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ISSUE 44
Living
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TRING
SUMMER 2018
WELCOME TO THE SUMMER ISSUE!
Welcome to my first issue of Tring Living
Magazine as new owner/publishing director!
My team and I have worked hard to
maintain the quality and bespoke feel that
you’ve been enjoying for the past 11 years.
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now ethically sourced and FSC ® ce r t i fi e d;
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Have a lovely Summer!
Alison Page
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Director
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Editorial Team: David Guest, Clare Swatman,
Adam Hollier & Naomi Mackay
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Contents
04 News The latest around the town
16 Vintage Take a step back in time
18 Shop Local Gift and food ideas from the High Street
23 Recipes Lemon Drizzle with a twist
24 Kids Inspiration for days out
28 Festivals Your summer fun!
30 Pets New pets on the block
34 Book Reviews Local authors
36 Health & Beauty Enjoy the sun safely
40 Gardens Glorious open gardens
47 Property How clean is your house?
50 Eating Out Restaurant, café and pub listings
54 What’s On 8 pages of summer events
62 Services Directory Contacts and services
to 10,335 homes in Tring & surrounding villages
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Tring Living has a new owner and an
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The group meets
about every six
weeks and everyone
is welcome to
come along and
fi nd out more.
Details from Siân
at welshsociety@
btinternet.com
TOP MARKS
Local charity Rennie
Grove has welcomed
a new boss. Stewart
Marks has taken over
from Jenny Provin,
who has retired.
Local businesswoman Alison Page has
taken over the Living magazines group
of titles Berkhamsted Living, Tring Living,
School Report and others – set up 17
years ago by Sandra Boothroyd-Todd.
Alison, founder of the well-respected
marketing consultancy Alison Page
Marketing, has been a good friend of
Sandra for many years. It was a chance
conversation over Christmas that
piqued Alison’s interest in buying and
running these popular magazines.
She said: ‘Sandra and her team
have done a lot of work on behalf
of Berkhamsted and Tring, and I’m
thrilled to be taking on their mantle
as I’ve always loved reading the
magazines.
‘Having also known and worked with
the team for many of my marketing
consultancy clients over the years, I
jumped at the opportunity to add a
publishing arm to my business.
‘It’s a new challenge and I’m going to
relish working with the many local
community groups and businesses
that make the magazines so welcomed
when they drop through the door.’
When Sandra started Berkhamsted
Living magazine in late 2001 it was only
intended to be a small project. She
said: ‘I hoped it would be an asset for
the town and the kind of publication I
would enjoy receiving myself. It grew
into something much bigger than I had
envisaged, especially with the launch
of the Tring Living edition in 2007,
and both publications have gained
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amazing credibility among readers and
advertisers.’
Former Living magazines editorial
director David Guest said: ‘We are
sure the magazines are in good hands
with Alison, and we hope she gets as
much pleasure from producing them as
we have done these past 17 years.’
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GIVE A HOOT
Do you give a hoot? If
so, the Bucks Owl &
Raptor Group could
be perfect for you.
The not-for-profi t
organisation is run
entirely by volunteers
who work to protect
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FIND SPROCKET
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13 April during a
house burglary in
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you can help. As the
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News in pictures
EGGSACT SCIENCE
Your starter for ten, teams: who
knows what Oology is?
Eggsactly. It’s the study of birds’ eggs.
Sir David Attenborough has used the
resources of Tring’s Natural History
Museum to produce a documentary
about new research into eggs and
the remarkable structure of these
miracles of nature.
The Natural History Museum at the
end of Akeman Street has the largest
collection of eggs in the world. Using
a cutting-edge 3D X-ray microscope
the research team was able to study
the eggs without damaging them.
That made it the perfect location for
Sir David to explore such questions
as ‘how is an egg made?’, ‘why are
they the shape they are?’ and ‘why lay
an egg at all?’
The documentary entitled
Attenborough’s Wonder of Eggs
aired on BBC2 on 31 March. It
included new research at the
museum into one of the most iconic
lost birds, the Great Auk, which was
fl ightless, tasty and easy to kill, so
quickly became extinct.
● Additionally…more than 300
hummingbirds have had their feathers
ruffl ed up in a recent spruce up.
Conservationists at Tring’s Natural
History Museum have been busy
restoring the historic specimens
which have been on display since the
1800s.
The six month project involved
cleaning, repairing and replacing
broken beaks.
Museum Conservator Chelsea
McKibbin said: “We had to be quite
meticulous in our cleaning.”
A CLASS ACT AT OAKMAN
You know you’re on to something good
when your own employees are rooting for
the business.
And so it is once again for Tring-based
Oakman Inns, voted 17th in The Sunday
Times Best Companies to work for.
And this isn’t the fi rst time Oakman has
appeared in the list. The company is in the
top 50 for the fourth year running.
Oakman Inns started with the popular
Akeman in Tring in 2007, transformed the
Kings Arms in Berkhamsted and now has
more than 20 pubs and restaurants across
the country.
Its CEO, Peter Borg-Neal, was named 2017
Business Leader of the Year at The Publican
Awards.
Oakman’s operations director, Alex Ford,
said: ‘The entire process is about as objective
as it can get, and the score is based upon
what our people say about where and how
they work, as well as engagement experts
examining how the entire HR process from
training to pastoral care is undertaken.
This is so important for us because we’re a
people business, and good customer contact
and relations are born out of confi dent,
happy, well-trained staff, who are always
engaged in trying to be the best they can be.’
● Hemel-based holiday company Bourne
Leisure scooped 6th spot in the 25 Best Big
Companies category.
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FACES OF TRING
A local photographer is
compiling a book of photographs
celebrating the people of Tring.
Adam Hollier of Adam Hollier
Photography said: ‘It’s early days
but we are inviting people
who live in or around
Tring or perhaps have
moved away but have a
special connection to our
wonderful and magical
market town, to come and
have their photo taken for
free. The plan is to feature these portraits in a book to
be published in September.’
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‘Now, ten years down the line, Harley has to speak
in a higher-pitched voice to make sure she still sounds
like the young hog [Peppa Pig]. Harley – who lives in
Tring, Herts – records Peppa Pig in a London studio
once a month.’
The Sun, 2 May 2018
‘But as she looks ahead to the imminent birth, The
Apprentice UK and Celebrity Big Brother star Jessica
Cunningham has revealed her growing baby bump in
a series of new images. The 31-year old looks radiant
while relaxing in a multi-coloured bikini during her
current stay at Champney’s health spa in Tring - the
venue for her recent baby shower.’
Daily Mail, 23 April 2018
‘A man of many talents, as a teenager Bradley [Walsh]
enjoyed a career as a professional football player.
He played for Brentford in their reserve team, with
stints on loan at Dunstable Town, Barnet, Tring Town,
Boreham Wood and Chalfont St Peter.’
The Sun, 7 May 2018
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LITTER
FRONTLINE
REACHES A41
Littering drivers are
responsible for a
staggering eight tonnes
of rubbish along the A41.
In a week-long campaign
in March, a 20-strong crew from the borough council
collected masses of rubbish including coffee cups, bottles
and take-away containers. They cleaned up along the
slip-roads, junctions, verges and the central reservation
from the M25 to the Buckinghamshire boundary.
A Keep Britain Tidy national survey has revealed that
litter in the UK could be killing over 3m shrews, voles
and mice each year. Litter also harms larger animals, with
the RSPCA dealing with an animal killed or injured by
litter every two hours.
Dacorum Borough Council asks you to report litter or
fl y-tipping by visiting www.dacorum.gov.uk/litter. There is
now a £200 fi xed penalty fi ne for littering from a vehicle;
it pays to take your rubbish home.
EARTH DAY TARGET
Oakman Inns aims to phase
out single-use plastics within
a year.
The pub, restaurant and
hotel chain has pledged to
banish single-use plastics
by Earth Day 2019 – 22
April. Oakman runs
the Kings Arms in
Berkhamsted, the
Akeman in Tring and
the Red Lion in Water End among
others across the south of England and the Midlands.
Peter Borg-Neal, Oakman Inns’ CEO, said: ‘Oakman has
a reputation for leading the way and, to a certain extent,
it’s now up to us to show what can be done with the
support of all our stakeholders, including our suppliers.’
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WIN A FREE ROBIN HOOD FAMILY TICKET!
Here’s your chance to see Robin Hood & His Merry
Men outdoors this summer at Hatfi eld House, on us.
A family ticket – two adults, two children – is up
for grabs for the Chapterhouse Theatre Company’s
open-air performance on 1 July.
This brand new version of Robin’s story is brought
alive with traditional sword-play, song, music, dance
and stunning medieval costumes.
Find out more by visiting www.chapterhouse.org.
Email info@livingmags.info by Sunday 24 June.
Winner will be picked at random and notifi ed by email on Monday 25 June.
To enter, simply answer this simple question:
By what other name is Robin Hood known?
Email your answer to info@livingmags.info by Sunday 24 June.
SO FIT SO SPA
Champneys returns to
its health-spa roots this
summer with the arrival
of former Olympian
and trainer to the stars,
Professor Greg Whyte OBE.
At Champneys, Greg will offer bespoke packages to help
clients become healthier and more active, focusing on:
● Physical training and techniques
● Nutritional advice
● Mental preparation for races and challenges
● Gym work
● Kit advice
● Injury prevention.
There will be gold, silver and bronze packages available.
Greg will also mentor and train Champneys’ own fi tness
experts during their four-year partnership.
For more information contact Champneys through
www.champneys.com.
BIG BUILD-UP
Improvements to Tring Park School for the Performing
Arts are well underway, with great progress being made
over the past few weeks.
‘Work progressed well over the Easter holidays and the
construction team have taken advantage of the recent
fi ne weather to press ahead with pouring the cement
slabs that form the footprint of the new building,’ said
deputy principal Anselm Barker.
‘The shell of the lower-ground fl oor is almost complete,
and work has begun on the ground fl oor level as the
building starts to rise up into the air. It should take three
to four months to complete the
basic concrete structure of each
fl oor, so the shell of the entire
building will reach its full height by
the end of June. Work will then
begin on the cladding, the timber
screen and the internal layout.’
Tring Park School is at www.
tringpark.com.
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CROCKERS
ROCKS UP
Crockers Chef’s
Table Tring opened its
doors on 24 April and
welcomed its fi rst guests
to a permanent table.
After huge success
in Potten End, owner
and founder Luke Garnsworthy and head chef Scott
Barnard have moved their fi ne dining restaurant to
larger premises at 74 High St, Tring.
‘The site came up at a great time for us,’ says Luke.
‘Tring is a beautiful town with great community vibes,
and I think our dining concept will thrive here. We
have an even larger chef’s table and the space to open
a separate bar as well.’
Crockers Chef’s Table seats up to 15 people for each
service, where all the diners sit together and watch
Scott, a fi nalist on Masterchef: The Professionals in
2015, complete each dish. There’s a midweek lunch
menu, a three-course menu, a tasting menu and a
vegetarian tasting menu.
More information at www.crockerstring.co.uk.
MOTHER OF
INVENTION
A well-known local
cake-maker can now
add the title ‘inventor’
to her CV.
Sherry Hostler, from
Tring-based Sherry
Hostler Cake Artistry, regularly battled
with the problem of how to make the sugarpaste on
her cakes appear smooth. Traditionally it’s done using
your hands, after running them under cold water, or
by wrapping it in cling-fi lm – but neither method is
without its fl aws.
Sherry said: ‘For years I used those two methods and
I always used to think ‘why on earth doesn’t someone
invent a smoother for this?’ One day, as I was grappling
with hot-hand syndrome yet again, bemoaning the
fact that there was no smoother for shaped cakes, I
thought ‘hey… why don’t I actually invent one!’’
So Sherry created the Cake Smoothie, which is made
in the UK from platinum-cured silicone and looks like a
soft, fl exible scraper.
Find out more by visiting http://cakesmoothie.com
DINE OUT AT THE ZOO
Feeding time at Whipsnade Zoo is a more elegant
event with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s launch there
of the River Cottage Kitchen and Deli.
The food campaigner and celebrity chef has
transformed what was the Lookout Café next to the
white rhino enclosure. Now it is very stylish, decorated
using recycled materials and boasting a fantastic view
across the Chilterns. It sits just above the famous white
lion, which has itself just had a facelift.
At the launch, Hugh said: ‘This is a fantastic
opportunity to share what we believe in. Conservation
and sustainability – it’s all part of the same story.’
Guests were treated to dishes including smoked chalkstream
trout with dill mustard, a fennel, apple and
rhubarb salad, wood-roast shoulder of organic pork
with pearl barley, roast apples and squash, and baked
caulifl ower with ‘rhubarbbq’ sauce, toasted seeds and
nuts. River Cottage drinks like cider and ginger beer
featured on the drinks menu.
For visitors who don’t
want a restaurant
meal, the Deli offers
drinks, ice-cream,
wholesome salads,
sandwiches and snacks.
If the sun is shining, the
decking area behind
the restaurant will be
an ideal spot to rest
awhile and recharge the
batteries on a day out.
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TRING CARNIVAL 2018
Sing-a-long fi lms, live music and fancy dress are all part of
the fun in the run up to this year’s Tring carnival.
