 A free street party is to be held in St Albans City Centre during the June bank holiday to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
More than 10,000 people are expected and attractions include live music, children’s activities and dozens of market stalls selling takeaway food and drink.
We’re organising the community event on Thursday 2 June with St Albans BID Oaklands College and Morgan Sindall being the sponsors.
The party will be centred on St Peter’s Street, which will be closed to traffic, and run from 3pm to 10pm.
It will culminate with a beacon lighting on the Museum + Gallery’s balcony at 9.45pm as hundreds of other beacons are set ablaze at key locations across the country.
Cycling tracks opened
 New pump and cyclocross tracks have been opened at a St Albans community centre which is being revamped.
The tracks at the Cottonmill Community and Cycling Centre, in Sopwell, are to be managed by St Albans Cycle Hub which will be in charge of bookings and organising events.
The pump track – which can also be used by skateboarders – includes banked turns, rollers and other features.
It is surrounded by an outer cyclocross course to help cyclists practise their off-road skills on challenging terrain.
The tracks are part of a £2.7 million project by the Council to replace the Marlborough Pavilion with a new community centre. A new main building is due to open shortly.
Community Lottery
Want help raising money for your sports club, youth group or other good cause? Our community lottery is free to join. Good causes that sign up will receive 50p from every £1 ticket their supporters buy. A further 10p will go towards a central fund. Good causes can register online at https://www.stalbansdistrictlottery.co.uk/ and tickets can also be bought here.
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 Our housing repairs and maintenance contractor, Morgan Sindall Property Services, is offering a free, four-week course for people looking to work in the building industry.
The course is open to anyone aged 19-plus who is unemployed or earning less than £17,374.50 a year and is living in St Albans District. The deadline for applications is Monday 30 May.
At the end of the programme, candidates will receive a Level 1 qualification in Health and Safety in a Construction Environment.
The course includes nine days in the classroom to learn practical skills and two weeks' work experience in a trade.
There is a guaranteed apprenticeship interview on completion of the course and additional training and financial support are also available.
To apply or for more details please contact Salma Khan, Social Value Officer, on mailto:CSRbox@morgansindall.com
Election results
An election was held earlier this month for all 56 seats on the Council.
The political make-up of the Council is now: Liberal Democrats – 50 Councillors; Conservatives – four; Greens – one; and Independent – one.
To find out who your ward Councillors are, click here.
Around a third of Council seats will be up for election again next year.
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 The annual Sustainable St Albans Festival has started and will continue until Tuesday 31 May in St Albans, Harpenden and surrounding villages.
Community groups, businesses, schools, street groups, and faith groups are organising a host of eco-friendly events and activities.
These include nature walks, a repair workshop, a litter pick and a greenbelt photography competition.
The aim is to inspire residents to live more sustainably by doing practical things to care for the environment.
To see the full programme, go to the festival website: https://sustfest.org/.
Garden waste
Subscriptions for the garden waste collection service for the year beginning this July can be renewed from Monday 6 June. Any existing direct debits will be taken automatically around Monday 27 June unless cancelled. You can subscribe via your MyStAlbans account with more information available here: https://www.stalbans.gov.uk/garden-waste-subscription-service.
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 Work to provide 26 new social-rent homes in St Albans is scheduled to start in spring next year.
One development is at the site of the former King Offa pub, Sopwell, and the other is at The Hedges, Batchwood.
They will provide a total of 26 new properties including two and three bed homes and flats.
Eco-friendly features will include air source heat pumps, solar panels and electric vehicle charging points. Construction is due to be completed in the summer of 2023.
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