GM, Hertford!

February’s here, it’s busy, and it’s bringing the fun.

From deep-cut vinyl at One Deck Wednesday, candle making at Tewinbury, and Legally Blonde lighting up BEAM, to Galentine’s brunches, bold art nights and feel-good wellbeing events - there’s loads to get stuck into.

Add half-term plans for the kids, cracking local deals and a peek at what’s happening in town, and you’ve got a busy (and brilliant) week ahead ✨

Let’s get into it… 🎉

👇 Here’s what we’ve got for you this week

• Things To Do & Events

• Community Highlights

• Kiddies Scoop: Hartham Leisure Centre to the half-term rescue

• This Week’s Top Deals: Couples massage or a bargain brekkie!?

• Weather: Best Days = Wed + Sat

• Mind, Health & Fitness: Bring back the fun

• Extra Sprinkles

Things To Do & Events

🎭 Arts & Entertainment

One Deck Wednesday
📅 Wed. 4th Feb. 7-10pm 📍 The Mad Squirrel, Hertford
Guest selectors spin deep-cut vinyl from start to finish on a single turntable. February guests The Style Collective bring feel-good soul, funk and groove, hosted by lifelong DJ Tim Fielding.

Candle Making Workshop
📅 Sat. 7th Feb. 1pm📍 Tewinbury Farm & Hotel
Create two soy wax candles with premium fragrances, plus hand-rolled beeswax dinner candles. 🎟 £55 pp - more info & tickets here

Haileybury Presents: Legally Blonde
📅 Thurs. 5th - Sat. 7th Feb. 📍 BEAM
Haileybury is delighted to present Legally Blonde the Musical. 🎟 More info & tickets here

Dee Anderson: Growing Up With Thunderbirds
📅 Fri. 6th Feb. 7:45pm 📍 BEAM, Hertford
Dee Anderson takes audiences behind the scenes of Thunderbirds, sharing a personal journey through puppets, pyrotechnics and imagination. 🎟 More info & tickets here

Galentines Speed Painting
📅 Fri. 13th Feb. 6-8:30pm📍 Nourish Cafè, Hertford
Celebrate friendship, creativity, and connection at this Galentine’s Speed Painting Workshop at Nourish Hertford with the extremely talented @byamypozzilli 🎟 £55 pp - tickets here

Galentines Bottomless Brunch
📅 Fri. 13th & Sat. 14th Feb. 4-9pm📍 Dog & Whistle Pub, Hertford
DJs from 7pm, 3 Course Mexican Meal, Bottomless Prosecco or MARGIS 🎟 £30 pp (1.5hrs) ☎️ 01992552274 | bookings(at)dogandwhistlepub.co.uk

🏰 Community & Family

Ware Real Ale Festival
📅 Fri. 20th & Sat. 21st Feb. 6:30-11:30pm 📍 Southern Maltings, Ware
30+ real ales and ciders, BBQ both nights, live music Saturday. 18+ event. 🎟 Tickets here

Big Tractors Experience
📅 Sat. 14th-22nd Feb. 📍 Foxholes Farm
Climb in, sit behind the wheel & explore powerful tractors at Foxholes Farm. 🎟 Tickets here

🌱 Health & Wellbeing

St. Andrews Coffee Morning
📅 Sat. 7th Feb. 10:30-12:30pm 📍 St. Andrews Church, Hertford
Wellbeing activities and stalls including Hertfordshire Health Walks, accessible chair yoga, puzzles & games and art for adults & children. Raising funds for St Andrews Church & Mind.

Mama’s Little Black Book - Wellbeing Walk
📅 Thurs. 12th Feb. 10am 📍 Hartham Common (meet at Sainsbury’s)
A friendly, welcoming space offering expert support, guidance and reassurance for parents. Walk with Herts CBT Amy Langshaw.

Radiant At Every Age
📅 Sun. 22nd Feb. 11-3pm 📍 South Mill Arts, CM23 3JG
A joyful, empowering day for women embracing their next chapter, with inspiring talks, style, comedy, music, dancing and community vibes. 🎟 £20 pp - tickets here

And if you missed last week’s top local Valentines Events… here you go!

