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2005

December 2005

20 December Lost Ways Added link to unrecorded ways web site
11 December Walks reports December 11th walk to North Bushey


November 2005

30 November News Nancy Robinson
9 November Home Page Notice of Small Mammal Walk on Home Page (Temporary only)


September 2005

24 Sept Law Deleted "True or False?" as many browsers don't read Java.
24 Sept Law Add planning to article on width of paths
20 Sept Law Revised article on width of paths

 

August 2005

20 August News Museum garden party 2005
17 August News Further update about A41/M1 crossing
14 August Walks Added two rivers walk pictures

 

July 2005

15 July Walks Added Festival Walk pictures

 

June 2005  no updates

May 2005

22 May News Update to traffic free crossing
18 May Paths Added picture of 'Tessa Yates' Greenway
(third thumbnail down, 100K size)
5 May News Changed picture (thumbnail) to show surface material and RADAR lock in use to allow big wheelchairs.
5 May News BADFA helps build steps at Woodland Trust Merryhill
3 May Walks Next Sunday's walk start now 11.00 am due to football


April 2005

28 April News 2005 AGM and EGM on constitution
18 April Links Added link Walking in Herts
4 April Home page Added AGM date 26th April to home page
3 April News Friends of The Hertfordshire Way has new web site



March
2005
 

28 March News New English Agency named
28 March News Note on use of fine surface material and 'peat' added to news item. (also added to Gaps Gates Stiles page)
20 March News New gate at Hayfield Close
16 March Bride Street Short update note added
13 March Website page heading Change to heading on all main pages. Please report any difficulties with these headings by clicking HERE.
13 March Walks reports Some pictures of 13th March Walk at Chenies
10 March Whole web site Change to display centrally substantially complete. PLEASE REPORT ANY ISSUES
9 March Walks Walks programme for 2005 ("at last" you may well say)
8 March Whole web site Starting change for all pages to display centrally on browsers instead of to the left side of the browser window. Expected to take a few days
5 Mar Home Page Improvement plans, chance for input, new venue and date.

 

February 2005

12 Feb Walks 13th February walk cancelled
9 Feb Bride Street Note added about notices served by BADFA.
9 Feb News Diagram added to M1/A41 item
9 Feb News Update to Welwyn Garden City proposal HCC decides to object
8 Feb News BADFA objects to Welwyn Garden City proposal
5 Feb Home page Harlequin event confusion (RoW improvement plans)


January
2005

31 Jan Home page Added note on how to change appearance of site
31 Jan Comment Two consultation responses
31 Jan Home page Rights of way improvement plans roadshow
29 Jan 31A Minor update to 31A
28 Jan News Gaps Gates Stiles Standard may be revised
Public help sought. Electric fencing & barbed wire to be standardised?
24 Jan Home Page etc Revised common index bar at head of most pages
23 Jan News A41/M1 traffic-free crossing started
22 Jan News Some data released by County Hall
(This should strictly be a 2004 news item)
21 Jan Works Steps & bridge at Bushey Mill Lane
(Somehow omitted until now)
18 Jan News Hilfield Lane Path reopened
18 Jan People Change to reflect John Carleton's resignation
17 Jan Our area Merged 'Our Area' with 'Paths' to reduce the number of top links
15 Jan Whole site Changing from java buttons which cannot be always read by some new browsers. This will take a week or more, please be tolerant of non working links. If in doubt return to the home page.
10 Jan News Hartspring Meadow Path Blocked
8 Jan Walks A few words added to Jan 1st walk
6 Jan Walks New photo and minor wording
3 Jan Walks New year's walk photos
2 Jan Walks 2005 Walks report page started

 

 

2004

December 2004

29 Dec Walks Dates for 2005 walks on new 2005 page
28 Dec Walks Minor layout to walks and update for 1 Jan
9 Dec Links Added link to SW Herts lostways new site
5 Dec News Homefield Road path claim - Success

 

November 2004

23 Nov News Commons Bill included in Queen's speech  
6 Nov Home page Added link on home page to CROW Act coming into effect schedule


October 2004

10 Oct News Merryhill board unveiling and walk



September 2004

8 Sept Walks reports 22 August walk pictures & words added


 

August 2004

21 August Walks 22 August walk updated

 

July 2004

29 July Maps/Our Area Change of name and some changed content.
18 July Our Paths Added County Council officer and area map
18 July Lost Ways Linked 2001 page to Lost Ways instead of Our Paths
18 July Our Paths Deleted Anthony Emmet (left) and some link & layout amendments
15 July News New Countryside Code
4 July Walks reports Festival Walk 2004


June 2004

28 June News Ref to 15/20 June response in News + photo
26 June News Sally Banks' John Sears Day report
15/20 June Comment Added comment 7: BADFA response on common agricultural policy cross subsidy
9 June News Aerodrome dumps on and damages our paths
3 June Bride Street Two photographs of this badly served path.


