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Welcome to November As we approach the centenary of the end of WWI, we think of those who served our country at war so we could have peace and freedom, all those that gave their lives and all those who lost loved ones. This year there are lots events taking place to commemorate both the end of WWI and Remembrance Sunday, all of which we have marked with a poppy.

November also brings us firework displays and the start of Christmas shopping with carnivals, fairs, markets and more.

If you run your own business, why not get in touch, we offer a helpful, friendly service, working hard to make the magazines the best they can be. The magazines are monthly so if you miss your copy you can always pick one up in town or read them on our social media pages.

Do Something for Charity 14 Pudsey, recycling & more

Walks, Talks & More 18 Rye Meads, Luton Hoo & more

NOW at the Public Halls 20 mainly music

Time to Get Festive 22 lights up, festivals & fairs

Childwickbury Christmas Market 23 art, jewellery, pottery & more November fun

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What’s on in November 42 & December 44 Index of Businesses 46

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The spectacular St Albans Museum + Gallery has won a top design award with judges praising the project leaders’ “vision and energy”. The £7.75 million building came top in the Retrofit for the Future category at the Hertfordshire Building Futures Awards 2018.

It was also highly commended in the Project of the Year category.

Exhibition: Hand Drawn Action Packed until 11th Nov Showcasing the works of ten artists whose practice springs from drawing, and reveals the medium’s infinite possibilities.

Museum Explorers 27th Oct - 4th Nov all day Borrow items from the explorer kit and investigate spaces, objects and artworks in the museum. Work as a family to uncover the stories in the displays.

Museum Late: Hand Drawn Action Packed 1st Nov 7pm Explore the museum after hours and enjoy an evening of activities, talks and performances exploring the themes of the Hand Drawn Action Packed exhibition.

Knit a Mug Cosy 3rd Nov 10.30am - 12.30pm & 2pm - 4pm Elizabeth Carr is a talented local crafter, will teach you the basics of knitting, a popular craft during the WW1 era, and guide you through making a simple mug cosy, materials supplied, age 8+ Workshop: Brush Letter a Festive Banner 22nd & 24th Nov 10.30am Learn techniques from an expert calligrapher to perfect your own beautiful brush lettering style and create a hand-lettered banner, or piece of your choice with a practised initial, word or festive phrase to take away. A kit is provided so you can master the craft and practice what you’ve learned at home.

Exhibition: Imprinted St Albans Museum + Gallery

24th Nov - 3rd Feb From artists Jane Glynn and Suman Gujral, each exploring the experience of time and memory, this exhibition shares personal autobiographical subjects through sensitive paintings, prints and associated ephemera.

Museum Minis 27th Nov 10.30am - 11.30am & 1pm - 2pm With a story, craft activity and a museum hunt.

For ages 2 - 4, to be accompanied by an adult, please book.

St Albans Legacy 27th Oct - 15th Nov free The culmination of a multimedia art competition showing the responses of local pupils to WWI. The display includes pieces that explore what Armistice means to a new generation and sheds light on the experiences of those 100 years ago.

Workshops: 1st Nov & 3rd Nov 10.30am - 12.30pm & 2pm - 4pm Film: A County at War, Life on the Home Front in Hertfordshire 27th Oct - 15th Nov free Made from photographs supplied by local museums and the public, highlighting the unsung heroes of the Home Front. The film is interlaced with original recordings and songs and makes compulsive viewing.

Exhibition: Lasting Peace? until 25th Nov Exploring how the way we remember WWI has changed from early memorials to the centenary commemorations today Glass Art Poppies 1st Nov 10.30am - 12.30pm & 2pm - 4pm Using pre-cut and kiln fired glass pieces Opal Seabrook will teach you how to design a unique piece of poppy glass art work in its own frame, all materials will be supplied. £10 Poppies and Peacetime 2nd Nov 11am Make craft art pieces inspired by the poppy, stalbansmuseums.org.uk

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Children in Need ‘Do Your Thing’ 16th Nov We’ve all got one, a thing we love doing, a thing we’ve always wanted to do or just a thing we could do. Whatever it is, when we do it, we can really make a difference. So do your thing and change children’s lives across the UK. Take on a Challenge Raise money and get sponsored, go big go small or go epic, the choice is yours, whether it’s getting involved with your favourite BBC shows or a taking part in a once in a lifetime challenge like a skydive, there are so many ways to push yourself and raise money. Visit the website to see how you can get involved. bbcchildreninneed.co.uk

Supporting young people in Harpenden and Wheathampstead since 1722 The James Marshall Foundation has been supporting young people in the community for almost 300 years. The aim of the Charity is to assist young people under 25 years with educational or career-related activities and enable them to have opportunities that otherwise would not be available.

