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Tring Living Magazine Summer 2024

We’re looking at getting your car in shape for holiday trips and encouraging kids to reach for the stars. There’s a chance to win football-themed Top Trumps, plus find out how to create eco-friendly decor. Local history focuses on Sir Francis Verney - nobleman and pirate. As always, we include our local news, shop local section, and a calendar of forthcoming events. Visit our website for more at www.livingmags.info. The only local magazine offering guaranteed delivery to 11,162* addresses in the HP23 Tring postcode area. *Royal Mail postcode data.

We’re looking at getting your car in shape for holiday trips and encouraging kids to reach for the stars. There’s a chance to win football-themed Top Trumps, plus find out how to create eco-friendly decor. Local history focuses on Sir Francis Verney - nobleman and pirate. As always, we include our local news, shop local section, and a calendar of forthcoming events. Visit our website for more at www.livingmags.info. The only local magazine offering guaranteed delivery to 11,162* addresses in the HP23 Tring postcode area. *Royal Mail postcode data.

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TRING<br />

ISSUE 68 SUMMER <strong>2024</strong><br />

LIVE | LIFE | LOCAL<br />

SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES SINCE 2001<br />

SUMMER HOLIDAY<br />

READING FROM<br />

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Pick your next<br />

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TAKING A<br />

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Make sure your car is<br />

in tip top condition<br />

REACH FOR<br />

THE STARS<br />

How work wins<br />

over talent<br />

The local charity<br />

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and infrastructure projects<br />

Maintaining footpaths and<br />

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Welcome to the<br />

<strong>Summer</strong> issue!<br />

Welcome to the <strong>Tring</strong> <strong>Living</strong> summer<br />

issue!<br />

It’s finally summer, hopefully the sun will<br />

shine and we can all enjoy getting out and<br />

about. Our motoring feature has some handy<br />

hints on checking that your car is ready for<br />

that long drive to your holiday destination,<br />

while our local books roundup has some great<br />

suggestions for your holiday reads, whether<br />

you’re on the beach or cosy in a cottage or villa.<br />

As the school year comes to a close, there’s<br />

some useful advice on advising youngsters on<br />

the benefits of hard work over natural talent.<br />

And young football fans looking forward to<br />

a summer of sport should turn to our special<br />

Top Trumps competition for a real treat.<br />

There’s more sporting action in store with the<br />

Olympics starting this July.<br />

Plus there’s a very fitting tribute to muchmissed<br />

Hairy Biker Dave Myers in the shape<br />

of a special Victoria sponge recipe.<br />

CONTENTS<br />

4 News and views from <strong>Tring</strong><br />

and surrounding villages<br />

20 Shop local - before you<br />

head online<br />

26 Teach your kids to reach for<br />

the stars<br />

33 Quick Crossword<br />

35 Kids puzzles<br />

TRING<br />

SUMMER <strong>2024</strong><br />

If you’re shopping for gifts or treats do<br />

take a look at ‘shop local’ for ideas - our local<br />

retailers will appreciate your support.<br />

As always, the magazine includes plenty of<br />

local news, and we have pages of events in<br />

the What’s On section - so no need to be bored<br />

over the summer holidays!<br />

Meanwhile, our history feature focuses on<br />

a fascinating character from <strong>Tring</strong>’s past - Sir<br />

Francis Verney, nobleman and pirate!<br />

If you want to be involved in the next<br />

issue, please email Naomi at editorial@<br />

livingmags.info with your news prior to our<br />

autumn issue.<br />

Happy reading!<br />

Alison and<br />

Naomi<br />

Owner & Editor<br />

37 <strong>Summer</strong> holiday reading<br />

from local authors<br />

38 Your pets star in our<br />

fun feature<br />

41 Win football-themed Top<br />

Trumps starter sets<br />

42 Sir Francis Verney -<br />

nobleman and pirate<br />

44 <strong>Summer</strong> motoring:<br />

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46 A special Victoria sponge<br />

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Dave Myers<br />

47 Codeword<br />

48 Eco-friendly interiors<br />

50 What’s on<br />

54 Classifieds<br />

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Marshcroft appeal quashed<br />

An appeal over the rejection of plans for a<br />

‘new garden village suburb for <strong>Tring</strong>’ has<br />

been dismissed by the Secretary of State.<br />

The developer, Redrow and Harrow Estates,<br />

had originally submitted an application to build<br />

Stepping Stones<br />

turns 60<br />

Stepping Stones Pre-School recently<br />

celebrated its 60th anniversary. The<br />

Pre-School, in the centre of <strong>Tring</strong>, began<br />

as a Mothers Union in 1963 and has continued<br />

to evolve to now provide children from the<br />

ages of two to five with a fun and engaging<br />

environment to build their confidence<br />

and imagination.<br />

As a charity-run organisation, fundraising is<br />

very important to replace and buy additional<br />

equipment and toys. Recently the children<br />

participated in a sponsored danceathon, while an<br />

Easter treasure hunt challenge encouraged them<br />

to find items inside and outside using their best<br />

searching skills.<br />

www.tringsteppingstones.org.uk<br />

1,400 homes and associated infrastructure on<br />

land East of Marshcroft Farm in <strong>Tring</strong> in<br />

April 2022.<br />

The planning application was refused by<br />

Dacorum Borough Council because ‘the<br />

proposed benefits were not considered to<br />

outweigh the substantial level of harm to the<br />

Green Belt’. The impact on the Chilterns Area of<br />

Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and the loss<br />

of agricultural land was also noted.<br />

The developer lodged an appeal with the<br />

Government’s Planning Inspectorate in November<br />

2022, and in December the appeal was recovered<br />

so that the Secretary of State for the Department<br />

of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities<br />

(DLUHC) could make the decision himself.<br />

A public inquiry took place between 7 March<br />

and 5 May 2023 in order to focus on key issues<br />

including housing supply, highways, landscape<br />

and visual impacts and Green Belt.<br />

Following the enquiry, the Planning Inspector<br />

recommended that the appeal be allowed and<br />

planning permission be granted subject to<br />

conditions. However, the Secretary of State<br />

disagreed with the Inspector’s decision and<br />

dismissed the appeal.<br />

In the final report, it was noted that ‘the favourable<br />

considerations of the proposed development do<br />

not clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt<br />

and the other harms noted above. Therefore Very<br />

Special Circumstances do not exist to justify this<br />

development in the Green Belt.’<br />

Countryside charity CRPE commented: ‘We<br />

hugely welcome the government’s clear support<br />

for the Green Belt and for the Chilterns Area of<br />

Outstanding Natural Beauty, the key issues on<br />

which we focused our campaign.’<br />

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Juud called up for England Colleges team<br />

A<br />

young<br />

footballer<br />

who began<br />

his football career<br />

at <strong>Tring</strong> Tornadoes<br />

at the age of three<br />

has just returned<br />

from Italy, where<br />

he was selected to<br />

play for the prestigious English Colleges FA team<br />

in an international tournament.<br />

A<br />

local charity has been awarded a<br />

National Lottery funded grant to set<br />

up and run a beginners’ ukulele group,<br />

after local people were inspired by <strong>Tring</strong>’s<br />

existing ukelele band.<br />

The <strong>Tring</strong> ukelele band is part of <strong>Tring</strong> u3a,<br />

a national organisation that supports people<br />

to run a wide range of activities and interest<br />

groups usually during the daytime throughout<br />

the year for retired and semi-retired people.<br />

The band was established over seven years<br />

ago and has performed for a variety of<br />

charitable organisations.<br />

<strong>Tring</strong> U3A committee member Liz Baker<br />

commented: ‘Many people see us play and see<br />

the fun we are having and ask if they can join<br />

us. While the band welcomes new members,<br />

joining a group of accomplished players can<br />

be daunting and we recognised a need for a<br />

beginners’ group.<br />

‘The project matched the lottery funding’s<br />

priorities perfectly by allowing older people<br />

Juud Farrant, 17, a student in Football Studies at<br />

Milton Keynes College, plays on the right wing.<br />

Juud, who lives in <strong>Tring</strong>, scored a goal against<br />

Greece, and the team made it to the tournament<br />

final, where they lost to Wales on penalties.<br />

He said: ‘It was one of the best experiences of<br />

my life, and while it was gutting to lose in the<br />

final it was fantastic to be a part of it.’<br />

Juud, who has also trialled for Queen Park<br />

Rangers, played at <strong>Tring</strong> Tornadoes until he was<br />

16, and later moved to <strong>Tring</strong> Athletic.<br />

Funding adds new string to <strong>Tring</strong> u3a’s bow<br />

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The funders also<br />

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‘We were delighted when the grant was<br />

