WheelPower, the National Charity for Wheelchair Sport are hosting their annual National Junior Games (NJG) 2019 from 30 September – 3 October at Stoke Mandeville Stadium, the birthplace of the Paralympic Movement. The primary focus of the National Junior Games is to encourage the disabled children who take part in the Games to lead a […]
The temporary car park on the Moor seems to have been closed more often than it’s been open. Meanwhile, work on the new multistorey continues. Originally it was due to be completed in November, but this is now forecast to be February 2020. ‘The construction period was agreed to be 32 weeks once all of […]
Wille Edwards; Cornwall based musician, eclectic songwriter, and front man of internationally acclaimed band Wille and the Bandits will embark on a solo tour of the UK in November. In the lead-up to Christmas, he hopes to use the tour to raise awareness of homelessness in the UK and help raise money through a charity […]
Last Sunday, 1 September, marked one of the most important dates in the Bletchley Park calendar. The Annual Veterans’ Reunion welcomed over 75 former wartime staff back to Bletchley Park, the once top-secret World War Two base, exactly 80 years to the day since Hitler invaded Poland, marking the start of World War Two. Two […]
Living Magazines’ publisher Alison Page also runs Alison Page Marketing (APM), a PR and marketing agency in Tring – and it has just turned 10! Alison decided to do something dramatic to celebrate – jumping out of a plane at 13,000ft to raise money for The Hospice of St Francis! ‘I’ve always wanted to do […]
So what is it all about? Sourdough September is promoted by The Real Bread campaign which is part of the food and farming charity Sustain. So if you haven’t tried any before, this month might be a perfect time to start! Thanks so much to Toby at Beechwood Fine Foods in Tring for writing this […]
Kings Langley Parish Council has applied to Dacorum Borough Council to write a Neighbourhood Plan for the parish. This plan will consider how and where future development could take place in the parish. Dacorum Borough Council is asking for Kings Langley residents’ views on whether the proposed plan area is appropriate. If the area is […]
On Friday 6 September, Jonathan Lane and Pippa Hutchinson of SR Consulting are holding a ‘Six Steps To Business Happiness’ seminar. The event is being held at the Gateway in Aylesbury. It is free to attend with free parking and registration begins at 8.45am with refreshments. The event will finish by 10.30am. Over the course […]
An interesting response from Sir Mike Penning to his constituents on the Prime Minister’s decision to suspend Parliament… Thank you for contacting me about the Prime Minister’s decision to prorogue Parliament on 9 September ahead of a new Parliamentary session to begin with the Queen’s speech on 14 October. In fact, Parliament would be in […]
Gutted, an Irish black comedy by Whistable-based playwright Sharon Byrne, directed by Chris White, will tour to 15 UK venues between Thursday 3 and Wednesday 30 October 2019. Set in a 1980’s Dublin fish factory, Gutted explores the lives of three strong women, played by Eleanor Byrne, Niamh Finlay and Sarah Hosford, with dark humour […]
Are you interested in finding your future business leaders? The Dacorum Careers Fair is being held on Wednesday 23 October 2019 at Shendish Manor Hotel, Apsley. They are looking for employers from across all sectors and industries to showcase their apprenticeships, work placements and jobs for school leavers. Led by the team of Enterprise Advisers […]
Hertfordshire-based charity, the National Animal Welfare Trust, has been gifted 100 new tennis balls for some extra playtime fun for the dogs in its care. The gift came from Breakspear Park in Hemel Hempstead following a ‘loose change’ collection hosted over Wimbledon fortnight. Dina Mistry, Marketing Manager for Breakspear Park, said: ‘As the employees at […]