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Get Fit For Summer With One Of Harpenden's Many Sport's Clubs

By dtatyt

Don't forget Harpenden Aro Runners. Meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7.30pm. Meeting Place : ARO...

By debbigg at 08:09 on 20/07/10

Summer’s here and it’s that time of the year when most of us want to be fit, toned and healthy to enjoy it to the max. Whether it’s because we want to look good in a thigh skimming sundress, dance until dawn at a club on the beach, or just play a game of frisbee on the common without keeling over, thoughts turn to exercise and keeping fit. But it needn’t all be about a sweaty workout in the gym. The British...
HARPENDEN BEER FESTIVAL?????

By debbigg

You can't beat a proper pub to watch football in. That sort of atmosphere just can't be replicated....

By smirnoff2010 at 21:22 on 25/05/10

Has any body thought about the damage a beer festival has on the hard working suffering pubs in this great town????of course they havent!!!!! Keep it local they say??? how by inviting another town to come and sell beer and show the footy and make all the local pubs suffer as a result?? we should boycott the beer festival and show support to the local pubs in harpenden that work every day all year long that provide a...
How's Harpenden Hotting Up For The World Cup?

By smirnoff2010

Niki and the team at the Old **** Inn are having a world cup party it starts at 3pm sat 12th of June...

By debbigg at 11:56 on 25/05/10

How’s Harpenden hotting up for the World Cup? Well the tournament itself might be taking place 6,000 miles away but that won’t stop us, the town’s sports fans, professing to know more about who should be in the squad than Fabio Capello himself. But where will Harpenden’s armchair pundits or pub-positioned coaches be watching? The Harpenden Beer Festival is set to incorporate the England vs USA game on a big...
Harpenden student wins the National Cross Country Championships

By debbigg

Congratulations to James, what a fantastic achievement. And we'll all look forward to hearing how he...

By cswright at 10:57 on 31/03/10

Student James McMurray has not only won the National Cross Country Championships in Leeds but he has also just taken the title at the UK Inter Counties Cross Country Championships that were held at Cofton Park in Birmingham at the weekend. The Sir John Lawes student has a string of successes under his belt including the Southern Championships which he has won on two occasions and he is also the County Champion. Speaking of his...

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Eastwood’s not giving up

By Harpenden-People at 10:00 on 29/07/10

TEIGN VALLEY’S Laura Eastwood believes it is still possible for her to retain her WPGA Order of Merit title after winning the Ryder Cup Wales 2010 WPGA One Day Series event at Harpenden Common. Eastwood recorded her first victory of the season in this competition and admitted it had revived her hopes of defending he crown. The result also earned her a place in the £300,000 S4C Wales Ladies Championship of Europe at...
Harpenden Colts Football Club Looking To Strengthen Squad

By debbigg at 15:34 on 03/07/10

Harpenden Colts Football Club is looking for new members for its Under 13 and Under 12 Squad for the new season. The club, which was recently awarded the prestigious Charter Standard Club of the Year at the County FA Awards, is offering youth footballers the chance to come along at the start of the season to take place in a couple of training sessions before deciding whether or not they want to take things a step further and register....
How Does Your Local Score For The World Cup?

By debbigg at 09:35 on 30/05/10

The World Cup is a great opportunity for Harpenden’s pubs to generate some extra cash. It’s a once in a four-year window to get extra punters through their doors, high on the excitement and drama of the match, with money ready to spend on food and drink. But what will make your local a more attractive place to watch than the next pub or a mate’s house? The journal of the pub trade, The Publican, reports that it has...
Harpenden Colts FC Under 7’s Play Away

By debbigg at 21:49 on 10/04/10

The youngest members of Harpenden Colts FC played away in a friendly football match today against, the St Albans-based team, Harvesters. Mums and Dads took to the sidelines and cheered on their youngsters as they played their hearts out in the beautiful Spring weather. The Harpenden under 7’s took an early lead with a goal from Andrew Barber, which was soon matched by the St Albans team. Harvesters then went 2-1 up but Tom Lake...
Council Gives Young Sports Elite Funding Boost

By debbigg at 20:41 on 09/03/10

Hertfordshire County Council has given 25 young elite sports people in the County a boost of cash to help fund their training in the run up to the 2012 London Olympics. The £65,000 donation will go towards assisting the talented young athletes who are registered with the Hertfordshire Talented Athlete Programme, which was established in 2005 by the Herts Sports Partnership, with support from the University of Hertfordshire and...