Debby Hughes has been keeping Tring shoppers up to date over recent months with her regular Facebook posts on the progress of Lidl on Icknield Way. Tring Living catches up with her to find out how it all started and what she plans to do now the store is open. Debby Hughes has been part […]
Following our story about pioneering journalist Mary Grieve in the spring issue of Tring Living, Dominic Cole OBE, distinguished British landscape architect and lead designer of the Eden Project, got in touch to share his story about the positive effect that Mary had had on his life and career. Dominic Cole’s path into landscape architecture […]
As a trustee of Berkhamsted Castle Trust, Berkhamsted Local History and Museum Society and the Friends of St Peter’s, Dr James Moir is recognised as a driver of projects that boost and enhance community living. Berkhamsted Living finds out more… As testament to his dedication to community projects, James Moir spent five years delivering the […]
Corinna Chute, manager of Berkhamsted’s Vyne Theatre, who has lived a life that revolved around dance, is bringing world-class performances to the community, inspiring new generations to devote their lives to the arts. The Vyne Theatre’s dynamic manager Corinna Chute admits her eagerness to ‘go it alone’ has got her into trouble since childhood, but […]
Meet Anna Swannell, the name behind numerous community music ventures, including the inclusive Keep Going Choir, and Long Marston’s open mic nights. Sitting at a bar in Watford at the age of 21, Anna Swannell felt completely lost. It was there that a friend offered some supportive words: ‘Keep going, kid’. It became a mantra […]
In the first of a new series of profiles on Tring folk, we find out more about Peter Ashman, who has recently taken on the role of chairman for Community Action Dacorum, and is also a trustee of Tring Arts Trust. Peter Ashman has become a familiar figure in Tring’s cultural and community life. A […]
In the first of our new profiles on Berkhamsted folk, we talk to Anna Foster, a founding trustee of Berkhamsted Together. Becoming a founding trustee of Berkhamsted Together was an obvious step for Anna Foster, as she describes herself as being fully embedded in community life. Berkhamsted Together is filling the gap left by the […]