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ISSUE 68

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AUTUMN 2018

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WELCOME TO THE AUTUMN ISSUE!

Summer’s great, but we really love this time

of year; warm days, cool nights, crunchy

leaves and a sense of something exciting

about to happen. Whatever you like to do

in the autumn months we’ve got something

for you; check out the restaurants we’ve

reviewed, try out our latest walk, have a

go at abit of upcycling,get green-fingered

in the garden or get involved in the WW1

commemorations.

Thank you for your continuing support and

we hope you enjoy this issue – we loved

putting it together!

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04 News The latest around the town

18 Shopping Gift and food ideas from the High Street

21 Recipe Yummy Plum Crumble Slice

22 Book Reviews Featuring local authors

24 Kids Disconnect to reconnect with your kids

28 Vintage Try your hand at upcycling!

30 Pets Our handy guide to keeping your pets safe

32 Walk Get out in the countryside

34 Health Improve your wellbeing

38 Beauty We take a look at permanent makeup

41 Gardens Make your garden bee-friendly

44 Property Through the keyhole in Ivinghoe

48 Eating Out Restaurant, café and pub listings

52 What’s On Dates for your diary

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WATCH THIS SPACE

We were sad to say

goodbye to Carluccio’s

back in June, and it

may be a while before

we find out what is

replacing it. So let’s

just enjoy the beautiful

building – and hope we

have an exciting new

place to enjoy before

Christmas!

A LIDL BIT

CLOSER?

Rumours surround

the Lidl site – but

a spokesman told

Living Magazines: ‘We

remain committed to

bringing a new store

to Berkhamsted and

can confirm that the

site has been cleared

and demolished in

anticipation of starting

construction. We hope

to have more news soon!

News in pictures

20 YEARS OF THE GRAHAM GREENE

FESTIVAL

Berkhamsted’s favourite and best-known

author is celebrated for the 20th year in a

four-day extravaganza this September.

Running from 20-23 September, the

Graham Greene International Festival

includes talks, guided walks and film and

music nights at the Civic Centre, Town Hall

and Berkhamsted School.

Founded seven years after the author’s

death, this annual event is the centrepiece

of the Graham Greene Birthplace Trust’s

activities. The festival brings together

specialists and Greene enthusiasts from

around the world to celebrate the life and

work of one of Britain’s most distinguished

20th century writers.

Festival Director Dr Martyn Sampson is

excited about this year’s milestone event.

‘A key event in the local and literary

calendars, this gathering of friends, fans,

experts and interested persons from

Berkhamsted, and all over the world,

has become a truly special occasion,’

he said.

‘This year will see the first David

Pearce Memorial Talk to mark the

memory of David, whose legacy to

the life of the trust and the festival is

monumental.’

This year’s programme includes talks

on the Third Man Museum in Vienna,

the recent BBC Radio 4 adaptation of

Greene’s 1932 novel Stamboul Train,

and the theme of treachery and trust in

Greene’s works.

BBC journalist Robin Lustig will be

exploring the relationship between fact

and truth in the work of journalists and

novelists, while singer-songwriter Matt

Saxton will be chalking upafestival first

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Sunday23September

VIth Form Centre andOld Hall,Berkhamsted

School (Castle Street)

Morning session (£16)

VIth FormCentre, CastleStreet

with a set of songs inspired by Graham

Greene.

Adaptations of Greene’s work for the

screen will be represented via the 1986

Yorkshire TV film May We Borrow Your

Husband? (scripted by, and starring, Dirk

Bogarde) and the 1976 Thames TV film

Under the Garden, an episode from the

Shades of Greene series.

‘The Festival organisers hope that this year’s

event will attract regular participants, as

well as those who may be less familiar with

Greene’s work,’ says Dr Sampson. ‘Wehave

something for everyone. It is our hope, as

an organising team, that participants will

thoroughly enjoy themselves, and walk away

with great memories in celebration of all

things Greene.’

Tickets for individual sessions or the entire

festival can be purchased in advance

from the website of the Graham Greene

Birthplace Trust (www.grahamgreenebt.

org/tickets).

9.00 ATourofthe School Archives:including alookat

theExhibitionRoom, the greenbaize door,Old

Ha l and theSchool Chapel. (Meetoutside Old Ha l.)

9.45 Knownand NotSoKnown LiteraryOutcomes of

Graham Greene’s Travels with FatherLeopoldo

Durán:MonsignorQuixote and the Manuscript

Book Picasso: atalk by Dr Beatriz Valverde Jiménez

of UniversidadLoyola Andalucía.

11.00 Break for teaand coffee

11.30 Graham Greene’s‘e Virtue of Disloyalty’:

atalk by Dr JonWise.

Lunch (£25)

Old Hall

1.00 Farewell Lunch:cold buffet,wine andcoffee;

vegan/vegetarianoption. (Limited to 60 tickets.

Book by ursday 13 September a thelatest.)

Festivalvenues will alsofeature exhibitions,

aFestival bookstall, and Richard Frost’s

bookstall,withalarge selection of books by

andrelatingtoGrahamGreene.

AfreeFestival brochure will be available

duringthe Festival. It will includeafull Festival

programme,detailsofspeakers andmore.

Dr Martyn Sampson, Festival Director

Tickets

Tickets areavailable to purchaseonline at

www.grahamgreenebt.org .

ASeasonTicke toal events,including both films but

excluding meals, is available for £99.

ere is free admissiontoFestival events (excluding

meals) for under 21s.

If youhaveany queries or problemswithtickets, please

emailgrahamgreeneboxoffice@gmail.comorphone 07988

560496.

Friends

Become aFriendofthe Graham Greene BirthplaceTrust

at www.grahamgreenebt.org and receiveaquarterly

newsletter and aFestival discountof£2per event(for up

to fiveevents).

Presented by theGraham Greene BirthplaceTrust(charity No. 1064839),

amemberofthe BerkhamstedArtsTrust .

PROGRAMME

On 23 September 1989,Graham Greene was

asked by John Cornwellofthe Catholic

journal e Tablet, “What,inthe final

analysis .does your religion meantoyou?”

“I think .it’samystery”, he said slowlyand

with somefeeling .“acertain mystery.”

Mystery is at theheart of thisyear’s

programme, inclusive of a lits connotations;

intrigue, speculation, the compe lingneedto

know and thefactthatsometimes we do not–

andcannot –know. Whether anewcomer or

aseasoned attendee,you areinvited to a

festival that will celebrateits twentieth

anniversary, andwhich,inits twenty shades

of Greene, welcomes your owndiverse variety

of thought,wonder, andenlightenment; by

way of talks, interviews,meals, musicand

film, andabove a l,friendship –acelebration

of a lthingsGreene.

Greene,byPaulHogarth

rth

On the GrahamGreene Birthplace Trust

website (www.grahamgreenebt.org) you

wi l findfurther details of the talks,

interviews,films, toursand speakers, the

online ticketing service,and information

on anychanges that mayarise.

Ticketswi l be on sale a thedoorfor a l

events otherthanthe meals, but it would

be preferableifyou could book in advance

online from thewebsite.

Season tickets are available forthosewho

plan to attend a l talksand films.

SponsoredbyGreene King plc and

supported by Berkhamsted School.

Dr Martyn Sampson, Festival Director

20th GrahamGreene InternationalFestival2018

ursday20–Sunday 23 September

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PHOTO CREDIT VICKI HEAD

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If you fancy being a

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October!

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KNIGHT’S QUEST

The Hospice Running

Club, launched in 2013

by Berkhamsted’s

Paul Owen, has

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Hospice of St Francis

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ACADEMIC SUCCESS AT

LOCKERS PARK

Lockers Park School celebrated

academic success last term

with its 100% pass rate for the

Common Entrance exams, with

all pupils securing places at their

chosen schools. Five pupils also

attained sought-after scholarships

to leading British senior schools.

The academic accomplishments

see three boys securing Academic

Scholarships to St Albans

School, a Music Exhibition to

Berkhamsted School and a Sports

Scholarship toMillfield School.

Headmaster Christopher Wilson

said: ‘Well done to all our boys

who worked sohard intheir final

year. To have a 100% pass rate

for Common Entrance alongside

those boys securing scholarships is

a real achievement.

‘Whilst we will be sad to see them

leave Lockers Park, we wish them

every happiness as they embark

upon the next important stage of

their educational journey.’

Described by the Good Schools

Guide as a school that ‘brings

out the best in boys’, Lockers

Park is a day and boarding school

for boys aged 4-13, preparing

pupils for the very best public

and independent senior schools.

www.lockerspark.herts.sch.uk

BLUE HEAD FOR THE HOSPICE

A garden that brought the wow factor to this year’s

Chelsea Flower Show is to open at The Hospice of

St Francis in September.

The Silver-Gilt winning Myeloma UK Garden will

open at the Hospice on Sunday 16 September. Its

designers, John Everiss and Francesca Murrell, will

give talks about its creation and Dame Carolyn

McCall DBE, OBE and Rosemarie Finley, CEO of

Myeloma UK, will cut the ribbon.

Great Gaddesden resident Peter King, 76, raised

over £11,000 to bring the garden to the Hospice.

‘My wife Gill loved flowers so we always went to

Chelsea,’ he said. ‘I was very keen that the garden

was reused for more people to enjoy.

‘The hospice is such a wonderful place where Gill

spent her final six days, and Ihope that the garden

will bring hope and inspiration to hospice users.’

The centrepiece is a translucent sculpture built from

almost 200 layers of Arctic blue acrylic, modelled

on Peter and Gill’s daughter, Gemma.

At 12ft and seven tonnes, the sculpture appears

to be blowing seeds onto fertile soil to represent

new medical treatments, and as a sign of hope and

growth.

Boulders represent plasma cells, and overlapping

steel panels are physical representations of barriers

in care and treatment.

A team from construction engineers Stage One

scanned Gemma’s head, hands and shoulders

to generate a 3D digital image to achieve the

sculptural shape.

Designer John Everiss, said: ‘It’s fantastic that the

garden will live on at The Hospice of St Francis. It

represents a positive message of hope.’

Garden lovers will be welcomed to the hospice

between 1pm and 5pm for canapes, guest speakers,

live music, butterflyand bee displays and tours.

Tickets are £20 in shops or at stfrancis.org.uk/

chelseagarden.

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A Jewish agnostic, [Esther]

Rantzen was born in Berkhamsted

in Hertfordshire, but grew up in

Hampstead, in a house walking

distance from this apartment.

Henry, her father, worked at the

BBC; Katherine, her mother, did

voluntary work and remained

“funny, mischievous, anarchic”

until her death in 2005 at 93.’

The Times, 2 July 2018

‘Single mum and Fabulous writer

Amy Nickell, from Berkhamsted,

Herts, argues her three-year-old

son Freddy doesn’t need a father

figure -and his biological Dad is

the only one who’s missing out...’

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BEST FOOT FORWARD

Get your walking boots on and get

exploring the beautiful Chilterns

countryside this autumn.

The Chiltern’s Walking Festival takes place

from 6-21 October, and as usual the 16-

day programme of over 50 themed guided

walks and activities includes walks for

everyone from experienced walkers to complete novices.

Led by experienced, local volunteer guides, the autumn programme includes

seasonal highlights such as colourful beech woods, stories of former residents,

glorious views and opportunities to learn new skills including map reading

and Nordic walking. There are linear and circular walks involving trains, farms,

landmarks and churchyards.

You don’t need previous experience, and each walk has a guide for the length,

suggested level offitness and terrain involved, soyou’ll know what you’re getting

yourself into before you set off.

Although most walks are free, you must pre-book. Go to www.visitchilterns.

co.uk/walkingfest for more details.

‘Speaking to HELLO! magazine,

Sally revealed: ‘We do celebrate

our anniversary, we always go for

dinner at the Dorchester and then

last year we renewed our vows.

‘Ronnie [Wood] and I had

a blessing in a church in

Berkhamsted, just with our twins,

so the four of us. It was lovely.

And then it was the Hamilton

opening night that evening and we

had been invited so, for me, that

was amazing.’

Daily Mail, 12 July 2018

BRAND NEW BOOK TENT FOR

BERKOFEST

Plans have been bubbling along all

summer, and now, finally, Berkofest

2018 has arrived – and this year it’s

got a brand new Waterstones book

literary tent!

With talks and panels with authors

including Erin Kelly, author of Sunday

Times’ bestseller He Said She Said;

Berkhamsted’s very own bestseller

Rowan Coleman, author of The

Summer of Impossible

Things, local authors Katy

Regan and Clare Swatman,

our very own editor; as well

as many others, there will

be plenty of time to hear

talks on all manner of things

including how to write a

book, how to get an agent

and book clubs.

Waterstones will also be selling books

by all the authors present, so make

sure you bring plenty of cash!

Musical entertainment will be from

local bands Shane Lamont and The

Warriors of Light and The Vegas

Girls, and there will also be children’s

entertainment.

It’s on Saturday 8 September at

Ashlyns Hall Estate, and tickets cost

just £15 on the door for adults, or

£10 in advance, £5 for concessions

and under 5s are free.

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SWAN SEEKS BACKERS

A resource that’s vital to Berkhamsted’s future generations

– the Swan Youth Centre (SYC) – is struggling for funds,

and it needs the town to be more involved.

The Swan has lost almost 50% of its funding in recent years

and it needs about £45,000 just to maintain the facilities

and activity programmes it offers.

Penny Perry, manager of the SYC, says: ‘Recently we

have depended more on individuals and the energy of

fundraisers.

‘Ideally, we would like townspeople to take more interest.

We are looking for the commitment of the community in

our young people. These are our kids and we want them

to feel part of the town.’

The centre’s staff and volunteers are trained to help on

issues that may be too sensitive for young people to talk

about to parents or teachers. ‘We look after them sharing

social tools, leading to their social development,’ says

Penny. ‘We don’t talk directly to their parents, but we can

try to help them too by helping their children.’

Members are 11-18 years old. The 11-13 year-olds have a

special drop-in night so that activities can be targeted at a

younger age group. After reaching 19, some come back as

volunteers.

‘Kids see it as a safe place to be, which is theirs,’ Penny

says. ‘And there’s a free cup of tea or coffee. They spend

money on and run the snack bar, also dip into the free fruit

bowl, come up with and cook healthy meal ideas. They

contribute by putting on gig nights at the centre. The more

people who use it, the more other people will come.’