Get out the Brylcreem as kick-starting the four-day
celebration on June 21, Tring Cinema presents Sing-along
Grease the Musical in the carnival marquee. Get
your costume ready (Pink Lady or T-Bird?) and warm up
those vocal chords at the Tring Brewery beer festival.
And to complete the experience food is available from an
American diner! Tickets from www.tringcinema.com.
The next day The Pepper Foundation presents The
Dung Beatles. Also in the carnival marquee, this fabulous
Beatles tribute band promise to be great fun. Doors
at 7pm and tickets £17 on the night or £15 from Tring
Brewery, Beechwood Fine Foods or online at www.
pepper.org.uk.
Saturday is carnival day (12-5pm) and the theme is ‘Tring
Beside the Sea’ so think pony rides, ice creams and candy
fl oss. Acts include the Acrochaps who will be performing
seaside themed acrobatics and the Bubbleologists are a
bubble-making mermaid show. Other attractions include
crazy golf, dog show, dancing groups, fairground rides,
German Shepherd agility display, food and drink stalls plus
Tring Brewery’s beer tent.
This year Tring Together’s stall has a seaside picture
postcard photo opportunity!
The parade starts from Bishop Wood School at 11.30am,
with a procession of local schools in seaside themes,
organisations and vintage cars through the High Street,
making their way to Pound Meadow.
COURT THEATRE LIVES ON
David Evans MBE, founder of Grass Roots has recently
picked up the keys after buying it back from the fi rm
which bought Grass Roots.
David said: “During the lengthy negotiations I decided
to make the prospective buyers an offer to acquire
Pennyroyal Court and the Court Theatre. This would give
me the opportunity to keep the theatre available to all
those people who have helped make it the great success
it had become.
“All I can ask is that the community continue their
support and take advantage of a very special place, The
David Evans Court Theatre.”
MODEL RAILWAY EXPO
A model railway club is celebrating its 40th anniversary
with a special exhibition.
Tring and District Model Railway Club was founded in
June 1978 by a group of local modellers and on June 23 it
will be holding a special display put together by the club,
its members and friends at Aston Clinton Primary School
from 10.30am-3.30pm.
More details at www.tdmrc.co.uk
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Cobham Consulting on Berkhamsted High
Street then you’ll have to look again.
Exciting new expansion plans and an
opportunity to offer career management
has meant a move to Second Floor, 2
Churchgates, The Wilderness, Berkhamsted.
The awarding-winning company which was
set up 19 years ago by Caroline Jones in her
spare bedroom, moved to a prime location on
Berkhamsted High Street in 2000.
Caroline said: “It is fantastic to have a proper
kitchen area and a specialist (and spacious)
interview room and we are really enjoying having
the extra space to expand our growing business.
“Cobham Consulting has been based in
Berkhamsted for the last 19 years and has
specialised in helping local employers fi nd local
talent and helping local people fi nd that right
role. We can help in offi ce, sales, marketing,
accounts and IT, both on a temporary and
permanent basis.”
The new space and a dedicated interview
room means the team can offer career
management workshops which
can be run for small groups
or individuals.
Pictured from left to right:
• Caroline Jones – Director • Steve Jones – Business Manager • Alice – Recruitment Account Manager
• Megan – Recruitment Consultant
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STILL ROCKING!
Thirty years old and the Pepper Show is still rocking on!
This year’s big birthday show once again brings together
an incredible group of local singers and musicians - some
who are in the music business full time and others who
perform outside of their normal day jobs.
You can expect a fi rst-class evening of entertainment
from new songs and highlights from more than 170
performances!
The Pepper Show’s founder, Robert Breakwell is back at
the helm this year and since it started it has raised more
than £867,000 to support the work of Rennie Grove
Children’s Hospice at Home service, which provides
individualised care and support for life-limited children in
their own home.
The show runs from 17-21 July. Details and tickets from
www.pepper.org.uk.
CHEERS TRING BREWERY
Tring Brewery has a recently picked up another
prestigious award.
Its punchy but fl avoursome 7.2% Death or Glory won the
Overall Small Pack Champion award - meaning it’s the
best bottled beer in the UK!
The event took place at Liverpool’s Echo Arena in March
and was organised by the Society of Independent Brewers
Association.
GO WILD!
Could you do something wild for 30 days?
MP CAMPAIGNS FOR NEW HOSPITAL
Hemel’s MP is backing a campaign to build a new hospital
for West Herts.
Mike Penning who is tabling a Parliamentary Motion said:
‘We need a new, modern, purpose-built, acute hospital
to serve the people of Hemel Hempstead, St Albans and
Watford. It is a big mistake to focus all efforts on Watford.
‘Let’s start again, on a greenfi eld site, with room to allow
for expansion, plenty of free - and
level - car parking. It’s a no brainer.
It would benefi t the people of this
growing part of the world as well as
serve as a well-located backup for
any major incidents on the M1, M25,
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The Wildlife Trust which manages Tring Park is launching
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something wild everyday throughout June.
The scheme is backed by James McVey from rock band
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James said: ‘Now – that could be going camping
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VINTAGE
Events with a 40s theme are all the rage at the moment,
and over the summer there will be plenty of opportunities
to fl aunt your 40s look at vintage fairs and themed
weekends.
But how do you go about channelling your 40s fl air?
We asked Emma Treleaven, exhibitions assistant at Bletchley Park
Trust. Emma is also a fashion historian with a particular interest in the
styles of the decade. She regularly dresses in vintage style and has
helped staff at Bletchley Park, home of the wartime coders, to keep
their costumes authentic for the various period events held at the
park (see panel for details). The wartime era provides the context of
this feature.
Make do and mend
BACK TO THE
BLITZ
Take a step back in time and discover
how you can get the 40s look
For a start, suggests Emma, go through your own wardrobe for
clothes that can be adapted. ‘You need a straight skirt, nothing with
too much fabric. ‘Then fi nd a simple collared shirt, and some knitwear.
Colour work – a Fairisle patterned jumper for instance – is perfect.
‘This all ties in with the make-do-and-mend ethos of the war. It all
needs to be simple – M&S cardigans are perfect – hip length and
Vintage events
this summer
THE WORLD AT WAR
Newport Pagnell
9 Jun, 10am-5pm
Get dressed up and enjoy the stalls,
entertainment, dancing, displays,
reenactments, vintage and military
vehicles.
HERITAGE FLEA MARKET
Civic Centre, Berkhamsted
27 Jun, 10am-3pm
Antiques and collectibles.
Refreshments available.
AUTUMN 1940S VINTAGE WEEKEND
Bletchley Park
29-30 Sept, 9.30am-5pm
Dress to impress for this
event. Live music, tours of
the Park and vintage lawn
games. Vintage vehicles,
historical displays and reenactments.
THE FORTIES EXPERIENCE
Lincolnsfi elds Children’s Centre,
Bushey Hall, Watford
Last Sunday of each month.
Living history at the WWII home
of the US 8th Airforce Fighter
Command.
VILLAGE AT WAR
Canal Museum, Stoke, Bruerne
8-9 Sept
40s weekend around the water:
Battle of Britain memorial fl ight,
tea dances, historic boats, fashion
parade, living history and lots more.
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straight is what you need – short, fi tted and cropped
are late 40s/50s styles!’
Button up the shirt, tuck it into the pencil skirt, add a
pair of brogues and you’re good to go!
Naomi Glasser, owner of Berkhamsted’s Luminous &
Vogue, suggests: ‘Go as a Land Girl. It’s the easy way
to go – a short-sleeved shirt, trousers tucked into
boots – and you can have a scarf knotted on your
head, so you don’t need to worry about elaborate
hair!’
While Land Girls wore earthy colours, Emma says you
don’t need to be afraid of colour in 40s styles. ‘Most
people think the 40s were drab, but I think that’s
because all the photos are black and white! But there
were all sorts of colours – no neons though – and
patriotic red, white and blue were very popular.’
If you’re leaning towards a military uniform, it’s dark
blue or khaki skirts with shirts and matching ties,
along with fl at shoes. For men there are websites
such as Soldier of Fortune (www.sofmilitary.co.uk)
that sell reproduction uniforms.
Pin curls were really popular too, but you will need
to sleep in them and then brush them out the next
day. Victory Curls weren’t as popular as you might
imagine – they took a lot of work.
‘For make-up, steer clear of cats’ eyes – they are from
the 50s. Instead go for fresh-faced and glamorous
with the emphasis on lips and eyebrows,’ Emma
advises. A little eye shadow and mascara, plus some
matte lipstick are the order of the day.
Finishing touches should include stockings or tights
with seams up the back. Emma recommends cheap
Primark ones – or if you want to be really authentic,
look out for styles from vintage repro lingerie
company What Katy Did, which produces real 100%
nylon stockings made on the original 40s machines. ■
HOME &COLONIAL
Antiques & Inspiration
On Civvy Street, men wore straight, full trousers,
collars, wide ties, trilby and braces. Knitwear was also
popular, as were trench coats and wool overcoats.
Men should be clean-shaven or wearing a moustache.
If you’re shopping for 40s vintage ‘you can very
successfully fake it using 70s and early 80s clothes as
they had the same silhouettes,’ says Emma.
Hair and make-up
The devil’s in the detail, so getting your hair and makeup
right can really help to create that authentic look.
Head scarves were used a lot to protect the hair.
Emma explains: ‘They only washed hair once a week
and then it was set, so they used scarves to protect
the style.’ Scarves work best with casual clothes.
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Tel: 01442 877007
www.homeandcolonial.co.uk
SHOP&EAT
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LOCALLY
LOCALLY
1.
GREAT THINGS TO BUY
IN BERKHAMSTED,
TRING & THE VILLAGES
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
SUPPLIER INFORMATION
1 Campfire Gin Gift Set £32 Puddingstone Distillery, Wilstone
2 Abahna Candles (various fragrances) £26 Number Twenty, Berkhamsted
3 Gold Leopard Coin Bank £45 White Mint, Berkhamsted
4 Bisque Figurine £95 Home & Colonial, Berkhamsted
5 Eco Friendly Picnicware from £5.95 Number Twenty, Berkhamsted
6 Shruti battery operated bulbs for the garden £7.50 Number Twenty, Berkhamsted
7 1L Growler = £15.00 and 2L Growler = £19.50 Tring Brewery, Tring
8 Tring Mug £11 Fancy That, Tring
9 Emma Ball Tring Memo Pad £4 Fancy That, Tring
10 Floaty Sarong by Powder £28 Number Twenty, Berkhamsted
11 Thistly Cross - 330ml - £2.80 per bottle Tring Brewery, Tring
12 Pink Toucan Coin Bank £55 White Mint, Berkhamsted
13 Sunglasses from Powder £39 Number Twenty, Berkhamsted
8.
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14. Decorative fl ower pots, £6.20 Home & Colonial
15. Just Biscuits cheddar and chilli PE Mead, Wilstone
16. Silky My Story tops, £45 Diff usion, Tring
9.
17. Belazu exotic pastes Beechwood, Tring
18. Distillery tour voucher, £15 Puddingstone, Wilstone
19. Elegant glassware Tring Brewery
20. Mezzesoul sauces Beechwood, Tring
21. Period notelets Home & Colonial
22. Chiltern Natural Foods Belgian chocolate granola PE Mead, Wilstone
23. Contrasting bowls Number Twenty
12.
24. Chiltern Ice Cream dark chocolate gelato PE Mead, Wilstone
25. Versatile tins, £25 for set of 3 designs and sizes Waterstones
26. Flasks Tring Brewery
27. Flamingo hot pink lamps, £13 and £33 White Mint
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SHOP&EAT
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LOCALLY
GREAT THINGS TO BUY
IN BERKHAMSTED,
TRING & THE VILLAGES
2.
1.
4.
3.
5.
6.
SUPPLIER INFORMATION
1 Seasonist Risotto and Couscous £3.50 Beechwood Fine Foods, Tring
2 Campfi re Gin 50cl £36 Puddingstone Distillery, Wilstone
3 Small Glass - £3.00 and Large Glass - £3.50 Tring Brewery, Tring
4 Abahna Diffusers (various fragrances) £32 Number Twenty, Berkhamsted
5 Yellow Lemon Bowl £15 White Mint, Berkhamsted
6 Emma Ball Tring Memo Pad £4 Fancy That, Tring
7 Zeos - naturally low sugar soft drinks £2.90 Beechwood Fine Foods, Tring
8 Original 1940s Oil Painting £65 Home & Colonial, Berkhamsted
9 Small-Batch Bottled Beers (India Stout) - £2.40 per bottle Tring Brewery, Tring
10 Cooks & Co ready prepared peppers and sundried tomatoes £3.50 / £3.25
Beechwood Fine Foods, Tring
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PUDDINGSTONE DISTILLERY
Distillers of Hertfordshire’s
award winning Campfire Gin
8.
9.
VISIT THE DISTILLERY & SHOP
Open Fridays and Saturdays
9.30am – 5.00pm
10.
P U D D I N G S T O N E D I S T I L L E R Y
P E Mead & Sons Farm Shop site
Wilstone, Tring, Herts HP23 4NT
www.puddingstonedistillery.com
SHOP&EAT
SHOP&EAT
LOCALLY
1.
