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Look after yourself as the evenings get longer. We’re encouraging our readers to get out and make friends at some of our local groups and societies, while children can practise mindfulness through crafting. We’ve discovered it’s never too early to start planning your retirement, and have found garden gold in the form of homemade compost. There’s also £300 of kids crafting kits up for grabs! 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 11.271* addresses in the HP23 Tring postcode area. *Royal Mail postcode data.

Look after yourself as the evenings get longer. We’re encouraging our readers to get out and make friends at some of our local groups and societies, while children can practise mindfulness through crafting. We’ve discovered it’s never too early to start planning your retirement, and have found garden gold in the form of homemade compost. There’s also £300 of kids crafting kits up for grabs! 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 11.271* addresses in the HP23 Tring postcode area. *Royal Mail postcode data.

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Welcome to the

Autumn issue!

The days may be getting a little shorter, but

autumn can be a great time for getting

out and about, with cooler, crisp days and

bright sunshine.

It’s the perfect time to work in the garden, tidying

up and improving your soil, which is why we

have a feature on compost - find out more about

no-peat solutions and how to make your own.

Autumn sees the children go back to school.

Easing back into a new term can be tricky after

the long summer, so our ideas for arts and

crafts may help them decompress and use

mindfulness to unwind.

We also look at how to choose a retirement

property, and find out how some local

organisations are helping people to tackle

loneliness and social isolation. With this in

mind, we’ve included a list of clubs and groups

who will welcome new members this autumn -

for kids as well as adults.

Once again, Ian Bateman has come up with

a puzzling crossword to get our brains ticking

CONTENTS

4 News and views from Tring

and surrounding villages

12 Treat yourself to something

special from our local shops

16 Whip up this sunshine cake

for charity

20 Why crafts and mindfulness

go together

24 How to beat loneliness

and isolation

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AUTUMN 2021

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

ping Alison a message to info@livingmags.info

or call her on 01442 824300.

Finally, we hope that we’ll all be able to take part

in some of the autumn traditions that had to be

missed last year. Let’s hope children can enjoy Trick

or Treating safely, and that we can see the sky lit up

with Fireworks on November the Fifth - remember

to make sure your animals are safe indoors.

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 winter issue.

We hope this issue finds you safe and well and

wish you happy reading.

Alison and

Naomi

Owner & Editor

26 Find local clubs and

groups to join this

autumn

28 Compost: garden gold

32 What to look for in a

retirement home

34 Charles Rothschild:

conservation pioneer

39 £300+ craft kit bundles

up for grabs

42 The latest reads

from local authors

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46 Walk: Discover Pistone Hill

47 your brain a workout with

our cryptic crossword

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Future looks bright for Court Theatre

The plight of the performing arts industry

and its venues has been well documented

since the pandemic began, so Tring

Living caught up with Ian Gower, Artistic

Director of the community-run Court Theatre

in Tring, to see how their plans were evolving

now restrictions are starting to lift.

He told us that although this had been a torrid

time for The Court, performance-wise and

financially, they are doing their best to relaunch

a reduced programme of events

this autumn by continuing with

the Blues Bar Tring and music

events that have been running

under restrictions; comedy; the

annual Pepper Show and Tring

Theatre Company’s production

of Calendar Girls The Musical,

planned for October and

November respectively.

He said: ‘For the future we need our user

groups to want to continue putting on shows

and our audiences to return to support our

events in the hope we can get up a full head of

steam for a full programme in 2022. This will

begin in earnest with the return of our annual

pantomime, Cinderella, and we are also very

excited to announce that Dan Maxwell of 349

Design has been working with us on a relaunch

of our website to help give us a new fresh start.’

Can you help Tring?

Would you like

to help make

Tring a more

sustainable town?

Tring in Transition is

a community-led group

of volunteers that exists

to strengthen the local

economy, and reduce the town’s environmental

impact. The aim is to build resilience for a

future with a changing climate and where we

have moved away from dependence on fossilfuel

energy.

Tring in Transition is taking action so the

town in which we live remains a vibrant place,

both for now and into the future. The group is

non-political, non-religious, non-profit and its

aims are endorsed by Tring Town Council.

Tring in Transition is actively looking for

people who would be interested in helping with

two of projects:

Duckmore Lane Community Food Garden is

the result of the transformation of a derelict site

into an environmentally friendly community

garden - there are regular monthly gardening

sessions and the produce is for all to share.

Plus, Tring in Transition is supporting the

setting up of a Repair Shed or Repair Café in

Tring as a community effort to fix things rather

than binning them. This is a new project,which

they hope to launch in October.

If you would like to help or find out

more about either these projects, contact

transition@tringintransition.org.uk or visit

www.tringintransition.org.uk.

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A busy time for

Our Bookshop

After a very challenging year, Our

Bookshop in Tring has managed to go

from strength to strength thanks to

the huge amount of support they have received

from across the region. They have passed on

their thanks to all their customers.

Numerous initiatives have been very

successful, including the virtual events,

book launches and the YouTube Channel,

subscription service, the Bookshop and Book

Festival Membership, the Bookclub with

guest authors as well as the incredibly popular

‘minted’ book tokens.

Visit www.ourbookshoptring.co.uk for

more information on everything they are doing.

Tring Book Festival

Tring Book Festival

takes place later this

year - running from

Friday 5 November

until Sunday 14

November, predominantly in two venues - the

newly refurbished High Street Baptist Church

(next door to Our Bookshop) and the Court

Theatre on Station Road.

Just as in 2019, the festival will be kicking

off with the Political Panel Show. This year’s

panellists are Gagan Mohindra MP, Camilla

Tominey and Jess Phillips.

The final festival line-up will be announced

and tickets will be on general sale by the time

you read this. See the leaflet enclosed within

this magazine for more information.

For more details and to join the mailing list

visit www.tringbookfestival.co.uk.

Graham Green

Festival returns

The Graham

Greene

International

Festival is

emphatically back

again this year,

with a fascinating

programme compiled

by experienced

festival director

Mike Hill.

The 2021 Festival offers a range of lovingly

researched talks for the aficionado, along with

many opportunities for those less familiar with

his work to discover that haunting literary

mindscape, Greeneland.

Baroness Claire Fox of the Academy of Ideas

and playwright Nick Warburton will be

discussing what makes Greene ‘A Good Read’;

Professor Richard Greene will talk about his

recent new biography, Russian Roulette: The

Life and Times of Graham Greene; and the film

version of Greene’s classic whisky-priest novel

The Power and the Glory will be screened.

The international worldview of this

globetrotting son of Berkhamsted will be

emphasised through contributions about

a musical version of Our Man in Havana,

the reception of Greene’s novels in socialist

Romania, and the staging of his work in

Germany, while novelist and screenwriter

William Boyd will be discussing Greene’s

last published novel. There’s something for

everyone indeed!

The 22nd Graham Greene International

Festival runs from 30 September to 3 October.

Further information and tickets:

https://grahamgreenebt.org/festival

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Festival of Fire returns

Tring’s annual firework fest will return

to Tring Park Cricket Club on Saturday 6

November. The event, which was unable

to run last year because of the pandemic, will

feature an array of food and drink stalls, a

Guy competition, light background music and

children’s rides. The centrepiece of the evening

will be some spectacular fireworks set to

popular classics.

The show is being supported by The Akeman,

Tring Brewery and the Little Crickets Day

Nursery.

Discounted tickets can be purchased from

now until a week before the event via the

website: www.tringfireworks.co.uk.

Airport expansion

plans continue

One of the things many of us noticed

during lockdown was the clear skies and

lack of noise from airplanes.

As travel has begun to open up again, Luton

London Airport (LLA) has moved on with its

planning application to Luton Borough Council

for expansion.

While the plan has reportedly been pushed

back four years and has had nearly a third

shaved off its £3bn price tag, it will still see

passenger numbers double - eventually hitting

32 million a year.

According to the Chiltern Countryside Group:

‘If you registered comments and/or objections

before, we are assured these will still stand

when the application is considered by Council.’

The group also claims that flights appear to

be operating at lower levels and using older,

noisier aircraft. They are calling for residents to

complain to the LLA about any disturbances, in

order to stop the situation escalating.

Complaints can be made via the LLA website

or by emailing noise@ltn.aero.

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Topping off at

Tring School

Mass migrations

in Tring!

The Topping Off ceremony on the roof of

Tring School’s £30m new build project

was attended by the Mayor of Tring,

Christopher Townsend.

The project to construct the three-storey

building will result in one of the most

sustainably designed built schools in the

country. It will also have additional facilities

to support the pastoral care and emotional

wellbeing of the students.

A local benefactor committed to fundexpanded

sports facilities, and the four-court

sports hall is larger than a normal school facility

in order to meet the Sport England specification

for a number of sports at national level.

Homes plan for Ivinghoe

A

pre-planning application public

consultation has been held concerning a

possible 75 new homes in Ivinghoe.

Land South of Church Road has been

earmarked for possible development by CALA

Homes. According to the Chiltern Countryside

Group, ‘this is a sensitive site on the edge of the

village, which would see a large increase in the

number of homes, abutting the Chilterns AONB

and visible from key points such as Ivinghoe

Beacon and the approach to Pitstone Windmill’.

© Murmuration Danny Green/2020VISIOIN

Autumn is a fantastic time to witness

mass migrations as up to 50% of UK

birds head towards sunnier shores.

Some, such as swifts, breed in Hertfordshire

and during our winter, fly to much warmer

climates in Africa. Others escape the colder

climates of Scandinavia and Northern Europe

to winter in the UK’s temperate climate.

During October, keep your eyes peeled

for redwings in the fields and hedgerows

and listen out for their ‘seeeep’ call as they

fly over at night. Look out for wetland birds

including goldeneye, pochard and goosander

at wetland reserves, such as Tring Reservoirs.

Roving flocks of our native birds can be seen

grouping together for safety as the leafy canopy

reduces and food becomes scarcer. Flocks can

vary from 10 birds to many hundreds, even

thousands such as when starlings gather

together at Tring’s Wilstone reservoir in large,

mesmerising murmurations.

To find Tring Reservoirs and our other nature

reserves, visit hertswildlifetrust.org.uk/

nature-reserves/tring-reservoirs

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Carly hits the

high notes

A

soprano

who was

educated at

Tring Park School

of Performing Arts

will be performing

with Aled Jones on

his Cathedral Tour

next year.

Carly Paoli also

has a new album

launching this month. Carly Paoli & Friends

features Carly performing duets with various

artists from across the musical spectrum

including Elaine Paige, Tony Hadley, Paul

Carrack, Braimah Kanneh-Mason, and more.

Bell rings the changes

The Bell

in Aston

Clinton

has just had a

new makeover.

Retaining many

of its original

period features,

it has undergone

a significant

refurbishment,

giving the muchloved

eating and

drinking spot

a modern and

stylish feel.

Serving a topquality,

seasonal menu and exciting cocktail

repertoire, The Bell is ready to welcome

regulars and new customers alike.

To reserve a table or to find out more please

visit: www.thebellastonclinton.co.uk

Tring Radio

studio bid

For the past 15 months, Tring Radio

volunteer presenters have been presenting

from their own homes. Now, they want a

dedicated studio where people can learn about

radio production, as well as a base for local

organisations to come to tell their stories on air.

At www.crowdfunder.co.uk/tring-radiostudio

there are fantastic rewards in return for

donations, such as the chance to create your

own live party show or co-present or produce

a show.

The initial target has been reached and they

are raising a further £10,000 for a dedicated

training studio.

Discover Herts Art

Herts Visual Arts is bringing artists,

artisans and art-lovers together

for inspiration, discovery and a

rich opportunity - art in the heart of our

communities.

Running for more than 30 years, this year’s

Herts Open Studios runs from 18 September to

10 October.

Artists are taking part in-person

or online. New web- and

social media-based Virtual

Open Studios features

allow Open Studios to

be enjoyed 24 hours

a day.

To find an Open

Studio use the website

at www.hvaf.org.

uk. On the street, just

look for yellow bunting,

direction arrows and

banners outside venues.

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Take the bus

Community Action Dacorum tells us that

the Tring D2S shopper bus now runs

every fortnight on a Thursday morning

and takes Tring residents to Tesco. The service

offers an accessible minibus and volunteers

who will support the passengers with their

shopping. To book a seat on the bus call

01442 212888.

Stay alert

A

new OWL (Online Watch Link) mobile

app allows you to get notifications when

your local police officers issue a new

alert for your area.

Search the App Store or Google Play for ‘owl

crime alerts’.

Scouts call for

volunteers

West Herts Scout District is growing,

and needs your help. Within the

District team, there are many

administration roles to fill from a District

Chairman to management and administration

support. Groups also need help with face-to-face

leaders and behind-the-scenes supporters. If

you have skills in admin support, fundraising,

leadership skills or activities, and any spare

time, they’d love to hear from you. Over

90% of Scout volunteers say that their skills

and experiences from scouting have been

useful in their work or personal life. Contact

recruitment@whscouts.org.uk.

Learning never stops

Tring u3a is a local organisation for likeminded

people to have fun and engage in

learning activities, normally meeting at

least once a month.

There’s a number of special-interest groups

within Tring U3A, including the Book Club,

Croquet, and Gardening Group, which enjoys

talks and trips out to wonderful gardens.

There’s also an Italian group, Discussion

Group, Painting, Patchwork Quilt, and Science

and technology groups, plus many more.

Why not come along to one of the General

talks for everyone (currently on Zoom). They

last for about an hour and feature a good variety

of professional speakers. Find out more at

https://u3asites.org.uk/tring/home.

Find great produce

Visit Tring Farmers’ Market every

second and fourth Saturday for locally

produced and sourced food, drink, gifts,

homeware and eco products. The market runs

from 9am to 12.30pm.

There is free one-hour

parking available in the

Forge Car park just off

Tring High Street, Don’t

forget to get your ticket!

The market prides

itself on its friendly community spirit with

free fair-trade tea, coffee and hot chocolate to

all visitors from Akeman Street Baptist Church

stall. The Market Mynstralls play traditional

folk music from about 10.30am with any

donations going to Dens Homeless Charity.

Follow the market on Facebook and Instagram

@tringfarmersmarket to keep up to date with

all the stalls attending and any special products

and events.

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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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Bailey’s

Bites

HOMEMADE DOG BISCUITS

Handmade

dog

treats

from all

natural

ingredients

Bailey & Sons - Berkhamsted

01 Kit Heath Stardust Earrings £38

02 9ct White Gold Hexagonal

Necklace £300

Berkhamsted Arts & Crafts - Berkhamsted

03 Tie dye kit £19.95

04 Happypotomus story and colouring

book £6.99

Fancy That - Tring

05 Groovy Girl £15

06 Foiled Resin necklaces £17.50 and

Matching earrings £10.50

07 Resin cast bronze dipped Cockerpoo

‘Jasper’ £45

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08 Silver Chic Plum Dainty Layered

Necklace £135

09 Silver Eqyptian Earrings £79

10 Silver Paperclip Chain

Necklace £195

Mary Casserley - Tring

11 Berkhamsted School - Kings Campus

from Tompkins Meadow £3

12 Tring Reservoir Startops A4 prints £25

Number Twenty - Berkhamsted

13 Alura candle £20

Puddingstone Distillery - Wilstone Green

14 Ultrasonic Gin £35

Tring Brewery - Tring

15 KING hop scented candle £10

16 Dagmal Breakfast Stout £2.55

17 Raven King Hot Sauce £5.15

Come on over to the distillery on

Fridays and Saturdays to sample our gins.

Try our new Herts and Middlesex

Wildlife Trust collaboration –

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RECIPE

RAIN OR SHINE

TROPICAL CARROT

CAKE

Ingredients

Cake:

• 300g light brown sugar

• 300g self-raising flour

• 3 medium free-range eggs

• 300g rapeseed oil

• 8g bicarbonate of soda

• 280g grated carrot

• 220g tin of pineapple

• 75g chopped walnuts

• 2 tsp ground cinnamon

• 1 tsp ground ginger

• Zest and juice of 1 orange

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1/2 tsp sea salt

• 75ml spiced rum

Icing

• 300g icing

sugar

• 50g butter

• 100g cream

cheese

• 1 tsp vanilla

• 1 tsp cinnamon

• ½ tsp sea salt

• Zest and juice

of 1 orange

To decorate:

• Dried mango

• Edible gold

powder

This September,

Macmillan Cancer

Support’s Coffee

Morning event is back, with

those attending set to raise

millions to ensure Macmillan

can continue to support the

growing number of people

living with cancer.

Sadly, there has never

been a more terrifying time

in recent history to receive

a diagnosis as people face

potential disruption or delays

to treatment, and people

impacted by cancer need

Macmillan’s support now

more than ever before.

Victoria from Little Tring

Cakes wants to inspire you

to get in the kitchen for

this worthy cause with this

scrumptious cake recipe.

It’s zesty and warming and

the rum gives it a great

‘holiday’ kick.

This year’s Macmillan

Coffee Morning will be on

Friday 24 September. Do

something amazing today -

sign up to host a Macmillan

Coffee Morning at

coffeeregister.macmillan.org.uk

Cake

1. Pre-heat the oven to 160C. Line 2 x 8in round cake tins with

a disc of greaseproof paper and brush with oil.

2. In a bowl, weigh out all the dry ingredients and orange zest.

3. In the measuring jug, weigh out the oil and add the eggs

to this. Meanwhile, grate the carrots and separate the

pineapple from the juice in the tin, put the juice to one side.

4. Add the oil and eggs to the dry ingredients in quarters,

mixing well between each interval.

5. Fold in the carrot, walnuts and pineapple to the mix.

6. Separate between the two tins and bake in the middle of the

oven for 35 minutes. Check that a skewer in the middle of

the cake comes out clean. Remove from the oven.

7. In a small pan, juice the oranges and add the pineapple juice.

Bring to the boil and remove from the heat. Add the rum.

Evenly pour this over both cakes while the cakes and syrup

are still warm. Leave to cool in their tins while you make

the icing.

Icing

1. Whisk the butter and cream cheese together along with the

vanilla, salt, cinnamon and orange zest. Slowly add the icing

1 tbsp at a time.

2. Once the cakes are cool, tip out of their tins by placing a

plate on top of them and turning the tins upside down. Add

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By Georgina Allen,

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The Unmarried Couples Edition

When a couple buy a property together, often

their contributions are not equal. One could be

contributing more to the deposit, or one paying

more towards the mortgage. Often couples have

understandings along the lines of ‘if we break

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MAKING FOR

MINDFULNESS

After the tough couple of years our

children have had, taking time out is

more important than ever. Arts and

crafts is the perfect way to do that

Children have been through some

thoroughly unsettling times over the

past couple of years. A global pandemic,

lockdowns, remote schooling, bubble closures

and isolation. So it’s no surprise that children’s

mental health is so high on the public agenda.

Engaging in arts and crafts can be a great

way to take the mind off stressful situations.

It promotes mindfulness, by allowing you to

take the time to focus just on the moment and

what you are doing. Did you know that when

we are being creative, a natural anti-depressant

(dopamine) is released by the brain?

While little ones enjoy arts and crafts on a

more regular basis at pre-school and during Key

Stage 1, as children (and teens) get older, there is

less chance to be creative at school, so it’s even

more important to allow creativity to happen

at home.

Katie Jones is the founder of Berkhamsted’s

The Canvas Crew, which runs art workshops,

clubs and parties for adults and children. She

says: ‘Drawing and painting – in fact any

creative activities – are brilliant for giving our

poor brains a break. If we don’t put pressure

on ourselves to create the ‘perfect picture’ it’s

a much-needed chance to play, explore and

express ourselves. I know from being contacted

by lots of parents that making art, over the

past year in particular, has made a huge

difference to many children’s confidence

and happiness.’

The Canvas Crew has been running parent

and child workshops, which brings us to an

important point. There’s no reason why you

can’t join in the fun too. Seeing you having

fun, being bold with your creations and

willing to try, even if you make mistakes,

will give them the confidence to be creative

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Give it a go!

Jo Kidd, director of Berkhamsted Arts and

Crafts in Lower Kings Road, offers some

creative ideas for children and teens to try

this autumn

• To practise any art, no matter how well or

badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do

it! (Kurt Vonnegut)

• Our mental health is as important as our

physical health and there are all sorts of

things we can do to help keep our brains

happy and my favourite way is what most of

us do naturally anyway – doodling!

• Zen Doodling is the art of drawing structured

patterns and once you have seen some

examples it’s easy. You already have what you

need (any pen and paper) and anyone can do

it. It’s great for relieving stress and infusing

some much-needed creativity into a child’s

busy life.

Above: An example

of Zen Doodling seen

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and the Grumble Bee,

written by Lazarus Gubbins

(Jo Kidd’s husband).

Left: Using a tie dye kit

can produce some

amazing results.

• Colour is a power which directly influences

the soul (Kandinsky). There are so many ways

to be creative with colour, but when I think

about colour I think tie dye - it’s one way to

have fun and achieve awesome results that

can be worn.

For little ones:

Make monsters from junk: glue googly eyes,

tissue paper tongues and cardboard arms and

legs to old cereal boxes. Or make towers from

things in the recycling!

Have fun with paints: potato printing,

finger painting, hand prints - there’s lots of

fun ideas for making pictures with feet and

hand prints online.

Making pom poms: You just need two

cardboard circles and some leftover wool. Those

pom poms can become fat birds, Christmas

puddings, planets - use your imagination!

For older ones:

• Teach them (or find someone to show you

both!) how to knit or crochet.

• Learn macrame - this 70s knot-tying craft is

making a comeback.

• Make bracelets from paracord

Colouring for mindfulness: there are lots of

books or downloadable colouring sheets online.

For older kids and teens who are way past their

colouring in days, this can be a surprisingly

soothing activity.

Lino prints: For older kids and teens as you

need a sharp blade, but you can get surprisingly

impressive results.

Clay: Whether you use a basic air drying clay

or the colourful soft modelling dough (such as

FIMO) that has to be oven baked, you can make

all sorts - pots, pictures, jewellery, ornaments

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Many of us have experienced changes in our circumstances

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Many of us have experienced changes

in our circumstances over the past

18 months, so it’s important to

look after ourselves, to be aware of potential

mental health issues, and combat loneliness

and isolation

No one can say the past 18 months or so

haven’t been unusual - and challenging for

many of us. A lot of people have seen their

circumstances change, whether it’s through the

loss of friends and family, changes in finances

or an upheaval with work.

As the summer starts to slip away, it might

be easy to stay at home, avoid interacting with

others and end up feeling quite isolated. So

while the weather is still good, and before the

evenings get dark, now is the time to think

about how you can stay connected with the

outside world.

The good news is that there are a number of

organisations in our area that aim to help local

folk do just that, plus plenty of clubs, societies

and groups that will always welcome new

members with open arms.

Linking Lives, based at the Baptist Church

in Tring High Street is a national charity, and

this local branch offers ways to help anyone

who feels lonely or isolated. Cliff Brown tells

Living: ‘We are here for anyone of any age (over

16) who hasn’t got a network. We’ve had lots

of people who have had to rebuild their lives

here because of working from home. For 14

hours a day their lives have been working and

socialising in London, and now they’ve spent

the past 18 months in Tring, without their

network of friends and colleagues. Other people

have family abroad and have been isolated from

them for months.’

Linking Lives can help in many ways. They

offer a befriending service - which can be over

the phone or face to face. They have funded a

few old iPads so that people can contact friends

and family. Cliff takes a group to the pub once

a week, and other friendships are made through

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different interests. There are people who

meet for dog walks, and volunteers have

helped clients to join local special-interest

clubs too. The drop-in centre at the church

is open from 9am-1pm most days. ‘There’s

no pressure, and it’s a free service,’ he says.

Although the service is based at the church

there is no need to be religious in order to

attend or volunteer.

Cliff says they used to get quite a few

referrals from local doctors, but with face-toface

appointments harder to get due to the

pandemic, this has dropped off, so he is keen to

ensure that anyone who needs their help can

access it. ‘We know we’re only scratching the

surface,’ he says.

If you are interested in the work that Linking

Lives in Tring does, either as a client or as a

volunteer, email tringlinkinglives@gmail.

com or call 01442 824054 or 07305 257160. Find

out more at https://tringbaptistchurch.co.uk/

linkinglives

The over 50s can also join the Repair Shed,

where they can tinker in a shed, make friends

and share their lives. The Repair Sheds are run

by Community Action Dacorum, whose Chief

Executive Simon Aulton says: ‘The Repair Shed

makes a positive difference to people suffering

from loneliness and isolation by allowing

them to talk shoulder to shoulder rather than

eye to eye.’ Those in Tring can access the Shed

at Sunnyside Rural Trust in Northchurch.

Shedders (as they like to be known) fix things,

build new items out of wood and metal and

sell them to keep their shed running. A Sewing

Cafe has been established along similar lines,

in Markyate, with the possibility of more

locations to follow. If you would like to be

involved with a local shed or cafe email

tony@communityactiondacorum.org.uk or call

01442 617630.

For young people of secondary school age,

there’s always a warm welcome at Tring Youth

Club. The club runs on Friday nights and offers

XBox, pool, bar football, tuck shop - and you can

bring your own music to plug into the sound

system. Contact them through their Facebook

or Instagram accounts.

Joining local clubs and organisations is a great way to meet new people.

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Offering support for anyone feeling lonely or

isolated, through a befriending service, drop-in

sessions and more. Based at Tring Baptist Church.

Contact tringlinkinglives@gmail.com or

01442 824054 or 07305 257160. https://

tringbaptistchurch.co.uk/linkinglives

Repair Sheds and Sewing Cafes

Run by Community Action Dacorum, the over

50s can join the Repair Shed at Sunnyside Rural

Trust in Northchurch, where they can tinker

in a shed, make friends and share their lives. A

Sewing Cafe has been established along similar

lines, in Markyate, with the possibility of more

locations to follow.

Contact tony@communityactiondacorum.

org.uk or 01442 617630.

Tring and District Model

Railway Club

The club meets weekly on Tuesdays and

Wednesdays at its clubroom in Leighton Buzzard.

Members’ interests cover N, OO9, OO gauges.

There is a test track and new layouts are in the

process of construction. Contact Chris Hall 01442

824350. www.tringandaylesburymrc.co.uk

Tring and District Camera Club

The goal at the club is to have fun, learning

about creative photography. They meet on

Thursday evenings at the Baptist Hall in Tring,

although they have just finished a fantastic

season of meetings on Zoom.

Contact enquiries@tringcameraclub.co.uk

Tring & District Local History

& Museum Society

If you enjoy history and want to find out more

about Tring’s history, join Tring & District

Local History & Museum Society. They have

a museum, talks and regular newsletters.

Contact 01442 827702.

www.tringlocalhistorymuseum.org.uk

Here’s a small selection of

groups that are welcoming

new members this autumn.

Tring Lions Club

Tring Lions enjoy raising money for local

good causes. Each month they meet twice

at Pendley Manor and once at a local pub or

restaurant. Contact Mick on 01442 381117.

Tring Reminiscences

An informal group meeting monthly in

the Nora Grace Hall. All ages, background

welcome. Next meeting 24 September

at 11am. Contact Richard Tregoning,

Tring History Society richard@

tringlocalhistorymuseum.org.uk

Tring Swimming Club

Tring Swimming Club offers sociable,

professionally coached sessions in modern

facilities, every day of the week, with

squads for all ages from 6 to 60+. If you

want to improve your technique and

compete, or simply enjoy regular swimming

for fitness and fun, get in touch and book

your free trial.

Contact tringswimclubenquiries@gmail.

com or 07875 556945.

www.tringswimmingclub.co.uk.

Tring WI

Tring Womens’ Institute consists of a group

of ladies who meet once a month for tea,

biscuits and a chat and who come along to

listen to a talk given by the guest speaker of

the day. They meet at the Nora Grace Hall at

2.30pm on the first Friday of the month. Pop

along - you will be very welcome.

Contact Carol on 01442 822695.

Tring Youth Club

For young people of secondary school age,

open on Friday nights between 6.30 and

9pm, offering Xbox, pool, bar football, tuck

shop - and bring your own music to plug into

the sound system. Contact them via their

Facebook or Instagram accounts.

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Tring Youth Theatre Project

Local amateur dramatics for children from

Tring, Berkhamsted and the surrounding areas.

They have just put on a production of Bugsy

Malone. Contact lynda_minshull@yahoo.

co.uk or 07963 143805.

Tring Tornadoes football and

netball clubs

Tring Tornadoes is a youth sport club with

teams for boys football from ages U6 to U18,

and girls from U6 to U12, as well as netball

teams for U8 to U14. Contact enquirers@

tringtornadoes.co.uk or 07972 222902.

To find out about other clubs

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Forget diamonds - the gardener’s best friend is compost, and

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All of us are trying to be more organic

when it comes to gardening, and with

sales of peat-based compost set to

be banned from 2024, we might as well be

prepared. There really is no reason to wait.

Matt Felix, Sunnyside Rural Trust’s site

coordinator at Northchurch, says: ‘Here at

Sunnyside Rural Trust we attempt a process

of hot composting within six large bays.

Rapid decomposition takes place at high

temperatures, allowing us to use a mix of green

and animal (goats, pigs, sheep) waste, layering

the compost with equal amounts each week. At

the end of each month the compost gets turned

into the new bay, leaving the first bay empty for

the new waste. This method allows for faster

production (six months) of larger amounts of

compost to be used in the polytunnels all year

round, and is rich in nitrogen, potassium, and

phosphorus and should be weed-free, thanks to

the heat created.

‘We then celebrate the ‘No Dig Method’.

The principle of no-dig is to not disturb the

natural soil any more than the top 5cm, and

then apply compost as a mulch rather than

digging it in as would happen traditionally.

This benefits the plants significantly and our

weeds are kept under control, so no weed killer

needed either!

‘Growing no-dig works for veg plots and

flowerbeds alike, so if you are interested in

learning more, the current lead in UK no-dig

work is Charles Dowding [Monty Don calls him

the guru of no-dig gardening].’

What are the alternatives?

If you want to buy peat-free compost, you have

a few choices:

Wood fibre: This includes composted bark,

paper waste and sawdust. It offers a low pH and

good drainage.

Coir: This coconut fibre is a waste product and

is mostly imported from Sri Lanka. While it can

“ Keep an eye out for

free compost on

offer from Dacorum

Council

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be good at retaining water, it is not so good at

retaining nutrients, so be careful to feed your

plants as necessary.

Green waste: Made by councils and some

private companies from the green waste

harvested from household waste collections.

Keep an eye out for free compost on offer from

Dacorum Council.

ferments. It’s a much quicker process - you can

see results in just 10 days.

CompoSphere Rollable Tumblr: This round

bin can be pushed around to help the compost

mix together - and can also be rolled out of the

way when necessary.

Choosing a compost bin

There are all kinds of bins to choose from. And

if you have plenty of space in your garden, you

have lots of choice. However, if your garden

space is limited, here’s a few options...

Wormery: If you buy one, it will most likely

stand on legs and fit easily on a patio. Brandling

worms are kept inside and you get not only rich

compost but liquid fertiliser too.

Compost bags: Special compost bags are made

from a breathable fabric that allows the oxygen

to get in.

Bokashi bins: Rather than decomposing, the

material in these Japanese-developed bins

Recipe for homemade compost

Ingredients

You need a good mix of green and brown

components to make a balanced mix:

• Greens: fruit and veg peelings; grass cuttings;

coffee grounds; fresh manure; green plant

cuttings.

• Browns: leaves; hay; straw; shredded paper;

cardboard; chopped up woody prunings;

eggshells; teabags; sawdust.

• Never add: ·whole eggs; cooked meat/bones;

fatty food waste; dairy products; dog or cat

waste, or treated wood (such as fence panels).

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1. Find a space that is out of the way. You can

use a compost bin if you want. This is

advisable if the compost can be easily seen

from the rest of the garden, just because it

will look nicer

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keep a good mix of green and brown or it will

be too wet/too dry.

3. Every so often, check the consistency. If it’s

too dry, you can water it with the hose. If it’s

too wet, fork in some more matter from the

‘brown’ list.

4. The compost will take at least six months to

become the brown, crumbly compost you

need. If it is not rotting, you may need to turn

it and fork it to add more oxygen.

5. Dig in to borders, or use as a mulch around

plants. Use a mix of compost and soil in

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What to look for in your retirement home

By the time you’re thinking about retiring

you will probably have done quite a bit

of home hunting, but thinking about a

retirement home is a different matter.

So how to choose?

You could choose a retirement village or

development. Here, there will be other people

of retirement age, there may be a warden on

hand for emergencies, and the added bonus of

activities and facilities on site.

A retirement home or apartment might offer

you independent living, and lower running

costs, but with fewer added-on facilities.

Things to think about…

Facilities: If you retire in your late 60s you

could have at least another 20 years to enjoy.

Your mobility may become affected, so having

facilities and activities on tap is useful -

including beauty salons and hairdressers, cafes

and even gyms. There may be activities such as

yoga and wine tasting, and even an allotment

or gardens to tend.

Care on tap: Some offer a warden service,

others might have someone on call but off-site.

You may get round-the-clock care, while others

have a programme of variable care, which can

increase as and when you require it. You may

find developments with an element of nursing

care and even facilities for dementia sufferers.

Getting out and about: A lovely rural location

sounds idyllic, but if you can’t get yourself

out and about, you’ll be stuck there. Being

close to a nearby town for doctors or hospital

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PROPERTY

Planning ahead

Robert Stringer, of Stringer Mann Chartered

Financial Planners in Berkhamsted, is a member

of the Society of Later Life Advisers (SOLLA).

He advises that you start considering your

retirement accommodation sooner rather than

later - it may even be something you look ahead

to when you are in your 20s and 30s.

But certainly, he says: ‘We often say to people in

their 50s and 60s, you need to keep enough

money for care. When you are selling your

home to buy a retirement home, you should

leave enough for service charges and care. Care

can cost as much as £1,000 a week, even if it is

in your own home. It’s always important to work

out what your next step will be. At 80 you may

still be quite active, travelling away on holiday

etc. By the age of 85 your needs may have

changed considerably.

‘People will often come to us too late - when a

parent has had a fall or has dementia - to try to

work out what the next step will be. Planning is

important - make sure you have Powers of

Attorney in place too.

appointments may become a more pressing

need as you age. Some developments offer a

shuttle service into town.

Service charges: Most of these developments

have a service charge, so do take that into

account when working out your finances.

This charge will cover maintenance, as well as

activities, on-site care, grounds maintenance

and so on. Be sure you are clear about exactly

what it includes.

Selling on: Should you need to go into a

nursing home, or when you die, it’s likely you

will want your family to sell your home and

divide the proceeds as you wish. Be aware that

there can be extra charges when this happens -

it is often called a deferred management charge.

Robert Stringer points out that ‘most of these

At 80 you may still

be quite active…

by the age of 85

your needs may

have changed

considerably

‘We also always advise that you ensure you are

getting the help you need. If you have a medical

need then care is free at the point of delivery -

so Continuing Healthcare Assessments are vital.

There are benefits such as attendance allowance

and registered nursing care contributions too.

‘The most important thing is to get expert

advice as early as possible.’

homes are leasehold, and when you sell there

can be a lot of paperwork - more than when

selling a normal property’. Talking of which, do

ensure you update your Will when you move

into your retirement home.

Autumn 2021 / 33


1

Charles

Rothschild

- the forgotten

younger brother?

Walter Rothschild is famous for

driving a carriage drawn by zebras

and of course his collection that

formed the basis of Tring’s Natural

History Museum, but his younger

brother left a lasting legacy that

should not be forgotten...

With thanks to Tim Amsden, Tring Local History Museum, and author of

The Rothschilds and Tring, and Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust.

He may not be quite as well known as

his more flamboyant older brother but

Charles Rothschild still left a lasting

legacy, both around Tring and across the

British Isles.

Nathaniel ‘Charles’ Rothschild was born in

Tring in 1877. He spent much of his childhood

at Tring Park, and was educated at Harrow

and Trinity College Cambridge. He joined the

family bank, but like his brother Walter he was

fascinated by the natural world.

Much of his focus was on entomology (the

study of insects and their relationship to

humans) and his collection of around 260,000

fleas is now in the Rothschild Collection at

the Natural History Museum. He identified

around 500 new flea species, including the

plague vector flea, Xenopsylla cheopis. However,

more importantly, he is considered a pioneer of

nature conservation. He founded the first nature

reserve in the UK at Wicken Fen (his father gave

him an estate near Oundle in 1899).

The turning point for British nature

conservation came in May 1912, when Charles

held a meeting at the Natural History Museum

in London. At that meeting he presented an idea

for a new organisation to save the best places for

wildlife in the British Isles. That meeting led to

the founding of the Society for the Promotion

of Nature Reserves (the predecessor of The

Wildlife Trusts). His aim was to identify and

protect the most important wildlife sites, rather

than just individual species, a vision that led to

nature conservation as we know it today.

During the three years following that meeting

Charles coordinated a national survey of wildlife

sites that were ‘worthy of preservation’ in

Britain and Ireland. From that he produced The

Rothschild List (www.wildlifetrusts.org/aboutus/rothschilds-list),

which named the 284 best

wildlife sites in the country, some of which were

purchased as nature reserves.

His daughter, Miriam, a gifted scientist later

played a significant part within the Society too.

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LOCAL

HISTORY

It’s just a shame that Charles died in 1923 and

so never saw the culmination of his work - the

National Parks and Access to the Countryside

Act 1949, which makes provision for National

Parks and the establishment of a National

Parks Commission; to confer on the Nature

Conservancy and local authorities powers

for the establishment and maintenance of

nature reserves.

One of the sites named on that list is Aldbury

Nowers. This chalk hill is in the Chilterns and

noted by Rothschild for its ‘rare plants and

insects’ - in particular the silver-spotted skipper

butterfly, the pasqueflower and field fleawort.

The site suffered some neglect and lack of

management but is now managed by the Herts

& Middlesex Wildlife Trust, and its recovery

is in progress. Following some chalk grassland

restoration work, the small blue butterfly has

recently returned to the reserve, and it’s a

wonderful place to see wildflowers, butterflies

and many other chalk grassland species.

2 3

4

1. Portrait photograph of Nathaniel Charles Rothschild

(1877-1923) 2. An image of papers from The ‘Rothschild

Reserves’ Archive, the SPNR survey returns sent out by

Charles from the Rothschild bank at New Curt, 1912-1915

Reproduced with the permission of The Trustees of The Rothschild

Archive. 3. Silver-spotted skipper butterfly © Paul Ketchum

from Pixabay 4. Aldbury Nowers © Josh Kubale

Other sites nearby named on the list

include Coombe Hill near Wendover.

Dancersend, near Aston Clinton, was once

owned by the Rothschild family, and though not

named on the list, was designated as a nature

reserve in the 1940s in remembrance of Charles.

It is now run by the Berks, Bucks and Oxon

Wildlife Trust.

Charles inherited the Tring park estate during

World War 1 (although it was his

elder brother who inherited the title of Lord.).

Tim Amsden, Tring Local History Museum, tells

Living: ‘Charles co-operated with Hertfordshire

County Council in the implementation of the

1919 Land Settlement (Facilities) Act by putting

forward Dunsley Farm, which has been run as a

County farm tenancy ever since. Some of its

land in Cow Lane was split off as smallholdings.

On one of these a bungalow was built for a

Mr Jeacock - it’s now a listed building. Also built

was Cow Lane Farm. All of this land is now

threatened by housing development.

‘The Urban District Council (UDC), which

wanted to broaden its rates income base, asked

for the frontage to Station Road to be reserved

for ‘better class housing’ and this resulted in

the row of substantial houses running from the

Cricket Club to Cow Lane.

‘The 1919 Housing Act (‘Homes Fit for Heroes’)

required local councils to build houses, and

Charles gave the UDC enough land off Dundale

Road to build 50 houses. In the event they

could only muster the finances to build 12

(which are the ones continuing from those his

father had built for the Council in 1913). The

Estate insisted that the remaining land must not

be sold off, but must be given away to anyone

who was able to build themselves a house on it.

The result was Manor Road.

‘It’s worth bearing in mind that Charles

was a very sick man during this time, and

most of his affairs in Tring were being

conducted by his wife Rózsika and his agent

Richardson Carr.’

Autumn 2021 / 35


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Finding Linda

By JH Harris. From Ypdbooks.com, bookshops and Amazon. Out now.

This novel introduces young WPC Janice Morton, who is juggling her workload with a

desire to uncover the truth about her childhood playmate’s disappearance 10 years earlier.

Visit our website to learn more at www.livingmags.info/type/books. This is a first-class

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Morton returns as a Sergeant.

Julie Harris lives in Tring with her husband, working part time at Brian Clark Opticians.

Julie belongs to the Tring Writers’ Circle and meets with the members every fortnight.

Dear Grace

By Clare Swatman. From Our Bookshop, Tring, other bookshops and Amazon.

Out now.

Anna is a carer and used to helping older people - but when she meets 94-year-old Grace,

she discovers that her charge has plans to help her too. As they share stories of their

heartbreak - Anna’s from a recent divorce, and Grace from events during World War II -

they discover that they have a lot in common, despite the age gap between them. Can they

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Set in and around Lowestoft in Suffolk, where Clare has many happy memories from

spending time with her grandparents, this heartwarming story will grab you from the start, as you warm to

the two central characters. You might need some tissues at the ready too!

Clare Swatman was a journalist for national women’s magazines including Bella, Best and Take a Break

– and of course is the former Editor of Tring Living and Berkhamsted Living Magazines! She lives in

Berkhamsted with her husband and two boys. She has written two former novels - Before You Go and The

Mother’s Secret - and is currently working on her fourth.

Doing One’s Duty

By Mike Walsham. From bookshops and Amazon. Out now.

Following on from his first book Monique, this is a thrilling tale about the Intelligence

Service during World War II. This historical novel follows the exploits of Andrew, who was

recruited into the British Secret Intelligence Service in 1939 for his linguistic talents. His

missions include joining one of the ‘small ships’ in the evacuation of British Expeditionary

Force soldiers out of Dunkirk, and persuading the King of Norway to accept exile in

London rather than fight against the Nazis. A fascinating story, which entwines real

characters and events into a fictional tale, it is a great read, especially for anyone interested in the history of

the Second World War.

Mike lives in Ringshall, Little Gaddesden. His first book, Monique, was published in 2020.

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

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Self Contained –

Scenes from a

Single Life

By Emma John. From

bookshops and Amazon.

Out now.

Self Contained is about living

singly, and was written during

the pandemic in a lovely

thatched cottage on the canalside in Marsworth,

near Tring – a village which Emma says has been

an absolute refuge for her, with its reservoirs,

fields, footpaths and the kind neighbourly

community.

Those who have spent any time being single,

whether during a pandemic or not will laugh

wryly throughout. From the very first page, this

book wraps you in a snuggly blanket – the

writing style has a warmth and familiarity about

it which is oddly comforting. Make yourself a

cuppa, sit back, relax and enjoy.

Emma is a journalist and author. She was

the first woman in the UK to win a Sports

Journalism Award.

Progress of a

Modern Pilgrim:

My Life as an

Ambassador of

Faith and Film

By David Sullivan.

From www.

progressofamodernpilgrim.

com, bookshops and

Amazon. Out now.

David has lived in Berkhamsted for 24 years. His

autobiography follows humanitarian work in

North Korea, work in China, acting work on

major feature films and TV programmes and a

summer in 1969 with the Yanomami South

American Native Indian tribe. This is a

fascinating insight into one man’s extraordinary

life. David’s tales are like a window into another

world. You can find out more and purchase your

copy at www.progressofamodernpilgrim.com.

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MONDAY 6 SEP

Film: Berkhamsted Film

Society

Berkhamsted Civic Centre,

Also Tue 7, Mon 20, Tue 21 Sep.

8pm. www.

berkhamstedfilmsociety.co.uk

TUESDAY 7 SEP

Travel: Military Veterans

day to National Memorial

Arboretum

Hemel Hempstead Rotary

Club, in partnership with

Berkhamsted Rotary Club.

www.facebook.com/

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Gardens: Ashridge House

Garden Tour Available to book

every Tuesday at 10am & 1pm.

www.ashridgehouse.org.uk

WEDNESDAY 8 SEP

Sport: Ashridge Golf Day

Ashridge Golf Club, A fantastic

18 holes on this prestigious

course followed by a delicious

three-course meal and live

auction in support of the

Hospice of St Francis.

www. stfrancis.org.uk/golf

FRIDAY 10 SEP

Fairs / Festivals: Berkhamsted

Foundling Hospital

Online event available all

week. www. berkhamstedhistory.org.uk

SATURDAY 11 SEP

Fundraisers: Hospice of St

Francis Car Boot Sale

Dudswell Field, Tring Road,

HP4 3TA. www.stfrancis.org.

uk/carbootsales

Markets & Sales: Tring

Farmers Market

Market Place, Brook Street,

Tring, 9am-12.30pm. 2nd and

4th Saturday of each month.

www.tringfarmersmarket.

co.uk

Fairs / Festivals: The Battle

of Berkhamsted Common

- the Power of the People

A guided tour showing extent

of area proposed for enclosure

by Lord Brownlow and its

background history. *

Fairs / Festivals: Lost

Wharves of Berkhamsted

Also 15 Sep. Guided tour of

yesterday’s canal, highlighting

the former industrial activity

and the importance of canals

in the growth and

development of the town.*

Music: Nikki Iles Trio

Civic Centre, Berkhamsted,

8.30pm. Berkhamsted Jazz first

concert of 2021/22 Season.

www.bjazz.org

SUNDAY 12 SEP

Fairs / Festivals: BFI Film &

Television Archive Open Day

BFI National Archive,

Berkhamsted, 10.30am-4pm.

See the specialist skills,

technology and vaults

preserving the film and TV

heritage of the nation.

Pre-booking essential.

www.heritageopendays.org.

uk/visiting/event/

bfi-film-television-archive

Fairs / Festivals: Producing

Watercress in Berkhamsted

Meet at St Johns Wells Lane

HP4 1JQ, 10.30am. Also 16 Sep.

Learn what life was like for the

watercress families.* www.

berkhamsted-history.org.uk

Fairs / Festivals: St Peter’s

Church and Court House 3pm.

Visit the Tudor Court House, a

building much altered over the

years.*

MONDAY 13 SEP

Fairs / Festivals: Amersfort

A fine Arts and Craft house,

with a garden designed by

Ernest Willmott and planted

by Gertude Jekyll. Guided tour

of the gardens.* www.

berkhamsted-history.org.uk

Walks: A Walk Back in Time

White Hill HP4 1LJ, 2pm. Also

16 Sep. Guided Tour of

Berkhamsted’s Historic Centre

which points out significant

buildings and events of the

town.*

WEDNESDAY 15 SEP

Business: BDCC Champagne

Networking Breakfast

Berkhamsted Cricket Club,

7.15-9.30am. £15 members, £20

non-members. www.

berkhamsted-chamber.co.uk

THURSDAY 16 SEP

Fairs / Festivals:

Berkhamsted’s West End

Poverty and Industry

Meet at Sacred Heart Church

Park St HP4 1HX, 6pm. Also

10.30am 18 Sep. Learn about the

less well known history of

Berkhamsted.*

berkhamsted-history.org.uk

Walks: Wild Gin Tasting

Tring Reservoirs, 7-10pm. An

evening visit to Wilstone

Reservoir Nature Reserve,

learning about the amazing

nocturnal bat, followed by gin

tasting at Puddingstone

Distillery. www.

hertswildlifetrust.org.uk

FRIDAY 17 SEP

Fairs / Festivals: A Walk in

the Past - Berkhamsted Place,

successor to the Castle

Meet at top of Castle Hill, 10am.

