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ISSUE 63 TRING 

SPRING 2023 

YOUR QUALITY LOCAL MAGAZINE 

SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES SINCE 2001 

BRING 

THE BIRDS 

TO YOUR 

GARDEN 

Attracting your 

own dawn chorus 

THE DAMES 

OF TRING 

PARK 

Famous 

connections 

in history 

EASY WALKS 

A choice of stilefree 

walks visiting 

Aldbury, Ashridge 

and Tring Park 

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Welcome to the 

Spring issue! 

It feels like it’s been a long winter and 

we’re enjoying the lighter evenings and 

looking forward to a bit of sunshine here 

and there! Don’t forget, the clocks ‘spring’ 

forward on 26 March! 

Our garden feature looks at how you can 

attract birds and enjoy the dawn chorus 

outside your own back door, and if you fancy 

giving your home a spring makeover, why not 

go for gold with our simple ideas? For those 

troubled by insomnia, we’ve some handy 

hints on how to get a good night’s sleep. 

If you’re shopping for gifts or treats do 

take a look at ‘shop local’ for ideas - our local 

retailers will appreciate your support, 

we’re sure. 

As always, the magazine includes lots of 

local news. We also have a round-up of local 

events and days out in our What’s On section 

- there’s lots to do this spring and Easter - and 

of course many of us will be looking forward 

TRING 

SPRING 2023 

to the celebrations for the Coronation on 

6 May. 

And if you fancy a free night out, don’t 

forget to enter our competition to the 

Shawshank Redemption at Aylesbury 

Waterside Theatre. 

Meanwhile, our history feature focuses on 

two actresses with links to Tring Park - can 

you guess who they are? 

If you want to be involved in the next 

issue, please email Naomi at editorial@ 

livingmags.info with your news prior to our 

summer issue. 

Happy reading! 

Alison and 

Naomi 

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CONTENTS 

4 News and views from 

Tring and surrounding 

villages 

20 Shop local: treat yourself 

to something special 

26 Interiors: going for gold 

28 History: the dames of 

Tring Park 

30 Kids puzzles 

32 Win a night at the theatre 

32 Mini Crossword 

34 Bring the birds to your 

garden 

40 Get a good night’s sleep 

42 Walk: explore Tring Park, 

Ashridge and Aldbury 

44 What’s On 

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48 Local classified services 

50 A spring roundup of 

reading from local 

authors 

51 Whip up a batch of this 

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Boys Day of Dance workshop 

Tring Park School for the Performing 

Arts is hosting a one-day workshop on 

May 14, giving young male-identifying 

dancers aged eight to 16 the opportunity to 

experience classes in a range of dance genres, 

refine their existing skills and work with 

highly experienced professionals. 

Attendees are also invited to take part in 

the Paul Watson Bursary Audition at the 

end of the day. The fund, created in memory 

of dancer Paul Watson, awards successful 

candidates financial support for training 

within numerous outreach opportunities at 

Tring Park School. 

For more information and to book your place, 

please visit: www.tringpark.com/holiday-courses 

Spring into Tring at the Farmers Market 

W 

hhat does spring mean for the 

Farmers Market? For Brian and 

Angela at Akeman St Baptist 

Church it’s keeping stallholders plied with hot 

drinks, Easter, and daffodils! 

At Buster Boxes and Grove Farm, Lucy is 

lambing 250 ewes; ensuring 500 new lambs 

can be seen gambolling in the fields - 

and maintaining a living and productive 

Hertfordshire countryside. 

Adam from No2 Pound Street says it is St James 

artisan sheep’s cheese from Cumbria. Made daily 

with raw ewe’s milk from a small flock, the spring 

pastures and ripening give it a fresh herby taste. 

Posh Janet says look out for the bright-yellow rape 

fields, pressed at Wilstone for rapeseed oil, and 

spring blossoms of cherry, plum, apple and pear. 

And with the promise of music, maypole dancing 

and continued support for several local charities, 

visit Tring Farmers Market and sample the real taste 

of spring! 

Markets take place on the second and fourth 

Saturday each month - (22 April is the special Apple 

Fair market) check dates in our What’s On section. 

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Tring Chamber Music celebrates 20th anniversary 

Tring Chamber Music 

(TCM) has been giving 

concerts in the Tring 

area since 2003 and has now 

numbered more than 100 

performances. Created and run 

by violinist Paul Barritt and 

cellist Josephine Horder of Tring 

Station, the concerts have earned 

TCM an enviable reputation for 

attracting loyal audiences from the communities 

of Tring and Berkhamsted area as well as from 

further afield. 

Paul said: ‘Our basic goal is to share our love 

of music and to help our audience feel involved 

in the experience. From the start we asked 

ourselves: “What makes an engaging, rewarding, 

moving, fun concert of classical music?’’ We aim 

to balance the greatly loved masterpieces of the 

classical repertoire with occasional less-known 

curios, as in our May programme. So often the 

response comes back to us “We didn’t know we 

were going to enjoy that new piece so much!’’. 

Come together for events 

Tring Together has a busy spring and summer 

of events planned for us all to enjoy. 

First up on 18 March is a gala performance 

celebrating music in Tring, in conjunction with 

Tring Music partnership at Victoria Hall. 

The Spring Fayre is always a must-do in the calendar 

- events will run from 22 April through to 7 May. 

There will be a town coronation event on 

Monday 8 May from 2pm - 6pm. 

Entertaining and helpful introductions have 

proved a particularly popular feature of 

our concerts. 

‘The musicians are the cream of the chamber 

music world. This year we welcome back 

for our first concert of the Summer Season, 

world-renowned pianist Howard Shelley to play 

Schubert’s sublime Trout Quintet.’ 

The concert takes place on 14 May at Hastoe 

Village Hall at 7.30pm and includes Hummel 

Piano Quintet in E flat minor Op 87; Rachel Stott 

‘Magical Thinking’ for solo cello and speaker; 

Penderecki Duo Concertante violin and bass, and 

Schubert Trout Quintet. 

Other events include: Sunday 18 June ‘Dvorak, 

Birds and a Bull’ at Aldbury Church; Sunday 23rd 

July ‘Contrasting Clarinet Trios’ at Hastoe Village 

Hall, and Sunday 17 September ‘Beethoven 130 

Grosse Fuge’ at Hastoe Village Hall. 

Last season saw the introduction of a family 

friendly concert for children (and their minders) 

of primary school age. Plans are in place for a 

similar event this year. 

If you’re handy on the golf course, sign up for 

the Charity Golf Day in Aldbury on 19 May. If 

golf is not your thing, you can still help out by 

donating prizes for the raffle and silent auction. 

Looking ahead to summer, Tring Carnival runs 

from 13-16 July, with Carnival Day on Saturday 15. 

The Big Tring Quiz will be held on the evening of 

Thursday 13 July. 

See www.tringtogether.org.uk for more details. 

Bring your teddies along to The Friends of Tring Church 2023 Family Fun Day for a touch of adventure. Yes, 

the celebrated Teddies Zip Wire will return to the event on Saturday 20 May at St Peter & St Paul Churchyard. 


Lidl reaches out to residents 

Supermarket giant Lidl has amended its 

recent plans for a new store at Icknield 

Way, and called on residents to have their 

say on the new submission before it is sent in to 

Dacorum Borough Council. 

Following feedback on its initial plans, the 

discount food store withdrew its original 

planning application, and following community 

consultation on the revised store proposals, will 

re-submit a planning application to Dacorum 

Borough Council. 

Lidl has sent consultation leaflets out to Tring 

residents outlining the changes and asking for 

further comment. 

The new design is 354 sq m smaller (shorter 

and narrower) than originally proposed (now 

1,840 sqm - about the size of seven tennis courts), 

which Lidl says has allowed it to ‘increase 

landscaping and create a new area of green 

space and tree-planting along Sears Drive.’ 

The building is also 5m further away from 

neighbouring properties and the delivery access 

has been located as far away as possible from 

residents. Walls will be constructed from red 

brick and flint and cladding painted a dark grey. 

The customer entrance will be near Sears Drive 

Can you help? 

Reach Out is looking for people in 

Hertfordshire who can spare an hour a 

week to help an elderly person in their 

local area who is home from hospital, or living 

with frailty, and feeling lonely and isolated. 

Reach Out offers companionship and practical 

support to people as they recover and rebuild 

their confidence. Many elderly people really 

appreciate someone popping in for a cuppa, 

or helping them by collecting small items of 

shopping. Reach Out links up people who are 

isolated with volunteers who can offer a friendly 

face and a chat. 

Find out more at www.reachout-project.org.uk. 

and Lidl is including 

a wider footpath 

network to allow 

easier access for pedestrians, and cycle parking 

to encourage sustainable travel, and a wider road 

access from Icknield Way onto Sears Drive. 

