🎩 A Christmas Carol - The Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead
Time: 20:00
£16: Standard,
£12: U18's & Dacorum Card
DURATION: 75 minutes
AGE GUIDANCE: 12+
🎄A Christmas Carol Being a Ghost Story of Christmas The Old Town Hall’s resident company, the award-winning Dyad Productions, (Lady Susan, A Room of One’s Own, I, Elizabeth, Austen’s Women, Female Gothic) who have toured their sell-out festive show Christmas Gothic since 2015, now bring their magic to Dickens’ classic and perennially relevant ghost story.
📖 THE STORY
It’s Christmas Eve, and the miserly misanthrope, Ebenezer Scrooge, is about to have a ghostly night he’ll never forget. Dickens' festive, immortal tale of redemption and compassion is brought to life in Dyad’s inimitable solo style.
Draw near for an evening of mistletoe and merriment in the company of Marley, Fezziwig, and Cratchit et al to discover the true meaning of Christmas: tenderness for the past, courage for the present, and hope for the future.
Ebenezer lives in us all, and this glorious tale reminds us how not to give in to the Scrooge within.
Taking inspiration from Dickens' original performances of his own work and utilising the brilliant narrator of the novel to bring the story to life, the piece is performed Andrew Margerison (Frantic Assembly’s Fatherland, Macbeth), and directed by Rebecca Vaughan. Created in collaboration with The Old Town Hall.
DRINKS AND SNACKS
We have a selection of hot and cold drinks, as well as a variety of snacks available in our Gallery Bar. Food is allowed inside the auditorium, but cold and hot drinks are only permitted inside the auditorium in plastic glasses or with a lid.
♿️ WHEELCHAIR USERS
Before trying to book access tickets online please contact the Box Office on:
☎️ 01442 228091
📧 othboxoffice@dacorum.gov.uk
so that we can register your access requirements on your customer account. We will then talk you through the access booking process so that you can book your tickets online for any future bookings.
🅿️ PARKING
There is ample car parking near The Old Town Hall. During the day this operates on a pay and display basis. In the evening (after 6pm) some local authority car parks are free: please be sure to check the signs at each car park.
The closest car parks to The Old Town Hall are:
Other events on this day
🔥 The Elemental Firewalk -Clophill, Bedfordshire
Time: 18:45 - 22:30 Price: £45.00
It is with great pleasure that we offer our informal evening of self-empowerment, reflection, and ancestral stories, working directly with the elemental energies of fire.
✨️WHO IS THIS FOR?
The evening is for people who wish to have a meditative and holistic opportunity to work directly with the element of fire and the teachings it can give.
✨️NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE NEEDED
No previous meditation or Firewalking experience is necessary as guidance and support will be given throughout. If you are already experienced in working with the spirit of fire or Firewalking, this is an amazing opportunity to work within a group experiencing the ancestral teachings and spiritual nature of fire.
For those looking solely for a Firewalking experience please look at our events for our empowerment walks held every second month or contact us regarding our next charity Firewalk.
✨️WHAT TO EXPECT
The evening will start with discussions, support, and reflection, before the opportunity to work directly with the fire in preparation for a Firewalk, based on the practices of our ancestors.
We run genuine firewalks, you will be in no doubt when you stand by the coals, that they're in the region of 1200F (that's enough to melt aluminum). This is an amazing opportunity to step up and find out just how amazing you are.
Working holistically towards self-empowerment we aim to laugh, have fun, create lasting memories and experiences in a relaxed informal atmosphere.
Supporting you to step up, whilst allowing you space to grow, release and move forward into a more self empowered future.
✨️ END TIME
Due to the nature of the event and working with fire, end timings are relatively flexible. You must be over the age of 18 to attend this event. Please feel free to contact us for more information.
ℹ️ WANT MORE INFORMATION OR TO BOOK?
Want to see pictures of previous events? Head to the gallery of our website via the event link and see if the evening is right for you.
CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 07946682713
📧 Email: kai@elementalempowerm
🌳 We plant one tree, through onetreeplanted.org for every guest that joins us, helping us create new forests across the globe.
✨️Northampton Winter Light Trail 2024
22nd Nov - 31st Dec 2024
(Not open 25th, 26th December 24)
TIMES:
16:00 - 22:30
✨️ EVENT DETAILS
Embark on a glittering adventure with the whole family this winter… Discover over a mile of magical illuminations, captivating soundscapes and interactive displays, throughout Delapré Abbey’s stunning grounds and woodland!
PLUS
🎿 Apres ski lodge bar & chalets
🌭 Local independent food vendors
🎡 Kids funfair amusements
🔥 Marshmallow toasting
🐶 ARE DOGS ALLOWED?
Yes, well behaved dogs are allowed. Please ensure dogs are kept on their lead at all times during your visit.
