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18th July 2024
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Welcome to Network. This week, we share a lovely photo from Castle Park, highlight the excellent work being done in our schools to combat idling, share news of some great summer holiday activities and give a plug to the upcoming Stort Pride celebrations. All that, plus news from our colleagues at East Herts Healthy Hub.
** Wild flower magic in Castle Park, Bishop's Stortford
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Lovely to see the wild flower meadow at the bottom of the castle mound in Castle Park, Bishop's Stortford, looking so glorious in the sun.
** Children help reduce idling at pick-up time
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Anti-idling banners have been installed on the railings of the East Herts schools which have taken part in our Breathe Clean initiative. The posters explain why it's bad news to keep your engine running when at a stop. Pictured here are children from St Michael's Primary School in Bishop's Stortford with their banner, complete with posters they created at an anti-idling workshop.
Keeping your engine running isn't just bad for the people standing nearby. According to King's College, London, air pollution can be up to 15 times higher inside the car than outside. Children, older people and those with health conditions are all susceptible to poor air quality and younger children are particularly affected.
Spreading the anti-idling message is just one part of the council's broader air quality campaign which includes air quality monitors in air pollution hot spots and working with businesses to develop sustainable travel plans.
** Free summer holiday sports in Bishop's Stortford
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The former Charringtons car park in Bishop's Stortford will be the venue for a free and inclusive sports programme for kids this summer. It will kick off on Thursday, 1 August with three days of dodgeball. The sports bonanza will take place over three weeks with multiple sessions on each day that the scheme is running.
Book places here
** Stort Pride to return for its fifth vibrant year!
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Stort Pride is East Herts' LGBTQIA2S+ community group and the mastermind behind the annual Pride celebrations in Bishop's Stortford. The event celebrates diversity and inclusion and the 2024 festivities promise another colourful array of events and performances.
Event highlights include an electrifying evening of entertainment at South Mill Arts, headlined by Drag King, Don One on Friday, 9 August, followed by the Solidarity Parade and family-friendly daytime festivities on Saturday, 10 August.
Find out more and buy tickets
** Who wants to be an Olympian?
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Celebrate our sporting heroes at this fantastic theatre show at Hertford Library on Wednesday, 7 August at 3pm and Bishop's Stortford Library on Thursday, 8 August at 10.30.
The show runs for an hour and is suitable for children aged 6-12 with adult supervision. Tickets are £7 per person.
Fun for all the family and a great way to awaken your Paris 2024 Olympic spirit!
Info on this and other library events
** 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 Healthy Hub sessions will take place on Friday, 19 July between 10pm and 12pm at Ware Library and between 2pm and 4pm at Hertford Library.
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.
** Bereavement support
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St Clare Hospice in Harlow has partnered with arts hub, Parndon Mill, to present a series of free art workshops aimed at engaging minoritised communities in conversation about death, dying and loss. These are taking place from now until Sunday,18 August.
The workshops range from poetry, embroidery, glass workshops, papier mache, recipe book writing and more.
Visit the website
** Togetherall: get support, take control, feel better
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Looking for support with your mental health? Togetherall is a safe, anonymous, online peer community where people aged 16+ support each other. Monitored by licensed mental health practitioners, it's available anytime from anywhere. Members can connect with each other anonymously as well as accessing health and wellness resources.
East Herts residents can have free access to Togetherall by typing in their postcode when they join the platform.
Find out more
** Follow us on social media.
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Keep up to date with all our news, as it happens, across East Herts.
** 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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