Newsletter Spring 2019

Hatfield celebrates De Havilland

Comet’s 70th Anniversary

The 7 celebrates the decades since the flight of the first Jet propelled aircraft. It also doubles up as the open canopy of extended landing gear with the 0 being a cross section of an aircraft wheel.

The design of the 0 signifies the turbine intake and circular movement of the jet engine.

Sitting proudly in the centre are the initials DH.

The silhouette of the aircraft flying from it at that angle signifies the success expected from such an innovation

and the speed and height at which it was to be flown.

However, we shouldn’t forget the cost of this ground breaking innovation and the souls that were lost before metal fatigue was identified after the plane went into service. For this reason, and in remembrance the logo is predominantly black with just a small section in silver which was the colour of the original prototype and also lays testament to the piece of fuselage that peeled off during the flight causing the 3 poignant disasters.

How the emblem came about

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Hello everyone.

It has been an

Honour and

a Privilege to

represent Hatfield

as the Town Mayor.

I have received very

warm welcomes to

all engagements

I have attended

and I have enjoyed

meeting you all.

Some highlights that will live long in the memory

are meeting John Conteh (a super bloke),

Poppy’s 100yrs birthday celebration (a lovely

lady), the Chancellors and Vice Chancellors

Lectures (very interesting) and attending local

schools. These are just a few to mention, there

were countless more. Once again, thank you all

for your

friendly and

courteous

welcomes

and chats.

Yours

Sincerely,

Jack

Nelson.

My Year as Mayor

The Jamie

McVeigh

Foundation

is a Hatfield

based charity

that was

set up to

honour Jamie

McVeigh who

died at just 19 years of age.

Jamie was a quiet young man,

he had lots of friends, a loving

family, he loved playing football

and seemed happy. The tragic

circumstances, in which he

passed, will never be fully

understood and although no

mental health concerns are known,

the family and friends felt they

had a social responsibility to raise

awareness and share the message

that it is ‘ok not to be ok’.

Santa’s Rounds 2018Thanks to everyone’s generosity

£1645 was raised for the Mayor’s

Charity – The Jamie McVeigh

Foundation.

The Jamie McVeigh Foundation

Welcome to this Spring edition of your Hatfield Town Council newsletter

“In these pages, you can read about some of the many things your Council has done and is doing to make Hatfield the place it once was, and can be again. This is just the start of what I hope will be an ongoing programme of improvement to our key facilities while also increasing what we can provide for our residents.

Some aspects of this programme will and have taken longer than others, and I share the frustrations of those who would like to see things happen quicker. I am pleased though, that unlike other local authorities, this Council has been able to provide you with more, without costing you a penny more in Council Tax.

I am proud to be the leader of Hatfield Town Council and during my time carrying out this role I have become even more aware of not only the fantastic community we have here but what it can achieve when it comes together. But that doesn’t mean I’ve become blind to problems that remain unresolved, such as the rubbish, litter and general disrepair - often as a result of unacceptable services outside of the control of this Council.

There will always be those who look down their noses at our town. I know the truth is that while there is still much more to be done, Hatfield, with it’s history it’s people and that unquestionable community spirit, it really is the hidden gem of Hertfordshire.

Hatfield is on a journey back to where it should be, and I look

forward to that continuing.”

Lenny Brandon

What it means to be the Mayor’s Chosen CharityHaving the backing of the Hatfield

Mayor has been an enormous

honour and really helped us

establish ourselves. We have been

blown away by the generosity of

the people of Hatfield who have

donated their hard earned money.

Through organised events such as

the Hatfield Run, Christmas Santa

Rounds, Roe Hill social events and

through the sale of calendars and

social events over £6,000 has been

raised. We are hugely grateful to

everyone involved in helping us

meet the aims and outcomes of the

Foundations.

To find out more please visit

www.jamiemcveighfoundation.org.uk

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July 2018 saw a popular Hatfield

venue reopen after being closed for

5 years. Roe Hill Hall Bar has been refurbished to an

exceptionally high standard and is rapidly becoming a firm

favourite for functions. Look at the website

www.hatfield-herts.gov.uk for details on hiring the hall.

