September in Tring
Saturday 5th to Sunday 27th - Herts Open Studios - 25th Anniversary Show. A 3 week, county-wide opportunity to see art in action, for free! For more information, call in to the Tring Town Council Information Centre for a leaflet, or contact Herts Visual Arts on 07813 100651 or online at www.hvaf.org.uk
Sunday 6th - Car boot sale hosted by Tring Lions on the Market Place, Tring. Set up from 9am. Open 10am-1pm. Cars £8, charity stall £5. To book a place call 01442 381117 or email info@tringlions.org.uk Tea, coffee and hot food will be available, proceeds to Tring Lions.
Sunday 6th - Wendover Arm Trust Open Day: based at Drayton Beauchamp Church - guided tours of the restoration works will be available from 1.30pm and throughout the afternoon. Check our events page on http://www.wendoverarmtrust.co.uk/events.html. The Trust is dedicated to restoring the Wendover Arm of the Grand Union Canal which was opened in 1797 to bring water from springs in Wendover to feed the Tring summit of the Grand Union at Bulbourne, the north - south motorway of its day. Unfortunately the canal leaked in its early days and a mile and a half was eventually drained, and water diverted through an eighteen inch pipe which is still in use. The present work aims to fully re-line this section and thereby re-open it to navigation after over 100 years of closure.
Tuesday 8th - iPad and Android Tablet courses commence at Tring Community Centre. Register your interest by contacting DCFL (Dacorum Communities for Learning on 01442 251930 or admin@dcfl.org.uk
Friday 11th - OASIS Club, Tring - 'for the active over-50s' - monthly Friday meetings (usually on the second Friday of the month) - "Country House Servants"- a talk by Adam Smith. 2pm start, in the Nora Grace Hall, Tring. Annual membership £3 - join at the meeting itself. There's also a programme of day-trip outings for members.For further details, contact Margaret Wilson on 01442 890241
Saturday 12th - Printmaking Day at Tring Community Centre, Silk Mill Way. 10am to 4pm. For more details contact Liam at info@liambiswell.com or on 07432137887. Or check out the website www.liambiswell.com
Sunday 13th - Chilterns Countryside and Food Festival at the National Trust Ashridge Estate (Bridgewater Monument site). 10am to 4pm. Entry: Adults £4, children £1 - masses to see and do, for all the family.
Sunday 13th - Halton House Open Day. A rare opportunity to view the ground floor rooms of Halton House, the fabulous country residence of Alfred de Rothschild. Also open will be the Trenchard Museum, the James McCudden Flight Heritage Centre, and the Reconstructed Trenches. A shuttle bus will run between Halton House and the other attractions. Free admission - 10am-4pm.
Sunday 13th - Rhapsodies, fantasies, and more - from Bach to Tchaikovsky and beyond. An hour of beautiful music, followed by tea and cake! Anna le Hair (piano) and Rebecca Whiteman (cello). 3pm at St Peter and St Paul Church, Tring. Free admission - retirng collection in aid of church music.
Sunday 13th - Chilterns 3 Peaks Challenge 2015 - a fundraising event to support Rennie Grove Hospice Care returns on Sunday 13 September for its seventh year! Join us for our own version of the famous national challenge and experience the beautiful scenery along part of the Ridgeway National Trail, taking in Whiteleaf Cross, Coombe Hill and Ivinghoe Beacon. The event will start and finish at Princes Risborough School and you can choose to walk either 5, 9 or 18 miles around the Chilterns. It is a fantastic opportunity to enter as a team and spend quality time together with your family, friends or work colleagues. Children of all ages are more than welcome and you can bring the dog along too! Registration costs just £20 for adults and £10 for children (anyone aged 5 to 17 years old), with under 5s going free. For more information, please call us on 01442 820740 or visitwww.renniegrove.org/chilterns3peaks