Lidl claims the new site will offer up to 40 

new jobs. 

The consultation leaflet also added that 

there would be one or two deliveries a day, with 

no night-time activity, and car park lights will be 

switched off at night, and lighting directed away 

from neighbouring properties. 

Lidl has also commissioned new traffic surveys 

for an updated transport assessment for Herts 

County Council to examine. 

If you would like to comment on the proposals 

online, head to www.tring.newstore.lidl.co.uk 

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Campaigners continue bid to save pub 

The bid to save the 

Valiant Trooper pub in 

Aldbury hit national 

headlines recently. 

While work on the historic 

pub continues to create a 

pub, cafe, farm shop and 

dwellings, local residents, the 

Chiltern Society and real ale 

campaign group CAMRA are 

opposing the plan, amid fears that the village 

pub will eventually be lost and the site turned 

into housing. 

Campaigners have also been angered by 

the works carried out at the site before listed 

buildings consent had been approved, which 

resulted in Dacorum Borough Council issuing a 

formal warning for breaking planning laws. 

According to the Chiltern Society: ‘The change 

of use retains the pub but effectively reduces 

its size by converting the restaurant to a shop 

which could be operated independently of 

the pub. This is the trojan horse tactic – the 

retention of the pub increases the likelihood 

of the application’s success but its reduced size 

increases its chance of failure. Once the reduced 

pub fails a new application is made for change of 

use to residential. 

‘Whilst we fully support necessary repairs 

to the fabric of the building, we are extremely 

concerned that the pub may be reduced in size 

to the extent that it would become non-viable. To 

that extent the pub and the restaurant must be 

able to function as a single space.’ 

A report commissioned by the site’s owners as 

part of the planning application found that the 

pub would be unviable as a traditional food and 

drink pub. 

Campaigner Erica Vilkauls claims the report 

is flawed, and villagers have now commissioned 

a viability report of their own, in a bid to 

show that the Valiant Trooper can survive as a 

traditional pub. 

Dacorum Borough Council stated: ‘Whilst 

the Council notes the concerns of some local 

residents, it is important to note that there has 

been no planning application seeking to cease 

the pub use within the building. Indeed to the 

contrary a new bar and basement pumping 

facility has been installed.’ 

Tring in the Media 

1 February: ITV: Former Berkhamsted School pupil Casey O’Gorman, 26, from Tring, 

entered dating show Love Island, which is filmed in South Africa. 

4 February: Radio 4: Gardeners’ Question Time from Tring. Recorded at The Court Theatre. 

The last time it was recorded in Tring was 1968! 

4 February: Metro.co.uk: Hollywood movie star Keanu Reeves - best known for his roles in The 

Matrix, John Wick, and Bill and Ted films - made headlines around the world as he visited Tring’s 

Robin Hood pub for a fish and chips lunch. The Metro said: ‘Keanu Reeves leaves pub staff in 

shock as he makes surprise visit for fish and chips in tiny English town.’ 


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Bid to halt Marshcroft 

development continues 

A 

Public Inquiry is set to begin in March 

after developer Redrow appealed to 

the Planning Inspectorate after its 

application for the ‘Marshcroft’ development 

was turned down. 

Grove Fields Residents Association, 

the Chiltern Society, the CCG, and CPRE 

Hertfordshire – the Countryside Charity, have 

joined forces in a last-ditch attempt to halt the 

proposal for a massive new development on land 

in the countryside east of Tring. 

Last autumn, Dacorum Borough Council 

refused permission for Redrow’s planning 

application for 1,400 dwellings on 300 acres of 

protected land in the Green Belt, adjacent to the 

Chilterns Area 

of Outstanding 

Natural Beauty. 

Campaigners 

say the 

proposed 

development 

would nearly 

double the 

size of Tring 

in terms of 

the settlement 

We can stop this but we need funds footprint, 

increase the 

population 

by 30%, add 

3,400 more 

people and 

Our target of £30,000 will pay for legal and expert 

witness representation at the March 2023 Public Inquiry 

To donate and learn more, scan the 

QR code or visit CPRE Hertfordshire: 

cpreherts.org.uk/news/ 

CPRE Hertfordshire Reg. No. 1162419 

2,000 more cars, adding immense pressure 

on the infrastructure of Tring and the whole 

surrounding area. 

In their latest statement they list the 

following objections: 

‘Harm to the Green Belt. Currently this is 

peaceful countryside alongside the edge of Tring, 

much enjoyed by local people. 

Harm to the Chilterns Area of Outstanding 

Natural Beauty (AONB). The development will 

also cause significant harm to the AONB, which 

surrounds the proposed development site on 

three sides. 

Loss of best and most versatile agricultural 

land. The development will concrete over 

much of the 300 acres’ site, which is currently 

productive farmland used for growing crops. 

Destruction of wildlife habitats. The 

development would destroy the Chilterns 

countryside and wildlife habitats. There would 

also be damaging additional pressure on the 

nearby Chilterns Beechwoods Special Area 

of Conservation, the Site of Special Scientific 

Interest at Tring Reservoirs, and College Lake 

Nature Reserve. 

Damaging landscape impacts. The scenic 

landscape views from The Ridgeway at Pitstone 

Hill and Aldbury Nowers, and to the south near 

Wigginton, would be harmed.’ 

Campaigners will be seeking specialist legal 

and technical expertise and are appealing for 

help in raising the necessary £30,000 to 

fund this. 


You can donate at: www.cpreherts.org.uk/ 

get-involved/make-a-donation 

Tring Council told Living: ‘Tring Town Council 

has instructed a landscape consultant and 

planning expert to assist them in objecting to 

the appeal.’ The Public Inquiry will commence 

7 March at The Forum, Hemel, and members of 

the public are welcome. 

View from The Ridgeway in the Chilterns Area of 

Outstanding Natural Beauty, looking over the 

proposed development site 

© Grove Fields Residents Association 

LOCAL 

Fighting the signs of ageing 

Tring’s Elementary Skin & Body has 

recently added a new treatment to its 

offering of options to reverse the signs 

of ageing. 

Lucie Fountain, owner of the Akeman Street 

salon, has introduced HIFU treatments. 

Lucie said: ‘We have been offering CACI 

Facials for over 10 years, which have provided 

amazing bespoke treatments, keeping skin 

looking and feeling wonderful alongside our 

holistic and natural approach. 

‘Recently we’ve been reflecting on our 

treatment menu and we want to build on our 

treatment offering to provide a range of highly 

effective treatment options that will match our 

ethos as a salon. Our passion is to work with 

high-performance brands, offering alternatives 

to injectables and surgery, providing amazing 

results for our clients.’ 

HIFU works to rejuvenate the skin through 

High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) 

energy. HIFU causes collagen stimulation, 

which reduces the appearance of fine lines and 

wrinkles, improving the look and feel of 

loose skin. 

After treatment there is an immediate 

plumping in the top layer of skin, resulting in 

dewy, glowing skin. Optimal results are seen at 

12 weeks as the skin structure tightens. 

Lucy explained that HIFU is not suitable 

for everyone so it is important to have a 

consultation and talk through your treatment 

goals and medical history with a therapist. 

To find out more contact Lucie via: 

www.elementaryskinandbody.co.uk 

Street party plans 

Hertfordshire County Council is 

encouraging residents to apply now 

for street parties to celebrate the 

King’s coronation. 

Anyone wanting to close a road for a street 

party will need to apply to the county council 

at www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/streetparties 

by 26 March. 

Hertfordshire has a strong reputation for 

community-held Royal celebrations, with the 

county hosting more than 560 street parties 

to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 

last summer. 

We’d love to hear about your street 

parties - send details and pictures after 

the event to editorial@livingmags.info. 

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Next steps for Nora Grace Hall 

Tring Council 

is looking for 

volunteers to help 

with the project to build a 

new hall to replace the 

Nora Grace Hall. 

Last November a six-week public consultation 

was carried out on the hall’s future. 

The hall is now 50 years old, and showing its 

age. The Council’s next step will be to submit a 

planning application for a modern replacement 

building with sustainability at its heart, ensuring 

that Tring has a centrally located community 

hub to serve the next generation. 

More than 150 people attended the first 

consultation event with 50 more attending on a 

day when temperatures dipped to -5! More than 

200 questionnaires were completed. You can 

read the analysis report, view the full findings, 

and watch the architect’s talk at www.tring.gov. 

uk/nora-grace-hall-redevelopment-project 

Feedback showed that social activities were a 

higher priority than commercial space. So the 

proposed commercial office space will be 

removed from the plans and replaced with 

interchangeable space to be used for social group 

purposes. Further research will continue to take 

place and plans updated accordingly. 

