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ISSUE 49 AUTUMN 2019

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Welcome to the

Autumn issue!

There’s always lots going on at this time of

the year – check out our guide on Halloween

fun with the kids, as well as details of firework

displays, Chilterns Heritage Festival and the

Heritage Open Days among many others!

It’s been brought to our attention by a

discussion on Facebook that some of you are

not happy about the plastic wrap that the

magazines are delivered in. Believe us, neither

are we. It doesn’t sit well with us at all that our

mags are sent out in polythene wrap which,

although recyclable at supermarkets, is still not

as environmentally friendly as we’d wish. We

are investigating an alternative and hope to have

a decision for 2020 and will let you know.

TRING

AUTUMN

2019

In other news, we’ve sadly had to make the

decision not to publish the School Report this year

due to lack of interest. Apologies to those who find

it a useful guide – hopefully we can revisit it in

the future.

We hope you enjoy this issue of Living

Magazines. We like to think we cover most things

you want. For the results of the reader survey

from the summer issue, turn to page 18.

Have a lovely autumn and we’ll see you in the

winter!

Alison and Clare

Owner & Editor

CONTENTS

4 News and views from

Tring and surrounding

villages.

8 Competition: win tea for

two at The Ivy, St Albans

12 Local Profile:

Clare Swatman in

conversation with David

Evans MBE

14 Gift and food ideas from

your high street

16 Rumbles Chocolate

Brownie recipe

18 Living Magazines survey

results

19 Books by local authors

20 Fun family Halloween

events and crafts

23 The Art of Decluttering:

sponsored by NFU

Mutual Hemel

Hempstead

26 The best dog-friendly cafes

and restaurants around.

Competition: Win an

assortment of prizes!

28 October is Breast

cancer Awareness month

30 Walk round Wigginton

34 Save our Hedgehogs: tips and

advice for your garden

37 The Robin Hood Thai night

review

38 What’s On Guide

50 Local essential

services

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Tring’s brand new book festival!

brand new book festival is coming to Tring

A this autumn – and it looks set to be a

stellar event.

Running from 8-17 November, it will include

authors, actors, politicians, poets and opinion

formers including poet Carol-Ann Duffy, actor

Ben Miller and TV anthropologist Dr Alice

Roberts, who will appear at a series of events

including debates, interviews, presentations

and workshops.

The events will take place at various locations

across the town, including the David Evans

Court Theatre, the Natural History Museum,

Tring Park School for the Performing Arts,

Tring School’s Desborough Hall and the High

Street Baptist Church.

At the time of going to press full details were

still to be announced, but more can be found at

www.tringbookfestival.co.uk. They are looking

for volunteers to help the events run smoothly,

so if you can offer your services check out the

website for details of how to apply.

Pick up your card

protector now!

After a long time in the planning, the Tring

Neighbourhood Watch card protector is

finally available to buy!

‘Most credit and debit cards have a built-in

contactless payment technology called RFID,

where physical contact with your card is not

required to take a payment and can be scanned

from a few centimetres away by anyone,’ says

Emma Cowell from Tring Neighbourhood

Watch. ‘This means fraudsters can scan it while

it’s still in your wallet or purse!’

The OWL card minder can help reduce the

risk of unauthorised payments being taken

from your contactless credit or debit card, by

forming a protective barrier.

Buy your card protector now at Metcalfe’s for

just £1. All profits from the sales go directly to

the Neighbourhood Watch scheme. The project

was launched with generous funding from

Tring Town Council.

Tring Neighbourhood Watch work

together with you, the police and other local

organisations to fight crime and the fear

of crime. They’re always looking for new

supporters and members. Email them at

tringnhw@yahoo.co.uk, or sign up at

www.owl.co.uk to receive alerts about crime

and local issues.

NEWS

IN BRIEF

Dacorum Business Heroes

Dacorum Borough Council’s

Business Heroes 2019 have been

announced, and congratulations go

to Number Twenty, Indigo Tree,

D-Lab, Tring Together, Tring

Brewery and David Evans MBE. Find

out more at www.livingmags.info

Tring Art Show

Tring Park School for the Performing

Arts are hosting an even bigger Art Show

for 2019, on 28 and 29 September. It will

feature paintings, sculpture, ceramics,

printmaking and jewellery from local and

national artists. www.tringpark.com

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APM 10 year anniversary

Living Magazines’

publisher Alison

Page also runs Alison

Page Marketing

(APM), a PR and

marketing agency

in Tring – and it has

just turned 10!

Alison decided

to do something

dramatic to celebrate

– jumping out of a

plane at 13,000ft to

raise money for

The Hospice of St

Francis!

‘I’ve always wanted

to do a skydive, and

the Hospice gave me

the perfect reason

to make my dream

come true,’ Alison

said.

Tring

in the Media

‘He revealed that the recipient of Harrison’s

magnanimity (the three-year £100,000 fees

paid for Arts Educational) would be Ben

Culleton, from a village in Leicestershire.

‘Culleton, who took his A-levels at Tring

Park School for the Performing Arts, will

begin studying at Arts Ed in West London in

September.’

Daily Mail, 12 July 2019

‘I’m delighted that I managed to raise more

than £1,000.’

And because it was also the Hospice’s 40th

anniversary, Alison had a cake specially made

to commemorate the event.

Kate Phipps-Wiltshire, CEO of The Hospice of

St Francis, added: ‘Alison’s skydiving themed

cake, as a gift for our hard-working community

nursing team, really was the icing on the cake

after she, and over 25 others, jumped out of a

plane for us and helped us to celebrate our 40th

birthday.

‘As a member of our Corporate Partner

Network, Alison’s been great at helping us

spread the word about this popular event. Many

congratulations to Alison who’s celebrating a

joint milestone of a big birthday this year and

running her marketing business for 10 years.’

Alison also invited some of her clients and

colleagues to help celebrate with an evening

canal boat ride with Kernal Cruisers at Cow

Roast. www.justgiving.com/fundraising/

alison-page11

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Heritage Open Days

The 25th national Heritage Open Days event

is taking place this September – and we

have a corker of a line-up in Berkhamsted,

thanks to the Berkhamsted Local History and

Museum Society.

Running from 13-22 September across 11

different sites, it will include walks and

tours around Ashlyns, Berkhamsted Castle,

Berkhamsted Station, Amersfort in Potten End

and the Rectory Lane Cemetery.

• ‘A Walk Back in Time’ – Thursday 19

September and Saturday 21 September, both

at 10am.

• Berkhamsted Place – Friday 13

September, 10am and Saturday 14

September, 2pm.

• Berkhamsted Castle – 15, 16, 17 September,

12pm, 2pm, 4pm. Free guided tour by

archeologist and Trustee of the Berkhamsted

Castle Trust.

• Amersfort – Monday 16 September,

10am and 2pm.

• Ashlyns Foundling Hospital –

Sunday 15 September, open 1pm-5.30pm,

tours at 1.30pm and 3.30pm.

• Post a Letter – Sunday 15 September, 11am.

• Repton’s Ashridge – Tuesday 17 September

and Thursday 19 September, both at 2pm.

• St Mary’s Northchurch –

Saturday 14 September, 11am and 2pm.

• St Peter’s Church and Court House –

Sunday 22 September, 3pm.

• The Battle of Berkhamsted Common:

the Power of the People – Saturday 14

September, 9.45am.

• The Lost Wharves of Berkhamsted –

Friday 13 September and Wednesday 18

September, both at 10am.

• Old Hall and Chapel, Berkhamsted

School – Sunday 15 September, 10.30am

and 2.30pm.

*Competition time!*

Win Afternoon Tea for Two

at The Ivy, St Albans!

We’ve got the chance for one lucky reader to

win an Afternoon Tea for Two at The Ivy, St

Albans. Simply answer this simply question:

On which road in St Albans is The Ivy

situated? Go to www.livingmags.info/

competitions to find out how to enter.

Neighbourhood

Watch

It’s always important to be on the alert for

scams – and the Berkhamsted and Tring

Safer Neighbourhood Team want to warn you

about a recent one, as well as explaining how

you can protect yourself.

‘We have had a spate of people calling

and stating they are from the police and

have someone in custody with their bank

cards,’ explains PCSO Lauren Jackson from

Berkhamsted Police Station.

‘They are then asking the call taker to confirm

their bank details as a way of then withdrawing

money from the account. Police would NEVER

do this to anyone, so you should definitely

ignore it.

‘Another one is an automated message that

asks you to press a number to continue. Please

do not do this, as you can be agreeing to large

call costs.

‘If the callers are rude and aggressive you

should let the police know so that we know

about the scams going on in the area.’

If you’re worried about anything or have

any queries, please email the Tring and

Berkhamsted Safer Neighbourhood Team on

SNTBerkhamstedandTring@Herts.pnn.

police.uk

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20mph zone delayed

After the chaos of the high street gas work

closures, you’d be forgiven for not having

noticed that work on the 20mph zone on

Christchurch Road has been delayed – much

to the frustration of Tring councillor Nick

Hollinghurst.

After five years of fighting for the 20mph

zone, work began earlier this summer, only to

be stalled thanks to the ongoing high street

closures.

‘We installed some of the signage, but had

to make the decision to postpone completion

because, with the high street closed, we simply

couldn’t close Christchurch Road as well,’ says

Nick Hollinghurst. ‘It’s frustrating but we had

no choice.

‘Work will re-commence later this autumn,

when the rest of the signage and the five speed

tables will be installed.’

