Local police are alerting residents of a banking scam currently doing the rounds in Hertfordshire. It seems the callers are persistent and using increasingly convincing methods to try to con would-be victims out of their savings.
Police warn of banking scam
Local police are alerting residents of a banking scam currently doing the rounds in Hertfordshire. It seems the callers are persistent and using increasingly convincing methods to try to con would-be victims out of their savings.
Status update regarding the Brookmans Park Newsletter
What's changing between now and July 2018
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| Screen grab of the Brookmans Park Newsletter front page taken on 26 April 2018 |
It was announced at the start of the year that the Brookmans Park Newsletter is changing. This is an update on how those changes are progressing, and what can be expected in the two months leading up to the introduction of a new arrangement with our hosting company.
Why you might get turned away at the local dump
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| Potters Bar household waste recycling centre Cranborne Estate before the current closure Image courtesy of Hertfordshire County Council |
According to the Welwyn Hatfield Times, improved weather leading to a high demand, coupled with the charging for garden waste collection by some local authorities in Hertfordshire are being blamed for tips being "full to overflowing".
Set of keys found on Moffats Lane
Did you lose a set of keys in Brookmans Park today, Wednesday 25 April, 2018? If so, Hertfordshire police might have them. Anyone claiming them will have to describe them.
Seven fridge freezers dumped down Bradmore Lane
Fridge freezers are classed as hazardous waste
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| Seven fridge freezers dumped down Bradmore Lane April 2018 Image by North Mymms News released under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
Could these be yours? Have you had a restaurant refurbished recently? These seven fridge freezers have been left along the northern side of Bradmore Lane, just before the first bend. One is blocking a public footpath. The fly-tipping has been reported to the local authority.
New 'print friendly' button added to sites
We've added a new big, bold, green button to our three sites to enable you to print the pages you are reading. It allows you to edit out any content you don't want, leaving in only the elements you require. It's called Print Friendly, and is the green button in the line of buttons below.
Police warn of 'abusive' cold caller
A few months ago I was in my front garden when a white van pulled up. A bloke --- he must have been in his mid 50s --- rolled down the window and shouted "do you live here?" Caught off guard I said yes. "Well you need your trees done, mate", he said. "I can do them now for you now if you want."
Two burglaries in two days - police appeal for witnesses
The first of the two burglaries was in Oaklands Avenue on April 9, and the second in Westlands Drive on April 10 or 11. In both cases police are appealing for witnesses.
More WWII tank traps unearthed in Brookmans Park
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| Some of the tank traps on the north side of Bradmore Lane Photograph by Peter Miller |
It was thought that there were half a dozen WWII tank traps buried in the hedgerow along Brookmans Park's Bradmore Lane, now more have been uncovered.
Wartime defence emplacement found in Brookmans Park
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| The remains of what's thought to be a wartime defence emplacement near Brookmans Park Station Image taken by Peter Miller |
What’s thought to be a strategic wartime defence position from WWII has been discovered close to Brookmans Park station.
Volunteers needed for North Mymms Memorial Hall
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| North Mymms Memorial Hall, Station Road, Welham Green |
The chair of the North Mymms Memorial Hall, Mike Allen, has written to this site asking for help in recruiting a new secretary and active committee members to help run the place.
Bell Bar's four alehouses
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| The Swan, Bell Bar, in the 1900s Image from the NMLHS, part of the Images of North Mymms collection |
260 years ago, residents of Bell Bar had the choice of four pubs, all within a five minutes walk of each other, and all serving home-brewed real ale. All four inns or alehouses, The White Hart, The Swan, The Bell, and The Bull, had accommodation and stables too, because Bell Bar was a major staging post between London and the north.
Was Little Miss Muffet a local girl?
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| Painting of Little Miss Muffet From the former North Mymms Local History Society archive |
There is a lovely feature on our new history site, The North Mymms History Project, about Little Miss Muffet. It explores whether she was a local girl living at Moffats Farm on Moffats Lane, Brookmans Park, and whether the nursery rhyme was written by her father.
Green belt society fears 1,500 new homes in North Mymms
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| A gate and footpath close to site BrP4 west of Brookmans Park and south of Bradmore Lane BrP4 is an allocated site in the Local Plan for 250 new homes Image by David Brewer released under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
Developers have been accused of "pushing to increase house building in North Mymms" and "add 899 new houses to the 609 already in the Draft Plan" for the parish.
The headless children of St Mary's Church, North Mymms
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| The headless children brass on the wall of St Mary's, North Mymms Image by David Brewer released under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
From our local history site, The North Mymms History Project, the story behind the brass image on the wall of St Mary's Church showing a woman with two headless children.
Virtual tour of North Mymms Park
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| Photograph of North Mymms House from the Peter Miller Collection |
One of our other sites, The North Mymms History Project, has a short feature showcasing a video of a virtual tour of North Mymms Park. The video was put together by the auctioneers Sworders to promote an auction in April 2018.
A walk around Gobions Wood in the snow
For those who were unable to get out and walk in the snow, here are some pictures taken in Gobions Wood and at Gobions Pond on Thursday, 1 March, 2018.
Butterflies recorded in Gobions Wood in 1998 and 1999
In 1998, five local women spent an hour a week from April 22 to September 18 walking through Gobions Wood recording the butterflies they saw. Their work resulted in a detailed report which was submitted to the National Millennium Butterfly Atlas Survey. A year later they did it all over again.
Shrubs and trees recorded in Gobions Wood in 1998
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| A flowering hornbeam by Amada44 released on Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons BY-SA 3.0 |
This report, first published on The Brookmans Park Newsletter in August 2002, features 49 species of flowering herbs and shrubs (flowers, bushes and trees) seen during a short survey from Gobions Open Space car park through Gobions Woodland and back in April 2002. Illustrations have been added to the text submitted by Brenda Harold's WEA class, which carried out the survey. This page deals with the trees and shrubs. We have another page showing the herbs seen during the same survey.
Herbs recorded in Gobions Wood in 1998
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| Photograph of cowslip by Matt Brown released under Creative Commons BY-2.0 |
This report, first published on The Brookmans Park Newsletter in August 2002, features 49 species of flowering herbs and shrubs (flowers, bushes and trees) seen during a short survey from Gobions Open Space car park through Gobions Woodland and back in April 2002. Illustrations have been added to the text submitted by Brenda Harold's WEA class, which carried out the survey. This page deals with the herbs. We have another page showing the trees and shrubs seen during the same survey.
Fungi recorded in Gobions Wood in 1998
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| Amanita muscaria fungi in Gobions Wood Image by David Brewer released under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
Gobions Wood is one of the best sites in Hertfordshire for fungi, according to the late Michael Jonas, one of the trustees responsible for the former Gobions Woodland Trust. But, in his report published in 1998 he wrote: "because some fungi are poisonous for humans to eat and perhaps also because they seem to appear overnight, they receive a bad press." We have preserved his report along with images of the species of fungi to be found in Gobions Wood.
North Mymms bird records
The following information about bird numbers in and around Brookmans Park has been researched and produced by local ornithologist Rupert Pyrah. The information was first published in the now closed environment section of The Brookmans Park Newsletter. The material is being archived on this site.
Changes to The Brookmans Park Newsletter
After 20 years attempting to serve the local online community, the Brookmans Park Newsletter is changing. The history section has moved to The North Mymms History Project, and the site's walks section to Hertfordshire Walker. Any news stories will be updated on this site, North Mymms News, and reflected on the main site.
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