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Welcome to October As always there’s something for everyone, this month the magazines are packed with Spooky stuff to do for Halloween, an amazing Space themed installation at the Cathedral, the Big Draw, Apple Days and a host of local businesses waiting for your call. As always whatever you do or whoever you call please let them know you found them in the NOW magazines! If you run your own business we’d love to include you, we offer a helpful, friendly service so just give us a call. The magazines are monthly, if you don’t receive one, pick up a copy in town or read them on our social media pages.
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Nude Tin Can Gallery 5th - 9th Oct Exhibition of paintings, digital art, drawings, professional photography, sculpture showing skeletons of a person's or animal's head. Nude Tin Can Gallery, St Albans AL1 4JS www.nudetincan.com
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NOW for Some Art The New Maynard Gallery The Open Exhibition until 5th Oct Displaying work by the winners of last year’s Open Exhibition; Andrew Chu, Denise Bowser and Janie Graham. If you’re an artist living or working in Hertfordshire why not enter this year’s exhibition. You can submit up to 3 pieces and the fee is just £5 per piece. As the gallery is in a shared public space any art displayed must be suitable for everyone. For more information and to download an entry form visit the website. Submission date: 5th Oct Campus West, WGC AL8 6BX www.newmaynardgallery.co.uk
Sculpture Walks 3rd Oct & 7th Nov 1pm Introducing 12 outdoor sculptures that map the changing characteristics of British sculpture since the 1950s. Free Meet Main Reception, College Lane Campus UHArts, Hatfield AL10 9AB www.uharts.co.uk
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5th & 6th Oct / 2nd & 3rd Nov 10am - 5pm If you've always wanted to have a go at painting but didn't know how or where to begin then a Childwickbury Art Course is the perfect starting point. The courses, held in the Victorian stable block, are relaxed and friendly, and open to all abilities including complete beginners. Professional artists; Christiane Kubrick, Katharina Kubrick and Camilla Clutterbuck will give tuition in composition and colour mixing, enabling you to develop your technique and style in Oils and/or Watercolour. £100 for the weekend, £50 for a day Childwickbury Estate, St Albans AL3 6JX www.christianekubrick.com
Lecture: Images of the British Empire 17th Oct At the turn of the 20th century, the British Empire held sway over approximately one quarter of the population of the world. British imperial power was projected through a variety of artistic mediums. Through considering a variety of paintings, buildings and objects from across the Empire, this lecture provides a fascinating insight into the way the British viewed themselves and their subjects in the 19th and 20th centuries. www.theartssocietyharpendenareadfas.org.uk
The Big Draw - Drawn to Life The Festival is back uniting people, pencils and pixels across the globe. Whether you’re a disastrous doodler, inspired illustrator or a reluctant Rembrandt your marks will help to celebrate this year’s Festival theme: Drawn To Life, exploring the many benefits a more creative life can bring both mind and body. Here’s a couple of local events to enjoy or why not organise your own! St Albans Museum + Gallery 28th Oct free Drawing in the Gallery: 10am - 5pm Workshops: 10.30am - 12.30pm & 2pm - 4pm Inspired by the Science in St Albans exhibition, discover the joy of sketching. As a family, work with professional artist Laura Ellis to create a fantastic masterpiece inspired by your gallery sketches. All styles, ages and abilities welcome. St Peter’s Street AL1 3DH www.stalbansmusuems.org.uk Bletchley Park Family Activities: The Illustration Game 29th - 31st Oct 11am - 3.30pm drop in Activities include creating 1940s origami uniforms, secret sketching, flip books, patterns, coded messages and invisible ink. Ages 5 -14, entry included with admission cost Bletchley Park, Bucks MK3 6EB www.bletchleypark.org.uk www.thebigdraw.org
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Lots on in Luton!
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Fun Palace: Everyone's an Artist, Everyone's a Scientist 5th Oct 10am - 4pm free Celebration of culture using arts, science, craft, tech, digital, heritage and sports activities created by and for local people. Confessions of a Cockney Temple Dancer 11th Oct 7.30pm Indian dance meets stand-up comedy, in this funny and honest one-man show, as Shane Shambhu Stockwood Discovery Centre takes you on a revealing journey of his life. From Exhibition: International Garden unlikely dance student to 'rude boy' to international Photographer of the Year performer. He’ll have you laughing out loud with life until 24th Nov 10am - 4pm free experiences and comical stories, reflecting on how With stunning work from both amateur and race, language, identity and cultures have defined professional photographers, the exhibition captures him and his career. beautiful images of plants, habitats and amazing Macbeth 15th & 16th Oct 7.30pm landscapes. Now in its twelfth year, it has quickly grown to become the world's premier competition A highly physical re-imagining of Shakespeare's and exhibition specialising in garden, plant, flower Macbeth as a corporate thriller set against the and botanical photography. Founder, Philip Smith backdrop of the 'greed is good' culture of the 80s. said “Using a garden as an outdoor studio Set to a soundtrack of electro hits, synth-inspired photographers of any age and skill level can develop classics and specially composed original music. their artistic life. You can create mini-landscapes, Monstersaurus 22nd & 23rd Oct stalk and photograph all kinds of wildlife - or you can Tue: 2pm & 4.30pm Wed: 11am & 2pm make your flowers look like Hollywood starlets'. From the creators of Aliens Love Underpants, this Messy 22nd & 23rd Oct 11am & 2pm energetic show full of laughs, songs, dancing and a A magical and visual story with puppets, tap dancing pinch of mayhem will delight the whole family with and even a trip to the moon. Performed by a deaf original music and plenty of audience participation, and hearing cast with Sign Supported English, and it's going to be monster-ous fun! created in partnership with ADHD Foundation. If at Eggs on Legs 27th Oct 11am & 2pm any time you need to stand up, sit down, wriggle "Every day, from here to there funny things are around or leave and come back in, that's fine. everywhere". Garlic Theatre conjure a poetic, Stockwood Discovery Centre LU1 4LX Dr Seuss inspired world full of eggcentric puppets and music to make you roll around with laughter. The Hat Factory Luton Central Library LU1 2NG Square Go 4th Oct 7.30pm A hilarious play about playground violence, myths of masculinity and the decision to step up or run. Fatty Fat Fat 10th Oct 7.30pm A funny, frank and provocative solo show about living in a body the world tells you to hate. Leave your diet books at the door, join Katie in the 'Cha Cha Slide', munch on crisps, and hear what it's like to live in a body that people can't help but have an opinion on. Alex and Eliza 17th Oct 7.30pm A new production exploring the depths of separation, isolation and loss in a tale of nostalgia and family. Trade 19th Oct 7.30pm Welcome to the Caribbean, where the sun is hot and the living is uneasy. Get set for a mix of fresh rhythm and raucous humour, as the women come to terms with the transactions that define who they are. The Hat Factory, Luton LU1 2EY
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NOW at the Cathedral Lunchtime Recital 5th Oct 1pm free Short recital by the Weybridge Male Voice Choir. Talk: God, Science Fiction and a Good Space Opera 10th Oct 7.30pm £10 Join Rev Chris Rogers, Church of England Rector and part time Stormtrooper, for a lively evening of sci-fi themed debate and conversation. Be a Chorister for an Afternoon 12th Oct If your sons are interested in joining the Cathedral Choir, please come along. For more details email music@stalbanscathedral.org St Cecilia Festival Society - A Sea Symphony 12th Oct 7.30pm from £16 Hardynge Choir, Radlett Choral Society, St Albans Chamber Choir, St Albans Symphony Orchestra and a massed Children’s Choir from across Hertfordshire perform a magnificent concert with a flavour of the sea. Talk: Saint Elizabeth the New Martyr 15th Oct 7.30pm £10 A statue of Mother Elizabeth, murdered in Siberia in 1918, stands above the Nave altar. Hear her story and explore her importance to the future of Christianity in the Holy Land. Organ Recital 16th Oct 12.30pm Paul Carr, Organist and Recitalist, Birmingham Talk: The Commercial Space Race 17th Oct 7.30pm £10 Explore how asteroid mining and space tourism point to an exciting future in space. Hertfordshire Chorus - Mendelssohn’s Elijah 19th Oct 7.30pm from £16 A chance to see one of the country’s best symphonic choirs perform one of Britain’s most popular choral works. Organ Recital: Play Among the Stars 20th Oct 3pm free Be transported to a galaxy far away with music from the movies. Hear your favourite science fiction soundtracks as never heard before!