In the meantime, the hope is that people will

drive more slowly and carefully anyway.

‘We want to make the town safer and more

family-friendly by reducing the overall speed

people drive,’ adds Nick. ‘People are now asking

us whether we can do the same in the east of

Tring as well, and I hope that we can.’

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Chilterns Heritage Festival

Back by popular demand, The Chilterns

Heritage Festival is returning for its

second year.

From 21 September until 6 October, there will

be a series of exciting events across the region,

designed to celebrate the diverse heritage of the

Chilterns.

Including exclusive visits to iconic Chiltern

houses, historical open days, heritage walks

and countless other special events, this festival

will help you learn about your local heritage

and open it up to people who live both within

the Chilterns and beyond. The festival will

bring together historic buildings, museums,

landscapes and organisations charged with

keeping our heritage alive.

• 21 September, 11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm –

Rectory Lane Cemetery Storytelling and

Performances with Ella Buchan. £8-£17

• 22 September, 2pm-5pm – Roald Dahl

New premises for Springwell

Springwell Vets has opened the doors of

its long-awaited new premises at Dunsley

Orchard – and owner Patrick and the team are

delighted!

‘The architectural design isn’t very orthodox

for a vets’,’ said Patrick, ‘but it’s far more fun,

and provides a light and spacious environment,

which is exactly what we asked the architect

to do.’

One element of the build of which the team

are particularly proud is the ecological design.

‘The surgery is powered by solar panels and

biomass with close attention paid to insulation

Exclusive Archive Tour and Afternoon Tea at

the Roald Dahl Museum, Great Missenden.

£12.50-£18.50

• 23 September, 10.15am-1pm – Ashridge

History Walk starting from the National

Trust visitor centre. £4-£6

• 25 September, 4.30pm-6.30pm – Frogmore

Paper Mill tour. £5.50-£11

• 28-29 September, 10am-4pm – Winters

Camp at Wendover Woods.

• 28 September, 11am-12pm – Tring Brewery

tour. £7-£11

• 3 October, 10am-1pm – Ancient Woodland

Walk at Hockeridge and Pancake Woods.

£5-£8

• 6 October 12.45pm – 2pm – Natural

History Museum, Tring exclusive out of

hours tour. £9-£11

Visit www.chilternsociety.org.uk for more

information.

and glazing,’

said Patrick.

‘The air

conditioning

is powered

by sunshine,

and we’ve

commissioned

an electric

vehicle charging point.

‘I’m looking forward to using the dedicated

keyhole surgery theatre too.’

We hope you’ll be very happy in your new home!

NEWS

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Beechwood win again!

Congratulations to Beechwood

Fine Foods’ Sarah Murray who has

won yet another Great Taste Award

for her Poacher’s Pickle, and Dark

and Chunky Marmalade!

Berkofest is back

The annual Berkofest takes place on

Saturday 7 September at Ashlyns Hall

Estate – get your tickets at

www.berkofest.com.


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LOCAL

Tring Hockey Club Centenary Ball

This year marks the 100th anniversary

of Tring Hockey Club, and while sticks

might have changed and rules might be a bit

different, the ethos of the club remains the

same – to provide a friendly, family-oriented

club open to all.

‘Formed after World War 1, hockey started to

be played on the outfield of Tring Park Cricket

Club,’ explains Tring Hockey Club President

Patrick Barr.

‘While hockey used to be male-dominated,

nowadays it’s enjoyed by men and women of

all ages, from our minis aged five and six, to

our oldest playing member, Gilbert Grace, 82,

who played his first game in 1948 on a frozen

Wilstone reservoir!’

The Centenary Ball will take place on

Saturday 21 September and will be open to all

players, ex club members and supporters.

If you are interested in playing hockey, contact

club secretary Nigel Woodall, nigel.woodall@

me.com or go to www.tringhockeyclub.org

To help with the Centenary celebrations, to

sponsor the event or a table, email patrick@

breathepm.com

Whizz, pop, bang!

Forget dodgy home fireworks – keep you and

your pets safe and enjoy bonfire night at a

communal display.

The annual Tring Festival of Fire returns

this year with a bang (pun intended). Taking

place at Tring Park Cricket Club on Saturday

Tring gas works are almost over!

The gas works, which have caused so

much upheaval since May, will finally

be coming to an end this autumn.

The final phase is due to start on Monday

9 September and will see the closure of the

High Street from the junction with Akeman

Street/Frogmore Lane, to the roundabout

at Christchurch Lane/Western Road.

The closure will last for a further seven

weeks.

The works are being carried out to replace

the old metal pipes with modern plastic ones.

Bradley Barlow, spokesperson for gas

distribution company SGN, said: ‘We’ve

worked closely with the local authorities

in planning this work and we will be doing

everything we can to limit disruption during

our essential project.

‘We appreciate that roadworks can be

frustrating, however, the new plastic pipe

has a minimum lifespan of 80 years. This

means, once the work has been completed,

Tring homes and businesses will enjoy the

benefits of a continued safe and reliable gas

supply for many years to come.’

2 November, it will include a bonfire and

fireworks, as well as the usual live music and

family fun.

Tickets are available in advance and you can buy

a family saver for £16, an adult ticket for £8 and

a child ticket for £5. www.tringfireworks.co.uk

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Autumn 2019 / 11


Local Profile:

Clare Swatman spent some time with local

businessman and philanthropist David Evans MBE

DAVID

EVANS MBE

David Evans has a favourite saying: ‘Do

something you love and you’ll never work a

day in your life.’

He’s certainly done that. And now, long after

many people would have retired, he’s developing

a number of ‘not-for-personal-profit’ companies

under the Future Proof Enterprises banner,

aimed at helping others less fortunate.

‘Just before he died, my father said, “son,

remember, there are no pockets in a shroud”.’

He meant, of course, that you can’t take money

with you. But you can leave behind a legacy – and

this is exactly what David has tried to do.

A change of career

David grew up in Rotherhithe, south-east

London, and following university worked as

an advertising copywriter before moving to

Bradford to run a factory.

This was the first time David realised that he

worked differently to most people. ‘I listened to

the staff,’ he says. ‘Production in Europe doubled

in the two years I was there.’

David then married and moved to Tring, a town

he loves.

Then in 1979 he wrote a plan for his new

business, The Grass Roots Group PLC. Its aim

was to teach businesses how to treat their

employees better.

Treat people well

‘If you treat people well you help them achieve

more,’ says David. In the 1980s this was new.

David ran his business model on four pillars:

communication, education, measurement

and reward. Over the years the business

expanded from a small Tring-based company to a

worldwide one.

In 2008 David was awarded an MBE for

corporate social responsibility. But in 2013 he

fell ill and decided it was time to step down. Two

years later he sold the company.

Retirement

The business was huge and profitable. David

could have sat back and enjoyed a comfortable

retirement – but instead, with his father’s words

in mind, he set up a number of not-for-profit

businesses.

Matilda’s Planet sprang from an idea from his

then eight-year-old daughter Matilda, who asked

why London air was so dirty. ‘Its aim is to reduce

energy consumption based on fossil fuels,’ David

explains.

Other enterprises include: Headway, which

aims to help teachers and pupils in Personal

Social Health Economics (PSHE); Airtopia, which

focuses on improving the air quality in homes;

and Fundstar, a credit card system that makes a

small contribution to your child’s school every

time you use it.

Plus, of course, David still funds the David

Evans Court Theatre, and his daughter Daisy

runs the adjacent Home Office.

Any profit is ploughed into the David Evans

Grass Roots Foundation, a registered charity

that gives grants to organisations, which help

educate children and young people under 25 in

the UK.

Will David ever give up and do nothing?

‘I don’t see the point,’ he tells me, ‘I’ve got

enough time to spend time with my children and

grandchildren. Work makes me happy.’

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Tring & The villages

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Beechwood Fine Foods - Tring

01 Belinda Clark’s gourmet marshmallows £1.95

02 Percy’s Delightful Cream Biscuits £3.50

03 Beechwood’s Homemade Autumn

preserve £2.95

04 Great Food Affairs’ Bruschetta £1.75

Fancy That - Tring

05 Heritage Glass Diffuser £17.50

06 Three piece fairy set £17.00

07 Little book of earrings £14.50

08 Jellycat Dino £11.50, and Board Book £10

09 Jellycat Puffin large, £16.99; small, £11.50

Number Twenty - Berkhamsted

10 Berkhamsted tea towels, Places of interest

and pubs, £12 each

11 Bright notepads, Castelli, patterned £15.99,

plain £12.99

12 Rechargeable book light from Ginko, large

£59, small £32

13 Matches, the Archivist Gallery, £12.50 in

bottle, £6.95 in box

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Puddingstone Distillery - Tring / Wilstone

14 Cocktail mixing glass, 700ml, £14.00

Tring Brewery - Tring

15 1l and 2l refillable growlers £15.45 and £20.10

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16 Revival jersey £98, Revival Bib Shorts £118

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17 Spotted Planter £12.00

18 Mini Grey Glaze Planter £8.00

19 Wooden Chest Of Drawers £350.00

20 Gold Planter Set £75.00

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RECIPE

CHOCOLATE

BROWNIE

Ingredients:

• 200g dark chocolate. • 200g butter • 200g caster sugar

• 4 medium eggs • 120g self-raising flour (or Gluten Free Flour)

This delicious chocolate brownie recipe

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Last of the Summer’s Harvest

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1. First, line an 8-inch square cake tin with

baking paper.