GREAT THINGS TO BUY
IN BERKHAMSTED,
TRING & THE VILLAGES
2.
4.
3.
4.
7.
7.
5.
6.
8.
SUPPLIER INFORMATION
1 Marble Pottery from Bliss Home from £7.00 Number Twenty, Berkhamsted
2 Horseshoe Frame £12 Fancy That, Tring
3 Purely Pestos - from the fridge £3.65 Beechwood Fine Foods, Tring
4 Yellow Banana Bowl £15 White Mint, Berkhamsted
5 Campfi re Gin Tumbler metal £11 Puddingstone Distillery, Wilstone
6 Toucan Jug £55 White Mint, Berkhamsted
7 Tring Tea Towel £7.99 Fancy That, Tring
8 Thistly Cross - 500ml - £3.25 per bottle Tring Brewery, Tring
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FROM
SARAH MURRAY
AT BEECHWOOD
FINE FOODS,
TRING
RECIPE
LEMON & RASPBERRY
DRIZZLE CAKE
Ingredients
FOR THE CAKE
FOR THE DRIZZLE
■ 250g softened butter ■ 50g golden caster sugar
■ 250g golden caster sugar ■ 50g crushed white sugar cubes
■ zest 2 large lemons ■ juice 2 large lemons
■ 3 large eggs
■ fresh raspberries to decorate
■ 200g plain fl our
■ 100g ground almonds
■ 2½ tsp baking powder
■ 50ml milk
■ 100g fresh or frozen raspberries
Method
● Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter and line the
base of a 23cm round spring form cake tin with baking
parchment.
● Beat the butter and sugar with the lemon zest until pale
and fl uffy. Add the eggs one at a time. Then fold in the
fl our, almonds and baking powder, and the milk and keep
mixing until smooth.
● Scrape half the cake batter into the tin and level the
surface.
● Scatter over the raspberries and carefully spread over
the remaining mix and level the top.
● Bake for 40-50mins until cooked and golden.
● Make the drizzle by quickly mixing the juice and sugars
and spoon over the surface of the cake whilst it is still
warm. Leave the cake to cool in the tin.
● When completely cold remove from the tin, place on a
serving plate and decorate with fresh raspberries.
www.beechwoodfinefoods.com
WILSTONE | TRING | HERTS | HP23 4NT
Produce available from
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Heygates animal feeds & pet foods
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and browse our produce
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THE GREAT
OUTDOORS
Its good to get the kids out and about.
Here’s some inspiration for days
out some local and some
further afield.
When the sun shines the UK
can be a beautiful place to live.
Here’s our guide to go with the
kids to get some fresh air and
exercise this summer,
all within an hour’s drive.
Tring Reservoirs
Tring HP23 4PA
all ages
£ free
Built to top up the Grand Union Canal at the
Tring Summit, these four peaceful reservoirs
on the outskirts of Tring are now a lovely place
to spend a relaxing day walking and spotting
wildlife, especially birds. There are car-parks at
Startops and Wilstone Reservoirs, and you can
take marked circular walks or try geo-caching.
Some of the paths are muddy and there are
steep slopes to climb so it’s not suitable for
buggies, but dogs are allowed.
canalrivertrust.org.uk
Go Ape! Wendover Woods
Wendover HP22 5NQ
age 10yrs+
£ from £25
Go Ape! is the amazing high ropes course in
the treetops in Wendover Woods. You have
to be at least 10yrs and a minimum of 1.4m
tall, and then you can spend your day fl inging
yourself about in the treetops on high ropes
and zip wires. Adults cost £33, kids are £25.
Wendover Woods
Wendover HP22 5NQ
all ages
£ from £1.70 to park your car
A huge area of woodland with plenty of parking, a café, lots
of well-marked walking trails, a family cycling trail, and a trail
for younger kids to follow to fi nd the Highway Rat, the latest
creation from Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo.
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College Lake, Tring
Tring HP23 5QG
younger children
£ free
A gorgeous nature reserve tucked away just outside
Tring, College Lake has more than 1,000 species
among the wetlands and grasslands. Spend the day
strolling with the kids, or they can
take part in organised activities
during the school holidays, such
as Wildlife Warriors from just
£6 per child. There’s a café
and a car park, and space for
picnics too.
Independent Day School
for girls 4 - 16 years
Day Nursery & Pre-School
for girls and boys from 6 months
KIDS OUT & ABOUT
Abbot’s Hill is a happy and thriving community in which pupils
are encouraged to aim high, to grasp opportunities, enjoy
learning and to make lasting friendships.
Prep School Working Open Event
Tuesday 12 June, 9.30am
See our Day Nursery, Pre-School and Prep School in action.
You will need to book, and places are limited.
Please contact the Registrar on 01442 839169 or visit our website
to book your place.
Bunkers Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire HP3 8RP
E: registrar@abbotshill.herts.sch.uk
www.abbotshill.herts.sch.uk
Tring Park
Tring HP23 5LX
all ages
£ free
Enjoy a lovely walk through
the mature woodland and
chalk grasslands of the 264
acres of Tring Park. The
nearest car-park is Hastoe
Lane near the Natural
History Museum, although
access to the park isn’t easy
from there with buggies and
wheelchairs.
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THE GREAT
OUTDOORS
Waddesdon Manor
Waddesdon, HP18 0JH
all ages
£ from £30 per family
Spend time exploring the gardens and playground, and eat in the outside
cafés. There are frequent tours and walks during the summer months too.
Entrance tickets to the grounds are £30 for a family, and house tickets are
£55 per family.
www.waddesdon.org.uk
Aston Clinton Park
London Rd, Aston Clinton HP22 5HL
5-12yrs
£ free
A hidden treasure in the middle of Aston Clinton,
this is great for a day out with the kids if the
weather’s good. There’s a playground and soft
play area for the younger children, a fi tness trail
and skate park for the older ones, a stream for
paddling on hot days, as well as a café. During the
summer it’s open from 7am until 10pm.
Green Park, Aston Clinton
Stablebridge Road, Aston Clinton
HP22 5NE
8-17yrs
£ from £3.50-£40
ALF Villages runs a fantastic outdoor activity centre
where you can try all kinds of things, including
canoeing, kayaking, water orbs, mountain biking, pedal
go-karts, footgolf, abseiling, climbing walls, high ropes,
zip-wire and many more. A Family Taster Day costs
just £3.50 per session; a Family Activity Day is £20 per
adult and £15 per child; School Holiday Activity Days
run from 8.45am to 5pm and cost £40 per child over
the age of 8yrs.
www.alfvillages.org,
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KIDS OUT & ABOUT
Mead Open Farm
Stanbridge Road, Billington, LU7 9JH
to 8yrs
£
from £8.95pp
This is also fab for younger kids; meet farm animals, play
on the adventure playground, brave the high ropes and
climbing wall, have a go on the go-karts and crazy golf
and spend hours in the huge indoor play area. Tickets
cost from £8.95 per child during term-time, and £12.45
in school holidays.
www.meadopenfarm.co.uk
Become a
Ballerina
Mummy and Me Ballet
Thursday 9.30am-10am
Preschool Ballet
Friday 2.15pm-2.45pm
Saturday 9am-9.30 am
Contact us for a free trial
Email: admin@thechallisschoolofdance.co.uk
Facebook: facebook.com/challisdance
Old Church House, Western Road, Tring, HP234BT
www.thechallisschoolofdance.co.uk
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FESTIVAL
TIME
It’s festival season at last!
These are some of our
favourite local events
On a summer’s day there’s nothing
better than sitting in the sun listening
to your favourite tunes. We can’t
guarantee the sun (wellies anyone?),
but we can point you to great days at these brilliant
festivals – all within a hour’s drive. Enjoy!
Beacon Festival
Where: Watlington Hill Farm, OX49 5HS
When: 15-16 June
Only 26 miles away, this is a not-for-profi t festival
raising money for local charities. There’s plenty
of music and comedy to enjoy and a teen stage
showcasing young talent. www.beaconfestival.net
Pitstone and Ivinghoe Festivall
Where: Pitstone Green, LU7 9GT
When: 29-30 June
This gets bigger and better every year! In a Big Top
on Pitstone Green, Friday will be Las Vegas Night,
with a casino, circus events, tribute acts, street food,
music and dancing; and Saturday is Ibiza Night, with
a top DJ and performers. www.events-pi.com
Chilfestt
Where: Cow Lane, Tring HP23 5QY
When: 6-7 July
If you can get tickets, Friday is a special Tony Hadley
night, featuring the man himself and guests. Saturday
night has 80s stars such as Kim Wilde, Marc Almond,
Go West, Nick Heyward and Johnny Hates Jazz.
www.chilfest.co.uk
Farr Festival
Where: Baldock SG7 5JX
When: 5-8 July
From humble beginnings in 2009, this has turned into
one of the UK’s biggest electronic music festivals –
and it’s all in the middle of a forest on the other side
of the county! There are lots of artists playing, as well
as hot tubs for hire.
www.farrfestival.co.uk
Folk By the Oak
Where: Hatfi eld Park, AL9 5NQ
When: 15 July
This year’s line-up includes Amy Macdonald, Billy
Bragg and the Young ’Uns on the lively main stage
and the intimate Acorn Stage. There’s family stuff in
the craft tent and the Family Space with workshops,
face-painting and storytelling.
www.folkbytheoak.co.uk
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Organisers PIE , Chairman Dave Seaton : 07899 062037
Penn Fest
Where: The Big Park, Penn Street HP7 0PL
When: 20-21 July
Penn Fest has some huge names. The headliners are
the Kaiser Chiefs and the Manic Street Preachers,
but other acts include Leftfi eld, Feeder, Star Sailor,
Badly Drawn Boy, Bluetones and Jesus Jones. There’s
also family entertainment including circus skills and
unicycling. www.pennfest.net
Standon Calling
Where: Ware SG11 1EE
When: 26-29 July
Paloma Faith, George Ezra, Brian Ferry... and plenty
for kids of all ages. Babysitting too!
www.standon-calling.com
Meraki Festival, St Albans
Where: Herts County Showground AL3 7PT
When: 10-12 August
Rock, pop and soul music, with 10cc and Nick
Kershaw among many others. Family activities include
kids yoga, story sessions, unicycle lessons, splash
park, circus skills, caving, waterslides, laser tag, roller
discos and a silent disco. www.merakifestival.com
LEISURE FESTIVALS
Berkofest
Where: Ashlyns Hall, Berkhamsted, HP4 2ST
When: 8 September
Charlie Hussey has confi rmed that the popular
festival will defi nitely be going ahead this year with
the help of sponsors: B&M Care, Ashlyns Hall and
Berkhamsted School.
We really hope that Charlie and his amazing
team of volunteers can go ahead with the brilliant
Berkofest - keep an eye on the website for future
announcements. www.berkofest.com.
Cool Britanniaa
Where: Knebworth Park, SG1 2AX
When: 31 August-2nd September.
So many big names this year: Happy Mondays,
Razorlight, Feeder, Embrace, Cast and Dodgy.
There’s a Ministry of Sound Big Top, a funfair,
karaoke, and a kids zone with circus skills and
shows. www.coolbritanniafest.com ■
Hertfordshire Festival of Music
Where: Hertford and Watford
When: 10-16 June
This is a series of classical musical concerts at various venues in Hertford and Watford. It includes
Stephen Hough in recital, Gemma Rosefi eld and Songs of Travel and Contemplation.
www.hertsmusicfest.org.uk
HFoM is the vision of composer James Francis Brown, and conductor Tom Hammond.
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Pets’Corner
MUMMY! I
WANT AN
ALPACA
Forget cats and dogs – there’s a new pet in town and it may
be coming to a home near you
You’ve probably never even considered
having an alpaca as a pet – and why
would you? But there are plenty of
people who do, and you’d be surprised
how easy the animals are to look after.
Closely related to the llama, alpacas come from
the Andean high plains of west-central South
America, and live at altitudes of around 4,000m.
They’ve adapted surprisingly well to life at lower
altitudes in the UK. Generally hardy, healthy and
relatively easy to keep, they have become popular
as pets.
They are, however, herd animals and thrive in
the company of other alpacas. So you will need
space: as a rule of thumb, an acre of rough grazing
pasture supports four or fi ve alpacas.
They rarely jump, so net fencing just over a metre
high is enough - never use barbed wire. Alpacas live
outside most of the time but will need some form of
shelter in cold and wet weather.
A bonus for alpaca owners is the soft, luxurious
fl eece. This is one of the main reasons local alpacaowner
Pam Sangster keeps them. ‘I knit my own
clothes from the fl eece of my small herd,’ she says.
‘There’s nothing to compare to the soft, luxurious
feel of the clothing.’
If you want to fi nd out more, go to the British Alpaca
Society website – www.bas-uk.com.
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Local
Pets
Directory of
specialists
Baby alert! How will
your dog react to
a new arrival?
How does bringing a new baby into
the family affect your four-legged
friend?
Local animal behaviour expert
Hanne Grice has spent the past
few months studying the subject
for her MSc in Applied Animal
Behaviour and Training.
