Cllr Jeff Jones

Hertfordshire County Councillor Buntingford Division. Promoted by NEHerts Conservatives, 75 Station Rd, Letchworth Garden City SG6 3BJ

[Cllr Jeff Jones @cllr_jeff]

Come and support Buntingford Branch @PoppyLegion at our Quiz Night, 8th March, at the Community Centre. Tickets £15 available online or in person at The Manor House
Includes Fish or Pie & Chips or veggie pie.
https://t.co/6tW5JPt2r9

[Cllr Jeff Jones @cllr_jeff]

Come and support Buntingford Branch @PoppyLegion at our Quiz Night, 8th March, at the Community Centre. Tickets £15 available online or in person at The Manor House
Includes Fish or Pie & Chips or veggie pie.
https://t.co/6tW5JPt2r9

[Cllr Jeff Jones @cllr_jeff]

Climate award for England’s first net zero school, and it’s in Buntingford!
The School has been awarded the Climate Action award from Constructing Excellence for its sustainability credentials meaning it’s England’s first net zero carbon school in both operation and construction.

[Cllr Jeff Jones @cllr_jeff]

Come and watch the race through Buntingford 11.30-12noon Friday 24th May

[Hertfordshire County Council @hertscc]

The Ford RideLondon Classique is heading to Buntingford and surrounding villages for the first time this May. The world’s best female cyclists will be racing through Hertfordshire on Friday 24 May. To find out more visit https://t.co/nl6vkDoo38

[Hertfordshire County Council @hertscc]

The Ford RideLondon Classique is heading to Buntingford and surrounding villages for the first time this May. The world’s best female cyclists will be racing through Hertfordshire on Friday 24 May. To find out more visit https://t.co/nl6vkDoo38

[Cllr Jeff Jones @cllr_jeff]

Today is Polling Day and the polling stations are open until 10pm. In East Herts we only have Police & Crime Commissioner elections. Please vote for our excellent Conservative candidate Jonathan Ash-Edwards. Don’t forget your photo ID. #keepinghertssafe @JAshEdwards @aja_curtis

[Cllr Jeff Jones @cllr_jeff]

Buntingford RBL and @BuntingfordTC are commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day with a special ceremony and beacon lighting outside the war memorial on Market Hill, 8.15pm 6th June.
All are welcome to attend.
#DDay80 @PoppyLegion

[Cllr Jeff Jones @cllr_jeff]

@johnwyllie @EastHerts It’s disgraceful how she chairs a meeting. She needs Chairmanship Training. Formal complaint should come from @EHConservatives to @EastHerts Democratic Services.

[Cllr Jeff Jones @cllr_jeff]

Petition: Give everyone within the Home Counties a vote for the London Mayor. https://t.co/Wgz3Cnkf1u

[Hertfordshire Journeys @Herts_Highways]

Due to high winds there may be fallen trees or branches, please take extra care if you are travelling and report them to us on our website: https://t.co/y9xyP1cQJb

[Hertfordshire County Council @hertscc]

⚠ An amber weather warning has been issued today, with wind and heavy rain across #Hertfordshire.
Make sure you're following @metoffice for weather updates.
Report any flooding or fallen trees to @Herts_Highways on the fault reporting system at https://t.co/NJxqPVexED

[Hertfordshire Journeys @Herts_Highways]

We're still in deer rutting season so please continue to drive with caution

[Cllr Jeff Jones @cllr_jeff]

So sad to receive the news that the new Green/LibDem administration at @EastHerts have decided to withdraw funding and close Ward Freman Pool.
Under the previous @Conservatives administration I fought long and hard keeping this facility open. I wish them well finding alternatives

[Cllr Jeff Jones @cllr_jeff]

Buntingford Library will be open until 8pm on Late Night Shopping Night, 1st December . Pop along and join in the festive events.

[Hertfordshire County Council @hertscc]

Have you heard about our Ukraine Support Award?
We’re celebrating someone special in Hertfordshire making a difference to Ukrainian guests.

Nominate your choice here: https://t.co/ThTaYo6G6X

#Homes4Ukraine

[Julie Marson @JulieMarsonMP]

I’ve once again written to @EastHerts Council following inappropriate actions from Council Leader @BenCrystall and @Tupennyrush on the Israel-Hamas conflict.

See my letter below 👇

[Hertfordshire County Council @hertscc]

Remembering and honouring our heroes. #HertfordshireRemembers #LestWeForget #WeWillRememberThem

[Moz Perkins⚓️🇨🇶🇬🇧 Author 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @MozPerkins]

On November 7th, 1920, in strictest secrecy, four unidentified British bodies were exhumed from temporary battlefield cemeteries at Ypres, Arras, the Asine and the Somme.

None of the soldiers who did the digging were told why.

The bodies were taken by field ambulance to GHQ at St-Pol-Sur-Ter Noise. Once there, the bodies were draped with the union flag.

Sentries were posted and Brigadier-General Wyatt and a Colonel Gell selected one body at random. The other three were reburied.

A French Honour Guard was selected and stood by the coffin overnight of the chosen soldier overnight.

On the morning of the 8th November, a specially designed coffin made of oak from the grounds of Hampton Court arrived and the Unknown Warrior was placed inside.

On top was placed a crusaders sword and a shield on which was inscribed:

"A British Warrior who fell in the GREAT WAR 1914-1918 for King and Country".

On the 9th of November, the Unknown Warrior was taken by horse-drawn carriage through Guards of Honour and the sound of tolling bells and bugle calls to the quayside.

There, he was saluted by Marechal Foche and loaded onto HMS Vernon bound for Dover. The coffin stood on the deck covered in wreaths, surrounded by the French Honour Guard.

Upon arrival at Dover, the Unknown Warrior was met with a nineteen gun salute - something that was normally only reserved for Field Marshals.

A special train had been arranged and he was then conveyed to Victoria Station, London.

He remained there overnight, and, on the morning of the 11th of November, he was finally taken to Westminster Abbey.

The idea of the unknown warrior was thought of by a Padre called David Railton who had served on the front line during the Great War the union flag he had used as an altar cloth whilst at the front, was the one that had been draped over the coffin.

It was his intention that all of the relatives of the 517,773 combatants whose bodies had not been identified could believe that the Unknown Warrior could very well be their lost husband, father, brother or son...

THIS is the reason we wear poppies.

We do not glorify war.

We remember - with humility - the great and the ultimate sacrifices that were made, not just in this war, but in every war and conflict where our service personnel have fought - to ensure the liberty and freedoms that we now take for granted.

Every year, on the 11th of November, we remember the Unknown Warrior.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them.

[Cllr Jeff Jones @cllr_jeff]

Once again the Green Party coalition at @EastHerts has failed to make a decision and chosen to “pause”. Man-up Greens you were elected by residents to make decisions not sit on the fence. You’ve been in 6 months and what have you done? Nothing! @Conservatives #Greenisfornogo

[Cllr Jeff Jones @cllr_jeff]

I’m pleased to report that the new School Crossing that I championed for is being installed on Bowling Green Lane, Buntingford, during the school half term. Applications for a School Crossing Patrol Attendant will be advertised soon to assist schoolchildren cross safely.