This month I am concentrating on the year ahead for the Society. There are many things in the pipeline that we hope will be of interest to members. Firstly our AGM will take place on 19th April at Benson Hall. We are looking to get another interesting speaker to follow on from last year when Mandy and Martin brought us right up to date with the progress of the renovation of St Bartholomew's Church. We then have the Civic Day which is planned for 26th June when we intend to repeat the very popular guided walks around the town's 'conservation area'. Whilst on the subject of the conservation area, East Herts Council has been conducting a review of the area resulting in some draft recommendations which will be the subject of a public exhibition. You can read the draft appraisal here.

Also this year we intend to run a 'Buntingford in Bloom' competition to be judged sometime in July / August. Keep your eyes open for more details. And to commemorate the Queen's 90th birthday we are investigating some potential projects to permanently mark this event; more details in the April issue of the Journal.

We have been advised by Civic Voice that we will be receiving free National Trust passes for our members. These will be valid through to March 2017 and we will be publicising details of how to apply for them soon.

Finally we hope you will support the other events that are taking place throughout the year - the street party and the Carnival in June, the Classic Car Show in September, and any other events that may be laid on for the enjoyment of residents.

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.

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