| Mike Penning MP | 01442 251251 |
| David Lloyd, Borough Councillor/ Deputy Leader & Executive member for performance and resources, Hertfordshire County Council | 01992 556557 |
| H Chapman, Borough Councillor/Parish Councillor | 01582 841873 |
| Street Litter | 01442 228666 |
| Allotments and Gardens Association | 01582 842368 |
| 2nd Markyate Brownies | 01582 840994 |
| Care Group | 01582 841242 |
| Care Bus | 01582 841324 |
| Transport for medical appointments | 01582 841212 |
| Markyate Football & Cricket Club | 01582 841731 |
| Doctors Surgery | 01582 840988 |
| Football (Nursery) | 01582 840212 |
| (Youth) | 01582 841210 |
| Friends of Markyate School | 01582 840537 |
| Good Companions | 01582 840258 |
| Hospice of St Francis | 01582 841242 |
| Leisure for Women (Dacorum Borough Council) | 01442 228699 |
| Leisure 50 Plus (Dacorum Borough Council) | 01442 228697 |
| Luton Airport Monitoring Committee | 01582 841873` |
| Markyate Beavers | 01582 842724 |
| Markyate Bowls Club | 01582 840604 |
| Markyate Cubs | 01582 842414 |
| Markyate Health Walkers | 01582 841341 |
| Markyate Local History Society | 01582 414057 |
| Markyate Pre School | 01727 762502 |
| Markyate Scouts | 01582 842414 |
| Markyate Society | 01582 841873 |
| Markyate Village School | 01582 840537 |
| National Childbirth Trust | 01582 841226 |
| Road Maintenance | 01923 471320 |
| Roosters | 01582 841002 |
| Save The Children Fund | 01582 840108 |
| Traveline (Bus service) | 0870 608 2608 |
| Tumble Tots | 01582 841653 |
Who Does What?
Local government in Hertfordshire has three layers, each providing different services.
1 Hertfordshire County Council
2 Dacorum Borough Council
3 Parish or Town Councils
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Abandoned vehicles |
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Anti social behaviour |
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Car parks and parking |
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Community Safety |
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Council Tax benefit |
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Council Tax collection |
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Economic development |
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Education |
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Electoral register and voting |
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Environmental Health |
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Fire and Rescue |
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Highways [roads and pavements] |
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Housing |
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Housing Benefit |
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Leisure and sport |
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Libraries |
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Meals on Wheels |
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Parks and open spaces |
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Pollution [including noise] |
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Planning applications |
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Registering births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships |
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Rubbish and recycling |
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Schools |
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Smoking ban |
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Social Services |
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Street cleaning and street name signs |
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Trading Standards |
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Markyate Parish Council owns and looks after the recreational ground in Pickford Road (known locally at Peggy’s Field) and the Y2K Hall.
The Village Hall is owned by Dacorum Borough Council and managed by Markyate Parish Council.
The recreation ground in Cavendish Road is owned by Dacorum Borough Council, the whole area is leased to the Parish Council and then the playing field area is sub leased to Markyate Football and Cricket Club who maintain the grounds. The play area in Peggy’s Field was completely renewed in 2005 at a cost of approximately £37,000.00. This was funded by Dacorum Borough Council and the Police Initiative Fund. Markyate Parish Council contributed approximately £3,000 towards this project.
The Village Hall is owned by Dacorum Borough Council but managed by Markyate Parish Council.
The Y2K Hall is owned by Markyate Parish Council and was built in 2000 as a Millennium project. There are 16 Parish or Town Councils in Dacorum outside Hemel Hempstead. All parishes employ a clerk , to pay for this and other expenses, Dacorum Borough Council add an amount called a Parish Precept or Parish tax to the Council Tax of people who live in the relevant area.