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WIN a Pair of Tickets! for Bedford Park Proms

Marvellous May

Feeling Sporty St Albans Shakespeare Festival

NOW at the Public Halls Museums at Night Festival NOW at the Local Theatres

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Just text Bedford Park Proms and your name by 31st May to 07983 588313 to be in with a chance of winning a pair of tickets

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Bedford Park Proms

Bedford Park Proms celebrates its 20th anniversary on 6th August, with a spectacular night of music, fireworks, laser show and more. Classical Brit Award winning Blake will be the headline act having sold over 1 million albums, mixing eclectic classical and pop songs with rich harmony vocals and their success has seen them tour worldwide. The concert will also feature singer-songwriter Rebecca Newman, affectionately named 'The People's Soprano', the renowned London Gala Orchestra and The Bedford Choral Society. In true Proms style, the audience is encouraged to bring picnics and enjoy the amazing family friendly atmosphere.

Adult £31, child £5, under 5’s free www.bedfordparkconcerts.co.uk Twitter @BedfordConcerts

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Welcome to May May brings us the Hertfordshire Walking Festival, Herts County Show, Kimpton May Festival and lots of charity events from the Mayor’s City Sprint Triathlon to the St Albans Cycle Ride and even an opportunity to try your hand at sailing for free!

Why not enter our competition on the opposite page to WIN tickets to the Bedford Park Proms, it promises to be a great night out for all the family.

Don't forget, if you need something doing choose local first, and as always we’d love to hear from you with news of events and what's happening locally.

Enjoy the read Jane & Wendy www.theNOWmagazines.com wendy@theNOWmagazines.com 07983 588313

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St Albans Shakespeare Festival

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400th anniversary events

Oaklands Summer Fayre

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fun for all the family

Do Something For Charity 16 why not get involved

NOW for a Walk or Two 18 Herts Walking Festival / Ashridge

Feeling Sporty 20 triathlons, cycling & sailing

NOW for Some Music 22 post punk, chamber & brass

Marvellous May 24 fairs, festivals & flowers

Museums at Night Festival 26 bands, bats & more

NOW at the Local Theatres 28 dance, drama & music

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NOW at Shuttleworth 38 mad hatters, aircraft & more

What’s on in May 42 & June 44 Index of Businesses 46 accountants to windows & doors

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NOW at the Public Halls Roy G Hemmings ‘The Sound of Philadelphia’ 7th May 7.30pm £15 Featuring original Drifters member Roy G Hemmings in a celebration of 50 years of the sound of Philadelphia, smooth soul and uptown funk! This electrifying show features classic hits ‘Baby Love’, ‘Dancing In The Street’, ‘My Girl’, ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’, ‘Reach Out’, ‘All Night Long’, ‘Love Train’, ‘You Make Me Feel Brand New’ and many more to have you dancing and singing along!

The Icicle Works 12th May 7.30pm £17.50 Best known for their top 15 UK hit ‘Love Is a Wonderful Colour’. Their 1984 debut album reached number 24 in the UK charts, followed by 5 further albums before the band broke up in 1991. Ian McNabb continued to perform as a solo artist and has now reformed The Icicle Works and is embarking on a tour of the UK, showing off his incredible musical career.

Christian O’Connell 14th May 8pm £15 Limited Availability Christian O’Connell has collected multiple radio awards as a national Breakfast show DJ for 16 years.

He’s also collected multiple death threats, hate mail and abusive complaints and will tell you all about them in this show. You’ll be stunned at what people actually complain about. Follow his journey from teenage mixtape maker to award winning DJ, as you enter his world of weirdo’s, offended clowns and angry cat lovers.

Buddy Holly & The Cricketers 26th May 7.30pm £18.50, concs £17 This breathtaking show has rock ’n’ rolled audiences across the globe and is guaranteed to have everyone singing and dancing in the aisles. It stars some of the finest actor-musicians in the UK and promises to make your heart beat faster with the show that has thousands of fans the world over saying: “I can’t believe it’s not Buddy!”

Derek Acorah 27th May 7.30pm £18.50 One of the foremost names in the world of Psychic Phenomena, as well as a celebrity, author and performer like no other. Evenings of Mediumship are not scientifically proven and are presented for educational and entertainment purposes only.

Harpenden Film Society Brooklyn cert 12A 4th May 8pm An Irish immigrant in 1950s New York falls for a tough Italian plumber, but faces temptation from another man when she returns to her homeland to visit her mother following the death of her sister. Winner of the BAFTA award for Outstanding British Film The Lady in a Van cert 12A 11th May 8pm The true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years.

Harpenden Public Halls, Southdown Road, Harpenden www.harpendenpublichalls.co.uk 01582 767525 www.harpendenfilmsociety.co.uk

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St Albans Shakespeare Festival This year marks the 400th anniversary of the death of the greatest and most famous playwright in history. Running until June, the Festival celebrates Shakespeare’s legacy through a variety of artistic media. Many events will take place at the Maltings Arts Theatre, home of OVO theatre company, the Festival organisers.

Romeo and Juliet 5th May 1.30pm & 7pm Maltings Arts Theatre Let’s All Dance Productions An edgy, explosive production engages audiences of all ages, with its high energy Hip Hop. The lovers and their contemporaries communicate via text, their words magnified and projected onto backdrops, clothing, the floor, props and skin.

And with cyber-bullying woven into the plot, this is a highly relevant production for today’s generation.

Play On 8th May 8pm Maltings Arts Theatre Pantaloons Theatre Company An amusing and enlightening evening of Shakespearean spontaneity as a crack team of professional actors play their way through some of the Bard’s funniest scenes with YOU as the director. It’s Shakespeare - as you like it!

Twelfth Night 11th - 21st May 8pm & 15th May 2.30pm Abbey Theatre see page 28

Jacqui Dankworth 20th May 8pm Maltings Arts Theatre For the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, Jacqui thought she would visit the musical settings of Shakespeare’s poetry inspired by, and taken from, the seminal 1964 album “Shakespeare and All That Jazz” composed by her late father, Sir John Dankworth, for her mother, Dame Cleo Laine.

