Hertfordshire Diary June 2011
PUBLISHED: 18:33 27 May 2011 | UPDATED: 16:00 21 March 2016
Rory Bremner
Find out what's on in Hertfordshire in June 2011
Roary the Racing CarMUSIC AND DANCE
3rd Spirit of Tring: The Great British Proms, Grass Roots Stadium, Cow Lane www.spirit-of-tring.com
4th The Harlem Gospel Choir, Alban Arena
4th Spirit of Tring: Mamma Mia – The Music of ABBA, Grass Roots Stadium, Cow Lane
4th Chris Dean’s Syd Lawrence Orchestra – On The Beat, Rhodes, Bishop’s Stortford
4th Roy Orbison and Friends, Radlett Centre
5th Music in the Garden with the Ionian Singers, Shaw’s Corner.
01438 820307
5th Spirit of the Dance, Alban Arena
8th Nils Lofgren, Alban Arena
9th Brand new show, Rock ‘n’ Roll Paradise, Alban Arena
12th De Havilland Philharmonic with John Lill CBE, Weston Auditorium, Hatfield. 01707 281127
14th Summertime Swing, live music, Furneux Pelham Hall.
01438 717406
15th The Bon Jovi Experience, Radlett Centre
16th Rock Around the 60’s, Hertford Theatre
16th The Humphrey Lyttelton Band, Radlett Centre
17th Youth Band Night, marquee event on Pound Meadow, Tring
19th Jazz Afternoon, noon to 6pm on Pound Meadow, Tring
19th A Musical Evening songs and music George Bernard Shaw might have enjoyed, Shaw’s Corner. 01438 820307
21st The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, Alban Arena
23rd Jonathan Ansell and Friends sing the music of G4, Alban Arena
24th Sandi Thom in concert, Alban Arena
25th St Albans Festival Concert with St Albans Symphony Orchestra,
St Albans Abbey. 01727 857422
25th Welwyn Garden City Orchestra and Chorus, St Francis Church, Welwyn Garden City
25th Kosher Gospel, Radlett Centre
25th Ballet Cymru Beauty and the Beast, Hertford Theatre
25th Hertford Choral Society concert with the National Saxophone Choir of Great Britain, All Saint’s, Hertford
26th Jazz Night, Letchworth Arts Centre
26th The Great British Barbershop Quartet, Alban Arena
30th Seth Lakeman in Concert, Alban Arena
WALKS AND NATURE
4th-5th Keech Hospice Care Stevenage Midnight Walk, North Hertfordshire College, Stevenage
5th Mary Gethin Walk; walk around Furneux Pelham in aid of Isabel Hospice. 01279 777610
From 5th Barnet and Monken Hadley historical and ghost walks. 020 8440 6805
11th Discover Ashridge walk around the Ashridge Estate. 01442 823727
11th Badger Talk and Walk, Ashridge Estate
12th Hidden Hertford Walk: Victorian Bengeo. Book: Hertford Museum
15th Gentle Stroll, informal walk observing the flora and fauna on the Ashridge Estate. 01442 823727
18th-19th Walk of Life, Oaklands College. 01727 737767
22nd Historic Parkland Walk, Ashridge Estate
25th Grove House Hospice Midnight Walk, Westminster Lodge, St Albans
26th Hidden Hertford Walk: Entertainment in Hertford, book at Hertford Museum
THEATRE
1st Rory Bremner and Friends, Radlett Centre
1st-3rd Billy Youth 2011, Dacorum Youth Productions, Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead
3rd The Hot Dots, touching story of two vaudeville performers, Hertford Theatre
5th Barnstormers Comedy Club, Hertford Theatre
7th Psychic Sally on the Road, Alban Arena
8th Frankie Titters On! Written by and featuring Paul Harris, Broxbourne Civic Hall
10th-11th Dylan Moran – Yeah, Yeah, Alban Arena
10th Shappi Khorsandi, star of Live At The Apollo, Hertford Theatre
11th Sherlock Holmes, Hertford Theatre
11th The Return of Boothby Graffoe, Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead
13th Verdi: Macbeth, streamed live from the Royal Opera House, Hertford Theatre
17th Edinburgh Fringe favourite Rich Hall, Hertford Theatre
17th-25th Private Fears in Public Places by Alan Ayckbourn, Barn Theatre, Welwyn Garden City
18th The Fair in the Square, Hitchin Market Square from 9am
21st Fiddler on the Roof, Watersmeet Theatre, Rickmansworth
21st-25th Our House by Tim Firth featuring the Music of Madness, Court Theatre, Tring
22nd The Lord Chamberlain’s Men present A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the gardens of Broxbourne Civic Hall. 01992 441946
24th Austen’s Women, Hertford Theatre
25th Jenny Eclair – Old Dog New Tricks, Rhodes, Bishop’s Stortford
25th Wind in the Willows, open-air theatre in Rothampsted Park at 1.30pm and 6pm. 01727 819558
30th An Evening with Rabbi Lionel Blue, Hertford Theatre
From 30th Knebworth Players, No Sex Please We’re British! Gordon Craig Theatre
GARDEN EVENTS
Until 3rd Potty about Plants craft event, Ashridge Estate Visitor Centre
4th The Hardy Plant Society Hertfordshire Group Annual Plant Sale, 10am to noon, United Reformed Church, Homewood Road, St Albans
4th Markyate Annual Plant Sale to raise money for St Francis Hospice
5th Isabel Hospice Teas in Gardens, White House, Dane End from 2pm to 5pm. 01279 755320
5th Isabel Hospice Teas in Gardens, Bride Hall, Ayot St Lawrence from 2pm to 5.30pm. 01279 755320
11th Standon Open Gardens, ten private gardens open from 11am to 6pm, teas and jazz band at The Old Windmill, Standon Village, Ware
12th Much Hadham Open Gardens, tickets available at The Forge Museum, Much Hadham, noon to 5pm
19th Braughing Village Open Gardens, ten private gardens open to view from noon to 5pm
25th-26th Aldbury Open Gardens Weekend, live music, art and flower festival
25th-26th Benington Floral Festival
25th-26th Flower and Garden Festival, St John’s Church, Markyate.
01582 841572
26th Isabel Hospice Teas in Gardens, Dasselsbury, Dassels, Nr Braughing from 2pm to 5.30pm. 01279 755320
CHILDREN AND FAMILY
Until 5th Spring Special, Willows Farm Village
Until 6th Family storytelling, picnic and activities to celebrate National Family Week, Celtic Harmony Camp, near Hertford. 01438 718543
1st-6th Henry Moore Foundation half-term holiday workshops, Make a Plaster Maquette at Perry Green. 01279 843333
1st Lighter Than Air, family show of balloon antics and make believe, Hertford Theatre
2nd Fossil Fabrication, create your own fossil from plaster, Natural History Museum, Tring
3rd The Way Back Home, Big Wooden Horse Theatre, Radlett Centre
3rd Acrobalance Workshop for children aged 10-15, Hertford Theatre
3rd Roary the Racing Car Live! Alban Arena
4th Fireman Sam, Hertford Theatre
4th-5th Hands on History, time-travelling family fun days, Knebworth House
9th Family Activity Day, Shaw’s Corner, Ayot St Lawrence noon to 5pm
10th Scarecrow, music, movement, puppetry and fun for over-fives, Letchworth Arts Centre
11th Let’s Go Play, free fun for children aged three to 12 years, High Trees Children’s Centre, Herts Regional College. 01992 785574
12th Magic Dave, family magic show, Hertford Theatre
29th Katy Ashworth presents her Meet, Greet, Sing and Play Roadshow, Alban Arena
ART AND EXHIBITIONS
Until December, Painting of the Fortnight, a changing display of works chosen by members of the local community, Watford Museum
Until September 3rd Mud, Sweat and Beer – Exhibition of Everyday Life in Tudor Times, Hertford Museum
