* Full details of venue/times etc shown in Local Organisations section on pages 25 – 27.
JULY
WEDNESDAY 1st
*Wednesday Community Club Len Little – ‘My life as a police dog handler’.
THURSDAY 2nd
ABBA Voyage Coach Trip. 07354 903222. £120.
FRIDAY 3rd
Plus Size Ladies Sale at Mayfair Lodge, Watkins Rise, The Walk, Potters Bar. 7–9pm. All new labelled clothes at very reasonable prices. Come along and grab a bargain and support our charity. Tel 07833 306093.
SATURDAY 4th
*Potters Bar Cricket 1st X1 v Radlett. Home. 11am.
Le Touquet France Coach Trip. 07354 903222.
*Potters Bar Community Music School Junior Chamber Concert.1pm. Gracewood Academy. A chance for our youngest students to shine. Free entry.
SUNDAY 5th
North Mymms Horticultural Society Summer Show North Mymms Youth and Community Centre, Station Road, AL9 7PF. 2pm.
Fellowship BBQ 12 noon–3pm. St Mary’s Church, North Mymms, AL9 7TN.
TUESDAY 7th
Lunchtime Recital Joanna Lam (piano). 12.30pm. Retiring collection. Light lunches (£6) available from 12 noon. St Mary’s Church, The Walk.
Strictly Come Hospice 2027 Rennie Grove Peace Hospice invites applications for ‘Strictly Come Hospice 2027’. For anyone over 18. A chance to learn from professional dancers and raise money to support hospice care. Taster day on 7th July. Training starts in November 2026. Grand Final January 2027. Contact renniegrovepeace.org/strictly2027.
Ramsgate, Broadstairs and Margate Coach Trip. 07354 903222. £40.
WEDNESDAY 8th
*Wednesday Community Club Games and chat.
Health Talk ‘Talking Therapies’. United Reformed Church, Darkes Lane. 7.15pm
THURSDAY 9th
*North London and Middlesex Morris Minor Club Club Night at Whitewebbs Motor Museum, Enfield. 7.30–9pm.
RHS Flower Show – Badminton House in Gloucestershire Coach Trip. 07354 903222. £70.
*PB Filmmakers Live shoot for next meeting.
FRIDAY 10th
*Potters Bar Community Music School Senior Chamber Concert. 7pm. Our Lady and St Vincent’s Church. Chamber music from our more advanced students, inducing Vivaldi.
SATURDAY 11th
*Potters Bar Community Music School Full Orchestra Concert. 7pm. Gracewood Academy Hall. Featuring 3 winds bands, 3 string orchestras, two full orchestras and our choir. Tickets at the door by card or cash. £7 for the waged and concessions free.
*Potters Bar Cricket 1st X1 v Broxbourne. Home.11am.
*Barnet Walks ‘Footsteps of the Famous in High Barnet’. 2.30pm. Meet at High Barnet tube station.
SUNDAY 12th
Cotswolds Summer Village Tour Coach Trip. 07354 903222. £42.
Teddy Bears Picnic 2–4pm. St Mary’s Church, North Mymms, AL9 7TN.
‘Hymns and Pimm’s’ Come along and sing some favourite hymns followed by a glass or two of Pimm’s. 4pm. All welcome. St Mary’s Church, The Walk. Details 07803 756088.
*Potters Bar Society Walk.
MONDAY 13th
*Potters Bar u3a Speaker Tom Way – ‘Exciting Wildlife Around the World’.
TUESDAY 14th
*Cuffley Floral Art Club Demonstrator Graham Harmer – ‘All on a Summer’s Day’. 7 for 7.30pm. Cuffley Hall.
WEDNESDAY 15th
*Wednesday Community Club Games and chat.
SATURDAY 18th
*Potters Bar Cricket 1st X1 v Totteridge. Away. 11am
MONDAY 20th
*PB & District Historical Society ‘Hatton Garden’, Chris Foster (ex-police officer and Camden Town Tour Guide)
WEDNESDAY 22nd
*Wednesday Community Club Outing to Southend-on-Sea. 10.30am.
THURSDAY 23rd
*PB Filmmakers Rushes and editing of live filming from 9th July.