She concludes: ‘It would be wonderful to have one big

sponsor, but I’d love to have a core group that really cares

and involves itself and gives a certain amount each month.’

If you can help, please contact Penny on 01442 834349.

FOOTBALL ROW

The row between Berkhamsted Football Club and

Berkhamsted Raiders Community Club seems to be showing

no sign of abating.

Earlier this year, Berkhamsted Raiders drew up detailed

proposals with the aim of transforming the club into a brand

new Berkhamsted Community Stadium. Berkhamsted

Football Club were not happy about the proposals.

Keith Pollard, Chairman of Berkhamsted Raiders, said: ‘The

project is not just about football. It’s about creating a home

for the fast-growing cycling club, providing somewhere for

the Rugby Club to train, somewhere accessible to all the

local community shared by multiple clubs and sports.

‘In addition, Raiders has 1,097 members this season. We

have 100 children on a waiting list for whom we are unable

to provide sport due to lack of facilities. We also want to

double female participation, but we don’t have the facilities

to do this. We want the new Community Stadium to have

real benefits for the development of girls’ and womens’

football.

‘It’s not a takeover of Berkhamsted FC; the stadium would

be run by a Community Trust with representatives of sports

users and the community.’

That all sounds great. So why are Berkhamsted FC objecting?

‘Part of the problem is that it will relegate us into a lower

division as we won’t have the facilities required to be in the

division we’re currently in,’ explained Steve Davis, Chair of

Berkhamsted FC. ‘We also believe it will cause problems for

the local residents who live next door, as there is no sound

or light-proofing in these plans, and wehave anissue with

the proposal that the new pitch will be astroturf as there are

many safety issues surrounding this, despite what Raiders say.

Not to mention that this is essentially an attempted takeover

of the stadium that’s been our home for 100 years.’

While neither side are likely to back down, it seems the

dispute is set to rumble on for some time. Let’s hope that

somehow they can learn to work together for the good of

the town?

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WALK A MILE, MAKE SOMEONE SMILE

Walking a short distance may seem easy to most

people, but for those with multiple sclerosis (MS) it

can be a real challenge. Despite this, members of the

Chilterns MS Centre will be walking a mile through

Aylesbury town centre on 22 September and they

would love people to join them.

This local charity offers people with MS treatment to

help keep them mobile, empowering them to lead

happy lives. But it costs over £1m annually to keep

the Centre going. Over the past four years, this event

has raised more than £100,000 and provided over

2,850 hours of treatment.

One of those to

benefit isTring

resident Pete who will

be taking part. ‘Since

being diagnosed over

20 years ago my

mobility has gradually

decreased,’ he said.

‘Without the support

of the physio team, I would be far less mobile than I

am today. Iwas involved in the first year ofWalk the

MS Mile, and shall be taking part again this year to

help such a fantastic place.’

The walk, starts in Market Square at 11am. Visit www.

walkthemsmile.org

20MPH ZONE FOR BERKO?

Plans are afoot for a 20mph zone in

parts of Berkhamsted, from Bank

Mill Lane to Mill Street, taking in

Ellesmere Road, and Ravens Lane.

The plan was subject to a public consultation in June,

and is currently under discussion by Hertfordshire

County Council.

‘If they decide there’s enough support for it, it will go

through to a second consultation,’ said Lance Holman

from Herts County Council.

The process is still ongoing, and should be decided

later this autumn.

A NIGHT OF JAZZ AT THE MUSEUM

Nica Rothschild, known as The Jazz

Baroness, spent part of her early life

at Tring Mansion. To celebrate her

remarkable story and her 35 years as

A MUSICAL BIRTHDAY PARTY

A celebration in words and music of NICA

ROTHSCHILD’s 35 years as a friend and patron

of jazz musicians in NewYork

Jazz

Baroness

Music from the Shoe Horns

Saturday 22nd September, 7.30

at Hastoe Vi lage Ha l, HP23 6LS

Tickets £15 pp, including

a ploughman’s supper.

Please send a cheque

made out to TDLHMS to

John Savage, 16 Lakeside,

Tring HP23 5HN.

Bring a bottle; soft drinks

available. For info ring

01442 827702

friend and patron of jazz musicians in New York, the Tring

Local History Society is holding a jazz concert at Hastoe

Village Hall on Saturday 22 September at 7.30pm.

Music will be provided by the jazz septet The Shoe Horns,

who have all studied together at Jazz School UK, and come

from far and wide. They will play pieces by at least 12

composers who were friends of Nica, including Thelonius

Monk, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and

Horace Silver. Many of these pieces were inspired by,

or dedicated to, Nica. The story of Nica’s life, as told by

Hannah Rothschild in her book The Jazz Baroness, will be

narrated by Tim Amsden. Images of the 1940s and 50s will

be displayed, and appropriate clothing will certainly add

to the fun.

You can take a bottle, and soft drinks will be available for a

donation. A light supper will be provided and is included in

the ticket price.

Tickets for the event are £15 per person and can be

purchased from 16 Lakeside, Tring, HP23 5HN, with a

cheque made out to TDLHMS. For more information call

01442 827702.

Berkhamsted Music’s new

season opens on 6 October

with Raphael Wallfisch and

John York’s celebration of

35 years of their

collaboration. They will

play some of their favourite

sonatas by Schubert, Brahms

and Franck. Raphael is one of the most celebrated

cellists performing on the international stage. He was

born in London into a family of distinguished musicians; his

mother the cellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch and his father the

pianist Peter Wallfisch. Afull brochure for the season is

included with this issue of Berkhamsted Living.

Season tickets are £52 (under 18’s free); a single concert is

just £14. Visit www.berkhamstedmusic.co.uk.

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granted The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service for

its work introducing the disadvantaged to the joys of

boating on the Grand Union Canal.

The group were nominated by Cllr Bob Mclean, Mayor

of Dacorum, who said: ‘I first visited Waterways

Experiences during our Deputy Mayoral year 2015/2016,

as part of the High Sheriff day. I was stunned by the

enthusiasm of the volunteer base and impressed

by the focus upon making available a unique

experience for disabled and disadvantaged

groups across the Borough and beyond. We

have been privileged to be involved with them

and are delighted that their efforts have been

recognised in this way; the entire team should

be congratulated on this fantastic achievement.’

Waterways Experiences, known as ‘WExp’,

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was formed and is run entirely by volunteers with no

paid employees. More than 170 volunteers come from all

walks of life and together rise to a huge range of different

challenges associated with operating three large boats,

two of which are quite elderly. Together they ensure that

the boats are properly maintained with sufficient crew

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RAYS OF SUNSHINE

A national charity became a

real Ray of Sunshine for one

Berkhamsted boy.

Evan Ball, 12, who was

diagnosed with a rare blood

disease in 2016, had his wish

of going to Disney World

granted by Rays of Sunshine, an award-winning

children’s charity that aims to brighten the lives of

children living with serious or life-limiting illnesses.

And now Berkhamsted Theatre Company (BTC)

are stepping up to raise money for the charity.

Mum Clare explained: ‘I joined BTC in 2015 before

Evan’s diagnosis. Then Evan was diagnosed with

Severe Aplastic Aneamia, and everything changed.

‘The only cure was a bone marrow transplant, and

Evan endured transfusions, operations, chemo and

more. We spent a lot of time in Great Ormond

Street Hospital, and after the transplant he had

to stay away from school and his friends as he

recovered.

‘My BTC ‘family’ were so supportive, and at Great

Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) Evan was offered

a wish by Rays of Sunshine. The charity became a

massive part of his recovery – he sang in a choir

under Choirmaster Gareth Malone, recorded

‘Valerie’ with Mark Ronson, sang for the Duchess

Of Cornwall, met Shawn Mendes and performed

with Ronan Keating.

I decided to become an Ambassador for Rays of

Sunshine to help raise awareness, and now, BTC

are helping raise funds for this amazing charity. It’s a

great partnership!

‘Being part of such a group has been a great

catharsis and generates a sense of belonging,

something both Evan and I have in common with

BTC and Rays of Sunshine.

‘An ensemble role for me on stage with Chess,

our next production, and an ambassador role

off-stage for Rays of Sunshine, allows me a platform

to promote the amazing things that both have to

offer.’

PARKS ARE THE WINNERS!

We’ve always known we have some

lovely parks –and now it’s official!

Dacorum Borough Council was recently

awarded five Green Flag awards for its

parks and open spaces, including Berkhamsted’s Canal Fields, which

has held the award since 2008, and Tring’s Memorial Garden. Hemel’s

Water Gardens also received the award for the very first time.

Janice Marshall, Portfolio Holder for Environmental Services, said:

‘We know how important our green spaces are to residents and

visitors and that is why we are absolutely committed to making sure

that they are safe, welcoming and well maintained.

‘Achieving these Green Flag awards mean that the hard work and

commitment of everyone involved is recognised, and I would like to

thank the community and volunteer groups, together with council

staff, for their hard work and dedication in making this happen.’

To be awarded aGreen Flag, apark oropen space must meet certain

standards. These include being a welcoming place, healthy, safe

and secure, well maintained and clean, and having the support and

involvement of the local community.

AGreen Flag flying overhead isasign to the public that the space

boasts the highest possible standards, is beautifully maintained and

has excellent facilities.

BRITISH DRIFT SHIFTING CHAMP

If you don’t know what drift shifting is, you’re missing a treat. In a

nutshell, it’s manoeuvring round features on a track at speed to

demonstrate skill, precision and speed.

And this year, British Drift Champion and Berkhamsted boy Matt

Carter represented the UK, taking on the two world leaders in an

exhilarating race through the streets of Liverpool at the Red Bull Drift

Shifters event.

The speed and precision of 12 drivers were put to the test on

Sunday 19 August in front of Liverpool’s iconic Royal Liver Building,

as they tore through the streets of Liverpool in front of ten thousand

spectators.

At the time of going to press,

we didn’t know whether

Matt had made it. We hope

we’re not premature in

saying congratulations Matt,

whatever the outcome!

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COMMEMORATING 100 YEARS

It’s 100 years since the end of the First World War, and

celebrations are taking place all over the UK to honour

the dead and those who fought for their country.

And Berkhamsted is certainly doing its bit. As well

as a service at St Peter’s on Sunday 11 November,

Berkhamsted Local History and Museum Society

(BLHMS) has produced two books to commemorate the

end of the War. The books will be on sale on 9 and 10

November, at an exhibition at Berkhamsted Civic Centre

called ‘Commemorating Peacetime in Dacorum’ organised

by Dacorum Heritage Trust, and on 24 November in the

Court House with a small exhibition by BLHMS.

The Rectory Lane Cemetery is also commemorating the

end of the War on 16 September with poetry, music and

drama. Full details will be published nearer the time.

Berkhamsted Heritage Open Days

For the past 15 years the BLHMS has organised the

Heritage Open Days and, this year, many of them are

linked to the anniversary of the end of the First World

War.

A Walk Back in Time

A guided tour of the historic town centre.

Thursday 6 September, 10.30am

Friday 7 September, 3pm

Thursday 13 September, 10.30am

A Walk into the Past: Berkhamsted Place – successor to

the Castle

Friday 7 September, 10am

Saturday 8 September, 2pm

Meet at the top of Castle Hill near Berkhamsted Place

This tour takes you into what remains of this once large

Elizabethan mansion and explains its links to the castle

Ashlyns School, former Foundling Hospital

Sunday 9 September, 1pm-5.30pm

Tours led by former foundlings. Learn what life was like

for the children who grew up there during 1935-55.

Booking is essential.

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Berkhamsted Castle

Sunday 9 September, 10.30am, 2pm and 4pm

Friday 14 September, 10.30am and 2pm

The best remaining example of a motte and bailey castle

in the country.

Berkhamsted Town Hall

Sunday 9 September, open 10.15am-1.30pm, tour at 11am

This replaced the old market house that burnt down in

1854, and included an assembly room and rooms for the

Mechanics Institute, as well as a Market Hall.

Inns of Court: Then (1914-19) and Now

Sunday 9 September, 11am

Sunday 16 September, midday

Meet at the back of the station

During the First World War the Inns ofCourt Officers

Training Corps (IOCOTC) was stationed in Berkhamsted

and the surrounding area. This tour takes you to some of

their haunts and shows you what it was once like.

Post a Letter

Sunday 16 September, 10.30am

Meet at the front of the station.

Berkhamsted’s postal history tour.

Rectory Lane Cemetery

Sunday 9 September, open 11am-6pm

Let them RIP. Carve an inscription, record something for

posterity, explore trails and enjoy poems, playlets and

songs. Also a focus on the Remarkable Women of the

town.

Memorials to Fallen of WWI

Sunday 16 September, 3pm

Meet by the War Memorial by the west door of St Peter’s

Visit the Town Memorial, the Roll of Honour in

Berkhamsted school, the memorial in the Baptist Church,

the British Legion memorial, and the War Commission

Graves in Rectory Lane Cemetery.

Repton’s Ashridge

Thursday 6 September, 2pm

Thursday 13 September, 2pm

Assemble outside the main entrance to Ashridge House.

These two tours mark the bi-centenary of Repton’s

death. Repton was commissioned by the 7th Duke of

Bridgewater to design gardens to go with his new gothic

style mansion. Booking essential.

St Peter’s Church and Court House

Sunday 9 September, 3pm

Meet at the west door of the church

The church has an extensive history and interesting

memorials depicting the history of the town and its

people.

Lost Wharves of Berkhamsted

Saturday 8 September, 10am

Meet at Bank Mill bridge

Where flourishing trade once existed along the canal’s

banks, even the holiday boats are no longer for hire.

Follow the lost wharves. In conjunction with Berkhamsted

Citizens Association. Booking essential.

Old Hall and Chapel

Sunday 9 September, 10.30am and 2.30pm

Meet at the bottom of the steps leading up to Old Hall

Visit the original school building from 1544 and learn

something of the school’s history.

Tours of Dacorum Heritage Trust (DHT) Museum Store

Saturday 8 September, 10.30am and 2pm

Saturday 15 September, 10am

The Museum Store, Clarence Road, Berkhamsted

See collections from different areas ofDacorum and find

out more about the area.

All bookings to Jenny Sherwood, apart from the DHT

Museum Store.

