Public Amenities around the Town

Skatepark

Hertford's Skatepark is at Hartham Common, near the Leisure Centre.

The bowl sinks to 4.5 foot in the shallow and 5 foot in the deep. The bowl has the addition of a ledge - which can be skated from both the bowl and flat.

St. Leonard's Garden, Bengeo

Hedges and shrubs have been planted for winter interest, and spring bulbs will be planted this autumn. Hazel panels are used to help control bindweed and to conceal the compost area.

St Leonard's garden is a continual work in progress and as this is a Community Garden, local residents are welcome to volunteer with light gardening work at any time.

Town Clocks

The Town Council maintains two town clocks - on the Shire Hall and on All Saints Church.

The Shire Hall clock was purpose built and today is regulated daily, by an ‘airwave' from Rugby. The All Saints' clock is second or third hand. Although made for a Ware location, it spent most of its life on Hertford's Workhouse (later Kingsmead School). When Kingsmead School was demolished the clock-less church tower at All Saints' was becoming more prominent with the arrival of Gascoyne Way and the clock and dials were installed there.
Both clocks were made by famous bell founder, John Briant - former resident of Parliament Square, and buried in All Saints Churchyard.

Christmas Lights

Hertford Town Council is responsible for the Christmas lights around the Town and for the traditional tree in Salisbury Square.

The official "switching on the lights" is part of the Town's Christmas Gala event in November. Further details can be found in the autumn on the Tourist Information Centre page

CCTV

The Town Council has provided CCTV cameras in Hertford for several years and these are supplemented by cameras provided by the District Council and housing developers.

The improved digital camera recording gives better pictures and in conjunction with the radio links introduced by local businesses, security measures in Hertford town centre are set to improve further.

For further information on the CCTV scheme and incident statistics for Hertford and other areas click here