Essendon Parish Council

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Transport Direct (to plan any journey in the UK)

  Trains

National Rail Enquiries: 08457 484950

First Capital Connect Potters Bar, Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford North Train Timetables
- Trains to Cambridge, Stevenage, Peterborough, North London, Finsbury Park, London Kings Cross and London Moorgate -
First Capital Connect Live Running Updates
Potters Bar, Hatfield, Hertford North contact: 0845 0264700

National Express Hertford East Train Timetables
- Trains to Cheshunt, Broxbourne, East London and London Liverpool St -
National Express Live Running Updates
Herford East contact: 0845 6007245

National Rail Network Maps

   Buses

341 - Uno Timetable - Stops on the Low Road, the High Road (war memorial) and Holwell Lane
- Buses to Turnford, Ware, Essendon and Hatfield -
Uno contact: 01707 255764

201 - Uno Timetable - Tuesdays and Fridays - Stops on the Low Road and the High Road (war memorial)
- Buses to Welham Green and Welwyn Garden City

London Transport

Tube Map from TFL (PDF)

Transport For London (TFL): 020 72221234

TFL Tube Live Running Updates

The information on this page is not guaranteed to be up to date.

Village Hall
Caretaker: K. Venables: 01707 273445
Bookings (with facilities for the disabled): 01707 266317
Rates: Residents £10 per hour Monday - Thursday, £15 per hour Friday - Sunday
Rates: Non Residents £15 per hour Monday - Thurday, £20 per hour Friday - Sunday

Carpet Bowls Club
Tuesdays 8pm Village Hall
Captains: V. Hoare: 01707 261576, K. Venables: 01707 273445

Cricket Club
Captain: Ian Venables: 01707 276403
Enquiries: John Spragg: 01707 261375

Tennis Club
Thursdays from 5.30; Sunday from 10.30am
Enquiries: 01707 257005

Bingo
Thursdays 8pm in the Village Hall
Enquiries: Eve Ford: 01707 266342

The Essendon Society
Chairman: Alan Steele: 01707 261310

Bellringers
Ringing Master: Mr J. Ford
Practise: Tuesdays 8.15 - 9.30pm
New Recruits welcome (no experience needed)
Also handbells
Enquiries: Paula Marshall: 01707 261389

Foresters
3rd Monday of the month in the Village Hall
Enquiries: Shirley Christison: 01707 261437

Kids Yoga
Tuesday 3.30-4.15pm at Essendon School

Youth Clubs
Wednesdays (except 3rd Wednesday in the month) during winter months in the Village Hall.
Enquiries: 01707 273445
Hartford Hundred Church group - alternate Saturdays 5.15 - 7.15 in the Church Room.  Enquiries: 01707 875940

Library Van
Tuesdays fortnightly 10:00 - 10:30am School Lane

Tiny Tots
Mondays 2pm in Little Berkhamsted Church

Women's Institute
8pm on the 3rd Wednesday in the month in the Village Hall
President: Mrs A. Venables: 01707 273445

Retired and Elderly
Welcome club meets monthly (1st Tuesday)
Enquiries: Shirley Christison: 01707 261437
School Luncheon Club: Thursdays 12.30pm (term time)
Enquiries: Essendon school: 01707 261209
Chat and coffee - Wednesdays 10.30 - 11.30 in the Church Room

Pilates
Thursdays 10am in the Village Hall

Playing Fields
Owned by the community
Enquiries: George Hoare: 01707 261576
There is a dog litter bin by the main gate. (Please do not allow your dog to foul these fields or our streets or footpaths!)

Allotments
Site entry from East View
Enquiries: Ian Screech: 01707 269738

Wikipedia entry for Essendon

Essendon Church - St Mary The Virgin

Bayford Parish Council

Community website for Little Berkhamsted, Epping Green and Howe Green

Brookmans Park Newsletter

Brickenden Liberty

Essendon C of E primary school

Things to do in the area 

Google map
- Street map and satellite photographs -

Streetmap.co.uk map
- Street map -

Ordnance Survey map
- National mapping agency: geographic-

John Haywood map from 1791
- Hertfordshire Genealogy

Walks in Hertfordshire
- John Harris

The centre of Essendon is approximately at coordinates 51°45'48"N 0°09'17"W,  Elevation 336ft (102m), Postcode AL9 6AP.

Electricity

EDF Energy are responsible for maintenance of mains electricity supply in the Essendon area.
EDF Energy emergency number (call for information during a power cut): 0800 280247

Gas

National gas emergency service: 0800 111999

Water and Sewers

Veolia Water is responsible for maintenance of the water supply in the Essendon area.  If you spot a leak, please phone: 0800 3765325
Thames Water are responisible for sewerage in the Esendon area. Thames water customer care: 0845 9200800

Post

There is a postbox next to the phone box in School Lane.  Last collection: Mon - Fri 4.15pm, Saturdays 12:00pm

Rubbish and Recycling

General rubbish is collected on Friday mornings. Brown wheelie bin collections alternate with red and green boxes on Wednesday mornings.
NB: On weeks with a bank holiday, both recycling and landfill waste are collected a day late (Thursday and Saturday respectively).

Boxes and wheelie bins are provided free of charge by the council for recycling (a charge is levvied for replacement wheelie bins).  Currently the following items are recyclable:

Glass bottles and jars (not broken glass, window glass, drinking glasses or pyrex) and tins - Red boxes

Paper (newspapers, magazines, junk mail and directories but NOT envelopes, cardboard, yellow pages or shredded paper) - Green boxes

Garden and household vegetable waste (not soil or turf) and cardboard - Brown wheelie bins

Landfill (general household waste) and recyclable items are collected on different schedules in Essendon depending on the street.

Environment Agency Phone: Hotline (including fly tipping): 0800 807060

The closest recycling centre (which also accepts landfill waste) is at Cole green on the A414.  This link to Wasteaware has more information.  The Hatfield Great North Road Tesco site also has recycling facilities for paper, cans and clothes.

The information on this page is not guaranteed to be up to date or accurate.

NHS Direct -  0845 4647

Lister Hospital, Stevenage, SG1 4AB - 01438 314333

Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4HQ - 01707 326398

To find a GP in the Essendon area, use the NHS web site .

Essendon's Community Support Officers are P.C. Tony Bailey and P.C. Alan Parcell: 01707 638812, mobile: 07736 225323

Hertfordshire Constabulary: 0845 3300222
Hertfordshire Constabulary Headquarters
Stanborough Road
Welwyn Garden City
Hertfordshire
AL8 6XF

Hertfordshire Crimestoppers: 0800 555111

Police Stations

The information on this page is not guaranteed to be up to date.

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
Council Offices
The Campus
Welwyn Garden City
Hertfordshire
AL8 6AE

General enquiries: 01707 357000

Fax: 01707 357484

Current and historical Planning Applications (searchable)

Council tax email enquiries: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council meeting calendar

Information regarding collection of rubbish and recyclable items is available on the Utilities page.

Hertfordshire County Council
County Hall
Pegs Lane
Hertford
Hertfordshire
SG13 8DQ

tel: 01438 737555
email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Essendon C of E Primary School -  01707 261209

Ages 3-11 (includes nursery)

Head teacher:  Mr R. Woodhouse

www.essendon.herts.sch.uk