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14 April 2025
Repairs to Fiddlers Brook bridge
The second phase of repair work on Fiddlers Brook bridge are due to take place between 14th – 28th April. These works will involve the closure of the bridge, with pedestrians being diverted onto Eastwick Road. Traffic lights will be in place to accommodate the temporary pedestrian route. If no works are due to take place over […]
12 March 2025
Vegetation clearance at Roseley Cottages
Work has now been completed on clearing the vegetation around Roseley Cottages.
5 March 2025
Vegetation clearance on footpath H5
Additional vegetation clearance has taken place on the Public Right of Way (PRoW) H5.
28 February 2025
Eastwick Hall Lane flooding
As you’ll be aware, PfP has previously instructed a contractor to undertake ground works to improve drainage including ditch clearance, culvert clearance, dredging and digging out the spring to facilitate under road drainage. Subsequently, Herts County Council have had surveys carried out along the length of the lane to identify ineffective gullies and whether pipeline infrastructure […]
28 February 2025
Gilston Lane flooding
It is important to note that this is an historic problem whereby the roadside bank, which is the responsibility of Hertfordshire Highways, has subsided into the river. There is a lot of mature tree growth on the riverbank, as well as fly tipping which contributed to the recent flooding. The above factors combined resulted in […]
18 February 2025
Fenced off areas, including pillboxes
As part of the planning process, PfP has recently had a structural survey undertaken that has shown that the pill boxes fenced off are unsafe. To avoid anyone getting injured or potentially risking death from a collapse, these have been temporarily fenced off until it is determined whether they should be sensitively repaired or whether […]
10 January 2025
Tree clearance – enabling works
A spokesperson for Places for People said: “With the enabling works for Gilston underway, residents will see an increased level of activity in the coming months across Eastwick Road and the recently-renamed Fifth Avenue – Zelenskyy Avenue sections of the A414. Places for People is undertaking limited tree, scrub and vegetation clearance in accordance with the […]
13 November 2024
New signage and CCTV
The installation of the signs forms part of the first phase of works to improve the entrance to the airfield. The private road does not form part of the local public rights of way network so the signs have been installed as a reminder given that with the road regularly used by traffic, including HGVs […]
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