Harpenden Trust News

Trust Care Fund Update – December

28 January 2021
Under the most difficult of circumstances the Care Fund has finished the year with a flourish of activity. 
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Harpenden Trust 2020 Christmas Appeal

21 December 2020
The Harpenden Trust is calling for the generosity of all Harpenden residents to help those in need locally with its 2020 Christmas Appeal (launched 3 December 2020). 
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Harpenden Trust Christmas Appeal Collection Update

21 December 2020
The Harpenden Trust’s Christmas Appeal door-to-door collection is continuing, but Collectors will not now be returning to streets & houses to gather-in Appeal envelopes; this change is in response to the pandemic situation and the elevation of Harpenden to Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions. 
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Christmas Appeal Street Collection Update

18 December 2020
The Harpenden Trust’s Christmas Appeal street collection on the concourse in front of Boots on the High Street planned for Saturday, 19 December, has been cancelled in response to the pandemic situation and the elevation of Harpenden to Tier 3 Coronavirus restrictions. 
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Hall Hire Coronavirus Update 2: December

17 December 2020
Following today's Government announcement that Hertfordshire/St Albans District is to be placed into Tier 3 [subsequently Tier 4 and then Tier 5] Coronavirus Restrictions from Saturday, 19 December, the Trust halls will close to hirers from midnight on Friday, 18 December, 2020.
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Christmas Parcels for Seniors in Harpenden

15 December 2020
This last week some of the Harpenden Trust team worked hard (within current restrictions) to pack a massive 140 food parcels, which our volunteers will deliver to vulnerable elderly residents in Harpenden this Christmas. The parcels are filled both with essential items and some seasonal treats, which the team hope…
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UPDATE: COVID-19 Vaccination Support for Harpenden. Call for Local Volunteers

14 December 2020
One week on – and we have had the most extraordinary response. Our request for volunteers last week was kindly forwarded on by many, and word has clearly spread across various residents and local community groups. We have even had a few former Harpenden residents offering to come back to…
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Chairman, Richard Nichols, Interviewed on Radio Verulam

08 December 2020
The Harpenden Trust had some great publicity recently (part of a one hour programme broadcast at 3pm on Sunday 6 December 2020) with our Chairman, Richard Nichols, being interviewed by Clair Graham from Radio Verulam on the positive things to come from 2020. There are many examples of this across…
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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.