Age UK Dacorum are asking if you could donate gifts and/or raffle prizes for the lunches they hold for the elderly at Christmas. Ideal gifts are packets of biscuits, cakes, sweets, soap, shampoo, gloves and scarfs, or anything else that you think would be well received. For Berkhamsted please drop the gifts off at Open […]
Living Magazines respond to reader feedback and move to compostable wrappers. Tring-based magazine owner has joined the war against plastic; Alison Page, owner of Berkhamsted and Tring Living Magazines, has listened to reader feedback and made the move to compostable wrappers, despite the extra costs involved. The local lifestyle magazines are delivered to 21,660* houses […]
Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity has announced details of their 2019 Tree of Light commemoration events. The Charity recognises Christmas can be a very emotional occasion and hosts two Tree of Light events which are open to all, regardless of religion or spirituality, and whether or not your loved one was cared for at the Hospice […]
The Marlowes shopping centre today joins a nationwide campaign focusing on changing the customer experience for disabled people and ensuring accessibility for all. Today, Tuesday 12 November 2019, The Marlowes is officially taking part in Purple Tuesday, with a pledge to train all guest-facing teams in Autism Awareness. Once trained, staff members will receive a […]
The national Charity for British Wheelchair Sport, WheelPower, is once again inviting the general public to its Seasonal Shopping Evening at Stoke Mandeville Stadium on Thursday 28 November 2019 5.30-9pm. There’ll be unique gifts, a tombola, raffle, homemade cakes, mince pies, and of course, it wouldn’t be a Christmas event without mulled wine! The Stoke […]
The loss of a loved one can be particularly poignant in the days and weeks before Christmas and the New Year. So Rennie Grove Hospice Care’s Light Up a Life services during November and December are an uplifting way to come together with your friends and family to remember someone special. Lisa Makey, Head of […]
Pupils at Lockers Park Preparatory School have been getting into the festive spirit early, ready to perform at Berkhamsted’s ever-popular annual Festival of Light which will take place on Sunday 24 November (3.30pm-6.00pm on Berkhamsted High Street). The 20-strong Chapel Choir have been diligently practising ahead of the event to ensure their seasonal set hits all […]
Step into a world of festive, musical splendour, as Waddesdon – the Rothschild house and garden in Buckinghamshire – is transformed, inside and out. Waddesdon has many connections to the world of music, and this Christmas visitors will be welcomed by the smell of pine and the sound of classic carols, as they step into […]
Beechwoods is about to celebrate its 10th Christmas! The build-up to Christmas… Back this year by popular demand, Beechwoods will be open until 7pm every Thursday from 14 November for late night shopping, perusing and tasting as well as demonstrating some of the finest British cheeses to help you decide on that all-important Christmas cheeseboard […]
It’s that that time of year again, when Rennie Grove are calling out for help with their Santa Float. Santa will be visiting Tring and surrounding villages from Monday 2 December through to Tuesday 17 December. The planned routes are below. Those marked with an asterisk are not yet covered, and without volunteer help from […]
Tring Book Festival runs from 8-17 November with over 30 events For ten days, the Tring Book Festival will be transforming the Hertfordshire market town into a literary lover’s dream as a selection of the world’s finest writers, poets, actors, politicians and leading opinion formers come together to celebrate the joy of the written word. […]
Last week (29 October) officers from Dacorum Borough Council joined police from the Hemel Safer Neighbourhood Team on a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) enforcement day to tackle nuisance cycling in the Marlowes area of Hemel Hempstead town centre. Dacorum Borough Council introduced the Hemel town centre PSPO in the summer to address certain anti-social […]