More than 40 people registered interest in 

being part of the working party, and three main 

roles are also needed to be filled: fundraiser, project 

manager and business development manager 

The Council is asking for support in 

formulating job descriptions, and finding people 

to fill the roles. If you can help, email admin@ 

tring.gov.uk, with a one-paragraph outline of 

how you could help and please put ‘NGHWP 

Volunteer’ in the subject line. 

NEWS IN BRIEF 

Did you know there is a local stroke support group? 

Berkhamsted Tring Stroke Support Group meets 

every fortnight. Find out more at: www.stroke.org. 

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Tring brewery goes wild 

Tring Brewery 

has joined 

forces with 

Tiggywinkles 

Wildlife Hospital – 

its charity of choice 

for 2023. 

The team at 

Tring Brewery will 

collaborate with 

the local wildlife 

hospital, brewing 12 monthly specials named 

after favourite furry and feathered friends, 

raising funds and awareness for Tiggywinkles 

throughout 2023. 

Tiggywinkles was founded in 1978, rescuing 

and rehabilitating British wildlife from the 

Home Counties and beyond. 

Tring Swimming Club has been delighted 

with a real boost to its membership over 

the past 12 months. ‘The average age of 

new joiners is now 10 years old and they are 

increasingly competitive,’ said Mike Billingham, 

Chairman. And this has shown in the club’s 

ranking for county standard swimming. In the 

recent Hertfordshire County Championships, 

more than 20 Tring swimmers entered 76 races, 

placing the club 11th for entries, out of 23 clubs. 

Tiggywinkles is the busiest wildlife hospital 

in the world, caring for vulnerable animals 

24 hours a day, 365 days a year, alongside a 

dedicated visitor centre providing education and 

insight to members of the public. 

Louise at Tiggywinkles commented: ‘Our busy 

wildlife hospital takes in and cares for more 

than 13,000 sick, injured, or orphaned animals 

each year - and so we know that the money 

raised through this initiative will go a long way 

in helping us in our life-saving work. Thank 

you, Tring 

Brewery - 

‘Cheers and 

bottoms 

up’ for all 

your kind 

support.’ 

Swimming Club starts year with a splash 

‘It’s the core values of this club that encourage 

our swimmers to do so well. Whenever Tring 

swimmers get together, they are a team. 

Continually looking out for each other, they 

build confidence and celebrate the achievements 

of their teammates all the time,’ Mike continued. 

Developing technique remains the club’s 

number one priority, with its professional 

coaching team aiming for every swimmer to 

have outstanding skills in every stroke. This 

means when it comes to competition time, the 

swimmers thoroughly enjoy it, knowing they’ve 

got the full support of a great team behind 

them. You can catch all the Tring swimmers 

in action on You Tube Hertfordshire County 

Championships 2023. You’ll know when they are 

swimming because the cheers are the loudest! 

Sessions are held every day at Tring Sports 

Centre - see details at 

www.tringswimmingclub.co.uk. 

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LOCAL FOCUS 


Call for support in West Herts Hospital bid 

Gordon Yearwood, who is spearheading 

the case for the ‘West Herts 21 Century 

Hospital Solution is calling for the 

public’s help in raising awareness and support. 

He said: ‘We have managed to inform a 

number of key stakeholders of the case for a 

completely new 21st century, more accessible, 

centrally located hospital for the people of West 

Hertfordshire, instead of a towering skyscraper 

built in the Watford Hospital car park. 

‘West Herts 21 Century Hospital Solution has 

recently raised the case with the new Integrated 

Care Board (NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex 

ICB) and with the Department of Health and 

Social Care. We are continuing our interactions 

with these key stakeholders and we believe that 

we are making some headway. 

‘It would of great assistance if you are able 

to write to the CEO of the Hertfordshire and 

West Essex ICB, stating how the congested 

Watford Hospital site is too inaccessible for 

most of the people of West Herts and how the 

proposed towering skyscraper hospital is far 

too high - 40m taller than the highest ladder of 

Hertfordshire’s Fire Service. 

‘Please also put in your own words how you 

understand that a new 21st century hospital on a 

more accessible and more centrally located site 

can be built far quicker, for far less money and 

would avoid the unsafe situation where West 

Hertfordshire’s only A&E and Maternity hospital 

is located adjacent to West Herts only major 

football stadium. 

‘The full address to write to is: The Chief 

Executive Officer, NHS Hertfordshire and West 

Essex Integrated Care Board, Charter House, 

Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL86JL. 

‘Together we will make further progress and 

achieve a decent hospital service for all the 

people of West Hertfordshire.’ 


Wrapping up happiness 

What do you 

get when you 

combine 474 

rolls of sticky tape, 1,422 

metres of wrapping paper, 

2,718 chocolate coins and 

more than 3,500 donated toys and gifts? 

Local group The Toy Hub managed to create 

474 happy Christmases for local children and 

their families from these ingredients. 

Toy Hub was set up by a group of local 

parents to support families and carers in the 

Tring and Berkhamsted areas including all the 

surrounding villages. 

Thanks to toys and gifts donated by the 

community, and some busy volunteers 

collecting, wrapping and delivering, the 

group managed to create hundreds of happy 

Christmases for local families. 

Plans are already under way for next 

Christmas - so watch this space! 

Get a picture, get a vote 

A 

reminder that for the first time, voters 

will need to show photographic ID to 

vote in polling stations at this year’s local 

elections. Residents are being urged to make 

sure they are ready to vote on 4 May. 

Residents voting by postal vote do not need 

photographic ID. 

Accepted forms of ID include a UK, European 

Economic Area (EEA) or Commonwealth 

passport; a UK, EEA or Commonwealth drivers’ 

licence; and some concessionary travel passes, 

such as an older person’s bus pass or an Oyster 

60+ card. Voters will be able to use expired ID if 

they are still recognisable from the photo. 

Anyone who does not have one of the accepted 

forms of ID can apply for free ID online at 

www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authoritycertificate 

or by completing a paper form. 

Walk for charity 

Rennie Grove 

Hospice is inviting 

local people to take 

on the charity’s annual 

London Bridges Walk – a 

family-friendly day out that takes in some of the 

capital’s most iconic bridges and landmarks. 

With two different routes – one five miles long 

and the other ten miles – there is an option for 

all abilities - and dogs are welcome! 

The money raised through entry fees and 

sponsorship for the event on 26 March will be 

used to fund vital care and support for adults 

and children with life-limiting illnesses in 

Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire. 

Find out more at 

renniegrove.org/london-bridges-walk. 

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Tax year-end 2022/23: 

lay the foundations for 

your financial future 

With reductions in tax reliefs and allowances looming for 2023/24, now’s a good 

time to ensure you’re taking maximum advantage of them in this tax year. 

It’s always a good idea to take advantage of your 

annual tax reliefs and allowances wherever you can. 

This year, though, it’s more important than ever. In 

his first Autumn Statement, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt 

announced reductions to a number of key allowances 

used by investors, as part of his attempts to shore 

up the nation’s finances. 

Which key allowances are changing? 

Capital Gains Tax 

The Capital Gains Tax (CGT) allowance for the current 

tax year (2022/23) is £12,300. This means that when 

you sell investments, you can enjoy gains up to 

£12,300 before you pay CGT. 

But following the Chancellor’s announcement in 

the Autumn Statement, from 6 April 2023, the CGT 

allowance will be more than halved to £6,000, before 

it halves again in 2024/25 to just £3,000 a year. 

Dividend allowance 

The Chancellor also set his sights on the dividend 

allowance. This is the amount you can earn from 

company shares, including dividends from money 

held in collective investments such as funds and 

investment trusts before Dividend Tax is charged. 

Currently, the dividend allowance is £2,000, but from 

2023 it will be halved to £1,000 and then halved 

again to £500 in 2024/25. 

Which allowances could I be utilising? 

You can shelter your investments from Dividend Tax 

and CGT by holding them in tax-efficient wrappers, 

such as a pension or Stocks & Shares ISA. 

If you’ve already fully funded your ISA or pension, 

you could consider a pension for a spouse, child or 

grandchild, or explore ISAs for your family. A Junior ISA 

can be a tax-effective way of saving a lump sum for 

the children in your life. Junior ISAs have a lower 

allowance of £9,000 a year (2022/23). 

The value of advice 

We can help you take advantage of the reliefs and 

allowances you’re entitled to. 

In addition to making more of your wealth, this can 

also have a priceless impact on your financial 

wellbeing, sparing you the worry around paying too 

much tax or breaching rules and not paying enough. 

Get in touch before 5th April 

The value of an investment with St. James’s Place will 

be directly linked to the performance of the funds 

selected and may fall as well as rise. You may get 

back less than the amount invested. 

