Harpenden Trust News

Harpenden Trust Summer 2023 Newsletter

06 June 2023
We are delighted to announce our Summer 2023 Newsletter This latest edition contains articles on our many activities in recent months. 
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Well Bean Community Cafe - now Open for Business

05 June 2023
The Harpenden Trust's Well Bean Community Cafe is open for business from 10.30am-12.30pm from Monday to Friday! Come on down to the Harpenden Trust Halls at 130 Southdown Road - above the Co-op store - for delicious cakes, tea, coffee and cold drinks… otherwise we will be twiddling our thumbs….…
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Harpenden Trust Care Fund Update, June 2023

03 June 2023
Activity levels within the Care Fund are increasing. There have been high numbers at both of our Seniors Coffee Mornings, helped to a great extent by our Transport team. The King’s Coronation has featured heavily in the assistance we have given in the past couple of months. There was our…
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New Facilities at Hornbeam Wood Hedgehog Sanctuary

02 June 2023
The Hornbeam Wood Hedgehog Sanctuary was founded in 2015 and and since then the Harpenden Trust's Community Fund has been delighted to support improved facilities. The latest one to be completed is a shed housing a new gift shop as well as a storage area for the charity's educational resources, which…
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Volunteers' Week 2023, 1-7 June

01 June 2023
We always seek to say “Thank You” throughout the year – but the first seven days of June represent a specific opportunity to say a huge collective THANK YOU to everyone involved across the Harpenden Trust.
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Sensory Projector for Memory Lane Cafe

25 May 2023
Memory Lane Cafe took delivery of a sensory projector today which has many interactive games for our clientele to use at the weekly cafe at The Salvation Army. It has been purchased by the Trust, with a contributing grant from the Town Council, and will be a community asset housed…
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Coronation Celebration Coffee Morning

13 May 2023
The Seniors Coffee Morning on Tuesday, 9 May had a special Coronation theme. Over 35 guests enjoyed tea, coffee, and biscuits at red, white and blue decorated tables with Union Jack napkins, whilst chatting about the Coronation celebrations which had taken place at the weekend.
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Harpenden Trust Halls Open Day Supporting 'The Big Help Out'

11 May 2023
The Harpenden Trust enjoyed a hugely successful Open Day on Bank Holiday Monday, 8 May, as part of the Coronation Weekend celebrations. 
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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.