‘I’ve spent years working with dogs
and cats, and over the years I’ve
seen how the arrival of a new baby
can affect a pet’s behaviour,’ Hanne
says. ‘This is particularly striking in
the case of dogs, because they often
go from being ‘dog babies’ to being
cast out of the family to a certain
extent.’
Hanne has conducted extensive
research. ‘There is little data about
this subject, so I’ve carried out my
own questionnaire and am currently
collating the results,’ she explains.
‘I’m looking at people who have a
dog and then have a baby, and the
effects it has, and whether people
seek help and advice before the
baby arrives, or whether problems
arise afterwards.
‘People often express guilt about
the lack of attention they’re giving
their pet after the arrival of a baby,
including grooming, walking and play.
‘I’m hoping that the results from
this study may offer insights for
expectant parents and young
families that encourage positive
relationships between dogs, owners
and their children and propose
avenues for further exploration into
this understudied area.’
Hanne’s latest book, Playing With
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Reduced levels of interaction with
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Pets’Corner
START: Full Moon pub,
Cholesbury-Hawridge Common
ENDS: Full Moon pub,
Cholesbury-Hawridge Common
DISTANCE: 3.8 miles (6km)
ASCENT: 300ft (91m)
We hope you enjoy the first in our new series of dog-friendly local
walks. For full details go to the website www.livingmags.info
With thanks to George Edwards and his dog Meg
The walk involves a few stiles, all dog-friendly,
and a few fi elds with livestock. Paths are
generally well-marked but may be muddy.
The walk passes two Diamond Jubilee
memorials, a windmill (2) and an Iron Age hill fort.
With the permission of the landlord you could park
at the Full Moon pub (1), along the verge outside, in
the small car-park opposite the cricket pavilion (3)
where there is a dog bin or along the verge outside
Cholesbury Village Hall (4).
Walk towards Cholesbury Village Hall (4), noting the
two Diamond Jubilee memorials on the Common
between the Full Moon and cricket pavilion (3).
To the lefthand side of the Village Hall is a gate: go
through, following a wide track to the next two
gates, keeping the parish church on your left and
making for a wooded area straight ahead. There are
often horses in these fi elds, so keep your dog on a
lead.
Go through the gate into the wooded area which is
Cholesbury Camp (5), a 10-acre Iron Age hill fort
within an oval-shaped ditch. Cross the ditch and go
straight over on to a well-marked path through more
trees. Follow the path through the trees until you
reach a gate into a paddock where there are usually
several horses grazing, keep your dog on a lead here
until you reach Drayton Wood (6).
In Drayton Wood keep left just inside the wood,
with fi elds clearly visible beyond. At fi rst the path
is quite open, but the trees close in and the path
narrows as it twists around them.
The path comes out of the wood to a track crossing
left to right (7). Go left down the slope towards a
house on the right, into Little Twye Road, and follow
it as far as a group of houses on the right where
there is a marked path on your left across fi elds
towards Parrott’s Lane (8), which can be muddy.
When you reach Parrott’s Lane cross to the very
narrow path (9) to the right of Harvest House.
This reaches a wooden stile with a dog opening,
emerging into a fi eld which often has sheep in it.
Head to your right along a well-marked path close to
the fence, then through a stile with a dog gate in the
hedge (10). Keep right downhill, left of some houses,
to a metal gate in another hedge.
To your right is the delightfully named Broomstick
Lane; straight ahead a wooden fence crosses the
main path. Keep right, and before the wooden fence
go through another wooden gate in a hedge on to a
path in a nursery plantation.
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Walkies
The puddingstone QE2 Diamond Jubilee memorial with the windmill and Full Moon pub in thebackground – PHOTO COURTESY OF GEORGE EDWARDS
This path bends to the left and uphill, eventually
reaching the Cholesbury-Buckland Common road
opposite Chiltern Motors garage (11). Cross the road
and down the track marked Chiltern Heritage Trail.
The path slopes down to an intersection of paths at
the start of a wooded area (12).
Turn left on the path that follows the edge of a fi eld.
It passes through a metal gate in a hedge into another
fi eld where there may be livestock. Keep the fence
on your left to an intersection of paths and metal
gates; go straight on (13) through the metal gate.
Follow this path towards some trees, passing through
a metal gate and a stile to Ray’s Hill.
Cross the road (14) left on to the footpath
signposted Chiltern Heritage Trail towards a house.
Keep to the right of the house. When you come
to the fi rst intersection of paths crossing the one
you’re on, carry straight on and at the next path
intersection take the left narrow path up a fairly
steep slope (15) between trees. This eventually
emerges on Cholesbury Lane, opposite Horseblock
Lane (16).
Turn left back towards the Full Moon and cross the
road carefully, on to a path parallel with Cholesbury
Lane, or walk along the right-hand side of the road
if muddy. You will now see your destination, the Full
Moon, which is a dog-friendly pub both inside and
out in the garden on a fi ne day. Note that sandwiches
only are served on Mondays.
Call 01494 758959 for more information. ■
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BOOKREVIEWS
The Electrical
Venus
by Julie Mayhew
Published by Hot Key
Books, £7.99
I’ve been a fan of Julie’s writing
since her debut novel Red Ink in
2013, so I was looking forward
to reading her latest offering.
Each of Julie’s books has been so
different, with unusual themes
and interesting premises – and
this was no exception!
It tells the story of Mim and Alex,
two young people who perform
for a travelling sideshow fair in
Georgian England. Lowly Mim,
billed as the ‘Girl Exotic’ thanks
to her dark skin, is struggling
Beyond Kin
by Elizabeth Ward
Avalable from Amazon, £8.99
Tring-based author Elizabeth
Ward has published Beyond Kin, a
historical fi ction inspired by Jane
Austen. ‘I’m a mum of two and it’s
taken me 15 years to complete my
labour of love,’ says Elizabeth.
to fi nd her worth, while Alex
is a one-armed boxer. The pair
have known each other all their
lives but are only now, as teens,
starting to notice each other.
But then the arrival of Dr Fox
and his electrical trickery throws
everything apart, when he claims
Mim and she leaves the sideshow
to become ‘The Electrical Venus’,
offering electric-shock kisses for a
penny. Mim thinks what she and
Dr Fox have is love – but is it?
The narrative is unusual, as most
of the story is told through Mim
and Alex speaking to their animals
– a parrot called George in Mim’s
case, and a nameless pig for Alex.
But through their stories we see
loves, losses, growing up and
falling in love, all set on a most
unusual stage.
I really enjoyed this book, and
if you fancy something a little
different I’d urge you to give it a
go. CS
Times and Places
by Keith Anthony
£9.49
This lovely novel by Bucks-based
author Keith Anthony is a pageturning
adventure reminiscent of
The Life of Pi.
A decade after his daughter
Justine’s death, an anxious Fergus
embarks on a cruise with his wife.
On board, he meets a myriad
of characters and is entranced
by some, irritated by others
and disgusted by one. These
turbulent feelings, combined with
a sequence of bizarre events, only
increase his anxiety.
In a series of fl ashbacks, Justine
enjoys an ultimately short
romance; a woman concludes she
killed her; and an investigating
police offi cer is drawn into her
idyllic world. Fergus, haunted by
poignant memories, withdraws
in search of answers. Back on the
cruise he reaches breaking point,
fearing he has done something
terrible. By the time the ship
returns, his world has changed
forever.
Times and Places spans Atlantic
islands, the Chiltern countryside,
Cornish coasts and rural Slovenia.
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Summer at the
Castle Café
by Donna Ashcroft
Published by Boukouture,
99p on Kindle
Tring author Donna Ashcroft’s
latest novel has been shortlisted
for the Romantic Novelists’
Association’s Joan Hessayon
Award for new writers.
It follows the story of Alice
Appleton, who escapes to
One Pan,
110 Brilliant Meals
by Mari Mererid Williams
Published by Penguin
Random House, £12.99
Local author, food stylist and
recipe writer Mari Marerid
Williams has created a gorgeous
book full of great recipes that
can all be cooked in one pan –
perfect! It includes breakfasts,
main meals and baked desserts,
the gorgeous seaside town of
Castle Cove for a change of
scenery. There she meets Jay
O’Donnell, a volunteer on the
lifeboats, who is haunted by a
tragedy from his past. He’s on a
mission to save as many people
as possible, but when Alice
walks into his life he realises that
perhaps it might just be his turn
to be rescued.
using easy-to-fi nd store cupboard
ingredients. Try pan-friend gnocchi
with broccoli, hazelnuts and
garlic, avocado and black bean
quesadillas, soda bread, brioche
and brownies.
Life Matters: how
grief and horses
changed my life
by Kathryn White
Available from Amazon,
£14.99
This is a lovely book about
rebuilding your life after grief.
Kathryn wanted to share her
story to honour her late husband
Ian, and to help other people
grieving. The couple lived in Tring
and Wigginton, where Kathryn
still lives.
They loved riding horses and
competing in events. When she
was widowed 10 years ago she
vowed to honour Ian and the
dreams he never got to fulfi l.
● The cover picture was taken by
freelance equestrian photographer
Candice Pottage.
● The cover was designed by local
graphic designer Steve Cripps.
The Mother’s Secret
You may have read in the spring issue that our editor Clare Swatman’s new
book, The Mother’s Secret, was published by Pan Macmillan in February.
Clare has since had a launch party for her book as well as a signing at
Waterstones, which were both well-attended. The book is available from
Waterstones Berkhamsted as well as good bookshops and Amazon, where
it has been receiving great reviews.
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SUN
SAFETY
It’s essential to protect your Skin
and your hair in the the sun. Here’s
our guide on how to stay safe
Every day, 42 new cases of melanoma are
diagnosed in the UK – that’s almost 16,000
every year – and the fi gure is rising, according
to Cancer Research UK. However, almost 86%
of those cases are deemed preventable, which means
there’s a lot we can do to help ourselves.
Unfortunately, with vitamin D a complicating factor,
the sun-safe advice has become confusing. We need
to get enough sunlight without sun cream to replenish
our vitamin D resources, but we must always use
sunscreen.
How to strike the balance?
The truth is, a few minutes everyday without sun
cream during the UK summer is enough – less if
you’re fair skinned, more if you’re darker. The rest of
the time, it’s better to protect yourself.
With that in mind, we spoke to Dr Dev Shah,
consultant dermatologist at One Stop Doctors based
in Hemel Hempstead, for an authoritative guide to
protecting your skin properly in the sun.
What is melanoma and what causes it?
Melanoma is a skin cancer that arises from the
pigment-producing cells (melanocytes) found within
the upper layers of the skin. Melanocytes are quite
fragile cells and are there to protect us from sunlight
and prevent UV light causing damage to our cells. If
too much UV light is encountered, the melanocytes
cannot cope and they are themselves damaged,
and develop DNA mutations. Once cells develop
irreparable DNA damage, they grow abnormally
or in a cancerous way. They can bud off and spread
to various organs such as the lungs or brain and
ultimately lead to death.
The main risk factors for developing melanoma are:
● A very fair skin with light eyes or red hair
● Sunbed use (sunbeds are completely banned
in Brazil and Australia) or blistering episodes of
sunburn as a child
● High numbers of moles - usually more than 100 on
your whole body (count the number of moles on
one arm. If you have more than 11, you are likely
to have more than 100 on your body)
● A genetic predisposition or family history.
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HEALTH SUN SAFETY
Sun cream: what quality and how often
to apply it?
We recognise that being outdoors in sunlight has
various health benefits (exercise/lower blood
pressure), so we want people to keep enjoying the
outdoors but to be sensible.
When we talk about protecting yourself from the
sun, sunscreen is one part of this process. We also
recommend wearing long-sleeved and appropriate
clothing, using a hat and avoiding the most intense
sunlight between 11am and 2pm.
When using a sunscreen it’s important to choose
a cream with an SPF of 30 or more with a five-star
UVA rating, or a symbol with UVA written within a
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to look less shiny there are non-glossy matt creams,
while for a more moisturising suncream you should
go for oils.
The main mistake people make is the frequency of
application. Terms such as ‘24hr protection’ and ‘all
day long protection’ are misleading. If you’re in direct
sunlight, you should be reapplying your sunscreen
every one to two hours. If you’re exercising and
sweating or swimming you should be reapplying it
every half an hour.
Aim to cover your whole body so that the skin feels
‘tacky’; if you don’t put enough on don’t worry too
much - if you’re applying it frequently you’ll eventually
cover all of your skin.
When using a sunscreen you must consider it as a
‘sieve’. In other words it’s not a ‘block’, it’s more a
filter that still allows light through to the skin. Using
a sunscreen doesn’t mean you can stay out in direct
sunlight for an infinite amount of time.
Do all clothes protect you from the sun or
are some better than others?
If you hold your clothes up to the sun and you
can see light coming through, they are definitely
not protective. Thicker clothing is far better than
thin clothing. All clothing will offer some level of
protection, but this will be variable so sunscreen
should still be applied. You can buy clothing with an
SPF factor and this is often the best type of clothing
to fully protect your skin. Children especially need
full-body suits with hats that have an SPF 50 rating
when in intense direct sunlight, or swimming, in order
to protect their skin as they are unlikely to achieve full
protection with sunscreen alone.
