This year’s Safari Supper was another big success, thanks to all the villagers who cooked up a treat for their guests. More than 20 took part, entertaining surprise guests with starters and main courses. The popular event ended at the Medieval Cottages for dessert and more social chat. Special thanks to the organisers Margaret Stanier…
Villagers turned out to cheer on cyclists as the Tour of Britain zoomed through Piccotts End. The international event, with more than 100 riders taking part including British riders Mark Cavendish and Geraint Thomas, set off from Hemel on Stage 7. The race started in the town centre, taking riders through the Old Town, along…
Village resident Judy Wade is behind a new campaign to stop the increasing number of cars speeding through the village. Judy, who lives at No 95, has started a petition to hand to the Council. She needs more names so if you would like to sign it please email jw@judywade.com
Dacorum Council has signed the death warrant for Marchmont Fields. The land adjoining Grovehill to halfway down Link Road has been ‘released’ from the Green belt and a massive housing programme will begin shortly. Despite representations from PERA (pictured here) and other organisations the council has taken the easy option of digging up acres of…
I’m savouring these last few weeks of the school holidays on our rural roads. August is a month when you don’t have to stop every few minutes, squeeze up to the hedgerow and let a fellow traveller pass. My pick of the sights on my way to work are often floral, for example the flowers…
The Leighton Buzzard road, notorious for the number of HGVs thundering through each day, is soon to have a weight limit imposed. Herts County Highways have confirmed that a section of the A4146 is to be downgraded from an A road to a B road, the B440, and will have a limit of 7.5 tonnes…
So here we are, another summer washout! Sounds familiar? Looking back at my July blog of a couple of years back I noted that the day the schools broke up the sun stopped shining. Same story this year. The first two weeks of July promised a Summer of 76. But then came July 15th, St…
The summer BBQ was blessed with music and sunshine. It was a warm and sunny 1st of July as villagers were welcomed with a glass of Pimms, kindly provided by our hostess Miriam Smith at her home Gone to Ground. Then it was the turn of village musicians to entertain with a recital of chamber…
No we’re not talking Harry Styles but the smart new village sign welcoming visitors and residents! It’s the handiwork of Riverbank’s Paul Harrison, who dismantled the old sign outside the Marchmont Arms and gave it a good clean and a lick of paint. Thanks Paul! Great job.
PE resident John Baldwin captured the moment a deer ran past his house this week. John, who has CCTV installed on his property, said: ‘It was 10.45am Thursday morning a deer was recorded running through Piccotts End towards the Marchmont Arms.’ It’s not clear if the deer called in for a beer but if…