Man dies after car hits tree
A man died this week after his car hit a tree next to a road in Well End which has been the subject of a long-running traffic-calming campaign.
Blacksmith was open all hours
In the years between the two world wars all of the horses which could be seen pulling carts around Boreham Wood had their shoes crafted and fitted by one blacksmith.
Country house secrets revealed
The villagers of Shenley must have been more than a little curious when, in 1942, armed guards suddenly appeared outside the gates of a country house in Green Street.
Sun shines on festival finale
Thousands of people enjoyed entertainments ranging from medieval battles to karaoke in the sunshine at Borehamwood's Meadow Park during Families Day.
Daggers blunted
Boreham Wood stepped up their pre-season campaign with a well-deserved drubbing of Conference League title favourites Dagenham and Redbridge on Saturday.
Happy and glorious
Union Jacks were flying in Borehamwood streets over the weekend when hundreds of folk gathered to toast the Queen's Golden Jubilee.
Bullseye for pub team
Darts players representing Borehamwood's old Red Lion pub had a season to remember in 1940, when they were crowned Hertfordshire and Home Counties champions.
Hello my old china!
An unusual piece of souvenir china depicting a crest for Elstree has been discovered by Elstree and Boreham Wood History Society.
Halfpenny milk, Horlicks and the high jump
Back in the early 1930s children growing up in Borehamwood all tended to go to the same school, because there was only one in the village at the time.
Saving up for a festival day
After decades of helping people enjoy themselves, Stan Mason takes great pleasure in looking through photographs of the street parties he organised over the years.
