Welcome to Tewin

Spring in Tewin Parish - Photo Derek Adams

Building Development in Tewin

Approved Seven Acres Development for 18 Dwellings

During the week commencing 20th February 2012 Taylor Wimpey started work on the current permitted development of the Seven Acres site on Upper Green Road.

Proposed Seven Acres Development for a Further 10 Dwellings

On Monday 27th February 2012 Taylor Wimpey held a public exhibition at Tewin Memorial Hall from 3pm until 8pm, about the emerging proposals for additional homes at the Seven Acres site. This new proposal is for an additional 10 houses on top of the 18 dwellings currently permitted and was an opportunity for parishioners to view the proposal, ask questions and give feedback on the proposal.

Proposed Seven Acres Development - Further News.

The Parish Council has arranged an Open Afternoon on Monday 14th May at Tewin Memorial Hall from 2.30pm until 7pm to enable parishioners to view the planning application submitted to East Herts Council by  Taylor Wimpey for the demolition of Sevenacres house and the erection of 28 (18 previously approved) new dwellings (including 11 affordable units).

The plans can also be viewed on the East Herts Council website at www.eastherts.gov.uk using the planning reference website 3/12/0597/FP."

 About our Village

Tewin, a village with a population of about 1440, is located in Hertfordshire part way between the towns of Welwyn Garden City and Stevenage.  Some of its inhabitants work locally, while many commute to London each day.  The village dates back, at least, to Anglo Saxon times and its name has its origins in Anglo Saxon English.  Tewin has most of the features typical of English country villages, a Church, two pubs, a village green, a red telephone box and a shop .  It is set in a superb rural landscape which retains many features characteristic of ancient countryside and which supports a rich variety of wildlife.  The village contains areas set aside for the Hertfordshire and Middlesex Wildlife Trust which are carefully managed by volunteers.  A record of people resident in the village during the year 2000, to be known as the Tewin Millennium Register, has been copied by a local calligrapher, bound in leather and put on display in a case in the Church.

Activities and facilities in the village

We have active sports clubs, and social events are organised by various groups around the village. Details of these can be found on the Events Calendar. The telephone numbers of the contacts for these sports and social clubs are available in the Directory.

Tewin Horticultural Arts & Crafts Society, which now has more than 150 members, has a busy programme of events planned, including the Spring and Autumn shows. In the past it has organised visits to art exhibitions and well known gardens.

The village Memorial Hall in the heart of the village provides accommodation for many of our activities, and funds raised by a new supporters club, as well as money from other sources, has enabled a programme of repair and redecoration to take place.

The Friends of Tewin is an independent group that supports village organisations by raising funds and giving practical help.

About our website

Our site includes a section dedicated to St. Peter's Church, including an article on our Millennium Tapestries.  There is a Past Events section with many photographs and a Tewin Parish Council section, which includes the minutes from recent meetings.  We also link to other village sites, including Tewin Cowper School, which continues to be over-subscribed.