Quanta Consultancy recently held a fundraiser at their offices in Rectory Lane, Berkhamsted. Fundraising for local charities such as DENS, Swan Youth, Pepper Foundation and Thomley is something Quanta focus on in their day-to-day running. In 2018 the company donated a total of £25,000 to these four charities from money they had raised by doing […]
Berkhamsted Cycle Club are organising a charity ‘Ride with the Pros’ event alongside Hult Ashridge Executive Education. It takes place on Sunday 10 November, starting at Ashridge House. It is a chance for locals of all cycling abilities to take part in a ride designed and led by Berkhamsted CC members – but joined by […]
Join Dacorum Borough Council’s Love Food, Hate Waste Challenge and help the planet as well as your bank account. A third of the food that is produced in the world goes to waste. In the UK, 70% of the food that is wasted is done so at home, but more than half of this could […]
The Castle Inn, Tring and its customers held a very successful golf day in September raising an incredible £4,000 for local charity Rennie Grove Hospice Care. Speaking at the cheque presentation event, Leanne Holdham, Community Fundraiser at Rennie Grove said: ‘The Castle Inn is a long-term and valued supporter of ours and we really appreciate […]
It’s that time of year, when children all around the UK mysteriously disappear to be replaced by toe curling monsters and hair-raising witches and ghouls! Halloween is all about having fun but with all that excitement and energy comes lots of opportunities for accidents, especially when you throw into the mix dark nights, trailing gowns, […]
Dacorum Borough Council’s Clean, Safe and Green team cleared six tonnes of rubbish in a seven-day litter pick of the A41. The team worked alongside Ringway, a Highway Services organisation, which was carrying out work on the A41 meaning the council could work alongside them to carry out the clear up. This helped save nearly […]
Top personal stylist Margaret Harris of Berkhamsted has won the prestigious award for 3 star consultancy status (Top 5 in UK) at the recent international House of Colour annual awards. Margaret won the award after achieving 3 star status for the 2nd year running and has helped many hundreds of clients across the county to […]
Hertfordshire County Council has provided an initial response to the launch of Luton Airport’s expansion consultation. Derrick Ashley, Cabinet Member for Growth, Infrastructure, Planning and the Economy at Hertfordshire County Council said: ‘We have deep concerns over London Luton Airport Limited’s plans to expand the airport and increase passenger numbers to 32 million passengers a […]
Dacorum recognised the borough’s most inspirational community sports clubs and volunteers at Everyone Active’s Dacorum Sports Awards at Pendley Manor in July. Former hurdler and Olympic silver medallist Colin Jackson hosted the winners’ ceremony. Berkhamsted Raiders was awarded Community Sports Club of the Year 2019 for the work that its volunteers have done in encouraging […]
With 2019 marking the Florence Nightingale Hospice’s 30th anniversary, Aylesbury’s local stockbroker, The Share Centre, helped celebrate the milestone by organising a charity cycle challenge around Aylesbury Vale raising over £750 in sponsorship. Nine people, including seven Share Centre employees, braved the elements on Saturday 12 October to take part in the 33-mile ride. Setting […]
Joe Dempsie, best known as Gendry in Game of Thrones, Chris in E4 teen-comedy drama Skins and dramas such as Peak Practice, is very excited about his new role. ‘I’m proud to be an Ambassador for DENS and do my bit to raise awareness of this awesome local charity, as well as highlight the issues […]
This October half term come along to Bucks County Museum and enjoy some creepy Halloween crafts from Monday 28 October to Thursday 31 October. Have a go at making pom-pom spiders to hang around the house or disgusting googly-eyed mugs to boggle your eyes. If you’re planning to go trick-or-treating design your own Halloween tote […]