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We’ve scouted the town, sifted the chatter, and brewed up your weekly fix of what’s hot, happening, and worth leaving the house for.

We hope you had a chance to enjoy the Bank Holiday weekend, especially with all the festivities and music around town on Sunday.

☕ Now pour a coffee, settle in, here’s what we got for you this week:

• Things To Do: Events Listings

• Kiddies Scoop

• Local Business & Town News

• This Week’s Top Deals

• Last Week’s Most-Viewed Links

• Weather

• Mind, Health & Fitness

• Extra Sprinkles, Just For Fun

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- The Hertford Scoop Team 🍦

Things To Do: Events Listings

🎭 Arts & Entertainment Events

• Uncle Funk’s Decades In Dance

  📅 Friday, 29th August, 7:30pm📍BEAM

  🎶 Get ready for a high-energy journey through dance music from the 70s to today! Coming to BEAM before touring nationwide, the show features iconic hits from Donna Summer, Calvin Harris, Faithless, David Guetta and more. Expect dazzling choreography, infectious rhythms, and a night of non-stop dance floor anthems!

  🔥 30% OFF tickets to celebrate BEAM’s birthday! Book HERE

• Live ABBA Tribute

  📅 Saturday, 30th August, 7:30pm📍Knebworth House

  Join for an open-air tribute night on the beautiful Sunken Lawn at Knebworth Gardens! Sing, dance, and soak up the nostalgia with a dazzling ABBA Tribute Show, bursting with all the hits you love - from Dancing Queen to Mamma Mia.

  🎟 Get tickets HERE 

• Adventure Cinema

  📅 5-7 Sept 📍Knebworth House

  Friday, 5th: The Greatest Showman (7:30pm)

  Saturday, 6th: Wicked (7:30pm)

  Sunday, 7th: The Gruffalo / Stickman (11am) and Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration (3pm) / Pretty Woman (7:30pm)

  The UK’s No.1 outdoor cinema ‘Adventure Cinema’ is bringing the classic sing-alongs - so pack a picnic and get ready for an experience like no other!

  🎟 More info & tickets HERE

• Live Music ft. Jodie & Hoodoo Fish

  📅 Friday, 29th August, 7:30pm📍Mudlarks Cafe

  Pop over for some live music, free event for all to enjoy!

🏰 Family & Community Events

• Summer Art Party

  📅 Sunday, 31st August, 2:30-4pm📍The Mill House, SG13 7JY

  🎨 We’re wrapping up the summer holidays with a family-friendly art party! Expect an afternoon full of creative crafts, glitter tattoos, scavenger hunts, and plenty more hands-on fun. Plus music, bubbles, colouring-in, tea & coffee for the grown ups and juice for the kids.

  🎟 £14.50 - Book tickets HERE

• Musical Tea Party

  📅 Saturday, 30th August, 3:30pm📍St. Leonard’s Church, Bengeo

  Playing a beautiful selection of English and French music, followed by tea and cake. Free event, donations welcome.

• Phoenix: Sober Rave

  📅 Sunday, 31st August, 4-7pm 📍The Dog & Whistle Pub

  🎶 Join for a free, high-energy, alcohol-free rave where the music’s loud, the vibes are electric, and the only buzz is from the beats.

• Street Food Hero’s - Singles Event

  📅 Thursday, 28th August, 6:30-9pm📍All Saints’ Church, Hertford

  💫 Skip the swiping and meet people in real life! Join Be Dating Beautiful at Street Food Heroes, Hertford for a laid-back singles night filled with global street food, great drinks, music, and our signature BDB wristbands to help you spot other singles. Come solo or bring a friend - either way, you’re in for a fun night!

  🎟 £10 - Get tickets HERE

Kiddies Scoop

• Summer Inflatable Sessions

  📅 Today, 26th August, 10:30/ 12:00/ 13:30📍Hartham Leisure Centre

  Come and make a splash by booking an inflatable session with your friends at Hartham Leisure Centre. 💦

  ☎️ to book: 0199 258 4000

• Duplo & LEGO Playdate

  📅 Today, 26th August, 11:15-12:30pm 📍Hertford Library

  Let your imagination run wild through creating and building with friends.