May 2004

24 May Bride Street Update on this badly served path.
24 May 31A 31A gates starting to go, includes picture


April 2004

21 April News Update, with photo, of our chairman's talk
13 April News Our chairman to give talk to Friends of Museum
5 April Walks Netherwylde walk extra photo (by D & B Ivory)


March 2004

23 March Walks Added photos of March 21st Netherwylde walk
20 March News Radio Masts and BADFA
19 March News Response on vehicles on rights of way
14 March Links Added link to Bushey Festival web site
14 March Walks Update Festival Walk date and start point
9 March News Alleyways to be closed off
6 March Updates Split off pre 2003 updates to reduce file size
6 March Law Tidy up Signpost and Waymarks page


February 2004

18 Feb News More of the CROW Act comes into operation
17 Feb Lost Ways Added link to Countryside Agency page
15 Feb Lost Ways Added Javascript (PDW) showing % time past
14 Feb Lost Ways etc. Added note with query on Blue Book
13 Feb Lost Ways Updated and linked to CROW Act
13 Feb CROW Act Text of CROW Act and Notes put on web
5 Feb Lost Ways New lost ways page
5 Feb Lost Ways New main button


January
2004

31 Jan Walks Note re phone number error on printed walks list
24 Jan News Ramblers' Association helps BADFA
20 Jan Home page Tidied up appearance
20 Jan Walks Corrected solstice walk date
19 Jan Walks Added 2004 walks list
14 Jan Home page Added invitation to ask us questions
5 Jan Ald 31A 31A inspector decision not challenged
5 Jan News 31A inspector decision not challenged
5 Jan News New year walk

 

2003

November 2003
 
21 Nov Aldenham 31A Inspector finds in our favour
14 Nov Walks reports Two photos of October Berrygrove walk
14 Nov Links page Added HCC standards, local weather etc.


September 2003

12 Sept Laws Update and general tidy-up of Signposts

August 2003

30 August Structures Amendment to signs page
28 August News 31A Inquiry completed
17 August News Garden Party 2003
5 August 31A 31A inquiry date etc.


July 2003

29 July News Local Access Forum members announced
29 July People Added John Carleton, moved the McCormicks
13 July Walks report Festival walk added

 

 

June 2003

20 June Walks report Cissbury pictures added
 7 June Walks report Cissbury walk


May 2003

18 May Bride Street Minor amendment and update to page
17 May News & Bride St More dumping, and bodged gates
16 May Membership Membership form link (PDF) added to page
13 May Walks report May 11th Letchmore Heath and Aerodrome
13 May Comment Minor update to feedback from our web
12 May Aldenham 31A Provisional date of inquiry
9 May Law Revised PDF version of Ownership document
6 May Law Common Law and Abatement modified
6 May Bride Street Bride Street updated
5 May Bride Street tag Bride Street given its own page (provisional text)

 

April 2003

25 April Walks report Photos of 2003 Bluebell walk


March 2003

27 March Legal Added a 'box' about new rules for inspectors on width
14 March News Bride Street blocked again
9 March Walks report Added Colney Heath/Tyttenhangar walk
9 March Walks 2003 Amendment to detail of Sept and Oct walk
2 March Walks Amendment to detail of 9th March walk

February 2003

27 Feb Aldenham 31A Case will go to Inquiry
23 Feb Achievements Help with Jubilee Bridge and Walk
22 Feb News Charlie Watson to stay on
22 Feb News BADFA committee's concern over Bride Street
14 Feb Legal Added article on use of Common Law
14 Feb Legal Added Acrobat (PDF) version of
ownership paper
12 Feb News Changes to pictures to enhance speed
9 Feb Walks Feb walk report and pictures
5 Feb 31A Copied News text to 31A page
4 Feb News Diversion order refused on Aldenham 31A

January 2003

30 Jan Legal Two recent issues, gates and common law
20 Jan Walks reports January 19th walk add picture
19 Jan Walks reports January 19th walk report and problem
19 Jan News Bride Street updated 19 Jan 2003
11 Jan News OSS makes formal complaint about path
11 Jan Walks Some changes to walks reports and other walks pages and structure triggered by year end.
11 Jan Walks Provisional walks programme for 2003
4 Jan News Bride Street updated
1 Jan News Bride Street Blocked
1 Jan Walks New year's day walk

 

