As the world celebrates International Women’s Day in March, the Company of Ten is staging Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling. The story, best known for its 1989 film adaptation staring Dolly Parton and Julia Roberts, centres around the lives of six women across generations as their lives intersect in the town salon. Beautician...
Torrential rain and bitterly cold temperatures failed to put a dampener on the flipping action at this year's St Albans Pancake Race. Teams from a host of different businesses and organisations took part in the charity fundraiser, including Lumin Wealth, Wagada Digital, ADS, St Albans Cathedral, Mercer and Hole, STANTA, St...
Talented students from Oaklands College not only strutted their stuff on the catwalk at St Albans Cathedral, but also designed many of the outfits they wore. Sunday's Charitable Extravaganza Runway event was run in partnership with Cancer Research, with many of the clothes pre-loved items from the High Street store. The free show...
The Company of Teens will be bringing their adaptation of WWII classic The Machine Gunners to life on the Abbey Theatre Main Stage later this month. The play centres around a group of resourceful children who, in the midst of conflict discover their true bravery, resourcefulness and friendship. The Carnegie Medal-winning...
Just hours before tickets go on sale for this year's St Albans Pub in the Park, the full list of participating chefs and restaurants has been confirmed. Pop queen Paloma Faith will be the Sunday headliner at the event, joining Tinie Tempah, Scouting for Girls and Olly Murs on the weekend...
A landmark celebration of St Albans' rich and diverse African Caribbean community looking at its 80-year contribution to city culture opens at the Museum + Gallery next week. The Becoming Us: African Caribbean St Albans exhibition - which is curated by Leeanna's Wish CIC and Active Lifestyles - will focus on...
Blue, Sister Sledge and the Symphonic Ibiza Orchestra will be topping the bill at this year's St Albans Foodies Festival - returning to Oaklands College between May 31 and June 2. Known as Gastro-Glastonbury, the three-day event will feature live cooking demonstrations from TV celebrities and chefs drawn from the ranks...
Singer and actress Paloma Faith has been revealed as the headline act closing out this year's Pub in the Park St Albans. She will be appearing in Verulamium Park on Sunday afternoon. Pre-sale tickets are apparently live on Thursday, but you can sign up to the presale here. https://www.pubintheparkuk.com/sign-up ...
A blue plaque commemorating the life of the first female town clerk in England and SADC's first chief executive officer will be unveiled at The Saint & Sinner pub later this month. Betty Entwistle was a hugely significant figure in local government, and will be recognised with the 11th plaque installed...
It's lambing season at Willows Activity Farm, and to mark what the venue calls the cutest time of the year, half-term will see a whole range of activities as part of their February Frolics event. Visitors will be able to see lamb bottle-feeding demonstrations, learn all about lambs from the livestock...
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