Charities | Elderly | General | Health | Library | Sports and Clubs | Children & youths | Community centre
| Updated 08-May-2008 |
For additions, corrections or suggestions Email us |
| Neighbourhood watch | see web page | see web page |
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Parish Council Memorial Hall (for meetings and functions) |
Mrs Barbara Green |
01582 832541 |
| East Lane & Meads Residents Association |
Reg Russell 15 East Lane AL4 8BN |
01582 629517 |
| Litterblitz | Rosemary | 01582 834480 |
| Citizens Advice (Free, impartial, confidential, independent advice) | Thursday 10 am - 12 noon Memorial Hall | 01727 811118 |
| Whst'd Local Nature Reserve | Fairtrade | Marshalls Heath | Local history group | ||
* for contact information refer to the Parish Council Offices (01582 832541)
| Movement and action class for 2-4 year boys and girls and their parents called Dinky Dancers. The classes will be held at the Mead Hall on Friday morning and Friday afternoon | Helen Thomas |
01438 832250
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| 1st Wheathampstead Guides | Donna Bigg |
01438 832987  |
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Kath Andrews |
01582-832267 |
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Mrs. D Bonner (Head) |
01582-832661 |
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Mr Andrew Emeny (Head) |
01582-832106 |
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Scouts, Cubs and Beavers (1st Wheathampstead) |
Mrs Jan Spragge |
01582 833659 |
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Explorer Scouts (Wheathampstead & Kimpton) |
Phil Hobbs |
07779 222262 |
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'Wasps' (after school play scheme) |
Helen Archer |
01582 834190 |
| netmums (provide information and support for parents in Harpenden and the surrounding areas) | ||
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Mums & Toddler Group. 0 - 5 years welcome |
Every Friday morning at the Memorial Hall. 9:45 - 11:45am |
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Wheathampstead Wanderers Youth Football Club |
Simon Wright, Chairman
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01438 832551 |
* for contact information refer to the Parish Council Offices (01582 832541)
| Support for Carers |
A
county wide voluntary organisation supporting anyone who, unpaid looks after a
friend or relative with an illness or disability. |
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Manor Pharmacy |
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Doctors' Surgery |
01582 832258 |
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Baby Clinic, Weds. 2-4pm |
01582 833546 |
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Health Visitor for mothers and families |
01582 833546 |
| Marford Rd Dental Practice |
01582 833408 |
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Dental Surgery - High Street |
01582 833232 |
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Wheathampstead Welfare Group |
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* for contact information refer to the Parish Council Offices (01582 832541)
| Senior Social Club. (Mondays 2 - 4 pm, Memorial Hall once a month) |
Mrs Maw 01582 833173 |
Games, tea, lunch , transport available. anyone over 60 is very welcome. |
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Thomas Sparrow House |
Housing Support
Officer |
Sheltered accommodation for over 60's |
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Recreation for the Retired (Table tennis, Pool, Darts and board games) |
Mrs B Clarke |
Fridays 2 - 4 pm, Memorial Hall |
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EXTEND - provides recreational movement to music for men and women over-sixty and for less able people of all ages. |
local teacher |
Head Office, 2 Place Farm, Office Manager Ruth Griffiths Telephone 01582 832760 |
* for contact information refer to the Parish Council Offices (01582 832541)
| St Albans Junior Netball club | Janet Blay |
01582 62952 |
| St. Albans Striders - (running club) |
Ross Nugent  |
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Ian Smith |
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Follyfields Residents Assoc. |
Neil Craig |
01582 832371 |
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Simon White |
01582 834682 |
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Elaine Enstone
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01582 760709 |
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The Secretary |
01582-833340 |
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| Wheathampstead Flower Club | Elaine Enstone | 01582 760709 |
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Mick Vardy |
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Richard Brett |
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| 3 Valleys Club | http://www.threevalleys.org | |
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Women's_Institute Mead Hall, East Lane |
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Tudor Rd Residents Assoc. |
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Archery Club (Follyfields at weekends) |
Mr A Manzo |
01582 629962 |
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Cricket Club |
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Joe Maher |
01582 834457 |
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Herts & Mddx. Wildlife Trust |
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Health & Beauty Exercise |
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Paul Edelston |
01582 833892 |
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Local History Group |
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Whstd 89 (Football Club) |
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Macintyre Home |
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Labour Party |
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Offas Way Neighbourhood Watch |
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* For contact information refer to the Parish Council Offices (01582 832541)
