Harpenden's Christmas Guide 2016

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Harpenden Christmas Guide 2016

Customise your Christmas Winter Wonderland Websites St Mary’s Church December Service Dates Father Christmas Mask Make your own Christmas Crackers Christmas Cracker Jokes Tear & Share Christmas Tree Recipe Meringue Snowman Recipe Twas the Night Before Christmas Light Up A Tree fundraiser Local Pantomime Guide The Salvation Army Carol Concert Mulled Wine Recipe Carol Service Reindeer Cookies Recipe Colouring Fun Page Away in a Manger Hymn Parish Harpenden Christmas Services Calendar Harpenden Christmas Carnival information Southdown Lights Up event details Batford Lights Up event information High Street Methodist Church Dates Redbourn Lights Up event info Wheathampstead Lights Up event info What’s On Dates

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WINTER WONDERLAND WEBSITES Track Santa www.noradsanta.org

On Dec. 24, 1955, a call was made to the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) Operations Centre in Colorado Springs, Colo. However, this call was not from the president or a general. It was from a girl in Colorado Springs who was following the directions in an advertisement printed in the local paper – she wanted to know the whereabouts of Santa Claus.The ad said “Hey, Kiddies! Call me direct and be sure and dial the correct number.” However, the number was printed incorrectly in the advertisement and rang into the CONAD operations centre. On duty that night was Colonel Harry Shoup, who has come to be known as the “Santa Colonel.” Colonel Shoup received numerous calls that night and rather than hanging up, he had his operators find the location of Santa Claus and reported it to every child who phoned in that night.Thus began a tradition carried on by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) when it was formed in 1958. Today, through satellite systems, high-powered radars and jet fighters, NORAD tracks Santa Claus as he makes his Yuletide journey around the world.

Santa’s Christmas video messages www.portablenorthpole.com Santa uses a device called the Portable North Pole console, called the PNP for short, to send personalized video messages to children and adults around the world. Since its launch in 2008, almost 100 million video messages from the PNP console have been viewed worldwide by children and the young-at-heart.

In a few easy steps, anyone can help Santa gather the information needed to prepare a unique, tailor-made video message that will enchant even the biggest doubters & delight his biggest fan.

Christmas letters to Santa www.royalmail.com/letters-to-santa Christmas is a very exciting but busy time for Santa: the elves are making toys, the reindeer are practising their sleigh runs, and Santa Claus is busy preparing his list of who’s been good this year. He needs to let the elves know what to make so to help him out and let him know what you would like by 6th December. Send your letter to him today by visiting the website above

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CREATE YOUR OWN FATHER CHRISTMAS MASK What you will need: 1 x Paper plate 1 x Sheet of Red Card 1 x Wooden lollypop stick or Pencil Elastic or ribbon Paint (Pink and Red) Crayons or coloured pencils Cotton wool or cotton balls Glue Sellotape Scissors Pencil

What You Do: You are going to use the back of the plate as the front of the mask, as the dip of the plate fits more comfortably around the face.

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Paint the back of the plate in a pink colour and let it dry.

In the meantime make a triangular “hat” out of red card.

When the paint is dry, draw and cut out eye holes in the plate the same distance as your eyes are apart so you can see through the holes when you hold it up to your face.

Draw a Father Christmas face onto the plate, but without his beard. Try out some different versions of faces on a piece of scratch paper. Make sure the face is centred & that there is space on top to stick the hat.

Paint or draw on a nose, mouth, and some rosy cheeks onto the plate.

Once dry, stick on cotton wool for Father Christmas’s hair and beard.

Glue the hat on top of the plate, if it doesn’t stick, you can use some clear tape at the sides to secure it.

Add a white cotton ball or cotton wool on top of the hat.

Finish off the mask either by gluing the lollypop stick or a pencil, vertically to the bottom of the mask.

These should hang down below the mask and will make a handle with which the mask can be held in front of the face.Alternatively fix two same size ribbon’s either side of the mask, so they can be tied them behind your head to secure mask.

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HOME MADE CHRISTMAS CRACKERS

Christmas crackers are a British tradition dating back to Victorian times when in the early 1850s, London confectioner Tom Smith started adding a motto to his sugared almond bon-bons which he sold wrapped in a twisted paper package.

As many of his bon-bons were bought by men to give to women, many of the mottos were simple love poems.

He was inspired to add the “bang” when he heard the crackle of a log he had just put on the fire. He decided to make a log shaped package that would produce a surprise bang and inside would be an almond and a motto. Soon the sugared almond was replaced with a small gift.

