Year: 2025

Jon’s Savings Blog

By Elliot Ashby / 7th February 2025 / Comments Off on Jon’s Savings Blog

Building Societies and Mutualisman 8-track cassette in a digital world, or something quite special beyond big banks? Demutualisation (where traditional Building Societies became Banks) gathered pace in the 1990’s, following earlier financial deregulation, and increasing competition within the Building Society’s traditional mortgage market. This led to mutuality, the core principle of a traditional building society, […]

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Time to Talk Day 2025

By Elliot Ashby / 6th February 2025 / Comments Off on Time to Talk Day 2025

Get comfortable and start talking about mental health Time to Talk Day is the nation’s biggest mental health conversation. It’s a day for friends, families, communities and workplaces to come together to talk, listen and change lives. Time to Talk Day is taking place 6th February 2025 and is run by Mind and Rethink Mental […]

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Charity Walks

By Elliot Ashby / 5th February 2025 / Comments Off on Charity Walks

Team Harpenden Building Society Great Big Walk for Herts 2024 Our colleagues Emma Brown, King Wan and Amanda Andrews dusted down their walking boots and took part in the Great Big Walk for Herts on the 28th September. Our team were 3 out of 23 participants altogether and what started out to be a planned […]

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2025 Charity of the Year

By Elliot Ashby / 30th January 2025 / Comments Off on 2025 Charity of the Year

We are delighted to announce that our Charity of the Year for 2025 is Keech Hospice. The hospice provides free, specialist care for adults and children with life-limiting and terminal illnesses and vital support for their loved ones too. In addition to raising funds via our AGM, we also will be supporting Keech Hospice in […]

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Leighton Buzzard Branch

Essential works to our Leighton Buzzard branch

By Elliot Ashby / 24th January 2025 / Comments Off on Essential works to our Leighton Buzzard branch

Our Leighton Buzzard branch will be closed from Monday 24th February 2025, whilst we complete some essential works. We aim to reopen again on Monday 7th April 2025. We will inform regular customers if the closure period is extended. During this period, you can request money to be sent to your nominated bank account over […]

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Update from Youth Talk – Gabriella’s Story

By Elliot Ashby / 7th January 2025 / Comments Off on Update from Youth Talk – Gabriella’s Story

Youth Talk understand that every young person’s experience is unique, which is why listening to their voices is at the heart of everything they do. Youth Talk provide free, confidential counselling services to young people aged 13-25 in St Albans and the surrounding areas, helping them navigate life’s challenges with the support they need. From […]

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Small Acts of Kindness volunteering

By Elliot Ashby / 6th January 2025 / Comments Off on Small Acts of Kindness volunteering

On Tuesday 26th November, ten Harpenden BS colleagues volunteered for Small Acts of Kindness (SAOK). SAOK are a charity that source and distribute practical gifts to older people in Hertfordshire. A major project that SAOK undertake every year leading up to the winter months involves packing ‘Warm in Winter’ gift bags. These bags help those […]

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