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Holiday fun for green fingers

Kids can try out some green-

Staff at Little Acorns Pre-school in Warners End with some of their young charges

Little Acorns have grown

A busy pre-school in Hemel Hempstead has been acclaimed as top of the class for the third year in a row.

Community Action Dacorum's John Kelly and Hayley Smith take Kings Langley residents on the inaugural Door To Store shopping trip.

Door To Store scheme ‘a blessing’ for infirm video

A new scheme launched by Community Action Dacorum to help elderly and disabled people living in rural areas do their weekly shop has been labelled ‘a blessing’ by one user.

gaddesden place riding for the disabled sponsored dog walk in ashridge preview pictures

Four-legged friends will fetch fundraising video

Four-legged fundraisers will be helping to fetch in a bumper fundraising total at a charity event on the Ashridge Estate next month.

Spring clean up at the baby memorial garden in Gadebrige Park.

Volunteers spruce up baby memorial garden

Volunteers turned out to get stuck in with the spring tidy up of a memorial garden dedicated to babies.

Helpers nurture seedlings at Rothamsted Research in advance of Markyate plant sale in aid of Hospice of St Francis, May 2013

Spring’s in the air, so let’s get into the gardens

Spring is here and it’s time to get out and about – and if you like nothing more than having a nose around somebody else’s glorious garden, there are some dates for your diary on the horizon.

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Tudors season review 2012/13

Marc Willmore looks back on Hemel Hempstead Town Football Club’s 2012/13 Southern League Premier Division season.

Paul Stanford and Ashridge Golf Club captain Roger Davies

Paul is the king of Herts

An amateur golfer from Berkhamsted has been crowned the champion of Hertfordshire – beating off the competition of the best players in the county.

Micaela Du Plessis receives her winners' trophy from Redbourn Golf Club lady captain Carol Eaton.

Micaela proves too good

Home advantage paid dividends as Redbourn’s own Micaela Du Plessis bagged top spot in at the Redbourn Golf Club Junior Girl’s Open

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Berkhamsted man completes his first triathlon at 48

Berkhamsted man Colin Smith was one of 62 finishers in Sunday’s RAF Halton Sprint Triathlon for Tring’s Rennie Grove Hospice Care.

Watford Ladies were victorious at the London Regional FA Umbro Fives tournament.

High fives for Golden Girls as Wembley beckons

Watford Ladies have secured a trip to Wembley after triumphing at the London Regional FA Umbro Fives tournament.

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Door To Store scheme ‘a blessing’ for infirm video

A new scheme launched by Community Action Dacorum to help elderly and disabled people living in rural areas do their weekly shop has been labelled ‘a blessing’ by one user.

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Rubber duck comedy will be top of the bill!

A comedy inspired by a real life tragedy will see hundreds of rubber ducks filling the stage at Aylesbury’s Limelight Theatre next week.

Michael Garrick, jazz pianist and composer, who died on November 11, 2011, with his MBE.

Birthday session will be a tuneful tribute

Berkhamsted Jazz Club founder and president Michael Garrick sadly died in 2011 – but it would have been his 80th birthday next week.

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What came before that Joseph show?

Everyone knows the story of Joseph And His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, whether it’s from school productions, the BBC talent show or the Rice and Lloyd-Webber megahit itself.

Fake Vicar/Real Vicar! Carolyne Bevan and the Rev Lizzie Hood of Holy Trinity, Leverstock Green

Carolyne’s dog-collar debut

Carolyne Bevan dons the dog-collar of the vicar of Dibley when the curtain goes up tomorrow night on the Kings Langley Players’ take on the popular sitcom – and nobody can accuse her of not preparing for the role

Chiltern Hills Vintage Vehicle Rally held at Aston Clinton - pictured is Alan Candy with a Vauxhall Viva

Viva the HC! A trip back in time video

Mmmm. Don’t you just love it? That smell of hot oil, warmed up biscuit crumbs under the mats, cooking dust and vinyl.

Chiltern Hills Vintage Vehicle Rally held at Aston Clinton - pictured is Alan Candy with a Vauxhall Viva

Scouts camp in woods to learn survival skills video

Scouts have been out in the woods learning key skills they will need for an adventure-packed trip to the Netherlands later this year.

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Kath Martin, cancer survivor taking part in 2013 Hospice Of St Francis Midnight Walk

Kath collars pals to tread Midnight beat

A grateful mum who has survived breast cancer against the odds is stepping out next month to say thank you.

Tring Air Cadets.
Rear (L-R) Cdt Conor Grant, Cpl Jordan Addy, Sgt Patrick Hopson, Flt Lt Andy Bryant, Flight Sergeant Stewrat Waring, Cdt Luke Scales
Front (L-R) Cpl Charlie Smith, Cdt Charlie Woodbridge, Sgt Stefanie Forster, Cdt Jack Bettridge, Cpl Jake Fotheringham

Tring cadets come tops in challenge exercises

Young members of Tring Air Training Corps came up trumps when they joined almost 400 colleagues from Herts and Bucks to take part in the prestigious annual Wing Exercise.

Tring Air Cadets.
Rear (L-R) Cdt Conor Grant, Cpl Jordan Addy, Sgt Patrick Hopson, Flt Lt Andy Bryant, Flight Sergeant Stewrat Waring, Cdt Luke Scales
Front (L-R) Cpl Charlie Smith, Cdt Charlie Woodbridge, Sgt Stefanie Forster, Cdt Jack Bettridge, Cpl Jake Fotheringham

Scouts camp in woods to learn survival skills video

Scouts have been out in the woods learning key skills they will need for an adventure-packed trip to the Netherlands later this year.

hospice of st francis biggest loser 23 Emma Beattie

Video: Emma talks about conquering Kodak Tower video

When she signed up to be part of this year’s Biggest Loser challenge Emma Beattie had two aims – shedding some weight and raising funds for the Northchurch-based Hospice Of St Francis.

Battle of the Bands 2013.
Parka Club.

Berkofest hits buffers but will return in 2014 video

A town festival that last year raised thousands of pounds for community projects has fallen victim to the tough economic times.

Battle of the Bands 2013.
Parka Club.

40 years of service are a source of Lions pride

Nearly 100 people helped Tring Lions celebrate 40 years of service to the local community this week.

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Thursday 23 May 2013

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