More than 300 walkers put their best feet forwards to participate in this year’s Great Big Walk for Herts. Organised by Helping Herts, official charity of Stort Valley Rotary Club, in partnership with The Friends of the Hertfordshire Way, the funds raised will make a real difference to their 12 charity...
Bibliophiles were out in force for the inaugural Book Club Battle at the Pioneer Club. Book clubs and book enthusiasts came together to take part in the quiz which was hosted by acclaimed local authors Matt Arlidge and Becky Alexander. Rounds included first lines, where competitors were asked to guess a book...
The Saints of Paint - an artists’ collective featuring current or former teachers for community creative club ArtShed - displayed samples of their work at a special exhibition in the historic Kingsbury Barn in St Michael’s village. The artists were Stuart Beck, Kathy Evershed, Jayne Evans and Jenny Robinson, who previously...
A charity GOS treasure hunt through the streets of St Albans city centre raised thousands of pounds for a local counselling charity. The Great St Albans Challenge, organised by local events company Wildgoose, saw over 85 teams taking part in Sunday's competition. Teams dashed through the streets tackling challenges, cracking clues and...
To mark the 90th anniversary of Verulamium Park and Lake, Dr Robert Wareing, who regularly walks the park with his wife Linda, has undertaken a labour of love to research its history and to celebrate its place in the heart of St Albans residents. Significant challenges face Verulamium Park and lake....
Just a few short weeks since giving her maiden speech in the House of Commons, newly-elected Harpenden MP Victoria Collins is already making a name for herself – appearing in the top 10 list for Parliamentary donations. A new initiative by Sky News and Tortoise Media, the Westminster Accounts aims to...
The Company of Ten continues its 90th anniversary season with The Father by Florian Zeller. The play, staged in the intimate setting of the Studio at the Abbey Theatre, is a moving observation of the challenges of dementia. A challenging subject matter, but in the hands of the talented team of...
Indie club night Common People have picked their charity partner for their next event on Saturday October 12 at The Pioneer Club. The night, which started life as a fundraiser, has always donated 10 per cent of proceeds to a local charity and the next event is no exception with the...
Deep in the hallowed halls of Westminster Abbey, alongside kings and queens, scientists and explorers, poets and authors, is the final resting place of an unidentified soldier killed on the battlefields of the First World War. The Unknown Warrior represents the thousands of individuals killed during the conflict, but what do...
“You want to see a magic trick now don’t you?” When it came to preparing for an interview with the headmaster of one of the district’s leading independent prep schools, witnessing slight-of-hand, close-up magic was never on my agenda. But Christian Pritchard, recently celebrating his first year overseeing Beechwood Park School...
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