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Since the grant’s approval in January, 10<br />

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Music and more at Carnival<br />

There’s music and more to enjoy<br />

at <strong>Tring</strong> <strong>Summer</strong> Carnival,<br />

which runs from 27 to 30 June.<br />

Pound Meadow is where you’ll<br />

find music events on Friday evening<br />

and Sunday afternoon in the <strong>Tring</strong><br />

Brewery Marquee, raising funds for<br />

local charities.<br />

Thursday night is the <strong>Tring</strong><br />

Together Big Quiz Night with Rock n Roll Bingo<br />

in the marquee, while Saturday is Carnival Day<br />

itself with the High Street parade, floats, stalls,<br />

shows on Pound Meadow and music in the<br />

<strong>Tring</strong> Brewery Marquee.<br />

On the Saturday evening, <strong>Tring</strong> Music<br />

Partnership takes over with Music in the<br />

Marquee featuring Big Band and Swing Bands.<br />

Ticket prices and further information can be<br />

found on www.tringtogether.org.uk<br />

Can you beat Colin<br />

the Camel?<br />

Colin the Camel ran the London<br />

Marathon this year and is now<br />

the Guinness World Record<br />

holder for the fastest marathon by a<br />

pantomime camel!<br />

He will be coming along to <strong>Tring</strong> Running<br />

Club’s Midsummer Fun Run to take part in the<br />

races for younger children.<br />

The event takes place on 19 June from 4.40-<br />

8.30pm at <strong>Tring</strong> Park Cricket Club and there are<br />

races for children aged from preschool up to 14,<br />

as well as the adult event.<br />

Details at www.tringrunningclub.org.uk/<br />

event/tring-midsummer-fun-run<br />

Market brings arts and<br />

crafts to <strong>Tring</strong><br />

<strong>Tring</strong> now has its own<br />

Arts & Crafts Market,<br />

held on the first Saturday<br />

of the month.<br />

The event is held at the Victoria<br />

Hall on Akeman Street and sees<br />

makers displaying everything<br />

from recycled wooden bird houses, hand<br />

woven clothing, local art, and special cards,<br />

to handmade jewellery, crochet, fused glass,<br />

personalised gifts, and homemade macarons!<br />

<strong>Tring</strong> Arts & Crafts Market has been organised<br />

by Angela Hutchinson, of Angels Bespoke<br />

Creations, a laser cutting and engraving<br />

business, who told <strong>Tring</strong> <strong>Living</strong> that it has<br />

already proved popular, with the first market in<br />

May selling out.<br />

Colin the Camel is actually childen’s<br />

physiotherapist Tom Raftery and his wife<br />

Becky, who live in Wigginton. Tom works at<br />

the Peace Children’s centre in Watford, while<br />

Becky is a paediatric physiotherapist working<br />

for Hertfordshire Community NHS trust. She<br />

told <strong>Tring</strong> <strong>Living</strong>: ‘I liked the idea of running for<br />

the Children with Cancer charity as I work with<br />

some families whose children are undergoing<br />

treatment for cancer or sadly at end of life in<br />

their battle against cancer. Also my mum lost<br />

her battle to cancer eight years ago, so it was a<br />

personal journey as well.’<br />

They have so far raised almost £10,000 for<br />

Children with Cancer UK. Colin completed this<br />

year’s London Marathon in 4.31 hours.<br />

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The Roy Chapman garage, which began<br />

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50th anniversary.<br />

The company moved to Western Road, <strong>Tring</strong>,<br />

in 2017, where it has built up a large following<br />

of old and new customers with its All Makes<br />

servicing, MOT, and repair centre.<br />

Roy Chapman told Berkhamsted <strong>Living</strong>: ‘My<br />

wife Anne and I opened our first garage in<br />

Berkhamsted in 1974, operating at the beginning<br />

as a service centre. Over the years, the company<br />

grew, and three other outlets were added, and we<br />

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used vehicles.<br />

‘When I retired about 10 years ago, we decided<br />

to downsize drastically, selling off our franchise<br />

interests, and Justine, our eldest daughter,<br />

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‘Our slogan from day one was Seldom beaten<br />

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Underpass undergoes transformation<br />

<strong>Tring</strong>’s underpass has<br />

been getting a<br />

makeover thanks to<br />

the Paint the Town project.<br />

The project at the<br />

underpass, between Dundale<br />

and <strong>Tring</strong> Co-Op, which aims<br />

to celebrate neurodiversity,<br />

used the services of<br />

Hertfordshire County<br />

Council’s licensed graffiti<br />

Quiz raises museums funds<br />

If you love a brainteaser, be sure to look<br />

out for the fundraising quiz run by <strong>Tring</strong><br />

Local History museum.<br />

A new quiz is released every six weeks, and<br />

the £1 entry fee helps to fund the museum,<br />

which is run by volunteers.<br />

The fun quizzes have different themes<br />

and are available from the museum (open<br />

Fridays and Saturdays from 10am-4pm) as<br />

well as several shops around <strong>Tring</strong>, including<br />

artists, shining a light on creative and arts<br />

careers options - and it’s hoped that a generation<br />

of young artists will be inspired by this project<br />

on their doorstep.<br />

Marc Silver, CEO and Founder of MurWalls<br />

said: ‘I am exceptionally excited to be involved<br />

in this project, creating a beautiful mural<br />

underpass for the people of <strong>Tring</strong>. The mural will<br />

depict sea life and represents the Natural History<br />

Museum in <strong>Tring</strong> - with a nod to <strong>Tring</strong> being one<br />

of the furthest towns from the coast.’<br />

Save the Children, Graces, Metcalfes, and The<br />

King’s Arms.<br />

The quiz began in 2006, created by the Local<br />

History Society when it wanted to raise funds<br />

for a new museum, which opened in 2010. It has<br />

raised around £12,000 since its inception.<br />

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Market celebrates 25th year in <strong>Tring</strong><br />

It’s 25 years since <strong>Tring</strong> Farmers Market<br />

opened, on 29 May 1999. The event<br />

was officially opened by John Craven<br />

(Newsround, Countryfile) with a pair of sheep<br />

shears (which had been used on a sheep the<br />

evening before!).<br />

The first farmers market to open in<br />

Hertfordshire, and one of the first in the country,<br />

the initial event took a year’s worth of planning,<br />

and the inaugural market opened with 16<br />

stalls, including fruit and veg grown by the,<br />

now Mayor of <strong>Tring</strong>, at Champneys; preserves<br />

by Janet Stupples who remains a stalwart<br />

stallholder, apple juice, eggs, preserves and<br />

crafts. They were soon followed by several meat<br />

producers from local farms, such as Potash Farm.<br />

The Chiltern Society’s 7th Heritage &<br />

Culture Festival will take place from<br />

14-29 September.<br />

The annual festival will showcase the rich<br />

and diverse heritage and culture that has<br />

shaped this ever-changing region. There’s<br />

something for everyone including walks, talks<br />

and exclusive tours. Here are the top three<br />

events happening in your area.<br />

Guided Tour of Berkhamsted Castle on<br />

16 Sept, 10-12 pm<br />

Enjoy a guided tour of this much-loved<br />

Norman motte-and-bailey castle. Hear all<br />

about its fascinating history and all those that<br />

resided there until the 15th century.<br />

Heritage Tour of Old <strong>Tring</strong> on 17 Sept, 2-4 pm<br />

Join former mayor Tim Amsden and explore<br />

the rich history of this market town. Discover<br />

interesting buildings and tales of<br />

fascinating people.<br />

It has run fortnightly ever since without a<br />

break - including during Covid when possible<br />

- and is the longest-running farmers market<br />

in Hertfordshire and one of the longestrunning<br />

in the country.<br />

It now plays a key role in community<br />

events, such as the Apple Fayre, hosting bakeoffs,<br />

and supporting new start-up businesses<br />

(the latest being Nonna’s Supper Club). If the<br />

weather allows, you’ll also find musicians<br />

there raising funds for Herts homelessness<br />

charity DENS.<br />

Although supported by <strong>Tring</strong>Town Council,<br />

the market is entirely voluntarily run.<br />

The market is open every second and fourth<br />

Saturday of the month.<br />

Festival supports local heritage<br />

Behind the<br />

Scenes visit to<br />

<strong>Tring</strong> Natural<br />

History<br />

Museum on<br />

19 Sept, 6-7 pm<br />

Step behind the<br />

scenes on this<br />

exclusive tour<br />

and explore<br />

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bird collection and take the opportunity to<br />

look at research specimens.<br />

With more than 30 events taking place,<br />

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interests you.<br />

View the full programme at www.<br />

chilternsociety.org.uk/heritage-festival<br />

Booking is essential as limited places<br />

are available.<br />

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<strong>Tring</strong>’s Great Big Green Week<br />

