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We received this fabulous quote from one of our loyal supporters recently. Support and encouragement like this is wonderful to have so we wanted to share it with you too.

“I do congratulate you on the almost super-human efforts being made in driving forward a virtually continuous stream of imaginative fund-raising initiatives.  Impressively professional, and seemingly meeting with well-deserved success too – though that’s not to underestimate the scale of the task that still remains.  But I do believe that as the finishing-deadline comes increasingly in sight the pace of contribution will accelerate from ‘steady trot’ to ‘gallop’ . “

A heartfelt thanks to all our supporters, volunteers,  and to you for taking  the time to open and read our emails!

Sunday Times Article on the Save Castle Fields Campaign

Thank you to everyone who came along to the fields on the 10th October to pose for The Sunday Times photo shoot. Here’s the crowd, all waving to the paper’s very own drone!

We have confirmation from Senior Property Writer, Hugh Graham, that his feature on Save Castle Fields will be in this Sunday’s paper. We’ll be looking out for it and will share on the usual social channels of course. Please do the same and help us spread the word!

Nick Heath’s Route 1066

Nick is busy preparing to embark on his fundraising walk in aid of Save Castle Fields on 2nd November - not long to go!

He’ll be re-tracing the steps of William the Conqueror in 1066 on his 360-mile campaign trail from his landing in Pevensey Bay, past the site of the Battle of Hastings, onward via Berkhamsted, and finally to Westminster Abbey where William was crowned King of England.

We now have a special link to sponsor Nick. All the spaces sponsored via this link will be highlighted yellow on our interactive map (see below). He’s already up to 15 sponsored squares. Thank you Nick and all the best for your journey!

Keep track of Nick’s progress via his fascinating blog at https://letjog.co.uk/blog/ or subscribe to have his updates delivered straight to your inbox. Just enter your email at the bottom of the same page under “Follow My Blog”.

The Berkhamsted Ball and Auction of Promises

It’s only a week until the Berkhamsted Ball on Saturday 31 October, with a marvellous selection of auction prizes, great company, food, and dancing to the tunes of The X Tones at Nash Hall, Berkhamsted School.

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

Here’s just one of the auction items up for bids - a holiday stay for four at Aqua et Oleum, a beautiful boutique hotel in Extramadura, Spain.

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

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

Following his 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, which were later made famous by the 1964 film Zulu.

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.

The evening is kindly supported by Ashridge House and proceeds are kindly being donated to Save Castle Fields.

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

Thank you for your continued support