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Residents set to battle development plans
RESIDENTS are gearing up for a last-ditch attempt to stop a three-storey operations centre being built on a car park. The Certificate of Lawfulness needed for the London Transport Operations Centre in Parsonage Road was granted by Three Rivers District
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Couple prepare for six-day charity trek
A COUPLE will spend six days trekking through some of Scotland's most awe-inspiring and rugged countryside to raise money for an epilepsy charity. James and Jenny Quinn, of Watford, will join 11 others on a trek along Scotland's West Highland Way at
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Taxi driver sought after passenger attack
TWO men were hit over the head with a metal torch by a black cab driver after a disagreement about fares on Sunday. Police are appealing for witnesses to the assault, which took place at around 3.10am on Rickmansworth Road near the taxi rank at the
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Advice and Counselling
Alcohol Advice Centre AAC Herts 76 High Street Watford Herts WD17 2BP 01923 221037 Information/counselling service for problem drinkers and their families. Arthritis Care 01923 226489 Email: m-n.wax@ntlworld.com Website: www.acwatford.org.uk
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Police Stations
Hertfordshire Constabulary Police Headquarters Stanborough Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6XF 01707 354000. Dacorum Division Combe Street Hemel Hempstead HP1 1HL 01442 271000 Hertsmere Division Elstree Way Borehamwood WD6 1LE 020 8905
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NHS Direct
For immediate and confidential health advice and information, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, call NHS Direct. Telephone: 0845 4647. Website: www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk. Digital TV, press the red interactive button
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Hospitals (with 24-hour A&E departments)
Hemel Hempstead Hospital Hillfield Road Hemel Hempstead HP2 4AD. Telephone: 01442 213141. Northwick Park Hospital Watford Road Harrow Middx Telephone: 020 8864 3232 Watford General Hospital Vicarage Road Watford WD18 0HB Telephone:
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Giving Blood
For information on where to give blood in your area, call the National Blood Service: Telephone: 0845 7711 711. Website: www.bloodnet.nbs.nhs.uk
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Gas
Transco Gas Telephone: 0800 111999
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Fire Service
Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service Old London Road Hertford SG13 7LD General Enquiries: 01923 507507 Harrow Fire Station 500 Pinner Road North Harrow Middx HA5 5RW 020 7587 4721
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Environment
Environment Agency Emergencies (24-hour) To report all environmental pollution incidents: 08708 506 506 Flood line Advice and information on floods and flood warnings, (24-hour): 0845 988 1188
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Electricity
Eastern Electricity Emergencies are delt with 24/7 Telephone: 0800 783 8838 NEDL Telephone: 08000 375 675
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Animal Welfare
RSPCA (24-hour) National contact number: 0870 555 5999.
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Wine & Beer
CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) Watford and District Branch Andrew Vaughan: 01923 230104 Alternative number: 07854 988152 Consumer organisation which aims to keep real ale on sale and protect traditional pub culture. Lively social scene and regular
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Voluntary Transport
Watford Voluntary Transport Office Telephone: 01923 254400 Volunteer car service for those unable to use public transport to take them to hospital and clinic appointments, shopping trips and venues within Watford and the surrounding area. Will take
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Social Service teams
Watford District Telephone: 01923 471400. Three Rivers Telephone: 01923 776611. Hertsmere District Telephone: 020 8207 2277.
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Multicultural Groups
Watford Hindu Association Mr Mansukh Panchal: 07976 257876 Social and cultural support group. Watford Indian Association Yogesh Joshi: 01923 816482 Social and cultural group. Watford Muslim Elders Association Mohammed Khan: 01923
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Self-help groups
Association for Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus National Office: 01442 395478 Mrs J Hammond E-mail: hamrock@supanet.com Meets throughout the year and offers financial and emotional support to families or individuals who suffer from Spina Bifida and
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Road and Rail Clubs
Hertfordshire Cyclists Touring Club Brian Jackson: 01920 438561 Meets for rides throughout the country. Railway Correspondence Travel Society 143 Tudor Way, Sele Farm, Herts SG14 2DH Stuart Little: 01992 553435 Talks on railway subjects.
