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Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) is a subject that is everyone’s business.
It’s become almost normalised in our society and harmful and negative stereotypes need to be challenged.
Organisations across Hertfordshire have to come together and work collaboratively to prevent abuse, protect victims and survivors, hold perpetrators to account and drive long-term change.
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Cllr Hillary Skoczylas, Executive Member for Children and Families, joined the Hertfordshire fostering recruitment team at Hoddesdon Market on Friday for the launch of our HELP campaign.

This week, we continue to celebrate Foster Care Fortnight, a national celebration of the incredible work foster carers do. This year’s theme is ‘This is fostering’, which gave Cllr Skoczylas the perfect opportunity to hear powerful stories directly from foster carers, their experiences and the support they receive from Hertfordshire County Council and each other. She said: “I just really want to take this chance to say a massive thank you to all our Hertfordshire foster carers.”

If you’re interested in learning how you could support a local child when they need it most, head over to our website to explore fostering.

🚲 A safer, more accessible crossing at Thomas Sawyer Way is here!
We were delighted to celebrate the completion of improvements in Watford alongside residents, partners and community groups 🎉
The new toucan crossing, wider shared paths and resurfaced road are already making it easier and safer for people walking, wheeling and cycling.
A great step forward for the Watford Green Loop and active travel across Hertfordshire 💚

A powerful new mural has been unveiled in Hatfield
💬 Created as a lasting legacy from the Knife Angel’s visit, the artwork shares an important message about knife crime and making positive choices. Designed with local young people and partners including @MurWalls and @hertspolice.
📍 Find it in the subway between Woods Avenue and the town centre.

🌡️Temperatures are set to rise over the long weekend – stay safe and keep cool with these simple tips:
💦 Stay hydrated – drink plenty of water
☀️ Avoid the sun between 11am and 3pm, when it’s at its hottest
😎 Protect yourself – wear sunscreen, light breathable clothing, sunglasses and a hat
🐶 Never leave pets or children in parked vehicles
🤝 Check in on vulnerable neighbours, friends and relatives
👉 For more advice on staying safe in hot weather, visit our website.

Last Friday, we welcomed Cllr. Patsy Spears, Mayor of Broxbourne, to our East launch of the ‘HELP’ fostering recruitment campaign.

This campaign is focused on recruiting more foster carers in Hertfordshire, to meet an urgent need for more foster carers across the county, that's also being felt across the nation.

Cllr. Spears added her message to our growing community quilt, joining powerful contributions from children in foster care. She also committed to helping spread the word to reach more people who may consider a fulfilling foster caring role. Every conversation helps us reach someone who might be ready to make a difference.

You can help too, share our social media content across your networks, or download a poster or leaflets from our website and share them in your local community.

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Do you have thoughts on our services or what we should prioritise in your local area? Let us know what matters to you most in our residents’ survey. We’ll use the information you give us to improve our services and deliver our priorities. Complete the survey via the link in our bio.

Hertfordshire’s first-ever Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) partnership strategy has just been launched.
Over 40 survivors of VAWG were consulted to help shape it and over 3,000 residents took part in our survey
The strategy has 4 priorities
·Act before harm occurs
·Identify and stop those causing harm
·Increase safety for victims and survivors
·Support after harm has occurred
If you or someone you know is affected by VAWG, support is available.

🚲 Hertfordshire County Council and Watford Borough Council have completed the first in a series of planned improvements to the Watford Green Loop - an important project forming part of wider plans to improve accessibility across the town.

🌳 The latest works on Thomas Sawyer Way significantly enhance access to the much‑loved Oxhey Park.

As part of ongoing improvements to this route, a new signalised crossing designed for people walking, wheeling, or cycling has now been installed on Thomas Sawyer Way.

The new crossing makes the junction with Dalton Way much safer and easier to navigate, allowing users to cross the road via new traffic signals. Previously, people had to wait on an island in the centre of a busy road.

In addition to the upgraded crossing, the project has delivered resurfacing of the road and widened shared‑use paths, improving comfort and accessibility for all users.

🚲 Hertfordshire County Council and Watford Borough Council have completed the first in a series of planned improvements to the Watford Green Loop - an important project forming part of wider plans to improve accessibility across the town.

🌳 The latest works on Thomas Sawyer Way significantly enhance access to the much‑loved Oxhey Park.

As part of ongoing improvements to this route, a new signalised crossing designed for people walking, wheeling, or cycling has now been installed on Thomas Sawyer Way.

The new crossing makes the junction with Dalton Way much safer and easier to navigate, allowing users to cross the road via new traffic signals. Previously, people had to wait on an island in the centre of a busy road.

In addition to the upgraded crossing, the project has delivered resurfacing of the road and widened shared‑use paths, improving comfort and accessibility for all users.

🚲 Hertfordshire County Council and Watford Borough Council have completed the first in a series of planned improvements to the Watford Green Loop - an important project forming part of wider plans to improve accessibility across the town.

🌳 The latest works on Thomas Sawyer Way significantly enhance access to the much‑loved Oxhey Park.

As part of ongoing improvements to this route, a new signalised crossing designed for people walking, wheeling, or cycling has now been installed on Thomas Sawyer Way.

The new crossing makes the junction with Dalton Way much safer and easier to navigate, allowing users to cross the road via new traffic signals. Previously, people had to wait on an island in the centre of a busy road.

In addition to the upgraded crossing, the project has delivered resurfacing of the road and widened shared‑use paths, improving comfort and accessibility for all users.

🚲 Hertfordshire County Council and Watford Borough Council have completed the first in a series of planned improvements to the Watford Green Loop - an important project forming part of wider plans to improve accessibility across the town.

🌳 The latest works on Thomas Sawyer Way significantly enhance access to the much‑loved Oxhey Park.

As part of ongoing improvements to this route, a new signalised crossing designed for people walking, wheeling, or cycling has now been installed on Thomas Sawyer Way.

The new crossing makes the junction with Dalton Way much safer and easier to navigate, allowing users to cross the road via new traffic signals. Previously, people had to wait on an island in the centre of a busy road.

In addition to the upgraded crossing, the project has delivered resurfacing of the road and widened shared‑use paths, improving comfort and accessibility for all users.

With the long weekend coming up, we wanted to remind you of our opening hours for some of our services.
🔗 Find out more on our website - link in bio.

💜 Meet Claire, one of our amazing social work apprentices who is helping to keep residents at home when they would otherwise move into care.

Our vital service is a step towards supporting the NHS with hospital discharges.

This is one example of our On Your Side plans to support those most in need. Find out more here👉 hertfordshire.gov.uk/CorporatePlan

🎥 Credit: BBC News