Police The police phone number for non-emergency calls: 0845 3300222. The number for emergency calls is 112 or 999. Note that 112 is the preferred number for emergency calls as it is standard throughout Europe and will work on mobile phones as long as coverage is available from any network. Buses Woolmer Green is well served by local buses, with frequent services to Stevenage, Welwyn Garden City and a less frequent service to Hertford. Click here to see a map of the local bus routes, or visit the Intalink website for full timetables and other relevant information. Trains Trains connect to London Kings Cross with a regular half-hourly service throughout the day from Knebworth Station, and to the North on the East Coast mainline service. Eurostar services to the continent operate from St Pancras which is located directly adjacent to Kings Cross station. Schools St Michael's Primary School: Our very well-regarded local Primary School. Tel: 01438 813267 St. Michael's Pre-school: Our excellent local Pre-school located at St Michael's Primary School. Tel: 01438 813267 Children's Centre Barleyfield Childrens Centre: We are very fortunate that the Children's Centre for the local area is based at our Village Hall in a brand new extension that was completed in early 2010. Contact them for details of a wide range of events and activities that are available locally for children up to the age of 5. Tel: 01438 821651 Church St Michael's Church of England: Corner of London Road and Mardleybury Road. Rev Diane Whittaker. Tel: 01438 813043 Healthcare Healthcare Directory - Find local healthcare services using your postcode NHS Direct - telephone helpline. Tel: 08 45 46 47 Knebworth GP Practice: The Surgery, Station Road, Knebworth, SG3 6AP. Tel: 01438 812494 Welwyn GP Practice: 41 High Street, Welwyn, AL6 9EF. Tel: 08448 151413 Watton GP Practice: Watton Place Surgery, High Street, Watton-At-Stone, SG14 3TD. Tel: 01920 830232 Lloyds Pharmacy: 148 London Road, Knebworth, SG3 6EY. Tel: 01438 813166 Lloyds Pharmacy: 131-133 London Road, Knebworth, SG3 6EX. Tel: 01438 813008 National Co-Op Chemists Ltd: 241 Broadwater Crescent, Stevenage, SG2 8ET. Tel: 01438 368925 Lloyds Pharmacy: 40 High Street, Welwyn, AL6 9EQ. Tel: 01438 714104 Knebworth Dental Surgery: 62 London Road, Knebworth, SG3 6HJ. Tel: 01438 812160 The Village Dental Practice: 3 Station Road, Knebworth, SG3 6AP. Tel: 01438 816999 Mr P Patel & Associates: 302 Broadwater Crescent, Stevenage, SG2 8EU. Tel: 01438 314848 Mr N Osman: 32 High Street, Welwyn, AL6 9EQ. Tel: 01438 715627 Watton Place Dental Surgery: 60 High Street, Watton-At-Stone, SG14 3SY. Tel: 01920 830033 Monread Lodge - Nursing and Care Home: London Road, Woolmer Green. Tel: 01438 817466 Neighbourhood Watch The Woolmer Green Neighbourhood Watch Scheme has been set up with 24 volunteer Street Co-ordinators. Signs have been erected on each road that is covered and information packs have been distributed to residents. There are, however, still some gaps in coverage. Coordinators are required for Bridge Road, Longmead, London Road, Evergreen Close, Barleycroft, Birch Road, Garden Close, Mardleybury Court and Mardleybury Road. If you would be prepared to look after one of these roads, please contact Gary Fenton by email at this address. Local Associations Please apply by email to the webmaster if you run an association that is located in Woolmer Green and you would like to be listed here. Woolmer Green Allotments and Leisure Gardeners Association Established in September 2008 to satisfy the strong local demand for allotments, a one acre site in Woolmer Green has been leased and the tenants started work on their plots in March 2010. All plots are currently in use and there is a waiting list. Please contact Margaret Earl on 01438 817690 or by email at this address for further details or to register your interest. |