Appeal proceedings issued against the Information Commissioner and the Therfield Regulation Trust by Clive Hall dismissed as ‘misconceived’ and the Conservators’ understanding of the legal position confirmed.  Click here for a full transcript of the Court Decision and advice from our solicitors.

The Friends of Therfield Heath are holding a quiz on 24th Jan, 19:30 at the Heath cafe. For more information, see the poster below. You can book via their website here.

The meeting was attended by approximately 60 members of the public who heard presentations from the Conservators as well as Robert Law (who grazes the Heath) and the Friends of Therfield Heath.

Topics covered included fundraising, the accounts, grazing, the visitor survey and working with Natural England as well as permits and the new logo.

Questions were taken following each topic.

It was announced that from Janurary 2020, all those walking dogs on Therfield Heath for commercial gain will be expected to have bought a permit and all those running any form of outdoor fitness classes on site will need to do the same. The idea was positively received by the meeting. Visit the relevant pages for more information about the Commercial Dog Walking permits and Outdoor Fitness permits.

The new logo for the Conservators was also unveiled. A competition was held at King James Academy and the winner (Charlotte Lan) came to the meeting to be congratulated and to see how her design had been worked into a logo by a local artist.

The next meeting will be the Annual General Meeting in February, where elections also take place for one stintholder representative and one representative for the Special Drainage District of Royston. The date will be announced in the new year.

From January 2020, we will require all those using Therfield Heath to run outdoor fitness classes to purchase a permit from us.

In line with many other open spaces, we have decided that to help look after the site and regulate its use, we need to introduce a permit system. There are many reasons why we have felt it necessary to introduce a permit, not least, pressure from members of the public and others who pay to use the site. It will also enable us to check that relevant qualifications and liability insurance is held by those operating these classes.

Please use this form to apply for a permit.

From January 2020, we will require all those using Therfield Heath to walk dogs for commercial gain to purchase a permit from us.

There are many reasons why we have felt it necessary to introduce a permit, not least, pressure from other members of the public.

Therfield Heath is not funded by any local authority and it costs thousands of pounds a year just to empty the dog poo bins. In line with many other nature reserves and local authority open spaces, we have decided that to help look after the site, we need to introduce a permit system.

Please use this form to apply for a permit.

The Conservators are holding an open meeting on December 3rd, 7pm at Royston Town Hall

We have just received a report from the School of Archaeology and Ancient History at the University of Leicester. The Long Barrow was surveyed by them in November 2018 using various geophysical methods.

The report includes a summary of previous findings and some background information as well as the results of this recent survey. If you want to know more, please see the report.

This afternoon the fencing was deliberately taken down and pinned to the ground and the battery was kicked over. This led to the sheep escaping and making their way home across the road. Clearly this is very dangerous for the sheep and for motorists.

Grazing is essential for the maintenance of the grassland of the Heath. If this happens again, the sheep will have to be removed and the condition of the site will worsen.

From the Friends’ website:

Are you interested in keeping our heath nice for everyone?

WE NEED YOU!

Please join us for our first ‘friends’ litter pick

Sat 12th October 10am – 12pm Meet by the Heath Café.

We’ll provide necessary equipment. Please dress appropriately for the weather. All ages, buggies and dogs welcome.

Please be aware that the sheep are now grazing on the eastern side of the road to Therfield. Please ensure ALL dogs are on leads in this area.