01442 865158 or KSherw9100@aol.com

More details available on the Heritage Open

Days website www.heritageopendays.org.uk

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SHOP&EAT

SHOP&EAT

LOCALLY

LOCALLY

12.

GREAT THINGS TO BUY

IN BERKHAMSTED,

TRING & THE VILLAGES

4.

9.

8.

5.

SUPPLIER INFORMATION

BEECHWOOD FINE FOODS, TRING

1. Ashridge Apple and Pear Juice 75cl £3.50

2. Beechwood Autumn Preserves £3.75

3. Glebe Farm Gluten Free Baking Products £3.25

4. Mrs Middleton’s Stoneground Bread Flour 1.5kg £3.50

5. Thomas Fudge’s Florentines £4.50

11.

FANCY THAT, TRING

6. Alphabet Puzzle £19.98

7. Jellycat Flora Flamingo £26.50

8. KB Tangerines dungarees kids £28

9. Musical Notes Dominoes £17.50

10. Shut the Box game £25

NUMBER TWENTY, BERKHAMSTED

11. Make your Own Scratch Cards £4.50

12. Stormy Knight expanding cards £3.25

13. The Berko Loop book £15

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10.

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SHOP&EAT

SHOP&EAT

LOCALLY

GREAT THINGS TO BUY

IN BERKHAMSTED,

TRING & THE VILLAGES

15.

17.

19.

18.

SUPPLIER INFORMATION

PUDDINGSTONE DISTILLERY, WILSTONE

14.Campfire Gin Special Edition No1 50cl £33

15.Rebellious Spirits Book by Ruth Ball £9.99

14.

BRAMBLE AND BLOSSOM, TRING

16.Luxury Beauty Balm 50g £19

17.Facial Elixir 20ml £19

18.Candles £18

16.

TRING BREWERY, TRING

19. Nutshack Nuts: Garlic &Habanero, Cajun and Bacon -artisanal,

vegan-friendly peanuts from anindependent family producer.

£1.50 per 60g bag.

To feature your products in the Eat & Shop Local section

of Berkhamsted Living please email info@livingmags.info.

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FROM

SARAH MURRAY

AT BEECHWOOD

FINE FOODS,

TRING

PUDDINGSTONE DISTILLERY

Distillers of Hertfordshire’s

award winning Campfire Gin

RECIPE

PLUM CRUMBLE SLICE

Ingredients

■ 250g cold butter

■ 225g golden caster sugar

■ 300g ground almonds

■ 140g plain flour, plus 25g

■ 2 eggs

■ 1 tsp cinnamon

■ 1 tsp baking powder

■ 8-10 plums, stoned and roughly chopped

■ 50g flaked almonds

How to make it

● Preheat oven to 180C/ Gas 4/fan 160C

● Line a20x30cm baking tin with baking paper

● Put the butter, sugar and ground almonds into afood

processor and pulse until the mixture resembles very

rough breadcrumbs. Spoon half the mix into abowl and

set aside.

● Add 140g flour tothe mix inthe processor and whizz

to form adough. Tip into the prepared tin and press

down with the back ofaspoon.

● Bake for 15-20 mins until golden and leave to cool for

10 mins.

● Set aside afew tablespoons ofthe remaining mix and

put the rest back into the processor. Add the eggs, the

25g flour, cinnamon and baking powder and whizz to a

smooth batter.

● Spread over the base, top with the plum pieces and a

little extra caster sugar and cinnamon.

● Bake for 20mins, sprinkle with the remaining crumble

mix and flaked almonds.

● Cook for another 20 mins or until golden. Leave to cool

in the tin before slicing.

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BOOKREVIEWS

Towns of Two

Halves

by David Guest

Rosewood Publishing,

£8 paperback, £3.47 on

ebook, Amazon

Former Berkhamsted Living

Editor, Sub Editor, roving

news reporter and tea maker

extraordinaire, David Guest has

just released his second book,

Towns of Two Halves. Described

as a ‘tourist’s guide to football

towns,’ it is just that, plus much

much more.

The premise of the book is that

David, over a period of many

years, has visited all 92 football

stadiums in England and, while

doing so, has learned more about

each town. So while he does tell

us much about each town – who

TOWNS of TWO HALVES

A TOURIST’S GUIDE TO FOOTBALL TOWNS

A for Accrington, with its Tiffany glass

B for Brentford and pianolas

C is for Crystal Palace, for living Natural History

And so on, all the way to Y for Yeovil.

Every football town has something unique to offer

besides football. This informal guide is your

ABC to the diverse attractions of all 92 of them,

large and small, on and off the beaten track,

many of them far from what you might think

of as tourist destinations. The next time you’re

travelling somewhere to a match, add

an hour or so to your visit and let

Towns of Two Halves show you round.

Anywhere can be a tourist destination.

Get to know the country a little better

with this invaluable book.

www.townsof2halves.co.uk

By the same author: A Pressure of the Hand

UK £8

Rosewood Publishing: Non-Fiction

Cover Design &

Photograph: Lance Crozier

Author Photograph:

Keith Barnes Photography

ISBN 978-0-9956787-2-9

knew that Brentford had a water

museum for example? – he also

intersperses it with his own

personal story at the time, as well

as the fate of his beloved Oldham

Athletic, the team he’s spent most

of his life (blindly) following.

The result is a charming, funny

and heartwarming story about

DAVID GUEST TOWNS of TWO HALVES

DAVID GUEST

TOWNS

of TWO

HALVES

A TOURIST’S GUIDE TO FOOTBALL TOWNS

football (a bit), but mostly about

England, its people and all its

quirks and foibles. It’s perfect for

football fans, non football fans,

readers and non-readers – and

you can devour it in one sitting, or

dip in and out as you please.

I urge you to give it go – you

won’t be disappointed! CS

The Berko Loop

by Kevin Exley

£15, available from Number

Twenty and

www.theberkoloop.co.uk

Taking in a loop – as the name

suggests – round Berkhamsted,

starting at the top of New

Road (by the golf club), through

Frithsden, The Amaravati

monastery, past Ashridge and

Northchurch common, along the

Grand Union Canal to Cholesbury,

Hawridge, Bourne End and Little

Heath Farm, this is a fabulous

book. It claims to show you places

you didn’t know existed, and gives

you lots of information along the

way. I read it from cover to cover,

nodding as I recognised familiar

places, while also wondering

how I’d missed some of these

amazing places in all the years

I’ve lived in Berko. The writing is

great – witty and entertaining as

well as being informative – and it’s

made me want to go and get my

bike out and take a pedal round

the 30-mile route one day soon.

Hopefully I’ll see you there!

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The Affair of the

Christmas Card

Killer

by Jack Murray

Available on Amazon

kindle unlimited, Free

Local artist Jack Murray has

turned his hand to writing, and

this is his debut novel and, he

hopes, the first inaseries of

‘cosy crime’ books.

Big Brother

by Louis Quail

Dewi Lewis Publishing, £35

Berkhamsted Photographer Louis

Quail is a talented man – his

2015 show ‘Before They Were

Fallen’ won various awards, and

he spends much of his time on

personal, long term projects.

This gorgeous hardback book

is the culmination of years of

work. Deeply personal, Big

Brother is essentially a collection

of photographs of Louis’ older

brother Justin, who has suffered

from paranoid schizophrenia

for most of his adult life. But it’s

not just about the illness. In Big

Brother, Louis examines mental

illness and a mental health sytem

in crisis, but also tells the story

of the man behind the illness: his

brother. Among the photographs

are inserts of doctors’ notes and

It tells the story of a murder at

Cavendish Hall at Christmas,

1919. Lord Kit Aston investigates.

As the snow falls, tensions rise

for the party-goers as they

realise there may be a killer in

their midst. Perfect for fans of

cosy crime fiction.

drawings by Justin as well as police

records and scribbled notes by

Justin.

The result is a stunning book,

which shows the love Louis has

for his brother, while also making

you stop and think about life, love

and family.

• Louis will be giving a talk and

signing copies of Big Brother at

Waterstones in Berkhamsted

at 6.30pm on Thursday 27

September.

Confessions of a

Single Mum

by Amy Nickell

Published by Headline,

£8.49 ebook, £16.99

hardback

Born and bred in Berkhamsted,

Amy Nickell worked for a while as

a celebrity reporter. She had fun.

She didn’t take life too seriously.

Then she fell pregnant at 24, and

everything changed.

In Confessions of a Single Mum, Amy

debunks single mum myths, delves

into the world of dating (nothing

ruins sexy sofa snogging ambience

like the watchful eye of Daddy Pig),

going back to work just 10 days

after giving birth, lactating WAY

too close to Simon Cowell, as well

answering the questions that come

with having a family that is anything

but nuclear.

Amy’s wonderfully frank, honest

and hilarious story will inspire

other parents to own their single

status as well as anyone whose life

has thrown them a curveball.

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UNPLUG YOUR

KIDS

Are you worried about how long your kids spend online?

Here’s how to disconnect to reconnect

Picture the scene; you’re sitting down to dinner

with your family for a lovely catch-up at the end

of a long day. You turn to your loved ones only

to be greeted with a wall of people staring at

their phones, engrossed in an online conversation, a

game or scrolling mindlessly through social media.

According to recent research by Ofcom, 99% of 12

to 15 year-olds spend almost 21 hours a week online

–and parents are finding it increasingly difficult to

control their children’s screen time.

Of course we all love our phones, iPads and games

consoles – and technology certainly has a place in both

society and family life.

But do you ever wish you could have your children

back in the room with you, and away from the evermore-enticing

online world for a few more hours

every week?

You’re not alone.

Here are some expert tips for controlling your

children’s screen time – without causing world war

three!

The problem

Technology itself is not a problem. It plays an essential

part in everyday life, and has made a whole host of

things so much easier – and more fun!

But it most definitely has its place –and increasingly,

parents are finding it harder and harder toget their

children to step away from consoles, tablets and

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UNPLUG YOUR KIDS

smartphones and reconnect with the real world,

including their families.

‘There are several issues with spending too much time

staring at a screen, particularly for a child,’ explains

Berkhamsted-based child, teen and parent coach Beth

Parmar.

Independent Day School

for girls 4 - 16 years

Day Nursery & Pre-School

for girls and boys from 6 months

‘Firstly, the flashing lights and moving images provide

constant stimulation for their brain, which can

be addictive, and can also affect their mood and

concentration for the rest of the day.

‘Secondly, if they’re online or playing a game, they’re

not interacting with people. Online interaction is not

fulfilling the same emotional need as face-to-face

interaction.’

As children get older and are out of the house more,

policing it can seem like aminefield. But there are

solutions, whatever their age – we hope some of them

work for you.

Transition time

Most parents don’t understand the difference between

achild’s brain and an adult’s brain. Adults find it easy to

switch from one thing to another – whether it’s from

a noisy, fast-paced computer game to helping with

homework, or from listening to loud music to a serious

conversation, it’s something that adults are able to do.

But children’s brains are still developing, and they simply

don’t have that ability to just switch. This means they

need time to transition from one thing to the next.

‘There’s no point in telling your kids to get off the Xbox

or the iPad and go straight and do their homework,’

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says Beth. ‘It’s impossible for their brain to switch from

being over-stimulated to settling down to something

immediately.

‘Make sure you get them to think about something

else for 10 or 15 minutes before asking them to do

anything – whether it’s something physical like playing

with Lego, running round the garden with a football, or

just telling them jokes and making them laugh – as long

as it’s taking their mind away from the game they were

playing, it will help smooth the transition.’

Decide on limits together

If you tell children how long they have on their

screens, they’ll almost always fight against it. But if you

sit and talk it through with them and get them involved

in the decision process, they’re much more likely to be

compliant and you’ll end up with an agreement you’re

both happy with.

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‘By treating it like a currency, you’re getting them to

understand that it’s a privilege, not a right, and that

things have to be worked for, just like money. That

makes for easier parenting all round.’

‘Ask them how many hours a day they think is

reasonable for them to be on their screens,’ suggests

Beth. ‘They may start off by saying something silly like

10 hours, but if you talk it through with them, listen

to their reasons and then explain your own, they’re

more likely to realise that they still need to find time

to do their homework, their sports clubs or whatever

it is they like doing, and that, actually, much less time is

more reasonable and sensible. That way, you’re much

less likely to have a battle on your hands.’

It’s just as important for older children as well, who

may not be in the house for you to keep an eye on as

much. ‘Rather than agreeing time limits, maybe you

could suggest that, if they have a smartphone, they

must agree to have the ‘Find my friend’ app so you can

keep track of them if you need to, or that they have

to check in with a family WhatsApp group in case you

need them. Whatever works for you – just remember

that technology can be your friend!’

Reward, don’t punish

Threatening to take away their screen time as a

punishment for bad behaviour can be a recipe for

disaster because, as Beth explains, if you use it this

way, then it means they’ll see screen time as a given,

rather than the treat it is.

‘Instead of using screen time asapunishment, flip

it on its head and get them to earn their time. So

whatever it is you want them to do, be it chores, their

homework, instrument practice or anything else, make

sure it’s clear to them what you expect, and only

when it’s completed do they earn an agreed amount

of screen time.

Congratulate them!

It might sound silly, but positive reinforcement can be

a powerful tool. We’re all too quick to criticise our

children for not doing the things they should, but we

often forget to praise them when they do good things.

‘Just saying ‘well done’ if they’ve put their iPad or Xbox

away when agreed and without a fuss goes a long way

to helping them realise that you do notice when they

do things right, and not always when they do things

wrong – and that can make them want to do that

more often,’ explains Beth.

Lead by example

You can’t expect kids to be willing to switch off their

phones or tablets if they see you constantly staring at

yours, so it’s important to show them that you don’t

need them all the time.

‘Try not to spend hours staring at your phone

mindlessly in front of them. It can also be a good idea to

agree that, for example, you don’t allow phones at the

table, or have a phone-free hour every day. If you can

agree it between you and be consistent and stick to it –

adults included – then it’s far more likely to work.’

For more information and help go to

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VINTAGE

UPCYCLE

from this - to this!

Have you ever looked at an upcycled piece of

furniture and thought ‘I’d love to do that’ – but

have no idea where to start?

Yep, us too!.

