August 2015
The village’s medieval wall paintings were recently filmed by Simon Schama for part of a BBC2 series on “The Face of Britain” to be aired in September. Watch out for the TV series with the accompanying book and exhibition at The National Portrait Gallery.
July 2015
Warm, sunny weather greeted the dozens of residents who attended this year’s July 4th summer garden party at Riverbank. BBQs cooked tasty skewers of chicken and lamb, and burgers by the dozen, and when it came to the puddings everyone was spoiled for choice.
June 2015
A pair of gates which once graced the Gadebridge home of Sir Astley Paston Cooper, and thought to have been lost, have found their way to Piccotts End. The eminent 19th century surgeon lived at historic Gadebridge Park where the gates can be seen in this old photo.
June 2015
A Piccotts End resident has spent the past year working on a centenary DVD commemorating Hertfordshire’s invaluable contribution to the 1914-18 war effort. A County at War contains images of a bygone era and it’s all the work of James Dingle, who is a film editor at Elstree Studios and has been a tenant at Wyndurst while the owners are away.
April 2015
This year’s AGM was held in April. Top of the agenda was the proposed development of Marchmont Fields. Local resident & GP Dr Lynne Dyson told the meeting that while the proposal was affecting the sale of houses on the east side of Piccotts End, including her own, it was not yet a done deal.
January 2015
Plans are under way to stage a Safari Supper on Saturday September 26th this year. For those unfamiliar with the format residents host a table for 4 or 6 at their home.
December 2014
St Mary’s Church in the Old Town was filled to capacity for the funeral of Professor Stanley Hartland, who has died at the age of 82. Stanley was a well-known figure in the village since moving with his wife Ena into the newly rebuilt Mill House in Piccotts End nearly 14 years ago. He was born on 29th October 1932 in Sheffield where his father was a baker.
October 2014
It’s a tough job but someone has to do it. Following the lives of the Queen and her family is all in a day’s work for Hello magazine’s Royal correspondent Judy Wade.
September 2014
A resident has won his argument that Piccotts End ought to be in a division with the Old Town district ward. Michael Nidd, pictured, who is secretary of the village Residents Association, wrote to the the Boundary Commission, telling them that as Piccotts End had little in common with the Grovehill ward it was part of, it should become part of the Old Town ward.
September 2014
Female literary friendships is the theme of a new web site which has just been launched by a Piccotts End resident. Emma Sweeney, who is a lecturer in literature at the University of New York in London, is the co-founder of somethingrhymed.com, which focuses on little known female literary relationships.