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This is a local section of the CTC (national cycling club). Our rides mostly start from St Albans & Hatfield but also some from East lane car park. We have 7 active members that I know of living in Wheathampstead. I am based in Marford Rd and have created a web site that is updated regularly. We also carry a page relating to activities for tandemists. Please take a look at this URL www.ctcherts.org.uk/stalbans . Ian Smith (Tel: 01582 629949.) |
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Wheathampstead
Flower Club meet nine times a year on the
3rd Thursday of the
month (not
January,
August & December) at 7.45pm at the Memorial Hall, Marford Road,
Wheathampstead. Be
assured of a warm welcome at this small
and friendly club. Enjoy watching demonstrations of flower
arrangements by experienced flower arrangers or
listening to an informed and
entertaining speaker. In 2008 the Club is celebrating its Coral Anniversary and the programme for this 35th year includes an open meeting in May when Jeanette Bell will be the demonstrator. |
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Programme for 2008 |
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| 21st Feb | Annual General Meeting - Followed by a talk with flowers by Anne Firth - "A Step Back in Time" |
| 20th March | Sue Hobley - "Spring Forward" |
| 17th April | Shirley Perkins - "Spectrum" |
| 22nd May | Open Meeting. Jeanette Bell - "Coral Celebration" |
| 19th June | "Masterclass" by Perfect Moment |
| 17th July | Daphne Grant - "New Lamps for Old" |
| 18th Sept. | David Thomson - "Kaleidoscope" |
| 16th October | Pamela Ferguson - "An Autumn Medley" |
| 20th Nov. | Gill McGregor - "Christmas Delight" |
Visitors and new members welcome at all meetings
For further details please contact: Elaine Enstone (Secretary) on 01582 760 709
Email : 
| Greyhound Compassion | L Read |
01582 713598 01582 712418 |
| James Marshall Foundation | Mrs T Whittle | 01582 760735 |
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Jolie Driscoll |
01727 838545 |
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Chairman Richard Debenham Hon Sec Mrs Ruth Jeavons |
01727 857391 |
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Mike Hollick |
01582-832567 |
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| Home-Start - St Albans City & District - providing practical and emotional support for young families in: St Albans, Harpenden, Redbourn, Wheathampstead, Colney Heath, London Colney and Sandridge. Home-Start is a voluntary organisation in which volunteers offer regular support, friendship and practical help to young families in their own homes, helping to prevent family crisis and breakdown, and emphasising the pleasures of family life. | www.homestartstalbans.org.uk | |
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Thursday Club |
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National Step Family Assoc. |
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Save the Children |
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British Diabetic Assoc. |
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Motor Neuron Disease Assoc. |
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Compassionate Friends (Bereaved parents) |
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Meadcraft Workshop |
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* for contact information refer to the Parish Council Offices (01582 832541)
Meetings are held at the Mead Hall, East Lane, Wheathampstead
on the 3rd Tuesday (evening 7:30)
and 1st 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
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
| The Horticultural Section meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 8.00 p.m. in the Memorial Hall, Marford Road to hear interesting, illustrated talks on all aspects of gardening.
Visitors and new member are always welcome and you don't have to be an experienced gardener to join. We regularly have excellent speakers with stunning photography so why not come along to a meeting and give us a try. We also run plant sales and popular coach trips to attractive gardens. Our programme for 2008/09 is as follows:
We very much look forward to welcoming you. Just turn up on one of these dates or for further information contact
David using this email address, which you will need to type in
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| The Wine Club, a section of the
Horticultural Society, meets on the last Wednesday of the month at 8.00
p.m. in the Memorial Hall. The committee have put together an interesting
programme for 2007 and into 2008, ranging from professionally led tasting
to home brewing, via ‘cooking with wine’ and ‘The Old Bailey’ on the way.
For further information please e-mail |
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 Snooker, Darts, Pool, Crib etc.
The following events are regularly held:
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A Big Band Concert on the second Monday of every month except August. The Orchestra consists of 20 musicians and they are conducted, also a Vocalist is provided. The admission is only £2 and they encourage 7:30 p.m. arrivals |
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Country Music with some of the best Country Musicians in the South - every first Saturday of every month |
Both of these functions, together with internal functions are open to Members and non-members. The Concert Room 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
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
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.
Wheathampstead has a thriving W.I.
The Mead Hall in East Lane is available for hire - Please contact Mrs Buffrey on 01582 832167.
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"
Over the years the Friends have raised over £80,000 and contributed to:
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 :
Chairman and Hon Secretary - Donald Wright (Tel. 01582-833127)
These are boys-only groups meeting in the Scout Hut. The ages covered are:
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Beavers |
6 to 8 |
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Cubs |
8 to 11 |
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Scouts |
11 to 15 |
Contact can be made via -
Mrs Jan Spragge
29 Ash Grove
Wheathampstead
Herts. AL4 8DF
Telephone: 01582 833659
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 -
Phil Hobbs email - 
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:
- 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.
