Harpenden Trust News

Harpenden Trust Launches its Annual Christmas Appeal for 2022

01 December 2022
The Harpenden Trust is delighted to announce the commencement of the 2022 Christmas Appeal in support of all the work that the Harpenden Trust Care Fund does to assist our local community each year. The Harpenden Trust relies on donations to ensure it can help those neighbours who may be…
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Harpenden Trust Care Fund Update, December 2022

01 December 2022
The Care Fund remains very busy in the run-up to Christmas. In addition to our own Christmas festivities and activities to support Care Fund clients we are also supporting other local groups who are laying on their own festivities for some lonely and more senior residents of Harpenden. 
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Winter 2022 Newsletter From the Harpenden Trust

22 November 2022
This is a bumper edition of our Winter 2022 Newsletter which contains articles on the Harpenden Trust's many activities in recent months. This edition particularly focusses on the work of the Care Fund in helping those in Harpenden deal with the current cost of living crisis.
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The Lea Singers, Christmas Charity Concert, 22 December

21 November 2022
The Lea Singers will host a Christmas Charity Concert in aid of the Harpenden Trust. The Concert will take place on Thursday, 22 December, 2022, at 8 pm, in the Eric Morecambe Centre, Harpenden.
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Community Fund Helps With a New Library for Manland Primary School

14 November 2022
Manland Primary School opened just after the Second World War and the school library was in urgent need of repair and renovation. There were considerable damp problems and the school started to work on a project which would involve a new modern library being established. This has now been successfully…
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Introducing ... Ian

27 October 2022
Ian started volunteering with the Harpenden Trust in 2021. He volunteers as an Area Organiser, a co-ordinator for our annual Christmas Appeal which raises vital funds to help our Care Fund support our community. Ian is also an enthusiastic member of our Transport Team, regularly driving members of the community to…
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Community Fund Builds on Play and Learning Opportunities at High Beeches Primary School

25 October 2022
The Harpenden Trust's Community Fund has been delighted to support High Beeches Primary School in the construction of a new outdoor shelter for their Early Years outdoor area for the 4- and 5-year-olds. The Trust previously supported the construction of another outdoor area at the school which had been a…
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Community Fund Balances, Hangs, Stretches and Climbs!

21 October 2022
Some of the Grove Infant and Nursery School's outside play equipment had been in use for many years and was in desperate need of replacement. It is essential for the children's wellbeing that such equipment is available, as young children should be active and that they can do this in…
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Harpenden Trust News provides ongoing news and announcements relating to the work and presence of the Harpenden Trust in AL5.

The Harpenden Trust is here to help Harpenden people in need, individually and collectively. For residents suffering hardship and in need of the support of a good neighbour the Harpenden Trust is here to be that good neighbour, with the active support of the town’s residents as volunteers and donors. The Trust also works to benefit organisations, charities and community groups within Harpenden. Harpenden Trust News provides updates on the work of the Care Fund and the Community Fund and also on the support the Trust receives from the Harpenden community. In the News you can see how the Trust’s volunteers are making a real and sustained difference to individuals, families and the community.

Harpenden Trust News also provides regular updates on events, appeals, activities and the facilities of the Trust. It provides a ‘go to’ for the Trust’s engagement across Harpenden.

Read Harpenden Trust News and learn about the work of volunteers, learn about the events what we do to support seniors and our involvement with local schools, learn about the money we put into improving playgrounds, the environment and many other Harpenden facilities. Learn also about our work during the Coronavirus pandemic. Learn about how the Harpenden Trust is your Harpenden good neighbour.