In June Stop Bengeo Quarry and the Molewood Residents’ Association submitted an application to East Herts District Council for the footpath across Bengeo Field and the Oak Tree to be made an Asset of Community Value. An Asset of Community Value is land or property which is listed as a value to the community, and allows … Read More →
Following the successful fight by Stop Bengeo Quarry and residents against the plan to turn Ware Park into a quarry, a new application has been submitted for a smaller extraction. The application is to extract 1.25 million tonnes of sand and gravel, mobile dry screening plant, weighbridge, wheel cleaning facilities, ancillary site offices, construction of a … Read More →
Supporters of the Stop Bengeo Quarry campaign (SBQ) came together for a Summer Walk across Bengeo Field, as the fight to preserve the local landscape continues. On Sunday 10th September Stop Bengeo Quarry hosted the event which consisted of a walk to the Woodman pub in Chapmore End, where an afternoon of live music and … Read More →
The Bengeo Neighbourhood Area Plan (BNAP) offers local residents and businesses the exciting opportunity to have a say in the future of the area. This community-led initiative aims to preserve the best qualities of Bengeo district whilst working towards positive changes that will improve the lives of its residents and businesses. Now that the area … Read More →
Contents include: AGM 2017 Neighbourhood Plan update New pharmacy on The Avenue Greyhound reopens Woodhall Close party
The Bengeo Field could be dropped as a Preferred Area for gravel extraction when the next Mineral Local Plan is adopted in 2019. Herts County Council will meet on Thursday 7th September to discuss recommendations for areas to be included in the forthcoming draft plan for the county. The Council’s planning team have proposed four options, recommending … Read More →
The Avenue Pharmacy has now opened! Saran Sachdeva is your new local pharmacist and he is working to ensure that this independent pharmacy becomes an essential community service. Opening hours will be: Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm Saturday 9am to 1pm. You will be able to pick up prescriptions from all local surgeries and … Read More →
Go Hertford is a website managed and published by the Hertford Town Council. It lists a range of information about Hertford including events, shops, transport links, history and visitor information. The site can be found here, and Bengeo specifically here.
From May 2018 Govia (Great Northern,Thameslink, Gatwick Express and Southern Trains) propose to introduce new timetables over a wide area of south-east England. This will include new rolling stock and increased frequencies. Unless these proposals do not go ahead there will be no train services between Watton-at-Stone and Stevenage after May 2018 until Network Rail … Read More →
A new notice board has been placed on the estate outside the parade of shops on The Avenue. The notice board has been erected by Hertford Town Council to make residents aware of any useful information. Half of the space is also available for residents, but cannot be used by businesses for advertising.