Information added to the site in 2012
Please note (06.05.12): this site is now in a dormant stage and apart from projects already in the works only basic maintenance will be carried out until further notice.
December
Historians of Hatfield – additional titles added – published 17.12.12
War Memorial – St Luke's Church Cemetery – additional information added (memorial board details) – published 17.11.12
Claims to Fame – Artists – new entry (Leo McDowell RI) – published 17.11.12
History – new entry (Central Resources Library closed) – published 11.12.12
Hatfield incinerator threat – Hot Topics feature – update on HAI activities (HCC Wastes Sites consultation) and an update on other incinerator-related meetings and events – published 11.11.12
November
Incinerator Planning Objections – new points added (2.11 – Impact of particulate pollution on children's lung development; 4.6 – Visual impact on heritage sites; 4.7 – Threats to tree cover) – published 12.11.12
War Memorial – new page (St Luke's Church Cemetery) – published 10.11.12
Victoria Cross – note added (Corporal D Keighran VC) – published 10.11.12
Hatfield incinerator threat – Hot Topics feature – update on HAI activities (HCC decision meeting and HAI update and protest) – published 06.11.12
Gallery – new Special (HCC Incinerator Decision Day) – published 06.11.12
History – new entries (Hatfield Library and Central Resources Library openings, and HCC incinerator decision) – published 06.11.12
Links – new entry (Old Hatfield Residents Association) added (defunct de Havilland Residents Association removed) – published 06.11.12
Newcomers – Police non emergency contact numbers updated – published 06.11.12
October
Roy Cross – Artist and Author – new feature – published 12.10.12
History – new entry (Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust memorial) – published 12.10.12
Aviation and Aerospace – additional information (Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust memorial) – published 12.10.12
A World of Hatfield – People (N-Q) – new entry (Wing Commander P R Hatfield) – published 08.10.12
September
Hatfield incinerator threat – Hot Topics feature – update on HAI activities (HCC decision meeting and HAI update and protest) – published 27.09.12
Aviation – Web Links – new entry (Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust) – published 27.09.12
Hatfield incinerator threat – Hot Topics feature – update on HAI activities (meetings and HAI update on consultations) – published 18.09.12
A World of Hatfield – Places Outside the UK – amended entry (Hatfield, New South Wales) – published 11.09.12
Planespotting – Hobbies and Collections – new entries (Jet Provost and Yak 11) – published 10.09.12
Aviation – Web Links – new entry (RAFweb.org) – published 03.09.12
Pubs – Gallery – note added (Cat & Fiddle closure) – published 03.09.12
August
A World of Hatfield – Geography, Genealogy and History – new feature – published 27.08.12
Actors – Claims to Fame – new entry (Sir Norman Wisdom) – published 27.08.12
Aviation – Events – new entry (First flights by women pilots in RAF fighter aircraft – 1941) – published 27.08.12
History – new entry (Godiva Awakes – Cultural Olympics) and amendment (Boundary Changes) – published 08.08.12
Aviation – Events – new entry (RAF Display – January 1970) – published 08.08.12
Pubs – Gallery – new photo (The Great Northern – formerly The Hatfield Arms) – published 01.08.12
Hatfield incinerator threat – Hot Topics feature – update on HAI activities (meetings and HAI update on consultations) – published 01.08.12
Council of Hatfield 680 AD – note added (Division of Mercian diocese / creation of Diocese of Worcester) – published 01.08.12
July
History – new entry (London Olympics Torch Relay) – published 10.07.12
Hatfield incinerator threat – Hot Topics feature – update on HAI activities (Consultation on new heritage sites visual impact images; and developments that call into question the future of massive incinerator schemes) – published 10.07.12
June
Hatfield incinerator threat – Hot Topics feature – update on HAI activities (Consultation on new visual impact images; HCC scrutiny committee in the dark; new wood in Hatfield Park; and a new use for old nappies) – published 24.06.12
New to Hatfield – Newcomers – updated (new HTC mayor) – published 24.06.12
History – new entries (Red Arrows at South Hatfield Festival; Diamond Jubilee beacon; Royal visit and tree planting by HM Queen Elizabeth II) – published 24.06.12
Pubs – Gallery – note added (Hatfield Arms renamed The Great Northern) – published 24.06.12
May
Hatfield incinerator threat – Hot Topics feature – update on HAI activities (blimp flight, HCC Overview & Scrutiny Committee meeting, and Bunchleys community picnic) – published 24.05.12
New to Hatfield – Newcomers – updated (new WHBC mayor) – published 24.05.12
Hatfield incinerator threat – Hot Topics feature – update on HAI activities (objections from statutory consultees, HCC request to Veolia for further information) – published 06.05.12
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council – Newcomers – changes following the local elections on Thursday, 5 May 2012 – published 06.05.12
April
Hatfield incinerator threat – Hot Topics feature – update on HAI activities (EA consultation extension and school move legal challenge) – published 13.04.12
March
Hatfield incinerator threat – Hot Topics feature – update on HAI activities (EA consultation and drop-in sessions) – published 21.03.12
History – new entry (Roman era, and addition of de Havilland School of Flying and correction to London Aeroplane Club entry) – published 21.03.12
Transport – Claims to Fame – new entry (Roman Roads) – published 11.03.12
Council of Hatfield 680 AD – new Feature – published 11.03.12
Hatfield incinerator threat – Hot Topics feature – update on HAI activities (Southfield School temporary move decision called in) – published 06.03.12
Rhodes-Moorhouse – Aviation feature – two notes added (Brooklands racing and crash at Huntingdon) – published 06.03.12
Aviation – Pioneers – Claims to Fame – new entry (C S Staniland) added – published 06.03.12
February
Hatfield in World War II – Feature – new heading (Home and Birthplace to RAF units) added – published 29.02.12
Royalty – Claims to Fame – new entry (King Amanullah and Queen Surayya of Afghanistan) added – published 29.02.12
Hatfield incinerator threat – Hot Topics feature – update on HAI activities (plus, archive page created for previous updates) – published 26.02.12
January
Aviation – Pioneers – Claims to Fame – new entry (Nicholas Comper) added – published 24.01.12
Royalty – Claims to Fame – new entry (Prince George) added – published 24.01.12
Rhodes-Moorhouse – Aviation feature – clarifying note added – published 24.01.12
Incinerator planning application – Ideas for objections – Hot Topics (Incinerator Threat) – published 15.01.12
Aviation – Prototypes – Claims to Fame – new entry (Comper Mouse) added – published 03.01.12