Hello Harpenden residents! Easter excitement has arrived and so has our jam-packed social calendar! From wine tastings to funfairs, charity golf to pop concerts, our lovely town is buzzing with activities for everyone this week. Grab your diaries and pop these dates in - there's no excuse to be bored with this eggs-cellent lineup of local events! Just watch out for those town center roadworks while you hop between the fun! 🐰🥚

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🌷 What's On This Week! 🌷

Thursday 17th April

🍷 Spring Showcase Tasting - The Harpenden Majestic Team invites you to sip, swirl and sample their finest fizz, reds and whites! Free entry from 5pm-6:30pm. Because the best things in life are free... especially when they're fermented! 🥂

🎡 Family Funfair Opens! - Roll up, roll up! The funfair returns to Harpenden Common (AL5 2JF) from 5pm. Get there for Happy Hour during the first hour of opening and save your pennies for extra candyfloss! Continues all Bank Holiday weekend, opening 1pm on weekends and Bank Holiday Monday. Screams of delight guaranteed! 🎢

Friday 18th April

🐰 Lea Grange Spring Celebration - Hunt for eggs, devour themed afternoon tea, and spring into the season from 2pm-4pm! Free to attend but please RSVP to [email protected] (they need to know how many chocolate eggs to hide!) 🍫

🎵 Flowers and Friendship Bracelets - The ultimate pop concert at The EMC celebrating today's hottest hits! £22.50 for more bangers than a sausage factory! 2pm start. 🌸💫

Saturday 19th April

🚶‍♀️ Discover Harpenden Guided Walk - Meet at the War Memorial at 2:30pm and discover secrets about our town that even Google doesn't know! £6 per adult, booking essential at stalbanstourguides.co.uk/calendar 🔍

📚 Saturday StoryTime - Bring your little bookworms to Harpenden Library, 10am-10:30am. No booking required, just turn up with imagination in tow! 📖

🐾 Pets as Therapy with Graham & Lexi - Meet the furry therapist who never charges by the hour! Harpenden Library, 11am-12pm. Book at the enquiry desk (pawprint signatures accepted). 🐶

🎸 Live Music at The Plough and Harrow - Interfunk bringing soul-stirring tunes from 9:30pm. Dancing shoes mandatory! 🎷

Sunday 20th April

🐣 Easter Sunday Carvery at Redbourn Golf Club - An Easter feast like no other! Two courses of mouth-watering deliciousness in a family-friendly atmosphere. £24.95 adults, £12.50 under 12s, under 5s FREE. Chocolate for breakfast, carvery for lunch – it's what the Easter bunny would want! 🍽️

Tuesday 22nd April

⛳ Tee Off for AT! Charity Golf Day - Aldwickbury Park Golf Club welcomes early birds with bacon rolls (7:30-8:30am) before a 9am shotgun start. Two-course buffet afterward because golf works up an appetite! Details: atsociety.org.uk/events/golf-day/ 🏌️‍♀️

🥐 THC Networking Breakfast - Start your day with connections and coffee at fit20 Harpenden, 9:30am. Because the early networker catches the business! 💼

Wednesday 23rd April

👑 Westminster Hall Lecture - "900 Years of Pomp & Circumstance" by Caroline Shenton at The EMC. More info at tashe.org.uk (Guaranteed more entertaining than watching Parliament TV!) 🏛️

Ongoing Exhibition

🏆 Harpenden in World War II - With the 80th VE Day anniversary approaching on 8th May, visit this timely exhibition. Open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 11am-3pm. Check before visiting: harpenden-history.org.uk ⭐

🏉 Friday Night Lights at Harpenden Rugby Club! 🏉

Get ready for some exciting rugby action this Friday as the talented U23s take on Fullarians U23s under the floodlights! Kick-off at 7pm sharp! ⏰

The squad features a brilliant mix of current senior players, university students home for the break, and up-and-coming academy talent aged 18-23. Come down and show your support for our local lads! 👏

Join the Rugby Family! 🤗

Looking to get involved yourself? There’s a place for everyone at HRFC:

• 1st XV competing at level 6 🏆

• 2nd XV battling it out at level 9 💪

• 3rd XV representing in the Herts merit leagues 🌟

Professional coaching and strength and conditioning programs are offered, and even an international summer tour! Plus, you’ll train and play on an RFU Artificial Grass Pitch - so no more muddy Monday blues! 🙌

Players of ALL abilities and ages welcome - whether you're dusting off your boots or looking for a new challenge!

Want to know more? Drop them a line at [email protected] 📧

See you on the sidelines! 🏉

⚠️ Traffic Alert ⚠️

Roadworks in Harpenden town centre - Resurfacing works 17th–23rd April, 9:30am–4pm in the Leyton Road/Leyton Green area. Pack your patience! 🚧

Got a local event or special day you'd like us to feature? We'd love to hear from you! Just drop us a line at [email protected] and we'll shine our spotlight on your community happenings! ✨