On this page you will find the latest news for Smallford and the surrounding area. If you would like an article submitted, please send your request to info@smallford.org
Ellenbrook Country Park or Gravel Pits?
A DECISIVE POINT? Discussion of Ellenbrook Fields becoming a quarry - with the possibility of a final decision - is on the Agenda of The Development Control Committee of Hertfordshire County Council at its meeting on Thursday 24th September 2020. We have been...
Free Alban Way Guided Walks: May 2019
We are repeating our usual Alban Way Guided Walks this year on Saturday 11th and Tuesday 21st May , as outlined on the accompanying 'Walks & More' poster. If you would like to simply book a place or places, please do so via the HCC Walks & More website...
A Sustainable Housing Development on Oaklands College
St Albans District Council is being required by The Government to make provision for around 16,000 new homes over the next 16-20 years. This will form the core of their Local Plan, the final draft of which is due to be published for a public consultation in Autumn...
Free Guided Walks of the Alban Way: May 2018
ALBAN WAY GUIDED WALKS: 2nd and 19th May 2018 Below is a poster, produced by Herts Countryside Management Service, publicising our two walks. You can book a place - by emailing John Darnton (who is one of the organisers of the walks) at albanwaywalks@smallford.org on...
Alban Way Guided Walks 13 & 17 May 2017
What? Join members of Smallford Station & Alban Way Heritage Society and Countryside Management Service on a 7-mile guided walk from Hatfield to St Albans. Learn all about the history of the Hatfield and St Albans Railway/Alban Way and the wildlife and habitats...
Inaugural meeting of the Smallford Station & Alban Way Heritage Society
Monday 10th April 2017 starting at 7pm Residents and members of other societies based in St Albans and Hatfield are very welcome to join us at the inaugural meeting of the Smallford Station & Alban Way Heritage Society in the Central Meeting Room of the McLaurin...
Smallford Station in Virtual Reality
Experience Smallford Station in Virtual Reality (VR) by clicking the following link! All you need is an Android or Apple phone and a special headset, known as Google Cardboard. Although this sounds complicated, it's a matter of putting your phone in a special headset...
The Blackberry Arch – A Little Alban Way ‘Mystery’ Explained
A striking artistic sculpture spanning the Alban Way between Smallford and Hatfield raised a not-so-simple Question for me, in the course of the 'Bringing the History of Smallford Station to Life' project. Looking at an O.S. map and ascertaining the sculpture’s...
Alban Way Guided Walks May 2016
Two guided walks looking at the history of Hatfield & St Albans Railway/Alban Way & Environs can now be booked using the Herts Direct website. A long walk on paved, mostly flat, foot & cycle path, with plenty of stops at points of interest, including a...
New Alban Way Leaflet
The Alban Way has a new logo and an updated leaflet, which you can use to learn about the trail and the sites along its path. Simply click the image below to start the download (PDF 8MB).