A blue plaque has been unveiled in Harpenden to honour the pioneering founder of the Royal Mencap Society and, later local charity Harpenden Mencap. Members of the Harpenden Mencap community attended the unveiling to celebrate the work of Judy Fryd and learn more about the woman whose vision helped create the...
A trailblazer in the field of learning disabilities is to be recognised with a national blue plaque at her Harpenden family home. Judy Fryd (1909-2000) founded Mencap to help people with a learning disability live their lives to the full, after teaching her daughter Felicity to read, write and count despite...
A woman from Harpenden is taking on a huge challenge in the sweltering heat of the Sahara Desert to raise money for a charity which supports her sister. Nicola Dudley will complete the Marathon des Sables in April to help Harpenden Mencap. The route, which she will run in seven days,...
Nominations for the 2026 Harpenden Society Awards are now open for all residents of the town. The Society has been helping to maintain the town’s visual image for more than 40 years by recognising building design and site developments of a high architectural standard and more recently ones that bring added...
The River Ver in St Albans - one of only around 200 rare chalk streams across the globe - could become a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Ver, which flows from the Chiltern Hills to the River Colne, features crystal-clear, mineral-rich water at a constant temperature of about 10°C - which...
Four years since St Albans District Fixers held their first Repair Fair at All Saints' Church, Harpenden, they returned to the same venue to launch into their fifth year. Busier than ever, 11 skilled amateur fixers tackled a wide range of dead and defective electrical items while three nimble-fingered seamstresses stitched...
After years of uncertainty, it has finally been confirmed that city’s iconic Alban Arena is no longer under threat of demolition and is definitely here to stay. That was the top line takeaway from SADC leisure lead Cllr Helen Campbell at a catch-up looking at the district’s sports and theatre offering. The...
Fresh concessions offered by the district council in the wake of the ongoing controversy surrounding on-street parking charges in Harpenden do not go far enough, say campaigners. This week, a year after SADC initially imposed the fees, local Liberal Democrats proposed to create approximately 40 one-hour free on-street parking bays in...
A year after St Albans district council imposed controversial on-street parking charges across Harpenden town centre, councillors have finally agreed to introduce major changes to help shoppers and retailers alike. Local Liberal Democrats are proposing to create approximately 40 one-hour free on-street parking within minutes of Harpenden High Street, and have...
Harpenden's Deputy Mayor Cllr Kirsti Wenn visited the new First World War exhibition at the town's museum to find out more about the local impact of the conflict. Cllr Wenn said: “The exhibition is a wonderful tour of how WWI impacted Harpenden, something very few of us see when we study...
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