Links to other organisations

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Other Hitchin voluntary organisations

• Hitchin Town Centre Initiative

  Based at 27 Churchyard, Hitchin Town Centre Initiative is an organisation formed by local landlords and traders who met to discuss ideas on how the town could be improved by a co-ordinated effort.
  The website currently appears to be inactive. Instead, it maintains Hitchin Brands and Shops, which details Hitchin retailers, all members of the Hitchin Town Centre Initiative, and the nationally-known brands they sell.

• Hitchin Forum

  Hitchin Forum was formed in 1992 to bring together people and organisations who want to maintain and enhance the town’s special character.

• The Hitchin Society

  The Hitchin Society was formed to protect the character and charm of the town against the threats of inappropriate modern development.

• Hertfordshire Medical and Parmaceutical Trust

  Although the Herts Medical and Pharmaceutical Trust does not have a website, it is responsible for the Pharmacy Gallery and Physic Garden at Hitchin Museum.

• Hitchin Online

  A site dedicated to putting Hitchin online.

• Hitchin.Net

  A community website with news and views about Hitchin.

• The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment

  The Regiment’s website includes a history.

• St Faith's Church, Walsworth, Hitchin

  St Faith's Church with information about Beating the Bounds of Hitchin parish.

Musical societies

• Hitchin Band

  Formed in the 1860s, Hitchin Band is one of the oldest brass bands in the world still performing, giving the town an almost unique piece of ‘living heritage’, something to be very proud of.

• Hitchin Folk Club

  Hitchin Folk Club was BBC Radio 2’s Folk Club of the Year in 2005; its website includes a history of the Sun Inn.

Sports societies

• Hitchin Town Football Club

  Although the town’s first football club was founded in 1865, it was refounded in 1928 as Hitchin Town Football Club; the club was winner of the Southern League Cup in 2006.

• Hitchin Blueharts Hockey Club

  The website of the Hitchin Blueharts Hockey Club includes a history of the club’s first fifty years, from 1922.

• Hitchin Swimming Club

  There has been a Hitchin Swimming Club since 1840, when a pool was opened at Queen Street by public subscription arranged by the Lucas family.

Theatre and the arts

• The Queen Mother Theatre

  The Queen Mother Theatre is a modern venue offering a varied programme of professional and amateur productions and is home to the Bancroft Players Amateur Dramatic Society, and Big Spirit, a critically acclaimed Youth Theatre.

• The Market Theatre

  The Market Theatre is a small professional theatre with a strong ‘new writer’ policy and a kids Theatre Club, which meets on Saturday mornings with shows at Easter and Christmas.

News providers

• The Comet

  Once based in Hitchin, The Comet is the local newspaper.

• BBC Where I Live

  The BBC hosts what is alleged to be the world’s largest web site, but its Where I Live: Three Counties section deals with local news.

• Local weather forecast from the BBC

  A five-day weather forecast provided by the BBC on behalf of the Met Office.

Commercial organisations

• Archaeological Solutions Ltd

  Archaeological Solutions Ltd is an independent archaeological unit providing a wide range of professional services to both public and private sectors nationwide.

• Heritage Network

  The Heritage Network is an established independent practice specialising in archaeology and the historic environment.

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This page was last updated on 4 June 2007