Source - news release from Hertfordshire County Council 12/11/2012
As the result of smoke from a fire at a wood recycling plant on Appspond Lane, Potters Crouch, St Albans (adjacent to the A414 St Albans Road), two nearby roads are closed for the safety of the public. The closures are:
* A414 St Albans, both ways between A405 Park Street roundabout and M1 J7
* A4147 Hemel Hempstead Road St Albans, both ways between King Harry Lane and A414 Breakspear Way.
It is anticipated that the road closures could remain in place until mid-week.
The following diversion route is in place: A414 St Albans Road, A414 Two Waters Way, A41 Watford Road, A41 Gadeside, A405 North Orbital Road.
Expect heavy congestion in Hemel Hempstead and St Albans throughout the duration of the closures.
Updates on the closure are available on twitter - @Herts_Highways
A fire crew from Hemel Hempstead was called to the scene at midnight on Saturday night (10 November). Since then crews have been working hard tackling a deep-seated fire in a very large pile of recycled timber.
It is normal for a fire of this scale to take days, or even weeks, to extinguish. The Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is working closely with the Environment Agency, St Albans City & District Council, Highways Agency and Hertfordshire County Council.
Fire crews from Watford, Wheathampstead, Redbourn, Hatfield and Royston are on the scene at the moment (10.30am, Monday 12 November), along with the Incident Support Unit from Hitchin.
Monday 12 November 2012
Monday 5 November 2012
Aladdin comes to town for St Albans Christmas Lights Switch-On
Source: St Albans City & District Council News Release - 5 November 2012
Pantomime stars from Aladdin will help transform St Albans into a Whole New World when they switch on St Peter’s Street’s Christmas lights on Sunday 18 November.
Organised and delivered by St Albans City and District Council, the Christmas Lights Switch-On promises to bring all the fun of the fair to St Albans.
The Mayor of St Albans City and District will switch on the lights at 5.30pm, helped by Phil Gallagher. Phil Gallagher is CBeebies’ Mr Maker and is playing Aladdin at the Alban Arena. They will be accompanied by Bob Golding and Jemma Carlisle who are also appearing in the pantomime Aladdin.
The fun begins at 11am with a children’s funfair, Santa’s Grotto and a Christmas Market featuring stalls selling gifts, hot food and drinks.
There will also be a jam-packed programme of entertainment hosted by Heart FM, starting with a DJ set from 12 noon. This will be followed by a series of performances from youth performing arts groups to get residents in the festive swing. There will be performance poetry, jazz Christmas classics, a sing-a-long and two large choir performances, with song arrangements in pop, Motown and gospel. Residents will then be treated to a section of entertainment with an oriental theme, featuring a dramatic Lion Dance. This will culminate in the pantomime stars from Aladdin, the Mayor, Cllr Eileen Harris and Santa taking to the stage for the Christmas Light Switch-On.
More information about the entertainment programme for the day is available at: www.stalbans.gov.uk/christmaslights
Pantomime stars from Aladdin will help transform St Albans into a Whole New World when they switch on St Peter’s Street’s Christmas lights on Sunday 18 November.
Organised and delivered by St Albans City and District Council, the Christmas Lights Switch-On promises to bring all the fun of the fair to St Albans.
The Mayor of St Albans City and District will switch on the lights at 5.30pm, helped by Phil Gallagher. Phil Gallagher is CBeebies’ Mr Maker and is playing Aladdin at the Alban Arena. They will be accompanied by Bob Golding and Jemma Carlisle who are also appearing in the pantomime Aladdin.
The fun begins at 11am with a children’s funfair, Santa’s Grotto and a Christmas Market featuring stalls selling gifts, hot food and drinks.
There will also be a jam-packed programme of entertainment hosted by Heart FM, starting with a DJ set from 12 noon. This will be followed by a series of performances from youth performing arts groups to get residents in the festive swing. There will be performance poetry, jazz Christmas classics, a sing-a-long and two large choir performances, with song arrangements in pop, Motown and gospel. Residents will then be treated to a section of entertainment with an oriental theme, featuring a dramatic Lion Dance. This will culminate in the pantomime stars from Aladdin, the Mayor, Cllr Eileen Harris and Santa taking to the stage for the Christmas Light Switch-On.
More information about the entertainment programme for the day is available at: www.stalbans.gov.uk/christmaslights
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