Events at Chiltern Open Air Museum

The Chiltern Open Air Museum has a packed programme of events and activities over the coming months. Click the links below for more information English Civil War Weekend Saturday 12 April and Sunday 13 April Medieval Festival Saturday 19th April to Monday 21st April...

Easter Canal Fun for Kids

Rickmansworth Waterways Trust are running an Easter holiday event on Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th April 2025 for children to learn more about canal heritage and have a whole lot of fun! Morning activity workshop for children over 7 years old Wednesday 16th April...

Chorleywood Film Club upcoming films – April 2025

The next Chorleywood Film Club screening is SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE (12A: 2024: 99 mins) on Friday 25th April 2025 Location: Chorleywood War Memorial Hall. Doors open 7.30 pm and the programme begins at 8.00 pm Buy tickets online using the links below,  at Chorleywood...

Bluebell Walk and Pop-Up café

Explore the stunning ancient woodlands of Crossland Woods on Burtons Lane on Sunday, May 4th, from 11 AM to 5 PM, and Monday, May 5th, from 10 AM to 3 PM. Enjoy breathtaking bluebell displays, homemade cakes, sausage rolls & hot food and drinks, all while...

Fire at The Court

Many residents have raised concerns over what will happen to The Court following the recent fire there.  The Court is a Grade 2 Listed Building and is therefore subject to controls over what can be done. In some rare cases, after a significant fire, Historic England...

Chorleywood is under threat !

Local artist Simon Stephenson has kindly helped us with a dramatic new poster, highlighting the pressures threatening Chorleywood. The government’s targets for new houses threaten the Green Belt around Chorleywood, and our lanes are under increasing pressure from the...

100 Years of Hertfordshire Libraries

Hertfordshire libraries are celebrating their centenary this year with talks and events across the county.  Find out more here. From 28th February Chorleywood Community Library will have on display a centenary scrapbook to collect customers’ comments and memories of...

Friends of Chorleywood House Estate

Now that the weather is at last getting more spring-like, the “Friends of Chorleywood House Estate” invite you to join them for a couple of hours on a Tuesday morning keeping the Estate beautiful, and accessible to all. They have regular working parties,...

Idling of vehicles in Chorleywood centre

Over recent months we have heard a lot of concerns about vehicles being left idling whilst waiting near the shops in the centre of Chorleywood. It appears that many people do not realise that, not only does unnecessary idling result in uncalled-for pollution in the...

Pothole reporting: don’t ask don’t get!

We’re pleased to see a lot of potholes have been filled by Herts County Council recently, but there’s still a lot left! They are easy to report to HCC, and they can’t fix them if they don’t know about them. If you have a favourite pothole, or any other road...