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Quote of the Month “Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn.”

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elcome to Spring! The 20th March is the Vernal Equinox, marking the official start of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere. In addition to the start of the lambing season, March is a real explosion of colour in the plant world as daffodils dominate the hedgerows and roadsides. The daffodil is also the symbol of Wales, which celebrates the feast day of their patron saint, St David, on 1st March.

Also celebrated in March is St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. His feast day is 17th March, and marked across Ireland by feasting and parades in his honour.

The 26th March is a day to remember this month – Mothering Sunday. Traditionally the Sunday when Christians would attend their nearest cathedral or large “mother” church, it is now a day where the role of mothers is celebrated across Britain. The giving of flowers is particularly popular, as are gifts of chocolate and other presents. Mothering Sunday is alternatively known as ‘Simnel Sunday’, being the Sunday when the Lent fast was relaxed. Simnel cake is a light fruit cake, topped with a layer of marzipan and decorated with eleven marzipan balls, which are then toasted to give a golden-brown colour.

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Hatches turn right Cross stile to right, and another beyond, to walk Lane to reach narrow road.

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Bullocks Farm Lane and cross. houses, Turn passing them keeping hedge on yourto right, into field. At fence end, turn half right next stile.

Wycombe-Lane There to arereach stops near point 3 to the left, and continue road. walk up to farm onalong the map and on eitherline side to of the crossroads just North Cross, turn left hedge/wood reach main road. left, cross over motorway to ‘Chequers’ pub. track and turn right.

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it until‘Fryers finally emerging End High Street by 'Grouse 5 Pass rightfootpath. Follow Farm’ onto and,Lane where track turns left, and Ale' pub. Turn right, pass ‘Mill Pond’, ‘North's’ garage and Post Office on your Route across stile by double gates and walk down continue straight over stile into field. At fence 1. Exit the carFollow park onto theand, road,at turn and 5. After c250m two footpaths join fromto the stile into woodland. path 'T'left junction, right before returning car park. before the dell, take the first footpath on the driveway to path onLane. your stile turn half right to reach then left again into Perks Walk right. up Perks Cross right.

Take the second of theseend, paths heading left and follow it all the next way to astile. road. Cross, for c600m,straight going past a footpath on the through the kissing gate. Ignore the path 9. Cross the road and turn right,to passing in front andLane continue on through ‘Rickett’s’ turn left along hedge/wood line reach main left on a sharp right-hand bend. joining from the left and continue down, then of the Polecat Inn. Take the footpath on the farmyard tonears reach open field.

2. As the lane the topand of the cross hill, turn right up theFollow hill to a kissing gate. Goroad. through it and left at the end of the Polecat car park. Head into Longfi eld Wood.

Follow the arrows gateat(kg), the path junction continue straight the and gravel turn to the paddock and grassy track downhill towhite kissing Crossahead stile andacross road right beyond to cross over on the trees through the Wood, staying on between two fences to a road. through the kissing gate in the far right-hand descend short flight of steps and turn left into motorway. the main path for c1,500m until it meets a 6. Cross the road and follow the lane to Copes corner. Then follow the telegraph poles down tall wood and wire stock fence on the left.

Farm. At the end of the drive go between the the hill, heading to the far left corner of the narrow wood.

Continue along this fence line until it meets a brick pillars and take the path to the rightfield. Go through the kissing gate onto Perks 6 this Atpath ‘E.Jover Churchill’ sign, turn andtheshortly driveway and the brick gateposts of a large hand side of the gate. Follow Lane.

Turn right and left head down hill back right house.

Follow the driveway until it reaches a stile and through a kissing gate, continuing to the nature reserve car park.path and, at ‘T’ At path divergence, veer right (Denham Wood is over stile into woodland.

