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Ware Town Council

Ware and its Neighbours
Ware - The Story So Far
Where to Go and What to See
Ware Festival
Sports and Pastimes in Ware
Ware Society
Town Twinning
Armorial Bearings of the Ware Town Council
The Great Bed of Ware
John Gilpin’s Ride to Ware
Calendar of Regular Events
General Information
Local Government in Ware
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Ware
Contact Information


Ware Town Council,
The Priory,
High Street,
Ware,
Hertfordshire,
SG12 9AL

Tel: 01920 460316

Email: Ware
Ware Website

 

General Information

Banks

Alliance & Leicester, Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds TSB and National Westminster Banks are all located in the High Street.

Car Parks

Broadmeads (Amwell End); Kibes Lane, High Street (rear of Library); Coronation Road; New Road; Priory Street.

Cemetery

The Ware Town Council Cemetery is at Watton Road, Ware (enquiries to Town Council Offices at The Priory). Tel: 01920 460316

Childcare

To find local childcare providers contact the Family Information Service www.hertsdirect.org
Open Monday to Friday, 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. on 01438 737502 or 01923 471502 email fis@hertscc.gov.uk

Churches

Christ Church (Church of England), New Road. SG12 7BU Office Tel: 01920 487267
Vicar: The Rev. David Proud Tel: 01920 463165
Curate: The Rev. Peter Ould Tel: 01920 467918
www.christchurchware.co.uk

Emmanuel Shared Church (Baptist/Church of England),
Tower School, Tower Road. SG12 7LP www.emmanuelsharedchurch.org.uk
Captain Stephen Rogers Tel: 01920 426617

Springs Christian Fellowship (Pentecostal), New Road. SG12 7BU www.springscf.org.uk
Leadership Team Tel: 01920 460260

Leaside Church (Methodist and United Reformed Church), High Street.
The Rev. Kathryn Taylor www.leasidechurch.org.uk
Secretary: Mrs Mary Pick Tel: 01920 464664

Sacred Heart of Jesus and St. Joseph (Roman Catholic), King Edward Road. SG12 7EJ
Priest: Father John Gray Tel: 01920 462140
www.sacredheartware.com

St. Mary the Virgin (Church of England), www.stmaryware.org.uk
Ancient Parish Church of Ware, High Street SG12 9EH Office Tel: 01920 462539
Vicar: The Rev. Derrick Peel Tel: 01920 464817

Salvation Army
The Citadel, Baldock Street. SG12 9DH
Captain John Parry Tel: 01920 466108 or 01920 484877

The Christadelphians
(Christadelphian), Christadelphian Hall, Church Street. SG12 9EN
Contact: JT Perryman www.christadelphian.org.uk/ware/ Tel: 01920 830936

The Gospel Hall
(Christian Brethren), Collett Road. Contact: John Baker Tel: 01920 462244

Ware Pentecostal Community Church, Chauncy School, Park Road Tel: 01920 422649

Citizens Advice Bureau

Yeoman’s Court, Ware Road, Hertford. SG13 7HJ. Tel: 08448 489700
Advice Sessions Monday - Thursday 10am - 1pm. Afternoons by appointment only
Telephone Advice Monday - Thursday 10am - 4pm

Clerk to the Justices

Bayley House, Sish Lane, Stevenage. SG13 1SS Tel: 01438 730412
Minicom: 01992 556532

Doctors

Dolphin House Surgery - Drs. Baverstock, Maddams, Watson, Davies, Morgan, O’Reilly
6-7 East Street, Ware. SG12 9HJ Tel: 01920 468777
www.dolphinhousesurgery.co.uk

Church Street Surgery - Drs. I.H. Bridges, S.H. Gibson, J.M.S. Young, S.C. Harris &
N. Williams, Debra Gilbert. Church Street Surgery, St. Marys Courtyard, Church Street, Ware. SG12 9EF www.churchstware.org Tel: 01920 468941

The Maltings Surgery - Dr. S. Kite, Dr B. Benning
15 Amwell End SG12 9HP Tel: 01920 469977

Education

Hertfordshire County Council, County Hall, Pegs Lane, Hertford SG13 8DE.
www.hertsdirect.org Enquiries: Tel: 0300 123 4043

Further Education
Hertford Regional College, Ware Centre, Scotts Road, Ware. SG12 9JF
www.hertreg.ac.uk Main Number: 01992 411411

Secondary Schools
The Chauncy School - Secondary Mixed
Park Road. SG12 0DP www.chauncy.herts.sch.uk Tel: 01920 411200
Pinewood School - Special Mixed
Hoe Lane. SG12 9PB www.pinewood.herts.sch.uk Tel: 01920 412211
Presdales School - Secondary Female
Hoe Lane. SG12 9NX www.presdales.herts.sch.uk Tel: 01920 462210