In general we would recommend wearing longsleeved
loose clothing and trying to avoid the most
intense periods of sunlight between the hours of
11am and 2pm.
Is there a safe way to tan?
In a word, no. Unfortunately tanning means sun
damage, which may increase your risk of developing
further skin cancer. It is also important to note that
tanning and sun exposure is the leading cause of
premature ageing of the skin.
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HEALTH SUN SAFETY
The safest way to get a darker complexion and
skin tone is to use a spray-on tan. When you’ve
achieved the colour you want with a spray-on tan,
you should still use a high factor sunblock in direct
sunlight.
What changes should you be aware of
in your skin, and what should you do if
you’re at all worried?
First, we recommend that people at least look at
their skin regularly. It’s important that people know
what their bodies look like at baseline. Look at your
back and buttocks, checking every nook and cranny
so you know what you’re starting off with – or
get your partner to help. This way, if you develop
new moles (or if moles are changing) you’ll know
because you knew what they looked like before.
We also recommend that people take photographs
of their bodies at baseline. Then they can refer
back to these photos every three to four months,
specifically looking out for new or changing moles.
These are the signs you should look out for:
A is for Asymmetry – moles that are asymmetrical
B is for Borders – scalloped or blurred
C is for multiple Colours – red, black, brown (two or
more colour types are worrying)
D is for Diameter (greater than 6mm)
E is for Evolution (itching, pain, growing).
It’s best to be checked by someone who regularly
treats skin cancer and understands how to
differentiate cancer from benign moles, without
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HEALTH SUN SAFETY
always cutting the mole out. If moles suddenly
become itchy red or are painful or simply attract one’s
attention it’s wise to have them checked.
Finally, are there any other tips you
can offer?
There are some great apps that can help you keep
track of changes in your skin – but be aware of apps
that claim to diagnose melanoma as we feel there is
not enough evidence of safety surrounding these.
Our thanks to Dr Dev Shah MBChB, BSc
(Hons), MRCP (Dermatology) consultant
dermatologist at One Stop Doctors
Visit www.onestopdoctors.co.uk
or call 01442 331900.
Instead, try one of the apps where you can document
and encrypt images of your body to take to your
doctor or dermatologist to show them changes in
your skin. They can then understand the changes,
should there be any. ■
Protect your
hair & scalp
Hair
Hair becomes dry and brittle in the sunshine, and if it’s
bleached or dyed the problem is compounded. But you
don’t want to slop a load of greasy stuff on your hair
when you’ve spent ages styling it:
● Wear a hat. Make sure it covers your hair or your
hair can be tucked inside
● Go for a hair protector that’s light
and easy to apply, such as Ultrasun
Daily UV Hair Protector, £22.44
from Gorgeous, or Bumble and
bumble Invisible Oil Heat UV
Protection Primer, £8 (stocked at
Open Hairdressers)
● If you’re going to be swimming, try a
waterproof hair protector such as Philip
Kingsley’s Swimcap, around £12.50 from M&S.
Scalp
If you have very short hair or wear it in a parting,
it’s all too easy to burn your scalp. A hat offers the
best protection, or wear hair slicked back with no
parting. Choose a special scalp protector such as
Malibu Scalp Protector SPF30, 50ml, £3.99.
Moisturise
If your hair’s already damaged, make sure you look
after it during the summer months. Use oils (argan oil is
excellent), masks, conditioners and treatments to stop
it drying out too much.
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GARDENS
THROWN OPEN
Each year, the National Gardens Scheme sees a host of privately
owned gardens open to the public to raise money for charity. And
it’s not restricted to large, landscaped affairs – cottage gardens
and unpretentious plots participate too
There’s nothing more inspiring, for anyone
with an interest in gardening, than taking a
walk around other people’s gardens. And
the beauty of the National Gardens Scheme
(NGS) is that it gives us the chance to look at what
can be done in ‘ordinary’ gardens.
While there are some impressively large plots that
the public can visit, it’s also a chance to see smaller,
privately-owned gardens that don’t usually open to
the public, giving us some great ideas about what to
do with our own gardens.
The NGS not only gives garden enthusiasts a chance
to have a nosy around otherwise private gardens, it
also does a great job raising funds for a number of
very worthy charities. Last year, its 90th anniversary,
it donated £3m to charities including MacMillan
Cancer Support, Marie Curie and the National
Autistic Society to name just a few.
More than 3,600 gardens across Britain opened to
the public last year as part of the scheme and this
year there are even more. All summer, owners will
be opening their gates, engaging with visitors and
serving cake and other refreshments as well as selling
home-grown plants.
Make a date in your diary to pay a visit to a few of the
gardens opening locally, enjoy a lovely afternoon out,
treat yourself to a piece of homemade cake – and do
your bit for charity.
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OPEN GARDENS
Overstroud Cottage
The Dell, Frith Hill, Great Missenden HP16 9QE
c
10 Jun, 2-5pm (Open by arrangement until 30 Jun.
Contact the garden owner for details)
Cream teas at parish church
£ Adult: £3.50 - Child: Free
Mr & Mrs Jonathan Brooke
susanbrooke@outlook.com
As well as the artistic chalk garden on two
levels, visitors shouldn’t miss the studio with its
painting exhibition. This cottage garden is carved
out of an old chalk quarry, and its alkaline soil is
host to popular fl owers and herbs of the 17th and
18th centuries; auriculars, hellebores, spring bulbs,
pulmonarias, geraniums, peonies and antique roses.
The cottage itself was once a 17th-century fever
house for Missenden Abbey. With the woodland
backdrop, in June/July the garden is awash with
rambling roses. There is also a lily pond, and a
potager edged with ‘stepover’ apples, and featured
in Joy Larkcom book, Creative Vegetable Gardening.
Gardeners who live near a road can take inspiration
from the noise reducing barriers – a layered hedge, a
row of Hornbeams and an ivy ‘fedge’.
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OPEN GARDENS
Ashridge House
Ashridge (Bonar Law Memorial) Trust,
Berkhamsted, HP4 1NS
10 Jun - 2-6pm
c
Light refreshments
£ Adult: £4.50 - Child: £2.50
events@ashridge.hult.edu
The 190 acres of gardens at the Grade II
Registered Landscape of Ashridge Park are based on
designs by Humphry Repton. The bicentenary of
the last great English landscape designer of the
18th century is being marked by gardens and parks
across the country, including nearby Woburn Abbey
Gardens. It was 205 years ago that Repton presented
his famous Red Book detailing his designs for the
estate. Here you’ll fi nd small secluded gardens, along
with a large lawn area leading to avenues of trees.
15 Gade Valley Cottages
Dagnall Road, Great Gaddesden,
Hemel Hempstead HP1 3BW
27 May, 1.30-5pm
c
Home-made teas
£ Adult: £3.50 - Child: Free
Owner: Bryan Trueman
This creative and inspirational sloping garden
has countryside views and interesting planting.
Measuring 165ft x 30ft, the garden has winding paths
leading through a woodland area to emerge by a
wildlife pond and sunny border. Take a while to sit
and enjoy views across the beautiful Gade Valley
while listening to the rustling of bamboos and
bubbling water. The informal planting shows the
owner’s love of shade-loving perennials such as
hostas, ferns, ligularias, rodgersias, astrantias,
pulmonarias and heucheras. There are also plenty
of acers and bamboos. The sunny areas of the
garden are planted with asters, heleniums, iris, phlox,
hemerocallis, achillea and rudbeckia. See if you can
spot wildlife at the pond – keep an eye out for frogs,
toads, newts and goldfi sh – popular with local
herons!
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OPEN GARDENS
Fancy opening your
garden? Find out if you
have what it takes…
While the NGS
is keen for
people to sign
up to open
their gardens for public visits,
there are criteria to be adhered
to – the scheme has a 90 year
reputation to maintain!
Herts County organiser Julie
Knight told us: ‘When looking for
new gardens to join the National
Garden Scheme, we look for
gardens of quality, character and
interest. You don’t have to have
multiple acres, a walled garden,
or a professionally-designed
garden to open for us – some
of the most popular gardens are
small suburban gardens where
visitors can relate to the size of
the space and can pick up ideas
that will translate easily to their
own garden.
‘We look for gardens that
display their owners’ passion
and enthusiasm for gardening,
gardens that overfl ow with
foliage and fl owers, that feature
interesting plants, planting
combinations, or planting design.’
If your family and friends think
you have a gorgeous garden,
then it’s likely other people will
think so too. Think about how
you might hold an open day and
consider questions such as:
● What time of year does your
garden looks its best?
● Is there good space for
visitors to park nearby?
● Do you have family, friends
and neighbours who would
help on the day?
● Could you offer tea and cake
to visitors as an extra way to
raise funds?
Julie explains that there are
various reasons why garden
owners choose to be involved:
‘We are the most signifi cant
charitable funder of nursing
charities in the country, and
many owners are motivated
by this: perhaps someone they
know has been helped by one
of our benefi ciary charities, or
following the loss of a close one
they want to support charities
who help others with the same
condition or illness.
‘The simple joy of sharing a
beautiful garden with others is
also a great driver. Our garden
visitors are almost universally
enthusiastic, interested, friendly,
and positive – they often want to
chat to the owner about plants
and growing techniques, so an
Open Day can be a wonderful
opportunity to meet fellow
gardeners and exchange tips!’
If you’re interested in opening
your garden, contact Julie
Wise on 01438 821509 or
juliewise@f2s.com for an
initial chat.
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OPEN GARDENS
Patchwork
22 Hall Park Gate, Berkhamsted HP4 2NJ
c
19 Aug, 2-5pm
Light refreshments
£ Adult: £4 - Child: Free
Jean & Peter Block
This quarter-of-an-acre garden sits on a steep,
north-facing slope, with fl ints and clay soil over chalk
– so if you share the same kind of soil there should
be plenty of ideas for you here. The front garden has
a rose bed with plenty of spring interest followed by
‘Coltness’ bedding dahlias in the summer months.
Rockery lovers can be inspired by the rockery with
bulbs, miniature conifers, heathers and azaleas.
Also look out for the 50-year-old Acer Palmatum
Dissectum Atropurpureum by the small pond. The
three-tiered patio is covered with pots fi lled with
spring bulbs and then petunias, violas and other
patio plants. A lovely summer picture is formed
by a pergola with roses, clematis and honeysuckle
together with a striking Robinia ‘Lace Lady’.
Huntsmoor
Stoney Lane, Bovingdon, Hemel, Hempstead HP3 0DP
2 Sep, 2-5pm
c
Home-made teas; gluten-free provided
£ Adult: £6 - Child: Free
Brian & Jane Bradnock
Email: b.bradnock@btinternet.com
This two-acre garden has something all year
round – including its own cave! Along with special
trees and shrubs, there’s a herbaceous border and
formal rose garden. Stop awhile at the Koi pond with
waterfall and rockery. Walk through specimen
trees, past a wildlife pond, and beside the bog garden
to bring you to a newly formed border, a log cabin
and a spectacular view of rolling English countryside.
The Lodge
10 Manor Road, Wendover HP22 6HQ
16 & 17 Jun, 11am-5pm (4.30pm Sunday)
c
Light refreshments: tea, coffee or squash and
homemade cakes
£ Adult: £4.50 - Child: Free
Jan & John Paul
This three-acre garden is the result of 47 years
of work. As well as a series of rooms, it has a small
wooded area, a wildfl ower meadow and the remains
of an orchard. As well as the hard work of the
owners, nature has had its own impact on the garden
– you’ll see common spotted orchids and other lovely
wildfl owers, all of which arrived by themselves.
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OPEN GARDENS
Acer Corner
10 Manor Road, Wendover HP22 6HQ
2 Sep, 2-5pm
c
Home-made teas
£ Adult: £2.50
Jo Naiman
jo@acercorner.com
Head to the land of the Rising Sun with this
garden designer’s garden, with Japanese infl uence
and a large collection of Japanese maples. The front
garden is Japanese in style while the back garden
has three distinct areas: the patio area has been
redesigned in the Japanese style; while another part
is densely planted area with a wealth of acers and
roses. The corner garden includes a productive
greenhouse and interesting planting.
The Paddocks
11 The Paddocks, Wendover HP22 6HE
23 & 24 Jun, 7 & 8 Jul, 2-5pm
£ Adult: £2.50 - Child: Free
Mr & Mrs E Rye
This small peaceful garden is a TV star,
having appeared on Love Your Garden with Alan
Titchmarsh. There are mixed borders of colourful
herbaceous perennials and a very special show of
David Austin roses. Also don’t miss the spectacular
Blackmore and Langdo delphiniums. Some areas of
the garden are colour themed – like the white garden
with its secluded arbour, created for the BBC and
named ‘The Magic of Moonlight’. Also look out for
the cool hosta walk and the begonia ‘wall’.
Serge Hill Gardens
Serge Hill Lane, Bedmond, Watford WD5 0RT
c
10 Jun, 2-5pm
Home-made teas in aid of Signpost &
Tibet Relief Fund
£ Adult: £8 - Child: Free
Tom and Kate Stuart-Smith
Visit two very different gardens – one the
private retreat of garden designer Tom Stuart-Smith
and, next-door, his mother’s garden. Expect deep
borders, voluptuous planting, an outside stage and
a ship! The Barn’s enclosed courtyard has tanks of
water, herbaceous perennials and shrubs tolerant of
generally dry conditions. Look to the north to enjoy
views of the 5-acre wildfl ower meadow. The house
has wonderful views over the ha-ha to the park; a
walled vegetable garden with a large greenhouse;
roses, shrubs and perennials.
