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Mum's guide to the perfect Mother's Day gift
zing people. Friends that gave me gifts that I will always treasure and will try to replicate for my friends when the appropriate time arises. These gifts were not bought, but given with love and time - the kind of presents that your children and oth... Read more
Enjoy the great outdoors this summer... without breaking the bank
zing water!). When exhausted you can head to the Inn on the Park for delicious ice-creams and once recuperated carry on to the a recently-refurbished play area, trampolines and adventure golf.
So far you've only spent money on the ice-creams.
If a ... Read more
History on our doorstep at Verulamium Museum
zing artefacts uncovered during the excavation of the area and tells the story of what life would have been like at that time.
The museum isn't huge, but it is very well laid out in sections covering all aspects of Roman life with informative displa... Read more
Fantastic water fun at Box End Aqua Park
zing! Actually quite tricky, but when you realise that the worst that is going to happen is that you fall in the water you quickly start taking a lot more risks. My 8 year old started off crawling around the course, trying desperately not... Read more
Visiting Flamstead Scarecrow Festival
zing.
We had a gorgeous afternoon strolling around this pretty village, feeling perfectly at ease staring into people’s gardens! Choosing our winner’s was tricky though. We took time out in the Scarecrow Cafe in the village hall to... Read more
Delicious dining in sumptuous surroundings at The Old Cock Inn
zing a contemporary style. Head in through the pub and see the interior designer’s sumptuous ideas of colour, comfort and craftiness! I love to see chefs at work through an open kitchen, no longer workers hidden away but people allowed to show ... Read more
Tour the world from your sofa
zing places around the world at the click of a button!
Staying close to home we head straight to the artefacts of the British Museum
Maybe your child is a budding cricketer but has never been bowled over by Lord's Cricket Ground. Let them w... Read more
Congratulations to the 2021 Awards Lockdown Lifesavers
zing resource for sharing foods, unwanted items, social distanced street events and our 12 days of Christmas and Easter Egg trail events."
Thornbury ResidentsFor helping with food deliveries, collecting prescriptions, sharing information, running qu... Read more
Where the magic happens: Warner Bros Studio Tour - The Making of Harry Potter
zing! An experience that allows you to dive straight into the world of Harry Potter. I loved it!”... Read more
Events
Bing's Birthday Party
Grove Theatre
Sat 5th July 2025 - Sun 6th July 2025
10am, 1pm & 4pm
Get ready for an amazing celebration with Bing's Birthday, a brand-new live stage show packed with fun, laughter and surprises!
Join Bing and his friends Sula, Pando, Coco, Amma, and, of course, Flop as they prepare for Bing's very special day.
Full of new heart-warming moments and catchy new songs, all brought to life by first-class puppeteers, this 1 hour 10 mins show is perfect for families and little Bingsters who want to experience the delightful CBeebies series in a whole new way-live on stage!
So, put on your favourite party outfit and join in the fun to celebrate Bing's big day in the theatre. It's going to be a party you won't want to miss!

Wildlife Discovery Day
Chiltern Open Air Museum
Sat 12th July 2025
10am until 4pm
Step into nature and explore the Museum's beautiful 45-acre site in the heart of the Chilterns. Packed with family-friendly activities this is your chance to get hands-on with the natural world and learn about the incredible wildlife that lives all around us.
Join Wild Amersham and delve into the colourful world of wildflowers and the buzzing pollinators that depend on them.
Take a guided walk through our vibrant chalk downland meadow. Discover rare species and habitats. Walks start at 11:30am and 3pm-meet at the Wild Amersham gazebo by Northolt Barn.
Join the Bucks Amphibian and Reptile Group at Northolt Pond for pond dipping and meet the fascinating creatures that live beneath the surface. Sessions at 10:30am and... Read more

It's COCOMELON TIME at Woburn Safari Park!
Woburn Safari Park
Sat 12th July 2025
11:30am - 4pm
Get ready for a day of fun at Woburn Safari Park as JJ from CoComelon comes to meet his fans on Saturday, 12th July!
The little star with the ice-cream swirl hair will be making special appearances throughout the day - perfect for a family photo opportunity so don't forget your cameras!
Start your adventure with a journey through the Road Safari to spot amazing animals like giraffes, tigers, elephants, and more. Then head into the Foot Safari, where you can meet JJ at the Safari Hangout and visit other favourites like the red pandas, penguins, and otters along the way!
You can see JJ from CoComelon at no extra cost to your standard admission - book your event ticket now: https://woburnsafaripark.com/3GnvRsG

Harpenden Lions Club Highland Gathering
Rothamsted Park
Sun 13th July 2025
10.30am - 5pm
A Scottish themed family fun day out and fundraiser for charities (Rennie Grove Hospice and Harpenden Lions Club Youth Support programme)
Marching Pipe Bands - Highland Dancing - Highland Games
HAVE A GO at family-friendly HAGGIS HURLING and CABER TOSS!
Arena Displays - Falconry, Ferret Racing, Scouts Cannon Races
Stage Performances- including a return of the amazing WIGHT HOT PIPES!
Dance Competition and Displays - Children's Races - Scouts Cannon Races
Archery - Go Karts - Children' Assault Course - Stalls - Food; Bar ... and more!
Advance tickets - £8.00
Tickets on the day - £10.00
Accompanied children, 16 years and under - free

