This is how the Harpenden Trust Community Fund has helped various organisations in the AL5 area since April 2018:
A Little Lunch - £250 to meet an increasing demand for their lunches
Young Enterprise - £1,500 for training children in business
High Beeches School - £4,000 to develop the Trim Trail in their playground
Larder Louts/Kitchen Front - £5,950 for the provision of cooking classes
The Lea Primary School - £7,800 for the preparation of an interactive playground space
St Nicholas School - £10,000 for the building of a new entrance to improve security
Clover Singing Group - £340 to start a new singing group in Southdown
Friends of Greenway Spinney - £1,700 for the completion of the pathway through the Spinney
Harpenden Cricket Club - £25,000 for refurbishment of pavilion and provision of new cricket nets, in addition to £25,000 granted for refurbishment in 2017
Harpenden Lions Club - £1,500 to promote drug awareness in schools
Volunteer Police Cadets - £690 to purchase a portable gazebo for exhibitions
Grove Junior School - £10,000 for the extension of the school library
United Reform Church - £10,000 for the provision of astroturf for a toddler play area
Friends of Roundwood Primary School - £10,000 for the renovation of an outdoor play area
Kinsbourne Common Nursery - £3,100 for astroturf for their play area and the removal of a tree
Batford Memorial Hall - £12,750 to renovate the car park and garden
Harpenden Mencap - £8,200 for a new phone system
Harpenden Academy - £10,000 for the provision of new play equipment
Homedell House - £1,000 for a TV for residents in their common room
You can see that large sections of our Harpenden community continue to benefit from the funding available through the Trust.
Donations made in recent years include:
AddVance
Ataxia-Telangiectasia Society
CHIC
Community Meeting Point
The Daylight Club
Home Start
Harpenden National Childbirth Trust
Harpenden Saturday Carers Group
Harpenden Seniors Forum
Keech Cottage
Larder Louts/Kitchen Front
A Little Lunch
Harpenden Mencap
National Childbirth Trust
Open Door
Rennie Grove Hospice Care
St Albans & District Bereavement Network
St Albans & District Food Bank
St Albans & Harpenden CAB
St Albans & Harpenden Stroke Club
The Salvation Army Christmas Lunch
Samaritans
Small Acts of Kindness
Transition St Albans
1st Harpenden Girl Guides
8th Harpenden Girl Guides
9th Harpenden Girl Guides
2nd Harpenden Scouts
3rd Harpenden Scouts
5th Harpenden Scouts
9th Harpenden Scouts
10th Harpenden Scouts/Explorers
Crabtree School
Friends of Roundwood Primary School
Friends of Sauncey Wood School
Grove Junior School
Harpenden & Redbourn Division Girl Guides
Harpenden & Wheathamptead Scouts
Harpenden Colts/Roundwood School
Harpenden Cricket Club
Harpenden Expedition Club
Harpenden Golf Club
Harpenden Free School/Harpenden Academy
Harpenden Rugby Football Club
High Beeches School
High Street Methodist Church
The Kinsbourne Common Nursery and Pre School
Kinsbourne Explorer Scouts
Lea Primary School
Porters Hill Park Play Area
St Albans & Harpenden Volunteer Police Cadets
St Dominic RC School Primary School
St Nicholas School
Shackleton Explorer Scouts
Southdown Play Areas Working Group
United Reform Church Kindergarten
Vision Girlguiding
Young Enterprise
Youth Talk
Batford Memorial Hall
Batford Methodist Hall
Batford Springs Local Nature Reserve
Clover Singing Group
Computer Friendly in Harpenden
Friends of Greenway Spinney
Friends of Willow Court
Harpenden Connect
Harpenden & District Bowling Club
Harpenden Indoor Bowling Club
Harpenden Lions Club
The Harpenden Money Advice Centre
Harpenden Swimming Club
The Harpenden Trust Care Fund
Homedell House
Quaker Meeting House
Southdown Bus Shelter
Southdown Methodist Church