Roe Hill Hall Bar

Chinese DelegationHatfield Mayor Councillor Jack Nelson

welcomed a delegation from Funing, in

the Jiangsu Province of Eastern China.

Also present for the visit were Leader of

Hatfield Town Council Councillor Lenny

Brandon and Town Clerk Carrie Lloyd

they welcomed Huaming Xu, Jingping

Xu, Xuecheng Xu, Shuma Sun and

Guangdong Zong.

The visit on the 16th August was

a fact finding mission designed to

forge friendships and to explore the

possibility of them investing in future

business opportunities within Hatfield.

Before leaving for a tour of the town the

delegates were given a tour of Hatfield

Town Council facilities.

Council Leader Lenny Brandon said

‘Any offer of substantial investment for

Hatfield needs not only to be welcomed

but fully investigated’.

Christmas Card 2018This year’s Mayoral

Christmas card was a

photograph (pictured

above) taken by a Hatfield

resident Helen Fenton.

A big thank you to Helen.

If you have a Christmas

photo that you would like

us to consider for next

year’s Mayoral Christmas

Card, please send a

copy to:

jane.anderson@hatfield-

herts.gov.uk

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DeHavilland GrangeThe Town Council have sought

pre-application advice on

how to build a pavilion for the

community at deHavilland

Grange sympathetic to its

surroundings so that there are

proper facilities for everyone.

It will also provide proper

facilities for football pitch users

and supporters. We have taken

on board the planners advice

and will be submitting a full

planning application later in

2019.

The crash in October 2000 was found

to be caused by a broken rаіl. A year after the dеrаіlmеnt, Railtrack was аbоlіѕhеd by the Government and rерlасеd with Network Rail.Five executives of Balfour Beatty Rail Maintenance Ltd went on trial, accused by Richard Lіѕѕасk, QC, for the рrоѕесutіоn, of bеіng rеѕроnѕіblе for the сrаѕh because thеу did not follow ѕаfеtу regulations.Outlining the details of the crash on Oct. 17, 2000, Mr Lissack ѕаіd the GNER еxрrеѕѕ from London to Leeds derailed at 115mрh when it hit a broken rаіl on the fast line near Hatfield, Herts.As well as the dеаth of four раѕѕеngеrѕ, the сrаѕh соѕt tеnѕ of millions of роundѕ in network repairs and marked the “beginning of the end for the wholly commercial management” of Britain’s rаіlwауѕ.

Remembering Hatfield’s Rail Crash

Clean Up Hatfield WeeksThe Town Council is proud to join in the Clean up Hatfield weeks

organised by Marian Hurle & Cathy Roe. The next one will be held

during the week commencing 1st April.

Contact Marian marianhurle@gmail.com for more details.

The Town Council will be cleaning up Birchwood area starting at the

Leisure Centre 9.30am on 1st April. Hi-Viz jackets and litterpickers

will be provided just turn up in comfortable clothing suitable for an

hour’s walking.

Grounds Staff

We hope you have noticed the

improvements taking place around

the Town Council’s parks and

recreation grounds, this the hard

work of our fantastic grounds team

under the guidance of our Head of

Estates, Ali. The Team is made up of

3 apprentices (Kieran, Charlie and

Josh), 2 grounds staff (Martin and

Colin) and a Leading Hand (Mike).

We said goodbye to our long serving

groundsman Keith Crane in October

2017 when he retired, we wish him

well on his new island adventures.

If you have any concerns about litter

or overflowing bins in our parks

please email estates.manager@

hatfield-herts.gov.uk

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Working with Ellenbrook Residents Association and Groundwork Trust, the Town Council carried out consultation with local residents and plans have been drawn up to improve Ellenbrook Play area. Grant funding has been obtained for an accessible swing and residents have been carrying out their own fund raising through a Just Giving Page – thank you! Groundwork Trust is working hard to obtain the funding required to bring the rest of the project to fruition in 2019. Cemex and Fusion Students have pledged some help to the project. We would like to thank Gascoyne Cecil Estates for their donation.

