Harpenden Trust News

Herts Advertiser Reports on 'Crucial' Role of the Harpenden Trust Throughout the Pandemic

01 April 2021
The Harpenden Trust was delighted this week to be recognised by the Herts Advertiser for the 'crucial' role they [the Trust] has played in the community throughout the pandemic. 
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Piggottshill Lane Easter Egg Hunt ... in Support of the Harpenden Trust

23 March 2021
A group of neighbours in Piggottshill Lane are organising an Easter Egg hunt in aid of the Harpenden Trust - 20 March to 5 April 2021.
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Introducing ... Kerry

18 March 2021
Kerry lives in Harpenden with her husband and two children. She heard about the call for volunteers for the Harpenden Vaccination Centre through her son’s Scout group and since January has been a friendly, welcoming face at the Public Hall twice a week. 
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Harpenden Trust Thanks the Community for a Record Breaking Appeal Total

16 March 2021
Harpenden Trust today (16 March 2021) announces that thanks to the generosity of local residents and businesses, the total for its 2020 annual Care Fund Christmas Appeal stands at just under £65,000 – more than any other year previously.
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Community Fund Aids Roundwood Primary School's New Play Area

11 March 2021
Harpenden Trust Community Fund recently supported Roundwood Primary School in the construction of a new play area, replacing old equipment and providing excellent climbing and exercise facilities. 
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Community Fund Supports High Beeches School Outdoor Canopies

11 March 2021
Harpenden Trust Community Fund recently supported an outdoor project at High Beeches School, to improve the shade in the playground by building canopies for the rear of the classrooms.  
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Harpenden Trust Supports the Vaccination Role-out in Harpenden

10 February 2021
If you have driven past the Harpenden Public Halls at any point recently, the chances are that you would have noticed the Harpenden Trust team in their purple tabards ready to welcome those invited to receive their first Covid-19 vaccination. The Harpenden Trust has been busy over the past couple…
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Community Fund Support for Plot 31 Community Garden and Bulbs to Brighten the Trust

04 February 2021
The Harpenden Trust wish to say a big thank you to the Plot 31 Community Garden for donating and planting bulbs outside the Trust office in Southdown. In 2019 three large adjoining plots were taken over by Plot 31 Community Garden at the Holcroft Road allotments in Batford to establish…
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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.