Make your own Home made crackers in 6 easy steps 1: Gather your material you will need Toilet paper roll tubes Thin Wrapping Paper Ribbon, string or twine Small Gifts or Sweets Some other popular items to put in yours crackers are folded paper hats & jokes. See page 18 for a selection of jokes to use.

2 Fold the wrapping paper.

Fold a standard piece of wrapping paper in half with the folded end closest to you. Place a toilet paper roll tube at that same end in the bottom centre of the wrapping paper.

4 Roll up your cracker.

Starting with the folded end closest to you, roll wrapping paper around the tube and continue rolling tube until you reach the end of the wrapping paper.You can add a piece of tape to secure the wrapping paper if you’d like, but it’s not necessary since you’ll be tying up the ends anyway.

3 Stuff your cracker.

I think it’s easiest to stuff your cracker at this point. You can also stuff it after you have rolled up the wrapping paper roll tube and have tied one side. If you have small pieces (like coins or candy), you can also stuff a few pieces of tissue paper into the ends of the tube to keep everything from flying out when the crackers are opened.

5 Twist and tie.

Gently twist the tissue paper close to the tube and, using string or ribbon or whatever you’d like, tie off one end of the cracker. Repeat with the other side.Tying close to the toilet paper roll tube keeps the tension better for pulling the cracker apart.

4 Roll up your cracker.

Starting with the folded end closest to you, roll wrapping paper around the tube and continue rolling tube until you reach the end of the wrapping paper.You can add a piece of tape to secure the wrapping paper if you’d like, but it’s not necessary since you’ll be tying up the ends anyway.

6 Pull!

Enjoy your Christmas Homemade Crackers!!

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Q. What do you call a snowman party?

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Q. What kind of ball doesn’t bounce?

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A. He was stuffed!

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Q. What is the most special part of your body at Christmas?

Q. What’s the first thing elves learn in school?

Q. Why is it so cold at Christmas?

Q. What do snowmen eat for breakfast?

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Tear and Share

Christmas Tree

This super simple Christmas recipe looks and tastes great and is a fantastic addition to any Festive table!

Ingredients: 2 sheets of puff pastry (I use ready made) Jar of pesto Grated parmesan One egg

Directions: 1.

Place one sheet of pastry on a lined baking tray 2.

Spread a layer of pesto over the pastry 3.

Sprinkle with a thin layer of parmesan 4.

Lay the second sheet of pastry on top 5.

Cut out a simple Christmas tree shape (use my photo as a guide) using as much

of the pastry as you can 6.

Cut little strips along the sides of your tree, and twist them – these will form the branches 7.

Beat the egg in a bowl and brush it onto the pastry 8.

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Meringue

Ingredients:

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3 egg whites 125g caster sugar GlacĂŠ cherries Currants Dried apricots

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Put the oven on its lowest setting Put the egg whites in a bowl and whisk until they form firm peaks Add half the sugar and whisk again Add the rest of the sugar and briefly whisk again Line two baking trays with grease proof paper Dollop the meringue on the baking tray making a snowman shape Repeat to make 9-12 snowmen Use currants for their eyes; glace cherry pieces for their mouths; and apricot pieces for their buttons Bake for 1 hour, then turn the oven off leaving the meringues to cool inside for 3-4 hours. @deliciousreal16

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Twas the Night before Christmas before Christmas, when all through the house, Twas thenotnight a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there.

The children were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads.

And mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I in my cap, had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap.

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.

Away to the window I flew like a flash, tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.

The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below.

When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, but a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer.

With a little old driver, so lively and quick, I knew in a moment it must be St Nick.

More rapid than eagles his coursers they came, and he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name!

“Now Dasher! Now, Dancer! Now, Prancer and Vixen!

On, Comet! On, Cupid! On, Donner and Blitzen!

To the top of the porch! To the top of the wall!

Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!”

As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, when they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky.

So up to the house-top the coursers they flew, with the sleigh full of toys, and St Nicholas too.

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And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof the prancing and pawing of each little hoof.

As I drew in my head, and was turning around, down the chimney St Nicholas came with a bound.

He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot, and his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot.

A bundle of toys he had flung on his back, and he looked like a peddler, just opening his pack.

His eyes - how they twinkled! His dimples how merry!

His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!

His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, and the beard of his chin was as white as the snow.

The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, and the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath.

He had a broad face and a little round belly, that shook when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly!

He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf, and I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself!

