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Tring Living Summer 2021

We're going out! As restrictions continue to be lifted, and the sun starts to shine, we're looking forward to some magical family days out with an animal theme. And if the sun continues, take a look at how to plan a garden that can thrive during a dry summer. There's expert hints on how to care for an older home, and hair and beauty ideas for the long summer days ahead. As always, we include our local news, shop local section, local history and a calendar of forthcoming events. Visit our website for more at www.livingmags.info. The only local magazine offering guaranteed shrink-wrapped delivery to 10,572* addresses in the HP23 Tring postcode area. *Royal Mail postcode data.

We're going out! As restrictions continue to be lifted, and the sun starts to shine, we're looking forward to some magical family days out with an animal theme. And if the sun continues, take a look at how to plan a garden that can thrive during a dry summer. There's expert hints on how to care for an older home, and hair and beauty ideas for the long summer days ahead. As always, we include our local news, shop local section, local history and a calendar of forthcoming events. Visit our website for more at www.livingmags.info. The only local magazine offering guaranteed shrink-wrapped delivery to 10,572* addresses in the HP23 Tring postcode area. *Royal Mail postcode data.

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ISSUE 56 SUMMER 2021

Living

YOUR QUALITY LOCAL MAGAZINE

SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES SINCE 2001

ANIMAL

MAGIC

Great local

family days out

TLC FOR

HERITAGE

HOMES

We explain

why and how to

look after your

heritage home

WIN!

£300+ toys

up for grabs

TRING’S QUALITY QUARTERLY MAGAZINE. DELIVERED BY

TO 10,642 HOMES IN TRING & SURROUNDING VILLAGES



Welcome to the

Summer issue!

Summer days are finally with us! And with

them come a lifting of restrictions that

should see us all getting out and about

more, as varied leisure opportunities open up.

That said, as we go to print, it’s still Step 2

of the Covid roadmap, so fingers crossed that

we’ve progressed swiftly and safely to Step 3 by

the time you read this!

In the hope that everything is progressing

well, we’ve gathered together some ideas for

family days out with an animal theme - they

might even make a nice day out for Father’s Day

on 20 June.

Many of us will still enjoy plenty of time in

our gardens, despite the fact that we can go out,

out. So, with a nod to global warming, we’ve

looked at ways in which your garden can be

more drought tolerant and save on water use

over the summer. For anyone lucky enough to

live in one of the lovely older homes around our

area, we’ve got some expert advice on giving it

some TLC.

CONTENTS

4 News and views from Tring

and surrounding villages

14 Treat yourself to something

special from our local shops

17 Bake up a healthy batch of

sugar-free cupcakes!

20 Plan ahead - advertising

details and deadlines

22 Health and beauty: summer

trends for 2021

TRING

SUMMER 2021

If it’s you that needs the TLC, after a long

lockdown without makeup or hair care, we

round up some of the summer trends for skin,

hair and makeup.

Once again, Ian Bateman has come up with

a puzzling crossword to get our brains ticking

over. We hope you like it, do let us know!

As always, the magazine includes local news,

events and features. We love to hear from local

people, groups, schools and organisations, so

please email Naomi at editorial@livingmags.

info with your news prior to our autumn issue.

We hope this issue finds you safe and well

and wish you happy reading.

Alison and

Naomi

Owner & Editor

26 Animal Magic - fantastic

animal-themed days out

32 Give your home some TLC:

expert tips for heritage

properties

34 Drought-tolerant garden

ideas for hot summer days

38 Give your brain a workout

with our cryptic crossword

40 Local history:

Ye olde pubs of Tring

CONTACT US

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42 £300+ outdoor toys

for little explorers up

for grabs!

43 Summer reads from local

authors

44 What’s on locally

46 Walk: Discover Little

Tring

50 Essential local services

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Fond farewell to food heroes

Beechwood Fine Foods

has been a favourite

fixture in Tring for 11

years, but as we went to

press, Sarah and Toby

Murray announced that they

would be closing the doors for the last time.

Many Tring residents will have enjoyed at

least one jar of the 16,500 homemade preserves

Sarah has made - or one of her trademark

chocolate brownies.

The pair have garnered awards and tributes

along the way: Toby was a judge at the World

Cheese awards for a number of years and in

2018 Beechwoods won the inaugural Dacorum

Business Heroes Award, plus numerous Taste

Awards for Sarah’s preserves, jams and chutneys.

Tring Carnival is back!

Tring

Together

and Tring

Brewery have

announced

the return of

the annual

Tring Summer

Carnival Day!

It will take

place on Pound

Meadow

on Sunday 11 July from 11am-4pm. There

will be stalls galore, food and drink, live

entertainment, a vintage car show and so

much more. And don’t miss Savage Skills

– an amazing bike stunt team who will be

entertaining everyone in the main arena.

Let’s bring the party back to town!

In a farewell announcement, Sarah and

Toby paid tribute to local companies that had

supported them, including Living Magazines

owner Alison Page Marketing.

They told Tring Living: ‘We have enjoyed all

aspects of Beechwoods, from the unknown

and exciting times when we first opened,

wondering how Tring would react to us, all the

way through to the challenges of pivoting our

business around the restrictions of Lockdown

over the past 12 months or so, now is a time for

reflection and to recharge before deciding on

our next adventure.’

Market matters

Make a date to visit Tring Farmers

Market on the second and fourth

Saturday of each month.

If you’re interested in Tring’s history, you’ll

find local history books, photos and fridge

magnets for sale, plus there’s entertainment

from the ‘Market Mynstralls’.

The market is growing all the time and now

you might find fresh fish, sourdough breads,

luxury barbecue hampers, award-winning

crisps, plant-based vegan skincare, delicious

vegan cheesecake, bantam eggs, gin, crafts

and more.

The market is now in its ‘new’ spot at The

Market Place, Brook Street, Tring from 9am-

12.30pm.

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ADVERTISING FEATURE

What’s your

retirement

game plan?

Understanding your options and

managing your income are

no longer ‘one-off’ decisions

After the introduction of

Pension Freedoms in

2015, retirement choices

fundamentally changed.

Restrictions around access to defined

contribution pensions were lifted and

retirees gained more flexibility. You

can choose to stay invested, decide

your own level of income, or even

withdraw the entire pot. Purchasing an

annuity is now another choice, rather

than a necessity.

Greater freedoms also bring greater

responsibility to ensure retirement

savings last. Nobel Laureate William

Sharpe describes turning your

retirement savings into income as ‘the

nastiest, hardest problem in finance’.

And it’s no wonder, when you consider

how many options are now available.

The cliff-edge idea of stopping work

at 60 or 65 and ‘being retired’ are

fading into obscurity. People today

are adopting a phased approach,

transitioning from working and saving,

and moving towards leisure and

spending over a period of years. This is

all done on their terms, in line with their

own life plans, rather than restricted by

a pension scheme, or an employer.

Ask yourself, what does retirement

look like? How can I make it a reality?

If you’re ‘retired’ already, is it as you

imagined? Being ‘in retirement’ is much

more than simply drawing an income.

You’ll need to think about an efficient

home and use for your tax-free cash

(considering how poor savings rates

are), create a sustainable income that

will last your lifetime, and manage your

retirement capital.

Many people find that the

countless choices at

retirement are overwhelming

With no definitive retirement age

anymore, and different pressures

on supporting older and younger

generations, a rethink is needed on how

to make best use of your retirement

savings. This means considering other

assets and sources of income alongside

your pension, in such a way to adapt to

your changing needs over time.

This new found flexibility is not without

its risks. Accessing your pension

pot can present very different issues

compared to building your pension

wealth. If you have chosen to remain

invested in retirement, there will be

challenges that you will need help and

advice to navigate.

For example, stock market volatility

can potentially bring with it sequence

of returns risk and reverse pound cost

averaging when drawing an income,

which is an added layer of complexity

when establishing a retirement income

strategy. A problematic issue in

retirement is underestimating how long

your money needs to last. The 100-year

life is fast becoming normal, with more

of us living much longer, more active

lives than ever before.

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needs. Our expertise in understanding

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Local Plan update

on the way

The Dacorum Local Plan consultation,

which closed on 28, February, attracted a

whopping 3,500 replies (although there

are more than 64,000 homes in the Borough).

As we went to press, the updated Plan was

due to be published at the end of July with

consultation to follow.

Tom Beeston, Chief Officer of the Chiltern

Society, commented: ‘It looks like Dacorum

Council is going to rewrite the plan. It looks like

good news for Tring and Berkhamsted, and it seems

that the council are listening to local pressure

groups. Let’s hope that any further rounds of

consultation will meet not just the needs of

Central Government but of the local community.’

Dacorum Council confirmed that the next

stage of the plan would include input from the

Hemel Place Strategy, looking at coordinating

growth across the town, along with a

comprehensive review of brownfield sites

across the borough.

In a statement, James Doe, Assistant Director

of Planning, Development and Regeneration

said: ‘We are delighted with the level of

response we have received from residents

to the consultation. We will consider all the

comments and concerns raised, and look

carefully at all the options as we progress the

Local Plan.’

The Court is rising!

As we went to press, Tring’s David

Evans Court Theatre was hoping to

be partially open from 17 May, with a

full opening on or from 21 June, as long as the

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goers can also look forward to the Sunrise

Festival of Original Comedy Writing from

4 July and splurge guns aplenty in Bugsy

Malone from 27 July!

Wellness celebration

The Virtual Wellness Festival, in partnership

between Active Dacorum and Healthy Hub

Dacorum, is a week-long health and

wellbeing online event. From 31 May - 6

June, each day will have a health and

wellbeing topic in which local organisations

will provide an online activity via Active

Dacorum’s YouTube channel. More at

www.dacorum.gov.uk/wellnessfestival

New house is

the bees’ knees!

Have you noticed this new

installation in the Memorial

Gardens?

Dacorum Borough Council has

been bee-vering away installing new

bee houses.

The sites encourage biodiversity for

solitary bees (such as the red mason bee) that

don’t live in hives or produce honey but are still

excellent pollinators.

The cardboard nesting tubes allow cocoons

to be easily removed. The bees can then be kept

safe indoors over winter and provided with a

fresh, pest-free nest each year.

Find out how to become a bee guardian at

www.masonbees.co.uk/bee-guardians.

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Trails sound tasty

Enjoy Hertfordshire’s outstanding food and

drink and its breathtaking landscapes on

a Gourmet Trail.

The trails encourage consumers to explore,

discover and treat themselves on a UK short

break as and when Covid-19 related restrictions

allow and when they are ready to travel.

Tring gets a great showing in a trail that

includes Puddingstone Distillery, the Akeman,

Tring Park, Champneys, the Alford Arms

at Frithsden, the Ashridge Estate and

Tring Brewery.

There are Gourmet Trails across the UK. Find

out more at www.gourmetgardentrails.com

Elite run for Mark

Congrats

to Tring

Running

Club member

Mark Innocenti

who ran in the

Centurion 100 mile track race. He completed

100 miles in a time of 12 hours 34 mins 52 secs

which put him in the top 10 on the British alltime

list. Only elite runners were invited, and

Mark came second - the winner set a

world record.

Birthday celebrations

run and run

Tring Running Club is celebrating its 40th

birthday year with a variety of runningfocused

events, including a 40-mile relay

and a ‘Treasure Hunt’ Score Challenge.

With its founding club run on 14 April 1981,

‘Tring Jogging Club’, as it was then known,

has seen many changes in its 40-year history.

Perhaps the most remarkable change is its

significant increase in runners. Four decades

ago, the club had 30 members; it now has more

than 250.

Adrian Fails, Tring Running Club Chair,

said: ‘One thing that hasn’t changed is our

welcoming and sociable nature. People join

us because they’re looking for a friendly and

supportive group to run with. We have a

range of pace groups, so we cater for new and

experienced runners alike.’

The club is well known for hosting the annual

Midsummer Fun Run in June; a family-friendly

festival to encourage children and adults to

get into running. Over the 20 years of hosting

the Fun Run, the club has handed out 10,000

medals to children in the junior races and has

raised close to £100,000 for local charities.

Tring Running Club

members in 1983.

Founding member

Ken Laidler is third

from left on the back

row

Members on a club

run on 14 April 2021,

the 40th birthday of

the club

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Coach drivers

clean up

Charity music nights

Martin Harley

LOCAL

Masons coach drivers and staff got

out from behind their steering

wheels to get busy cleaning during

a charity car wash to raise funds for the

Frances Nightingale Hospice in Aylesbury. The

team cleaned 111 cars and raised just under

£2,000.

The Cheddington-based coaches have also

taken more than 100 people to get their Covid

vaccinations since January. While the trips

were free, they have raised just over £350

in cash donations to support the Pitstone,

Ivinghoe and Cheddington food bank, along

with donated bags of food.

The team are also taking part in charity

walks and skydives over the coming months

to raise money for the hospice. Candice

Mason told Tring Living: ‘In a year when

we have been so well supported by our local

community and when we are not too busy

with bookings, we have spent our time trying

to give back as much as we can.’

After more than a year of restrictions, the

coach company is now back in the driving

seat, running school buses and a variety of

day trips and holidays

Blues Bar Tring, in collaboration with

The David Evans Court Theatre, Tring

Carnival and Tring Brewery have put

together four nights of quality live music

in support of The Hospice of St Francis

Berkhamsted, The Chilterns MS Centre

Wendover, Neurokinex Hemel Hempstead and

Rennie Grove Hospice Care at Home Tring.

The nights run from 16 to 19 June, and include

Secondary Modern Jazz; roots, blues and slide

guitar from Martin Harley; and modern blues

band The Moon Dogs. The Dung Beatles show

has already sold out.

Tickets and availability at

www.bluesbartring.co.uk.

Powerful

designs

This year’s Chilterns Conservation

Board and Chiltern Society Buildings

Design Awards will recognise

designs that make a powerful

contribution to mitigating and/or

adapting to climate change, and

promoting local distinctiveness.

Entries are welcome from architects,

builders, planners and the public by

31 July - see

www.chilternsociety.org.uk/

buildings-design-awards-21.

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Being self contained

W

hat did you do over lockdown? Gain a

few pounds, binge watch Tiger King?

Marsworth author and journalist

Emma John used her time far more usefully -

penning a book, which was launched at Tring’s

Our Bookshop in May. Self Contained is about

living singly, and Emma explains that it was

‘written over the past

year in a lovely thatched

cottage on the canalside

in Marsworth – a village

that has been

an absolute refuge for

me, with its reservoirs,

its fields, its footpaths

and its kind neighbourly

community.’

Tring School build update

The steel framework for the new build at

Tring School is now virtually complete.

In addition to this most of the roof is in

place, the stairwells installed, over half of the

cement cladding for the walls has been attached

and many of the window frames in place. The

construction is moving incredibly quickly and

it remains on schedule for students and staff

to move in at the beginning of January 2022.

The next few months will see the walls

and window installation completed, the

roof put on the sports hall, and exterior

bricklaying begin.

Apple TV comes to Aston Clinton

TV programmes and films are set to be

produced at new Apple TV studios in

Aston Clinton.

The film production facility will be housed

in two units at the Woodlands Enterprise Zone

site on Symmetry Park in Aston Clinton.

Last year, Apple tasked a California-based

company to look for UK studio locations. The

two facilities in Aston Clinton will offer 170,000

square feet of space that will be used for film

studios and set workshops.

New facilities are also being built in Reading,

Liverpool and London.

Tring in

the Media

26 April, Daily Mail: Artist Mary Casserley,

who has recently moved from Berkhamsted to

Tring, makes the national news when the Prime

Minister bought her painting of him and his

family at Chequers. She tells the newspaper:

‘I don’t normally sell originals but I do some

commissions for £425. Everyone’s said they

hoped I charged him a lot of money and I said

no, I charged him the same price.’

2 May, The Telegraph’s Stella magazine:

Marsworth author and journalist Emma John is

interviewed as she releases her new book.

(See above for more details).

4 May, MailOnline: In a story highlighting

how hard it is for hotels and restaurants to

recruit staff after Brexit and lockdown, Luke

Garnsworthy, owner of Crockers in Tring, says:

‘Following the huge impact the pandemic has

had on our industry with job losses, we really

thought when we started recruiting again that

there would be huge numbers of people looking

for work. That simply isn’t the case. It’s even

harder than before to get anyone.’

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Tring Radio turns one

Tring Radio has just celebrated its first

birthday - and what a year it’s been!

The station began in lockdown 1 to

provide a bit of entertainment and raise some

money for the local food bank. A year on and

there are more than 40 volunteers.

In an eventful year, what have been the

highlights? Rachel Millington recalls: ‘Raising

£300 for the food bank, which DENS told us

would feed 12 families of four for three days;

collaborating

with Aylesbury

Town Council

to run the

Christmas Toy

Box appeal,

which collected

4,202 toys;

putting on

Chilfest 2020

on the radio

last July; and

broadcasting

the Tring

Carol Concert

in aid of the

Tring Lions on

Christmas Eve.

‘We have also had the great pleasure in

interviewing many celebrities including

Dame Esther Rantzen, Limahl from Kajagoogoo,

Tony Hadley, Mike Stock (Stock, Aitken &

Waterman), Paul Young and many others.’

They are also looking for new premises

(presenters broadcast from home at present),

and the Tring Radio app is also about to be

launched.

If you would like to become a presenter or

know of suitable premises for the station, email

info@tringradio.co.uk.

Happy nappies

A new reusable nappy scheme has

been set up for Hertfordshire parents.

The new scheme includes an online

hub for local parents and carers to

receive support and guidance, plus a

15 per cent discount on products.

For more information visit

www.wasteaware.org.uk/

ReusableNappies.

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Refresh for Tring

Tring has got off to a flying start as

lockdown restrictions begin to be lifted,

with new shops and eateries opening

their doors.

Outgoing Mayor Roxanne Ransley said:

‘We have been fortunate to have businesses

who took phone and online orders, prepared

takeaway food and delivered everything from

books to food to our doors.

‘The future for our High Street looks positive

as new businesses prepare to open their doors

making Tring a destination for shopping and

socialising with excellent independent shops

and all the events planned for the summer.’

Food fans will be pleased to hear that the old

Lussmans building is to be replaced with a

Barracuda cafe and restaurant. The Italian food

chain already has restaurants in Amersham

and Watford.

Nonna’s Supper Club should be open by the

time you read this. The brainchild of Tring

resident Georgina Sells, the High Street

building will include an Italian deli. On

Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, you’ll

be able to enjoy a very Continental experience.

Georgina explains: ‘In Italy, before people go

out in the evening, they enjoy Aperitivo - they’ll

have perhaps a spritzer or glass of wine, along

with crostini, olives and so on.’ Later, she will

revive Nonna’s Supper Club, where Georgina

and her Italian grandmother - or Nonna - will

cook together, creating a menu of authentic

Italian dishes for guests to enjoy.

Supplying bread to Nonna’s will be Culture

Bakery, which conjures up delicious breads

and pastries. Storia has also arrived in the

High Street.

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Dacorum Age UK is listening

Age UK

Dacorum has

launched a

new initiative for

the local community:

Bereavement &

Covid-19 Support

Service.

This free

confidential listening

service aims to assist

those who would like

to talk to someone and

require guidance with

difficulties caused

by the pandemic. It is

open to those aged 50-

plus and their carers.

This free confidential listening support

service will be available Monday to Wednesday

10am-12pm at 01442 507880. At other times,

messages can be left for someone to return

your call.

That’s the spirit!

Congratulations to Wilstonebased

Puddingstone Distillery,

which has been awarded two

gold medals and two silver medals in

the 2021 London Spirit Competition

for its Campfire Gin range. A great

achievement for the nano craft gin

distillery, founded by Ben and Kate

Marston five years ago.

LOCAL

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SHOP LOCAL

Here’s our

selection of great

things to buy in

Berkhamsted,

Tring and the

villages

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Fancy That - Tring

11 Aeroplane Pyjamas £24

12 Butterflies £7

Gems & Jules - Tring

13 Silver Free Spirit

Earrings £89

14 Silver Trio of Hearts £29

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Bailey & Sons - Berkhamsted

01 Mini Bee Pendant £60

02 White Gold Diamond Infinity Ring £335

Berkhamsted Arts & Crafts - Berkhamsted

03 Lamy Safari Fountain Pens £20

04 Pet Adoption Clay Kit £14.99

Creative H - Berkhamsted

05 Monstera Brights Cushions £42

06 Cards, Gift Wrap, Prints from £3

Debbie Shrimpton Illustrates - Berkhamsted

07 Ashridge Bluebells £45

08 Wigginton Sunflower Fields £45

Doodleshoe Paper Goods - Berkhamsted

09 Birthday Shoe Card £2.75

10 Dancing Shoes Card £2.75

Mary Casserley -

Berkhamsted

15 Horse Field Card £3

or Signed Print £25 available from

Berkhamsted Imaging

16 The Bull Card £3 or Signed Print £25

available from Berkhamsted Imaging

Number Twenty - Berkhamsted

17 Powder Trainer Socks £7.50

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CUPCAKES

© Joy Skipper

Ingredients

Makes 12

• 150g self-raising flour

• 100g ground almonds

• 75g raisins

• 50g walnuts, roughly chopped

• 3 tsp mixed spice

• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

• 3 large eggs

• 100ml sunflower oil

• 2 tbsp date nectar

• 3 tbsp milk

• 300g carrots, grated

• 200g cream cheese

• grated rind of 1 orange

• ½ tsp ground cinnamon

Our recipe for this issue comes courtesy of

Joy Skipper and the Alzheimer’s Society.

The charity’s Cupcake Day takes place on

17 June and gives people the chance to bake, deliver

or buy cakes to raise money to support the 850,000

people currently living with dementia in the UK.

For this year’s Cupcake Day the Alzheimer’s Society

has developed some healthy vegan, sugar-free and

superfood recipes for cupcakes including these

scrumptious Carrot Cupcakes. Or if healthy isn’t

your thing, visit our website for the indulgent

variety!

Give them a go - and why not hold a bake sale to raise

funds for the vital work the charity does? Sign up at

www.alzheimers.org.uk/cupcake-day

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Method

• Preheat the oven to 180°C, 160°C fan,

Gas Mark 4. Line a 12-hole muffin tin

with paper cases.

• Place the flour, ground almonds,

raisins, walnuts, mixed spice and

bicarbonate into a large bowl and

mix well.

• In a separate bowl, whisk together the

eggs, oil, date nectar and milk. Stir in

the grated carrots then add the wet

mixture to the dry ingredients and mix

to make a thick batter.

• Spoon the mixture into the paper

cases. Bake for 20 minutes then leave

to cool on a cooling rack.

• Beat together the cream cheese and

orange zest. Pipe or spoon the cream

cheese frosting on top of each cake and

then sprinkle with ground cinnamon.

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HERE COMES

SUMMER!

The sun is shining and we’re

allowed out! It’s time to get

your skin back into shape

and your hair shining

Looking at ourselves on Zoom over the

past few months has been quite an

enlightening experience for many of us

- and not necessarily in a good way! Be honest,

unless you’re lucky enough to be in your teens

or early 20s, being confronted with your face on

Zoom - with no filters to blur lines or even skin

tone - can be a bit of a shock!

Because of this in-your-face experience, there

has been a surge in demand for treatments that

improve the skin. The stress of lockdown and

too much time spent indoors has also affected

our skin.

Dr Sophie Taylor at Berkhamsted’s Aesthetic

Skin Clinic points out: ‘Lockdown life has left

our skin feeling dry and looking dull. Moving

forward, we expect elevated home skincare to

continue, with special emphasis on nourishing

ingredients including antioxidants, peptides,

and acid-based products. The use of face masks

has led to the demystification of injectable

therapies to enhance the upper third of the face,

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HEALTH AND BEAUTY

coinciding with a move towards subtle

results, partly due to the recent ban on filters

in beauty advertising. As an aesthetic

practitioner, I welcome these emerging trends,

while looking forward to helping my clients

achieve a healthy glow as we return to our

professional and social lives.’

