Much-loved conductor, Colin Stevens, will be celebrating his 50th anniversary as musical director of Tring Choral Society, the Hertfordshire-based classical choir. Colin was only 27 when he took over the baton in 1974 from his father who had been the previous conductor of the choir. Colin’s formal musical training had taken place at Trinity College […]
In a bid to collectively recruit more foster carers to look after some of the region’s most vulnerable children, Hertfordshire County Council has joined forces with ten other local authorities in the East of England, in a new initiative for fostering under the banner Foster East. There is an urgent need for foster carers in […]
TV personality Robbie Cumming – presenter of ‘Canal Boat, Diaries’ – is to officially open the upgraded canal towpath from Wendover to Halton. The ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at 1pm on Friday 28 June at the entrance from the towpath to Walnut Tree Meadow, and a host of other activities are planned to […]
Berkhamsted Golf Club reintroduces cattle grazing on its estate. If you’re a habitual visitor to Berkhamsted Common – and why wouldn’t you be? It’s so beautiful up there – then you may see something new this summer. Up until World War II, cattle grazing on the Common were a regular sight, but they didn’t return […]
Mayor of Dacorum, Councillor Brenda Link, cut the red ribbon at the official opening ceremony of ‘The Denton’, a new retirement community in Berkhamsted, on Friday 17 May. The Denton is the latest development to open from specialist retirement developer and operator Elysian Residences and sets a new standard for retirement living in Hertfordshire, available […]
BAFTA has recently unveiled their talented finalists, aged between 12 and 18, who have been selected as part of this year’s BAFTA Young Game Designers (YGD) competition, which has been running since 2010. Seven of this year’s finalists for the Game Concept 15-18 category hail from the South East of England, including Charlie Gray (17) […]
County Councillors and colleagues who have worked for Hertfordshire County Council for 50 years were recently invited to a special exhibition to celebrate the anniversary of the first County Council meeting that took place on 21 May 1974 after the Local Government Act was passed. Attendees had the chance to take a look at historical […]
Full Fibre is heading to 20,000 additional homes and businesses – including in Berkhamsted, Much Hadham and Tring. Openreach has announced that it is upgrading a further 20 towns and villages in Hertfordshire as part of its commercial investment in digital infrastructure across the UK. Residents living in Berkhamsted, Much Hadham, Tring and 17 other […]
Tring Radio has had a makeover and is now ‘Trend’ Radio. The new station will launch in June. The new-look station will cover Herts, Bucks and Beds. The station, which has its own studio and is run by more than 40 volunteers had, organisers say, outgrown the Tring Radio name. Trend Radio will transmit across […]
30 years on from when the school first opened its doors to male students, Tring Park School for the Performing Arts is hosting a one-day Boys’ Day of Dance workshop on 1 June 2024. This day is for all aspiring male-identifying performers aged 8 to 16 years. Participants will experience an exhilarating day, with the opportunity […]
The Salvation Army is known for its longstanding commitment to reuse and recycling. To tackle the problem of unwearable clothing and household linens which cannot be reused, Salvation Army Trading Company Ltd (SATCoL), the trading arm of the charity, is running a regional trial in partnership with Tesco which aims to encourage customers to donate […]
A selection of Sunnyside Rural Trust (SRT)’s beautiful hand-refurbished tools were displayed as part of decorated garden designer, Tom Stuart-Smith’s gold medal-winning 2024 National Garden Scheme (NGS) Chelsea show garden. The freshly-waxed and polished wooden handled hoes, spades, forks, hand tools and shears had been reconditioned by SRT employee, Lewis Sinfield, along with a team […]