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Welcome to April

Like you we’re looking forward to things getting back to normal and having theatres, museums, sports venues and other places re-opening soon, and when they do, we’ll make sure we include as many as we have room for!

As always, we’ve included a selection of local businesses from Accountants to Windows & Doors.

If you’re interested in advertising, we’d love to hear from you. The magazines are monthly and if you don’t have a copy handy, you can always find them on Twitter, Facebook or our website.

In the meantime, stay safe and look after yourself and others.

Jane & Wendy

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Local, Reliable, Dependable Providing help to those that need it in and around the home, from simple tasks to assisting with outings, companionship and offering respite to carers who may simply need a break.

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Out & About & Online Please book for all events

St Albans Museum + Gallery

Recycling Collage Workshop 1st April 11am via Zoom Inspired by the exhibition Hertfordshire Open 2020 Over the Fence at Handley Page & Radlett Aerodrome 7th April 7.30pm via Zoom Join Chris Scivyer, chairman of the Handley Page Association, to explore the histories of these places. He grew up in Frogmore, spending hours in the garden looking over the fence at Radlett Aerodrome. The end of the runway was about 150yds from his fence. He had Victor bombers at the bottom of the garden! £5 Flight, Forces & Gravity with Mad Science 8th April 11am via Zoom Ages 4 - 11 Join a live Mad Scientist for some interactive science fun.

Mosaic Workshop: Putting the Pieces Together 18th April 3pm via Zoom Create your own mosaic inspired by Verulamium’s iconic shell mosaic. £35, includes materials. www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk

Spring Special 25% off Shutters

20% off all Blinds, Awnings, Poles & Curtains

Herts & Middx Wildlife Trust

Bird Song for Beginners 1st April 6pm online Learn to identify some of the birds singing in the dawn chorus, as you look at 10 of the most popular garden birds.

It's a Small World - Macro Photography 20th April 8pm online Looking at subjects that we don’t know are under our feet. www.hertswildlifetrust.org.uk

St Albans Easter 10K 2nd April 9am

This is a flat, fast and chip timed event organised by Active Training World on a single lap course starting and finishing in Highfield Park. The route is on tarmac and mostly traffic free. Age 15+ entry £20. Highfield Park, St Albans www.activetrainingworld.co.uk

Hatfield House

Hatfield Park Opening Weekend 3rd & 4th April Enjoy the park, woodland walks and gardens.

Tudor Legacies - Meet Henry VIII, his Wives & Children 5th April free Interact with Henry VIII, his six wives and children. Find out what it was really like to be married to one of history’s most infamous kings.

Bee Keeping Experience 25th April 9.30am Discover the secrets of one of the most important creatures on the planet. Learn about the lifecycle and roles of honeybees. £150, age 16+

Rennie Grove

Easter Activity Pack 4th April The Easter Bunny is nearly here and Rennie Grove is offering bumper Easter activity packs for everyone to enjoy, visit the website to order your pack £5 Easter Virtual Balloon Race 4th - 11th April A 7 day computer simulation race where everything is real except the balloons. It’s 100% environmentally friendly with no litter or risk of harm to wildlife. Each balloon costs just £3 and you can buy as many as you like.

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DJ&M Plumbing Services Ltd We care about your small jobs too! ● Electric and Power Showers Fitted ● Ball Valves and Overflows ● Blocked WC’s, Sinks, Baths and

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M&M Decorators Fully qualified City and Guilds Over 20 years experience All interior and exterior work undertaken Specialist in all types of wallpaper All work finished to a high professional standard Free quotations at competitive prices Matthew Hayden 01582 270715 01727 867660 07970 720911 mandmdecs@gmail.com mandm_decorators

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Specialist in Vehicle Servicing and Maintenance

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Free Vehicle Collection

Nutwood (Left Hand Gate), Down Green Lan, Wheathampstead AL4 8EB

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the expensive E-Bikes in the shops. Although an extensive knowledge of bike mechanics and the right tools are required (with no promise of an easy fit). Matt was armed to accept the challenge. After E-upgrading both their bikes to high performance Middle Motor E-Bikes, the results were absolutely jaw dropping.

