Poor lighting at Chorleywood Station car park

Feb 28, 2024

In last month’s newsletter we highlighted the issue with the very poor lighting in Chorleywood station car park. We have again contacted TfL and received a further update as follows: “Under instruction, Saba have installed 7 LED Solar lights as a temporary measure and...

Potholes

Feb 28, 2024

A number of roads around Chorleywood are badly affected by potholes.  We have been reporting many of these ourselves. CRA have been made aware that the more complaints Herts County Council (HCC) get about potholes on a road, then the more likely they are to agree to...

CRA committee members inspect the sewage!

Feb 28, 2024

CRA Committee members Jane Tozer, Angela Killick and Jill Menghetti were invited to the Chesham Sewage Treatment Plant on February 15th. It was a fascinating visit – we saw what they are doing to increase capacity and reduce spillages into the River Chess. Read...

The Big Plastic Count

Feb 28, 2024

Count your plastic for one week – 11th  to 17th March 2024. For one week in March, thousands of schools, households, community groups and businesses will be coming together to count their plastic waste (what we can recycle and what goes into household waste) .Almost a...

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...