What: Carriageway Resurfacing    

Where: Bedmond Lane Potters Crouch, St Albans. From the junction St Albans Lane to the junction of Hemel Hempstead Road

Works to take place at the junction of Ragged Hall Lane, Blunts Lane and Appspond Lane 

Dates and times: Monday 19 January 2026 and Tuesday 20 January 2026                                 7:30am and 6:00pm

How: Road Closure

How does this affect you?

Parking and access: To allow us to come and do these improvement works we’ll need to restrict parking temporarily. If you need to use your vehicle, please move it outside the works area shown on this letter, at least 30 minutes before we are due to start working.

Vehicles will not be allowed access during the works, except for emergency vehicles. Please speak to the on-site team on the day who will be able to advise on access or contact the contractor Eurovia on 07703 796403.

Weather: Works are weather dependent and may be postponed. We apologise if works don’t start on time in these instances. 

Affected bus services: Details of any disruptions to bus services can be found at www.intalink.org.uk/timetables (search for your service). If you’re unable to find this information, please call our customer service centre on 0300 123 4047.

Where can you find information?
Please refer to the yellow signboards on your street to see
the exact dates, timings and permit number, including any
date changes. You can also visit One.Network online.
Do you need a hand?
If you have any special access requirements, please contact
Eurovia on 07703 796403 or the Customer Service Centre on 0300 123 4047 or email us at cschighways@Hertfordshire.gov.uk

ST MICHAEL PARISH COUNCIL
ST MICHAEL SOUTH WARD
NOTICE OF VACANCY
in the office of
PARISH COUNCILLOR

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a casual vacancy has arisen in the
Office of Parish Councillor for the St Michael North ward of St Michael
Parish Council.

If by Tuesday 12 June 2025 (14 days* after the date of this notice), a
request for an election to fill the said vacancy is made in writing to The
Proper Officer, St Albans City and District Council, Civic Centre, St
Peters Street, St Albans AL1 3JE, signed by TEN electors for St
Michael North parish ward, an election will be held to fill the said
vacancy.

If an election is not requested, the vacancy will be filled by St Michael
Parish Council by co-option in accordance with the Local Elections
(Parishes & Communities) Rules 2006.

If an election is requested, the election will take place on a date
determined by the Returning Officer within 60 days* from the date of this
notice.

Dated: Wednesday 22 May 2025
………………………………….
Vicki Wright
Clerk to the Council

*in computing any period of time for this purpose, a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Good Friday, or bank or public holidays or any day appointed for public thanksgiving or mourning must be disregarded.

With our Annual meetings due to be held on 14 May 2024, let’s take the opportunity to clarify what happens at each.

Both types of meeting are open to the public to attend, and both are required to be held during May.

The Annual General Meeting of the Parish Council is when we review things such as who will be Chairman for the next year.  Otherwise it will follow a similar structure as for other Parish Council Meetings in the year.  Any member of the public is entitled to attend and observe, but as with all Parish Council Meetings, they are allowed to speak or ask questions only in a designated part of the proceedings or by the invitation of the Chairman.

All Parish and Town Councils throughout England are required by law to hold an Annual Parish Meeting, which acts as an annual democratic point of communication enabling the Parish Council to explain what it has been doing over the last year and providing an opportunity for the electors to have their say on anything they consider is important  to the people of the Parish.

Who can attend the Annual Parish Meeting?
The Annual Parish Meeting is a meeting of all the local government electors for the Parish, which the public are specifically entitled to attend and participate in.

Will I be able to ask questions and make suggestions?
Yes, any registered elector may ask questions at the Annual Parish Meeting, which will usually be answered by the Chairperson, the Clerk to the Council, or a designated Councillor. An elector may also make suggestions and comment on anything relevant to the residents of the Parish.

Who will chair the Annual Parish Meeting?
The Chairman of the Parish Council will chair the meeting or in his/her absence the Vice Chairman.

Will Parish Councillors be there?
Yes, however, the purpose of the Annual Parish Meeting is to enable the ordinary electors to have their say. Councillors will listen with interest and as some are electors themselves, they also have the opportunity to raise questions and make comments if they wish.

Will notes be taken of the meeting?
Yes, a written record of the meeting will be taken and presented at the next Annual Parish meeting for approval.

How long will the meeting last?
As long as need be within reason.  It will depend on how many persons attend who wish to speak.

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Fly tipping on highways is dealt with by Herts County Council, if off-road it needs to be reported to St Albans.

St Albans City & District Council Visit Website
Covers the City of St Albans and the surrounding villages. They are responsible for a range of services including:

• Planning applications
• Waste collection and recycling
• Verge cutting
• Housing
• Council Tax
• Benefits
• Tourism
• Leisure centres

Hertfordshire County Council Visit Website
Covers the whole of Hertfordshire and their responsibilities include:

• Highways faults
• Maintenance of the roads and footpaths, including winter salt spreading
• Bus passes
• Blue badges
• Schools, including admissions, transport and school meals
• Registration of births and deaths
• Notices of marriage
• Social care
• Benefits advice

Local Environmental Records Centres (LERCs) are not-for-profit organisations that collate and manage information on the natural environment for a defined geographic area.

LERCs collaborate with experts to ensure information is robust, and make information, products and services accessible to decision-makers, the public, and researchers.  

Hertfordshire Environmental Records Centre (HERC) is hosted by the Hertfordshire and Middlesex Wildlife Trust. Data held by HERC is provided by local naturalists and specialist groups, professional ecologists and the public. Information is made available to a wide range of individuals and organisations.

Contact HERC for further information or to make a data request:

www.hercinfo.org.uk (You can find a request form here)

enquiries@hercinfo.org.uk

01727 732 767

Herts Environmental Records Centre (HERC)
Grebe House
St Michael’s Street
St Albans
AL3 4SN  

With our Annual meetings due to be held on 14 May 2024, let’s take the opportunity to clarify what happens at each.

Both types of meeting are open to the public to attend, and both are required to be held during May.

The Annual General Meeting of the Parish Council is when we review things such as who will be Chairman for the next year.  Otherwise it will follow a similar structure as for other Parish Council Meetings in the year.  Any member of the public is entitled to attend and observe, but as with all Parish Council Meetings, they are allowed to speak or ask questions only in a designated part of the proceedings or by the invitation of the Chairman.

All Parish and Town Councils throughout England are required by law to hold an Annual Parish Meeting, which acts as an annual democratic point of communication enabling the Parish Council to explain what it has been doing over the last year and providing an opportunity for the electors to have their say on anything they consider is important  to the people of the Parish.

Who can attend the Annual Parish Meeting?
The Annual Parish Meeting is a meeting of all the local government electors for the Parish, which the public are specifically entitled to attend and participate in.

Will I be able to ask questions and make suggestions?
Yes, any registered elector may ask questions at the Annual Parish Meeting, which will usually be answered by the Chairperson, the Clerk to the Council, or a designated Councillor. An elector may also make suggestions and comment on anything relevant to the residents of the Parish.

Who will chair the Annual Parish Meeting?
The Chairman of the Parish Council will chair the meeting or in his/her absence the Vice Chairman.

Will Parish Councillors be there?
Yes, however, the purpose of the Annual Parish Meeting is to enable the ordinary electors to have their say. Councillors will listen with interest and as some are electors themselves, they also have the opportunity to raise questions and make comments if they wish.

Will notes be taken of the meeting?
Yes, a written record of the meeting will be taken and presented at the next Annual Parish meeting for approval.

How long will the meeting last?
As long as need be within reason.  It will depend on how many persons attend who wish to speak.