Grants of over £1 million have been awarded during the last six years.

The Foundation is run by a Board of eight Trustees, four of whom must either live or work in Harpenden. We are looking for two new Trustees to join the team, individuals with enthusiasm to carry on this legacy for the benefit of local young people.

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If so, please visit our website at www.jamesmarshallfoundation.co.uk to understand more about the Foundation or phone the Charity Manager on 01582 760735 for more information.

The deadline for applications is Friday 16th November 2018 so please do get in touch if this is something you would like to be involved in. charity no. 312127

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Walks, Talks & More Sustainable St Albans Thermal Imaging Camera Information Sessions 8pm - 9pm If you think you might be losing heat from your house, perhaps from windows, the front door, loft hatch or roof? Borrow a Thermal Imaging Camera to find out, and create a more energy saving home. Book on an information session to borrow a camera - it’s free!

6th Nov Central Harpenden 19th Nov The Harpenden Arms AL5 2TR 3rd & 12th Dec Central Harpenden Low Impact Christmas 20th Nov 7.30pm - 9.30pm An inspiring evening with expert speakers, hear ideas about how to enjoy a sustainable Christmas including presents, food and things to make. Free, please book The Harpenden Arms AL5 2TR sustainablestalbans.org

Rye Meads Wildlife Watch 11th Nov 10am - 12 noon 24th Nov 2pm - 4pm Join an experienced volunteer in one of the hides and discover what wildlife is around, free.

Rye Meads, Rye Road, Stanstead Abbotts, Herts rspb.org.uk

Herts & Middx Wildlife Trust Both events are free, however, as a registered charity, a donation of £5 is suggested Walk: Veteran Trees and Fungi 17th Nov 10am - 1pm A guided famaily walk to discover the park's ancient and veteran trees. Learn how to identify fungi and the amazing ways they interact with their hosts.

Panshanger Park, Hertford SG14 2NA Talk: Ancient Trees and Woodlands of Britain 27th Nov 8pm - 10pm An engaging talk by Andy Sands, one of Hertfordshire's leading photographers who will guide you through the fascinating history of Hertfordshire's forests and woodlands with his infectious passion for the natural world. Adults only.

Howlands Baptist Church, 9 The Commons, Welwyn Garden City AL7 4RW Herts & Middx Wildlife Trust hertswildlifetrust.org.uk

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Luton Hoo Walled Garden Talk: Luton Hoo's Stolen Cherry Trees 30th Nov 10.30am -12.30pm Peter Wilson will talk about his own ancestry in and around Harpenden focusing on one family, who in the early 19th century made national headlines. The story continues with more intrigue as one individual ends up transported, for a second time, for stealing trees from the Luton Hoo Estate! £5, including tea/coffee, funds go towards the restoration of the Walled Garden.

Lecture Room, Estate Office LU1 4LF Park in the Walled Garden car park off West Hyde Road / Newmill End turning off A1081 lutonhooestate.co.uk

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NOW at the Public Halls The Diary of Anne Frank 1st - 3rd Nov 7.30pm KatsAct are proud to bring this heart-breaking true story to life, in a powerful new play, Anne Frank emerges from history a living, lyrical and intensely gifted young girl, who confronts her rapidly changing life and the increasing horror of her time with astonishing honesty, wit, and determination.

Foster and Allen 7th Nov 7.30pm £25 For over 40 years in the music business. Foster and Allen have continuously managed to scale new heights. Their latest album “The Ultimate Collection” reached the UK Top 40 and is their 30th charting album.

Thank ABBA for the Music 9th Nov 7.30pm £19.50 Grab your platforms and flares for a journey back in time to when ABBA dominated the charts. Featuring all of ABBA’s greatest hits this is the ultimate feel good show!

