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Hunsdon Village Web

Welcome to the Hunsdon Village Website
your online reference for the village and its community

This website is developed and maintained by Hunsdon Parish Council. Please refer any comments or contributions to hunsdonvillageweb@btinternet.com

 

 Village Notice Board

Vic Palmer
We have received the sad news that Vic Palmer died in late February in Australia . He was with his family, who he visited every year, and so was surrounded by those who loved him when he died. He will be cremated in Australia.
Vic was well known locally and spent his life at Olives Farm.  He was Chairman of Hunsdon Parish Council from 1975 to 1993.

Village of the Year
Hunsdon has entered this year's Village of the Year competition, organised by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) and sponsored nationally by Calor. We have much to be proud of in this village and regularly achieve success in the competition. Last year we were awarded top prize in Hertfordshire in the Business Category and were commended in the Community Life Category, and in 2004 we were judged to be Village of the Year throughout Hertfordshire and won the Community Life category in the whole of Southeast and East England. The judges will be visiting on Wednesday 4th June and - although appearance is only part of the picture - there is no doubt that a clean and tidy village will impress the judges.
So PLEASE - make a special effort to tidy up the street scene for 4th June
Hunsdon Village Hall

The Village Hall is one of Hunsdon's most recognisable and valuable assets.  It provides the hub around which some much of village life revolves.  However the main structure is around 500 years old and even the  'temporary' rear extension is nearing its 50th year, so keeping it in good shape, meeting the changing needs of users and accommodating new legislation is a continuing challenge which our volunteers on the Village Hall Management Committee do a great job at.

The worsening  state of the extension, in particular, has prompted the VHMC to advance plans for a substantial new redevelopment at the rear and an application was made last year to the National Lottery for a grant to (part) fund this development.  The VHMC has just been advised that this application has been rejected.  However they are determined to make progress with the necessary refurbishment and are looking at a number of alternatives.  So please watch this space for news and in the meantime support your VHMC representatives!

SUMMER DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Village Fete
Saturday, 7th June

Hunsdon School Fete
Saturday, 5th July

Summer Ball
Saturday, 19th July

RURAL YOUTH TRANSPORT

The Hertfordshire Rural Youth Partnership has been working to address exclusion issues for young people in rural areas of Hertfordshire since 2003. It has had considerable success in raising awareness of a range of issues, including access and transport.

One of the first projects that the partnership supported was the development of the SCooTS project, a moped loan scheme, for young people (19-25 years) in rural areas to help them access training, education and work, with the added bonus of evening activities. The project has been extremely successful and operates in North Herts District and plans to set up a pilot in East Herts.

SCooTS now has thirteen clients and is going from strength to strength.

If a young person from a rural area in East Hertfordshire is interested in applying for a scooter loan please contact Ricky Moore on 01707 655513 or e-mail : ricky.moore@cdaforherts.org.uk

British Heart Foundation - Beating heart disease together

Have you ever thought about what you would do if your loved one collapsed?

Hunsdon now has its own defibrillator which can save lives, but YOU need to know how it works.

The British Heart Foundation is going to run free courses in Hunsdon throughout 2008.  The Village Hall has been booked for CPR and Defib training on the following dates. (You should attend one of the 1st sessions and one of the 2nd to ensure you get the full 4hr training package.)

1st sessions
Thursday 7th February
Monday 25th February
Thursday 20th March 
2nd sessions
Monday 31st March
Thursday 3rd April
Monday 28th April
All sessions start 7pm and last for 2 hours

Spaces are limited due to the training equipment and space available.
To book a place on one of these please contact:
David ROBINETTE on 01279 842716 or
davidrobinette@btinternet.com

For more information have a look at the web site at
www.bhf.org.uk/living_with_heart_conditions/
patient_support__resources/heartstart_training.aspx

Success for Hunsdon in 2007 Village of the Year Competition

Hunsdon won top prize in Hertfordshire in the Business Category and was commended in the Community Life Category.Well done to everyone who contributed.Click on these thumbnails to see images from the award ceremony on 21st July.

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Neighbourhood Watch
Are you interested in joining Neighbourhood Watch?
See what you can do about it here
Footpaths; Benches and Bylaws
The footpaths in our parish are great asset; they are well used and well looked after.John Ashley - our footpaths warden- describes recent work to install new benches on some of our footpaths , and also some changes in designation.
Click here