EVENTS CALENDAR
Cut Your Own Dahlias
Bury Lane Farm Shop, A10 Bypass, Melbourn SG8 6GT
From 27th July, for approx. 6 weeks
Mon-Sat 9am-5pm
Sun 10.30am-4pm
After the glorious tulips, peonies and strawberry seasons, come and pick your own dahlias. Keep an eye on @BuryLane socials for the exact start and end dates of each growing season. www.burylane.co.uk
Bandstand Season
Jubilee Garden, Saffron Walden, CB10 1EH
Every Sat until 21st Sept, 12noon-2pm
Enjoy a selection of music genres; from pop to rock, and folk to contemporary choirs, live on the bandstand. Free to attend – just drop in, sit back and enjoy the music
Chatty Café Scheme
The Buntingford Coffee Shop
61 High St, Buntingford SG9 9AE
Every Wed 10-11.30am
Our Chatter & Natter table hosted by Leigh – everyone is welcome to join us for a chat!
Great Chishill Windmill: Open Days
Great Chishill Windmill, Great Chishill, SG8 8SD
1st & 15th Sept
10am-4pm
The windmill at Chishill is one of only seven open trestle postmills in the UK. Bring a picnic and enjoy the stunning countryside views.
www.greatchishillwindmill.com
Open Cambridge
Throughout Cambridge
Fri 6th – Sun 15th Sept
Celebrate the community, heritage, history and stories of behind-the-scenes Cambridge, with special access to places that are normally closed to the public or charge admission
www.opencambridge.cam.ac.uk
The Buntingford Classic
Buntingford High Street
Sat 7th Sept 11am-4pm
Classic cars, trucks, tractors and bikes of all ages adorn Buntingford historic High Street with a vibrant and colourful spectacle. Barbeques, live musicians, shops open as usual
www.buntingfordclassic.com
Buckland and Chipping Harvest Fayre
Chipping Hall Paddock, SG9 0PG
Sat 14th Sept, from 12noon
Refreshments, Licensed Bar,
Ice Cream Van, Music, Dog Show, Tractors, Children’s Entertainment and much more Entrance £2, children free. Follow us on Facebook Buckland and Chipping Community
Royston Arts Festival 2024
Throughout Royston, Herts
Fri 20th Sept to Sat 5th Oct
music, drama, workshops, community events, talks and exhibitions for all ages and interests
www.creativeroyston.org
Sandon Fete: French Connections
Sandon Village Hall, SG9 0QU
Sun 22nd Sep 1-4pm
French activities and entertainment for everyone to enjoy
Hamper Raffle
Tesco Extra Store, Royston
Fri 4th Oct, 9am-6pm
Home-Start Royston, Buntingford and South Cambridgeshire will have a great hamper raffle to help us raise much-needed funds in order to continue supporting local families.
Hermitage Road Day
Hermitage Road, Hitchin
Sat 5th Oct, 10am-4pm
This historic part of town hosts a great variety of businesses, who will be participating in this fun filled day. Join us for a day live music, food, classic cars, and family fun entertainment for all to enjoy.
Barkway Literary Festival
Barkway Village Hall and Barkway Pavilion
Sat 5th Oct, 9.30am-8.30pm
Barkway’s third literary festival has a diverse programme of world class authors, wordsmiths, podcasters, adventurers and children’s writers. This year’s event has been created to entertain children in the morning, inspire the most determined individuals to achieve their life goals regardless of what challenges life throws at you during the afternoon and marvel at our evening keynote speaker. Events chaired by Jude Simpson, authors will talk about their life, new books and careers. Meet the authors afterwards at the book signings. All book sales and signs are undertaken by Bow Books, our local independent book store. Tickets £10 adults, £5 children. Day tickets £40 and allow access to all seven author events and four workshops.