2002

November 2002

23 Nov News Kate Ashbrook wins 'Hoogstraten' appeal
10 Nov Walks Walk to Mad Bess Wood


October 2002

29 Oct Comment Add 'secrecy' and 'crop obstruction' and minor updates to others
26 Oct? Whole web Added cascading style sheet to set default font to Times. Most visitors will see no change, but comments by anyone on typeface  (font) consistency or readability are solicited.
24 Oct News Zapper course
22 Oct News Membership
14 Oct Walks Reorganised walks reports by calendar years
13 Oct Recent Walks Bushey Heath, Grimsdyke & Merryhill walk
11 Oct People and Membership Membership and Treasurer changes


September 2002

27 Sept Aldenham 31A Meeting at Hertsmere offices
20 Sept Comment Crime prevention, BADFA's response
15 Sept News Norman Hedges - an appreciation
11 Sept Comment Picture of kissing gate without swing-gate

 

August 2002

27 August Home and News Added picture on home page and on News page about Vodaphone Mast
26 August 31A Update at 26th August
16 August 31A Provisional response to County's new document
7 August 31A a. Rejection of diversion proposal
b. Request to open up the definitive route

 

July 2002

27 July Walks Festival Walk 2002 photos etc
27 July Gates & Stiles Photo of stile re some stile issues
11 July News Vodaphone refused permission - Success
11 July News The Merry Month of May path
9 July Walks Correction of erroneous Festival Walk starting point
5 July Links New a page with some links to other sites
4 July 31A Not mad at all, just an oversight
3 July 31A County may have gone mad
2 July  NEWS County destroys part of public footpath
2 July 31A Safety issue near 31A (destruction of path)



June 2002

22 June 31A Small update to the Aldenham 31A saga.
21 June Comment New button (sort-of replacing foot & mouth)
Includes:
 foot and mouth and
 are these people more important?
7 June Recent Walks Added two pics and extra pic page to Jubilee Bridge Walk
4 June Recent Walks Jubilee Bridge Walk

 

May 2002

13 May Legal New: Who is responsible for maintaining gates and stiles?
12 May Recent Walks Colne Valley Walk, pictures and words
11 May 31A Update on visit to path
8 May Law Widths of paths
8 May News Sally Banks write up of John Sears day 2002
7 May News News rearranged with one page per year
6 May News 10 percent more paths: official
6 May News Watford makes bad order
3 May 31A Update to this totally unusable path


April 2002

14 April 31A Update to this totally unusable path
14 April Recent walks Added photo at start of 14 Ap Thames walk
14 April List of Walks Added all walks up to 1 Jan 2003


March 2002

17 March Recent Walks Added March walk pictures
16th Mar General / Home Added word search


February 2002

27th Feb Gates & Stiles Minor changes
27th Feb 31A HCC decides to make an order
23rd Feb New Section New, provisional, section relating to Aldenham 31A
13th Feb Home Page Tidied left border and moved test screens (eg 800 x 600) to main page to allow search engines to present our site even better in due course.
10th Feb Recent Walks Pictures from the 10th February walk
7th Feb Foot and Mouth All notices to be removed
6th Feb Reviews Reviews index page added with Blue Book review etc.


January 2002

28th Jan Various Minor non-substantive changes in text and layout
23rd Jan People Included link to BADFA's Constitution
20th Jan Review (New category) Elizabeth Agate's Fencing
14th Jan Recent Walks Added other pictures of 13th Jan walk
13th Jan Recent Walks Added group picture at start of walk
1st Jan Recent Walks Added New Year Walk 2002
1st Jan Walks Moved some walk reports to the 'older' page.
1st Jan Walks Added in some of the 2002 walks programme.


2001

December 2001

29th Dec News
(on separate page)
Added photos to Sally Banks' report of the John Sears day
29th Dec News
(on separate page)
Sally Banks' report of the 2001 John Sears study day
20th Dec News Watford and Police aim to close public path
12th Dec Our Paths Added two more county officers and contacts
8th Dec Foot and Mouth Some dubious foot and mouth notices still up
1st Dec News Added gate on Bushey 25
1st Dec News Split news into 2000 and 2001, and resulting changes. To improve loading speed


November 2001

26/27th Nov News & Our Paths The text part of CoAg's consultation and of BADFA's response
on 'lost paths'

(this is also accessible via News or Our Paths)
22nd/23rd Nov Foot and Mouth Restructured and amended Foot & Mouth page
20th Nov Recent walks Addendum to Report & photos of 11th November 2001 walk
11th Nov Recent Walks Report & photos of 11th November 2001 walk
1st Nov News Clearance on new bridleway
1st Nov News Richard Cuthbert appointed


October 2001

27th October Gates & Stiles Added Watford's definition of a Kissing Gate
15th October Walks Added 14 Oct walk and photos
7th October Walks Added photo of recent Thames walk
Moved some walks into Old Walks page
2nd October Law Link to Planning Inspectorate guidelines on IPROW site


September 2001 none

August 2001

19th August News 2001 Garden Party photo
11th August News An Article in The Times 
10th August News & 
Foot + Mouth
Minor changes/updates