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Cheddington Gardens
Cheddington Village LU7 0RQ
17 Jun, 1.30-5pm
c
Homemade teas at Westend House
£ Adult: £6 - Child: Free
www.cheddington.org.uk
There are seven gardens to see in the village,
including the 50 plots of Cheddington Allotments,
which also enjoy great views of the Chilterns. The
Vicarage has a developing family-friendly garden in
two parts – circular lawns with well-stocked borders
and a fenced area with seating and woodland feel.
The Old Post Offi ce has a gravel garden at the front
with evolving softly planted beds around two circular
lawns to the rear. The Old Reading Room has a
mature garden with mixed herbaceous borders of
traditional cottage garden planting around Grade II
listed 17th century cottage, while Springbrae offers
mature borders and terraced vegetable beds.
Church Barn, Tring
Church Road, Puttenham, Tring HP23 4PR
c
12 Aug, 2.00-5.30pm
Home-made teas
£ Adult: £4 - Child: Free
bec.barker@btinternet.com
NEW FOR
THIS YEAR
A relatively new garden, having been started
from scratch in 2014. Look out for the rural crafts
and bee-friendly plants, which have been chosen to
blend the garden with its environs. Take a look at
how the willow stock fencing has been woven in situ,
and how a shelter has been crafted in locally-grown
sweet chestnut. Hedges of Hornbeam give structure
to tall, wild, colourful borders, while later-fl owering
perennials and grasses self-seed among roses, annuals
and dahlias.
Cedar House
Bacombe Lane, Wendover HP22 6EQ
Open by arrangement only to 30 Sep; contact the
garden owner for details
Sarah Nicholson
sarahnicholson@btinternet.com
This chalk garden set in the Chilterns has a
steep sloping lawn that leads to a natural swimming
pond with aquatic plants. It’s also home to a number
of wildfl owers including native orchids. Shaped
borders hold a great variety of trees, shrubs and
perennials, plus there’s a lodge greenhouse and a
good collection of half-hardy plants in pots.
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NEXT TO
GODLINESS
You might think your home is sparkling –
but how clean is it really? Clare Swatman
spoke to local experts to get the low-down
on how to make your home spotless
Yes, we know you like to keep your house clean(ish). But
kids with muddy shoes, dogs with muddy paws, and life’s
general wear and tear mean that it’s hard to keep on top
of it. But even if your loo gleams or your fl oor looks as
though you could eat your dinner off it, is it really as squeaky clean as
it could be? We asked local experts for their views. We hope you’re
not easily shocked.
In the Kitchen
The kitchen is a place you need to keep spick and span for reasons of
hygiene – especially if you regularly prepare meat and fi sh.
Floors
Be honest, how often do you clean your fl oors? Once a day? Once a
month? You need to make sure you mop them at least once a week.
Use warm or cold water rather than boiling to make sure the antibac
agent in your cleaning product is still effective.
Bins
Just think of all the fl uid that gathers at the bottom of your bin
– ugh! It’s not just at the bottom, either, but round the rim too,
which means it’s very easy to transfer bacteria to your hands. Clean
thoroughly with antibacterial cleaner every week, inside and out.
Tea towels/cloths
These are a breeding ground for bacteria, which will then transfer
to your dishes. Change them every day. Cloths you use to wipe the
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surfaces are even worse; kitchen sinks are filthy, and
you can spread harmful germs round the kitchen if
you leave the cloths hanging around. Change them
every day and wash at a high temperature.
Sponges
Bacteria thrive on heat and moisture, so sponges are
the perfect breeding ground. Disinfect and leave it
to dry after every use to kill the bacteria, and replace
them once a week minimum.
In the Bathroom
Bathrooms aren’t the cleanest places in the world.
But as long as you don’t clean your loo with your
toothbrush you should be OK, right?
Towels
Diane Gisbourne, who runs the Quality Ironing and
Dry Cleaning Service covering Berkhamsted, Tring
and Hemel Hempstead, says: ‘Remember, towels
don’t just remove water. When you dry yourself they
also remove dead skin cells which collect in the towel
fibres. When they’re wet they’re the perfect breeding
ground for bacteria and germs.
‘Towels need time to dry to prevent bacteria
breeding, which causes mould and mildew, so make
sure you hang them up after every use, and wash
them after every five uses.’
Loo
The loo needs a thorough clean once a week, and a
wipe with bleach and antibacterial spray every couple
of days. The brush will need cleaning regularly too –
pour bleach into your toilet bowl and stand it in there
for an hour.
In the Living room
Vaccuming round the sofa and wafting a duster round
might make it look clean, but there could be germs
lurking in surprising places.
Sofas and carpets
There’s no hard and fast rule about how often sofas
and carpets should be cleaned, but the more the
better to keep nasties and bacteria at bay.
‘I often hear myself saying “if it wasn’t for children and
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pets I wouldn’t have a business,”’ says David Green,
who runs Berkhamsted Carpet Cleaning. ‘Most of
my regular customers have carpets and sofas cleaned
every 12 to 24 months depending whether or not
they have children.’
And it’s not just about the germs. ‘Carpet pile that
contains a lot of dirt and grit will get damaged by the
constant grinding at the fibres when it’s walked on,’
David adds. ‘A hot-water deep extraction clean will
wash out anything not reached by the vacuum cleaner.
It’s also a good idea to have a shoes-off policy.
‘With wool and cotton... it’s a good idea to apply an
effective stain protection such as Scotchguard.’
Curtains
Curtains attract dust and smells. You can wash
them at home but it’s best to get them cleaned
professionally every six months to keep them clean
and fresh.
In the Bedroom
Sheets
You might not want to think about it, but your bed
sheets will be full of sweat, bacteria and human skin
cells – a perfect breeding ground for dust mites and
their faeces. Ugh.
Change them once a week, minimum, and wash at
60°C. When you get up in the morning, pull your
covers back and give the mattress time to air, and
open the window to release moisture.
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Duvets and pillows
Pillows and duvets are full of dust mites, skin cells and
bacteria, however clean they look. ‘Duvets and pillows
should be washed at least every two to three months,’
says Diane Gisbourne. ‘If your pillows aren’t regularly
cleaned almost a third of their weight can be in dust
mites, dead skin cells and bug droppings – yuck!
‘Air them regularly and have them professionally
cleaned every few months. They can be washed in a
washing machine but remember they’re much heavier
when wet.
‘Drying duvets and pillows in the sunlight will kill
micro-organisms. In the winter, run a warm iron over
them, which helps kill off any remaining bacteria once
they’re dry.’ ■
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www.berkhamstedcarpetcleaning.co.uk
01442 876622, 07884 058795
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www.qualityironingservice.co.uk
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EATINGOUT
Resident & Visitor Guide
Restaurants 50
Takeaways 50
Cafés 50
Pubs 52
Al fresco 51
Restaurants
Akeman
9 Akeman St, HP23 6AA
01442 826027
Crockers
74 High Street, HP23 4AF
01442 767877
Crows Nest
Tring Hill, HP23 4LD
01442 824819
Da Vinci
43 Frogmore St, HP23 5AU
01442 891300
Francesco’s
53 High St, HP23 5AG
01442 827258
Haldi
80 Marsworth Rd
Pitstone, LU7 9AS
01296 662204 / 661223
Jubraj Tandoori
53a High St, HP23 5AG
01442 825368
King’s Head
Station Rd, Ivinghoe, Beds
LU7 9EB
01296 668388
Lussmanns
21 High St, HP23 5AR
01442 502250
Olive Limes
58-60 High St, HP23 5AG
01442 828444
www.olivelimes.com
Pendley Manor
Cow Lane, HP23 5QY
01442 891891
www.pendley-manor.co.uk
Prezzo
69 High St, HP23 4AB
01442 822610
Restaurant 23
23 High St, HP23 5AH
01442 890948
Tamarind
75 High St, HP23 4AB
01442 822333
Takeaways
Chinese
Canton City
60 Western Rd, HP23 4BB
01442 823870 / 823802
China Town
2 Akeman St
Tring HP23 6AA
01442 824831
Delicious Meal
17-19 Marsworth Rd,
Pitstone LU7 9AT
01296 661969 / 662180
Pa Co
5 Silk Mill Way
Tring HP23 5EP
01442 825069
Indian &
Bangladeshi
Bhujon
12 Miswell Lane
Tring HP23 4BX
01442 891062
Haldi
01296 662204 / 661223
Jubraj Tandoori
01442 825368
Mela
01296 630110
Olive Limes
01442 828444
Fish & Chips
Fried Fish Shop
12 Akeman St, HP23 6AA
01442 826296
Jamie’s
3 Dolphin Sq, HP23 5BN
01442 822888
Ocean’s
37 Frogmore St, HP23 5AU
01442 822524
Pizza
Mighty Bite
Pizzeria
97 Akeman St, HP23 6AA
01442 823554
Cafés
Atkins
66 Western Rd, HP23 4BB
01442 823392
Beechwood
42 Frogmore St, HP23 5AU
01442 828812
Black Goo
98 High St, HP23 4AF
07886 434373
Bluebells
Startops End, HP23 4LJ
01442 891708
Café on the Lake
College Lake, HP23 5QG
01442 826774
Costa
George House, High St
HP23 4AF
01442 825778
CuriosiTea Rooms
Old School Community
Hub, Ivinghoe LU7 9EX
01296 663853
Dunsley Farmshop
London Rd, HP23 6HA
01442 823357
Garden Café
Tring Garden Centre
Bulbourne Rd, HP23 5HF
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£50 Gift Voucher
for £25 is Back!
Limited vouchers will be sold throughout June 2018 to be used
from 1st July until 31st August 2018.
These are not to be used with our set menu or any other offer and
only one voucher per couple is to be used at one time.
Please note this is not our voucher. Please call in to the restaurant to purchase or call us on
01442 890948
Review
Restaurant 23
Only open a year, Restaurant 23 on Tring High
Street already feels part of the town. It
specialises in fish but also offers plenty for
meat-eaters and vegetarians alike.
We were greeted by a smart and friendly
member of staff and taken to our table upstairs
in one of three intimate, cosy rooms. It had the
feel of a private dining room, with a fireplace
and comfy upholstered chairs. The carpeted
floors and low background music promoted
good conversation across the table.
I was impressed straightaway when we were
offered a carafe of tap water. The menu
reinforced that first impression: there was the
standard menu as well as specials, and we
decided to try something from each. I went for
the pea soup, followed by the megrim sole and
chocolate ganache, while my wife opted for the
grilled Cornish mackerel, the ‘due’ of pork and
the ganache again.
The mackerel was delicious and totally bonefree
(as the waiter had promised); the flesh was
soft and it wasn’t at all oily. The mango on the
side was a nice touch. My soup was a gorgeous
deep green and full of flavour, and the
accompanying bread was divine.
Sheila’s pork was beautifully presented and
served with perfectly cooked al dente
asparagus. My sole, with a delicious parmesan
crust, came with spinach and fondant potato.
The rich chocolate ganache was perfectly
complemented by a sharp orange and Campari
sorbet – very moreish!
We drank an excellent New Zealand
sauvignon blanc that went well with the food
and was very reasonably priced.
Sheila has already booked again, and I plan to
take friends there next month – we really
were impressed. R23 makes an excellent
addition to the choice of eateries in both
Berkhamsted and Tring. GTE
23 High St, Tring HP23 5AH
01442 890948
www.restaurant23tring.co.uk
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Resident & Visitor Guide
Pam’s Sandwich Bar
64 High St, HP23 4AF
01442 824262
PE Mead Farmshop
Lower Icknield Way,
Wilstone, HP23 4PA
01442 828478
Planet Coffee
Tring Railway Station
Sandwich Plus
2a Dolphin Sq, HP23 5BN
01442 826489
The Cog
Parsonage Place,
HP23 5AT
01442 826146
The Espresso
Lounge
56 High St, HP23 5AG
01442 828228
Waterside Café
Pitstone Wharf, Cheddington
Rd LU7 9AD
Zebra Café
NHM@Tring, Akeman St
HP23 6AP
Wine bar
Jack and Alice
50 High St, HP23 5AG
01442 823993
Pubs (Tring)
Anchor
73 Western Rd, HP23 4BH
01442 823280
Bell Inn
37 High St, HP23 5AA
01442 828760
Black Horse
Frogmore St, HP23 5AZ
01442 890066
Castle Inn
Park Rd, HP23 6BN
01442 823552
Kings Arms
King St, HP23 6BE
01442 823318
Robin Hood
1 Brook St, HP23 5ED
01442 824912
Pubs
(Villages)
Anglers Retreat
Startops End, HP23 4LJ
01442 822250
Carpenters Arms
Slapton, Beds LU7 9DB
01525 220563
Grand Junction
Bulbourne, HP23 5QE
01442 891400
Greyhound
Aldbury, HP23 5RT
01442 851228
www.greyhoundtring.co.uk
Greyhound
Wigginton, HP23 6EH
01442 824631
Half Moon
Wilstone, HP23 4PD
01442 826410
Kings Head
Ivinghoe, LU7 9EB
01296 668388
Old Swan
58 High St, Cheddington
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LU7 0RQ
01296 662171
Queens Head
Long Marston, HP23 4QL
01296 668368
Red Lion
Marsworth, HP23 4LU
01296 668366
Red Lion
Water End, HP1 3BD
01442 213549
Rose & Crown
Ivinghoe, LU7 9EQ
01296 668472
Three Horseshoes
Cheddington, LU7 0SD
01296 668367
The
Valiant Trooper
Aldbury, HP23 5RW
01442 851203
Village Swan
Ivinghoe Aston, LU7 9DP
01525 220544
White Horse
Eaton Bray, LU6 2DG
01525 220231
Supplementary
listings
Shendish Manor
Hotel
London Rd, Hemel
Hempstead HP3 0AA
01442 232220
www.shendish-manor.com
Coach House
at the King’s Arms Tring
The perfect venue!
