The parish council is increasingly concerned about the level of dog fouling in the parish.  It has been particularly bad on Potten End Old Green recently and new signs have been placed in an attempt to discourage it.  Dog owners are reminded that bagged dog excrement can be placed in any litter bit – not only in dedicated dog litter bins.  Please do all you can to keep our parish clean and healthy – especially in areas in which children play.

It’s that time of year when potholes often appear in roads in and around our parish.  Luckily never as bad as the one in the photo!  If you see a pothole please report it to Hertfordshire County Council.  The process is really simple and it’s easy to see if it has already been reported.  You can find a link on our useful links page or do so directly from here.  The same link can be used to report fallen trees, street lights not working and problems with pavements.

At it’s meeting  on 19 September, the Council received a presentation from Emily Smith and Cissy Hardy from the National Trust about it’s woodland management plans in Ashridge.

Continue reading “Frithsden Copse – restoration of ancient woodland”

The Parish Council is publishing its draft response to Hertfordshire Highways Speed Management Strategy here. Our main concerns are:

• the lack of community involvement and transparency in decision making which directly relates to the issue we have with the speed limit along The Common.
  
• the lack of focus on the issues which impact rural areas

If you have any comments on the response please contact the Clerk.

Individuals may also respond to the strategy and on the basis that the more people who comment the better, please feel free to use this draft as the basis of your response in so far as it reflects your views. The deadline for comments is the 16th September 2020.

The strategy and the form on which responses must be submitted may be found here.

The Speed Management Strategy forms a key role in delivering Herts Local Transport Plan 4 which may be found here.

Nettleden with Potten End Parish Council and the residents of the parish would like to extend their condolences to Her Majesty The Queen and members of the Royal Family on the death of His Royal Highness, The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

A Book of Condolence is available at Holy Trinity, Potten End for those who wish to sign it; the church will remain open until 8pm each day until the funeral and will instigate suitable COVID protection measures. If you’re concerned about maintaining social distance and still wish to show your respects there are online books of remembrance on the Buckingham Palace website and the website of the Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire.