What we’re about
Berkhamsted Walks and Social welcomes all friends, new and established, to our group. The aim of our group is to provide our members with opportunities to meet 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. We organise film nights, theatre trips, concerts, book club, 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 any expenses but most 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!
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Berkocinegoers at The Rex: It Was Just an Accident (Subtitled)
The Rex Cinema, High Street, Berkhamsted, GBTickets are only bought once payments have been made. Once you have RSVPed, please pay £12 immediately by bank transfer using these details:
Martin Jones
KROO BANK
04-07-09
#00779315
Trailer
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Run time: 104 mins
Review:
The film opens with a long, unbroken, deceptively charming shot of a genial man (Ebrahim Azizi) and his happy, pregnant wife driving in the countryside one evening. When the car breaks down, the husband persuades a mechanic to tinker with it, but then the mechanic's rumpled colleague Vahid (Vahid Mobasseri) recognises a chilling combination of sounds: the uneven footsteps of someone with a limp, and the squeaks of an artificial leg.
These sounds, which have haunted Vahid's nightmares for years, recall someone he calls Peg Leg, a sadistic interrogator who tortured him while he was incarcerated on trumped-up sedition charges. On impulse, Vahid knocks the man out with a shovel, and stuffs him in a box in the back of his van.
But wait. Vahid was always blindfolded while he was in prison, and so he can't be certain that the man he has caught is Peg Leg, after all. He decides to drive into the city to get a second opinion from a friend who was locked up with him, but even then, things aren't so simple. Before long, Vahid's van is full of former prisoners arguing over the question.
It Was Just an Accident is a taut and twisting revenge thriller loaded with heavyweight ethical quandaries. It is heartbreakingly explicit about what the well-drawn characters have suffered, but it asks whether they can ever be justified in using the same methods – abduction, torture – as their oppressors. Even if they can be sure that their captive is Peg Leg, do they have the right to execute him? On the other hand, do they have a choice? Have they gone so far that they will be in more trouble if they release him than if they finish the job?
Parking 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.2 attendees 
Berko Album Club
The Highwayman, 262 High Street, Berkhamsted, HP4 1AQ, GBWelcome to Berko Album Club - like a book club but for music.
Here is a link to all of the albums we've discussed since our first meeting in November 2024.
Each month we each nominate an album, from which three are chosen to each listen to before the next meeting where they will be discussed.
Any original album on Spotify can be nominated (not compilations / best of / greatest hits please) - any artist, band, genre or period but preferably an artist not so far reviewed.
Numbers are limited so please RSVP and update your response if you can subsequently no longer join us.
Albums for discussion in January are:-
- Woodkid - The Golden Age (2013) Jane Spotify Link
- Cocteau Twins - Four-Calendar Cafe (1993) Chris Spotify Link
- Biffy Clyro - Futique (2025) Mel Spotify Link
PARKING : free parking is available on the High Street and on Cowper Road opposite The Highwayman. The nearest car park is in St Johns Well Lane, a short walk to the pub.
Tedious disclaimer - in attending you agree your safety is your own responsibility and 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.14 attendees
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