We have just heard that Morrisons plan to close their Royston store on 25th October 2020. We are saddened by this decision, which we as County, District and Town Councillors, and as local campaigners, have done everything in our power to prevent. We believe this closure could adversely affect the whole town centre and in …
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Jul 16
Royston Liberal Democrats
Jun 26
Zoom councillor surgeries
Our Councillors are available to meet residents remotely in our Zoom councillor surgeries, where we welcome questions, comments or suggestions on any local issues. From 5th September onwards, they are held monthly on the first Saturday of the month at 11am. The meetings are hosted by County Councillor Steve Jarvis and the Zoom meeting ID …
Jun 11
Statement on recent Twitter comments surrounding the Royston Museum
Black Lives Matter. Royston Liberal Democrats reject all prejudice and discrimination based upon race, colour, religion, age, disability, sex or sexual orientation and oppose all forms of entrenched privilege and inequality. We do not celebrate historical figures that have strong associations with slavery or oppression of any sort, and will work via democratic means to …
May 11
Town Council is suspended
Royston Town Council decided at its Extraordinary meeting on 23rd March 2020 (draft minutes are available here) to suspend many council functions, including regular meetings. All necessary decisions are being made by two councillors and the clerk. Virtual meetings are now permitted by law, and many parish councils locally are holding meetings in this way. …
Nov 05
Consultation open on local community health services
Our local NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is asking for your views on community health services. Section 11 in the questionnaire allows you to share your ideas and is an opportunity to suggest an NHS Health Hub on the Royston hospital site. The Royston Community Health organisation has suggested that this could have nurses, physios …
Sep 23
Local Transparency page now live
On our Local Transparency page you can now find recordings of recent public meetings of Royston Town Council. We have uploaded these to allow more people to learn what occurs at council meetings and to facilitate a greater level of transparency and accountability in local government. Please let us know if you have any feedback.
Jun 16
More changes delivered by Lib Dems in Royston
Progress on parking problems Carol Stanier is meeting the District Council officers responsible for parking to press for progress on Royston’s parking review. Steve Jarvis has secured agreement for double yellow lines to be installed next year on the bend near the entrance to Layston Park. Town Council Action on Environment Royston Town Council recently …
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You can sign out petition calling for Herts County Council to provide free school meals if the government will not at www.hertslibdems.org.uk/FreeSchoolMeals
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It is an absolute travesty for children to go hungry, on any day of the year. Back our campaign.COUNTY MUST STEP IN WITH FREE SCHOOL MEALS FOR THOSE THAT NEED THEM
Comment from the Leader of Lib Dem group on Herts County County, Stephen Giles-Medhurst.
"On Tuesday at a Full County Council meeting the Conservatives refused to back a motion from the Lib Dems calling the government to support the call from Marcus Rashford to provide free school meals to those in receipt during school holidays until next Easter.
As you know later in the week the government equally voted this down for England (Wales and Scotland are providing it!). Now some education authorities, like Essex, Staffordshire, even Kensington and Chelsea are stepping in to do just that. The Lib Dem county education spokesperson Mark Watkin sent an open letter (email!) to the Tory education boss demanding that Herts County Council do the same. We have yet to hear back. But we cannot wait, so this afternoon as Leader of the opposition on the county council, along with my Lib Dem colleagues, I have formally requisitioned a special county council meeting to agree that the county council step up,as they did in the summer, and put in place a system to provide much needed food for children in need. With millions spent on "Eat out to help out" where is the support for those children who could go hungry. The county council has millions in reserves and whilst it may have missed the boat for half term there are other school holidays and it must not be a Christmas scourge. I know Watford Council is already working with various local businesses and charities to help where it can but the county council is the education authority and has the resources and information to reach every child in need."
We hope the government will rethink this dreadful refusal to help and that our North Herts MP who voted down giving children in need support thinks again. Why not email him with your views?
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We have just heard that Morrisons plan to close their Royston store on 25th October 2020. We are saddened by this decision, which we as County, District and Town Councillors, and as local campaigners, have done everything in our power to prevent. We believe this closure could adversely affect the whole town centre and in particular those people less able to travel for their shopping. Our thoughts now are with the current employees, who we hope will find new jobs quickly in the local area.