Which is why we’ve started our new regular series

of ‘how-to’ features! They’re step-by-step guides to

upcycling, complete with all the info you need, including

paint type, how to prep, and other important hints and

tips. So, go on, what are you waiting for? Get upcycling!

For our first feature, we’re taking alook athow to

upcycle a stool. Our Editor Clare saw a stool she loved in

a catalogue, but at more than £200 it was a bit steep. So,

she decided to make her own. Here’s how she did it...

How to

Welcome to the fi rst of

our regular upcycling

‘how to’ features

The stool was lovely and would have been the perfect

addition to my newly finished bedroom. The trouble was,

at £200, it was a bit pricey – especially after all the money

we’d spent getting the bedroom decorated inthe first

place! So, I had an idea. Why not try making my own?

Now I’m no craft expert. In fact, I’d go as far as to say I’m

a bit useless when it comes to these sorts of things. But

that just goes to show – if I can do it, anyone can!

Step one

Buy/choose a stool. If you already have one to upcycle

then great. But if you’re thinking of buying a cheap one to

upcycle then you need to think what you want to do with

it. The stool I’d seen and loved had copper legs and a

fluffy top, so Ineeded something Icould easily cover and

something with legs that could be easily painted. As luck

would have it, I found this simple Ikea stool for just £2

from the Aston Clinton recycling centre (you can actually

buy it new from Ikea for £4). The top was plastic, which

wasn’t perfect as I knew I’d need to attach fabric to it,

but the legs were metal and I knew they could be easily

sprayed. I was on my way!

TIP: A wooden seat will be easier if you’re stapling the fabric

to it, as the staples will go straight into the wood.

Step two

Buy your materials. This takes

some planning. I knew I wanted

to paint the legs, but I wasn’t

sure what sort of paint to go

for. Luckily, my friend Sandra

did – copper spray paint! I also

needed to pad the seat out and

find some fluffy fabric to attach.

Here’s what I used (apart from the stool):

• Afluffy throw from acharity shop, £5

• Foam pad, 40x40x4cm, £6, Hobbycraft

• Copper spray paint, £7.95, Berkhamsted Arts and

Crafts

• Glue gun and glue (I already had)

• Staple gun (I already had)

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Step three

First, spray the legs. It’s best to

do this first so that you don’t get

paint on anything else. Give the

legs a quick rub with sandpaper

if you have some, and make sure

they’re clean. Then, keeping your

mouth and nose covered, spray the paint evenly all over

the legs. It goes on fairly easily, and only takes a few

moments to dry.

I used copper, but you can use silver or gold as well – or

any colour you fancy!

Step four

Once the paint is dry, cut the foam pad to shape. Tip the

stool upside down and draw around the seat, then cut

out the shape with scissors oraknife. Glue itfirmly onto

the top of the stool.

TIP: Use plenty of glue. You don’t want the seat shifting

around when you sit on it!

Step fi ve

Attach the faux fur to the

seat. This is where it’s easier

if you have a wooden seat

as you can carefully staple

it straight into the wood.

Because I had a plastic seat, I

had to attach a piece of wood

to the underside of the stool

to staple into. Pull the fabric

tight, and go carefully round,

stapling as you go.

Cost of original stool: £200

Cost of upcycled stool: £20.95 – and I have fabric

and paint left over if I want to make

another one!

Saving: £179.05! ■

HOME&COLONIAL

Antiques & Inspiration

TIP: Furry/fluffy material is

probably the easiest kind to use as

it’s more forgiving if your stapling isn’t very neat. But you can

use whatever takes your fancy!

And that’s it! It really is as easy as it sounds, especially if

you have a wooden seat. It looks amazing – and cost a

fraction of the one I saw!

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Tel: 01442 877007

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KEEP YOUR

PETS

SAFE!

We’re a nation of pet lovers – but how

many of us know exactly what to do

if our beloved pet gets into danger?

Whether it’s eating the wrong things,

getting ill or going missing, it’s important to know the ins

and outs.

Thanks to the Blue Cross, we’ve put together this handy

guide to making sure your furry friends stay as safe as

possible.

Cats

We all adore our little furry friends – but do you know how to keep

them safe? Here’s our handy guide

Cats are nosy creatures, and will get into all sorts of

scrapes if you let them. There are also a surprising

number of dangers in and around your home.

Poisons and toxins

A number of things are toxic to cats – some of which

you’re no doubt aware of, but some less obvious too.

• Antifreeze – it may sound obvious but if you spill it, clean it

up immediately and avoid using it in water features

• Disinfectant, especially those which contain phenols

• Slug and rodent bait, insect killers and weed killers

• Dog flea treatments

• Human medications including paracetamol

• Some food such as raisins, onion and chocolate

• Lilies and foxgloves. Even rubbing against them then licking

their fur can be dangerous.

Windows

Cats may be able to jump great heights for their size,

but high windows and balconies can still be dangerous if

they fall. If you’re worried, cover high windows with wire

mesh, or keep them open on the latch.

Appliances

Washing machines and tumble dryers may seem like

warm, enticing places for cats to curl up, but if you don’t

notice they’re in there, these machines are lethal. Keep

doors shut when not in use, restrict access to rooms with

them in and always check before using.

Sunburn

They’re covered in fur so you may not think about it, but

cats can suffer from sunburn and, if it happens regularly,

it can cause skin cancer. White fur with pink skin

underneath is particularly susceptible. Ask your vet for

animal sunscreen and apply it regularly.

Dogs

One of the main dangers to dogs is heatstroke because,

unlike humans, they don’t lose body heat through their

skin. They cool down by panting and heat loss through

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Directory of specialists

their paws and nose. Take these

precautions to avoid heatstroke:

• Ensure they have clean water to

drink

• Walk them in the cooler part of

the day – paws can burn on hot

pavements

• NEVER leave a dog in a car, even

with the window open

• Give them ice cubes with their

favourite treats inside

Protect against theft

According to the Missing Pets

Bureau, 38% of animals reported

lost have actually been stolen. Here’s

how to protect your pet from

thieves.

• Never leave them unattended in

vehicles or outside shops. They’re

vulnerable to opportunist thieves

• Keep microchip details up-to-date

• Take photos of you with your pet to

prove ownership

• Take photos of your pet from

different angles to make them easier

to identify

• Train your dog to come when called,

and think about an extendable lead

in unfamiliar places

• Make sure your garden is secure and

attach a bell to gates

• Keep your dog in sight when he’s in

the garden

• Vary times and routes of your daily

dog walk.

What to do if it’s too late

If your pet has already gone missing,

or you suspect it’s been stolen,

here’s what you should do:

• Report it to Dacorum Borough

Council’s dog warden on

01442 228418

• Consider contacting neighbouring

dog wardens too

• Visit places such as local parks and

ask people to keep an eye out

• If you’re sure your pet’s been stolen,

report it to the police and ask for a

crime reference number

• Report it to the microchip database

so you’ll be informed if someone

tries to re-register them

• Make and distribute posters

• Tell local vets

• Report on local community websites

and Facebook pages

• Contact animal shelters and rescue

charities.

Real life success story!

No doubt you’ll remember back

in April when Sprocket the

Westie went missing from her

Berkhamsted home following a

burglary. Her owners, James and

Daniela, put up ‘missing’ posters

on local Facebook sites, had 1,200

posters distribute and set up a

Facebook page.

Sprocket’s story even made an

appearance on BBC Breakfast,

featured in The Sun and on the

radio – she was famous!

‘Sprocket was stolen during a

burglary,’ says James. ‘We were

heartbroken but we hoped that by

making her too hot to handle we’d

eventually get her home.’

To advertise

01442 824300

With thanks to the Hertfordshire rehoming centre of the Blue Cross.

They’re currently trying to raise money to improve their outdated

facilities. Please go to https://www.bluecross.org.uk/hertfordshirerehoming-centre-appeal

for more details.

The next five weeks were tough as

they waited for news, searching for

Sprocket day and night. They were

beginning to fear they’d never see

her again.

But then, five weeks and three

days after she’d gone missing,

they received a phone call from

Battersea Dogs’ Home – Sprocket

had been found!

Now they’re reunited, and they

couldn’t be happier.

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ALDBURY VILLAGE LOOKING ACROSS FROM STOCKS GOLF COURSE:

PHOTO © GEORGE EDWARDS

START: Layby, Northfield Road, Tring or Tring

Station orAldbury Village

ENDS: Layby, Northfield Road, Tring orTring

Station orAldbury Village

DISTANCE: 4.2 miles (7km)

ASCENT: Around 152mt (500 feet)

MAP: Ordnance Survey Explorer 181

Here’s the second in our new series of dog-friendly local walks. For full

details go to the website www.livingmags.info

This is a circular walk along part of The

Ridgeway and through the picturesque village

of Aldbury, which has two pubs and a village

shop for refreshments. There are no stiles,

or livestock usually, but Northfield Road and Aldbury

Village can be busy during commuting hours or at

weekends, so dogs should be on leads in these areas.

Paths are generally well-marked but may be muddy.

The walk includes an ancient track, a golf course and

village stocks. Using public transport is possible; by

train to Tring station or the 387 bus from Tring to Tring

Station and Aldbury – see www.intalink.org.uk.

The Walk

On Northfield Road, travelling towards Tring Station,

there is a formal layby (1) between the roundabout

on the B488, Upper Icknield Way and the track for

Honeysuckle Farm and which is usually quiet and

accommodates about five cars. In the unlikely event it

is full there is another informal, unsurfaced area (1a) for

about three cars closer to Tring Station. You may also

be able to find some parking in Aldbury around the

pond (8) or near the Valiant Trooper pub (7). The pub

has a car park but ask permission before you use it.

Starting from the formal layby (1) on Northfield Road,

head back towards Upper Icknield Way and when

you reach the wooded area turn right (2) through

the gate and right up the hill between trees towards

The Ridgeway path along Aldbury Nowers ridge. To

your left you’ll glimpse a chalk pit, all that remains of

Pitstone’s former cement works. Ignore a path to the

right and carry on uphill through a metal gate, along the

path to The Ridgeway and turn right through a wooden

gate into a wooded hill path, which is Aldbury Nowers.

Follow The Ridgeway path along the hill and admire

the views over Tring and Aylesbury Vale to your right.

A little way along the path is a seat and information

board overlooking the view (3). Continue along the

Ridgeway until you come to a steep stepped descent at

the bottom ofwhich isasignpost with four fingers (4)

– take care down the steps! Take the left path towards

Stocks golf club and shortly afterwards keep to the left

path, going through a gate onto a path around the edge

of the golf course with fine views towards Aldbury (5).

Turn right following the edge of the course and wood

until you come to another wooden sign and go straight

on towards Aldbury village across the marked path

over the golf course – watch for stray golf balls!

At the end of the golf course cross the Hertfordshire

Way path towards Aldbury church. When you reach

Church Farm there may be livestock inthe field so

dogs on leads. The path reaches Station Road which

can be busy, so take care as you turn right along the

grass verge for a few metres before crossing over

the road to a metal gate with a footpath sign (6) into

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afield which may have cereal

growing init. Follow the path

until itexits between houses into

acul-de-sac, Stoneycroft,with

the Valiant Trooper pub (7) just

to the left. Dogs are allowed in

the bar and garden areas –see

www.valianttrooper.co.uk. The

alternative pub isthe Greyhound

Inn- http://greyhoundaldbury.

co.uk/ -carry on along Trooper

Road past the garage towards the

village pond and stocks (8) –take

care the road is narrow and has

little pavement. Onyour left asyou

reach the pond is Aldbury Village

Store analternative source of

refreshment to the pubs and with

two convenient seats onthe village

green where you can study the

village stocks.

Continuing the walk, make for

the Greyhound Inn (9) and take

the track to the left ofthe pub

“Percy Crow Path” (10) which

takes you into afield with the

school onyour left. Exit the field

and immediately turn left towards

Church Farm, turning right onto

the path you came ontowards the

Hertfordshire Way. Reaching the

Hertfordshire Way on the edge

of the golf course, turn left (11)

and follow ituntil it meets The

Ridgeway and turn right (12) onto

the Ridgeway. Follow The Ridgeway

and where it begins its ascent and

you’ll find ashady seat under atree

(13). Immediately after the seat

take the left path downhill, back

towards Northfield Road. Caution

as you cross aprivate road to

Northfield Grange (14) and carry

on to Northfield Road where you

turn right and back to the formal

layby starting point.

Call 01494 758959 for more

information. ■

History

The Ridgeway follows an

87 mile route used since

prehistoric times by travellers,

herdsmen and soldiers from

Wiltshire to Ivinghoe Beacon.

Grim’s Ditch follows The

Ridgeway across Aldbury

Nowers and is a series of linear

earthworks thought to be a

set of local boundaries used

to control the movement of

cattle and carts and dating

back to the Iron Age. Aldbury

is an archetypal historic village

including a village pond,

stocks and whipping-post, in

excellent condition. The village

was recorded as Aldeberie in

the 1086 Domesday Book.

The Valiant Trooper pub first

traceable evidence dates back

to 1752. In the 1970s, Aldbury

was better known as the home

of the head of the Playboy

Club, Victor Lownes, who lived

at Stocks House and held

lavish parties there. The house

and swimming pool featured

on the cover of the 1997 Oasis

album, Be Here Now. Aldbury

is apopular location for films

and television. Among film and

television series scenes filmed

in the village were: The Dirty

Dozen, Bridget Jones: The

Edge of Reason, Morse and

inevitably Midsomer Murders.

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afield which may have cereal

growing init. Follow the path

until itexits between houses into

acul-de-sac, Stoneycroft,with

the Valiant Trooper pub (7) just

to the left. Dogs are allowed in

the bar and garden areas –see

www.valianttrooper.co.uk. The

alternative pub isthe Greyhound

Inn –www.greyhoundaldbury.

co.uk/ –carry on along Trooper

Road past the garage towards the

village pond and stocks (8) –take

care the road is narrow and has

little pavement. Onyour left asyou

reach the pond is Aldbury Village

Store analternative source of

refreshment to the pubs and with

two convenient seats onthe village

green where you can study the

village stocks.