2. Heat the oven to 150C.

3. Gently melt the butter and chocolate

together over a saucepan of gently

simmering water or gradually in a

microwave. Do not allow it to boil. Sit to

one side and allow to cool slightly.

4. In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs and

sugar together until they start to thicken

– they should create fine ribbons on the

surface when you lift the spoon up.

5. Pour the egg mixture into the chocolate

mixture and stir together, being careful

not to knock too much of the air out.

6. Sieve the flour into the chocolate

mixture and carefully fold everything

together.

7. Pour the mixture into the lined tin and

bake for 20-30 minutes, or until there is

a slight crust on the top. Be careful not to

overbake - nobody likes a dry brownie!

8. Allow to cool before cutting into pieces

and removing from the tin so it doesn’t

fall apart.

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SURVEY RESULTS

The results of our survey are in –

and it’s safe to say we’re thrilled with them!

We had many replies, so first we want to say a

big thank you to those who took the time to

complete the survey either by post, email or on the

website. Your responses mean a lot and will help

us build the brand and improve the product we’re

bringing to you.

And the results made fascinating reading.

Truly Local

We strive to make Living Magazines relevant to

Berkhamsted and Tring by supplying local news

and information while supporting local businesses

– and it looks as though we’ve succeeded, as a

whopping 96 per cent of you love that the

magazine is a source of properly local information.

Comments included that it was ‘truly local’, ‘it

says Tring on the cover and is all about Tring

inside’, and that our ‘support for local businesses is

refreshing.’ That’s exactly what we’ve been trying

to achieve!

Some said you’d like to see a bigger magazine

with more scope to cover things in more detail,

which is something we’re striving to achieve. We’d

love to have more space – but if you do want to see

some of our features and news items in more

detail, you can sign up to our newsletter, or follow

and like us on Facebook and Twitter, where we

post regularly between printed issues.

We also asked how you thought we compare to

other local magazines, and in that respect we came

off very well. Some of you were unaware of any

rivals, and of those that were, almost threequarters

of you think we’re better, while just 25

percent think we’re the same. One respondent even

went as far as to say that Living magazine is ‘much

better than other advertising-dominated so-called

local mags and newspapers, which publish mainly

syndicated national items irrelevant to local

readers.’ With an experienced – yet local - national

journalist writing all the features and news from

scratch every issue, we’re pleased that people can

see the difference!

Worth paying more

There was a real mix of love for the features we

carry, but nobody seemed to think there was

anything glaring missing from the mix. Almost all

of you liked the shopping pages – good news for

our local advertisers, especially as 85 per cent of

you said you believe it’s worth paying slightly

more for high quality goods.

Of course we can never get everything right for

everyone - one person said they found the In The

Media section a bit silly, and another wanted to see

more features – but even they are pretty positive

criticisms!

The main thing we’re taking away from this is

that we’re getting an awful lot right – and we hope

to be able to continue to do so for many years to

come! If you’d like to support us in our support for

local businesses and the town in general, then

please do sign up for our newsletter, and check out

our website for regular updates and news. We’ll be

very happy to see you there!

Winners!

Oh and one last thing. We promised a bottle of

bubbly for five respondents to say a huge thank

you – and here are the lucky winners!

• Mrs Catherine Marsden

• Mr John Shipp

• Mrs Julie Leyland

• Mrs Glynn Stirling

• Ms Anna Foster

18 / Tring Living www.livingmags.info


BOOKS

The Girl at the Window

by Rowan Coleman. Ebury Press. Release date: 8 August 2019

Price: £7.99 in paperback and eBook

I love Rowan’s writing, and I know she has a real interest in the Brontes – so this story, based in

the place where the Bronte sisters wrote and set their novels, sounded amazing.

It’s both a ghost story and a love story, and even though I don’t normally read ghost stories,

this was wonderful. The past and the present combined, and the house itself – Ponden Hall, on

the Yorkshire Moors - became another character in the story. The setting was wonderful, the

characters complex and interesting, and the love story between both Trudy and her husband

Abe, as well as Trudy and her son Will, broke my heart.

Rowan’s imagination is amazing, and this is a triumph. I’d urge you all to devour it in as few

sittings as possible.

Impossible Causes

by Julie Mayhew. Bloomsbury. Release date: 17 October 2019

Price: £12.99 hardback

Another Berkhamsted author, this is Julie’s first foray into adult fiction, having previously

written several wonderful books for young adults.

Never one to shy away from a controversial subject, this time Julie turns her attention to the

deeply religious inhabitants of an isolated island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, where, the

saying goes, nothing bad ever happens.

But when newcomers Viola Kendrick and her mother Deborah arrive from the mainland, they

set in motion a series of events that lead to the discovery that all is not well on the island of Lark

after all; that, hiding beneath the happy, safe exterior, lies a dark, sinister secret. A beautiful,

intriguing and beguiling tale of witchcraft, sexuality and human nature.

Monique

by Mike Walsham. Austin Macauley. Price: £12.99 paperback, £3.50 Kindle

Mike Walsham lives in Ringshall, Little Gaddesden, and this is his first historical fiction novel.

Set in WW2, it tells the story of Andrew, who joined the British Secret Service and got

involved in a daring raid in enemy territory in France. It’s a compelling and fast-paced story,

perfect for lovers of historical, wartime fiction.

McFinnia

by Pam Howard. Price: £6.99

This is local author Pam’s third novel in the series; McDragon came first, followed by Effel.

While on a school trip to Wales, Peter and his sidekick Biffy come across a red Welsh dragon

who desperately needs their help to hide from an evil witch’s flying gargoyles.

Their journey takes them to the magical Isle of Harris in the Outer Hebrides where they join

forces with McDragon and the other Scottish dragons. In trying to protect tiny McFinnia, they

have to ensure they do not come across their old foe, the evil wizard McMuran.

In our Summer issue we ran a competition to win a copy of The Buildings of England: Hertfordshire by James Bentley,

Nikolaus Pevsner and Bridget Cherry.

The answer to the question ‘which was the first garden city in the world’ is, of course, Letchworth.

And our winners are: Charles Waring, Wendy Lawrey, Chris Watson, Peter Ward.

Turn to page 8 and 27 for our Autumn competitions .

Autumn 2019 / 19


TRICK OR

TREAT

1

Love it or loathe it, there’s no denying that

Halloween has become bigger and bigger – you

can’t move in supermarkets for witch costumes,

plastic severed arms and bags of tooth-rotting

sweets.

Given that Halloween is such a big thing for

most kids these days, we decided to take a look at

what spooky goings-on are taking place in the

local area, as well as a few ideas for a Halloween

party at home.

Happy Halloween!

Ashridge - Haunted Ashridge trail

and craft

21 October until 1 November, 10am-4pm

Get seriously spooked in the fresh air at Ashridge

visitor centre, where they’re holding their annual

spooky trail and Halloween crafts. Meet some of

Ashridge’s former residents on the haunted trail

before making a spooky craft at the visitor centre.

Cost: £3 per child. www.nationaltrust.org.uk.

Old Town Hemel - Halloween party

Sunday 27 October, 3.30pm-7.30pm

The annual Old Town Halloween party is the

perfect place to take the kids for a fun afternoon

out. It starts at 3.30pm and will include a baby rave

for under-2s, fairground rides, craft and activity

stalls for kids, face painting, balloon modelling,

Friendly Pumpkin meet and greet, as well as a

Family fun this Halloween

fancy dress competition. It will end with

fireworks in Gadebridge Park from 7.30pm.

Cost: The event is free, although rides and stalls

will be priced individually.

www.dacorum.gov.uk for more details.

Willows Farm - Pumpkin Festival

19 October until 3 November

Willows Farm in London Colney are holding

their annual Pumpkin Festival from 19 October

until 3 November. For the entry price you can

come along and pick a pumpkin from the

pumpkin patch, plus there will be arts and crafts,

magic shows and a fancy dress competition, as

well as the usual visits from their special guest,

Peter Rabbit.

Cost: From £18 for adults and £19 for children,

under-2s are free

www.willowsactivityfarm.com, 0333

3312060

Waddesdon Manor - Horrible

Halloween

26 October until 3 November, 10am-3pm

Follow the Terrifying Trail through the gardens,

try your hand at pumpkin carving and spooky

crafts, and enjoy a spooky afternoon tea and

fancy dress competition.

Cost: £11 for adults, £5.50 for children and a

family of four is £27.50. www.waddesdon.org.uk

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2 3 4 5

1: Whipsnade. 2 & 3: Ashridge. 4 & 5: Old Town Hemel.

Whipsnade - Boo at The Zoo week

19 October until 31 October

As always, Whipsnade have something for the

whole family with their Boo at The Zoo week.

Step into the Super Natural Neighbours

experience to discover the weird and wonderful

creatures that live on our doorsteps; explore the

Creepy Kitchen, gaze into the Pungent Pond and

meet some not-so-Frightening Friends.

Kids can also experiment with Creepy Crafts,

make Menacing Masks or carve their own

Petrifying Pumpkins, as well as transform into

black cats, spiders and other Halloween creatures

Halloween party games

Mini ghost piñatas: You will

need: Cardboard loo rolls;

white crepe paper streamers;

googly eyes; double sided

sticky tape or glue;

scrapbook paper; string/

twine; small toys and sweets.

Apply tape or glue around

one end of the tube and then

stick crepe paper around it

and over the hole. Add

sweets and toys in the other

end, and then do the same to

cover this end. Attach string

and a named label for the children to pull, then

wrap the rest of the tube in paper until it’s

completely covered. Add googly eyes and,

hey presto!