An investment in Stocks and Shares ISA will not provide 

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or a deposit with a bank or building society. 

The levels and bases of taxation, and reliefs from 

taxation, can change at any time and are generally 

dependent on individual circumstances. 

Each year, you can pay up to £20,000 into 

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(57 from 2028), you can save into a pension. 

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All that glitters isn’t gold… 

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For a long time, gold’s reputation as an 

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had left the world’s most precious metal 

flagging rather. 

Yet its return, along with a resurgence 

of yellow that’s as far from the kitchen 

marigolds as you can imagine, has opened up 

some fantastic new interior ideas. 

But why are these particular colours making a 

comeback? Well, psychologists believe recent 

tough economic times have meant we favour 

shades with positive psychological qualities. 

Sure enough then, yellow screams happiness, 

optimism and confidence for the future; 

while gold is the colour of ambition, and more 

prosperous times ahead. What’s not to like? 

Combine with 

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Gold, in particular, 

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very dark tones, 

and the contrast 

between the 

shimmer of 

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classy touch that’s 

as mysterious as it 

is polished. Yellow, 

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colour – in this case, we’d recommend grey. 

It’s all in the accent 

Rather than layering colours over an existing 

space, a recent trend has been to offer various 

hints of colours that add warmth and light, 

with gold and yellow right at the front of 

the queue. 

So forget statement walls and instead replace 

pictures with gold frames. Paint a desk chair, 


“ 

Rather than layering colours over 

an existing space, a recent trend 

has been to offer various hints of 

colours that add warmth and light, 

with gold and yellow right at the 

front of the queue 

“ 

add a throw on a sofa, redo cushions, and 

perhaps even replace a curtain pole with 

golden tones. 

Very quickly you’ll be adding a sense of class 

to a previously drab room. 

Make a statement 

Of course, nothing screams confidence like a 

statement wall or piece, and yellow is 

truly the colour of the moment for this. 

A radiant wall, a sofa, even a contemporary 

picture that’s big and bold on this summer 

shade, can draw the eye to a room and light it 

up instantly. 

Remember to offset with lampshades, seat 

covers or perhaps something as simple as a 

pot to reinforce your intentions. 

“ 

Remember to offset with 

lampshades, seat covers or perhaps 

something as simple as a pot to 

reinforce your intentions 

“ 

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Exude exotic ambitions 

Gold happens to go magnificently with 

another array of colours that are currently 

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might find while trekking through the 

Amazonian rainforest. 

It’s fortunate then that many high 

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adornments in a rich golden hue, and in 

the image of monkeys, tigers and parrots. 

It’s true - the sort of embellishment that 

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LOCAL 

HISTORY 

1 

The 

Dames 

of Tring 

Park 

Tring park is a favourite 

place for a walk, but has 

a fascinating history - 

including being the home 

of two famous actresses… 

2 

Have you 

ever 

walked past 

the white folly in 

Tring Park and 

wondered why 

it was there? The 

white ‘porch’ with 

pillars is actually 

what remains of a 

summerhouse. 

And it had a 

famous resident 

during World War 

Two - the actress 

Dame Peggy Ashcroft. Born Edith Margaret 

Emily Ashcroft in 1907, her theatrical career 

lasted more than 60 years, appearing at the 

Old Vic, with the Shakespeare Memorial 

Theatre, later the Royal Shakespeare 

Company and the National Theatre. She later 

won two BAFTAs and an Oscar. 

She was made a Dame in the 1950s, and 

after she died in 1991, a memorial plaque was 

placed in Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey, 

The summerhouse that became her home 

during the War was probably designed by 

James Gibbs, who also designed the Obelisk, 

which sits along a path away to the folly. 

Built in neoclassical Greek style, the 

summerhouse was built of red brick and 

painted plaster. The front facade, which 

is now all that remains, has the look of an 

ancient temple, as the four columns support a 

decorative portico. 

During the late 19th century, it was home to 

a gamekeeper and his son, and during World 

War Two, Dame Peggy lived there while 

Jeremy Hutchinson, her husband, who she 

married in 1940, was away at sea. It was his 

family connection that would have led them 

to Tring, as his sister was married to the third 

Lord Rothschild, Victor. The couple lived in 

the nearby Ranger’s Cottage. 


John Gielgud wrote to his mother in June 

1941 that he ‘Had a cheerful letter from 

Peggy [Ashcroft]. She is at Tring but goes to 

Oxford to have her baby in two weeks time, 

so I hope to see her there, safely delivered. 

Her husband [Jeremy Hutchinson] was on 

the Kelly at Crete, one of the twelve officers 

saved, thank God. She must have had some 

terribly anxious days but has now heard he is 

at Alexandria.’ She did indeed have her baby, a 

daughter called Eliza. 

The main part of the summerhouse 

was later demolished to make way for the 

Wigginton Road. 

But of course, Dame Peggy is not the only 

famous actress to be linked to the town and 

its park. In the 17th century, Tring was owned 

by Charles II’s wife Catherine of Braganza. 

When Queen Catherine died, the King gave 

the Manor of Great Tring to his Groom of the 

Bedchamber and Clerk of the Treasury, Henry 

Guy. One of Henry’s jobs was to make regular 

payments to the royal mistresses, so it is 

likely that he was charged with looking after 

Charles’ beloved mistress Nell Gwyn. 

The Obelisk was either built in honour 

of Nell, who lived for some time in Tring, 

or to commemorate a visit to Tring by her 

and Charles II. For those who believe Nell 

lived here, her home was said to be ‘Dunsley 

House’, situated on the edge of Tring Park 

near the Memorial Gardens. 

Legend has it that Nell stayed in Tring either 

while she was pregnant by the King, or to 

protect her when typhus was rife in London. 

When the first Lord Rothschild acquired 

the Tring Park Estate, he employed the best 

researchers to verify the story, to add to the 

historic interest of his new property, but 

they were unable to find hard proof of 

Nell’s connection. 

The Obelisk, which was erected 100 years 

after her death, is believed to be the only 

monument to a royal mistress in the country. 

As a girl, Nell and her sister Rose worked as 

‘orange-girls’ at a 

theatre - their job 

was to sell fruit 

to the audience. 

It was there that 

Nell became the 

mistress of the 

theatre’s leading 

3 

man, Charles 

Hart, and a year later, in 1665, she became one 

of England’s very first public actresses. 

Many Tring children will have grown up 

knowing that there’s a magic way to make 

an orange appear at Nell’s Monument. You 

should run around the Obelisk while holding 

your breath if you want an orange to fall 

from its top, or more specifically, visit at 

midnight on Midsummer’s eve, run around 

the monument three times backwards and 

Nell’s ghost will appear and throw oranges 

at you… We wonder how 

4 

many children over the 

years have tried it - 

and how many have 

been successful! 

6 

5 

1. Portrait of Nell Gwynn (credit: National Library 

of Wales, Public domain, via WikimediaCommons) 

2. Publicity photo of Peggy Ashcroft for 1936 film 

Rhodes 3. James Gibbs 4. Nell Gwynn’s 

Monument 5. The Summerhouse 6. Tring Park 



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SING-ALONG 

Common Blackbird 

Bring music to your life by attracting your own dawn chorus 

There’s nothing more soothing and 

calming than waking up to a fresh, 

sunny, dew-glistening garden, nitrates 

lifting up off the soil and the gentle tweets, 

chirps and warbles made by an array of 

beautiful birds. 

Nature’s early-morning concert is one of 

the summer’s greatest pleasures, and with a 

little encouragement, we can bring this dawn 

chorus to our front and back doors. 

The birds you want to attract, 

and their songs 

Robin – The robin produces a twinkling, 

crystal-like sound that flutters through the 

air. You’ll hear this little fellow all year round. 

Great tit – A repetitive two-toned whistle 

that cuts through the air and is most 

prominent in early spring. 

Wren – For many, the best improvised 

whistle of them all, with a raft of twists 

and twirls ending up in a rattling 

cacophony of noise towards the end. 

Chaffinch 

Willow warbler – Best characterised for a 

chain of notes that lowers as it progresses, 

the warbler’s song has clear gaps in between 

notes and a powerful chirp. 

Chaffinch – Heard throughout spring and 

summer, the chaffinch offers a punchy, 

powerful array of notes that slows towards 

the end. 

Blackbird – So typical of the bird itself, the 

blackbird’s song features notes drawn into 

each other that offer a range of tones and a 

stylish array of chords. 


GARDENS 

Song thrush – Heard throughout the year, 

the song thrush makes a sound closest to 

those slightly shrill mobile phone ringtones… 

but nicer! 

Goldfinch – With elegant inflections and the 

occasional sound of a penny whistle thrown 

in for good measure, a chaffinch has an 

eclectic song and is heard from early spring. 

