‘Tis the season of Home-Start Herts Christmas festivities and we need your help! From carol singing to helping Santa on his sleigh route… Christmas Carols Help us spread the festive cheer and join our chorus!! Venue: Stevenage train station Date: Thursday 12th and Tuesday 17th December Time: 4:30pm – 6:30pm Venue: The Maltings Shopping Centre, […]
Our Christmas Jumper Day charity event is taking place on Friday 13th December and for a donation of £2 per person. All you have to do is wear your festive woollies and round up your team at your place of business. Then take a snap and tag Home-Start Herts. The wackiest Christmas jumpers will win […]
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Final figure for the final feast was a fantastic £6,200! What a fantastic night we all had. The medieval cast from Theatre Company Money Penny Productions played out the dark and treacherous plot throughout the evening. Guest had great fun trying to solve the mystery, interrogating the actors and studying the props and clues provided. […]
Medieval themed Whodunit’ Book Here Once again we are putting on an event with a difference. Bringing […]
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We are proud to be the President of the Harpenden Rotary Club’s chosen charity this year. It was a pleasure to be invited to their most recent evening event, where we met the members, heard about their hugely successful ‘Classics on the Common’ event and talked about the work that we do, supporting local families […]
It’s great when people get in touch and want to do something to make a difference, especially when it’s a group of youngsters (sorry if that’s not an ok title!). They were involved in the National Citizens Service (NCS) which is a personal and social development programme for young people aged 15-17 . As part […]
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On 15th June 2019 Simon Galbraith founder of Redgate Software and Entrepreneur began his cycle ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats. Simon cycled 938 miles in a bid to raise £45,000 towards Stevenage Community Trust’s dedicated fund, specifically to help Home-Start Herts clear the waiting list of 21 families in Stevenage that were on […]
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£21,246 pro rata ~ 17 hours (£9,761) Home-Start UK is a local community network of trained volunteers and expert support helping families with young children through their challenging times. Home-Start offers a unique service, recruiting and training volunteers to visit families at home to offer informal, focused and confidential support. In St Albans we currently have […]
Some exciting events are on the horizon, literally. Watch this space to see how our fantastic skydivers and cyclists get on Nine dedicated cyclists will be taking on the 100 mile Prudential Ride London route on 4th August. The route was made famous by the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic cyclists. Starting at the Queen Elizabeth […]
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Nearly 30 teams from local businesses and organisations took part in the ninth annual St Albans Pancake Race, held on March 5th 2019 and sponsored once again by SA Law. Competing in either the traditional running Pancake Race or the Flippin’ Walkers Race, hopeful teams flipped their way to the finish line for the […]
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