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Welcome to August As life gets back to something like ‘normal’ and local places open their doors we can enjoy a variety of venues again from Woburn with their new lion cubs and Paradise Wildlife Park to Knebworth and Celtic Harmony Camp, plus Outdoor Cinema and a number of charity events.

So let’s get out and support our local venues and businesses, and when carrying out work at home or perhaps treating yourself remember to always ‘think local first’. If you’re interested in advertising, please get in touch. The magazines are monthly and if you don’t have a copy handy, you can always find them on Twitter, Facebook or our website.

All information was correct at time of going to print but please check any websites before leaving home, as things may change. Stay safe and well

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Lockdown Cubs

Paradise Wildlife Park Primate & Rainforest Weekend 1st & 2nd Aug Go ape for this amazing monkey mayhem weekend, with promotions, games, gifts and a few scrummy treats.

Red Panda Weekend 8th & 9th Aug Featuring Tilly and Nam Pang, talks and red panda goodies.

Big Cat Night 11th Aug Arrive by 5pm to visit the beautiful Big Cat Territory, enjoy Keeper Talks and watch an enrichment feed.

Bird Weekend 15th & 16th Aug Watch the amazing daily Bird Show and have a photo taken with one of the stunning birds.

Snow Leopard & Jaguar Weekend 22nd & 23rd Aug Ever wanted to hand feed a snow leopard?

Up to 10 people will have the chance to feed them, age 16+ please book on the day. www.pwpark.com

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Dakota, one of Woburn Safari Park’s lionesses, has her paws full this summer after giving birth to five adorable cubs. The latest arrivals were born during lockdown in the early hours of the 24th April. These cubs, along with the pair born in July last year to Dakota’s daughter, Zuri, has seen the pride increase to 13 lions.

The 29th June marked their first day out, as the mini pride discovered their new playground; the outdoor paddock adjacent to their specially designed house.

This is Dakota’s second litter, following the five she gave birth to in 2014, and she is yet again proving herself to be a natural mother.

Keepers have increased Dakota’s feeds to ensure she is producing plenty of milk for her large litter, until they are fully weaned at around six to eight months old. www.woburnsafari.co.uk

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Caring & Sharing The Big Scoot, Bike and Trike Challenge

Flying High Shuttleworth Drive-in Airshow 2nd Aug 11am - 6pm A socially distanced, drive-in airshow, with an ‘At the Movies’ theme. Drive-in and set up your picnic next to your vehicle, with limited crowd size you’ll have a great view from wherever you’re parked. Bring an FM radio to tune into commentary and preshow music, before a flying display of some of Shuttleworth’s best-loved aircraft.

Enjoy the unmistakable sound of the Spitfire, and if the weather is kind the pilots will do their magnificent best in the early Edwardian aircraft. www.shuttleworth.org

The race is on to have winning wheels this summer. With lots of events cancelled, it's time to find a new challenge to keep the children busy. All they need is a scooter, bike or trike and to venture out 100 times anytime up to 31st October. Each child will receive a Keech medal and certificate. It’s £10 to enter and you will need to submit evidence of completing the challenge. Ask friends and family to sponsor your child and raise valuable funds for Keech Hospice Care at the same time. www.register.primoevents.com

The Hygiene Bank Helping to make the lives of those most in need in our community a bit easier. The Banks provide hygiene essentials for school partnerships which they hand out or they put together bags of items which meet specific family’s needs.

The Banks have been asked to support over 100 pupils in St Albans to help get them through the summer holidays. To do this they need 100 of everything especially deodorant, sanitary pads and toothpaste.

Visit their linktree to see how you can help www.linktr.ee/Thbharpendenandstalbans

RAF Spitfire 10K Virtual Experience 29th & 30th Aug Start the Battle of Britain commemorations with the annual Spitfire 10K and challenge yourself while supporting the RAF Museum.

This year’s virtual race allows you to tailor the racing experience to fit your schedule and ability. You can start the race on race day at 10am for a real race experience, or run at another time over the weekend.

Whichever you choose, the Museum will support and motivate you along the way with an exciting programme of music, entertainment, stories and talks.

If running 10K is not for you why not split the distance into a few runs or go on a long walk, row or a cycle. You have until 15th September, the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, to complete it and receive your medal.

There’s also the Spitfire Family 1K run which is perfect for children and can be completed by the whole family.

Standard entry £22.50, family run £10 www.rafmuseum.org.uk

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Hertfordshire Open

Bletchley Park Bletchley Park has reopened so you can once again immerse yourself in the incredible stories of Britain’s WW2 Codebreakers.

You need to book a timed entry slot online to help maintain social distancing and manage flow, enabling you to enjoy exploring these historic buildings and beautiful, spacious grounds safely.

Exhibition: From GC&CS to GCHQ until Oct 21 Featuring photographs, never-before-displayed objects and little-known stories of Bletchley Park Exhibition: Never Alone until Feb 21 Investigating the stories behind the rapidly expanding ‘Internet of Things’.

D-Day: Interception, Intelligence, Invasion until April 21 An immersive cinematic experience exploring Bletchley Park's secret D-Day role.

Exhibition: Veterans’ Stories until Feb 23 Showcases some of the stories of life and work at Bletchley Park during WW2.