The arrangements include settings such as Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer’s Day, O Mistress Mine, the story of Macbeth and a comical setting of Shakespeare’s complete works.

The brilliance of the music, the genius of Shakespeare’s poetry and world class musicians combined with Jacqui’s emotional and virtuosic voice will make for a very special concert.

As You Like It 26th - 28th May 8pm 28th May 3pm OVO Roman Theatre of Verulamium It’s 1967. Pressured by the generation gap, lovers Rosalind and Orlando escape the city and journey to the Forest of Arden where they become entangled in a beguiling game of love, lust and mistaken identity.

This vibrant and uplifting interpretation of Shakespeare’s glorious comedy is a magical trip to the summer of love, complete with live sixties soundtrack set in the atmospheric surroundings of the Roman Amphitheatre for another of OVO’s hugely popular open air productions.

Maltings Arts Theatre, St Albans www.maltingsartstheatre.co.uk www.stalbansshakespeare.co.uk

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Open House Day 7th May 11am - 3pm St John’s Church invites you to come and look inside their beautiful church, there’s so much they do and so much about the church that you won’t be aware of.

There’ll be guided tours explaining the connection between the church and the Titanic, and pointing out the stained glass window of the old church in flames.

There’ll be music, flower arranging demonstrations, a plant stall, a family treasure hunt, games and activities for children, a BBQ, tea, coffee and cake and much more. Come and join in or simply sit and escape the bustle of modern life in the quiet of the Lady Chapel.

Do come even if you’ve been before as you may make new discoveries: come if you haven’t been since you were married or baptised at St John’s, it’s probably changed a bit; and a special welcome to all those who have never set foot inside St John’s; hopefully you’ll enjoy the friendly and informal atmosphere and soak up the tranquillity.

If you can’t come on the 7th, then why not come for their Songs of Praise Service compered by TV personality and writer Pam Rhodes on Sunday 8th May at 6.30pm. It promises to be an uplifting service with many familiar hymns, and an opportunity to hear why they are favourites for some. Just like the TV programme, but not being televised - this time!

St John’s Church St Johns Road Harpenden AL5 1DJ www.stjohnsharpenden.org.uk

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NOW at the Cathedral Exhibition: Revelation Threads until 5th June Spectacular display of textile art created by artist Jacqui Parkinson, showing images from the book of Revelation.

More to Explore Tour: Women in the Abbey 1st May 3pm free Fascinating tour revealing some of the building’s hidden gems and little known secrets.

Brass & Organ Spectacular 2nd May 1pm free Choral Eucharist for Ascension Day 5th May 5pm In celebration of Christ's ascension to heaven.

Organ Recital 14th May 5.30pm free Solemn Evensong for Pentecost 15th May 6.30pm Service marking the gift of the Holy Spirit to the Church Talk: New and Old: Ancient Ways and the Freshness of Grace 18th May 7.30pm £6 The Canon Philosopher, the Revd Dr Andrew Davison, will talk on the centrality of newness for Christian faith and practice.

Lunchtime Organ Recital 18th May 12.30pm free Tom Etheridge, King’s College, Cambridge Trinity Sunday Choral Eucharist 22nd May 11.15am Choral Eucharist and Benediction for the Feast of Corpus Christi 26th May 8pm Service to commemorate the day of thanksgiving for the institution of Holy Communion sung by the men of the Cathedral Choir Tower Tours 28th May 10am, 11.30am, 1pm, 2.30pm Taking you to the top of the Norman Bell Tower, North Transept Gallery, ringing and bell chambers, and out onto the tower roof. £8, please book.

01727 890290 www.stalbanscathedral.org

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Jutland 100 honours those who lost their lives at Sea, 100 years on from the Battle of Jutland, the largest naval battle of WW1 The Battle between the Royal Navy and the German High Seas Fleet was fought over 36 hours on 31st May 1916.

It saw the loss of 6,094 Royal Navy seamen and 2,551 Germans, but failed to break Britain's blockade of the North Sea. While both sides claimed victory, the damage to the German Fleet was such that Germany avoided fleet -to-fleet engagements for the remainder of the war.

The Royal British Legion is encouraging the country to commemorate the sacrifices and contributions made by all those from the Royal Navy, Merchant Navy, fishing fleets, shipbuilding towns and coastal communities who continue to guarantee our maritime nation’s security in peace and war.

The Legion is the nation's biggest Armed Forces charity, and national custodian of Remembrance. The charity provides care and support to all members of the British Armed Forces past and present and their families. www.britishlegion.org.uk/jutland Now is a time for us to reflect and remember.

The Jutland Concert 15th June 7.30pm £12 - £35 Vaugham Williams: A Sea Symphony Barbican Hall, London EC2Y 8DS www.barbican.org.uk

The Spitfire Experience 7th, 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st & 28th May 11am - 1pm & 2pm - 4pm Climb inside the Spitfire MK16 and take the pilot’s seat, learn about the aircraft and see what it would have been like to fly this amazing plane. This is a once in a lifetime experience, please take note of access restrictions before buying your tickets: You must be physically fit to climb a small number of steps to get into the cockpit, wear trousers and flat shoes with good grip.

You can take photos once inside the cockpit, but please only bring a camera that can be put into a pocket or one with a strap. This new experience is led by our team of volunteers. £22.50 RAF Museum London NW9 5LL 020 8205 2266 www.rafmuseum.org.uk

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De Havilland Needs You Many of the aircraft at de Havilland Museum are on display outside and exposed to the weather, including the last example of the Comet 1A the world’s first Jet Airliner. To ensure their survival they must be protected; the Museum has been given permission to build a large Hangar costing around £1.5 million, they have £400k but still need to raise a further £1 million and so have launched ‘Buy a Plaque’, a lasting way to make a donation by buying an engraved brass plaque that will be permanently displayed in the new hangar.