The best ways to attract songbirds 

Robin 

in your garden. The flat, shallow bird bath 

is a great option and can be decorated with 

pebbles, rocks, ivy and perhaps even some 

sprigs of water lettuce. 

Plants – Edible plants, berries, shrubs and 

wildflowers will keep your birds hanging 

around for long periods. Why go hunting 

elsewhere when they have a bounty of food 

and colour on their doorstep… or, rather, 

your doorstep?! 

Bird feeders – At the heart of every bird’s 

focus is survival, and first and foremost that 

means a ready supply of food. 

Unknown to many, the type of food you 

leave out will directly influence the species 

of bird you attract. For instance, suet balls 

are favourites with robins, blue tits and 

long-tailed tits; niger seeds are loved by 

greenfinches and goldfinches; starlings, 

robins and blackbirds will come if mealworms 

are on offer; while tits, finches and siskins 

love the fatty proteins of peanuts. 

With this in mind then, spreading various 

specialist bird feeders out means colonies of 

birds will inhabit different parts of your garden. 

Water – Whether bathing, playing in it or 

drinking the stuff, a supply of fresh water 

is one of the best ways to get birds engaged 

Protection – Birds are always on the lookout 

for cats and other predators ready to disrupt 

their everyday pleasures of gliding from one 

branch to another, so the more space you can 

offer your feathered friends, the more they 

will relax and hang about. 

By the same logic, don’t expect them to 

congregate around dense bushes where 

attackers may lay in wait – instead, position 

what they need in spacious places where they 

can keep an eye on danger. 

Birdboxes – Many of us have attempted 

and failed to lure birds to our garden 

using birdboxes. In reality it’s a task that 

may not pay dividends until a year or so 

down the line; but if you persist with hanging 

these high enough away from cats and 

squirrels, and in a semi-sheltered spot where 

birds can nest in peace, you will eventually 

attract a family in. 



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Techniques to help you cope with the scourge of insomnia 

Routine 

Create a set timeframe for going to bed, 

encompassing a gradual but planned winddown 

as the evening progresses. 

Waking up at approximately the same time 

each day is also important – sleeping in too 

late can mean the body isn’t tired enough to 

embrace sleep that night. 

Pre-sleep activity 

Reading a book or taking a bath will help 

your body and brain to relax during the 

process of calming down towards sleep. 

In contrast, it’s not wise to eat or drink 

anything substantial before retiring to 

bed. Smoking and consumption of alcohol 

or caffeine are a bad idea, as is the use 

of devices that emit blue light, such as 

televisions, smartphones or tablets. These 

will all prolong your time awake. 

Surroundings 

In most cases, ensuring a bedroom is dark, 

quiet and calm is important; yet some 

insomniacs feel more assured with the 

presence of background noise. Technology 

can play an important role in this, with 

everything from full-on podcasts to prerecorded 

sounds such as crackling fires, 

thunderstorms and white noise. 

Exercise during the day 

While sleep is vital for the body to 

regenerate and recover from the day’s 

exertions, so too does it rely on having 

enough activity to feel it needs to drop 

into unconsciousness in order to rest 

and recover. 

That means the more active you are during 

the day – physically and mentally – the 

more energy you will use and, in turn, the 

more you will need to recuperate. 


Movement & Mind.indd 1 02/08/2022 19:45 

What is the Feldenkrais Method? 

At its simplest, 

the Feldenkrais 

Method is 

about learning to move 

more easily, efficiently 

and skilfully. It has the 

potential to benefit 

everyone in some way, encouraging a more fluid, 

co-ordinated way of moving and promoting a 

sense of confidence and well-being. 

In an Awareness Through Movement class 

you can learn how to move with more ease, gain 

relief from pain, and support your recovery from 

injury. You can enjoy one hour of uninterrupted 

nurturing self-care, resulting in a sense of wellbeing 

and ‘wholeness’. 

Mindful ‘me-time’ helps you to relax and 

regenerate. Day-to-day aches and pains (such as 

wear and tear from standing all day, working at 

a computer, uncomfortable seats or strenuous 

activity) are prevented and alleviated. Functional 

limitations caused by illness, injury or disability 

are reduced. 

Using focused attention, we learn to make 

lasting changes in posture, co-ordination, 

breathing and flexibility. The learning process is 

intriguing yet relaxing, playful yet restful. The 

unusually slow, gentle, accessible movement 

sequences can be adapted to suit your needs and 

explored at your own pace. 

Jo Horder has been a Feldenkrais Guild accredited 

practitioner since 2013, offering in-person and 

online classes. Visit www.feldenkraiswestherts.co.uk 

to learn more. 

‘Mid-career as a professional musician my 

playing was transformed and liberated by just a 

handful of Feldenkrais lessons. I am now 

dedicated to sharing the magical benefits of this 

method with others.’ 

You can also access the Feldenkrais Method 

through individual lessons with Jo, tailored to 

your specific needs and interests. 

AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT CLASSES 

with Josephine Horder 

First Taster Class FREE 

For more information please visit Movement and Mind at 

www.feldenkrais-westherts.co.uk 

01442 822732 

Awareness Through 

Movement (ATM) is the 

name given to group 

classes in the Feldenkrais 

Method. We explore the 

‘mind-body connection’ 

through very gentle 

movement sequences 

designed to promote a 

sense of well-being, 

whatever your level of 

fi tness and state of health. 

People often say they feel 

taller, more spacious, more 

‘whole’; pain and stiffness 

are reduced and 

movement is easier.

Easy walking 


WALKS AROUND TOWN 

A choice of easy-walking, stile-free walks visiting Aldbury, Ashridge and Tring Park 

Start: Tring Railway Station. 

>>> Alternative start points: 

National Trust Ashridge Estate Visitor 

Centre (nearest postcode HP4 1LT), and 

Wigginton Sports Ground, Chesham Road, 

Wigginton HP23 6HH 

Distance: Full walk 8 miles/13km; Ashridge 

only option 5.8 miles/9.2km; Wigginton 

5 miles/8km 

Route 

Turn left out of the station, walk past the 

Posting House (a former hotel) as far as the 

canal bridge and turn left along Beggars Lane. 

>>> The optional Ashridge route starts from 

the canal bridge. 

1. Where the lane narrows, take the path on 

the right past the barrier and continue 

uphill following signs for The Ridgeway. 

Follow this ancient trail for the next 1.4 

miles. Cross the busy road, turn right up 

the surfaced path and then left up the path 

signposted The Twist. Cross the footbridge 

and continue uphill through a series of 

gates to a lane. Turn right for a few metres 

and left up the steps towards Tring Park. 

Stay on this path through more gates 

to reach a busy lane. Cross to the gravel 

driveway opposite, bear right along it and 

past a barrier into Tring Park. 

2. Turn immediately left, follow the edge 

of the wood and go through a barrier 

to a surfaced driveway. Cross straight 

over, follow the path to a lane and turn 

left along it. The entrance to the sports 

ground, village shop and café is further 

down on the right. Continue down the 

lane to a road junction, turn right past 

the front of The Greyhound to the pub 

car park. 

3. Cross the road to a path signposted 

Crawley’s Lane. Go through the gate and 

continue downhill through three further 

gates into a wood. Follow the path straight 

down past the junction with The Chiltern 

Way and out through the next gate into a 

field. The route follows The Chiltern Way 

for the next 2.5 miles. Continue directly 

ahead through the horse paddocks and 

three more gates to a path T-junction in 

the hedgerow. Turn right to join a concrete 

track down to a lane. Turn left under the 

flyover and take the byway on the right, 

signposted Cow Roast. 

4. Go through the gates of Tinkers Lodge and 

walk along the wide track to reach a busy 

road by the closed Cow Roast Inn. Cross 

the road, turn right along the verge, take 

the first left down Wharf Lane and over 

the canal bridge. 

>>> The optional Wigginton route 

starts here. 

FULL DETAILS OF THE WALK CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.LIVINGMAGS.CO.UK/TYPE/WALKS 


5. Follow the lane round to the right, walk 

along it for 110m and turn left through 

a gap in the hedgerow. Go straight over 

the field, cross the railway bridge and 

the next field to a T-junction. Turn right 

to the next junction and then left to the 

main access track into Norcott Court 

Farm. Turn left and immediately right 

just before the farm entrance. Continue 

up past the metal barn, go through a 

gate, walk on a few metres and bear left 

through a gate in the wooden fencing. 

Follow the path ahead to the top of the 

field and go through a gate. Walk along 

the right-hand field edge and up through 

a small wood. Go through the next gate, 

bear left uphill and through a further gate. 

Follow the path down for a short distance 

and round to the right to a tall field gate. 

6. Pass through the gate. Continue uphill 

through the wood and the next gate. Stay 

straight ahead to join a surfaced driveway, 

walk past the houses and onwards to 

a lane. 

