Water saving tips

Jun 20, 2026

Affinity Water are encouraging their customers – which includes residents of Chorleywood – to reduce their consumption of water which is higher than the national average, and have set a target to reduce this: To put this into perspective, the 125L target...

Chiltern Chalk Streams Survey – ‘Bioblitz day’

Jun 20, 2026

Join the Chilterns Chalk Streams Project on a ‘BioBlitz’ mission to record as many species as possible in one day! Saturday 18th July between 08:00 and 17:00 at Chorleywood House Estate. This citizen science bonanza is based within the amazing habitats of Chorleywood...

Congratulations to Sir David Gauke

Jun 20, 2026

We’re delighted to see that David Gauke, our erstwhile MP and former Secretary of State for Justice, has been awarded a knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours List, for services to the Justice Department. The citation says David “led a comprehensive,...

Fly-tippers caught in Rickmansworth

Jun 20, 2026

We will all be aware of the menace of fly tipping and often that action is delayed and the perpetrators not apprehended. A recent news item from Herts Connected describes how the action of a member of the public, and the swift response from the police resulted in a...

Police warning around dangers of entering farmland

Jun 20, 2026

Police are issuing a warning to young people around the dangers of entering working farmland. There have been several reports recently of young people trespassing on farms around Maple Cross. They have been witnessed climbing highly stacked haybales and farm...

Chiltern Open Air Museum

Jun 20, 2026

In the coming weeks there are lots of exciting events at Chiltern Open Air Museum … Sunday 21st June – Father’s Day: Motors and Music with the Jaguar Enthusiasts’ Club and Hemley Hillbillies Saturday 27th June – King John vs King Richard:...