The Museum receives no on-going financial support from the government, lottery grants, or any external corporate sources. Their funding comes entirely from ticket sales, ‘Friends of the Museum’ memberships, merchandise sold in the Museum shop and bequests and donations. It’s a worthy cause and with your help will protect the historic aviation heritage for future generations. www.dehavillandmuseum.co.uk

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Do Something for Charity

Markyate Plant Sale 21st May 10am As always the volunteers will be potting-up over 8000 plants in early April and orders can now be taken for their beautiful hanging baskets. Call Ian Bradley on 01582 943133 to discuss your requirements by the end of April. Enjoy tea and homemade cakes while listening to the music of The Ionian Clarinet Quartet. There’s fun for the children too and a host of great raffle prizes to be won. Entry is free.

64 High Street, Markyate AL3 8HZ www.stfrancis.org.uk

Rennie Grove Events Bank Holiday Fun Day 2nd May The Rose & Crown in Sandridge is teaming up with local bands The Rodford Files and ARC for a day of music and fun to raise money for Rennie Grove Hospice Care. Jim Rodford from The Rodford Files, who last played at the pub 11 years ago, makes a return to raise money for a cause close his heart, and celebrate the life of his friend Lewis Pracey, who lived in St Albans until his death in January.

Jim will be joined by his sons on drums and guitar and guitarist and singer Derek Tims to play two live sets of 50s, 60s and 70s rock and great covers in the bands own style. Jim's granddaughters who are in the trio ARC, will also play a set of their folky versions of great classic tracks.

01727 859739 www.roseandcrownpubsandridge.co.uk

Treat Yourself Every Monday at Grove House, Waverley Road, St Albans, you can enjoy half hour treatments at discounted prices, raising much needed funds for Rennie Grove Hospice Care.

Massage £20 9th May / 6th June 10am - 1.45pm Japanese Cosmo Facial £22 16th May / 20th June 10am - 1.45pm Reflexology £20 23rd May / 13th June 10am - 1.45pm Please book 01727 731028 community@renniegrove.org www.renniegrove.org

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Golfers to Club Together The Hospice of St Francis is asking golfers to take part in its 3rd annual Charity Golf Day at Harpenden Golf Club, Hammonds End on 8th June.

The day starts at midday with an 18-hole Team Stableford Competition, followed in the evening by a dinner, auction, raffle and prize-giving.

Entry is £95 for non-members and £60 for members, inclusive of dinner.

They are looking for 18 teams of 4.

If you can’t take part, but would like to sponsor the event, one of the awards or provide a raffle prize, all contributions will help raise funds for The Hospice, which provides free care and support for people facing life-limiting illness and their families across Herts and Bucks, and relies on voluntary donations to raise 80% of its £4.8m annual running costs.

Fees should be paid by the 31st May To reserve your place please email andrea.grant@stfrancis.org.uk 01442 869555 www.stfrancis.org.uk/golf

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Guided walk looking at the history of Hatfield and St Albans Railway/Alban Way and Environs on paved, mostly flat, foot and cycle paths, stopping at places of interest and a lunch break in Smallford Station.

Harpenden Springwatch 8th May 10am – 12.30pm Amenbury Lane Car Park, Harpenden Join Friends of the Nickey Line on this 4 mile circular walk, taking in the local wildlife. Wear sturdy shoes.

Aldenham Country Amble 8th & 21st May 10.30am please book Clock House Kiosk, Aldenham Country Park, Elstree Walk around Aldenham Country Park with a talk about its history and the farm animals on site.

Hertfordshire Walking Festival Much Hadham Figure of 8 Hertfordshire Year of Walking ends with an exciting 8th May 10.30am – 4.30pm and diverse Walking Festival this month. Here’s just Much Hadham Village Hall a few of them, visit the website for the full list, some The 10-30am walk follows the Ash valley to 16th walks have limited places and require booking: century Hadham Hall returning for lunch.

01992 588433 / walking@hertfordshire.gov.uk The 2pm walk goes to Hadham Mill then Perry Green www.hertsdirect.org/walksandmore to glimpse Henry Moore's sculptures.

Beating the Bounds of Redbourn Parish The Shenleybury Trail - a Tale of Pilgrims, 1st May 9.15am - 5pm Racehorses, Scolds, EastEnders and more!

Start of the Nickey Line, Redbourn Lane, Redbourn 9th May 11am - 4pm please book A walk following the Parish boundary, learn about this tradition when you stop for a break at St Marys Church. Meeting point in Borehamwood to be advised when Breaks at 3, 6 and 10 miles with a pub stop at the end. booking. Country walk (starting with a bus ride) to introduce you to six centuries of local history and Rural Ramble - River Beane domestic architecture, bus leaves at 11.05am 3rd May 10am please book Duck Pond, Eastern End of the Village, Chapmore End, Hertford SG12 0HF Ashridge in May Walk through open fields, and woods, by the River Bluebell Stroll Beane, along field tracks and edges.

4th May 10.30am -12.30pm £3 Guided walk from Ling Ride car park to Dockey Wood Sopwell Secrets to see the wonderful bluebells. £3 just turn up.

4th May 2pm Sopwell Nunnery Ruins, Cottonmill Lane AL1 2BY Bluebell Walk Stroll through Sopwell's green spaces and hidden 7th May 10am - 2pm Adult £5, child £3 alleys. An easy walk with mixed terrain. May not be 5-6 mile walk led by volunteers to see the best of the suitable for small children. bluebells, please book.

Panshanger's History and Landscapes Capability Brown 300th Anniversary Walk 4th & 13th May 10am 22nd May 1.30pm - 4pm Adult £8, child £5 Thieves Lane car park, just outside Hertford Celebrate the anniversary of Capability Brown’s birth Panshanger was one of the most important houses in with a guided walk in the Golden Valley, one of his Hertfordshire but all that's left is the landscape and finest designed landscapes. please book. archives of the families who lived there.

