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‘Rave on’ A tribute to Buddy Holly

Rave On brings you songs from ‘Blue Days’ to ‘True Love Ways’. Marc Robinson founder member of ‘Rockin’ on Heavens Door, alongside the Counterfeit Crickets gives you an accurate performance of Buddy Holly and a celebration of his music. His attention to detail with attire will have you believing that you are back in a time when cars had fins and skirts had petticoats! Featuring songs ‘Doesn’t... 

Local News and Weather

Local  news, sports and weather from around the Borough of Broxbourne, which covers Hoddesdon, Broxbourne, Wormley, Turnford, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Goffs Oak and the surrounding area. Local news from the Hoddesdon and Broxbourne Mercury Robbery at Hoddesdon petrol station February 9, 2010 TWO employees were injured and cash was stolen when a Hoddesdon petrol station was raided in the early hours... 

Writer and presenter required

We are currently looking for a writer to provide articles for our website and an additional on-screen presenter for a series of DVD/online history programmes. Writer In addition to general history articles, we are looking for a writer to expand our World War 2 learning section and develop our new Victorian section. In the first instance, please email us your cv and a recent photo to presenter@lowewood.com Presenter This... 

Cinderella Pantomime, Broxbourne

With the help of Buttons and Fairy Godmother, no matter what tricks her Ugly Sisters may try, Cinderella shall go to the ball … Meeting Prince Charming, Dandini and a huge cast of supporting characters. The pantomime is for everybody aged 3 to 133. Ideal for families, firms and clubs. Winner of best local NODA panto award for last two years, Broxbourne Theatre Company reminds you that booking... 

Presenter required

We are currently looking for an additional on-screen presenter for a series of DVD/online history programmes. This role would ideally suit someone who lives in the area and is available one or two day’s a week. Projects currently include the restoration of a 17th century house, archaeological digs and a programme about ghosts. Filming will take place at various locations within the Borough... 

Fascinating Aida Celebrate 25 Years Of Success

In the world of showbiz only the best are remembered when the curtains come down. And in an industry where careers can be ended on the same night they began only the very best will have audiences still pining for them decades after their opening show. Step forward Fascinating Aida, the comedy trio who are still taking the world by storm 25 years after being discovered in a West End wine bar.  Originally... 

Broxbourne in Bloom 2009

Individual category winners have been announced in the annual Broxbourne in Bloom competition.  The competition invited residents, businesses and community groups within Broxbourne to enter their gardens for a chance to win up to £100 worth of gardening vouchers, donated by In-Ex Garden Centre in Goffs Oak. Mrs J Wells, from Goffs Oak was once again awarded first place in the ‘Best Large Private... 

Royal Rat Found In Old Mustard Pot

A well preserved rat was found within the walls of Broxbourne’s second oldest building,  The Old Mustard Pot and donated to the museum by bemused excavators in 1983. With parts of the building dating back to the time of Henry VIII the rodent’s history was no doubt an interesting one and its size even indicates that it could have been a black rat, the breed which wiped out an estimated 75 million... 

St Augustine’s Church, Broxbourne

A guide to St Augustine’s Churchyard The parish church of St Augustine’s is located in the Broxbourne conservation area and lies by the New River just off Station Road, Broxbourne. The church, completed around 1400, is a Grade I listed building of which there are only five in the borough. The southern chapel was erected in 1476 by Robert Stowell who later built St Margaret’s Church next to... 

Hoddesdon News

Local  news from around the Borough of Broxbourne, which covers Hoddesdon, Broxbourne, Wormley, Turnford and the surrounding area. Local news from the Hoddesdon and Broxbourne Mercury Robbery at Hoddesdon petrol station February 9, 2010 TWO employees were injured and cash was stolen when a Hoddesdon petrol station was raided in the early hours of the morning.Hoddesdon man missing after pub trip February...