Ellenbrook Play area

Hatfield Town Council run an allotment site at the

Green Lanes Site in Hatfield’s Garden Village.

The day to day running of the site is managed by

the Allotment Association, which is made up from

allotment holders.

Membership to the allotment association allows you

discounted rates on seeds and potatoes.

They also hold an annual BBQ for members.

We have over 80 plots on this site, if you are

interested in having an allotment at this site please

email jane.anderson@hatfield-herts.gov.uk

We currently have a waiting list, but we are happy to

add you to the list.

Green Lanes Allotments

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Armed Forces DayThe Mayor, Town Councillors and Staff

were proud to join in with Armed Forces

Day 2018 together with the Welwyn

Hatfield Veteran’s Breakfast Club.

As Hatfield’s Poppy Appeal

Co-ordinator Hatfield’s Deputy Town

Clerk, Sam Frake, used the opportunity

to raise funds for the Poppy Appeal and

opened up a temporary Poppy Shop in

the Galleria on the day too.

We will be doing the same again on

29th June 2019.

Poppy Appeal Launch The Deputy Town Clerk, Sam Frake,

has become Hatfield’s Poppy Appeal

Co-ordinator.

As a Veteran herself she was happy to

take on this role when Elaine Forman

announced that she wished to step

down to be able to take on new

projects. The Town Council is proud

to be able to support Sam in her role

which will make it more sustainable for

Hatfield (we take our hat off to Elaine!).

The launch of the Poppy Appeal took

place at the Galleria on 27th October

2018. We were supported by Hatfield’s

cadets.

Next year’s launch will take place in

the Galleria in the afternoon of 26th

October.

Hatfield War Memorial Gardens and Remembrance ParadeA concerted effort has been made by

Hatfield Town Council during the past

4 years to refurbish the War Memorial

Gardens and to raise the profile of

Hatfield’s Remembrance Parade.

The refurbishment started with a

new centre column donated from

a fund-raising effort by Councillor

Brandon and the people of Hatfield.

The ironwork enclosing the pavilion

housing the memorial to the fallen

was kindly donated & installed by L.A

Metalworks of Fiddlebridge Lane.

With this area now protected from

vandalism the Town Council installed

lighting enabling people to pay their

respects even at dusk.

We have installed 4 beautiful

commemorative benches that enable

people to sit and spend time in the

gardens reflecting. The refurbishment is

almost complete, with the lighting of the

centre column being the next priority.

Recent years have seen the annual

Remembrance service in Hatfield grow

exponentially. A more formal parade

is now held with the kind assistance

of a qualified Parade Marshal,

thereby encouraging local

serving military, veterans and

youth groups to provide more

of a presence.

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Hatfield Poppy Appeal Hatfield Poppy Appeal Organiser Samantha Frake

and her Deputy Donna Vier were very busy last year

delivering poppy boxes to 117 local businesses and

11 Schools in Hatfield.

Hatfield Town Council staff along with volunteers

from the community helped to man stands at Tesco

and Asda for the two week period.

The Hatfield Poppy Appeal has raised a phenomenal

£25,834.00 so far for 2018/2019 which has already

exceeded the 2017/2018 total of £19000.

We would like to thank all the volunteers who have

helped us this year, without your growing support we

would not of been able to raise the amount we did.

Through

general

interest

inspiring

a passion

for wishing

to create a

permanent

record of the

day, Callum

Oakaby-

Wright, Sam

Sergeant,

both of whom

are building

careers in the

film/music

industry, and

John Spavins

started

planning

a film that

would record the various elements of the day

from the dawn service, to the beacon lighting.

The backbone of the film was always going to

be Hatfield, and the part its population played in

that 1914-1918 conflict, and paying respect to

those that did not come home. The project was

also to be on a zero budget, though assistance

from Hatfield Town Council, with the cost of

the editing suite required, is acknowledged.

The currency was, in essence, end credits, for

all who have played a part no matter how great

or small.

Comet Memorial

The Town Council is working with the University to create a

permanent memorial to the Comet in its 70th Anniversary of

its first flight. Students came up with some fantastic concept

designs and the two images here are being considered as

potential templates for a statue on one of our roundabouts

(subject to permission and funding). We would like to thank

Hertfordshire University, the students and tutors for the time

they have spent so far on this project and for continuing with

this into 2019.

