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Building for the Future involves Caring for Children and Young People. The UK has been failing Families and Young People for Decades

"The Child is Father to the Man", expressed by Wordsworth in 1802 must have been a commonplace thought even earlier than that, despite "breeding" having long been almost universally held as the dominant factor in the development of young people and in fixing patterns of behaviour throughout their subsequent years. But Wordsworth certainly popularised this thought, which speaks so uccinctly to the importance of early experience in setting trends for adolescent and post-adolescent development and behaviour.

Bringing back the buzz to Boxmoor - Simy wins by-election

BOXMOOR TRAFFIC STRATEGY LAUNCHED

Since April 2021 Boxmoor's councillors supported by 23 local volunteers have spent over 100 hours surveying and analysing traffic flows at notorious rat runs and busy roads across Boxmoor. "We needed to understand the scale and nuances of a problem before we can discuss solutions." says Adrian England, County Councillor for Boxmoor. Key findings so far are that: - traffic on Lockers Park Lane increases by 6.5 times on a school day - 89% of eastbound rush hour traffic on St Johns Rd is through traffic - at peak times pedestrians have to cope with a car every five seconds on Fishery Road This collected data and analysis is to help support lobbying and inform decision-making. As a result of the data collected, Boxmoor Councillors have found the funding for a pedestrian crossing on Fishery Road and Herts County Council are undertaking a feasibility study. Dacorum Borough Councillor William Allen explains "this is only a start - our surveying will continue to more areas and this will help us to chip away at the pr

Notes for our Liberal Democrat County Councillors - Sally, Nigel, Adrian and Ron. A Wish List from a Member

OK, we know you're only the Opposition on Hertfordshire County Council and ditto on Dacorum Borough Council, but could you please remember some "Here and Now" projects and policies that could help mitigate Climate Change and make it a bit more likely that there'll be a "Here After" for our grandchildren and our greatchildren? Help them have a better chance of surviving the fires, floods, famines, storms and wars that are on the way.

Climate Change is Here - we have to Mitigate its Affects by Boosting Public Transport (among many other things)

One way to mitigate the carbon dioxide emissions from transport is by a switch to electric traction, another is to use our cars less and a third is to switch to public transport where we can.

This is Guidance that Defra issue to Landowners regarding Public Rights of Way across their Land.

This is Guidance that Defra issue to Landowners regarding Public Rights of Way across their Land. This is part of what they should and should not do to keep Public Rights of Way across their land unobstructed and easily usable.