<strong>Tring</strong>’s Great Big Green Week this June<br />

aims to highlight the need for urgent<br />

action on climate and nature. Taking<br />

place between 8 and 16 June, Great Big Green<br />

Week will see thousands of people across the UK<br />

organising local festivals and events.<br />

<strong>Tring</strong>’s Great Big Green Week will be launched<br />

at <strong>Tring</strong> Farmers’ Market on Saturday 8 June<br />

with music and stalls. Polly Eaton, of Sustainable<br />

<strong>Tring</strong>, said: ‘Last year was <strong>Tring</strong>’s first-ever Great<br />

Big Green Week and we saw guided walks, films,<br />

chess for climate, craft, pond discovery, a guided<br />

Lidl appeals against<br />

planning refusal<br />

Discount supermarket Lidl has lodged<br />

an appeal against the rejection of its<br />

application to build a store on land at<br />

Ickneild Way and Sears Drive.<br />

The application was refused by Dacorum<br />

Borough Council last September, with <strong>Tring</strong><br />

Council adding its voice to the refusal with<br />

concerns including unsuitable access on a<br />

shared residential road, increased traffic and<br />

congestion, pedestrian and road safety, along<br />

with air, light and noise pollution.<br />

Opinion on the proposed store has divided<br />

residents, with supportive comments numbering<br />

135 on the planning portal, many citing that the<br />

town needs an affordable store in the town. The<br />

94 objections listed mostly cite concern over<br />

traffic, noise, pollution and its inappropriate<br />

location in a residential area.<br />

Additional comments on the appeal were<br />

requested by 3 June, and the appeal will be<br />

decided by an Inspector appointed by the<br />

Secretary of State at a Public Inquiry.<br />

tour of an eco-house<br />

and so much more.<br />

This year,<br />

Sustainable <strong>Tring</strong><br />

and <strong>Tring</strong> Town<br />

Council have joined<br />

together to support<br />

events throughout<br />

the week.’<br />

This year’s Great<br />

Big Green Week<br />

theme is let’s #SwapTogether, for good. From<br />

clothes or book swaps, to skill swaps or upcycling<br />

workshops, to knowledge swaps on discussion<br />

panels there will be plenty to get involved in.<br />

Find out more at www.sustainabletring.org.uk


Comedy comeback as <strong>Tring</strong>e returns<br />

The <strong>Tring</strong>e<br />

Festival<br />

is back<br />

this July<br />

with another<br />

stunning lineup.<br />

This year it<br />

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old friends such<br />

as Al Murray, Mark Watson, Zoe Lyons, Maisie<br />

Adam, Ivo Graham, Angela Barnes and Reginald<br />

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New acts include Jack Skipper, Marjolein<br />

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online auction to raise<br />

funds for a very special<br />

charity that organises<br />

sailing trips for<br />

people with Multiple<br />

Sclerosis.<br />

Natalie Turner is raising funds for the Oceans<br />

of Hope charity. She told <strong>Tring</strong> <strong>Living</strong>: ‘Oceans<br />

of Hope is close to my heart because four years<br />

ago, almost overnight I went from being an<br />

active, healthy 44-year old to someone who could<br />

barely walk. I spent 10 days at Luton & Dunstable<br />

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Multiple Sclerosis in July 2020, my partner was<br />

diagnosed in 2012. I’ve been lucky enough to<br />

attend two Oceans of Hope sailing events now.’<br />

The auction will take place on 1 July, but you<br />

can see the lots donated so far at www.facebook.<br />

com/groups/oceansfundraiser, where you’ll<br />

find information on how to donate or bid.<br />

Plenty of local firms have already been<br />

generous - including The Market House, Fancy<br />

That and <strong>Tring</strong> Brewery. Items include beauty<br />

treatments, jewellery, an alpaca experience<br />

at West Leith Farm - and a very unusual<br />

Robertson, Spring Day, David Eagle, Finlay<br />

Christie and Seayoncé.<br />

In a brief break for one night, the <strong>Tring</strong>e will<br />

welcome the legendary Helen Lederer, who will<br />

be talking about her incredible life in comedy,<br />

stand-up and acting.<br />

The final night of the festival will feature<br />

the incredible Rainer Hersch and his comedy<br />

orchestra. A very fitting way of finishing this<br />

year’s extravaganza.<br />

The <strong>Tring</strong>e takes place from Sunday 30 June to<br />

Saturday 20 July.<br />

Details at www.get-stuffed.biz/tringe<br />

Online auction set to raise funds for MS charity<br />

opportunity from Pitstone author Dave Sivers.<br />

Not only will the winner receive a signed copy<br />

of his latest book (see our books page for review)<br />

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TRAVELLING<br />

ABROAD:<br />

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SEPARATED<br />

PARENTS<br />

We asked Nicola Meldrum, Legal<br />

Director at Rayden Solicitors in<br />

Berkhamsted, to give us some top<br />

tips for separated parents when travelling<br />

abroad this summer.<br />

As the summer holidays approach, for those<br />

separated parents with children, there is<br />

some crucial travel admin to consider. This<br />

will ensure holidays go to plan, they can<br />

look forward to the trip and they do not risk<br />

getting turned around at border control.<br />

Many people do not realise that they<br />

cannot travel abroad with children without<br />

the agreement of anyone with parental<br />

responsibility for the child, usually the other<br />

parent. That is unless they have a court order<br />

setting out who the child lives with. Even<br />

then it is good practice to agree the holiday<br />

arrangements with the other parent in<br />

good time.<br />

In England and Wales, if you did travel abroad<br />

without agreement of the other parent, or<br />

court order, this would be considered child<br />

abduction. You could face being turned way<br />

at border control resulting in a cancelled<br />

holiday. More serious consequences include<br />

criminal prosecution and the possibility of<br />

family court proceedings brought by the<br />

other parent.<br />

So how can this be avoided?<br />

Here are my top tips:<br />

• Communicate with<br />

the other parent - seek<br />

their agreement and<br />

communicate early<br />

to avoid unnecessary<br />

pressure and uncertainty<br />

in the lead up to<br />

your holiday.<br />

• If you have a court order, check holiday<br />

provisions carefully. If the court order<br />

specifies where the child lives, known as<br />

a “lives with order”, you can travel abroad<br />

for up to a month without permission<br />

of the other parent, but it is still good<br />

practice to get this.<br />

• Obtain written agreement and have a<br />

copy of this written agreement (and the<br />

court order if relevant) with you in case<br />

you are asked at border control.<br />

• Work out the exchange of childrens’<br />

passports in advance.<br />

• Provide the other parent with travel<br />

arrangements and details<br />

of accommodation.<br />

• If the other parent refuses to agree to<br />

your holiday take legal advice early.<br />

Hopefully this can be resolved between<br />

solicitors but if not, you would need the<br />

court’s permission.<br />

• If you are faced with court proceedings,<br />

consider using arbitration as an<br />

alternative process. You would still<br />

end up with a court order, however, the<br />

process is much quicker which is often<br />

needed if the holiday in question is just<br />

around the corner. Rayden Solicitors’<br />

Partner, Emily Watson, is a children<br />

arbitrator, who can provide a resolution in<br />

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• If you are uncertain about anything<br />

