In Tring, our support for local events was incredibly active. During the Summer, we sponsored a variety of events including the Tring Together golf day, Tring midsummer fun run and the Aldbury Fair which took place on the early Bank Holiday in May. This was a Fair filled with community, spirit, spring festivities, local crafts, street food and live music.
In March, we welcomed two groups of children from Goldfield School as part of their project ‘My Money Month’. The children took part in some role play, depositing and withdrawing money and we briefly explained the process to them. The children also brought a list of prepared questions to ask and wrote down the answers to take back with them.
We explained in simple terms, what a Building Society is, why people save, how savings grow with interest and how our Society began. We did some money counting exercises with coins and piggy banks. Imitation bank notes were used to give the children a concept of what £1,000 looks like in the different denomination of notes. The children were happy to go back to school with a Harpenden Building Society gym bag and piggy bank each!
In the winter, we sponsored the annual Tring Christmas Festival. This was a fabulous and vibrant event with something for all generations to enjoy. Stalls, funfairs and a stage with performances created a hive of festive activity for the approximate10,000 people in attendance. Furthermore, the annual RGPHC Santa float took place in December, bringing festive cheer to Tring and the surrounding villages. Our team were in attendance for the route, helping shake buckets to collect donations for a fantastic cause.
Additionally, we donated to Hector’s House for their Big Christmas Give Challenge. This challenge allows supporters the opportunity to double their donations with match funding provided by the charity’s pledgers and the Big Give’s champions. Hector’s House is a suicide prevention and mental health awareness charity. Their mission is to stop suicide by ensuring everyone has access to mental health services, and to encourage people to talk openly about how they feel through education, awareness and support.
Take a read of all our community support in 2023 in Issue 1 Part 1 of our Mutual Magazine here