Do you like board or video games? Do you like things that are free? Herefordshire Board Gamers would like to invite you to their weekly online game nights, where they play board games, video games and role playing games (RPGs). Â They have a lending library with over...
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NEWS | Snuff out fire risk during Candle Fire Safety Week
As part of the Fire Kills campaign, Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) is asking people to take care this Candle Fire Safety Week (12 - 18 October) and snuff out the risk of fire in their homes. With winter fast approaching and the days drawing...
COMMUNITY | Help Jack Albie get a life-size Tardis
In life, we all have dreams. Jack Albie from Hereford has spent lockdown keeping spirits up with daily videos wishing the people of Hereford well. It's time for the community to come together to help one of Jack's dreams come true. Jack is autistic and has epilepsy...
FEATURED | 2Faced Dance Company receives lifeline grant from Government’s £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund
2Faced Dance Company has been awarded £148,000 as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure they have a sustainable future, the Culture Secretary has announced today. 2Faced...
FEATURED | Shell Store project highlights Hereford’s potential
The dramatic transformation of Hereford’s former munitions store was unveiled to the press today as work on the £7.3m project which will support 25 new and growing businesses neared completion. The iconic roofline of the historic Shell Store remains. But now, within...
NEWS | National Adoption Week continues to break down the myths surrounding adoption
Adoption Central England (ACE) is supporting National Adoption Week and the #YouCanAdopt campaign which sets out to debunk myths around adoption and urging people who are considering adoption to take the next step.The national campaign runs from 12 - 18 October and...
FEATURED | Film production company set for growth thanks to new grant
A Shropshire film production company has its sights set on growth thanks to a £10,000 grant from a new business support programme. The Ludlow-based Wild Edric Media company has used the money – from the Marches Small Equipment Grant (SEG) – to help it buy a £30,000...
FULL DETAILS | Courtyard receives over £500,000 in funding to help secure future
The Courtyard Hereford has been awarded £535,000as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure they have a sustainable future, the Culture Secretary has announced...
FEATURED | The Courtyard’s future looks bright after government funding is secured
The future of The Courtyard in Hereford looks much brighter today after funding from the government was confirmed. The Courtyard posted on Facebook saying that management are delighted that they are here to stay and that the team were over the moon to announce that...
NEWS | Vennture founder awarded MBE for community response to COVID
Rob Thomas, founder and volunteer for Vennture,Herefordshire has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. This year the Birthday honours list celebrates the achievements and service of extraordinary people across the UK who...
NEWS | West Mercia Police celebrates Black History Month
West Mercia Police is using the opportunity of October’s Black History Month to encourage more people from black, Asian and other minority ethnic communities to join them as police officers. Black History Month was first celebrated in October 1987 in the UK, and...
FUNDRAISING | Leominster couple to raise money for Double Paralympic Gold Medalist Simon Richardson MBE
On the 12th October, husband and wife Phil and Kelly Hall from Leominster are embarking on a 130km walk over one month around their local area to raise money for 2008 Double Paralympic Gold Medalist Simon Richardson MBE, who is just recovering after a serious road...
NEWS | Final touches made to Hereford BID’s Improving Bath Street project
After much work, Hereford Business Improvement District (Hereford BID) are pleased to announce the completion of the Improving Bath Street project, following the planting of 30 crab apple trees. This once run-down area, between...
FEATURED | First look at Shell Store’s transformation to business hub
The dramatic transformation of Hereford’s former munitions store was unveiled today as work on the £7.3m project which will support 25 new and growing businesses neared completion. The iconic roofline of the historic Shell Store remains. But now,...
WHAT’S ON | eSports Fortnite Battle Royale to take place in Hereford!
The team at Work Here are hosting an eSports Fortnite Battle Royale online heats event in Hereford on the 24th October 2020 (12-17 years old) and 25th October 2020 (18 years+) with some great prizes to be won. If you are 12+ and want to get your hands on a code to be...
CHARITY | Patrick and Caroline Baker raise over £2,000 for charity by climbing Snowdon
Caroline and Patrick Baker have raised an amazing £2316 for St Michaels Hospice and Marie Curie by organising a sponsored walk up Snowdon in Wales. Snowdon is the highest peak in Wales, at 1,085m ASL. They completed the walk to say thank you for the wonderful care and...
TV | Catfish looking for UK fans to take part in new series
How do young people who’ve embraced the digital age find love? Often, it’s by connecting online with people they’ve never met in person. These days, messaging on iPhones has replaced the dinner date, and emailing through social media sites often substitutes for...
CHARITY | Alan Blake aims to raise £100,000 by completing 15 mile challenge
Alan Blake has spent much of his life raising money for various charities and feels he has one last charitable challenge left in him, as he moves into his 90th year. He has taken inspiration from the local area and has decided to navigate a walk that starts at his...
PET COMPETITION | Winner of Your Herefordshire Best of the Rest is revealed
The Your Herefordshire Pet of the Year Competition 2020 has been a huge success, with hundreds of entries. We managed to whittle these down to ten and we can reveal that the beautiful Lucky is the lucky winner of the best of the rest category! Thank you to all of you...
NEWS | Final touches made to Bath Street Improvement Project
Hereford BID have shared photos of the newly planted crab apple trees on Bath Street, the finishing touch to their improving Bath Street project. They were honoured to have the Madam Mayor, The Right Worshipful Cllr Kath Hey plant the first tree. Hereford BID would...