Harpenden Record Fair 10th Nov 10am - 4pm Whether you’re a collector or browser, there’s music for all tastes in all formats from a hall full of dealers, along with memorabilia, books and posters.

Miles Hunt - The Custodian Tour 10th Nov 8pm £16 The Wonder Stuff’s Miles Hunt embarks on a solo acoustic tour and as well as performing songs, he will also be reading excerpts from his three acclaimed books “the Wonder Stuff Diaries”.

Wishbone Ash 14th Nov 7.30pm £22.50 Discover for yourself why Wishbone Ash remain one of the most popular bands in British Rock. With millions of albums sold, their iconic twin guitar sound inspired bands from Thin Lizzy to Iron Maiden.

Sarah Munro 23rd Nov 8pm £15 With a delicate songbird’s voice reminiscent of Eva Cassidy, Sarah’s music has been championed by Jamie Cullum, Michael Ball and Paul Carrack.

The Alter Eagles 30th Nov 7.30pm £18.50 All the greatest hits from ‘Hotel California’, ‘Life in the Fast Lane’, ‘Take it Easy’, ‘Already Gone’, ‘Best of my Love’, ‘Take it to the Limit’ and many more.

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Time to Get Festive

Herts Mistletoe Fair 2nd - 4th Nov Browse dozens of craft makers selling unique, creative products from exciting gifts, beautiful decorations, imaginative tree items, handmade clothes, ceramics, stationery, fabulous gift foods and lots more.

Herts Showground, Redbourn mistletoefair.co.uk

Hatfield House Christmas Market 3rd Nov 10.30am - 4pm £2 Why not buy some fantastic Christmas presents while raising vital funds for local charity, Isabel Hospice. hatfield-house.co.uk

Knebworth Winter Festival 9th -11th Nov 200 craft and gift stalls, a themed outdoor food and drink village, feature stage and Santa’s grotto. knebworthchristmasfestival.com

St Albans Christmas Lights Switch On 18th Nov 12 noon - 6pm There’ll be entertainment throughout the city centre to mark the official start of the Christmas shopping season. Why not soak up the sights, smells and festive ambience of St Albans this Christmas!

Harpenden Christmas Carnival & Farmer's Market 25th Nov 12 noon - 10pm Christmas Farmer's Market from 12 noon Santa's Grotto, Thompson's Close from 12.30pm Entertainment on stage from 1pm Procession starts at 3pm Lights Switch-On at 5pm harpenden.gov.uk

St Albans Christmas Market 30th Nov - 22nd Dec This year the Market is being hosted within the Meraki Christmas Festival, so you can shop for unique handmade goods, while enjoying all the fun of a winter wonderland with rides, a virtual reality Santa’s grotto experience, Christmas movies, skating, an ice bar and much more.

Tues 11.30am - 10pm / Weds 11am - 10pm Thurs - Saturdays 10am -11pm / Sun - 10am - 8pm merakifestival.com

Southdown Lights & Lanterns Extravaganza 30th Nov 5.30pm - 8pm Lantern parade by Grove Infant and Junior Schools at

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5.30pm, joined by Santa, and followed by carol singing by the schools and the English Miscellany.

Grotto opens at 6pm and Lights switch on at 7pm.

Redbourn Christmas Market 2nd Dec 11am Over 100 stalls, Santa's grotto, Christmas lights switch on, entertainment, raffle and more. redbournchristmasmarket.com

Batford Christmas Lights Up 2nd Dec 5pm - 6.30pm Batford corner will be full of Christmas spirit with an evening of carols from local Batford schools and the English Miscellany. Lights will be switched on at 6pm.

Kimpton Christmas Market 8th Dec 12.30pm - 6pm Locally sourced handmade gifts, festive food and drink and live music on The Green, Kimpton. kimptonvillage.com

Childwickbury Christmas Market Completely Different Christmas Shopping On 24th & 25th November Childwickbury Estate will open its gates for the tenth annual Childwickbury Christmas Market.

The beautifully restored 19th century horse-stalls and tack rooms provide a unique setting for a wide variety of Christmas gifts including fine art, stained glass, jewellery, quilts, clothing, tableware, pottery, food gifts and much more.

