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Small Acts of Kindness – Volunteering 2023

By Elliot Ashby / 22nd November 2023 / Comments Off on Small Acts of Kindness – Volunteering 2023

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 […]

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Message to our members – Harpenden Online – scheduled maintenance Sunday 19th November

By Richard Steed / 14th November 2023 / Comments Off on Message to our members – Harpenden Online – scheduled maintenance Sunday 19th November

We will be carrying out some scheduled maintenance to our Harpenden Online platform on Sunday 19th November between 8:30am and 12pm – so this service will be unavailable during this time. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and normal service will resume after 12pm. We thank you for your patience during this time.

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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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