Also 2pm 18 Sep. Experience

something of the grandeur and

ambiance of what remains of

this Royal Mansion House. *

SATURDAY 18 SEP

Fairs / Festivals: Climate

Action Berkhamsted

To 26 Sep. Take part in the Great

Big Green Week, a UK wide

celebration of action on climate

change. www.berkhamstedchamber.co.uk/event/

climate-action-berkhamsted

Fairs / Festivals: Chilterns

Heritage Festival

To 3 Oct. A series of exciting

events across the region,

designed to celebrate the

diverse heritage of the

Chilterns. www.chilternsociety.

org.uk/heritage-festival/

Markets & Sales:

Berkhamsted Farmers Market

High Street, Berkhamsted, 3rd

Sunday of every month,

10am-2pm. www.facebook.com/

berkofm

SUNDAY 19 SEP

Sport: MKFM Tour de Vale

Bike Ride

Transform lives by taking part

in Buckinghamshire’s biggest

charity bike ride.

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Walks: The Berkhamsted

Walk

A 12-mile walk designed to raise

money for The Children’s

Society. www.

berkhamstedwalk.com

Travel: Winchester Cathedral

Flower Show

Masons mini bus and coach

hire. £35pp. A stunning array of

flower arrangements inspired

by the magnificent

Winchester Bible. www.

masonscoachhire.co.uk

Fairs / Festivals: Visit to

working watercress beds

HP1 2BS, 11am. A rare

opportunity to see a working

watercress bed from start to

finish, a familiar site in

Victorian England.*

WEDNESDAY 22 SEP

Business: Tring Together

Netwalking

9am. For those who find

breakfast meetings too early

and evenings too difficult to

get to, join BusinessMart

(Tring’s biggest business

networking group) and walk

around Tring Park whilst you

network. Dogs welcome.

Register via email.

www.tringtogether.org.uk

Arts & Crafts: Berkhamsted

Live Goes Green

Berkhamsted celebration of

Great Big Green Week

showcasing music from indie/

folk band The Devines plus

‘Climate Justice/Eco

Testimonies’ by John Bell,

Raeeka Yassale & Sue

Hampton. www.

berkhamstedtowncouncil.gov.

uk/great-big-green-week

SATURDAY 25 SEP

Fairs / Festivals: Herts

Bigger Weekend

Hertfordshire’s biggest

celebration of the year gives

you the opportunity to enjoy

all that our county has to offer.

www.hertsbigweekend.co.uk

Exhibitions: Tring And

District Model Railway

Club Exhibition

Pitstone Memorial Hall LU7

9EY. 10.15am-4.30pm. There

will be layouts in various

scales from the small N

gauge up to the large G scale

suitable for use in gardens.

www.tringandaylesburymrc.

co.uk

Music: Nine Below Zero

Blues Bar, Tring. 8pm.

www.bluesbartring.co.uk

FRIDAY 1 OCT

Exhibitions: The Virtual Art

Shop

To 31 Oct. Free online art

exhibition showcasing

paintings, prints, jewellery

and glassware from local

artists. Sales from the site

raise money for the Chilterns

MS Centre. www.

virtualartshop.co.uk

Talks: Corsets and codpieces

- a study of tudor underwear

By video conference, 7.15pm.

Speaker Dr Nic Fulcher.

www.cholesbury.com


Music: Head Hunters Blues

Band

Blues Bar, Tring. 8pm.

www.bluesbartring.co.uk

SATURDAY 2 OCT

Markets & Sales:

Berkhamsted Book Fair

Court House, Berkhamsted,

10am-4pm. 01442 862011

Music: Slim Chance

Blues Bar Tring, 8pm.

www.bluesbartring.co.uk

Music: Matt Skelton’s

Blackhawk Band

Civic Centre, Berkhamsted,

8.30pm. www.bjazz.org

SATURDAY 9 OCT

Arts & Crafts: Festival of Arts

and Crafts

St Mary’s Church, Ivinghoe.

Also Sun 10. To celebrate the

church’s 800th anniversary.

Live music and refreshments.

www.facebook.com/stmary.

holycross.allsaints

Music: Engegard Quartet

Berkhamsted Civic Centre,

7.30pm, £16. www.

berkhamstedmusic.co.uk

THURSDAY 14 OCT

Music: Alex Hamilton Band

Blues Bar, Tring. 8pm.

www.bluesbartring.co.uk

THURSDAY 21 OCT

Music: East West Maxwell

Street

Blues Bar, Tring. 8pm.

www.bluesbartring.co.uk

SATURDAY 23 OCT

Music:

OMG A Night at the Musicals

Starring the Tring Together Big

Band. 7pm at Nora Grace Hall.

There will be hot food and

snacks. Pre-booking is

essential.

trish@tringtogether.org.uk

SATURDAY 30 OCT

Music: Georgia Mancio Trio

Civic Centre, Berkhamsted,

8pm. www.bjazz.org

MONDAY 1 NOV

Film:

Berkhamsted Film Society

Berkhamsted Civic Centre, Also

Tue 2, Mon 15, Tue 16. 8pm.

Non-members £5 at door. For

details of film please visit the

website. www.

berkhamstedfilmsociety.co.uk

WEDNESDAY 3 NOV

Travel:

Blackpool Illuminations

Masons mini bus and coach

hire. From £166pp. To 5 Nov.

www.masonscoachhire.co.uk

FRIDAY 5 NOV

Talks: West Wycombe Park

and the Dashwoods

By video conference, 7.15pm.

Speaker Peter Hague.

www.cholesbury.com

Fairs / Festivals:

Tring Book Festival

From 5 to 14 November

taking place at the Court

Theatre and High Street

Baptist Church. Visit the

website for details.

www.tringbookfestival.co.uk

SATURDAY 6 NOV

Fairs / Festivals:

Berkhamsted Town

Fireworks

A charitable event taking place

at Berkhamsted Cricket Club.

www.berkorotary.org

Fairs / Festivals: Tring

Festival of Fire

A charity event taking place

at Tring Park Cricket Club,

and raising money to

support sport in the local

community.

www.tringfireworks.co.uk

SUNDAY 7 NOV

Fairs / Festivals:

Berkhamsted Book Festival

Berkhamsted Town

Hall, 10am-6pm. There

will be children’s and

adult authors and a mixture

of author’s readings, panels

and Q&A sessions.

www.berkofest.com

THURSDAY 11 NOV

Music:

The Hitman Blues Band

Blues Bar, Tring. 8pm.

www.bluesbartring.co.uk

SATURDAY 13 NOV

Fairs / Festivals: Christmas

at Waddesdon

Waddesdon Manor. Wed-Sun

12noon-7.30pm to 3 Jan.

www.waddesdon.org.uk

Music: Roscoe Piano Trio

Berkhamsted Civic Centre,

7.30pm, £16. www.

berkhamstedmusic.co.uk

WEDNESDAY 17 NOV

Business: BDCC Champagne

Networking Breakfast

Berkhamsted Cricket Club,

7.15-9.30am. £15 members; £20

non-members.

www.berkhamsted-chamber.

co.uk

SATURDAY 20 NOV

Music: Richard Pite Band

Civic Centre, Berkhamsted,

8pm. Tribute to Keith Nicholls.

www.bjazz.org

FORTHCOMING

SALE DATES 2021

VISUAL IDENTITY GUIDE

PART 3: EXAMPLES

V. 1.00

5

TRING MARKET

AUCTIONS

BROOK STREET

TRING HP23 5ED

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3

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Full Logo

Forthcoming

sale dates

GENERAL SALES

on FRIDAYS &

SATURDAYS

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General Sales

on Saturdays

10th & 11th Sept’21

24th & 25th Sept’21

8th & 9th Oct ’21

22nd & 23rd Oct ’21

5th & 6th Nov ’21

19th & 20th Nov ’21

Viewing

Thurs: 10am-5pm

Fri: 9.30am-6pm

1st December 2018

15th December 2018

5th January 2019

19th January 2019

2nd February 2019

16th February 2019

2nd March 2019

16th March 2019

30th March 2019

FINE ART,

ANTIQUE &

20TH CENTURY

DECORATIVE

ART SALES

Join us for the

22nd Graham Greene

International Festival

Berkhamsted

30th Sept – 3rd Oct ’21

1. Preferred application of logo (green/charcoal-on-white);

this application may be used on all on-screen and printed

media. This GG monogram reduces Graham Greene’s

initals into a single icon, a visual summary of the wider

branding. The ‘Graham Greene’ lettering is a modified

version of the classic typeface Georgia Bold, and

the tagline is the modern version of Neue Haas Grotesk.

