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...]
What next for Charnwood House (the old museum building)?
General Meeting of Charnwood Community Management Association (CCMA) Tuesday 31st March 2015, 7.00pm, Sun Hotel, Hitchin Agenda 1. Welcome, introductions and apologies. 2. Short presentation by CCMA on the association’s background, the current s … [Read more...]
NHDC Local Plan – Preferred Options 2011 – 2031. HTAG response
North Herts District Council's Local Plan Preferred Options document and background material, the guide for developments over the next 16 years, is available here. Hitchin Town Action Group (HTAG -Hitchin Forum, The Hitchin Society and Hitchin H … [Read more...]
Charnwood House
Charnwood House is the building which has housed Hitchin Museum and will become vacant when the Hitchin Town Hall refurbishment is complete and the new District Museum is opened (scheduled for mid 2015). NHDC Cabinet is soon to receive a report from … [Read more...]
Footpath Care!
Could you help improve your local paths? It is about a year since many Forum members were working to produce surveys of Hitchin’s footpaths. The report that was prepared was forwarded to the Countryside Access Team Leader at Hertfordshire County C … [Read more...]
Noise Update – Luton Airport
Flight paths If you have noticed that Hitchin seems to be overflown more frequently during the spring and early summer, the figures from the airport’s annual monitoring report bear out your impression. One reason is that the wind direction has been f … [Read more...]
Photos of Priory Fields walk
Priory Fields Campaign
We were delighted by the public's response to a guided walk through this lovely area which is currently proposed for development. Hitchin Town Action Group, established by four groups in Hitchin, The Hitchin Society, Hitchin Forum, Hitchin … [Read more...]
Churchgate
The arcade known as Churchgate and some surrounding shops were built in 1971 and have been the subject of much discussion, planning and controversy for many years. This culminated in the ill-fated proposals by Simons, involving 7 acres of the centre … [Read more...]