*‘12 Incompetent Jurors’ The Cuffley Players. See page 21.
FRIDAY 24th
*‘12 Incompetent Jurors’ The Cuffley Players. See page 21.
SATURDAY 25th
*‘12 Incompetent Jurors’ The Cuffley Players. See page 21.
*Wednesday Community Club ‘Just Dave’, musician.
*Potters Bar Cricket 1st X1 v Flitwick. Home.11am.
SUNDAY 26th
*Potters Bar Society Walk.
*Northaw Community Orchard Fayre 1–5pm. Entrance free. Community groups, activities for all, plants, BBQ and refreshments.
AUGUST
SATURDAY 1st
*Potters Bar Cricket 1st X1 v West Herts. Away. 11am.
TUESDAY 4th
Lunchtime Recital Aleksandra Lipke (piano). 12.30pm. Retiring collection. Light lunches (£7) available from 12 noon. St Mary’s Church, The Walk.
SATURDAY 8th
*Potters Bar Cricket 1st X1 v Bishops Stortford. Home. 11am.
SUNDAY 9th
*Potters Bar Society Walk
SATURDAY 15th
*Potters Bar Cricket 1st X1 v Hertford. Home. 11am
SATURDAY 22nd
*Potters Bar Cricket 1st X1 v Old Owens. Away. 11am.
SUNDAY 23rd
*Potters Bar Society Walk.
THURSDAY 27th
Savill Gardens and Cream Tea Cruise Coach Trip. 07354 903222. £80.
SATURDAY 29th
Faversham and Whitstable Coach Trip. 07354 903222. Live music, dancing and hops in Faversham, then boat trips and seafood in Whitstable. £42.
*Potters Bar Cricket 1st X1 v Harpenden. Home. 11am.
SEPTEMBER
TUESDAY 1st
*‘The Vicar of Dibley Christmas: The Second Coming’ PB Theatre Company. See page 23.
Lunchtime Recital Rarescale (flute ensemble). 12.30pm. Retiring collection. Light lunches (£7) available from 12 noon. St Mary’s Church, The Walk.
WEDNESDAY 2nd
Lunch at Highgrove or Cirencester Coach Trip. 07354 903222. £149 or £40.
*‘The Vicar of Dibley Christmas: The Second Coming’ see page 23.
THURSDAY 3rd
*PB Filmmakers Competition Film to a record or poem.
*‘The Vicar of Dibley Christmas: The Second Coming’ see page 23.
FRIDAY 4th
*‘The Vicar of Dibley Christmas: The Second Coming’ see page 23.
SATURDAY 5th
*‘The Vicar of Dibley Christmas: The Second Coming’ see page 23.
*Potters Bar Cricket 1st X1 v Radlett. Away. 11am.
SUNDAY 6th
*North Mymms Horticultural Society Autumn Show North Mymms Youth and Community Centre, Station Road, AL9 7PF. 2pm.
*North London and Middlesex Morris Minor Owners Club Morris Minor Owners Club Rally and Car Show at Capel Manor Gardens, 9am–5pm.
*Potters Bar Society Walk.
TUESDAY 8th
*Cuffley Floral Art Club Annette Urquhart (National Demonstrator) – ‘Oranges and Lemons’. 7 for 7.30pm. Cuffley Hall.
*‘Come From Away’ Green Room Productions. 7.30pm Wyllyotts Theatre. Tickets from www.wyllyottstheatre.co.uk or box office 01707 645005.
WEDNESDAY 9th
*‘Come From Away’ see above.
*Enfield National Trust Association ‘The Flora and Fauna of Bolivia’, Matt Andrews. 7 for 7.15pm. Contact Graham for further information 01707 321759.
*Wednesday Community Club Games and chat.
THURSDAY 10th
Buckingham Palace Tour or Lunch or Afternoon Tea at The Goring Hotel Coach Trip. 07354 903222. £80.
*‘Come From Away’ see above.
FRIDAY 11th
Quiz 7 for 7.30pm start at Potters Bar Cricket Club. Tables maximum 8 people. £10 per person, bar open, bring your own nibbles. Come along for a fun filled evening. All monies raised go to Mayfair Lodge Care Home. Book early as sold out last time. Tel 07833 306093.