100 Years

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A

Proposed location of

entrance to residential site

B C

D

E

Existing Service

Yard

First Team Pitch

Extension of Hatfield

Football Club facilities,

bar, changing and stadium

seating

Possible phased

extension of Leisure

facilities

Phase 2

Phase 1

Pilates parking in existing

service yard

PRELIMINARY

110 Spaces

Hatfield Town

Council are pleased

to unveil the

preliminary drawing

of a redevelopment

scheme for Birchwood

Leisure Centre.

Pre-Application advice

has been taken into

consideration and

the scheme has been

viewed favourably

by Welwyn Hatfield

Borough Council.

We will announce

Public Consultation

dates in the near

future.

Birchwood Leisure Centre

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NOTES

Date

Title

Scale

CheckedDrawn

Drawing Number Revision

Project

This drawing to be read in accordance with the

specification/Bills of Quantities and related drawings.No Dimensions to be scaled from this drawing. All stateddimensions to be verified on site and the Architectnotified of any discrepancies.0 50

Scale bar 50mm at 1:1

saundersarchitects.com | 01707 385300 | London | Manchester | Bristol | Welwyn

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BIRCHWOOD LEISURE CENTRELONGMEADHATFIELD

PROPOSED MASTERPLAN

1:1250 A3 FEB 2019

RG MB

8060 / SK01 A

@

Schedule:

18no. 1 beds (circa 50sqm)

36no. 2 beds (circa 70sqm)

54no. total units

Parking:

circa 68 spaces (1.25/unit)

Residential Site Area:

0.57 ha

Building A, C + E (4 storey)

Total GIA - 2856sqm

Total Net - 2436sqm

Building B + D (3 storey)

Total GIA - 1428sqm

Total Net - 1218sqm

Residential Site:

Total GIA - 4284sqm

Total Net - 3654sqm

New entrance to

Birchwood Leisure site.

Highway Consultant to

advise on junction

Proposed entrance to

Birchwood Leisure Centre

Proposed entrance to

Hatfield Town FC and

associated facilities

Possible location

for children's

outdoor play area

110 Spaces

Pedestrian footpath

NOTEREV DATE IN

Pedestrian footpath amended on client instructionA 21.02.19 RG

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Walking Festival 13th – 19th May 2019

Birchwood Funfair 7th – 16th June 2019

Music Festival 20th July 2019

World Hatfield Festival Week 22nd July – 26th July 2019

World Hatfield Day 27th July 2019

Hatfield House 10k 13th October 2019

Hatfield Rail Crash Memorial 17th October 2019

Poppy Appeal Launch 26th October 2019 (afternoon)

Fireworks Display 2nd November 2019

Remembrance Sunday 10th November 2019

Armistice Day 11th November 2019

Santa’s Rounds 2nd December – 21st December 2019

Over the past few years we have seen more town functions, 2019 will

see the 4th Free Music Festival, the 2nd 10k run and the 4th Fireworks

Display staged by Hatfield Town Council. These events have all been

provided without raising council tax once in the last 4 years!

TOWN COUNCIL EVENTS 2019

Hatfield Free Music FestivalThe 3rd Hatfield Free Music Festival held on Birchwood

Playing Fields in June 2018 saw 10 bands perform from

12pm to 10pm to enthusiastic crowds. Also present

a funfair and food stalls were available for the

festival revellers, with event staffing provided by your

committed Hatfield Town Council staff.

Hatfield Town Council Firework DisplayNovember 2018 saw our 3rd

successive firework display held at

Angerland Park & Ride, the first double

firework display, also incorporating a

children’s display as well. A greater

number of tickets were purchased

online and we saw a record crowd of

4141 attend the 2018 display. Good

news, the double display will be

back for 2019 on November 2nd!

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10k RunOur first 10k run in the

grounds of Hatfield House

was a huge success

and we are hoping to

repeat the success again

on 13th October 2019.

