Herts Year of Culture 2020 (HYOC2020) is responding to the Coronavirus crisis by reminding Hertfordshire residents that whilst many events, schools and working in the office might be cancelled, creativity certainly isn’t. Local artists and groups are finding ways to continue to deliver their creative content online or via activity packs which can be delivered […]
Hertfordshire Constabulary has provided this advice for parents and carers of young people who are spending more time online during periods of self-isolation. The closure of many schools due to the coronavirus means that opportunities for children to talk to and play with friends will be limited to online interaction. This will almost certainly lead […]
Local mum Caroline Collard got in touch with us after seeing our posts on Social Media asking people what they were doing in terms of diversifying their businesses during lockdown. Here she tells us how her 8-year-old daughter is inspiring others to stay fit and active with ‘Lucy’s Marathon Challenge’. After schools were closed as […]
Thanks to Roy Chapman Ltd for sharing this information with us. We will remain open for as long as possible to help with making sure that our customers and any key workers have reliable transport, whilst at the same time doing everything we possibly can to protect our staff and our customers. In response to […]
Every year Tring Lions prepare a quiz sheet with 100 cryptic clues on a particular subject, last years was on London Underground Stations. They normally sell the quiz sheets for £1 and award monetary prizes for the top three entries. They’ve just finished preparing this year’s quiz, which would have been published later on in […]
Hertfordshire Constabulary is warning residents to be cautious as a number of coronavirus related scams have been reported. Unfortunately fraudsters are using the current situation to take advantage of those who are most vulnerable. Action Fraud recorded a 400% increase in virus related fraud this month. One scam claims that people can donate to the […]
We love this brief resume from John Stack of the Blues Bar Tring. Of course all of their current events have been cancelled at present, but we look forward to receiving the new event dates as and when… In the Beginning Way back in the late 50’s the world changed for me as a teenager […]
Thanks to Cliff Mills at Wigginton History Society for sharing details of this Bucks Archaeological Society Conference online. Date: Saturday 4 April 1.30pm To meet the restrictions to protect everyone from Coronavirus, Bucks Archaeological Society are working with the archaeologists of HS2 to put this conference on the Internet, where you will be able to […]
Railway staff on nationally critical routes, including the West Coast and Chiltern main lines, are keeping vital supplies and key workers moving during the Covid-19 pandemic. Over the weekend, Network Rail maintenance teams and signallers delivered essential maintenance on the railway between London Euston and Marylebone through the Chilterns, West Midlands, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Lancashire […]
As the country enters the second week of ‘lockdown’ Hertfordshire Constabulary wants to thank residents and businesses across the county who have selflessly got behind the social distancing drive and acted responsibly. ‘Patrolling officers are reporting that significantly fewer people are out and about which means we can focus on our core role of keeping […]
Please find below a joint statement from Hertfordshire County Council, Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership & Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce. The scale of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our businesses, residents and the wider community calls for collective local leadership to provide clear strategic direction to support our businesses during this global crisis and […]
Team Herts Volunteering is Hertfordshire’s official volunteer network and will be coordinating the volunteering process for the county during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. It’s working in partnership with Hertfordshire County Council, local, district, town and parish councils along with health, social and community services and groups to support those people that need help. Self-isolation can […]