Work on the A1(M) J6-8 will start 16 March 2020 between 8pm-6am on both the northbound and southbound carriageways, and is expected to be completed by 20 April, in order to clear vegetation from the verges.
Expect delays during these hours and lane closures.
Visit Highways England’s site for progress and announcements.
Local resident and author Suzi has an update about her projects that you’ll want to know about.
STOP PRESS!
I’ve JUST got my first You Tube Channel, working with a Herts video company called Pearldrop Video – which has a series of 12 short clips looking at issues raised in Butterflies and Baked Beans … as well as footage with my dad, Sydney. It won’t cost anything to press the Subscribe button, and I promise not to make too many films!
You Tube Channel
As a special offer, I’m also giving away free Kindle copies of Butterflies and Baked Beans on Amazon.co.uk but only on 17th, 18th and 19th March. It would make a brilliant Mother’s Day gift … the link to the book and the Kindle is here.
Also, if anyone would like me to sign a copy of the paperback they can get in touch and bring it around – I’m happy to sign copies.
Suzi Clark
The very sad news of John’s death stunned the community in which he worked tirelessly for more than twenty years.
John lived in Park Street before moving to Chiswell Green, and both his sons, Richard and Stephen, attended How Wood School.
Life after work for John was a constant round of community service, (with the help of wife Valerie, who made sure he got to every meeting!) as a former member of PSRA, a River Ver Bailiff, member of the Chiswell Green Residents Association and a Parish Councillor representing Chiswell Green Ward.
John’s involvement centred mainly around the countryside, trees and woodlands and he was the founder of the Friends of St. Julian’s Wood, a group of volunteers who looked after the wood and its wildlife. Every year John organised the Bluebell Walk encouraging residents to follow a trail through the countryside in the Parish.
John was also a member of the Friends of Hanstead Wood helping to ensure that this piece of green space was kept open for the public to enjoy.
As a Parish Councillor he was the Chairman of the Planning Committee and of the Trees and Woodlands Committee. He was also the lead Councillor for the Housing Working Group on the Neighbourhood Plan, helping to preserve the Green Belt and to prevent inappropriate development.
John was tireless in his efforts to support the activities of the Parish Council and those organisations with which he was involved, and through the Council, the residents of the Parish, regardless of which ward they lived in. He was selfless in his energies, enthusiasm, devotion and commitment in all that he did, and he will be greatly missed.
Thank you to Bill Pryce for sharing his thoughts and memories of John with us. Full article to be published in our Spring Park Street News magazine.
If you would like to make a contribution in memory of John, his family has chosen 2 charities, The British Heart Foundation and The Woodland Trust. Donations can be made online here.
https://www.bhf.org.uk/how-you-can-help/donate/give-in-memory
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/support-us/give/donations/
Editor’s Note: A celebration of John’s life was held 6 February, when many who knew John gathered to honour him and to pay tribute to his life. The oft-used description “Standing room only” accurately described the service. It was a fitting way to honour a man who gave so much in life to his family, community, and to the woodlands.
Photos shared by John’s son Stephen, with thanks.
Park Street News is published twice a year (March and September) and delivered to EVERY home and business. It is quite a mission for us as we want to continue to meet our residents on the doorstep.
We need volunteers who will distribute P S News, and collect membership fees once a year.
Please contact me (membership@psra.org.uk) if you can help us, especially in the following areas:
