Harpenden Trust News

End-of-season Celebrations - Harpenden Trust Support for Harpenden Rovers

13 June 2024
Harpenden Rovers football club was formed in 2018, with just a handful of children and a few enthusiastic Dads. Originally based at the old 'Rovers' ground on Cravells Road (unaffectionately known as The Cabbage Patch), the club trained at a number of different locations before settling into its current home…
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Harpenden Trust Summer 2024 Newsletter

04 June 2024
WE ARE DELIGHTED to attach our Summer 2024 Newsletter. The newsletter highlights many of the Trust’s activities in the past few months, and much of our ongoing work in the local community.
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Happy 1st Birthday to the Well Bean Cafe!

04 June 2024
We can’t believe it’s been a year since we opened our doors at 130a Southdown Road, not knowing whether anyone would come and eat our lovingly prepared cakes and drink our delicious coffee. But come they did - and they keep coming back for more! 
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RESCHEDULED DATE - 'Party Aint Over', Saturday, 27 July

30 May 2024
Harpenden band ‘Party Aint Over’ will be performing live at the Harpenden Trust Halls (above the Co-op supermarket) to raise money for the Trust on Saturday, 27 July. 
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An Outing to Dunstable Downs for Our Local Ukrainian Refugees

28 May 2024
An outing to Dunstable Downs for our local Ukrainian refugees took place on 18 May. The day dawned misty, but there was much excitement as we met on Saturday morning to board the Harpenden Hopper en route for Dunstable Downs. There were seven ladies and six children along with our…
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In Honour of Billy Gibbons' Contribution to the Harpenden Trust

28 May 2024
In honour of Billy Gibbons' contribution to the Harpenden Trust, the Trust is proud to have committed to cleaning his grave at Westfield Cemetery every 5-years. The grave was cleaned in 2019 and has just been cleaned again in May of this year.  
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Full House at Homedell!

22 May 2024
The Harpenden Trust Care Fund was happy to help the residents of Homedell House when their Bingo machine broke down recently. Bingo is a popular weekly event for getting the residents together and allowing them to socialise. The photo shows some of the happy residents when Nick Luckett, Chair of…
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Well Done! Roundwood School Young Enterprise Progress to Regional Final

01 May 2024
The Harpenden Trust's Community Fund have been pleased to support Harpenden's senior schools in participating in the Young Enterprise project where students start up and run their own businesses. A national competition is run each year and this year Roundwood School are to be congratulated for progressing to the regional…
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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.