Primary Schools
Christchurch (C of E) VA Primary & Nursery School
Bowling Road. SG12 7BT www.christchurch.herts.sch.uk Tel: 01920 462158
Kingshill Infant School Heath Drive. SG12 0RL www.kingshill.herts.sch.uk Tel: 01920 465349
Middleton School
Walnut Tree Walk. SG12 9PD www.middleton.herts.sch.uk Tel: 01920 485152
Priors Wood Primary School
Cozens Road SG12 7HZ www.priorswood.herts.sch.uk Tel: 01920 464135
Sacred Heart RC Primary School
Broadmeads. SG12 9HY Tel: 01920 461678 www.sacredheart312.herts.sch.uk
St. Catherine’s (C of E) Primary School
Park Road. SG12 0AW www.stcatherines.herts.sch.uk Tel: 01920 462653
St. Mary’s (VC) C of E Junior School
Heath Drive. SG12 0RL www.stmarys306.herts.sch.uk Tel: 01920 463641
Tower Primary School
Tower Road. SG12 7LP www.tower.herts.sch.uk Tel: 01920 411000

Residential Care Homes

Ashwood, Dickenson Way, off New Road, Ware. SG12 7BY
www.runwoodhomes.co.uk Tel: 01920 468966

Hillview, Collett Road, Ware. SG12 7LK Tel: 01920 469428

Westgate House Care Centre, Tower Road, Ware. SG12 7LP Tel: 01920 468079
www.westgatehealthcare.co.uk

Highfield Nursing & Care Centre, Hoe Lane, Ware. SG12 9NZ Tel: 01920 467508

Nightingale Nursing Home, New Road, Ware. SG12 7BY Tel: 01920 463123

Electricity

E.ON, Newland House, 49 Mount Street, Nottingham NG1 6PG
Phone(s): Tel: 0845 055 0065 (Customer Services)
24 hour emergency contact numbers: Tel: 0800 7838838 (Electricity Fault Line)
Tel: 0800 111999 (National Gas Emergency Service)
email: business@energy.com Web pages: www.eonenergy.com

Employment

Job Centre Plus 12-14 Parliament Square, Hertford. SG14 1EF
www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk Tel: 01992 906900

HM Revenue & Customs Enquiry Centre,
Sovereign House, Hale Road, Hertford. SG13 8EF www.hmrc.gov.uk

Fire Service

(Headquarters/Enquiries) HQ, Old London Road, Hertford. SG13 7LD
www.hertsdirect.org Tel: 01992 507507
Local Fire Station - Baldock Street, Ware. (Retained Only)

Gas

Gas Emergency Procedures
What to do if you smell gas.
National Gas Emergency Number Tel: 0800 111 999
minicom/textphone: 0800 37 17 87
DON'T turn electric switches on or off (including doorbells)
DON'T use naked flames
DON'T smoke
DO turn off the gas supply at the meter
DO open doors and windows to get rid of the gas
DO make sure that the gas supply to an appliance has not been left unlit

Health

East and North Herts Primary Care Trust, Charter House, Welwyn Garden City. AL8 6JL
www.enherts-pct.nhs.uk Tel: 01707 390855

NHS Direct (24 Hour Health Advice) www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk Tel: 0845 4647

Hospitals

Hertford County Hospital, Hertford SG14 1LP Tel: 01438 314 333

Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Welwyn Garden City. AL7 4HQ Tel: 01438 314 333

Lister Hospital, Coreys Mill Lane, Stevenage. SG1 4AB Tel: 01438 314333

Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow. CM20 1QX Tel: 01279 444455

Hotels

Feathers Inn & Hotel, Cambridge Road, Wadesmill, Nr Ware SG12 0TN www.feathersinn.com Tel: 01920 462606

Harlow Mill Travel Inn, Cambridge Road, Old Harlow CM20 2EP www.premiertravelinn.com Tel: 01279 442545

Marriott Hanbury Manor Hotel
Cambridge Road, Thundridge, Nr Ware SG12 0SD
www.hanbury-manor.com Tel: 01920 487722

Roebuck Hotel, Baldock Street, Ware SG12 9DR www.theroebuckhotel.co.uk Tel: 01920 409955

Salisbury Arms Hotel, Fore Street, Hertford SG14 1BZ www.salisbury-arms-hotel co.uk Tel: 01992 583091

The Fanhams Hall Hotel www.fanhamshallhotel.co.uk Tel: 01920 460511
Fanhams Hall Road, Ware, Hertfordshire

Industries

Ware’s many and varied industries include the following: General Engineering, Welding and Founding, Sand and Gravel Quarrying, Coach Building, Electronics, Pharmaceutical Manufacture and Research, Conveyor Systems, Furniture Manufacture, Concrete Products, Plastics, Building and Construction Industries, Graphic Design.

