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Village faces 6 months of road closures

NewsBy 4dm1npic0 March 30, 2016

March 2016
Piccotts End Road, which runs through the centre of the village, will be closed from the start of April for roadworks which will last for up to 6 months. The surprise move was announced by Herts County Council in the Gazette this week. Residents will still be able to access their homes but the road will be closed to through traffic for unspecified maintenance. The road will be closed for a period of up to 30 days between April 1st and October 1st.

Tally ho! Hunt meets in Piccotts End

NewsBy 4dm1npic0 March 29, 2016

March 2016
This was the colourful scene when the Vale of Aylesbury Hunt gathered at Piccotts End Farm in March for its last meet of the season.

Poison alert after foxes and a buzzard are found dead

NewsBy 4dm1npic0 March 22, 2016

March 2016
The bodies of several foxes and a buzzard found dead in a village garden have raised fears that they may have been poisoned. Dr Lynne Dyson, of Piccotts End House, has warned residents to be on alert after the grisly find at her home. For more details click here,

Village mourns passing of two residents

NewsBy 4dm1npic0 March 10, 2016

March 2016
It is with great sadness that we learn of the passing of two of Piccotts End’s best-known residents. Michael Tate, (pictured) who lived at 121 Piccotts End, and Beryl Wyatt, who lived at Mill Close, had resided in the village for more than 20 years. Beryl was 94 and Michael 78.

Residents win final round of planning battle

NewsBy 4dm1npic0 March 1, 2016

March 2016
Residents who opposed plans to erect a house at the rear of the Medieval Cottages (pictured) have won what they hope is the decisive battle. Led by Professor Tim Blinko they heard the good news this month that an appeal against an earlier decision to reject plans for a 4-bedroom house at the rear of the Medieval Cottages had failed.

Lane planning fears allayed

NewsBy 4dm1npic0 January 26, 2016

January 2016
Fears that a planning application would open Piccotts End Lane to through traffic have laid to rest. Yvonne Metcalfe, pictured, who lives at Amethyst Cottage (No 42) was alarmed to receive a letter from Herts County Council about an application to allow the lane to become a ‘Byway Open to All Traffic.’

Twelfth Night Natter

NewsBy 4dm1npic0 January 17, 2016

January 2016
Residents came out for one last festive fling at the Marchmont Arms on Twelfth Night. Social secretary Annette Harrison (pictured here on the right of the gathering) welcomed many faces old and new, including Ruud and Julie (2nd and 3rd right) from Holland who are celebrating their first year in the village and Tim and Julia Blinko (1st and 2nd left). Caroline, Lynne, Ena and Paula added to the post-festive spirit.

Daffodils in December, June in January

EditorsBy 4dm1npic0 January 6, 2016

January 2016
The last few months have raced by, leaving my blog far behind. So what’s been hot and what’s been not in Piccotts End this autumn and winter? The weather for a start. I’ve never seen daffodils in December so perhaps their appearance in borders and grassy banks is one of those ‘once in a lifetime’ occurrences. But they said that about the

Doctor departs

NewsBy 4dm1npic0 January 1, 2016

January 2016
One of Piccotts End’s most familiar faces has left the village. Dr Keith Hodge, known to many through his Fernville surgery, moved out this autumn. He and his wife Gill have relocated to Bath although Dr Hodge will continue to work as head of the practice during the week.

Fireworks party is bang-on!

NewsBy 4dm1npic0 November 14, 2015

November 2015
More than 70 residents enjoyed pork rolls and pyrotechnics at the annual village fireworks party. The event, which had to be postponed earlier in the month owing to bad weather, took place at Marchmont Cottage with fireworks provided by Fantastic Fireworks.

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