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Wheathampstead Flower Club

Visitors and new members welcome at all meetings

For further details please contact: Elaine Enstone (Secretary) on 01582 760 709
Email :

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Mead Quilters

Meetings are held at the Mead Hall, East Lane, Wheathampstead

on the 3^rd Tuesday (evening 7:30)

and 1^st Thursday (morning 10:00 to 12:00)

65 members and a waiting list at present.

Visitors welcome - admission costs £2.00 (£3.00 on Tuesday meetings)

For further information contact Elaine Enstone 

Other Hertfordshire Quilt groups | Go to start Sport and Clubs List

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Horticultural Society

Meetings are generally held at 8.00pm in the Memorial Hall. There are two sections:

Horticultural Section meets 1st Wed. each month
Wine Club often meets last Wed. each month

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The Wheathampstead Club

The Wheathampstead Club has been in existence for about 70 years and is open to Members and their friends from any locality. The present Club building itself has now been built for 16 years and all the facilities are relatively up-to-date. They offer Games Sections for  Darts, Pool, Crib etc.

The following events are regularly held:

 The Hall (with stage) can be hired for private functions and holds 120 visitors.

An elected Committee runs the Club and we invite all to Enrol and enjoy this Community centre.

Contact can be made to:

The Secretary
The Wheathampstead Club
1 Lower Luton Rd
Wheathampstead
Herts. AL4 8JL
Tel: 01582 833340

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MIND 

This is the Branch Out Befriending Scheme (St Albans & District). Adults give 1 - 2 hours per week to befriend the lonely or isolated who suffer long term mental health problems. Ongoing training and support is provided; expenses are reimbursed. We work toward equal opportunities for all.

Volunteers are urgently needed. Please contact Jolie Driscoll Tel: 01727 838545

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Send A Cow  

This is a registered charity that sponsors the provision cows to families in Uganda and the training of support vets. A letter from Paul Heiney says "..... Remember, Uganda's own national herd was largely slaughtered and downgraded in the country's long civil war; what we are doing is not imposing western ways, but replacing those lost skills as well as lost cattle. .."

Treasurer of the Hertfordshire Supporters' Group is Mike Hollick Tel. 01582-832567. Further details at Send a Cow.

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Women's Institute

Do come along and visit us at the Mead Hall on the second Wednesday of each month. We have a programme of activities, for example June 8th is a Social Evening - just a get together with some `in house' entertainment. On July 13th we have a talk entitled "Women I have Married" by a retired registrar. In August we have "The Golden Age of Radio" and there is a continuing programme for the rest of the year, which is advertised in the 'box' opposite Tesco in the Village.

We have a thriving Walking Group. We walk once a week, usually quite a short walk (3 - 4 miles), followed by either a Pub lunch or sometimes lunch at someone's home. 

We have also just started a Book Club and are open to ideas of anything else that members would like to consider. We are also hoping to increase our outings this year - we already have lots of ideas of where to go but any suggestions are always welcome. We are currently planning a visit to Hitchin Lavender in July.

The Group is very friendly and relaxed - we have a lot of fun and learn a lot too, so do come and join us.

details updated April 2011

The Mead Hall in East Lane is available for hire - Please contact Mrs Buffrey on 01582 832167.

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Friends of St. Helen's Church

Interested in joining?

Founded in 1970-1 the Friends were registered as a charity in 1995-6. The constitution expresses the aim as, "The preservation, repair and restoration of St Helen's church building for the benefit of the public by the provision of funds and equipment in co-operating with the Parochial Church Council"

Some Achievements

Over the years the Friends have raised over £80,000 and contributed to:

• repair an support of the North Wall
• recovering of South transept roof
• renovation and repair of the tower and spire
• external stonework repairs
• repair and renovation of the triple lancet windows
• publication of The Brief History and Guide to St Helen's Church, a new edition of which appeared in 2007.

Your Involvement

All subscribers are sent an Annual Report and new subscribers will be sent a complimentary copy of the Brief History and Guide. The minimum subscription is only £5 per annum.

Members have the opportunity to :

• attend the AGM
• join in social and fund-raising activities
• request guided tours of the church
• offer themselves for election to serve as trustee, or help in organising events.

Chairman - Richard Debenham
Hon Secretary - Ruth Jeavons (Tel: 01582 629516) 44 Necton Road, Wheathampstead, Herts, AL4 8AU

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1^st Wheathampstead Scouts, Cubs & Beavers

These are girls and boys groups meeting in the Scout Hut. The ages covered are:

Volunteers in various areas always welcome subject to the usual checks.

Contact can be made via -

Mrs Jan Spragge
29 Ash Grove
Wheathampstead
Herts. AL4 8DF

Telephone: 01582 833659

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Wheathampstead & Kimpton Explorer Scouts Group

This is a mixed group. Meetings are held on Thursdays at 7:15pm till 9:00pm in the Scout Hut. The ages covered are 14 to 18 years. There is participation in adventurous activities. New members are welcome.

Contact can be made via - Dan Bangs  email  -    

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W.A.S.P.s. (Wheathampstead After School Play Scheme and Holiday Club)

The After School Club is open to pupils of Beech Hyde and St Helen's Schools.  It is open from 3.15 until 6.15pm during term time.  The Holiday Club is open to primary school aged children from Wheathampstead and the surrounding area. It is open during the half term holidays and at Easter and during some of the Summer Holidays (dates on application).

For more information please call:
Mrs Helen Archer 01582 834190 or email:   

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  - Keeping Wheathampstead beautiful.

"Litterblitzers" are a collection of villagers who dislike being in litter strewn surroundings - we want our attractive village to be clean.  We target litter "hotspots" in/near the village for about 1 1/2hrs collecting the litter and rescuing many recyclables from landfill !

We are supported by the Parish Clerk and Councillors and the District Council who provide the equipment and collect the bags of rubbish and recyclables.  The Brewhouse Cafe encourages us with space for publicity, and by offering a 'special-meal-deal-for-blitzers' on the day.

All are welcome to join us, watch this site for the meeting point or ring Rosemary on 834480.

© Brian Joyce, 2008. Email:                         Supporting the community of Wheathampstead