Author Archives Jill Visser

Thirteen year old Sasha Burrell was featured in our November 2016 issue for making a winning scarecrow. A year on […]

If you ever walked up South Road, Chorleywood in the 70s/80s past a house called Playtime and wondered what went […]

Bookings now being taken for stalls at Chorleywood Christmas Festival (Friday 1 December, 4.30pm – 8.45pm)

Richard Osman (half of TV’s Pointless duo) brings controversial and funny arguments to the floor as featured in his latest […]

Alistair Hughes,14, is presented with a £10 book token having won the Library Quiz for youngsters held at Village Day […]

Hitesh and Rajula Dodhi have been joined at Parade Pharmacy by daughter Purvi. Purvi, who previously managed several Lloydspharmacy branches, […]

Two signs appeared in the village a few months ago with a bit of a Banksie air about them.

“After selling out the first screening of our new season and acquiring a new sponsor, Chorleywood Film Club are really […]

A new play area for Chorleywood is once again a possibility.

On the second month of Chorleywood Literary Festival, CW Bookshop present 17 authors from British baker Nadiya Hussain to broadcast […]

One of the UK’s leading classical musicians, Paul Archibald, ran an inspired music course at Russell School just before Christmas 

We meet two inspired local young women who have launched their own businesses this year

I smiled wrly as I read reports of 20,000 German football fans showing up for a match against Arsenal in […]

A garden party at Long Lane on Sat 3 Sept raised £2100 to help equip Herona Hospital Uganda.

Visitors at the Garden Jazz Tea in Heronsgate ( Sun 23 Sept) in aid of the Strickland Scanner Appeal braved the […]

There were fantastic exhibits at the annual Chenies Produce Show ( Sat 16 Sept).

As ever the display of fruit and veg at Heronsgate Horticultural Show on Sat 2 Sept was stunning.

Italia in Piazza set up stalls for the day on 20 August in Main Parade and Chorleywooders enjoyed tasting and […]

Chorleywood Cricket Club Community Day –  On the second day of a hectic Bank holiday weekend cricket 30 slightly senior […]