Most bike owners are not comfortable with stripping down and then re-building their bike to this extent, especially with no support or warranty. This was an option only previously available to enthusiasts.

After being asked many times from other cyclists E-bikes are awesome, we're yet where they purchased their bikes. Matt set up a business E MY BIKE Ltd offering a UK E-Bike to meet anyone who disagrees! conversion service upgrading standard bikes to However, they can be expensive. You can high spec and safe E-Bikes. This concept has buy an amazing E-bike with an unlimited been very successful and Matt is now inundated budget but as you’re buying a whole bike, with new orders. only a fraction of the cost is actually spent With workshops in St Albans, Stevenage and on the "E" elements.

Cambridge, they are fast becoming a popular This is where Matt Purssey of St Albans started alternative to the typical E-Bike. his journey. When researching E-Bikes he noticed that most feature traditional components E MY BIKE is a service led Installation, Repair and Maintenance provider for high quality, safe, but have a motor and battery fitted. A top of the range E-Bike with a middle motor and long-range reliable and powerful Middle Motor E-bike Systems. Available for the bike that you battery does however represent a significantly higher cost. After researching this for himself and already own. his wife, Matt discovered that conversion kits are available that rival the performance and range of 18

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A local family business offering regular, occasional and one off gardening and maintenance services Lawn Mowing I Hedge Cutting Weeding I Garden Clearance Fencing I Power Washing/Sealing Turfing I General Maintenance + Much more…

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Lawn mowing General garden maintenance Commercial grounds maintenance Hedge planting and cutting One off garden tidying Supply and Planting of shrubs Landscaping

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Enjoy your free time and let us do the hard work for you General household and office cleaning Moving in / out cleans Experienced in elderly or housebound clients Reliable key-holders Proficient in alarm systems Social distancing observed and cleaning carried out to customers wishes within government Covid19 guidelines

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Index of Businesses

Accountants Hicks

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Bathing Mobility AHM Installations Ltd 10 Bathing Mobility Advisory Service 5 Blinds Harpenden Blinds

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Building / Refurbishment Complete Refurbishment & Roofing Front Cover Kingsholme Back Cover Open Plan Solutions 32 Car Body Repairs Prestige Paint Shop

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Car Servicing / Repairs RTI Auto Services Ltd

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Charity Harpenden Trust

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Children’s Art Camps ArtShed!

Chiropodist Kathy Witchard Cleaning A&R Exterior Cleaning Services Ltd Domestique Merrivac Molly Maid College Oaklands College Computer Repairs Ken Hodson Conservatory Roof Solutions Nu-Look

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Cycling Cycling Dutchman E-My-Bike.co.uk Dance & Drama Penny Waterman School of Dance Stagecoach

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Finance Continuum

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Fireplaces & Heating Fireplaces & Heating Ltd

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Flooring KC Flooring Specialists Ltd Garage Doors Garolla

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Garden Nurseries / Centre Bridge Valley Nursery 3 Townsend Nursery 24 Vanstone Park 27 Gardening / Landscaping AR Landscapes Ltd Detail Gardening & Maintenance P & B Services Protea Garden Service Gas Engineer Be Heated Hairdresser Image Mobile Hairdressing

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Health Intelligent Pilates

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Healthcare Spire Harpenden Hospital

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Home Care Caring Connections

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Locksmiths Lock Around the Clock Locksmith Services

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Loft Ladders Home Counties Loft Ladders

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Painters & Decorators CB Decorators M & M Decorators

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Pest Control The Verminator Wasp Guys

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Plumbers DJ&M Plumbing Services Ltd

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Roofing GJ Smith Roofing Security Harpenden Alarms Ltd Maximum Security Singing Club Clover Singing Club

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Tree Surgeons Fircroft Tree Surgery Ltd

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Venue Hire Harpenden Trust

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Windows & Doors Cloud 9 Kings Windows

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Hearing Services Hearing Healthcare Practice 20

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Low hourly rate Most repairs carried out in your home, if not the computer will be picked up and delivered back to you.

Problems with Windows / Applications / Games / Internet / Networks fixed Friendly training and instruction available in plain English Advice given on upgrades - many older computers can be upgraded at a fraction of the cost of a new machine Upgrades of hardware and software

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