Buntingford Civic Society

As can be seen from the front cover this issue is for 2 months August and September to give the executive committee a break although we will still be working on different projects throughout the summer months. Also, regrettably, the price has been increased to £1.25 as previously announced. However, if you are a member of the Civic Society, you can still have your journal delivered to your door for the membership fee of £10.00 per annum. If you would like to become a member please contact our secretary, Carol Noble, for a membership form.

With a new government now installed there has been much talk about proposed changes to planning laws to speed up house building to 300,000 per year for 5 years, 1.5m new houses over the 5-year term. This is a daunting target and achieving this goal cannot rely solely on commercial housebuilders driven by market forces, and the need to satisfy their shareholders. We, as a society, have been asked by Civic Voice to contact our new parliamentary representative, Chris Hinchliff MP, to determine as to whether his views whilst working for CPRE, will change now he is an MP. We will be doing that in the coming weeks. We wait to hear what changes the new government plan for the national planning policy framework. If you are interested and would like to read the full Civic Voice press release, it can be found here.

A couple of months ago we announced that we would be planting roses at Layston Cemetery to commemorate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II and the Coronation of King Charles III.

These roses were planted back in April and we have now installed a commemorative plaque in order to recognise these historical events.

We will also be installing signs on the planters located at the 4 main entrances to the town. These signs will be complete with the company names and logos by way of thanks for their sponsorship of the planting. If you would like to advertise your company on one of these planters then please contact me at the email address below for details of the sponsorship scheme.

By the time you read this the schools will have broken up for the Summer Holidays. During the summer break there are many activities for children around the town but whilst there is no register as to what is available, they should be well publicised on social media.

We hope that wherever you plan to spend the school holidays you have an enjoyable and safe time with some decent weather.

If you have any queries about Buntingford Civic Society or issues you would like to raise, you can email the Chairman direct at chairman@buntingfordcivic.org.uk.

The August/September issue of the Buntingford Journal will be available from the usual retailers from 26th July.

More information about the Buntingford Civic Society can be found here and membership forms can be found here.