Come and join us on Village Day!

Chorleywood’s Village Day is always a lot of fun, with lots of interesting stalls, a dog show, food and drink and music! Come and join the fun on Saturday 11th July and visit our stall for a chance to win a scrumptious hamper! We’ll also be on hand to answer any...

Memorial Garden bench – the Shedders come to the rescue!

We were very sad to see that the much-loved bench in the Memorial Garden at the Shire Lane / Lower Road crossroads had collapsed. It was regularly used by residents of all ages wanting to take a break, and enjoy looking at the shrubs and flowers.   The CPC Rangers...

Councillor Surgeries

Following feedback from the Residents Survey taken by the Parish late last year, the Parish has introduced Councillor Surgeries on the third Saturday of each month. These are held in the library between 11am and noon. The next of these is today! If you have any...

Planning Fighting Fund

The challenges that Chorleywood faces on the planning front are only getting greater every month. The development for Green Street (with either 300 or 675 new homes being built) has taken another step forward, with the applicant submitting revised highways designs to...

A message from Lisa: Cycling safely in Chorleywood

It’s wonderful to see so many youngsters out cycling in the evenings. However, in just 24 hours, I witnessed three different and potentially very dangerous incidents. Two on the evening of Sunday 14th June, and one on the Monday evening. A large group of approximately...

The GAWM marches out of Chorleywood, never to be seen again …

… we hope!  On our roads it’s been a year of major infrastructure installation, repair and replacement. Long Lane has been closed for surface redressing in the last 3 days, so we hope we’re finally entering a period where all roads into and out of Chorleywood...

Drive down costs and live more sustainably

The Carpenters Wood / Whitelands Avenue Sustainability Group benefitted from an informal “Master Class” at the Chorleywood Eco Home of Laura and Charlie de Courcy this month. For details on this and associated initiatives and information contact: Sarah...

Water saving tips

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’

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

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,...