This summer, the National Trust’s much-loved Summer of Play, sponsored by Starling Bank, is back – bringing a family-friendly festival atmosphere to over 175 National Trust places across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Running throughout the school holidays, Summer of Play is jam-packed with playful experiences and family activities. Best of all, it’s included with standard admission (and free […]
The cost of vandalism is obstructing Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust’s ability to restore nature at a pivotal time in the wildlife and climate crisis. Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust warn that vandalism is a frequent and costly problem for the wildlife charity and that it has significant repercussions for their work in restoring and […]
Get ready for a summer of adventure at your local Hertfordshire library. This year’s Summer Reading Challenge theme, Story Garden – Adventures in Nature and the Great Outdoors, will encourage children to explore the magical connection between storytelling and nature, against the backdrop of the celebrations for 100 years of Hertfordshire Libraries. In collaboration with The […]
The Leader of Hertfordshire County Council Steve Jarvis and Cabinet Member for Highways Stephen Giles-Medhurst, met with Ringway earlier this month to re-frame the working relationship and confirm what the new administration expects as the long-term contract begins in October. Ringway will work collaboratively with colleagues from the county council to deliver a Highways service […]
Lorne Michaels, Crossroads Live and Sonia Friedman Productions are delighted to announce the 2026/2027 UK and Ireland tour of the award-winning Mean Girls the Musical. The tour will come to Milton Keynes Theatre from Tue 14-Sat 18 Apr 2026 as part of a major UK & Ireland tour. Meet The Plastics – Regina, Gretchen and Karen. They […]
Police in Hertfordshire are supporting Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Awareness Week which runs until Sunday 6 July. The week is aimed at increasing public understanding of ASB, how and who to report it to and their rights in relation to it, with the overarching theme and hashtag for the week being #MakingCommunitiesSafer. In each part of […]
The British public is being asked to keep an eye out for spectacular stag beetles this summer and record any sightings online, as part of a wildlife charity’s national Great Stag Hunt survey. The Great Stag Hunt, run by People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES), has been running for over 25 years. Native stag beetles – with […]
This week (w/c 30 June), the UK’s largest canal charity Canal & River Trust will begin installing 2,000 steel piles into a 200-year old reservoir’s embankments, as part of a 15-month programme of statutory works at Wilstone Reservoir, near Tring in Hertfordshire. Stretching for 1,350 metres, the historic embankments at Wilstone Reservoir are among the […]
Sunday 22 June saw a gathering of over 100 classic and vintage vehicles at Buzzrail’s Page’s Park station, delighting visitors and owners alike. Drivers showing their classic cars were treated to a reduced-price train ticket on one of five departures, headed by 1919-vintage Andrew Barclay 0-6-0T locomotive ‘Doll’ and 1979-origin (rebuilt 1999 by Alan Keef) […]
London Euston has welcomed a feathery new member of the station team in Oscar, a Harris hawk. Oscar will visit London Euston once a week over the next few months with his handler at varying times to carry out ‘pigeon patrols’ aimed at deterring pigeons from setting up home at the station. Although Oscar has […]
Michael Harrison, in association with Cameron Mackintosh, is delighted to announce more venues for the major UK and Ireland tour of Miss Saigon following huge public demand for the thrilling new production. The newly added dates now ensure audiences across the UK and Ireland have the chance to experience the new production of this legendary […]
Insect Week runs from 23 to 29 June 2025 and Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust give us plenty of reasons as to why we should all be celebrating the smallest members of our community. Bugs, critters, creepy crawlies, minibeasts, insects, invertebrates… whatever you know them as, local wildlife charity Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust want […]