*‘Come From Away’ see above.
SATURDAY 12th
Jumble Sale 12 noon–3pm at Mayfair Lodge, Watkins Rise, The Walk, Potters Bar. Please come along and support our charity. 07833 306093.
*‘Come From Away’ see above. Matinee 2.30pm. Tickets £20–£24 (Children £16–£20).
TUESDAY 15th
Sudeley Castle and Cotswold Tour Coach Trip. 07354 903222. £70.
WEDNESDAY 16th
*Wednesday Community Club ‘Just Dave’ Musician.
THURSDAY 17th
*PB Filmmakers ‘Model’ filming by Kim Harrold. (Scalectrix).
The Repair Shop or Chichester Coach Trip. Choose either the Weald and Downland. Museum in East Sussex or the day in Chichester. £70 or £40. 07354 903222.
FRIDAY 18th
*RSPB Potters Bar and Barnet Local Group ‘Living the African Dream’ with Alison Mees, 16 years in the safari industry and supporting community and cheetah observation projects.
SUNDAY 20th
*Potters Bar Society Walk.
WEDNESDAY 23rd
*Wednesday Community Club Nick Dobson – ‘Swinging London in the 1960s’.
Horse Drawn Canal Boat Trip and Cream Tea in Reading. Coach trip. 07354 903222. £70.
SUNDAY 27th
*North London and Middlesex Morris Minor Owners Morris and Spares Day at the Whitewebbs Motor Museum, 9am–4pm.
WEDNESDAY 30th
*Wednesday Community Club Games and chat.
OCTOBER
THURSDAY 1st
*PB Filmmakers Pot luck.
SATURDAY 3rd
Jumble Sale 4th Potters Bar Scouts at St John’s Methodist Church, Baker Street, Potters Bar, EN6 2DZ. Entry (from Heather Way) £2 at 10am or 50p at 10.30am. Finishes at noon.
SUNDAY 4th
*PB Filmmakers Film Festival 2.30pm, Wyllyotts Centre.
PB Baptist Church Harvest Service 10.30am followed by lunch at 12.45pm. 01707 840538.
Harvest Festival Family Communion Service at 10am, followed by lunch at 12 noon. All welcome. St Mary’s Church, The Walk. 07803 756088.
TUESDAY 6th
Lunchtime Recital Bushey Winds. 12.30pm. Retiring collection. Light lunches (£7) available from 12 noon. St Mary’s Church, The Walk.
WEDNESDAY 7th
*Wednesday Community Club Jean Hewitt – ‘Macular Degeneration’.
THURSDAY 8th
*Enfield National Trust Association ‘The History of Bandstands’, Paul Rabbitts. 7 for 7.15pm. Contact Pam for information 01707 650969.
*North London and Middlesex Morris Minor Owners Club Night at the Whitewebbs Museum. 7.30–9pm.
SUNDAY 11th
*Art in Herts Annual exhibition ‘Hearts in Art’, Elm Court. See page 22.
TUESDAY 13th
*Cuffley Floral Art Club Demonstrator Helen Temple – ‘Which Witch is Which’, 7 for 7.30pm. Cuffley Hall.
WEDNESDAY 14th
*RSPB Potters Bar and Barnet Local Group ‘Naturally Native’, Annie Luder. Gardening with British ‘natives’ at home.
*Wednesday Community Club Games and chat.
THURSDAY 15th
*PB Filmmakers Guest speaker TBA.
FRIDAY 16th
*RSPB Potters Bar and Barnet Local Group AGM followed by ‘Wild Herzegovina’ with Denis Bohm. Wildlife in this area of southern Europe with its diverse habitats and beautiful scenery.
Potters Bar Baptist Church Quiz Night, 7.30pm. Email susanbrearley@hotmail.co.uk.
WEDNESDAY 21st
*Enfield National Trust Association ‘Women in Intelligence’, Helen Fry. 1.45 for 2pm. Contact Pam for information 01707 650969.
*Wednesday Community Club Games and chat.
WEDNESDAY 28th
*Wednesday Community Club ‘Chance for childhood’ Anniversary lunch.
THURSDAY 29th
*PB Filmmakers ‘A creepy evening’.