7. Cross it and turn right uphill on a path 

that runs parallel to the lane. At the top, 

turn left along a wide track, go through 

the gate directly ahead and past Old Copse 

Lodge. Continue directly ahead along the 

track for 550m to a 5-way junction. 

8. Turn immediately left to a path junction 

with views of the Bridgewater Monument 

directly ahead. Turn right along a wide 

track and follow it all the way to Ashridge 

Visitor Centre. 

9. From the entrance to the Centre, follow 

the fence round to the left past Brownlow 

Café and Monument Cottage. Stay straight 

ahead, follow the main path downhill for 

200m and bear right to keep descending 

to a road (Toms Hill Road). Turn right, go 

over the road junction, walk past the pond, 

the Post Office and Aldbury Memorial Hall 

and along Station Road. 

10. Just after the church, turn right through 

a gate on a path signposted Pitstone Hill 

and cross the field. (Musette Café is on 

the left through a gap in the fence). Go 

through the next gate and left through a 

third just before a large barn. Follow the 

path beside the barn and on through two 

more gates to reach a T-junction. Turn left, 

go over a crossing path, down the concrete 

track and through a gate to reach a busy 

road. The official route turns right along 

the verge to return to Tring Station. For a 

safer alternative, cross the road and turn 

right along the field edge on an unofficial 

but well-used route. At the end go past a 

gate, cross the road and turn left along the 

pavement to the station. 

Shorter options 

>>> Ashridge shorter option – Don’t turn 

left into Beggars Lane. Instead, cross the 

road and walk down the slope to the canal. 

Turn left and walk along the towpath for just 

over a mile to a lane at Cow Roast Lock. Turn 

left along the lane to join the main route at 

Waypoint 5. 

>>> Wigginton shorter option – After the 

bridge, turn immediately left past the lock 

and continue along the canal towpath for just 

over a mile to Bridge 135. Go under the bridge 

and turn immediately right up the slope to 

the road. Turn left along it to reach Tring 

Station and the end of the walk. 

Thanks to the Chiltern Society and Andrew Clark 



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TUESDAY 7 MAR 

Talks: The Mitford Sisters 

Wigginton History Society, 

Village Hall, Wigginton, 

8pm. £4 inc refreshments. 

Speaker: Muriel Pilkington. 

cliff.mills@outlook.com 

SATURDAY 11 MAR 

Markets & Sales: Tring 

Farmers Market 

Market Place, Brook Street, 

Tring, 9am-12.30pm. 2nd 

and 4th Saturday of each 

month. Fine produce from 

around the district. www. 

tringfarmersmarket.co.uk 

Fundraisers: Skydive 2023 

North London Skydiving 

Centre (Cambridge). £50 

registration, non-refundable. 

Minimum sponsorship 

£350. Why not push the 

boundaries and take to the 

skies to support The Hospice 

of St Francis? www.stfrancis. 

org.uk 

Music: Villiers Quartet 

Berkhamsted Civic Centre 

7.30pm, £20. Purcell - 

Fantasias, Britten - Quartet 

in C Major No 2 Op 36 , 

Philip Herbert - Solicitudo, 

Beethoven - Quartet in 

F Major Op 135. www. 

berkhamstedmusic.co.uk 

MONDAY 13 MAR 

Music: La Boheme 

Aylesbury Waterside 

Theatre, 7.30pm. 

Senbla presents Opera 

International’s awardwinning 

Ellen Kent 

Production featuring 

the Ukrainian Opera & 

Ballet Theatre Kyiv, with 

international soloists, 

highly-praised chorus 

and full orchestra. www. 

atgtickets.com/shows/ellenkents-la-boheme/aylesburywaterside-theatre 

Film: Luzzu 

Berkhamsted Civic Centre, 

8pm. Also Tue 14. 

Non-members £5 at door. 

For details of film please 

visit the website. 

berkhamstedfilm society. 

co.uk 

WEDNESDAY 15 MAR 

Talks: Ford End Watermill 

High Street Baptist Church 

Tring, 8pm. Chris Tugby, 

the Mill Manager, talks 

about this little mill which 

was recorded in 1616 but is 

certainly very much older. 

tringlocalhistorymuseum. 

org.uk 


Music: Tring Music 

Partnership Gala 

Performance 

Victoria Hall, 7.15pm. Join 

Tring Together and the 

Tring Music Partnership 

for a wonderful evening 

celebrating music in Tring. 

Tickets from Fancy That 

(cash only) or online. www. 

tringtogether.org.uk/tmp 

SUNDAY 19 MAR 

Markets & Sales: 

Berkhamsted Farmers 

Market 

High Street, Berkhamsted, 

10am-2pm. Third Sunday of 

every month. An opportunity 

for local customers to buy 

high quality produce direct 

from the producer. www. 

facebook.com/berkofm 

Present this to redeem 

£5.00 

EATINg OUT 

vOUCHER 

for TRADITIONAL PUB FAYRE 

at LUNCHTIMES 

MONDAY 20 MAR 

Arts & Crafts: Seasons 

Art Class 

Northchurch Social Centre, 

Berkhamsted. New 14-week 

programme. seasonsartclass 

berkhamsted@yahoo.com 

Arts & Crafts: Paper 

Peony Workshop 

Potten End, Little Heath 

Ln, HP4 2RY, 10.30am- 

1.30pm. £35. Learn to craft 

a beautiful peony bloom 

and bud from heavy crepe 

paper. 

www.berginandbath.co.uk 

THURSDAY 23 MAR 

Business: Tring 

BusinessMart 

Meet other local 

business people to talk 

through ideas, plans or 

just to compare. www. 

tringtogether.org.uk 

Theatre: The Hollow 

Boxmoor Playhouse, 

7.30pm. Sat matinee 

THE ROBIN HOOD MENU 

TRADITIONAL 

PUB FAYRE 

Mon-Sun lunchtimes 

Tues & Wed eves 6pm-8.30pm 

CHARITY QUIz 

Every Wed 8.30pm 

(in aid of Hector’s House) 

Terms and conditions: This voucher entitles you to £5 off of our Traditional Pub 

Fayre menu, (Monday - Sunday lunchtimes), when you spend £20 or more on food. 

Offer excludes bank holidays and special events. Valid until end Feb 2023. 

1 Brook Street | Tring | HP23 5ED | Tel: 01442 824912 

Email: therobinhoodinn@btconnect.com

2.30pm. To 25 Mar. 

A leisurely weekend 

explodes into murder at 

The Hollow, home of Sir 

Henry and Lucy Angkatell, 

arguably Agatha Christie’s 

finest comic grande dame. 

www.hhtheatreco.com 

Fundraisers: Murder in 

Writing 

Court Theatre. 7.30pm, Sat 

matinee 12pm. To 25 Mar. 

£21 each including food or 

a whole table for 8 people 

for £160. For the 12th year 

another murder mystery 

by author Karen Banfield. 

During the two intervals 

you will be served lunch/ 

supper and be able to work 

as a team at your table to 

guess who the murderer 

is and why. www. 

courttheatre.co.uk 


Music: Madama 

Butterfly 

Dunstable Grove 

Theatre, 7.30pm. For 

the first time ever the 

Ukrainian National Opera 

is coming to Dunstable 

as part of a UK wide 

tour with the premiere 

of Puccini’s opera. www. 

grovetheatre.co.uk/ 

madama-butterfly-i3805 

Music: Alan Barnes and 

Dave Newton 

BJazz at the Civic Centre, 

Berkhamsted, 8pm. Full 

Bar facilities. Alan Barnes 

on saxes and Dave Newton 

on piano, friends and jazz 

colleagues since meeting 

at college 40 years ago. 

Terrific duo! www.bjazz. 

org 

MONDAY 27 MAR 

Film: Summerland 


8pm. Also Tues 28. 



visit the website. www. 

berkhamstedfilmsociety. 

co.uk 

WEDNESDAY 29 MAR 

Talks: The Definitive 

Guide to the 

Perimenopause and 

Menopause 

7.30pm Dr Louise Newson 

is one of the UK’s leading 

medical experts on the 

menopause. Attend 

the live event or watch 

online. Tickets via Our 

Bookshop in Tring. www. 

tringbookfestival.co.uk 

THURSDAY 30 MAR 

Talks: Berkhamsted 

Citizens AGM 

Great Hall, Berkhamsted 

Town Hall, 8pm. With 

the Environment Award. 

