Pictures of Brookmans Park Village Day 2007

The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has confirmed that an unofficial short cut to Gobions Woodland Trust land from an RVC field is not a permissive route. The college is urging walkers not to stray from the official path.

A selection of pictures taken at Village Day 2005, a day on which the temperatures reached 30C and the sun shone all day. You can order copies of any picture from the company that hosts this gallery.

North Mymms House opens its grounds on the last Sunday in June each year to raise money for the Red Cross. According to Bob Horrocks, who took these pictures, the home made cakes were delicious, and the catering is one of the main attractions. Bob says the carrot cake is the best he has ever tasted.

Village Day 2004 had a Football Crazy theme with life-size human table football, beat the goalie, and many other football related sideshows. The whole day was beamed live on the Internet via the Webcam.

The annual Summer Fete drew in the crowds with a wide range of attractions including a giant assault course, break-the-china stall, beat the goalie, penalty shoot out, minature steam train, inflatable slide, and many other popular side-shows. All proceeds will go towards much needed improvements to outdoor facilities with new wildlife teaching areas and play equipment.

A selection of old photographs of Bell Bar from the archives of the North Mymms Local History Society.

The Mimmshall Brook flood alleviation work began on 20 May 2003. It was supposed to be completed by December, but workmen were putting the finishing touches to the scheme on Wednesday 25 February in preparation for the official opening on 5 March.

A collection of pictures of North Mymms in the snow taken by the honorary secretary of the North Mymms and District Green Belt Society, Bob Horrocks.

At 4pm, on Wednesday evening, 28 January, snow began falling over North Mymms. By 5pm many roads were blocked. The following morning local schools announced they were to remain closed, giving local youngsters the chance to enjoy a 'Snow Day'.

A set of aerial photos shot by local resident Paul Large while flying his light aircraft over North Mymms in September and October 2002.

Beatrix Potter once went there for tea, but became bored. Its white pillars were imitation, made of wood not stone, and hollow. Potterells was once one of the great manors of North Mymms. The origins of this ‘unusual country house’ are thought to date back to the 15th century. Over 300 years it become home to many wealthy and influential families, including the Conningsbys and Casamajors. During World War II some of its outbuildings were used to make small arms, and in 1965 it was sold and left empty, gradually becoming derelict. The last pictures of Potterells, taken in the early 80s, are of a ruin shortly before it crumbled into a heap of rubble.