Dementia-friendly screenings of classic films are taking place at The Odyssey to provide a gentler and more welcoming cinema experience for those people with the condition and their families. The screenings include meaningful adjustments, such as low auditorium lighting, no adverts or trailers, and a relaxed environment where people are free...
St Albans Foodies Festival welcomed record-breaking crowds to Oaklands College for an unforgettable weekend of food, music, entertainment and family fun, all set against a backdrop of glorious sunshine. Thousands of visitors poured onto the Smallford campus from the moment the gates opened. With packed cooking theatres, bustling artisan markets, masterclasses...
Based on the international bestselling book by Paula Hawkins - also adapted into a blockbuster DreamWorks film - The Girl on the Train now comes to the Abbey Theatre in St Albans as a gripping and suspenseful stage adaptation that will keep you guessing until the very final moments. Rachel Watson...
The future of Sound Bites - the spiritual successor to St Albans Pub in the Park - has been thrown into confusion after it was confirmed the event would not be held in Verulamium Park. Tom Kerridge’s popular Pub in the Park hosted its final event last September. Launched in 2019,...
A special evening at The Hub in Verulam Road highlighted the power of storytelling through photography and music, bringing together people connected by creativity, curiosity, and shared experiences. Ben Lowe, creative director and founder of Immersions May Vary, hosts the In The Frame series, bespoke, fan-focused live events and intimate storytelling...
The Pioneer Club in St Albans has announced its participation in the Everywhere At Once festival this summer. Taking place on what would have been the Glastonbury Festival weekend of June 26 to 28, hundreds of grassroots music venues across the country will unite under the banner of Everywhere At Once...
Something new is coming to Willows Activity Farm featuring a fairytale twist. Dragon and Princess Week gets underway on Saturday as the farm park turns into a storybook for the school holidays. Stars of the show include Dreygo, an 18ft long smoke-breathing dragon with a 15ft wingspan, and the Tower Princess who...
Thousands of people attended Sunday’s second free St Albans Spring Festival, a celebration of food, community spirit and sustainability which showcased the district’s hospitality businesses and tourism offering. Among the many attractions were live music, arts and crafts, street performers and around 100 stalls selling takeaway food, drink and other produce,...
St Albans Cathedral hosted a public gathering of civic, faith and community leaders offering a united stance against the rise of antisemitism, Islamophobia and other forms of hate and intimidation. Herts Together Standing Against Hate took place outside the West Door of the Cathedral yesterday afternoon, and saw a visible show...
There’s ‘shear’ delight in store for visitors to Willows Activity Farm this weekend (Saturday and Sunday May 16-17) as the leisure attraction kicks off its first sheep shearing weekend of the year. The farm park, near London Colney, is hosting two Woolly Weekends when visitors can witness some of the farm’s 80-strong flock...
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