TEDx St Albans is returning to St Albans this autumn. The event will be held at the Abbey Theatre on October 16 from 10am-5.30pm. The TEDx programme helps communities, organisations and individuals produce TED (technology, entertainment, design) style events - whose mission is ‘ideas worth spreading,’ - at a local level. The theme...
The biggest community event of the year - a huge celebration of the city's patron saint - took place in St Albans on Saturday. For the first time, the Alban Pilgrimage and the Alban Street Festival were held on the same day, providing the perfect opportunity for the whole city to...
The environment took centre stage earlier this month as the Alban Arena hosted the district’s first ever Sustainability Festival Expo. The event, which was organised by Sustainable St Albans, hosted more than 40 different sessions in five dedicated ‘zones’, and initial comments are that it lived up to the promise of...
Love Letters is an intimate, poignant two-character drama by playwright A. R. Gurney, whose clear instructions are that the play is written to be read and no direct interaction should take place between the actors, offering a unique audience experience. As the characters reveal their correspondence, the audience witnesses the evolution...
St Albans-based legal firm Sherrards held its annual summer party at The Hub in Verulam Road recently. The event was attended by representatives from numerous local businesses and organisations, including St Albans District Chamber of Commerce, the St Albans Times, Red Door Recruitment and Christopher Place Shopping Centre. Bunkum Rum provided welcome...
Bands and solo artists from across the district are in with a chance of performing at food and music festival Pub in the Park when it returns to St Albans in September. A joint competition with music media, events and management company Headliner is offering up-and-coming talent the chance to perform...
Alban Day - a one-day celebration incorporating both the Alban Pilgrimage and Alban Street Festival - is expected to attract thousands of people to the city centre this Saturday. The annual Pilgrimage – which is organised by St Albans Cathedral - tells the story of Alban, Britain's first Christian martyr, using...
Eighty years after Allied Forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, the St Albans district remembered their bravery and sacrifices with a series of special events throughout the day of the anniversary. In the city centre, St Albans Mayor Cllr Jamie Day led a moving ceremony at the war memorial along with...
A ‘Remembering Service’ for anyone who has been bereaved will be held at St Paul’s Church, Hatfield Road, St Albans on Sunday June 9 at 4pm. The service is open to anyone who has suffered loss either recently or at any time in the past, or in any place. Rev Peter Crumpler,...
Already considered one of the highlights of the St Albans events calendar, the Foodies Festival made its triumphant return to the grounds of Oaklands College last weekend, for three days of music, cookery and fun. Topping the bill were Blue, Sister Sledge ft Kathy Sledge and the Symphonic Ibiza Orchestra, while...
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