A memo from FRIENDS OF BUTTS CLOSE To: Hitchin District Councillors CC Andrew Mills, NHDC Service Manager, Grounds Prof Jim McManus, Director of Public Health, Herts CC Dear Councillors re Removal of Dog Bins on Butts … [Read more...]
Hertfordshire’s Vision for Transport
Herts County Council conducted a consultation about the future transport needs for the county which ended in December 2016. The cabinet member responsible for this is Hitchin's Derrick Ashley. He stated - Hertfordshire County Council is planning … [Read more...]
The District’s Local Plan – our response
A Local Plan to guide all developments in the district of North Herts was produced in 1996. This is eventually due to be replaced and North Herts District Council has prepared a submission and has been consulting local people on this, with a deadline … [Read more...]
Youth Directory 2016 – 17
A Youth Activities Directory for Hitchin, first compiled by local community groups in 2015, has just been updated for 2016/17, providing a useful information source for young people, parents, schools and community groups. Community groups making up … [Read more...]
The District’s Draft Local Plan
In a meeting of full Council on Wednesday 20th July, NHDC adopted the Draft Local Plan by 32 to 7 with 5 abstentions. The DLP can be found on the NHDC website here. The meeting was long, and many councillors made their reservations clear before … [Read more...]
Admin Officer
Hitchin Forum - Administrative Officer We are very grateful to the contribution of Judith Gurney, who has recorded the Steering Group’s minutes for the last 5 years. Judith would now like to relinquish this role and so we are looking for somebody … [Read more...]
How consultation is done in North Herts
Our Chairman, Bill Sellicks, has been exploring the issue of how NHDC does its consultations - as described in the May Newsletter (and stated in a presentation to Hitchin Committee on March 1st). He expressed surpise to learn that NHDC has a … [Read more...]
Hitchin’s footpaths – update
Hitchin Forum has been working over the past few years to improve footpaths in the town. Hitchin has a network of over 100 footpaths and bridleways (mapped here) and we would like to encourage walking to reduce traffic congestion and improve … [Read more...]
Air Quality in Hitchin
Air Quality Management Areas in Hitchin For some years, measurements of the gas nitrogen dioxide (NO2) overwhelmingly due to motor vehicle exhaust fumes, have exceeded acceptable levels at several points in Stevenage Road. NHDC declared an Air … [Read more...]
A Directory of Youth Activities in Hitchin
A directory of activities - Youth Organisations Hitchin - has now been compiled by local community groups - HTAG. Hitchin Town Action Group (HTAG) is a collaboration between three community groups in Hitchin: Hitchin Forum, The Hitchin Society … [Read more...]