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REACH FOR THE<br />

STARS<br />

Why natural talent isn’t necessarily a sign of<br />

your child’s potential<br />

Looking back at the annals of history, the<br />

greats were great right from the start.<br />

Mozart showed exceptional musical talent<br />

well in advance of him forming words<br />

properly, composing his first piece at the age<br />

of five; Picasso demonstrated extraordinary<br />

artistic abilities during his youth, producing<br />

his first paintings in his early teens; while<br />

pioneering physicist and chemist Marie Curie<br />

displayed remarkable aptitude in science<br />

from very tender years and went on to<br />

become the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.<br />

So, what if your son or daughter just isn’t<br />

showing signs of extraordinary greatness…<br />

or any real greatness at all? According to<br />

psychologist, professor and author, Adam<br />

Grant, you need not despair.<br />

His latest book, Hidden Potential: The Science of<br />

Achieving Greater Things, Grant uses a 1980s<br />

study of 120 Olympic swimmers, neurologists,<br />

concert pianists and other high-achieving<br />

individuals - none of whom were identified as<br />

having extraordinary potential.<br />

When they did later flourish, it wasn’t<br />

because they had superhuman abilities, but<br />

because they cared, and were willing to put in<br />

the work.<br />

With this in mind, it is important to nurture a<br />

solid work ethic in your child and guide them<br />

towards their passions. If you’re not sure<br />

where to start, Grant swears by these five tips<br />

for greatness…<br />

“…teaching a child to think like a<br />

scientist means not letting their<br />

ideas become their sole identity.<br />

Help they consider that their<br />

opinions are hypotheses - this<br />

means they broach their<br />

decisions as experiments<br />

“<br />

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Teach children to think like scientists<br />

Too many people spend time thinking like<br />

prosecutors, where attacking someone else’s<br />

views is the route to reinforcing their own.<br />

Instead, teaching a child to think like a<br />

scientist means not letting their ideas become<br />

their sole identity. Help they consider that<br />

their opinions are hypotheses - this means<br />

they broach their decisions as experiments.<br />

And when they do that, they’re much quicker<br />

to recognise when they might be wrong, and<br />

that means they can be faster to get it right.<br />

PARENTING<br />

“<br />

Our youngsters are made to feel<br />

that every response is a gift, yet<br />

not all critics in life are being<br />

constructive. Instead, encourage<br />

them to ask for advice that leads<br />

people to coach them; rather<br />

straight feedback, which is<br />

backward-looking<br />

“<br />

sign of hidden potential: less a case of people<br />

overestimating us, more us underestimating<br />

ourselves.<br />

Suggest they become a (sea) sponge<br />

We often think that being a sponge means<br />

soaking up information and absorbing all the<br />

knowledge you can to get better. But being a<br />

sea sponge — whose key property is to absorb<br />

nutrients and expel harmful particles — is far<br />

more effective.<br />

Research shows so-called imposters end up<br />

working harder than their peers to close<br />

the gap between what other people think<br />

they’re capable of and their own beliefs in<br />

their capabilities, so give children a target, or<br />

someone/something to emulate.<br />

We should suggest that same logic to our<br />

children when it comes to receiving feedback.<br />

Our youngsters are made to feel that every<br />

response is a gift, yet not all critics in life are<br />

being constructive. Instead, encourage them<br />

to ask for advice that leads people to coach<br />

them; rather straight feedback, which is<br />

backward-looking.<br />

Encourage giving<br />

Receiving is passive — if you’re always the<br />

one being coached, it puts you in the position<br />

of depending on others for guidance. Selfish<br />

takers are transactional, too - they burn bridges,<br />

and miss out on learning opportunities.<br />

Instead, encourage children to give advice as<br />

well as receive it.<br />

Allow children to pursue imposter<br />

syndrome<br />

This is counter-intuitive to a lot of people<br />

because we normally think about imposter<br />

syndrome as debilitating. But it is, in fact, a<br />

Tell them to seek excellence, not<br />

perfection<br />

Finally, make sure your young ones realise<br />

that progress comes from maintaining high<br />

standards, not eliminating every flaw.<br />

Kids have years of learning ahead, so they<br />

don’t have to master something — whether<br />

that’s football or French — to use and enjoy it.<br />

Taking the pressure off, like this, ultimately<br />

leans towards better learning.<br />

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How Local Plans are<br />

shaping the Chilterns<br />

TRING PARK<br />

For For almost 60 60 years, local charity volunteers have been holding developers to to<br />

account to to protect the the Chilterns countryside in in the the face face of of mounting pressure. Mike<br />

Sheehan, a a planning volunteer for for local conservation charity, the the Chiltern Society,<br />

explains the the significance of of local authority Local Plans, which are are shaping the the future<br />

of of the the Chilterns.<br />

As As part part of of a a partnership with Grove Fields Residents Association, CPRE Herts, <strong>Tring</strong><br />

Town Council and and local MP MP Gagan Mohindra, an an appeal for for planning permission was was<br />

refused on on a a huge 1400 dwelling development on on green belt belt on on land land east east of of <strong>Tring</strong>.<br />

This This development was was included in in the the first first Draft Local Plan in in 2020, but but removed<br />

when the the Draft Local Plan was was re-issued in in 2023.<br />

Local authorities are required to to produce a a Local Plan<br />

Each local authority is is required to to produce a a Local Plan, which presents the the<br />

strategies, policies and and key key local issues including housing, transport, infrastructure,<br />

the the environment, and and sustainability for for the the next 15-20 years. Our Our charity responded<br />

to to the the consultation on on the the Dacorum Local Plan (<strong>2024</strong>-2040) last last year, with its its next<br />

formal stage of of consultation later this this year, and and an an estimated submission to to the the<br />

Government’s Planning Inspectorate in in 2025. While the the revised draft has has much<br />

to to commend it it following the the reduction in housing development within <strong>Tring</strong> and and<br />

Berkhamsted, we we still still raised concerns about over-development with the the Hemel<br />

Hempstead Garden Communities to to the the north and and east east of of Hemel Hempstead,<br />

especially in in the the vicinity of of the the Gade valley.<br />

Recent changes to to national planning policy and and creation of of these new new or or updated<br />

plans, have created a a state of of flux flux which presents a a threat from speculative housing<br />

developers submitting plans. This This instability is is likely to to remain for for several years<br />

until Local Plans across the the Chilterns are are fully adopted.<br />

The Chilterns has to to meet its its own local economic<br />

and housing needs<br />

Like Like every region, the the Chilterns area has has to to meet its its own own local economic and and<br />

housing needs, but but it it is is also also under pressure from the the expansion of of London, including<br />

the the building of of commuter homes. The The likely expansion of of the the Oxford-Cambridge arc, arc,<br />

with the the completion of of a a new new rail rail link, link, will will create an an area of of high population growth<br />

to to the the northwest of of the the Chilterns – with – all all the the additional infrastructure requirements<br />

of of roads, schools, hospitals and and commercial businesses - putting - the the incredible<br />

pressure on on the the protected landscape.<br />

Unsustainable development results in in the the destruction and and fragmentation of of natural<br />

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A real treat for anyone who enjoys a gothic, creepy vibe! When Bennett goes<br />

to work at the spooky Knightchurch manor, she discovers she’s not the only<br />

young woman employed by the mysterious Silvaro family. And there’s a<br />

compelling attraction between her and the son, Ezra - though he haunts her<br />

nightmares too. Will strong-willed Bennett discover what’s really happening<br />

at the manor - and can she survive it? Note that this erotic thriller has adult<br />

themes.<br />

Michelle Briddock is a mum of three who lives in <strong>Tring</strong>. She is currently writing her third novel<br />

Crystal Cove, which was put on hold last year after her mum died from oesophageal cancer. All<br />

proceeds from this third book will go to Cancer Research.<br />

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LOCAL<br />

HISTORY<br />

2<br />

The pirate of Pendley<br />

A nobleman born at Pendley Manor, Sir Francis<br />

Verney became a pirate following a legal dispute<br />

over his inheritance… and was even the inspiration<br />

for an iconic Disneyland ride!<br />

Francis Verney was born in 1584 at Pendley<br />

Manor in <strong>Tring</strong>. His parents were<br />

Audrey Gardner and Sir Edmund Verney.<br />

Thanks to his father’s first and third<br />

marriages, Francis was related to seven<br />

royal families through marriage, and the<br />

convoluted ties continued when, at the age<br />

of just 15, he was married to Ursula St Barbe,<br />

his stepsister.<br />

According to historians, it’s likely the match<br />

was engineered by his stepmother Lady<br />

Mary Blakeney, who had been described<br />

as ‘masterful’. Not only did she likely<br />

arrange the match to protect her daughter’s<br />

interests, she even persuaded her husband,<br />

Francis’ father, to split property left to<br />

Francis by his uncle, with their joint son<br />

Edmund. Another move that increased Lady<br />

Mary’s standing.<br />

Edmund Verney died on 11 January 1600,<br />

and Francis went off to study at Trinity<br />

College, Oxford in September of that year.<br />

He obviously lived the high life, as he started<br />

running up thousands of pounds worth of<br />

debt. Once he left Oxford he lived separately<br />

from his wife - and legally separated from her<br />

once he reached adulthood. She received from<br />

him a £50 stipend for the rest of her life.<br />

Verney was knighted at the Tower of London<br />

on 14 March in either 1603 or 1604.<br />

It was also at this time that he took his<br />

stepmother to court over the division of his<br />

inheritance from his uncle, but they found<br />

in her favour. Unhappy with the judgment,<br />

Francis Verney sold his estates, and went<br />

abroad, where he became an accomplished<br />

adventurer. He came back to England for a<br />

short time to tie up his affairs - and then left<br />

the country forever.<br />

According to family tales, he joined some<br />

relatives - Captains John and Philip Giffard -<br />

in Morocco, where they headed up an army<br />

of 200 Englishmen, who served Muley Sidan,<br />

who had a claim to the Moroccan throne.<br />

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1. View over the lake towards the west front at Claydon, Buckinghamshire ©National Trust Images / Arnhel de<br />

Serra 2. Pendley Manor 3. A purple silk damask man’s robe, cap and slippers. The robe is lined with slate blue<br />

silk shag which is a fabric with a long pile simulating fur. The robe is decorated with gold and silver braid and has<br />

matching buttons. It was reputed to have belonged to Sir Francis Verney and to have been sent back to Claydon<br />

from Messina in Sicily © National Trust / Textile Conservation Studio<br />

The Giffards were<br />

unfortunately killed<br />

in a desert skirmish<br />

in 1607, and many<br />

of the men they had<br />

commanded took<br />

to a life of piracy.<br />

Francis headed to<br />

yet another relative<br />

- Richard Giffard -<br />

who was captain of<br />

the Fortune. Giffard<br />

was the commander<br />

of a pirate fleet and<br />

Francis became<br />

one of his officers.<br />

3 Francis, that<br />

boy from <strong>Tring</strong>,<br />

became one of the most feared pirates on<br />

the Barbary Coast, described by Francis<br />

Cottington of the English embassy in<br />

Madrid as ‘making havoc of his own<br />

countrymen, and carrying into Algiers<br />

prizes belonging to the merchants of Poole<br />

and Plymouth’.<br />

He was said to have captured a merchant<br />

vessel heading to Marseilles, whose cargo<br />

included shipment of French wine for the<br />

court of James I. The activities of the pirates<br />

so concerned King James that a ship-of-war<br />

was tasked with escorting merchant vessels<br />

en route for Aleppo in the Levant area.<br />

More scandal in royal society occurred<br />

when Francis ‘became Turk’, adopting the<br />

‘Mohammedan religion’. The wayward<br />

pirate was eventually captured by a Sicilain<br />

corsair and was held as a galley slave for<br />

two years.<br />

The journal of the Royal Central Asian<br />

society notes ‘Sir Francis was captured in<br />

an Algerian ship of war wearing the turban<br />

and and habit of the moors’. An English Jesuit<br />

called Sir Robert Chamberlain travelled to<br />

Malta to reclaim him in 1614. Verney was<br />

alllowed his freedom on the condition that he<br />

converted to Catholicism, which he did.<br />

Though he was free, he had no money and<br />

during his time in Sicily he enlisted as a<br />

soldier serving the Duke of Sona, the Spanish<br />

viceroy of Palermo.<br />

A Scottish traveller-writer, William Lithgow,<br />

found him in ‘extremest calamity and<br />

sickness’ at a pauper’s hospital, in Messina,<br />

where he died on 6 September 1615.<br />

Verney’s personal effects, which included a<br />

turban, slippers, silk tunics, and pilgrim’s<br />

staff, were sent to Claydon House, near<br />

Buckingham, now a National Trust property.<br />

However his legacy lives on. In Dashiell<br />

Hammett’s 1930 detective novel The Maltese<br />

Falcon he is named as one of the people<br />

who possessed the jewelled bird. The title<br />

character of the 1940 swashbuckler film<br />

The Sea Hawk, played by Errol Flynn, was<br />

inspired by his life, among others, and<br />

perhaps most surprising of all, he was among<br />

the real-life pirates used as inspiration by<br />

Disney Imagineer Marc Davis to be portrayed<br />

in Disneyland’s Pirates of the Caribbean<br />

amusement ride. In the interior queue for<br />

Pirates of the Caribbean in Disneyland you’ll<br />

find a mural of Francis Verney, and boat<br />

number 29 is named, Francis Verney.<br />

Visit Claydon House<br />

If you’d like to visit Claydon House, which is a National<br />

Trust Property, it is situated near Buckingham. It’s also<br />

a location featuring in series 3 of Bridgerton on Netflix!<br />

Find out more at www.nationaltrust.org.uk<br />

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READY, SET…<br />

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Ensuring your car is in fine fettle before it begins its journey<br />

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Tyre pressure<br />

Maintaining the correct air pressure in your<br />

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traction, and steering performance. A tyre<br />

that is either too inflated or not inflated<br />

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Contemporary vehicles often come equipped<br />

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notifies you if any adjustments are needed.<br />

If you don’t have this, a quick trip to the<br />

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Wipers and screen wash<br />

Screen wash is vital in all seasons for clear<br />

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Should you spot any damage, it’s important to<br />

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oad. A car with a blown headlamp<br />

not only has half the illumination<br />

it should, but to other road users,<br />

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a motorbike.<br />

Perform a thorough inspection<br />

of your vehicle’s headlights, turn<br />

signals, and brake lights before<br />

embarking on a lengthy trip.<br />

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You’ll know when your air con has<br />

gone – even the simplest, shortest<br />

journeys feel like you’re sat in a sauna.<br />

The only cooling option you’ll have<br />

will be to wind down the window,<br />

so conversation and music goes<br />

out the window… literally.<br />

Unfortunately there’s no real way<br />

of knowing when it’ll go, until it<br />

goes, but regassing your air con<br />

is a simple enough process at the<br />

garage, and temperate temperance<br />

will be quickly restored.<br />

Oil<br />

Oil is the lifeblood of your car’s<br />

engine. No oil, no journey.<br />

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While topping up is smart<br />

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it, as too much of the stuff can<br />

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Engine coolant<br />

Coolant keeps your car’s engine<br />

healthy by regulating the<br />

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Many newer cars have a closed<br />

cooling system which means they<br />

don’t need topping up, but with<br />

older motors the fluid level in the<br />

reservoir is easily located and it’s<br />

simple to top it up.<br />

Tyre tread depth<br />

Balding tyres really mess with<br />

your car’s mojo on the road,<br />

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hitting the brakes in time. Before<br />

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tyre treads are adequate.<br />

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Fuel<br />

Finally, although it sounds<br />

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out when the tank runs dry.<br />

Always fill up before a long<br />

journey. Or if going abroad,<br />

perhaps to mainland Europe, stop<br />

in at one of the final stations<br />

before making the crossing.<br />

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Following the tragic death of<br />

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spiced cream!) is a poignant<br />

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inspiring culinary duo.<br />

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line two 20-21cm sandwich tins.<br />

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together until very light and fluffy.<br />

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tins. Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes<br />

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• Icing sugar or<br />

caster sugar to<br />

dust, optional<br />

Blackberries<br />

• 1 punnet<br />

blackberries<br />

• 3 tsp caster<br />

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• 3 tsp crème de<br />

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Cream<br />

• 250ml double or<br />

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cardamom<br />

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• ¼ tsp ground<br />

cinnamon<br />

• ¼ tsp ground<br />

mace<br />

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Top tips for sustainable<br />

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If you’re environmentally aware, perhaps<br />

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Continued from page 37…<br />

The Short Life of Amy Ridley<br />

Christopher Baker<br />

We loved Christopher’s last novel - The Girl Who Sewed Parachutes - so had high hopes for this<br />

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Catherine Holmes has a great life - she has her dream job as Professor of Astronomy at<br />

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about the universe, it also threatens to reveal a dark secret from her past that could threaten her<br />

perfect life.<br />

This clever story entwines teenage angst with academic discovery and is a real page-turner, with<br />

plenty of twists and turns to keep the reader enthralled.<br />

Christopher turned his passion for photographing objects deep in space into an art business. He lives in<br />

Berkhamsted with his wife. He has two sons and five grandchildren, and enjoys mountain biking in the Chilterns.<br />

Hetty Backstage<br />

Lowri Madoc<br />

Our young book reviewer Zoe Clark-Monks writes: Hetty Backstage is a book about a young girl<br />

whose parents are actors; one day while she is in the theatre watching her father in a technical<br />

and dress rehearsal, she goes on her own adventures around the theatre. Hetty Backstage perfectly<br />

captures the essence of children’s curiosity, while also sharing a moral message of how bravery can<br />

help yourself and others. It is a great, fun read for children and I would definitely recommend it.<br />

Lowri Madoc grew up around the entertainment business with two actor parents - Ruth (of Hide-Hi<br />

fame) and Philip, who appeared in TV shows from Dr Who to the Avengers. He spoke nine<br />

languages, which undoubtedly came in handy when he memorably appeared as a German U-Boat Commander in<br />

Dad’s Army. Lowri lived in Gibraltar for 22 years and now lives in <strong>Tring</strong>.<br />

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Talks<br />

Catherine the Great: The<br />

World’s Greatest Collector<br />

Berkhamsted Civic Centre,<br />

10.30am. Empress Catherine II<br />

artssociety-tringpark.co.uk<br />

THURSDAY 13 JUN<br />

Music<br />

Jimmy Regal and the<br />

Royals<br />

Blues Bar <strong>Tring</strong>, 8.30pm.<br />

www.bluesbartring.co.uk<br />

WEDNESDAY 5 JUN<br />

Talks<br />

An Evening with the<br />

Reverend Richard Coles<br />

High Street Baptist Church,<br />

<strong>Tring</strong>, 7.30pm.<br />

www.tringbookfestival.co.uk<br />

Talks<br />

Hec-Talk Group<br />

The XC Centre, Jarman Way,<br />

Hemel Hempstead, 7.30-<br />

8.30pm. Every first and third<br />

Wednesday of the month.<br />

Open to all men to come<br />

together and talk.<br />

tinyurl.com/5n8c6p3v<br />

Music<br />

London Welsh Male<br />

Voice Choir<br />

By Berkhamsted and District<br />

Welsh Society. Hemel<br />

Hempstead, 7.30pm.<br />

www.facebook.com/<br />

Berkhamsted and District<br />

WelshSociety<br />

THURSDAY 6 JUN<br />

Theatre<br />

Pressure<br />

Abbey Theatre, St Albans,<br />

8pm. Pepper Foundation<br />

invites you to opening<br />

evening, based on true events<br />

that took place during World<br />

War II.<br />

thelittleboxoffice.com/<br />

pepper/event/view/198555<br />

Comedy<br />

Kiri Pritchard-<br />

McLean<br />

Court Theatre, <strong>Tring</strong>,<br />

7.30pm.<br />

www.get-stuffed.biz<br />

FRIDAY 7 JUN<br />

Music<br />

Albert Lee<br />

Court Theatre, 7.30pm.<br />

A legendary guitarist<br />

in action in his 80th<br />

year.<br />

courttheatre.co.uk<br />

SATURDAY 8 JUN<br />

Markets & Sales<br />

Car Boot Sale<br />

<strong>Tring</strong> Market car park.<br />

www.tringlions.org.uk<br />

Markets & Sales<br />

<strong>Tring</strong> Farmers<br />

Market<br />

High Street, <strong>Tring</strong>, 9am-<br />

12.30pm. 2nd and 4th<br />

Saturday of each month.<br />

www.tringfarmersmarket.<br />

co.uk<br />

Fairs / Festivals<br />

<strong>Tring</strong>’s Great Big Green<br />

Week<br />

To 16 Jun. Multiple events<br />

to tackle climate change<br />

across the week.<br />

www.facebook.com/<br />

events/725322899732487<br />

Music<br />

Jake Leg Jug Band<br />

BJazz at the Civic Centre,<br />

Berkhamsted, 8pm. Sounds of<br />

1920s and 30s America.<br />

www.bjazz.org<br />

SUNDAY 9 JUN<br />

Sport<br />

Bucks Radio Tour de Vale<br />

Bike Ride<br />

Choice of 3 routes that start<br />

and finish at Stoke Mandeville<br />

Stadium.<br />

www.tourdevale.com<br />

Music<br />

Piano and More<br />

<strong>Tring</strong> parish church, 3-4pm.<br />

Madeleine Murray cello,<br />

Beatrice Murray violin, Anna<br />

Le Hair piano.<br />

piano-and-more.org.uk<br />

TUESDAY 11 JUN<br />

Exhibitions<br />

Bucks Art Weeks<br />

St Michael’s church, Aston<br />

Clinton. To 16 Jun. Local artists<br />

exhibiting.<br />

www.ac-buck-db-churches.org<br />

WEDNESDAY 12 JUN<br />

Business<br />

<strong>Tring</strong> BusinessMart<br />

Breakfast<br />

8am. Friendly business<br />

networking group.<br />

www.tringtogether.org.uk<br />

FRIDAY 14 JUN<br />

Kids<br />

Messy Play<br />

Stepping Stones Pre-School,<br />

<strong>Tring</strong> Parish Hall, Sutton<br />

Court. For children 0-5 years.<br />

www.tringsteppingstones.<br />

org.uk<br />

SATURDAY 15 JUN<br />

Fundraisers<br />

Repair Café<br />

High Street Baptist Church<br />

Hall, <strong>Tring</strong>. 10.30am-1pm.<br />

www.sustainabletring.org.uk/<br />

repair-cafe<br />

Music<br />

Bridgewater Sinfonia<br />

St Peter’s Church,<br />

Berkhamsted, 7.30pm.<br />

Beethoven’s Violin Concerto<br />

and Brahms’ First Symphony.<br />

www.bridgewater-sinfonia.<br />

org.uk<br />

SUNDAY 16 JUN<br />

Markets & Sales<br />

Berkhamsted Farmers<br />

Market<br />

High St, Berkhamsted, 10am-<br />

2pm.<br />

www.facebook.com/berkofm<br />

Fairs / Festivals<br />

Marsworth Steam Rally<br />

Startop Farm, HP23 4LL. 11am-<br />

5pm. Family entertainment,<br />

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live music, crafts, steam<br />

engines, classic cars.<br />

www.marsworthsteamrally.<br />

co.uk<br />

Music<br />

<strong>Tring</strong> Chamber Music<br />

Sun Up Sun Down<br />

Aldbury Church, 7.30pm.<br />

Haydn String Quartet Op<br />

76 No 4 (‘Sunrise’), Villa-<br />

Lobos Suite for voice and<br />

violin, Puccini Crisantemi,<br />

Boccherini Duo for 2 violins<br />

Op 5, Respighi ‘Il Tramonto’<br />

(The Sunset) for voice and<br />

strings.<br />

www.tringchambermusic.<br />

co.uk<br />

WEDNESDAY 19 JUN<br />

Sport<br />

<strong>Tring</strong> Midsummer Fun<br />

Run<br />

<strong>Tring</strong> Park Cricket Club.<br />

Short fun races for juniors<br />

and 6km fun run for adults.<br />

www.tringrunningclub.<br />

org.uk<br />

THURSDAY 20 JUN<br />

Talks<br />

Beth Morrey and Clare<br />

Pooley<br />

Our Bookshop, <strong>Tring</strong>,<br />

7.30pm.<br />

www.tringbookfestival.<br />

co.uk<br />

SATURDAY 22 JUN<br />

Fundraisers<br />

Florence Nightingale<br />

Midnight Walk<br />

Roman Park Hall, Aylesbury.<br />

Hospice’s 35th anniversary.<br />

www.fnhospice.org.uk<br />

Fundraisers<br />

Skinny Dip<br />

Diogenes Sun Club,<br />

Chalfont St Peter, SL9 0QY,<br />

10am-1pm.<br />

renniegrovepeace.org<br />

Fairs / Festivals<br />

<strong>Summer</strong> Fair<br />

St Marys School, Northchurch.<br />

Fun for all the family. BBQ, live<br />

entertainment.<br />

stmarys916.herts.sch.uk<br />

Fundraisers<br />

Florence Nightingale<br />

Twilight Walk<br />

Roman Park Hall, Aylesbury,<br />

7.30pm. 2-mile route designed<br />

for under 15s.<br />

www.fnhospice.org.uk<br />

Music<br />

Piano and Voices<br />

St Martha’s Methodist<br />

Church, <strong>Tring</strong>, 7.30pm. David<br />

Berdinner and The Vale<br />

Singers conducted by Chris<br />

Dalladay.<br />

https://stmarthas-tring.org.uk/<br />

SUNDAY 23 JUN<br />

Fundraisers<br />

PepperFest<br />

Gadebridge Park, 12-5pm. Funpacked<br />

day of activities and<br />

entertainment.<br />

www.pepper.org.uk<br />

MONDAY 24 JUN<br />

Talks<br />

Simon Parker - A Ride<br />

Across America<br />

Our Bookshop, <strong>Tring</strong>, 7.30pm.<br />

www.tringbookfestival.co.uk<br />

WEDNESDAY 26 JUN<br />

Business<br />

BDCC Networking<br />

Breakfast<br />

Berkhamsted Tennis Club,<br />

7.30-9am. www.berkhamstedchamber.co.uk<br />

THURSDAY 27 JUN<br />

Business<br />

Berko Interchange<br />

Waite & Rose Café<br />

Berkhamsted, 8-9am. Informal<br />

business networking.<br />

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/<br />

berko-interchangetickets-547761187457<br />

Fairs/Festivals<br />

Big Quiz Night - <strong>Summer</strong><br />

Carnival event<br />

Pound Meadow. 7:30 pm.<br />

www.tringtogether.org.uk<br />

FRIDAY 28 JUN<br />

Walks<br />

Wendover to Halton<br />

Towpath Grand Opening<br />

10am-3pm. Robbie Cumming<br />

of BBC4’s Canal Boat Diaries to<br />

cut ribbon.<br />

www.wendoverarmtrust.co.uk<br />

SATURDAY 29 JUN<br />

Fundraisers<br />

Chilterns Dog Rescue<br />

Society Open Day<br />

Chilterns Dog Rescue<br />

Centre, HP23 6LD. Also 30 Jun.<br />

Behind the scenes tours.<br />

Woodland walk. Dogs<br />

welcome on a lead.<br />

chilternsdogrescue.org.uk<br />

Book Festival<br />

13 July <strong>2024</strong><br />

Brookmead School<br />

Ivinghoe<br />

Bestselling authors<br />

Adele Parks,<br />

Elly Griffiths and<br />

Daisy Goodwin -<br />

and much more!<br />

Early Bird £25, rising to<br />

£35 from 1 June<br />

beaconlit.co.uk<br />

Sunday 16 Jun:<br />

<strong>Tring</strong> Chamber Music Sun Up<br />

Sun Down<br />

Fairs / Festivals<br />

<strong>Tring</strong> <strong>Summer</strong> Carnival<br />

Day<br />

Pound Meadow, <strong>Tring</strong>. High<br />

Street parade, trampoline<br />

stunt show and birds of prey<br />

display.<br />

www.tringtogether.org.uk<br />

Sport<br />

<strong>Tring</strong> Rifle Club Open<br />

Afternoon<br />

<strong>Tring</strong> Small Bore Rifle Club,<br />

1-4.30pm. Eastablished in<br />

1900 and full of history, this<br />

small friendly club now seeks<br />

new members. If you would<br />

like to have a try at target<br />

shooting over 25 yards, (.22RF<br />

& Air Rifle), on a governmentapproved<br />

range in Wendover,<br />

please register your interest or<br />

email for further information.<br />

Under 14’s not accepted unless<br />

accompanied by a parent/<br />

guardian.<br />

paul.grosvenor1@virgin.net<br />

Music<br />

Chiltern Sinfonietta<br />

Victoria Hall, Akeman Street,<br />

<strong>Tring</strong>, 7.30pm. Orchestral<br />

Music by Richard Strauss,<br />

Faure and Mendelssohn.<br />

www.chilternsinfonietta.com<br />

Music<br />

Chiltern Chamber Choir<br />

<strong>Summer</strong> Concert<br />

St. Peter’s Church,<br />

Berkhamsted 7.30pm. A<br />

special concert in aid of the<br />

St Peter’s Roof Fund. www.<br />

chilternchamberchoir.com<br />

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Music<br />

Dave O’Higgins/Rob<br />

Luft Band<br />

BJazz at the Civic Centre,<br />

Berkhamsted, 8pm.<br />

www.bjazz.org<br />

SUNDAY 30 JUN<br />

Fundraisers<br />

Walk Your Ridgeway<br />

Take on 13.1 or 26.2 miles<br />

of ancient woodlands and<br />

open countryside.<br />

www.stfrancis.org.uk<br />

Gardens<br />

<strong>Tring</strong> Open Gardens<br />

Day<br />

Stroll around 9 gardens and<br />

Duckmore Lane allotments<br />

opening to raise money for<br />

Rennie Grove Peace Hospice<br />

Care.<br />

renniegrovepeace.org/<br />

opengardens<br />

Fairs / Festivals<br />

<strong>Tring</strong> Carnival Roots<br />

Music Marquee<br />

Pound Meadow, Station<br />

Road, <strong>Tring</strong>. 12.30-5.30pm.<br />

An afternoon of live<br />

music featuring Indie,<br />

Bluegrass, Folk-Punk and<br />

Americana.65d7381a264a7.<br />

site123.me<br />

Gardens<br />

Buckland Open Gardens<br />

1-5pm. Tea and home-made<br />

cakes in All Saints’ church.<br />

Plant stall at The Old<br />

Rectory.<br />

01296 630461<br />

MONDAY 1 JUL<br />

Fairs / Festivals<br />

Chilterns Chairs<br />

Festival<br />

Wycombe Museum. To<br />

end Jul. Discover how the<br />

chairmaking industry grew<br />

into thriving furniture<br />

production.<br />

wycombemuseum.org.uk/<br />

chilterns-chairs-festival<br />

WEDNESDAY 3 JUL<br />

Comedy<br />

The <strong>Tring</strong>e<br />

To 22 Jul. A mixture of<br />

previews and warm ups of the<br />

best comedy shows, spoken<br />

word events and children’s<br />

shows.<br />

www.get-stuffed.biz/tringe<br />

Talks<br />

Hec-Talk Group<br />

The XC Centre, Jarman Way,<br />

Hemel Hempstead, 7.30-<br />

8.30pm. Every first and third<br />

Wednesday of the month.<br />

tinyurl.com/5n8c6p3v<br />

THURSDAY 4 JUL<br />

Music<br />

Martin Harley<br />

Blues Bar, <strong>Tring</strong>. 8.30pm.<br />

www.bluesbartring.co.uk<br />

FRIDAY 5 JUL<br />

Kids<br />

Messy Play<br />

Stepping Stones Pre-School,<br />

<strong>Tring</strong> Parish Hall, Sutton<br />

Court, <strong>Tring</strong>.<br />

www.tringsteppingstones.<br />

org.uk<br />

Music<br />

Chilfest<br />

Cow Lane, <strong>Tring</strong>. Totally<br />

Tribute featuring Rule the<br />

World, Badness, The Smiths<br />

UTD, Rogue Minogue,<br />

I’m Every Whitney and<br />

Noasis. Sat 6: Marc Almond,<br />

Scouting for Girls, The<br />

Selecter, Nik Kershaw, Heaven<br />

17, Go West, The Farm, East 17<br />

and Baby D.<br />

chilfest.co.uk<br />

SATURDAY 6 JUL<br />

Theatre<br />

Much Ado About Nothing<br />

Back Lawn, <strong>Tring</strong> Park School<br />

for the Performing Arts, 2pm &<br />

7.30pm. Also 7 Jul 2pm.<br />

www.tringpark.com/event/<br />

shakespeare-<strong>2024</strong><br />

Fundraisers<br />

Open Door Repair Café<br />

Open Door Berkhamsted.<br />

9.30am-12.30pm.<br />

opendoorberkhamsted.co.uk/<br />

repair-cafe<br />

Markets & Sales<br />

<strong>Tring</strong> Arts & Crafts Market<br />

Victoria Room, Victoria Hall,<br />

Akeman Street, 10am-3pm.<br />

Handmade crafts, accessories,<br />

homeware, art, jewellery,<br />

candles and sweet treats.<br />

www.facebook.com/<br />

people/<strong>Tring</strong>-Arts-Crafts-<br />

Market/61558152523480/<br />

Music<br />

<strong>Tring</strong> Choral Society<br />

<strong>Summer</strong> Concert<br />

St Peter & St Paul’s church,<br />

<strong>Tring</strong>, 7.30pm. Celebrate 50<br />

years with Colin Stevens as<br />

<strong>Tring</strong> Choral Society’s Music<br />

Director.<br />

www.tringchoral.org.uk<br />

SUNDAY 7 JUL<br />

Fundraisers<br />

aRTy Barn Jazz Brunch<br />

aRTy Barn, Nettleden, 1-4.30pm.<br />

Two acts, headed by Steph<br />

Pirrie Quintet.<br />

www.solarioracing.com<br />

Talks<br />

Eco Hub<br />

Quaker Meeting House,<br />

Berkhamsted High Street,<br />

2.30-5pm. Monthly themes<br />

with expert speakers and<br />

panels, activities for children<br />

and teens.<br />

www.theecohub.org.uk<br />

WEDNESDAY 10 JUL<br />

Talks<br />

Are You Sitting<br />

Comfortably?<br />

Berkhamsted Civic Centre,<br />

10.30am. Development of<br />

the chair from ancient times<br />

through to 19th C and use as a<br />

symbol of power and authority,<br />

artssociety-tringpark.co.uk<br />

THURSDAY 11 JUL<br />

Business<br />

Hospice of St. Francis<br />

Corporate Partner<br />

Network Meeting<br />

Garden Marquee, Hospice<br />

of St. Francis, 5.30-7pm. New<br />

businesses welcomed.<br />

www.stfrancis.org.uk<br />

Business<br />

<strong>Tring</strong> BusinessMart<br />

6pm. Friendly business<br />

networking group.<br />

www.tringtogether.org.uk<br />

FRIDAY 12 JUL<br />

Fundraisers<br />

Ashlyns Festival<br />

Ashlyns School,<br />

Berkhamsted. Comedy &<br />

Curry Night followed on Sat<br />

13 Jul by Saturday Night Fever<br />

disco night.<br />

ashlynsfestival.co.uk<br />

Talks<br />

Irvine Welsh - Resolution<br />

High Street Baptist Church,<br />

<strong>Tring</strong>, 7.30pm.<br />

www.tringbookfestival.co.uk<br />

SATURDAY 13 JUL<br />

Fairs / Festivals<br />

BeaconLit Book Festival<br />

<strong>2024</strong><br />

Brookmead School,<br />

Ivinghoe. Early Bird day<br />

passes £25, rising to £35<br />

on 1 July. Chilterns’ biggest<br />

little book festival is back,<br />

with bestselling authors<br />

Adele Parks, Elly Griffiths,<br />

Daisy Goodwin and much<br />

more. Supporting Ivinghoe<br />

Library.<br />

www.beaconlit.co.uk<br />

Markets & Sales<br />

<strong>Tring</strong> Farmers Market<br />

High Street, <strong>Tring</strong>, 9am-<br />

12.30pm. 2nd and 4th<br />

Saturday of each month.<br />

www.tringfarmersmarket.<br />

co.uk<br />

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Theatre<br />

The Gondoliers<br />

Berkhamsted School, Castle<br />

Campus Quad, 6pm. Open air<br />

performance of Gilbert and<br />

Sullivan.<br />

www.berkorotary.org<br />

SUNDAY 14 JUL<br />

Fairs / Festivals<br />

Heli-bration! Family Fun Day<br />

Hatfield House, 12noon-<br />

4pm. Join Essex & Herts Air<br />

Ambulance to celebrate arrival<br />

of new AW169 helicopter.<br />

ehaat.org/support-us-getinvolved/events/challengeevents/heli-bration-event<br />

Music<br />

<strong>Tring</strong> Chamber Music<br />

Beethoven Raz 2<br />

Hastoe Village Hall, 7.30pm.<br />

Mozart String Quartet No 21 in<br />

D ‘Prussian’ K575, Shostakovich<br />

Elegy and Polka for string<br />

quartet op 36a, Beethoven<br />

String Quartet Op 59 no 2<br />

‘Razumovsky’.<br />

www.tringchambermusic.co.uk<br />

FRIDAY 19 JUL<br />

Exhibitions<br />

Herts Visual Arts Big Art<br />

FairHitchin Town Hall, To 21 Jul.<br />

www.hvaf.org.uk<br />

SUNDAY 21 JUL<br />

Markets & Sales<br />

Berkhamsted Farmers<br />

Market<br />

High Street, Berkhamsted,<br />

10am-2pm.<br />

www.facebook.com/berkofm<br />

Music<br />

Pitch Perfect<br />

Berkhamsted Cricket Club<br />

6pm. Shane Lamont and his<br />

band plus Amersham Big<br />

Band, Kathryn Jenkin and<br />

Phillip Brown.<br />

www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/<br />

berkhamsted-cricketclub-13904263270<br />

Music<br />

Vienna<br />

Behind the Mirror at the Old<br />

Town Hall, Berkhamsted, 7pm.<br />

www.behindthemirror.org<br />

WEDNESDAY 24 JUL<br />

Business<br />

BDCC Dinner<br />

Venue tba. Business<br />

networking 6-9pm. www.<br />

berkhamsted-chamber.co.uk<br />

WEDNESDAY 17 JUL<br />

Talks<br />

THURSDAY 25 JUL<br />

Leighton Buzzard in 50<br />

Business<br />

Buildings<br />

Berko Interchange<br />

Baptist Church <strong>Tring</strong>, 8pm. Paul<br />

Waite & Rose Café<br />

Rabbitts will discuss Leighton<br />

Berkhamsted, 8-9am. Informal<br />

Buzzard as seen through some<br />

business networking.<br />

of its intriguing buildings.<br />

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/<br />

tringlocalhistorymuseum.<br />

berko-interchangetickets-547768158307<br />

org.uk<br />

Fundraisers<br />

Sounds Around the Abbey<br />

St Albans Cathedral, 7.30pm.<br />

To 27 Jul. renniegrovepeace.<br />

org<br />

SATURDAY 20 JUL THURSDAY 1 AUG<br />

Fundraisers<br />

Music<br />

Repair Café<br />

Three Bar Fire<br />

High Street Baptist Church Hall,<br />

Blues Bar, <strong>Tring</strong>. 8pm. With<br />

<strong>Tring</strong>. 10.30am-1pm.<br />

special guest Jeff Savage from<br />

www.sustainabletring.org.uk/<br />

the Looters. www.bluesbartring.<br />

repair-cafe<br />

co.uk<br />

Sunday 14th July:<br />

<strong>Tring</strong> Chamber Music<br />

Beethoven Raz 2<br />

SATURDAY 3 AUG<br />

Fundraisers<br />

Open Door Repair Café<br />

Open Door Berkhamsted.<br />

9.30am-12.30pm.opendoor<br />

berkhamsted.co.uk/repair-cafe<br />

Markets & Sales<br />

<strong>Tring</strong> Arts & Crafts Market<br />

Victoria Hall, Akeman Street,<br />

10am-3pm. Handmade crafts,<br />

accessories, homeware, art,<br />

jewellery, candles and sweet<br />

treats. www.facebook.com/<br />

people/<strong>Tring</strong>-Arts-Crafts-<br />

Market/61558152523480/<br />

SUNDAY 4 AUG<br />

Talks<br />

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WEDNESDAY 7 AUG<br />

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SATURDAY 10 AUG<br />

Markets & Sales<br />

<strong>Tring</strong> Farmers Market<br />

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4th Saturday of each month.<br />

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SATURDAY 17 AUG<br />

Fundraisers<br />

Repair Café<br />

High Street Baptist Church<br />

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SUNDAY 18 AUG<br />

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Berkhamsted Farmers<br />

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Business<br />

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Breakfast<br />

Berkhamsted Tennis Club,<br />

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SUNDAY 25 AUG<br />

Fairs / Festivals<br />

Berkhamsted Medieval<br />

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Kitchener’s Field Castle Hill<br />

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Waite & Rose Café<br />

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