Green Man and Frost Queen Crafts and Trail Moderate walk with 2 or 3 gentle inclines.

30th May - 3rd June 10am - 4pm £2 Sherrardspark Wood Singalong Make and decorate a Green Man and Frost Queen 5th May 10am - 11.30am mask before completing the spring trail. Just turn up, Campus West, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6BX children must be accompanied by an adult.

A walk through the woods singing folk songs Ashridge, Ringshall, Herts HP4 1LT accompanied by musical instruments. Back at 01442 851227 Humphreys Café Campus West for refreshments. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ashridge-estate The Alban Way, its Railway History and Environs 7th & 21st May 10am - 4.20pm please book Meeting point to be advised when booking

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Feeling Sporty?

Join the Mayor's City Sprint Triathlon 15th May

Come and take part in the 5km cycle on indoor stationary cycling machine, 200m swim; 8 lengths of the pool and 3km off road run while raising money for a good cause.

If you don't fancy taking on all three disciplines, you can share the load in a team of up to three. You must be 12 years+ and under 18's must be accompanied by an adult.

Entry is £20 per person, or £30 for a team. £10 for 12-16 year olds. Includes chip timing, T-shirt and certificate of completion.

'Fit for Sport' for children under 10 will be available for £5 per child, with a bouncy castle and mini activities. So why not bring along friends and family to support you and join in the fun.

All sponsorship money raised will go to Rennie Grove Hospice Care.

The event, organised by Everyone Active takes place at Westminster Lodge, Holywell Hill, St Albans, AL1 2DL www.renniegrove.org

Sprint Triathlon 15th May 6.30am This annual event organised

by Tri Force, the Hertfordshire based triathlon club is now in its 7th year. The race comprises of, 400m pool swim, 1 x lap 20km bike on a fairly flat course finishing with a 4 lap 5km flat run. Minimum age 15 Hertfordshire University Sports Village Hatfield Business Park www.activetrainingworld.co.uk/events

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St Albans Charity Cycle Ride A fun event, suitable for everyone from families to cycling fanatics on 15th May 10, 20, 30, and 40-mile routes take you through beautiful Hertfordshire countryside with fullymarshalled routes, mainly on quiet country lanes.

Starts and ends at Oaklands College Campus, Hatfield Road, St Albans AL4 0JA. Free T-shirt, medal and certificate for all pre-registered riders completing the course.

Drinks and refreshments available at regular checkpoints along the route. Raise money for the sponsored charities and get an entry in the free prize draw. Or enter as a team and raise money for your own registered charity. Check-in opens at 8am www.saccr.co.uk

Come and Try Sailing 22nd May 12 - 4pm ‘Royal Yachting Association Push the Boat Out’ is a nine day nationwide event that will see hundreds of sailing clubs and centres across the country opening their gates for local people to try sailing.

Aldenham Sailing Club invites you and your family to come and have a go, whether new to the sport or returning, try this ‘taster’ opportunity for free, on the picturesque lake in sailing dinghies accompanied by competent club sailors.

The Club runs competitive racing for Enterprise, Laser, RS300, illusion and mixed fleets, but also a cruising section. The club is family friendly, with an enthusiastic Junior Sailing Group.

Les Smith, Commodore of the club said: “We are inviting the local community to come down to Aldenham Sailing Club, have a go at sailing, see what the club has to offer and get involved. Who knows if you visit you might just get hooked!”

Please register via the website.

Aldenham Sailing Club, Elstree WD6 3BD www.aldenhamsc.co.uk www.rya.org.uk/go/PTBO

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NOW for some Music I Don't Know How To Love Him, Gethsemane, and the instantly recognisable Superstar. £16.50, concs £14.50, child £10.50 The Radlett Centre www.theradlettcentre.co.uk

The Hidden Beauty of Bach

Chamber Music Festival Launch Concert 9th May 7.30pm Complimentary wine, soft drinks and a sneak preview of the 2016 Festival Brochure will be available on arrival. Artistic Director Guy Johnston will talk through the highlights of this year’s festival, followed by a performance of Beethoven's “Ghost Trio” and Mendelssohn's Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor with Guy, Tom Poster and Magnus Johnston.

Tickets £15 - £35 The Marble Hall, Hatfield House www.hatfieldhousemusicfestival.org.uk/tickets

Spring King 13th May 8pm A four-piece post-punk band from Manchester; ‘a small-scale, art-pop-punk project’.

‘From songwriting experiment to the most hyped uk guitar band of the year.’ NME Tickets £8 in advance www.seetickets.com Esquires, Bedford MK40 2QG www.thepadpresents.com

The Auld Alliance 14th May 7.30pm Carillon Chamber Choir sing Scottish and French music, including James MacMillan Miserere Robert Carver O bone Jesu Francis Poulenc Litanies à la Vierge noire Josquin des Prez Ave Maria Gabriel Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine /Les Djinns Conducted by Neil MacKenzie with Kevin Vockerodt on piano and organ £14, concs £13, child £5 St Peter’s Church, St Albans AL1 3HG 01582 763774 ward.geoff.t21@btinternet.com

Jesus Christ Superstar 17th - 21st May The rock opera sensation that forever changed the face of musical theatre, and boasts some of Andrew Lloyd Webber's most famous songs, including:

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21st May 7pm - 9pm Concert pianist and music producer Jeremy Holtom performs Bach masterpieces during a recital interspersed with anecdotes about music, performance and creativity. The West Terrace is open from 5pm for picnics. £20, child £5, includes complimentary CD Please book 0344 249 1895 Claydon House, Middle Claydon, Bucks MK18 2EY www.nationaltrust.org.uk/claydon Amadeus Chamber Orchestra 21st May 7.30pm with conductor Simon Thompson and soloist Jennifer Wigram Handel: Concerto Grosso Op.6 J.S.Bach: Violin concerto in E major Lennox Berkeley: Serenade for Strings J.S.Bach: Suite no.1 £13, concs £11, child £3 St Saviours Church, St Albans AL1 4DF www.amadeuschamberorchestra.org.uk

Hackney Colliery Band 27th May 8pm Craving something a bit different? If so head to Esquires to see what promises to be one of the finest shows the venue has ever seen.