Fringes (or bangs, depending on

your age!) are also back with a

vengeance, whether it’s a big,

heavy fringe, curtain bangs,

or a choppier, 60s-inspired

style

Bangs are back

When it comes to hair, we’ll be looking back

to the 70s and 90s for inspiration. After a year

of the work-from-home pulled-back ponytail,

it’s perhaps not surprising that we are easing

ourselves back into hairstyling with cuts that

use the natural texture in our hair and present

a more relaxed look.

Fringes (or bangs, depending on your age!)

are also back with a vengeance, whether it’s a

big, heavy fringe, curtain bangs, or a choppier,

60s-inspired style. And curly girls can celebrate

- as curls also make a welcome return.

You could be brave and choose a pixie cut -

this time around they feature plenty of natural

texture and movement and soft edges to keep it

looking feminine.

And when it comes to colour - who made the

most of lockdown to have fun with rainbowcoloured

locks while school was out? A rather

more natural soft copper - inspired by popular

lockdown TV shows such as The Queen’s

Gambit - will be the summer colour of choice.

make the most of our peepers. The catwalks

were full of smoky, kohl-rimmed eyes, or

charcoal around the lash line with lashings

of mascara. Or pick a volumizing mascara

and bright coloured eyeliner. Summery green

eyeshades and graphic or floating liner are bang

on trend.

When you’re finally able to ditch that mask,

make sure your lips have something to say. This

summer’s look goes two ways. Let it shine with

purple tinted gloss or go for a semi matte lip in

this season’s hot colour - orange.

If you’ve barely worn makeup all year, you

might want to ease yourself in gradually - and

summer is the perfect time to work on your

‘barely there’ makeup look. Use a serum or balm

to give a dewy look to your skin, add cream

blush to the apples of your cheeks and use a pop

of subtle colour on lips.

Whatever look you choose, relax, have fun,

and enjoy being out in the real world - and

off Zoom!

…with masks still on for the

foreseeable future, we really

should make the most of

our peepers

The eyes have it

No one could miss Queen’s Gambit star Anya

Taylor Joy’s fabulous eyes, and with masks still

on for the foreseeable future, we really should

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Going beyond

‘skin deep’

A

new Aesthetic skincare clinic based in

Berkhamsted promises to go beyond ‘skin

deep’ therapies to help clients feel like the

best version of themselves.

Dr Sophie Taylor, founder of Dr Sophie Taylor

Aesthetic Skin Clinic, is particularly concerned

that social media is perpetuating the pressure to

be flawless.

Dr Sophie is a fully registered, GMC-licensed

doctor, having graduated from King’s College

London School of Medicine, and has completed

advanced training

as part of her Level 7

Certification at the

Medical & Aesthetic

Training Academy on

Harley Street.

Her new clinic offers

aesthetic, injectable

therapies and bespoke

skincare consultations.

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ZSL Whipsnade Zoo is home

to a family of Amur tigers

At last we can get out and

about with the family. Many

animal parks and attractions

have had a hard time, closed

during lockdown, with no

visitors to bring in muchneeded

funds. Let’s make

the most of summer and give

them all the support we can!

ANIMAL

MAGIC

Natural History Museum

Tring

Alongside the usual fascinating exhibits, this

summer the museum is offering a chance to

discover more about animal mummies in a

special exhibition. Animal mummies were

given as gifts to the Egyptian gods, and with

modern technology, the museum’s scientists

Tyrannosaurus rex

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have been able to find out more about them.

Discover the untold stories that scans

and X-rays have unfolded. See the sealed

2,400-year-old wooden cat coffin, and find out

why a mummified crocodile has stones in its

tummy! Note that pre-booked time slots must

be allocated online before arrival.

Bucks Goat Centre

Bucks Goat Centre

Barnaby

Stoke Mandeville, Aylesbury

For a relaxed trip out, pop over to The Bucks

Goat Centre. This petting farm has some

lovely friendly animals for the kids to meet,

in a peaceful environment. Buy a bag of feed

for the goats, pigs, alpacas and llamas. For

something special, why not book an animal

experience or encounter - you could spend

time with a goat, alpaca or even Barnaby the

stunning Silver Fox. There is a

small play area and trampoline, cafe,

picnic area, and a big garden to enjoy.

Folly’s Farm - Home of Rest For

Donkeys & Ponies

Potten End, Berkhamsted

This non-profit organisation runs entirely on

voluntary help and contributions. Most of the

donkeys have been rescued from mistreatment

and abuse, or from people who didn’t know

how to look after them. It should be open to

visitors by the time you read this, and there is

now a small onsite shop selling bric-a-brac and

donkey merchandise.

Mead Open Farm

Billington, near Leighton Buzzard

There’s 30 acres to explore at Bedfordshire’s

first open farm. There’s lots of animals to

meet, including cows, pigs, sheep, ponies,

goats, rabbits and more. And don’t forget

to say hello to the alpacas. Along with the

animal exhibits there are plenty of other

activities that make for a fun day out. Jumping

Pillows, Digger Village and Shaggy’s Cove

Sand & Water Play offer lots of outdoor play

opportunities. Hopefully the high ropes

courses and climbing tower, along with the

indoor play area, will be open as soon as

restrictions allow.

Tiggywinkles -

The Wildlife Hospital Trust

KIDS

Stoke Mandeville, Aylesbury

This specialist hospital is dedicated to

rescuing and rehabilitating all species of

British wildlife. The public can book for a

session at the visitor centre, where you may

see baby birds, mammals and even badgers,

brought in to be nursed back to health by the

vets at this fabulous charity. In normal times,

guided tours are also offered - keep an eye on

the website for updates. Become a member and

not only will you be supporting the charity,

but you can visit for free.

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Whipsnade Zoo

The Horse Trust

Speen, near Princes Risborough

The oldest horse charity in the world plans to

open its doors in July, ready for the summer

holidays. The Home of Rest for Horses offers

retirement and respite for working horses

and ponies, as well as donkeys. Many of the

animals you’ll see have served in the Police or

armed forces, or with charities that use horses

to help people.

Two Oaks Pony Sanctuary

Northchurch, Berkhamsted

This is a pony and horse rescue and

rehabilitation home. However, you might find

pigs, cats, chicken, lambs and more on the site!

The sanctuary is likely to stay closed to visitors

until the end of July, and there may also be an

Open Day in September. Follow their Facebook

page to keep up to date with opening details.

Whipsnade Zoo

near Dunstable

The zoo, which celebrates its 90th birthday this

year, has cleverly introduced a fabulous new

outdoor play adventure area to allow little ones

to let off some steam. Hullabazoo outdoor play

includes bridges, swings, climbing frames, siton

crocodiles, tunnels, boats, mini safari jeeps

and more. Be aware that there may be time slots

and pre booking in place.

The summer holidays will also see an

invasion of dinosaurs - life-size animatronic

prehistoric creatures will be sure to thrill

any dino-mad kids. Come face-to-face with

long-necked Brachiosaurus, three-horned

Triceratops and the most terrifying of all,

Tyrannosaurus rex - are you brave enough?

Woburn Safari Park

Woburn, Bedfordshire

Lions and tigers and bears - oh my! Take a

safari without leaving the country on this

road trip that will see you encountering

rhino, lions, tigers, Canadian Timber Wolves,

mischievous Barbary macaque monkeys and

North American Black Bears. You might even

see the Amur tigers taking a bath! New to the

safari over lockdown are the first pair of bear

cubs to be born at the park since 2016 - look

out for Koda and his sister Georgia with their

mum Phoenix. There’s plenty more to see on

the Foot Safari including red pandas, sea lions,

and penguins. Plus great play areas, a high rope

trail, miniature railway and pedal-powered

swan and dragon boats.

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Woodside

Animal Farm

play barn open in June. There are plenty more

activities including the woodland activity

trail for little ones and the cable runway for

older children.

Woodside Animal Farm

Slip End, Luton

There are all kinds of cuddly animals to find at

Woodside, including bunnies and ducklings.

