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Road works
Parts of Riverside Drive, London Road, Harefield Road & Church Street will be closed for resurfacing the roundabout for up to three nights, starting tonight, 7.30pm to 6.30am.

Development Control Committee
The Committee meets at 7.30pm Thursday 22nd May at Three Rivers House, open to the public.
Items of local interest include:

The Cottage, Homefield Road, Chorleywood WD3 5QJ
http://snipr.com/trdc0282
Erection of two pairs of two-storey semi-detached dwellings (4 houses) with detached garage.

38 Highfield Way, Rickmansworth WD3 7PR
http://snipr.com/trdc0666
Erection of detached timber framed triple garage with first floor storage and roof lights with access from track to north-west.

152 The Drive, Rickmansworth WD3 4DH
http://snipr.com/trdc0704
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of two, two storey dwellings with basements, detached garage, new vehicular access and associated driveways and landscaping.

9 Park Close (opposite Batchworth Heath), Rickmansworth WD3 1QH
http://snipr.com/trdc0720
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of two storey detached dwelling with basement level and room in roof and single storey detached triple garage.

Land to rear of Woodlands, Dell House, Barnstead Down, Old Chorleywood Road and rear of 137a The Drive
http://snipr.com/trdc0775
Removal of unofficial Builders Yard and erection of three detached dwellings with basement level, using existing access off Old Chorleywood Road and associated tree works and alterations to access.

Watersmeet
Tuesday 20th to Saturday 24th. 7.45pm (plus matinee at 2.30pm on Saturday only)
The Sorcerer. Gilbert & Sullivan opera performed by PHEOS Musical Players. Tickets £13 (concessions available). Further info from 01923-285882 or www.pheos.co.uk

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Ricky Week

The weather forecast looks good for the opening weekend. Events tomorrow and Sunday:

Saturday 10th
9.30am Art exhibition in St Mary’s Church
10.00-12.30 Breakfast barbecue and mini-market in the Baptist Church
10.00-4.00 Three Rivers Museum open
11.00 Story Time for 8 year olds in the Librray
11.00-4.00 Maple Lodge Nature Reserve open day to celebrate 25th anniversary. Admission free
12.00-4.00 Barbecue in grounds of Conservative club, Bury Lane
The Parade
2.00 Carnival Parade sets off from the area between St Joan of Arc and the railway bridge, travelling via the High Street, Station Road, Northway, Church Street and Bury Lane, finishing in the Bury grounds.
2.30 Crowning of Miss Rickmansworth 2008 in the Bury grounds
2.00-5.00 Carnival fete in the Bury grounds
2.00-4.00 St Mary’s Church Tower open - grand views of Ricky and surrounding landscape

Sunday 11th
9.30am Art exhibition in St Mary’s Church
10.00 Ricky Week service in St Mary’s Church
10.00-5.00 Classic cars in the Aquadrome
11.00-4.00 Dinghy racing on Troy Lake, beyond West Hyde
11.00-4.00 Maple Lodge Nature Reserve open day to celebrate 25th anniversary. Admission free
12.00-3.00 Summer Fair at St Joan of Arc
12.00-4.00 Barbecue in grounds of Conservative club, Bury Lane
1.00-3.00 Morris dancing in Ruislip Woods
2.00 Wildlife Wander from the Batchworth Lock centre, along the Ebury Way and around the Withey Beds
2.00-4.00pm Three Rivers Museum open

More activities during the week, then the Ricky Festival takes place all the following weekend (17th & 18th) in the Aquadrome and along the canal.
Organised by the Rickmansworth Waterways Trust and Three Rivers District Council, with support of Three Valleys Water and British Waterways.
Saturday 17th 10.30am to 10.30pm, Sunday 18th 10.30am to 5.00pm
Events include:

• Mediaeval Living History Display
• Three live music stages - rock, jazz and folk
• Boat trips
• Narrow boats on display - some open for viewing
• Boaters’ Tug of War
• Animal farm for youngsters
• Environment Fair - craft & trade stalls
• Exhibitions, model boats, and more
• Licensed bar

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Local Election Results
The only seats to change hands in Three Rivers last week were two of Labour’s seats in South Oxhey. One went to the BNP and the other to the Conservatives. Both were very close - in one, the BNP majority was 18 votes, in the other one only 8 votes separated the three candidates
Rickmansworth and Rickmansworth West were held by the Conservatives, while Penn and Maple Cross & Mill End were held by the Liberal Democrats.
The composition of the Council is now: Lib Dems 31 (unchanged), Conservatives 12 (up 1), Labour 4 (down 2), and BNP 1 (up 1).
Full results are on the www.threerivers.gov.uk website.

Local Plans
253 Watford Road, Croxley Green
http://snipr.com/trdc0905
Demolition of existing car showrooms and erection of 42 one and two bedroom apartments in 2, three/four storey blocks with 50 car parking spaces. A previous application for 43 flats was refused by Three Rivers Development Control Committee, and is awaiting an appeal in July.

National Compost Awareness Week
Hertfordshire County Council is donating 10 tonnes of compost, made from green waste collected throughout the county - mostly at the Household Waste Recycling Centres. This will be given away to residents, as has been done in previous years, as part of National Compost Awareness week. The giveaway this year will be held in Sir James Altham swimming pool car park, Little Oxhey Lane, South Oxhey. The change of venue is to give residents in other parts of the district the opportunity to get some. Grounds Maintenance staff will be on duty tomorrow, Wednesday 7th May between 8.30am and 3pm (or until the compost runs out). Residents are asked to bring their own bag(s). It will be on a first come first served basis, with a limit of 2 bags each.