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During the current COVID-19 situation we are still up and running and busier than ever! We’ve got a packed What’s On(line) page and we’re updating listings as businesses diversify and new services pop-up. Browse our activities, health, education and parties categories to see the new “online” sections we’ve added, and our takeaways and food delivery section will make sure you can recreate that restaurant experience at home. Also scroll down for all the latest Harpenden community news.
Get in touch if you would like to list your business, or add your event to the What’s On page.
Elevenses with David Williams
(FREE)
24th March
- 21st April
Online, Harpenden
Virtual Farm Fun
(FREE)
24th March
- 30th April
On Facebook, Harpenden
Mr Banana Head Live
(FREE)
27th March
- 30th April
On Facebook, Harpenden
Kids Dance classes with Oti Mabuse
(FREE)
28th March
- 30th April
On YouTube, Facebook & Instagram, Harpenden
Oti Mabuse Live Evening Dance Classes
(FREE)
28th March
- 29th March
On YouTube, Facebook & Instagram, Harpenden
Rapunzel Free Live Video Storytime
(FREE)
29th March
On Facebook, Harpenden
High Street Methodist Service FB Live Stream
(FREE)
29th March
Your home, Harpenden
Live Streamed Mass from Our Lady of Lourdes
(FREE)
29th March
Via Zoom, Harpenden
Live Streamed Service from St Nicholas Church
(FREE)
29th March
Via Zoom, Harpenden
St John’s Online Service
(FREE)
29th March
On YouTube, Harpenden
ChristChurch Online
(FREE)
29th March
On YouTube, Harpenden
Open Online Drama School Q&A
(FREE)
29th March
Via Zoom, Harpenden
Ranger Stu’s Virtual Zoo - Mini Beast Week
(FREE)
30th March
On Facebook and Instagram, Harpenden
Myleene Klass Music Klass
(FREE)
30th March
- 27th April
On YouTube, Harpenden
PE with Joe Live on YouTube
(FREE)
30th March
- 3rd April
On YouTube, Harpenden
Active Creative - Dinky Dancers
(FREE)
30th March
Your home, Harpenden
Free Art Lessons LIVE with Simon Hetherington
(FREE)
30th March
Your home, Harpenden
PE with Joe Live on YouTube
(FREE)
30th March
- 3rd April
Online in your own home, Harpenden
Fantastic Science with Professor Zob
(FREE)
30th March
Your home, Harpenden
Live Wildlife Chat with Steve Backshall
(FREE)
1st April
On YouTube & Facebook, Harpenden
Myleene Klass Lullabies
(FREE)
1st April
- 29th April
On YouTube, Harpenden
St Albans Cathedral Children's Worship
1st April
On YouTube, Harpenden
Artskool Art Club
(FREE)
1st April
Your home, Harpenden
Online Children's Creative Writing Course - Live
1st April
On Facebook, Harpenden
Free Art Lessons LIVE with Simon Hetherington
(FREE)
2nd April
Your home, Harpenden
National Theatre at Home
(FREE)
2nd April
On YouTube, Harpenden
Virtual Princess Party
(FREE)
4th April
On Facebook, Harpenden
Lambing Days
4th April
- 5th April
Watergate Farm, Nr Leighton Buzzard
Any Suggestions Doctor? The Improvised Doctor Who Parody
4th April
The Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead
Easter Adventure Quest
4th April
- 19th April
Wrest Park, Silsoe
Easter Eggstravaganza
4th April
- 19th April
Willows Activity Farm, London Colney
Easter Eggstravaganza
4th April
- 20th April
Herring Green Activity Farm & Birds of Prey Centre, Wilstead
Meet Skye and Chase from Paw Patrol
4th April
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, Dunstable
Easter Holidays
4th April
- 19th April
Bletchley Park, Bletchley
Family Tours - Amazing People, Amazing Machines
4th April
- 6th April
Bletchley Park, Bletchley
Aeroplane Spotter Trail
(FREE)
4th April
- 19th April
St Albans Museum & Gallery, St Albans
Pond dipping
4th April
- 19th April
RSPB Rye Meads, Stansted Abbotts
Egg-Hunt Trail
4th April
- 19th April
Natural History Museum at Tring, Tring
Textiles with Mary Hearne
4th April
The Hat Factory Arts Centre, Luton
Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt
4th April
- 13th April
Waddesdon Manor, Aylesbury
Easter Break at Paradise
4th April
- 19th April
Paradise Wildlife Park, Broxbourne
Animal Easter Trail
4th April
- 19th April
RAF Museum London, Hendon
Easter Bunny Park Trail
4th April
Hatfield House, Hatfield
Any Suggestions Doctor? The Improvised Doctor Who Parody
4th April
The Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead
KMDT KRAV MAGA Women & Girls' Self Defence Workshop
4th April
Roundwod Park School, Harpenden
Band Night (9-11yr olds)
4th April
Batford Memorial Hall, Tallents Crescent
Band Night (12-14yr olds)
4th April
Batford Memorial Hall, Tallents Crescent
If you are running a local event for families or children you can add the details to our site for free.