Mummy relay race: Quite simply, see which

team can wrap their team member in loo roll

the fastest! Ensure an adult is present.

Halloween golf: Carve a pumpkin with a face

– make sure it has a huge open mouth that

goes right to the floor. Then add a length of felt

from the mouth along a flat surface and get

them to putt a golf ball into the open mouth.

with the help of the Zoo’s Fearsome Face Painters.

For under-5s, follow the scarecrow and his

friends down to the farm for some Magic and

Mayhem fun and games.

Cost: From £27 per adult and £17.55 per child, or

you can buy an annual membership for £166 per

family for entry all year. www.zsl.org

Natural History Museum, Tring

- Delightful or Deadly

22 – 24 & 29 -31 Oct

30-minute handling and craft workshops suitable

for ages 5+. Tickets £2.

Museum by Torchlight: 2 Nov 17.00–20.00

Dress up, bring your torch and explore the

museum when the lights go off. Spooktastic crafts

and trails available. Suggested donation £2.

www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/tring

Kids and Family Studio Photography

From £150

Enjoy a relaxed two hour studio photoshoot

Photos available to view in your own home on

a secure gallery and cost as little as £4.50 each

with no minimum order

Studio is located near Aston Clinton with free

parking. Open seven days a week

To find out more and book call or email

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PROPERTY

HOME

IS WHERE THE

HAPPINESS IS

Can decluttering your home make you happier?

With a decluttered home comes a

decluttered mind, so the experts tell us.

And decluttering expert Marie Kondo has

certainly made many of us change our habits

with her books and TV show, ‘Tidying Up with

Marie Kondo’ on Netflix, while her cleaning

counterpart, Mrs Hinch, has got many of us

scrubbing our houses from top to bottom.

But can a clean and tidy home really help

make you happier?

Berkhamsted-based interiors therapist

Suzanne Roynon believes so – and she takes it a

step further by combining decluttering with

the ancient Chinese art of feng shui to bring

health and harmony into your home.

‘It’s obvious that having a clean, clear house

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‘Living among clutter can cause stress, but it

can also create emotional and relationship

problems, health problems and weight gain,

among many other things,’ says Suzanne.

‘By getting rid of unwanted and unused items,

you can begin to regain control over your life.’

Suzanne uses a system, which includes

decluttering, organisation, feng shui and

guidance for moving forward.

‘I’ve seen it work with so many people, it’s

amazing,’ she says.

So when Suzanne offered me the chance to

have a session with her, I couldn’t turn it down.

Here’s how we got on.

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Before

During

Throw Out Pile

After

The first thing Suzanne did was make a map

of my house. According to the laws of feng shui,

every house is divided into different sections

called a bagua, which means that each part of

the house represents a different aspect of your

life. However, when your house isn’t a perfect

square or rectangle, as mine isn’t, it needs to be

worked out according to the compass. This

meant that my house was missing a large part

of the knowledge section. Explains a lot!

Next she looked around my house and made

notes, then we went round together and

discussed things that might be affecting my

life, and what I could do to improve them.

They included certain pictures on the walls, a

pair of silver fighting cockerels in the living

room and a spiky clock above the bed that could

interrupt sleep.

She also suggested hanging crystal faceted

balls in the doorway to improve the knowledge

and wealth area that was missing.

One of my main objectives was to see whether

Suzanne could help me with a work issue;

getting a good book deal for my next novel,

which was, at the time of writing, out with

publishers hoping to sell.

In my office Suzanne suggested moving a few

things around to increase and improve the

energy. She also suggested I make a mock-up of

my new book with a ‘Sunday Times Bestseller’

logo on it and place it in a frame on the

windowsill – my fame and recognition area. I

did it the moment she’d left; what did I have to

lose?

Much of the work Suzanne does is about

decluttering. Clutter, she explains, can prevent

positive energy from getting in. The easiest

place to start decluttering is usually the

wardrobes – so that’s where we began.

First we pulled everything out. And I mean

everything. The pile on the bed was ridiculous.

Then we started going through things one by

one. I had to decide whether each item was

something that made me happy, that I loved

and that served a purpose. If not, it went out.

There was no pressure and, at first, I was

reluctant to chuck too much out, but as the

charity shop pile began to grow it felt strangely

cathartic. A dress I liked once but makes me feel

frumpy? Charity shop. Favourite top with a hole

in it? Bin. And so on.

As I did this, Suzanne was on her knees on the

bedroom floor with all the items I’d chosen to

keep, folding them neatly back into the drawers

Marie Kondo-style, while dodging old pairs of

tights and t-shirts flying across the room.

The charity shop pile was so enormous by the

end that I wondered how on earth it had all

fitted into my wardrobe!

Normally after a clearout I keep piles of clothes

to see whether friends want them. Not this time.

‘You need to get rid of everything straight

away, otherwise you’ll put loads back ‘just in

case’ (which I’m the queen of!),’ explained

Suzanne. And so we bagged everything up and

took six bags to the Cancer Research shop, and

four to the dump.

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could find my clothes – and they were things I

actually wanted to wear because I’d chosen to

keep them! It felt surprisingly good.

The clutter was gone from there – and

it inspired me to get on with the rest of

the house, which I’m slowly working

through.

Whether the changes in the office worked

remains to be seen – but watch this space!

Suzanne’s website can be found at

www.clutterfree.coach.

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PETS

FURRY FRIENDS

WELCOME!

We’ve tracked down the best dog-friendly places to eat in the area,

so you don’t have to

The nights are drawing in and the

temperatures are dropping – but your

doggy still needs a walk! So what do you do when

you’re out and about with your pooch and you

want to stop somewhere for a bite to eat without

having to sit outside in the freezing cold?

Well, with the help of local Facebook group

Coffee Tails, we’ve put together a

comprehensive guide to the best cafes and

restaurants where dogs are welcome indoors in

both Tring and Berkhamsted as well as in the

beautiful surrounding countryside – and there

are more than you’d imagine!

Out and about

Musette Café, Aldbury

Although mainly aimed at cyclists, Musette is a

lovely little café with a recently refurbished

kitchen, baby change facilities and a new head

chef, Dean Mercer. www.musette.cafe

The Full Moon, Cholesbury and Hawridge

A lovely pub at the centre of many local walks,

The Full Moon allows dogs in the bar area,

although not on the carpeted area in the

restaurant. www.fullmoonpub.info

01494 758959

Lady Grey Tearoom, Wendover

A lovely, traditional tea room tucked away off

the main high street in Wendover, serving

cakes, pastries and a selection of speciality teas.

www.ladygreytearoom.co.uk,

07519 834251

Wigginton Village Shop and Café

The award-winning community shop and café

has a children’s play park next door, and is the

perfect place to stop for a bite to eat and a drink

with your furry friend.

www.wiggintonshop.org.uk

01442 891061

Curiositea Rooms, Ivinghoe

Stop for a delicious all-day breakfast, a cup of

coffee or a slice of homemade cake in this lovely

little tearoom near the park in Ivinghoe.

01296 663853

26 / Tring Living


Your Café in the Park, Aston Clinton

With a lovely park and playpark right next

door, this dog-friendly café has space indoors

and outside where you’re welcome to sit with

your pooch.

01296 631591

The Bluebells Tearooms, Marsworth

Right on the canal bank, enjoy a lovely long

canal walk and then stop for a drink, snack or

all-day breakfast at this lovely dog-friendly café.

01442 891708

Rumsey’s Chocolaterie, Wendover

Master chocolatier, Nigel Rumsey, has been

creating his range of award-winning handmade

chocolates since 1991, and there’s a lovely café

serving sandwiches and pastries here too. They also

provide plenty of dog biscuits and bowls of water.

www.rumseys.co.uk, 01296 625060

The Alford Arms, Frithsden

After a walk around Ashridge, stop at this

award-winning country pub for a drink and a

snack. Dogs are welcome in the bar area.

www.alfordarmsfrithsden.co.uk

01442 864480

The Greyhound, Wigginton

The perfect place to stop for a pint and a

delicious meal – although they do get busy so

it’s best to book if you’re planning on eating a

full meal! 01442 824631

In Tring

If you’re out and about in Tring with your

pooch, then try The Akeman where you can

either sit in the heated patio area or bring your

dogs indoors to the warm bar area.

Alternatively, head to The Robin Hood who also

welcome dogs in the whole pub, or the Kings Arms.

*Competition time!*

Coffee Tails is a great online source of up-to-date

information about dog-friendly venues locally. Kathryn

White, who set it up, designed the logo herself but is

after something a bit more special – which is why she is

asking YOU to design a brand new one!

Go wild and use your imagination – if you’re the winner,

you’ll see your design on the Coffee Tails Facebook

page! The winning entry will receive the following prize:

• Tea/coffee and cake for two at Your Café in the Park,

Aston Clinton

• Tea/coffee and cake for two and a bag of doggy treats

at Wigginton Community shop and café

• A voucher for a 3kg bag of More premium dog food

from Pets Corner, Wyevale Garden Centre, Tring

• Sonia Lyon Artwork: £10 off a pet portrait

commission

• Sophie Langston Positive Pet School: 50% off either a

place on one of Sophie’s dog/puppy training classes

or a 1:1 session

• A signed copy of Kathryn White’s book,

Life Matters

The competition is open to children and adults. Please

send your designs to Kathryn.e.white@hotmail.co.uk

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WEAR IT

PINK!

