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What's going on around Abbots Langley

Don’t miss the 2022 Carols Concert and the Switching on of the Village Lights

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Feeling Good Week – 6th to 10th of Feb 2023

This year’s theme: Be Kind and Connect!

Feeling Good Week is a Herts-wide event that encourages schools and the wider community to promote children and young people’s emotional wellbeing by raising awareness of mental health and showing where support can be accessed within the community.

Apply now for a grant of up to £500 to run your own special projects that will help make children and young people in our area feel good and boost their emotional and mental wellbeing. Projects should aim to promote interpersonal relationships and kindness and encourage local children and young people socialise within their communities. Deadline for applications is 2nd December 2022.

If you have any queries, regarding Feeling Good Week please contact hweicbhv.schoolsmh@nhs.net

Warm places to go this winter in the village

Warm Rooms

Pop into Abbots Langley Parish Council Office for a copy of our warm rooms leaflet, for a list of all the warm and friendly places open in Abbots Langley this winter.

Walking Football

Play football at your own pace! Watford FC is now offering Walking Football sessions at Meriden Community Centre, Garsmouth Way, Watford WD25 9ET. For more information, please contact reception on 01923 894862 or email meridenreception@watfordfc.com

Meet and Compete Board Games Group

Don’t miss out on this fun and free event.

Staying Warm This Winter

A new booklet to help residents stay safe and well during the colder months will be landing on doorsteps from October 24. The guide from HCC contains key information on how to receive the flu and covid vaccines, support to deal with the rising cost of living, advice on how to keep yourself and others safe and so much more. It is compiled in partnership with the NHS and will be available to read online at Hertfordshire County Council’s website or you can download a copy here – HCC Here for you this winter 2022 (hertfordshire.gov.uk) . Please help publicise this year’s booklet by promoting the booklet on your socials.

Christmas Market

Altta Christmas Market 1st Dec 22

Don’t miss out on this festive event, a great evening to do some Christmas shopping.

Abbots Langley Players Murder Mystery

Don’t miss this exciting new production from your local theatre group.

NHS Healthy Start

Get help to buy healthy food and milk

The scheme is designed to help families access fruit, vegetables and milk, worth £220 a year. Families who use NHS Healthy Start can also access free vitamins.

If you are more than 10 weeks pregnant or have a child under four years old, and are in receipt of certain benefits, you could be entitled to a Healthy Start prepaid card worth £4.25 per week, to spend on healthy food and milk. Previous voucher recipients must re-apply to continue getting help.

If you are entitled to Healthy Start, you will also get free vitamins designed to help pregnant and breastfeeding women and growing children.

Download the Healthy Start Infographic and scan the QR code to check eligibility and apply.

Nappy Sacks: Available for Purchase Online as of April 2022

Starting in April 2022, white nappy sacks with the Three Rivers District Council logo can be purchased online. These will be collected once a fortnight, at the same time your refuse bin is emptied, provided they are left next to the green refuse bin.

Hillside Community Hub @ School Mead

The Hillside Community Hub is a partnership project between Three Rivers District Council, ASCEND, Watford & Three Rivers Trust and Watford Community Housing providing a drop-in facility for local residents to access a wide range of services and support. The Hub provides an outreach centre for a range of services including Herts Mind Network Domestic Abuse Support service and Three Rivers Healthy Hub.

Where is the Hillside Community Hub?

The Hillside Community Hub is located on School Mead, Abbots Langley, WD5 0LA.

What support does the Hillside Community Hub Offer?

The Hillside Community Hub provides residents with access to a wide range of services and facilities to build up their skills, meet other local residents, improve their physical and mental wellbeing and access support from services. There will be set times and days when each organisation will be based at the Hillside Hub, this is to ensure a range of services is available.

Home Library Service in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire Libraries provides the Home Library Service delivering books to some of the most vulnerable and isolated people in the county. Many of our customers regard the service as a “lifeline,” and value the regular collections of books which are tailored to their interests and delivered to them in their own home by a friendly and familiar face.

The Home Library Service supports people who are unable to get to the library, for example those who:

have a physical disability which prevents travelling to a library
have a learning disability or mental health condition that makes it difficult to leave home alone
are registered blind (severely sight impaired)
are frail or in poor health which means they can’t get to a library
are a carer looking after someone affected by any of the above, and their caring responsibilities prevent them from getting to the library.

If you know of anyone who is eligible and would like to receive the Home Library Service, please contact your library via the Customer Service Centre on 0300 123 4049.