A single sheet poster of the entire event calendar can be downloaded from here
Opening Celebration Service
Thursday 25th March
8pm, St Mary’s Church
Our Redbourn 900 celebrations kick off on 25th March at 8 pm with a service at St Mary’s led by the Bishop of Hertford to celebrate our local links with Italy, Ghana, Tanzania and Afghanistan
Vasari Singers
Saturday, 27th March
7.30pm, St Mary’s Church
The Vasari Singers is one of the UK’s leading chamber choirs. Now in their 30th anniversary season under Jeremy Backhouse, they perform a wide range of music with passion and sensitivity to exacting standards and considerable press acclaim.
Family Fun and Sports Day
Monday 3rd May
1.00pm, Redbourn Recreation Centre
Held at the Recreation Centre this event does exactly what it says on the tin – a fun-filled day for all ages to engage in some of the many sporting activities Redbourn has to offer such as soccer, bowls, rugby, gymnastics and karate, as well as competitive races, a barbecue lunch and children’s entertainment.
Rural Day
Sunday 23rd May
Redbourn Village – various locations
Come and celebrate Redbourn’s rural and environmental heritage with tours of some of the local working farms to learn where our food comes from and see organic and satellite farming, tractor trailer rides, Morris dancing on the Common, St Luke’s School Nature Trail Quiz, a walk on the Nickey Line, ploughmans lunches at the Recreation Centre and the Ver Society Nature walk.
Redbourn Songs of Praise
Sunday 30th May
Time TBC, St Mary’s Church
A wonderful event modelled on the ever-popular television format, held on the lawn outside St Mary’s with a live band and lots of great hymns to sing.
Redbourn’s Got Talent
Auditions - Sunday 20th June
5-8pm, Redbourn Village Hall
A fun event mixing, singing, dancing, acting, music and who knows what else! It is open to anyone wanting to showcase their talents. Children, teenagers and adults are all eligible to participate in the event. No lower or upper age limit!
Carnival
Saturday 26th June
11am, High Street followed by the Common
The roar of cannons, cavalry dashing, colourful standards and the noise of drums heralds Sealed Knot’s re-enactment of the English Civil War on Redbourn Common as part of this major community celebration.
Beginning with a parade down Redbourn High Street led by the Enfield District Scout Band and incorporating the Blue Angel Majorettes, Primary and Infant Schools, Hurst Children’s Theatre Group and The Redbourn Players performing the world premier of the street play Amphibalus, the Carnival will culminate in an arena programme including an inter-village tug of war and traditional village fete
Flower Festival and Open Gardens
Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th July
Times TBC
For all those green fingered folk out there – and even those without! – this is a great opportunity to visit and admire some of Redbourn residents’ own beautiful gardens, coupled with a stunning Flower Festival at St Mary’s Church and Redbourn Artists’ Exhibition in the Cumberland House Gardens – bloomin’ marvellous!
Street Parties and Barn Dance
Saturday 10th July
Parties all day – 7:30pm, Kettlewells Farm (Barn Dance)
Harking back to those bygone days, what better way to mark the half way point in the year of our Redbourn 900 celebrations than with a series of Street Parties around the village? Is your street taking part? We need volunteers from every street to gather their neighbours together. You’ll receive a help pack and there’ll be a team to advise you. Then dust off those dancing shoes and finish the day with a traditional Barn Dance with Live Band and a Barbecue at Kettlewells Farm.
Bring and Sing “Messiah”
Saturday, 17th July
7.30 pm, St Mary’s Church
A unique opportunity to take part in a full performance of Handel’s much-loved masterwork.
“Come Rain, Come Shine”
Sunday, 18th July
7.30 pm, Village Hall
Radio 4’s The Archers visit Redbourn
The seasons, the landscape, the characters . . . the weather!
From Flanders & Swann to Cider with Rosie, this is a sparkling musical anthology in celebration of the British countryside. This delightfully funny show is presented by five of the most famous voices in the land – actors from the cast of Radio 4’s The Archers.
“The Singing Storycloth”
Tuesday, 20th July
St Luke’s School
Obelon Arts, one of the country’s leading Puppet Theatre companies, presents a superb show for all children aged 4-9 years old.
Battle of the Bands
Tuesday 20th July
7.30pm, The Bull, High Street, Redbourn
A chance to celebrate the musical talent of Redbourn’s young and the not so young alike!
I’ll Be Seeing You
Wednesday, 21st July
2.30pm, Care Centre, St Mary’s Church
An afternoon of entertainment for the village’s senior residents by a group of local amateur and professional entertainers.
Hymns and Beer
Wednesday, 21st July
7.30pm, The Cricketers
“Songs of Praise” meets “EastEnders” as The Cricketers takes much-loved hymns right to the heart of the community!
Redbourn Folk Club
Thursday, 22nd July
8pm, The Hollybush Pub Garden
A showcase of music, song and poetry from Redbourn Folk Club.
“Grease ’n Chips”
Friday, 23rd July
7.30pm, St Luke’s School
A sing-a-long night to this best-loved movie with a fish and chip supper. Your chance to prove you “can hand-jive, baby”.
Big Band Dinner & Dance
Saturday, 24th July
8pm till 2pm, Recreation Centre
This event has been postponed until further notice
Nothing, but NOTHING, compares to the thrill of a full big band playing live. And no big band has a reputation like the BBC BIG BAND’S…… And THEY’RE COMING TO REDBOURN!
Music in Praise of Mary
Saturday, 11th September
7.30 pm, St Mary’s Church
Local chamber choir Canticle draws on singers from the best choirs in London and the South East under conductor and Redbourn resident Roderick McPhee. They present a programme of glorious choral works that span the 16th to 21st Century and trace the Mary’s devotion to God and to her Son
Redbourn 900 Finale
Sunday 12th September
We shift our focus back to the Common for the final events of Redbourn 900 celebrating Redbourn’s historical heritage including cricket, hats, buzzers and tea! Reputedly one of the earliest cricket clubs in the country, some of the village’s 150 cricketing children will participate in a tournament, coached by celebrities including former England Cricket Captain, Mike Brearley.
Then it’s time to get our buzzers ready as we judge the village’s singing, dancing and variety acts in our very own ‘Redbourn’s Got Talent’. Watch these events sporting your very own straw hat with teacup in hand as Redbourn recreates its very own Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, celebrating Redbourn’s Brooke Bond Tea Factory heritage and harking back to when the reeds from the River Red were used for straw plaiting for the hat industry.
Join us in attempting to break a Guinness World Record for dancing in hats on the Common, as a release of balloons signals the start of our tenth century.
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