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Welcome to September What a crazy summer we’re having, but with schools and uni’s opening again soon and most of us back at work, things should hopefully seem a little more normal again.

As always we’ve got lots of local businesses ready to help you with everything from Accountants to Wine and Beer Specialists and all sorts in between, so please support them when planning to have work done at home or treating yourself, and remember to always ‘think local first’.

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The magazines are monthly and if you don’t have a copy handy, you can always find them on Twitter, Facebook or our website. All information was correct at time of going to print but please check any websites before leaving home, as things may change. Stay safe and well

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Deadline 8th Sept for Oct edition www.theNOWmagazines.com Asbestos Removal & Surveys Concrete Crushing Dismantling Hoardings Internal Demolitions Robotic Demolition Site Clearance Soft-strip Demolitions Total Demolition

We are a family run company, established in 1959 that prides itself on old fashion values and modern ways of working. We carry out all types of demolition and asbestos removal works, working with construction companies, house builders, local councils and government bodies. We recognise the expectations and needs of our clients offering competitive tendering, a quick response and most of all: a friendly approach.

The down to earth company Unit A5, 156 St Albans Road, St Albans AL4 9LP 01442 870681 info@reliancedemolition.co.uk 07960 588165 07939 113194

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Helping Children believe they can do anything Singing, dancing and acting for 4 -16 year-olds

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ST ALBANS 01525 630183 stagecoach.co.uk/stalbans

Maths & Economics

Tutor All Levels of Secondary School Maths & Economics Tutoring £20 per hour On-line Tutoring I’m a 3rd year economics student at Loughborough University, I have 3+ years tutoring experience and am passionate about my subject, please get in touch to arrange a free consultation Alex Robertson

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Hatfield House

Out & About & Online!

St Albans Tree Trail Discover the history of some of the ancient trees in St Albans, learn to recognise the different species and find out about their uses and symbolism, past and present. It takes around 45 minutes to complete, beginning with the famous cedar tree in Sumpter Yard and ending in the Abbey Orchard. Available from the Cathedral Shop or the website. www.stalbanscathedral.org

Chamber Music Festival starting 4th Sept Friday evenings during September. Four free online chamber concerts, filmed in late July in the historic rooms of Hatfield House, showing on the Festival’s YouTube channel www.youtube.com/user/hhcmf Tudor Legacies - Meet the Six Wives of Henry VIII 6th Sept 11am - 4pm The Tudor Legacies are a living history group of Tudor enthusiasts. Engage with the six wives of Henry VIII, the Real Housewives Of Hampton Court and find out what it was like to be married to the infamous king. Please book 11am & 3pm Stable Yard / 1pm Old Palace Green www.hatfield-house.co.uk

Witchcraft & Wizardry

Find new places to visit by looking at the Hertfordshire's Rights of Way Network, visit www.hertfordshire.gov.uk and search for ‘rights of way’ and for a list of local parks and green spaces visit www.parksherts.co.uk

St Albans & Aylesbury 5th Sept Milton Keynes 19th Sept This spell-binding outdoor adventure game will take your team on a mysterious and magical journey across the town. Crack the clues, solve the puzzles and save the realm. Will you be able to solve the mystery in time? Under 16’s can play as extra for free, please note the game is not designed to be played or solved by children on their own. £36 for teams of up to 6 people. www.cluedupp.com

Creative Hertfordshire

Knebworth House

The Great Outdoors

Offering a range of activities and resources online, virtual trips of UHArts exhibitions, a private tour of the glorious gardens at Knebworth House and ideas on getting #WildAtHome with Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust. www.creativehertfordshire.com

Hitchin Lavender With around 35 miles of lavender rows to walk through, sunflowers which bloom from mid August, and a large wildflower area. The farm has spectacular views of rural Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire with many interesting walks. Picnics are allowed and refreshments are available.