Follow Hatches Lane. with the fence line on the left over a further on3. left bluebells in spring)twoand right toof reach narrow road. Cross At theoften lane turn with right and after c50m take stiles.walk Once in the woods, junction, head straight turn Points Interest the footpath on the left. Follow it uphill, to up the hill with the fence on the left, ignoring The name has Anglo-Saxon gently uphill before turning right, just beyond stile to right,Prestwood: and another beyond, toorigins walk the left side of the copse. At the brow of the other paths, to the next road. and means priest-wood. It was formed as an 6-bar gate on straight along obvious grassy path. Where path hill, continue in theleft. same direction and look 7. Cross the road and then turn left on the Ecclesiastical District in 1849 from parts of for the field gate in the hedge line ahead. pavement. Continue past Hare Lane on Great Missenden, Hughenden andhouses, Hampden. passforks, bear right towards end of Continue through this gate into the next field, the right and after 200m turn right into Major industries were based on agriculture and 3 Walk down sign-posted toShepherds valley Gate. floor left, and continue to road. heading for the far right corner. Gobridleway through The footpathing startsthem from theto the furniture making. This part of the Chilterns was kissing gate and turn right towards the left-hand side of the driveway straight ahead. famous for its cherry orchards and in the 19th andthe then climb steeply straight on into Great lane. Once on the lane turn left.

Go through the kissing gate and follow the century Londoners took day trips to see the 7 fork Wood. bear at footpath-signed Cross, and about 80m beyond bus 4. At theAt endhilltop, of Pipers Lane head right, directly across path into a field. At the path take theturn right spring blossom. the road junction and through the footpath left path diagonally crossing the field. At the Peterley Manor Farm: Farm shop, nursery and post, and continue to stile. Cross and continue stop, turn left along sign-posted footpath.

Folgate behind the Cockpit Road sign. Follow track turn right on the bridleway. Continue to pick your own. between electric fencing tothefarm track. low itit and until finally emerging onto Lane End High the path across the field and through a kissing gate on the left, go through hedge line. In the next field, with the hedge follow the perimeter of the field and wood for Helen Lodge saw the advert asking Turn for volunteers to Street by ‘Grouse and Ale’ pub. right, pass on the right, continue to the footpath marker c400m. Then take the gate on the left into design walks for the Chiltern Society via Hughenden Valley Residents’ Association.and While researching post and in the corner.

Here, cut 4 Cross theclimb woods. At the first path junction right ‘North’s’ descend tostraight stile.across Cross and ‘Millturn Pond’, garage Post Office on potential routes, it was a pleasant surprise to find corner of the field towards the gap in to meet a road. footpaths returning she had not previously walked.

She hopes hill,the beside hedge, to stile near field summit. your right before to car park. the hedge line. Do not go through the gap, 8. Cross the road into the woods. Follow the that this route has managed to capture some of the turnto left cross and followthrough the edge of the bridleway Turninstead right hedge and turnwaymarks and keep to the leftstunning views in the area round Prestwood Nature Reserve. field with the hedge on the right. hand edge of the woods for 250m. Just immediately left before shortly passing through Map: Glyn Kuhn 6

2 After 50m, beyond red post box, turn At ‘E.J Churchill’ sign, turn left and shortly right over

We are a local environmental charity with about 7000 members. Our objective is to conserve the Chilterns and encourage people to explore this beautiful area. We run lots of different activities including conservation, photography, cycling and walking groups.

New members and volunteers welcome. www.chilternsociety.org.uk 01494 771250

The Chiltern Society is a local charity with 6,800 members. It is one of the largest environmental groups in England directly associated with the conservation of some of the country's finest protected landscapes. The objective of the charity is to care for the Chilterns, to encourage people to explore this beautiful landscape and to conserve it for future generations. It has over 400 active volunteers who protect the Chilterns' heritage landscapes, buildings and rivers, maintain Chiltern footpaths and bridleways, publish footpath maps, lead walks, cycle rides and photographic trips, and do conservation work on ponds , commons and woodland. For details of the charity’s work and its programme of walks, cycle rides and conservation groups open to all www.chilternsociety.org 01494 771250