Until July 10th Public Opening – Aviva Leeman, UH Galleries at the Museum of St Albans
Until 26th Little and Large, Bushey Museum and Art Gallery
Until 26th Chance Glass: exhibition of Chance Glass collected by Bryen Wood, Bushey Museum and Art gallery
Until 26th Bushey Then and Now 2, a new selection from the Greville Collection of historic Bushey photographs, Bushey Museum and Art Gallery
1st-24th The Weekend Quilter, an exhibition of small quilts by Marion McCrindle, Apthorp Gallery, Radlett Centre
1st-30th Freya Purdue exhibition, Letchworth Arts Centre
3rd-27th Above and Beyond – Artists Consortium, contemporary art exhibition by artists living, working or studying in Hertfordshire, Hertford Theatre
11th-13th 37th Annual Ayot St Lawrence Art Show, the Palladian Church, Ayot St Lawrence
17th-19th Willow Watercolours Summer Exhibition, Scouts HQ, Lockleys Drive, Welwyn Village. 07956 537140
18th-25th Radlett Art Society 45th Annual Art Exhibition of members’ work, Radlett Centre
From 29th Exhibition by McAlpine Miller, Hertford Theatre
SPECIAL EVENTS
4th Waltham Cross Summer Fair, High Street
4th-5th Hands on History event, Knebworth House
5th Hertford Fun Day, Hertford Castle noon to 5pm
11th-27th St Albans Festival with events taking place throughout St Albans www.stalbansfestival.com 01727 844488
11th-12th Military Vehicle Display, Royal Gunpowder Mills
11th-12th Whitwell Steam and Country Fair, Codicote, near Stevenage.
01438 871431
11th Dragon Boat Regatta, River Lea, Sacred Heart School, Ware, 10am to 4pm
11th Datchworth Fete 2011
11th Harpenden Common Discovery Day. 01582 768278
12th Hanbury Manor Garden Party. To book call 01920 487 722
12th Letchworth Centre Open Day, free one-to-one treatments, activities and entertainment 11am to 4pm. 01462 678804
16th Out of the Theatre – four-hour theatre and music revue, marquee event on Pound Meadow, Tring
17th-19th Art @ Gravelly Barn, charity summer exhibition by artists from Hertfordshire, Essex and Sri Lanka and live music at Gravelly Barn, Braughing. 01920 822229
18th Free one day festival, part of the St Albans Festival, Verulamium Park, St Albans from 1pm. 01727 844488
18th The Alban Pilgrimage starts 10.30am in Roman Verulamium and finishes at St Albans Cathedral with a Roman Quest
18th Bishop’s Stortford Town Carnival from noon. 01279 652274
18th Hertingfordbury Fete
18th Tring Carnival Day, events, activities and beer festival and live music in the evening on Pound Meadow, Tring
18th Riverside Festival, entertainment, stalls, live music, duck and raft racing on The Green, Stanstead Abbotts from 1pm
to 5pm
From 18th Stevenage Festival 2011, fine art, photography, poetry, theatre and music at the Gordon Craig Theatre and around Stevenage www.stevenage-festival.co.uk
19th Therfield Village Fete, St Mary the Virgin Church, Therfield. 07825 116119
19th Ten-mile Junior Bike Ride in aid of Norwood, Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School, Elstree www.norwood-challenges.co.uk
19th Fathers’ Day Cars and Motorcycles in the Park, Knebworth House
22nd In the Footsteps of the Pilgrims – finding the St Albans Cathedral’s hidden treasures. Supper and guided tour to celebrate St Albans Day
24th-26th Ayot Literary Festival, Ayot Green
25th St Elizabeth’s Hospice Summer Fayre with classic cars, brass band, displays and over 60 stalls, St Elizabeth’s Centre from noon
to 4pm