Please book your visit online as numbers are limited, and unfortunately at this time you won’t be able to cut the lavender. www.hitchinlavender.com

St Albans Tour Guide Walks Walks are led by qualified volunteer guides with a comprehensive knowledge of local history, and an enthusiasm and commitment to promoting the city of St Albans. Please check the website for details and to book. www.stalbanstourguides.co.uk

Harpenden Library Local libraries are continuing to offer lots of events online, including Baby Rhyme Time, Toddler Tales, Saturday Stories, Lego Club, Chatterfamilies, Monday Meet-up, Code Club and Teenage Reading Group. www.facebook.com/harpendenlibrary

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Pub In The Park’s Drive In Garden Party!

11th - 13th Sept 6.30pm - 10pm Headliners include Kaiser Chiefs, Rick Astley, Gabrielle and Basement Jaxx DJ Set. Park up in your own private enclosure, and party safely with a car-full of friends and family. From £45 www.driveingardenparty.com Decorative Salvage & Vintage Fair 19th & 20th Sept 10am - 5pm A fantastic selection of reclaimed items, industrial furniture, textiles, ironwork, art, design pieces, bronzes, decorative mirrors, lighting, fireplaces, garden statuary and quirky items. www.knebworthhouse.com

Heritage Open Days 11th - 20th Sept This festival is about celebrating the community and local stories, online events will be available for the first time this year. Communities can celebrate stories of the places and spaces important to them in new and innovative ways. You can take part in activities further afield to explore even more hidden places from the comfort of your home. www.heritageopendays.org.uk

Sustainable St Albans Talk: Leave Your Car at Home!

14th Sept 7.30pm via zoom Boots, bikes and buses, a talk on alternative ways to get around that are kinder to the planet.

Free, please book www.sustainablestalbans.org

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Caring & Sharing Tour de Vale Charity Cycle Ride Raise funds for WheelPower, a charity providing opportunities for disabled children and adults to engage in physical activity.

110k - Advanced Ride for experienced cyclists 65k - Challenge Ride with a few steep hills 25k - Fun Ride for all the family www.tourdevale.com

Rennie Grove Hospice Care St Albans Band Aid 9th Sept 10am - 6pm Local bands, Elvis Tribute Act - Elvis Smelvis, The Harpenden Busker, McLaren Wall Duo and more will be playing outside Ladbrokes, St Albans.

Chilterns 2 Peaks Challenge 13th Sept 8am - 4pm Walk one of two 8 or 12 mile circular routes through the Chilterns countryside, both starting at Princes Risborough School. Adult £15, child £7.50 Mike Hodge Golf Day 29th Sept 9am - 10pm Teams of four will battle it out at Aldwickbury Park Golf Club, Harpenden. £110 Herts 10K 4th Oct For 15 years, thousands of runners have come together to take part in the Herts 10K. The Hospice needs your help now more than ever, so sign up online to get started. www.renniegrove.org

Ride+Stride for Churches

12th Sept Visit unique historic buildings, see beautiful countryside on these sponsored bike rides or walks between churches from Cornwall to Northumberland. www.ridestride.org

Sandridge 10K 12th Sept Runners complete their 10K or 1 mile distance on routes they have individually planned. Run for health, for fun, and for the children of Sandridge Primary School. www.sandridge10k.co.uk

Macmillan’s Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning 25th Sept Help millions of people living with cancer, who need us to raise a mug more than ever this year. www.coffee.macmillan.org.uk

Bubble Rush

27th Sept Gadebridge Park, Hemel Hempstead A family friendly 5k fun run, you can walk, run, dance, jog, or toddle through the bubbles. www.stfrancis.org.uk

Chess Valley Way Walk 27th Sept 9am A sponsored 10 mile walk through Chess Valley, from Rickmansworth to Chesham in aid of Herts & Middx Wildlife Trust. Adult £10, child £5 Frogmore Meadow, Chenies WD3 6ER www.hertswildlifetrust.org.uk

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Harpenden Photographic Society

Now in its 84th year, HPS caters for all abilities and is a lively and growing club of around 90 members, who have the chance to enjoy and improve their photography together, and to mix and chat with likeminded enthusiasts. Regular guest speakers give you the opportunity to learn and be inspired by the many different styles and genres. While the current social distancing regulations makes face-to-face club meetings impossible, HPS is now holding ‘virtual’ meetings using Zoom.

