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until 21st Aug This year's Festival is bigger than ever with 100 performances of drama, comedy, opera and music. Little Women 3rd - 14th Aug This timeless and captivating tale is brought to life in a brand new adaptation, perfect for all the family. The Woman In White 17th - 21st Aug A sensational story of secret societies, sordid asylums, stolen identities and enduring love. Roman Theatre of Verulamium Bluehouse Hill, St Albans AL3 6AE www.OVO.org.uk

Romeo and Juliet 2nd Aug 6.30pm

Dressed in beautiful Elizabethan costume and performed by a fine troupe of Shakespearean players, join Chapterhouse for the greatest love story ever told. The Walled Garden, Luton Hoo Estate, LU1 4LF www.trybooking.com

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As You Like It 5th Aug 7.30pm Join The Lord Chamberlain’s Men in this sparkling comedy. Bring chairs and a picnic. £10 - £17 www.ticketsource.co.uk History in the Park 20th & 21st Aug 10am - 5pm Experience life in a Victorian Kitchen, take part in hands-on Medieval events, hear about Regency crime and punishment, early 20th Century movie making, Regency music in the Orangery, polo presentations on horseback and much more. Wrest Park, Silsoe, Beds MK45 4HR www.english-heritage.org.uk

Shenley Park Walled Garden

Outdoor theatre, please bring chairs and a picnic The War of The Worlds 6th Aug 7pm The critically-acclaimed Pantaloons invade the stage in this funny yet faithful new open-air adaptation. £14, child £8.50 The Reluctant Dragon 20th Aug 3pm Everyone knows St George has to do battle with the dragon, but what happens when the dragon simply won’t fight St George? Find out in this charming tale for all the family. Shenley WD7 9DW www.shenleypark.co.uk

Rock at the Castle 7th Aug 12.30pm Performances by local musicians will span across 4

three stages featuring acoustic, folk, indie, rock, and pop music. Plus a family area with bouncy castles, face painting and many more fun activities. Hertford Castle, Castle Street, SG14 1HR www.hertfordcastle.co.uk

The Radlett Centre

The Teddy Bear's Picnic 9th Aug 2.30pm This show hosted by ex-Crackerjack presenter Jan Hunt, is suitable for under-5s, mums, dads, grandmas and grandads and teddy bears! Bring your teddies as there’ll be prizes for the biggest, smallest, oldest and friendliest, along with lots of audience participation, prizes and giveaways. The Captain Calamity Science Explosion 11th Aug 2.30pm Captain Calamity and his crazy professor friend explode onto the scene in this new show full of stretchy slime, pop rockets, smoke rings, flying toilet rolls, fountains of foam, cola can roulette and a bonanza of bombastic bubbles. Peppa Pig 24th & 25th Aug 10am, 1pm & 4pm Get ready for a road-trip full of fun adventures. From castles to caves, dragons to dinosaurs and icecreams to muddy puddles, with songs, games and laughter there’s something for all the family to enjoy! Ages 2 - 6, £16, £18 The Radlett Centre WD7 8HL www.radlettcentre.co.uk

Sundown Cinema

Enjoy an evening of cinema under the stars Hitchin Lavender Cadwell Farm SG5 3UA 10th - 21st Aug Luton Hoo Hotel LU1 3TQ 24th - 30th Aug www.sundowncinema.co.uk

House & Classics Festival

13th & 14th Aug 12 noon - 11pm The best festival atmosphere and vibes over 4 arenas: House and Classics, Centreforce, House of Disco and Back to the 80’s. £45 Herts County Showground, Redbourn AL3 7PT www.houseandclassics.com

Cathedral at Night 26th Aug 7pm

Lose yourself in the beauty of the St Albans Cathedral as it moves from daylight to dusk. See the stunning architecture and medieval wall paintings brought to life and hear from characters from the Cathedral's Tudor past. No need to book, free www.stalbanscathedral.org

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NOW at The Alban Arena Rapunzel 17th Aug

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Fun for Everyone! Celtic Games

23rd July - 7th Aug 10am - 4pm A day of fun as you journey through prehistory with displays, talks, quests and activities. There’ll be the Boudicca Warrior Quest, Torch Making, from Hoof to Garment: how we made our clothes, Warrior Talk and Training, test your skills at the Celtic Games, a Fire Procession at the end of the day and more. Celtic Harmony Camp, Brickendon SG13 8NY www.celticharmony.org

Luton Hoo Walled Garden

Open Wednesdays 10.30am - 4pm Includes tours of the historical garden, the Victorian farm buildings and dairy. £7.50 Luton Hoo Walled Garden, Beds LU1 4LF www.lutonhooestate.co.uk

