Community

2023 was a busy year for our Harpenden branch and our local support. From a sports club perspective, we sponsored Harpenden Town FC. Keep a look out for our pitch-side board in attendance at their newly renovated Rothamsted Park ground! We also sponsored a hole at the Thrales End golf day and provided sponsorship to […]

With February being the month of love, UK Finance’s Take Five to Stop Fraud campaign is warning people to stay alert to criminals posing as an online love interest. According to the UK Finance 2023 half year fraud update*, a total of £18.5 million was lost to romance scams during January to June 2023, an […]

As of 5th February 2024 we will be operating the following branch opening hours. If your branch is closed and you require our services, please either visit one of our other branches, or contact our Member Services Team on 01582 765411. Remember you can also manage your account(s) online via Harpenden Online.

Our opening hours over the Christmas period remain as normal. Our branches will however be closed on: – Monday 25th December 2023 – Tuesday 26th December 2023 – Monday 1st January 2024 Our Head Office will be closed from 5pm on Friday 22nd December 2023 and will reopen again on Wednesday 27th December until 5:30pm Friday 29th […]

As part of our 70th anniversary, the Society committed to 70 hours volunteering for local causes throughout the year. We are delighted to announce we achieved over 300 hours of volunteering in total which is way beyond our initial goal. An amazing effort by colleagues as we continue supporting local charities, events and organisations which […]

We are delighted to announce we are proud winners of the Best Junior/Children’s Savings Provider at the 2023 Personal Finance Awards. This caps off a great year for the company as we add to our award earlier in the year of being the Best Local Building Society at the 2023 What Mortgage Awards.

Small Acts of Kindness (SAOK) are a charity that source and distribute practical gifts to older people in Hertfordshire. Their aim is to ensure that every older person feels warm in their home and connected to their community. They do this by sourcing and distributing practical gifts that reduce the negative impact that feeling lonely […]

Our Endowment Fund in collaboration with Hertfordshire Community Foundation, helps support children, health and local community projects primarily within the geographic area of Hertfordshire but also Bedfordshire. One of our grants is a multi-year commitment helping to support local charity Youth Talk. Youth Talk are a St Albans based charity that provides confidential counselling/ psychotherapy […]