We find ourselves in unprecedented times this Spring, unable to get out and about and socialise in the way we normally would. Looking positively, this could have a silver lining as we will have time to do activities that our digital generation have maybe never tried. We’ve put our heads together to come up with a list of ideas of things to do at home to keep everyone busy and entertained using resources you will hopefully have at home or may be able to acquire easily. We’ve assumed that where possible if schools are forced to close, they will do their best to provide relevant educational resources and lessons, so we’ve concentrated on ideas to fill the rest of the time!
These ideas vary in age range so some will be suitable for younger children and some for older and some can probably be adapted to suit everyone. If you have both older and younger children get the older ones involved in help with organising, setup and clearing up, where required!
We continue to add ideas so keep checking back!
The Human Milk Foundation urgently needs to raise awareness so we can protect our most vulnerable premature babies.
During the COVID-19 crisis, we are having to scale up milk bank operations as hospital neonatal intensive care units are requiring more donor milk. We have to raise vital funds to be able to recruit more milk donors, increase the lab team hours to pasteurise more donor milk, and order more equipment to meet this new capacity.
In these uncertain and difficult times, if you are able to spare something for the St Albans and District Foodbank and the The Hygiene Bank Harpenden & St Albans, they and the families they help would be hugely grateful.
You can donate to the Foodbank at boxes in Sainsburys and Waitrose.
Donation boxes for the Hygiene Bank can be found at Manor Pharmacy (Southdown and Leyton Road), High Street Methodist Church Hall and The Little Gym at Rothamsted Research.
Harpenden Town Council is supporting a new initiative called Harpenden Cares. Harpenden Cares is a community-led response to the coronavirus, which involves lots of Harpenden’s brilliant voluntary sector groups. The initiative aims to support local people at risk, help keep key services running, and to be a trusted source of information.
Harpenden Cares will:
• Offer a befriending service for local vulnerable and/or isolated people
• Help deliver essential supplies and medication to vulnerable and/or isolated people
• Offer street-level support to engage vulnerable and/or isolated people
• Act as a general trusted source of information
We will be providing updates on the Harpenden Cares Facebook page.
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Unless you have a boundless imagination it is tricky to think of 'new' places to explore to keep the children entertained whilst stuck at home. But just because you can't get on a plane doesn't mean you can't visit some extraordinary venues and see some other-worldly places! We have gathered some virtual tours to take you from your sofa to amazing places around the world at the click of a button!
The St Albans Family Centre Service has temporarily closed all its buildings and will only be providing support remotely via phone, social media and their website at this time.
Phone: 0300 123 7572
Website: www.hertsfamilycentres.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/StAlbansFCS/
This is a list of the special opening hours offered by supermarkets in Harpenden. These are based on the information published by each Supermarket (click the links for full details) and the published opening hours for each store. However this is only a guide. At this point things are still fast-changing and we urge you to use the links below to double-check the opening times before you set off.... Read more
From Monday 23rd March, all Sainsbury’s supermarkets will be open from 8am to 8pm, Monday-Saturday, including those with an Argos store. Sunday opening, Sainsbury’s Local and petrol station opening times will stay the same.
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, all our supermarkets will dedicate 8am - 9am to serving elderly, disabled and vulnerable customers.
The store will be open to NHS workers for half an hour before usual opening (7.30 - 8am) from Monday to Saturday. They will just need to show their NHS ID when they visit.
All Hertfordshire Libraries are now closed (don’t worry, loans have been extended!)
But the good news is that you don’t need to go to the library to enjoy books for free. Download the BorrowBox app to access hundreds of eBooks and audio books, or for magazines and newspapers try RBDigital and PressReader. All you need is your library card.
Here's the latest recommendations from our visitors and followers. If you'd like to add a recommendation for a business or organisation search for their listing here on the site and click on the Recommend This button.
GCSE and A Level Private Tutor for Psychology and Sociology
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I would recommend Laura."
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"I can not recommend Laura more highly. An excellent tutor, was a great help to my daughter who looked forward and enjoyed her time with Laura.
Laura is patient and diligent with her pupils and sets a realistic timetable for her students.
My daughter’s grades surpassed her school’s expectations and she got her first choice university .
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