Do Something for Charity

Do Something for Charity Mayor’s Charity Golf Tournament Harpenden Common Golf Club 2nd April In aid of The Harpenden Trust and the Luton & Dunstable Hospital Charitable Fund. The pairs event - 4 Ball Better Ball Stableford. Coffee and bacon rolls will be served at 12 noon for a shotgun start at 1pm; there will be a buffet and award ceremony at the end of play. Tickets £130 per pair. To enter email jane.juby@harpenden.gov.uk or visit the Town Council Info Point TAP2BEAT An innovative way to raise money for charity has been launched in St Albans, using contactless payment through glass activation. Tap2Beat created by OnBrand will be fundraising for homelessness utilising their office window to encourage passers-by to ‘tap to donate’ for charities including: Open Door, Centre 33, Herts Young Homeless, Emmaus and Druglink by setting a £3 donation per tap. OnBrand Group Ltd, 12-14 Victoria Street, St Albans AL1 3JB www.onbrand.co.uk

Walks, Talks & More

Luton Hoo Walled Garden Spring Walks 1st & 8th April 10am A three hour walk in the ancient private landscape, not otherwise open to the public. Please book £5 Spring Open Day 15th April 10.30am -1pm With children's activities, a plant and produce stall and a historic garden tour, ages 4+ £3 Bluebell Walks 22nd & 29th April 10am & 2pm Walks take approximately two hours. Please book £5 Talk: Gertrude Jekyll in Bedfordshire 24th April 10.30am. Please book £5 Estate Office Lecture Room, Luton Hoo LU1 4LF www.lutonhooestate.co.uk/events Herts & Middx Wildlife Trust Discover Hedgehogs 8th & 15th April 2pm - 3pm Learn basic hedgehog facts; where they live, what they eat, the problems they face and why they're in decline. Meet a rescue hog and see where they are being nursed back to health. £8, child £6 Hornbeam Wood Hedgehog Sanctuary AL5 5HA Talk: The Wonderful World of Wild Bees 15th April 6.30pm - 9pm Join the Trust's Senior Reserves Officer and bee enthusiast, Josh Wells, for a talk on the wild bees that you can find in Hertfordshire, how they live and how to help them. £5, concs £4 Park Hall, Leyton Road AL5 2LX Please book www.hertswildlifetrust.org.uk

Rye Meads Wildlife Watch 27th April 2pm - 4pm Join an experienced volunteerin one of the hides and discover what wildlife is around. A fantastic opportunity to improve your bird ID skills and enjoy nature. Free Rye Meads, Stanstead Abbotts SG12 8JS ww2.rspb.org.uk

36 Bletchley Park all events are included with admission Exhibition: Never Alone 3rd April - 1st Nov 9.30am There are now more devices connected to the internet than people on the planet. These can make us safer, bring people together and make life easier. Yet for many, the connected world is still uncharted territory. This exhibition gives you the chance to think about decisions you make when you click ‘OK’. Discover stories from Bletchley Park’s history that prove concerns about privacy and surveillance are not unique to the internet age. Easter Holiday Activities drop-in, ages 5 -14 7th - 16th April 11am - 3.30pm Fun family-friendlyactivities involving mysterious maps. Take on the role ofa codebreakerduring WW2, crack secretcoded messages. Have a go at making a sliding map puzzle orcreate your own maze. 10th - 13th April 11am -3.30pm Nigel Amies, historical educator, will be the Morse Trainer and Drill Sergeant. Find out about WW2 kit and equipment and have a go at a Morse code message of your own. Make sure to turn up for Home Guard drill on the lawn –broom handles provided! Family Tours: Amazing People, Amazing Machines 4th -6th, 17th -19th April 11am - 3pm Could you have been a Codebreaker, a Wren or a dispatch rider? Hear about the amazing people and machines that helped break the Enigma cipher during WW2. Explore life at Bletchley Park in 1941 and take part in some secret war work. Ages 5 - 14 Children’s Author Workshop: Christopher Edge 18th April 1pm -2.30pm & 3pm - 4.30pm Join Christopher Edge for a workshop based on his latest book, ‘The Longest Night of Charlie Noon’. Includes a talk, fun activities and Q & A session. Ages 8 -14, please book £6 Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes MK3 6EB www.bletchleypark.org.uk Shuttleworth Collection Easter Floristry Workshop 4th April 10am - 1pm Led by qualified florists, create a floral table arrangement or a hand-crafted gift for someone special. All materials provided. Then explore the Swiss Garden at your leisure. £45 Cheese and Wine Night 7th April 5pm - 8pm Enjoy cheese and wine at this open house evening as you learn about the interesting building and the family who lived here. Explore the House and grounds and see areas not normally open to the public. £10 Murder Mystery: The Mystery of the Missing Egg 10th April 7pm Join Dorothy Shuttleworth and travel back to the 1940s when her Peacock Breeding and farm was at its peak. Her 4-toed rare Peacock is the envy of the country, so when a Faberge Egg made to celebrate it goes missing, suspicion falls on staff and guests - but would they resort to murder? A classic immersive whodunit evening, includes a 3 course dinner. £60 ‘Bring a Picnic’ Bank Holiday 13th April 9.30am - 5pm A rare opportunity to picnic in the lovely surroundings of the Swiss Garden. £8.50, child £2, concs £7.50 Spring Walk & Lunch with the Head Gardener 24th April 10.30am -2pm Hear about the garden’s story and how it is cared for. Enjoy lunch in the Garden Room and chat to the garden team about what you’ve seen. Highlights include swathes of daffodils, Rhododendrons, spring flowering shrubs and alpine plants in the Rock Garden. Age 16+ £35 Access all Areas and Lunch with the Head Engineer 30th April 10am See behind the scenes, get up close to the exhibits and learn their stories from the man who maintains this historic collection. Experience the engineering hangar from the other side of the barrier and watch as work is carried out on some of the last surviving aircraft of their kind. Take a vintage bus to the House and enjoy lunch while the Head Engineer answers your questions. £65 Shuttleworth Collection, Biggleswade SG18 9EP www.shuttleworth.org RAF London Animal Easter Trail 4th -19th April 11am - 3pm The Easter Bunny’s animal friends are hiding in the Museum, find them all for an Easter egg treat. £3 RAF London NW9 5LL www.rafmuseum.org.uk de Havilland Aircraft Museum Children’s Easter Activities 7th -19th April Tues -Sundays & Easter Monday Explore the timeline of flight with the iconic aircraft, and have fun unscrambling the Big Bugs anagram hunt. Make your own 3D Queen Bee, and find out how insects inspired the aircraft names. de Havilland Aircraft Museum, London Colney AL2 1BU 01727 826400 www.dehavillandmuseum.co.uk Aeroplanes & More...