To 17 May. Three-week period dedicated to welcoming spring in Tring, supporting the good causes of our local community groups and charities as well as highlighting the beauty of our surrounding countryside and promoting related activities.
Holiday Inn hotel, Weston Turville, Aylesbury, 9am-6pm. Gathering for book lovers to meet new-to-them self-published authors. There will be seven panels hosting nearly 30 authors talking about their writing journey and books. Books available all day.
Start: Berkhamsted Castle Gate, 10am. In a countryside walk through the Royal Deer Park, discover the castle's kings and queens, their knights, lovers and hangers-on. This family-friendly walk does not go into the castle. It takes a gentle pace and includes steep fields, muddy tracks, and narrow gates. Book by telephone.
Waddesdon Manor, 10am-5pm. An exhibition of light works exploring time and place, and the influence of nature, landscape and the environment by Bruce and Tink Munro.
Tring Garden Centre, every Monday 11.30am-1.30pm. No need to book. A club for social contact for individuals who would like conversation, laughter, friendship and maybe some food.
Ashridge Decorative and Fine Arts Society, Potten End Village Hall, 10.30am. Carole Petipher, an experienced guide, combines art and storytelling to describe Notre Dame’s enduring, symbolic power. She explores its artefacts, history, and legends including Quasimodo’s role in saving the cathedral from earlier destruction.
Home Ground Cafe, Long Marston, 10.30-11.30am weekly. Part of a scheme for individuals to go along to meet and make new friends. There is always someone to welcome you and chat.
St Mary's Church, Drayton Beauchamp, 7.30pm. Local choir Ridgeway Chorale and a group of local musicians known as City Brass are giving a joint concert and performing some wonderful music in a variety of styles and from different eras, to raise funds for St Mary's Church.
Waite & Rose Café Berkhamsted, 8-9am. Informal and free business networking over coffee.
Blues Bar Tring, 8pm. All female acoustic country blues.