Talk: ‘Still – A Journey from Picture Editor of The Times newspaper through to Landscape Photography‘ by Paul Sanders FRPS 1st Sept Paul, a professional landscape photographer and senior Landscape and Light tour leader, runs the Still workshops and retreats. A former Picture Editor of The Times newspaper, Paul will discuss his calm, muted approach to photography, illustrated with wonderful emotive black and white long exposure images.

Talk: ‘Unseen London and Fine Art Photography’ by Peter Dazeley FRPS 15th Sept Peter’s work is diverse, he’s known for his fine art, advertising, anamorphic and nude photography as well as flower photography.

The first part of his talk will deal with one of his books “Unseen London” which set him on a journey photographing London and all his stories about this adventure. He will then touch upon his fine art work particularly the beauty of using platinum printing.

If you love photography, why not join them, new members are always very welcome. Annual membership is £45 (or £80 joint), for further information and to contact them visit www.harpendenphotographicsociety.co.uk

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

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NT Live Encore: Coriolanus 20th Sept 2pm & 22nd Sept 8pm The Cinema, Campus West, WGC www.campuswest.co.uk

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Inn on the Park Rough Sleeper 3rd & 4th Sept 6.30pm A homeless man is rough sleeping in the doorway of a closed-down department store. He tells the story of his rise from rags to riches and his subsequent fall from grace into homelessness.

A new play highlighting the brutal harshness of life on the streets in an affluent South-Eastern city in 2020. Contains strong language, seating is socially distanced, please book on 07788 634291, £12 www.eventbrite.co.uk

Please check websites for changes

Open Air Cinema Sundown cinema Luton Hoo gates 7pm, film 8.30pm 1st Sept - Military Wives www.sundowncinema.co.uk

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Luna Cinema Waddesdon Manor doors 6pm, film 7.30pm 11th Sept - Rocketman 12th Sept - Dirty Dancing 13th Sept - The Greatest Showman 14th Sept - Joker Hatfield House doors 6pm, film 7.30pm 22nd Sept - Back to the Future 23rd Sept - Dirty Dancing 24th Sept - Rocketman 25th Sept - Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stone 26th Sept - Grease 27th Sept - Joker www.thelunacinema.com

Live Event Cinema NT Live Encore: A View From The Bridge 1st Sept 8pm NT Live Encore: Frankenstein 6th Sept 2pm & 8th Sept 8pm NT Live Encore: Cyrano De Bergerac 13th Sept 2pm & 15th Sept 8pm

42nd Street 20th Sept 7pm filmed live at the Theatre Royal, London Kinky Boots 27th Sept 7pm filmed live at the Adelphi Theatre, London Please book online £13.50 / £10 www.sandpittheatre.co.uk

Abbey Theatre Radio Fun 17th - 19th Sept 8pm Classic comedy with a programme of sketches, snippets and daft poems performed in the style of a live broadcast BBC radio show. Written by Brian Leveson and Paul Minett, best known for TV shows My Family, The Booze Cruise and The Piglet Files.

Streamed live from the Main Stage. £10 Fay Hield 27th Sept 8pm St Albans Folk Festival streamed live from Sheffield with Fay’s new album, Wrackline, exploring the idea of the space between, looking to ghosts, fairies, spirits and talking animals, to understand what it is about the unknown that entrances us. £15, £10 www.stalbansfolkatthefestival.org.uk www.abbeytheatre.org.uk

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

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

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Puzzles, Planes, Cars & More

Stockwood Discovery Centre

Thursdays - Sundays 11am - 5pm The perfect family day out with beautiful gardens, interactive exhibitions, an outdoor Please check websites for changes children’s play area, the Garden Café, the largest carriage collection in Europe and museum galleries Bletchley Park bringing the stories of local people to life, dating Summer Family Fun until 6th Sept 9.30am - 5pm back from prehistoric times to the present day.