We had 250 runners take

part and the feedback

was very positive, this

year we hoping to add a

half marathon option.

Walking Festival 2019 May 13th - 19th

Beating the Bounds Monday 13th May,

1.50pm for 2pm start

An ancient Parish Council tradition.

Meet at reception at Birchwood Leisure

Centre

1st Steps OneWednesday 15th May,

1.45pm for 2pm start

Meet under the tree outside Erol’s cafe

in Hatfield Town Centre.

A slow gentle walk around the town

centre lasting 30 minutes. We stay for a

cup of tea and a chat after, if you wish

to stay. There are toilets in the cafe.

*suitable for buggies & wheelchairs

Ellenbrook WalkFriday 17th May,

3.50pm for 4pm start

Meet by the entrance to the University of Herts Sports

Village entrance (de Havilland Campus, Hatfield Business

Park AL10 9EU)

This is a brisk walk for approximately one hour around

Ellenbrook Fields area. Strong walking shoes advisable.

Toilets available at the Sports Village.

Bunchley’s WalkSunday 19th May, 2.45 for 3pm start

Meet at the foot of the curly bridge (with new murals)

at the far end of Travellers Lane near the junction with

Southway. This will be a brisk walk over fields and through

light woodland, so strong walking shoes are advisable. It

will last for about an hour and there are no toilet facilities.

Bunchelys WalkSunday 19th May, 2.45pm for 3pm start

Meet at the foot of the curly bridge at the far end of

ravellers Lane near junction with Southway.

This is a brisker walk over fields and through light

woodland, so strong walking shoes are advisable.

This walk last approximately an hour. There are no toilet

facilitates available.

Woodland Walks at Hatfield HouseExplore our beautiful Woodland walks

14th - 19th May at 12pm & 3pm

Starting Point: The Stable Yard Fountain

Parking: St George’s Car Park AL9 5HX

Pedestrian Entrance, Fore Street AL8 ???

Please collect a free ticket from reception at

Birchwood Leisure Centre which you must

present upon arrival at Hatfield House

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Birchwood Pilates is a fully

equipped studio offering a full

range of classes, including group

classes on Pilates reformers

(using the reformer a bed with

springs to provide resistance), mat

Pilates (using the resistance of the

body) or private lessons.

Pilates is a physical training

system created by Joseph Pilates

it was designed to make you

stronger, more flexible and co-

ordinated to “stretch with strength

and control”. It is great to help with rehabilitation and to help

with posture. Most people can benefit from this system.

Here at Birchwood Pilates we always work with small groups

so that our team of teachers can give maximum attention to

all clients. Our timetable offers classes throughout the day,

evening and weekend. Many of our clients have been with us

for several years, reaping the benefits.

We welcome all ages, levels of fitness and stages of

rehabilitation. Beginners to Advanced.

Look forward to seeing you soon.

For more information contact Julie Lewis

Email: birchwoodpilates@hatfield-herts.gov.uk

Tel: 01707 271272

The café is open seven days a week, and serves a range

of hot and cold drinks and snacks, presented by our

professional Barista with specialist coffee supplied

by ‘Illy coffee’ (Cappuccino, Espresso, Latte, Mocha,

Americano), Slush Puppie drinks, toasted panini’s, fruit

pots, wraps, sandwiches and much more.

There is a suitable seating area just by the reception

where you can chill while waiting for your friends or

family enjoying a deliciously made fresh coffee of

your choice. Come visit us and see for yourself.

Moon Coffee Co. is open seven days a week at

Birchwood Leisure Centre.

NB: For any

special dietary

requirements

please

contact Sarah

Knott on 01707

270772.

Birchwood Pilates

Birchwood Leisure Centre

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Hatfield Town Council walking football started in 2017 with just 5 participants once a week. We now have around 20 players twice a week, we play on a Tuesday morning and a Friday night.

The team have participated in numerous walking football festivals around the County and played friendly matches against teams from West Ham, Barnet, Luton, Watford and Stevenage.

Just turn up or email our Fitness Manager Pav Medowski: pawel.medowski@hatfield-herts.gov.uk for more details.

