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I Love Tring Calendar - new edition now out!
The fourth edition of the 'I Love Tring' calendar (covering Nov 07 - Apr 08) has been printed and delivered
by 1st Tring Scouts to almost 7000 households in Tring and its surrounding villages.
This edition is the best so far! It features events organised by an enormous 35 or so local groups and clubs, as well as highlighting market, auction and theatre dates. It includes the dates of numerous festive events, taking place during November and December, including a front page advert for this year's Christmas Festival on 30th November - not to be missed!
The calendar aims to support local groups with the promotion of their events and to promote Tring in general to both residents and visitors.
The production of the fifth edition, covering the May - Oct 2008 period has now started. If you would like to have your group, society or clubs event included in the calendar, and the event takes place in Tring or a surrounding village, then please contact us. Alternatively contact Tring Information Centre. Please provide: the name of your organisation, the name of the event, date, time and venue. Inclusion of events is free - so please make use of it. Please note: Deadline for events submission 7th March 2008.
The current edition is available here as an adobe pdf file. Further copies are available from Nash Partnership, 23 High Street, Tring.
Tring's Traditional Christmas Festival 2007 - Review
Despite the cold, the wind and the rain Tring's Traditional Christmas Festival was a huge success and a real testament to the community spirit of the town.
The 2007 festival was opened by Mayor Cllr. Nick Hollinghurst along with "Design a Light For Christmas" winners Grace Boyes (Long Marston School) and Chloe Brace (Francis House School), who led the crowd in a count down to switching on their new Christmas lights. Following that the central stage entertained the masses: Aylesbury Music Centre Dance Band provided a lively start; there were some festive performances from The Arts Educational School, The Salvation Army and Harriet Green; Men from Uranus ended the evening with some cover songs that had people dancing in the street.
In Dolphin Square children and parents alike spent time with nativity animals, and were treated to an acoustic performance by the Pepper Foundation Youth Band. Colonel Custard clowned around in Victoria Hall, whilst the fair ground enticed the brave.
Throughout the High Street the shops, charity and commercial stalls provided a great chance to begin Christmas shopping. Steam and traction engines were also present at the event.
Tring Together's Jane Randrup and Melanie Matthews said, "Obviously the weather was disappointing, but loads of people braved the elements and turned up, and the atmosphere was brilliant. The stage performances were a real highlight of the evening; there were some amazing performances from local artists. We'd really like to thank Rob Alderton and Crescendo for providing all the sound equipment for the night and also Robert Stinger who coordinated the performances. We would also like to thank Ben Cartwright and all the local people and organisations that made the event possible.
Mayor Cllr. Nick Hollinghurst in fine voice at the 2007 festival
Design A Light For Christmas
The competition was launched in summer 2007, for pupils in years 5 and 6 of the four local primary schools. The pupils were asked to create a drawing that could be turned into a Christmas light that would then be put up as a part of the Tring High Street Christmas Light Display. The 2007 design theme was "The Magic of Christmas". Winning pupils would also be invited as guests of honour at the Christmas Festival where they would turn on the Christmas lights. Congratulations go out to Grace Boyes (Long Marston School) and Chloe Brace (Francis House School) for their superb 2007 competition winning designs.
One of the Winning Designs
Please see the photograph below of last years' event: photo copyright Kris Gruber 2006.
This event would not happen without the support and involvement of all of our Partner and Member organisations (especially Tring Chamber of Commerce, Tring Arts Trust and Community Action Dacorum).
Cleaner and Greener News
Located at both ends of the High Street the Tring Together flower troughs have been
providing a vibrant entrance into Tring town centre for several seasons now.
Thanks go out to the Wyevale Garden Centre in Tring, which kindly provided the plants and bulbs free of charge for the autumn season's planting, and to the six local 'Cleaner and Greener' volunteers; led by Cllr. Derek Townsend who under the supervision of Wyevale staff, planted up the 14 wonderful flower troughs. We are very grateful to Wyevale and particularly John Wells (Manager) as without their support the troughs would not have continued through the autumn season. We know from the comments that we continue to receive from local residents, that they are very much appreciated. We would also like to thank Colin Jones, Town Warden, for his continued assistance.
Urgent Appeal: Sponsors and volunteers for the summer planting required. It is hoped to begin the summer planting of the fourteen flower troughs in May with the plants lasting through till late September. All sponsors names, if desired will be placed on the troughs. If you feel you are able to offer help or sponsorship please contact the Tring Together Office.
Fun and Games News
Tring Together secures £18,000 of grant funding to support
Tring Youth Council's new Multisport Play Area in Miswell Lane
Tring Together 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. The partnership received the money
in March and this enabled the Youth Council to arrange for the construction of the new play area in May.
Since then the multisport play area has been very much in use!
Growth and Prosperity News
High Street Celebration -
Tring's shops and businesses celebrate the re-opening of the High Street!
After several months of full road closure of the High Street, for necessary maintenance work, Saturday 20th
October saw the 'official reopening' of the High Street! Shops and businesses celebrated by offering special
offers. In addition, extra activities were organised including a beautiful singing performance by pupils of
Francis House School in Dolphin Square, with stalls and magical entertainment on Church Square.
Please see photos below
Cllr. Derek Townsend with Mayor Cllr. Nick Hollinghurst at the Tring Together stall during the High Street Celebration.
Mayor Cllr. Nick Hollinghurst meets the pupils of Francis House School
Magical Entertainment!