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Mad March Hair

Gadgets for grooming, cutting, styling or removing, whatever your gender

Te c h n o l o g y

When it comes to looking after your hair or getting rid of unwanted hair, there’s no shortage of options - and no wonder, because the beauty market is worth huge sums of money. So it’s hardly surprising to see the likes of Dyson joining the party, albeit with a hairdryer that costs £299. The reviews are excellent, but if you’re anything like us you’re probably hoping to spend something more like £29 on a hairdryer. If that’s the case, keep an eye out for Tourmaline dryers from the usual suspects: it’s a kind of ceramic that enables hair dryers to deliver powerful airflow without leaving your hair looking like it’s been through the tumble dryer.

Another great idea comes from late-night TV advertiser JML. Its £39.99 Simply Straight brush is a heated ceramic brush that promises to combine two essential items: your brush and straighteners. According to the Mirror it works really well - it’s not quite as effective as separate brushes and straighteners, but it comes awfully close and is very, very quick.

One of the current trends in hair styling is steam. Stylers such as the Remington CB4N Flexibrush can be used

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without it, or you can pop some water in, wait 60 seconds and get fabulous, not frizzy, results. The Flexibrush was a cult classic in the 1990s, and Remington says it brought it back because it was getting 50 calls a week from people wanting to buy one.

There are lots of gadgets for hair removal too, from the usual epilators and shavers to more high-tech options such as IPL hair removal. IPL uses pulses of light to get rid of unwanted hair, and while it works brilliantly we’ve got bad news for anyone with ginger or light blonde hair, or very dark skin: IPL only works on darker hair colours on lighter skin tones. Prices aren’t as frightening as they used to be - for example, the £350 Philips Lumea SC2004/11 is currently on sale for a more reasonable £219 - and you can use them anywhere. Some models are even okay to use on your face. The downside is that they can take some time, so for example you should allow half an hour to do your legs.

IPL is available for men too, although they aren’t recommended for use on your face or on anything more sensitive than the bikini line.

Devices for men or sold as unisex devices tend to be

more expensive - for example, the Remington i-Light Pro is £299 and the Philips Lumea for Men is £350 - but they do work, provided you don’t have ginger or light blond hair. A big advantage for men is that unlike other hair removal methods, IPL doesn’t have stubbly regrowth, irritate your skin or lead to ingrowing hairs.

There are plenty of grooming gadgets for men too. Facebook is full of ads for innovative razors and gadgets such as the £19 RazorPit Blade Sharpener. For hair removal elsewhere there’s no shortage of electric groomers, shavers and combined head and body trimmers, but shop around: recommended retail prices can be hilariously high, but retailers often sell the kits at huge discounts.

That applies to women too: beauty gadgets vary wildly in price between retailers. It’s worth picking a favourite and using a comparison site such as pricespy.co.uk to make sure that looking good won’t be bad for your bank balance.

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Health

By Alison Runham www.alison.runham.co.uk

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month BRCA2, which also increase breast cancer risk.

Health

previous breast cancer doubles the risk, and pushes it even higher if you were diagnosed before age 40.

Around 7,300 UK women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer annually and less than half are alive 5 years later. Yet early diagnosis can increase 5-year survival to 90%. That’s why March’s Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month is vital.

Reducing Risk: Taking the contraceptive pill, having children and breastfeeding are all proven to reduce ovarian cancer risk.

Types of ovaRian CanCeR About 90% of ovarian tumours are epithelial ovarian cancer, starting in the layer covering the ovary. Around 1 to 2% of ovarian cancers are germ cell cancers, formed in the ovary’s egg making cells. Rare stromal tumours and sarcomas can also affect the ovary and a few ovarian cancers are primary peritoneal carcinomas, which develop in the membrane around abdominal organs. Slowgrowing borderline ovarian tumours do not grow into the stroma (supportive tissue of the ovary).

