Events and Things to Do in St Albans in 2013
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May 11th 2013
St Albans Midnight Walk
Event Times: 10pm
Address: St Albans City Football Club,Clarence Park,York Road, Al1 4PL
Telephone: 01727 731002
Website: www.midnightwalk.org
Email: www.midnightwalk.org/contact
Women and men in skirts are registering for the 2013 Iain Rennie Grove House Hospice Care Midnight Walk which takes place on Saturday 11th May, this year the start will be from the St Albans City Football Club , St Albans. As well as the traditional 10 mile walk there will be a 5 mile route and both walks will start at the earlier time of 10pm. At the end of the walk participants will be given a goody bag . £17 registration fee Start time of 10pm Register your place now! www.midnightwalk.org or call the events hotline on 01727 731002 Clarence Park, York Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire AL1 4PL Hertfordshire AL1 4PL
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May 13, 2013
Calm Mind Meditation Class
Event Times: 7:00-8:00
Address: Jubilee Centre, Catherine Street, St Albans
Telephone: 07790 677878
Website: http://www.mindtastic-training.com/calm-mind-meditation-class-2/
Email: info@Mindtastic-Training.com
A Calm Mind class integrates mind and body approaches for relaxation and stress busting. Have fun while you learn meditation practices and other effective techniques to improve your health and wellbeing.
This class is suitable for complete beginners or those who have tried meditation before. There is plenty of time for questions and you will receive lots of guidance and support to integrate these practices into your daily life.
Meditation isn’t just for yogis who sit cross-legged in a cave in the Himalayas. What you will learn are practical and effective meditation techniques which anyone can learn and which are designed to fit with modern life.
During Calm Mind classes you will experience a range of meditation techniques including mindfulness. We will also do mindful movement exercises which help the body to de-stress.
Leave your physical tension behind and go back into the world feeling emotionally balanced and centered. Improve your sleep and get more physical energy.
Calm Mind classes are run on a drop-in basis on Monday evenings at the Jubilee Centre in St Albans. £10 a class or £35 for 4.
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18th May 2013
Buddhist Meditation
Event Times: 7.00pm - 9.30pm
Address: St Albans Friends Meeting House, 7 Upper Lattimore Road, St Albans, AL1 3UD
Telephone: 07809 380 108
Website: http://www.buddhism.org.uk/diamondway-buddhism/st-albans/
Email: stalbans@dwbuk.org
Talk about Buddhist meditation with a practice session of Diamond Way meditation for interested.
Roman Laus is a Buddhist teacher from the Czech Republic. He took refuge in 1998 in Brno, Czech Republic. He is an editor of Czech "Buddhism Today" magazine and the founder of "White Umbrella" publishing house. Roman has been teaching Buddhism since the end of 2003 in many countries worldwide. Since January 2008, he and his wife Klara have lived in the Diamond Way Buddhism Europe Center in Southern Alps in Germany.
With great pleasure we invite everyone interested in Buddhist meditation to his talk in St Albans.
Tickets are 5 (hot drinks included) and can be purchased on the door.
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2nd June 2013
More to explore tour royal connections
Event Times: 3.00pm to 4.00pm
Address: St Albans Cathedral, Sumpter Yard
Telephone: 01727 860780
Website: www.stalbanscathedral.org
Email: mail@stalbanscathedral.org
Enjoy learning from the experts on these fascinating specialist tours.
60 years after the Queen's coronation, discover surprising reminders of the Cathedral's links with royalty, dating back over 1200 years.
Meet at the West End of the Cathedral at 15.00. FREE - donations welcome.
The "More to Explore" tours take place on the 1st Sunday of the month unless otherwise stated.
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15 June 2013
Choral concert - Flowers of the Field
Event Times: 7.30pm
Address: St Saviour's Church, Sandpit Lane, St Albans, Herts. AL1 4DF
Telephone: 07570 454 744
Website: www.stalbanschamberchoir.org.uk
Email: tickets@stalbanschamberchoir.org.uk
St Albans Chamber Choir, under its conductor John Gibbons, presents a floral programme for a summer evening, featuring a mass by a 17th century Spanish-Mexican composer, and lyrical unaccompanied settings by contemporary British composers of words by E.E. Cummings, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, and several Elizabethan poets.
Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla: Missa “Ego flos campi”
E.J. Moeran: Songs of Springtime
Paul Mealor: Now sleeps the crimson petal
Bob Chilcott: I share creation
Paul Carr: i thank You God for most this amazing day
Tickets: £13 (£1 for young persons in full-time education), available from the Ticket Secretary on 07570 454 744
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20 June 2013
Macmillan Secret Art Sale and Evening Drinks
Event Times: 6pm - 9pm
Address: 11 Station Approach
Telephone: 01582 760824
Website: www.akwilsongallery.co.uk
Email: drew@akwilsongallery.co.uk
The art exhibition with a difference. Your chance to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support and to buy a mini masterpiece for just £45... All pieces are displayed anonymously and the artist remains a secret until you have bought your choice piece. Among the 150 pieces on offer will be paintings by big names in the world of art, plus sports and entertainment celebrities not usually known for their artistic abilities. A one-off event for a one-off work of art. Give Drew Wilson a call - he can tell you more!
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Saturday 29 June
Summer Fayre
Event Times: 10.00am to 3.00pm
Address: Methodist Church Hall, High Street, Harpenden
Telephone: 01727 764701
Email: gill_malin@yahoo.co.uk
Welwyn Harmony are holding a fundraising event. On sale will be crafts, cakes, books, artwork, fun competitions and much more. There may well be some singing going on too!If you would like to hire a table please contact Gill for more information.
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Sunday 28th July 2013
Race For Life
Event Times: 11:00am
Address: Verulamium park, Holywell hill, St. Albans, Hertfordshire
Website: www.raceforlife.org.uk
Email: Lauren.Bartlett@cancer.org.uk
Ladies. It’s time to show cancer who’s in charge at Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life. There are over 200 types of cancers and we won’t give up until we find cures for them all. It’s fighting talk, but we mean every word we say. Cancer, we’re coming to get you. Run, walk, dance or sponsor at raceforlife.org
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14 September 2013
Miles for Macmillan - Hatfield Forest
Event Times: 11 am
Address: Hatfield Forest, Takeley, Bishops Stortford, CM22 6NE
Telephone: 0300 1000 200
Website: www.macmillan.org.uk/miles
Email: miles@macmillan.org.uk
Make time for what matters this summer. A warm breeze. Munching apples. Talking. Remembering. Having a picnic...
This summer, join us for a big, beautiful sponsored walk to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Bring the kids, Aunty Jane, brothers, sisters, the girls at work - gather all of the people who warm your life for a lovely day out in the fresh air.
Join us at Hatfield Forest, a magnificent ancient royal hunting forest, for a 3 or 8 mile sponsored walk on Saturday 14 September. Discover the miles of grassy tracks and pathways, marvel at the spectacular ancient trees, relax in the beautiful surroundings. Come together with hundreds of other people to make sure no one has to face cancer alone.
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6th October 2013
The Herts Charity Challenge
Event Times: 7.00 am
Address: St. Albans Nuffield Fitness & Wellbeing Centre
Telephone: 01722 790111
Website: http://www.sprinttriathlon.org
Email: david.james@hopeandhomes.org
The Herts Charity Challenge - Triathlon & Duathlon is suitable for novices and veterans alike but with just 350 places up for grabs, be sure to register soon!!
The triathlon consists of a 400 metre swim, a 21km cycle and a 5km run and the duathlon consists of a 5km run, 21km cycle and a 5km run. Participants can enter as individuals or in teams of up to four.
Registration for both events is just £15. All competitors are asked to raise a minimum of £485 for Hope and Homes for Children – a leading charity in transforming harmful and outdated childcare practices in Central and Eastern Europe and Africa.
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Every Saturday
Ryder Dance Academy - Saturday classes
Event Times: Various
Address: Samuel Ryder Academy, Drakes Drive, St. Albans AL1 5AR
Telephone: 07590 963820
Email: RDA@samuelryderacademy.co.uk
9:30 - 10:00: First Steps: Parent and Tot (1-2 years)
10:05 - 10:35: Pre Ballet (2-3 years)
10: 40 -11:10: Mini Movers (3-5 years)
11:15 - 12:00: Junior Ballet 1 (6-8 years)
12:00 - 12:45: Junior Movers (6-9 years)
12:45 - 1:45: Junior Ballet 2 (9-13 years)
First Steps:
This class helps to develop coordination, motor and social skills at a very young age through games with parents and their tots. This is a great introduction to dance, while giving your child an advantage in their development!
Mini Movers:
Touching on ballet, jazz, and modern; this class explores a range of dance styles to allow your child to develop a love for dance and a broad base of skills.
For more information please contact Cristina Paige:
E: RDA@samuelryderacademy.co.uk
T: 07590 963820
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2nd & 4th Wednesdays of the Month
St Albans Circle
Website: www.stalbanscircle.org.uk
Email: enquiries@stalbanscircle.org.uk
Events: www.stalbanscircle.org.uk/events
Want to meet new people and do new things? Want to get more involved in your local community?
St Albans based social group for women aged 18 – 45 years old. For more information and to find out what we do please visit our website.
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2nd Thursday of the month
St Albans Gay Parents Group
Event Times: 3-6pm Address: Alban Way Children's Centre @ Marshalswick, Sherwood Avenue, St Albans, AL4 9RW
Telephone: 01727 260041
Website: www.hertschildrenscentres.org.uk/albanway
Email: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stalbansgayparents/
We’re a friendly group open to lesbian, gay, bisexual trans parents (and parents-to-be) and children. Cost for refreshments is 50p per family and it is drop in.
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Throughout the year
Website: www.stalbanstourguides.co.uk
Click here to see full Walks calendar for 2011
Join our fully trained guides and explore the fascinating history on one of our many walking
tours. Discover the most picturesque and interesting areas of the city, such as the medieval
Clock Tower built between 1403 and 1412 surviving over 600 years of use. Take an amble through the ancient marketplace where people have been walking for hundreds of years.
Take the route to the Abbey that Kings and Queens have trod in times gone by. This magnificent building, containing the shrine of St Alban, the first British Christian martyr, stands proudly dominating the city’s skyline. Explore one of the finest examples of a Roman theatre in Britain.
All this and much more can be seen on the guided walking tours.
The calendar lists all the walks and topics for the year and an outline of each walk can be found
on the following page.
The City of St Albans Tour Guides was founded in 1964. A training programme is undertaken
by guides covering both historical knowledge and practical guiding techniques. Meet the guide
at the Tourist Information Centre in St Albans.
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Throughout the year
Garden of the Rose
Website: www.rnrs.org
Founded in 1876, the Royal National Rose Society is a leading gardening charity (Registered Charity No. 1035848) dedicated to encouraging, improving and extending the science, art and practice of the cultivation and conservation of roses.
The Society still adheres to these principles and promotes growing roses, provides information
and helps rose growers and enthusiasts across the world.
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Throughout the year
Old Gorhambury House
The remains of a once immense mansion built in 1563-8 by Sir Nicholas Bacon, Queen
Elizabeth's Lord Keeper, and twice visited by the Queen. Its extravagantly showy two-storey
porch survives, with parts of the hall, chapel and clock-tower.
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Throughout the year
St Albans South Signal Box Open Days
Address: Next to Platform 4, St Albans City Station, Ridgmont Road, St Albans AL1 3AJ
Telephone: 01727 836131
Price: Free
Open days are on the second and fourth Sunday of each month. We will be giving signalling demonstrations where you can change the signals, ring box bells and ‘send a train to Napsbury’ The downstairs museum has a fascinating variety of old signalling equipment and artefacts on display, with tea & coffee - or you can stroll around the garden.
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Throughout the year
Watercress Wildlife Association
Address: Riverside Road, St Albans
Telephone: 01442 228385
Time: 2pm - 5pm
Price: Free
Wesbite: www.watercress-net.org.uk
WWA is a small wildlife conservation area (4acres) created and maintained by a local committee,
aided by other interested people. It was granted Local Nature Reserve Status in 2003. Site access
is adjacent to 236 Riverside Road, St Albans. Working parties meet at 11.00am, on the last Sunday
of every month, but the site is open to visitors at all times (sorry, no dogs or cycles allowed).
It is of interest to all ages and there is a bird hide on the site.
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Throughout the year
Redbournbury Watermill
Address: Redbournbury Lane, Redbourn Road, St Albans. AL3 6RS
Opening hours: Every Sunday afternoon throughout the year from 1430–1700hrs
(Winter 1430–1630hrs)
Bakery open Friday and Saturday mornings. Other special open days (contact for details)
Tel: 01582 792874
E.mail: redbrymill@aol.com
Redbournbury Mill is a fully restored 18th century working watermill on the River Ver just north of
St Albans. The mill produces and sells stoneground organic flour. The recently opened bakery produces a variety of bread from the mill’s organic flours. The river and surrounding countryside are a haven for wildlife and the mill is an ideal stop for walkers and cyclists. Attractions include milling demonstrations, an Oil Engine and other exhibits. Open for private groups and tours by arrangement (contact for details)
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Throughout the year
Beginners photography courses
Event Times: weekends
Address: Museum of St Albans, Hatfield Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3 RR
Telephone: 01727 220021
Website: http://www.unshaken-photography.co.uk/about/stalbans-photography-training-courses-2/
Email: nick@unshaken.co.uk
Unshaken Photography run digital photography courses for beginners and those looking to become professionals from St Albans museum. Our courses which are run regularly are the perfect introduction to digital photography whether you are a complete beginner or simply looking to improve your photography.
Our courses are run with small class sizes and will help you move your photography forward.
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Throughout the year
Name: St Albans Cathedral - Special offer to loyalty card holders
Address: Sumpter Yard, St Albans, Hertfordshire AL1 1BY
Telephone: 01727 860780
Website: www.stalbanscathedral.org
Email: mail@stalbanscathedral.org
Map: View here
Download a loyalty card: Click here
The Cathedral stands over the place where Alban, Britain's first martyr, was buried, and is the oldest site of continuous Christian worship in the country.
It is a building of contrasting architectural styles from the Saxon period through to the great Victorian restoration and a 20th century Chapter house.
At the heart of the building is the candlelit shrine of Saint Alban, a Roman Citizen who was put to death because of his faith in Christ. You can also see stunning and unique wall paintings, a very rare 15th century watching loft and walk the length of England's longest nave.
There are daily FREE guided tours, a book shop, gift shop and the Cafe at the Abbey. For younger visitors there are Children's Explorer Bags and regular family trails - see www.stalbanscathedral.org or visit the Information Desk for more information.
ADMISSION IS FREE
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Throughout the year
St Albans Jewellery School - Traditional & Contemporary jewellery making techniques.
Address: Hopton & Furlong Studio The Old Dairy, Beaumont Hall Farm, St Albans. Hertfordshire. AL3 6RN
Telephone: 01582 799040
Website: www.hoptonandfurlong.com
Email: info@hoptonandfurlong.com
Create something unique & beautiful by trying your hand at jewellery making....
The jewellery school welcomes students od all levels. Those that are new to jewellery making and more experienced students are encouraged to develop their own design and making skills through a number of challenging projects.
Why not try a Sunday class or sign up for a course? Once you have started designing and making your own jewellery who knows where it will lead?!
Our classes have a maximum of seven students per class to maintain an optimum student to tutor ratio.
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Every 4th Monday in the Month
Event Name: CommonSENse
Event Times: 7.45pm
Address: The Salvation Army, Leyton Green, Harpenden, AL5 2TG
Telephone: 01582 469399
Email: officers@harpendensa.co.uk
Are you a parent who has just found out that your child has special needs or perhaps you have known for some time and are really struggling, then CommonSENse is for you. We are a group of parents who have special needs children. We have been through what you are going through and we want to offer as much support, help and advice as we can. There is no cost and you can just turn up. Even if it is just a shoulder to cry on, we will be there for you.
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