Tickets: www.barkwaylitfest.co.uk
24th Ashwell Book Weekend
St. Mary’s Church, Ashwell, SG7 5LY
Sat 5th Oct 10am-5pm
Sun 6th Oct 1.30-4.30pm
Tea, coffee, and homemade cakes available. Entrance £1, all money raised goes to Friends of St Marys’ Ashwell
Ware Country Market
Leaside Church and Community Centre, High St, Ware SG12 9BT
Fri 11th Oct, 9am-12noon
Weekly Country Market every Friday, with plenty of goods on offer from local bakers, producers and makers all under one roof. www.country-markets.co.uk
Open Mic Night
The Woodman Inn, Nuthampstead, SG8 8NB
Fri 11th Oct, 8-11pm
Open to all local musicians and singers – free to partake or enjoy
Afternoon Cinema – The End We Start From
Fletcher’s Lea, Ware Priory, High St, Ware SG12 9AL
Tues 15th Oct, 2pm
Everyone is warmly welcomed to Ware Town Council’s Afternoon Cinema screenings. October’s film is about a woman who tries to find her way home with her newborn while an environmental crisis submerges London in floodwaters. Starring Jodie Comer, Joel Fry and Yves Rassou. Tickets £6 each, inc refreshments waretowncouncil.gov.uk/whats-on
Woodman Talks with Guy Thomas
The Woodman Inn, Nuthampstead, SG8 8NB
Wed 16th Oct, 7.30pm start 8pm
Learn about 110 years of Aviation Heritage in Hertfordshire’ . It covers the many Airfields, Aircraft and Aviators that have made the county’s connection with Aviation so strong. It continues to do so today! £10 per person, 8pm start Pre-register with events@nutwoodpubs.com
Woodman Beer Festival
The Woodman Inn, Nuthampstead, SG8 8NB
Sat 19th Oct, 12noon
With live music, speciality beers and ales. Find out more at www.woodmannuthampstead.com
Let’s Go Circular
Grand Arcade, St Andrew’s Street, Cambridge CB2 3BJ
19th Oct – 10th Nov
Award-winning sustainability event with a whole host of activities, including half term activities for children and families. Find out more at www.grandarcade.co.uk/events/lets-go-circular
Ceilidh ‘Live Music’ with Ceilidh Band
Great Chishill Village Hall, Heydon Rd, Great Chishill, SG8 8SS
Sat 19th Oct 7.30-10pm
In aid of Khandel Light. Live music with the Cambridge University Ceilidh Band, Tickets £18, includes dinner.
Tickets 07976 788565, 07966 204582 or 07714 190887
Home-Start Royston, Buntingford and South Cambridgeshire AGM
Icknield Walk School, Royston
Wed 23rd Oct, 6pm for a 6.30pm start
Come along and hear about how we are supporting our families through our home visiting service and at our three family support groups. You will also hear from two mums who be telling us about their Home-Start journey and how Home-Start were there for them and their family when they all needed some support. If you would like to come along, please call the Home-Start office on 01763 262262 or email admin@hsrsc.org.uk
Spooky Woodland Walk
Audley End House and Gardens
Sat 26th, Sun 27th & Thurs 31st Oct, 10am – 5pm
Join our ghost-hunting storytellers on a family-friendly walk through the shadows of Audley End’s grounds. With well-told tales full of strange and spooky goings-on, this Halloween walk is sure to get you into the spirit of the season. Suitable for children aged 5-10. To book: www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/whats-on/audley-end-spooky-woodland-walk
Trick or Treat?
Fanhams Hall, Ware, SG12 7PZ
28th Oct – 3rd Nov, 12.30-5pm
Halloween Afternoon Tea that’s jam-packed with fun. Challenge friends and family to pumpkin bowling, creep along our spooky nature trail and enjoy many more activities! To book: www.exclusive.co.uk/fanhams-hall
Barkway Antiques and Vintage Fair
Barkway Village Hall SG8 8SH
Sun 3rd Nov 9am – 3pm
Antiques and Vintage Stalls, Tea and Cake
£1 entry, contact karen@ruralmagpie.co.uk
Baldock Community Fireworks
Letchworth Eagles Football Club, Baldock Road, SG6 2EN
Sat 9th Nov, fireworks approx. 7pm
Fireworks display, live music, food and drink and fairground that you have come to expect. More info and tickets at https://bit.ly/BaldockFireworks2024
Afternoon Cinema – One Love
Fletcher’s Lea, Ware Priory, High St, Ware SG12 9AL
Tues 12th Nov, 2pm
Everyone is warmly welcomed to Ware Town Council’s Afternoon Cinema screenings. ‘One Love’ and is about the story of how reggae icon Bob Marley overcame adversity, and the journey behind his revolutionary music. Starring Terence Winter, Frank E. Flowers and Zach Baylin. Tickets £6 each, inc refreshments waretowncouncil.gov.uk/whats-on
‘From Wham! To Woo: A Life On The Mic’
The Old Schoolhouse, 4 Market Hill, Royston SG8 9JL
Tues 12th Nov, 7 for 7.30pm
A musical evening with Janey Lee Grace, backing singer to Mari Wilson, Wham!, Boy George, Sinita, Kim Wilde, then radio presenter, including Steve Wright in the Afternoon. Take a journey through the 80s and 90s pop era.
