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If you're at a loose end this morning, crack along to South Mill Arts for 10am for a gem of a lecture as the Arts Society Bishop’s Stortford begins its autumn programme
Toby Faber to talk on “The Imperial Easter Eggs of Carl Fabergé – Before the Revolution” to the Arts Society Bishop’s Stortford at South Mill Arts.
Bishop's Stortford Choral Society is holding a free open rehearsal on Thursday for anyone interested in signing up and grabbing the chance to perform one of the most powerful and celebrated works in the choral repertoire: the mighty Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi
Bishop’s Stortford Choral Society invites new singers as it prepares to perform one of the most powerful and celebrated works in the choral repertoire
Bishop's Stortford band The Exile Club, who have played all over the UK and Europe since they formed last year, had only one place in mind when they wanted to hold a launch party for their debut album, which takes place on Thursday
Acoustic Club: Bishop Stortford South Mill Arts
The five-piece will launch Chained To Ruins & Rust at Bishop’s Stortford Acoustic Club at South Mill Arts on Thursday September 12.
A reminder that Bishop's Stortford Band is providing free brass instrument music lessons as part of the Arts in East Herts cultural programme - and the first of six weekly Tuesday sessions for children and adults starts this evening
The band is taking part in Arts in East Herts this autumn, with the first of six weekly sessions for children and adults being held on September 10.
Sgt Andy Crow: "We’re doing everything we can to identify those involved, issue warnings and seize vehicles. Information from members of the public is key and we’d ask people to please keep reporting this to us."
Issuing of Section 59 notices to three men, a woman and a 15-year-old boy means their vehicles could be seized and they could face further action.
British Airways started flights to Split on Saturday, and Ryanair is expanding its network with flights to Dubrovnik, Sarajevo, Reggio and Linz
British Airways has started flights to Split and Ryanair is expanding its network with flights to Reggio, Linz, Dubrovnik and Sarajevo.
The measures ban construction workers from leaving their vehicles on Beaumont Avenue and Mountbatten Avenue but also affect parents dropping off and collecting their children
The penalties aim to stop construction workers from leaving their vehicles on Beaumont Avenue and Mountbatten Avenue.
Sawbridgeworth's Joe Joyce began the day needing 101 to break Danny Wilson’s club record of 949 league runs in a season, set in 2011. With the scores level between hosts Old Elizabethans and Sawbo, Joyce was on 97...
Sawbridgeworth ended their topsy-turvy Herts League, Division One campaign on a high as they defeated Old Elizabethans by three wickets on Saturday
Bishop’s Stortford secured their Herts League, Premier Division survival on Saturday while the second team, pictured, celebrated winning their divisional title
Bishop’s Stortford secured their Herts League, Premier Division survival on Saturday while the second team, pictured, celebrated winning the title
Laura Sugar, the 33-year-old para-canoeist from Berden, made it back-to-back Paralympic titles and set a new Paralympic record as she claimed Team GB's 49th and final gold medal of the event in Paris yesterday
Laura Sugar set a new Paralympic record as she successfully defended her women’s para-canoe KL3 title at the Paris Games on Sunday (September 8)
Another rude awakening for Windhill residents in the early hours of Saturday
Residents’ calls for traffic-calming measures will be renewed after the latest crash on a sharp bend on the B1004 in Bishop’s Stortford.
GIANT CHICKEN SNUBBED BY JUDGES SHOCKER 😉
An update on the weekend's High Wych Scarecrow Festival, with news of the seven winning and highly commended entries
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Indie readers’ photos include a giant “egg-laying” cockerel, a horse jumping a garden hedge and a line of ice creams guaranteed not to melt.
The test is offered to females aged 25 to 64 to check for any abnormal cell changes before they can turn into cancer.
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The event continues until 5pm today
Photos courtesy of David Francis, Lindsey Norman, Tanya Hawksbee, Alison Cameron, Ali Wylds and Karen Hagger
Indie readers’ photos include a giant “egg-laying” cockerel, a horse jumping a garden hedge and a line of ice creams guaranteed not to melt.
Birchanger Wood open day today - plenty of natural rain shelter 😉
From Brighton’s beach huts to the Scottish Highlands via Vienna, Bishop’s Stortford Camera Club chairman Matthew Bickham presents his 12 favourite photos from the last 12 months
From Brighton to Scotland via Vienna, Matthew Bickham, chairman of Bishop’s Stortford Camera Club, selects his 12 favourite photos of the year.
Flying BSRFC back Nick Hankin is into his 11th season at Silver Leys at the age of 33 - last season he reached a big milestone just a day after becoming a father (to daughter Vivienne) for the first time - and he told Indie sports editor Michael Vaughton that he is not ready to stop racking up the games and the tries just yet.
Nick Hankin reached a big milestone at Bishop’s Stortford just a day after becoming a dad - and he is not ready to stop racking up the games yet
Chris Hinchliff, the new Labour MP for North East Herts, which includes the A120 villages of Little Hadham, Standon and Puckeridge, said: “Whether it is profit-led developments, the cancellation of bus routes or the closure of banks and village schools, the fundamental experience of towns and villages like those in North East Hertfordshire has too often been one of being done to and expected to endure, rather than one of being looked after, worked with and empowered to contribute.”
