‘Please make sure you have moved your vehicle off the road on the date below’

Aftercare works in Eastwick Road

Between A414 Eastwick Lodge roundabout and Pye Corner

Between Thursday 29^th July and Monday 2^nd August

                           Works between 09:30am and 4:00pm

We are writing to tell you about works we’ll be undertaking in your area.

What you need to do:

• *We need the road clear of parked vehicles in order to complete the work.
• If you need to use your vehicle, please make sure you move it outside the road closure area shown on this letter, at least 30 minutes before we are due to start working.
• We are able to relocate parked vehicles, if necessary, using a specialist removal vehicle. If you or a member of your household are unable to move a car out of the works area due to shielding, self-isolation or for other reasons, please phone Leon Zaman 07712 490183 during office hours 09.00 – 5.00pm and we will arrange to have the vehicle professionally relocated free of charge.

What you need to know:

• We would like to reassure you that we are following Government advice relating to construction work and social distancing to minimize the risks related to Covid-19.  
• We politely request that all residents respect our workforce and follow social distancing guidance when passing the works area or engaging with our on-site team.

• Vehicles may not be allowed access through the road closure during the works, except for emergency vehicles. We are unable to provide information of which part of the road will have access and when. Please speak to the on-site team on the day who will be able to advise on access or contact Leon Zaman 07712 490183 during office hours 09.00 – 5.00pm.
• Where it is safe to do so, the County Council may be able to exercise discretion in exceptional circumstances in order to meet its public sector equality duty.
• Please refer to the yellow signboards on your street to see the exact dates, timings and permit number. Any date changes to these works will be communicated on the yellow signboards at either end of your street and at www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/roadclosures
• These works are weather dependent and may be postponed if poor weather is forecast.
• Details of any disruptions to bus services can be found at www.intalink.org.uk/timetables (search for your service). If you're unable to find this information, please call our customer service centre on 0300 123 4050.

Hertfordshire County Council

the hertfordshire (Temporary 30mph Speed Restrictions on A414 Eastwick Road, Stanstead Abbots/Eastwick) order 2021

NOTICE is given that the Hertfordshire County Council intends to make an Order under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, to prohibit all vehicular traffic from being driven at a speed exceeding 30mph on that length of A414 Eastwick Road, Stanstead Abbots/Eastwick from its junction with the A10 Amwell Link Road/B181 Station Road roundabout south eastwards, north eastwards, eastwards and north eastwards to its junction with A414 Fifth Avenue a distance of approximately 7666 metres (“the Road”).

The Order is needed because works are proposed to be executed on or near the Road.

If the Order is made, it shall come into force on 15 August 2021 for a period of up to 18 months. However, the restrictions specified shall only take effect at the times indicated by signs on or near the Road.

A copy of the proposed Order may be inspected free of charge at County Hall, Hertford between the hours of 9.00am and 5.00pm (excluding weekends, bank and public holidays).

If you have any queries about the proposed Order, please contact Jordan Gadd tel. 0300 123 4047 at Hertfordshire County Council.

County Hall                                                                                         29 July 2021

Hertford                                                                                               Mark Kemp

Herts                                                                                                   Director of Environment &

SG13 8DN                                                                                          Infrastructure

EASTWICK AND GILSTON PARISH COUNCIL

 PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

MONDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER  2021 – 8.00PM

VILLAGE HALL, PYE CORNER.

CHRISTINE LAW - PARISH CLERK  – 01279 411646

christine.law2@btinternet.com

POST COVID FEST

EASTWICK AND GILSTON PARISH COUNCIL

 INVITE YOU TO GET TOGETHER AND CELEBRATE

SUNDAY 1ST AUGUST

13.00 – 20.00

VENUE: EASTWICK VILLAGE CENTRE

   FLOWER FESTIVAL AT ST BOTLOPH’S CHURCH  

CHILDREN’S RIDES AND SWEETS

COCONUT SHY/ KICK DARTS/ BARREL BOBBING/ VARIOUS STALLS / GINPORIOUM

DOG SHOW/ AGILITY TRAINING EXHIBITION

        SUPERHERO COSTUME COMPETITION

FOOD OUTLETS/ THE LION PUB  

IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A STALL (CHARITIES WELCOME)

PLEASE CONTACT: LINDA HARVEY 07749504928 TO RESERVE A PITCH.

Gilston Area Neighbourhood Plan wins two major accolades at Planning Awards 2021

The Gilston Area Neighbourhood Plan was a double award winner at the Planning Awards 2021.

At the ceremony on Thursday (June 10), the plan from the Hunsdon, Eastwick and Gilston Neighbourhood Plan Group (HEGNPG) with masterplanners URBAN Silence first picked up the Award For Plan-Making.

The Plan-Making award is given to the entry that best shows how a plan can have a positive impact on the physical or environmental quality of a place or the economic or social well-being of its community.

The Gilston Area Neighbourhood Plan, which passed its referendum last month with a massive 98% of the vote in a high turnout, also won the prestigious Editor’s Award.

This award is given across all categories by Planning’s editor, to the Plan that “represents the most exceptional achievement of all”.

The judges said the plan was “brave and innovative” and “demonstrates the power of collaboration between local planning authorities and communities”.

Overall, they described it as “an exemplar approach to neighbourhood planning [in areas of] growth”.

HEGNPG Chairman Anthony Bickmore said: “These two awards are a massive national endorsement of our Neighbourhood Plan.

“Our groundbreaking plan is the first of the Neighbourhood Plans for the new Garden Towns.”

He added: “This major recognition shows the ongoing importance of community involvement and the need of planners to respect localism and listen to what local communities have to say in the formation and implementation of development policies.

“Following this double award from the judges and the overwhelming endorsement from local residents, we as a group are further empowered to work with the planners in the right spirit, if they respect our policies”

Joanna Chambers and Martina Juvara of URBAN Silence said: “The double award is a testament to the value created when a community comes together to influence and shape the future of their area.

“As the Editor Richard Garlick said when he gave the award to the Gilston Area Neighbourhood Plan: this is the best, and maybe only way, to plan large scale developments in future.”

Mary Parsons, Chair of the Town and Country Planning Association and former Director at developers Places for People who are working on the Gilston project, said: “Congratulations to all of the Neighbourhood Planning team.

“[It is a] testimony to all of the hours, and the evenings and weekends, spent working on it [and] shows the role that positive neighbourhood planning can play in large scale development.”

After several rounds of consultation, the plan passed an independent examination in February 2021.