The Harpenden Trust

23/12/2024

We are looking forward to seeing you all there tomorrow 💜🎶⛄️

Don’t forget to join us for Carols on The Common, Christmas Eve at 6pm for our very first community carol singing event 💜🎄

Everyone is welcome as we come together behind the big lit up snowman ⛄️ in town and sing a few Christmas favourites!

✨A huge thank you ✨ to our sponsors for making this event happen: Harpenden Building Society, Hertfordshire County Council, Bradford&Howley, Lumin AZ Group, Taylor Walton Solicitors & Hicks and Company 💜👏

As promised, here’s the link to the song sheets and running order of the night 🎄🎶⛄️💜

https://www.upbeatharpenden.com/cotc

We look forward to seeing you all there 🎶⛄️💜🎄

23/12/2024

Behind today’s door are school trips. We support families and schools in Harpenden where parents are not able to send their children on educational trips aimed to enhance their learning and development 🥰🚌

Every year, during December, we ask for donations through our very special Christmas Appeal. This allows us to keep doing all of the vital work we do - supporting many local residents in need. Please give what you can afford to make a difference to your community and bring joy to someone’s life in Harpenden 💜🎄🎁

https://www.theharpendentrust.org.uk/how-you-can-help/donations

22/12/2024

Successful FestiveLea evening donates raffle proceeds to Harpenden Trust 💜

On Thursday evening, local chamber choir 🎶 The Lea Singers, hosted a Christmas concert at St John’s Church, Southdown. They presented a joyful evening of beautiful singing, mince pies and mulled wine, and popular carols for all to join in with. A perfect event to get everyone in the Christmas mood 🎄🎅🏻

Through the evening, our volunteers sold raffle tickets for three luxury food hampers 🎁 kindly provided by the Lea Singers. The proceeds, amounting to a fantastic £650, were donated to our Christmas Appeal. Thank you SO much to the wonderful Lea Singers, to our volunteers and a special thank you to all of the audience for their generous donations 🥰

⭐️Please do join us for more Christmas singing at Carols on The Common, Christmas Eve 6-7pm ⭐️⛄️🎶

22/12/2024

Behind today’s door is senior lunches 🍲 We offer this service to those most in need - to help with isolation and confidence 🥰

Every year, during December, we ask for donations through our very special Christmas Appeal. This allows us to keep doing all of the vital work we do - supporting many local residents in need. Please give what you can afford to make a difference to your community and bring joy to someone’s life in Harpenden 💜🎄🎁

https://www.theharpendentrust.org.uk/how-you-can-help/donations

21/12/2024

Behind today’s door is Bingo time! Not only do we host regular Bingo events at Lea Springs in Batford, we helped the residents of Homedell House when their Bingo machine broke down recently. Bingo is a popular weekly event for getting the residents together and allowing them to socialise.

Buying something so small like a bingo machine can often make the biggest difference ❤️. For our Harpenden residents in local care homes, activities such as these make great entertainment every single day.

Every year, during December, we ask for donations through our very special Christmas Appeal. This allows us to keep doing all of the vital work we do - supporting many local residents in need. Please give what you can afford to make a difference to your community and bring joy to someone’s life in Harpenden 💜🎄🎁

https://www.theharpendentrust.org.uk/how-you-can-help/donations

20/12/2024

Thank you The Lea Singers 🥰🎶🎄❤️

20/12/2024

Not long to go now 💜⛄️🎄🥰

Don’t forget to join us for Carols on The Common, Christmas Eve at 6pm for our very first community carol singing event 💜🎄

Everyone is welcome as we come together behind the big lit up snowman ⛄️ in town and sing a few Christmas favourites!

✨A huge thank you ✨ to our sponsors for making this event happen: Harpenden Building Society, Hertfordshire County Council, Bradford&Howley, Lumin AZ Group, Taylor Walton Solicitors & Hicks and Company 💜👏

As promised, here’s the link to the song sheets and running order of the night 🎄🎶⛄️💜

https://www.upbeatharpenden.com/cotc

We look forward to seeing you all there 🎶⛄️💜🎄

20/12/2024

Behind today’s door are our Office Team! We have daily calls 📞 to our office for advice and our friendly volunteers are at the end of the phone helping Harpenden residents with a range of different requests and questions.

Every year, during December, we ask for donations through our very special Christmas Appeal. This allows us to keep doing all of the vital work we do - supporting many local residents in need. Please give what you can afford to make a difference to your community and bring joy to someone’s life in Harpenden 💜🎄🎁

https://www.theharpendentrust.org.uk/how-you-can-help/donations

19/12/2024

⭐️ What is means to be a volunteer ⭐️

A message from our Chairman, Richard Nichols:

“Without the kindness and selflessness of our many volunteers – over 500 local individuals again this past year – the Trust simply could not fulfil its mission.

“Together, we form a collective team, and I hope that being part of the Trust is equally rewarding for each of you. The positive impact we’ve seen in the lives of so many local people is truly heart warming.” 💜

Thank you and wishing you all a very Merry Christmas 🎄🎁

19/12/2024

Behind today’s door are our Family Outings ❤️ Each year, the Harpenden Trust organises a summer ☀️ outing for families who are currently being supported by our Home Visits team. It gives them a chance to enjoy a fun day out together which wouldn’t be possible without our support. This year, 14 families 🫶 were taken to Gulliver's World in Milton Keynes. A great time was had by all - thank you to our volunteers for all their help!

