The Harpenden Trust

01/09/2025

Not long to go…🎶💜

23/08/2025

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We're thrilled to be supporting the fantastic Hertfordshire Chamber Orchestra again this year!

A special evening of music RETURNS in support of the The Harpenden Trust (with refreshments served too 🥂😉)

📍 St Nicholas Church, Harpenden
📅 Saturday 13 September 2025
🕢 7:30pm

✨ All proceeds go directly to the Trust
✨ Last year, this event raised over £1,300 – let’s make this year just as successful!

🎟️ Tickets:
£20 standard
£15 concessions (60+)
Under 18s FREE

Available from the Harpenden Trust Office or on the door

18/08/2025

🎶 Hertfordshire Chamber Orchestra Concert 🎶

📍 St Nicholas Church, Harpenden
📅 Saturday 13 September 2025
🕢 7:30pm

The Hertfordshire Chamber Orchestra is delighted to return for a special evening of music in support of the Harpenden Trust.

✨ All proceeds go directly to the Trust

✨ Last year, this event raised over £1,300 – let’s make this year just as successful!

🎟️ Tickets:
£20 standard
£15 concessions (60+)

Under 18s FREE
Available from the Harpenden Trust Office or on the door

🥂 Refreshments will be served

We look forward to welcoming you to a wonderful evening of music!

06/08/2025

As part of my Summer Tour I've been deep diving into key topics that have come up over the last year - one of those has been mental health. Thank you to all the local organisations who joined for our Mental Health Roundtable last week to discuss challenges, opportunities, and young future hubs!

Thank you to The Harpenden Trust, Youth Talk, The Swan Youth Project, Hector's House, Wheathampstead Wellbeing, The OLLIE Foundation, Youth Access, and Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition who joined!

05/08/2025

Can you help us? 💜

04/08/2025

Last week we took 14 happy families (plus our lovely Trust volunteer!) to enjoy a brilliant day out at Hertfordshire Zoo. From animatronic dinosaurs to beautiful tigers, penguins and even a snow leopard, there was something for everyone - even the 5-month-old twins!

With perfect weather, train rides, shows and a picnic with ice creams, it was a fun-filled day topped off with a birthday singalong on the coach for one of the mums 🎉🍦

Big thanks to our Family Outings Team and all the families who made it so special! 💜

04/08/2025

Our Afternoon Tea at the British Legion last month was a truly heart-warming event, full of smiles, chatter, and community spirit. Guests were treated to a beautiful spread of tea and treats, and the atmosphere was made even more special thanks to a wonderful choir performance that brought joy to everyone’s hearts. 🎶☕🍰A huge thank you to all who attended, and to the Harpenden Trust Activity Club team for organising such a thoughtful and uplifting afternoon.Here’s to more moments like this! 💐 Bennet's- Harpenden Royal British Legion

04/08/2025

Memory Lane Cafe - NEW TIMETABLE

Follow this link to find out more about the new activities timetable. We look forward to welcoming people living with dementia and their loved ones to our friendly cafe open every Monday.

https://www.harpenden.gov.uk/community/memorylanecafe

11/07/2025

Can you help us? 💜

18/06/2025

🎬 Lights, Camera, Community! 🎬
The Harpenden Trust Film Club launched in spectacular style on Tuesday 10 June, welcoming 53 guests to its first screening – The Greatest Showman – at the beautifully refurbished Abbeyfield Hall. 🌟

This magical afternoon was the result of two years of dedication from our amazing team of volunteers, whose hard work turned a vision into a vibrant community reality. From planning and programming to popcorn and seating ushers (yes, really!), every detail was lovingly taken care of. 🍿🕯️🎥

The Film Club is part of the Harpenden Trust Activities Club, supporting people over 60 and especially those facing loneliness, isolation, anxiety, mobility issues or financial difficulty. It’s a warm, welcoming space for people to come together, enjoy fantastic films, and feel connected. ❤️ Thank you to every volunteer who brought this day to life – we couldn’t have done it without you.

📽️ We’ll be hosting regular screenings, so stay tuned for what’s coming next – and if you’d like to volunteer or get involved, we’d love to hear from you!

Visit www.theharpendentrust.org.uk to find out more and get in touch 💜

06/06/2025

Harpenden Summer Carnival –CANCELLED (POTENTIAL TO POSTPONE)

It is with much regret that we have had to take the decision to cancel the Harpenden Summer Carnival due to take place tomorrow. We hope to postpone the event and will be in touch with details on that next week.

We have been closely monitoring the weather this week, including the wind speeds, heavy rain, and thunderstorms, and have been working hard to deliver the Carnival safely. We have made modification throughout the week in order for the event to continue but unfortunately the lightning and thunder that is now predicted during set up, event times and take down is too high of a risk.

From first thing this morning there has been a yellow weather warning in place. Analysing the maps from the Met Office throughout the day, it had looked like we would miss the very worst of the weather which was the thunder and lightning storms. However the 3pm and 4pm updates from the weather providers is suggesting that there will be up to five occasions throughout the day when we will see a storm over Harpenden. Any thunder/lightning storm during the event would require an immediate evacuation of site and the closing down of structures, many of them metal.

The safety of residents, traders and event staff is always at the forefront of our decisions even though we appreciate how disappointing this is to everyone.

Please bear with us as we inform all those due to participate in the event and we will be in touch next week regarding the possibility of rearranging the event to another date in the near future.

If you would like further information please contact Harpenden Town Council:
Telephone: 01582 768278
Email: [email protected]