*Barnet Walks Halloween in High Barnet Walk .7.30pm. Meet at High Barnet tube station.
FRIDAY 30th
*Barnet Walks Halloween in High Barnet Walk. See above.
SATURDAY 31st
*Barnet Walks Halloween in High Barnet Walk. See above.
NOVEMBER
SUNDAY 1st
*Barnet Walks Halloween in High Barnet Walk. See above.
All Souls Service St Mary’s Church, North Mymms, AL9 7TN. 4pm (to remember those recently departed).
Remembering Our Loved Ones A service to remember and give thanks for departed relatives and friends. All welcome. 3pm, St Mary’s Church, The Walk. Followed by tea and cakes. 07803 756088.
TUESDAY 3rd
Lunchtime Recital Quintessimo (wind quintet). 12.30pm. Retiring collection. Light lunches (£7) available from 12 noon. St Mary’s Church, The Walk.
*‘Grease’ Green Room Productions 7.30pm. Saturday matinee 2.30pm. Tickets £20–£24 (Children £16–£20) Wyllyotts Theatre. Tickets www.wyllyottstheatre.co.uk or box office 01707 645005.
WEDNESDAY 4th
*Wednesday Community Club Games and chat
*‘Grease’ see above.
THURSDAY 5th
*‘Grease’ see above.
FRIDAY 6th
*‘Grease’ see above.
SATURDAY 7th
*‘Grease’ matinee at 2.30pm. See above.
Christmas Market 4th Potters Bar Scout Group at St John’s Methodist Church, Baker Street, Potters Bar, EN6 2DZ. 10.30am–1pm. Various stalls, games, tombola, raffle and other attractions. Refreshments, including hot food. Early visit from Father Christmas!
SUNDAY 8th
Potters Bar Baptist Church November Remembrance Service. 10.30am.
Remembrance Day Service Service at the War Memorial from 10.50am, following church service at St Mary’s at 9.30am.
TUESDAY 10th
Thursford Christmas Spectacular with Christmas Dinner in Norfolk Coach Trip. 07354 903222. Top price seats for Europe’s largest Christmas show with Christmas dinner at the ’George’ in Swaffham. £125.
*‘The Great British Bake-Off Musical’ Potters Bar Theatre Company. See page 23.
*Cuffley Floral Art Club Demonstrator Social Evening. 7 for 7.30pm. Cuffley Hall.
WEDNESDAY 11th
*‘The Great British Bake-Off Musical’, see page 23.
*RSPB Potters Bar and Barnet Local Group ‘The Wild Life of London’ with Jon Mason (AKA The Early Birder). Observations and photographs from wildlife areas around the capital city.
*Wednesday Community Club Harringey Shed Singers.
THURSDAY 12th
*‘The Great British Bake-Off Musical’, see page 23.
*Enfield National Trust Association ‘Sovereign Hill’ by Joy Hall. 1.45 for 2pm. Contact Pam for information 01707 650969.
*North London and Middlesex Morris Minor Owners Club Club Night at the Whitewebbs Museum from 7.30–9pm.
*PB Filmmakers Competition. Documentary.
FRIDAY 13th
*‘The Great British Bake-Off Musical’, see page 23.
SATURDAY 14th
*Hertfordshire Philharmonia Concert 7.30pm. St Mary’s Church, The Walk. ‘In Remembrance’. Music by Butterworth, Ravel and Vaughan Williams. Information www.hertsphil.org.uk.
*‘The Great British Bake-Off Musical’, see page 23.
MONDAY 16th
Thursford Christmas Spectacular with Christmas Dinner in Norfolk Coach Trip. 07354 903222. Top price seats for Europe’s largest Christmas show with Christmas dinner at the ’George’ in Swaffham. £125.
WEDNESDAY 18th
*Wednesday Community Club Games and chat.
THURSDAY 19th
‘The Boyfriend’ by The Warren at Alexander Wilding Suite, Wyllyotts Theatre. 01707 645005.
FRIDAY 20th
‘The Boyfriend’, see above.
*RSPB Potters Bar and Barnet Local Group ‘Conservation work at RSPB Otmoor’ by David Willis, a warden at the reserve.
SATURDAY 21st
‘The Boyfriend’, see above.
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