Christmas and New Year message

This year marked the 50th anniversary of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council and since taking on the roles of Leader and Deputy Leader of our Joint Administration in May, we have focused on delivering better for our communities.

As we come to the end of 2024, we are reflecting on the successes already achieved under the council priorities and what more we can do next year.  This year, we established two new task forces dedicated to our town centres and neighbourhoods.  Initiatives are well underway and it is great to see our town centres thriving, including the return of our Hatfield town centre markets and the national recognition received in the Britain in Bloom competition for our gardens and green spaces in Welwyn Garden City town centre.  We also installed new bins in our neighbourhood recycling centres, continued to take action on Climate Change and held regular Community Catch Ups for our tenants.  We look forward to sharing more information in the new year.

During the summer, we hosted over 400 free activities as part of our Big Summer and This Girl Can campaigns and our winter events are just as exciting, including this year’s Christmas Panto, ‘Sleeping Beauty’.

We know that the cost of living crisis is continuing to impact all of us and you can find further guidance about where to get support on the council’s website. In the New Year, we will be publishing our business plan and budget for the next financial year. As part of this, we continue to put the community at the heart of everything we do. 

We wish you a wonderful festive season and best wishes for the New Year.

Councill Max Holloway
Leader of the Council

Councillor Jane Quinton
Deputy Leader of the Council