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
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
- 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
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
Watford & Three Rivers
Welwyn Hatfield & Hertsmere
This Girl Can- Girls Festival of Sport
The council are pleased to be working in partnership with Monks Walk School to deliver a girls festival of sport, to celebrate ‘This Girl Can’ in Welwyn Hatfield.
Taking place on Tuesday 13 June, 4.30-6.30 at Monks walk school, girls in year 5/6 and 7 can participate in free sport and physical activity sessions delivered by local clubs. The sessions will be split into two categories as follows:
Group A –
- Basketball
- Hockey
- Pickleball (similar to Tennis, with a different racket and ball)
Group B –
They will participate in x3 30 minute sessions and all the equipment will be provided. A great opportunity to learn a new sport, and make new friends. You can sign up using the following link: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/this-girl-can-2184569