Are you looking for a meaningful way to give back this Christmas? Join us on Saturday, December 20, for a heart-warming day of gift wrapping and fundraising at The Harlequin Shopping Centre in Watford - and help us support local people experiencing homelessness.

We’re looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help us wrap gifts, collect donations, and share the spirit of Christmas with shoppers while raising vital funds for those in need.

Cathy Come Home, which tackles the devastating realities of homelessness, poverty, and social injustice. First aired on BBC1 in 1966, the drama is still hailed for its realism, emotional storytelling, and its role in changing public perception and policy on homelessness.

The muscle strains and sore grazes have just about healed after a charity football match between teams comprising staff and people who benefit from local homelessness charities and Man On, from Watford FC’s Sports & Education Trust, at the club’s London Colney training ground last week.

Actors Helena Bonham Carter, Bill Nighy, Erin Doherty and Tom Burke visited the New Hope shop in Watford this week to film scenes for a new BBC drama, California Lane.