Jobsworth reaches an all-time LOW!

Mar 24, 2026

Much as we are very grateful to Affinity water for their new pipes, laying a good quality tarmac after their repairs and for being ahead of schedule, would it really have been asking too much to have repainted the S too? Come on Affinity, please do the neighbourly...

HCC Fault Reporting Service – track a reported fault

Mar 24, 2026

Many residents will be familiar with the fault reporting service provided by Hertfordshire County Council and have used it to report e.g. potholes or blocked drains. I was, but didn’t know how to find out what had happened to my report. But it looks like this is...

Closures on the Metropolitan and Chiltern Lines

Mar 24, 2026

There are some further part closures / full closures planned for the Metropolitan Line over the coming months: Saturday 28th March and Sunday 29th March – closed Aldgate to Wembley Park Saturday 2nd May to Monday 4th May – closed Harrow-on-the-Hill to...

Do you have printed copies of old editions of TCR?

Mar 24, 2026

A few years ago I started scanning older copies of our printed magazine The Chorleywood Resident and publishing them on the Chorleywood History page of our website. One edition (004) was from February 1970 so over 50 years ago. They are a fascinating read,...

Anyone for padel?

Mar 24, 2026

Following their successful venture into pickleball, Chorleywood u3a is looking at launching a padel group to play at the beautiful Chesham 1979 courts on Wednesday mornings. Padel is the other new racket sport now growing at an astronomical rate. A mix between short...

200 years old, and still going strong!

Mar 24, 2026

The wisteria circle near the Lawn Tennis Club on Chorleywood House Estate was planted in 1826 by John Papworth. The “Friends of CW House Estate” have arranged for it to be pruned and trained by specialists who will design new supports which will hopefully...