Northchurch Social Centre invites local people and supporters to be part of something special: its first ever Giving Week, running from 16th to 23rd May 2025.

The Centre is a charity at the heart of our community, supporting residents near and far for over 50 years with a space to meet, learn, play, dance, grow, socialise and flourish together – more than just a hall for hire. The Centre and its trustees have a desire to support the community further, and the goal of Giving Week is simple: to rally both financial donations and volunteer involvement that will help expand the Centre’s reach, improve its facilities, and amplify its positive impact across the community. 

To help celebrate 100 Years of Hertfordshire libraries in 2025 during Local History Month and to raise monies for Berkhamsted Library, Berkhamsted Local History and Museum Society will be giving a talk at the library on Tuesday 6th May at 7:00 pm. 

The poster above includes a QR code that will take you straight to the page on which tickets may be purchased. Alternatively these can be obtained here or at the library in  person.

In 2025 Berkhamsted CC celebrate their 150th anniversary. This talk by Julian Dent will give a history of cricket in general but particularly focusing on the local team.
Wed 12 Mar 2025 at 8pm in the Wellcome Great Hall, Town Hall Berkhamsted. Visitors are always welcome @ £5 at the door (this talk preceded by AGM).

Starting tours on 8 to 9 March and again in May 2025.

“[Whipsnade] Zoo is woven through the fabric of many local people’s  lives starting with their own childhood, then taking their kids and finally taking their grandchildren.  Also the zoo has been a big employer locally — whether long term as permanent staff, or as a seasonal opportunity for youngsters getting their first taste of paid employment.” (Presenter, Whipsnade Zoo).

New book available (£9.99) and on Kindle (£4.99) from Amazon: “Tim Prouse combines meticulous research with an easily readable style. He has lived in the Northchurch area all his life and is a regular contributor to Berkhamsted’s local history journal, The Chronicle.”

A talk by Dr Wendy Morrison about regional archaeology local to Berkhamsted.
Wed 12 Feb 2025 at 8pm in the Wellcome Great Hall, Town Hall Berkhamsted.
Visitors are always welcome @ £5 at the door.

In 2025, Berkhamsted Cricket Club (BCC) will be 150 years old and plans to mark the anniversary with a series of special events; details can be seen here

All past & present players and their families & friends, plus residents of Berkhamsted and surrounding towns and villages who have had a close sporting or social association with the Cricket Club over the years, are invited to join in a ‘Grand Reunion’ day at the Kitchener’s Field ground in the town on Sunday 29th June 2025. To note your interest in attending and then receive further details, please email here

A talk by Kathy Southton about the estate cottages, lodges and public buildings that were built by the Rothschilds in the Aylesbury Vale c1850-1915 including those in the vicinity of Berkhamsted.

Wed 8 Jan 2025 at 8pm in the Wellcome Great Hall, Town Hall Berkhamsted. Visitors are always welcome @ £5 at the door.

Anthony Nathan de Rothschild bought the estate from a banker from Aylesbury in 1851. Photo by unknown author on Wikipedia, public domain…

Wed 11 Dec 2024 at 8pm in the Wellcome Great Hall, Town Hall Berkhamsted. Visitors are always welcome @ £5 at the door. Opening at 7pm for complimentary festive drinks and nibbles.

“A look at the Christmas story and customs with a bit of local history” by Rev Canon Dr John Kirkby.

John was the Vicar of Potten End and Nettleden from 1992 to 2008 and has lived in Berkhamsted since his retirement. He was previously the Vicar of parishes in Bedfordshire and Surrey and was the first full time Chaplain of what is now the University of Hertfordshire. Before his ordination he had short careers in Engineering and Teaching. John was a keen cricketer and played until he was 53. He now enjoys playing geriatric golf!

Alan Cummins (BLH&MS Member) takes us through a mixture of local and national mementoes, some trivial, some funny and some tragic! It’s on Wed 13 Nov 2024 at 8pm in the Wellcome Great Hall, Town Hall Berkhamsted. Visitors are always welcome @ £5 at the door.