service (HILS) Meals on Wheels scheme can help.

The scheme delivers nutritious meals and offers a wide variety of choices.

More than 90 per cent of referred clients reported that they felt happier, healthier, less isolated and more secure after receiving HILS Meals on Wheels.

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Referrals can be made via the Herts Independent Living website at www.hertscommunitymeals.co.uk or by calling our Customer Services Teams: St Albans: 01727 847264 Hemel Hempstead: 01442 243352

We're a commercially run unit carrying out drainage surveys, maintenance and repairs and various other types of maintenance, construction, repairs, surveying, tree and ground works. Our customers include Hertsmere Borough Council departments, other local authorities, water companies, schools, private organisations and individuals.

We are ISO and Investors In People accredited and fully compliant with all

current health and safety, environmental and equal opportunities legislation.

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All staff are Construction Skills Certification Scheme qualified, CRB checked and fully trained in their specific areas of work. For a quote, or further information, please contact us on 020 8207 7492 or email engineering.services@ hertsmere.gov.uk

Update your housing benefit claim to avoid facing any penalties Has something changed? If you claim housing benefit and your circumstances have changed, tell us.

If you delay telling us about a change that would decrease your award you will have to pay back any overpayments received or you may be committing benefit fraud.

The sooner you tell us, the quicker we can help you update your claim and avoid penalties.

It is better for you to report these changes to the benefit office now,

rather than have the benefit office find out about them from someone else.

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For advice on how to report different types of change visit our website – www.hertsmere.gov.uk/changes - call us on 020 8207 2277 or email benefits@hertsmere.gov.uk.

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More council news

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Housing zone support The council is one of 19 authorities to receive grant funding from the government to help deliver a Housing Zone.

The £277,000 of grant funding to Hertsmere is to help deliver the Elstree Way Corridor (EWC) Housing Zone.

This is funding that we can spend on project management, planning, design, legal matters and any other costs and is separate to the £3m funding secured as a loan to help fund infrastructure associated with the new homes being delivered.

We adopted an Area Action Plan for the corridor last July which will see up to a thousand additional new homes delivered in the centre of Borehamwood.

The EWC is an important gateway into Borehamwood town centre and the area designated runs from the double mini-roundabout on Elstree Way up to the Tesco roundabout on Shenley Road.

The government's Housing Zone scheme aims to encourage the redevelopment of brownfield sites in order to meet the need to increase housing supply.

Garages to let If you’re after garage space, we own around 1,800 across the borough and a small number are currently available to rent at competitive rates.

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Rates range from £47.30 to £52.50 per month, depending on the area.

For further information, visit www.hertsmere.gov.uk/ garages or call 020 8207 7463.

Green light for Radlett scheme We have made an 'in principle' decision to press ahead with plans to develop an 80-bedroom hotel and retail store on the site of a Radlett car park, whilst retaining the current level of parking spaces.

Approval was given for the Newberries car park plans at a full council meeting in January, enabling the scheme to move from the outline design to the planning application stage.

The proposed development will bring much needed revenue to the council and

promote economic regeneration through the creation of jobs within the borough and boost the local economy in Radlett.

Residents and interested parties will have an opportunity to comment on the proposed scheme when it is put forward for planning permission

If planning permission is obtained, the council has agreed to progress to tender and award stage, subject to an ‘agreement to lease’ being in place with proposed operators.

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Community safety news

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Working in partnership for a safer Hertsmere

Working in partnership, tackling local issues You can find out what your local Community Safety Partnership (CSP) is doing to improve your quality of life and community by attending the regular meetings held in your area.

Hertsmere’s CSP holds meetings with residents, businesses and interested parties to discuss and raise local issues. The council, councillors, housing associations, the police and the fire service give updates on current issues.

Aldenham and Bushey CSP – Newberries School, Newberries Avenue, Radlett WD7 7EL. Monday 27 June from 6.30pm.

Elstree and Borehamwood CSP - Civic Offices, Elstree Way, Borehamwood WD6 1WA. Monday 20 June from 6.30pm.

Potters Bar, Ridge, Shenley and South Mimms CSP Wyllyotts Centre, Darkes Lane, Potters Bar EN6 2HN. Wednesday 15 June from 6.30pm To find out more please contact partnership.support@ hertsmere.gov.uk call 020 8207 7801 or visit www.hertsmere.gov.uk/csp

Cold calling and doorstep crime If in doubt, keep them out!

The CSP is working to drive down doorstep crime.

You can help by following this advice: • Don’t let unknown callers into your home • Find a way to communicate through the door, without opening it • If you think a rogue trader is at the door call the police on 999 • If you have arranged an appointment with someone, check their ID first before you let them in • Never consider having work done on your house or garden by anyone who knocks on your door • If the services offered cost over £42, the trader must advise you that you have 14 days to cancel the contract and must not start work until after this period, unless you sign a notice agreeing to waive this right.

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Community safety news

Stepping safely into springtime With spring upon us, here are some timely reminders to keep your home safe and secure as the weather gets warmer and the days get longer.

