David Evans MBE is continuing his philanthropic efforts, with two of his exciting new brands – The Home Office and FundStar – delighted to have signed significant and exciting sponsorship contracts with Tring Tornadoes Junior Sports Club and Tring Athletic Football Club. These are ground-breaking partnerships for both Tornadoes and Tring Athletic – the biggest […]
Swimmers from Tring Swimming Club enjoyed their annual Club Champs recently to celebrate progress made over the year, and set new swim times in a series of 25m, 50m and 100m races. Everyone from the Club took part, from youngest members aged just 6, to the coaches themselves. It proved a brilliant showcase of the […]
Berkhamsted Town Council is pleased to announce that Berkhamsted High Street will be preparing for Christmas in the month of November with many retailers hoping to win the coveted, Berkhamsted Citizens Association, Best Dressed Christmas Window Display. Judging will take place the week before the Festival of Light, which takes place on Sunday 24 November. […]
As the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), Britain’s most secret intelligence agency, prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary, a new display at Bletchley Park will reveal never-before-displayed items relating to its transition to peacetime at the end of World War Two. The new display, opening at the former top-secret wartime home of GCHQ on 19 October, […]
Forget dodgy home fireworks – keep yourself and your pets safe and enjoy bonfire night at a communal display. Berkhamsted Rotary’s annual fireworks event will take place at Berkhamsted Cricket Club on Saturday 2 November 2019. Gates open at 6pm, and the show starts at 7pm. It features a huge professional display to music by […]
Berkhamsted Town Council (BTC) is currently considering the possibility of setting up a Community Bus Service which would operate within the town and be run for community benefit. The purpose of such a service would be to help reduce the number of private car journeys which are made within Berkhamsted and provide a useful local […]
Join Copper House on Saturday 2 November for a colourful celebration at their Day of the Dead Party. Day of the Dead (or Día de los Muertos) is a Mexican holiday on 2 November celebrating those no longer with us still being part of our thoughts. Whereas Halloween is about fright, Dia de los Muertos […]
A Berkhamsted-based nursery business has grown from humble roots to become the largest childcare franchise in the UK, collecting accolades along the way. Since its foundation in 2006, Mark and Rebecca Crosby’s childcare franchise Monkey Puzzle has become the largest nursery franchise in the UK, and the fifth largest childcare provider in the country. The […]
10.2 million tons of food and drink are thrown away annually. One of the ways of tackling this appalling figure is the Community Fridge Network. High Street Baptist Church is going to host a Community Fridge. This will be done through Hubbub, a specialist charity dealing with Community Fridges. A Community Fridge consists of a […]
Sir Mike Penning, Member of Parliament for Hemel Hempstead, has congratulated four local schools on their silver Artsmark award. The Artsmark Award is the only creative quality standard for schools and education settings, accredited by Arts Council England. Artsmark Award supports settings to develop and celebrate their commitment to arts and cultural education. Through the […]
Hertfordshire-based Puddingstone Distillery has teamed up with local charity The Box Moor Trust to create a special limited edition gin to celebrate the Trust’s 425th anniversary. Using rare juniper that has been cultivated on the Trust’s land, the commemorative gin takes its name from the year the charity was founded. ‘1594 Spirit of Box Moor’ […]
London Northwestern Railway have introduced an innovative car share scheme to save passengers money while helping the environment. Passengers travelling to Tring station are being invited to use a new scheme of sharing their journey to the station. The pilot scheme will use a website – wmtrains.liftshare.com – to provide a platform for train users […]
