• Activities for kids this October Half Term in Hitchin

  By HitchinPeople at 14:33 on 16/10/11

  

  If your looking for something to keep the little ones entertained this October half term in Hitchin, check out the Play Rangers scheme run by North Herts District Council (NHDC). The experienced team will be in Bancroft Gardens, Hitchin, with events from Tuesday 25th October until Thursday 27th October. Activities include arts, crafts, sports, games, junk modelling, den building and sand play for five to 13-years-olds. Sessions,...

• Its all going on at Hitchin Museum this September

  By HitchinPeople at 16:50 on 30/08/11

  

  Hitchin Museum is gearing up for its 6th Form Art exhibition which runs from 10–24 September 2011. This year for the first time the Priory and Hitchin Girls' School will be joined by students of Hitchin Boys' School promising to make the exhibition even more diverse and spectacular than usual. The Museum describes the exhibition as a feast for the eyes with an amazing amount of inventiveness and local talent on display. The...

• Kingshott awarded runners up in National Handwriting Competition

  By ncraven at 10:41 on 17/06/11

  

  Kingshott School were delighted to have been placed runners up in this year's National SATIPS Handwriting Competition. Kingshott pupils from years 2-8 enter the competition each year to provide a focus for handwriting and to help in the monitoring of children's handwriting through the School. Those children under 11 had to reproduce set poems in their best handwriting. At 11+ they have to choose their own poems. On an individual basis...

• Hitchin Girls School Astronomy Masterclass nominated for The TES Outstanding Teaching Resource of the Year 2011

  By HitchinGirls at 11:18 on 11/05/11

  

  Andrew Jackson a teacher at Hitchin Girls' School who runs the Astronomy Masterclass has been nominated for The TES Outstanding Teaching Resource of the Year 2011. This is a fantastic achievement with the awards ceremony taking place at the Hilton Hotel in London on 8th July 2011. Hitchin Girls' School has run Astronomy Master Classes for the last seven years.  This is an area that inspires students, captures their imagination...

• Easter Holidays in and around Hitchin

  By HitchinPeople at 12:27 on 18/04/11

  

  There is lots going on, places to visit and things to do to keep the kids entertained this Easter holiday. Easter is a great time for baby animals so why not visit one of these attractions and get up close and personal with their newest arrivals. Woodside Animal Farm, Slip End, is a great place to visit this time of year with the chance to bottle feed the lambs and join in with the Easter Bunny Hunt. Standalone Farm in...

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