Local news

Updates from the local districts

Please use this page to promote any local events or webinars. Please send an email with the subject: FF News - Local News page with a link to your event and short description to familiesfirst.support@hertfordshire.gov.uk

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East Herts & Broxbourne

• Broxbourne Council has produced a simple Cost of Living guide for residents - download here
• Broxbourne Council is running a Youth Sports Night every Friday night from 4 to 6 at the Laura Trott Leisure Centre in Cheshunt. For more information, contact community@broxbourne.gov.uk or call 01992 785555 ext 5745
• Here is a link to the Healthy Hub monthly newsletter for Broxbourne. This look a very information edition and one worth signing up to receive your own monthly copy:- 230117-healthy-hub-newsletter-jan (broxbourne.gov.uk). To subscribe, please email Judith Ingham Judith.Ingham@broxbourne.gov.uk
• Active East Herts: The Sele Youth Project is running on Monday's 5.30pm to 7.30pm at the Hertford Wellbeing Hub (HWH) and the MUGA near the Sele Community Centre. For more info visit http://whatson.activeeastherts.org.uk/hertford-wellbeing-hub/

St Albans & Dacorum

• Please see details of some course posters for a couple of upcoming courses being run by CAD Community Learning:-

  • Skills for Employment
  • Keeping in Touch, Warners End

• DSPL Dacorum: please view/download the Spring 2023 Parenting Courses and Support Brochure for Dacorum: 

• Services for Young People : Young People’s Hub - view the drop-in sessions here

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North Herts & Stevenage

• LGBTQ plus group (View poster) – If you are part of the LGBTQ plus community in Hertfordshire and would like support with your #Wellbeing or are looking to connect with others, you can join our LGBTQ plus peer support group last Tuesday of every month 4-6pm in Stevenage.  Email admin@mindinmidherts.org.uk for more information.
• A new Community Hub in Stevenage Old Town is now open every Wednesday from 2pm to 4pm. The aim of the hub is to support anyone who is approaching the end of their life (within 12 months) and those caring for them – the time before someone dies is a difficult one – many people don’t want to acknowledge what’s happening and that can be so hard for those around them. Find our more here www.annerobsontrust.org.uk

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Watford & Three Rivers

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Welwyn Hatfield & Hertsmere

• In March of 2023, Welwyn Hatfield Council will be hosting its second annual Youth Awards. This is an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of young people within the borough. Find out more here Youth Awards - Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council - Working better, together (welhat.gov.uk)