Pub in the Park returns to St Albans' Verulamium Park for another year on September 8-10, and includes a new feature on each menu - the Chef’s Special, a dish that first inspired our chefs or conjures up a personal memory. Whether reimagining a family favourite or taking inspiration from...
Deborah Heath has much to laugh about at the annual Verulamium Park gagfest...
A pop-up gig in the city centre will kick off a year of events and projects promoting sustainability and environmental awareness. The Greenart Effect programme is a St Albans Arts Team initiative which aims to raise awareness of environmental issues by providing eclectic, inclusive carbon neutral arts projects and events. It will...
For a few days each year, an international media circus descends upon a St Albans sporting venue as two of golf's biggest tournaments are held on the outskirts of the city. Last weekend, The Centurion Club on the Hemel Hempstead Road welcomed the Aramco Team Series for the third year running,...
More than 800 people attended the inaugural Cottonmill Gathering community festival in Sopwell ward last weekend. The festival, which was organised by Sopwell Residents Association, featured live music all afternoon, fairground games for children to play, and the popular welly-wanging for both youngsters and grown-ups. There were cake stalls run by the...
A family-friendly, community-based festival returned for its fifth year to the atmospheric surroundings of St Saviour’s Church. The Beer and Fizz Festival featured live music from the likes of Kick Pistol, Tom Wackett, Henry Nurse, Catherine Ashby, The Big Choir and Billy Patrick, complete with street food and a selection of...
In the words of the legendary James Taylor: "I've seen fire and I've seen rain." Both were in good supply at the inaugural Fighting Cocks Fest on Saturday. Even the free ponchos supplied by the pub were not enough to protect punters from the deluge which battered them shortly after the event...
A new initiative has paired local artists with 20 businesses around the city to provide them with an opportunity to showcase their work. The artists, who form part of the Collective Gallery artistic hub on Holywell Hill, will be taking part in the inaugural St Albans Art Trail from July 15-29. This...
A group of campaigners, who fought to get the Cottonmill Community and Cycling Centre built in the heart of Sopwell, have come together again to organise a summer community festival at the centre. The Cottonmill Gathering on Sunday July 16 is a family friendly festival with donkey rides, fairground games, cycling...
Members of St Albans Park Run were joined by volunteers and runners from local GP surgeries to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the NHS. The event took place in Verulamium Park on Saturday morning, and saw hundreds of participants run, jog or walk the free 5K course. More photos from the event...
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