A wink of his eye and a twist of his head, soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, and filled all the stockings, then turned with a jerk. and laying his finger aside of his nose, and giving a nod, up the chimney he rose!

He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, and away they all flew like the down of a thistle.

But I heard him exclaim, ‘ere he drove out of sight, “Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!”

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LIGHT UP A LIFE THIS CHRISTMAS

The Luton and Dunstable Hospital invites you to join in with their Light up a Life campaign this Christmas!

You can buy a Light on our Christmas Tree as a gift for someone special or you can dedicate a Light in memory of a loved one. All proceeds will benefit the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Parents’ Accommodation; which will provide a home from home for those parents’ who want to stay at the hospital overnight so they can be near their baby.

The Switching on ceremony will be at the beginning of December at the front of the Hospital where there will be festive music and refreshments in the warm afterwards… everyone is welcome!

Lights are just £5 each or 3 for £10. If you buy a light as a gift for someone, they will receive a card with your special personal message and if you buy one in memory of a loved one, you will receive a letter of dedication.

To buy your Lights please call the Fundraising Team on 01582 718 289 or visit www.ldh.nhs.uk/fundraising and download a form.

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From the team behind this year’s spectacular production of Sleeping Beauty, expect live music, colourful sets, amazing costumes spectacular special effects and plenty of comedy, fun and laughter! Venue: Gordon Craig Theatre. Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre, Lytton Way, Stevenage, Herts SG1 1LZ. Box office: 01438 363200 or visit: www.gordon-craig.co.uk Fri 2nd Dec – Sat 31st Dec Beauty and the Beast Watford Palace Theatre’s five star family pantomime is back with the classic love story Beauty and the Beast.Various times available and ticket prices available.Visit website to find out more watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk Venue: Watford Palace Theatre 20 Clarendon Road Watford WD17 1JZ Box Office: 01923 225671

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Tue 6th - Sun 11th Dec Dick Whittington & The Pied Piper Top Hat Stage School presents a fun filled original panto for the whole family. Performed by students aged 4-17 from across all nine Hertfordshire branches, with each school performing their own unique show for one night only.Venue: The Sandpit Theatre, The Ridgeway, St Albans, AL4 9NX. For more information please visit: www.sandpittheatre.co.uk Thurs 8th – Sat 31st Dec Jack and the Beanstalk With more than just a bag full of beans, colourful characters, creative costumes and a set straight out of an enchanted fairy tale book. Jack and the Beanstalk promises to raise the roof at Watersmeet with bucket loads of laughter in this GIANT of a pantomime.

Venue:Watersmeet High Street, Rickmansworth, Herts.WD3 1EH. For more information visit: www.watersmeet.co.uk or call: 01923 711063 Thurs 8th Dec - Sun 8th Jan 2017 Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs Don’t miss our spectacular, fun-packed, family pantomime, Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs, starring RITA SIMONS (EastEnders), our hilarious Dame, BOB GOLDING,Alban Arena favourite, IAN KIRKBY and a top-quality cast. Snow White promises to be quality entertainment with stunning costumes and scenery and a genuinely funny script.Tickets can be obtained from the Alban Arena box office 01727 844488 or online at www.alban-arena.co.uk Civic Centre, St Albans, Hertfordshire AL1 3LD.

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Thurs 8th Dec – 2nd Jan 2017 Aladdin After a record breaking panto season with Cinderella at the Grove Theatre, the producers return to Dunstable for a fourth panto season, with the spectacular family pantomime, Aladdin! CBBC star Ed Petrie will play Wishee Washee, Corrie's villain of the decade, Brian Capron, will play Abanazar, and Kieran and Sarah from Britain's Got Talent also join the cast.

For more information please visit www.dunstablepanto.com or call Box Office 01582 602080.

Sat 10th Dec – Thurs 22nd Dec Cinderella You’ll have a ball at this year’s Harpenden pantomime! Cinderella is set to be Harpenden’s biggest panto yet! Act One Pantomimes return to Harpenden Public Halls with another laughter-packed fun-filled family show, full of great singing and dancing, plenty of jokes, and bags of audience participation. Harpenden Public Halls, Southdown Road, Harpenden, Herts AL5 1PD. For more information call 01582 767525 or visit www.harpendenpublichalls.co.uk Sat 10th Dec - Tues 3rd Jan 2017 Jack and the Beanstalk Upstage Productions return with the greatest traditional adventure pantomime, including dazzling costumes and scenery, fabulous live music, lots of laughs and a host of colourful characters - not forgetting Daisy the Cow! This Pantomime has everything - magic beans, a giant, a brave hero, a beautiful princess and loads of audience participation. Join in the fun, songs and laughter of this extremely popular fairy-tale. Venue: The Radlett Centre. 1 Aldenham Avenue, Radlett, Herts.WD7 8HL. For more details visit www.radlettcentre.co.uk or call the Box Office: 01923 859291 Sat 17 Dec - Wed 4 Jan 2017 Dick Whittington Join us on a trip from the London Docks to far-flung Morocco (and back!) – you’ll laugh, you’ll cheer, you’ll boo, but above all, you’ll have a great time! Suitable for all the family.