As always, there will be unique gifts of high quality for sale so why not start your Christmas shopping here. Fresh cooked food, drinks and mulled wine will be also available.

Childwickbury Estate, Harpenden Road, St Albans AL3 6JU For Sat Nav directions use ‘Childwickbury’ Free Entry and Free Parking Dogs welcome on leads www.childwickburyarts.com

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Fireworks Galore & More

Local Firework Displays OA Sport 3rd Nov gates 5pm, display 7.45pm £15, concs £7.50, family £25 Harpenden Road, St Albans AL2 2QP oasportsclub.com

St Albans Cathedral 3rd Nov gates 6pm, display 7pm Enjoy spectacular fireworks, food and fun for the whole family. This amazing public display was started over 25 years ago and has raised over £750k for local and national charities. This year’s nominated charities are Earthworks St Albans and Waverley Driving Group RDA plus other charities supported by St Albans Cathedral. £!0, child £5 Verulamium Park AL3 4HE stalbanscathedral.org

Harpenden Rugby Club 4th Nov gates 4pm, display 6pm Fireworks, Bonfire, funfair, great food and bar £8, child £5, family £25 Harpenden Rugby Club HRFC.com

Beech Hyde Primary School 4th Nov gates 4pm, fireworks 5.30pm Adult £5, child £3 Wheathampstead, AL4 8TP wheathampsteadfireworks.com

Crabtree School 10th Nov 6pm - 9pm Fantastic event for all the family Crabtree Lane AL5 5PU

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Guy Fawkes Festival & Fireworks 3rd & 4th Nov Once a Gunpowder factory, this historic site located on the banks of the River Lea tells the famous story of the plot to blow up Parliament. From 2pm you can watch a short theatre show, and see musket firing, taking you right into scenes from the plot. Professor Nitrate will be on hand in the Mad Lab explaining the science of explosions and a food experience where you can learn all about the eating habits of the Stuarts, plus Slime and Lantern Making. Enjoy hot food from the Gunpowder Café and food stalls. Both days will end with a firework display from ForceFX, the company behind the special effects of movies, TV and music festivals.

This is the perfect place to mark the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot.

You can also ride on the narrow gauge railway, visit the exhibition telling the stories and science of the former factory and see the Armoury and display of Rockets. Fun for all the family!

Adult £10.50, concs £9, child £8.50 Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey EN9 1JY royalgunpowdermills.com

Skate Van Hage 15th Nov - 7th Jan Experience the magic of ice skating on the undercover ice rink.

Enjoy the atmosphere in the heated marquee with a viewing platform for spectators, comfortable seating and the Ice Café. Skates are included in the price, or you can bring your own. There will be different skating sessions including 6Skate, Parent and Toddler and Special Needs. Skating aids are available to hire for less confident skaters.

Van Hage, Great Amwell SG12 9RP vanhage.co.uk

Lots for Tots Sale 17th Nov 10am - 12 noon Kids and baby table top sale, pre-loved clothes, books and equipment. Entry £1 Book a seller table £20 Email: naomi@lotsfortotssale.co.uk Townsend School, High Oaks AL3 6DR

Murder Mystery Dining Experience 16th Nov 7pm - 11pm It’s November 1938, the night’s mist swirls around a shadowy country house in Hertfordshire, through the window a small flicker of candlelight can be seen in the distance. A family gathering has turned to horror however, as the body of an esteemed professor is found murdered in the grounds.

Assemble your Detective teams for an evening of suspicious suspects, plot-twist’s and plenty of red herrings along the way!

Complete with a 3 course dinner. It’s time to pop on those deerstalker hats and brush off the magnifying glasses! Guests are encouraged to dress formally for the evening. Please book Hatfield House hatfield-house.co.uk

Santa Spectacular 21st Nov - 24th Dec A full day of indoor and outdoor festive fun including meeting Santa and receiving a golden key to his Toy Shop, attending Elf Academy, meeting Santa’s reindeer and much more.