Continuing the walk, make for

the Greyhound Inn (9) and take

the track to the left ofthe pub

“Percy Crow Path” (10) which

takes you into afield with the

school onyour left. Exit the field

and immediately turn left towards

Church Farm, turning right onto

the path you came ontowards the

Hertfordshire Way. Reaching the

Hertfordshire Way on the edge

of the golf course, turn left (11)

and follow ituntil it meets The

Ridgeway and turn right (12) onto

the Ridgeway. Follow The Ridgeway

and where it begins its ascent and

you’ll find ashady seat under atree

(13). Immediately after the seat

take the left path downhill, back

towards Northfield Road. Caution

as you cross aprivate road to

Northfield Grange (14) and carry

on to Northfield Road where you

turn right and back to the formal

layby starting point.

Let us know if you enjoy our walks. ■

History

The Ridgeway follows an

87 mile route used since

prehistoric times by travellers,

herdsmen and soldiers from

Wiltshire to Ivinghoe Beacon.

Grim’s Ditch follows The

Ridgeway across Aldbury

Nowers and is a series of linear

earthworks thought to be a

set of local boundaries used

to control the movement of

cattle and carts and dating

back to the Iron Age. Aldbury

is an archetypal historic village

including a village pond,

stocks and whipping-post, in

excellent condition. The village

was recorded as Aldeberie in

the 1086 Domesday Book.

The Valiant Trooper pub first

traceable evidence dates back

to 1752. In the 1970s, Aldbury

was better known as the home

of the head of the Playboy

Club, Victor Lownes, who lived

at Stocks House and held

lavish parties there. The house

and swimming pool featured

on the cover of the 1997 Oasis

album, Be Here Now. Aldbury

is apopular location for films

and television. Among film and

television series scenes filmed

in the village were: The Dirty

Dozen, Bridget Jones: The

Edge of Reason, Morse and

inevitably Midsomer Murders.

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DON’T

WORRY, BE

HAPPY

We all need to look after the health of our minds as much

as our bodies. Here are some techniques to help

Most ofusknow that, to stay fit and healthy,

we should eat good food, exercise

regularly and have the odd check-up.

But how many of us can honestly say we

spend as much time looking after our mental health as

we do our physical health? health?

Exactly.

Sadly, with everyone leading such busy, hectic lives,

and setting such high expectations for themselves – “I

must have a nice house, look good, spend quality time

with the kids, have a good career” – levels of anxiety

and stress are through the roof.

‘The mind is a phenomenally strong tool that

we undervalue and underestimate,’ says Becky

Willoughby from Willow Therapy in Tring. ‘But it

can also be a really useful tool in helping to get things

under control. Knowing you can control something is

the first step toeliminating it.

‘It’s about having atoolkit you can reach into and find

the tool you need for a particular moment.’

Here’s how to make sure you keep that toolkit

replenished, and help yourself to improve your mental

health and wellbeing.

But increasingly experts are beginning to recognise

that there is a strong link between the body and the

mind – and in order to keep one healthy, the other

needs to be nurtured too.

As a result, mental health care is changing. And with

the focus more and more on happiness and wellbeing,

there’s never been a better time to start thinking

about how to look after your own mental health.

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Pause for thought

‘Many people assume that self care means taking a

big chunk out of your day to meditate or do yoga

practice,’ says Becky. ‘But, while there is a place for

this, self care can take just five minutes out of your

day, and make such an enormous difference.

‘It could be going out for a walk with the dog, or

taking time for a stroll round the garden. Just putting

the pause button on for a few moments to have

time to breathe and give yourself space makes all the

difference in the world.’

Speak positively

‘One of the most important ways of improving your

happiness is to understand how important the use of

language is,’ explains Becky.

Think about it. How many times have you said, ‘I

should have gone to the shop and got some bread,’

or, ‘I should have tidied the kitchen’? But what if you

changed that ‘should’ to ‘could’? So it becomes, ‘I

could have gone to the shop and got some bread –

but in that moment I chose not to because it wasn’t

my priority.’

That sounds very different – and immediately takes

pressure off you. It’s so simple, but it’s also very

effective if you can remember to do it.

Don’t forget of course, that the use of language can

affect your thoughts – so it follows that if you change

your words then, in time, you also change your

thought process.

Re-connect

It’s essential to spend time with people. This might

sound simple enough, but thanks to technology

and lack of time, we’re becoming increasingly

disconnected from the world.

‘Many of the people I see spend much of their time

alone, or with young children,’ says Becky. ‘I ask them

if they’ve spoken to anyone recently and they might

say “oh, I chatted to my friend yesterday”. But dig

deeper and you realise that the chat they had was via

email or WhatsApp and actually, they haven’t really

seen anyone, or connected with anyone, in person

all day.

‘But interaction with other people is key to staying

happy. Even if you’re just travelling into work on the

train with other people, orspending time in the office

with them, connecting with others is essential.’

‘Try this technique,’ suggests Becky. ‘Go into a

crowded place such as a coffee shop, choose a table

and just sit there alone.

‘It terrifies alot of people. But that’s because they’re

out of the habit of being around people. The next

stage is to strike up a conversation with a stranger. It

might feel daunting, but the benefits of actually doing

it are huge.’

‘It’s important to connect properly with your children

too’, she says. ‘Parents don’t need any more pressure.

Itell them togive themselves five minutes atthe end

of every day with their children where they just shut

the door, and listen to what their child has to say

without interruption. They always think it’s going to

be easy but five minutes isalong time –and it makes

the world of difference.’

Write a diary

If you’re feeling anxious or depressed it can be hard to

see anything positive. It doesn’t matter what is actually

going on in your life – you could have beautiful kids, a

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happy marriage, the house of your dreams – all of that

becomes irrelevant when the darkness of depression

descends.

A way to help lift yourself from that place – or to

prevent yourself from getting there inthe first place

–istowrite agratitude diary. Every day, try and find

one, two or even three things that you’re grateful for,

or that make you happy. It can be things that you’re

grateful for right in this present moment, or it can be

something that made you smile that day, even if just

for a moment. Think about it, cherish it, and write it

down. n

What is mindfulness?

Mindfulness is a way of focusing entirely on the

present moment; it clears your mind of other

worries, and helps keep you calm. It’s about bringing

all of your attention to what you’re doing right now,

and really focusing on it.

The idea behind it is that, by learning techniques to

bring your attention to the present moment, you

can learn to let your thoughts come and go without

letting them define you oryour experiences in

the world. It helps you notice your body and what

it’s trying totell you –for example, tight neck and

shoulders could indicate stress or tension – and it

helps create space between your thoughts so you

can react calmly.

Trythese mindfulness exercises, which are

suggested by the mental health charity, Mind.

• Mindful eating

Pay attention to the taste, sight and textures ofwhat

you eat. For example, when drinking acup oftea or

coffee focus on how hot and liquid it feels on your

tongue, how sweet it tastes or watch the steam that

it gives off.

• Mindful moving, walking or running

Notice the feeling of your body moving. Notice the

breeze against your skin, the feeling of your feet or

hands against different textures on the ground or

nearby surfaces, and the different smells that are

around you.

• Body scan

Move your attention slowly through different parts

of the body, starting from the top of your head,

moving all the way down to the end of your toes.

You could focus on feelings of warmth, tension,

tingling or relaxation of different parts of your body.

• Mindful colouring and drawing

Focus on the colours and the sensation of your

pencil against the paper, rather than trying to draw

something in particular. You could use a mindfulness

colouring book or download mindfulness colouring

images.

• Mindful meditation

Sit quietly and focus on your breathing, your

thoughts, sensations in your body and the things you

can hear around you. Try to bring your focus back

to the present if your mind starts to wander. Many

people also find that yoga helps them toconcentrate

on their breathing and focus on the present moment.

Tips on getting the most from mindfulness

exercises

When you doany mindfulness exercise, the key

steps are:

• Pay attention –for example, when you shower in

the morning, make an effort to pay attention to the

feel of the water on your skin..

• Notice – when your mind wanders, simply notice

where your thoughts have drifted to.

• Choose and return – choose to bring your attention

back to the present moment, usually by focusing on

your breathing or another sensation in your body.

• Be aware and accept – notice and be aware of

emotions or sensations in your body. Try to observe

and accept them with friendly curiosity and without

judgement.

• Be kind to yourself – remember that mindfulness

is difficult and our minds will always wander. Try not

to be critical of yourself. When you notice your mind

wandering, just gently bring yourself back to the

exercise.

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Anxiety/panic attacks

‘There are techniques you can teach people who

have panic attacks, which basically involve taking

the person out of the situation mentally for a few

minutes’, explains Becky. ‘For example, if someone

has afear of flying, Itell them that, as they get onthe

plane, look around for someone who has red hair,

glasses, flip flops and abag. If they’re doing that then

they’re taken out of it for a moment and they have

no space in their brain to think about what they’re

scared of. Take amoment, now. Inthe room where

you are, find asmany things asyou can beginning

with the letter C. Say them out loud when you’ve

found them. Afterwards, think. While you were

doing that you weren’t thinking about anything else

were you? You stopped what you were doing and

concentrated only on that. This is a great technique

for people if they’re anxious or having a panic attack

about something.

Often, particularly with children, this can stop

them having a panic attack all together because it

empowers them. Itgives them the tools toknow

they can stop a panic attack in its tracks, and this can

sometimes stop people having them at all. You know

you can survive it.

For some people sensory things work too. For

example, if you hold or press something to keep your

mind off the anxiety. ‘Some people need sensory,

some need verbal.’

For more help and advice go to: www.mind.org.uk,

call 0300 123 3393 or text 86463.

Mind Hertforshire is on:

www.hertsmindnetwork.org/ or call

020 37273600.

Willow Therapy is at:

www.willowtherapy.org.uk, or call 07979 814007

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MAKE IT

PERMANENT

What’s your morning routine like? If you’re

one of those people who can just get

up, run a brush through your hair and

leave the house, then that’s brilliant.

But for most of us, it takes a little more time to get

ready in the morning – and for many, applying make-up

is a time-consuming chore we could do without.

Permanent and semi-permanent make-up has been

around for a while, but it’s getting better all the time,

and these days the results are outstanding when it’s

done well.

If you’re unsure what it involves, or how it works,

then wonder no more. We have the low-down on all

the latest techniques – and our Editor very kindly put

herself under the microblade to give you a real-life

report of eyebrow make-up. The sacrifices we make!

Eyebrows

Removable make-up is so last season!

It used to be so simple – you’d pluck your eyebrows

with tweezers to the shape you wanted, and that was

it! These days, the options are seemingly endless.

Of course there are techniques, such as threading and

waxing, which are both more or less the same thing

as tweezing, but with amore professional finish. HD

brows are one step up from that, and the process

involves having your eyebrows shaped and tinted. They

last longer too, around 5-6 weeks.

But there are many ways now to get a more

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MAKE IT PERMANENT

in your skin. So, although they fade, they’re always

there and just need topping up every now and then.’

There are three ways to get the pigment into the skin,

and each method is used according to the needs of the

client:

• Machine – this is often used if someone has

hardly any brow of their own, or they want a more

defined look.

• Softap – this is a manual method, which is less

aggressive and gives you more control. It also gives

asofter, more natural finish.

• Microblading – this uses a row of needles, called a

microblade, which is pulled across the surface of the

skin to create realistic hair strokes.

Usually the machine is used if the client has hardly any

hair coverage on their own brows, and is combined

with microblading or softap for more shading.

permanent solution, which means your eyebrows hold

their shape for anywhere up to two years.

It can be done purely for cosmetic reasons, but it’s also

a great solution for women undergoing chemotherapy.

‘When women lose their hair, it’s tough – it can make

them feel less than feminine,’ says Shelley Aubrey-

Steadman, who runs WOWBella in Tring. ‘One of the

most rewarding aspects of my job is being able to help

those women feel better about themselves – and giving

them eyelashes and eyebrows definitely helps.’

But of course anyone can have semi-permanent

eyebrows – and, as the shape of your eyebrow can

really help define the shape of your face, you need to

make sure you’re using someone who really knows

what they’re doing.

Shelley has been doing it for five years, and has had

some incredible results. She explains what it involves.

‘Permanent, or semi-permanent, make-up means that

the molecules of the pigment are placed permanently

Appointments usually last around two hours, and

then a follow-up appointment is needed six weeks

later. How long it lasts depends on the age of the

skin, hormones and many other factors, but a year is

average.

Eyeliner

If you spend ages honing your eyeliner skills every

morning – or, like me, scrape a blunt kohl pencil across

your eyes while grimacing – then this could be a good

choice. It uses the same pigment as the eyebrows and

the colour can be matched to your skin tone, but it’s

almost always done manually for accuracy. Nobody

wants a machine waving around in front of their eyes!

You can choose how dramatic you want your eyeliner

to look – but make sure you choose carefully, as you’ll

have it for at least a year!

Areola

This is a relatively new treatment, but uses the same

techniques and pigment to create an areola around

the nipple. This is for women who have had to have a

mastectomy or breast reconstruction surgery, and a range

of shades and tones are offered to match the skin.

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MAKE IT PERMANENT

Lips

There are many different shades of semi-permanent lip

colour to choose from, and the best way of getting one

you’re happy with is to try a few different lipstick shades

and try to match it from your favourite.

‘Lips are slightly different because they’re a muscle and

the skin is different,’ explains Shelley. ‘It usually takes

three sessions instead of two to get the colour right,

but once they’re done they last ages.’■

Before

After

Tried and Tested

Shelley offered to show me how it works

first hand. Luckily my eyebrows were

perfect for this kind of treatment, as

they have decent hair coverage but are slightly patchy

in places.

First Iwent along for myconsultation, which involved a

patch test ofthe dye, and Shelley talked me through

the process from start tofinish. She explained exactly

what each method involved and what to expect, and

then why she had chosen the colour she had.

Two days later Iwent along for the treatment. Before

arrival Ihad to apply alittle bit of anaesthetic cream,

available from the chemist, and cover it with cling film,

which Iheld in place with kirby grips. Iwas glad Ionly

had to drive from Berkhamsted to Tring because it was

an interesting look.

On arrival Shelley talked me through the procedure

again.

Before

And then wegot going. First she drew the shape ofthe

brow she wanted tocreate, which inmycase involved

filling inthe mid-section that was particularly patchy on

the right brow. Once she was happy with the shape the

treatment began.

