Hertsmere Borough Council

Borehamwood’s cinema was officially relaunched yesterday (1 December), with a special event to mark the beginning of a new era – and a new name - for the venue. There was a guest appearance by EastEnders’ Michelle Collins at the event to relaunch the now-called REEL Studio 70 – its name inspired by the town’s rich filmmaking heritage – with Cllr Jeremy Newmark, Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Consultation, Communications and Asset Management; Cllr Richard Butler, Mayor of Hertsmere; and Cllr Alpha Bird Collins, Mayor of Elstree and Borehamwood, also among those in attendance. Cllr Newmark said: “The relaunch of Borehamwood’s cinema, at The Point, is fantastic for the town and the wider area. We’ve always maintained that, with such a proud film and television heritage, it was almost unthinkable that Borehamwood should be left without a cinema for our residents at the heart of the community. “With valuable jobs saved, the process of us working with Elstree and Borehamwood Town Council, REEL Cinema and the owner of the building on this project has been incredibly beneficial and has shown how much can be achieved for residents when there is a collaborative approach and a common goal. “We are committed to supporting the film industry in the long term as we understand its importance, significance and value to our borough and its role in enabling us to fulfil our plans on economic development.”

All of our Seasonal Card Design competition winners have now received their prizes! The Mayor visited Aldenham Prep School today to personally thank the pupils for their hard work in creating over 70 entries for our competition and to award Sadie, who couldn't make our prize-giving ceremony, her prizes. Well done to Kian, Maria, Melina, Sadie and Oliver for their wonderful achievement 👏 Read more: https://ow.ly/668Z50Uj0jn

For #WhiteRibbonDay and in support of #16DaysOfActivism against gender-based violence, we asked what it means to be an ally. Today we hear from Cllr Louise Nicolas, Violence Against Women and Girls Member Champion. #ItStartsWithMen

For #WhiteRibbonDay and in support of #16DaysOfActivism against gender-based violence, we asked what it means to be an ally. Today we hear from Cllr Chris Gray, Portfolio Holder for Communities, Neighbourhoods, Enforcement, Economic Development and Transformation. #ItStartsWithMen

Introducing our Seasonal Card Design competition winners 2024! 🎄🎅 Congratulations to Kian, Maria, Melina, Sadie and Oliver who were invited to our Civic Offices this week for a prize-giving ceremony with the Mayor. 👏 We received over 140 entries this year and would like to say a massive thank you to everyone who took the time to enter - your designs are proudly displayed on our reception window at our Civic Offices in Borehamwood - come and have a look! Read more: https://ow.ly/EwLw50UgNJt

The second #Hertsmere Planning Agent and Developer Forum was held at Elstree Film Studios last week. The event, organised by our Planning and Economic Development team, was an opportunity for regular users of our planning service to get updates on processes, policy changes and any other significant issues facing the development industry, as well as providing the chance for planning agents and those in the development sector to have their say on the ways in which we can provide the clearest and most efficient service. For more information about future Agent and Developer Forum events and Hertsmere’s planning service, please email planning@hertsmere.gov.uk

To support the UN’s #OrangetheWorld campaign and mark #16DaysOfActivism against gender-based violence, we're encouraging people to become allies for women and girls. Hear from Cllr Louise Nicolas, Member Champion for Violence Against Women and Girls. #ItStartsWithMen

Our staff are showing their support for the #OrangeTheWorld and #WhiteRibbonDay campaigns to bring an end to violence by men against women.

We’ve committed to a £1million investment in Bushey’s King George Recreation Ground and have been looking at your views given as part of our recent consultation on a programme of improvements for this flagship park. We received 550 complete responses and more than 12,000 individual comments. Cllr Chris Myers, Portfolio Holder for Parks, explains…

At Hertsmere Borough Council we are committed to ending violence against women and girls, by working to foster positive culture change. This #WhiteRibbonDay we support @WhiteRibbon_UK's campaign to encourage men to become allies to create a more equal society. #ItStartsWithMen