The 9 piece brass band released their debut album 'Common Decency' in 2013, and mix up their live sets between original compositions and their own take on other artists songs. They have backed some of the worlds finest, as well as selling out shows across the world in their own right, and closing the 2012 London Olympics. They describe themselves as Contemporary brass rock/hip-hop/Balkan/ afrobeat/jazz music - All we know is it's going to be fun! Expect Brass, Beats & Bass!

Tickets £13 www.seetickets.com Esquires, Bedford MK40 2QG www.thepadpresents.com

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Marvellous May

Herts County Show 28th & 29th May 8.30am - 5.30pm Displaying the best of Hertfordshire, with animals ranging from huge bulls to tiny ducks, spectacular displays and educational demonstrations. There’ll also be the National Festival Circus, Professor Crump, Mr Alexander's Travelling Show, 300 Trade Stands, an Award Winning Food Hall, exclusive 'Made in Hertfordshire' marquee, a Horticultural marquee, the Countryside Arena, and much more. Why not go along and enjoy a fantastic family day out, combining great entertainment, fun, food and shopping. £18.50, concs £16.50, child £9, family £46 save 20% by booking in advance The Showground, Redbourn AL3 7PT www.hertsshow.com

Sun 15th May 11am - 2pm Blue Cross Rehoming Centre Kimpton, Herts SG4 8EU 0300 777 14890

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Kimpton May Festival 29th April - 2nd May ‘Animal Magic’ is the theme of this year’s Festival with four days of fun filled events including Street Procession, Arena Events, Craft Fair, Quiz, Music Night, Wine Tasting, 10k Fun Run, Car Boot Sale and an Art Show with works from £20 there’s something for every budget from the traditional to the modern. Wall to wall fun and entertainment throughout the Bank Holiday weekend, there’s definitely something for everyone.

Kimpton SG4 8RB www.kimptonmayfestival.co.uk www.kimptonartshow.co.uk

Herts Motorcycle Run 1st May This year’s 60 mile Motorcycle Run starts at the Herts Police HQ, Stanborough Road, Welwyn Garden City and finishes at the Motorcycle Show, North Weald Airfield, Epping, Essex CM16 6AA home of Herts Air Ambulance.

The event opens at 9am and the Run leaves at 10.30am.

The Show includes trade stands and the chance to try out the latest demo bikes.

The Herts Air Ambulance helicopter will be present subject to operations, for people to see and meet the crew.

Please note ‘L’ plate riders can’t take part due to the route being on motorways.

Min age: 18 yrs, rider only £10, rider + pillion £15 To register and for more information please visit www.hertsairambulance.uk.com

The Splash Park’s Open Verulamium Park 2nd May - 11th Sept 10am - 6pm Open every day and it’s free!

Garden Party 22nd May 1pm - 5pm A great afternoon in aid of the Hospice of St Francis with a special mix of entertainment and relaxation for all the family, including Pimms, lunch on the terrace, cream teas, live jazz, children’s entertainment and a fantastic Shopping Village with locally produced food, jewellery, home, fashion and garden accessories, children’s clothes and toys, plants and much more.

All proceeds will help the Hospice raise 80% of the £4.8m needed annually to provide free care for people living with life-limiting illnesses across Herts and Bucks and support for their families and carers.

Adult £6, child free Ashridge House, Berkhamsted HP4 1NP www.stfrancis.org.uk/gardenparty

Steam Fair 22nd May 11am - 4pm free A must for all steam enthusiasts.

Enjoy a host of visiting steam engines plus those from Stockwood’s own historic collection, lovingly restored by volunteers.

Stockwood Discovery Centre www.lutonculture.com

Summer of Open Gardens Living Crafts 5th - 8th May 10am - 5pm Beautifully crafted designs chosen for their high quality and innovation. More than just a craft show, it’s a creative day out for all the family with hundreds of designermakers, masterclasses, workshops and craft demonstrations. Featuring the best of contemporary and traditional craft, from jewellery making, ceramics, sculpture, art, woodworking, designer fashions and textiles to besom making, bodging and cider pressing.

Don't miss the popular marquee dedicated to food and drink producers with traditional treats and more unusual foodie ideas.

Adult £10, concs £9, child £4.50 Hatfield House www.hatfield-house.co.uk

Art, Craft & Antiques Market 23rd May 10am - 4pm, entrance 50p Unique quality items. Many of the stallholders offer courses for those interested in starting a new hobby, for more information contact Amanda 01582 715622 High Street Methodist Church Hall, Harpenden

Why not go along and visit some of these beautiful Open Gardens while raising money for nursing and caring charities.

Here’s a selection of some of the local gardens Patchwork 22 Hall Park Gate, Berkhamsted HP4 2NJ 1st May 2 - 5pm, adult £3, child free Light refreshments Pembroke Farm Slip End, Baldock SG7 6SQ 15th May 12 - 5pm, adult £4, child free Home-made teas The Manor House Ayot St Lawrence AL6 9BP 22nd May 11 - 5pm, adult £5, child free Home-made teas 43 Mardley Hill Welwyn AL6 0TT 22nd May 1 - 5pm, adult £3, child free Home-made teas The Mill House 31 Mill Lane, Welwyn AL6 9EU 28th & 30th May 2 - 5.30pm, adult £4, child free Home-made teas 15 Gade Valley Cottages Dagnall Road, Great Gaddesden HP1 3BW 29th May 1.30 - 5pm, adult £3, child free Home-made teas 45 Oakridge Avenue Radlett WD7 8EW 29th May 2 - 5pm, adult £4, child free Cream teas Beechleigh Birch Green, Hertford SG14 2LP 30th May 11 - 5pm, adult £4, child free Refreshments www.ngs.org.uk

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Museums at Night Festival This annual UK-wide festival of inspiring after-hours events runs from 11th - 14th May and 28th - 29th October. Explore art, history and heritage after dark at more than 30 London venues, from major museums to historic properties and churches.