♿️ IS THE TRAIL ACCESSIABLE?
The Light Trail has been designed to be as accessible as possible, a lot of the route is on hard standing paths and is approximately one mile in length. There is however uneven ground and no hard standing in the woodland areas. If it rains, it may get muddy, and access may be difficult in this area. Four-wheel drive buggies are advisable. If you have access requirements and the day you have purchased for has adverse weather, then please contact us and we will amend your booking for a future date.
The food village will be accessible as well as wheelchair user friendly. Disabled parking is free and toilet facilities are available.
🛴 CAN I BRING A SCOOTER, BICYCLE, KIDDY CART?
Unfortunately not. The trail will be too busy and the paths are not suitable.
🅿️ PARKING
Parking for the light trail is £3, with £1 of this going towards the Delapré Abbey Trust.
♿️ Blue badge holders will receive free car parking, please bring your blue badge with you.
Please note during peak periods, there may be times we divert you to our off-site overflow car parks.
OFF PEAK
▪️Adult: £17.50
▪️Child/Senior: £13
▪️Family: £55
STANDARD
▪️Adult: £20
▪️Child/Senior: £15
▪️Family: £60
PEAK
▪️Adult: £22.50
▪️Child/Senior: £17
▪️Family: £65
🧒 WHAT COUNTS AS A CHILD?
A child is someone aged 3-15, inclusive.
For children aged 2 and under, it is free of charge, however you need to obtain a free infant ticket when purchasing adult tickets.
⚡️FREE ENTRY! X-Rated at The Rose, Biggleswade.
Time: 21:00
ABOUT X-RATED
▪️Classic Punk
▪️Pop Punk
▪️Banging tunes turned into Punk!
▪️A band capturing the true style, spirit and the spit of the Punk ethos!
🧑🎄🚤 RCTA LINSLADE CHRISTMAS CANAL FLOATING MARKET 2024
Time: 12:00 - 20:30
WHAT TO EXPECT
⭐️ Illuminated boats
⭐️ Crafts & gifts
⭐️ Food & drink
STALLS
🔸️Inspired Home Crafts
🔸️Crooked House Crafts
🔸️Little Pen's Trading Company
🔸️Moonstone Creations GB
🔸️Narrowboat Wobbly
🔸️Wakamata Ndoto
🔸️Star Crafts
🔸️Daisy's Baking Butty
🔸️Winty Crafts
🔸️Hand built by Laser
DATES & TIMES
▪️Friday 22nd Nov: 12pm - 8.30pm
▪️Saturday 23rd Nov: 12pm - 8.30pm
▪️Sunday 24th Nov: 12pm - 5pm
🤔 AN IDEA
Why not book a table and enjoy some delicious food alongside the Canal Traders at The Globe Inn (A greene king pub/restaurant) to make the most of your day/evening. The phone number for this is:
☎️ 01525 373338
🎄Emmaus Christmas Shop is open 2024 - Carlton
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
A little gem in Bedfordshire!
🎄 Emmaus Christmas shop in Carlton is open and ready for shoppers. You will find the shop located in the chapel.
OPENING TIMES
▪️Wednesday - Sunday
▪️10am - 4pm
🛍WHAT ELSE CAN I DO?
With a huge range of preloved and other items such as furniture, homeware, clothes, toys, books and more you can make a morning or afternoon exploring the area. An absolute gem in Bedfordshire!
🥪 THE BISTRO CAFE (Dog friendly)
⭐️Recommended by Whatsup Bedfordshire - We love this place!
Currently offering hot or cold sausage rolls as well as other pastries, filled croissants, filled baguettes, hot soup and roll, plus many delicious cakes, tea & coffee. Catering for gluten free & vegan.
🍳All-day breakfast is available from:
▪️10am – 3pm from Wednesday to Sunday
- 🥔Jacket Potatoes with a selection of fillings available from:
- ▪️12pm – 3pm
- 🍵Soup of the day, Baps, Baguettes, Sausage rolls and cakes available from:
- ▪️10am daily
🛍 Garden House Hospice Care, Shop & Sip in Baldock!
Time: 17:00 - 20:00
🥂 DETAILS
Join us for our Sip & Shop event at our Baldock store, where you can enjoy a glass of Prosecco and a mince pie whilst you shop sustainably. Whether you're hunting for thoughtful gifts or treating yourself, we’ve got something for everyone at the charity shop.
No need to book, just pop by. See you there for some bubbly, bargains, and festive cheer!
💝 WHERE YOUR PENNYS & POUNDS GO...
With every pound spent with us, we’re able to provide our much-needed compassionate care and wellbeing services that are so vital in our community. £43 pays for a visit to a patient’s home by our community team, meaning that people can be cared for in their preferred place of care.