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There are hundreds of recipes for mulled wine (or gluhwein) and everyone has their own secret ingredient. Maybe a little dash of cognac, or another spice added. The important thing is to get the amount of sugar right. Too much sugar makes it too sickly and cloying, too little and the tartness loses much of the comfort factor that makes mulled wine so warming and festive.

So the golden rule is to add less sugar than you think you’ll need, then taste the wine once it is warmed through and add more sugar just until it tastes right for you. Each wine will be different and individual tastes vary, so bask in the heady warmth of wine and spices and stand over your mulled wine tasting little sips until it is just right!

Choosing a wine to mull is another important consideration. You don’t want to use total plonk, but it is a waste to use a well-aged bottle of prize wine. Ideally you should use a red wine that is not too tannic, so avoid wines aged in oak, but it should have enough flavour and body to be drinkable on its own. A medium bodied claret, chianti or merlot works well.

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2 bottles of medium-bodied red wine 1 cup sugar and more to taste 6 cinnamon sticks 15 cloves grated nutmeg 2 oranges Push the cloves into the skin of the oranges then cut the oranges in half. Pour the wine into a large stainless steel or enamel saucepan and warm over a medium heat. Add the sugar, spices and clove studded oranges. Keep an eye on the wine and turn the heat to very low as soon as it gets close to simmering.You don’t want it to boil or it will lose its alcohol content! Taste for sugar and add more until it tastes right for you. Keep it steaming over a low heat for an hour or so to allow the spices to infuse. Ladle it into glasses or mugs and breathe in the spicy aroma.

The spicy wafting aroma of mulled wine on a chilly winter’s evening gives a festive air to even the gloomiest of weather. The warming spices of cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg and tangy zest of orange brighten up a plain red wine and put you in the mood for celebrating Christmas.

Other things you can add to mulled wine: Star anise, bay leaves, mace, ginger, cardamom, lemon, lime and brandy to name a few.

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On Friday 2ND DecEMBER, Southdown LightS UP! The evening will start with the Christmas lights being switched on by the Town Mayor at 6pm.

As per normal there will be plenty for the children to do on the night, with Father Christmas in his Grotto in the Methodist Church Hall, a fairground roundabout ride, face painting, Christmas Fayre and Craft market. Harpenden Fire Engine will be sounding its bells and giving the children the chance to have a look around too which is always popular!

You will also have the opportunity to do some late-night shopping with a lot of the local shops opening late including Harpenden Cycles who have got their Christmas stock in, so if you want to see what bike “light’s up” your child’s imagination, pop in and say hello!

If you get a bit peckish there is plenty of food on offer at the event, grab a takeaway or warm yourself up with a tasty curry at Shapla Indian Restaurant. If you fancy getting out of the cold, The Plough and Harrow, The Engineer, The Carpenters Arms & The Skew Bridge are the perfect places to go to for a refreshing drink, so take advantage of them on the night.

Every year Southdown Lights Up supports a local charity, so please do give generously when you see a collection box or try your luck with a raffle ticket or two.

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Community Carol singing, Santa visits Batford, Mulled wine and mince pies and other tasty refreshments along with Side stalls.

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Redbourn Christmas Market 27th Nov 2016 Start Time: 11:00 am End Time: 4:00 pm

Come and join us at Redbourn Christmas Market on 27th November to kick off the festive season.

We have over 70 stalls selling local produce, gifts and decorations.

There will be dancing, singing, storytelling & of course Father Christmas and his elves will be in residence too so come & meet him in his grotto!

So come & join us at Redbourn Christmas Market for a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie, and to see the magical light display!

Market opens at 11am - with special guests and lights switch on at 4pm with local celebrity.

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Wheathampstead Lights Up Event Thursday 24th November Start Time: 5pm

This annual Event is held in Wheathampstead High Street Santa visits the village so come and enjoy the fun with rides for the children, stalls selling food & drink and a choir sings carols.

