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June 2023
Rock Around The Block at Mill Green Watermill
This exhibition explores over half a century of popular music in and around Hatfield from the 1930s through to the 1970s. Throughout the 20th Century the area grew as new businesses settled in the town and after the Second World War it was identified for expansion as one of a series of ‘new towns’. Alongside this growth came an expanding musical community ready to embrace the changing world of pop and rock music and dancing. We’ll explore how new venues sprung up to meet the needs of the community and how that community would also produce a range of talented…
Find out more »Barnet Medieval Festival
Community history festival featuring re-enactment of the Battles of Barnet 1471 and Second Battle of St Albans 1461, medieval market, living history displays and entertainments. £6 adults, £2 children
Find out more »Historical High Barnet: A Guided Walk
Explore 1000 years of history in this fun and informative two-hour guided walk. See the brewery that became a town hall, and a church that became a shopping centre. Marvel at some truly beautiful old houses and almshouses. Hear about a fair that was so famous that Cossacks flocked to it, and so infamous that the Victorians tried to close it down. Hear about the famous Battle of Barnet. With Paul Baker, City of London guide. £12, under 12s £5
Find out more »Rock Around The Block at Mill Green Watermill
This exhibition explores over half a century of popular music in and around Hatfield from the 1930s through to the 1970s. Throughout the 20th Century the area grew as new businesses settled in the town and after the Second World War it was identified for expansion as one of a series of ‘new towns’. Alongside this growth came an expanding musical community ready to embrace the changing world of pop and rock music and dancing. We’ll explore how new venues sprung up to meet the needs of the community and how that community would also produce a range of talented…
Find out more »Barnet Medieval Festival
Community history festival featuring re-enactment of the Battles of Barnet 1471 and Second Battle of St Albans 1461, medieval market, living history displays and entertainments. £6 adults, £2 children
Find out more »Rock Around The Block at Mill Green Watermill
This exhibition explores over half a century of popular music in and around Hatfield from the 1930s through to the 1970s. Throughout the 20th Century the area grew as new businesses settled in the town and after the Second World War it was identified for expansion as one of a series of ‘new towns’. Alongside this growth came an expanding musical community ready to embrace the changing world of pop and rock music and dancing. We’ll explore how new venues sprung up to meet the needs of the community and how that community would also produce a range of talented…
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Rock Around The Block at Mill Green Watermill
This exhibition explores over half a century of popular music in and around Hatfield from the 1930s through to the 1970s. Throughout the 20th Century the area grew as new businesses settled in the town and after the Second World War it was identified for expansion as one of a series of ‘new towns’. Alongside this growth came an expanding musical community ready to embrace the changing world of pop and rock music and dancing. We’ll explore how new venues sprung up to meet the needs of the community and how that community would also produce a range of talented…
Find out more »Rock Around The Block at Mill Green Watermill
This exhibition explores over half a century of popular music in and around Hatfield from the 1930s through to the 1970s. Throughout the 20th Century the area grew as new businesses settled in the town and after the Second World War it was identified for expansion as one of a series of ‘new towns’. Alongside this growth came an expanding musical community ready to embrace the changing world of pop and rock music and dancing. We’ll explore how new venues sprung up to meet the needs of the community and how that community would also produce a range of talented…
Find out more »Barnet Commons – Old and New (Walk 2)
London Festival of Architecture walk visiting Chipping Barnet historic centre and rambling through some of the lovely greenery that almost surrounds our town. This includes a visit the pioneering New Ground cohousing project for older women. It is an award-winning example of how to provide housing differently – and beautifully - and not normally open to the public.
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