Every year, during December, we ask for donations through our very special Christmas Appeal. This allows us to keep doing all of the vital work we do - supporting many local residents in need. Please give what you can afford to make a difference to your community and bring joy to someone’s life in Harpenden 💜🎄🎁

https://www.theharpendentrust.org.uk/how-you-can-help/donations

18/12/2024

Behind today’s door is our Compassionate Cafe 🖤 A safe space Harpenden residents can come to if they’ve been affected by bereavement or any type of loss - a chance to meet others over a cup of tea or coffee ☕️ Just turn up on 1st & 3rd Tuesday of every month 2-3.30pm at our Well Bean Cafe - no need to book.

For more information please email: [email protected] or call our office on 01582 460457

Every year, during December, we ask for donations through our very special Christmas Appeal. This allows us to keep doing all of the vital work we do - supporting many local residents in need. Please give what you can afford to make a difference to your community and bring joy to someone’s life in Harpenden 💜🎄🎁

https://www.theharpendentrust.org.uk/how-you-can-help/donations

17/12/2024

Behind today’s door is supporting parents and carers of children 👦👧 with autism. We recently hosted a Q&A session with Harpenden Health PCN co-ordinators to talk about autism and we will be hosting monthly sessions for ongoing support. For more information click here: https://www.harpendenhealthpcn.nhs.uk/news/parent-carer-support-meeting 💜🥰

Every year, during December, we ask for donations through our Christmas Appeal. This allows us to keep doing all of the vital work we do - supporting many local residents in need. Please give what you can afford to make a difference to your community and bring joy to someone’s life in Harpenden 🎁🎄💜

https://www.theharpendentrust.org.uk/how-you-can-help/donations

16/12/2024

Our very special elves have been out delivering the Christmas Appeal envelopes through letterboxes across the town 🎄🏠

Have you got yours yet ✉️?

Please give what you can in the envelope and pop it back to any of our supporters in the local area: Whittaker & Co, Total Looks, Thompsons Close Cafe, Jelley's Meats, Taylor Walton Solicitors, Party Box Harpenden, Shezzo’s, Pure Dentistry, Bubbles Hair Salon, Bradford&Howley or Lazy Bear Cafe 💜🥰🎄

Every year, during December, we ask for donations through our very special Christmas Appeal. This allows us to keep doing all of the vital work we do - supporting many local residents in need. Please give what you can afford to make a difference to your community and bring joy to someone’s life in Harpenden 💜🎄🎁 Thank you 🥰

https://www.theharpendentrust.org.uk/how-you-can-help/donations

16/12/2024

Don’t forget to join us for Carols on The Common, Christmas Eve at 6pm for our very first community carol singing event 💜🎄

Everyone is welcome as we come together behind the big lit up snowman ⛄️ in town and sing a few Christmas favourites!

✨A huge thank you ✨ to our sponsors for making this event happen: Harpenden Building Society, Hertfordshire County Council, Bradford&Howley, Lumin AZ Group, Taylor Walton Solicitors & Hicks and Company 💜👏

As promised, here’s the link to the song sheets and running order of the night 🎄🎶⛄️💜

https://www.upbeatharpenden.com/cotc

We look forward to seeing you all there 🎶⛄️💜🎄

16/12/2024

A little reminder that The Lea Singers are hosting their annual FestiveLea! event at St John’s Church, this Thursday at 7.30pm. During the evening, they’ll be a raffle and all of the money raised from the raffle tickets bought on the night will be donated to us at Harpenden Trust! We just want to thank The Lea Singers for choosing us as their named charity and we look forward to joining you and lots of Harpenden residents for this special concert 🎄🎶💜

Our annual FestiveLea concert is coming up very soon! Join us on 19th December for some classic carols as well as some beautiful festive music you may not have heard before. Plus, another opportunity to hear Benjamin Britten's A Ceremony of Carols 🌟

Find out more and get your tickets here: https://www.leasingers.co.uk/concerts-events/christmas-concert-festivelea-2024/

See you there!

16/12/2024

Behind today’s door is the Harpenden Library 📚💻 They keep their doors open on Wednesday afternoons now too, so there’s a warm, judgement-free space for learning and reading in Harpenden ❤️ Pop in and immerse yourself in a book on a chilly Wednesday afternoon!

Every year, during December, we ask for donations through our Christmas Appeal. This allows us to keep doing all of the vital work we do - supporting many local residents in need. Please give what you can afford to make a difference to your community and bring joy to someone’s life in Harpenden 💜🎄🥰

https://www.theharpendentrust.org.uk/how-you-can-help/donations

15/12/2024

Did you know, the Harpenden Trust now boasts a total of six spacious halls and meeting rooms available for hire on a not-for-profit basis 👌

Our four halls and two meeting rooms have never been busier: we currently have 47 regular local hirers (running 65 classes per week), plus 16 regular community charitable hirers 👏

Want to know more? Send us a message or contact [email protected] 💜

15/12/2024

Behind today’s door is our new 16-seater Harpenden Trust Community Minibus 🚐

Mobility is often a root cause of isolation – and the minibus is now enabling the Trust to organise transport more effectively to our own events 🥰

Every year, during December, we ask for donations through our Christmas Appeal. This allows us to keep doing all of the vital work we do - supporting many local residents in need. Please give what you can afford to make a difference to your community and bring joy to someone’s life in Harpenden 💜🎄

https://www.theharpendentrust.org.uk/how-you-can-help/donations