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, 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... 

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... 

Hoddesdon High Street 2010 Calendars are available from Lowewood Museum. £7.99 each  Read More →

Hoddesdon Sorting Office It was “back to work” with a difference for Hoddesdon postmen and drivers, on September 14th 1964; for on that day the spacious new building housing the G.P.O. Sorting and Postmen’s Delivery Office in Conduit Lane opened for business. The new sorting office has an area of 3,280 square feet, being well over three times the size of the former office at the rear... 

If you were asked where you could find a venue which hosts world class comedy shows, blockbuster movies, dazzling theatrical performances and talks with some of the country’s top authors and athletes, where would you suggest? Wembley Arena perhaps, or the 02? Throw into the mix a host of enchanting shows for children, regular fayres and exhibitions, a coffee-shop, licensed bar and keep fit classes... 

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... 

The Spinning Wheel (image courtesy Harris Digital Productions) The Spinning Wheel is a grade II listed building, and when first built in 1849, it was called the Italian Cottage, having a northern Italian and Swiss influence to its architecture. With its deep bracketed eaves and gabbles it is without doubt a lovely building an a rare example of what is known as a Swiss cottage stlyle. Mr. Septimus Warner... 

Broxbourne Council have agreed to evaluate the evidence, costings and potential level of financial support from retailers and other interested parties for the installation of a monitored CCTV camera system in Hoddesdon town centre. There are town centre CCTV systems in both Waltham Cross town centre and the Cheshunt Old Pond area.  These town centres had higher levels of crime/ASB compared with Hoddesdon... 

Picture Past Exhibition Picture Past Exhibition at Lowewood Museum 7 November – 27 February 2010 A box of old photographs with hundreds of negatives where discovered in 2006 by Adam Bigg as he was sorting out books in the house of his late Grandfather Maurice Swansborough. Many of the negatives where in very poor conditions, but Adam who had fortunately studied photography decided to restore...