❤️ Couples Cookery Class 📍 Tewinbury Farm 🎟 £95 p couple

❤️ Valentines 3-Course Set Menu / Galentines Bottomless Bubble Experience📍 The Cowper Arms 🎟 From £34.95 pp

❤️ Valentines Day At Fore Restaurant📍 FORE, Hertford House 🎟 £60 pp

❤️ M’eat The Vegans 5-Course Meal incl. Wine/Prosecco 📍 M’eat the Vegans 🎟 £55 pp

Community Highlights

Bold Art Night At The Brothership Studio 🎨

A new late-night art experience is coming to a Hertford gallery, offering a raw, creative alternative to the classic paint-and-sip. Doors open at 6.30pm, with painting from 7–9pm and dancing into the night.

Live painting by The Collinson sets the tone, while guests are free to experiment with acrylics, charcoal, crayons, pencils and spray paint. All materials are provided, with optional guidance for those who want it.

The evening includes two complimentary cocktails, a charcuterie-style food board, and a fully licensed bar. Each guest leaves with a 40 x 30cm original artwork. The event is also available for private hire, including hen and stag parties and group bookings.

ℹ️ More info here

Former Bank To Potentially Be Split Into Smaller Units 🏬

The former Barclays Bank on Market Street may be subdivided into four retail units, subject to planning approval. Plans include three shops of around 60 sq m and one smaller unit, with three flats created above. The top floor is already residential and no on-site parking is proposed.

The application notes the building has been marketed since 2022 without securing a single occupier, with subdivision seen as the best way to keep the site active in the town centre. Barclays closed the branch in February 2022.

Kiddies Scoop

Looking for some good, local half-term fun?…Hartham Leisure Centre is your place!

• Soft Play sessions: £2

• 2 x Arts & Crafts Sessions

• Inflatable Swim Sessions

• Swim Crash Courses

🎟 Book your spaces via the Everyone Active App or at reception.

💥 Top Deals

25% Off Breakfast At Mudlarks 🍳

Because mornings deserve a little love. Pop over to Mudlarks between 9-11am for veggie and vegan favourites, fluffy omelettes, loaded toast, smoothie bowls and proper, warming porridge - all from their freshly revamped breakfast menu.

Little ones aren’t forgotten either, with a brand-new children’s breakfast menu ready to go. 💛

And for the lovebirds - this offer is one not to be missed…🔥 

From 1-7 February, enjoy £20 off Couples Massage Vouchers and £10 off all individual massage vouchers at The Deep House, Hertford - perfect for sharing the love or indulging solo.

Whether you’re side-by-side or sneaking off for some well-earned me-time, nothing says “I love you” quite like a massage 🥰

✔️ Vouchers are valid for 12 months
✔️ Buy via Fresha: select your treatment(s), add to basket
✔️ For couples, choose two treatments and remember to add two vouchers to your basket.

🌦 Hertford Weather: 3 Feb - 9 Feb 2026

Week snapshot: Cool and mostly cloudy with a few showers early on - very February. Best days: Wednesday & Saturday for brighter, drier spells.

✨ Mind, Health & Fitness

When “Fun” Fell Off Your To-Do List

When was the last time you did something just because it was enjoyable?

Not useful. Not impressive. Not secretly productive.

If nothing comes to mind, play may have quietly slipped out of your routine. For many adults, it happens gradually - work expands, energy narrows, and free time gets scheduled, optimised or sacrificed. What once felt restorative starts to feel optional, then unnecessary.

But enjoyment isn’t indulgent. It helps the brain regulate stress, recover from effort and reset between demands. Studies show adults who maintain hobbies experience lower stress, better sleep and stronger mental wellbeing - not because they excel, but because they regularly engage in low-stakes enjoyment.

When play disappears, the nervous system stays “on” for longer. Mental fatigue builds faster and emotional flexibility drops.

Bringing play back doesn’t need a plan. You don’t need to be good at it or prove it’s worthwhile. Start small: crafts, puzzles, knitting, gentle movement, music, gardening, cooking or reading purely for pleasure.

Don’t turn it into a project. Let enjoyment lead.

Fun doesn’t need to earn its place - sometimes, that’s the point. ✨

@theassistofficial

🧁 Extra Sprinkles

With this moody and wet weather still very much upon us, nutritious and wholesome meals continue to grab my attention. This Coconut Milk Salmon Curry, it’s packed with flavour, warmth and ready in 30! Perfection.

Coconut Milk Salmon Curry 🍜 

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