Talk: Hawking, Dawkins and God: Science and Religion in Contemporary Culture 21st Oct 7.30pm £6 Tower Tours 26th Oct 10am, 11.30am, 1pm & 2.30pm £9.50 Climb the 211 steps up to the top of the oldest Cathedral tower in Britain. Space: To the Trinity and Beyond! 26th Oct - 3rd Nov To tie in with the Space installation, this trail takes you to far off places in the Cathedral, where you’ll make amazing discoveries. Mass on the Moon 27th Oct 6.30pm Join in with this special Mass as the Cathedral prepares for its week long Space Voyage. Space Voyage 28th Oct - 1st Nov Adult £6, child £4, from 28th Oct adult £7.50 See the Cathedral illuminated, immersing you in a dramatic experience of cosmic light and sound. Take a journey to the moon and stars with a spectacular space themed son-et-lumiere in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Moon Landing. Travel to the edge of the Milky Way and back, and walk among the stars. Messy Church on the Moon 29th Oct 9.30am Crafts and activities with Abbey Bear. Poetry Evening: ‘Then felt I like some watcher of the skies’ 29th Oct 8pm £10 A poetry evening on the theme of Creation and the cosmos. Space: The Final Frontier 31st Oct 10am Explore, learn and then create a wonderful piece of space themed art. Doctor Who - A Voyage in Space and Time 31st Oct 2pm - 3.30pm A rollercoaster voyage through time, space and six decades of The Doctor with a chance to meet some Daleks! Doctor Who expert, Frank Danes will take you on an interactive journey of all things Doctor Who, from screen history, the battle between good and evil and monsters made of bubble wrap!
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Sons of Pitches 15th Oct 7.30pm £22.50 Winners of BBC’s ‘The Naked Choir’, take you on an A Cappella journey ‘Around The World’ Live at The Alban Arena 17th Oct 7.30pm £25 Hilarious celebration of the biggest and best The Bohemians 1st Oct 7.30pm £22 comedians on the UK circuit. Internationally renowned Queen Tribute band take The Drifters 18th Oct 7.30pm £27 you on a high energy roller coaster ride of a concert. Brand-new show performing all their classic hits from Magic of Motown 4th Oct 8pm £28 the last six decades. Prepare yourself for 40 back-to-back classic Motown Tabby McTat 19th & 20th Oct £13 hits, glittering costumes and dazzling dance moves. From the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, Rip It Up the 70s 5th Oct 2.30pm & 7.30pm Tabby McTat - a cat with the loudest of meee-ews Join Olympic champion Louis Smith, Rachel Stevens and a best friend with a guitar. (S Club 7) and Melody Thornton (Pussycat Dolls) for a The Ballroom Boys - Ian Waite and Vincent groovy evening of singing & dancing. £22.50 - £39.50 Simone 21st Oct 7.30pm £25 - £28.50 Sixties Gold 6th Oct 2.30pm & 7.30pm £35 Strictly Come Dancing favourites join forces in this Re-live the magic of the 60s with Hermans Hermits, brand new show. The Merseybeats, The Marmalade, Wayne Fontana Abbamania 22nd Oct 7.30pm £23.50 And The Mindbenders and Love Affair’s Steve Ellis Europe’s leading Abba tribute will entertain you with Jim Davidson’s The People Fight Back Tour their outstanding vocals and musical performance. 8th Oct 7.30pm £23.50 Milkshake! Live - Milkshake Monkey’s Musical If you’re fed up with this PC world we now live in, 24th Oct 12 noon & 3.30pm £5 - £16 come and see Jim’s new and outrageous show. Be part of this fantastic show as you learn the songs Thunder - Unplugged and Unscripted and dances with your favourite Milkshake friends. 9th Oct 7.30pm £25 Lost in Music: One Night At The Disco Founding members Danny Bowes and Luke Morley 25th Oct 7.30pm £26, £22 talk through the band’s highs and lows, and play A musical journey straight to the heart of Disco. acoustic versions of fan favourites. Roy Orbison & The Traveling Wilburys Experience Sh*tfaced Shakespeare: A Midsummer Nights 26th Oct 7.30pm £24.50, £22.50 Dream 10th Oct 8pm £20 A joyous, up-tempo celebration of classic pop music. Hilarious combination of a serious adaptation of a Miami Pro Universe Championship Shakespearean classic, with an entirely sht-faced 27th Oct 2.30pm £25 cast member. The biggest fitness model championships in Europe. Jimeoin 11th Oct 7.30pm £18.50 An Audience with Harry Redknapp Brilliantly observed, ever-evolving hilarious comedy. 28th Oct 7.30pm £30 Sun Records, The Concert 12th Oct 7.30pm One of our funniest celebrity football storytellers. The legendary record label that brought you Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, All Star Superslam Wrestling 29th Oct 7.30pm An extravaganza of high-flying action. £15, £10 and scores more rockin’ pioneers, comes to life live Respect - The Aretha Franklin Songbook on stage. £26, £24 30th Oct 7.30pm £24.50, £23.50 Herts Wedding Fair 13th Oct 11am - 4pm free An amazing live concert that pays tribute to the Only Fools and Boycie 14th Oct 7.30pm £18 Queen of Soul. An intimate evening with John Challis, one of the Mad About The Musicals 31st Oct 7.30pm nation’s greatest comedy actors, best known as A tour from London’s theatre land to the glitz of Boycie in Only Fools and Horses. Broadway, celebrating the very best songs from the shows we all know and love! £21
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English National Opera Encore: The Mikado 3rd Oct 7.30pm Enjoy Gilbert and Sullivan’s irresistible combination of virtuosic wit, memorable melodies and hilarious antics. The Royal Opera House Live: Don Giovanni 8th Oct 6.45pm The second of Mozart’s collaborations with librettist Lorenzo da Ponte. Perfectly situated between tragedy and comedy, this potent drama combines glorious music with a fascinating seductive central character. Recorded Live: Billy Connolly - The Sex Lives of Bandages 10th Oct 8.15pm cert 18 A big screen tribute to an iconic funny-man whose sharp wit and anarchic storytelling is still as hilarious as ever. The Metropolitan Opera Live: Turand 12th Oct 5.55pm Featuring a most unusual score with an astounding and innovative use of chorus and orchestra, but still recognizably Puccini, bursting with instantly appealing melody. National Theatre - Filmed Live: A Midsummer Night's Dream 17th Oct 7pm In Shakespeare's most romantic comedy, a feuding fairy King and Queen cross paths with runaway lovers and a troupe of actors trying to rehearse a play. As their dispute grows, the magical royal couple meddle with mortal lives leading to love triangles, mistaken identities and transformation, with hilarious, but dark consequences. The Royal Opera House Live: Don Pasquale 24th Oct 7.30pm The witty story of a middle-aged man whose supposed young wife runs rings around him, has long delighted and surprised audiences, not least as presented with the sparkle of its music and the virtuoso skill of its performers. The Metropolitan Opera Live: Manon 26th Oct 5.55pm A take on the quintessentially French tale of the beautiful young woman who is incapable of forsaking love and luxury. Featuring one of the truly unforgettable and irresistible female characters in opera. Campus West, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6BX www.cwentertainment.co.uk
