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Advertising Feature by Standalone Farm
Upgrade your day ticket to an Annual Pass before you leave and we’ll deduct the ticket price from the cost of a pass.
An Annual Pass to Standalone is great value for money and gives you unlimited entry to the farm as well as seasonal perks and discounts, including:
Standalone has lots of fun family events and new attractions planned for summer so grab your pass now!
Find out more at https://standalonefarm.com/annual-passes/
Advertising Feature by GM Hockey
Dates: July 29th - 31st & August 19th - 21st (Wednesday – Friday)
Time: 10am – 3pm
Venue: Blueharts Hockey Club, Lucas Lane
Age range: 7-14 yrs
Ability: All players welcome, from beginners to established players. These are development courses, NOT Elite.
Cost: £40/day or £100/all 3 days
For further details & application/medical forms - please email: [email protected]
Places will be limited as usual to enable the Coach/player ratio of 6/8:1 leading to good transfer of technique & establish fun connections. This also provides good safety protocols to be observed.
The longest running initiative of its kind, Kids Week has introduced over 2.7 million young people and their families to the magic of live theatre for over 25 years.
How it works:
In addition to free tickets,some shows will run activity sessions or interactive curtain calls, so you can get even more from your theatre trip.
The Kids Week offer includes selected performances between 20 July – 31 August.
Tickets go on sale at 10am on Tuesday 9th June so check out participating shows and get ready to book, as tickets go fast!
The Kids Week offer is available exclusively at OfficialLondonTheatre.com.
Booking will be very busy on the first day particularly for very popular shows and those where less tickets are made available so you may have to be patient and keep trying. We'd recommend planning ahead and having a few shows in mind and several several dates/times. If you're not successful in getting what you want, do keep checking the website, as often new tickets are released.
Check out full details here and get ready to grab a bargain! tickets will go fast!
Oakfest is an annual family fun day fundraiser bringing together local families, volunteers and businesses to raise funds for a 3 year old local boy called Oakley who was born with a rare brain condition and needs specialist therapies and equipment.
After welcoming over 1,000 people in 2025, we're back bigger in 2026 with a circus-themed event featuring live entertainment, a pop-up market and activities for all ages.
What's happening...
The circus tickets are one of the main ways they're hoping to raise funds for Oakley’s therapy, so if you’re looking for something fun to do with the kids on Saturday 11th July, then you can book circus tickets in advance.
You can read more about Oakley, the event and book circus tickets here: www.oakiedokie.co.uk
Hitchin Women Fitness Bootcamp
(FREE)
30th June
Hitchin Rugby Club, Hitchin
Women's try it out event
(FREE)
30th June
Longfield training centre, Stevenage
Community Screening: People's Emergency Briefing Film
2nd July
Hitchin Boys School, Main Hall, Hitchin
Todd in The Hole Festival
3rd July
- 5th July
Bury Wood, Stevenage
Talk: Nearby Nature and Local Landscapes with Nic Wilson
3rd July
Ransoms Pavilion, Hitchin
Duxford Summer Air Show
4th July
- 5th July
IWM Duxford, Duxford
Summer Fete Open Weekend
4th July
- 5th July
Shuttleworth Collection, Biggleswade
Pre-loved School Uniform Sale
(FREE)
4th July
Hitchin Boys School, Main Hall, Hitchin
Bug Hunt at Ransoms Rec
5th July
Ransoms Recreation Ground, Hitchin

Last year I had a message from a lady whose daughter had moved to Hitchin with her 1 year old, asking for suggestions of where she could go to meet other parents.
Why not browse through some of the listings we have recently added to the site...