Library

87 High Street, Ware. SG12 9AD Tel: 0300 123 4049
www.hertsdirect.org.uk Minicom 0300 123 4041
Opening Hours: Monday 9.00am - 7.00pm. Tuesday 10.00am - 7.00pm.
Wednesday 9.00am - 7.00pm
Thursday - 9.00am - 5.00pm. Friday 9.00am - 7.00pm. Saturday 9.00am - 4.00pm.

Local Authorities

See Local Government in Ware, page 40.

Market

Every Tuesday in High Street, Ware

Museum

Ware Museum - The Priory Lodge, High Street, Ware. SG12 9AL
www.waremuseum.org.uk Sec: 01920 467848
Open: Tues, Thurs & Sat from 11am - 5pm (Summer) Winter 4pm
Sundays from 2pm - 5pm Summer - Winter 2pm - 4pm. See page 25.

Newspaper

Hertfordshire Mercury every Thursday.
www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk Tel: 01992 526600

Police

Non Emergency Tel: 0845 3300222
Local Ware Police Office, Meade House, 85 High Street, Ware SG12 9AD
Opening hours: Tuesday: 1400-1600. Thursday: 1400-1600 Tel: 0845 3300222

Divisional Headquarters, Hertford Police Station, Hale Road, Hertford SG13 8FL
Opening hours: Monday: 1200-1630. Tuesday: 0900-1330. Wednesday: 1200-1630
Thursday: 0900-1330. Friday: closed. Saturday: 1000-1400. Sunday: closed.
www.herts.police.uk Tel: 0845 3300222

Post Offices

Main Office: Martins PLC, 11 High Street, Ware SG12 9BP Tel: 01920 465180

Ware Delivery Office: Marsh Lane, Ware. SG12 9QL Tel: 01920 443200

Sub Offices:
Kingshill Post Office 13 The Green, Kingsway, Ware. SG12 0QW Tel: 01920 466004

Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages

Hertford Registration Office, County Hall, Pegs Lane, Hertford, Herts SG13 8DE
Fax: 01992 555493 Tel: 01992 555590 / 01992 555591
Email: hertford.registrars@hertscc.gov.uk www.hertsdirect.gov.uk
Opening times: Monday Wednesday and Thursday - 8.30am to 5.00pm
Tuesday - 8.30am to 5.00pm and 5.30pm to 7.30pm. Friday - 8.30am to 4.00pm

Samaritans

1 Cross Street, Ware. Tel: 08457 909090
www.samaritans.org/ware Local (01920) 464099

Shopping

Ware’s shops range from the large supermarket to D.I.Y. supplies but a number of specialist shops also trade in the Town so most needs can be supplied. There are also convenient shopping areas included in some of the residential estates.
Early Closing Day: Thursday. Market Day: Tuesday, High Street, Ware.

Social Services

Hertfordshire County Adult Care Services Tel: 0300 123 4042
Disability Information Tel: 0300 123 4042
Minicom (Textphone) users: 0300 123 4041
Children, Schools, and Families Tel: 0300 123 4043

Sports Centre

Wodson Park Sport and Recreation Centre, Ware. (see page 23) www.wodsonpark.com Tel: 01920 487091

Tourist Information Centre

Hertford Tourist Information Centre, 10 Market Place, Hertford, Herts. Tel: 01992 584322

Tourist Information Point

Ware Museum, High Street, Ware. Tel: 01920 467848
Open: Tues, Thurs and Sat from 11.00 am - 5.00 pm (11.00 am - 4.00 pm in winter)
Sundays 2.00 pm - 5.00 pm (2.00 pm - 4.00 pm in winter)
Information also available at The Town Council Offices, The Priory, Ware,
and Ware Library, 87 High Street, Ware.

Tourism Website

www.waretourism.org.uk

Trading Standards Department

45 Grosvenor Road, St. Albans AL1 3AW Tel: 08454 04 05 06
www.hertsdirect.org.uk Minicom: 08451 28 13 84

Transport

Ware is served by several Bus and Coach Companies. Ware Station is a direct main line (electrified) to Liverpool Street Station, London
For further information on bus and train services please phone Traveline 0871 200 2233
(South East) 7.am - 10pm www.traveline.org.uk

Valuation Office

St. Albans Valuation Office, St. Peter’s House, 45 Victoria Street, St. Albans, Herts AL1 3WZ
www.voa.gov.uk Tel. 01727 845 283

Veterinary Surgeons

The Chestnut Veterinary Group, 1 Hoe Lane, Ware. SG12 9LS Tel. 01920 468874

Walton Lodge Veterinary Clinic, 9 The Green, Ware. SG12 0QW Tel. 01920 466355
Ware Town Partnership
Secretary Jan Wing Tel. 01920 421466

Water

Veolia Water, Tamblin Way, Hatfield, Herts, AL10 9EZ 0845 782 3333
Metered Accounts 0845 769 7985
Non Metered Accounts 0845 769 7982
Sewerage (Thames Water) 0845 9200 800
Sewerage (Anglian Water) 0845 7145 145




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