Risk faCToRs increasing age: Most ovarian cancer sufferers are postmenopause. faulty genes: 5 to 15% of ovarian cancers are thought to be caused by an inherited faulty gene, including BRCA1 and

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infertility may increase risk, but fertility treatments are no longer believed to do so. There may be an increased risk of borderline ovarian tumours in infertile women treated with IVF. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is linked to less than 1% of ovarian cancers.

Being overweight or tall: A BMI of 28 or over increases risk in premenopausal women but has no effect on risk in postmenopausal women. Taller women also have a higher risk. endometriosis Using talcum powder between your legs is thought to increase ovarian cancer risk due to its irritant effect. smoking: The longer you’ve smoked, the greater the risk increase for certain ovarian cancers. sympToms Ovarian cancer symptoms aren’t always easy to identify and may be mistaken for IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) or PMS (Premenstrual Syndrome) symptoms in the early stages.

However, if symptoms are new, severe, frequent or persistent (occurring most days for three weeks or more), you should see your GP immediately, although often, a less serious condition is to blame. Look out for: • Abdominal swelling and persistent bloating.

• Persistent pelvic and abdominal pain.

• Difficulty eating, nausea and feeling full unusually quickly.

• Back pain.

• Needing to urinate more frequently.

• Pain during sex.

Remember that ovarian cancer is rare in women under 40, but that you should be particularly cautious if you are over 50 or have a family history of breast or ovarian cancer.

Diagnosis Your GP may do some tests themselves or refer you straight to a specialist. You will be examined externally and internally to check for any lumps or swelling and will then have an abdominal or transvaginal ultrasound scan. They’ll also do a blood test for CA125, a protein that’s elevated in half of women with early stage ovarian cancer and 90% of women with advanced ovarian cancer (although other pelvic conditions and pregnancy can cause elevated levels too). They may also order a CT or MRI scan. However, sometimes it’s impossible to diagnose ovarian cancer definitively without surgery.

TReaTmenT Most women with ovarian cancer will require surgery.

If your cancer is diagnosed early, you may only need the affected ovary and fallopian tube removed. More advanced cancers may need more extensive surgery, plus chemotherapy before and after, to treat cancerous cells and reduce reoccurrence risk.

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Finance It May Not Be Too Late To Make A Claim For Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) By Ann Haldon

Finance

• They told you the loan would be more expensive if you didn’t sign up for PPI.

According to ‘Which?’ the banks have written to 5.5 million customers, letting them know they might have been mis-sold PPI and offering three years in which to make a claim. Although some of these letters were sent in 2013, people are still successfully claiming PPI from banks and other lenders.

A potential final deadline of June 2019 has also been announced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). If this is confirmed, it offers plenty of time to write to lenders and recover the money that should never have been taken from you.

Could you have been missold PPi? PPI could have been mis-sold to you in a number of ways, including these scenarios: • You were pressured by the salesperson, or told it was compulsory.

• You were self-employed, unemployed, or retired when the policy was taken out.

• You had a pre-existing medical problem.

• A clear explanation was not given of how much PPI you were going to pay, or if it was included in the total loan quote.

• You already had cover in place within another policy – life insurance, for example.

• You were not informed of the ‘cooling-off’ period.

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ContaCting the lender If you no longer have your loan agreement, write to or phone the company concerned. Many larger financial organisations will be able to tell you over the phone whether or not you’ve been sold Payment Protection Insurance. You can also request a copy of your original agreement.

Some companies can deal with your entire claim by phone, or online. The Financial Ombudsman Service also has an online questionnaire, and allows you to upload any supporting documents.

Otherwise, you should print it off and sent it by recorded delivery after taking a copy for yourself.

When the ComPany rePlies you receive a positive response Regular premiums Credit cards and mortgages generally had a regular PPI premium attached, rather than one single premium. If this was the case, you should receive a refund for the premiums paid.

If interest had been added, this amount should also be refunded.

Single premiums Single PPI premiums were often paid in relation to personal loans and finance agreements. How much you receive depends on whether the loan is still in force: • If your loan is ongoing, the lender will calculate the monthly amount you should have been paying (minus the PPI), and this will be deducted from the total amount

outstanding.

