Welcome to the latest edition of the CPRE Hertfordshire supporters’ email newsletter.
We hope you enjoy reading our latest news. Don’t forget you can keep up-to-date with local countryside news and information on our work every week by following us on Facebook, Instagram or LinkedIn.
Best wishes
Abby Coften
Chief Executive
Order your Christmas cards now and help save the countryside
We continue our ongoing fight to protect the Hertfordshire countryside which, I’m sure you know, is under immense pressure. Can you please help by purchasing our charity Christmas cards?
Everyone enjoys receiving a card at Christmas time, and every penny of profit from our cards goes directly to funding our work to protect and promote the local countryside. Our cards are unique Hertfordshire designs, all by our local members and supporters.
A pack of 5 of one design is £3.50 – just 70p per card.
A mixed pack of 10 randomly assorted designs offers even better value, £6.00 – just 60p per card.
Enter our Autumn Raffle for your chance to win a prize!
We are running an online raffle this year to raise funds for our vital work protecting Hertfordshire's Green Belt and the wider countryside for everyone.
Our raffle is free to enter however if you are able to make a small donation (minimum £5) when entering to support our work, we would greatly appreciate it.
Enter by 30th November for your chance to win an array of fantastic prizes kindly donated by local Hertfordshire businesses.
What prizes can I win?
You could be in with the chance of winning any of the following prizes when you enter our online raffle. At the same time, you’ll be helping to protect local green spaces, wildlife and waterways, for everyone.
Prizes you might win:
McMullens Brewery – Tour and lunch for 10 people
Lussmanns Restaurants – Set 3 course lunch or dinner for two
Tring Brewery – Tour for two adults
French and Day Delicatessen – £20 voucher to spend online or in-store
Knebworth House, Park and Gardens – voucher for four people to visit during the 2025 season (March through end September)
Ayletts Nurseries – £20 voucher
‘& by Donna Reeves’ – £20 voucher to spend on art, fashion or home items
The Secret Space – Free initial consultation and well-being acupuncture treatment, worth £75
Shepreth Wildlife Park – Vouchers for two admission tickets, each voucher good for either one adult or one child
Bridget B’s farm store – £20 voucher
Van Hage Great Amwell – A handmade mouthblown glass reed diffuser with honeysuckle diffuser oil
'22 Ideas that Saved the Countryside’ – signed by lead author and CPRE Hertfordshire Chairman Peter Waine, regular retail price £25. (We have two copies to be awarded as two separate prizes.)
Further details can be found on our webpage. To enter please make your donation here or copy and paste this link in to your browser: https://www.cpreherts.org.uk/get-involved/make-a-donation/
You can also make a donation via cheque if preferred, please make this payable to CPRE Hertfordshire and send to: 31A Church St, Welwyn AL6 9LW. Just include a note with your donation so we can be sure you have been entered into the online raffle.
Then make sure you complete our entry form here or copy and paste this link in to your browser: https://www.cpreherts.org.uk/get-involved/events/enter-our-autumn-online-raffle-for-your-chance-to-win-a-prize/
Guided Walk - an update on the Whitwell to Luton walk
Under the flight path near Bendish. Photo: A Hopwood
CPRE Hertfordshire, the countryside charity, led a guided walk from the village of Whitwell, through the beautiful fields of Green Belt countryside following the flightpath to Luton airport on Sunday 29th September 2024. A write up by Kruna Vukmirovic, Trustee of CPRE Hertfordshire, can be found on our website along with some pictures of the day.
We have long campaigned against the expansion of Luton airport due to its unacceptable impacts on the countryside, the environment, local people and communities, and climate change. This walk was an opportunity to see and discuss these impacts with other like-minded people.
Details of our Spring Guided walk, and how to book, will be published on our website shortly.
CPRE Hertfordshire campaigns for a better future for the Hertfordshire countryside. We work locally to protect, promote and enhance the countryside for everyone to value and enjoy. Founded in 1928, CPRE Hertfordshire is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation and registered charity (1162419).
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