By the time you read this month’s article, the clocks will either be going forward, or will have already gone forward 1hr, heralding the start of British Summertime.

A significant event this month, will be the Annual General Meeting of the Society. It will be held in the Bunters Suite at the Seth ward Community Centre on Tuesday 21st April, and all members of the Society and Journal readers are cordially invited to attend. The AGM will start at 7pm but access to Bunters will be from 6.30pm.

Following the official business of the meeting we will be handing over to this year's guest speaker, Peter Lohmeyer, our Membership Secretary, whose talk will be titled: - "My 13 years at the Playboy Club". We are sure that the talk will be interesting, especially as the period is London in the 70's, of which it has been said, "If you remember the 70's, you were not there".

Following the talk, the Executive Committee invite you to join them in some light refreshments.

All residents and businesses in the Town should have received a letter from HCC, Transport for Hertfordshire, inviting you to participate in a consultation on plans to "Improve Buntingford Town Centre". We would encourage you to take the time to review the plans and comment as you see fit. The consultation period started on 16th March and is running for 6 weeks, ending at midnight on the 26th April. Printed copies of the plans and the survey will be available at The Manor House, 21 High Street. This proposed scheme is financed through the Active Travel Scheme and is HM Government funded.

Taylor Wimpey have now submitted their Reserved Matters application for Land, North of Hare Street Road, for 214 dwellings. This application is "putting the flesh on the bones" of their outline permission, granted by EHDC, planning, on the 12th February 2026. Plans can be viewed on the EHDC website, entering the application reference, 3/26/0217/REM.

For information on other Planning Applications visit or email Buntingford Town Council, or contact the Chairman of the Society at chairman@buntingfordcivic.org.uk

Graham Waite, Chairman, Buntingford Civic Society

If you have any queries about Buntingford Civic Society or issues you would like to raise, you can email the Chairman direct at chairman@buntingfordcivic.org.uk.

The April issue of the Buntingford Journal is now available from the usual retailers. The May issue will be available from the 1st May.

More information about the Buntingford Civic Society can be found here and membership forms can be found here.

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