Labour MP for North East Herts Chris Hinchliff took inspiration from political trailblazer Shirley Williams in his maiden House of Commons speech.
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🏀 Calling All Young Basketball Enthusiasts! 🏀
As we kick off the new school year, the Stortford Vikings are excited to offer youth basketball coaching sessions as part of our community outreach program! Perfect for kids who want to learn the game or sharpen their skills in a fun and supportive environment. All abilities are welcome!
Session 1: Ages 8-10
🕕 Fridays, 6pm-7pm
Session 2: Ages 10+
🕖 Fridays, 7pm-8pm
Help us spread the word! Schools are invited to share this opportunity with their students. If you're interested, feel free to get in touch. We’d be happy to provide more details or cover any costs related to flyer distribution.
Join us on the court – let's grow together with the Vikings! 🏀
📩 For more info, contact us at: [email protected]
Dear followers - If you went to this today or are going tomorrow, we’d love to see your photos with a view to using them in our coverage (with a credit obvs).
You can post them here in the Comments and/or email them to us via [email protected]. Thank you 🙏
PS For starters, did anyone get a pic of the giant chicken?
The popular annual event is taking place on Saturday (Sept 7) from 10am to 5pm and Sunday (Sept 8) from 11am to 5pm.
Part two of Indie news editor Sinead Corr's 'My Breast Cancer Diary', where her inaugural trip to the breast cancer unit at St Margaret's Hospital in Epping sounds like a contest where elimination in the first round is the way to win
The Princess Alexandra Hospital
My inaugural trip to the breast cancer unit at St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping, where elimination in the first round is winning.
The story of a rock and roll pioneer who inspired The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and many more will be brought to life at Saffron Hall this autumn
The win over St Ives Town this afternoon lifts Bishop's Stortford FC two places to 14th, but they are only five points off the five-way tie at the top of the Southern Football League Premier Central - and next up, on Tuesday, are bottom-of-the-table Hitchin, who have lost all six league games
Defender Mark Haines scores first-half winner as Bishop’s Stortford earn three points with hard-fought 1-0 victory over St Ives Town at RDA Stadium.
Ho**er Alex ‘Razor’ Rayment scored a hat trick of tries as BSRFC got the new season off to the best possible start with a bonus-point 36-12 win over Leicester Lions at Silver Leys
Ho**er Alex ‘Razor’ Rayment scored three tries as Bishop’s Stortford secured a bonus-point 36-12 win over Leicester Lions at Silver Leys.
A minute’s applause for Max 💙
https://www.bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk/news/rugby-club-community-reeling-after-max-oliver-31-dies-from-9382178/
Layers of Bishop’s Stortford history have been excavated by Oxford Archaeology experts before the construction of a solar farm on the outskirts of the town
The dig, which unearthed Roman remains, was carried out at Wickham Hall for Endurance Energy as a condition of planning permission.
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A minute’s applause for Max 💙 https://www.bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk/news/rugby-club-community-reeling-after-max-oliver-31-dies-from-9382178/
A swan family gliding along the Stort near Thorley Wash Nature Reserve between Pig Lane and Spellbrook
The chaos at Hockerill continues this morning Hertfordshire Highways Hertfordshire County Council Affinity Water
We’re chasing Herts Highways on this, but in the meantime be aware that Hockerill Street is closed to traffic heading from the junction down into the town centre - and, as you will see, motorists coming from Stansted Road and wishing to turn right are especially being caught out. There are NO warning signs of the closure on any of the approach roads
Labour’s Josh Dean gives his victory speech. Wait till the end to see how Julie Marson responds… https://www.bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk/news/history-as-voters-reject-tory-marson-and-elect-labour-mp-for-9373375/
Here’s the declaration of the result https://www.bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk/news/history-as-voters-reject-tory-marson-and-elect-labour-mp-for-9373375/
He’s a reporter pushed to the very edge by roadworks, but Chris Carter finally has good news.
How to rain on a dragon … The Silver Leys Scout Group with their hand-made mascot
Wannabes on parade - the Tracey Walker School of Dance dancing in the rain to the Spice Girls hit Wannabes
Here’s the BSRFC float in the carnival parade
Bishop’s Stortford Rock Choir going loco down in Acapulco
There were heavy downpours but Stortford’s Christmas Light Ranger, Mark Sanders, managed to dodgem* as he was collecting for Grove Cottage Bishop's Stortford Mencap * he didn’t really - he was drenched
After Last Post played by Bishop’s Stortford Band trio Stuart Dodgson, Andrew Smith and Brian Phillips, only birdsong and passing traffic punctured the two-minute silence impeccably observed by the hundreds gathered around the war memorial
The Rockabellas finishing their set with We’ll Meet Again at the D-Day80 commemoration in Castle Park - and a special mention to 97-year-old Bletchley Park code-breaker Patrick Field East Herts Council Bishop's Stortford Town Council
St Michael’s Church joining the national peal of bells to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day
“You’re not from this village, are you?” - The Visitors
Some of these scarecrows are Incredibles. Trail HQ at community centre open till 4pm. They have cake 🥰
