A new cafe will open up in Carpenders Park next month with its owner hoping it will become a thriving community hub.

Watford MP Richard Harrington will perform the ribbon cutting duties at Perk Coffee in The Parade on February 16.

Owner Kerry Kavanagh, 40, said: "It’s something that I believe is desperately needed in the area and I’ve had so much positive feedback about my plans for the café.

"There’s nothing else in the area like us and there aren’t really any community hubs of any note for business people to meet contacts or colleagues, or for people to meet their friends."