East Herts Council welcomed Ukrainian refugee, Yaroslav Barkov, to its Hertford head-quarters this week to raise the Ukrainian flag and mark the one year anniversary of the Russian invasion.
The growth and legacy development of Hertford Theatre entered its main phase of construction earlier this month and work has been ongoing behind the scenes to ensure the new facades are in keeping and sympathetic to the local area.
East Herts Council is delivering a new activity space at Thorley Wedge. Ready for the New Year fitness resolutions, a range of equipment will be ready early in the new year aimed at young teenagers and adults wanting to exercise, keep fit or socialise.
Local sports organisation, Bengeo Tigers Football Club – who signed up to the East Herts Lottery in 2019 – have so far raised £3.033.50* and used the funds to help increase the number of girls joining their development group (age 4-6 years), make improvements to the clubhouse and keep membership fees down.
Work on the growth and legacy development of Hertford Theatre - to transform it into a thriving hub for arts and culture - is progressing well with enabling works and archaeological assessments complete and first phase of construction now underway.
East Herts Council licensing and enforcement officers jointly co-ordinated an operation with Sergeant Terry Alcock from Hertfordshire Police’s East Herts Rural Safer Neighbourhood Team last week (Wednesday, 26 October) specifically targeted at companies without the necessary licences to dispose of waste safely and individuals using dangerous, unroadworthy vehicles in the district.
Opportunities to create new wildflower meadows have been identified across the district to help boost habitats for a variety of wildlife - including pollinating insects such as bees, butterflies, flies, moths and beetles that are in decline.
Grange Paddocks in Bishop’s Stortford is getting ready welcome the opening of its new 3G artificial football pitch on 17 October 2022 and preparing for an open day on 22 October to celebrate the Leisure Centre’s first anniversary since opening.
The East Herts Dementia Action Group, led and part-funded by East Herts Council, has today (Wednesday, 21 September) received its Dementia Friendly status for the third year running.