Dear Residents Play Area Please take a few minutes to act upon this message - don't assume that everyone else will do it Our latest email is very focussed upon the issue of the proposed play Area for Chorleywood. You will be aware that over the past couple of years, the Residents' Association and others have been working on the Play Area project. We're now in the final approval stages, but there seems to be a significant risk that the Parish Council may at the last minute deny the necessary approval for the project to proceed. If this approval is not forthcoming promptly (by November) there is a significant risk that the funding for the Play Area from Three Rivers will disappear and Chorleywood will lose out on an important new and exciting amenity for the community. This threat has only materialised in the past couple of weeks after over two years of hard work by everyone involved. We are concerned that the will of the majority of the community to have a new Play Area on the common may be lost in whatever has been queried and caused the Parish Council to pause the approval process. The detail of these technical issues have not been shared with the community - the Friends of Chorleywood Common have also been seeking clarity on what is going on which hasn't been helpful. [Editor's note: it's the lack of technical details that has been unhelpful, rather than the the action of FoCC seeking clarity] Whatever your views on the project we would ask you all to take a few minutes over the weekend - no later than Tuesday - to email your Parish Councillor and let them know your views. We hope you might be able to
http://www.chorleywoodresidents.co.uk/news/playground/parishcounciltodecideupontheplayarea-tue1stoct If you have the chance to mention this to your neighbours and other residents over the weekend we would appreciate it. We've been working for a long time to campaign for better play facilities for the children in our community, and sincerely hope that the Play Area project is not derailed. What's On A very busy weekend of local events, and more for you calendar up until the end of October. Sat Sep 28, 2013 10am - 7pm Chorleywood Bookshop presents: Happy Foodie Festival Where: Royal Masonic School for Girls, Rickmansworth. WD3 4HF 10am - 6pm Secret Art Sale for Watford Mencap Where: Cafe in the Park, The Aquadrome, Rickmansworth. WD3 1NB 10:30am - 1pm Batchworth Sea Scouts Jumble Sale Where: Batchworth Sea Scouts, Riverside Drive, Rickmansworth WD3 1JE 10:30am - 12pm Guided walk to Croxley Great Barn in Rickmansworth Where: Caravan Lane, off High Street, Rickmansworth, WD3 1HN 7:30pm - 10pm Sarratt Festival of Music: Paul Lewis Where: Sarratt Village Hall, The Green Sarratt, Hertfordshire WD3 6AS Sun Sep 29, 2013 7am - 1:30pm Chorleywood Car Boot Sale Where: Meadows Farm, A404 junction with Green St, Chorleywood, WD3 5QP 10am - 6pm Secret Art Sale for Watford Mencap Where: Cafe in the Park, The Aquadrome, Rickmansworth. WD3 1NB 10:30am - 4pm Moore Vintage at the Royal Masonic School Where: Royal Masonic School for Girls, Rickmansworth Park, Rickmansworth, WD3 4HF 1pm - 5pm Chess Valley RFC open day Where: Croxley Guild of Sport, The Green, Croxley Green, WD3 3HT Mon Sep 30, 2013 7:30pm - 9:30pm Chorleywood Bookshop presents: Frederick Forsyth Where: Chorleywood Memorial Hall, Common Road, Chorleywood. WD3 5LN. Thu Oct 3, 2013 10am - 1pm Woodland Maintenance with the Friends of Carpenters Wood Where: Whitelands Avenue entrance, 59-61 Whitelands Avenue, Chorleywood. WD3 5RQ 2pm - 5pm Friends of Watersmeet Film Society: Tea Dance at Catholic Church Hall, Rickmansworth Where: 5 Park Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 1HU Sat Oct 5, 2013 10:30am - 3:30pm Little