25th-26th Waltham Abbey Town Show www.townshow.co.uk
25th-26th Salvo Fair, Knebworth House
26th Shenley Fete, Harris Lane playing field, Shenley
26th Stevenage Carnival
GENERAL INTEREST
From 1st Care 4 a Cuppa – hold a tea party at home or at work this summer in aid of Isabel Hospice. 01707 382500
4th Jumble Sale, Thundridge Village Hall 2.30pm to 4.30pm. 01920 462992
4th An Introduction to Beekeeping with Ashley Walker, Robin Dartington and Susan Dye, Benslow Music Trust, Hitchin
4th Charity Ball in aid of Isabel Hospice to be held in a marquee in the grounds of Ware Park Manor. 07979 857890
5th Cream Teas and Bric-a-Brac Sale, Hastoe Village Hall, Hastoe, near Tring
6th Meet the ancestors: family history for beginners, Hertfordshire Archives 10am to 4pm. 0300 1234049
10th-12th French Market, St Albans
10th-12th MacCamping Weekend; Wild West themed camping weekend for Macmillan Cancer Support, Hertford Camping Caravan Club site. Register at mac_camping@yahoo.co.uk
12th St Albans Half Marathon www.stalbanshalfmarathon.co.uk
14th Coffee Morning for Isabel Hospice, Markwell Pavilion, Bishop’s Stortford. 01279 755320
14th Reading and discussion group, Hertfordshire Archives. 0300 1234049
15th Herts Local Access Forum public meeting, College Campus Lane, Hatfield at 7.30pm www.hertslaf.org.uk/Next%20meeting.htm
18th Tomas Luis de Victoria and El Siglo d’Oro, music appreciation talk given by Julian Williamson, Benslow Music Trust, Hitchin
19th Penny’s Vintage Fashion Fair, Wyllyotts Theatre, Potters Bar
19th The New You Beauty Show, Hertford Theatre. 01992 551843
21st UK premiere of the documentary Countdown to Zero, Hertford Theatre
25th Isabel Hospice Karting Endurance Event at Rye House Kart Raceway.
01707 382500
FARMERS' MARKETS
3rd Barnet: Spires Shopping Centre, 8.30am to 3pm
4th Hatfield: White Lion Square, 9am to 2.30pm
11th Hertford: Market Place from 8.30am to 1pm
11th Tring: The Market, Brook Street, 9am to noon
12th St Albans: Market Place, 10am to 4pm
15th Wheathampstead: East Lane Car Park, 10am to 1pm
17th Hexton: St Faith’s Church, 1pm to 4pm
17th Barnet: Spires Shopping Centre, 8.30am to 3pm
25th Tring: The Market, Brook Street, 9am to noon
26th Hatfield Heath: Village Hall, 9.30am to 12.30pm
USEFUL CONTACTS
Abbey Theatre, St Albans 01727 857861; Alban Arena, St Albans 01727 844488; Ashridge Estate, Berkhamsted 01441 851227; Barn Theatre, Welwyn Garden City 01707 357117; British Schools Museum, Hitchin 01462 420144; Broxbourne Civic Hall 01992 441946; Court Theatre, Pendley, Tring 01442 823130; First Garden City Heritage Museum 01462 482710; Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage 01438 363200; Harpenden Public Halls 01582 767525; Hatfield House 01707 287010; Hitchin Museum and Art Gallery 01462 434476; Knebworth House and Gardens 01438 812661; Letchworth Arts Centre 01462 670788; Maltings Arts Theatre, St Albans 01727 844222; Market Theatre, Hitchin 01462 433553; Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead 01442 228091; Queen Mother Theatre, Hitchin 01462 434875; Radlett Centre 01923 859291; Rhodes Arts Complex, Bishop’s Stortford 01279 651746; Sandpit Theatre, St Albans 01727 370067; Shenley Park 01923 852629; St Albans Cathedral 01727 860780; Trestle Arts Base, St Albans 01727 850950; Watford Palace Theatre 01923 225671; Watersmeet Theatre 01923 711063
Compiled by Kate Everett. Email details of your event to events@hertfordshirelife.co.uk