Willows Activity Farm, St Albans AL4 0PF willowsactivityfarm.com

Workshop: Linocut Christmas Cards 22nd Nov 7pm - 10pm Learn how to lino print and develop beautiful Christmas cards with inspiration from the musuems specimens. Adult £20, please book The Natural History Museum, Tring, HP23 6AP nhm.ac.uk

The Roald Dahl Museum Illusions and Tricks 1st Nov drop-in 11am - 5pm Head to the marvellous mind-bending room to make your own optical illusions, inspired by Roald Dahl’s love of tricks and mischief. You can put a thaumatrope together, make magic Matilda eye glasses and boggle your brains with some optical illusions.

Lickswishy Festive Letters 17th, 18th, 24th & 25th Nov drop-in 11am - 5pm Roald Dahl was a great letter-writer and received thousands of letters from all over the world. Who would you send a letter to? Matilda? Santa? Or someone special in your life? Christmas is the perfect time to put pen to paper so drop-in to the pop-up Post Office and do just that! Write postcards, fold letters and envelopes and post your creations in the magical make-believe letter box.

Free with Museum entry. Age 5+ The Roald Dahl Museum, Bucks roalddahl.com

Circus Zyair 30th Oct - 4th Nov A colourful, action packed show with high energy acts from all over the world. A dazzling combination of circus, music and laughter.

With a heated big top and an electric atmosphere this promises to be a truly magical experience for the whole family. £8.99 Harpenden Common circus-zyair.co.uk

In the Footsteps of King George VI 27th Nov 10.30am - 12.15pm Join English Heritage historian Dr Andrew Hann for a tour of the gardens, following in the footsteps King George VI, who visited Wrest in November 1948 to officially open the new headquarters of the National Institute of Agricultural Engineering. Learn about the king’s tour, the people he met and some of the agricultural experiments in the gardens he was shown. You can even watch the Pathe newsreel of the visit. £18 includes refreshments Wrest Park, Silsoe MK45 4HR english-heritage.org.uk

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Lest We Forget NOW at the Cathedral Choral Eucharist for All Souls 2nd Nov 8pm Sung by Exquire, the alumni choir for former choristers and Lay Clerks.

Taizé Service 4th Nov 6.30pm With instrumental music, meditation and singing.

Lecture: Mary in the New Testament 7th Nov 7.30pm £6 The Lea Singers - Remembrance 10th Nov 7.30pm £20, concs £10 A dramatic and innovative programme for Remembrance to chart the world's conflicts from WWI to the present day.

Remembrance Sunday 11th Nov 10.55am Choral Requiem, sung by the Cathedral Choir, incorporating an act of remembrance and 2 minutes silence at 11am Lunchtime Organ Recital 14th Nov 12.30pm free Anthony Gritten, Head of Undergraduate Programmes, Royal Academy of Music Talk: St Albans and the Cult of Humfrey, Duke of Gloucester 15th Nov drinks 7.30pm, talk 7.45pm £9 St Albans Bach Choir 17th Nov 7.30pm from £12 To Mark the Centenary of the End of WWI Elgar: The Spirit of England.

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Butterworth: A Shropshire Lad Rhapsody Talk: Theology and Peacebuilding 21st Nov 8pm £10 Tower Tours 24th Nov & 1st Dec 11.30am, 1pm, 2.30pm 5th & 12th Dec 11am, 12.30pm Taking you up to the top of the Norman Bell Tower via the north transept gallery and the ringing and bell chambers, before your final climb onto the roof, weather permitting. Tickets are limited so please book. Restrictions apply. £9.50 St Albans International Organ Festival Concert 24th Nov 5.30pm free Matthew Martin, UK Director of Music Keble College, Oxford.

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St Albans 11th Nov 11:11 on Remembrance Sunday The Mayor of the City and District of St Albans will be at the War Memorial on St Peter's Street to mark 11:11 on Remembrance Sunday with a two minute silence.

The Parade will take place at 6.30pm in line with the National Beacon lighting event at 7pm.

11th Nov Battle’s Over - A Nation’s Tribute Beacon Lighting 6.30pm Hither Wood, Highfield Park AL4 0RE

Harpenden 11th Nov 10.50am - 7.15pm Remembrance Day Service will be held at the Memorial Cross, Church Green at 10.50am with the Remembrance Parade, ending at 11.20am, when the procession will make its way back to Rothamsted Park.