October is Breast Cancer

Awareness Month. Here’s

how you can get involved.

Hearing the news that you’ve got breast

cancer is devastating – and for roughly

1,015 women in Hertfordshire every year, this

becomes the reality.

Nationwide, one in eight women will be

diagnosed in their lifetime.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month,

and 18 October is the day for Wear It Pink,

where you can help raise money for essential

research and care.

With help and advice from the charity

Breast Cancer Now, we show you how you

can help, as well as bring you an essential

breast cancer symptoms checker.

Wear It Pink!

One of the UK’s biggest fundraising events

since its launch in 2002, Wear It Pink has so

far raised more than £33 million – and last

year alone it raised an amazing £1.6 million.

So how can you help?

Well, however you like really – as long as it

involves some pink! Hold a cake sale,

organise a raffle, arrange a pink fancy dress

day at work – whatever takes your fancy.

Lottie Barnden, Head of Mass Participation

at Breast Cancer Care and Breast Cancer

Now, explains why it’s so important.

‘Every year around 55,000 women and

around 350 men are given the devastating

news that they have breast cancer,’ she says.

‘Despite great strides in research, around

11,500 women and 80 men still die from

breast cancer every year – that’s nearly one

death every 45 minutes.

‘We currently fund around a third of all

breast cancer research in the UK, and last

year we responded to more than 5.8 million

breast cancer support requests. Without the

generosity of Wear It Pink supporters, we

simply cannot continue to fund this crucial

research and support for all those affected by

breast cancer now, and in the future.’

Fundraising ideas

Whether you want to hold your event at work,

school, among friends and family, or you’re

organising a community event, there are loads

of different ideas. Here are some for starters,

but there are plenty more on their website:

• Hold an afternoon tea – you can either invite

friends and family and ask them to donate, or

make it a bigger event and ask people to

donate for every afternoon tea they have

• Cake sale – this is a great idea for work or

school, and you can ask parents and

colleagues to make cakes to sell on the day;

as long as they’re all pink!

• Hold a fancy dress competition or dress pink

day at work – again, make sure the theme is

pink, and charge a fine if people don’t

comply!

• Hold a pink party

• Hold a pink raffle – make sure you leave

enough time to get prizes together

• Hold a pink disco – this could be for friends

or at school, as long as people dress in pink!

To find out more about the event, to get more

ideas or to register, go to www.wearitpink.org.

For care, support and information, call Breast

Cancer Care free on 0808 800 6000 Monday to

Friday from 9am until 4pm, and Saturday 9am

until 1pm, or visit

www.breastcancercare.org.uk.

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Check all parts of your breast,

your armpits and up to your

collarbone for changes

HEALTH & BEAUTY

A change in

size or

shape

Redness or a

rash on the

skin and/or

around the

nipple

Discharge

(liquid) that

comes from

the nipples

without

squeezing

A swelling

in your

armpit or

around your

collarbone

A lump or

thickening

that feels

different

from the rest

of the breast

tissue

A change in

skin texture

such as

puckering

or dimpling

(like orange

skin)

Your nipple

becoming

inverted

(pulled in)

or changing

its position

or shape

Constant

pain in your

breast or

your armpit

Symptom checker

The earlier breast cancer is diagnosed, the better the

chance of successful treatment. So it’s important to check

your breasts regularly.

There are many different signs and symptoms of breast

cancer, so checking your breasts for any unusual change is

important. Common breast cancer signs and symptoms

include:

• A lump or swelling in the breast, upper chest or armpit.

You might feel the lump, but not see it

• Changes in the size or shape of the breast

• A change in skin texture i.e. puckering or dimpling of the

skin

• A change in the colour of the breast - the breast may look

red or inflamed

• Rash, crusting or changes to the nipple

• Any unusual discharge from either nipple

Pain in your breasts is not normally a sign of breast cancer,

but it can be if it is associated with other symptoms. While

most pain is not a symptom, it’s important to look out for

any pain that is unusual and persists over a period of time.

Noticing an unusual change like these doesn’t necessarily

mean you will get breast cancer, but it’s important to get

checked out if you are worried.

For more information visit www.breastcancernow.org/TLC

Did you know that Pilates is an amazing

way of getting your body back to fitness

after cancer treatment? Liz Van Hullen

from Tring Pilates explains how it can help.

‘During the first world war, Joseph

Pilates developed his techniques while

working with hospital inpatients on their

individual rehabilitation,’ she says. ‘Since

then the use of Pilates techniques as part of

a rehab programme has massively increased.

‘Medical treatments and invasive

surgery take a huge toll on the body. Good

Pilates instruction will enhance the

healing process by manipulating scar

tissue, promoting or rebuilding an even

musculature, and developing core

strength. Pilates offers such a degree of

flexibility that it can be absolutely

modified for each individual and their

rehab needs.

‘It’s important that your consultant or

physiotherapist has approved it before

you introduce Pilates as part of your rehab

programme, and make sure you use a studio

with high quality equipments and highly

trained instructors.’ www.tringpilates.co.uk

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WALKS

With thanks to George Edwards as always for his wonderful detailed walk.

This is the sixth in our series of dog-friendly

local walks and starts at the Greyhound or

Wigginton Community Shop, where there is

free parking. The walk uses part of the Chiltern

Way, Ridgeway and Icknield Way. It descends

towards Wigginton Bottom, passing an Alpaca

Farm, crosses the Chesham Road before

heading towards Roundhill Woods and High

Scrubs Wood. The route returns via Tring Park.

The route is mainly on footpaths across fields

and through woods, with the option of

extending or shortening the walk at several

points. The longest route is 4.6 miles (7.4 km)

with an ascent of 335 feet (102 m). Refreshments

are available at the Greyhound or Wigginton

Community Shop café. A full description of the

walk and annotated map is available at www.

livingmags.info.

Prehistoric Settlement

There is some evidence of prehistoric

settlement around Wigginton, Grim’s Ditch,

possibly dating from the Iron Age. In the 11th

century the village was known as Wigentone

and under the control of a half-brother of

William The Conqueror, Robert, Count of

Mortain, builder of Berkhamsted Castle. In

1086, the Domesday Book suggested that

Wigginton was probably acquired by force by

Robert from two Tring estates. Later the manor

was the subject of successive legal challenges in

the Court of Chancery until it came into the

possession of Sir Richard Anderson, of the

manor of Pendley, during the 1650s. Wigginton

Common was enclosed in 1854 and was

subsequently incorporated into the Tring Park

Estate owned at the time by the Rothschild Family.

Tring Park

Tring Park formed the estate of the Tring Park

Mansion, designed around 1680 by Sir

Christopher Wren. Tring Park was bought by

Sir William Gore, Lord Mayor of London in 1705

and later Sir Drummond Smith, before being

purchased by the Rothschild family in 1872. The

park is Grade II listed by English Heritage, now

owned by Dacorum Borough Council and

managed by the Woodland Trust.

Champneys

The Champneys estate was originally a separate

manor owned by successive landowning

families in Wigginton and the surrounding

area between the 14th and 19th centuries. The

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Rev. Arthur Sutton Valpy replaced the original

building by the current house in 1874 and in 1900

he sold Champneys to Lady Rothschild as a future

Dower House. Stanley Lief bought it in 1925 and

converted Champneys into a Nature Cure

sanatorium which he ran from the 1930s for

about 20 years. It is of course now a part of the

world-famous Champneys brand of health spas.

Useful sources of historical information

consulted in compiling this walk included:

Useful sources of historical information

consulted in compiling this walk included:

• Institute of Historical Research –

www.history.ac.uk

• The Rothschild Archive – www.family.

rothschildarchive.org/estates/91-champneys

• Woodland Trust – www.tringpark.

woodlandtrust.org.uk/things-to-see-and-do/

• Historic England – www.historicengland.

org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1000218

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SAVE OUR

HEDGEHOGS!

Our native hedgehogs are on the decline.

Here’s what you can do to help

According to the People’s Trust for Endangered

Species (PTES), the number of hedgehogs in

the UK has declined by a third since the

millennium alone.

So why is it happening and how can we stop the

decline?

We spoke to Fay Vass, Chief Executive of the

British Hedgehog Preservation Society, to find out

the best ways of helping our prickly little friends.

‘Hedgehog numbers have declined by a third in

urban areas and a half in rural ones since the year

2000,’ she explains. ‘This is largely due to loss and

fragmentation of habitat. While pockets of land

may be good for hedgehogs, if they don’t join up

with other pockets, the population won’t be

sustainable. A hedgehog frequently travels around

a mile in a night – that’s a lot of gardens!

‘Hedgehogs are generalist species, so the fact

that they are declining so rapidly should ring loud

alarm bells for us all. They are an excellent

indicator species and their decline tells us that,

very sadly, all is not well with the natural world.’

A helping hand

There are lots of ways we can help hedgehogs

survive, although if you can only do one thing,

then make sure they can get from your garden into

another one by cutting a CD-sized hole in the

fence. ‘There’s no point making hedgehog-friendly

gardens if they can’t get in,’ explains Fay.

‘Connecting gardens will open up a huge amout of

space for them, so ask neighbours to do the same

and log new holes on the Big Hedgehog Map at

www.bighedgehogmap.org’

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Here are some other ideas to help our prickly

friends.

1. Keep a corner of your garden wild, or build a log

pile to offer shelter, protection and natural food.

2. Avoid pesticides and slug pellets, as they can

harm hedgehogs and damage their food chain.