At first Iwas really surprised to feel nothing atall. As

she worked from the middle outwards, Istarted to feel

abit more sensation –just onthe mid-section where it

needed the most work was the most sensitive part. But

it wasn’t painful, just alittle uncomfortable, and only for

short periods at atime. Each brow only took about 10

minutes, and then it was done! The result was amazing.

Iwent from patchy, impossible-to-manage brows tofull,

shapely ones in alittle over anhour.

Shelley was very keen to make sure Iunderstood the

aftercare routine which, although simple, was necessary,

and involved wiping the brows with clean water every

half hour for the first two hours and applying avitamin

Acream, and then every hour after that for the rest of

the day. This isjust tostop any scabs forming and the

brows from drying out.

Shelley issoprofessional and everything isdone so

meticulously you feel confident from the very start. She’s

also lovely to chat to, which helps!

Istill need myfollow-up treatment inafew weeks’ time,

but I’m thrilled with the result and will definitely be

maintaining these now.

After

www.wowbella.co.uk, 07923 646387. Most

treatments cost £250. If you book after seeing

this, please be sure to tell Shelley!

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GARDENS PLANT BUYING

SAVE

THE BEES!

Make your garden bee-friendly this autumn

Autumn is a tricky time if you’re a bee. All

summer long there are plenty of sources

of nectar and pollen around, with all the

flowering plants tochoose from.

But come autumn, many of these sources have

disappeared, ready for the cold winter.

Bees are still around at this time of year – bumblebee

colonies produce males and new queen bees during

the late summer months – and so they still need

somewhere to feed, and somewhere to shelter over

the winter.

summer there are lots of flowers to choose from,

but by the time September and October roll around,

there are far fewer.

‘Things like winter pansies are no good for bees,’ says

Simon, ‘as they don’t have any pollen.

‘Instead you need tochoose plants whose flowers

have pollen, and which flower longer and later into the

year. Bees stockpile nectar in the autumn ready for the

winter, so it’s one of the most important times of year

for them.’

There are ways you can help them. Choosing the

right plants is the most important thing, as well as

providing somewhere for them to nest and shelter.

We spoke to Simon Chasey from Tierra Designs,

who gave us these top tips for making your autumn

garden bee-friendly.

Plant late fl owers

It’s important to have awide diversity of early-flowering

and late-flowering plants inyour garden. During the

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SAVE THE BEES

Here are some of the best suggestions, depending on

your garden:

• Hebes –these flower from late summer until the

autumn, so are perfect for attracting bees

• Helleborus, also known as the Christmas Rose

–flowers throughout the winter and provides an

excellent source ofpollen

• Ivy –lots ofpeople don’t like ivy asthey think

it takes over the garden, but in fact if you plant

it along awall in asheltered place it’s excellent

for bees asitprovides high quality nectar all year

round

• Verbena bonariensis –these tall, delicate plants

have along flowering season and bees love them

the next flower and this means all the plant’s energy

goes into helping the next one flower.

‘The other way is to cut back after the first flowers

have died off togive the plants asecond flush later in

the season.’

Provide shelter

Bumblebees hibernate during the winter, and need

shelter. There are several ways ofproviding shelter for

them in your garden.

‘You can build atwig pile, like alittle bug house,’

says Simon. ‘Pile afew logs together and fill the gaps

with moss, twigs and leaves.’ This gives them both

somewhere tonest, as well as shelter from the rain.

Don’t betempted toclear your borders until the

spring either –leaving dead stems will give the bees

somewhere toshelter.

‘Bees also love compost heaps, soifyou can leave your

compost heap alone until the spring it will give them

somewhere else toshelter,’ says Simon.

Leaving apatch of grass long will also help them, as

they like to nest in the long grass.

• Build a bee hotel

Plant for spring

It’s also important at this time of year to plant bulbs

that will flower inthe spring, toprovide asource

of pollen and nectar for the bees coming out of

hibernation after the winter. Choose bulbs such as

crocuses and alliums.

If you really want togofor it, you could build abee

‘hotel’. There are lots of ways to do this, but one of

the easiest is to use aplastic bottle and buy some

lengths ofhollow bamboo from the garden centre.

Careful pruning

With careful pruning you can ensure plants flower for

longer, oreven flower later.

‘There are two methods ofincreasing flowering,’

Simon explains. ‘The single most effective way is to

dead-head, the same way you dowith roses. Sowhen

the first flowers have died off, cut them right back to

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SAVE THE BEES

make sure they’re secure, then leave it outside in a

sheltered place, or hang it up against a wall.

Avoid insecticide

Insecticide is not great for bees at all, but if you do

want to use it make sure you spray it in the evening

when the bees have gone to bed, rather than during

the day.

Cut off both ends of the bottle, and cut the bamboo

3cm shorter than the bottle so it’s protected from the

rain. Try and choose bamboo without many knots as

bees can’t get through them. Using wax or modelling

clay, block one end of each length of bamboo, then

push them into the bottle. Pack them tightly in to

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IN WITH

THE OLD,

IN WITH

THE NEW

Vikki and Simon kindly showed us round their beautiful home

When Vikki and Simon were looking for

a house to buy in March 2017, they

knew what they wanted; somewhere

with four bedrooms and plenty of

downstairs space. So they nearly didn’t look at this

house in Ivinghoe.

‘Downstairs was tiny and much too cramped for us,’

says Vikki. But, desperate to move, they decided to go

and have a look anyway – and were glad they did.

‘We fell in love with it straight away,’ she says. ‘It was

small, but we could see how to make the house work

for us.’

And it was that vision which meant that they found

themselves, a few months later and with a baby on the

way, moving into a house that needed lots of work.

‘I’m not sure what we were thinking,’ Vikki says. ‘But it

seemed like the right thing to do at the time!’

Work started on the house almost immediately.

First, the conservatory was knocked down to make

way for the brand new extension, which would

eventually become the living area. What had been the

back wall of the house was knocked almost completely

through, opening up the house into one huge room.

About halfway through the work, in June last year,

their baby girl was born. They didn’t let it faze them.

‘We’d planned for it,’ says Vikki. ‘Or, at least, as much

as we could! We used to sit behind a huge tarpaulin in

the dark, windowless kitchen while the building work

was going on the other side, feeding a small baby. It

felt like it went on for ages, but in the end it only took

three tofour months from start to finish.’

They decided to get the garden done at the same

time, in order to make it almost an extension of the

living room .

Before Before After After

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‘I was keen tomake itflow, which is why wechose

tiles for the living room floor that we could carry on

out into the garden,’ explains Vikki. ‘And now, when

we open the bi-fold doors it really does feel like the

garden is part of the house. It’s lovely.’

The work was finished in October last year, including

installation of the kitchen, which Simon did himself,

and since then the couple have really made the place

their home.

‘I love interior design, and often buy things as Isee

them rather than planning everything,’ says Vikki.

And they like shopping locally where they can too. The

1960s dining table was bought atHome and Colonial

in Berkhamsted, as were the tub chairs. The goldpainted

chairs were from Luxe 22, onCastle Street in

Berkhamsted afew years ago, while the green vases,

the picture of the Queen, and the mirror over the

table came from Nineteen49 in Tring.

‘I love amixture of old and new things; itmakes the

place come alive,’ she says.

And the pair have areal eye for colour aswell. ‘When

we knocked through the back wall of the house we

wanted tokeep some ofthe original brickwork,’ she

says. ‘We decided the exposed brick in the kitchen

would look great painted adark green-blue colour -

and Ilove it.’

It’s areal statement, and the table and mirror really

stand out against the bold colour. The parquet floor is

alovely dark yet warm colour, while the wooden wall

in the living room brings real warmth tothe room.

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For the kitchen they chose lighter colours, asthe

room is darker than the extension. ‘The rest ofthe

room is quite dark and masculine, so I’ve tried to add

atouch of pink,’ Vikki says. ‘There’s the pink ofthese

handmade flowers, which mymum made for my

daughter’s birthday and Ithink I’m going tokeep. The

tiles inthe kitchen have ahint ofpink and the cables

coming down tothe lights above the induction hob do

too. It’s subtle but makes itfeel softer.’

Youcan see why the house appealed. Not only was

there room for expansion, but there are amazing

After After After After

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IN WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW

After

After

statement and gives the room character – which is

why Iwas surprised tofind out that itwas afalse wall

hiding awalk-in wardrobe/dressing room, built by

Simon.

‘The room goes down into the eaves on both sides, so

we wanted togive itabit more shape,’ says Vikki. ‘It

means we can hide all our mess behind it!!’

views across to the Ivinghoe windmill from the living

room, and right across the hills from upstairs.

And although they haven’t finished work upstairs

yet, the master bedroom on the top floor is lovely.

The grey painted wall behind the bed makes areal

The views from the dormer window are stunning –

sun streams through, and you can see right out across

the fields to the windmill. What asight to wake up to

every morning!

This house has everything a family needs – space, light,

style and plenty of room for growth. Plus, of course, it

now contains some stunning vintage finds. Gorgeous! n

Home is where the heart is

Where do you consider to be

your real home? Is it where you

live now, the house you grew up

in, or somewhere else entirely?

According to a recent survey

by door and window company

Origin, more than 60% of us still consider our

childhood home to be our ‘real’ home.

According to the poll of more than 2,000 adults,

30% said the place where they grew up was special

because it meant they could spend the most

time together with their family, more than half

admitted they felt safer there, while for a whopping

two thirds, it’s all about the happy memories of

childhood.

When asked about the most fondly remembered

aspects of their childhood homes, people

mentioned gardens, the view from windows, mum’s

cooking and laughing together as afamily.

What are your happiest memories of the house you

grew up in? Weasked afew local residents...

I loved my sodastream, it brings back real memories!

Victoria Melbourne, Berkhamsted

The ice cream van coming down the street and all

running out to buy one. These days I usually hear it but

can never find it!

Helen Jewell, Berkhamsted

Climbing the trees with my two brothers at the top of

the sloped garden and building a den in the disused coal

scuttle –although removing the snails first was pretty

revolting!

Helen Rolfe, Berkhamsted

My dad making log fires so hot we’d start off atone side

of the room and end up at the other to cool down.

Lucy King, Berkhamsted

Sunday evenings; my dad taping the top 40, while my

mum, me and mysisters had adisco. We’d then have

cheese on toast infront of the fire.

Geraldine Diamant, Berkhamsted

One Easter we had snow. I remember the picture my

mum took of me holding my Easter egg with the snow

falling over the big fir tree and the amazed look on my

face!

Carol Hayes, Berkhamsted

Sunday afternoons when me, mum and my three

sisters did dance routines to Grease, Rocky and Adam

Ant while waiting for The Muppet Show to come on!

Kerry Ball, Berkhamsted

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Resident & Visitor Guide

Restaurants 50

Takeaways 50

Cafés 52

Pubs 53

Restaurants

French

Highwayman

262 High St,

HP4 1AQ

01442 285480

Indian

Curry Garden

29 High St,

HP4 2BX

01442 877867

Fat Buddha

378 High St, HP4 1HU

01442 879995

Red Chilli

59a Gossoms End, HP4 1DF

01442 863830

Verandah

333-337 High St, HP4 1AL

01442 878799

K2 Balti House

5 Two Waters Rd, Hemel

Hempstead HP3 9BZ

01442 239993

www.k2baltihouse.co.uk

Italian

Ask

249 High St. HP4 1AB

01442 878287

I Love Food

25 Lower Kings Rd, HP4 2AB

01442 877311

Pizza Express

350 High St. HP4 1HT

01442 879966

Zaza

21-23 Lower Kings Rd,

HP4 2AB

01442 767055

Modern British

Bill’s

163-165 High St, HP4 3HB

01442 862560

King’s Arms

147 High St, HP4 3HL

01442 866595

Porters

300 High St, HP4 1ZZ

01442 876666

The Meating

Room

307 High Street,

Berkhamsted HP4 1AL

meating-room.co.uk

Modern

European

The Gatsby

97 High St, HP4 2DG

01442 870403

Mediterranean

Olive Tree

270 High Street, HP4 1AQ

01442 876726

Thai

Giggling Squid

296-298 High St, HP4 1AH

01442 866087

Thai Cottage

149 High St, HP4 3HH

01442 870808

www.thaicottage.com

Turkish

Tabure

157-159 High St, HP4 3HB

01442 769472

Takeaways

Chinese

Lots of Rice

1 Holliday St

01442 865033

Orient Express

315 High St

01442 879310

Unicorn

372 High St

01442 862369

Fish & Chips

Berkhamsted

Fish Bar

Station, Lower Kings Rd

01442 873635

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EATING OUT

The Meating Room

Review

Berkhamsted’s latest addition, on the site of the

old and much-loved Akash, has been highly

anticipated. So we had to give it a go!

The Meating Room is the second restaurant

opened by owners Al and Jamal following the

success of their St Albans branch over the last

four years. And their priority remains the same

– top quality meat.

As a vegetarian I decided I couldn’t do the

restaurant justice without taking a meat lover

along, so I took my Mum, Pam with me. When

we arrived it was a lovely warm, sunny evening

and the windows were thrown open to the

street. We chose to sit by the window to make

the most the weather. The restaurant has a

licence, but they currently don’t sell alcohol to

keep it in line with their other branch, so I

chose a bottle of Pear and Elderflower ‘posh

pop’, while Mum brought a bottle of Savuignon

Blanc with her – they don’t charge corkage but

are more than happy to supply a glass. The posh

pop was delicious – light and refreshing and just

what I needeed on a hot day. I didn’t feel I was

missing out by not having wine.

Next onto the burgers. I was worried, being a

burger restaurant with a strong emphasis on the

meat (even in the name!), that there would be

one token veggie burger for me. But I was

wrong! There were three to choose from

including a halloumi burger, mushroom burger

and a falafel burger, which was actually vegan. I

chose the falafel, and swapped the skinny fries

for courgette chips, while Mum ordered the

‘Meating Room’ burger with chips, but asked for

it without the bun.

It arrived soon after – which was just as well

because we were starving! My falafel burger was

delicious – tasty and filling but not too spicy,

which is perfect as my kids want to come and

try one. The courgette fries were perfect. Mum

tucked into her burger and when she’d enjoyed

a good few mouthfuls she concluded it was ‘the

best burger I’ve ever eaten.’ It melted in her

mouth, wasn’t chewy and tasted delicious. High

praise indeed. She polished off the chips before

I could pinch any though, so they must have

been tasty too!