In your garden and garage:

In your home:

• Keep your shed locked using a strong padlock. Ensure your garage is locked and shut securely when keeping valuable items like tools and bikes in them, as these items are extremely desirable to thieves

• Remember to lock all doors before going out or going to bed and ensure all windows are secure before leaving your home

• Always remember to lock your garden gate

• Join your local Neighbourhood Watch.

Visit www.owl.co.uk/herts for more information

• Always put gardening tools and equipment away when you have finished with them – a shovel could be a handy tool for a burglar to use to break in

• Don’t advertise on social media when you are away for the day or on holiday • If you are out for an evening or going away, use timer switches and lamps during the evenings, ask a neighbour to put your rubbish and recycling bins back or to park their car on your drive if you are not leaving your car at home

• If you have an allotment make sure you keep your plot shed secure and join your local Allotment Watch. Visit www.owl.co.uk/herts for more information

Keeping you connected OWL – the Online Watch Link – helps to keep communities safe, reduce crime and keep them informed of what’s going on locally.

OWL is co-ordinated by

Hertfordshire Constabulary and local co-ordinators who send out crime alerts as well as the latest management tools for maintaining and expanding watches.

One in five homes in Hertfordshire is registered on OWL – so why not join?

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To find out more or to join, visit www.owl.co.uk

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Your councillors

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Meet your Councillors Aldenham East

Key

You can contact your ward councillors at any reasonable time.

Hertsmere has a Conservative majority, with 36 Conservative and two Labour councillors and one Independent councillor. Your councillors are listed in alphabetical order by ward. If you don’t know which ward you live in, please visit www.hertsmere.gov.uk/findmycllr or call 020 8207 7558.

Aldenham West

Borehamwood Brookmeadow

(Con) = Conservative (Lab) = Labour (Ind) = Independent

Charles Goldstein (Con)

John Graham (Con)

Caroline Clapper (Con)

David Lambert (Con)

Susan Brown (Con)

Rabbi Alan Plancey (Con)

Gary Silver (Con)

cllr.charles. goldstein@ hertsmere.gov.uk

cllr.john.graham@ hertsmere.gov.uk

cllr.caroline. clapper@ hertsmere.gov.uk

cllr.david. lambert@ hertsmere.gov.uk

cllr.susan.brown@ hertsmere.gov.uk

cllr.alan.plancey@ hertsmere.gov.uk

cllr.gary.silver@ hertsmere.gov.uk

01992 652222

07976 360961

07818 427745

07802 412714

020 8207 7578

020 8207 3759

07784 913837

Borehamwood Cowley Hill

David Burcombe (Ind) cllr.david.burcombe@ hertsmere.gov.uk

Richard Butler (Lab) – Group Leader cllr.richard.butler@ hertsmere.gov.uk

07706 079439

020 8953 7132

Borehamwood Hillside

Borehamwood Kenilworth

Michelle Vince (Lab)

Charles Kelly (Con)

Meenal Sachdev (Con)

Farida Turner (Con)

Thomas Ash (Con)

Victor Eni (Con)

cllr.michelle.vince@ hertsmere.gov.uk

cllr.charles.kelly@ hertsmere.gov.uk

cllr.meenal. sachdev@ hertsmere.gov.uk

cllr.farida.turner@ hertsmere.gov.uk

cllr.thomas.ash@ hertsmere.gov.uk

cllr.victor.eni@ hertsmere.gov.uk

07549 130736

07973 403886

07973 401522

020 8953 4347

020 8141 8205

020 8953 8627

Bushey Heath

Bushey North

Bushey Park

Brenda Batten (Con)

Paul Morris OBE (Con)

Seamus Quilty (Con)

Lawrence Davis (Con)

Kashif Merchant (Con)

Jane West (Con)

Linda Silver (Con)

Anne Swerling (Con)

cllr.brenda.batten@ hertsmere.gov.uk

cllr.paul.morris@ hertsmere.gov.uk

cllr.seamus.quilty@ hertsmere.gov.uk

cllr.lawrence. davis@ hertsmere.gov.uk

cllr.kashif. merchant@ hertsmere.gov.uk

cllr.jane.west@ hertsmere.gov.uk

cllr.linda.silver@ hertsmere.gov.uk

cllr.anne.swerling@ hertsmere.gov.uk

020 8950 1892

020 8950 5010

01923 246485

07860 500177

07958 276011

01923 449950

020 8950 9251

020 8950 8923

Bushey St James

Elstree

Pervez Choudhury (Con)

Carey Keates (Con)

Peter Rutledge (Con)

cllr.pervez. choudhury@ hertsmere.gov.uk

cllr.carey.keates@ hertsmere.gov.uk

cllr.pete.rutledge@ hertsmere.gov.uk

07719 788185

020 8387 3163

01923 449950

Morris Bright (Con) – Leader of the Council leader@ hertsmere.gov.uk

020 8207 7570

Potters Bar Oakmere

Jean Heywood (Con) cllr.jean.heywood@ hertsmere.gov.uk

07793 868645

Ruth Lyon (Con) cllr.ruth.lyon@ hertsmere.gov.uk

01707 644302

Potters Bar Furzefield

Dr Harvey Cohen (Con)

