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Take a Round the World Trip in Aylesbury

Naomi MacKay adventured across the globe from her seat at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre with Around The World in 80 Days – on until Saturday 6 May. The classic Jules Verne tale of Phileas Fogg, who makes a wager to travel around the world in just 80 days, gets a fresh treatment in this show from […]

Living Magazines Alpaca Experience Tring

Taking an Alpaca for an Amble!

Walking an alpaca in the sunshine is a wonderful way to start the day, as Naomi MacKay and Alison Page discovered when they visited Park Hill Farm, in Tring. Usually, both Alison and I have dogs on the end of a lead when we go for a walk, so we were up for trying something […]

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‘Pop-up’ Police Career Talks

Schools, colleges and youth groups are being invited to host a ‘pop-up’ police career talk ahead of exam and exam results season. Hertfordshire Sergeant Dan Phillips, who has 30 years’ police service under his belt, recently ran a test event online for the University of Hertfordshire with great results. He explained: ‘We tried the ‘pop […]

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Educating Young People with Good Money Habits

Robert Stringer and Ed Evans of Stringer Mann Chartered Financial Planners recently completed a series of free, fun and engaging financial education workshops for Year 9 students at Berkhamsted School, to help them build brighter financial futures. Aimed at children aged 13-14, the workshops called ‘Your Future’ took place during February 2023, and were interactive, […]

Living Magazines Ashridge win Home Care Awards 2023

Ashridge Named Best UK Live-in Care Provider

Delivering person-centred professional care with a smile is at the heart of Amersham-based Ashridge Home Care, and its efforts have been rewarded at an annual awards event partnered by the Homecare Association. The Home Care Awards aim to be the annual benchmark of excellence for UK companies and organisations providing all forms of care at […]

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Heathers the Musical at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre this May

Heathers the Musical is coming to Aylesbury Waterside Theatre from Tue 30 May-Sat 3 Jun, and making it beautiful in blue is Jenna Innes (Les Miserables), taking on the role of angst-ridden teen, Veronica Sawyer, and returning to the role of Jason ‘J.D’ Dean is Jacob Fowler (Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella). The Westerberg tour class of 2023 […]

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University of Hertfordshire Art Collection Awarded Accreditation

The University of Hertfordshire Art Collection has been awarded Accredited Museum status by Arts Council England. This seal of approval is recognition of the UH Art Collection upholding the Accreditation standards in its care and management of the collection and engagement with users. Managed by UH Arts + Culture, the UH Art Collection comprises of […]

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Meet your Local Safer Neighbourhood Officers in Wilstone

An exciting opportunity to meet Berkhamsted and Tring’s Safer neighborhood team, who are holding a ‘Coffee with a Copper’ community engagement event, this is to be held at the Wilstone Community shop located in the centre of the village, on Tuesday 2 May. Locals are invited to pop along to discuss any issues they feel […]

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Hertfordshire Girl Guides Launch Police Badge

Around 100 Hertfordshire Girl Guides aged from five to 14 became the first in the county to earn the Girlguiding Policing Challenge Badge recently. Catherine Roper, a long-serving Guide Leader for Girlguiding in Berkhamsted and the National Police Chief Council lead for Children and Young People was joined by Hertfordshire police officers and staff with […]

Living Magazines The Scruffts Good Citizen Dog Scheme winner, Delilah with their owner Francesca Cairns, sponsored by James Wellbeloved at Crufts 2023.

Call for Crossbreeds to Compete for Chance to Qualify for Crufts 2024

Scruffts, the competition that gives crossbreed dogs the opportunity to compete in the main arena at Crufts, is kicking off the search to find the nation’s top dog. The Kennel Club invites all crossbreeds and mixed breed dogs to take part in the Scruffts competition, exclusively supported by pet food makers James Wellbeloved, where all […]

Living Magazines Hertfordshire Health Walks

Hertfordshire Health Walks Return

A new summer programme of Hertfordshire Health Walks begins in Berkhamsted on 4 May 2023 and in Tring on 11 May 2023. Enjoy the local countryside and green spaces in trails led by qualified volunteer leaders. Meet new people and enjoy the many health and well-being benefits walking provides. Walks are volunteer-led, friendly and local […]

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Rail Upgrades this May Bank Holiday

Passengers travelling between London Euston, the West Midlands, North West and Scotland are being advised to check before they travel ahead of multi-million pound railway upgrades over the early May bank holiday. Network Rail is investing £7.7m to improve future journeys on the West Coast main line between London and Crewe between Saturday 29 April […]