Bletchley Park is all about solving puzzles so find Exhibition: Vauxhall - Made in Luton the puzzle pieces hidden around the grounds and 5th Sept - 11th April piece them together to figure out the full picture.

A celebration of Vauxhall history, with a selection of Take part in a quiz to see which role you would be cars from the Vauxhall Heritage Centre. Follow the most suited for at Bletchley Park. Then complete a training activity for your chosen role and learn about story of the major car company in Luton, and learn something of the impact made on the town. Vauxhall the work you would have done. Create a paper model to represent many of the jobs that took place was established in 1857 and moved to Luton in 1905. Why not go along and discover more about there and use the templates to ‘dress’ your codebreaker, dispatch rider or WAAF ready for their the history of this iconic car manufacturer.

Free, but please book. first day. Please book your timed entry slot on-line www.bletchleypark.org.uk Stockwood Discovery Centre, Luton LU1 4LX www.culturetrust.com

Shuttleworth

Vintage Working Weekend 5th & 6th Sept Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of a bygone era with working steam engines, ground exhibits, vintage vehicle parades, entertainment, traditional crafts and a live band on Saturday evening.

Vintage Airshow: Clayton & Shuttleworth Showcase 6th Sept only Featuring stylish aircraft and showcasing the working heritage Clayton & Shuttleworth exhibits.

Plus a pilot chat about the 1909 Bleriot, the oldest aircraft in the world still flying, and one that Richard Shuttleworth restored and flew himself. The industrial heritage team will be giving working demonstrations of exhibits including Dorothy the steam engine, and the recently restored elevator.

Spitfire Photography Day with Darren Harbar 7th Sept Designed for those already competent with a camera, but anyone can take part as there are no difficult photographic challenges, just lots of opportunities to capture images you won’t get anywhere else. The day is themed around the Supermarine Spitfire Mk V AR501. You can sit in the cockpit, listen to a talk by a current Spitfire pilot and see a presentation on this aircraft’s fascinating WWII history. The ultimate day for fans of the Supermarine Spitfire, includes lunch. £175 www.shuttleworth.org

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Index of Businesses Accountants Hicks Bakery Zuckermaus Artisan Bakery

Computer Repairs 29 Ken Hodson Dance & Drama 3 Stagecoach

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Building / Refurbishment AJR Building Services 20 Kingsholme Front Cover Open Plan Solutions 21

Car Servicing / Repairs M Chapman Auto Services RTI Auto Services Ltd Charity Harpenden Trust Children’s Art Classes Artshed!

Chiropodist Kathy Witchard Cleaning Domestique Merrivac Molly Maid

3 Painters & Decorators CB Decorators Domestic Appliance Repairs M & M Decorators Spin Doctor 20 Plasterers Education / Tutor A Merson Plastering Alex Robertson 4 Plumbers Electricians DJ&M Plumbing Anderton Electrics 25 Services Ltd Finance AMR Financial Management 29 Roofing Continuum 28 GJ Smith Roofing

6 Fireplaces & Heating Fireplaces & Heating Ltd

School 21 Aldwickbury School

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Security 7 Maximum Security Singing Club 13 Clover Singing Club

Garden Nursery / Centre 29 Bridge Valley Townsend Nursery 5 Gardening / Landscaping AR Landscapes Ltd 15 Gas Engineer Be Heated

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Demolition Reliance Demolition Ltd

Bathing Mobility Bathing Mobility Advisory Service

Car Body Repairs Prestige Paint Shop

Locksmiths 24 Lock Around the Clock Locksmith Services

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