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Free Meal Planning Support for Hertfordshire Residents
Residents and workers in Hertfordshire can now access a free online meal planning service (worth £86 per year), funded through the Crisis Resilience Fund via Hertfordshire County Council.
The offer provides free access to FiveDinners.com, a meal planning service created by celebrity TV chef Theo Michaels, available until March 2027.
What’s included?
Once registered, users can benefit from:
- A personalised weekly meal plan
- A complete shopping list
- Access to a wide range of recipes, including:
- Quick and easy meals
- Budget-friendly options
- Vegetarian and vegan dishes
- Family-friendly recipes
This service is designed to help households save money, reduce food waste, and make mealtimes easier and healthier.
How to sign up
To claim your free membership:
👉 Visit https://FiveDinners.com/MyCommunity
👉 Select Hertfordshire County Council
- If you live in North Hertfordshire, please use your home postcode
- If you work in North Hertfordshire but live elsewhere, you can use your workplace postcode
Important information
- The offer is completely free (no payment details required)
- Available to anyone living or working in Hertfordshire
- Funded through Hertfordshire County Council in partnership with North Herts Council
Buckingham Palace Garden Party
It was an honour for Jackie and I to represent Wymondley Parish last week at a Buckingham Palace garden party in my role as Chair of the Parish Council.
It was a very special experience with the King and Queen on very good form
We were wonderfully looked after and felt very privileged to be amongst so many people invited for the voluntary work they do for their communities and charities across the country and the commonwealth.
We were proud to represent and be able to talk about the many positive aspects of our village communities
Traffic Calming and Speed Reduction Proposals
The Parish Council have been advised that the formal notice relating to the speed reduction and traffic calming proposals for Little and Great Wymondley will be in the Comet on Friday 26 March
The Parish Council has had a view of the draft.
We are delighted that after a long campaign the proposals are progressing with work intended to be undertaken, we understand this year.
The HCC have been able to incorporate at least some of the points we raised including the extension of the 20mph zone to cover the Arch Road bridge.
Your Councillors fully support the proposals which we believe will be a big step forward in improving safety and living conditions in our villages.
We also thank our County and District Councillors for supporting this campaign.
If you do wish to discuss any aspect do contact your Parish Councillor or our Clerk at clerk@wymondley-pc.gov.uk
Development of 300 Houses in Little Wymondley
The Parish Council want to bring to your attention that a new 30-day consultation period has started in relation to the outline planning permission for the development of 300 houses in Little Wymondley in the area between the High Street and A602 Bypass as on the plan below
The application is No 22/000956/OP on the North Herts Planning portal. The most relevant documents are on the most recent three pages of the application. We would encourage everyone in the village and wider Parish to make their views known whether in favour or against
The new proposals do not change any of the fundamentals from the proposals that we have seen before
The Parish Council are reviewing the latest documents but in principle we believe the key issues include
o Scale in relation to the village as it stands which impacts the whole character of the community
o Road traffic congestion directly in The High Street but also the wider area
o Lack of public transport infrastructure
o No attempt to link Little Wymondley to Hitchin
o Flood and drainage issues which make the site very unsuitable for housing
o Lack of community infrastructure in the village including community hall, size of the school, lack of shop
Do attend the next Parish Council meeting on the 24th November and most importantly make your views known to North Herts Council
Assisted Waste Collections
Need Assistance with putting your bin out
If you are elderly, infirm or have a disability and cannot put your waste containers at the edge of your property, you can apply to have an assisted collection.
North Herts Council offer an Assisted Collection Service to those who are elderly, those with disabilities (such as sight impairment), or cannot physically move or lift their containers to the kerbside on collection day and there is no one living in the property who is able.
This may be a temporary or ongoing service that you require.
Apply on-line at https://www.north-herts.gov.uk/assisted-bin-collection