The 21st Graham Greene International Festival will be held in Berkhamsted from Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 September this year. The theme for this year’s Festival is ‘Reflections on Greene’, emphasizing the reflective nature of Greene’s writing and also the nature of this event as an opportunity for comparing different responses to his oeuvre. ‘Our […]
The inaugural BerkoFest Book Festival on 12 May was a roaring success, with hundreds of people of all ages flocking to the two venues – Berkhamsted Town Hall and Rectory Lane Cemetery. Rectory Lane Cemetery events were mainly aimed at children, including the hugely popular M G Leonard and her Beetle Boy books. The Town Hall […]
An intrepid Director of Hemel Hempstead-based Igloo Creative is fundraising for SANDS (Stillbirth and Neonatal death charity) by ‘plodding’ his way on 28 July 2019 from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire to Haryln Bay, Cornwall targeting to arrive 3 weeks later on 21 August 2019. Dan Branton’s route will cover 250 miles across 6 counties. The 44-year-old father […]
Breakspear Park in Hemel Hempstead has held its first volunteer fair to help raise awareness of local good causes among the business park’s 1,000+ members of staff. The event was a great opportunity for charities to showcase the outstanding work they do, and potentially recruit more volunteers and raise money. Representatives from Hope for Children, […]
Witness a spectacular tale of love unfolding eight metres in the air, a performance that blurs the line between hairdressing and theatre, and get caught up in the commotion of music, marching and dancing at Waddesdon’s first ever Summer Fest, taking place on Sat 6 and Sun 7 July. Exactly 130 years on from one […]
Sir Mike Penning led a debate in the House of Commons on Monday 20 May and called for urgent action in the case of severely epileptic children who are still not getting access to cannabis-based medication on the NHS despite the law being changed six months ago. Sir Mike, who applied to the Backbench Business […]
To celebrate the Spice Girls reunion tour, Ashridge House is delighted to host a Spice Girls themed evening including a screening of the feature film ‘Spice World’, a British musical comedy starring the girls who take centre stage to spice up your life! Iconic Spice Girls costumes will also be on display plus a book […]
Do you know anything about the Copestake Legacy and the Octagonal Hide at College Lakes Nature Reserve? If so, the benefactor’s namesake Moz Copestake, who provided us with this fascinating article, would like to hear from you. When visiting College Lakes Nature Reserve soon after moving to Tring at the end of 2016, I went […]
To highlight Dementia Action Week, Hertswise are hosting a free fete in Cheshunt for people living with dementia and their carers. The event at The Cheshunt Club, will be a chance for people living with dementia and their carers to have a fun-fuelled day of entertainment and refreshments. Inspired by villages fetes there will be […]
Families visiting The Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead, will soon be able to enjoy an exciting new woodland-themed free indoor play area in the shopping centre’s family zone. Marley’s Stay & Play is a fun packed adventure play area for children aged 12 and under to enjoy. Launching this May half term, Stay and Play will be […]
Councillor Terry Douris has been appointed as the new Mayor of Dacorum. Cllr Douris was sworn in at the annual Mayor Making Ceremony last week (15 May). In his acceptance speech, Councillor Douris said: ‘I would like to pay tribute to and acknowledge the tremendous contribution that Councillor Rosie Sutton has made to the borough […]
Hertfordshire-based start-up Pieces of Art has been recognised by renowned British businesswoman Jacqueline Gold CBE with a prestigious #WOW award – celebrating the success of UK businesswomen and female entrepreneurs. Pieces of Art is a bespoke paper cutting business run by Tring residents Emma Donabie and Maddi Saunders. The two began working together 12 months […]