But you might also encounter giant lizards and

a 6ft boa constrictor! Woodside is well-known

for its hands-on animal activities so is a great

choice if you have a child who really loves

getting up close and personal with some cute

critters. As we went to press, the farm was

hoping to have its animal petting and feeding

activities up and running by May, depending

on government restrictions, and the indoor

Willows Activity Farm

London Colney, St Albans

This is the place to go for fans of the CBeebies

series Peter Rabbit. See Peter and his friends

in daily shows and then let little ones loose

on the Peter Rabbit Adventure Playground,

with lots of opportunities for imaginative

play including the Jeremy Fisher Music Pond.

There’s plenty more to enjoy, including cow

milking demonstrations, lamb bottle feeding

and sheep racing.

And there’s more...

• Crocodiles of the World,

Brize Norton, Oxon

• Standalone Farm, Letchworth

• Herrings Green Activity Farm & Bird of

Prey Centre, Wilstead, near Bedford.

Please note, as we went to press, we were still in Step 2 of lockdown easing - we hope that we have

progressed and successfully made it through to Step 3! At present, most attractions require pre-booking

to allow them to control visitor numbers. As things are liable to change during the pandemic, please

check on the attraction’s website before you travel.

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TLC FOR HERITAGE

HOMES

If you’re lucky enough to live

in a heritage property, look

after it carefully, says Stewart

Ivory, director of Tring’s Lost

Marble Building Conservation.

He explains why and how, with

some top tips!

Heritage properties are all around us,

with approximately a quarter of all UK

housing stock built before 1919. That

means there’s about 5 million ‘traditionally

built’ houses in England, so the chances are that

you live in one, live next door to one or walk

past one every day without even noticing.

What does traditionally built mean?

A ‘traditionally built’ building is defined as

being of solid wall construction (no cavity)

from a range of materials including stone,

earth, brick, wood and lime. Generally, this

means that they will have been built before

1919. Lime was traditionally used for mortar,

render, paint and plaster, and enabled the walls

to breathe.

Traditionally built houses were designed to

behave in a totally different way to a ‘modern

construction’. Whereas modern houses are

designed to keep the elements out - in effect

creating hermetically-sealed boxes, traditional

dwellings were built to allow moisture to flow

through the very fabric of the building, keeping

it dry, even when built on a river or canal.

The use of lime mortar plays a vital role in the

process of keeping a building dry.

Let it breathe!

There are many benefits to the use of lime

mortar in traditional buildings irrespective

of the historical period or indeed social status

of the building itself. Hampton Court Palace

was constructed in similar materials to any

Victorian estate workers’ cottage and therefore

they should both be maintained in the same

way, as both need to breathe!

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PROPERTY

So when did things change? Historically,

the events of WWI decimated the male

population, and the skills and experience

often handed down from generation to

generation were effectively lost.

Rebuilding bomb-damaged towns and

cities and housing an expanding population

meant housing needed to be built quickly.

Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) became

the go-to material for post-war building,

and working with lime became obsolete

– its magical properties, benefits and

characteristics fading into history. Cement

was (and still is) hard, impermeable,

quick-setting, easy to use and cheap, which

inadvertently created a one-size-fits-all

maxim – cement ruled!

The damage is done

But here’s the thing – many, if not most,

traditionally built properties have now been

subjected to inappropriate and damaging

repairs using OPC, from the 1920s onwards.

Even in ancient Grade 1 listed churches and

castles, cement has been used to the detriment

of the original materials.

What the blanket-use of cement did was to

negate all the manifold benefits of lime, thus

creating problems that did not exist before;

typically damp through rotting timbers, rapidly

decaying stone, collapsing cob walls and

disintegrating bricks. Interestingly, cement

against a timber beam will cause more rot in 40

years than in the previous 400 years….

Luckily, help is at hand...

What you can do

If you are fortunate enough to live in a

traditionally built property there are some simple

steps you can take to help your property perform

as it should – and remember, it needs to breathe:

• ‘Stave off decay by daily care’ – the manifesto

of the Society for the Protection of Ancient

Buildings (SPAB)

• Remove all plants growing up and into your

walls

• Lower the external ground level to at least

12 inches below internal levels

• Keep windows open if drying clothes indoors

• Check and regularly clear gutters and drain

pipes etc

• Traditional buildings do not need ‘damp

proofing’ as this will prevent them breathing.

Enlist the help of specialists for any remedial

works such as:

• Removing all the cement pointing in brickwork

safely

• Repointing with lime mortar

• Replacing modern gypsum plaster and cement

render with haired lime.

With thanks to Lost Marble Building Conservation - specialists in the safe removal of inappropriate modern materials in

traditionally built properties, and reinstating original materials. Read the full article at www.livingmags.info/type/property

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Salvia nemorosa

‘Caradonna’

GARDENS THAT

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HEAT

Three to take home

Helen Reeley, of Berkhamsted-based Reeley Gardens, shares her three favourite drought-resistant

plants with us. She says: ‘They’re bullet proof, a good size and, once established, will take all the sun,

so drought-tolerant. They won’t thrive in a shady position so south to south west is best.’

1. Perovskia ‘Blue Spire’ - a very delicate, romantic upright silver blue perennial that grows to 50cm.

Common name Russian sage.

2. Salvia nemorosa ‘Caradonna’- has green foliage with purple flowers. Grows to 50cm.

Common name Salvia.

3. Hylotelephium ‘Matrona’ - fleshy pale green and purple leaves with pink flowers. Grows to 50cm.

Common name Sedum or Stonecrop.

With global temperatures on the rise and all of us trying

to cut down on our water usage, choosing drought-tolerant

plants for your garden is more important than ever...

2020 proved to be the hottest year in

Europe since records began, according to

the European Union’s Copernicus

Climate Change Service. It also tied with 2016 as

the hottest year worldwide.

So what does that mean for our green and

pleasant land? Lawns as we know them could be

one of the casualties, as any keen gardener will

know the sadness of a brown, scorched lawn

after a long hot summer. However, if you leave

your grass longer, or even transform it into a

wildflower meadow, your lawn will be more

resistant to weather change. Allowing more

growth on top makes for longer roots under the

surface - which can search out more moisture.

Mediterranean-type plants are bred to survive

long hot summers, and they can do well in

English gardens too. They don’t need constant

watering either, which is great for properties on

a water meter - or lazy gardeners! However, one

thing to consider is that the change in climate,

while resulting in longer, hotter summers, may

also see wetter winters - and Mediterranean

plants are not so happy in the wet!

It’s not just about plants

Cultivating your soil is also key to encouraging

water retention. You can dig in organic matter

such as composted bark, garden compost and

farmyard manure (as long as it is well rotted).

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GARDENS

Even used coffee grounds are good for water

retention. (The Akeman in Tring often has

plenty to give away). A mulch applied above

ground will also help to prevent water

evaporating from the soil in the heat.

Applying the correct amount of fertiliser is

also important. This enables plants to use water

efficiently. Too much and they will put on too

much green growth, and need extra watering.

Plant windbreaks to stop wind evaporation of

water from the soil. And remember to find space

for water butts so you are not using tap water.

Which plants to choose?

In addition to Helen’s suggestions on the

opposite page, look for plants that have silver or

grey-green leaves. These reflect the sun and so

help to retain moisture. Also choose plants

according to where you are going to plant them

- if they like semi shade, don’t plant in full sun

where they will become thirsty.

warmed up. If you plant in autumn they will

soon become unhappy in cold, damp soil.

• Weed regularly to cut down the competition.

Make a gravel garden

Gravel gardens are ideal for drought-tolerant

planting schemes and perfect for gravelly

or sandy soil. They’re also low maintenance.

To create a gravel garden, choose a sunny area

of your garden and lay landscape fabric or

weed suppressant over the ground before

planting - this will help to keep weeds at bay.

Cut crosses in the fabric where you want to

plant your chosen plants. Use whatever gravel

you like - limestone chippings can affect the

soil quality so best to avoid them, and if you

have lots of cats visiting your garden, choose

a larger gravel that doesn’t remind them of the

litter tray!

Some plants to choose:

• Ceanothus with its stunning blue flowers is a

great choice for maximum impact.

• Hebe ‘Margret’ has a compact, rounded shape

and delicate light blue flowers in early summer.

• Hebe albicans is an evergreen dwarf shrub with

dense spikes of white flowers.