The Parish Council works with the Wheathampstead Business Group (WEB) to organise an event to begin the Christmas season so come and see what’s going on!

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Event time 6.30pm – 8.30pm at Arrangements 63 High Street, Redbourn, Herts. AL3 7LN Limited places available, pre-booking essential – call on 01582 792367

Tribute to the Moody Blues The music of the Moody Blues in the company of five legendary musicians, singers & songwriters… Drummer Gordy Marshall & keyboard player Paul Bliss performed together with the Moody Blues for over 20 years. They are joined by current 10cc lead singer Mick Wilson, Leona Lewis guitarist Tim Maple plus James Blunt bass player Malcolm Moore. Harpenden Public Halls, Southdown Rd, Harpenden, Herts AL5 1PD. Call 01582 767525 or visit www.harpendenpublichalls.co.uk

Romesh Ranganathan: Irrational Romesh Ranganathan is back with a brand new show exploring the rationality of his worldview. ‘Irrational’ will see Romesh examine the issues close to his heart, & explains why everybody else is wrong about them. Tickets can be obtained from the Alban Arena box office 01727 844488 or online at www.alban-arena.co.uk Civic Centre, St Albans, Herts AL1 3LD.

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Various times available and ticket prices available. Visit website to find out more watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk Venue: Watford Palace Theatre 20 Clarendon Road Watford WD17 1JZ Box Office: 01923 225671

Pottery painting with Glaze Time 2-4pm. Christmas pottery painting with Glaze Time at The George, High Street, Harpenden. Drop in and spend an hour creating something unique for Christmas. Capture your child’s foot / hand prints for a love one to treasure, personalise a mug or cereal bowl for a friend, or let your little ones paint a tree ornament avoiding the mess at home! Prices range from £5-15 per item and other weekly sessions are held in Harpenden.

Sounds of the Glenn Miller Era - “In The Christmas Mood” Recapture the sounds of a bygone era as the Nick Ross Orchestra presents “an unmissable evening of music and song” the Classic Big Band Sound of the 1940s with a liberal “sprinkling” of a special Christmas Big Band arrangements. Venue: The Radlett Centre. 1 Aldenham Avenue, Radlett, Herts. WD7 8HL. For more detailspage visit www.radlettcentre.co.uk or call the18:33 Box Office: 01923 859291 HARPENDEN BLINDS quarter ad.pdf 1 25/11/2015

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Tropicana Nights Looking for a fun filled evening of fantastic 80s music & dancing? Whether you go all out in your favourite 80’s outfit or not, you are guaranteed to get in the party mood as soon as you walk into Watford Colosseum. So what are you waiting for? Get you tickets now & we’ll see you in 80s paradise! Over 21s only. Venue: Watford Colosseum, Rickmansworth Rd, Watford, Herts, WD17 3JN Box Office: 01923 571 102. Visit www.watfordcolosseum.co.uk

Goldilocks and the Three Bears (11am) Everything is in disguise and the story goes into the skies with this comical retelling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears from Booster Cushion Theatre Company. This comical story is retold through a massive 6ft tall book complete with pop ups and props coming out of the book! Venue: The Sandpit Theatre, The Ridgeway, St Albans, AL4 9NX. www.sandpittheatre.co.uk

Mark Maier’s Greatest Schvitz Witness award winning stand-up comic Mark Maier getting hot under the collar about pretty much everything Jewish. From family functions to schlepping round shopping centres, from keeping kosher to losing his mind. Any neuroses, obsessions or bizarre character traits you recognise in yourself in this show, are entirely deliberate. Venue: The Radlett Centre. 1 Aldenham Avenue, Radlett, Herts.

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Floral Workshop Arrangements in Redbourn are holding a seasonal floral workshop. Come along & join the fun and take home your own wreath & table centre piece - all materials & refreshments provided. Event time: 11am to 3pm at Arrangements 62 High Street, Redbourn, Herts, AL3 7LN Limited places available, pre-booking essential - call on 01582 792367.

Harpenden Gardening Society - Talk: ‘Succession Planting In The Mixed Border’ Fergus Garrett, Head Gardener, Great Dixter. 8.00pm Roundwood Park School. £3.00 fee for non members. Free refreshments. www.harpendengardeningsociety.org

The Harpenden Floral Decoration Club Floral demonstration by Kathrine Kear (National) “Myth, Mincemeat and Merriment”, Starts at 2 pm at the Salvation Army Hall, Harpenden. Visitors very welcome.