• If the loan has been repaid in full, you’ll receive a refund for the amounts you paid. The lender should also calculate a new redemption figure as though the PPI had never been paid, and repay the difference between this and the amount you actually repaid on redemption. if the Claim is rejeCted Should there be no response from the lender within eight weeks, they reject your claim, or you are unhappy with the refunded amount, you can contact the Financial Ombudsman Service for a decision. This must be done within six months of the lender’s final response to you.

It may take up to two years to reach a decision, and any interim offers made by the lender will be forwarded to you.

If you’re not happy with the final outcome, you can request that an official ombudsman reviews your case for a second opinion. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/ business-36950803 http://www.moneysavingexpert. com/reclaim/ppi-loaninsurance#how http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/ money/cardsloans/article1606455/Reclaim-PPI-premiumspayment-protection-insurance. html https://www.fca.org.uk/consumers/ payment-protection-insurance/ claim-mis-sold-ppi http://www.which.co.uk/consumerrights/advice/i-think-ive-been-missold-ppi-what-should-i-do http://www.which.co.uk/consumerrights/advice/how-to-reclaim-missold-ppi

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Drink Up 1. What drink was first produced in Somerset in the 1930s and was named after the scientific name for the blackcurrant?

2. The Coca-Cola Company is headquartered in which American state?

3. How many units of alcohol are there in total in a bottle of wine that has an alcohol volume of 12%?

4. What liqueur shares its name with the Dutch word for “lawyer”?

5. What drink is sometime's referred to as “Adam's ale”?

6. What drinks brand originated in the 19th century when the owner of an oyster bar in London began offering a gin-based drink with a mixture of herbs and liqueurs as an aid to digestion, serving it in a small tankard known as a “number one cup”?

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Ingredients: • 175g unsalted butter, softened • 175g golden caster sugar • 175g self-raising flour • 1tsp baking powder • 3 large eggs • 2tbsp lemon curd TOPPING • 100g granulated sugar

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 180C, Fan 160C , Gas Mark 4. Line a 12 hole muffin tray with paper muffin cases.

2. Place the butter, sugar, flour, baking powder and eggs in a large bowl and whisk with an electric whisk until thoroughly blended and pale and creamy. Fold in the lemon curd.

3. Divide the mixture between the muffin cases and

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EESE ETURNS Reese Witherspoon is back, and this time, she’s in control.

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by Australian novelist Liane Moriarty.

Set in an affluent seaside town along the coast of California, the dramedy lifts the veil on the seemingly perfect lives of a group of mothers – revealing love trysts, lies and maybe even murder. “I feel like it was such a unique opportunity to have women at every age and of every colour talking about motherhood. That is the common denominator.” she says.

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“What was great about reading the novel for the first time is that I saw myself in different stages of motherhood all through my life,” chirps Witherspoon. “I was a mum at 22, I’ve been divorced, I’ve been re-married... they showed every spectrum and colour of a woman’s life.”

So how does an A-list superstar go about casting a gang of gorgeous, glamorous women? By calling on her equally fabulous Hollywood pals, of course. Initially approaching Nicole Kidman to co-produce, it was decided at the request of writer Moriarty that Kidman and Witherspoon would both produce and star in the show, playing Celeste and Madeline respectively, along with Laura Dern, Shailene Woodley and Zoë Kravitz.

“I’ve had so many conversations over the years with very talented actress friends, and I constantly see women of incredible talent playing wives and girlfriends in thankless parts. I’d just had enough... you can’t imagine the level of exasperation that comes with having to compete for terrible parts in terrible movies,” she says, throwing her hands up. “For 25 years, I’ve been the only woman on set. They call it the Smurfette Syndrome: there’s 100 male Smurfs around and only one woman.

But together with Nicole and Laura, we nurtured each other’s performances. It’s really a collective performance for all of us.”

co-star Phillippe, after rumours of his repeated infidelity, also took a toll on her spirit and confidence.

