Community
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 […]
Read MoreWe 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 […]
Read MoreOn 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 […]
Read MoreParsons Close Recreation Ground in Leighton Buzzard was the fitting host to the Leighton Linslade Carnival on Saturday July 13th. The highly anticipated event attracts many people from all around the local area to come together and embrace the carnival atmosphere. For 2019, the theme was ‘music through the ages’. There were many musical performances […]
Read MoreWe have completed some scheduled maintenance on our Online Services platform to deliver an upgrade which will provide you with an easier and more effective system to use. The improvements now make it it easier for you to access your account on any device and simplify making quick and easy transactions between your accounts. It […]
Read MoreJuly 2nd, 2019: Harpenden Building Society has continued its sponsorship of the Herts Advertiser School Awards, ‘Pupil of the Year’ Category. The Awards, now in their ninth year, celebrate all that is great within St Albans and Harpenden schools and how they are integral to community life. The awards recognise children’s achievements; the dedication, passion […]
Read MoreMay 29th 2019: Harpenden Building Society has reported a year of strong results despite a backdrop of economic uncertainties, largely as a consequence of Brexit. In another year of solid performance, profit before tax has remained strong at £1.9M. The Society has a long history of generating good profitability which has allowed it to strengthen […]
Read MoreWhilst it’s not likely a young child will be purchasing a holiday with a credit card anytime soon, research carried out by the University of Cambridgeshire, indicates children’s habit formations including their spending behaviour, are influenced before the age of seven years old. One year ago today, Harpenden Building Society teamed up with charity Young […]
Read MoreHarpenden Building Society was delighted to once again, receive recognition for delivering the best possible service to mortgage customers and intermediaries. Ken Hale, Head of Lending, said: “Securing this customer and broker nominated award for the fourth consecutive year is an outstanding achievement. We would like to thank everyone who voted for us. This level […]
Read MoreSociety employees answered local schools call for help, by rolling up their sleeves to restore and improve the garden at Newberries Primary School in Radlett and two classrooms at St Dominic Catholic Primary School in Harpenden. Both the painting of classrooms and restoration of school gardens proved a little more demanding than some of the […]
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