Berkhamsted’s women have gone golf-mad – and it’s all because of the golf club on the common at the top of the hill. Twice a week, on Monday mornings and Saturday afternoons, a group gathers at Berkhamsted Golf Club under the kindly eyes of PGA Professional golf instructors John Clarke and Joe Biggs. Most are […]
Twelve people died by suicide in Hertfordshire in August and eight people took their own lives in July. The sad thing is that their choice to end their lives was preventable and each death probably affected about 135 people, including children. Gemma Kirk who works on suicide prevention in the Mental Health and Policing Unit […]
Books of Condolence have been opened at County Hall in Hertford and at Hertfordshire County Council’s libraries for people who wish to pay their respects to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. There is also an online Book of Remembrance for Hertfordshire at lord-lieutenant-herts.org.uk/remembrance From Monday, Books of Condolence will be at all 46 of Hertfordshire’s […]
Lockers Park is a boarding school for boys aged 4 to 13, nestled within 23 acres of Boxmoor woodland in Hertfordshire with Radlett, Berkhamsted, Harpenden, St Albans and Bushey close by. The school holds a highly regarded academic reputation for achieving excellent results. Small classes of 16 pupils or fewer allow teachers to know every […]
Tring Park School for the Performing Arts is delighted to invite talented youngsters from across the UK to attend its first Open Day for 2023 entry into the school. The Open Days will take place on Thursday 6 and Friday 7 October 2022 and include both a morning session for younger students entering Years 3 […]
Ideally situated at the Market Place on Brook Street, with 1-hour free parking at the Forge car park, Tring Farmers’ Market is THE place to source artisan goods and local produce. The market takes place on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month, 9am-12.30pm. All stallholders come from within a 30-mile radius of Tring […]
Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity is bringing a very special production of Nativity! The Musical to Aylesbury’s Waterside Theatre on Sunday 30 October. Produced in partnership with Bucks Music Trust, the project is bringing the local community together for a performance to raise vital funds for the charity. Over 100 local children will take to the […]
On Friday 16 and Saturday 17 September 2022, two players from Tring Squash Club are going to attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the longest ever squash match to raise money for the Florence Nightingale Hospice. Alex Preston and Michael Pearce will be taking on the mighty challenge to beat the current time […]
Would you like to have a 21st-century, patient-centred hospital, centrally located and easy to get to, on a clear site in West Hertfordshire? Then head to a public presentation at Berkhamsted Town Hall on Wednesday 14 September at 7.30pm, to find out more. As reported in our Summer issue, the project designer and project manager […]
Living Magazines have teamed up with Grand Designs Live to give you the chance to win one of five pairs of tickets to the UK’s leading contemporary home show. Hosted by TV presenter and design guru Kevin McCloud, Grand Designs Live will run over five days from 5-9 October 2022 at NEC Birmingham. The year’s […]
Nadine Brower, a model and mum of two from Tring, will be taking part in this year’s London Marathon on Sunday 2 October to raise funds for Barnados. Nadine was inspired by her father Eddie Brower who is trying to walk again after Covid. She also wanted to pay tribute to Mark Foley, a close […]
A Buckinghamshire entrepreneur who started out trading from the back of his trailer has reached new heights to become the largest independent supplier of turf in the UK. George Davies – whose ‘side venture’ selling turf first began on his father’s farm in Olney in 2001 – has been reflecting on his incredible journey having […]