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Essential
Services
Need a
number
in a hurry?
Keep this
page handy
Transport
Bus
www.intalink.org.uk
0300 123 4050
50 to Aylesbury via
Wendover (Sun only)
50 to Marsworth via
Pitstone (Sun only)
61 to Aylesbury (not Sun)
61 to Dunstable (not Sun)
164 to Aylesbury (via
Aston Clinton,
W Turville, not Sun)
164 to Wilstone
(not Sun)
194 to Chesham (Wed,
one service only)
387 to New Mill (not Sun)
387 to Tring Station,
Aldbury and Beech
Park, Wigginton (not
Sun)
500/501 to Aylesbury via Aston
Clinton
500/501 to Watford via
Berkhamsted, Hemel
Hempstead
Taxi
DMG Bevs 01442 824105
Herts Cabs 01442 828558
John’s 01442 828828
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
Berkhamsted, Hemel
Hempstead and Watford
Junction
To Northampton via Leighton
Buzzard and Milton
Keynes
Southern Railway
www.southernrailway.com
0845 127 2920
or 0208 185 0778 from a
mobile
To Milton Keynes via Leighton
Buzzard
To South Croydon via Watford,
Olympia and Clapham Jnctn
Health
A&E
Stoke Mandeville
Hospital (8 miles)
Mandeville Rd, Aylesbury
HP21 8AL
01296 315000
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Luton & Dunstable
Hospital (10 miles)
Lewsey Rd, Luton LU4 0DZ
0845 127 0127
Doctors
Rothschild House
Surgery
Chapel St, Tring HP23 6PU
01442 822468
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Little Rothschild
House
71 Marsworth Rd, Pitstone
LU7 9AX
01296 662800
www.rothschildhousesurgery.
co.uk
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The New Surgery
St Peter’s House, Church Yard,
Tring HP23 5AE
01442 890661
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Village Health Centre
Yardley Avenue,Pitstone LU7
9BE
01525 223211
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Dentists
Bow House Dental
Practice
75 Western Rd, Tring HP23
4BH
01442 890384
www.bowhousedental.co.uk
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My Dentist
6 Dolphin Sq,
Tring HP23 5BN
01442 823081
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St Kilda’s Dental
Practice
93 High St, Tring HP23 4AB
01442 826565
...........................
Opticians
Brian Clark
Opticians
110 High St, Tring HP23 4AF
01442 823034
www.brianclarkopticians.co.uk
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Specsavers
Opticians
8 Dolphin Sq,
Tring HP23 5BN
01442 828778
www.specsavers.co.uk/stores/
tring
...........................
Pharmacies
Rooney
4 Dolphin Sq,
Tring HP23 5BN
01442 822604
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Lloyds
66 High St, Tring HP23 4AG
01442 822258
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20 Chapel St, Tring HP23 6BL
01442 823101
...........................
Vets
Springwell Vets
98 Western Rd,
Tring HP23 4BJ
01442 822151
www.springwellvets.com
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WHAT’SON
● Arts & Crafts
● Comedy
● Dance
● Exhibitions
● Fairs
● Festivals
● Film
● Fundraisers
WEDNESDAY 6 JUN
Walk Dagnall
Red Lion, Dagnall, 10.30am.
A 6.5-mile walk around the
Gade Valley climbing up to
Whipsnade Golf Course,
through Masons Plantation
and Studham, back down
to the valley and up past
Gaddesden Church, Hoo
Wood, Well Farm and then
lunch. chilternsociety.org.uk
Fundraiser Dinner
The Gatsby, Berkhamsted,
7pm. £65 including fi zz
and 3-course meal.
Entertainment with the star
of the West End’s “Rat Pack”
Gary Williams. Run by BDCC
Member Rayden Solicitors
in support of the Hospice of
St Francis.
jsteadman@traveltimeworld.
co.uk
THURSDAY 7 JUN
Walk Ashridge House
Gardens
Ashridge House HP4 1NS,
2.30-4.30pm. £3. Join our
● Gardens
● Kids
● Markets & Sales
● Music
● Sport
● Talks
● Theatre
● Walks
knowledgeable walk leader
for a gentle stroll through
the gardens at Ashridge
House. The walk focuses on
the work of 18th century
landscape designer Humphry
Repton. No need to book.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/
ashridge
FRIDAY 8 JUN
Exhibition Artists at
Hastoe
Hastoe Village Hall, Church
Lane, Hastoe. 11am-6pm. To
Sun 17th June.
www.bucksartweeks.org.uk
Festival Nettleden
Mississippi Swamp Dogs
Jazz Band 7.30pm in church.
£15 per ticket. Bar, burgers,
cheese and wine.
01442 877486
Walk Totally Batty
Ashridge, 8.30-10pm.
Adult £8, child £5. Booking
essential. See if you can catch
a glimpse of these amazing
creatures with one of our
rangers.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/
ashridge
SATURDAY 9 JUN
Walk The Chalk
Ashridge. £2 per child.
Drop in anytime between
10.30am and 4pm to follow
our family nature trail on
the Ivinghoe Chalk Hills and
learn about some of our rare
plants and creatures. Start
at the Ivinghoe Beacon Car
Park (on Beacon Road, grid
reference SP963159).
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/
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01442 863510
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
Music
The Blockheads
Court Theatre, 8pm, £22. In
conjunction with Muzikmeet,
the Court presents the
Theatre A Midsummer
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Otway Theatre Academy Festival Nettleden and featuring Chaz Jankel,
presents its 2018 musical Garden Open Day 1pm-5pm Norman Watt-Roy, John
adaptation of Shakespeare, £6 in advance. Teas, Pimm’s, Turnbull and Mick Gallagher
in which the local Saturday lamb burgers, local produce. from the original band.
theatre school for under 18s Just A Capella will be singing courttheatre.co.uk
brings you comedy, jealousy, in the church 3pm-4pm.
drama and a donkey.
courttheatre.co.uk
Berkhamsted Bowls CluB
Coaching, equipment, friendship
& fun provided!
Tues/Thurs
from 2pm
Fri from 6pm
Tom: 01442 385773
'Christine: 01442 873413
Canal Fields, Berkhamsted HP4 2AL
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Music Rossano Sportiello
Trio
Civic Centre, 8pm, £13.
www.berkhamstedjazz.co.uk
SUNDAY 10 JUN
Fair Wilstone Village Fete
and Fun Dog Show
Wilstone Village 1-5pm.
Traditional Village fete and 6
fun classes in the Dog Show.
Fabulous fun and games for
all the family.
www.wilstone.org
Walk The Chalk
Ashridge. £2 per child.
Drop in anytime between
10.30am and 4pm to follow
our family nature trail on
the Ivinghoe Chalk Hills and
learn about some of our
rare plants and creatures.
Start at the Ivinghoe Beacon
Car Park (on Beacon Road,
grid reference SP963159).
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/
ashridge
Fundraiser Hospice of St
Francis
George & Dragon,
Northchurch. Bands, beers,
bbq and fun and games all to
raise money for the hospice.
01442 864533
music, this is a production to
delight the entire family.
www.chapterhouse.org
Festival Nettleden
The Forest Chamber
Orchestra 3pm in church.
£15 per ticket. Bar, cream
teas.
01442 877486
Theatre Coppélia
The Vyne Theatre,
Northbridge Road,
Berkhamsted. HP4 1EH,
4pm. Tickets £10-
15. Bolshoi’s unique
interpretation of the original
19th century choreography
of this comedy tale.
0333 663366
WEDNESDAY 13 JUN
Talk Berkhamsted Live 17
Kings Arms, Berkhamsted,
8pm. Caroline Smith
discusses the plight of
refugees and reads from
her book ‘The Immigration
Handbook’, Sue Hampton
explores Doctor Who, Chris
Lawley and Neil Beardmore
sing and tell stories and
Mark Crane presents his
fi lm inspired by Leslie Tate’s
‘Violet’.
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Theatre Alice’s
Adventures in Wonderland
Hatfi eld House, Hatfi eld,
Hertfordshire AL9 5AE.
2pm. Presented in beautiful
Victorian costume and alive
with song, dance and original
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Purple
Civic Centre, 8pm. From
ancient times, purple has
been associated with
royalty and nobility. Pauline
Chakmakjian talks to
Ashridge Decorative & Fine
Arts Society about the deep
beauty of the colour and the
various meanings associated
with it in a selection of
different countries.
www.ashridgedfas.org.uk
SATURDAY 16 JUN
Music 20th Anniversary
St Peter’s, 7.30pm, £16.
The Bridgewater Sinfonia
celebrates a notable
anniversary with: Smetana
tone poem ‘Vlatava’;
Mathias ‘Serenade for
Small Orchestra’; Copland
‘Appalachian Spring’; Sibelius
‘Symphony No 5 in E fl at
major’.
www.bridgewater-sinfonia.
org.uk
Walk Hospice of St
Francis
Hemel Hempstead School
10pm. The Midnight Walk
is a unique night-time
challenge for everyone. It’s
the chance to get together
with friends and family for
a Saturday night out with
a difference, a time to
refl ect and remember loved
ones and a fantastic fi tness
challenge!
www.stfrancis.org.uk
SUNDAY 17 JUN
Kids Ride
Ashridge, 9-11am. Adult
£20, child £10. Booking
essential. Bring your horse
for a way-marked two-hour
ride through some of
Ashridge’s most beautiful
landscapes.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/
ashridge
Fair Marsworth Steam Rally
Historic Steam Engines,
Agricultural, Classic Cars,
Bikes & Trucks. Don’t miss
this great family day out, put
the date in your diary, tell all
your friends and treat Dad
to a fun day out this Fathers
Day!
www.marsworthsteamrally.
co.uk
Gardens Cheddington
Cheddington, 1.30-5pm,
£6. Seven gardens open
their gates to you and there
are home-made teas in the
Methodist Hall.
www.ngs.org.uk
Music Tring Chamber Music
Aldbury Church, 7.30pm,
£16. Tring Chamber Music’s
second convert of the
season, called Four by Four,
includes: Haydn ‘String
Quartet Op 77 No 2 F
major’, Rawsthorne ‘Theme
and Variations for 2 violins’,
Wolf ‘Italian Serenade’ and
Beethoven ‘String Quartet
Op 18 No 5 A major’.
www.tringchambermusic.co.uk
Dance Swan Lake
The Vyne Theatre,
Northbridge Road,
Berkhamsted. HP4 1EH,
6pm. Tickets £10-15. A new
production of Tchaikovsky’s
magnifi cent classical ballet.
0333 663366
MONDAY 18 JUN
Sport Board Games
The Open Door,360-364 High
Street, HP4 1HU. 6.45-8.45pm.
The Berkhamsted Board
Games Club meets the third
Monday of every month.
07904 804276
WEDNESDAY 20 JUN
Arts & Crafts Sewing
Berkhamsted and Tring
Sewing Bee at the Meeting
room at Sacred Heart
Church, Park St (parking
outside) 9am-12 noon. £5
payable on the day, tea,
coffee, biscuits inc. Bring
your own equipment and
materials. Please book as
space is limited.
fi ona4mckenna@hotmail.co.uk
Sport Golf
Berkhamsted Golf Club.
The day will feature
David Edwards, ex-PGA
Tour player, Longest
Drive & Closest to the
Pin Competition, musical
performance by Tring
Park Pupils and a 3-course
carvery. All proceeds will
go to the Tring Park Bursary
Fund. 01442 821524
THURSDAY 21 JUN
Film Sing-a-long Grease
Tring Together Summer
Carnival Marquee, Doors
7pm, fi lm 8.45pm. £10. Get
your costume ready and your
singing voice lubricated to
enjoy this fab evening.
www.tringcinema.com
Music Blues Bar Tring
Tring Park CC, London
Rd, 8.30pm, £6. With Guy
Tortora topping the bill.
www.bluesbartring.co.uk
FRIDAY 22 JUN
Music The Dung Beatles
Carnival Marquee. 7pm
£15 in advance from Tring
Brewery, Beechwood
Fine Foods or online,
£17 on door. The Pepper
Foundation raises funds to
support the work of The
Rennie Grove Children’s
Hospice at Home service.
www.pepper.org.uk
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SATURDAY 23 JUN
Music Concert
St Peter’s, 5pm, £10. A
short concert of summer
music from the Chiltern
Chamber Choir followed by
refreshments in the Court
House. Director Adrian
Davis.
www.chilternchamberchoir.com
Music Clark Tracey Sextet
Civic Centre, 8pm, £13.
www.berkhamstedjazz.co.uk
Exhibition Vale-Rail
Aston Clinton Primary
School, London Road, Aston
Clinton, 10.30am-3.30pm,
£3 (children £1.50, family
£7). Tring and District Model
Railway Club are holding an
exhibition to celebrate their
40th Anniversary with Club,
Members and visiting layouts.