I was really impressed with this lovely little

place. The food is good, non-fussy, but wellthought

out, high quality but not high price. The

restaurant was a lovely place to be and, if you

just want to pop in for a quick bite to eat rather

than a long leisurely meal, it’s ideal. Equally,

you’re made more than welcome if you want to

stay longer, like some of the tables of people

who were clearly there for a while!

It’s the perfect addition to the town as we have

nothing else like it. And if you get a burger

craving and can’t be bothered to go into town,

they deliver too – perfect!

307 High St, Berkhamsted HP4 1AL

01442 879994 www.meating-room.co.uk

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Resident & Visitor Guide

McCoys

376 High St

01442 870387

McCoys

129 High St, Northchurch

01442 862460

Grill

Flamingo Grill

Gossoms End, HP4 1DF

01442 875875

Indian

Punjab Brasserie

374 High St

01442 863314

Red Chilli

59a Gossoms End, HP4 1DF

01442 863830

Kebabs

New Crystal

79 High St

01442 862141

Pizza

Domino’s Pizza

346 High St

01442 878712

Papa John’s Pizza

211b High St

01442 862900

Winebar

Berkeley

39-43 Lower Kings Rd,

HP4 2AB

01442 878300

Cafés

Bel Caffè

146 High St, HP4 3AT

01442 877466

Berkhamsted Golf

Range

The Brickworks, HP4 3GY

01442 862622

Black Goo

Home & Colonial,

134 High St, HP4 3AT

01442 878713

Bon Soirée

116 High St, Northchurch

01442 878311

Brownlow Café

Ashridge

HP4 1LX

01442 851670

Bueno

3 Prince Edward St,

HP4 3EZ

01442 872500

Caféspace

Sports Centre, HP4 3QQ

01442 507100

Costa Coffee

162 High St,

HP4 3AP

01442 873546

Costa Coffee

300 High St,

HP4 1ZZ

01442 870920

Darvells

102 High St,

HP4 2BL

01442 877688

Epicure

223 High St,

HP4 1AD

01442 873539

Fred & Ginger

125 High St,

HP4 2DJ

01442 874426

Greggs

Hall Park Garage,

HP4 2NB

HERE

28-30 Lower Kings Road,

HP4 2AB

01442 300870

House of High Tea

61 High St,

HP4 2DE

01442 871905

Make Believe

Ideas

Wilderness,

HP4 2AZ

01442 863247

Mario’s

208 High St, HP4 1AG

01442 877170

Miss Darmon’s

Little Heath Nursery,

Potten End HP4 2RY

Pottery Project

6b Northbridge Rd,

HP4 1EH

01442 865544

Puccino’s

Railway Station,

HP4 2AJ

01442 870402

Shaken Cow

14 Lower Kings Rd,

HP4 2AE

Simmons

234 High St,

HP4 1AG

01442 864970

Waterstone’s

168-176 High St, HP4 3AP

01442 878967

Sushi

Zero

8-12 Lower Kings Rd,

HP4 2AE

01442 237854

Pubs

Alford Arms

Frithsden,

HP4 1NW

01442 864480

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EATING OUT

Boat

Gravel Path,

HP4 2EF

01442 877152

Bridgewater Arms

Little Gaddesden,

HP4 1PD

01442 842408

Bull

10 High St,

HP4 2BS

01442 870364

Crown

145 High St,

HP4 3HH

01442 863993

Crystal Palace

Station Rd,

HP4 2EZ

01442 862998

Shendish

Manor

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over-looking the Manor

grounds. Open for breakfast,

lunch, afternoon tea, dinner

or just a drink.

The Orangery Restaurant

Shendish Manor, London

Road, Apsley HP3 0AA

www.shendish-manor.com

George

261 High St,

HP4 1AB

01442 863586

George & Dragon

87 High St, Northchurch,

HP4 3QL

01442 864533

Goat

83 High St,

HP4 2DF

01442 877089

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Lamb

277 High St,

HP4 1AJ

01442 862615

Martin’s Pond

The Green,

Potten End,

HP4 2QQ

01442 864318

Old Mill

London Rd,

HP4 2NB

01442 879590

Plough

Plough Lane, Potten End,

HP4 2EG

01442 877883

Rising Sun

George St,

HP4 2EG

01442 864913

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Mouth-watering menu, perfect for all the

family, groups, parties & corporate events!

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Join us for the 20th

Graham Greene

International

Festival 2018

September 20—23

WHAT’SON

Graham Greene by

Anthony Palliser

Talks on:

The Third Man

Museum in Vienna,

adaptations of Greene

for radio, ‘Fact and

Truth in the Work

of Journalists and

Novelists’, and other

topics.

Screenings of:

May We Borrow Your

Husband? (Yorkshire

TV, 1986) and Under

the Garden (Thames

TV, 1976).

Book online at:

www.grahamgreenebt.org/tickets/

Ticketing inquiries:

email: grahamgreene

boxoffice@gmail.com

or call 07988 560496.

Festival venues:

Berkhamsted Town

Hall; Berkhamstead

Civic Centre; Deans’

Hall and the Old Hall,

Berkhamsted School

l Arts & Crafts

l Comedy

l Dance

l Exhibitions

l Fairs

l Festivals

l Film

l Fundraisers

TUESDAY 4 SEP

Theatre Rent

The Court Theatre, Station

Road, Tring HP23 5QY,

7.30pm. To 8 Sep. Adult £12

Child £5 Concs £10. Tring

Youth Theatre present Rent,

by Jonathan Larson - one

year in the life of friends

living a Bohemian lifestyle

in modern day East Village,

New York City, where the

group deal with love, loss,

AIDS, and modern-day life.

www.courttheatre.co.uk

THURSDAY 6 SEP

Walk Back in Time

Meet at main gate to Castle

10.30am. All events are

free of charge. Booking is

essential.

www.berkamsted-history.

org.uk

Walk Repton’s Ashridge

Assemble outside main

entrance to Ashridge House,

2pm. All events are free of

charge. Booking is essential.

Numbers strictly limited.

www.berkamsted-history.

org.uk

Walk Dacorum Heritage

Trust Museum Store Tour

Part of Heritage Open

Days, 6th-9th and 13th-16th

l Gardens

l Kids

l Markets & Sales

l Music

l Sport

l Talks

l Theatre

l Walks

September. All events are

free of charge. Booking is

essential. Not suitable for

children under 8, the elderly

or those with mobility

problems.

collectionsmanager@

dacorumheritage.org.uk

Music Blues Bar Tring

Tring Park CC, London Rd,

8.30pm, £6. Uncle Buck tops

the bill.

www.bluesbartring.co.uk

FRIDAY 7 SEP

Walk Berkhamsted Place,

successor to the Castle

Meet at top of Castle

Hill close to entrance to

Berkhamsted Place 10am.

All events are free of charge.

Booking is essential.

www.berkamsted-history.

org.uk

Walk Back in Time

Meet at main gate to Castle

3pm. All events are free of

charge. Booking is essential.

www.berkamsted-history.

org.uk

SATURDAY 8 SEP

Walk Lost Wharves of

Berkhamsted

Meet on Bank Mill bridge.

10am. All events are free of

charge. Booking is essential.

berkamsted-history.org.uk

Sport A night with cricket

legend Jeff Thompson

Berkhamsted Cricket Club

Pavilion, Castle Hill. £40 incl.

dinner.

www.berkhamstedcc.com

Festival Berkofest 2018

Ashlyns Hall Estate,

Berkhamsted, 11.30am-7pm.

Adults from £14.

www.berkofest.com

Theatre An Ideal Husband

The Vyne Theatre,

Northbridge Road,

Berkhamsted. HP4 1EH,

6pm. Tickets £10-15. Part of

the successful Oscar Wilde

season, an entertaining and

politically topical play.

0333 663366

Walk Berkhamsted Place,

successor to the Castle

Meet at top of Castle

Hill close to entrance to

Berkhamsted Place 10am.

All events are free of charge.

Booking is essential.

www.berkamsted-history.

org.uk

SUNDAY 9 SEP

Walk Old Hall and Chapel

Berkhamsted Town Hall

Open 10.15am-1.30pm.

Tour11am. All events are

free of charge. Booking is

essential.

www.berkamsted-history.

org.uk

Walk Berkhamsted Town

Hall

Berkhamsted Town Hall

Open 10.15am-1.30pm.

Tour11am. All events are

free of charge. Booking is

essential.

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Walk Berkhamsted Castle

Berkhamsted Castle

10.30am, 2pm and 4pm. All

events are free of charge.

Booking is essential. Best

example remaining of a

Norman motte and bailey

castle.

www.berkamsted-history.

org.uk

Walk Rectory Lane

Cemetery

Rectory Lane Cemetery

11am-6pm. All events are

free of charge. Booking is

essential. A myriad of events

and activities RIP. Come and

see the transformation that

has taken place.

www.berkamsted-history.

org.uk

Walk Inns of Court, Then

and Now

Meet at back of station.

11am. All events are free of

charge. Booking is essential.

www.berkamsted-history.

org.uk

Walk Ashlyns School

Ashlyns School, former

Foundling Hospital Open

1-5.30pm. Tours 1.30 and

3.30pm led by former

foundlings. All events are

free of charge. Booking is

essential.

www.berkamsted-history.

org.uk

Walk St Peter’s Church

and Court House

Meet at west door of church

3pm. All events are free of

charge. Booking is essential.

www.berkamsted-history.

org.uk

TUESDAY 11 SEP

Dance Berkhamsted

Strathspey & Reel Club

Potten End Village Hall, HP4

2RH. First lesson free, £4

thereafter. A new term of

lessons for novice dancers.

All you need to get started is

a pair of soft shoes.

www.berkhamstedreelclub.

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THURSDAY 13 SEP

Talk Philip Farrer:

Egypt, birds and antiquities

Victoria Hall, Akeman St,

Tring 10am

www.tringu3a.org.uk

Walk Repton’s Ashridge

Assemble outside main

entrance to Ashridge House,

2pm. All events are free of

charge. Booking is essential.

Numbers strictly limited.

www.berkamsted-history.

org.uk

Comedy Sarah Pascoe:

LadsLadsLads

The Court Theatre, Tring,

8pm. £17.50.

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FRIDAY 14 SEP

Walk Berkhamsted Castle

Berkhamsted Castle

10.30am and 2pm. All

events are free of charge.

Booking is essential. Best

example remaining of a

Norman motte and bailey

castle.

berkamsted-history.org.uk

SATURDAY 15 SEP

Music Charlie’s Brother

Reunion Concert

The Court Theatre, Station

Road, Tring HP23 5QY,

7.30pm. £12.95. After

30 years on from their

CD release, CHARLIE’S

BROTHER are back for

a special one night only

concert.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/

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SUNDAY 16 SEP

Walk Post a Letter

Meet at front of station

10.30am. All events are

free of charge. Booking is

essential. This tour tells you

something of the postal

history of the town.

www.berkamsted-history.

org.uk

Walk Inns of Court, Then

and Now

Meet at back of station. 12

noon. All events are free of

charge. Booking is essential.

www.berkamsted-history.

org.uk

Gardens Chelsea Grand

Opening Event

Hospice of St Francis,

Berkhamsted, HP4 3GW.

12.30-5pm. £20 includes

guest speakers, glass of fizz,

canapes, live music, butterfly

and bee displays and tours

of the Hospice’s seven-acre

gardens. Advance booking

recommended.

www.stfrancis.org.uk

Walk Remembering the

Fallen of WWI

Rectory Lane Cemetery.

2-5pm. All events are

free of charge. Booking

essential. Poetry, drama,

music to commemorate the

Fallen and the people of

Berkhamsted in WWI.

www.berkamsted-history.

org.uk

Walk Memorials to Fallen

of WWI

Meet by War Memorial by

West door of St Peter’s,

3pm. All events are free of

charge. Booking essential.

www.berkamsted-history.

org.uk

MONDAY 17 SEP

Sport Board Games

The Open Door, 360-364

High Street, HP4 1HU.

6.45-8.45pm.

berkhamstedgamesclub@

gmail.com

Film Lady Bird

Berkhamsted Civic Centre,

8pm. Also 18 Sep. 8pm.

Non-members £5 at door.

Humour and pathos in the

turbulent bond between

a mother and her teenage

daughter. Lady Bird (Saoirse

Ronan) fights against her

mum but is exactly like her.

www.

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co.uk

WEDNESDAY 19 SEP

Arts and Crafts Sewing

Meeting room at Sacred

Heart Church, Park St,

Berkhamsted (parking

outside) 9am-12 noon. £5

payable on the day, tea,

coffee, biscuits inc. Bring

your own equipment and

materials. Please book.

fiona4mckenna@hotmail.

co.uk

Talk John Hampden and

the Civil War in Bucks

High Street Baptist Church,

Tring, 8pm. £4. Speaker

Wendy Austin, a member

of the Society and author of

a number of books on local

history.

www.

tringlocalhistorymuseum.

org.uk

THURSDAY 20 SEP

Festival Graham Greene

To Sun 23 Sep. Various

events to celebrate the 20th

anniversary of the festival,

the 60th anniversary of

the publication of Greene’s

novel Our Man in Havana

and the 70th anniversary of

the release of the film The

Third Man.

www.grahamgreenebt.org/

festival/

FRIDAY 21 SEP

Film Three Billboards

outside Ebbing, Missouri

Nora Grace Hall, Faversham

Close, HP23 5BA. Doors

8pm, Film 8.30pm. £7.

Cash bar offering drinks

and snacks. Tickets from

Beechwood Fine Foods or

website.

www.tringcinema.com

SATURDAY 22 SEP

Walk the MS Mile

Market Square, Aylesbury

outside HSBC. Registration

opens 10:15am. Walk starts

11am. £5, Under-12s free.

www.walkthemsmile.org

Music Nica Rothschild

Hastoe Village Hall, Church

Lane, HP23 6LU. £15 from

16 Lakeside, Tring HP23

5HN - with a cheque made

out to TDLHMS. Music will

be provided by the jazz

septet The Shoe Horns.