Hatfield House

Rapunzel 1st Aug 2pm A fast-paced, larger-than-life production with a laugh out loud script, heaps of audience interaction, a host The Ultimate Animal Challenge of catchy songs and unforgettable characters. With 23rd July - 4th Sept magic and mayhem throughout,. £16, child £10 Can you forage as fast as a meerkat? Or be as The Importance of being Earnest 2nd Aug 2pm stealthy as a tiger? Compete against your friends An afternoon of open-air decadence and hilarity, and family in each task. Follow the trail around the in one of literature’s most trivial comedies for serious Zoo, testing your skills against the best of the best. people. £16, child £10 Remember to check the leader board, if you finish Paloma Faith 5th Aug 5.30pm top at the end of the summer and you’ll win some Double platinum award-winning artist Paloma Faith Zoo-tastic prizes. There’ll also be animal talks and a goes on a huge UK summer tour, and Sam Ryder games station to play animal board games, where will join this line-up as ’special guest. £52.25 you can make your own playing piece out of clay. Queen Symphonic 6th Aug 5pm www.zsl.org Featuring four exceptional rock vocalists from We National Trust Will Rock You, a world class five piece rock band Come Out and Play and the magnificent Heart of England Orchestra. 25th July - 31st Aug 10am - 4pm £26, child £10 Ashridge Estate, Berkhamsted HP4 1LX Simply Red 7th Aug 5pm Join in with the Great Big Nature Game, find the With special guests, Lisa Stansfield and Marisha clues and complete the challenges hidden around Wallace. £57.20 the Estate. See how fast you can complete the game Classic Ibiza 20th Aug 5.30pm on Time Trial Tuesdays, and there will also be a A magical rollercoaster ride of dance music’s most ‘borrow box’ with sport and play equipment which is iconic tracks reinvented by the Urban Soul free to use. Orchestra. From £20 Daily Guided Tours www.hatfield-house.co.uk Shaw’s Corner Welwyn AL6 9BX Discover the story behind George Bernard Shaw’s Under the Sea Craft country home. Please book £9.50, child £4.75 2nd, 3rd, 8th, 11th, 18th, 23rd, 25th, 30th & 31st www.nationaltrust.org.uk Aug 10.30am -12 noon & 2pm - 3.30pm Explore life under the sea, and see and handle some Forest School sea dwelling specimens. Get creative and make one 26th July / 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th Aug to take home, then take the Ocean Adventure gallery 10am - 12 noon trail (cost £1). Free, drop in Family sessions exploring the park, building dens, Natural History Museum at Tring HP23 6AP going on bug hunts, learning about nature and bush www.nhm.ac.uk craft and more. Children must be accompanied, Herts & Middx Wildlife Trust please book. Ages 5 - 11 Highfield Park, Hill End Lane, St Albans AL4 0RA Discover Hedgehogs 2nd & 23rd Aug 2pm www.highfieldparktrust.co.uk Learn about hedgehogs, the problems they face, why they are in decline and basic hedgehog care. 22

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Medieval Jousting 20th & 21st Aug Marvel at displays of skill and horsemanship and cheer as armoured knights enact spectacular medieval jousting displays. Meet the knights as well as Henry VIII and his six wives. This is a fantastic event for the whole family. £13.50, child £7.50 www.coam.org.uk