Beacon of Light Ceremony with the playing of the Last Post at 6.55pm and the lighting of a Beacon of Light at 7pm, to mark the centenary of the end of WWI taking place on Harpenden Common, next to Public Halls. Followed by the bells of St Nicholas Church ringing at 7.05pm to mark the Ringing Out for Peace commemoration of the centenary.

RAF London until 9th Dec daily from 10am Exhibition: Three Pilots - One War Inspired by the experience of three pilots during WWI; Peter Falkenstein from Germany, Jean Chaput from France and Bernard Rice from England. All wrote frequent letters home providing us with a unique insight into the everyday lives of those who served.

10th & 11th Nov A Centenary of Remembrance A ceremony of Remembrance commemorating all those who have lost their lives in conflict.

This year not only marks 100 years since the birth of the RAF, but 100 years since the end of WWI. Poppy Making 11am - 3pm Dance Performances 1.30pm & 3pm 11th Nov Remembrance Service 10.45am Military Wives Choir 11.10am RAF London NW9 5LL rafmuseum.org.uk

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NOW for some Art & Music

“Chinese lanterns” by Yanyun Gao

Harpenden Arts Club 60th Exhibition 9th - 11th Nov 10am - 5pm (Sun: 10am - 4pm) The Club is celebrating its diamond anniversary this year, and it promises to be a sparkling event.

With more than 250 original vibrant artworks from around 60 local artists being exhibited for sale, ranging from abstract to representational, watercolour to digital art in an inspirational display that is a must for art lovers and collectors alike.

Harpenden Public Halls AL5 1PD

St Peter's Church Remembrance 10th Nov 7.30pm On the eve of the Centenary of the Armistice, when the guns fell silent over Europe, Mosaic Chamber Choir and members of OVO Theatre Company will present a programme of music and readings to reflect on this historic anniversary. Featuring music by Howells, Will Todd, Mark Blatchly and Karl Jenkins and written testimony from some of the participants in the “war to end all wars”. £15, child £12 St Peter's Church, St Albans AL1 3HG

St Saviour's Church Britten’s St Nicolas 10th Nov 7.30pm St Albans Choral Society present Benjamin Britten St Nicolas with works by Pēteris Vasks and Sibelius. Tenor - Bradley Smith, Orchestra Nova and George Vass Conductor.

St Saviour’s Church, St Albans AL1 4DF choralsociety.com

St John’s Church Carillon Chamber Choir 24th Nov 7.30pm The English Revival Ralph Vaughan Williams Mass in G minor C V Stanford Three Latin Motets Works by Finzi, Byrd and Gibbons Conducted by David Ireson with Greg Hearle on clarinet £15, concs £13, child £5 01582 763774 St John’s Church, Harpenden AL5 1DJ

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UHArts Chapman Lounge AL10 9AB Lunchtime Recital 8th Nov 12 noon free Relax over lunch as the de Havilland Philharmonic Orchestra String Quartet play.

Art and Design Gallery AL10 9AB Exhibition: Inside the Art Collection until 24th Nov A chance to see works from the UHArts Collection not usually on display, many are on view for the first time. Free

What We Leave Behind 13th Nov 12 noon Spoken word event exploring loss and legacy using wit, warmth and funeral tunes. Free herts.ac.uk

Weston Auditorium AL10 9EU In Flanders Fields: An Armistice Centenary Concert 11th Nov 3pm To mark the centenary of the end of the First World War, the de Havilland Philharmonic Orchestra presents this moving concert featuring music composed by Butterworth, Gurney and Vaughan Williams around the time of the Great War. Violinist Savitri Grier returns for a performance of Vaughan Williams’ “The Lark Ascending”, and works by wartime contemporaries George Butterworth and Ivor Gurney epitomise rural life in England at the time of this “war to end all wars”. The concert ends with Vaughan Williams’ Pastoral Symphony, dramatically interpreted in live paintings by James Mayhew and interwoven with classic war poetry. £18, concs £15 herts.ac.uk

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Motorcyclists are disproportionately involved in crashes and the resulting injuries are often severe. The speeds motorcycles can travel at are equal to those of cars and yet they do not have the same protection such as air bags or side-impact bars, exposing them to the full force of the accident. Raising awareness of safe driving behaviour for riders and drivers alike is critical to saving lives.

