Local homelessness charity, DENS, has announced its upcoming Golf Day at the exclusive Stocks Golf Club in Aldbury, Hertfordshire. Taking place on Friday 9 October, the fundraising event welcomes players of all abilities for a fantastic day of golf and hospitality at one of the area’s most prestigious clubs – usually reserved for members only. […]
The BFA (British Franchise Association) is coming to Tring in September, to talk to younger people about the benefits of business format franchising. The association, which has been the self-regulatory body for franchising since 1977, will be attending Ideas Fest, described as ‘the Glastonbury of business conferences’, which will be held at Champneys from 9-10 […]
Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care is bringing back Sustainable September and encouraging local people to shop, donate and dress more sustainably throughout the month. The charity is calling on supporters to clear out their wardrobes and donate quality pre-loved items to their local Rennie Grove Peace shop, while also embracing second-hand fashion by purchasing clothes […]
Dog owners visiting Gadebridge Park in Hemel Hempstead can now head home with a happy dog and mud-free car thanks to a brand-new Self-Service Dog Wash, installed by Polygon Pets Ltd. Located in the Queensway Car Park, the facility provides everything needed to get four-legged friends looking and smelling their best after a day of […]
Tring Park School for the Performing Arts is celebrating another year of outstanding A Level achievements for its talented students. The students have once again surpassed national benchmarks, with over 62.8% securing A*-B grades, compared with the UK national average of 55.8%, and 84.4% securing A*-C grades, compared with the UK national average of 78.4%. […]
On 15 and 16 August (10am-5pm) experience the sights, sounds, and celebrations of Tudor England as Chiltern Open Air Museum welcomes visitors to a weekend of historic music, dancing, traditional skills, and living history. The Suffolk Free Company and Myal Pyper will bring the Tudor era to life, transporting visitors back to a time of […]
For over 105 years, from when the Leighton Buzzard Light Railway opened in 1919, carrying on into preservation time, getting the trains safely across the main roads has been controlled by flagmen stopping traffic with red flags, a safety routine still in use today. In fact, the use of flagmen (and ladies) has always been […]
The Justice and Peace Group, Tring will be at the Apple Day in Jeacock’s Orchard, Cow Lane, on Sunday 4 October. Members are all volunteers, living in Tring and the villages, who unite as a campaigning and fundraising group with the environment, human rights, social wellbeing and Fairtrade at the heart of all they do. […]
The multi award-winning musical Six, written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, announces a new cast for 2026-2027 UK and international tour, coming to Milton Keynes Theatre from Tuesday 24-Saturday 28 Nov 2026. The new Queens are Sedona Sky (Catherine of Aragon), Eve Humphrey (Anne Bolyn), Billie Kerr (Jane Seymour), Tia Antoine-Charles (Anne of Cleves), […]
Listening to The Simon & Garfunkel Story at Centenary Theatre, Berkhamsted on 7 August was like hearing a soundtrack of people’s lives rather than a collection of hit songs. It’s a description the show’s general manager and associate director, Cameron Potts used when explaining to Lyn Drummond about the enduring power of the legendary American […]
As the appeal by developers to build 1,400 houses on the so-called Marshcroft development approaches, Grove Fields Residents Association (GFRA) is calling for Tring residents to support its fight against overdevelopment. The group has two battles on its hands: Objecting to the proposal to redraw the Green Belt boundary in the draft local plan to […]
Hertfordshire’s Performing Arts Library (HPAL) may survive if Hertfordshire County Council and a music charity agree to a plan to preserve its music collection for public use. Concern over the future of the HPAL had been raised after the council proposed closing the service to save funds. Choirs, orchestras, theatre groups and county-wide community organisations […]