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Create It, Share It Art Activities
(FREE)
1st March
- 30th June
Online, Hatfield
Virtual Farm Fun
(FREE)
24th March
- 31st May
On Facebook, Harpenden
Kids Dance classes with Oti Mabuse
(FREE)
28th March
- 31st May
On YouTube, Facebook & Instagram, Harpenden
Poster Art Competition
(FREE)
9th April
- 8th June
Online, Hatfield
The Big Scoot, Bike & Trike for Children - in aid of Keech Hospice
22nd May
- 31st October
Your area, Harpenden
Family Festival: I-Spy Nature
(FREE)
23rd May
- 31st May
Online, Harpenden
National Space Centre - Space Firsts Week
(FREE)
25th May
- 31st May
On YouTube, Facebook, Instagram & Twitter, Harpenden
St John’s Online Service
(FREE)
31st May
On YouTube, Harpenden
Young Artists Club - How to Paint Flowers for ages 5-6 - FREE
(FREE)
31st May
via Zoom, Harpenden
Art Webinar for Kids Age 10-13 - Paul Gauguin
31st May
via Zoom, Harpenden
Pentecost Sunday Mass Live Streamed from Our Lady of Lourdes
(FREE)
31st May
On YouTube, Harpenden
Big Fish Little Fish Virtual Family Rave
(FREE)
31st May
On Facebook, YouTube and Twitch, Harpenden
ChristChurch Online
(FREE)
31st May
On YouTube, Harpenden
Fantastic Yoga
(FREE)
31st May
On Facebook, Harpenden
High Street Methodist Sunday Worship Live Stream
(FREE)
31st May
Online, Harpenden
Home-Start: Bobby's Bedtime Stories
(FREE)
31st May
On Facebook, Harpenden
St John’s Online Service
(FREE)
31st May
On YouTube, Harpenden
St Nicholas Parish Sung Parish Communion for Pentecost
(FREE)
31st May
via Zoom and on Facebook, Harpenden
The Gruffalo - Explore & Play
(FREE)
2nd June
On Facebook, Harpenden
If you are running a local event for families or children you can add the details to our site for free.
During the coroavirus lockdown in May 2020 we spoke to Harpenden & Hitchin MP Bim Afolami over video call to find out how he was finding life and work during lockdown, and to discuss how different aspects of life might be affected in the short and long term as a result of the pandemic including cycle lanes in Harpenden, travelling to the city, early years education and the environment.
Harpenden Town Council is supporting a new initiative called Harpenden Cares. Harpenden Cares is a community-led response to the coronavirus, which involves lots of Harpenden’s brilliant voluntary sector groups. The initiative aims to support local people at risk, help keep key services running, and to be a trusted source of information.
Harpenden Cares will:
• Offer a befriending service for local vulnerable and/or isolated people
• Help deliver essential supplies and medication to vulnerable and/or isolated people
• Offer street-level support to engage vulnerable and/or isolated people
• Act as a general trusted source of information
Updates will be provided on the Harpenden Cares Facebook page.
UPDATE 3rd April 2020
A new contact centre managed by The Harpenden Trust has been set up. It is currently open 10am-2pm Monday to Friday. If you are isolated and require support or essential supplies, please contact 01582 460457 and volunteers will be on hand to help you.
A Harpenden Cares website has also been set up, www.harpendencares.org. The website has further information on how to get help or volunteer your time, in addition to other information and resources.
Harpenden Recycling Centre has reopened FOR ESSENTIAL VISITS ONLY where storing waste at home would cause a genuine health and safety risk. Strict social distancing measures are in place and they are only accepting garden waste, card, wood, rubble, non-recyclable waste, metal and electrical appliances (including large items like fridges / cookers). More details and opening times are available on the Herts County Council website.
Can You Help With Our Headcount This Month?
The Nickey Line has seen heavy use over the lockdown period – we believe well over the last major count which registered over 4000 ‘normal’ uses per week in early July 2013.
We want to confirm this and to lay down a marker for the future, for example for when we need to underpin requests for funding to help maintain the Line or to improve safe access or get better surfaces for us all to use.... Read more
The James Marshall Foundation can support eligible children and young people (under 25 years) living in Harpenden & Wheathampstead with educational and career-related items/activities.
Since the beginning of April, they have provided over 40 reconditioned or new laptops to eligible pupils in the local community, so they are able to access their schoolwork remotely.
Please contact them if you think they can help.
Phone: 01582 760735
Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
A number of kerbside donation boxes have been set up around town for The Hygiene Bank so if you would like to make a donation perhaps you can work one into your route on your daily walk. You can find the map here.
There are also other ways to donate hygiene items:
Via the easho wishlist.
Via the Amazon wishlist.
And you can also donate via their Just Giving page.
There a free app called 'Supermarket Check In' aiming to give an indicator to the queuing times at local supermarkets. At the tie of writing there’s not widespread usage in Harpenden, but if more of us download it and remember to “check-in” with our waiting time it could be a handy tool for avoiding long queues!
Hertfordshire Family Centre Service have sent us an update of the services and support they are currently offering.
• support, advice and guidance through telephone and video-calling where possible;
• a new response approach has been developed for parents who are experiencing the most challenging situations at this time;... Read more
This is a list of the special opening hours offered by supermarkets in Harpenden. These are based on the information published by each Supermarket (click the links for full details) and the published opening hours for each store. However this is only a guide. At this point things are still fast-changing and we urge you to use the links below to double-check the opening times before you set off.... Read more
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