Why water efficiency matters

Mar 20, 2023

Extract from The Energy Saving Trust (www.energysavingtrust.org.uk) August 2019. In the UK, it’s easy to take for granted that water will flow out of the tap when you turn it on, now and into the future. But are things really that simple? There’s a blunt phrase...

Saving energy at home can reduce carbon emissions

Mar 20, 2023

The Energy Saving Trust (www.energysavingtrust.org.uk) estimates that heating water makes up around 20% of the average heating bill Reducing your hot water usage is great for the planet too. In 2020, the average UK household emitted 2,690kg of CO2 by warming water and...

Three Rivers Museum

Feb 25, 2023

Three Rivers Museum is in Rickmansworth (next to Watersmeet, as you may well know), but their remit covers the whole of Three Rivers. They are as much the Chorleywood Museum as the Rickmansworth Museum – and really are a ‘museum of local history’. Fabian Hiscock,...

Chorleywood Aid for Ukraine seeks trustees

Feb 25, 2023

Chorleywood Aid for Ukraine (CAFUKR), a registered charity, is seeking 2 trustees, one to act as Treasurer. The charity collects goods for shipment to Ukraine and also fundraises in order to purchase goods requested by local Kyiv charities known to them. The workload...

Voter ID will soon be required

Feb 25, 2023

Following a policy decision by the Government, voters in England will soon need to show photo ID to vote at polling stations in some elections. Photo ID will not be required to vote by post.  From 4 May 2023 this will apply to Local elections, Police and Crime...