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...]
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...]
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...]
Cadwell Lane Playing Field
A consultation is being organised by NHDC and the Countryside Mangement Service to produce a 'Greenspace Action Plan' (GAP) for this site. The Briefing Document & Map is available here. Feedback on the first phase is required before September … [Read more...]
Churchgate – February 2015 update
Churchgate: This was discussed at NHDC's Full Council meeting on Thursday February 12th. The Churchgate - council report seemed positive in looking forward for a small scale development and seeking a solution for the market. The obvious concern that … [Read more...]
Comet Community Awards
Hitchin Forum's Big Spring Clean was a finalist at the Comet's Community Awards event on May 15th - full account from the Comet here. We were nominated in the 'Great and Green' category, won by Camps Hill School in Stevenage, where pupils have an … [Read more...]