Potential Kids

Walking Football

“As council budgets and school

funding have been cut, families

of children with special needs

increasingly find they are having

to battle for help – a fight some do

not win”. THE GUARDIAN TUE 5TH SEPT 2017

Potential Kids is a voluntary project based in Hatfield

which offers after-school, weekend and holiday social

and activity groups for children and young people their

siblings and families. The sessions are designed to

have lots of space and freedom for the children to use

their energy and have fun, whilst parents can discuss

problems and seek advice.

The service is well used by Welwyn/Hatfield residents

and of the 1500 people that have come through our

doors 64% of them have been from Hatfield. We are

a local project, always have been and we will remain

committed to improving the lives of Hatfield residents.

We hope to continue to work with Lenny in his mission

to restore pride in Hatfield, its proud industrial heritage

and Social History.

Watford FC are coming to coach the young people and

we have the use of Roe Hill overflow car park soon to

pilot cycling lessons!

Men’s Shed Hatfield is an initiative sponsored through

The Welwyn/Hatfield Social Fund and has been created

to cover the NHS 5 steps to Mental Wellbeing (Be

Active, Connect, Keep Learning, Give and Be Mindful).

The shed is a fully recognised and researched way men,

particularly men, but not exclusively men, connect. They

do this whilst giving back to the community, learning

new skills and actively designing, building, maintaining

and restoring things, anything really, from children’s

bikes and scooters to furniture to gardens and all things

in between, even whittling wood. We plan to have

organised monthly mindfulness sessions too!

Through careful timetabling we will help many groups

of people from the ages of 14 upwards. This is quite

a unique service in Hertfordshire but we promise to

have focused days for Hatfield residents, much of the

giving though will directly benefit Hatfield town. Lenny

Brandon has been instrumental in securing this benefit

for the town.

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Acacia Street Play Area Together with the Groundwork

Trust, the Town Council carried

out a consultation with local

residents on what they wanted

to see at Acacia Street Play

area. Plans have been drawn

up and will be put into place in

two phases. Groundwork will

be helping the Town Council

with tendering the contracts to

put in the new play equipment

in Phase 1.

Save Hertfordshire’s Emergency Services (SHES)In the face of a consultation by Hertfordshire

County Council on the future of

Hertfordshire’s Fire and Rescue Service,

your Town Council agreed at a meeting in

January last year to discard fully, the notion of

reducing service levels in the Fire Brigade.

Councillors from all parties were unanimous

in accepting a proposal put forward by

Town Council Leader Lenny Brandon to ask

Hertfordshire County Council to rethink their

plans and reject further cuts to the services

you rely on to keep you safe.

On the 2nd August 2018 Hatfield Town

Council hosted a public meeting where over

150 residents raised their concerns over the

future of their Fire Service, and we are proud

to stand up for residents whenever we can.

Following the decline of the Blue Plaque Scheme in the Borough, not that there were any in Hatfield, the Town Council decided to start up its own Blue Plaque Scheme. We are pleased to say that we have our first 3 Blue Plaques for the Town celebrating our rich history. If you want to nominate someone for a blue plaque please complete the nomination form which can be found on our website.

BLUE PLAQUE SCHEME

0m 1m 2m 5m 10m

Changing room lobby

with access to toilets

Lockable doors to

changing room

Possible location

for physio table for

player treatment

Lockers for team use

Rooflights above

changing rooms to

increase amount of

natural light

Open shower

arrangement with up

to 6 shower heads

Externally accessible

store for nets, corner

flags and club equipment

Obscured glass

to changing room

windows

Sun pipes to officials

changing to increase

amount of natural light

Kitchenette will offer hot and cold

drinks and cooking facilities on a

domestic scale. Accessed

externally and via corridor

Additional Works B:

(area indicated by pink hatch)

Demolish and make good existing bar and adjoining

store.

Strip out existing kitchen units make good walls.

Light refurbishment of kitchen walls with commercial

grade kitchen installed. Kitchen extent indicated with

diagonal hatch.

New service hatch and access into snug bar.

Light refurbishment to male

and female WC.

Refurbished disabled WC.