• Don’t forget bulbs! Allium sphaerocephalon

sports unusual egg-shaped flowers, and tall

Allium ‘Ambassador’ boasts perfectly spherical

heads of purple flowers.

• Grasses look great in gravel gardens. We love

Miscanthus sinensis ‘Kleine Fontäne’ with its

feathery flower heads that turn from red to

silver in late summer/autumn.

Looking after your plants

• Water plants well when planting and mulch

around them.

• Choose younger, smaller plants that will

adapt to their new conditions more easily.

• Mediterranean plants should ideally be planted

in spring and early summer when the soil has

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Across

1 We four return to

wander round road

(4,4)

5 Spies follow an

accountant to grove (6)

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surrounds good walk (8)

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practitioner? (6)

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accommodate material

embellishment (6)

29 A long time ago, no

love for Irish county

road (8)

Down

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2 Gardens well supplied

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3 Guide without

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(5)

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20 View held by general

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lane (7)

22 Tenant feasts regularly,

in general (6)

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Old Green Man - Tring

LOCAL

HISTORY

With thanks to Mike Bass for the historic photos. You can find Mike at Tring Farmers Market, selling local history books and images.

Ye olde pubs of Tring

Since lockdown easing, many of us are really appreciating being able to pop

to the pub for Sunday lunch or for a quick pint or glass of wine, so it seemed

a good time to take a look at the history behind our local watering holes

The number of pubs Tring boasted in the

past is often wildly exaggerated, but until

the turn of the 20th century, when

magistrates started to clamp down on them,

there were certainly quite a few. The old town -

Akeman Street, Frogmore Street and Market Street

(now the lower High Street) - was the location

for most of them, with a cluster in the West-end

(now ‘The Triangle’) and at New Mill.

You could have done a pub crawl simply by

walking down Frogmore Street, with pubs such

as the Red Lion, Black Horse, The George, The

Victoria and The Dolphin Inn, all situated on

that one street!

The Dolphin Inn of course, gave its name to

Dolphin Square. It ceased being a pub and was

converted into a Workmen’s Hall or cocoa tavern

by the Reverend Arthur Frederick Pope, in the

early 1870s. The Victoria was demolished when

the ‘new’ shopping centre was built.

The Bell, dating from the 16th/17th century,

has the oldest surviving licence, although the

original Rose and Crown was of a similar date.

That inn was rebuilt in 1905/6, complete with

squash court, bowling green and banqueting

hall, all at Lord Rothschild’s expense, and handed

over to the Temperance-inspired Hertfordshire

Public House Trust - it still sold ale though.

The Bricklayers Arms is another pub that has

long since disappeared. It was situated at the

corner of Duckmore Lane, which was known

as Bottle Cross. We believe it was named after

a nearby house that was decorated with bottles

on its wall [we’d love to know if anyone can

confirm this story for us!].

Where we now enter the Memorial Garden

stood the Green Man, a handsome porticoed

pub whose landlord collected the market tolls.

We understand that Walter Rothschild’s pet wolf

was once taken there by a groom!

Another pub that called time some time ago

was the Britannia. Built by John Brown, of Tring

Brewery, its clients were the navvies who were

working on the London to Birmingham railway.

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The Black Horse

The Harrow

Formerly a lodging house, The Old Black Horse opened in the late 19th century,

one of several Frogmore Street pubs. Above right: Along with its publicans,

The Harrow Inn in Akeman Street was home to a bonnet sewer

(Martha Meager, 1861) and straw hat sewer (Ann Press, 1881)

You can still see the pub as you come into Tring

from Aylesbury, but now it is a private home.

A different sort of customer frequented The

Swan in Akeman Street in Victorian times -

it was known as the butlers’ pub thanks to

its proximity to the Park Street entrance of

Tring Park Mansion. Its neighbour The Jolly

Sportsman was knocked down to make way

for almshouses.

Another pub built for John Brown’s Tring

Brewery was the King’s Arms. Built in around

1830, its grounds stretched to the top end of

Charles Street - it even had an orchard. Later in

the 1800s warehousing and stables were built

at the edges of the pub’s land. The King’s Arms

even has a literary mention - Berkhamsted

author Graham Greene writes in his book A Sort

of Life about taking ‘exciting car rides to the

King’s Arms in the neighbouring town of Tring’

as a young man in the 1920s.

The King’s Arms has an interesting history

but not as long as The Robin Hood, which is

one of Tring’s oldest buildings. Thomas James

Pearman from Abbots Langley was the licensee

in 1901. He was a keen photographer and the

pub housed an outdoor studio at the back where

he could practice his art.

Finally, in nearby Aldbury the Trooper

Alehouse first appeared around 200 years ago. At

the start of the 19th century, it was run by Ann

Hall and her cousin Martha Parrott. Not only

did they run the alehouse, but they also were

responsible for the parish post, offered lodging

for the needy and even gave out food and drink

on prescription! It was renamed the Valiant

Trooper around 1890.

With thanks to Tim Amsden, Tring Local History

Museum. Find more from Tim about Tring’s pubs at

www.livingmags.info/type/local-history

Right: The Rose &

Crown (along with

the Bell Inn) was a

staging point for

mail and passenger

coaches, which ran

along the turnpike

road between

London, Aylesbury

and elsewhere

Left: The Kings Arms

Far left: The Robin

Hood


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Whether you’re on holiday or just sitting in the garden, here’s some great

reads from local authors to enjoy over the summer

Ends of the Earth

By Ian P Buckingham. Green Cat Books. Out this summer.

The second book in Ian’s trilogy has a rather timely subject. Following on the story of a

fictional enchanted family’s battle with dark magic, they encounter another challenge in

the form of a growing pandemic! The family come from Berkhamsted, and the book begins

after the battle of Berkhamsted Castle in Ashridge Forest. This time, the action takes them

to Namibia and Cornwall, so it would make a fabulous holiday read. Ends of the Earth is

aimed at readers aged seven-plus but is designed for the whole family to enjoy. Full of

magic, mystery and suspense!

Ian is based in Berkhamsted. The first book in his The Changeling Saga Trilogy is entitled

Legend of the Lost.

Steaming Through The Chilterns and Thereabouts

Compiled by Robert Freeman and Mary Casserley, with photos by

H C Casserley, Goose Books. Out Now and stocked in The Way Inn,

Fancy That and Waterstones.

Mary Casserley is a great friend of Tring and Berkhamsted Living, helping us with our

local history articles - and of course we love her local designs! Mary has teamed up with

local rail enthusiast Rob Freeman as they present a selection of photos from the collection

of her late father and grandfather covering Berkhamsted, Rickmansworth, Princes

Risborough, Chesham and St Albans, among others. As well as the obvious appeal of the

trains, there’s some lovely personal tales, including the time her grandfather spent two

days out in the snow by the Northchurch tunnel in a bid to get photos - all while he was in

the midst of a serious bout of bronchitis! A fabulous gift for any local rail enthusiast.

Mary Casserly grew up in Berkhamsted and now lives in Tring. She is well known for

her paintings of Berkhamsted and the Chilterns and has written three other local

history books.

Welcome Home: How stuff makes or breaks your

relationship

By Suzanne Roynon, Panoma Press. Out now

In this book, interiors therapist and stress coach Suzanne helps to explain how ‘stuff’ can

block you from having a successful relationship. She also explains which possessions can

have an impact on your love life and how bringing about change can have positive impacts

on many areas of your life.

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TUESDAY 1 JUN

Walks: Chilterns Walking

Festival

To 6 Jun. Save the date for the

spring Walking Festival with

something to whet all

appetites. www.visitchilterns.

co.uk/walkingfest

THURSDAY 3 JUN

Music: Richard Townend &

The Mighty Bosscats

Blues Bar, Tring. 8pm.

www.bluesbartring.co.uk

FRIDAY 4 JUN

Music: Nigel Bagge Band

Blues Bar, Tring. 8pm. Smoky

vocals, sensitive guitar, blues

with a touch of soul, country

and rhythm ‘n’ blues.

www.bluesbartring.co.uk

SATURDAY 5 JUN

Markets & Sales:

Berkhamsted Book Fair

Court House, Berkhamsted,

10am-4pm. Free admittance.

