Village news
Notices, events and goings-on from Puckeridge and its neighbours.
91 new homes for the field behind Café Fields
Puckeridge is to get 91 new homes on the 13.9-acre field south of the village, behind the Café Fields estate and close to the A10/A120 junction. East Herts Council’s development management…
Flood alert on the River Rib
After heavy rain at the end of September 2024, the Environment Agency put a flood alert on the Rivers Rib and Quin, which covers Standon and Puckeridge. Low-lying land and roads near Station Road…
Community centre passes to the Recreation Ground Charity
The Standon & Puckeridge Community Centre on Station Road is now run by the Standon & Puckeridge Recreation Ground Charity. Standon Parish Council agreed the transfer in February 2024…
Thousands back for Standon May Day
Standon May Day came back in 2022 after two years off for Covid, and more than five thousand people turned out on the bank holiday Monday. As always, it began at sunrise the day before, when…
Neighbourhood Watch: Distraction burglaries in East Herts
Police are urging homeowners to remain vigilant following distraction burglaries in East Herts in recent days.There have been two incidents reported to police since Saturday, December 2, occurring in Ware and…
Martyn’s Lights
Every December the High Street lights up in memory of Martyn Dawkins, who ran Puckeridge General Stores for 28 years and died in May 2012. The lights stretch for about 600 metres along the High…
Village Store owner passes away
Martin, the owner of the village store in Puckeridge sadly died suddenly this week. For many many years Martin provided an important service to the people of Puckeridge and indeed surrounding villages. Providing extra…
Sponsored Walk for Bridget
As the day dawned on Sunday 24 th July, we just hoped the weather would be kind to us; we need not have worried. What a beautiful day, just right for walking. I raised the idea for a sponsored walk in October 2010 and…
Standon Open Gardens 2012
Standon Open Gardens are preparing for another year of activity. "We have gardens planning their planting so as to be attractive to their visitors, despite what the weather may throw at them." The organisers have just…
Alan Bowell
Sadly Alan Bowell lost his battle against cancer. He did a wonderful job for the Standon & Puckeridge Hospital Transport Scheme arranging drivers to take people to hospital and the surgery. His widow, Rita, has managed…
Braughing Drama Group
Join our ‘Variety Show' 2007/08 season. We will be having our preliminary pre season get-together on 5 July at 8pm in the Church Hall, Braughing, to hear what next season's producers are planning. This date is your…
We've been together now for 40 years
Braughing Drama Group has been going for 40 years. They have a cast, a show and a back stage crew all set up for this season's ‘Music Hall' performances, and hope that hundreds of you will be going along to have a fun…
Best Run Village Hall In East Herts!
The Community Centre has been awarded 1st prize in the East Herts District Council's Village Hall Community Challenge.
Photographic Survey
English Heritage is undertaking a photographic survey of England's listed buildings. All photographs are being taken by volunteers, the majority of whom are local members of the Royal Photographic Society. Each…