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Added November 24th 2021

Christmas Lighting Event 2021
Christmas Lighting Event will take place this year on the village green on
Saturday 27th November 2021
Between 3.30 and 6.30pm.
There will be live music from the Hemel Hempstead Band, Santa’s Grotto, BBQ and lots of stalls selling Christmas gifts.
The School Children will have a candle lit parade onto the village green, there will be carols and a short service at 5.15 and the lights will be turned on at 5.30pm.
Free parking at Blizzards Yard Car Park.
Come along and enjoy the fun.
There are high winds currently forecast for Saturday. Please keep an eye on Social media and we will use facebook and twitter to cancel the event should the forecast prove to be correct.

Yalden DIY & Garden

Competitive rates, free estimates, free courtesy cars,
insurance and non fault claims.

Added November 12th 2021

Funding

Applications for funding of local charitable organisations are now being accepted. See the download page for choice of form here
Closing date is 28th February 2022.

Added November 10th 2021

Planning Appeal Dismissed

As many of you know, Paradigm Housing have been trying to obtain planning permission for 42 houses at High View, off Stylecroft Road in Chalfont St Giles.
The planning application was refused permission by Buckinghamshire Council in August 2020 but Paradigm Housing took the decision to refuse permission to an appeal in September 2021.
On Friday 5 November, the appeal was dismissed by the Planning Inspectorate, the full details of the decision can be downloaded as a pdf here
The Parish Council would like to thank the Save St Giles Greenbelt Group and all the Parishioners who submitted their views on this planning application.

Would you like to become a Parish Councillor?
Following the resignation of Derry Vilcans-Moody, and a 14 day period of 'notice of a vacancy'. The Parish Council can now announce that they will co-opt a candidate to fill the casual vacancy.
If you are interested in becoming a Parish Councillor please contact the clerk to the council on 01753 890517 or email clerk@chalfontstgiles-pc.gov.uk to receive more information and an application form.
Deadline for applications is Monday 29 November 2021 with co-option interviews on Wednesday 1 December 2021.

Bridge removal – Riverside Walk
The bridge over the River Misbourne near to the pond has been needing repairs for several months.
The Parish Council will be removing the bridge on Monday 15 November 2021 for a period of approximately four weeks. During this time the bridge will be fully refurbished.
During this time, please use the Pheasant Hill access to Riverside Walk.
We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause.

Bracelet found in orchard road Chalfont st Giles please contact 07951 774296

Might not look like this though!

Volunteer Crime Reduction Advisors launched in Chiltern area

A new crime reduction initiative is being piloted in the Chiltern area by Neighbourhood Watch in partnership with Thames Valley Police.
A team of Neighbourhood Watch volunteers has been trained as Crime Reduction Advisors (CRAs) to work with local residents to help ensure that their homes are protected from potential burglars. They will carry out home security surveys and advise on measures that could be taken to improve home security and reduce the risk of falling victim to burglary.
Training for the volunteers has been provided by Thames Valley Police in assessing homes and security weaknesses that criminals have been known to exploit and in the various different crime prevention measures that can be taken to provide further protection.
The free, confidential home security survey and assessment takes approximately 60-90 minutes to complete. All Crime Reduction Advisors are experienced Neighbourhood Watch co-ordinators who have also been CRB checked. Once a survey booking has been confirmed, a security password will be provided to the individual, which the CRA will need to quote on arrival to confirm their identity.
David Alder, Neighbourhood Watch Representative for the Chilterns area, said: “We see this as a very important project. Our CRAs will be pro-actively supporting both TVP and residents in a way we have not tried before. Burglary risk remains a top concern for the local population, so I was delighted to get so many volunteers offering to take the role on. Our trained volunteers can make a positive contribution to better home security, while freeing TVP to focus on other areas of concern.”
Inspector Richard Vine, Neighbourhood Inspector for the Chiltern and South Buckinghamshire policing area, said: “I’m really pleased to see this initiative launching in the Chilterns to help ensure our residents feel safe in their homes and confident in their home security.
“The impact of a burglary is incredibly far-reaching and something that I wouldn’t want anyone to experience. It is excellent to be able to work in partnership with the local Neighbourhood Watch schemes to help keep our communities safe and I look forward to hearing how this progresses.”
To request a booking form to arrange a free home security survey, email bucksnhw@gmail.com

Added November 3rd 2021

New Businesses please read this

The Visitor Information Centre (located in our Community Library) is looking for information on new businesses based in CSG or Jordans. We keep a Guide listing the local shops and businesses, and our current Guide was compiled and published at least 8 years ago.

We are in the process of updating this list.

So, if you have started a business in CSG or Jordans in the last 8 years or so, we would be very grateful for information about it. It will then be printed in the new Guide.

NOTE - All we have space for is the name of the business (obviously!), a contact number, which should be within CSG or Jordans, and the type of business under which you would like it listed (e.g. Plumbing, Garden Design, Roofing, amongst many others).

These details should be e-mailed to Sue Dorman - sue@thedormans.net

We intend to publish the new leaflet before Christmas. Copies will then be available in the Library to take away!

Thanks very much,
Chalfont St Giles Information Centre