This festive season, Waddesdon Manor near Aylesbury, invites visitors to step into the enchanting world of Once Upon a Christmastime, a community art display created by over 15,000 local children. Set in the Coach House Gallery at The Stables, this enchanting walk-through installation reimagines beloved fairytales and nursery rhymes through a myriad of vibrant, imaginative […]
Young Black people from across Hertfordshire are taking part in a new initiative to help address racial disparities in policing. More than 25 teenagers attended the first sessions of the new Young People’s Race Inclusion Forum. The project, set up by Hertfordshire Constabulary with Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) Services for Young People, aims to better […]
A café and shop, exhibitions, historical re-enactments and a full programme of events would encourage local residents to visit Berkhamsted Castle more often, according to the results of a public consultation held by Berkhamsted Castle Trust in early summer. The report on Reconnecting Berkhamsted Castle, prepared for the Trust by Land Use Consultants, suggests possible […]
London Northwestern Railway is advising passengers to check their journey times ahead of the upcoming national timetable change this month. From Sunday 15 December, departure times and frequencies on some routes will change as part of a national twice-yearly timetable change. While the changes will be minor in most locations, customers are urged to check […]
Naomi MacKay watched The Further Adventures of Peter Pan: The Return of Captain Hook at Aylesbury’s Waterside Theatre – where the show runs until 5 January 2025. It’s that time of year again – oh yes it is! Aylesbury’s annual panto flies into town, bringing with it a swashbuckling, high-flying feast of fun for all […]
Santa is visiting the streets of Berkhamsted once again this year, thanks to the efforts of Berkhamsted Rotary Club. While Vanarama declined to support the event this year (as mentioned in our Winter issue), James De Lisle from De Lisle Ltd based on Northbridge Road in Berkhamsted has generously stepped in to ensure the much-loved […]
Tring Park School for the Performing Arts is proud to announce that 10 of its talented students will be starring in this year’s classic festive ballet Nutcracker by English National Ballet. This continues an affiliation that is decades long and marks the 75th season for the English National Ballet. The brand-new production of Nutcracker, choreographed by the Company’s […]
Network Rail will switch its screen back on as part of a trial to provide clearer and more visible travel updates for passengers. As part of Network Rail’s five-point plan to improve the passenger experience at London Euston, rail engineers will begin tests on Wednesday evening (11 December) to display live travel information on the […]
The brand-new Nottingham Playhouse production of the Olivier, Tony and Grammy award-winning Best Musical Dear Evan Hansen will play Aylesbury Waterside Theatre from Tue 10-Sat 14 Jun 2025. Ryan Kopel (Newsies) will play the iconic role of Evan Hansen, alongside Lauren Conroy (Into The Woods) as Zoe Murphy and Alice Fearn (Wicked, Come From Away) […]
Dacorum Borough Council has adopted its new corporate plan. ‘Our Plan for Dacorum: 2024-2028’ sets out the new direction for Dacorum Borough Council under recently appointed leader Councillor Adrian England. Despite the constraints of Local Government funding and traditional expectations of local councils, Dacorum has a renewed ambition, and the new plan sets out two […]
Work to create an improved Berkhamsted Recycling Centre has now been completed and the centre will be re-opening to the public on Sunday 8 December. Hertfordshire County Council have spent the last ten weeks clearing the contents of the site and making improvements to increase its capacity. The Centre now features a new layout with […]
Love your local business by supporting them not only on Small Business Saturday on 7 December, but throughout the year. Small Business Saturday is a nationwide campaign to support, inspire and promote the UK’s 5.8 million small businesses. The aim is to encourage consumers to ‘shop local’ and support small businesses in their communities. The […]