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Artist Intervention Week: Katie Schwab 30th Sept - 3rd Oct Join artist Katie Schwab as she experiments with new ideas, turning the Gallery into an open studio with opportunities to participate. Free Art & Design Gallery AL10 9AB Golden Anniversary Concert 6th Oct 7.30pm The de Havilland Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates it’s 50th season with a programme of favourites. Rachmaninov's 'Isle of the Dead', Ravel's 'Pavene pour une Infante Défunte', Rimsky Korsakov's 'Le Coq D'or' and Rachmaninov's 'Symphony no 2'. £18, concs £15, child £8 Weston Auditorium AL10 9EU Exhibition: Line/Extended 17th Oct - 20th Dec Exhibition bringing together five artists; Rosana Antolí, Lucy Brown, George Eksts, Jane Grisewood and Andrea V Wright, whose work explores the potential of the drawn line and the expanded field of drawing. Free Art & Design Gallery AL10 9AB Trade 18th Oct 7.30pm Meet three women, an unlikely trio, different ages, backgrounds and attitudes. Welcome to the Caribbean, where the sun is hot and the living is uneasy. Get set for an intoxicating mix of fresh rhythm and raucous humour, as the women come to terms with the transactions that define who they are. Age 15+ contains strong language/adult theme. £10, concs £8 Weston Auditorium AL10 9EU Spatial Drawing Workshop 31st Oct 2pm - 4pm Artist Andrea V Wright, looks at making spatial drawings using thread, tape and props. Free, but please book Art & Design Gallery AL10 9AB UHArts, Hatfield AL10 9AB www.uharts.co.uk
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NOW at the Local Theatres The Barn Theatre The Crucible 27th Sept - 5th Oct Arthur Miller’s classic witch-hunt masterpiece, both literal with its 17th-century Salem setting and with the wider allegorical commentary on the McCarthyism and ‘un-American Activities’ movement of the 1950s. Widely recognised as one of the best plays of the 20th century and recently called ‘the perfect play for our post-truth times’. The 39 Steps 18th - 26th Oct Four actors play all the roles, sometimes more than one at a time, with lightning-fast costume changes and highly creative use of props. The Barn Theatre, WGC AL1 2DL www.barntheatre.co.uk
Maltings Arts Theatre Three Sharpe Shorts 10th & 11th Oct 8pm Three new plays by Andrew Sharpe Last Walk of Shame - The morning after the night before, Simon wakes up in a strange bed with a raging hangover and a feeling that something is missing. An absurdist and dark tragicomedy. The Uninvited Ghost - Oldridge and Rea try and rekindle their romance, but the bistro where they met now has muzak, mediocre Merlot and paper plates! Meet Me at the Nightingale - Following a near miss with a truck, cyclist Kirsty takes refuge in the ‘Nightingale Café’, where she meets Harry. Together, they uncover a mystery going back eighty years. Fugue 17th - 19th Oct 8pm Two sisters meet after many years apart, in a house which resembles their childhood home. A haunting, elliptical portrait of a life unmoored by loss. As You Like It 29th Oct - 9th Nov 8pm A vibrant interpretation of Shakespeare’s glorious comedy. The Maltings Arts Theatre, St Albans AL1 3HL 0333 666 3366 www.ovotheatre.org.uk
Abbey Theatre Dealing with Clair 11th - 19th Oct Selling houses can be difficult so when estate agent
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Clair meets cash buyer James it all seems too good to be true. Paralleling the tragic disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh, Martin Crimp’s thriller is as eerily relevant today as it was thirty years ago. £13, concs £12 Abbey Theatre, St Albans AL1 2DL www.abbeytheatre.org.uk
Trestle Arts Base Pursued by a Bear | Nothing on Earth 18th Oct 7pm - 8.30pm An out-of-this world comedy inspired by female heroism. This time-bending play weaves together the amazing stories of real women from Hertfordshire, Lady Constance Lytton who fought for suffrage; Violet Cressy-Marcks who travelled the globe; Dolly Shepherd who performed breath-taking aerial feats. Developed from the hugely popular Hertfordshire’s Hidden Heroines project, celebrating generations of women who resolutely refuse to be put in a ‘box’. Rachel 24th Oct 7.30pm An incredibly moving performance by Small Nose and Trestle, of the story of Rachel Levy, a Holocaust survivor. With great generosity, Rachel gave Small Nose Productions her story. She experienced Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp and BergenBelsen; her resilience and survival from the worst horror our world has ever seen are extraordinary. Age 11+ £12, concs £10 Trestle Arts Base, St Albans AL4 0JQ www.trestle.org.uk
Wheathampstead Dramatic Society Wait Until Dark 24th - 26th Oct 8pm This West End and Broadway hit is a masterfully constructed thriller that builds to an electrifyingly chilling conclusion as a blind woman has to deal with three criminals who have entered her house. Memorial Hall, Marford Rd, Wheathampstead Tickets £10 call 01582 621357 www.wheathampsteaddramaticsociety.co.uk
The Sandpit Theatre Clare Hollingworth and the Scoop of the Century 28th Oct 11.30am & 2.30pm From the busy newspaper offices in London to the frontline during WWII, Clare’s adventures tell the remarkable true story of one of the most important writers of our time. £8, child £6 The Sandpit Theatre, St Albans AL4 9NX www.sandpittheatre.co.uk
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George Street Gin & Jazz 4th Oct 7pm - 11pm Back for its third year, shops, bars and restaurants in George Street, St Albans open their doors for a celebration of the unique, boutique style of the Cathedral Quarter. A variety of bars will be offering gin cocktails of every flavour. There’ll be a music stage for dancing, alongside fashion offers, styling sessions, street food and more.
St Albans Vegan Market 6th Oct 10.30am - 4pm Packed with over 60 stalls selling a huge variety of vegan products from local businesses. You’ll find a host of mouth-watering food stalls, eye-opening lifestyle brands, luxury cosmetics, ethical clothing, interesting charities and much more. See you there! St Peter's Street, St Albans
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Family Mission: D-Day Edition 19th - 27th Oct 11am - 1pm, 2pm - 4pm drop in It’s 1944 and the most important day of the war is looming and you and your family are needed as the latest paratroopers recruits. As a team use your Jump Bag to spot a Spitfire from its sound, learn how to land safely and be assigned your rank. Hear about the biggest invasion in an interactive storytelling experience based on personal stories from those who served on D-Day. Showcase Day 20th Oct See iconic aircraft maintained and flown by the Flying Partners at IWM Duxford. Free with admission Shuttleworth Collection Flight Academy 21st, 23rd & 25th Oct Airshow: Raceday Finale 6th Oct 11am - 1pm, 2pm - 4pm drop in Celebration of vintage aviation and veteran vehicles Dress up like a pilot in flight jackets and goggles, at the last airshow of the season. £35, child free take on the pilot reflex challenges and track your Autumn Walk & Lunch with the Head Gardener progress across the site to see if you have the range 11th Oct 10.30am - 2pm £30 of a B-52 or are faster than a Typhoon. Learn the Seasonal highlights and a tour of the Swiss Garden. principles of flight and design the perfect paper plane Photography Night Shoot 12th Oct 5pm and parachute. Open to anyone with a camera, but it’s recommended Aeroplane Investigators that you have a basic understanding of night 22nd Oct 11am - 1pm, 2pm - 4pm drop in photography. The Collection photographers Join expert conservators and get into the nuts and will be offering advice if needed. bolts of the investigation to help prevent damage to Age 16+ £60 includes supper the world-famous aircraft. Search for mysterious Afternoon Tea 13th Oct 2pm & 2.30pm forces and microscopic beasts