Friends of Butts Close is a group of local residents and Close users that support the conservation and amenity value of this historic common. You can join the group by emailing buttsclose@gmail.com. They produce four or five newsletters each year, … [Read more...]
Hitchin Footpaths – How You Can Help
Hitchin Footpaths – How You Can Help For some years, Hitchin Forum members worked in coordination with Hertfordshire County Council’s Countryside Access Officer for our area, Nicholas Maddex. Our input used to be of the form of a general … [Read more...]
London Luton Airport Town and Village Community Committee (LLATVC)
This campaigning group has good information on the progress, or lack of it, concerning the proposed Luton Airport expansion. See the following newsletters - LLATVCC Newsletter 62 Nov 2020 LLATVCC Newsletter 61 - October 2020 LLATVCC … [Read more...]
Big Autumn Clean Up 2020
Butts Close, King George’s playing fields and part of the Poets’ estate were just some of the places given a makeover in Hitchin Forum’s Big Autumn Clean-up on Sunday 18th October. We were delighted with the turn-out, especially since the event had … [Read more...]
Herts County Transport & Speed Consultations 2020
A new County Transport Plan! Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) produced new plans for consultation, part of which refers to Hitchin - the North Central Growth & Transport Plan - find it by clicking here. The Prospectus gave an explanation and … [Read more...]
Luton Airport Expansion – the Consultation
Luton Airport Expansion Plans: Should Luton Airport expand its passenger throughput from 18 million to 32 million each year? The Consultation documents are here. The consultation continues until December 16th. Hitchin Forum's response is here … [Read more...]
Spring Clean Gallery 2019
Revised Churchgate Timeline
With renewed activity about developing Churchgate and the surrounding area, we have revised the Timeline to show what happened when Churchgate Timeline 1971 - Churchgate built; described at the time as a “space age development to keep up with … [Read more...]
Hitchin’s Big Green Litter Pick – October 21st
Hitchin Forum and Clean Up Hitchin (https://www.cleanuphitchin.co.uk/) joined forces for a stupendous effort with 233 volunteers covering 16 sites across the town and collected 188 bags of rubbish. Little extras included in the haul at The Dell were … [Read more...]
Churchgate Survey
North Herts District Council has agreed "to support the principle of a joint venture regeneration of the Churchgate Centre in Hitchin, with the Council as funder of the regeneration. The potential joint venture between the Council and Shearer … [Read more...]