Living Magazines are delighted to be supporting Ashlyns Festival this year. Building on the success of last year’s event, Ashlyns Festival returns with a two-day celebration to start the summer with a bang! Set in the magnificent grounds of Ashlyns School in Berkhamsted, the festival raises money for the students, the school, and the wider […]
Gordon Short, in his 70s, from Hemel Hempstead, is setting himself a big challenge by taking on a 100k cycle challenge to raise funds for local homeless charity DENS on Sunday 28 April. Gordon says ‘The last time I cycled 70 miles was on my mountain bike when I was 21 years old, now in […]
The Waterways Recovery Group will be running a Family Camp on the Wendover Arm from Friday 25th – Sunday 27th October 2019. The idea of the Family Camps is to encourage the youngsters to enjoy the outdoor life and get satisfaction by learning new skills through conserving our heritage waterways. The Wendover Arm of the Grand […]
With a new 100k route planned for this year’s Mix96 Tour De Vale Charity Bike Ride in Buckinghamshire, 2,000 capacity expected to sell out, and a delicious mouth-watering Pig Roast to feed the masses, the Team are in search of volunteer Marshals to help for a couple of hours on Sunday 9 June 2019 at […]
The Lord’s Taverners, a charity that raises money through cricket related activities, to provide opportunities for young people to get involved with the game, will be returning to Tring for another match against Tring Park Cricket Club on Wednesday September 18th. Entry to the game is free and offers spectators the opportunity to enjoy some […]
The Partnership of Dacorum Borough Council, St Albans City & District Council, Hertfordshire County Council, Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership and The Crown Estate, has been successful in a bid for funding to the Government’s Garden Communities Programme. Hemel Garden Communities is a proposed major urban extension to the East and North of Hemel Hempstead, providing […]
Hightown Housing Association, based in Hemel Hempstead, put homelessness at the top of its agenda last week (Monday 25 March 2019) when their Chief Executive, David Bogle, chaired the annual Homes for Cathy conference. The event is one of the UK’s biggest meetings of leaders and practitioners from housing associations, local authorities and voluntary sector […]
Now in its seventeenth year, Sunday 26th May sees the annual staging of the Tring Town Sixes at Tring Park Cricket Club. All pubs and clubs in Tring and the surrounding area are very welcome to enter a team in this sporting celebration of our community. Talent with bat and ball is only a minor […]
The programme for May’s Chilterns Walking Festival spring event has been announced by the Chilterns Conservation Board, organiser of the popular festival. Running from Saturday 18 May to Sunday 2 June 2019, the programme includes over 70 guided walks, events and activities covering the whole of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) which stretches […]
A new free exhibition at the Natural History Museum at Tring will explore the dinosaurs of the British Isles, encouraging children to learn about the ancient reptiles that once roamed on their doorstep. Come face-to-face with awe-inspiring exhibits such as the cast of a Baryonyx walkeri skull and explore the Museum galleries to visit its […]
On 27 March 2019, Waddesdon celebrated the launch of a new wine shop, offering unrivalled quality, range and expertise, alongside the opportunity to taste before you buy. With a staggering 126 Rothschild wines on offer, and a further 50 handpicked guest wines, the quantity is unrivalled, but it is the quality of these wines that […]
Sir David Attenborough, Stephen Fry, Catherine Tate, Alison Steadman and Asim Chaudhry have backed a new campaign from The Wildlife Trusts that calls for a wilder future and for nature’s recovery in the UK. The conservationist and actors have starring roles in a new The Wind in the Willows film trailer which brings to life […]