01442 827702

SUNDAY 23 SEP

Markets Tring Lions Club

Charity Car Boot Sale

Market Square, Brook Street,

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Tring. 10am-1pm. Set up from

9am. Cars £8, Charity Stall

£5. Tea, coffee and hot food

available (proceeds from

refreshments to Tring Lions).

www.tringlions.org.uk

MONDAY 24 SEP

Film Happy End

Berkhamsted Civic Centre,

Also 25 Sep. 8pm. Nonmembers

£5 at door. Top

acting talent, including

Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Louis

Trintignant and Toby Jones, in

a biting satire on bourgeois

family values.

www.berkhamstedfilmsociety.

co.uk

TUESDAY 25 SEP

Talk Let’s face it

Nora Grace Hall, Faversham

Close, Tring 7.45pm. Speaker:

Maggie Lines, holistic

therapist. Visitors welcome.

Call Mo Reeley for further

information.

01442 823768

WEDNESDAY 26 SEP

Talk William Camden and

the 1618 grant of arms

Berkhamsted Town Hall,

8pm. Patric Dickinson will

talk about the granting of

Berkhamsted’s coat of arms

and about William Camden,

the eminent antiquary who in

his role as Clarenceux King of

Arms actually made the grant.

www.berkhamsted-history.

org.uk

SATURDAY 29 SEP

Fundraiser DENS

Afternoon Tea

Leverstock Green Cricket

Club, Bedmond Road, Hemel

Hempstead, HP3 8LJ 2-4pm.

£15. Sandwiches, cakes, cream

tea. Music from the Gentle

Jazz Quartet. Raffle.

fundraising@dens.org.uk

Music Stephen Simmons

Tring Athletic FC, Cow Lane,

Tring, 7.30pm. £10 Advance,

£15 Door. The Nashville

singer/songwriter returns as

part of his European Tour.

Support: Zoe Wren.

www.tafc.co.uk

Music Slim Chance on the

Move

The Court Theatre, Station

Road, Tring HP23 5QY,

8pm. £16. Please note this

is a standing gig. Comprising

founding members - Charlie

Hart, Steve Bingham and

Steve Simpson together with

the renowned Billy Nicholls,

Brendan O’Neill & Geraint

Watkins. Support: Tyzack &

Tortora.

www.courttheatre.co.uk

WEDNESDAY 3 OCT

Sport Eastwoods Pepper

Charity Golf Day

Ashridge Golf Club. 7.45am

for 9.00am shotgun start.

Teams of 4, £400 per team

includes 18 holes, breakfast,

2 course lunch and auction/

raffle.

www.pepper.org.uk

THURSDAY 4 OCT

Theatre Call Mr Robeson

The Court Theatre, Station

Road, Tring HP23 5QY,

7.30pm £10 (Concs £8). Paul

Robeson is a world-famous

actor, singer and civil rights

campaigner. When he gets

too radical and outspoken

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seann walsh:

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for the establishment’s liking,

he is branded a traitor to

his country, harassed and

denied opportunities.

www.courttheatre.co.uk

FRIDAY 5 OCT

Comedy Phil Nichol: Your

Wrong

Old Town Hall, Hemel

Hempstead 8pm, £14 /£12

concessions.

www.oldtownhall.co.uk

SATURDAY 6 OCT

Exhibition Tring And

District Model Railway Club

Cottesloe School, Aylesbury

Road, Wing, Nr Leighton

Buzzard, Beds. LU7 0PD.

Adult £6, Child £3.50, Family

(2+3)£14. Refreshments, Full

Disabled Access. Free onsite

parking and programme

www.tdmrc.co.uk

Music Raphael Wallfisch

(cello) and John York (piano)

Berkhamsted Civic Centre

7.30pm, £15. Schubert: Sonata

in A Minor ‘Arpeggione’,

Brahms: Sonata No 1 in E

Minor Op 38, Franck: Sonata

in A Major.

www.berkhamstedmusic.co.uk

landscapes, wildlife and local

stories.

www.visitchilterns.co.uk/

walkingfest

TUESDAY 9 OCT

Theatre Chess

The Court Theatre, Station

Road, Tring HP23 5QY,

7.30pm. To 13 Oct. £17.50.

Berkhamsted Theatre

Company present the epic

musical CHESS - a story of

love and political intrigue set

against the backdrop of the

Cold War in the 1980’s.

www.courttheatre.co.uk

THURSDAY 11 OCT

Talk David Devant –

Britain’s greatest magician

Victoria Hall, Akeman St,

Tring 10am. Speaker Ian

Keable.

www.tringu3a.org.uk

SATURDAY 13 OCT

Music Notes for St Francis

Berkhamsted Civic Centre,

doors 7.15pm for 8pm start.

£10. An evening of music to

raise money for the Hospice

of St Francis, featuring The

Elvyne Howlers, Just Nod,

Banjax’d and RJ. Tickets from

VAH or The Fitness Society,

High St Berkhamsted.

Also 16 Oct. 8pm. Nonmembers

£5 at door. British

actor Peter Turner’s story

of his romance with Gloria

Grahame, legendary star of

Hollywood film noir, during

the later years of her life.

www.berkhamstedfilmsociety.

co.uk

WEDNESDAY 17 OCT

Arts & Crafts Sewing

Meeting room at Sacred

Heart Church, Park St,

Berkhamsted (parking

outside) 9am-12 noon. £5

payable on the day, tea,

coffee, biscuits inc. Bring your

own equipment and materials.

Please book.

fiona4mckenna@hotmail.co.uk

Comedy Seann Walsh:

After This One, I’m Going

Home

The Court Theatre, Tring,

8pm. £15.

www.get-stuffed.biz

Talk The Prison at Norman

Cross: The Lost Town of

Huntingdonshire

Berkhamsted Town Hall, 8pm.

Talk with Paul Chamberlain.

200 years ago, Peterborough

had a population of 3,500, but

five miles to the west was a

vibrant community of nearly

MONDAY 15 OCT

Walk Chilterns Festival

To Sun 21 Oct. The

programme will feature

over 50 guided walks and

activities, mostly free of

charge. Expect plenty of

family friendly options

with an autumn focus on

Sport Board Games

The Open Door,360-364

High Street, HP4 1HU. 6.45-

8.45pm. 07904 804276

berkhamstedgamesclub@

gmail.com

Film Stars Don’t Die in

Liverpool

Berkhamsted Civic Centre,

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7,000 - a prison depot housing

many of Napoleon’s soldiers

and seamen. This talk tells the

story of the prisoners through

the prison economy.

www.berkhamsted-history.

org.uk

FRIDAY 19 OCT

Film Darkest Hour

Nora Grace Hall, Faversham

Close, HP23 5BA. Doors

8pm, Film 8.30pm. £7. Cash

bar offering drinks and snacks.

Tickets from Beechwood Fine

Foods or website.

www.tringcinema.com

SATURDAY 20 OCT

Kids Boo at the Zoo

ZSL Whipsnade Zoo will be

celebrating all things spooky

at their Boo at the Zoo event.

It’s sure to be a fang-tastic

day out for the whole family

to enjoy. Join in the fun from

Saturday 20 to Wednesday 31

October.

www.zsl.org/whipsnadezoo

SUNDAY 21 OCT

Fundraiser Mud Pack

Challenge

Ashridge House,

Berkhamsted. 10am-2pm.

Early bird price £30. Take

on the filthiest mud-fest

fundraiser for miles around

and get filthy for St Francis

at the legendary 5 or 10 mile

Mud Pack Challenge!

www.stfrancis.org.uk/supportus/events/detail/mud-packchallenge

TUESDAY 23 OCT

Talk Natural remedies for

winter ills

Nora Grace Hall, Faversham

Close, Tring 7.45pm. Speaker:

Lucy Blunden, medical

herbalist. Visitors welcome.

Call Mo Reeley for further

information.

01442 823768

WEDNESDAY 24 OCT

Fairs Dacorum Schools

Careers Fair

Shendish Manor, Hemel

Hempstead HP3 0AA.

9am-4pm. Employers across

all sectors and industries

are invited to showcase

their apprenticeships, work

placements and jobs for

graduates and school leavers.

cindy@

communityactiondacorum.

org.uk

SUNDAY 28 OCT

Music Albert Lee

The Court Theatre, Station

Road, Tring HP23 5QY, 8pm.

£25 Advance £28 Door.

Accompanied by his great

Electric Band.

www.courttheatre.co.uk

MONDAY 29 OCT

Film Loveless

Berkhamsted Civic Centre,

Also 30 Oct. 8pm. Nonmembers

£5 at door. A

razor-sharp portrayal of a

family and society on the

edge of collapse. The son

of a couple going through a

vicious divorce disappears.

www.

berkhamstedfilmsociety.co,uk

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Festival Tring Festival

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Tring Park Cricket Club

5.30-8.30pm. Family £20 (£5

discount for advance online

bookings), Adult £8, Child

£5, Under-5’s free. Stalls,

beer tent, live music and

spectacular fireworks display

set to popular classics.

www.tringfireworks.co.uk

Music The Dung Beatles

The Court Theatre, Station

Road, Tring HP23 5QY, 8pm.

£25 Advanc

MONDAY 5 NOV

Film Journey’s End

Berkhamsted Civic Centre,

Also 6 Nov, 8pm. Nonmembers

£5 at door. March

1918. A young lieutenant

arrives at the front line to

join the war-weary officers

of C Company as they

wait for the start of a new

German offensive.

www.

berkhamstedfilmsociety.co.uk

THURSDAY 8 NOV

Talk Fools Gold: Beat the

drum

Victoria Hall, Akeman St,

Tring 10am.

www.tringu3a.org.uk

FRIDAY 9 NOV

Comedy Stephen K Amos:

Bouquets and Brickbats

The Court Theatre, Tring,

8pm. £17.50.

www.get-stuffed.biz

SATURDAY 10 NOV

Music Strictly A Capella

The Court Theatre, Station

Road, Tring HP23 5QY,

7.30pm. £15 (£12 Concs).

Strictly A Cappella proudly

presents ‘Strictly Goes

Dutch’ with co-stars Heart

of Holland Chorus all the

way from Nieuwegein, the

Netherlands.

www.courttheatre.co.uk

WEDNESDAY 14 NOV

Talk Daniel Axtell: The

Berkhamsted Regicide

Berkhamsted Town

Hall, 8pm. With Murray

Neil. Daniel Axtell from

Berkhamsted fought as a

Parliamentary soldier in the

Civil Wars in England and

Ireland. He was the Captain

of the Guard at the trial

of King Charles I and was

deemed to be a Regicide and

paid the ultimate penalty.

www.berkamsted-history.

org.uk

FRIDAY 16 NOV

Film The Post

Nora Grace Hall, Faversham

Close, HP23 5BA. Doors

8pm, Film 8.30pm. £7.

Save theDate!

Cash bar offering drinks

and snacks. Tickets from

Beechwood Fine Foods or

website.

www.tringcinema.com

SATURDAY 17 NOV

Friday 30th November2018

6:30pm9:30pm

Fundraiser Pepper

Winter Ball

Ashridge House, De Vere

Latimer Estate, Chesham

6.30pm. £80 per head,

tables seat 10 people,

accommodation available.

Wining, dining and dancing in

the elegant Cavendish Suite.

Welcome drink, 3 course

dinner, grand and silent

auctions.

www.pepper.org.uk

Music Alke Quartet

Berkhamsted Civic Centre

7.30pm, £15. Haydn: String

Quartet Op 64 No 4 in G

Major, Janáček: String Quartet

No 1 ‘Kreutzer Sonata‘,

Schubert: String Quartet No

15 in G Major.

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Intalink

www.intalink.org.uk

0300 123 4050

30/31 to Hemel Hempstead

via Ashridge, the Gaddesdens

and Potten End (not Sun)

354 to Northchurch (not Sun)

354 to Chesham (not Sun)

500/501 to Aylesbury via

Tring

500/501 to Watford via

Hemel Hempstead

502/532 to Northchurch via

Sportspace (not Sun)

502/532 to Hemel

Hempstead via Potten End

Train

London

Northwestern

Railway

www.londonnorthwestern

railway.co.uk

0333 311 0039

or visit the website to download

the train operator’s app

To London Euston via

Hemel Hempstead and

Watford Junction

To Northampton via Leighton

Buzzard and Milton Keynes

Southern Railway

www.southernrailway.com

03451 27 29 20

or 0208 185 0778 from a mobile

To Milton Keynes via Leighton

Buzzard

To South Croydon via Watford,

Olympia and Clapham Jnctn

Taxis

Ace Taxi Hire 01442 874700

01442 872872

Choice Yellow Cabs

01442 875100

Berko Black Cab

07961 594435

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• Children’s woodland

play areas

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• Doors • Skirtings &

architraving • Shelving &

box work • Pub style

picnic tables

• Window boxes &window

seats • 2nd fix

Call Paul for a

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or 01442 890226

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GARDENING SERVICES

CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING

Berkhamsted

Carpet Cleaning Ltd

carpets

oriental rugs

upholstery

• residential

& commercial

• professional

• good value

• fully insured

David Green

01442 876622

07884 058795

35 Greenway • Berkhamsted • HP4 3JE

www.berkhamstedcarpetcleaning.co.uk

HANDYMAN

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Hourly rate for a small job/daily rate for larger jobs!

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01296 662138 or 07547 483495

email: info@a-handyman-to-know.co.uk

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COMPUTER REPAIRS

Getting your

computer up &

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Networking • Training •

Antivirus •

T 07885 966570

andy@arcomputerrepairs.com

www.arcomputerrepairs.com

ANDY

ROBINSON

Computer

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& Repairs

36 Trevelyan Way

Berkhamsted

Herts HP4 1JH

CALOR GAS & FUEL

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

LANDSCAPING


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•Boiler service

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01442 843703

email: peter.barham1@btinternet.com

www.pabarham.com

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STOVES & CHIMNEYS

CHILTERN

CHIMNEYS

01442 890041

07921 847317

• professional

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• fully insured

David Green

01442 876622

07884 058795

35 Greenway • Berkhamsted • HP4 3JE

Painting &

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Internal/External

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Clean & Tidy

Dust Free Sanding

Professional & local

Testimonials available

Get in contact today on

07904 891190

pollardpropertyservices@yahoo.co.uk

PAINTING & DECORATING

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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

■ Power Sweeping - using

the latest technology &

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■ Wood-Burning & Multi-Fuel

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■ Chimney Flues re-lined

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