burrowing into pilot Savour a quintessentially English afternoon seats, test expert packing techniques to protect tea in the grand setting of Shuttleworth House. fragile objects, learn to use specialised equipment Please book £30, child £15 and more. Visit The House 13th Oct 9.30am - 12.30pm We Were There: Meet Veterans and Eyewitnesses A chance to explore the rooms, grounds and 24th Oct 11am - 3pm other areas of the House not normally open to public. Meet veterans and eyewitnesses who have lived Please book £5, child £1 through conflict and hear about their experiences. Bumpy Broomsticks & Crafty Cats From being evacuated during WWII, to living through 21st & 22nd Oct 10am, 11am, 1pm & 2pm the Korean and Falklands Wars. Collect mystical materials to make a broomstick, Documentary Challenge 31st Oct before creating a crafty cat to adorn it. Age 5+ IWM Duxford is full of stories - from its WWI origins to £1 plus garden admission £8.50, child £2 its involvement in the Battle of Britain, D-Day and Blast-Off Broomsticks & Bonkers Bonfire Blasters aviation history. In your team, pick your presenters, 23rd - 25th Oct 10am, 11am, 1pm & 2pm camera crew and producers and create your own Create your own broomstick rocket and a piece of documentary. Then download it to enjoy at home. chalk-firework fine art. Age 5+ £1 plus Collection £10 per group. admission £16, child £2, concs £12.50 Events included in admission unless otherwise stated IWM Duxford CB22 4QR Halloween Murder Mystery 26th Oct 7pm www.iwm.org.uk Enjoy a spooky evening of entertainment in the grand setting of The House, with drinks, canapés Bletchley Park and a 3 course dinner. Past, Present, Future: Codes and Ciphers Halloween at The Swiss Garden 26th Oct 7pm 29th Oct 10am - 3.30pm A family fun-filled evening, walk the spooky trail stopping for scary and finishing with ghoulish games. Go behind the scenes of secret messaging, learn how codes and ciphers work and get to grips with a Don’t forget to bring your torches. Entry times staggered from 5.20pm, if you dare, come along from real WWII Enigma machine. For adults with confidence in maths up to GCSE level £15.50 7pm for scarier stories! Ages 3 - 12 Bletchley Park, Bucks MK3 6EB child £8, adult £5, please book 01767 627933 www.bletchleypark.org.uk Shuttleworth, Beds SG18 9EP 20 www.shuttleworth.org
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NOW for some Music Bach to Rheinberger 5th Oct 7.30pm £15, concs £13, child £5 Carillon Chamber Choir present J S Bach Singet dem Herrn / Komm, Jesu, komm. Rheinberger Mass in E flat for double Choir J S Bach Cello Suites 01582 832312 or carillonsec@gmail.com St Saviour’s Church, St Albans AL1 4DF
Frankie’s Guys 6th Oct 7.30pm from £24 Celebrating the music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons with hits such as Big Girls Don’t Cry, Can’t Take My Eyes of You, Oh What A Night. www.radlettcentre.co.uk
Come & Sing: Feel the Spirit 12th Oct Rehearsal: 1.15pm - 5.30pm / Performance: 6pm A vivid arrangement, by John Rutter of seven well-known American spirituals including: When the Saints go Marching In and Deep River, with Harpenden Music Makers Choir. Please book your place on 07947 800153 before buying a ticket online www.ticketsource.co.uk Singers £12, students £6 / audience £5, child free St George’s School, Harpenden AL5 4EY
Pop Divas Live! 12th Oct 6pm £16 Four talented girls bring you the sounds of the greatest female pop performers of today, Meghan Trainor, Ariana Grande, Beyoncé and Rihanna will all be dropping in! With dazzling choreography and superb vocals, this is the perfect pop concert for your little divas. The Radlett Centre WD7 8HL www.radlettcentre.co.uk
Elizabeth Harrison Concert 12th Oct 7.30pm £12.50 St Albans Organ Theatre, Camp Road AL1 5PE www.stalbansorgantheatre.org.uk
The Ultimate Little Mix Experience 22nd Oct 6pm £15 Featuring four fantastic singers and dancers who really capture the look, sound and dance moves of one of the UK's best loved Girl-Bands. With live vocals and an impressive light and video show, this high-energy show is packed with all your favourites including Wings, Salute, Black Magic, Love Me Like You and many more. Bedford Corn Exchange MK40 1SL www.bedfordcornexchange.co.uk
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The Horn London Calling 12th Oct 9pm £12 The UK’s premier tribute to The Clash will be playing all their hit singles such as Should I Stay or Should I Go, Rock The Casbah, I Fought The Law and more. Nirvana UK 19th Oct 9pm £12 As close to the real deal as possible, even playing the same instruments, this tribute band plays the spectrum of live and studio catalogue, not to mention a destruction of gear at the end of the show! The Horn, Victoria Street, St Albans AL1 3TE www.thehorn.co.uk
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Hertfordshire Health Walks
The Daylight Club We are a social club for adults with physical and associated disabilities living in St Albans District, which includes Harpenden and London Colney. We welcome new members and meet every Wednesday from 10am - 4pm at St Johns Church Hall, St John’s Road, Harpenden and Friday from 11am - 3pm at Christchurch, High Oaks, St Albans. The Club provides a safe and supportive environment where members meet for social contact and community involvement. Members can take part in a wide range of creative or recreational activities, interactive workshops, listen to useful or interesting topics covered by guest speakers, community events and day trips in their minibus. They also offer door to door transport. If you are interested in joining please contact Salpi on 07762 595936 or salpi@1Life.co.uk
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Enjoy the countryside and local green spaces with these free walks led by qualified volunteer leaders. Walks are graded between 20-30 minutes (first steps) and 90 minutes (grade 4). Just turn up! Highfield Park Meet at YMCA Highfield Park Centre, Russett Drive, St Albans AL4 0DB Mondays 9.30am (grade 2 - 3) Tuesdays 1.30pm (first steps & grade 2 - 3) Wheathampstead Meet at East Lane public car park behind The Bull AL4 8BL Tuesdays 10.30am (first steps & grade 2 - 3) 5th Oct 2pm (grade 3 - 4) London Colney Meet at Caledon Rd Community Centre AL2 1PU Thursdays & 1st Oct & 5th Nov 10.30am (grade 3) Verulamium Park Meet outside Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre, Holywell Hill AL1 2DJ 2nd, 9th, 16th & 23rd Oct 7pm (grade 3) Harpenden Meet at Rothamsted Conference Centre Car park, Harpenden AL5 2JQ Thursdays 10.30am (grade 3 - 4) Greenwood Park Meet at Greenwood Park Community Centre, Tippendell Lane AL2 3HW Fridays 2pm (grade 2 - 3) Redbourn Meet at Cricket Club car park AL3 7DB 2nd Nov 2pm (grade 3 - 4) Bricket Wood Meet at Moor Mill Pub car park, off Smug Oak Lane, Bricket Wood AL2 3PN 17th Nov 10.30am (grade 4) Heartwood Forest Meet in Heartwood Forest car park, Sandridge AL3 6JB 20th Oct 10.30am (grade 4) If you’d like to get in touch call 01992 588433, email healthwalks.cms@hertfordshire.gov.uk or visit www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/healthwalks
Historic People and Places Brought to Life! Fully qualified guides have been showing people around our City and District for 50 years. Join us on one of our walks and hear about the fascinating yesteryears from the Romans to Victorians. Walk well known and lesser known places. You will be surprised by the many tales about people who have built, lived and worked here for 1000 years.