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14th & 28th Aug 2pm - 5pm Visit the largest preserved Midland Railway signal box in the UK. Watch signalling demonstrations, railway videos and a slideshow of the restoration, with many signalling items on display, including single line 'tablet token' machines, and other railwayrelated exhibits. You can operate working signals and a point, see a display of old signs, oil lamps, a telegraph 'pole route' and a garden railway. Woburn Safari Park Free, donations welcome Elephant Appreciation Weekend St Albans Signal Box Preservation Trust 13th & 14th Aug Join keepers at the Park and online to raise funds for Ridgmont Road, St Albans AL1 3AG www.sigbox.co.uk the International Elephant Foundation. The Parks’ Asian Elephants; Chandrika, Damini, Yu Zin, Raja Big Wild Sleepout and youngster Tarli are ambassadors for 19th & 20th Aug 5pm - 9am (overnight) their threatened species and will be helping raise A unique opportunity for families to spend a night awareness of the plight of their wild friends and camping under the stars and connect with nature as relations. There are thought to be only 700,000 the nocturnal wildlife wakes up on the reserve. African elephants and 25,000 Asian elephants left in RSPB Rye Meads, Hoddesdon SG12 8JS the wild, so every penny raised counts. www.rspb.org.uk Woburn Safari Park, Beds MK43 0TU Flamstead Scarecrow Festival www.woburnsafari.co.uk 19th - 21st Aug Paradise Wildlife Park The Festival is back! Bird Weekend 13th & 14th Aug See the Scarecrows displayed around the village by Join the zookeepers to learn more about following the map which can be downloaded from the birds that live in the Park. the website. Vote for your favourite Scarecrow by Standard entry fee filling in the form in the programme, then post it in Dine4Wildlife Charity Ball 20th Aug one of the boxes around the village. Enjoy drinks by the new Land of the Tigers habitat, There will be lots of food and drink to enjoy with the followed by an evening of food and entertainment, Scarecrow Café, BBQ and other food stalls as well as you help raise funds for conservation and as three fantastic pubs offering food, drink and celebrate the Year of the Tiger. £65 entertainment. www.flamsteadscarecrowfestival.co.uk Paradise Wildlife Park, Broxbourne EN10 7QA www.pwpark.com Pick up tips about growing your own food, or share your own ideas. 11 Woodvale Park, St Albans AL1 5JF 6th Aug 2pm - 4pm free 104 Marshalswick Lane, St Albans AL1 4XE 14th Aug 3pm - 5pm free www.sustainablestalbans.org

Chiltern Open Air Museum

The Great War 13th & 14th Aug Learn about WW1 with costumed re-enactors and an opportunity to see the WW1 and WW2 Nissen huts, 1940s post-war prefab, ‘Dig for Victory’ allotment and more. Please book £9.50, child £7

Summer Circus

20th - 29th Aug This fantastic summer circus for children and adults of all ages is an experience not to be missed. Van Hage Garden Centre SG12 9RP www.vanhage.digitickets.co.uk

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James Marshall Foundation 300th Anniversary This local charity is celebrating the outstanding landmark of 300 years supporting local young people in education and career development opportunities. Last month in St Helen's Church, Wheathampstead, the local community came together to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the James Marshall Foundation (JMF), with a concert bringing together past and present supporters of the charity, and local community leaders including Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Hertfordshire and Clare Robins OBE, Executive Headteacher at Sir John Lawes School. Six local schools performed concert pieces, recitals and did “It’s lightened readings to highlight the impact the charity has made on many local the load massively and residents. At the end of the concert James Marshall’s legacy was toasted you’ll never by all and a cake was cut by the know how Lord-Lieutenant. much the JMF was originally created to support grants mean young people in Harpenden and to us” Wheathampstead in financial need to achieve long term employment. Now, 300 years on, around 500 grants are awarded every year enabling people aged under 25 years to access education and career development opportunities. In late 2021 the charity expanded its catchment area to include Kimpton, Redbourn, Flamstead and Markyate. Can James Marshall Foundation help you? The journey through education and into work can be an expensive time. If you need financial support for education or career development opportunities we may be able to help: – Equipment and travel for work / apprenticeships – Further education courses – College / University costs – Extra-Curricular activities: sport, music, creative arts – Scouts / Guides and Duke of Edinburgh Awards – Laptops and printers – Residential school trips – School uniform We are always delighted to hear back from our beneficiaries and recently received the following feedback “It’s lightened the load massively and you’ll never know how much the grants mean to us”. If you would like to apply for a grant, the application form can be found on their website

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Out & About Waddesdon Manor

PE with Joe Wicks on Tour 2nd Aug 9am - 1pm Get warmed up with the nation’s PE teacher and lockdown legend and join in this group workout. £8, child £5 The War of the Worlds 5th Aug gates 5.30pm See the critically-acclaimed Pantaloons recreate interplanetary warfare on an epic scale. Bring a picnic and blanket £17, child £11 Robin Hood 21st Aug 11.30am, 1.30pm & 3pm Unbound Theatre present a riotous 30 minute retelling of the story of England’s greatest folk hero, featuring swashbuckling adventure and a lot of cunning disguises. Free with grounds admission www.waddesdon.org.uk

Bletchley Park

Both events: ages 5 -14, must be accompanied by an adult, entry included with admission Puzzles and Pastimes - Tues, Weds & Thurs 2nd - 23rd Aug, 28th & 29th Aug Find out if you could have been a codebreaker by completing puzzles, playing games, testing your skills and challenging your friends and family. Family Guided Tours: Amazing People, Amazing Machines 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th Aug Find out about the people and machines that helped break the Enigma cipher during WW2. Learn surprising new facts, explore everyday life at Bletchley Park in 1941 and maybe even take part in some top secret war work. www.bletchleypark.org.uk