Free to members and their 

guests, visitors £5. Come 

and see what was new in 

Berkhamsted/Northchurch 

building in 2022. www. 

berkhamstedcitizens.org.uk 

FRIDAY 31 MAR 

Film: Tring Cinema 

Nora Grace Hall. Doors 

7.30pm, film 8pm. See 

what’s on via website. www. 

tringcinema.com 

SATURDAY 1 APR 

Music: Tring Choral 

Society Spring Concert 

St Peter and St Paul Church, 

Tring, 7.30pm. £15, under 

18s free. Fauré Requiem, 

also Duruflé, Dubois, 

Charpentier & Saint-Saëns. 

www.tringchoral.org.uk 

SUNDAY 2 APR 

Music: Rosa Celeste 

Old Town Hall, 

Berkhamsted, 7-8.30pm. 

£20. Behind the Mirror with 

a luminous and uplifting 

programme of ancient and 

modern music especially 

arranged for clarinet 

violin and cello. www. 

behindthemirror.org 

Music: T J Johnson 

Quintet 

Court Theatre, Tring, 

7.30pm. From £20. An 

Evening with TJ Johnson 

and his Band in concert, 

performing tunes from his 

latest album, ‘Songs from 

the Jazz Country’. www. 


Music: Chiltern Chamber 

Choir 

St Peter’s Church, 

Berkhamsted, 7.30pm. 

Brahms Requiem and Parry’s 

Songs of Farewell. www. 

chilternchamberchoir.com 

MONDAY 3 APR 

Theatre: The Shawshank 

Redemption 


Theatre, 7.30pm to 8 Apr. 

Thu & Sat matinees 2.30pm. 

Starring Joe Absolom and 

Ben Onwukwe, based 

on Stephen King’s 1982 

novella Rita Hayworth and 

Shawshank Redemption. 

www.atgtickets.com/venues/ 

aylesbury-waterside-theatre 

Film: I’m Your Man 

Berkhamsted Civic 

Centre, 8pm. Also Tues 4. 



visit the website. www. 

berkhamstedfilmsociety. 

co.uk 

TUESDAY 4 APR 

Talks: Tring Park 

Wigginton History Society, 

Village Hall, Wigginton, 

8pm. £4 inc refreshments. 

Speaker: Kate Harwood. cliff. 

mills@outlook.com 

THURSDAY 6 APR 

Music: Krissy Mathews 

Band 

Blues Bar, Tring. 8pm. www. 

bluesbartring.co.uk 

FRIDAY 7 APR 

Talks: The Volunteer 

Centre 

High Street Baptist 

Church, Tring, 10-11am. 

Representatives will be in 

Tring every month to talk to 

people about volunteering 

and to help promote local 

volunteering roles. www. 

support4dacorum.org.uk 




Church Square, Tring, 

9am-12.30pm. 2nd and 

4th Saturday of each 




FRIDAY 14 APR 

Fundraisers: Ladies 

Fashion Show 

Potten End Village Hall, 

7pm for 7.30pm start. Entry 

by ticket only, £8 including 

a glass of wine or soft 

drink. Clothes available to 

purchase on the night. For 

tickets call Gill Grainger. 

01442 872336 

Music: Martin Harley 

Blues Bar, Tring. 7pm. The 

man with the Weissenborn 

& National Guitars. www. 

bluesbartring.co.uk 






SUNDAY 16 APR 



Market 


10am-2pm. An opportunity 

for local customers to buy 

high quality produce direct 



MONDAY 17 APR 

Film: The Courier 


8pm. Also Tues 18. Nonmembers 

£5 at door. For 

details of film please visit 

the website. www. 

berkhamstedfilm society. 

co.uk 

TUESDAY 18 APR 


BusinessMart 

Meet other local business 

people to talk through ideas, 

plans or just to compare. 

www.tringtogether.org.uk

Theatre: Dr Dolittle 

Court Theatre. 7.30pm, Sat 

matinees 11am & 3pm. To 22 

Apr. From £15. Berkhamsted 

Theatre Company proudly 

presents the magical, 

marvellous, miraculous 

world of the world-famous 

Doctor John Dolittle. www. 


WEDNESDAY 19 APR 

Kids: The Chrysalis 

Project 

Spring Meadow Farm, 

HP4 2SX. Also 26 Apr & 3 

May. Nature exploration – 

breeding butterflies with 

outdoor activities and play 

for families with pre-school 

children. faithworkstrust. 

org.uk 


Fundraisers: Chilterns 

Dog Rescue Society Quiz 

Night 

Ashley Green Memorial 

Hall, Two Dells Lane, 

Ashley Green, HP5 3RB. 

7.30pm. Teams of 6. £10 

per person. Food is not 

included – please bring 

your own food and drinks. 

There will also be a 

raffle. chilternsdogrescue. 

org.uk 

Music: Steve Waterman 

Quartet 



Bar facilities. One of our 

greatest trumpeters, Steve 

Waterman, is joined by 

Ronnie Scott’s regular 

Gareth Williams on piano, 

Marianne Windham double 

bass and Dave Barry drums. 

www.bjazz.org 

SUNDAY 23 APR 

Sport: Bowls Open Day 

Berkhamsted Bowling 

Club, Canal Fields, 

10am-4pm. www. 

berkhamstedbowlsclub. 

co.uk 

THURSDAY 27 APR 

Music: Madama Butterfly 


Theatre, 7.30pm. 

Senbla presents Opera 

International’s awardwinning 

Ellen Kent 

Production featuring 

the Ukrainian Opera & 

Ballet Theatre Kyiv, with 

international soloists, 

highly-praised chorus 

and full orchestra. www. 

atgtickets.com/shows/ellenkents-madama-butterfly/ 

aylesbury-waterside-theatre 


Fairs/Festivals: Spring 

Fayre 

Until 14 May. www. 


Music: Midge Ure 


Theatre. ‘Voice & Visions’ 

tour, celebrating 40 

years since the release of 

Ultravox’s Rage In Eden and 

Quartet albums. 

midgeure.gigantic .com/ 

midge-ure-tickets 

SUNDAY 30 APR 

Fundraisers: The 

Berkhamsted Walk 

The annual Berkhamsted 

Walk offers three routes: 

Family (6 miles), Bluebell 

(12) and Challenge (18). Raise 

funds for The Children’s 

Society and enjoy a 

wonderful walk through the 

lovely local countryside. 

www.berkhamstedwalk.com 

Music: Hertfordshire 

Schools’ Music Gala 

Royal Albert Hall, 1.45 and 

7.45pm. Over 2,500 young 

people in Hertfordshire 

share their incredible musical 

talent and celebrate the breadth 

and quality of music-making 

taking place in schools and 

communities across the 

county. hertsmusicservice . 

org.uk/hmsgala 

Gardens: Open Garden 

PATCHWORK, Hall Park 

Gate, Berkhamsted HP4 

2NJ, opening for the 

National Garden Scheme, 

2-5pm. Tulips and narcissi 

in profusion, azaleas and 

other flowering shrubs 

provide a feast of colour for 

the eyes. Adults £5, children 

free. Refreshments. Dogs 

welcome. patchwork2@ 

btinternet.com 

TUESDAY 2 MAY 

Talks: The Life of 

Agatha Christie 

Wigginton History 

Society, Village Hall, 

Wigginton, 8pm. £4 inc 

refreshments. Speaker: 

Geoff Bowdon. 

cliff.mills@outlook.com 

MONDAY 8 MAY 

Fairs / Festivals: 

Coronation Street Party 

2pm to 6pm Berkhamsted 

High Street. Free event with 

music, street entertainers, 

face painter and food court. 

www.berkhamstedtown 

council.gov.uk 


Coronation Event 

2pm - 6pm. Church service 

at St Peter & St Paul, 

Tring, followed by music, 

activities, food and drink. 

THURSDAY 11 MAY 

Theatre: An American 

in Paris 

Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, 

10am. From £6. A safe and 

welcoming screening of An 

American in Paris, 

especially for people living 

with dementia, their 

families and carers. Lights 

are left on low, there are no 

adverts, and the audience 

are able to move around 

and sing along to musical 

numbers as they wish. 

www.atgtickets.com/ 

aylesbury 

SATURDAY 13 MAY 



Market Place, Brook Street, 

Tring, 9am-12.30pm. 2nd 

and 4th Saturday of each 




Gardens: Sunnyside Rural 

Trust Trail 

Sunnyside Rural Trust’s 

three gardens in Hemel 

Hempstead, Northchurch 

and Berkhamsted will open 

for the National Garden 

Scheme for the first time, 

11am-4pm. 3 sites on just one 

ticket. findagarden.ngs.org. 

uk/garden/44821/sunnysiderural-trust-trail 

SUNDAY 14 MAY 

Fundraisers: Bubble Rush 

Drift Limits Racetrack, Hemel 

Hempstead, HP1 2RR. The 

Fun Run with a difference... 

