Harpenden Trust News

Harpenden Trust Annual Report 2023: Report of the Directors (Extracts)

05 October 2023
The Harpenden Trust (“the Trust”) was founded in 1948, coinciding with the creation of the National Health Service. Despite the introduction of the “cradle to grave” welfare state, some residents in Harpenden at the time felt that there would always be a need to take care of people who fell…
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Harpenden Trust Annual Report 2023: Chairman's Statement

05 October 2023
A significant aspect of the preceding two years had been the story of how the Harpenden Trust responded in such a magnificent way to the global pandemic, as over 500 local people stepped forward to support the Harpenden community. The last 12 months have been no less important as circumstances…
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Support for new Learning Hub at Wood End Primary School

04 October 2023
The Community Fund of the Harpenden Trust were very pleased to contribute towards the building of a new Learning Hub at Wood End Primary School. The Learning Hub includes a new library for which provides a lovely learning environment and an attractive facility for children of all ages. The funding…
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Our Thanks to the Hertfordshire Chamber Orchestra - A Wonderful Evening Concert, including Bizet, Brahms and Martinu, in aid of the Harpenden Trust

22 September 2023
Our enormous thanks go to the Hertfordshire Chamber Orchestra who performed at St Nicholas Church, Harpenden earlier this month; with all proceeds from the evening, amounting to some £900, going to the Harpenden Trust.
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The Trust's Ribbon Cancer Support Group are hosting a Macmillan Coffee Morning and all are Invited

21 September 2023
The Ribbon Cancer Support Group at the Harpenden Trust are hosting a Macmillan Coffee Morning and all are invited.
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Computer Friendly Drop-in Support Sessions and Training

20 September 2023
Computer Friendly is a non-profit organisation which delivers low-cost computer training and support in the community. Computer Friendly runs a Drop-in at the Salvation Army (next to Waitrose) on Wednesdays from 10am - 1pm and in the Randall Room at the Harpenden Trust Centre (90 Southdown Road) on Thursdays from…
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Age Is Just A Number - Free Event at the EMC, 2 October at 12 Noon

18 September 2023
Join us and Everyone Active at the Eric Morecambe Centre (EMC) on Monday, 2 October, 12 noon-4pm, for a brilliant FREE event, 'Age Is Just A Number', showcasing lots of activities you can take part in, as well as free health checks and first aid tutorials. 
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Frazzled Cafe Facilitators Meet with Ruby Wax OBE

17 September 2023
Facilitators from the Harpenden Trust x Frazzled Cafe in Harpenden were delighted to meet Ruby Wax OBE on Saturday evening when she brought her latest book, ‘I’m not as well as I thought I was’, on tour to The Eric Morecambe Centre. 
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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.