10.2 million tons of food and drink are thrown away annually. One of the ways of tackling this appalling figure is the Community Fridge Network. High Street Baptist Church is going to host a Community Fridge. This will be done through Hubbub, a specialist charity dealing with Community Fridges. A Community Fridge consists of a […]
Sir Mike Penning, Member of Parliament for Hemel Hempstead, has congratulated four local schools on their silver Artsmark award. The Artsmark Award is the only creative quality standard for schools and education settings, accredited by Arts Council England. Artsmark Award supports settings to develop and celebrate their commitment to arts and cultural education. Through the […]
Hertfordshire-based Puddingstone Distillery has teamed up with local charity The Box Moor Trust to create a special limited edition gin to celebrate the Trust’s 425th anniversary. Using rare juniper that has been cultivated on the Trust’s land, the commemorative gin takes its name from the year the charity was founded. ‘1594 Spirit of Box Moor’ […]
London Northwestern Railway have introduced an innovative car share scheme to save passengers money while helping the environment. Passengers travelling to Tring station are being invited to use a new scheme of sharing their journey to the station. The pilot scheme will use a website – wmtrains.liftshare.com – to provide a platform for train users […]
The Graham Greene Birthplace Trust invites entries for the inaugural Graham Greene Film Review Competition. Organised in partnership with The Centre for New Writing at Manchester University, this competition commemorates Graham Greene’s legacy as a film reviewer by offering a cash prize of £500 for the most imaginative, original, and thought-provoking review submitted. Giles Clark, […]
‘This is mad, let’s give it a go!’ After being introduced at Tring Together’s BusinessMart networking event and a few enthusiastic cups of coffee later, Lee who runs the design agency Tring Design and Steffi who works for both local enterprises Tring Together and Kay Pictures, set out on a mission to bring a community […]
Breakspear Park in Hemel Hempstead hosted two back-to-back fundraising events in September to help raise £842.97 for Macmillan Cancer Support. The first event was a silent viewing of the box office smash, ‘Avengers: Endgame’. Screened the evening before Macmillan’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, staff at the business park experienced the film via headphones so there […]
Kokoro Me is a brand new company based in Berkhamsted, aimed at bringing wellness to the workplace with a mental health perspective. On board they have a pool of eight practitioners covering the following therapies: Reiki Business coaching Psychology Hypnotherapy Yoga and mindfulness Nutrition Pilates and movement Reflexology Kokoro Me ran a proof of concept […]
Sir Mike Penning, Member of Parliament for Hemel Hempstead, has joined local hospital campaigners in welcoming the announcement that West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust is one of six hospital trusts to receive government funding to create a new state-of-the-art hospital. Sir Mike said: ‘It is great news that the Government has recognised that this part […]
Saturday 26 October, 10am-3pm, Victoria Hall, Akeman Street. Tring. Tring Town Council, in collaboration with Tring in Transition, Extinction Rebellion Tring, and Green Tring. We are in the midst of rapid global climate breakdown, and a sixth mass extinction, of our own making. To avert the worst consequences of this “existential threat” (UN Secretary General), […]
The Saucy Affair, a unique range of fresh, cold-pressed sauces, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to drive its long-term growth strategy. Created by entrepreneur Tanya Robertson-Lambert in 2016, the business is seeking £350K investment for a 7% share of the business through the Seedrs crowdfunding platform, specialists at equity crowdfunding. The Seedrs model protects potential […]
Lockers Park School in Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead is opening its doors for a School Open Morning on Saturday 12 October from 10am to 12 noon. The morning’s theme will be ‘Dinosaur ROAR!’, a topic the school’s Reception class has enjoyed learning about. There will be a selection of roar-some activities at the Pre-Prep to keep […]