Walks for October & November Meet at the St Albans Museum + Gallery, St Peter's Street AL3 5DJ unless otherwise stated. Buy tickets from the guide on the day. Walks last about one and a half hours Adult £5, child £2 (5-15 years) Visit our website for full details of our walks and other information Historic St Albans - A City Revealed 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th October @ 11am & 2nd October @ 2.30pm 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th November @ 11am A Roman City Revealed 5th, 19th October @ 2.30pm Meet outside Verulamium Museum Fishpool Street - Rags and Riches 12th October @ 2.30pm Meet outside Verulamium Museum Historic Pubs of St Albans 6th October @ 2.30pm There’s More to Tudors Than Henry VIII 20th October @ 2.30pm Crime & Punishment 13th October @ 2.30pm Ghosts & Ghouls Ticket Only-Book Online 10th, 24th, 25th, 26th, 28th, 29th, 30th October @ 8pm 31st October @ 7pm, 7.30pm & 8pm 14th, 28th November @ 8pm Haunted Harpenden Ticket Only-Book Online 31st October @ 7.30pm A Town Hall Revealed 11th, 15th October & 1st, 19th November @ 2.30pm Street War Memorials 10th, 11th November @ 10.45am
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Town Council - Run Hatfield House 13th Oct Run a Half Marathon, 10km, 5km or family mile with magnificent views of Hatfield House providing a perfect backdrop to the race finish. All races will be chip timed with professional commentary, free race photos, event music and finish line refreshments. Hatfield House AL9 5HX www.hatfield-house.co.uk
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Women on Par
Hatfield House
Since 2017 the venture has seen more than 300 bikes saved from the scrapheap, restored, and given new homes. For more information call 01582 813018 or email travelchoices@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
27th Oct 12 noon - 4pm A fun and social way to grow your confidence on WheelPower National Junior Games the golf course with other women beginners. Instead of counting shots, there are a number of 30th Sept - 3rd Oct challenges for you to complete. A shotgun start Hosted by WheelPower, the National Charity for Wheelchair Sport, the primary focus of the Games means you will all finish at the same time, heading into the clubhouse for well-deserved is to encourage disabled young people to lead refreshments. healthier, more active lifestyles, improving their mental and physical wellbeing, This also providing If you already have some golfing experience you can still get involved using the Level 2 scorecard, a chance for those with sporting talent to be designed specifically to support your progression. identified and nurtured along the Paralympic Clubs can be provided on request. pathway. Previous participant, Alex Towns-Phill Please book www.eventbrite.co.uk comments: “...usually when you go on trips they Redbourn Golf Club, Kinsbourne Green Lane, don’t give you as much freedom to do what you St Albans AL3 7QA want...I’ve tried shooting, archery, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby, wheelchair cricket, Donate Your Old Bikes I’ve tried a multitude of different sports so I’m Central Beds County Council are asking for old happy that I took the opportunity to come”. The bicycles that are no longer needed. Bikes will be Games also provide a platform for the sharing of refurbished, made road-worthy and found new ideas and experiences between participants, homes. Many will be given to young people to get teachers, parents, carers and guardians. to school or college; unemployed people to travel Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Aylesbury HP21 9PP to new jobs; as lifelines for those who are feeling www.wheelpower.org.uk isolated; or to help those who are recuperating. Mucky Pup Fun Run 5th Oct 9.30am - 4pm Join the Royal Veterinary Collage to raise money for the Animal Care Trust that care and treat over 25,000 pets every year. Run or walk the two-mile course, as friends and family watch, and then visit stalls with your pup for refreshments. You can take on the run as a dog and human team, a dog and family team, or on your own/in a group without a dog. £10 if raising sponsorship, £20 if not raising sponsorship, under 12’s and dogs free, please sign up on-line. Willow 10k 6th Oct Whether you’re taking on your first 10k or chasing an elusive PB why not make a day of it with the whole family. The junior 1k Dash is perfect for younger runners and with delicious food and drink available from Gingers Gourmet Grill, face painting and games there’s something for everyone. Be part of this fantastic day helping raise much needed funds to provide Special Days for seriously ill young adults.
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Ride the Night - Register NOW! 23rd May 2020 Join thousands of ladies for a 50km or 100km cycle through London at night in aid of three invaluable Women V Cancer charities. You’ll start at the VeloPark, home of the 2012 Olympic velodrome, then setting off pedalling past Westminster Abbey, the London Eye, the Tate Modern, West End Theatres and many more spectacular buildings. All the while getting fit and making a bunch of new friends. Over the last six years the event has raised over £6 million for Breast Cancer Care, Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust and Ovarian Cancer Action. Please book www.dream-challenges.com
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Autumn / Winter at Burstons
As the nights draw in, we start to prepare our garden for winter and begin to focus more on our indoor space. Here at Burstons our selection of home interiors and houseplants is constantly being refreshed, to bring you new and exciting ideas for your home. We also have a wide range of gifts and cards for every special occasion and plenty of gift wrap solutions too. With Christmas around the corner, we have everything you need to make your festivities wonderful. Hundreds of decorations, lights, cards and artificial trees will be in our magical Christmas shop, which will get you in the festive spirit! Our real Christmas trees arrive in store the last weekend of November. For many families coming to choose their Christmas tree has
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become somewhat of a tradition. We also stock a range of hampers, speciality foods and alcohol to make entertaining family and friends this Christmas go with a bang! Our popular Santa’s Grotto opens on selected days from the 16th November to Christmas Eve. Children can walk through our Candy Cane Lane Grotto, create a Christmas decoration to take home to hang on the tree before seeing Santa and telling him all about what they’d like for Christmas. Don’t forget we also have our pre-bookable Winter Wonderland restaurant serving children’s Christmas-themed breakfast and afternoon tea. Book online at www.burston.co.uk
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Boo at the Zoo 19th - 31st Oct There will be spooky goings on with themed animal talks, Halloween arts and crafts, pumpkin carving, Ghoul School, Halloween story time, wrap the mummy and a pumpkin party. ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, Beds LU6 2LF www.zsl.org
Pumpkin Festival
Pumpkins, Ghosts & More Pumpkin Patch Get outside and enjoy the crisp autumn air. Grab a wheelbarrow and explore the patch to find your perfect pumpkin and squashes, there are so many varieties to choose from. Some are great for carving and others are great for eating so why not check out their cooking demonstrations for some inspiration. Check the website for opening times. Junction 9, Harpenden AL3 8HT Facebook @thepopupfarm www.thepopupfarm.co.uk
19th Oct - 3rd Nov Pick your free pumpkin from the Pumpkin Patch and enjoy a magical day of fun. There’ll be daily competitions with prizes for the best Halloween fancy dress, and the best carved pumpkin in the Carving Cavern. Plus arts and crafts, the Pumpkin Olympics and magic shows. Willows Activity Farm, St Albans AL4 0PF www.willowsactivityfarm.com
Wrest Park
Spooky Wrest Park 19th Oct - 3rd Nov 11am - 4pm Mysterious goings-on await you…meet the gruesome guides as they take you on a journey into the puzzling past, use all your wits to solve the riddles and claim your terrifying treat. Have a go at carving a petrifying pumpkin to take away. Sessions 11am, 12.30pm, 2pm & 3.30pm £12.70, child £7.60, pumpkin carving £4 Herring Green Activity Farm Spooky Woodland Walk Scarecrow & Apple Fest 25th & 26th Oct 5th & 6th Oct 10am - 5pm Tours 5.30pm, 6.30pm & 7.30pm With local ciders, live music, a scarecrow contest, Join Obadiah Squires and Mrs Botton; ghost apple games and crafts, flying displays and hunters and storytellers extraordinaire, on a keeper talks. Wander around the birds of prey ghostly walk with a mix of spine-tingling and centre and Tatty Macs farm, have a bite to eat humorous stories to keep young and old in the tea room or visit the farm shop. enthralled. Please wear appropriate footwear and Harry Potter Weekend clothing. Ages 5 - 12. £7, child £6, please book 12th & 13th Oct 10am - 5pm Wrest Park, Silsoe, Beds MK45 4HR Wizarding fun to be had for muggles and wizards www.english-heritage.org.uk alike, with Harry Potter crafts, a witches and wizards scavenger hunt, the chance to fly an owl, Pixie & Goblin Afternoon Tea potions and lava lamp workshops, herbology 21st - 31st Oct 1pm & 3pm sessions and pot a mandrake plant. Sessions Enjoy a Halloween themed afternoon tea with a must be booked on the day. spooky scone, chilling cup cake and scary Centre of Hocus Pocus sandwich, along with a terrifyingly terrific tea or 19th - 27th Oct 10am - 5pm creepy coffee. Please book adult £13, child £8 Join in with creepy critter encounters, the zombie Chilterns Gateway Centre hunt, pumpkin carving, creepy crafts, wacky Dunstable Downs LU6 2GY barrel rides, animal meet and greets, slime www.nationaltrust.org.uk making workshops and much more. Herring Green Activity Farm & Birds of Prey Centre, Wilstead MK45 3DT www.birdsofpreycentre.co.uk