Discover new exhibitions, listen to expert talks and presentations, watch special performances, take torch-lit tours, enjoy live music in historic surroundings, and engage in a range of night-time activities.

Local Events Behind the Scenes 12th May 7pm Assistant Curator Emily Shepperson reveals some of the secrets the public rarely see, Tickets ÂŁ5, please book 01462 420144 British Schools Museum, Hitchin www.britishschoolsmuseum.org.uk Movie Night: Spartacus 13th May 7pm Enjoy this classic film starring Kirk Douglas as the slave who leads an uprising in the Roman republic.

Ages 14+ please book 01727 751810 Verulamium Museum, St Albans AL3 4SW Ghost Tour & Bat Walk 13th May 7pm - 10pm If you're up for a spooky evening this event is for you! Former resident Edward Bulwer Lytton (Victorian playwright, author and politician) was fascinated by the supernatural so why not come and hear about his experiences. Then meet the friendly, flying night-time residents on a Bat Walk around the gardens. Tickets ÂŁ22.50, ages 18+ Knebworth House SG1 2AX Live Local Bands 14th May 6pm - 9pm Enjoy live music from local bands, explore the galleries and displays. The collections include archaeology, ethnography, fine art, geology, Hertfordshire Regiment, natural history, photographs and social history. They also hold the Addis archive, with the largest collection of toothbrushes in the UK! Free, ages 18+ Hertford Museum SG14 1DT www.museumsatnight.org.uk

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Map Dance 2016 10th May 7.30pm £7 For their 10th Anniversary tour, Map Dance will De Havilland Philharmonic Orchestra: perform four new commissions, ranging in style and Brahms Piano Concerto No1 emotion, with a mixture of gritty dance-theatre, wry 8th May 7.30pm humour and intricate and questioning choreography.

Richard Uttley, one of the UK’s finest young The SandPit Theatre, St Albans professional pianists, returns to play this virtuosic and www.sandpittheatre.co.uk 01727 799565 romantic piece which is a joy to behold and a perfect Abbey Theatre partner for Tchaikovsky’s last symphony, the Pathetique. The orchestra will also perform Brahms’ Suor Angelica 7th May 8pm Tragic Overture. Conductor: Robin Browning.

Director Robin Pietà brings an immersive opera Adult £20, concs £15, £8, £6 experience to the Secret Opera audience, setting Somewhere Angelica’s story in a children’s hospital, where the in England sisters tend to their young patients on a busy ward, a 12th May 7.30pm painful reminder of Angelica’s own child. Suor Roe Hill Hall, Angelica contains some of Puccini’s most poignant Briar’s Lane, music, including Angelica’s aria ‘Senza Mamma’ in Hatfield which she expresses her For the first grief after receiving time, UHArts takes devastating news. its theatre Twelfth Night programme into 13th - 15th the heart of Hatfield. Nylons, Hershey bars and & 17th - 21st May jitterbugging to Swing Bands in the local village hall, Summer in Illyria, music’s Eastern Angles presents a fascinating and moving in the air, and love is all wartime story of the arrival of thousands of American around. Viola, on a journey GIs in East Anglia. from nowhere to whoAdult £7, concs £5 knows-where, is washed up Weston Auditorium on an unknown beach. Soon, she’s caught up in an de Havilland Campus, Hatfield AL10 9EU androgynous love-triangle… Misunderstandings, 01707 281127 www.herts.ac.uk/artsandgalleries unrequited love and a brother overboard all come out in the wash thanks to Shakespeare’s masterly wit Retroplex Film Club: and machinations.

Terminator (18) Abbey Theatre, St Albans 1st May 7pm 01727 857861 www.abbeytheatre.org.uk Retroplex is a Film Club that is passionate about 80s and Wheathampstead Dramatic Society 90s classic cult cinema. The Ladies in Retirement Club is a place where movie

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160 years of Park Grass 17th May 5.30pm - 8pm The Park Grass Experiment, is the oldest experiment on permanent grassland in the world. Started by the founding fathers of Rothamsted Research, Lawes and Gilbert, in 1856, the experiment continues to exemplify the value of long-term studies to investigate effects of biotic and abiotic factors on how the number of plants in a population changes over time, above and below ground plant community composition and microevolutionary change.

To celebrate the 160th anniversary of this world famous experiment, Rothamsted Research invites you to ‘160 years of Park Grass’.

Introductory talk 6pm - 6.30pm, walking tour of the Experiment and exhibits from 6.30pm - 8pm, please wear appropriate footwear.

You will learn about: ● How the plots have been managed and modified over the years. ● Information about the botanical surveys. ● Data available via the electronic archive ● Contribution to agricultural research today, particularly a 2015 study published in the journal Nature which shows that grassland diversity on the Park Grass Experiment recovers once atmospheric nitrogen pollution reduces and much more.

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NOW at Luton Hoo Walled Garden Open Wednesdays begin on 4th May from 10.30am - 3.30pm until the end of September.

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A £5 entry fee includes a guided tour of the garden and the Victorian farm buildings.

Plants and produce from the garden will be on sale including Luton Hoo honey.

There will be illustrated talks on topics covering the gardens history, Hoo’s Farms, Hoo’s Who, and Lord Bute who built the Walled Garden in the 1760’s with landscape designer Capability Brown. This year is the latter’s 300th anniversary and a Study Day will take place on 11th May which will uncover details about the unusual design of the garden and the botanical collection which it contained. £35 Luton Hoo Walled Garden Luton LU1 3TQ 01582 721443 www.lutonhooestate.co.uk

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NOW at Shuttleworth Mad Hatters May Day Festival 1st May 11.30am Morris and Maypole dancing, crafts and storytelling and entertainment by Alice in Wonderland characters.

