Wheathampstead Magazine

Exciting Times Ahead for New School

After all the controversy, petitions and appeals, it’s interesting to see the new building for the Kathryn Warington school steadily taking shape in...

The Pubs of Wheathampstead

Most of us have been to a pub at some time or another and, indeed, it’s likely that many of us have been and still go to lots of different pubs usually,...

In Deep Water

It seems that every time there is heavy rain, the drains supporting various local roads simply cannot cope with the deluge of water and so can, and often do get badly...

Contactless Payments for Local buses

No more searching around looking for change to pay for your bus ride. You can now travel with a tap thanks to contactless payments...

Changes to Adult Community Care

Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group, ( CCG ) have awarded the adult community health care contract to Central London Community Health Care Trust (CLCH)...

New for Sunday Lunch

Sunday lunch has always been a special event in our house. As far back as I can remember we sat down around a table as a family somewhere...

Library Update

Wheathampstead Community Library has now been operating for five months as an entirely community run organisation and its success has been recognised by...

Electric Car Revolution

The popularity of electric cars in the UK has shot up over the last few years, with more than 190,000 plug-in vehicles on the road in 2018 compared with just...

Good Works by Local Charity

Local charity Greyhound Compassion helps to raise awareness of the plight of greyhounds and the long shadow cast by the racing and gambling industries...

Crinkle-Crankle Garden

Wheathampstead’s Grade II listed Crinkle-Crankle wall, surrounds the former Old Rectory and plans have been prepared to restore the Crinkle-Crankle garden to its...

Wheathampstead

Needs YOU!

Do you live or work in Wheathampstead or Gustard Wood? Are you passionate about helping to keep the area a great place to live and work in? If you would like to...

Funds for the Homeless

It all started earlier this year when local man and The Swan pub regular Steve France wanted to raise money for Homeless Charity Open Door. So along with help...

Report Crime 100% Anonymously.

Independent charity Crimestoppers say that they give the public the power to speak up to stop crime, 100% anonymously...

Pet Masks in Fire Engines

Local fire engines in Wheathampstead now carry specialist oxygen masks for pets, thanks to generous donations from the great people of...

Aldwickbury 70 years old

It was around seventy years ago when the grand family mansion, Alwickbury, came up for sale and was identified as being suitable as a school house. Despite initial gloomy...

Visit a Great Success for WDWG

Built in 1611, Hatfield House is a country house set in a large park, the Great Park, on the eastern side of Hatfield only about 7miles from Wheathampstead...

All about Music and Fun at Village Day

As usual lots of people, old, young and very young, gathered along the road sides in Wheathampstead Village eagerly awaiting the annual village...