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NOW at the Local Theatres The Sandpit Theatre Film: Moana 1st Nov 10.30am £3, £2 Butterflies 3rd Nov 11.30am & 2.30pm An uplifting tale of friendship, courage and facing your fears, told using innovative staging, breath taking physicality and touching humour. £7, £5 Film: Wreck-It Ralph 10th Nov 10.30am £3, £2 FAME 22nd - 24th Nov 2.30pm & 7.30pm Musical set in New York City’s High School of Performing Arts, where sweat and hard work are the key factors to a successful life as a performer. £8, £6 The Sandpit Theatre, St Albans AL4 9NX sandpittheatre.co.uk

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Our House 16th - 24th Nov May, a widowed grandmother, is packing her belongings for a move to Spain. She’s leaving the council house that she and her late husband bought in a West Yorkshire pit village. Her memories, 1958 to 2001, live again through the play; the good, the sad and the quite spiky.

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Mostly Comedy 1st Nov 8pm £13 Simon Day and Spring Day Walter Harvey Hallam 11th Nov 8pm Walter Harvey Hallam was an ordinary man cast into extraordinary circumstances.

A London draper by trade, Walter volunteered for military service in 1915 as the horror of WWI unfolded across the battlefields of Europe.

On 1st July 1916, Walter was ordered 'over the top' into the carnage of the Battle of the Somme.

This is Walter's story. Including a variety of folk, blues, jazz, country and modern songs. £12, concs £11, child £7.50 The Maltings Arts Theatre AL1 3HL maltingsartstheatre.co.uk

Abbey Theatre Electra 9th - 11th & 13th - 17th Nov One of dramatic literature's most compelling studies of the extremes to which vengeance can lead, by Sophocles.

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Ten of Herts 23rd & 24th Nov The King of Herts male voice harmony chorus brings you a broad selection from their barbershop repertoire.

Abbey Theatre AL1 2DL abbeytheatre.org.uk Full of Beans 10th Nov 11.30am & 2pm Come and be charmed by this festive, fairy tale adventure with a difference presented by Full House Theatre Age 4+ Stockwood Discovery Centre, LU1 4LX lutonculture.com

Milton Keynes Theatre Nativity the Musical 14th - 18th Nov Feel-good, funny and full of yuletide joy, this musical features favourite sing-a-long hits from the films including Sparkle and Shine, Nazareth, One Night One Moment, She's the Brightest Star and more. Age 5+ Milton Keynes Theatre MK9 3NZ atgtickets.com

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High Street Players Taking Steps by Alan Ayckbourn 21st - 23rd Nov 8pm A junior solicitor with an unfortunate ability to mangle his sentences is overseeing the purchase of a dilapidated Victorian mansion. With misunderstandings abound in this hilarious farce which unfolds throughout the house. £9 from the church office, Manor Pharmacy or ticketsource.co.uk High Street Methodist Church, Harpenden

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27th Oct - 15th Nov St Albans Legacy see page 8 29th Oct - 2nd Nov Half Term Art Camps see page 41 1st Clay all Day Mill Green Museum AL9 5PD ages 4+ £3.50 welhat.gov.uk 2nd Choral Eucharist for All Souls see page 30 3rd - 10th Firework Displays see page 24 6th - 10th Chitty Chitty Bang Bang The Albans Arena, £12 - £22.50 alban-arena.co.uk 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th Herts Jazz maltingsartstheatre.co.uk 8th Floral Demonstration Harpenden Public Halls, Harpenden Evening Floral Group, 7.30pm 9th - 11th Harpenden Arts Club 60th Exhibition page 32 10th Christmas Fair Harpenden Salvation Army pg 22 Harpenden Record Fair see page 20 Britten’s Nicolas see page 32 10th & 11th Exhibition: Wheathampstead During the Great War Wheathampstead Memorial Hall, 10am - 6pm Walk: Battles Over: WW1 Beacons of Light Ivinghoe Beacon car park nationaltrust.org.uk/ashridge 10th Nov - 2nd Jan Wednesdays - Sundays Christmas Carnival Waddesdon Manor, Bucks HO18 0JH waddesdon.org.uk

