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Allotments

The Council has Allotment Sites at Melrose Avenue (Borehamwood) and Allum Lane (Elstree) which it leases to residents for growing fruit and vegetables.

The benefits of having an allotment include:

- cheap source of fresh produce

- an opportunity to spend time outside enjoying nature

- a sense of achievement and well-being

- an opportunity to meet people from all walks of life

- environment benefits by providing green spaces and wildlife habitats

- gardening is a good form of exercise

To find out more about the Allotments or to go on the Waiting List for a plot, please contact the Council Offices

 

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Cemeteries

The Council cares for two closed churchyards in the town area, one at All Saint Church, Borehamwood and one at St Nicholas church, Elstree.

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Clocks

Town and Parish Councils have a discretionary power to maintain public clocks, and the Council currently meets the cost of maintaining the clocks on All Saints Church in Borehamwood and St Nicholas Church in Elstree.

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War Memorials

The Council cares for the War Memorial in Borehamwood Town Centre and in Elstree.

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