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The HandleBards on tour

The HandleBards head out on bikes to pedal their plays

Fancy some open-air theatre this summer? The popular Shakespearean troupe known as The Handlebards are back with another bicycle-powered tour…

St Albans Mummers Play - Boxing Day 2017 - Photo: Michael Maggs

Watch a quirky play in a pub on Boxing Day

On Boxing Day, across the country, bands of merry men and women will be performing a traditional and rather quirky Christmas play…

British Firefighter Challenge 2018, Suffolk (Photo: Kay Zieba Photography)

Firefighters take on a tough challenge in Watford

The British Firefighter Challenge 2019 will take place this month on Watford High Street, with firefighters competing in full protective gear…

Art in Clay 2018 - Hertfordshire - Jin Eui Kim

Creative ceramics at Hertfordshire’s Art in Clay

International ceramic artists and innovative new talent will take centre stage at Hertfordshire’s Art in Clay event, from Friday 17th to Sunday 19th August…

Candoco Dance Company's Face In by Yasmeen Godder (Photo: Hugo Glendinning)

Candoco brings wild fictional worlds to audiences this Spring

This spring, Candoco Dance Company will be touring their double bill of Face In and Let’s Talk About Dis to London, Brighton and Letchworth Garden City…

St Albans Mummers Play - Boxing Day 2017 - Photo: Michael Maggs

And for something completely different this Boxing Day

Why not venture out to the local pub this Boxing Day and watch a band of merry men and women perform a traditional Christmas play, known as a Mummers Play…

Willows Farm Pumpkin Festival 2017

Get ready for Halloween with a Pumpkin Festival in Hertfordshire

This half term, families can get ready for Halloween with Willows Activity Farm’s Pumpkin Festival, with pumpkin picking and carving, and a Pumpkin Olympics…

4th International St Albans Film Festival 2017 - Hertfordshire

Outdoor screenings, virtual reality and a mind cafe at St Albans Film Festival

From 5th to 9th July, the 4th International St Albans Film Festival will take place in Hertfordshire, with an open air cinema and special events…

Willows Activity Farm sheep racing at Spring Special

Flock to the sheep races at Willows Activity Farm

This half term, Willows Activity Farm in St Albans will be hosting their annual Sheep Racing event as part of their Spring Special…

Halloween - Cakeageddon - © Nathan Pask 2014

This Halloween it’ll be Cakeageddon

Cakeageddon is coming! A twisted fairy tale for your taste buds with world’s first edible horror farm at Standalone Farm in Letchworth this Halloween…

Willows Farm Village - Half term - Lambing Live - Hertfordshire

Learn about lambing at Willows Farm’s February Frolics

Learn something new this half term at Willows Farm Village in Hertfordshire. Visit the Lambing Marquee during their February Frolics event…

Willows Farm Village – Easter Eggstravaganza

Hop along to Willows Farm this Easter

There is a family-friendly Easter Eggstravaganza taking place at Willows Farm Village near St Albans until 14th April…

Willows Farm Village Pumpkin Festival

Pumpkin Festival at Willows Farm Village

Each child who visits Willows Farm during its Pumpkin Festival will be able to harvest their very own free prize pumpkin…

Willows Farm Village Potato Shindig, September 2012

Potato Shindig at Willows Farm Village

Taking place every weekend throughout September, visitors to the Willows Potato Shindig can get stuck in and get their hands dirty…

Summer Spectacular at Willows Farm Village

An A-maize-ing Maze is part of a Summer Spectacular at Willows Farm Village

Willows Farm Village in Hertfordshire has planted 200,000 maize seeds covering 19,500 square metres to create a fun maze for the Summer…

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Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Make some noise for Whitby’s Krampus Run
Whitby Krampus Run 2018 - photo by Cassandra Sutton

As Father Christmas makes his annual visit to towns across the UK this weekend, there’s another, much darker character making his way to Whitby in North Yorkshire…

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