Did you know we have a Chorleywood Community Garden?

Mar 26, 2023

 The Chorleywood Community Garden is in the Dog Kennel Lane allotments, and Chorleywood Parish Council run gardening sessions there on most Wednesday mornings from 10am to 11.30am. Tea and coffee is provided, and maybe even a...

Our local shops – Use them or Lose them!

Mar 26, 2023

It’s nice to see that a new shop has opened on Lower Road.   As we urged during the pandemic, please support all our local shops, so that they survive and thrive. The health and vitality of our high street is a case of Use Them or Lose Them! This news item will be...

Housing Number for Local Plan

Mar 26, 2023

Following commitment from Three Rivers District Council to prepare a new Local Plan with lower new home numbers than derived from the Standard Methodology, we were concerned to see a Council response to a question at a recent Full Council meeting which stated that the...

Newsflash – Green Street East

Mar 26, 2023

On Thursday evening (23/3/23), TRDC Planning Committee unanimously refused both applications for new housing on the fields to the east of Green Street. We must now wait to see whether the developer will appeal either or both of the decisions. This news item will be...

New trees on Blacketts Wood Drive

Mar 26, 2023

Many of you will have noticed the welcome appearance of five new trees at the bottom of Blacketts Wood Drive. This is part of a broader initiative, with further trees expected to be planted on the road next year and (potentially) the year after. The CRA Committee has...

M25 junction 18 (A404) Maintenance

Mar 26, 2023

There is an extensive series of maintenance work planned for the A404 bridge above junction 18 of the M25 between Monday 20th March and Friday 21st April 2023. This will involve a number of different overnight closures and diversions. See South East –...

Solar panels save fossil fuels and cut bills

Mar 26, 2023

If you came to our 2022 Community Meeting and AGM you will have heard Ellen Roberts of TRDC mention their Solar Together scheme, which was launched last autumn.  Our chairman, Jane Tozer, signed up for it in October, and has just started using solar energy!  Jane says...

RE23 Sustainable Fashion Show

Mar 26, 2023

You are invited to the RE23 sustainable fashion show being held Saturday 25th March at Chorleywood Memorial Hall.  Doors/Bar open at 6.30pm, show starts at 7pm.  Get ready for a really exciting line up with lots of local people working together to present to you an...

Chorleywood Orchestra Spring Concert

Mar 26, 2023

Saturday 25th March, 7pm at St Andrew’s Church, Quickley Lane. Programme: Beethoven 7th Symphony, Mozart Don Giovanni Overture, Weber Concertino for Horn with soloist Henry Wright. Tickets : Adults £10 in advance (£13 on the door), under 18...

The best of British – and Irish – jazz

Mar 26, 2023

Chorleywood jazz pianist and composer John Donegan will be showcasing his latest compositions at a concert in Rickmansworth on Wednesday, April 5th. John and his highly regarded sextet are to play some of the stand-out tracks from his 2022 album, Shadows Linger, which...