For more information call 01582 621757.

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After a record breaking panto season with Cinderella at the Grove Theatre, the producers return to Dunstable for a 4th panto season, with the spectacular family pantomime, Aladdin! CBBC star Ed Petrie will play Wishee JAN Washee, Corrie’s villain of the decade, Brian Capron, will play Abanazar, & Kieran & Sarah from Britain’s Got Talent also join the cast. For more info please visit www.dunstablepanto.com or call Box Office 01582 602080.

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Top Hat Stage School: Dick Whittington & The Pied Piper - PANTO Top Hat Stage School presents a fun filled original panto for the whole family. Performed by students aged 4-17 from across all nine Hertfordshire branches, with each school performing their own unique show for one night only. Venue: The Sandpit Theatre, The Ridgeway, St Albans, AL4 9NX For more information please visit: www.sandpittheatre.co.uk

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Don’t miss our spectacular, fun-packed, family pantomime, Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs, starring RITA SIMONS (EastEnders), our hilarious Dame, BOB GOLDING, Alban Arena favourite, IAN KIRKBY and a JAN top-quality cast. Snow White promises to be quality entertainment with stunning costumes and scenery and a genuinely funny script. Tickets can be obtained from the Alban Arena box office 01727 844488 or online at www.alban-arena.co.uk Civic Centre, St Albans, Hertfordshire AL1 3LD

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What’s On DECEMBER Jack and the Beanstalk – PANTO

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With more than just a bag full of beans, colourful characters, creative costumes & a set straight out of an enchanted fairy tale book. Jack and the Beanstalk promises to raise the roof at Watersmeet with bucket loads of laughter in this GIANT of a pantomime. Venue: Watersmeet High Street, Rickmansworth, Herts. WD3 1EH. For more information visit: www.watersmeet.co.uk or call: 01923 711063

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Full of Yuletide cheer, Elf is a family comedy starring Will Ferrell as Buddy, a human raised by elves, who is determined to find his father whilst bringing some much-needed Christmas spirit to New York City. Directed by Jon Favreau & starring Will Ferrell, James Caan & Bob Newhart. Venue: The Hat Factory. 65-67 Bute Street, Luton, Beds LU1 2EY. Box Office: 01582 878100

Cinderella - PANTO - You’ll have a ball at this year’s Harpenden pantomime!

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packed fun-filled family show, full of great singing & dancing, plenty of jokes, & bags of audience participation. Harpenden Public Halls, Southdown Rd, Harpenden, Herts AL5 1PD. For more information call 01582 767525 or visit www.harpendenpublichalls.co.uk

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Upstage Productions return with the greatest traditional adventure pantomime, including dazzling costumes and scenery, fabulous live music, lots of laughs & a host of colourful characters - not forgetting Daisy the Cow! This Pantomime has everything JAN magic beans, a giant, a brave hero, a beautiful princess & loads of audience participation. Venue: The Radlett Centre.

1 Aldenham Avenue, Radlett, Herts. WD7 8HL. For more details visit www.radlettcentre.co.uk or call the Box Office: 01923 859291

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Full House Theatre return with a dazzling & delightful festive adventure that guarantees to leave audiences young & old bursting with Christmas cheer. Various show times. www.lutonculture.com Venue: Luton Central Library, St George’s Square, Luton LU1 2NG.

Watford Philharmonic Society Present ‘A Celebration of Christmas’ The choir & orchestra of Watford Philharmonic Society return with their traditional Christmas concert. This popular family event brings together well known carols & festive songs for choir & audience. A great start to your Christmas celebrations. Venue: Watford Colosseum, Rickmansworth Rd, Watford, Herts, WD17 3JN Box Office: 01923 571 102. www.watfordcolosseum.co.uk

Floral Workshop Arrangements in Redbourn are holding a seasonal floral workshop. Come along and join the fun and take home your own wreath and table centre piece - all materials and refreshments provided.

Event time 6.30pm – 8.30pm at Arrangements 63 High Street, Redbourn, Herts. AL3 7LN Limited places available, pre-booking essential – call on 01582 792367

Andy Williams “Christmas Extravaganza, featuring the Osmonds Treat your entire family to this award winning variety production featuring nostalgic footage of the legendary Andy Williams from Christmases past. The OSMONDS will also perform their mega hits made famous during more than 5 decades of entertaining around the world. Venue: Watford Colosseum, Rickmansworth Rd, Watford, Herts, WD17 3JN Box Office: 01923 571 102. www.watfordcolosseum.co.uk

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