Painting up the Park: Roman Verulamium Explored
Verulamium Park
Sun 27th July 2025
10am - 3pm
Join us as we outline some of the amazing Roman buildings right beneath your feet in Verulamium Park!
Excavated in the 1930s and 1950s, we now focus on studying and protecting Britain's 3rd largest Roman city through remote sensing and conservation.
Speak to the Verulamium Museum Archaeology team about our plans to bring the city to life digitally and our ongoing effort to preserve the Scheduled Ancient Monument. We'll have some fun activities for all ages, including dressing up, and building Roman mosaics!

Rude Science
BEAM Hertford
Wed 30th July 2025
Brace yourselves for BBC Gastronaut Stefan Gates' revolutionary, high tech, highly explosive new show, packed with outrageous science stunts. On the surface it's a riot of disgusting experiments built to delight young audiences but under the bonnet it's a brilliantly constructed curriculum driven adventure designed to inspire Britain's kids with a lasting fascination for science.
Expect enormous bottoms, snot cocktails, vast whoopee cushions, pee powered fireworks and ear wax oozing mannequins.
Stef is the high octane presenter of 20 TV series (five for CBBC) and award winning author of 12 books (including Rude Science). He's internationally renowned for his world class science stage shows.
Recommended age 6 - Young... Read more

Colourscape
Stockwood Discovery Centre
Sat 9th August 2025 - Sun 10th August 2025
Multiple Times
A large walk-in labyrinth of colour and light will fill the lawn at Stockwood Discovery Centre this August. Visitors are invited to don a primary-coloured cloak to become part of the colour experience and step into a new world of intense colour and light.
You can freely walk anywhere to explore this amazing space and will discover musicians and dancers anywhere inside leading you on a journey of all the senses. The musicians may be found in a large Silver Dome playing unusual instruments - maybe Tibetan Singing bowls or Asian instruments or instruments of water, maybe playing the branch of a tree or a bicycle wheel with a violin bow! And the dancers express the music with creative movement that draws you into the experience.

Smartphone Safari
Grebe House
Tue 19th August 2025
11am - 2pm
Celebrate World Photography Day!
Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust are delighted to be working in partnership with Jet Black Squares to offer this wonderful introduction to getting the best from your smartphone's camera.
Learn to use your smartphone to take stunning wildlife photographs with professional photographer Jeanette. If you own a smartphone, then you own a camera, and if you own a camera, you have the ability to take amazing photos. The rules of photography are the same whether you have a smartphone or a £20k camera - composition, exposure and passion.
You'll start off in the Wildlife Trust's garden and then take a stroll through Verulamium Park, learning how to take photographs of the plants, flowers,... Read more

Space Safari St Albans
Hertfordshire Showground
Sat 27th September 2025
Gates open: 5pm; Drone show 8-8.30pm
Get ready for a night to remember as Space Safari lights up the skies above St Albans with stunning visuals, immersive storytelling, and dazzling drone displays.
Witness the night sky filled with hundreds of synchronized drones, creating mesmerizing animations with a symphony of light and sound.
With cinematic storytelling and epic-scale narration, Space Safari is a wanderlust tale which captivates audiences of all ages!
✨ 600 drones light up the night sky
✨ Epic storytelling soundtrack
✨ Cinematic sound and light
✨ Fairground and gaming concessions
✨ VIP packages
✨ Eco-friendly 🌱
Whether you want to pop in for a cold beer or glass of bubbly, catch a thrill... Read more

Jack & The Beanstalk
The Eric Morecambe Centre
Sat 6th December 2025 - Tue 30th December 2025
Polka Dot Pantomimes and The Eric Morecambe Centre are delighted to announce the Pantomime you've all BEAN waiting for Christmas 2025 - JACK AND THE BEANSTALK.
Pantomime at the Eric Morecambe Centre is always the highlight of the festive calendar and next year's show promises to be bigger and better than ever as we present a GIANT of a pantomime suitable for the whole family.
Get ready to roar with laughter and cheer our hero Jack on his magical journey to Cloudland as he battles to save his best friend Daisy the Cow! As always there'll be spectacular scenery, dazzling costumes, amazing special effects and lots of audience participation.
With a fabulous cast featuring some familiar faces and the biggest Giant in Panto... Read more

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Children's activity clubs & classes

