Fuel Merchants back in Chorleywood?

Fuel Merchants back in Chorleywood?

Longstanding, eagle eyed residents may well have spotted the old F.W. & H. Miles Fuel Merchants sign behind the old Peppermill fascia, undoubtedly evoking a little nostalgia. It was a tiny office with some sacks of coal in the window, where you could go and order...

River Chess and Sewage

We mentioned recently that Thames Water identified significant groundwater ingress points into Chesham’s sewers. This extra water, on top of wet weather, adds to the frequency of sewage releases polluting the Chess.  We’re pleased to say that Thames Water...
1990 Spring (044) Newsletter

1990 Spring (044) Newsletter

Contents Looking Back Water Metering Trial Neighbourhood Watch Frost Trap Car Parking Lower Road Planning Issues Future of Chorleywood House Golf Club Cricket Club Annual Report Read the...
1988 Autumn (041) Newsletter

1988 Autumn (041) Newsletter

Contents The Cedars Estate Traffic in the Drive A Public Open Space Oil Pipe Line Planning Issues Future of Chorleywood House Grass Verges You May Care to Know Flour Milling and Baking Research Association Read the...
1970 Spring (004) Newsletter

1970 Spring (004) Newsletter

Contents Letter to the Editor from Mr R. Sirett, ex member of Chorleywood Council The North Orbital Road CAR PARKING – incident when the ‘Met’ Line failed WOODLANDS – reprint from the Chronicle of the Chenies Residents ROADS – A404...
Parking thoughtfully

Parking thoughtfully

By parking thoughtfully, we are helping both our neighbours and our High Street. If people can’t park, they can’t shop. Simple things like parking right at the end of rows, wheels up to the white lines; only 2ft from bumpers and remembering that just because there’s a...

What’s so special about the River Chess?

We know many residents really love the River Chess; many also know it’s a rare example of the chalk streams environment.  What does that mean? And why is it so ecologically valuable?   Researchers at the School of Geography Queen Mary University of London have created...
Making Chorleywood as good as we can

Making Chorleywood as good as we can

Many residents are upset to see damaged verges, unswept pavements or roads, pothole, flooding, and dog fouling or bags left for the poo fairy to collect. We feel the same way! TRDC are very responsive with issues for which they are responsible, often fixing them with...
A glimpse of Chorleywood from 1984

A glimpse of Chorleywood from 1984

We were contacted recently by an ex-resident who had come across a copy of The Chorleywood Newsletter from Spring 1984 which they kindly posted to us. It is a fascinating read, with many topics that will be familiar and still very relevant. It is a reminder that CRA...