Keep burglars out in the cold this winter, by making sure your home, garden and outbuildings are secure. December was a busy time for criminals with burglaries increasing by more than 23 per cent overall. Garages and outbuildings were most often targeted with offences increasing 75 per cent* on last December, whilst home break ins […]
An exclusive chance to showcase and develop art is newly available to Herts-based art students. Herts Visual Arts Forum is the premier artist community in the county, with a theme of ‘inclusivity’ for the coming year. The not-for-profit organisation has created a unique opportunity for arts-based students by launching a new student membership. This innovative […]
What do you get if you put together a 19th-century French death mask, an anthropic rock dog called George and a love token made from hooves and horns? To discover an array of unusual and eccentric historic objects, providing a great opportunity to learn more about the exciting variety of artefacts hosted at Hertfordshire’s museums, […]
Tring Lions were busy over the Christmas period raising funds and supporting local events, through the annual outdoor carol service attended by around 1,000 people on Christmas Eve, £1550 was shared between the Pepper Foundation and the Tring first groups for cubs, beavers and scouts. The lions also supported local school fairs, the fund-raising Tring […]
From January to April 2024 the Chalk, Cherries and Chairs (CCC) scheme is celebrating the special chalk bedrock of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural beauty (AONB) with a festival of events: Chilterns Chalk. There are all kinds of things planned, from wildlife talks to practical habitat management, river-dipping to geology walks, all ending with […]
An introduction to Echor Music by Andrew Barratt. As I pulled away I slipped a CD into the player and the vibrant opening bars of the prelude from Grieg’s Holberg suite filled the car. After a few moments, listening intently, my passenger asked: ‘What orchestra is that? It’s quite beautiful playing.’ Coming from a gentleman […]
Hertfordshire County Council has published their draft budget for the next financial year. The Integrated Plan details how the council will continue to spend more than £1 billion on services that touch the lives of all residents and protect the most vulnerable while tackling expected shortfalls in funding. To maintain, improve and protect services the […]
As we enter 2024, your New Year’s resolution might be to see what job opportunities are out there and look for a new career. If so pop along on Saturday 20 January, from 1pm to 5pm, for a Herts police recruitment event at Gosling Sports Centre in Welwyn Garden City. The constabulary is recruiting police […]
The Herts Visual Arts Forum is THE arts-based community in the county with over 320 members. Its annual calendar boasts many exciting events. The first date for artists’ 2024 diaries is HVAF’s annual conference on Monday 15 January. With a theme of ‘Inclusivity in Art’, this event promises to be both inspiring and empowering! The […]
Tring Park School for the Performing Arts has announced the dates for its January Open Days, giving talented youngsters and their parents from across the UK, an opportunity to visit and experience what the dynamic co-educational school has to offer. The Open Days will take place across three days; Years 7 to 10 on 11 January […]
Across England and Wales, around 1.85 million people had reported they had previously served in the UK armed forces as of March 2021. However, the needs of our veterans are not widely known and have become a governmental issue in recent years. While the government released an action plan for veterans in 2018, there is […]
2024 marks the 145th year of Montague Pianos continuous operation, marking a significant milestone in its storied history. The business was established in 1879 – the same year as the invention of the incandescent light bulb by Thomas Edison – changing hands from Tom Montague to Heckscher Pianos in the 1990’s. In 2014, musician Lee […]