For the letter Cllr Bill Morris, Chairman of Welwyn Parish Council, sent Barclays Bank click here.
for Barclays Bank response please click here.
Hertfordshire County Council are moving forward with their plans to establish a Volunteer Library in Welwyn .
If you would like more information please email welwynlibraryvolunteers@outlook.com
1. Welcome by the Chairman
2. To sign the minutes of the Annual Meeting held on the 25th May 2017.
3. Review of 2017-2018 by the Chairman
4. Plans for 2018-2019 by the Chairman
5. Reports of Committee Chairmen for the municipal year 2017-2018:
Brief questions will be allowed on each of the above, in turn. For other questions and comments please await the open forum below.
Refreshment Break
During the refreshment break there will be an opportunity to view information regarding Council’s proposal to install a bust of Van Gough near the ford at the High Street and feedback your views to Councillors.
6. Presentation by Hertfordshire County Council Libraries on the future of Welwyn Library.
7. County and Borough Councillors news.
8. Open forum – an opportunity for members of the public to raise issues of concern with the Council in public and to hear the response.
9. Closing address by the Chairman of the Council
Cllr Bill Morris
Chair of Welwyn Parish Council Posted: 14thMay 2018
Welwyn Round Table has been driving Father Christmas around Welwyn collecting donations for local charities for about 40 years. Unfortunately over the years membership of the group has dwindled and now they are unable to put on Santa with his sleigh for the parish.
The sleigh run runs for 6 consecutive evenings at the beginning of December and requires the float, a driver, Father Christmas and a minimum of 8 collectors. If you would be willing to volunteer and keep this traditional event alive for the children of your parish please contact Malcolm Temple at malcolmtemple@hotmail.com
A vacancy has arisen at Digswell ward for Welwyn Parish Council due to the resignation of one of our councillors. If you are interested in serving as a councillor and representing the views of residents in Digswell please click here for our application form and here for our Vacancy Policy.
Hertfordshire County Council E-petition – funding to implement road safety recommendations on B197 near Oaklands Primary School (Oaklands).We need you to sign the above e-petition in support of the urgent implementation of the AECOM (Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Operations and Management independent consultancy) road safety recommendations for the B197 near Oaklands Primary School (Oaklands). Implementing AECOM’s low to medium cost recommendations alone would help to improve road safety near Oaklands Primary School by reducing traffic speeds from the current 40 mph to at most 30 mph.
Following concerns raised about road safety on the B197, in 2017 a petition was signed by 353 concerned parents and local residents and led to a road safety study by AECOM which made a number of recommendations that were aimed at reducing the serious road risks to school children at Oaklands Primary School (and St. Michael’s Primary School in Woolmer Green as well as other vulnerable local people).
These recommendations, made in May 2018, have yet to be implemented. A funding application has been submitted to carry out the works and we urge for a successful outcome.
To find out more information and sign the e-petition please visit https://democracy.hertfordshire.gov.uk/mgEPetitionDisplay.aspx?id=53
highways England are currently developing the detailed design for a smart motorway between A1(M) junctions 6 and 8.
This scheme will be “All Lane Running”. This means that the hard shoulder will be converted into a permanent running lane for drivers to help reduce congestion and variable speed limits will be used to smooth traffic flow. The new scheme will mean drivers will benefit from a three-lane motorway between junction 3 (Hatfield) and junction 9 (Baldock / Letchworth).
Work on the A1(M) J6-8 will start in March 2020. The existing hard shoulder will be strengthened so t two lanes can be kept open for traffic when work starts on the central reservation, minimising disruption for road users as much as possible.
Work starting March 2020 will include:
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| December 2014 | Government announces scheme |
| March 2020 | Works start |
| TBC | Works complete |
For more information please click here.
Welwyn Parish Council Offices will be closed from Tuesday 24th December to Wednesday 1st January.
Welwyn Parish Council would like to wish all our residents and visitors a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL – THE HERTFORDSHIRE (TEMPORARY CLOSING OF STATION ROAD, DIGSWELL) ORDER NO.2 2019
NOTICE is given that 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 using that length of Station Road, Digswell from a point 52 metres south-east of its junction with Cubitts Close southeastwards for a distance of approximately 57 metres (“the Road”).
An alternative route will be via Station Road, Hertford Road, Harmer Green Lane and Station Road.
The Order is needed because bridge maintenance works are proposed to be executed on or near the Road.
If the Order is made, it shall come into force on 4 November 2019 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 9.00 am and 5.00 pm (excluding weekends, bank and public holidays).
If you have any queries about the proposed Order, please contact Katie Murphy tel. 01792 775750 at Amberon Traffic Management or Andrew Sweeney tel. 0300 123 4047 at Hertfordshire County Council.