🎤 Maruja (Ages 14+) Esquires, Bedford
Time: 19:30 Price: £15.97
🎸 ABOUT
Maruja is an evocative force that transports listeners to a world of diversity and gritty realism. Improvisation provides the backbone of Maruja’s compositions, compelling instrumentation and culturally relevant lyrics speak in tongues; creating a myriad of whispered secrets. For the better part of a decade, they have relentlessly honed their craft, pouring over every note with a precision that borders on the obsessive.
It is not just a passion that drives them but rather an all-consuming need, a force that compels them to create and perform with a visceral intensity that is both electrifying and terrifying. Knocknarea is the debut project from the 4 piece and is the highest rated EP of 2023 on Rate Your Music and Album of The Year.
⭐️ A REVIEW
Anthony Fantano reviewed the project, stating “the performances are tight, the spoken word passages are edge of your seat, the guitars and saxophones are really dynamic and fantastic...” He goes on to say, “...this EP, there’s so much potential, there’s so much good material... I have no doubt with something of this quality right out the gate, we’re gonna have an even better album down the pipe. Definitely check this EP out because this thing is fire!"
ℹ️ AGE INFORMATION
This is a 14+ event - U16 must be with an adult 18+.
⛸️ ICE SKATING - Woburn Sands Emporium
Tickets include skate hire and 45 minutes on the ice, everything you need for a fun ice skating experience!
New for 2024: Discounted Family tickets!
DIFFERENT SESSIONS AVAILABLE
🧒Toddler sessions
Under 4s go free. Additional adult/child as per off peak/peak prices. Free skating aid subject to availability.
♿️ SEN sessions
Wheelchairs will be allowed on the ice for our SEN sessions.
The music and lights are switched off for these sessions and the capacity is limited.
Off-peak:
SEN Child (under 15): £5.50
SEN Teen/Adult (15+): £8
Carer / Additional Teen/Adult (15+): £8
Peak:
SEN Child (under 15): £11
SEN Teen/Adult (15+): £16
Carer / Additional Teen/Adult (15+): £16
🎟 TICKET PRICES
⭐️OFF-PEAK:
Off-Peak Days: 18th Nov - 12th Dec excluding Sat 7th & Sun 8th Dec.
Child (under 15): £5.50
Teen/Adult (15+): £8
1 Adult & 2 children: £18
2 Adults & 1 Child: £20
2 Adults & 2 children: £25
⭐️PEAK:
Peak Days:
Sat 7th, Dec, Sun 8th Dec, Fri 13th Dec - 2nd Jan.
Child (under 15): £11
Teen/Adult (15+): £16
1 Adult & 2 Children: £36
2 Adults & 1 Child: £40
Family 2 Adults & 2 children: £50
🎊Exclusive Hire
Exclusive session hire of the rink for up to 70 people: £600
CONTACT DETAILS:
☎️ 01908 881061
📧 hello@wsemporium.co.
👶 Kings Tots - Play Group - Kings Church, Flitwick
Time: 09:30 - 11:15
▪️Every Friday: 9:30-11:15am
▪️£1.50 per family
👶 Little Sapplings Stay and Play - Clophill
Time: 09:30 - 11:00
HOW MUCH?
🔸️From 9.30am - Child is £5
🔸️From 10.00am - Chilld is £3
🔸️Additional child: £2.50
🔸️Babies: Free
WHAT TO EXPECT;
⭐️Free flow play in our INCREDIBLE Clophill St Mary's Lower School and Nursery
⭐️Baby area
⭐️Playtime in our Wonderful Early Years Garden!
REFRESHMENTS
☕Coffee and cake for adults!
🍏Healthy snack for all children
💥 NEW CARD LOYALTY CARD
We love seeing you every week and want to give something back to you....
So every week you come, you will get your card stamped....and when you have collected 10 stamps, you will get your next session free!!!
🌠 SHUTTLEWORTH IN LIGHTS 2024
Fri 15 Nov 2024 - Sun 15 Dec 2024
Literally shining the light on what makes us unique – our 199 year old Regency style Swiss Garden and our world-famous Shuttleworth Collection full of vintage aircraft and vehicles.
🍷 BEGIN YOUR ADVENTURE:
Grab a cup of hot chocolate or maybe even mulled wine from our coffee pod before purchasing your glow sticks at the box office and making your way through the gates and into the historic Swiss Garden – lit up in spectacular new ways.
🌟 WHAT TO SEE:
Follys, fountains, bridges, vases, trees & shrubs and mini houses – the Swiss Garden was constructed 199 years ago and continues to surprise to this day – whether you’re a first timer or a life-timer there’s sure to be new views to discover and new features to excite as you meander the intimate route through our quaint historic garden.