Try organic methods such as a ‘beer trap’, a

small pot filled with beer and sunk in the

ground, or the skin of half a grapefruit placed

upside down to attract slugs. Protect plants

with crushed egg shells or sharp sand around

the base.

3. Provide a shallow dish of fresh water and food,

such as meat-based pet food or cat biscuits,

especially during long, dry spells. Prevent cats

from stealing the food by creating a hedgehog

feeding station. Use a blue plastic mushroom

box, or waterproof storage box, and cut a 13cm x

13cm (5” x 5”) hole in one of the short sides so

that when the box is upside down the hole

forms an entrance. Weight it down with a brick

and put the food at the back. If necessary, place

another brick about 13cm (5”) away from the

entrance to stop cats lying down and reaching

in with their paws.

4. Make or buy a hedgehog home to offer a

hibernation site safe from predators in the

winter. It may also be used as a nesting box for a

mother and her hoglets in the warmer months.

The hoglets stay in the nest for four weeks after

they are born. After that you will see them out

of the nest with mum for a further four weeks,

then at eight weeks old they are fully weaned

and will wander off to find nest sites of their

own. For more information send an A5 SAE to

The British Hedgehog Preservation Society at

Hedgehog House, Dhustone, Ludlow, SY8 3PL.

5. Check areas for hedgehogs before strimming or

mowing. Keep pea netting 22-30cm (9-12”) off

the ground so hedgehogs can pass under, and

start a compost heap; birds will feed off the

mini-beasts that congregate there, as will

hedgehogs and toads. A word of warning though

before using the compost – test the base and

sides gently for sleeping wildlife.

6. Dispose of litter responsibly. Every year

hedgehogs are injured by litter and starve to

death by getting their heads trapped in

discarded rubbish – empty food cans, yoghurt

pots, plastic mugs. Worst are the plastic rings

that hold cans together. Always make sure each

circle is cut.

7. Bonfires offer a tempting home for a hedgehog.

Ideally, relocate materials just before the fire is

to be lit. If this isn’t possible, lift the base with a

pole to check for wildlife before lighting. Single

hedgehogs can be moved – wear gardening

gloves to pick the hedgehog up and pop it into a

box, and release it when the fire has cooled. If

you come across a nest with babies in it, quietly

put the materials back and leave well alone.

Keep an eye on the site as the mother may

abandon or even kill young if a nest is

disturbed. If it seems the mother is not

returning to the nest call the British Hedgehog

Preservation Society helpline on 01584 890 801.

8. Hedgehogs are good swimmers but can become

trapped in ponds or pools with steep slippery

sides. Keep water levels topped up, provide a

gently sloping edge or place half submerged

rocks in the water as an escape.

For more information, go to the website for

the British Hedgehog Preservation Society at

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THAI NIGHT AT THE ROBIN HOOD, TRING

RESTAURANT REVIEW

Chef JJ has been running the regular Sunday

night Thai Night at The Robin Hood in

Tring for six years, and it’s become a real

success! We thought it was about time we

went along to try it out.

I took my husband and two kids. When we

arrived, the pub was pleasantly busy but not

crowded. We took a table in the back and sat

down to have a look at the menu.

Now my boys, who are nine and 11, are not the

most adventurous of eaters, but they liked the

look of the prawn tempura for starters, and

then one of them chose Pad Thai with prawns

while the other chose Kao Pad, a kind of egg

fried rice, also with prawns. My husband Tom

chose Gang Kiew Wan, a green curry, and I

opted for Jasmine rice with Pad Graproa –

vegetables fried with basil and chilli.

I was warned mine would be spicy – and it

definitely was! It was very tasty though. The

kids devoured the prawn tempura and

vegetable spring rolls we ordered for starters,

and then tucked into their mains. Although the

portions were too big for them – they do offer

half-size portions for kids – they both really

enjoyed it and said they wanted to come back

next week. Tom said the green curry was

delicious too.

JJ took August off to visit her sister who runs

a Thai restaurant in France, and is planning to

introduce some new ideas this autumn,

including a vegan/vegetarian menu with tofu,

and a children’s menu. She loves cooking and

hopes to one day open her own restaurant – but

for now I urge you to go along and support her

by enjoying a delicious Thai meal one Sunday!

To follow JJ and find out more about her new

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TUESDAY 3 SEP

Music: Our House

The Court Theatre, Station

Road, Tring. 7.30pm. To 7 Sep.

£12 Adult, £10 Concs, £5

Student/Child.

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THURSDAY 5 SEP

Music: East-West Maxwell

Street Band

Blues Bar, Tring. 8.30pm.

bluesbartring.co.uk

FRIDAY 6 SEP

Dance: Hemel Hempstead

Folk Dance Club

Grovehill Community

Centre, Stevenage Rise,

Hemel Hempstead, HP2

6BJ. 8.15pm and most

Fridays. 01442 2596578

SATURDAY 7 SEP

Exhibitions:

Herts Open Studios

Various venues to 29 Sep.

With five local artists

featuring paintings, pottery

and textiles. hvaf.org.uk

Exhibitions: Berkhamsted

Quilters Exhibition

Northchurch Social Centre,

Bell Lane, Northchurch HP4

3RD, 10am-5pm. £3. In aid of

Sunnyside Rural Trust.

facebook.com/

berkhamstedquilters.org

Exhibitions:

Evergreen Africa and

PhotoAid The Black Gallery,

Silk Mill Business Park.

To 21 Sep. 07947 579804

Fairs / Festivals:

Berkofest 2019

Ashlyns Hall Estate,

Berkhamsted, 11.30am-7pm.

Adult £10, family £15,

concessions £5, under 5s free.

berkofest.com

Music: Wheatley’s

Arcadians Berkhamsted

Civic Centre 8pm, Members

£10, Visitors £13.

berkhamstedjazz.co.uk

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TUESDAY 10 SEP

Business: Business

Biscotti The Bell, London

Road, Aylesbury HP22 5HP.

9.30-11.30am. £10.

businessbiscotti.co.uk

WEDNESDAY 11 SEP

Talks: Lipreading Taster

Nora Grace Hall, 1.30pm.

Free lipreading taster with

Molly Berry.mb.lipreading@

gmail.com

THURSDAY 12 SEP

Talks: The Royal National

Lifeboat Institution

Victoria Hall, Akeman St,

10am. u3asites.org.uk/tring/

home

FRIDAY 13 SEP

Walks: Berkhamsted

Place Meet at top of Castle

Hill close to entrance to

Berkhamsted Place 10am.

Also Sat 14 Sep 2pm.

Heritage Open Day.

berkamsted-history.org.uk

FRIDAY 13 SEP

Walks: Lost Wharves of

Berkhamsted

Meet on Bank Mill bridge.

10am. Also Wed 18 Sep.

Heritage Open Day. Booking

essential. berkamstedhistory.org.uk

FRIDAY 13 SEP

Film: The Luna Cinema

Waddesdon Manor. To 15

Sep. waddesdon.org.uk

Walks: The Battle of

Berkhamsted Common:

the Power of the People

9.45am. Heritage Open Day.

Booking is essential.

berkamsted-history.org.uk

SATURDAY 14 SEP

Walks:

St Mary’s Northchurch

Tours at 11am and 2pm.

Heritage Open Days event.

Booking is essential.

berkamsted-history.org.uk

Music:

Nica and the Three Wishes

Hastoe Village Hall, Church

Lane, HP23 6LU. 7.30pm. £15

inc light supper. 01442 827702

SUNDAY 15 SEP

Walks: Market Hall and

Town Hall

Market Hall and Town Hall

with rooms for the

Mechanics Institute: the

Power of the People. 10am.

berkamsted-history.org.uk

Walks: Berkhamsted Castle

Guided Tours

Berkhamsted Castle. Open

am-6pm. Tours 12 noon, 2pm

(child friendly) and 4pm. Also

12 noon Mon 16 and Tue 17

Sep. heritageopendays.org.uk

Walks: Old Hall and Chapel

Meet at bottom of steps

leading up to Old Hall,

Berkhamsted School. Tours at

10.30am and 2.30pm. Heritage

Open Day.

berkamsted-history.org.uk

Walks: Post a Letter

Meet at front of station 11am.

Heritage Open Day

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Walks: Ashlyns School

Ashlyns School, former

Foundling Hospital Open

1-5.30pm. Tours 1.30 and

3.30pm. Heritage Open Day.

berkamsted-history.org.uk

September 7: Evergreen Africa and PhotoAid

MONDAY 16 SEP

Walks: Amersfort

10am and 2pm. Heritage

Open Day. berkamstedhistory.org.uk

Film: Green Book

Berkhamsted Civic Centre,

8pm. Also 17 Sep. Nonmembers

£5 at door.

berkhamstedfilmsociety.co.uk

TUESDAY 17 SEP

Walks: Repton’s Ashridge

Assemble outside main

entrance to Ashridge House,

2pm. Also Thu 19 Sep.