Fox Market in Rickmansworth Where: Behind Fox and Hounds PH, 183 High St, Rickmansworth. WD3 1AY 11am - 3pm Chorleywood Apple Day at Chorleywood Orchard Where: Chorleywood House Estate, Lady Ela Drive, Chorleywood. WD3 5SL 8pm - 11:30pm The Peace Hospice: 70s Disco Where: Chorleywood Memorial Hall, Common Road, Chorleywood. WD3 5LN Sun Oct 6, 2013 9:30am - 12:30pm Ley Hill trail running event Where: Ley Hill School, Chesham. HP5 1YF Mon Oct 7, 2013 2pm - 4pm Three Rivers - Chorleywood Local Area Forum Where: Chorleywood Memorial Hall, Common Road, Chorleywood, WD3 5LN Tue Oct 8, 2013 10:30am - 12:30pm Rickmansworth Decorative and Fine Arts Society Where: Sarratt Village Hall, The Green, Sarratt, Hertfordshire WD3 6AS 8pm - 10pm Rickmansworth Historical Society Where: Cloisters Hall, opposite St Joan of Arc School, The Cloisters, Rickmansworth, WD3 1HL Thu Oct 10, 2013 8pm - 10pm Chorleywood DFAS: Regular Meeting Where: Chorleywood Memorial Hall, Common Road, Chorleywood, WD3 5LN Fri Oct 11, 2013 7:30pm - 10pm Grapevine Movies: Quartet Where: Sarratt Village Hall, The Green, Sarratt, WD3 6AS Sat Oct 12, 2013 9am - 1pm Little Chalfont Farmers Market Where: Village Hall Car Park, Cokes Lane, Little Chalfont, Bucks. HP8 4UD 10am - 1pm Rickmansworth Society Market @ Watersmeet Where: Watersmeet High Street Rickmansworth WD3 1EH Sun Oct 13, 2013 10am - 4pm Sarratt Antiques Fair Where: Sarratt Village Hall, WD3 6AS Mon Oct 14, 2013 2pm - 4pm Knit and Natter @ Chorleywood Library Where: Chorleywood Library, Lower Rd, Chorleywood, WD3 5LB Tue Oct 15, 2013 1:30pm - 4pm Chorleywood Tea Dance with Mr Wonderful Where: Chorleywood Memorial Hall, Common Road, Chorleywood, WD3 5LN Thu Oct 17, 2013 2pm - 4:30pm Friends of Watersmeet: Behind the Candelarba Where: High Street, Rickmansworth, WD3 1EH 2:30pm - 4:30pm Keenagers at Chorleywood Free Church Where: Chorleywood Free Church, Hillside Road, Chorleywood, Hertfordshire. WD3 5AP 7:30pm - 10pm Friends of Watersmeet: Behind the Candelarba Where: High Street, Rickmansworth, WD3 1EH 8pm - 9:30pm Chorleywood and District RSPB: Local Group Meeting Where: The Russell School, Brushwood Drive, Chorleywood, Herts, WD3 5RR Fri Oct 18, 2013 10am - 12pm Jack Warner Rehabilitation Trust: Craft Fayre Where: Sarratt Village Hall, The Green, Sarratt. WD3 6AS. Sat Oct 19, 2013 10am - 1pm Woodland Maintenance with the Friends of Carpenters Wood Where: Path between numbers 59 and 61 Whitelands Avenue, Chorleywood. WD3 5RQ 10:30am - 3pm Chorleywood and Rickmansworth WEA: Special Day - Rituals, Romans and Ruffians Where: The Junction, Rickmansworth Road, Chorleywood WD3 5SG. Wed Oct 23, 2013 7:30pm - 10pm Harrow Light Operatic Company presents: West End Blockbusters 3 Where: Watersmeet, High Street, Rickmansworth, WD3 1EH Thu Oct 24, 2013 7:30pm - 10pm Harrow Light Operatic Company presents: West End Blockbusters 3 Where: Watersmeet, High Street, Rickmansworth, WD3 1EH Fri Oct 25, 2013 7:30pm - 10pm Harrow Light Operatic Company presents: West End Blockbusters 3 Where: Watersmeet, High Street, Rickmansworth, WD3 1EH Sat Oct 26, 2013 10:30am - 12pm Guided walk to Croxley Great Barn in Rickmansworth Where: Caravan Lane, off High Street, Rickmansworth, WD3 1HN 2:30pm - 5pm Harrow Light Operatic Company presents: West End Blockbusters 3 Where: Watersmeet, High Street, Rickmansworth, WD3 1EH 7:30pm - 10pm Harrow Light Operatic Company presents: West End Blockbusters 3 Where: Watersmeet, High Street, Rickmansworth, WD3 1EH Mon Oct 28, 2013 6:30pm - 9:30pm The FOPS present: The Prostate Roadshow Where: Chorleywood Memorial Hall, Common Road, Chorleywood. WD3 5LN Wed Oct 30, 2013 2pm - 4:30pm Half Term film: Despicable Me 2 Where: High Street, Rickmansworth, WD3 1EH |