Sometimes I despair of East Herts Council. It appears that they want to introduce wheelie bins on to Folly Island. Further to some enquiries made from residents when I was Chairman of the residents association in 2001 it was made very clear to me by East Herts Council that there was no way they were… Continue reading Keep Folly Island clear of wheelie bins
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Just like a rolling stone
Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. The French have a word for it. Loosely translated it means everything changes; nothing changes. The French were wrong. This was the view from our bedroom window in February 2021 before the work on Lea Wharf began. About the same time I superimposed what it might look… Continue reading Just like a rolling stone
My Hertford Posts
Like the rest of the town centre this site is under serious construction. I have cancelled the majority of posts from about 2016 onwards. This has left a slimmed down blog consisting of three main categories: Bircherley Green, Hertford town centre and Other items of interest. Bircherley Green Lea Wharf 26 January 2024Just like a… Continue reading My Hertford Posts
Sightseeing in Hertford
This is a sight you vey rarely see on Folly Island. No cars! I don’t think anyone has ever seen Old Hall Street completely free of traffic. It is not a mirage or a clever bit of Photoshopping. Residents of Folly Island were asked to park elsewhere on Tuesday February 16 (photo taken at 9.56am)… Continue reading Sightseeing in Hertford
You say Hello .. and I say Goodbye
Regular readers of this blog will recall that Chase Homes appealed the planning decision from East Herts Council regarding delivery times in and out of Bircherley Green. This was referred to the Planning Inspectorate who have found in favour of Chase Homes. Therefore the access areas for delivery vehicles and refuse lorries will remain the… Continue reading You say Hello .. and I say Goodbye
Chase New Homes appeal Planning decision
The Dispute goes on …. and on Chase New Homes have lodged an objection to the Planning Inspectorate regarding Condition 15 of EHDC Planning decision for the development of Bircherley Green. Email from East Herts: Quote begins: Planning Appeal: Bircherley Green Shopping Centre Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1BN LPA Appeal Ref: 21/00032/COND The applicant has appealed… Continue reading Chase New Homes appeal Planning decision
Premier Inn Checks Out
It should come as no surprise following Whitbread’s announcement of job losses earlier this week that they have now pulled out of building a Premier Inn Hotel in Bircherley Green (see full story in Hertfordshire Mercury). It is fair to say that few people in Hertford saw the need for a hotel. Except for Whitbread… Continue reading Premier Inn Checks Out
Pub – not as we know it
As anyone who has read these blogs and other pages on this site will know, I have a love affair with pubs. The guidance laid down by Government to pub landlords has made visits to my local hostelry a total anathema. My first memory of pubs was when I was not even five years old. My… Continue reading Pub – not as we know it
The Village Inn
THE VILLAGE INN by John Betjeman “The village inn, the dear old inn, So ancient, clean and free from sin, True centre of our rural life Where Hodge sits down beside his wife And talks of Marx and nuclear fission With all a rustic’s intuition. Ah, more than church or school or hall, The village… Continue reading The Village Inn
Hertford Saved! – Doomed!
So, after 6 years a development on the Bircherley Green Shopping Centre site was given the green light on 25th June 2020. I sat through 2 hours of the Development Management Committee and frankly learned nothing that I didn’t know already. It confirmed two things. One it was not viable to offer affordable housing and… Continue reading Hertford Saved! – Doomed!