Churches across the area will be holding special services to celebrate Christmas – and they all welcome everyone to turn up and join in. No need to wear special clothes. No need to worry, if you’ve not been in church for years, if ever. No reason to worry about whether you’ll...
Continue the Christmas spirit and come and enjoy Gian-Carlo Menotti’s tale of Amahl and the Night Visitors, staged in the splendid setting of the newly-restored nave of St Peter’s Church in St Albans. Composed with children in mind, this makes a wonderful introduction to opera for anyone. Short in length, at...
Laura Bill meets the cast of Cinderella, this year’s St Albans pantomime, as they prepare for opening night on December 12...
The Company of Ten brings the heart-warming family tale of The Railway Children to the main stage of the Abbey Theatre for this festive season. The lives of Roberta, Peter and Phyllis Waterbury are mysteriously disrupted when they are forced to move with their mother to the countryside. The nearby railway offers...
St Albans Cathedral will join communities across the UK in hosting one of 15 ‘Together at Christmas’ community carol services - part of a national initiative inspired by the Princess of Wales to celebrate love, empathy and community spirit this festive season.Sunday's service will take place at 6pm, and...
Two cousins were the first visitors of the year to Willows Activity Farm's Santa Spectacular. Olive, three, and Ronald, two, headed through the new Polar Portal before they travelled into a winter wonderland featuring elves, gingerbread characters and arctic animals, before meeting Father Christmas in his grotto. Willows chief executive Lyssa Elster...
The 15th annual St Albans District Chamber of Commerce’s Community Business Awards have celebrated the outstanding achievements of remarkable individuals and local businesses. The evening, at St Michael's Manor, highlighted the incredible contributions of rising stars, entrepreneurs, sustainable champions, and business leaders who are making a significant impact on the business...
Over the last half-century, The Horn of Plenty has established itself not only as a local icon, but also as a grassroots music scene institution. The rollcall of talent who have graced its stage since 1974 reads like an A to Z of musical history, covering a wide mix of genres...
St Albans city centre was packed with thousands of people keen to mark the start of the festive season. Sunday's Christmas Cracker street festival included live music, fairground rides, Santa’s grotto, street entertainers and around 100 market stalls selling hot food, drinks and seasonal gifts. Festive decorations and installations were illuminated throughout...
A new solo exhibition exploring the relationship between humans and objects has officially opened at St Albans Museum + Gallery. Maria Meyer: Thingchronicity, curated by UH Arts + Culture, runs until March 9, and sees the St Albans based artist create innovative arrangements of objects which encourages visitors to see them...
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