Due to the ongoing uncertainty of the pandemic, it is with a heavy heart that we have had to make the difficult decision to cancel the in-person The Great British Beer Festival 2021. We will have an alternative event in its place and will release more information on this once we have more details.

We waste 20 million slices of bread 🍞 from our homes every day 😲 If we all stopped wasting bread for one year it could do the same for climate change as planting 5.3 million trees 🌳 #StopWastingFood Wasting Food: It's Out Of Date

If you've been feeling more anxious than normal, #EveryMindMatters can help with simple tips and advice 🧠💭 Visit: everymindmatters.co.uk

We are producing a new Greenspace Action (GAP) for Weston Hills, Baldock. We welcome your input to help shape the new GAP, which will cover management of the site. Find the draft GAP and more information on how to have your say, here: ow.ly/Rgd050DApmj

Rapid testing for anyone without symptoms of coronavirus who has to leave home for essential work available in Royston, Baldock, Letchworth and Hitchin this week. Results in 45 minute. Book at hertfordshire.gov.uk/rapidtest

Free rapid testing for anyone without coronavirus symptoms is now available across Hertfordshire. Key and essential workers who can't work from home during the current restrictions are encouraged to book a rapid test every few days. Book a rapid test: hertfordshire.gov.uk/rapidtest

Disposing of your home Covid-19 Lateral Flow Devices: ✅The external packaging (the NHS Test and Trace branded box) can be recycled. ❌The contents of the testing kit is not recyclable. Put the contents into the clear waste bag provided and dispose in your general waste bin.

Everyone can now access free regular rapid testing including home testing kits. Please play your part and get tested twice a week. Find out more at: hertfordshire.gov.uk/rapidtest

North Herts Council great news! finally after all these years well done North Herts Council

There’s free rapid testing for anyone without symptoms of coronavirus in Baldock today. 📍 Market Place, Baldock High Street ⏱️ Results are available in 45 minutes ❌ No booking required Find out more at: ow.ly/pZM050FNpxP

If you are a local community group or voluntary organisation, supporting local people through the pandemic, then you can now apply for a share of £100,000 funding to help ensure you can continue your vital work. Find more information here: ow.ly/2XGO50FXVwU

Balstock Raffle! Grab tickets on the Saturday & Sunday of the festival!! Draw on Sunday eve before JOA #Balstock2021 #balstockraffle

⚠️With high temperatures forecast for this week, we will be starting bin collections slightly earlier this Tuesday and Wednesday. Please put your bin out the night before your collection rather than in the morning to ensure it doesn't get missed.

Instead of sending your old clothes straight to landfill, try selling them on, giving them away to charity, swapping them with friends or recycling them at clothes banks.

Fire Door Safety Week is giving these tips for a 5 Step Fire Door Check: - Check for certification - Check the gaps - Check the seals condition - Check the hinges - Check the door closes properly #FireDoorSafetyWeek #FireKills #businesssafety21 #hertfordshirefireprotection

Healthy Hub North Herts are running a free event for adults where you can chat to wellbeing professionals about sleeping well: 📅 6 October 2021 ⏰ 10: 00 - 12:00 pm 📍 Market Hill Rooms, Fish Hill, Royston, SG8 9JL For more information visit: ow.ly/TCZc50GeBlQ

All food waste collection services have been suspended today (Friday 1 October) due to staff shortages. Please bring your food caddy in and present it again on your next scheduled collection day. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your understanding.

You can travel around North Hertfordshire with HertsLynx, an on-demand bus service that picks up and drops off at virtual bus stops. You can book journeys through: 📲 HertsLynx app 🖥️ ow.ly/78dS50Gd3sK ☎️ 01992 555513 For more information go to: ow.ly/FdHk50Gd3sN

We urge everyone who visits our parks and green spaces to enjoy their visit, but also to dispose of litter in a bin, or to take it home. #dontbeatosser

As the season changes, you might find yourself with more fruit and veg than you can eat which often leads to it being wasted🗑️ Preserving fruit and veg by making jams and chutneys is great to avoid them going to waste. Click this link to find out more: ow.ly/elYd50GrvNH