Refreshments, free parking
and access for disabled
visitors.
www.tdmrc.co.uk
Festival Tring beside the
Sea
Pound Meadow, Station
Road, Tring 12 noon-5pm.
This year’s Tring Together
theme is “Tring beside the
Sea” so expect to be wowed
by all things seaside. Tring
beside the Sea promises to
be full of fun.
www.tringtogether.org.uk
Music Beer and Band
Night
Marquee in Pound Meadow.
£10 (£12.50 on door).
Proceeds to Hospice at
Home services for adults
and children with life
limiting illness in the local
community. Entertainment
by the Swinging Retros; a
covers band featuring all
genres of music.
www.renniegrove.org/
whats-on
SUNDAY 24 JUN
Festival Berkhamsted
Castle
Berkhamsted Castle from
9.30am. A day of cycle races
around the castle organised
by Berkhamsted Cycling
Club. Local food and drink
stalls, scooter and balance
bike races.
www.berkocc.com
Sport Minor Counties
Cricket
Tring Park CC, London Rd,
11.15am. Bucks v Beds, to
26 Jun.
www.tringcricket.co.uk
Gardens Dovecote
Ashridge, 11am-2pm. A
rare chance to see inside
Ashridge’s 18th century
dovecote. No parking on
site. Park in the recreation
ground car park on Stocks
Road in Aldbury and walk.
HP23 5RX free of charge.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/
ashridge
Comedy Tringe Roving
Four venues full of comedy
loving audiences, four
groups of comedians made
up of professionals and
trainees. £10. The Tringe
comedy festival runs to 14
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other events.
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Music RAF Halton
Voluntary Band and the
Castle Choir
Pound Meadow, Station
Road, Tring 2pm. Entry is
free with a retiring collection
for SSAFA; the armed forces
charity supporting military
families.
www.tringtogether.org.uk
WEDNESDAY 27 JUN
Walk Canal
Berkhamsted and District
Welsh Society Canal Trip at
Nash Mills Recreation Centre,
Red Lion Lane, Hemel
Hempstead HP3 9TE, Canal
Trip from Apsley with Fish &
Chips for lunch.
welshsociety@btinternet.com
FRIDAY 29 JUN
Theatre Much Ado About
Nothing
Tring Park Mansion grounds,
Fri 29 7.30pm, Sat 30 2.30 &
7.30pm. £10, accompanied
children under 16 free. Bring
a picnic or enjoy food and
refreshment concessions.
www.tringpark.com/whats-on
Film Battle of the Sexes
Nora Grace Hall, Tring, 8pm.
£7 from Beechwoods or
online.
www.tringcinema.com
SATURDAY 30 JUN
Dance Flicks and
Footlights
Markova Theatre, Tring
Park School 7.30pm. £15
(£12 concs). Tring Park’s
dancers present an original
production using the setting
of a famous fi lm studio in
times gone by.
www.tringpark.com/whats-on
SUNDAY 1 JUL
Theatre Robin Hood and
his Merry Men
Hatfi eld House, Hatfi eld,
Hertfordshire AL9 5AE.
2pm. Join family and friends
and step into the forest
with Chapterhouse Theatre
Company in what promises
to be one of the most fun
adventures of the summer.
www.chapterhouse.org
MONDAY 2 JUL
Walk Chalkland Flowers
Ashridge, 2.30-4.30pm.
£3 per person. No
need to book. Join our
knowledgeable volunteers
for a gentle stroll through
Ashridge’s chalklands (some
steep slopes). Meet at
Beacon car park.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/
ashridge
TUESDAY 3 JUL
Dance Flicks and
Footlights
Markova Theatre, Tring Park
School 7.30pm to Thu 5th
July. £15 (£12 concs). Tring
Park’s dancers present an
original production using
the setting of a famous fi lm
studio in times gone by.
www.tringpark.com/whats-on
THURSDAY 5 JUL
Music Blues Bar Tring
Tring Park CC, London Rd,
8.30pm, £6. With the Robin
Bibi Electric Trio.
www.bluesbartring.co.uk
FRIDAY 6 JUL
Festival Chilfest
Cow Lane, Tring. £39 adults,
£20 children, family ticket
£100. Tring Park School for
the Performing Arts students
will play a warm-up act for
Tony Hadley on the opening
night of the annual Chilfest in
Tring. Students will be backed
by the Southbank Sinfonia in a
15 minute set. chilfest.co.uk
Walk Totally Batty
Ashridge, 8.30-10pm.
Adult £8, child £5. Booking
essential. See if you can catch
a glimpse of these amazing
creatures with one of our
rangers.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/
ashridge
SATURDAY 7 JUL
Theatre Everybody’s
Talking About Jamie
The Vyne Theatre,
Northbridge Road,
Berkhamsted. HP4 1EH,
7.30pm. Tickets £10-15.
The award-winning funny,
fabulous and feel-good
musical sensation from the
West End stage.
0333 663366
Music Tring Choral
Society
Church of St. Peter and St.
Paul, Tring, 7.30pm. £12.
Vivaldi: Gloria; Haydn, JM:
Requiem in C; Pergolesi:
Magnifi cat
www.tringchoral.org.uk
Fairs Potten End Village
Show
2.30pm. Free admission.
pottenendgardeningclub@
gmail.com
SUNDAY 8 JUL
Fundraiser KAPOW
Superhero Challenge
Ashlyns School,
Berkhamsted 10.30am. £25
adult, £15 child. 5k fun-fi lled
obstacle course. See website
for more information and to
sign up.
www.stfrancis.org.uk/kapow
Theatre The Greatest
Goat of All Time
The Court Theatre, Tring.
10.30am (Doors 9.45am).
£6. World premiere of this
fresh, funny, fantastical story
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MONDAY 16 JUL
FRIDAY 20 JUL
starring award-winning
comedian, singer and dancer
Charlie Baker (Dog Ate My
Homework, Doctor Who)
and BAFTA-winning CBBC
Class Dismissed actress Sam
Battersea.
www.get-stuffed.biz/kidsshows/
Dance Flicks and
Footlights Gala
Wycombe Swan 7.30
pm. Tickets from £13.50.
Concessions £12. With music
from the world of cinema,
this is another original and
innovative production by
Tring Park’s Dance Course
to delight and entertain fi lm
(and dance) fans everywhere.
wycombeswan.co.uk/
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Music Tring Chamber
Music
Hastoe Village Hall, 7.30pm,
£16. Tring Chamber Music
presents: Mozart ‘String
Quintet D major K593’,
George Benjamin ‘Viola,
Viola’, Bruckner ‘Adagio
from the string quintet’ and
Mendelssohn ‘String Quintet
No 1 in A major op 18’.
www.tringchambermusic.co.uk
Gardens Afternoon Tea
Tring Wyevale Garden
Centre, Bulbourne Road,
HP23 5HF. 2.30pm. If you
fancy joining us come along
at 2:30pm for a stroll around
the garden centre. We are
having afternoon tea at 3.30
pm. Please let us know if you
are joining us.
welshsociety@btinternet.com
FRIDAY 13 JUL
Festival VIP Cinema
Evening
Ashylns School, Chesham
Road, Berkhamsted 6.30-
11pm. ‘The Son of Rambow’,
which was fi lmed at
Ashlyns School and around
Berkhamsted.
www.ashlynsfestival.co.uk
Film Ferris Bueller’s
Day Off
Nora Grace Hall,
Tring 8.30pm. £7 from
Beechwoods or online.
www.tringcinema.com
SATURDAY 14 JUL
Festival BeaconLit
Brookmead School, Ivinghoe.
£19.50 / £25. The festival
committee has assembled
a stunning line-up, which
includes authors, writers and
broadcasters.
www.beaconlit.co.uk
Sport Board Games
Berkhamsted Board Games
Club - The Open Door,360-
364 High Street, HP4 1HU.
6.45-8.45pm. Third Monday
of every month.
07904 804276
TUESDAY 17 JUL
Fundraiser Pepper
Show 2018
The David Evans Court
Theatre, Pendley, Tring,
7.30pm to Sat 21 Jul. Plus
Saturday matinee 2pm.
From £12.50.
01442 507324
WEDNESDAY 18 JUL
Arts & Crafts Sewing
Meeting room Sacred Heart
Church, Park St (parking
outside) 9am-12 noon. £5
payable on the day, tea,
coffee, biscuits inc. Bring
your own equipment and
materials. Please book as
space is limited.
fi ona4mckenna@hotmail.co.uk
THURSDAY 19 JUL
Music Blues Bar Tring
Tring Park CC, London Rd,
8.30pm, £6. Giles Hedley
& the Aviators are back in
Tring.
www.bluesbartring.co.uk
Film Scream
Ashridge Estate, 10pm. From
£14. Scream (18) Funny, scary
and wonderfully timed this is
a brilliant opportunity to see
Scream in the open air. Full
bar and barbecue on site.
www.sundowncinema.co.uk
SATURDAY 21 JUL
Kids Big Camp
Ashridge. Also 22 Jul. £50
per pitch for 4 people.
Booking essential. A special
opportunity to camp at
Ashridge for the night and
take part in a number of
family activities.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/
ashridge
SUNDAY 22 JUL
Music Pitch Perfect
Berkhamsted Cricket Club
4pm. There will be an array
of unforgettable talent
performing. You will be
amazed! Bring picnics and the
whole family.
www.berkhamstedcitizens.
org.uk
TUESDAY 31 JUL
Kids Ashridge
Adventurers
Ashridge, 10.30am to 12
noon or 1.30-3pm. £4 per
child per session. Booking
essential. Join for either
a morning or afternoon
session of led family
activities and crafts. Learn
more about Ashridge’s
animals and plants. Suitable
for children aged 4 and up.
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WEDNESDAY 1 AUG
Theatre Much Ado About
Nothing
Pendley Manor. To 5th
August. Part of the 69th
Pendley Shakespeare
Festival. One of the nation’s
favourite comedies, Much
Ado redraws the lines
between love and hate in
chaotic, comic fashion.
www.pendleyshakespearefestival.
co.uk
THURSDAY 2 AUG
Kids Ashridge Adventurers
Ashridge, 10.30am to 12
noon or 1.30-3pm. £4 per
child per session. Booking
essential. Join for either
a morning or afternoon
session of led family
activities and crafts. Learn
more about Ashridge’s
animals and plants. Suitable
for children aged 4 and up.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/
ashridge
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FRIDAY 3 AUG
Film Notting Hill
Ashridge Estate, 9.30pm.
From £14. The life of a
simple bookshop owner
(Hugh Grant) changes when
he meets the most famous
fi lm star (Julia Roberts) in
the world.
www.sundowncinema.co.uk
TUESDAY 7 AUG
Walk Hanging Coombe
and Butterfl ies
Ashridge, 12.30pm. £3 per
person. No need to book.
Join our volunteers for a
gentle stroll and look out
for butterfl ies (some steep
slopes). Meet at Steps Hill
car park.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/
ashridge
WEDNESDAY 8 AUG
Theatre Richard III
Pendley Manor. To 12th
August. Part of the 69th
Pendley Shakespeare
Festival. The funniest and
darkest of Shakespeare’s
histories: the tale of
Richard’s villainy is never one
to miss.
www.pendleyshakespearefestival.
co.uk
FRIDAY 10 AUG
Film Thelma and Louise
Nora Grace Hall,
Tring 8.30pm. £7 from
Beechwoods or online.
www.tringcinema.com
Film La La Land
Ashridge Estate, 9.15pm.
From £14. La La Land (12A)
www.sundowncinema.co.uk
SUNDAY 12 AUG
Gardens Sunnyside
Allotments
Ivy House Lane,
Berkhamsted HP4 2PP,
11am-4pm. As well as
refreshments and allotmentgrown
produce on sale,
there will be tours of the
allotments, a plant stall and a
garden tools stall.
www.sunnysideallotments.
org.uk
THURSDAY 16 AUG
Music Blues Bar Tring
Tring Park CC, London
Rd, 8.30pm, £6. With Sam
Kelley’s Station House.
www.bluesbartring.co.uk
MONDAY 20 AUG
Sport Board Games
Berkhamsted Board Games
Club. The Open Door,360-
364 High Street, HP4 1HU.
6.45-8.45pm. Third Monday
of every month.
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25 yrs in the trade.
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07534 109823
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including bathrooms
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07790 515 605
jonbasson66@yahoo.co.uk
www.jbplumbandheat.co.uk
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01442 843703
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07709 763280
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