Chorleywood and area – newspaper cuttings 1987-1991

Chorleywood and area – newspaper cuttings 1987-1991

Mar 18, 2023

This is an album of newspaper cuttings collected by Chenies Residents’ Association covering the period 1987 to 1991.  This is part of a set of 8 such albums for 1987 through to 2001. The cuttings cover a variety of news topics affecting Chorleywood and the local...

Three Rivers Museum

Feb 25, 2023

Three Rivers Museum is in Rickmansworth (next to Watersmeet, as you may well know), but their remit covers the whole of Three Rivers. They are as much the Chorleywood Museum as the Rickmansworth Museum – and really are a ‘museum of local history’. Fabian Hiscock,...

Chorleywood Aid for Ukraine seeks trustees

Feb 25, 2023

Chorleywood Aid for Ukraine (CAFUKR), a registered charity, is seeking 2 trustees, one to act as Treasurer. The charity collects goods for shipment to Ukraine and also fundraises in order to purchase goods requested by local Kyiv charities known to them. The workload...

Voter ID will soon be required

Feb 25, 2023

Following a policy decision by the Government, voters in England will soon need to show photo ID to vote at polling stations in some elections. Photo ID will not be required to vote by post.  From 4 May 2023 this will apply to Local elections, Police and Crime...

CRA AGM 2023 – Save the date

Feb 25, 2023

On Wednesday 10th May, the Chorleywood Residents’ Association will be hosting our 2023 AGM and Community Meeting at the Memorial Hall. We look forward to welcoming local residents to the event, which will be an opportunity to meet the committee and to hear a recap of...

Government Proposes Change to Planning Rules to Protect Green Belt

Feb 25, 2023

Along with Residents’ Associations throughout the London Metropolitan Green Belt, for some time we have been lobbying to convince the Government to change the planning rules to make it clear that Green Belt boundaries should not be changed just to enable councils to...

North Hill signage improvement at last!

Feb 25, 2023

After lots of work from a local resident and CRA, we’re pleased to tell you that new “Unsuitable for heavy goods vehicles” warning signs will soon be installed at the entrance to North Hill opposite St Clement Danes, and at Church Lane in Sarratt.   The new signs will...

The Great Long Lane Floods

Feb 25, 2023

As many residents know, Long Lane regularly floods all the way across the section that joins the M25 roundabout as you head south.  We’ve reported it to Herts Highways, many times.  Here’s their latest reply.  Please note: The flood is shallow, and it’s...

Foam in the River Chess

Feb 25, 2023

Foam in the River Chess earlier this month is likely to have been caused by rogue fly tipping, according to Chair of the River Chess Association Paul Jennings. The incident, which arose downstream from the Chesham Sewage Treatment Works, is being investigated by...

Mission EmployAble – Meet Leo

Feb 25, 2023

If you visit Mission EmployAble’s Café on the Common on Saturdays, chances are you will be met with a beaming smile by Leo who ‘does the door’, takes orders and payments and helps in the kitchen.  Twenty-one year old Leo was one of the first batch of young...