Councillors joined local residents planting tulips in Leverstock Green

Councillors joined local residents planting tulips in Leverstock Green. Bulbs supplied by a partnership of organisations to promote awareness of violence against women and girls.

The bulb planting was arranged by Hertfordshire VAWG the Hertfordshire Violence against Women and Girls partnership, to acknowledge victims of gender based violence.

See https://www.hertssunflower.org/ for more info.

Cllr Cathy McArevey has spent many years working with victims of domestic abuse in a range of roles including chair of the Hertfordshire Domestic Abuse Helpline for five years and coordinator of Domestic Abuse services in Dacorum. 

Cllr Cathy McArevey said “I am proud to do my bit both to bring beauty to our neighbourhood with Spring bulbs and use the opportunity to highlight Violence Against Women and Girls and promote the Herts Sunflower initiative. Planting the bulbs in Leverstock Green which is the gateway to Hemel Hempstead symbolises that we take seriously the safety of our residents”