**New Date**
The planning goes on for this year’s (sure to be) epic fete on 24th June – get it in your diaries now! We’ll be at the Blue Ball in Asheridge from 8pm on 5th April to continue hammering out the details.
Any offers of help either on the day or before are always welcome – we’ll also be at the pub night on Friday 17th if you’d like to chat with one of the committee about how you can help.
There have now been a number of outbreaks of the H5N8 strain in the UK (found in both small back yard flocks as well as wild birds and commercial farms). Stay up to date on the NFU and DEFRA websites.
In summary: all domestic birds including ducks, geese, chickens, turkeys and quail must be kept indoors or completely separate in either a sufficiently covered run (with a solid roof) or polytunnel or similar and that biosecurity steps such as foot dips etc are put in place. DEFRA and the APHA are cracking down on those that are ignoring the requirements and are able to fine noncompliant keepers £5,000.
The High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill is expected to receive Royal Assent soon. Following this both Chiltern District Council and South Bucks District Council will start to receive what are known as Schedule 17 submissions (approvals for detailed planning matters) relating to the proposed scheme.
These are not like planning applications as we know them and we are sure there are many questions you may have relating to this process. Our community information workshops will help you understand this process.
The two-hour workshops will be held at:
To book your place on the community information workshops please send an email to Imran.nawaz@chiltern.gov.uk with your full name, email address, date of workshop you would like to attend and your organisation (if applicable).
The Falcon Motor Club is planning to run its March Hare Classic Trial, this year on Sunday 5th March 2017. The start and finish will be at the Chequers Inn St. Albans Road, Redbourn. There will be up to 50 entrants driving cars ranging in age from the 1920’s to recent times. The first car will be leaving at 0830 and should return at around 16.00. The route leaves the Chequers Inn via the A5183 and the B487 towards Harpenden. The route returns along the B487 from Hemel Hempstead and thence to the start venue. The cars will approach from Wigginton and leave on the road to Bellingdon between the hours of 14.30 and 16.30.
The event is being organised in accordance with the Motor Vehicles (Competitions and Trials) regulations and the General Regulations of the Royal Automobile Club Motor Sports Association Ltd. Motor rallies and trials are permitted through provisions contained in section 13 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and detailed in the Motor Vehicles (Competitions and Trial ) Regulations. In seeking authorisation the relevant Police Authorities, Route Liaison Officers and County Councils Rights of Way Departments have been informed and approval for the event has been requested.
Chartridge Parish Council has agreed to undertake a Housing Needs Survey of our Parish in order to identify if there are any local people in need of affordable homes. In addition, the survey will help us to gauge resident support for development of affordable homes for local people.
The survey will be carried out by Arlene Kersley, the Rural Housing Enabler at the Community Council for Berkshire (CCB). Survey forms are being delivered to all households in Chartridge, Asheridge and Bellingdon during early February.
Alternatively the survey can be completed online at: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/Chartridge
Your views are important, please make sure you respond! The survey closes on the 6th March 2017