Environment News
Date:
27 April 2009
Rickmansworth Festival
Celebrating our canals and the environment. Entrance is free but a minimum £1 donation is suggested. Look out for the Environment Marquee! More...
Bike day!
Join us for Bike day at Leavesden Country Park on 21 June from 10am – 3pm
Cycling safety advice and inspections, proficiency taster sessions, vintage bikes, local cycling maps, refreshments and more! Or why not join Spokes for their afternoon picnic later in the day? Contact us for more details of Bike Day.
Free compost
National Compost Awareness Week (3rd - 9th May)
West London Composting, the site where the brown bin waste is taken, is donating to us 10 tonnes of compost. This will be given away to residents as part of National Compost Awareness week. The giveaway this year will be held at the Aquadrome in Rickmansworth. Grounds Maintenance staff will be on hand on Wednesday 6th May between 8.30am and 3pm (or until the compost runs out). Residents are asked to bring their own bag(s). It will be on a first come first served basis, with a limit of 2 bags each.
Mint and cherry tomato seeds will also be given away (first come first served and limited to one pack per person until they run out), to promote home growing.
Soil improver
Just a reminder that the Household Waste Recycling Centres sell bags of 100% recycled soil improver. WasteAware helpline 08457 425000. You can also visit West London Composting in Harefield to purchase compost, but you need to contact them directly to arrange this.
Walk this way
Sunday 10 May, 10am Wildflower Walk on Croxley Common Moor Local Nature Reserve, Croxley Green. Meet at the entrance at the bottom of Mill Lane, near Lock 79.
Sunday 10 May, 2pm The Withey Beds Local Nature Reserve Guided Walk, Rickmansworth. Meet at the Batchworth Lock Centre, 99 Church Street, Rickmansworth. The walk will follow the Ebury Way to the fishing lakes of the Watford Piscators before crossing over to The Withey Beds LNR.
Sunday 14 June, 2 - 4pm Guided walk of Chorleywood House Estate Local Nature Reserve. Meet near the tennis courts at Chorleywood House Estate, off Rickmansworth Road, WD3 5SL.
Thursday 30 July, 11am Guided butterfly walk at Croxley Common Moor Local Nature Reserve, led by Butterfly Conservation. Meet at the entrance at the bottom of Mill Lane, near Lock 79.
Volunteering
Croxley Common Moor Local Nature Reserve Sunday 13 September, 10am. Removing unwanted vegetation that is competing with the special wildflowers that grow on the LNR. No experience needed. Meet at the entrance at the bottom of Mill Lane, near Lock 79.
Croxley Common Moor Local Nature Reserve. Sunday 11 October, 10am Volunteer Task All other details as above.
Bulbs in bloom
Primary schools across Three Rivers have been bursting into bloom this spring…
Green works for Aquadrome
An innovative building which will save energy is now up and running. Energy experts at Three Rivers District have developed a new toilet block with a ground source heating system...
Falling foul
District Council officers can enforce the Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996 to challenge dog fouling in the district. This Act makes it an offence for residents to fail to immediately clear up any mess deposited by their dog anywhere in the district. The prosecution carries a maximum penalty of £1000.
Please e-mail us to report dog fouling.
Boost for bees
West Herts Beekeepers are based in Croxley Green and welcome new adult members. Membership is £22 per year and you don’t need your own equipment. Wheelchair users are welcome. 01923 779331
Clothes care: door to door collections
Re-using clothes by donating them to charity makes ecological sense as well as helping people in need.
Follow the Charity Commission’s simple checks to make sure your donations go to the type of good cause you want:
Does the leaflet tell you which charity the proceeds will go to?
It is illegal for an organisation to be described as a charity unless it is genuinely charitable.
If in doubt check the official charities’ register or ring 0845 3000 218.
The Recycling More! directory has a list of charity shops in Three Rivers.
The environment: have your say
For public discussion of environmental as well as any other local issues
Abbots Langley Local Area Forum - 16 June 2009
Manor House Sports and Social Centre, Gallows Hill Lane, Abbots Langley
Chorleywood Local Area Forum - 12 October 2009
Chorleywood War Memorial Hall, Common Road, Chorleywood
Croxley Green Local Area Forum - 29 June 2009
Harvey Road School, Harvey Road, Croxley Green
Rickmansworth Local Area Forum - 2 July 2009
Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House, Northway, Rickmansworth
Spring advice for DIY roofers
Residents are being offered energy saving advice if they are thinking of undertaking roof repairs.
Turn your bills green
You can help reduce the council’s costs and reduce emissions by signing up for Council Tax e-billing where available. E-billing and Direct Debit are both environmentally friendly. E-bills are available from a number of major companies including British Gas and Three Valleys Water. Visit your supplier’s website for details.
To sign up for electronic Council Tax bills, e-mail us with your name and address
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