A huge selection of second

hand books of all sorts on

display. 01442 862011

SUNDAY 6 JUN

Walks: Wildflower Walk

and Tea

Faith Works Trust, Spring

Meadow Farm, Berkhamsted

HP4 2SX. 1.30-3.30pm or

4-6pm. Also Sun 13 & 20 Jun

(20 with live music).

Pre-booking required

www.faithworkstrust.org.uk

MONDAY 7 JUN

Travel: Norfolk

Masons mini bus and coach

hire. To 11 Jun.

www.masonscoachhire.co.uk

Bucks Art - From June 12th

Business: Tring

BusinessMart Breakfast

8-9.30am. Email to book.

www.tringtogether.org.uk

THURSDAY 10 JUN

Music: Nine Below Zero’s

Dennis Greaves & Mark

Feltham Duo

Blues Bar, Tring. 8pm.

www.bluesbartring.co.uk

FRIDAY 11 JUN

Music: Bex Marshall

Blues Bar, Tring. 8pm.

www.bluesbartring.co.uk

SATURDAY 12 JUN

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

Exhibitions: Bucks Art

Weeks

Oddyfields, Cow Lane, Tring,

HP23 5NS. Thu to Sun to 27

Jun. Free entry. Brenda

Hurley and Amanda

Curbishley, two Local artists,

will be exhibiting their work.

www.curbiart.co.uk

Talks: Local History Day

2021

Wigginton History Society

Local History Day. Online.

1.30-4.30pm. www.balh.org.

uk/event-balh-local-historyday-2021-agm-andtalk-2021-06-12

WEDNESDAY 16 JUN

Exhibitions: Gustave

Moreau: The Fables

Waddesdon Manor. To 17

Oct. Gustave Moreau

(1826-98) was one of the most

brilliant and influential

artists associated with the

French Symbolist movement.

www.waddesdon.org.uk

Music:

Secondary Modern Jazz

Blues Bar, Tring. 7pm.

Supporting the Hospice of St

Francis.

www.bluesbartring.co.uk

Music: Stories

St Peter’s Church,

Berkhamsted, 7.30pm. Behind

the Mirror evening of

storytelling in music

celebrating the evocative and

distinct sound worlds of the

cello and accordion

www.behindthemirror.org

THURSDAY 17 JUN

Music: Martin Harley

Blues Bar, Tring. 7pm. The

man with the Weissenborn &

National Guitars. Supporting

Chilterns MS Centre.

www.bluesbartring.co.uk

FRIDAY 18 JUN

Music: Derik Timm’s

Moondogs

Blues Bar, Tring. 7pm. A

contemporary modern blues

band with a reputation for

astounding festival

performances. In aid of

Neurokinex Hemel

Hempstead. www.

bluesbartring.co.uk

SATURDAY 19 JUN

Music: The Dung Beatles

Blues Bar Tring, 7pm. The

Dung Beatles celebrate The

Fab Four’s virtuosity with

faithful musical renditions of

hits and album tracks.

Supporting Rennie Grove

Hospice at Home.

www.bluesbartring.co.uk

Thursday June 24th

SUNDAY 20 JUN

Markets & Sales:

Berkhamsted Farmers

Market

High Street, Berkhamsted,

10am-2pm. An opportunity

for local customers to buy

high quality produce direct

from the producer.

www.facebook.com/berkofm

THURSDAY 24 JUN

Theatre: Macbeth

Waddesdon Manor, 7pm.

Adult £18.50, Child £10. The

Lord Chamberlain’s Men, the

UK’s premier all-male theatre

company. www.waddesdon.

org.uk/whats-on/easter/

SATURDAY 26 JUN

Fairs / Festivals: Armed

Forces Day

Series of events to support

Armed Forces Day including

an online fitness session by

Viking Fitness. Look out for

updates on the website.

www.dacorum.gov.uk/home/

community-living/

armed-forces-covenant

SUNDAY 27 JUN

Travel: Great Malvern

Masons mini bus and coach

hire. To 2 Jul.

www.masonscoachhire.co.uk

MONDAY 28 JUN

Film: Open Air Cinema

Ashridge House Open Air

Cinema. To 7 Jul. A series of

outdoor screenings this

summer. See website for

details. www.ashridgehouse.

org.uk/open-air-cinema/

WEDNESDAY 30 JUN

Business: BDCC

Networking & Social

Berkhamsted Cricket Club,

5-8pm. In aid of: Age UK

Dacorum, Berkhamsted Town

Hall Trust, DENS, Hospice of

St Francis & Open Door.

www.berkhamsted-chamber.

co.uk

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THURSDAY 1 JUL

Music: Mark Harrison

Band Blues Bar, Tring. 8pm.

www.bluesbartring.co.uk

FRIDAY 2 JUL

Music: John Verity Band

Blues Bar Tring, 8pm. www.

bluesbartring.co.uk

SUNDAY 4 JUL

Theatre: Twelfth Night

Open-Air Tring Memorial

Park 2pm. From £15. William

Shakespeare’s masterpiece

and most popular comedy is

an amazing rounded play for

actors and audience alike.

www.dramaimpact.com

SATURDAY 10 JUL

Fundraisers: Florence

Nightingale NOT The

Midnight Walk

Set your alarm clocks for 5am

along with hundreds of

others for a virtual dawn

walk to raise crucial funds to

support Florence Nightingale

Hospice Charity. www.

fnhospice.org.uk/events/

notthemidnightwalk2021/

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.

tringfarmersmarket.co.uk

SUNDAY 11 JUL

Fairs / Festivals: Tring

Summer Carnival Day

Tring Summer Carnival Day

2021! Visit the website to find

out more. www.

tringtogether.org.uk

WEDNESDAY 14 JUL

Music:

Transfigured Night

St Peter’s Church,

Berkhamsted. 7.30pm. An

evening of extreme

romanticism featuring

Brahms’ B major piano trio,

Tring Farmers Market - 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month

Schoenberg’s masterpiece

based on Dehmel’s poem

www.behindthemirror.org

THURSDAY 15 JUL

Music: Sam Kelly’s Station

House

Blues Bar, Tring. 8pm.

www.bluesbartring.co.uk

FRIDAY 16 JUL

Music: Shufflepack

Blues Bar, Tring. 8pm.

www.bluesbartring.co.uk

SUNDAY 18 JUL

Markets & Sales:

Berkhamsted Farmers

Market: High Street,

Berkhamsted, 10am-2pm. An

opportunity for local customers

to buy high quality produce

direct from the producer.

www.facebook.com/berkofm

MONDAY 19 JUL

Travel: Bournemouth

Masons mini bus and coach

hire. To 23 Jul.

www.masonscoachhire.co.uk

SUNDAY 25 JUL

Travel: Whitstable

Masons mini bus and coach

hire. Adult £25, child £19.

www.masonscoachhire.co.uk

SATURDAY 7 AUG

Markets & Sales:

Berkhamsted Book Fair

Court House, Berkhamsted,

10am-4pm. Free admittance. A

huge selection of second hand

books of all sorts on display.

01442 862011

SATURDAY 14 AUG

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. tringfarmersmarket.

co.uk

< Sunday 4th July

Travel: Eastbourne Air Show

Masons mini bus and coach

hire. Adult £23, child £19.

Eastbourne’s International

Airshow boasts a 2-mile

flying display.

www.masonscoachhire.co.uk

SUNDAY 15 AUG

Markets & Sales:

Berkhamsted Farmers

Market

High Street, Berkhamsted,

10am-2pm. An opportunity

for local customers to buy

high quality produce direct

from the producer.

www.facebook.com/berkofm

MONDAY 16 AUG

Travel: Alvaston Hall

Masons mini bus and coach

hire. To 20 Aug. Twin/double

£415pp. www.

masonscoachhire.co.uk

THURSDAY 19 AUG

Music: Ma Bessie and Her

Blues Troupe

Blues Bar, Tring. 8pm. Classic

blues and jazz from the

Empress of Blues. www.

bluesbartring.co.uk

FRIDAY 20 AUG

Music: Paul Lamb and The

Kingsnakes

Blues Bar, Tring. 8pm.

www.bluesbartring.co.uk

THURSDAY 2 SEP

Music: Spikedrivers plus

Tyzack and Tortora

Blues Bar, Tring. 8pm. Their

music has been described

as’haunting’, ‘gutsy’, ‘tribal’

and even psychedelic.

www.bluesbartring.co.uk

FRIDAY 3 SEP

Fairs / Festivals:

Chilli Fest

Aviary Gardens, Waddesdon

Manor, 10am-5pm. To 5 Sep.

