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BBC News
5 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Council saddened after fire destroys site used by travellers
A senior council officer said the authority was "deeply saddened" after a caravan site was left badly damaged by a Fire and Rescue Service was called to the Ver Meadows site near Redbourn in Hertfordshire at about 15:05 BST on fire was out by 22:30, but 15 of the 18 camping pitches were hit. Hertfordshire County Council's Scott Crudgington, deputy chief executive and executive director of resources, said he was "deeply saddened" to learn of the "devastating fire". He added: "I would also like to reassure those affected that we at Hertfordshire County Council, alongside our partners at St Albans District Council, stand by you and will be supporting you."Since the fire, a range of organisations, including St Albans District Council and Hertfordshire County Council, have been working with those affected to ensure they are temporarily rehoused and their needs are met. "We will continue to help them as they begin the gradual process of rebuilding their lives." Redbourn Parish Council has set up an online fundraiser as it attempts to collect £5,000 for site users.A spokesperson said the council had been "overwhelmed" with "requests from local residents to support our Redbourn traveller community".Within two days, 115 people had donated a total of about £4,000. Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
12-07-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Bypass closed off as crews battle caravan park fire
An investigation is under way after a fire broke out on a caravan emergency services were called to reports of a fire at the Ver Meadows caravan site near Redbourn in Hertfordshire at about 15:05 BST on Redbourn bypass - the A5183 - has been closed in both directions due to smoke. There are no reports of Gibbons, head of operation response for Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, thanked members of the public who phoned in, adding: "I would advise people living nearby to keep their windows closed due to the smoke, and I would ask that people avoid the area while our crews deal with the incident." The fire service confirmed it sent eight engines to the scene and scaled it back to four on Saturday were expected to remain on scene for several hours and would continue "a series of programmed re-inspections to ensure the fire is fully extinguished", a spokesperson added. They said further investigations would be conducted to determine the cause of the fire. Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
18-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Redbourn Bowls Club to hold free disability bowls taster day
A stroke survivor said playing bowls has improved her confidence and Griffin described how her "life fell apart" at age 47 when she collapsed at her home in Redbourn, Hertfordshire.A stroke left her with weakness on her left side and she was later diagnosed with functional tremors in both hands and neuropathic pain in both now 51-year-old said despite being one of the youngest on her team the sport helped her through isolation and she encouraged others to give it a go. 'Flourished' Ms Griffin had her stroke in 2020 during the Covid pandemic and felt she did not have much medical said she lost her job, lost a lot of her friends, was unable to drive and about a year later fell into deep depression."I met Headway [a brain injury charity] in 2021 and they seem to help and got me wanting to get out a bit more, so I went up to the Redbourn Bowls Club."Since August 2022 I've been a member which has been great because it's helped me with my balance, it's helped me open up a bit more and be able to talk about my stroke."After an event with the Watford bowls club Ms Griffin met and played with the Disability Bowls England team and took advice on mobility aids to use while playing."I found that really helpful because I saw people with other disabilities and I thought to myself it's good, it gets people out and mentally and physically it does help," she added."I've flourished in Redbourn Bowls Club. I was in an internal competition last year… it gives me an incentive to actually improve and try and help myself."It's good to have a positive thing come out of it even if it is just something little like playing bowls." Redbourn Bowls Club will host a free taster lawn bowls day alongside Headway Herts at the club on 2 Johnson, the secretary of the the Watford and District Bowling Association, hoped it would introduce more people disabilities or brain injuries to said of the nearly 3,000 lawn bowls clubs in England each with about 100 members, there were only 250 registered disabled bowlers eligible to play for England."This event is to highlight the disparity in those figures and encourage more participation allowing for competition to be included at a grass roots level."The plan is to introduce the game to people, get them playing and hopefully think about attending and competing in the National ABI Games in August."He continued: "These events are few and far between and the divide between registered disability bowls players and ordinary players is so massive it's not even a drop in the ocean."Desperately we need something to be done about it because there are so many people missing out doing something that could enhance their lives." Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
