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As we head into the damper days but cosy evenings of autumn, there’s still lots going on in the bid to Save Castle Fields. Here’s the latest news.

Nick Heath’s ROUTE 1066

Nick is busy preparing to embark on this epic fundraising walk in aid of Save Castle Fields. There will be a special link to sponsor 3m x 3m squares on the What3Words map. Hertfordshire’s Mix 92.6 Community Radio has already sponsored five squares - Nick regularly contributes to Steve Simpson’s show on a Saturday and has been invited to produce a daily update piece whilst en route.

From Monday 2 November, he will be following in the steps of William the Conqueror – from his arrival at Pevensey Bay to the site of the Battle of Hastings and his subsequent march around south-eastern England to Berkhamsted and, eventually, into London for his coronation at Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day 1066 , It’s a 960-year-old path over 360 miles. Nick hopes to complete it in around 24 days.

Read the first of Nick’s blog posts on ROUTE 1066 on his LETJOG blog site at

https://letjog.co.uk/2026/10/13/1066/.

(If you’re wondering, LETJOG stands for Lanes End to John O’Groats”, Nick’s very first fundraising Nordic walk, solo and unsupported, in May-July 2021, in support of Mind, Parkinson’s UK and The Hospice of St Francis.)

To receive email updates from Nick during his journey, go to https://letjog.co.uk/blog/, scoll to the end of the page and enter your email to subscribe.

The Berkhamsted Ball and Auction of Promises

The last few tickets and tables are available for The Berkhamsted Ball and Auction of Promises on Saturday 31 October. Book for yourself and / or friends, up to a table of 8 or more!

The evening includes our Gala Auction, hosted by celebrity auctioneers John Bly (BBC’s Antiques Roadshow) and Charles Hanson (Bargain Hunt, Flog It!, Antiques Road Trip).

We’ve received so many donations of wonderful prizes that there will also be a Silent Auction during the evening.  

Plus we’ll be taking an opening bid for our upcoming new monthly online auction, the first of which will feature the script, signed by the cast, for the final Gavin and Stacey episode, kindly donated by Adrian Scarborough.

For all the details on the Ball, the full listing of prizes and to book tickets click here.

The Battle of Rorke’s Drift Talk
Thursday 12th November, 6.30pm - 8pm, Ashridge House

Join us to hear Douglas Rattray, of Fugitives’ Drift Lodge, Rorke’s Drift, South Africa, continue the legacy of his late father, David Rattray, whose name became synonymous with the interpretation of the Anglo-Zulu War.

Dubbed the 'white Zulu' after the tribespeople he championed, David Rattray was an impassioned expert in the history of his country and almost single-handedly preserved accounts of heroism on both sides of the Anglo-Zulu war of 1879.

Following a recent sold-out event at the Royal Geographical Society, in this acclaimed talk “The Battle of Rorke’s Drift”,  Doug examines one of the most dramatic battles of the Anglo-Zulu War, later made famous by the 1964 film Zulu.

The evening is kindly supported by Ashridge House and is in aid of Save Castle Fields. Doors open at 6pm.

Tickets are £25 per person. To reserve your place and make payment please email zulu1879talk@gmail.com.

Choir On The Green, Mozart’s Requiem

At the launch of the what3words campaign to Save Castle Fields, the Choir On The Green, conducted by Paul Bullen, performed the very moving Mozart's Requiem in D minor, K. 626.  

Here is our recording of that performance, featuring a reminder of what the campaign is hoping to prevent.

Thank you for your continued support