Community
We recognise that this is an uncertain time for everyone. Our Members are at the heart of everything we do, and we want to reassure you that we continue to be committed to looking after your money. Recently, the Bank of England reduced the base rate by 0.65% to 0.10% and we have taken some […]
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Our latest update, December 21st 2020 We would like to provide all of our members an update on our decision to permanently close the Wendover and Buckingham branches with immediate effect. You can read our official statement in full from our Chief Executive, Sarah Howe. Below is an update for all of our members on […]
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We have provided a three year funding support programme with the St Albans based youth counselling charity, Youth Talk. Presently, the Society is halfway through the partnership and are already seeing the benefits they provide towards young people’s mental health. Funding from our Grassroots Endowment Fund has already financed the first Youth Talk counselling sessions which […]
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Here is a summary of our opening hours over the festive period for our branches… Christmas Eve – our six branches and our Head Office will close at 1pm Christmas Day and Boxing Day – our six branches and our Head Office will be closed Friday 27th December – our Head Office will be open […]
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Harpenden Building Society won the Best Local Building Society award for an unprecedented 5th, consecutive year at the What Mortgage Awards. Today we meet Harpenden’s CEO Sarah Howe who tells us more about this specialist lender which packs a punch when it comes to mortgage lending. Q: How did it feel to be voted Best […]
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Staff from Harpenden Building Society are ‘going back to school’ to help deliver a ‘Money Manager’ financial education scheme to local children. So far nearly 1200 youngsters aged between 4 and 11 years (key stage 1 & 2) have enrolled on the scheme with the Society encouraging more local schools to sign up to the […]
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Lyndhurst Financial Management are delivering their inaugural Harpenden Personal Finance Conference on Friday 15th November 2019. This highly anticipated morning event is free to attend and will take place in the Rothamsted Research Conference Centre, West Common, Harpenden, AL5 2JQ. Registration for the conference is from 9:00am to 9:30am and concludes with a complimentary buffet […]
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Harpenden Cricket Club opened their brand new pavilion on Sunday, June 30th. More than 200 people attended on a bright summer’s day to see the Harpenden town mayor Cllr Brian Ellis, join Chairman Simon Wade, vice chairman Simon Caunce, Bruce Claridge, MD of Claridge & Hall and architect Graham Reid at the grand opening. It […]
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We are proud to have won the ‘Best Local Building Society’ category at the prestigious What Mortgage Awards for a 5th year running. With our Head Office based in Harpenden, we have 6 branches in total across the Northern Home counties and a long standing reputation for providing mortgages tailored to the requirements of the […]
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On Sunday July 14th, the highly anticipated 24th annual Highland Gathering festival once again drew crowds from all over the region. Harpenden Lions Club are the team behind the event. Rothamsted Park in Harpenden provided the perfect location and even the sunshine made an appearance too. We were delighted to continue our support for this […]
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