Mini Mozart offer fun, interactive music classes for babies & toddlers featuring professional musicians (all music graduates!) playing orchestral instruments and telling a different story or fable each week and WE'RE CURRENTLY OFFERING 50% OFF FOR BABIES UP TO 5 MONTHS OLD!
The main difference between Mini Mozart and other music classes is that we only use Live Music and at least 2 superb musicians perform and interact with the children at every class. Parachutes, bubbles, instruments and puppets just add to the musical fun!
The teacher will showcase their musical instrument(s), so once your little one has heard and seen the clarinet, saxophone, or double bass or any other orchestral instrument, they'll get to touch it too whilst being accompanied by the piano.... Read more
Contact details:
www.minimozart.com
020 7193 1983
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6Week Social PLUS
Age: 0 - 1
It's here!! 6WeekSocial PLUS
A new exciting course designed for mums with babies 5 months - 12months!
We aim to help guide you through the next chapter, through friendship, building a community and learning skills to support you grow in confidence as a mummy. The focus will be specific to the challenges life with a 5-month old (plus) can bring.
We have... Read more
Contact details:
www.6weeksocial.co.uk
07435456466
Location:
Little Gym Harpenden, Rothamsted Experimental Station West Common, Rotha, Harpenden, AL5 2JQSession Times:
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795 (Harpenden) RAF Air Cadets
Age: 12 - 17
First and foremost, Harpenden Air Cadets is where young people meet regularly. In that regard it is not unlike the Girl Guides, the local football club or indeed hanging around in groups outside the local newsagents or chip shop. But there we leave the similarities behind; we are a disciplined and structured youth organisation, with goals and serious values.
The RAF gives a lot of financial... Read more
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JCC, Waldegrave Park, Harpenden, AL5 5SFSession Times:
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Football Fun Factory
Age: 5 - 12
? The Football Fun Factory is finally coming to Harpenden & St Albans! most amazing first experience of football.
Football fun and development for children aged 5-12 years.
3 week free trial for all new participants.
5-6pm every Wednesday.
Contact details:
www.thefootballfunfactory.co.uk
07305370223
Location:
Harpenden Rugby Club, Redbourn Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2BASession Times:
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Football Fun Factory Tots
Age: 1 - 5
Registration is now open to book your 3 weeks free trial now!
? The Football Fun Factory is finally coming to Harpenden & St Albans! Football fun with your little one!
At the Football Fun Factory, we're offering a 3-week free trial of our Tots Football Fun program, so that your child can have the most amazing first experience of football.... Read more
Contact details:
www.thefootballfunfactory.co.uk
07305370223
Location:
Roundwood School, Roundwood Park, Harpenden, AL5 3AESession Times:
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Mini Professors Classes are amazing science classes for Preschoolers! Our program is specifically designed for 2-5 year olds and offers over 80 different topics for your little one to explore in an interactive, warm, and safe environment. This course makes science so much fun, the children (and grown-ups too) will just love it!
Running sessions for 2-3.5 year olds from 9.30-10.15am and for 3.5-5 year olds from 10.45-11.45am, on Mondays and Fridays.
(3 class trial option for £27.50 or 1 off trial for £10.).
Contact details:
www.miniprofessors.com
07921172382
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St John Ambulance Cadets
Age: 10 - 18
An amazing oportunity for young people aged 10-18.First aid is a lifelong skill and can mean the difference between a life lost and a life saved. Qualified youth leaders guide you towards the Grand Prior Award in a safe, welcoming environment. Leadership and presentation skills learned and practised. Adventure activities are also available. Term time only meetings
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Harpenden Fire Station, 30 Leyton Road, Harpenden, AL5 2JBBrilliant Theatre Arts
Age: 7 - 21
Brilliant Theatre Arts is an award-winning youth theatre company based in Herts. We provide high quality training through production and performance opportunity for young performers aged 7 - 21 who have an ambition to work in the arts industry. We offer weekly classes in both King's Langley and St Albans, with all classes acting as rehearsals toward an amazing final product!
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Kings Langley Secondary School, Kings Langley, WD4 9HNThe Sandpit Theatre, The Ridgeway, St Albans, AL4 9NX
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Jet Black Squares
Age: 13 - Adult
If you own a smartphone, then you own a camera, and if you own a camera, you have the ability to take amazing photos. Come and learn how to take amazing photos 'out and about' on one of Jet Black Squares' Smartphone Safaris. A fabulous family activity suitable for ages 8+. 1:1 Duke of Edinburgh Award skills sessions for either 3 or 6 months are also available with a complimentary adult place on all sessions. (This can also fit nicely into GCSE photography too). Available throughout London and the Home Counties and further afield if requested.
Contact details:
www.jetblacksquares.com
079000 84147
Location:
Based in St AlbansWe are a centre for all things musical in St Albans. All abilities can learn with us, from beginners to proficient players! We offer individual lessons and run many ensembles to suite all forms of music!
If your child is new to music then we have the following groups;-
Dalcroze - for ages 3-5, a gentle introduction into rhythm and pitch
Ukulele Banditos... Read more
Contact details:
www.hertsmusicservice.org.uk
01438 845299
Location:
St Albans Music School, C/o Townsend School, High Oaks, St Albans, AL3 6DRSession Times:
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