This is how the Harpenden Trust Community Fund has helped various organisations in the AL5 area since April 2021:
Young Enterprise - £1,500 for training children in business
St Nicholas School - £10,000 for the building of a new entrance to improve security
Harpenden Lions Club - £1,500 to promote drug awareness in schools
Harpenden Mencap - £8,200 for a new phone system
Harpenden Rovers Junior Football Club - £9,000 for the purchase of equipment and kit
Pop-up-Pottery - £3,540 to set-up a pottery, run on an entirely voluntary and free-to-use basis for young and old.
Rothamsted Playpark - £30,000 contribution towards the provision of a new Playpark
Harpenden Plus - £6,000 for support for children with mental issues in Harpenden
Sing From the Heart - £4,180 for the provision of music to care homes and local community centres
Manland Primary School - £10,000 towards the replacement of the school library
Lea Primary School - £9,500 for the provision of an outside play and learning area
Mencap - £5,000 for the installation of IT facilities in their residential centre
St. Dominic's Primary School - £10,000 towards a 'Daily Mile' track in the school grounds, an all-weather sporting facility for use throughout the year
St. Mary's Church, Kinsbourne Green - £2,310 for the renovation of the play area and paved area
Willow Court Care Home - £1,600 for the repair of their gazebo and provision of inside activities for residents
Batford Springs Boardwalk and Reed Fen - £7,400 towards the building of a boardwalk and reed fen built by local volunteers
Batford Memorial Hall - £2,000 for emergency roof repairs
Batford Nursery School - £2,500 for art therapy classes
Sauncey Wood Primary School - £6,000 for a sensory garden project
Fusion Pre-school - £5,000 on a new learning area at St Johns church
Grove Infant and Nursery School - £10,000 to replace old play equipment
Grove Junior School - £7,810 to furnish a new library
Harpenden and Wheathamstead Scouts - £1,200 to attend an international Scout jamboree
Harpenden Academy - £15,000 to refurbish a new library
Harpenden Lions Club - £2,500 to undertake a life-skills programme in Harpenden schools
Highfield Pre-school - £4, 000 for the refurbishment of school premises
Hornbeam Wood Hedgehog Sanctuary - £5,825 for the construction of a storage shed and shop
Katherine Warington School - £15,000 on equipping the school gym
Lea Primary School - £12,500 towards the conversion of a shipping container into a wellbeing hub
Manland Primary School - £15,000 for the construction of an outside play and study area for the reception class
Pop Up Pottery - £3,645 for the purchase of new pottery wheels
Real Inspiration - £5,000 to support craft and wellbeing projects
United Reform Church - £5,000 for the purchase of interactive whiteboards
Wood End School - £10,000 for a new school library
Young Enterprise - £1,500 towards training schoolchildren in business skills
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
Salvation Army
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
Highfield Pre-school
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's 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
Hornbeam Wood Hedgehog Sanctuary
Quaker Meeting House
Southdown Bus Shelter
Southdown Methodist Church