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Freaky FunFest
Make and Take Sessions
21st Oct - 1st Nov Spooky fun for everyone with Tiny Terrors Tractor Ride, Trick or Treat Training, an Abracadabra Show, Fancy Dress, Pumpkin Carving and more. Mead Open Farm, Billington LU7 9JH www.meadopenfarm.co.uk
28th Oct - 1st Nov 11am - 4pm Make Halloween and bonfire themed crafts including pumpkins and bat hats, glitter wands and bonfire lanterns. Marlowes Centre, Hemel Hempstead HP1 1DX www.themarlowes.co.uk
Frankenstein for Kids
Halloween Parties
24th & 25th Oct 11am & 2pm A hilarious fusion of silliness, storytelling and monstrous balloon puppetry. In Circo Ridiculoso's unique style, the story is adapted and mutated from horror to ha ha ha, from the dark and spooky to the light and airy. Join award winning balloon artist, Danny for this highly visual, original, yet gentle anarchic modern clowning show. Stockwood Discovery Centre LU1 4LX www.lutonculture.com
30th & 31st Oct 10.15am & 11.15am Inn on the Park, Verulamium Park, St Albans £8.25, ages 3 - 8 years www.inn-on-the-park.com
Pumpkin Trail and Treats 26th, 28th & 29th Oct 12 noon - 4pm Enjoy Halloween for all the family. Children can bring pre-decorated pumpkins with a daily prize for the best one. Children will be given a ‘Pumpkin Passport’ so they can take part in games and activities to earn stamps. Games include ‘Terror Tunnel’, ‘Hungry Ghosts’ and ‘What’s in the Box?’ Completed Passports can be exchanged for goody bags. There’ll be storytelling and the ‘Pumpkin Bag Tree’ where you can claim a reward for guessing the number of pumpkins in the tree. To get in the spirit why not wear fancy dress, yes adults too! £3.75, child £7.50, please book Knebworth House SG1 2AX www.knebworthhouse.com
Dr Gore's Spooky Mad Lab 26th Oct - 1st Nov 11.40am, 1.40pm & 3.40pm Join Dr Gore and his Mad Lab assistants for spooktakular science shows and interactive family fun. Get into the spirit by making witches hats, dressing up and getting hands on with a range of Halloween arts and crafts. Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey EN9 1JY www.royalgunpowdermills.com
Rats, Bats & Cats Fun Day 31st Oct 10am & 1pm A frighteningly fun crafty day. Ages 4 - 11, children must be accompanied by an adult, please book. £5 per child British Schools Museum, Hitchin SG4 9TS www.britishschoolsmuseum.org.uk
Spooktacular 31st Oct 10am - 4pm drop in Spooky activities including face painting, crafts, superheroes, and a few surprises too! Heritage Close, St Albans AL3 4EB
Hooray for Halloween Party 31st Oct 10.30am - 11.45am A fun filled phonics session with a Halloween twist. Come dressed up if you want to, meet the main man; Robot Reg, and have some disco fun. Ages 1 - 5 years, £10 includes Halloween treat and crafts, please book. ABC Sounds Right Phonics Classes for Kids Redbourn Village Hall, St Albans AL3 7LW www.soundsrightphonicsclasses.co.uk
Pumpkin Scooping 28th - 31st Oct 10am - 4pm Make a spooky pumpkin lantern; help will be on hand as you scoop and cut your pumpkin ready to take home. Aylett Nurseries, St Albans AL2 1DH www.aylettnurseries.co.uk
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NOW for the Kids
Apple Days
Rye Meads Wildlife Watch 5th, 13th, 26th Oct 10am - 12 noon Join an experienced volunteer in one of the hides and discover what wildlife you can see. Free Rye Meadlings 7th & 21st Oct 10.30am - 12 noon Sessions are hands-on and sensory to encourage child led exploration and natural play, and may include water play, mud kitchen time, bug hunting, bird spotting, pond dipping and more. You’ll be outside so go prepared. Ages 18 months to 4 years. £6 per child, please book RSPB Rye Meads, Hoddesdon SG12 8JS ww2.rspb.org.uk
Paradise Wildlife Park Reptile Weekend 12th & 13th Oct 9.30am - 5pm A weekend raising funds and awareness for conservation charities with games, gifts, treats and more. Wolf Weekend 19th & 20th Oct 9.30am - 5pm A unique chance to get close to the wolves, and hand feed them. Offered on a first come, first served basis to be booked on the day. Age 16+. All proceeds to The Iberian Wolf Sanctuary and The Croatian Wolf Project. Plus talks and health checks at the wolf enclosure and lots more. Howl-o-ween 19th Oct - 3rd Nov 9.30am - 5pm Experience the fear factor of getting up close and personal with creepy crawly animals in the Animal Spooktacular Shows or join in the ghostly shows and games at the Safari Stage. Plus free wolf masks and pumpkin carving. Wolf Night 19th Oct 3.30pm onwards Wander the animal park and enjoy keeper talks and feeding time. The main event begins at 6.15pm in the marquee with a presentation from renowned specialists in Wolf conservation. Plus a raffle and cash bar. Paradise Wildlife Park, Broxbourne EN10 7QA www.pwpark.com
Justin Fletcher Live
27th Oct 11am & 2pm An all-singing, all-dancing fun show for all the family with popular interactive song and dance routines, comedy and more. Watford Colosseum WD17 3JN www.watfordcolosseum.co.uk
Light Party
31st Oct 5.45pm - 7pm Come dressed in your brightest colours for games, crafts, songs and a messy challenge. Tickets £3 from www.highstreet.church High Street Methodist Church, Harpenden
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Apple Day is a celebration of orchards and also a demonstration of the variety we are in danger of losing, not simply in apples, but in the richness and diversity of landscape, ecology and culture. Oaklands College 5th Oct 10am & 1pm Pick your own apples from the orchard, meet the animals in Oaklands Zoo and learn more about bees and wildlife. New for this year is the Chilli Fest, and the Stables Restaurant where the apple produce will be showcased. £2, family £5 Please book www.eventbrite.co.uk Oaklands College, South Dr, St Albans AL4 0JA Tewin Pavilion 6th Oct 12 noon - 4.30pm With apples from Tewin Orchard on sale plus apple juice, tea, coffee and cake. Experts will be on hand to identify varieties of apple and provide advice on fruit tree care. Plus guided walks around the orchard and traditional craft demonstrations. Tewin Pavilion, Upper Green Rd, Tewin AL6 0LX Highfield Park 6th Oct 2pm - 4pm A fun and traditional celebration of English Apples, with something for everyone. With live music, apple juicing displays, apple bobbing, hunt the apple, plus a local bee keeper will be on hand to share more of what’s around Highfield Park. Apple Juice from the orchards of Highfield, Cell Barnes and Hill End, the legacy of the two hospitals on the site, will be on sale. Russet Drive, St Albans Al4 0DB www.highfieldparktrust.co.uk Aylett Nurseries 19th & 20th Oct 10am - 4pm A fun apple themed weekend for all the family North Orbital Road, St Albans AL2 1DH www.aylettnurseries.co.uk Shenley Park Walled Garden 20th Oct 12 noon - 5pm Fun family day in the Walled Garden, with unusual varieties of apples and apple juice to try and buy, craft stalls and apple games. Shenley Park Walled Garden WD7 9DW www.shenleypark.co.uk
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Bug Hunt 30th Oct 10.30am - 12.30pm Hunt for wooden bugs hidden around the park and answer questions on the creepy habits of insects to win a prize. Ages 5 -10 Highfield Park Visitor Centre, St Albans AL4 0RA www.highfieldtrust.co.uk
Walks, Talks & More
Ashridge
This friendly local group has been walking and maintaining footpaths in the area for over 50 years. They have weekly walks on Thursdays and Sundays. For more information please visit www.stalbansfootpaths.org
Gentle Stroll: Deer Rut 16th Oct 10.30am - 12.30pm Join knowledgeable volunteers for a gentle walk to look for fallow deer during the rutting season. Meet at the end of Monument Drive, £3 Haunted Ashridge Trail and Craft 21st Oct - 1st Nov 10am - 4pm Make spooky crafts at the Visitor Centre and follow the Halloween trail about the ghosts of Ashridge. £3 per child Ashridge Estate, Berkhamsted HP4 1LT www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Horse Riding in Ashridge
Luton Hoo Walled Garden
St Albans & District Footpaths Society
until 30th Nov Explore the stunning Ashridge Estate on horseback. Lovely Irish cobs and rides to suit all abilities. Beaney Farm, Little Gaddesden HP41PE www.ashridgehorsetrekking.com
Sandridge Harvest Flower Festival 4th - 6th Oct Fri: 10.45am - 5pm, Sat: 10am - 5pm Sun: 11.15am - 5.30pm This year's theme is ‘Saints and Heroes’, heroes can of course be animal or human, real-life or fiction. The Festival is an annual community event, and all ages can take part. The flowers and plants, together with the imagination and ideas of the contributors, are what make the displays special, not the level of technical skill. The results are always amazing and much admired by visitors. If you’d like to celebrate a saint or hero/heroine who inspires you please contact Christine on 01727 831623 christine@nutton.org.uk Setting up: 2nd & 3rd October Village Voices Concert 5th Oct 8pm St Leonard’s Church, Sandridge www.sandridgechurch.org.uk
Highfield Park Visitor Centre Talk: Where the Wild Things Are 15th Oct 7.30pm - 9pm A speaker from Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust will introduce you to local wildlife.