11th Remembrance Services, Concerts & Beacons of Light Ceremonies pages 30 & 32 Walter Harvey Hallam see page 38 12th Hazel O’Connor & Breaking Glass The Albans Arena, 7pm, £25 alban-arena.co.uk 14th Wishbone Ash XLIX UK Tour see page 20 10cc in Concert alban-arena.co.uk 15th Lecture: The Borgias, the Most Infamous Family in History The Arts Society Harpenden Area DFAS theartssocietyharpendenareadfas.org.uk 15th Nov - 7th Jan Skate Van Hage see page 24 16th Murder Mystery Dining Experience page 25 Live at The Alban Arena alban-arena.co.uk 17th St Albans Bach Choir to mark the Centenary of the end of WW1 see page 30 18th St Albans Christmas Lights Switch On see page 2 21st WoolOvers Sample Sale see page 3 24th St George's School Christmas Fayre 1 - 4pm 24th & 25th Childwickbury Christmas Market page 23 24th Nov - 24th Dec Santa’s Grotto at Burston see page 26 25th Harpenden Christmas Carnival & Christmas Lights up see page 22

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What’s on in December

1st & 2nd Christmas Event Chiltern Open Air Museum, HP8 4AB, 10am - 4pm coam.org.uk 1st - 23rd Vintage 1940s Christmas Grotto Bletchley Park MK3 6EB, 10am - 3pm, child under 12 £7, bletchleypark.org.uk 1st, 2nd, 8th, 9th, 15th, 16th, 22nd, 23rd & 26th - 30th Children's Christmas Trail Ashridge Estate, HP4 1LT nationaltrust.org.uk 4th Christmas Cheer Harpenden Public Halls, Harpenden Floral Decoration Club, 2pm 6th Christmas Carol Concet see page 39 7th Folk at the Maltings: Kitty Macfarlane 8pm, £12, concs £11, £7.50 maltingsartstheatre.co.uk 8th Christmas Fair British Schools Museum, Hitchin SG4 9TS, 10am - 2pm Christmas Charity Concert High Street Methodist Church, Harpenden, 07947 800153, The Music Makers Choir of Harpenden, 3pm musicmakerschoir.wordpress.com 8th - 30th Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs Harpenden Public Halls AL5 1TE harpendenpublichalls.co.uk 9th The Snowman Harpenden Public Halls AL5 1TE 10.30am & 11.30am harpendenpublichalls.co.uk A Christmas Celebration Marlborough Road Methodist Church, St Albans AL1 3XG, St Albans Choral Society, 7pm choralsociety.com Santa Paws Walk Ashridge Estate HP4 1LT, bring your dog for a festive walk, 11am - 12 noon, £1 nationaltrust.org.uk

13th Talk: Local Artist James Willis British Schools Museum SG4 9TS, 01462 420144, interpretations of the Christmas story through centuries of art & sculpture, 6.30pm, £8 14th - 31st HONK! The Barn Theatre, WGC AL8 6ST, award-winning musical telling the ugly duckling story barntheatre.co.uk 15th Christmas Cheer with Trilogy Bletchley Park MK3 6EB, 11am - 2pm, entry incl in admission bletchleypark.org.uk Carols on the Hour St Albans Cathedral, 11am 15th & 16th A Christmas Carol Abbey Theatre, St Albans AL1 2DL, 2.30pm & 5.30pm abbeytheatre.org.uk 16th The Mechanical Instrument Christmas Special St Albans Organ Theatre AL1 5PE, 1.45pm 5pm, £10, child £5 21st - 24th Santa's Marvellous Magical Toyshop The Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead HP1 3AE 22nd Film: The Muppet’s Christmas Carol The Sandpit Theatre AL4 9NX, 10.30am, £3, £2 26th St Albans Mummers The Town Hall 11.30am / The White Hart Hotel: 12.15pm / St Albans Abbey West End: 1pm / The Fighting Cocks: 1.45pm / The Clock Tower: 2.30pm stalbansmummers.org.uk 27th Post-Christmas Walk Ashridge Estate HP4 1LT 10am - 12pm, please book 01442 851227

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