  Tickets HERE

• Chalk Stream Challenge

  📅 Friday, 29th August, 11-3pm (drop in any time, but allow 90mins to complete the session)📍Panshanger Park

  Explore one of the UK's rare and special chalk streams - the River Mimram. Discover the fascinating wildlife living beneath the surface, learn why these magical habitats are so important, and find out how we can help protect them.

  Free event, more info HERE

• School Holiday Activity - Multi-Sports

  📅 Thursday, 28th August, 12-4pm📍Ware Priory

  Test your skills and challenge your friends with Beat the Goalkeeper, Human Hungry Hippos, and the Gladiator Duel! Fast, fun, and totally free - open to all ages.

Local Business & Town News

👨🏻‍💻 Online SEND Roundtable

The in-person SEND Roundtables are now fully booked, but there’s still time to join the online session. If you’re a parent or carer of a child with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND), this is your chance to:

🗣️ Share your experiences 📣 Raise your concerns 🤝 Help shape a more inclusive SEND system.

Hosted by Josh Dean MP, the session offers a direct opportunity to have your voice heard and contribute to better support for families.

📩 To register, email [email protected]

🍌 Bank Holiday Bin Changes

Promise to not make a bin-joke, merely a reminder so you don’t miss any revised dates after the Bank Holiday (“This is not complex, this is not complex - say on repeat…” 🙅🏽)

💥 This Week’s Top Deals

Cineworld - All films, all formats only £4 Saturday and Sunday. Nearest cinemas to Hertford: Harlow and Stevenage. Details here.

With limited time remaining, make sure to swing past Tesco and Argos for some killer back to school deals! 25% off selected lunch boxes and water bottles - Argos. Clubcard offers on back to school stationary, water bottles and lunchbox snacks too - Tesco.

📈 Last week’s most-viewed links

1. 🚜 The Pop Up Farm (located in Hertfordshire at Junction 9 of the M1)

2. 🍓 The Strawberry Matcha Recipe that’ll brighten your day

3. 🍦 Hertford Scoop’s Instagram Page

⮑ You can catch last week’s Issue 15 here.

🌦 Hertford Weather: 26 Aug - 1 Sept 2025

Your Week Ahead in Hertford 🌦️

The last week of August brings a mix of sunshine and the odd shower - classic British summer!

Expect warmer spells on Tuesday and Wednesday (best days), a breezy patch midweek, and a few light showers popping up here and there. By Monday, clouds and rain return, so it’s a great excuse to plan something cosy indoors (or iron the school uniform 🤦🏻‍♀️)

Mind, Health & Fitness

👨🏽‍🏫 How To Keep Up With The News (Without Losing Your Sanity)

We’ve all been there: caught in a news spiral. We wake up, quickly scroll through the headlines, and within seconds, mutter “Oh great, what fresh chaos have we got today?”. In fact, surveys here in the UK show that a huge chunk of us are currently stressed by politics and current affairs. But it doesn’t have to hijack your whole day.

Here are 5 quick tips to stay informed and protect your peace:

1. Time-box it: 10–15 mins a day max.

2. Choose your sources: stick to trusted outlets or roundups. If it’s sensationalist, it’s designed that way to get your attention.

3. Don’t replay trauma: watching the same grim clip on repeat won’t help.

4. Balance your feed: mix in positive news or good-news sources (like the Hertford Scoop! 😊).

5. Draw news boundaries: you don’t need to follow every story.

At the end of the day, staying informed matters. But so does protecting your peace of mind. You don’t need to carry the weight of every headline to care.

Extra Sprinkles

This one ticks a LOT of boxes for me… a feast for the eyes, the sweet caramelised bananas, crispy sourdough 🤤… I’m done.

Air-Fryer Bananas on Sourdough (take a peek, it’s worth it!)

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Just For Fun

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