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Talk: The Walled Garden in the 21st Century 25th Oct 10.30am £5 Estate Office Lecture Room, Luton Hoo Estate LU1 4LF (take West Hyde Rd/Newmill End turning off A1081) www.lutonhooestate.co.uk Land Art on Harpenden Common 28th Oct 2pm - 3.30pm Family event of crafting and creating with acorns, flowers, leaves, pinecones, rocks, twigs, sticks and more. Suitable for all, free, please book
Herts and Middx Wildlife Trust Halloween Smartphone Safari 31st Oct 2pm - 3.30pm Starting in the Trust's wildlife garden, learn how to compose an image, use light and take spectacularly spooky images with your smartphone. Finish by learning how to get the best from the free apps available to improve your images. £15, family £50 www.hertswildlifetrust.org.uk/events
Sustainable St Albans Winter Vegetables 26th Oct 11am - 1pm Open to all, this Incredible Edible plot has raised beds at a suitable height for wheelchair users. With vegetables, a wildlife area and a flower border for pollinators. Much of it is shaded by trees, giving the opportunity to create an edible forest garden which will include wild and shade-tolerant veggies and many perennial edibles. Suggested donation £2 per adult Incredible Edible Plot, next to Russell Ave Car Park, St Albans AL3 5HB www.sustainablestalbans.org
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Blue Cross Week
Do Something for Charity Rennie Grove Hospice Care Charity Shoot Day 3rd Oct 9.30pm - 4pm Your experience includes all equipment, 75 bird English sporting clay shoot, coaching from top instructors, breakfast and a BBQ lunch. Suitable for all shooting abilities, the aim is to have fun while raising funds for a great cause. Cost for team of six £840 To book or for more information contact 07795 424590 or adam@valleyviewclub.co.uk Valley View Gun Club, Great Missenden HP16 0DH Herts 10K 13th Oct With a beautiful multi-terrain course through the Hertfordshire countryside, the event attracts thousands of runners and walkers every year, and raises valuable funds to support the charity’s work across Herts and Bucks. Participants are asked to raise at least £50 to help reach the target of £100k. Age 12+ Entry £22
7th - 13th Oct From running to baking, fancy dress to quizzes there are so many ways you can get involved during Blue Cross Week. No matter what you do or how you join in you will be joining forces with pet lovers across the country to raise money for pets in need. You could do anything from a skydive or shaving your head to maybe a cake sale or even going to work in fancy dress! There’s no better time to do it than now, join in and help pets in need. Visit the website for your free fundraising pack that includes lots of great ideas. www.bluecross.org.uk
Hospice of St Francis Mud Pack Challenge 13th Oct 10am - 2pm A 5 or 10-mile muddy obstacle course in the beautiful grounds of Ashridge House. Sign up for a morning of mud, laughter, teamwork, friendship and muddy memories, while supporting The Hospice of St Francis. Everyone is welcome but teamwork will get you through so rally your work colleagues, badger your friends and prepare for some jovial rivalry as you tackle the five mile course together. Individuals are welcome too, as are those crazies prepared to take on the 10 mile course. Age 15+ £35 Ashridge House, Berkhamsted HP4 1NS www.stfrancis.org.uk
Trek the Freedom Trail 12th - 17th June 2020 A stunning trek through the rugged Pyrenees and along the beautiful Costa Brava coastline awaits experienced walkers looking for the trip of a lifetime. This inspirational trek is home to stories of great bravery and hardship endured by WWII airmen who crashed or were shot down over Europe, and hundreds of Jews and refugees desperate to flee to freedom. Cost £335, plus fundraising of at least £2,500. The cost includes flights, transport, accommodation, meals, local guides and support crew, trekking permits and 24-hour emergency support. www.renniegrove.org UK registered charity no 297489
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What’s on in October
2nd - 6th & 9th - 13th Object Handling Waddesdon Manor, Aylesbury HP18 0JH 1.30pm www.waddesdon.org.uk 2nd & 16th Abbey by Night St Albans Cathedral, go back in time & explore the stories of the medieval Abbey, 8pm & 8.30pm 3rd Talk: Changing Luton - As Seen Through Old Photographs Wardown Park Museum LU2 7HA 7.30pm - 9pm www.lutonculture.com 4th - 6th Sandridge Harvest Flower Festival page 38 5th Bach to Rheinberger page 22 Black Day at Blackawton Manor The Riding School, Hatfield House AL9 5HX, murder mystery dining experience, 7pm www.hatfield-house.co.uk 5th, 6th & 20th Apple Days page 34 5th - 31st Pumpkins, Ghosts & More pages 32 & 33 7th Soroptimist Women's Group World Mental Health Day Event Chiswell Green URC, hear from Herts Rape Crisis & Sexual Abuse Centre & Mindful Pathway, 8pm www.sigbi.org/st-albans 8th - 12th The Addams Family Harpenden Public Halls, Harpenden Musical Theatre, 01582 767525 www.harpendenmusicaltheatre.com 10th Supreme Queen Watford Colosseum, 7.30pm, £27.50 11th Confessions of a Cockney Temple Dancer Luton Library Theatre LU1 2NG, 7.30pm - 8.45pm 12th St Cecilia Festival Society Concert page 8 Death at The Granby Arms British Schools Museum, Hitchin SG4 9TS, Murder Mystery play & supper, £15 per person, teams of 6, please book www.britishschoolsmuseum.org.uk Local Writers' Showcase St Albans Library, The Maltings AL1 3QA, hear local writers reading their work, 7pm - 9pm www.verulamwriterscircle.org.uk 12th & 13th Reptile Weekend page 34 Wild About Wool Chiltern Open Air Museum Chalfont St Giles HP8 4AB www.coam.org.uk 13th Swan Lake Ballet Workshop page 11 The Mud Pack Challenge page 40 Herts 10k page 40 16th The Ships that Linked New Zealand, Australia 42 & England St Albans, Harpenden & District
Philatelic Society, St Marys Church AL3 6JJ, 8pm 16th - 19th Keep the Home Fires Burning Wardown Park Museum LU2 7HA, 7.30pm, Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm 17th Talk: Local Treasure: The Sandridge Hoard Verulamium Museum AL3 4SW, £10 www.stalbansmusuems.org.uk 18th - 26th The 39 Steps page 16 18th - 20th & 25th - 27th Deer Rut Walks Ashridge Estate, 7am, £10, child £8, please book 01442 85122 19th Mendelssohn’s Elijah page 8 19th & 20th Make a Seed Bird Feeder & Apple Festival page 34 Tabby McTat page 12 19th Oct - 3rd Nov Howl-o-ween page 34 22nd & 23rd Messy page 6 The Horrid House Tour Wardown Park Museum, Old Bedford Rd LU2 7HA, 11am - 11.45am 23rd - 31st Halloween at Burston page 35 24th Milkshake! Live: Milkshake Monkey’s Musical page 12 24th - 26th Wait Until Dark page 16 25th The Stylistics Watford Colosseum, 7.30pm 26th Oct - 3rd Nov Space Trail: To the Trinity & Beyond! St Albans Cathedral page 8 27th The New Albion Cabaret see page 36 28th Land Art on Harpenden Common page 38 28th Oct - 1st Nov ArtShed! Children’s Holiday Art Camps page 5 Space Voyage St Albans Cathedral page 8 29th Dancing for Fun British Schools Museum, Hitchin SG4 9TS, Maypole & English Country Dancing, ages 6+, 10am - 12 noon, £3, please book www.britishschoolsmuseum.org.uk 30th Luton Hoo Autumn Open Day page 10 30th & 31st Planetarium Projection Shows St Albans Museum + Gallery AL1 3DH age 5+ please book 31st Light Party page 34
