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25th April 2024
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Welcome to Network. This week, we announce Hertford Theatre's relaunch as BEAM, offer information about Reusable Nappy Week, share the new Herts Health Walks timetable, invite you to learn traditional skills at the Celtic Harmony Camp and highlight the benefits of car sharing. All that, plus news from our colleagues at East Herts Healthy Hub.
** BEAM doors open on Friday, 23rd August
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BEAM, a new multi-purpose arts and culture venue in Hertford will open its doors this summer following a £30m redevelopment project that has taken place over the last three years.
Pictured above in the main auditorium are East Herts Council's Executive Member for Wellbeing, Sarah Hopewell and BEAM's Director, Rhys Thomas.
The venue, formerly known as Hertford Theatre, has undergone extensive work to transform it into a landmark hub for the arts. BEAM will offer live theatre, dance and music, cinema, community outreach and much more.
Amenities will include:
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Three bespoke cinema screens allowing screenings of newly released films
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A main auditorium with seating for 550
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A studio theatre with seating for 150
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A new dance studio
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A riverside café and an additional upstairs bar for cinema goers
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A community room
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Improved access to all areas of the building, including backstage areas and dressing rooms
Please click the button below for further information.
Learn more
** Herts Reusable Nappy Scheme - Reusable Nappy Week
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Are you considering using cloth nappies but don’t know where to start? That's okay!⁠ ⁠
Many of the nappy suppliers who provide a 15% discount through our #HertsReusableNappy scheme have a questionnaire or quiz on their website to help you decide what's right for you. Questions
will ask for information about
your washing facilities, the number of children you have and the body types of your children.⁠ ⁠
Find out more about reusable nappies on the WasteAware website, and access a 15% discount, by clicking the button below.
You can also join the Herts Reusable Nappies Facebook Group for a network of advice:
And you can visit a Nappy Library to try before you buy:
Learn more: Herts Reusable Nappy Scheme
** Herts Health Walks timetable (May - August)
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Get involved in health walks near you! Become more active, register online or volunteer as a health walk leader today.
All walks are free with no booking required. Just turn up at least 10 mins before the start time shown, in-time for the pre-walk briefing and a prompt set-off.
Most walks are offered Monday to Friday, whilst some longer walks take place on the weekends.
Click the button below to learn more about upcoming Herts Health Walks in East Herts.
Herts Health Walks timetable
** Learn traditional skills at the Celtic Harmony Camp
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Spring is here and, with the weather getting warmer, here's a chance to immerse yourself in East Hertfordshire’s wild side!
Celtic Harmony Camp in Brickendon is working with environmental charity, Groundwork East, to provide an opportunity to spend time in the outdoors and learn traditional conservation skills during a 4-week course.
This will run on Thursdays from 16 May to 6 June, 11am-2pm.
Celtic Harmony Camp's facilities include seven Iron Age roundhouses, 13 acres of woodland and a pre-history centre with its own Iron Age Exhibit and Palaeolithic cave. It offers prehistory experiences designed to bring people together, create a sense of connection with nature and our cultural heritage, and develop new skills.
Find out more
** Every thought about car sharing?
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Car sharing (sometimes known as car-pooling or ride sharing) is when people share a car journey to the same destination. It can be a particularly effective option for commutes to work and the school run when you are travelling to the same destination at the same time on a regular basis.
In addition to having a positive environmental impact by reducing the number of cars on the road, car sharing can also help you make financial savings.
To encourage car sharing, we are running some online advertising as part of our on-going Breathe Clean campaign. This is funded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and aims to improve air quality across East Herts and raise awareness of steps we can take to protect ourselves from air pollution.
More on the benefits of car sharing
** Drop-in Sessions
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Healthy Hub East Herts is running drop-in sessions across the district for residents to pop in for FREE help and advice about anything they would like support with.
The next three Healthy Hub sessions will take place as follows:
* Hertford Library on Thursday, 2 May from 2pm to 4pm
* Buntingford Library on Tuesday, 7 May from 10am to 12pm
* Sawbridgeworth Library on Wednesday, 8 May from 2pm to 4pm
In addition, you can visit us in person in Hertford every Tuesday and Friday between 9am and 4pm.
We'll be at the Skills & Learning Centre, 67 Fore street, Hertford SG14 1AL.
** Free to attend: multi-sports and mentoring for teens
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Active in the Community are working with Forever Young People to provide free new physical activity sessions in Ware for teens aged between 12 and 17 years old.
While people can join in multi-sports, they will also be offered high quality mentoring.
For more info, or to book, please email viktoria.huszar@aitc.org.uk
** Gambling support in Hertfordshire
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Have you or someone close to you been affected by gambling?
Hertfordshire County Council are working with Viewpoint and Health Watch Hertfordshire to run focus groups next month to hear your views and experiences.
In person focus groups in Welwyn Garden City:
* Wednesday 8th May, 2pm – 4pm
* Friday 10th May, 2pm – 4pm
* Wednesday 15th May, 2pm – 4pm
* Friday 17th May, 2pm – 4pm
Online focus groups:
* Thursday 9th May, 7pm – 9pm
* Thursday 16th May, 7pm – 9pm
For further information or to express an interest to take part, please contact Stephen Crow at Viewpoint by calling 01707 386136 or by emailing stephen@hertsviewpoint.co.uk
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** New Licence Applications
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Details of any new licence applications or applications to vary existing licences allowing the sale of alcohol, the provision of entertainment or late night food can be found on the council's website.
Use this link to find out more information
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** Contact Us
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Should you need to contact East Herts Council about any service we manage please visit the contact us section of our website
which has useful links to direct you to the relevant teams.
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