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Biggles Day 4th Aug 10am Paul Beaver, a lifelong fan of Biggles the audacious airman and war hero, will examine the characters and the relevance to the storylines of the period in which the books were written. Family Air Show 7th Aug 10am With a funfair, kids activities, the Swiss Garden, vintage bus rides, a thrilling air display and more. National Street Rod Supernationals 14th Aug 9am A family-friendly event, with entertainment, trade stalls, show cars, a funfair, a bar and music. Plus the famous best in show judging and competition. Flying Proms 20th Aug 2pm Enjoy a spectacular air display with wonderful live music from a full symphony orchestra concluding with a30 fantastic fireworks display, bringing all the

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Merlin Engine Demonstration 6th & 7th Aug 10.30am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm & 4.30pm The Rolls-Royce Merlin engine was used in fighter aircraft during WW2, including the Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane. Hear it roar on the ‘airfield’, it’s loud, windy and great fun! Spitfire 10K 27th Aug A chance to run round the Historic Hendon area carrying the name of a Battle of Britain servicemen. Sign up and support the Museum as it continues to tell inspiring stories of the courageous Pilots and Crew who fought in the skies above Britain in 1940. If you can’t make it, check out the Virtual Spitfire 10K race, you can join from anywhere. £22.50, Age 15+ RAF Museum London NW9 5LL www.rafmuseum.org.uk

Knebworth House

As You Like It - Garden Theatre 7th Aug 7pm The Lord Chamberlain’s theatre company present this great play as Shakespeare first saw it, in the open air by an all-male cast and with Elizabethan costumes, music and dance. Bring chairs and a picnic. £17, child £10 The Nickelodeon Experience 14th - 27th Aug An immersive outdoor adventure packed with interactive zones where kids can step into the world of their favourite Nickelodeon and Nick Jr TV shows and make their own fun. The Importance Of Being Earnest 16th Aug 7pm Enjoy an evening of open-air decadence and hilarity on the Sunken Lawn, with Oscar Wilde’s wittiest comedy. £14, child £12 Ghost Tour and Bat Walk 18th Aug 6.30pm Tour Knebworth House at night and hear tales of incidents we can’t explain. Volunteers from Herts & Middx Bat Group will give a talk and bring in equipment to detect the bats’ high-pitched screech. Please book, £26 Rapunzel - Garden Theatre 25th Aug 6pm A fast-paced, laugh out loud production with heaps of audience interaction, a host of catchy songs and unforgettable characters. Bring a picnic, chairs and blankets. Age 4+, £14, child £12 Classic Motor Show 28th & 29th Aug With a static display and a show arena hosting parades. Vehicles include sports, saloons, American, commercial, military and classic motorcycles. Tickets include access to Knebworth Park, Gardens, Dinosaur Trail and Adventure Playground. Knebworth House, Stevenage www.knebworthhouse.com

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Children's Summer Workshops With crafts and activities 10am - 12 noon 4th Aug: Fruit &Veg 11th Aug: Flowers & Seeds The Bug Hunt 19th Aug 10.30am - 1.30pm Enjoy a fantastic day of quizzes, crafts and fun on the hunt for the bugs in this English country garden. Child £5, adults free The Walled Garden, Luton Hoo Estate LU1 4LF www.trybooking.com

