Find out more about the work of more than 60 charities and community organisations when the fourth St Albans Community Showcase returns to the Cathedral this Saturday. Meet the people making a difference, discover local causes, explore volunteering opportunities and find new ways to get involved. Whether your interests lie in supporting...
A few sheets of cardboard. A sleeping bag. A cold November night. Could you sleep here? For one night this November, people from across St Albans will swap the comfort of their beds for cardboard shelters like these – standing together in support of local people facing homelessness. For most of us,...
Willows Activity Farm is gearing up for its autumn half term Pumpkin Festival which gets underway on Friday and runs every day until Halloween. Director Andrew Wolfe said: “Our annual Pumpkin Festival is the cornerstone of our autumn celebrations here at the farm. “We have approximately 75 tonnes of pumpkins in the...
The Harpenden Christmas Carnival will see around 20,000 people flock to the town centre on Sunday November 22 for the start of the district's festive celebrations. Included in this year’s Christmas Carnival are food and drink stalls, outdoor bars, fairground rides and walkabout entertainment and a petting farm. The Farmers’ Market...
A group of female cyclists are taking part in a free night ride around St Albans Green Ring to highlight the urgent need for safer and more inclusive cycling infrastructure for women. The St Albans Glow Ride is organised by South Herts CTC and is one of many similar events taking...
The Abbey Theatre is hosting a special event to showcase four broad-ranging plays by members of the Company of Ten Writers’ Group. Stage Two hits the Abbey Theatre Studio in October, and each evening will feature two from four plays. Come in No. 8 by Marc Harris is set in a geriatric...
An unexplained painting, a haunted inn and three siblings with a rather unusual business plan are at the heart of The Nag’s Head, a dark comedy coming to St Albans this weekend. A mysterious painting hidden on the inside of a cupboard door in a Shrewsbury pub has inspired The Nag’s...
On Friday November 13, hundreds of people will arrive at Oaklands College armed with sleeping bags, warm clothes and plenty of cardboard. By the following morning, hopefully they’ll be tired, a little cold but also proud to have been part of something rather special. But long before the first cardboard den is...
He’ll undoubtedly hate the comparison, but there’s definitely something of the Billy Mack about former Stranglers frontman Hugh Cornwell; although it’s the dry sense of humour with a generous slug of sarcasm, rather than any tendency to wear skintight leather like Bill Nighy’s aging Love Actually rock icon. An initial request...
A festival that began in St Albans in 2016 and has since taken singers across the globe will celebrate its tenth anniversary next weekend - with a public concert bringing more than 200 voices together. World Voices Festival - formerly UK Choir Festival - returns to St Albans for its flagship...
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