Impactful Lives

22/08/2026

An amazing day with North Herts Pride today, celebrating inclusion and genuine community cohesion.
Thank you to all the people who came to speak with us, our staff and volunteers.
See you all at our next monthly activities or any time during the week where we are available all year round with Impactful Lives and Impactful Governance - Community Interest Company speaking up for your rights.

17/08/2026

Job Vacancy - Work With US: LGBTQ+ Unpaid Carers Outreach role. DEADLINE 30th August.
Enquiries to [email protected]

17/08/2026

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13/08/2026

When someone says something you believed then breaks that commitment without telling you, you lose trust and confidence Herts Police

Watford LGBTQ+ charity Impactful Lives has accused Herts Police of reversing its commitments on pride support and backing out of dialogue.

12/08/2026

Solar eclipse & paint in the park with Qu**rs & Peers Dacorum tonight.

08/08/2026

Hermaphroditus (also the namesake of the word hermaphrodite), the son of Hermes and Aphrodite, is considered the god of hermaphrodites and intersex people. Hermaphroditus was depicted as a winged youth with both male and female features, that is, usually female thighs, breasts, and style of hair, and male genitalia.
Courtesy of Wikipedia

06/08/2026

We made clear prior to the Pride events this year and last that if the Progress Flag was withdrawn by Herts Police, we would need to withdraw our support for them.
To date I have had no response other than a holding email from the person deputising. This means we are not currently a Third Party Hate Crime Reporting Centre so if anyone has any Hate incidents, please report them directly until/if anything changes:

Report hate crime

03/08/2026

With Kew Gardens – I just got recognised as one of their top fans! 🎉

03/08/2026

https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/26432344.herts-police-examine-homophobic-assumptions-death-probe/

Disappointing Herts Police

The police watchdog has ordered Herts Constabulary to review whether “homophobic assumptions” played a role in its investigation into the sudden…

25/07/2026

Next unpaid LGBTQ+ Carers (Hertfordshire) is Saturday 15th August in St Albans and following is Friday 21st August in Hatfield.
If you look after someone who would struggle to cope without you, this is for you!
Book tickets now:
St Albans Museum https://www.outsavvy.com/event/21602/lgbtq-unpaid-carers-if-you-look-after-someonerelativechildolder-people-and-do-not-get-paid

Hatfield Museum
https://www.outsavvy.com/event/31935/lgbtq-carers-hatfield-time-out-for-you-if-looking-after-someone-who-would-not-cope-without-you