Heritage Open Day.

berkamsted-history.org.uk

WEDNESDAY 18 SEP

Business:

BDCC Breakfast Meeting

Berkhamsted Cricket Club, 7am.

berkhamsted-chamber.co.uk

Sport: Lord Taverner’s

Celebrity XI v Tring Park

Tring Park Cricket Club from

11am. tringcricket.co.uk

Talks: The beginning and

end of Roman Verulamium

and its Hinterland

High Street Baptist Church,

Tring, 8pm. £4.

tringlocalhistorymuseum.org.uk

Talks: Tring Park, Wren

and the Rothschilds

Berkhamsted Town Hall,

8pm. berkamsted-history.org.uk

THURSDAY 19 SEP

Fairs / Festivals:

Berkhamsted International

Graham Greene Festival

To Sun 22 Sep. Various events

to celebrate the 21st

anniversary of the festival.

grahamgreenebt.org/tickets

Walks:

A Walk Back in Time

Meet at main gate to Castle

10am. Also 21 Sep. Heritage

Open Day berkamstedhistory.org.uk

Music: Guy Tortora Band

Blues Bar, Tring. 8.30pm.

bluesbartring.co.uk

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September 27: Jazz at The

Iron Room - Esta B Daley

FRIDAY 20 SEP

Talks: Talking About

Yesteryear

Nora Grace Hall, Tring,

10.30-11.45am. Tring Local

History And Museum

Reminiscence Group. gascoine

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Film: The Favourite

Nora Grace Hall. Doors 8pm,

film 8.30pm. tringcinema.com

SATURDAY 21 SEP

Fairs / Festivals: Chilterns

Heritage Festival

To 6 Oct. A series of exciting

events across the region,

designed to celebrate the

diverse heritage of the Chilterns.

chilternsociety.org.uk

SATURDAY 21 SEP

Walks: Dacorum Heritage

Trust Museum Store Tour

Part of Heritage Open Days.

Not suitable for children

under 8, the elderly or those

with mobility problems.

collectionsmanager@

dacorumheritage.org.uk

SATURDAY 21 SEP

Music: Tring Chamber

Music

Hastoe Village Hall, 7.30pm.

Also Sun 22 Sep.

tringchambermusic.co.uk

SUNDAY 22 SEP

Fundraisers: Hospice of St

Francis Open Afternoon

Hospice of St Francis, 2-5pm.

stfrancis.org.uk

Walks: St Peter’s Church

and Court House

Meet at west door of church

3pm. Heritage Open Day

berkamsted-history.org.uk

TUESDAY 24 SEP

Talks: Scarf Tying and

Jewellery Demonstration

Tring WI, High Street

Baptist Church Hall. 7.45

pm. 01442 823768

WEDNESDAY 25 SEP

Fundraisers:

DENS Gala Dinner

The Gatsby, Berkhamsted,

7pm. Black tie £65. dens.org.uk

September 20

Fundraisers:

Hospice Fashion Show

Shendish Manor, Apsley,

7.30pm. St Francis’ 40 years

of Fashion Show.

stfrancis.org.uk

THURSDAY 26 SEP

Music:

John Verity Band

The Court Theatre, Station

Road, Tring HP23 5QY,

8pm. courttheatre.co.uk

FRIDAY 27 SEP

Music:

Jazz at The Iron Room

The Iron Room, Tring Station.

7.30pm. In aid of Macmillan

Cancer Support. eventbrite.

co.uk/e/jazz-the-iron-roomtickets-63536189453

Music: Bob Dylan Story

The Court Theatre, Station

Road, Tring HP23 5QY, 8pm.

courttheatre.co.uk

SATURDAY 28 SEP

Exhibitions: Tring And

District Model Railway

Club Exhibition

Cottesloe School, Aylesbury

Road, Wing LU7 0PD.

10.15am-4.30pm. Adult £6,

Child £3.50. Full Disabled

Access. tdmrc.co.uk

September 22: Hospice of St Francis Open Afternoon

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Fundraisers:

Wedding Dress Ball

Shendish Manor, HP3 0AA,

7pm til late. £65. Proceeds to

the Hospice of St Francis.

stfrancis.org.uk

Music: Albert Lee

The Court Theatre, Station

Road, Tring 8pm.

courttheatre.co.uk

Music:

Darius Brubeck Quartet

Berkhamsted Civic Centre

8pm, Members £10, Visitors

£13. berkhamstedjazz.co.uk

SUNDAY 29 SEP

Music:

An Elephant in the Garden

The Greene Room, Kings

Arms, Berkhamsted. 7pm.

behindthemirror.org

SUNDAY 29 SEP

Music: Ralph McTell

The Court Theatre, Station

Road, Tring HP23 5QY, 8pm.

courttheatre.co.uk

THURSDAY 3 OCT

Music: John Doe Trio

Blues Bar, Tring. 8.30pm.

bluesbartring.co.uk

FRIDAY 4 OCT

Kids: Open Day

Tring Park School. For

entry in September 2020.

Also 11 Oct. tringpark.com

Talks: Buckinghamshire

Murders

St Leonards Parish Hall,

8pm. cholesbury.com

SATURDAY 5 OCT

Markets & Sales: Book Fair

Court House, Berkhamsted,

10am-4pm. 01442 862011

Music: Endymion Quintet

Berkhamsted Civic Centre

7.30pm, £15.

berkhamstedmusic.co.uk

Comedy: Barry Cryer

and Colin Sell

The Court Theatre, Tring,

7.30pm. £25. get-stuffed.biz

MONDAY 30 SEP

Film:

C’est la Vie!

Berkhamsted Civic Centre,

8pm. Also 1 Oct. Nonmembers

£5 at door.

berkhamstedfilm society.co.uk

TUESDAY 1 OCT

October 2: Sunny Ormonde

Fairs / Festivals: Chilterns

Heritage Festival

To 6 Oct. A series of exciting

events across the region,

designed to celebrate the

diverse heritage of the

Chilterns. chilternsociety.

org.uk

WEDNESDAY 2 OCT

Comedy: An Evening with

Sunny Ormonde

The Court Theatre, Tring,

8pm. £15. get-stuffed.biz

October 5: Barry Cryer

and Colin Sell


MONDAY 7 OCT

Film: The Guernsey

Literary and Potato Peel

Society

Berkhamsted Civic Centre,

8pm. Also 8 Oct. Nonmembers

£5 at door.

berkhamstedfilmsociety.co.uk

TUESDAY 8 OCT

Business: Business Biscotti

The Bell, London Road,

Aylesbury HP22 5HP.

9.30-11.30am. £10.

businessbiscotti.co.uk

WEDNESDAY 9 OCT

Music: Berko Unplugged

The Greene Room, Kings

Arms, Berkhamsted, 8pm.

£12. peoplenotborders.org

THURSDAY 10 OCT

Talks: Woburn Abbey and

The Duchy of Bedford

Victoria Hall, Akeman St, 10am.

u3asites.org.uk/tring/home

FRIDAY 11 OCT

Business: Charity Fire Walk

Aylesbury Rugby Club, 7pm.

chilternsmscentre.org

SATURDAY 12 OCT

Dance: Harvest Barn Dance

Bishop Wood School,

7.30pm. fotch.co.uk

SUNDAY 13 OCT

Fundraisers:

Mud Pack Challenge

Ashridge House,

Berkhamsted. 10am-2pm.

Support The Hospice of St

Francis. stfrancis.org.uk

Fundraisers:

Rennie Grove Herts 10k.

Start/finish Rothamsted

Research, Harpenden. £22

online registration.

herts10k.com

Theatre: That Tring Thing

The Pheasantry, 152-154

Kings Road, SW3 4UT. Past

and present students on

Tring Park’s Musical Theatre

Course. tringpark.com

TUESDAY 15 OCT

Business: Tring

BusinessMart

Pendley Manor, 7.30-9.30am.

tringtogether.org.uk

WEDNESDAY 16 OCT

Music: Commercial Music

Showcase

Tring Park School. To 18 Oct.

tringpark.com

Talks: Berkhamsted in Maps

Berkhamsted Town Hall, 8pm.

berkhamsted-history.org.uk

THURSDAY 17 OCT

Music: Opera Concert

Little Gaddesden Church,

7.30pm. £25 for the Hospice of

St Francis and the Church.

MCRoberts4@aol.com

Music: Paul Lamb and Chad

Strentz Blues Bar, Tring.

8.30pm. bluesbartring.co.uk

FRIDAY 18 OCT

Talks: Talking About

Yesteryear. Nora Grace Hall,

Tring, 10.30-11.45am. Tring

Local History And Museum

Reminiscence Group.

gascoinesusan@

virginmedia.com

Fundraisers: Quiz and

Chips. Wendover Memorial

Hall, 7.30pm. £15 inc fish and

chip supper.

chilternsmscentre.org

Film: Can You Ever Forgive

Me? Nora Grace Hall. Doors

8pm, film 8.30pm.

tringcinema.com

SATURDAY 19 OCT

Exhibitions: Underexposed:

A History of Photography

in Dacorum

The Marlowes. To 30 Oct.

The exhibition will tell the

history of Kodak and

photography in Dacorum.

dacorumheritage.org.uk

An outstanding Independent Prep School for

boys and girls aged 3-13 years

Happiness, Confidence, Success

OPEN MORNING

Saturday 28th September, 2019

9.30am – 12.30pm

Contact: 01442 256143

www.westbrookhay.co.uk

London Road, Hemel Hempstead HP1 2RF


Berkhamsted

19 th - 21 st September 2

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Berkhamsted

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19 th - 21 st September 2

October 18

SATURDAY 19 OCT

Fundraisers: Quiz Night

Wendover Memorial Hall,

7.30pm. £12.50pp teams of 6.

chilternsdogrescue.org.uk

MONDAY 21 OCT

Film: Il Postino

Berkhamsted Civic Centre,

8pm. Also 22 Oct. Nonmembers

£5 at door.

berkhamstedfilmsociety.co.uk

TUESDAY 22 OCT

Talks: From Guns and

Roses to Hearts and Flowers

Tring WI, High Street Baptist

Church Hall. 7.45 pm.

