What We Do
- We raise money to implement community projects through grant applications and events, and we also receive some funding from the borough and town councils
- Most of our projects originate from a Healthcheck that took place in 2004. Tring Together was set up as part of the Countryside Agency's Market Towns Initiative in 2003/04 to lead this Healthcheck, which was a review/audit of Tring, and included consultation with local residents
- Our Projects are split into themes or Initiative areas and are delivered through local community groups - Partners of Tring Together. Tring Together supports these Partners with grant applications, advice, Project Officer support etc. See our Community Action Plan below.
- We are also directly responsible for organising a number of key events in Tring, for example Tring's Christmas Festival and Tring Spring Fayre
- And provide some services to the community, for example we own and maintain the flower troughs at both ends of the High Street. Tring Businessmart is an initiative of Tring Together and aims to create better business opportunities for local businesses by organising business networking meetings
- We also help local organisations to work together and to share their knowledge and resources
Examples
Tring Together secured £18,000 of grant funding to support Tring Youth Council's Multisport Play Area in Miswell Lane
We submitted a successful application to the Quality of Place Programme, a regional grant scheme operated by the East of England Development Agency and Action for Market Towns, which is only available to community partnerships such as Tring Together. The grant programme has a remit of enhancing market towns as quality places to live, work and socialise.
We were also successful in a bid for funding from the same scheme, to produce a fabulous glossy guide to Tring called Tring Days Out
This beautifully presented, 46-page book is the essential guide for those wanting to get more out of living
or visiting Tring; it also features many stunning photographs of Tring and surrounding countryside.
Various chapters explore the wealth of leisure options in the area and suggest routes to explore them in either
a leisurely or energetic manner.
Six of the chapters are supported by special itineraries ('Historic Tring', 'Tring Park', 'Chiltern Rambling', 'Tring by Water', 'Two-Wheel Tring', 'The Grand Tour') which include narrative and a detailed map, and which are contained on individual sheets inside the back cover wallet.
We would like to thank Tring Town Council and Dacorum Borough Council for their additional sponsorship of this project.
Tring Days Out is available to buy; more details ...
Design a Light for Christmas
Since 2007 we have organised this annual competition for local primary schools and are very grateful to Tring Town Council, Tring & Villages Extended Schools Consortium and Tring Tomorrow for sponsoring it. Each year, pupils in Class 6 at local primary schools are asked to create a drawing that can be turned into a Christmas light. The theme each year is "The Magic of Christmas" and the two best drawings are selected from all entries. These winning designs are made into enormous light decorations and put up as a part of Tring High Street's Christmas light display. The two winners are then invited onto the stage at Tring's Christmas Festival where they switch on their lights to officially open the event!
Tring's Traditional Christmas Festival
Tring Together has been organising this much loved event for a number of years now. It falls on the last Friday in November every year and draws crowds in their 1000’s. The event kicks off the festive season in Tring and provides a late night shopping opportunity, as well as a great night's entertainment for all who visit and are involved. It also provides a fantastic opportunity for local charities and community groups to raise funds.
Tring Spring Fayre
This event ran for the second time this year and aims to get people out and about and enjoying Tring in Spring! A full programme of spring themed events and activities, organised by local groups and residents, took place over a two week period and a number of local businesses also joined in by running special promotions. On offer were a whole range of guided walks to get people active and exploring Tring and surrounding villages; all of which were free of charge and led by local experts. A number of open days and free taster sessions also took place at various locations throughout Tring.
Tring Together's Flower Troughs
Tring
Together's flower troughs, which are located at both ends of the High Street, have been providing a vibrant entrance
into Tring town centre for several seasons now. These are planted up by volunteers and sponsored by local businesses.
We would also like to thank Colin Jones, Town Warden, for his continued assistance.
Community Action Plan (Summary)
- Cleaner & Greener - Making Tring a more pleasant place to live in
- Growth & Prosperity - Supporting a vibrant town economy
- Pride in Our Heritage - Conserving, remembering and celebrating our past
- Fun & Games - Encouraging positive use of leisure time
- Travel & Tourism - 'Enjoying the Chilterns'
Each of the 6 initiatives are owned by a community group/partner and headed up by a representative from that community group.
If you would like a copy of the full version of the Community Action Plan, please contact the office.