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31 January 2018 by
At Leominster Priory, 10am to1pm Free entry Refreshments, Local Produce, Gardening advice, Tool sharpening. contact: jennybartlett8@btinternet.com OR tessa@frysmith.com
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Hereford & South Herefordshire
7.30 pm at The Barrels, St Owen Street HEREFORD
North Herefordshire
Meet at 2.30pm. Tel. 01885 483425 for address and further information Please wear strong boots or shoes as the ground is pretty muddy
Ellie Chowns Herefordshire Council streets Transport
I met the Head of Highways, Clive Hall, last Friday, which was very helpful. One of the things we talked about was learning lessons from the A4103 resurfacing road closures in autumn 2017. Clive explained some of the background (including the delays due to the unexpected General Election purdah period), and I made two main […]
Housing Press releases Rob Palgrave
25 January 2018 by
Ellie Chowns Herefordshire Council
23 January 2018 by
Other news from the past week: I’ve completed my official induction – lots of useful briefing meetings with officers from all parts of the council, although rather surprisingly not with anyone from Highways, which is one of the issues that ward residents contact me about most often. So, I’ve arranged my own meeting with the […]
22 January 2018 by
Today I went to a briefing on Hereford’s planned new University, www.nmite.org.uk, given by Prof Janusz Kozinski, the CEO. It’s an ambitious plan – to create a completely new, engineering-focused University, with a project-based, problem-solving approach to teaching and learning. As a University teacher myself (currently working at the Uni of Bath) there’s lots about […]
21 January 2018 by
Meet at 2.30pm at Hunderton Bridge HR4 0PH, wearing strong boots or shoes for a walk along the river to Breinton Springs and back by the loop past the church and Warham House, with a possible stop at the waterworks Museum. Back for tea at 43 Villa Street HR2 7AU. Tel. 07779034457. Parking available at […]
Ellie Chowns
12 January 2018 by
I’ve been in post as Ward Councillor for Bishops Frome and Cradley for about 6 weeks now, and it’s been a busy time, Christmas and New Year notwithstanding (Happy 2018 everyone!). In addition to a series of formal induction meetings and training sessions, I’ve been busy learning about Council business in a range of other […]
21 December 2017 by
7pm at The Bell Inn, Etnam Street, Leominster HR6 8AE. An informal gathering for Greens and other like-minded people. All Welcome