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Our multi-year commitment to Youth Talk

By Elliot Ashby / 8th November 2023 / Comments Off on Our multi-year commitment to Youth Talk

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 […]

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Our grant to Harpenden Connect

By Elliot Ashby / 8th November 2023 / Comments Off on Our grant to Harpenden Connect

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 recent grants is helping to support local charity Harpenden Connect. Harpenden Connect provides, operates and maintains transport facilities for the people in the AL5 area (Harpenden, […]

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Our grant to Open Door

By Elliot Ashby / 8th November 2023 / Comments Off on Our grant to Open Door

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 recent grants is helping to support local charity Open Door. Open Door is a community-run space that is set up to serve the community of […]

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Our grant to Leeanna’s Wish

By Elliot Ashby / 8th November 2023 / Comments Off on Our grant to Leeanna’s Wish

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 recent grants is helping to support local charity Leeanna’s Wish. Leeanna’s Wish was inspired by Cleo Leeanna, who lost her fight with cancer in 2016. […]

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Our Tring branch is having a refresh

By Elliot Ashby / 26th October 2023 / Comments Off on Our Tring branch is having a refresh

Our Tring branch will be closed for approximately 7 weeks from Monday 30th October 2023, whilst we complete some necessary works and improvements. We aim to reopen again on Monday 18th December 2023. We will inform our Members if these dates change. During this period, you can request money to be sent to your nominated […]

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Macmillan Coffee and Cake event

By Elliot Ashby / 3rd October 2023 / Comments Off on Macmillan Coffee and Cake event

On Thursday 28th September, we hosted a Macmillan Cancer Support coffee and cake event in our head office. This event was an opportunity to get together and raise some money for a great cause whilst enjoying delicious food and having a laugh playing games. Games included ‘Guess the famous baker’ and the eagerly anticipated ‘Whose that […]

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Industry Insight – Christmas is coming! UK Holiday Lets – an ongoing opportunity for brokers

By Richard Steed / 3rd October 2023 / Comments Off on Industry Insight – Christmas is coming! UK Holiday Lets – an ongoing opportunity for brokers

Download the article – Christmas is coming! UK Holiday Lets – an ongoing opportunity for brokers So summer ended at the end of September with record-breaking temperatures here in the UK. During that hot spell, I was ironically able to buy a ‘selection box’ in my local supermarket. It’s official, Christmas is on its way! It […]

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Best Companies employee engagement survey

By Elliot Ashby / 28th September 2023 / Comments Off on Best Companies employee engagement survey

Recently we have been taking part in the Best Companies employee engagement survey for the first time. From our results, we are delighted to announce that Harpenden Building Society is a ‘Very Good’ place to work for. This is a great achievement and is something we are very proud of. This is down to every single colleague […]

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Savings Useful Resources

By Elliot Ashby / 22nd September 2023 / Comments Off on Savings Useful Resources

With the current cost of living crisis, you might not be in a position to save right now. If you do need help to manage your money, these organisations are ready to offer expert, impartial advice and resources. Below also are a range of recommended UK personal finance podcasts which we feel are worth a […]

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Some top tips to help you speed up your savings…

By Elliot Ashby / 21st September 2023 / Comments Off on Some top tips to help you speed up your savings…

1. ‘Change skimming’ Many banking apps can help you skim your payments by rounding up your transactions. For example, if you spend £3.75, £4 is debited from your account with 25p being added to your savings account 2. No spend challenge Avoid buying anything you don’t NEED (takeaways, clothes, days out, etc.). Instead, only pay for things […]

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