Events List 2026

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Date	Event	Details
January
Sat 17	Action Group Work Party	Contact Andy Gardiner to join in
Wed 28	The River Ver: Chalk Stream in Crisis?	Talk at St Mary’s Church Marshalswick AL4 9QA at 7.30pm (£5 for non MNRA members)
February
Sat 21	Action Group Work Party	Contact Andy Gardiner to join in
Thurs 26	Open Meeting	Guest speaker: Charlotte Hawkins – The Hidden Life of Winterbournes 7.30pm Redbourn Village Hall
March
Mon 9	Celebrating Our Local Chalk Streams	Talks and discussion. Harpenden Arms AL5 2TR. 7.30 – 9.30pm including VVS speaker. FREE but please book a ticket.
Sat 21	A Walk on the Chalk	Explore the chalk of the Dunstable Downs and Kensworth quarry in the company of geologist Haydon Bailey. Booking link here.
Sat 21	Action Group Work Party	Contact Andy Gardiner to join in
April
Sat 18	Action Group Work Party	Contact Andy Gardiner to join in
Tues 28	Water Vole Survey Training	Shafford Farm 10am-1pm. Details to follow.
May
Sat 16	Action Group Work Party	Contact Andy Gardiner to join in
Late May	Butterfly Walk	Explore wildflower meadows on the Ver/Gade chalk. Postponed until 2027
June
Sun 7	Redbourn Green Fayre	St Mary’s Church, Redbourn AL3 7NL
Tues 16	Open Meeting	St Stephen Parish Centre, Bricket Wood AL2 3PJ
16-26	Ver Valley Walking Festival	Choose from 9 Walks covering the Ver Valley from source to confluence.
Sat 20	Action Group Work Party	Contact Andy Gardiner to join in
Sun 21	50th Birthday Party	Verulamium Park
July
Sun 5	Cottonmill Gathering	VVS Display
Sat 18	Action Group Work Party	Contact Andy Gardiner to join in
August
Sat 15	Action Group Work Party	Contact Andy Gardiner to join in
tbc	Nature Photography	Details to be announced
Fri 28	Bat Walk	Verulamium Park. Booking now OPEN
September
Sat 19	Action Group Work Party	Contact Andy Gardiner to join in
October
Sat 3	CPRE Countryside Day	Hatfield House
Sat 17	Action Group Work Party	Contact Andy Gardiner to join in
Tues 20	Annual General Meeting	7.30pm Lower Hall, Dagnall Street Baptist Church AL3 5EE
Sat 24	Community Showcase	St Albans Cathedral 11am – 3pm
Sun 25	Three Burys Walk	Childwickbury, Redbournbury and Gorhambury 10am – 2pm BOOK HERE
November
Sat 21	Action Group Work Party	Contact Andy Gardiner to join in
tbc	Pub Quiz	Lower Red Lion. Details to be announced
December
Sat 20	Action Group Work Party	Redbourn in and around the River Ver. And afterwards from 12 noon at a local venue for a festive drink.