Bring your own Mad Hatter picnic, or order a hamper from the catering team. Dress up if you can, mad hats at the very least! Please book, adult £8, child free Spring Walk and Lunch with the Head Gardener 6th May 10.30am - 2pm Tour the Swiss Garden, learning about those who created it and it’s restoration. Followed by lunch.

Dawn Chorus Walk 7th May 8am Walk around the Swiss Garden stopping to listen and identify the birds singing. Please book.

Season Premiere 8th May Joining the Red Arrows will be the Westland Lysander, Gloster Gladiator and Hawker Sea Hurricane, plus Battle of Britain Hurricane R4118 and acts from the Bristol Blenheim, Mustang and Avro Lancaster.

Live music and a vehicle parade.

Please book, adult £28, child free.

Aeromodellers Weekend 14th & 15th May Gates 9am Model Flying 10am As well as the annual Mayfly events, there’ll be Vintage type competitions and general sports flying.

If unsure, check before bringing your models. www.ModelAir.info 07810 817089 At Home with Shuttleworth 21st May 10am A range of aircraft and vehicles, with staff and volunteers on hand to tell you more about them. With flying throughout the day, weather permitting, aircraft may fly any time after the gates open until dusk. If the weather is good the pilots skilled with the Edwardians will take the chance to get airborne!

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Invertebrate Walk 25th May 10am - 1pm Join members of the Bedfordshire Invertebrate Group on a walk around the Swiss Garden and woodland, looking for interesting specimens from the invertebrate world. Adult £8, concs £7 The Shuttleworth Collection, Beds SG18 9EP 01767 627 927 www.shuttleworth.org

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NOW at Verulamium Museum

15th May 2.15pm & 3.15pm Archaeology Apprentices * Come and sort out our finds trays and reconstruct objects that have been broken, free, ages 5 – 11 years.

28th May 2pm - 4.30pm Meet Queen Boudicca * Come and meet this amazing queen in the Museum galleries, storytelling sessions at 2.30pm and 3.30pm, free.

Beltane Summer Festival 1st May 10am - 5pm £10 Celebrate the start of summer, with live music, hog roast, archery, fire breathing, storytelling and owl training. Craft workshops including bushcraft, pottery and green woodworking. Activities from woodland quests to Beltane Crowns, and make history by adding your clay daub to the walls of the new roundhouses! Come and enjoy a fun family day out with lots of hands-on activities for the kids. Please book.

Celtic Harmony Camp the Iron age settlement near Hertford www.celticharmony.org

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31st May 10.30am - 12.30pm / 2pm - 4pm Viking Invaders Holiday Activity for 6 - 11 year olds £6 ** Did you know that the Vikings made drinking cups out of the skulls of their enemies?! Find out more fascinating facts about these Norse invaders and make your own Viking ship. Please book

Gallery Talks in May Provided by St Albans Tour Guides. Free to residents * 1st - Iron Age 3pm 5th - New Museum & Gallery 3.30pm 7th - Food and Drink 3pm 8th - Mosaics 3pm 14th - House in the Park 3pm 15th - Death and Burial 3pm 21st - Leisure 3pm 22nd - Domestic Life 3pm 29th - Iron Age 3pm *Children must be accompanied by an adult Verulamium Museum, St Albans AL3 4SW 01727 751810 www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk

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What’s on in May

1st Herts Motorcycle Run & Show see page 24 Volunteer Centre Session Harpenden Library 1st & 3rd Harpenden Bowling Club Open Sessions Spenser Road www.harpendenbowlingclub.co.uk 1st: 10.30am - 5pm / 3rd: 5.30pm - 7.30pm 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th Electric Bike Tours from Mill Green Mill, Hatfield, visiting Verulamium Park, Gorhambury & Wheathampstead & returning for tea, 10.30am - 2.45pm www.electricbiketours.co.uk 2nd Sunflower Planting Workshop Burston Garden Centre, St Albans, 10am - 12 noon & 2pm - 4pm, for under 12’s, free May Day Celebrations British Schools Museum Hitchin, maypole dancing & more, 10.30am 12.30pm, free www.britishschoolsmuseum.org.uk 3rd A Box of Delights by Jane Ellis Harpenden Floral Decoration Club, Harpenden Public Halls, 01582 621757, all welcome, 2pm 5th - 8th Living Crafts see page 25 6th Read Around - optional theme ‘Travelling’ Harpenden Writers meeting, 01582 760564, Quaker Meeting House www.harpendenwriters.com Rich Hall 3:10 to Humour The Radlett Centre 01923 859291 www.radlettcentre.co.uk 7th Roy G Hemmings ‘The Sound of Philadelphia’ see page 4 Treasure Hunt Moneyhole Park, Welwyn Garden City, for all ages, drop-in 9am - 3pm Grand Vintage Fair Jubilee Centre, Catherine Street, St Albans AL34 5BU 10am - 4pm 8th Songs of Praise with Pam Rhodes page 12 Brahms Piano Concerto see page 28 9th Annual Council Meeting & Mayor Making Ceremony Park Hall, Leyton Road, 7.30pm Start Art Adult Art Classes Sandridge, summer term (9 weeks daytime) see page 3 Chamber Music Festival Launch Concert see page 22 10th Talk: The Gardens of Ireland Letta Jones, Harpenden Gardening Society, Roundwood Park School, £3, 8pm www.harpendengardeningsociety.org 12th The Icicle Works see page 4 13th 42 Movie Night: Spartacus see page 26