July 2001

25th July News Update on National Grid structures
23 July News Nasty and unnecessary National Grid structures
19th July Gates and Stiles Update on new standard for gaps, gates and stiles includes Countryside Agency endorsement
9th July Foot and Mouth Update on 'saboteurs'
8th July Walks Report and photos of Festival Walk
7th July News New Greenway opened
4th July News BADFA chairman's leg problem returns
4th July Walks Festival walk start changed to 11.30 to fit in with Festival Leaflet

June 2001

8th June News Minor adjustments to text and layout
7th June Achievements Added Merryhill bench.
7th June Achievements Reorganised one-to-a-page to speed up loading also added picture of Merryhill, Haydon House and buttercups.

May 2001

26th May Gates and Stiles Publication of new British Standard
20th May Foot and Mouth The 'saboteurs'
15th May Walks 'Recent walks' split into two with new list of about over a year old items. Also some pictures reduced in size. All to allow faster loading.
15th May Foot and Mouth Small addition.
15th May Walks Photo of people at Bluebell walk start
8th May Foot and Mouth New entries, ITV (Carlton) slams Hertfordshire etc.and government guidelines.
8th May Walks Confirmation that Bluebell Walk will take place
3rd May News Updated AGM and John Sears
3rd May Foot and Mouth Update
3rd May Walks Minor changes to walks programme.

April 2001

17th April News Added index to news page.
17th April News Added John Sears' Study day
17th April News Added BADFA's AGM announcement
17th April Foot & Mouth Update

March 2001

25th March News Added Van Hoogenstraten path success by RA
Updated Munden
22nd March Foot & Mouth Update and new Government guidelines
14th March Recent Walks Added London Walk 11 March 2001
12th March Foot & Mouth Update
8th March New BUTTON Foot and Mouth

February 2001

11th Feb Recent Walks Added report of 11th February Wall Hall walk
10th Feb News Signpost going up at Munden
Extra photo at The Grove
8th Feb Gates & Stiles Updated example to conform to pre-publication BS5709
4th Feb News Added: Paths at The Grove, Watford

January 2001

28th Jan News Added: Bushey 35 Magistrates Court decision.
14th Jan Recent Walks Added some words on St Albans walk (pictures to come later when developed)
9th Jan General tidy-up
Throughout
Changed most file names to all lower case (but left main files alone to try to protect people who have 'favouriteised' these files).
Removed most of the unused files on the web.
Put 'thumbnail' enlargements onto HTML pages to improve appearance.
7th Jan Recent Walks Added small Festival Walk 2000 picture
1st Jan Walks Added note about 01.01.01 walk.
Rearranged Recent Walks to show most recent first.


2000
December 2000

31st Dec News Updated Watford Fieldpath Association
Some updating to Aldenham 31A
31st Dec Achievements Improve view of bench (JPG to HTM)
31st Dec Home page Added 10th Year (2001)
22nd Dec Walks Walks and Recent Walks seperated,
2001 Walks Programme added
20th Dec News Countryside & Rights of Way Act now law
1st Dec Achievements Improved Sears' larger picture navigation.

November 2000

21st Nov Achievements Added Greenway and wide footpath and photos
14th Nov Our Paths
Walks
Added photo of cleared path 12
Photos of 12 November walk
12th Nov News Flood photo under News
5th Nov News Add news of Garry Preston
Update Watford Fieldpath situation

October  2000

3rd Oct News Add news of David Dench (CMS)

September  2000

2nd Sep News Add Watford Fieldpath Association proposal
Move Tykeswater Leap to Walks page
Minor tidy up
1st Sep Walks Update and some new pictures
1st Sep Our Paths Amend to change HCC contact
1st Sep Achievements Add John Sears Study days example

August  2000

24th Aug Law Add Phil Wadey's article on Creation of paths

July 2000

13th June Our paths Add training for survey, and Ivy Stevens picture.

June 2000

26th June Minor changes


May 2000

26th May People Added picture of Steve & Jennifer McCormick
21st May APOLOGIES Rename of many files for consistency may have made some of your stored hyperlinks to our site inoperative. We will try now to be consistent and change file names and structure as little as possible, though some change is inevitable.
21st May New section The Rule of Law Just two items on it at present
21st May Gates & Stiles page Added photo of 1999 charity walk (Jennings)
12th May

Layout only

Re-laidout Achievements, EXAMPLES.htm put into table format
11th May

Technical changes

Navigation bar in a table to avoid occasional double line spacing. Logo moved to bar.
5th May News item and referenced page Countryside agency new publication
3rd May News page Path 31A added
1st May 2000 Major changes Complete rebuild as it was not readable by many browsers
Revised Gates and Stiles page

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