Staff at Breakspear Park have had their palates tantalised and tickled this week, as the team at Britvic challenged the building’s employees to take the Pepsi Max Taste Challenge. The Pepsi Challenge has run for more than 40 years, and is a blind taste test between Pepsi and the UK’s largest-selling cola to establish which […]
It’s that time of year again, when all around the UK thousands of school children breathe a sigh of relief…….whilst parents take a large intake of breath, in preparation for the long 6 to 8 weeks that lie ahead! Whilst the summer holidays bring lots of opportunities for fun, with days spent playing in the […]
Our thanks to Berkhamsted Citizens Association for this news item. “A piling rig, A piling rig, my kingdom for a piling rig!” as Shakespeare [Richard III, Act V, scene IV] might (not) have said…. At long last, a piling rig has finally arrived on the Multi-storey Car Park site on Lower Kings Road and works […]
Hemel Hempstead MP, Sir Mike Penning, congratulated Boris Johnson on becoming the new Leader of the Conservative Party yesterday ahead of becoming Prime Minister today. Sir Mike, who backed Boris from the start of the campaign, said: ‘I am delighted that Boris secured such a resounding victory in the leadership campaign. With the support of […]
An exhibition of images taken during an expedition to the foothills of Mount Elgon in Uganda to document the work and story of Evergreen Africa will be held at The Black Gallery, Silk Mill Business Park from Sat 7 to Sat 21 September. About Evergreen Africa In just five years, Evergreen Africa has helped prevent cholera […]
Our thanks to Berkhamsted Citizens Association for this news item. Alert, all dog owners and walkers! A Dacorum-wide restriction we reported on last year came into force in July and applies to all play areas, fenced and unfenced, in the Borough. It has the benevolent intention to restrict all dog access to play areas but, […]
More than 300 rarely seen objects spanning two millennia to be revealed in new, permanent gallery at Waddesdon. From a 1st-century cameo of Augustus Caesar’s grandson, to a microscope used by entomologist and flea expert Charles Rothschild, via jewellery given as presents from Queen Victoria, to objects bearing Nazi inventory numbers, gold boxes, silver and […]
Our thanks to Berkhamsted Citizens Association for this news item. It seems a long time since we gave the Environment Award for 2019 in March. Once more there was no plaque awarded, but a certificate of Commendation went to each of: 5A Castle Hill: remodelling and environmental upgrade – awarded to John Minshull, (architect), Phil […]
On Friday 21 June Frogmore Paper Mill was presented with the 2019 Engineering Heritage Award by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers. This prestigious award recognises the significance of Frogmore as the site of the world’s first mechanical paper making machine installed in 1803. The Fourdrinier Paper Machine was invented by Louis Robert and perfected by […]
The Berkhamsted and District Chamber of Commerce has been raising the question of parking in Berkhamsted with the local council, and now in conjunction with them they are asking you to help by completing this survey. The Multi-storey Car Park in due for completion in late Spring 2020. It will have some 320 spaces over […]
WheelPower, the national charity for Wheelchair Sport, has announced the 50th anniversary celebrations for the world-renowned Stoke Mandeville Stadium in Aylesbury which will take place at the athletics arena on Friday 2 August from 2pm-6pm. WheelPower is inviting volunteers past and present to attend a Garden Party at Stoke Mandeville Stadium, which is recognised as the […]
Wimbledon may have come to a close for this year, but for Emma Regus it’s just begun after winning a luxury picnic hamper. The prize was courtesy of Breakspear Park following Emma’s entry into its tennis competition. Participants in the competition were offered a selection of themed props and asked to create a funny shot […]