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Amore at Hawkins – changing shopping in Hitchin

By nlennox at 22:49 on 21/05/12

Two popular local businesses are joining forces to create a whole new shopping experience right in the heart of Hitchin. Amore beauty salon will be opening an exciting new beauty treatment 'pod' in Hawkins of Hitchin Department Store, Bucklesbury, on Friday 18 May. The new beauty treatment 'pod', available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, aims to give customers a complete pampering experience whilst shopping in Hawkins...
Hitchin MP Peter Lilley Visits Local Blue Cross

By HitchinPeople at 11:56 on 05/05/12

MP for Hitchin and Harpenden, Peter Lilley, visited the Blue Cross rehoming centre in Kimpton last week, to learn more about the work the charity does for sick and homeless pets. Animal-lover Peter and his wife Gail visited the centre near Hitchin to meet some of the unwanted and abandoned dogs, cats and rabbits who are looking for new homes and talk to staff about the challenges faced by the charity during the recession. They were...
The Pilates Pod and Hitchin Businesses come together for charity

By HitchinPeople at 18:45 on 28/03/12

The Pilates Pod, Hitchin, officially launched their new studio at 107 Bancroft with an amazing party showing their passion for shopping local and supporting the local community. The special party was attended by around 60 people from the local business community as well as existing clients and friends made on social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook, finally putting some faces to the names. Plus it raised £400 for...
Blue Cross homeless 'Uggies' hope to shine as star pets

By HitchinPeople at 10:29 on 02/03/12

With hit film 'The Artist' taking five awards at this year's Oscars, canine star Uggie is back in the limelight – showing everyone that dogs of his kind can make top pets. But despite the popularity of this talented terrier, leading animal charity The Blue Cross has revealed that it takes in more homeless and unwanted Jack Russells than any other breed. The number taken in by the charity, which runs a rehoming centre near...
Quiz Night at the Sun Hotel, Hitchin

By HitchinPeople at 09:44 on 27/02/12

Quiz night in aid of the Rainbow Trust Children's Charity, organised by Waterstones. On Wednesday 29th February at The Sun Hotel, Sun St, Hitchin. Arrive between 7pm and 7.30pm entrance by ticket £10 including a meat or vegetarian lasagne dinner. More details from Waterstones, Market Place or call 01462 422329.

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Royal Wedding Celebrations in Hitchin

By cleric20

Lancaster Avenue and Road team up for Hitchin’s Biggest Royal Wedding Street Party More than...

By HitchinPeople at 19:19 on 29/04/11

In March we celebrated the North Herts Council's encouragement of royal wedding street parties. Today the rain stayed and the sunshine eventually came out to shine on the many royal wedding street parties in Hitchin. Coming in all shapes and sizes all the street parties had a wonderful atmosphere with families and neighbours coming together to celebrate in style. One mother of three in Lancaster...
MISSING CAT - Can you help find Monkey?

By HitchinPeople

Great news! A woman across the road from the owners home called after seeing a poster. Monkey has...

By HitchinPeople at 13:39 on 04/04/11

Monkey was last seen on Brampton Park Road on Saturday. His worried owners live on Balmoral Road and he doesn't normally go beyond their garden. Monkey has epilepsy and needs his medication urgently. He can't jump or climb as a normal cat can so may be trapped somewhere (possibly a shed or garage). If you live in the area please have a quick look in your shed/garage and garden in case he is there. ...
Community project restores mini-nature reserve

By TheFable

Where is this area? i'd love to take a look, and well done to all involved.

By HitchinPeople at 17:09 on 29/03/11

The local community has come together to restore an area of woodland to improve the wildlife habitat as well as open up access to a spinney for people to enjoy a stroll with nature. The residents' group brought together people of all ages for a weekend of energetic activity to create a mini-nature reserve in the heart of Hitchin. Residents spent a weekend removing hundreds of drink cans, plastic and glass bottles, clearing dead...
Route Explained - Hitchin Walks - 4 mile loop dipping into the fields

By johnnyb41

Looks like a nice, relaxing walk. Here is a link to a circular walk of Hitchin itself which can be...

By Robyn_Heard at 18:15 on 21/01/11

I love walking and find that it is a great way to keep fit. More that the health benefits I love being able to explore and take the time to look at things, experience them in different lights, and see the landscape change with the seasons. This is a fairly short walk of just under 4 miles (3.89 miles) with no real climbs so would be suitable for everyone. It took me about an hour and a half to complete the walk at an...
Make something happen this January

By Maxine Tricker Garden Design

Yup will do :) Will be using all their clothing and bike...so they get to clean it all ! After all...

By Robyn_Heard at 08:06 on 14/01/11

Every year January arrives full of the promise of change and new beginnings, but does anything really change? No, well at least it doesn't if you do nothing to make things change. So this year, instead of waiting around for something to miraculously happen, I decided to take some serious action! I started by thinking long term so I asked myself what I wanted to have achieved by the end of 2011. I came up with a few...