Cynthia Barker (Con)

Peter Knell (Con)

Martin Worster (Con)

cllr.harvey.cohen@ hertsmere.gov.uk

cllr.cynthia.barker@ hertsmere.gov.uk

cllr.peter.knell@ hertsmere.gov.uk

cllr.martin. worster@ hertsmere.gov.uk

07974 910215

07956 222422

07802 631984

01707 662688

Potters Bar Parkfield

Shenley

Penny Swallow (Con)

John Donne (Con)

Paul HodgsonJones (Con)

Abhishek Sachdev (Con)

Anthony Spencer (Con)

Peter Wayne (Con)

cllr.penny.swallow@ hertsmere.gov.uk

cllr.john.donne@ hertsmere.gov.uk

cllr.paul. hodgson-jones@ hertsmere.gov.uk

cllr.abhishek. sachdev@ hertsmere.gov.uk

cllr.anthony.spencer@ hertsmere.gov.uk

cllr.peter.wayne@ hertsmere.gov.uk

020 8207 3365

01707 658063

01707 660852

07712 837 990

07973 349083

01923 857955

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What’s on Come along to an event near you!

The Ark

12 March | 8pm

Potters Bar Museum

Simon Callow One-Man Band

Thrift Farm Lane, Borehamwood 020 8238 7288 www.thearktheatre.co.uk

12 March | 7.30pm

Celebrating Sinatra Shane Hampsheir brings his own tribute to Ol’ Blue Eyes to the stage with all of Sinatra’s biggest hits in one show! £15/£13

Wyllyotts Centre, Darkes Lane 01707 645005 www.facebook.com/ pottersbarmuseum

Explores Orson Welles’ life and work. £16/£15 9 April | 8pm

Brendan Grace It’s a Funny Old World Hilarious comic takes to the stage. £18

From January 2016

Simon Callow

Great Fire of London Exhibition

25 May | 8pm

5 May | 10.30am

Professor Robert Winston

Going Down the Village

Fascinating insight into what makes us happy. £16

9 to 13 March | 7.30pm | 2.30pm matinee 13 March

Robert Winston

Harrow Opera’s Albert Herring Benjamin Britten’s celebrated comedy about life in the turn of 20th century Suffolk. £18/£15

Elstree & Borehamwood

Museum 96 Shenley Road, Borehamwood 01442 454888 www.elstree-museum.org.uk

www.facebook.com/ EBWmuseum

Monthly reminiscence group for the over 60s, discussing May and Festival Queens. Free

The Radlett Centre 1 Aldenham Avenue, Radlett 01923 859291 www.radlettcentre.co.uk

5 May | 10.30am

18 March | 7.30pm

From Village to Town: celebrating a century of migration in Elstree and Borehamwood’

A night at the musicals

The exhibition starts in 2017, however the museum would like to hear from local residents about how they came to live in the area. To be involved, visit their website or Facebook page.

Bushey Museum Rudolph Road, Bushey 020 8420 4057 www.busheymuseum.org

Back by popular demand! The outstanding Nightingale Jazz Quartet is joining the awardwinning Radlett Light Operatic Society to bring you A Night At The Musicals. £15 16 April | 7.30pm 17 April | 3pm and 7.30pm

Bar Mitzvah Boy Rosenthal's hysterical story of a North London family's anxious build up to their only son's Bar Mitzvah is a classic tale that speaks loudly for any important family occasion – whatever the religion! £22/£18 (under 16s)

Until June 2016 Until July 2016 16 April | 7.30pm

Abba Reunion A must for all ABBA fans, starring the original Frida from the West End cast. £16.50 23 April | 8pm

4 Bills & a Ben Soul Show Come and enjoy some of the greatest soul and Motown classics ever. £12/£10

Wyllyotts Theatre Wyllyotts Place, Darkes Lane, Potters Bar 01707 645005 www.hertsmereleisure.co.uk/ wyllyottstheatre

12 March | 1pm & 3.30pm

Rainbow Magic Live!

Stage show adapted from Rainbow Fairies books. £10

Smile Please: a brief history of photography Celebrate Borehamwood’s history with the development of photography before the digital age.

There is a replica dark room to see how photos are created and you can even make your own picture.

7 April | 10:30am

Going Down the Village Monthly reminiscence group for the over 60s. Aldenham Reservoir and Horses Home are the points of discussion for this meeting.

Free

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Creatures Great and Small An array of animals selected from the museum’s remarkable heritage of animal art. This exhibition is for all the family.

20 February – 19 June 2016

Book illustrations A number of leading Bushey artists, including Hubert von Herkomer and Lucy Kemp-Welch, used their talents and abilities to illustrate books.

17 to 21 May | 7.30pm & 2.30pm Sat matinee

Jesus Christ Superstar Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ground breaking rock opera with lyrics by Tim Rice, presented by the award-winning Radlett Light Opera Society.

Tues £16.50, £14.50 (conc.); Weds, Thurs, Fri and Sat eve £16.50; Sat matinee £16.50, £14.50 (conc.); Under 16s £10.50 all performances