Eventually, salvation came from an unexpected place: Hollywood CAA agent Jim Toth. The handsome exec swept her off her feet and married her in March 2011. Witherspoon recalls: “Jim said, ‘I’m going to show you every day what a good partner is, what a good person is. I’m going to take care of you. I’m going to do this so much that you’re going to get used to it.’ I was like, ‘What are you talking about?’

I’ve never had anybody like that in my life!”

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Dacorum Communities For Learning is a local charity that offers adult learning courses at various locations throughout Dacorum.

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Would you know what to do in a crisis? Why not come along to a free 2 hour every day first aid session to learn simple first aid skills to help your friends, family and neighbours.

Courses are run in various venues and days around Tring. To find out more and to book your place please call 01992 585963 or email BHEfirstaid@redcross.org.uk

TRING OASIS CLUB is a social club for the over 50s, meeting the second Friday of each month. We have a guest speaker as well as monthly coach outings. If you would like to know more then please phone: 01442 827662 or 01442 822778.

A welcome awaits you!

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Is held every Tuesday at Tring Sports Centre At 1.15 – 2 p.m.

Post operative exercises and swimming Come along and join our friendly group Helpers are also needed Contact Carol Lawrence on 01442 822695 for further information

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INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE IN ACTION

WE NEED YOUR HELP! Do you live in Bucks and would you like to volunteer and take part in a rewarding and unforgettable experience?

The MPS Society supports children and young adults affected by rare genetic lifelimiting diseases.

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Our fabulous bluebell walk through the beautiful Chiltern countryside raises much-needed funds for abused and neglected children in the UK. We need MORE volunteers. Can YOU help us?

Ring Ann on 01442 864968 to find out more.

Details of walk: www.berkhamstedwalk.com Charity Registration No. 221124

Volunteer Mentors Required New Leaf offers support to short-term offenders returning to Bucks, Berks and Oxon.

We need volunteer mentors who will listen to and support offenders for at least 12 weeks after release.

For more information please email anne@newleafproject.co.uk or ring 01844 202001 New Leaf, Townhill Barn, Dorton Road, Chilton, Aylesbury, HP18 9NA

DACORUM COMMUNITY CHOIR *daytime rehearsals* *new members always welcome* *no auditions* come along and try us out we meet on Tuesdays in term time between 9.40 and 11.30 at the Church of the Resurrection Henry Wells Square, HP2 6BJ see our website www.dacorumcommunitychoir.org or speak to Dianne on 01442 874988

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Childcare volunteers needed for MPS Society charity conference in Coventry 7–9 July 2017.

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THE CHILDREN’S SOCIETY NEEDS YOU! The Berkhamsted Fundraising Committee raises over £10,000 a year to support abused and neglected children in this country. Our Secretary is retiring and the committee needs a new volunteer. Please can YOU help?

Ring Ann on 01442 864968 to find out more.

Reg. No. 221124

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Berkhamsted Artisans, Arts & Crafts Market (3rd Sunday of the month) 10am to 2pm. The Town Hall, 196 High Street, Berkhamsted, Herts, HP4 3AP Through the double doors above Chez Gerard on the High St. Lift access at back. If you would like a stall contact Claire - Mob: 07968 627 179; Email: berkhamstedmarket@hotmail.co.uk; website: www.greatmarkets@vpweb.co.uk/

Tring Farmers Market (alt Saturdays) Come see us at Church Sq, High St, Tring every fortnight on a Saturday morning from 9am - 12:15pm Tring Farmers Market has established a reputation as a really friendly shopping experience and its refreshment stall offers you the facility to sit and enjoy a mug of coffee or tea and a delicious hot bacon roll with your friends!

For more info see: www.tringfarmersmarket.co.uk

Tring and District Model Railway Club will be holding their annual Spring Exhibition on the 1st April at the Pitstone Memorial Hall. There will be layouts in various scales, as well as items for sale, refreshments and free parking on site.

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