A new nine hole adventure golf course is opening this Saturday at Willows Activity Farm. The Peter Rabbit-themed course is a new addition to the farm’s Summer Spectacular programme which runs July 20 -September 1. The course includes holes set in Mr McGregor’s Garden, Jemima Puddleduck’s Coop and Jeremy Fisher’s Pond. Clubs, balls...
The Alban Film Week, taking place at St Albans Cathedral this autumn, will transform the prestigious Nave into the venue for a series of screenings and film-based events. The event is being run by St Albans Film Festival director Matt Bigg in collaboration with the Cathedral, and will be the 10th...
Hundreds of people flocked to Cottonmill Community and Cycling Centre for Sopwell Residents’ Association’s annual celebratory festival. Sunday's Cottonmill Gathering featured live music, craft and community stalls, inflatables, toddlers’ play, a story tent, face-painting, and henna hand painting, as well as visits from St Albans police and fire and rescue. Elaine Rainsford...
Hollywood came to The Company of Ten on Thursday in the shape of A-lister Simon Pegg. The Mission Impossible and Star Trek star popped in to say hello when he dropped off a family member who was supporting one the Company's Festival of New Writing shows last night. The two-week-long, one-act feast...
The Collective Art Gallery’s latest exhibition, ‘Biophilia’, features a diverse collection of art by their resident artists celebrating the beauty, complexity and symbolism of plants, exploring our intrinsic desire to be surrounded by living things or their artistic representations. The exhibition takes place at 18 Holywell Hill from July 11-August 15,...
Sopwell Residents Association volunteers are organising the biggest-ever Sopwell community festival – the ‘Cottonmill Gathering’ taking place this Sunday, July 14. The event, which runs from 12noon to 4pm, is expected to attract over 800 people. Elaine Rainsford, who leads the Sopwell Residents Association events group, which organises the festival, said: “Our...
What do you get when you cross a drag queen turned sorceress, a rather charming member of the royal family, and a princess with a penchant for snoozing? It can only be the launch of Harpenden’s Christmas panto, this time getting in ahead of the more widely-publicised Alban Arena to...
At their all-Mozart concert this coming Saturday, St Albans Bach Choir will bid farewell to their music director Andrew Lucas, who has held the post since 1998, the longest tenure of any conductor in the choir's 100 year history. Andrew is also leaving his job as the Cathedral's Master of the...
Summer months are filled with festivals, exhibitions, shows and seasonal celebrations for all ages to enjoy, plus parents need not fret as historical and contemporary attractions such as St Albans Museums and St Albans Cathedral offer enticing programmes to keep the whole family entertained – including lots of free things...
St Albans Times editor Matt Adams will be joining Rev Peter Crumpler, associate minister of St Paul’s Church, St Albans, on Sunday evening, to discuss how to counter fake news and disinformation. The event, ‘Standing for Truth in an Age of Disinformation,’ will be held at the Blandford Road, Fleetville, church...
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