Bubbles! New location for this 

year! www.stfrancis.org.uk 

Music: Tring Chamber 

Music Summer Season - 

Trout and Hummel 

Hastoe Village Hall, 7.30pm. 

Hummel Piano Quintet in E 

flat minor Op 87. Rachel Stott 

‘Magical Thinking’ for solo 

cello and speaker, Penderecki 

Duo Concertante violin 

and bass, Schubert Trout 

Quintet. Howard Shelley 

Piano, Paul Barritt violin, 

Jonathan Barritt viola, Joey 

Koos cello, Roberto Carrillo- 

Garcia double bass, Josephine 

Horder speaker. www. 

tringchambermusic.co.uk 


Business: Champagne 

Networking Evening 

Hosted by Gaddesden Place 

RDA. Free. Booking required. 

Contact organiser for more 

information. info@ 

solarioracing.com 


FRIDAY 19 MAY 

Sport: Stocks Golf Day 

Stocks Golf Course, Aldbury, 

9.30am. Teams of four £300 

inc breakfast, refreshments 

and BBQ lunch. Tee up your 

best shot as you support 

Tring Together’s ongoing 

work with the community 

and local businesses. www. 








Music: Sara Dowling 

Quartet 



Bar facilities. Voted best 

British Jazz vocalist in 2019, 

Sara Dowling performs 

standards and originals with 

musicians well known at 

Berkhamsted. www.bjazz.org 

SUNDAY 21 MAY 

Sport: The Hemel 

Hillbuster 

A choice of 25k, 60k or 

100k sportive challenges 

take you over rolling 

Chiltern Hills and the 

stunning countryside of 

Herts, Beds and Bucks in 

support of DENS. www.dens. 

org.uk 



Market 


10am-2pm. 3rd Sunday 

of every month. An 

opportunity for local 

customers to buy high 

quality produce direct 



TUESDAY 23 MAY 

Theatre: Curtains 

Court Theatre. 7.30pm, to 

27 May. From £10. This 

hilarious whodunnit is 

packed full of catchy songs, 

unforgettable characters 

and plot twists galore. 

www.courttheatre.co.uk 



BusinessMart 

Meet other local business 

people to talk through ideas, 

plans or just to compare. 

www.tringtogether.org.uk 


Sport: Bowls Taster Day 

Berkhamsted Bowling 

Club, Canal Fields, 

10am-4pm. www. 

berkhamstedbowlsclub. 

co.uk 

FRIDAY 2 JUN 

Talks: The Volunteer 

Centre 

High Street Baptist 

Church, Tring, 10-11am. 

Representatives will be in 

Tring every month to talk to 

people about volunteering 

and to help promote local 

volunteering roles. www. 

support4dacorum.org.uk 

SATURDAY 3 JUN 

Fairs / Festivals: Mind 

Body Spirit Wellbeing 

Show 

Grange School, Alyesbury, 

11-5pm. Also 4 Jun. Treat 

yourself to a holisitc 

therapy or 1-1 reading. Gifts 

with a difference. Talks, 

workshops & demos to help 

you on your journey. Relax 

with friends & family. Enjoy 

the positive vibe of a Deer 

Spirit Mind Body Spirit 

Wellbeing Show. www. 

deerspirit.co.uk 


St Leonards Fete 

Parish Hall and Field, 

Jenkins Lane, St. Leonards, 

Tring. With circus juggling, 

live band, bouncy castle, 

classic cars, plant and book 

stall, raffle, dog show, 

tombolas, beer and Pimms 

tent, BBQ, cream teas and 

much much more. www. 

stleonardsparishhall.uk 

Music: 90s Indie Night 

Court Theatre, Tring, 8pm. 

From £13. Once again the 

Common People DJs will be 

down at The Court Theatre 

playing your favourite 90s 

tunes in support of Hector’s 

House. courttheatre.co.uk 

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receiving it! 

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Village Fete 

Sat 3rd June 2023 1.00 - 4.30pm 

Circus Juggling, Live Band, Bouncy Castle, 

Classic Cars, Plant & Book Stall, Raffle, 

Dog Show, Tombolas, Beer & Pimms Tent, 

BBQ, Cream Teas...and much much more! 

stleonardsparishhall.uk 

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BOOKS 

Read 

your way into spring 

with this selection of books 

from local authors 

A Love to Last a Lifetime By Clare Swatman 

If your first love came back into your life, would you risk a happy marriage for the one that 

got away? This bittersweet love story charts the dilemma of Erin, who is married to the solid, 

dependable Greg. Then back into her life comes her teenage love Adam - he’s handsome, funny 

and charming - but he broke her heart. 

When Adam returns needing her help, Erin begins to wonder if it’s fate - but will she risk 

everything for the man she thought was The One? 

If you’ve enjoyed Clare’s previous books, you’ll love this one too! 

Clare Swatman is a former editor of Living magazines, and author of three women’s fiction 

novels, published by Macmillan. She lives in Berkhamsted. 

In Ice By Dave Sivers 

Fans of Dave’s books will be glad to know that DCI Nathan Quarrel is back in his second 

outing - this time with a terrifying, twisty tale of a serial killer! 

A house of horrors in a Hertfordshire village (Wigginton) is hiding a grisly secret - the bodies 

of five women hidden in three freezers. 

It looks like a serial killer has been at work for a long time - will Nathan find the culprit before 

they strike again? 

This is a real page-turner - with the added bonus of being set in familiar surroundings - there’s 

even a namecheck for Tring’s (currently closed) Tamarind restaurant! You won’t want to put it 

down - and there’s a fabulous final twist in the ending too. 

This is Pitstone author Dave Sivers’ 10th published book. He is also the founder of the annual 

BeaconLit festival of books and writing. 

When the Kite Builds: Why and How We Restored 

Red Kites Across Britain By Dr Mike Pienkowski 

This book describes the story of the successful reintroduction of red kites to the UK in 1990s, 

and how the Chilterns was selected as the initial location for the establishment of young chicks 

brought in from Sweden and Spain. The book’s author, Dr Mike Pienkowski, was the Chairman 

of the Red Kite Project Team, described by the RSPB as ‘the biggest species success story in UK 

conservation history’. 

The book charts the project, its success and explores the outcome for red kites and other species. 

Proceeds from sales of the book go to UK Overseas Territories Conservation Forum’s 

charitable conservation activities. 

Barflies and Dubai: Stories of Skyscrapers and 

Sundowners By Echo 

Dubai is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates; a place of sun and sparkling 

skyscrapers - where fortunes can be made by expats willing to relocate, and where tourists 

explore its attractions and revel in its obvious wealth. But this book looks beyond that to the 

seedier, grittier side of the city - its nightlife, where people of all nationalities and cultures 

collide. A collection of stories exploring some of the seedier - and sadder - tales that come from 

years of people watching. 

The author is a long-term resident of Berkhamsted and has seen the city of Dubai grow from 

the old failing oil town it was in 1998 to the sprawling tourist attraction it is today. 

Local authors! Let us know about your book releases. Email editorial@livingmags.info 

50 / Tring Living www.livingmags.info

AKES 16 BISCUITS • MAKES 16 BISCUITS • 

RECIPE 

INFUSED 

RAPESEED OIL 

SHORTBREAD 

MMAKES 16 BISCUITS • MAKES 16 BISCUITS • 

These delicious and easy-tomake 

biscuits are great to bake 

with children as they can be on 

the table in less than 30 minutes. 

Experiment with all sorts of 

flavours by using different oils. 

This recipe features in the Chilterns 

Recipe Book (available via 

chilternsrceipebook.co.uk and many 

local shops). The book celebrates the best 

independent food and drink across the region 

plus the stories of the people who lovingly 

make them along with great days out, walks 

and where to eat out. 

The recipe itself comes from award-winning 

Chiltern Cold Pressed Oil. The rapeseed is 

grown, pressed and bottled as oil at PE Mead 

& Sons Farmshop at Wilstone, near Tring 

– well worth a visit for the excellent farm 

shop and Farmhouse Kitchen. 

Ingredients 

• 250g flour 

• 125g caster sugar 

• 85ml Chiltern Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil 

• Pinch of salt 

• 40ml Chiltern Cold Pressed Infused 

Rapeseed Oil. We recommend using 

either rosemary, lemon or orange or 

substitute with 10ml of chilli oil for a 

subtle kick! 

Method 

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan, 

gas mark 3). 

2. Grease a baking tray. 

3. Sieve the flour, sugar and salt into a bowl. 

4. Make a well in the middle and pour in the 

two oils. 

5. Combine with a knife until a loose 

crumbly dough forms. 

6. Press into the baking tray and place 

in the oven for 15-20 minutes until it 

begins to turn golden. 

7. Cut into 16 pieces. 

8. Allow to cool in the baking tray before 

removing and enjoying. 



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