Updated 5/3/26
Newsletter correction: Midweek Amblers and Ramblers will meet on Monday 9 March, 10.15am at The Heath Café Bar, Baldock Road, Royston for a walk of 4.25 miles. To book, contact Frances by Friday 6 March: MARMarch@lalg.org.uk (preferred) or 07918 131596.
Living in an Online World meets Monday, 9 March, 10.30am in the Broadway Hotel bar - for help with smartphones, tablets, social media, online banking, etc. Content Editors are also welcome for help with editing group web pages, adding events/articles. Booking essential (with a brief description of help required). In-person membership renewal is available at this meeting: cash, card or cheque.
The Trips Group is going to Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome, Chelmsford, on Friday 13 March. See the largest surviving WW1 aerodrome in Europe, with the largest intact group of Royal Flying Corps’ buildings plus award-winning exhibitions, activities, dioramas and displays. A volunteer guide will share some incredible stories during our tour. Followed by free time to explore. There is a café, or you can take a picnic. We travel in shared cars. Entry: £15 includes coffee and cake on arrival. Contact Sally or Kate at trips@lalg.org.uk.
Come and pay Canasta on alternate Wednesdays, 7pm in the Broadway Hotel bar. New members very welcome. Contact: Jill Chaffey 07855 729556; newideas@lalg.org.uk
The forecast is fine for this week’s Par 3 Golf Thursdays. Meet at 2pm at the Par 3 Family Golf Centre on Willian Way for 9 holes, ranging from 53 yards to 104 yards. Small course charge with LALG discount. Comfortable clubhouse, light refreshments, reasonable prices. If you are planning to come along, contact Anne at par3thursday@lalg.org.uk
Cycle Tyre Repair Workshop: are you thinking of going out on your bike soon? Are you interested in becoming more confident in repairing a puncture and taking off/ replacing the inner tube and wheel? If so, contact Steve with the best time for you to attend a workshop - probably 6pm - 8pm. Contact: Steve Green sports-events@lalg.org.uk
Visiting Towns and Cities has a planning meeting on Monday 16 March, 7.30pm in the Broadway Hotel bar. Come along with your ideas for future trips. Contact: Jill 07855 729556; visit-towns-and-cities@lalg.
Understanding American History: Wednesday 18 March, 2pm - 3.30pm at Mrs Howard Memorial Hall. Speaker: Iwan Morgan, Emeritus Professor of US Studies, University College London on America in the World Today. Contact: William Armitage 01462 643537; newideas@lalg.org.uk
The Irish Book Group is meeting on Thursday 19 March, 11am in the Broadway Gallery (above the Three Magnets) to discuss Prophet Song by Paul Lynch. Contact Graham at ireland@lalg.org.uk
DH Lawrence study group meets Thursday 19 March, 10.30am at Mrs Howard Memorial Hall to discuss Sons and Lovers. All welcome whether you have read the book or you’re just interested in the author. Small charge to cover room hire. Contact: William Armitage 01462 643537; newideas@lalg.org.uk
LALG is renting its own shop, open initially on Thursdays, 11am to 3pm, located between Iceland and the Best Before Café in Commerce Way. Drop in for a chat over a cuppa. There is space to host a group meeting of up to 8 people, to hold 1 to 1 sessions, to join/ renew your membership and to find out more about LALG.
Badminton for Beginners: we are planning a 6-week Introduction to Badminton course, with a qualified coach. Date options: Tuesdays 7-8pm at Fearnhill School or Wednesdays 6-7pm at Fearnhill School or Thursdays 10-11am at the Leisure Centre. If we can get 8 participants for the same day, it will be £7 each per week. This includes equipment. Contact Steve Green with any preference on dates: sports-events@lalg.org.uk
Spaces now available: Get Painting Wednesdays and Thursdays, 9.30am - 12.30pm at Letchworth Settlement. All welcome, beginners to experienced artists. There is a small weekly charge to cover room hire, payable termly in advance. Contact: Tony Faulkner 07414 780177; getpainting@lalg.org.uk
New Idea: Friday afternoon Let’s Paint at the Settlement, aiming to start after Easter. We can take up to 10 members, sharing the cost of room hire. Bring your own materials. If interested, contact Jackie L: 07762 004295 or newideas@lalg.org.uk.
Architecture & the Built Environment talk: Social Housing: A Facilities Management Perspective. Mrs Howard Memorial Hall, Friday 20 March, 7.30pm. Cory Francis, a Chartered Engineer for a social housing provider, will talk about facilities management, regulatory and refurbishment issues he has encountered, and how the social housing and rented sector will need to evolve to address stewardship, life safety, carbon emissions and financial pressures. Then there’s heritage and DDA. Bring your questions for an illustrated debate. Booking essential. £5 LALG members, £7 non-members. Contact Chris Jones; architecture2@lalg.org.uk
Booking now: visit to the Royal Ballet School on 29 April. £22 per person. Full details are on the LALG website. Contact John Cox 01438 241043; operagroup@lalg.org.uk
Booking now: Annual Quiz on Saturday 11 April, 7pm for 7.30pm. Kincaid Hall, Letchworth Settlement. A light-hearted general knowledge quiz, organised by our Social Team. £36 per team of no more than 6 people, available to buy on LALG website. Or if you want to come on your own, or as a pair, then contact the Quiz Team at quizteam@lalg.org.uk as they will be making up teams (£6pp)
On Thursday 5 March, 11am at the Broadway Cinema, The Arts Society North Hertfordshire presents “Environmentalists & Innovators: JMW Turner & Olafur Eliasson” by Susan Wood. This lecture includes Turner's sublime landscape where geology, light and weather play a major role, and Eliasson's work inspired by Iceland's volcanic landscapes and extreme weather. £7 from the Box Office or visit the Broadway website
Whose Wine is it Anyway? Saturday 7 March, 7pm for 7.30. Letchworth Settlement is holding a wine tasting with a difference: Would I Lie to You? meets Call My Bluff! You will be given wines to taste and our 3 panellists (members of LALG wine groups) will each try to persuade you that theirs is the correct description. You and your team have to decide which is correct. Tickets £15pp from the Settlement's website.
Letchworth Music concert: Duo b!z’art on Wednesday 11 March, 7.45pm at Howgills. Pianists André Roe and Geoffrey Baptiste will be playing a programme entitled Across the Stars, featuring music about planets and moons, by Gustav Mahler, Edward MacDowell, Nicolai Kapustin and Gustav Holst. More details and ticket purchase: Letchworth Music website.
