Flood update #Rickmansworth

Due to flooding parts of the Aquadrome remain closed. The car park and Cafe in the Park remain open but there is deep water elsewhere and many of the footpaths are closed. The play park in Riverside Drive is closed.

Released from TRDC Monday 10th February

Flood Information

For flooding emergencies please ring Herts Highways 0300 123 4047 or Floodline 0845 988 1188.

Canals and Waterways trust are in charge of canal flooding. Please call their helpline 0303 0404040 for assistance.

Private residents who wish to buy sandbags can obtain them from DIY suppliers. Please ring first to check stock.

The above information was provided by TRDC

Survey from Three Rivers District Council on Aquadrome opening times

Click on the link below to have your say on the opening times of the Aquadrome.  Open to residents of Three Rivers District.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/31917439/Aquadrome%20Opening%20times%20Consultation.pdf

Survey closes on 3rd March 2014

Will #Rickmansworth's Cinnamon Square be Britain's Best Bakery?

Cinnamon Square, based in Church Street, Rickmansworth, will be appearing in series 2 of ITV’s Britain’s Best Bakery.

The programme which was filmed last summer both in Rickmansworth and on location sees Cinnamon Square compete for a place to represent the South East of England.

At the initial stages Cinnamon Square was amongst three bakeries that competed in the Home Counties round.  The bakeries were given three challenges to complete which included producing their signature bake, a bakers dozen and a wild card.  How they progressed and the bakes they produced will all be revealed over the coming weeks.

The two bakers representing Cinnamon Square were Master Baker and co-owner Paul Barker and Pastry Chef Hazel Carmichael. 

“This was a phenomenal experience for us that tested all our baking skills, knowledge and creativity.  We participated last summer during the heat wave which really tested our stamina in an already pressurised environment” said Paul Barker.

Britain’s Best Bakery starts on Monday 6th January for 6 weeks.  The programme is on each day, Monday to Friday at 4pm on ITV1.

Tonight....Landlords' Forum 6pm Three Rivers House, Northway, #Rickmansworth

20th January, 2014 in the Penn Chamber from 6.00pm. One of the main presentations will be from the Housing Benefit Department showing the landlords how to get into their housing benefit accounts. Also, Paul Shamplina from Landlord Action. He is the founder. Its an organisation with access to solicitors to help landlords to obtain possession orders or advice if the tenant has broken the terms of the tenancy agreement. Paul has been on television etc so he has a high profile in the housing world. There will also be a representative from The National Landlords Association who will discuss the governments decision that private landlords must check the status of their tenants to ensure that if they are immigrants they have the right to remain in the UK. It is also the first anniversary of Easy Let which has been a big success.

Meet your local Police Officers at #Rickmansworth Beat Surgery today

Meet your local officers for #Rickmansworth Town Centre and Rickmansworth West in Harris and Hoole Coffee Shop in the High Street today between 3pm and 4 pm.
alan.waller@herts.pnn.police.uk

Emergency Works on Talbot Road

"The Environmental Agency have advised the Council that we are required to clear the culvert under the car park to prevent drainage and flooding issues in the future.  Access to the culvert is currently very limited, so part of these works will involve breaking out and securing long term access for cleaning.

The work will need to be carried out in 2 phases. Phase one requires 7 bays to be suspended from use, for a period of 5 days. Obviously, it is not an ideal time of year for a number of bays to be suspended from use, but we have been monitoring the water levels at the site for several weeks and it’s only now that water levels are low enough to enable the engineers to carry out the necessary works. We want to ensure that these works are complete before the worst of the winter weather sets in towards January.  Taking this into consideration along with the potential risk of flooding at the site, we would like to begin the first phase of the works this Monday 16th. "