St Albans Museum + Gallery

Junk Boat Modelling 4th & 18th Aug 1.30pm - 3pm Summer Reading Challenge until 3rd Sept Test your creative skills by building a “Junk boat” Join the Gadgeteers for this year’s Summer Reading from recycling materials. Can you make it waterChallenge and discover the amazing science behind tight? Will it float? Drop in, age 3+. £3 the world around you, including in some of your Make a Sock Seagull favourite things. Taking part is simple sign up for free 11th & 25th Aug 1.30pm - 3pm at your local library, or visit the website to start your Make a sock into a seagull buddy to take on the Challenge. Everyone will receive an activity-sticker Seagull Search around the museum. Drop in, £3 pack, which follows the story of six young Town Hall, St Peter's Street AL1 3DH ‘Gadgeteers’ who have some great experiment and www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk activity ideas for young readers to try at home. www.summerreadingchallenge.org.uk I Love My Cat 9th Aug 2.30pm Splash Park Join acclaimed children's poet Simon Mole to Verulamium Park is the place to be on a warm celebrate our furry feline friends and get creative with summer day, with the Splash Park and a crazy golf some fun games. Ages 4 -7, £3 course it’s a great day out for all the family. St Albans Library, St Albans AL1 3JQ There are 4 bookable sessions: www.hertfordshire.gov.uk 10am - 11.45am / 12pm - 1.45pm 2pm - 3.45pm / 4pm - 5.45pm The Dino Safari Experience 01727 868227 10th Aug 1pm & 3pm www.stalbantoddlersplash.pembee.app/ An exciting prehistoric adventure filled with music, fun and games. Open to all ages but children aged 3 Festival of Fun 23rd July - 29th Aug to 7 years will appreciate the magic the most! Prepare to party like you’ve never partied before, Boxmoor Theatre, Hemel Hempstead HP1 1NP at this fun day out for all the family, with shows and www.magicalstoryelves.co.uk dancing on the Udder Stage, the fabulous Foam Party, Party Trix Workshops, Farm Fun and Party Charlie Locke and the Games. Quest for Confidence 17th Aug 2pm Mead Open Farm, Beds LU7 9JH Join Charlie and Brain as they navigate through www.meadopenfarm.co.uk primary school life, friendships and the beauty of Summer Spectacular 23rd July - 4th Sept finding a voice. An experience inspired by situations A packed programme of summertime fun. Get lost in that children face as they grow through preadolescence and into the tween years. Age 5+ the a-maze-ing Maize Maze. Visit the new splashEric Morecambe Centre, Harpenden AL5 2FR tastic Puddle Play Park for a splashing good time. Peter Rabbit™ and his friends will be on the Outdoor www.the-emc.co.uk Show Stage, Peter Rabbits Adventure Playground, Teddy Bear Fun Day 19th Aug 11am - 4pm funfair rides, adventure play, JCB ride-ons, indoor Bring along your teddies to enjoy themed craft soft play, tractor ride, farmyard animals and more. activities, a teddy bear trail and refreshments from Willows Activity Farm, St Albans AL4 0PF Miller's Kitchen for your teddy bear picnic. www.willowsactivityfarm.com Mill Green Museum, Hatfield AL9 5PD www.millgreenmuseum.co.uk Teddy Bear's Picnic 3rd Aug 11am - 2pm See the park come alive with teddy bears and their Make a Roman Oil Lamp small owners! This fun-filled day offers free activities 27th Aug 10am - 12.30pm and entertainment for children. No need to book, just Wealthy Romans lit their homes with small pottery turn up with your bear and a picnic. lamps, take part in a clay workshop where you can Lydekker Park, Sun Lane, Harpenden AL5 4EG build your own to take home. Drop in, age 4+ £5 www.harpenden.gov.uk Verulamium Museum, St Michael's Street AL3 4SW 36

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Loft Ladders 8 Home Counties Loft Ladders

Finance Continuum

Metalwork 9 Ex-Traordinary Works

Bathing Mobility Bathing Mobility Advisory Service 18

Flooring KC Flooring Specialists Ltd

Blinds Harpenden Blinds

Foot Care 1st Footcare

Accountants Hicks

Antiques Cotterstock Antiques

Building / Refurbishment AJR Building Services 10 Complete Refurbishment & Roofing Front Cover Eco Tiffin 16 & 17 Kingsholme Back Cover Open Plan Solutions 28

Funeral Directors Austin’s Garage Doors Garolla Garden Nurseries Bridge Valley Nursery Townsend Nursery

Mobility Oakley Healthcare & Mobility

Painters & Decorators 20 CB Decorators M & M Decorators 2 Pest Control The Verminator Wasp Guys 11 Plumber DJ&M Plumbing 34 Services Ltd 33 Property Maintenance The 50 Plus 32 Roofing 34 GJ Smith Roofing 32 Security Harpenden Alarms Ltd 19 Maximum Security

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Car Body Repairs Prestige Paint Shop

Car Servicing / Repairs RTI Auto Services Ltd

Charity James Marshall Foundation

Chimney Sweep The Local Chimney Sweep

Hairdressing Image Mobile Hairdressing

Cleaning Merrivac MollyMaid

Healthcare Spire Harpenden Hospital 24 & 25

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Hearing Services Hearing Healthcare Practice

Solicitors 27 Rayden Solicitors

Computer Repairs Ken Hodson

Home Care Caring Connections

Tree Surgeons 20 Fircroft Tree Surgery Ltd TGB Treecare

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10 Window Cleaning 11 Megashine

Windows & Doors 39 Cloud 9 Kings Windows

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Conservatory Roof Solutions Nu-Look Dance & Drama Penny Waterman School of Dance Stagecoach

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Gardening / Landscaping AR Landscapes Ltd Detail Gardening & Maintenance Future Nature

Locksmiths Lock Around the Clock Locksmith Services Loft Conversions Econoloft

Singing Club Clover Singing Club

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