Chiltern Open Air Museum (COAM), in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, will re-open its gates for the 2026 season on Saturday 7 March, marking the start of a very special year as the Museum celebrates its 50th anniversary. Founded in 1976, the Museum has spent five decades rescuing, preserving and re-erecting historic buildings, creating a unique […]
Many local residents took part in the 6 Shops for Christmas challenge, which encouraged shoppers to buy from the town’s retailers with a chance to win prizes. And the town’s retailers are keen to ensure that, much like puppies, shopping locally isn’t just for Christmas. Carolyn Sanders, owner of Almars in the High Street, saw […]
As The Eagles – one of the most influential bands in the history of rock and country – were preparing for a concert at the Las Vegas Sphere on 28 February, a tribute band was electrifying audiences at the Centenary Theatre in Berkhamsted, watched by Lyn Drummond. The tribute band, The Ultimate Eagles, which has […]
Hertfordshire Constabulary formally welcomed six new recruits to the Force Communications Room (FCR), marking the successful completion of their intensive training. The new operators celebrated alongside friends and family at a graduation ceremony held on Friday 20 February at police headquarters in Welwyn Garden City. Each graduate was presented with a certificate recognising their achievement […]
Following the closure of the community hub Open Door last year, a new organisation called Berkhamsted Together is being formed, and its volunteers have been busy. Before Christmas, the team ran a pop up community cafe at, and in partnership with the Swan Youth Project. Since the new year, the team has refocused its efforts […]
The major reconstruction of the level crossing over Stanbridge Road was completed ahead of schedule allowing plans to move forward for the start of the 2026 season at The Leighton Buzzard Railway on Sunday 15 March. The Leighton Linslade town mayor has been invited to carry out the now traditional ‘waving off’ of the first […]
Hertfordshire’s chalk rivers and the wildlife they support are already showing signs of recovery following the successful completion of a landmark two-year conservation project funded by the Government’s Species Survival Fund. In early 2024, Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust was awarded £1,723,840 from the Government’s Species Survival Fund for its Species Survival in Hertfordshire’s Chalk […]
These beautiful cats are currently with Cats Protection Hemel Hempstead & Berkhamsted Branch – can you offer any of them a forever home? Tabitha Friendly Tabitha is 4 years old and is looking for her forever home as the only pet as she does love having you to herself. She absolutely adores being stroked and […]
Residents across Dacorum are being invited to take part in a free community programme called Sustainable Streets Together, a community-led programme that helps neighbours come together street by street to cut household bills, reduce waste and feel more connected to their neighbours. Delivered locally by Grand Union Community Energy (GUCE) in partnership with Dacorum Borough […]
Dr James Moir, a Trustee of the Berkhamsted Castle Trust which is leading the fundraising campaign to secure the future of Castle Fields, spoke to the Berkhamsted Citizens Association on 19 February in the Town Hall Berkhamsted. Berkhamsted Castle Trust secured a loan of £500,000 from a local benefactor to purchase the land, and now […]
2026 marks 100 years of CPRE, the countryside charity, and its work to protect the English countryside. To celebrate this important milestone, CPRE Hertfordshire is promoting its self-guided walks through a Walk 100 Miles challenge. The challenge aims to raise funds to continue CPRE’s work protecting Hertfordshire’s countryside for generations to come. There are three […]
Reading can be a pleasure – enjoying our magazines, for instance – but for adults who struggle with forms, labels and all kinds of print, life can be difficult. The volunteers at Read Easy Chilterns help adults across the region with free and confidential support in safe places such as libraries or cafés, and online. […]