Exhibition: Bill Tutte: Mathematician + Codebreaker until 1st Nov 20 Celebrating the centenary of Bill Tutte’s birth, giving an insight into the life and work of this elite codebreaker. www.bletchleypark.org.uk

As part of Hertfordshire Year of Culture, St Albans Museum + Gallery and UH Arts are bringing this spectacular showcase to you in digital form rather than the planned exhibition.

See artwork by 50 artists connected to Hertfordshire who are either established or emerging artists, as well as first-time exhibitors.

The wealth of visual art mediums is celebrated across painting, drawing, sculpture, prints, textiles, film, photography and found objects.

The 80 artworks can be seen across four virtual online gallery spaces by visiting these websites www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk www.uharts.co.uk

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Out & About Herts Wildlife Trust Talk: Wonderful World of Wild Bees 6th Aug 2pm - 3pm online Join in on-line to hear about the fascinating lives of bumblebees and solitary bees. The Trust's Senior Reserves Officer and bee enthusiast, Josh Wells, will be talking about the wild bees you can find in Hertfordshire, how they live and how to help them. www.hertswildlifetrust.org.uk/events/2020-08-06wonderful-world-wild-bees-online Learn About Badgers 13th Aug 2pm - 3pm online This interactive on-line family event will teach children about badgers, what they look like, where they live and how to care for them. There’ll be an opportunity to ask questions, take part in quizzes and watch videos filmed at the badger hide at Tewin Orchard. Chris Wood, Chair of Herts and Middx Badger Group will be hosting the webinar, along with special guests. www.hertswildlifetrust.org.uk/events/2020-08-13learn-about-badgers-online The events are free to watch but donations are welcomed (suggested £5 per registration)

or House Martin soaring overhead.

For wildflowers look among the long grass to see delicate orchids, purple-flowered wild thyme and honey-coloured lady’s bedstraw. If you look closely, you’ll see their complex structure, as well as some of the minibeasts that rely on them for their habitat.

For butterflies the hills make a perfect habitat for many rare species, including the Duke of Burgundy.

They thrive among the chalkland flowers, making the hills one of the most vibrant places on the estate throughout the summer.

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Chiltern Open Air Museum

The gardens and grounds are open, please prebook all tickets via the website. The historic buildings are closed but you can still explore the 45-acre site and the small traditional gardens that complement them.

Astleham Manor Cottage Garden is the most extensive of the cottage gardens with pergolas, rose arches and paving providing a structured geometric layout. Many of the plants are heritage varieties such as Iris Germanica, Lavandula Angustifolia ‘Munstead’ and Rosa ‘The Garland’.

In the Small Apple Orchard each tree is different and represents those grown in the Chilterns including D’Arcy Spice, Golden Harvey and Langley Pippin. During harvest the apples are made into apple juice which is sold by the Museum.

The ‘Dig for Victory’ allotment has traditional vegetables, fruit bushes, herbs and flowering plants.

During WWI the government had powers to requisition land for allotments to help with food shortages. At the outbreak of WW2 two thirds of food in Britain was imported. People were encouraged to grow vegetables and rear rabbits and chickens, this was known as the ‘Dig for Ashridge Estate Bring your bike, your dog or just yourself, there are Victory’ campaign.

The Post WW2 Prefab Garden shows a typical walks to suit everyone, with over 80 miles of garden of the era with neat lawns, formal rose beds designated footpaths and bridle paths for walkers wishing to plan their own route. For those who want and vegetable gardens. Rationing continued until 1954, when the ‘Dig for Plenty’ campaign a simple waymarked route, the ancient tree walk encouraged everyone to continue growing crops. and the woodland walk both start and finish at the The Museum has acquired over 20 Heritage Bridgewater Monument.

Cherry Trees to help preserve rare varieties.

There are four new waymarked routes each taking Cherries were once grown in the Chilterns, but with in a different part of the estate, teaching you more the orchards disappearing from the area many about its nature and history. varieties were lost.

There are also several self-led walks which can be downloaded before you arrive. Each trail gives clear The Victorian Toll House Cottage Garden has Shasta daisies and Helianthus, heritage variety directions and information about the things you'll crops, fruit bushes and herbs. see along the way.

The Iron Age House has a small garden planted For birds head into the hills, find a quiet spot and listen to the melody of intricate birdsong. The scrub with heritage varieties of wheat such as Einkorn, in the Ivinghoe hills is home to many birds including Emmer and Spelt and some herbs including comfrey, rosemary and soapwort.

Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Blackcap and Whitethroat. If you look up, you may see a Swallow www.coam.org.uk

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Open Air Cinema Drive-in Movies Herts Showground Redbourn AL3 7PT 1st Aug Trolls World Tour 10.30am American Graffiti 8pm 2nd Aug Jaws 8pm www.drivein-movies.com

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Luna Cinema Films are subject to change, so please check the website before going.

Harpenden Common doors 6.45pm, film 8.30pm 21st Aug - Rocketman 22nd Aug - Grease 23rd Aug - Knives Out Wrest Park doors 6.45pm, film 8.15pm 21st Aug - Rocketman 22nd Aug - Dirty Dancing Knebworth House doors 6.15pm, film 7.45pm 4th Sept - Moulin Rouge!

5th Sept - Rocketman 6th Sept - Downton Abbey www.thelunacinema.com

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