🏍 THE FINAL PART OF THE ILLUMINATED TRAIL;
The Collection – takes you through the 100+ years of aviation and automotive history packed into our six hangars; from the WW1 aircraft that soared above no-man’s land to those that have starred in Hollywood blockbusters, steam engines, buses, motorbikes and carriages and so much more – there’s something for everyone!
PRICING
🔸️£12.50: Shuttleworth in Lights 2024 - Early Bird Adult
🔸️£8.00: Shuttleworth in Lights 2024 - Early Bird Child (2 - 16)
(0-2)
🎄🥂 Christmas afternoon teas - White Swan, Dunstable
From 22nd November - 20th December 2024 (Monday - Fridays only)
TIMES: 12pm onwards
🥂At The White Swan in Dunstable we are doing festive afternoon teas which are bookings only.
WHATS INCLUDED?
This includes fizz
CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON TEAS: £27pp
⭐️A selection of festive finger sandwiches
⭐️Homemade sausage roll
⭐️Chocolate covered strawberries
⭐️Pigs in blankets & cranberry sauce
⭐️Mince pies & brandy cream
⭐️Homemade scones with clotted cream & jam
⭐️Cake shots includes tequila rose
⭐️Mini prawn cocktails
⭐️Meringues & macarons
⭐️Selection on sweet cakes
CHRISTMAS NIBBLES
(Veggie option, ask for details)
£30 per board for 5 people.
🔸️Pigs in blankets
🔸️Roast Potatoes
🔸️Homemade sausage rolls
🔸️Chilli & garlic prawns
🔸️Grilled hallomui & sweet chilli
🔸️Turkey stuffing & cranberry pin wheels
🔸️Mini chicken skewers
🔸️A selection of cheese and biscuits
🎄Beautifully set up on your table and includes crackers & table service. Ask for vegan & Veggie options.
✅️ HOW TO BOOK:
☎️ PHONE: 01582 667833
😋 Eat Street MK - Winter Street Food Market 2024 at The Discovery Centre, Milton Keynes
Time: 17:00 - 21:00
DETAILS
Winter Street food market will be held at Milton Keynes Dicovery Centre.
😋 STREET FOOD
▪️Baja Cantina - Vegan / GF
▪️Good Times Cafe UK
▪️Lime Face - Vegan / GF
▪️Soul's Kitchen - Vegan / GF
▪️The Rub - Wood Smoked BBQ - GF
▪️Dessert by Great Gelato - Vegan / GF
🍻 Onsite bar.
🪑INDOOR & OUTDOOR SEATING!
MORE INFORMATION
🅿️ Parking available
♿️ Disabled parking available closer
🐶 Dogs allowed - must be kept on a lead at all times please.
🎭 The Innocents at The Place Theatre, Bedford
Time: 19:30
DATES & TIMES FOR 2024
▪️Tuesday 19 Nov - 19:30
▪️Wednesday 20 Nov - 19:30
▪️Thursday 21 Nov - 19:30
▪️Friday 22 Nov - 19:30
▪️Saturday 23 Nov - 19:30
📖 ABOUT
A powerful play in the gothic tradition, The Innocents is an adaptation of the novella, The Turn of the Screw, by Henry James.
🎟 COST
(Tickets can be booked via the event link)
🔸️Wheelchair User & Buddy - Adult: £14.00
🔸️Senior/Unemployed: £12.00
🔸️Wheelchair User & Buddy - Senior/Unemployed: £12.00
🔸️Student: £10.00
🔸️Wheelchair User & Buddy - Student: £10.00
❗️BOOKING FEE
A £1.50 booking fee per cart is applied to all bookings made online or by telephone.
♿️ Disabled patrons and group bookings:
Patrons with disabilities, or with additional questions should call:
☎️ 01234 354321 for pricing and to discuss any accessibility requirements before purchasing.
🎶 THE DIRTY HALF HUNDRED ARE BACK AT HITCHIN’S FAVOURITE: MOLLY MALONES
Time: 21:00 - 23:59
⭐️FREE ENTRY!
Always a great night, with great people and us playing all the bangers! Spread the word! Support local pubs and venues See you there!
🎤ABOUT THE DIRTY HALF HUNDRED
We’re a five-piece party band based in Hertfordshire.
Our fun-loving attitude & true passion for music generates an explosion of infectious and uncontainable energy on stage!
We fuse modern & classic soul/funk, R’n’B , pop, hip-hop and rock covers, and we live to get the crowd going with our high-energy, funky shows.
🤸♂️FREE SOFT PLAY AT PLAYHOUSE IN MILTON ERNEST, Bedfordshire
Time: 09:00 - 17:00
ℹ️ BOOKING INFO
▪️Please BOOK ONLINE using CODE:
💥 FREE
▪️Walk-ins are also accepted but not guaranteed.
*No other offers will be accepted on this day.