Viewing Friday

prior to Sale

9.30am until 6.00pm

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Fri 17th Sept ’21

Fri 26th Nov ’21

Fine Art, Antique

& 20th Century

Decorative Art Sales

Viewing Wed &

Thurs prior to Sale

10am-5pm

PLEASE

SEE OUR

WEBSITE FOR

FURTHER DETAILS

ON VIEWING

AND ONLINE

BIDDING!

Friday

8th March 2019

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Viewing Thursday

prior to Sale

9.00am until 8.00pm

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Tring Market

Auctions

Brook Street

Tring

Herts

HP23 5ED

01442 826446

sales@tringmarketauctions.co.uk

www.tringmarketauctions.co.uk

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Talks on:

What makes Greene

‘A Good Read’

...

The Captain and the

Enemy (William Boyd)

... ICONGRAPHY

The new biography

by Richard Greene

...

A musical version of

Our Man in Havana

Screenings of:

The Stranger’s Hand

starring Trevor Howard

...

The Power and the Glory

starring

Laurence Olivier

Festival

venues:

Berkhamsted Town Hall

...

Berkhamsted

01234 Civic 123 Centre 123

...

Deans’ Hall

and the Old Hall

Berkhamsted School

2.

Alternative application of the Full Logo (white on green);

this application may be used for stand-out print media,

such as cover pages or business cards. Due to its

heavy colour use, this version is only to be printed

by professional printers (not in-house).

www.grahamgreenebt.org

name.example@grahamgreeneb

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sales@tringmarketauctions.co.uk

www.tringmarketauctions.co.uk

01234 123 123

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* All Heritage Open Days events are free of charge. Booking is essential. Visit www.berkhamsted-history.org.uk


WALKS AROUND TOWN

PITSTONE HILL

This walk is about 3.5 miles long. An easy stretch for a Sunday afternoon.

1. Starting from Pitstone Memorial Hall car

park go across the recreation ground to the

roundabout and turn right up Marsworth

Road towards the village. After about 200

yards take the smaller gate on your right into

the permissive footpath surrounding the

allotments. Do not enter the allotment site.

2. Follow this path round until you come to a

farm track. Turn left and follow the track

straight up until you reach the road by the

Silver Birch. Beware that this path can be

muddy in parts in the winter.

3. Cross the road taking great care. Cross the

narrow field on the permissive footpath. Go

through the hole in the hedge and turn left

onto Footpath 7. (see website)

4. Continue on this footpath over a stile, across

the field entrance and round to your right,

parallel with Stocks Road and continue up

the hill.

5. When you reach the top of this path go

through the gate and turn right. Follow the

wide path till you reach the well-trodden

path coming down from the top of the hill

(Piccadilly). Turn right here and climb up to

the highest point. On your way note the

overgrown copse on your right. This is the

AA wood planted in the 1950s by members of

the AA with neither permission nor plan for

maintenance. Also note a dug-out pocket

beside the path to your right. This is the

Pitstone Home Guard gun emplacement

from World War II!

6. Admire the view from the highest point

including All Saints, Leighton Buzzard to

your right and the County Council building

in Aylesbury to your left.

7. When you reach a post with a blue arrow bear

right and follow the path downwards until

you reach the gate into Aldbury Nowers. Do

not go through the gate.

8. Turn down the hill, which is quite steep at

this point. Go straight on through the gate

onto the footpath going down the side of the

quarry. After you have been through the

metal barrier at the bottom turn right to

walk on a footpath parallel with the road.

9. At the end cross onto the road near the

roundabout. Take care here and make your

way across the roundabout and along

Westfield Road.

10. Follow the Footpath sign across the quarry

to Church Road. At the end of Church Road

turn left and follow Vicarage Road back to

the Memorial Hall.

With thanks to Pitstone Parish Council.

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

46 / Tring Living www.livingmags.info


LOCAL PLACES

CROSSWORD

SOLUTIONS TO

‘SCHOOL’ CLUES

ARE HALF OF A

PHRASE, WITH

SCHOOL BEING

THE OTHER HALF

As a new term starts this month, our crossword from Ian Bateman

has a back-to-school theme. Will you come top of the class?

Across

9 Headless spring is less

than a pound (5)

10 Support a really

extreme school (9)

11 Decimalisation of 9 to

ruin school (7)

12 Force to go through

school (7)

13 Held breath and played

innings - with less

time in the middle (5)

15 Spies in America or

China, oddly (3)

16 School winter runner (3)

17 Persuasive with this

gift (3)

19 Head pours me

cocktail (7)

20 Attorney by the end of

primary school! (3)

23 An attempt previously

(3)

24 School is even about

final grades (3)

25 Cobblers make these

spirits heard (5)

27 School health check (7)

29 A reeve is confused by

black widow (7)

32 There’s only one

Valerie! (9)

33 Even holier behind

church school (5)

Down

1 Very ends of finishing

school (4)

2 Loud worker next to

trendy school (6)

3 School period (4)

4 Employer to manipulate

rule (4)

5 Winter olympians

mistakenly race ski set

(3,7)

6 Slight roll over (4)

7 Grouse or badger I’m

stewing (4,4)

8 Nasty disorder leads to

unknown arrangement

of words (6)

13 School secured scuba

gear (3)

14 School record goes to

Oscar (5)

15 Brown landscape designer

has aptitude (10)

16 Small weeds at school

(5)

18 Hog damage to motor

school... (8)

21 ...Surely the old sow

started? (3)

22 Champagne cocktail

makes imam so drunk

(6)

26 Request to guide gull

(4,2)

28 Apprentice adopted by

lower sect... (4)

29 ...School bishop as well (4)

30 Spacecraft loses alien

jewel (4)

31 Noble appreciation for

music lost (4)

Crossword Answers - Across: 9 Ounce, 10 Secondary, 11 Grammar, 12 Subject, 13 Bated, 15 CIA, 16 Ski, 17 Gab, 19 Supremo, 20 Day, 23 Ago,

24 Bus, 25 Soles, 27 Medical, 29 Bereave, 32 Singleton, 33 Choir. Down: 1 Song, 2 Infant, 3 Term, 4 User, 5 Ice skaters, 6 Snub, 7 Game bird,

8 Syntax, 13 Bag, 14 Disco, 15 Capability, 16 Shoes, 18 Boarding, 21 Yes, 22 Mimosa, 26 Lead on, 28 Cult, 29 Band, 30 Rock, 31 Earl.


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please help us by letting them know that you saw their advert/details in this

magazine. Thank you.

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how much hard work

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LOCAL ESSENTIALS

Need a number in a hurry?

Keep this page handy

Visit our website for more essential

services and telephone numbers

including opticians, dental surgeries

and vets for Tring www.livingmags.

info/tring-essential-services

Defibrillator machines in the town

centre can be found by The Baptist Church,

High Street, Tring HP23 4AB. For a full list of

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

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