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Scouts
Bushey and Oxhey District Fellowship Ken Moxley: 020 8950 7215 Watford South Cynthea Blake: 01923 237990 Harpenden and Wheathampstead Richard Harrington: 01582 769608 West Herts Ann Seward: 01442 826466 North Watford Roger Collins
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Rambling
Ramblers Association (Watford and Three Rivers) 01923 222591 Arranges walks up to 12 miles long in Herts and surrounding countryside. Meets weekly on Saturday or Sunday and once a month on Thursdays. Watford and District HF Rambling Club Ms Pat
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Music Groups
Abbots Langley Orchestra Akiko Coulter: 01923 262726 Rehearses at Abbots Langley Community Centre on alternate Sundays at 7.30pm. Abbots Langley Singers 01923 26232 Friendly local choir welcomes all voices to perform three concerts a year. Meets
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Museums
Bushey Museum Rudolph Road, Bushey Tel: 020 8420 4057 Fax: 020 8420 4923 E-mail: busmt@bushey.org.uk Website: "www.busheymuseum.org Herkomer Room devoted to works by Sir Hubert von Herkomer, also collection of works by other famous Bushey artists
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Hobbies
Beds and Herts Philatelic Society Mrs P Bellow: 01582 769852 Meets on the third Wednesday of the month from September to May at 8pm. Membership costs £4.50 a year. Events throughout the year. The School Hall, Childswickbury Estate, Harpenden Road,
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Historical Societies
Abbots Langley Local History Society Richard Simmons: 01923 262123 Caters for all those interested in Abbots Langley's history. Summer walks and monthly winter evening lectures held on last Monday of each month. Manor House Sports and Social Centre
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Flower & Horticultural Groups
Abbots Langley Flower Arrangement Society Sylvia: 01923 262678 Monthly meetings and demonstrations in Henderson Hall, Abbots Langley. Membership is £11, visitors £12. Abbots Langley Gardening Society Janes Lay: 01923 447281 E-mail: leonandjanelay
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Environmental Groups
Bushey and District Footpath Association Chris Beney: 01923 211113 Path clearance activities to suit skills and numbers. Arranges walks and talks, gate construction. Membership £4 a year. The Chiltern Society Tracey Hindley, office manager: 01494
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Dancing
Ballroom Dancing Glenda Hunt: 020 8207 5166 For Active Generation at the Sacred Heart Parish Centre, London Road, Bushey, every Tuesday from 2pm to 4pm (except March 25 and April 1) Cost: £1.50. Carol Kristian Theatre School Memorial Hall Chorleywood
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Charity Shops
Action on Disability 4 Station Approach South Oxhey WD19 7DT Telephone: 0208 386 0110 Children's Society 242 St Albans Road Help the Aged 233 St Albans Road, Watford Oxfam 81 The Parade Watford 68/70 Market Street, Watford (furniture
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Card Clubs
Watford Bridge Club Chris Cook: 01923 252 916 E-mail: chrispcook@ntlworld.com Plays rubber bridge at Watford Library, Hempstead Road, on Thursdays from 2pm to 5pm amd duplicate bridge on Tuesdays and Fridays at Beechen Grove Baptist Church Hall from
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Camera & Film Making Clubs
Croxley Camera Club Mrs Lesley Laughton: 01895 822202 Email: graham_laughton@yahoo.co.uk Activities include talks by accomplished photographers and outings during the summer. Annual show each year. Meets at St Oswalds Church Hall Malvern Way, Croxley
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Art Galleries
Abbots Langley Library High Street, Abbots Langley Telephone: 01923 471333 Occasional art and craft exhibitions from local artists. Available for bookings. The Bull 68 High street Barnet Telephone: 020 8449 0048 Exhibitions by contemporary
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Armed forces youth groups
Army Cadets For Watford, St Albans and surrounding areas. Major Barlow: 01992 582423. 2236 Squadron Air Training Corps and Air Cadets The Mansion, Bletchlen Park Hut. Stuart Buchland: 079776901231. Air Training Corps Telephone: 01296 625061
