Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity have joined together with Bucks Healthcare Trust to offer a virtual Time to Reflect service this December to support those who have faced the loss of a loved one this year. From 5pm on Sunday 6 December until the end of the year, the virtual Time to Reflect service will be […]
The newly restored Rectory Lane Cemetery should be fully open by the time you read this. The finished project is the result of three years of work to physically transform the space, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and local fundraising. Project Manager Dr James Moir has worked for seven years to achieve the […]
Ashridge House has been busy creating a truly magical Christmas experience to look forward to after the lockdown because if there is ever a year we need Christmas, it is this year! They gave us this update I am delighted to announce the launch of our Enchanted Garden Globes at Ashridge House from 3 December […]
Open Door, the community centre in Berkhamsted, and Berko Food for Friends have teamed once again up to provide a free meal service for the most vulnerable in our community. Every Tuesday and Thursday during lockdown, volunteers are delivering freshly cooked main courses and desserts to older people, and those who are self isolating or […]
Tring Radio and Living Magazines team up to help keep the community connected Tring Radio is entering into a new partnership with Tring and Berkhamsted Living Magazines. Both the station and the magazines hold the same values when it comes to keeping the community connected, promoting local businesses and organisations and providing entertainment. Living Magazines […]
Urgent & important news from Chiltern Countryside Group In haste, but importantly, we have just heard there is a key full Council Meeting of Dacorum Borough Council on Wednesday 18 November, with an agenda item to ratify the new Local Plan for public consultation starting in December. The Berkhamsted Residents Action Group (BRAG) have set […]
A Hertfordshire homelessness charity has scooped a major national award for the work it does selling items through its online shop. Emmaus Hertfordshire has been presented the UK Community Hero Award by eBay, one of ten awards presented to businesses and organisations across the UK to recognise exceptional or innovative use of the online selling […]
Nearly 400 individuals, businesses and groups including Guides, Brownies and Scouts around Hertfordshire were determined that current restrictions would not deter the DENS Sleepout from going ahead last Friday. Instead of the usual mass get-together in school grounds, everyone was happy to swap their cosy beds for their gardens, garages, floors, and even cupboards, to […]
Fellow Residents, Who would have thought back in January that we would be facing the menace of Covid-19 for much of the year, even going into 2021? We have been fortunate in this part of the county that there have been very few deaths caused by the virus and, apart from the minor outbreak among […]
Dear Residents, One positive from the past six months is that we have become more computer literate (even if we sometimes have to ask our children how to do things!). It does mean that I can keep in contact online when normally I would be out and about at clubs and societies meeting everyone face […]
There is a vacancy on Tring Town Council following the sad death of Councillor John Bowden. The Town Council wishes to fill the vacancy by co-option for the period until the next election in May 2023. Being a Councillor is an opportunity to contribute to your community and help make Tring a better place to […]
Local not-for-profit organisation The Hospice Lottery Partnership has launched its annual Winter Superdraw to raise much needed funds for our local hospices who have all experienced an unexpected loss of income this year due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The hospices that will receive funds raised from the Winter Superdraw include: Florence Nightingale […]