Tickets £10 available from Bow Books: 01763 793279 enquiries@bow-books.co.uk
Woodman Talks with Ivor Warne, “Americans in Britain”
The Woodman Inn, Nuthampstead, SG8 8NB
Wed 13th Nov, 7.30pm start 8pm
It is 1942, war is still raging, however the 200 plus souls in Nuthampstead are quietly going about their business. And then the Americans came and built a bomber airfield filled with 3500 GIs.This event was repeated throughout East Anglia, a Friendly Invasion.How did they fight their war? How did the locals cope with the GIs? How did the GIs cope with the locals? £10 per person, 8pm start Pre-register with events@nutwoodpubs.com
Christmas Tree Lights Switch On
Market Place, Hitchin
Sat 16th Nov, 12noon- 8pm, light switch on at 6pm
Live performances from 12noon, food and drink stalls, Santa’s Parade at 5.30pm and Hitchin’s favourite band, The New Town Centres!
Film Course: Hollywood’s Greatest Stars
Fairycroft House, 37 Audley Rd, Saffron Walden CB11 3HD
Sun 17th Nov 10.30am-5.30pm
Embark on a cinematic journey through the ages on this one-day study that will both illuminate the evolution of film acting and stardom across four pivotal periods, but also offer an overview of how Hollywood as an industry has evolved over the past 100+ years.
From the silent film era’s physical comedy to the glamour of Hollywood’s Golden Age, the gritty realism of New American Cinema, and the diversity of Contemporary Cinema, explore how iconic actors have shaped and reflected the cultural zeitgeist.
The course will be delivered by Ellen Cheshire, a film writer and lecturer.
Full programme and tickets at: www.saffronscreen.com
Hertford Christmas Gala
Hertford Town Centre
Fri 22nd Nov, 3-8pm
Enjoy an array of market stalls, a performance stage with live entertainment plus fairground rides and much more! The Christmas Lights will be switched on at 6pm in Market Place by the Mayor of Hertford.
Christmas Market
Hertford Castle, Castle Street, SG14 1HR
Fri 22nd Nov, 3.30pm – 8pm
Sat 23rd Nov, 11am – 6pm
Sun 24th Nov, 11am – 5pm
Set within the beautiful Castle grounds, an array of Christmas market stalls offering homeware, crafts, jewellery, and much more! Plus food and drink stalls, fairground rides and live entertainment to enjoy. Free to attend, you are however welcome to donate to the Mayor of Hertford’s Charity Appeal Fund, which this year is supporting Hertford and District Guides & Citizens Advice East Herts. Find out more at: www.hertford.gov.uk/events-listings/hertford-castle-christmas-market
Christmas Market
Cottered Church, Church Lane, Cottered, Herts
Sat 23rd Nov, 10am-4pm
Back by popular demand. Buy those Christmas extras and treat yourself to coffee, soup and cake
Late Night Shopping & Christmas Market
Buntingford High Street
Fri 29th Nov, 4-8pm
The annual Lights of Love ceremony and Late Night Shopping evening. This year we will also have the official switching on of the Christmas lights in Buntingford – said by many to be the best around. The evening usually starts in the grounds of The Manor House with the lighting of the Lights of Love Tree in aid of the Isabel Hospice. Traditional carols are sung in this special ceremony.
Brent Pelham Christmas Fair
Village Hall, St Mary’s Church & The Green, SG9 0HE
Sat 30th Nov 11am – 3pm
Free entry. 30 stalls selling items from local producers and craftspeople. Get all your Christmas presents in one go. Stalls selling sparkling wine, beer, sheepskin, candles, jewellery and much more. Refreshments available, including mulled wine. We also have stalls for children plus a kiddies’ trail.
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