Harpenden Trust News

Harpenden Trust Launches its 2020 Christmas Appeal

03 December 2020
The Harpenden Trust is calling for the generosity of all Harpenden residents to help those in need locally from today (3 December), as it launches its 2020 Christmas Appeal. 
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Hall Hire Coronavirus Update: December

02 December 2020
The Trust Halls have reopened on a limited basis and for a few classes, in line with current Government regulations. Please check with hirers as to classes that are operating. No new Hall bookings are being taken at this time.
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Harpenden Trust to join with Harpenden Seniors Forum

27 November 2020
It has been agreed that Harpenden Seniors Forum (HSF) will come under the umbrella of the Harpenden Trust from 1 January 2021. The HSF see this as an opportunity to move in an exciting new direction. 
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Thank you to ... the Lea Singers: Calendar Offer

26 November 2020
The Lea Singers have chosen to support the Harpenden Trust Christmas Appeal; thank you!
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Thank you to ... Dave the Cat

25 November 2020
Harpenden Trust is very grateful to the support for its activities by a generous donation from Dave the Cat, a Harpenden resident. Dave, a local celebrity with a regular social media following on The Harpenden Network, was a rescue cat living in Southdown. Dave long entertained local people with stories…
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Winners Update for the Christmas Card Competition - in aid of Harpenden Cares

24 November 2020
You may have recently noticed a poster on our website and/or social media pages regarding a Christmas Card design competition organised by the Harpenden Lions Club, with sale proceeds from the cards being to be donated to Harpenden Cares.
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Gloves on at the Community Fund to Help With a Prickly Opportunity

18 November 2020
The Hornbeam Wood Hedgehog Sanctuary in Harpenden, run by Martin Maylin, rescue and rehabilitate wild hedgehogs that have been injured or have health issues, so that they can be released back into the wild or into enclosed gardens if they are blind. The team also educate and raise awareness of…
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Community Fund Supports Harpenden Rovers Youth Football Teams With New Shirts

21 November 2020
It is Saturday morning at the Grove Junior School in Southdown and Harpenden Rovers Youth football teams are having their weekly training session and matches there. The Youth Club started playing in 2018 as the opportunity to play football at junior schools had largely disappeared. 
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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.