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What’s on in November
1st Slipper Swap Social St Albans Library AL1 3JQ 10.15am-1pm, free slippers to prevent slips & trips Fireworks Evening Willows Activity Farm, St Albans AL4 0PF, 6pm-8pm Cosmic Crafts St Albans Museum + Gallery all things planetary, 10.30am & 2pm - 4pm, £2 Talk: The History of Pubs & Pub Games St Albans Museum + Gallery, 7.30pm, £10 Critters on the Common Harpenden Common AL5 3NU, 8.30am www.hertswildlifetrust.org.uk 1st & 2nd I Believe in Unicorns Luton Library Theatre LU1 2NG, Fri: 1pm, Sat: 11am & 2pm The Swiss Garden at Night Shuttleworth, 6.30pm - 9pm, adult £10, child £3 The Birth of Gossip St Nicholas Church Hall, Harpenden, gripping tale of a woman on trial as a witch in 16th century England, High Street Players, 8pm www.hsplayers.org.uk 2nd Fireworks Spectacular St Albans Cathedral, gates 6pm, display 7.30pm, £7, child £3 3rd Luxury Wedding Show page 7 5th - 9th My Fair Lady The Alban Arena, St Albans Musical Theatre Company, 7.45pm, Sat: 2.30pm 7th Talk: Sons of St Albans St Albans Museum + Gallery, stories of men whose fascinating lives were connected with St Albans, 7pm, £10 8th - 10th Knebworth Christmas Fair SG1 2AX, 10am 8th - 16th The Pitmen Painters Abbey Theatre, St Albans AL1 2DL, true story about ordinary people doing extraordinary things, £13, concs £12 9th Annual Craft Fair Fleetville Community Centre, Royal Road AL1 4LQ, 2pm - 5pm Carillon Chamber Choir St Peter’s Church, St Albans AL1 3HG, 01582 832312, Hommage à Notre Dame, 7.30pm, £15, concs £13, child £5 Robert Wolfe Concert St Albans Organ Theatre AL1 5PE, £12.50 10th Gordon Buchanan: Animal Families & Me The Alban Arena, 7.30pm, £22 de Havilland Philharmonic Orchestra: Family Concerts UHArts Weston Auditorium, artist James Mayhew paints on stage as the orchestra play Peter & the Wolf & Mother Goose, 2pm 13th France 1929-1979 St Albans, Harpenden & District Philatelic Society, St Marys Church, 44 Childwickbury AL3 6JJ, 8pm
14th Nov - 23rd Dec Santa’s Post Office Christopher Place, St Albans 15th - 23rd The Flint Street Nativity The Barn Theatre, WGC AL1 2DL, warm & witty with a smattering of songs 16th Lea Singers: A Tribute to Notre-Dame St John's Church, Harpenden AL5 1DJ, 7.30pm, £15, concs £7 wwwleasingers.co.uk Archaeological Poo! Verulamium Museum, for International Toilet Day, make a stinky mess with ancient poo activities, 12 noon - 4pm, £2 St Albans Bach Choir - Carmina Burana St Albans Cathedral, 7.30pm, £15 Spontaneous Potter: Kidz Luton Library Theatre LU1 2NG, 2pm - 3pm Ed Byrne: If I’m Honest The Alban Arena, £25 17th The Giant Balloon Show Luton Library Theatre LU1 2NG, 11.30am & 2.30pm Christmas Lights Switch On St Albans Museum + Gallery, craft activities & Santa, 12 noon Frank Skinner: Showbiz Watford Colosseum 19th International Toilet Day Quiz St Albans Museum + Gallery, 7.30pm, £10 www.toilettwinning.org.uk 23rd The Nutcracker The Alban Arena, 2.30pm, £24.50 24th Christmas Carnival Harpenden High Street, Farmers’ Market, Santa’s Grotto, funfair, procession from 3pm, lights switch on 5pm 25th Raising Resilient Girls: a "How To" Guide Townsend School, St Albans, 7.30pm, £10, Soroptimist Women's Group, please book www.sigbi.org/st-albans 25th & 26th Jane Eyre Luton Library Theatre LU1 2NG Mon: 7.30pm, Tue: 2.30pm & 7.30pm 28th Line/Extended Panel Discussion UHArts Art & Design Gallery, 4pm - 6pm, free www.uharts.co.uk 28th - 30th Nov The Children The Maltings Arts Theatre, St Albans AL1 3HL, thought provoking play, 8pm, £13.50, £7.50 29th & 30th An Evening of Musical Delight The Sandpit Theatre, St Albans AL4 9NX, A Cappella singing, Welwyn Harmony ladies & the men of Kings of Herts, 7.30pm, £10, child £5 30th Mosaic Chamber Choir - Mozart Masterpieces St Albans Cathedral, 7.30pm £15 Craft Fair St Albans Organ Theatre 11am - 4pm, free entry
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Index of Businesses Ballet Workshop Swan Lake Ballet Workshop Beauty The Cove Spa
Fencing 11 Verulam Fencing Fencing Club 2 St Albans Fencing Club
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Painters & Decorators CB Decorators Claridge & Hall Bros Ltd M & M Decorators
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Pest Control Verminator UK
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Plasterers A Merson Plastering
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Bicycle Repairs Cycletech UK
Garage Doors 41 Garolla
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Building Open Plan Solutions
Garden Centre 39 Burston Garden Centre
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Car Body Repairs Chips Away
Gardening 23 Green Edge Gardens
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Plumber DJ&M Plumbing Services Ltd
Charity Traid
Guided Walks 40 St Albans Tour Guides
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Roofing GJ Smith Roofing
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Shutters The Harpenden Shutter Company
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Slimming Vision Weight Consultancy
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Soft Furnishings Sue Smyth
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Tree Surgeons Fircroft Tree Surgery Ltd
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TV Repairs JB TV Services
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Children’s Art Camps ArtShed! Chiropodist Kathy Witchard Cleaning Daily Poppins Domestique WeCleanAnyProperty.com
Healthcare 5 Spire Harpenden Hospital
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29 Hearing Services Hearing Healthcare Practice Front Cover 43 43 Leather Goods & 43 Luggage Repairs Leather Goods Repairs 37
Conservatory Roof Solutions Nu-Look 9
Locksmith Lock Around the Clock
Dance & Drama Penny Waterman School of Dance Stagecoach
Loft Ladders 3 Home Counties 10 Loft Ladders
Domestic Appliance Repairs Leigh Hibon
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Wedding Show Luxury Wedding Show
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Mobility Bathing Mobility Bathing 17 Advisory Service Back Cover
Will Planning Westminster Wills Ltd
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Education Kumon
Music Tuition 10 Merlin Miller
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Windows & Doors Cloud 9 Kings Windows
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Electricians Alban Electrical Services Anderton Electrics
Orchestra 41 Abbey Gateway 41 Orchestra
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