Introduce external door from

sports pitches

Re-instate double doors to

create entrance lobby.

Rooflights to corridor

and changing rooms

To/From

Football Pitches

Sports Facility

Entrance

Flexible partition

between function room

and players bar

Service Hatch

Main Entrance

The Town Council has received planning permission to extend Lemsford Village Hall to provide new changing rooms and alter the internal layout to provide better function hall facilities. Tender documents are being drawn up and the contract will be advertised on the Government’s contract finder website. The Council will be applying for grant funding to help with the cost of the extension which will provide changing rooms suitable for players and referees of all abilities and also provide spectators amenities.

Lemsford Village Hall

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HATFIELD KIDS FUNZONE

Why not pop in and see us at Hatfield Kids FunZone. Normal Soft Play Monday

Childminder days Tuesday and Thursday We offer Stay N play sessions on Wednesday mornings

Stay N play Wacky Friday afternoon We also offer an Annual card for just £50.00

Loyalty cards Private hire parties available

Coffee shop with free parking and free Wi-Fi

Birchwood Leisure Centre, Longmead. Hatfield.Herts. AL10 0AN www.funzonehatfield.co.uk ---- 01707 270772

Look forward to seeing you The FunZone Team

Terms and Conditions apply to all offers

Newgate Street Village Hall2018 saw Newgate Street Village Hall

fitted with new windows as part of an

ongoing refurbishment programme for the

hall, which has also seen the electrical

wiring upgraded. A complete overhaul of

the tennis court has taken place to further

improve the offer that is provided by

Hatfield Town Council for the village.

Our Playscheme provides an exciting and enjoyable programme of activities that your kids will love including; arts and crafts, multi-sports, cooking, games, movies, outdoor activities and day trips.

Hatfield Residents pay only £18 per day.

Playscheme

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Carrie Lloyd FCIS Town Clerk

Hatfield Town Councilc/o Birchwood Leisure Centre, Longmead, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL10 0ANwww.hatfield-herts.gov.uk T: 01707 262023

To celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the flight of the

Comet we are working with Hertfordshire University,

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council, Herts Sports

Partnership, Potential Kids, The Galleria, Hertfordshire

Libraries, Welwyn Hatfield Chamber of Commerce,

Hatfield of Yesteryear, Duxford Aviation Society, Mosquito

Aircraft Museum, Gacoyne Cecil Estates, David Lloyd

Hatfield, Beales Hotel, The Shuttleworth Collection,

Hendon RAF Museum, Aviation Skills Partnership and

many more to plan a week celebrating our heritage.

Starting on 20th July and for the whole week

to 27th July, there will be talks, exhibitions,

sporting events and much more!

The finale will be on Saturday 27th July, we will start with

a special ParkRun at Ellenbrook Fields at 9am (bring a

breakfast picnic if you like) which ends with a spectacular

flypast by a Comet Racer. At 1pm entertainment will begin

at Birchwood Playing Fields with the stage, funfair, sports

and stalls. The finale will be a short firework display from

the Leisure Centre rooftop to end the evening at 9.30pm.

Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the flight of the Comet

20th July 2019 Music Festival Birchwood Playing Fields

20th July 2019 – 27th July Potential Kids, BAE Systems and other Partners’ Exhibition

at the Galleria

21st July 2019 Take a bike ride along the Alban Way to respect employees who travelled from

St Albans

22nd July 2019 Mill Green Museum Open Day & Cream Teas

23rd July 2019 David Lloyd Hatfield Old Fire Station Open Event and showing of Hatfield of Yesteryear film “The Comet 70th Anniversary”

24th July 2019, 7.30pm Hatfield Library – Talk by Alistair Hodgson, Curator deHavilland Aircraft Museum (ticket only)

25th July 2019 – Weston Auditorium Herts University,

the Premiere of “100 Years On” a film of Hatfield’s Armistice and Remembrance Day 2018

26th July 2019 (afternoon) Hatfield Library Your Hatfield – memories of the Comet and deHavilland

26th July 2019 Gala Dinner at Beales Hotel

27th July 2019 World Hatfield Festival Birchwood

Playing Fields