01582 834010

SATURDAY 26 OCT

Arts & Crafts:

Horrible Halloween

Waddesdon Manor,

Aylesbury. To 3 Nov.

waddesdon.org.uk

Music: Alan Barnes and

11 Big Band

Berkhamsted Civic Centre

8pm, Members £10, Visitors

£13. berkhamstedjazz.co.uk

THURSDAY 31 OCT

Music: The Alarm

The Court Theatre, Tring,

8pm. courttheatre.co.uk

FRIDAY 1 NOV

Fairs / Festivals: Aylesbury

Beer Festival

Sir Henry Floyd Grammar

School, Aylesbury. Also 2 Nov.

£6 in advance or £8 on the

door. fnhospice.org.uk

Talks: The Oxford Of

Inspector Morse

St Leonards Parish Hall, 8pm.

cholesbury.com

Talks:

The Wine Tasting Game

Nora Grace Hall, 8pm.

Trish@tringtogether.org.uk

Dance: Hemel Hempstead

Folk Dance Club

Grovehill Community Centre,

Stevenage Rise, Hemel

Hempstead, HP2 6BJ. 8.15pm

and most Fridays. 01442 259578

SATURDAY 2 NOV

Dance:

Ballet Intensive Weekend

Tring Park School. Also Sun 3

Nov. Ballet Intensive Weekend

for ages 7-18. tringpark.com

Theatre: Senior Acting Day

Tring Park School. Acting for

Camera Day for pupils aged

12-18. tringpark.com

Fairs / Festivals:

Tring Festival of Fire

Tring Park Cricket Club

5.30pm. tringfireworks.co.uk

Fairs / Festivals:

Berkhamsted Rotary

Fireworks

Berkhamsted Cricket Club.

Gates 6pm, show 7pm.

berkobang.org 3 NOV

Theatre: Senior Musical

Theatre Day

Tring Park School. For pupils

aged 12-18.tringpark.com

November 2: Berkhamsted

Tring Festival of Fire

4

Music:

From Odessa to Paris

The Greene Room, Kings

Arms, Berkhamsted. 7pm.

behindthemirror.org

MONDAY 4 NOV

2.

Film: The Wife

Berkhamsted Civic Centre,

3.

8pm. Also 5 Nov. Nonmembers

£5 at door.

berkhamstedfilmsociety.co.uk

WEDNESDAY 6 NOV

Talks: Wine Tasting

Majestic Wine, Billet Lane.

8pm. VISUAL IDENTITY GUIDE

berkhamstedcitizensevents

PART 3: EXAMPLES

@gmail.com

THURSDAY 7 NOV

Music:

Saints and Sinners

Blues Bar, Tring. 8.30pm.

bluesbartring.co.uk

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Julie,

July 2019

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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.

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Talks on:

The Quiet American,

Brighton Rock,

The Third Man,

Reporting Castro’s ICONGRAPHY

Cuba

and Politics and

the Novel as well as

other topics

Screenings of:

Our Man in Havana

starring

Alec Guinness

21 Days

starring

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).

Vivien Leigh and

Laurence Olivier

Festival venues:

Berkhamsted Town Hall;

Berkhamstead 01234 123 123 Civic

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Fine Art, Antique

& 20th Century

Decorative Art Sales

Fri 6Friday

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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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November 8-17

FRIDAY 8 NOV

Fairs / Festivals: Tring

Book Festival

To 17 Nov. The programme

will include debates,

interviews, presentations and

workshops all hosted in a

selection of wonderful venues.

tringbookfestival.co.uk

Music | Theatre: Life in a Day

Tring Park School. tringpark.

com

SATURDAY 9 NOV

Music: Maggini Quartet

Berkhamsted Civic Centre

7.30pm, £15.

berkhamstedmusic.co.uk

TUESDAY 12 NOV

Business: Business Biscotti

The Bell, London Road,

Aylesbury HP22 5HP.

9.30-11.30am. £10.

businessbiscotti.co.uk

Theatre: Drama Show

Tring Park School. To 15 Nov.

tringpark.com

WEDNESDAY 13 NOV

Business:

BDCC Breakfast Meeting

Berkhamsted Cricket Club, 7am.

berkhamsted-chamber.co.uk

Talks: Invasion 1940

Berkhamsted Town Hall, 8pm.

berkamsted-history.org.uk

Fundraisers:

Berkhamsted Live 21

Kings Arms, 147 High Street,

Berkhamsted. 8pm. £5.

Supporting Pepper Children’s

Hospice at Home. lstate@

btinternet.com

THURSDAY 14 NOV

Talks:

The Great Exhibition

of 1851

Victoria Hall, Akeman St, 10am.

u3asites.org.uk/tring/home

FRIDAY 15 NOV

Talks: Talking About

Yesteryear

Nora Grace Hall, Tring,

10.30-11.45am. Tring Local

History And Museum

Reminiscence Group.

gascoinesusan@virginmedia.

com

SATURDAY 16 NOV

Markets & Sales:

Tring WI Christmas

Bazaar

Victoria Hall, Akeman Street,

10am-12noon.

01582 834010

SUNDAY 17 NOV

Dance:

Autumn Day of Dance

Tring Park School. For pupils

aged 7-18. tringpark.com

I placed my first

ever printed

advertisement with

Berkhamsted Living

Magazine this year

(Spring 2019 issue).

Project enquiries

are still coming in

two months after

publication which is

very encouraging.

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supplied my logo

which made the

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May 2019

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CALOR GAS & FUEL

GARDENING SERVICES

LOCAL SERVICES

We stock a full range of

Logs, Coal,

Calor gas, &

Charcoal

P E Mead & Sons Farm Shop

Wilstone, Near Tring HP23 4NT

01442 828478

Opening Times

Mon-Sat: 9am - 5:30pm

Sunday: 9:30am - 4:30pm

www.pemeadandsons.co.uk

Coal & Smokeless Fuel

CALL 01442 824300

TO ADVERTISE

LOCKSMITH

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Contact Robert on:

07585 007109

EXPERIENCED

GUITAR TEACHER

BASED IN BERKHAMSTED

DON ADAM PERERA B.MUS,

M.MUS (Trinity College of Music)

Private lessons – £20 for

30 mins or £25 for one hour

Beginners to advanced

– Grade exams or just for fun

Tel: 07894 562150

HANDYMAN

T&S Treecare

All trees lopped,

pruned or felled.

All hedges shaped,

pruned or removed.

Turfing, grass cutting

and fencing.

All garden rubbish

removed.

Mini digger for hire.

Free advice and estimates

Tel: 01296 662167

For all carpentry and landscaping!

MUSIC

Email: donadamperera@gmail.com

http://www.facebook.com/donadamperera

http://www.donadamperera.com

A friendly, reliable service from a local

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daily rate for larger jobs!

Call Ash Sutherland now on:

01296 662138 or 07547 483495

e: info@ahtk.co.uk www.ahtk.co.uk

PAINTING & DECORATING

Michael Casingena

Painter &

Decorator

All types of

decorative work

undertaken.

Excellent rates

and references.

25 yrs in the trade.

Call Mike on...

01442 822684

07534 109823

michaelcasingena@hotmail.co.uk

CALL 01442 824300 TO ADVERTISE

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The Tring

Dog Walker

Available 7 days a week

Caroline

Tel: 07881 824915

PETS

PLUMBING/HEATING

GAS SERVICES

& PLUMBING

• Boiler service

repair & installation

• System upgrades

• Power flushing

• All types of plumbing

• Gas safety certification

PA BARHAM LTD

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07831 363182

01442 843703

email: peter.barham1@btinternet.com

www.pabarham.com

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January 2019

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I enjoy reading

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general interest and

local information.

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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 both Tring and Berkhamsted

www.livingmags.info/tring-essentialservices

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

A&E

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

Taxis

DMG Bevs 01442 824105

Herts Cabs 01442 828558

John’s 01442 828828

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Facial Aesthetics

Treatments to make you

look younger and feel great

Over the years nature

takes its toll and

facial expression lines

appear.

At Bow House Dental Practice we

offer a range of aesthetic treatments

that can stop this happening and

give you a fresher more youthful

look, which can have such a positive

impact on your outlook and life. You

will have a consultation with a highly

qualified practitioner before your

treatment is undertaken, when all

aspects of the procedures will be

fully explained, and you will have the

opportunity to ask questions.

Dr Edward Masheder

BDS (dund) MFDS RCS (edin)

PGcertImplants (warwick)

Principal Dentist

Bow House a Centre of Dental Excellence, 75 Western Road, Tring, Hertfordshire HP23 4BH

T 01442 890 384 E info@bowhousedental.co.uk

www.bowhousedental.co.uk


We believe prevention is better than

cure - to ensure your long term oral

health care you need to visit us for

regular examinations and hygiene

treatments. We offer modern affordable

state of the art dentistry here at

Bow House including:

• General Dentistry

• Tooth Whitening

• Cosmetic Treatments

• Invisalign ®

• Crowns & Bridges

• Dentures

• Implants

• Hygiene/Treatment for Gum Disease

Dr Edward Masheder

BDS (dund) MFDS RCS (edin)

PGcertImplants (warwick)

Principal Dentist

Bow House a Centre of Dental Excellence, 75 Western Road, Tring, Hertfordshire HP23 4BH

T 01442 890 384 E info@bowhousedental.co.uk

www.bowhousedental.co.uk

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