No Mow May

Feb 28, 2024

To help the pollinators and other wildlife, please consider trying No Mow May. Don’t mow to allow the wildflowers in your lawn grow up to bloom and provide pollen, nectar and shelter for insects and other wildlife. You can ‘no mow’ your whole lawn or just part of it....

Chorleywood Primary School’s Mental Health week

Feb 28, 2024

Chorleywood Primary School run an impressive programme on mental health and awareness activities for their pupils. On 9th February we were invited to visit a class and hear all about it, over tea and cakes.  We can’t all be happy all the time, so each class in years...

Live-streamed Heron nest at Stocker’s Lake

Feb 28, 2024

Pictures from an active Grey Heron nest are currently being streamed live from nearby Stocker’s Lake courtesy of “Friends of Stocker’s Lake” (FoSL). To enjoy watching herons nesting, mating and (in due course) bringing up their young, all from the comfort of your...

Lost something precious?

Feb 28, 2024

CRA have been contacted by Keeley Ferneyhough from Little Chalfont who found ‘something precious’ in the Chorleywood shops area over the weekend of 4th / 5th February.  If you think it might be yours, then you should contact Keeley via Nextdoor (link) or...

Chorleywood respond generously for Ukraine

Feb 28, 2024

A message from Chorleywood Aid for Ukraine (CAFUKR) Two years after the Russian invasion, Ukraine continues to suffer bombardment, hostile occupation and the disruption of everything that provides a settled life for its people. This is total war – not just a military...

Police Surgery in Chorleywood Library 16th March

Feb 28, 2024

Please pop down to Chorleywood Library on Saturday 16th March between 10:00 and 12:00, where your local PCSOs Alan and Alyssa will be. They will be able to offer helpful crime prevention advice and talk through anything else you may need help with.  Come and say...

Chiltern Choir next concert 16th March

Feb 28, 2024

The Chiltern Choir’s next concert is on Saturday 16 March, at 7.30pm, at The Clarendon Muse Concert Hall, Watford Grammar School, WD18 7JA, It includes Handel’s Dixit Dominus and will premiere a composition, The Way through the Woods, by Musical Director, Michael...

Simon Elson runs marathon for Mission Employable

Feb 28, 2024

Local resident Simon Elson is running a marathon in Southampton on Sunday 7th April, 2024 to raise money for Chorleywood charity Mission EmployAble. Simon is 23 years old and has been a keen runner for several years. After setting up his own marketing company in 2020,...

Litter Pick Day – Saturday 13th April

Feb 28, 2024

The CRA are hosting another litter pick on the Common on Saturday 13th April from 9am to 12.30pm. We’ll provide litter pick sticks and sacks, but please be sure to bring your own gloves, sturdy shoes and waterproofs, which hopefully you won’t need! We aim to...

Lady Ela’s Summer House Museum

Feb 28, 2024

The Friends of Chorleywood House Estate present  LADY ELA’S SUMMER HOUSE MUSEUM EASTER GRAND RE-OPENING  Sat 30th, Sun 31st March and Mon 1st April.  Open Hours 12pm to 4pm Discover the history, curiosities and memorabilia of the House, its residents, the Estate...