With handpicked exhibitors,

live music, family fun and

children’s craft activities.

www.waddesdon.org.uk

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were installed; these have now been replaced

with electric pumps. Also in 1927, the building

brought from a redundant engine house at

Foxton near Leicester.

Please fo low the Country Code.

• Take away your li ter

• Keep dogs under control

Tring Town Council

WALKS AROUND TOWN

Tringford

Tringford pumping station was built in 1818

and worked in tandem with other stations at

Whitehouses and Marsworth until these two

were closed in 1836 and 1917 respectively.

When Whitehouses, situated above Wilstone

reservoir, wa shut down, an underground culvert

was constructed to connect with the Tringford

station. To this day, a l the Tring reservoirs are

inter-connected by culverts and water can be

pumped from one area to another. For over a

hundred years water from the reservoirs was

lifted using a steam engine. In 1927 diesel pumps

In 1904 the Wendover Arm was fina ly closed. It

is currently only navigable as far as Little Tring.

However, the road bridge has been rebuilt and

the leaky sections of the canal are progressively

being lined in concrete, and re-watered. The

future of the Wendover Arm looks much more

promising. It is po sible to walk th entire length

of the Arm fo lowing the towpath. From Li tle Tring

Bridge follow the path down past Wilstone reservoir

(on the right) and on to Drayton Beauchamp.

It is we l worth an afternoon’s stro l to the Arm’s

source in the market town of Wendover.

Walks1

Tring

Parish

was lengthened and remode led as a much

lower structure, using round-headed windows

• Leave gates in the position you find them

• Leave only your own footprints

Little Tring

LITTLE TRING

Approximate time: allow 1 hour 30 minutes

Approximate distance: 3 miles (5 kilometres)

Discover the Wendover Arm of the

Grand Union Canal and the historic

Tringford pumping station on this

circular walk, which starts from

Tring Town Centre

1. From FROGMORE STREET EAST car park

(behind DOLPHIN SQUARE and the Church

of St Peter & St Paul) head northwards

towards the NORA GRACE HALL. Passing

the hall on your left, keep on the main path

across the POND CLOSE play area and walk

beside a flint wall.

2. When the wall ends ignore all paths to the

left (leading to houses) and continue on the

main path, which runs below tall ash trees.

Below lies the STREAMSIDE WALK

environmental area, to which the path

gradually descends. Cross SILK MILL WAY

to a footpath with tubular fencing to its right

and continue on path to another road

junction ahead.

3. Bear slightly right and cross NEW ROAD.

Take the path left, beside the ‘feeder stream’.

Keep to the tarmac path until it reaches the

UPPER ICKNIELD WAY, once an ancient

track linking East Anglia with the Wiltshire

Downs, but now a busy road.

4. Cross carefully. There’s a

pedestrian crossing just to

The six-mile length of the Wendover Arm of the

Grand Union Canal was once a busy trade route

to London’s markets, ca rying livestock from

Wendover. Grains and other local produce were

loaded a the New Mi l and Tring wharves. A cow

transported to market by canal boat was much

fatter and cleaner than one driven on the old

ca tle trails and a be ter price could be had for

it. When the channel began to leak, much e fort

wa spent to maintain it in good condition, but it

was a losing ba tle. With increased competition

from the railways, the Arm fe l into disrepair.

the right. The path continues to follow the

stream until it flows into the WENDOVER

ARM of the GRAND UNION CANAL.

5. Turn left and continue along the canal to the

old ‘stop lock’. Just before the stop lock

opposite is TRINGFORD PUMPING

STATION, which pumps water from the

TRING RESERVOIRS into the Wendover

Arm, whence it flows into the GRAND

UNION CANAL at Bulbourne. Keep walking

beside the canal, up to the road bridge. Climb

the steps and cross the road at LITTLE

TRING to the footpath opposite.

6. Continue to follow the path with the canal

still on your right to a junction and then bear

left, while the canal curves away to your

right to its current (2018) terminus. Follow

this path to a gate and a four-way path

junction. At the gate, continue straight on,

with a fence to your right. When the fence

ends, take the gate on the right and continue

to the next field gate. Go through the next

gate and turn left onto the well-defined track

between hedges towards MISWELL FARM.

This track joins the farm lane which climbs

to the right up the hill towards Tring in a

deep and steep cutting beneath Beech trees.

7. Cross the busy UPPER ICKNIELD WAY

again, into MISWELL LANE, noting on the

left the old WINDMILL and on the right the

rookery in the trees beside the road.

Continue down MISWELL LANE, crossing

WINDMILL WAY to Goldfield playing fields

on the left.

8. Take the path to the right towards the school

with playing fields to the right. At the

three-way path junction continue straight on

to eventually meet CHRISTCHURCH ROAD.

9. Turn right and go down the hill to FRIARS

WALK. Turn left into FRIARS WALK and

continue, keeping right, to a T-junction with

the Black Horse pub opposite. Cross the road

and return to the car park.

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Do wear sensible clothing for your own comfort.

Strong footwear is recommended, particularly

after rain; you may encounter some muddy

stretches on this route.

This guide was produced by Tring Town Council

with support from Hertfordshire County Council’s

Parish Paths Partnership.

It was origina ly compiled for Tring Environmental Forum

by John Taylor, Jonathon Iles and Rodney Sims.

It was revised with the help of John Savage in 2017.

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A circular wa lk starting from Tring Town Centre.

Approximate time: a low 1 hour 30 minutes

Approximate distance: 3 miles (5 kilometres)

With thanks to Tring Town Council.


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defibrillators in the east of England. For a full

list of defibrillators in the east of England, visit

our website using the above link.

HEALTH

Hemel Hempstead Hospital & Urgent Care

Centre (Open 24/7)

Hillfield Road, Hemel Hempstead HP2 4AD.

01442 213141

Late Night Pharmacy

Open until 10.30pm 7 days a week

172 Tring Road, Bedgrove, Aylesbury HP20 1JR.

01296 432 696

ADDITIONAL USEFUL NUMBERS

Police Emergency 999

Police Non-Emergency 101

NHS Medical Advice Line 111

Samaritans Call free from any phone on 116 123

Child Line For free and confidential help for

young people: 0800 1111

TRANSPORT

Bus

0300 1234050 or visit www.intalink.org.uk

50 to Aylesbury via Wendover (Sun only)

50 to Marsworth via Pitstone (Sun only) to

Aylesbury (not Sun)

61 to Dunstable (not Sun)

164 to Aylesbury via Aston Clinton, Weston

Turville (not Sun)

164 to Wilstone (not Sun)

194 to Chesham (Wed, one service only)

387 to New Mill (not Sun)

387 to Tring Station, Aldbury and Beech Park,

Wigginton (not Sun)

500/501 to Aylesbury via Aston Clinton

500/501 to Watford via Berkhamsted, Hemel

Hempstead

Community Action

This service provides older or disabled people

who have difficulties in using public transport

safe, reliable and accessible transport to a local

supermarket. 01442 253935 or visit www.

communityactiondacorum.org/door-to-store.

Thursday morning every fortnight to Tesco’s,

Tring.

Train

London Northwestern Railway

0333 3110039 or visit

www.londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk to

download the operator’s app

To London Euston via Berkhamsted, Hemel

Hempstead and Watford Junction

To Northampton via Leighton Buzzard and

Milton Keynes

Southern Railway

0345 1272920 or 0208 1850778 from a mobile, or

visit www.southernrailway.com

To Milton Keynes via Leighton Buzzard

To South Croydon via Watford, Olympia and

Clapham Junction

50 / Tring Living


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Hertfordshire | HP4 3AT

01442 878 424

TRING

75 Western Road | Tring

Hertfordshire | HP23 4BH

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