What we’re about
Berkhamsted and Tring Social welcomes all friends and residents, new and established, to our social group. The aim of our group is to provide our members with opportunities to meet new people with similar interests and to make new friends who want to get out and about in the local area. We offer three walks per week (two midweek and one weekend) in the surrounding countryside. We also offer a range of other events and have a strong commitment to supporting our local community and local events. As well as our regular walks, we also organise film nights, theatre trips, concerts, book club, the wine club, pub nights, meals out etc.
We are looking for new, committed hosts with fresh ideas, too, to help our local group grow and develop, offering a range of regular and new events to suit the different interests and tastes of our members.
Some events will have a small cost so that the organiser can cover the Meetup subscription fee and other expenses but many events will remain free of charge. As walks are our most regular events, we ask members to donate £1 towards our costs. We ask that all members keep their RSVPs up to date and respect the efforts made by all hosts in offering local and varied events for our enjoyment.
Look forward to you joining us at an event soon!
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Berkocinegoers at The Rex: The Penguin LessonsThe Rex Cinema, BerkhamstedGBP 11.50
Tickets have now been bought for this event. We are in seats G16-22 so if you'd like to join us please contact The Rex directly.
Rex Review:
Steve Coogan and one defiant penguin charm their way through Argentina’s dark chapter in this quietly affecting, oddly irresistible true story.
Directed by Peter Cattaneo and written by Jeff Pope, The Penguin Lessons is based on Tom Michell’s popular memoir and delivers an unexpected mix of warmth, wit and political undercurrents.
Set in 1976, the film follows Tom, an English teacher at an elite Argentine boarding school, whose sterile life is upended when he rescues a small, oil-slicked Magellanic penguin while vacationing in Uruguay. What begins as an impulsive act to impress a glamorous woman quickly spirals into something deeper. Unable to release the bird (soon named Juan Salvador), Tom sneaks him back to school, where their unlikely bond begins to change not only Tom, but those around him.
Coogan brings understated charm and emotional nuance to a character who in other hands might’ve felt too familiar. His chemistry with the scene-stealing penguin is disarmingly sincere. Juan Salvador becomes more than a companion, he’s a quiet mirror to the surrounding unrest and Tom’s own guarded heart.
With surprising depth and impact, this is a waddling delight!Trailer
The Penguin LessonsParking in Berkhamsted is very difficult but there is road parking along Three Close Lane. Please allow time to find somewhere to park. We meet between (or near to) the two doors in the bar.
- Berko Album Club (like a book club, but for music)The Highwayman, HP4 1AQ
Welcome to Berko Album Club - like a book club, but with music.
Never been? Come along, you'll be very welcome, and there is a link below to all of the albums we've discussed since inception.
Each month we all nominate albums, from which three are chosen, to listen to individually over the following weeks. Then we'll discuss them at the next meeting.
Hopefully we will review a diverse range of music over time. Any album on Spotify or YouTube can be nominated - any artist, genre or period : solo artists, bands, film soundtracks, etc.
Numbers are limited to 12 so please RSVP, and update your response if you subsequently can't no make it.
Albums to be discussed in May are:-
Fairport Convention - Unhalfbricking (1969) David
Nothing But Thieves - Broken Machine (2017) Neil
The Saw Doctors - Sing A Powerful Song (1997) Graham
Here is a Spotify playlist of all albums reviewed since inception : Berko Music Club
PARKING : free parking is available on the High Street and on Cowper Road opposite the pub, but, if no space is available, the nearest car park is in St Johns Well Lane which is a short walk to the pub.
Tedious but necessary legal disclaimer - by attending this event you agree that your safety is your own responsibility and you agree that the Organiser, Co-Hosts, Event Hosts, or other participants of Berkhamsted Walks and Social are not responsible or liable for the safety of any attendee, or any attendee’s guests.