13th - 15th & 17th - 21st Twelfth Night see page 28 14th Elgar Symphony No.2 Workshop St Saviour's Church, Sandpit Lane, St Albans, St Albans Symphony Orchestra, 7.30pm Day Trip to Guilsborough NGS Gardens & Coton Manor Harpenden Gardening Society, please book www.harpendengardeningsociety.org Nestbox Watch Rye Meads Nature Reserve, SG12 8JS, 01992 708381, chance to see chicks up close, please book, £8, 1pm - 3pm World Food Festival outside The Howard Centre, WGC, AL8 6HA live music, fine food, craft stalls, entertainment & cooking demos, 11am - 4pm 14th & 15th Aeromodellers Weekend see page 38 15th St Albans Charity Cycle Ride see page 20 Plant Fair Ashridge, Herts HP4 1LT 11am - 4pm Mayors City Sprint Marathon see page 20 19th Mike Hodge Golf Day Aldwickbury Park Golf Club Harpenden, in aid of Rennie Grove, 01582 760244 19th - 21st Ladies in Retirement see page 28 21st Health Chiswell Green URC Church Hall, St Albans, AL2 3HG Soroptimist Women's Group meeting with speaker from Birth Companions www.birthcompanions.org.uk 8pm - 10pm Markyate Plant Sale see page 16 22nd Wheathampstead 10Kwww.wheathampstead10k.co.uk 24th Sex, Crime, Punishment & Philanthropy Harpenden Public Halls, stories from the Rothamsted diaries of John Bennet Lawes, Harpenden Local History Society, 8pm 26th Specimen Stories Tour Tring Natural History Museum HP23 6AP hear about Walter Rothschild & the amazing stories behind the specimens, for adults, 7pm - 8pm, £4.50, please book Buddy Holly & The Cricketers see page 4 28th & 29th American Air Show IWM Duxford CB22 4QR story of American & British collaboration over 100 years, 8am - 6pm www.iwm.org.uk Herts County Show see page 24 30th Bank Holiday BBQ Burston Garden Centre, St Albans, with a sandy beach hut for the children 31st Viking Invaders see page 40

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1st Crown Making & Face Painting Burston Garden Centre, St Albans, 11am - 3pm 2nd The Big O & Wilbury’s Tribute Show Harpenden Public Halls, 01582 767525, unique tribute to Orbison & The Wilbury’s, 7.30pm, £19, concs £17.50 3rd Talk: Getting it Write - The Finer Points of Journalism by Alan Bunting, Harpenden Writers meeting, 01582 760564, Quaker Meeting House, 12 Southdown Rd, 10am -12pm 4th A Shakespeare Serenade St Albans Cathedral, 01727 890290, Mosaic Chamber Choir & OVO, 7.30pm, £20 / £25 The Johnny Cash Roadshow Harpenden Public Halls, 01582 767525, classic Country, Rock ‘n’ Roll & Rockabilly music, 7.30pm, £17, concs £16 Exhibition:100 years of change in Harpenden High Street Park Hall, 2.30 - 4.30pm 4th & 5th St Albans Steam & Country Show Oaklands College, Hatfield Road, St Albans, AL4 0XR www.hertssteam.co.uk 60 Years of the National Trust at Claydon Claydon House, Bucks MK18 2EY, 01296 730349, re-live the 50’s with a live band, 11am - 4pm www.nationaltrust.org.uk/claydon 5th Fly Navy Day Shuttleworth Collection, naval aircraft from the early 1900s to 1960s, 9am, adult £28, child free www.shuttleworth.org 6th - 12th This Girl Can in Herts Week www.sportinherts.org.uk 7th Greenfingers by Jane Haas, Harpenden Floral Decoration Club, Harpenden Public Halls, 01582 621757, all welcome, 2pm 8th Spring into Summer Burston Garden Centre, St Albans, 1pm - 5pm, BBQ & special offers 9th Talk: The Picture Postcard - Eye Witness to History British Schools Museum, 01462 420144, 10,000 postcards presented by Museum’s Archivist, 7pm, £5 www.britishschoolsmuseum.org.uk 10th St Columba’s Open School Working Day pg 14 10th - 12th & 14th - 18th Jumpers For Goalposts Abbey Theatre, St Albans, 01727 857861, funny, heartfelt play from promising new playwright Tom Wells, £12 / £11

11th Manor House String Quartet Shuttleworth, gates 6pm, concert 7.30pm, adult £25, child free www.shuttleworth.org The Dire Straits Experience Harpenden Public Halls, 01582 767525, 7.30pm, £25 Harpenden Carnival Harpenden Common, theme: Rio, procession 12 noon from Lydekker Park, 12.30pm - 5pm, free entry 11th & 12th Art on the Common Harpenden Common, paintings, ceramics, fine art, photography, sculpture, jewellery, glass & wood, 10am - 5pm 11th - 13th Art Show Palladian Church, Ayot St Lawrence Two Open Gardens Ayot St Lawrence Beer Festival Brocket Arms, Ayot St Lawrence 11th - 19th Bike Week getting people cycling all over the UK www.bikeweek.org.uk 11th & 25th Local History Society Displays at the Harpenden Carnival & Armed Forces Day 18th Nature on a Pilgrimage St Peter’s Church, St Albans AL1 3HG, Carillon Chamber Choir, 7.30pm, £14, concs £13 & £5, 01582 763774 The Alban Pilgrimage procession of traditional giant puppets from St Peter’s Church to the Cathedral, telling the story of Alban, 11am 19th The Alban Street Festival St Peter’s Street, family fun entertainment, music, street food, sports, shopping & more, 12 - 6pm, free Latin American Night Weston Auditorium, de Havilland Campus, de Havilland Philharmonic Orchestra, 7.30pm, adult £20, concs £15 - £6 23rd The Kilkennys Harpenden Public Halls, 01582 767525, traditional Irish music with passion & youthful energy, 7.30pm, £16 23rd - 26th Tring Blues & Beer Festival Pound Meadow, Tring, live music & 40 Cask Ales 24th Open Garden: Amwell Cottage Amwell Lane, Wheathampstead, 6 -9pm, adult £3.50, child free 25th Midsummer Night’s Dream Shuttleworth, open air theatre, gates 5.30pm, £14, concs £10 www.shuttleworth.org 28th Talk: The Clinton-Baker Pinetum: a surprising Herts Heritage Site’ Harpenden Public Halls, Harpenden Local History Society, 8pm

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