May day was celebrated in Watford on the 6th May at Cassiobury park bandstand. It’s the traditional celebration for the start of spring but the weather didn’t play ball as it was quite cool but at least it didn’t rain. Over 400+ people braved it to watch the morris dancers and to take part in…
April was a month of contrasts it started with a warm 1st week and the last week of the month, in the middle it was very cool with some late severe frosts and some places snow. April is usually the month of showers but not the case this year as it was very dry, especially…
Great to have the amazing Florist in Watford, the colourful bar/restaurant. It opened on the 22nd of April on a hot sunny Easter bank holiday and it was very busy when I arrived in the early afternoon. It certainly is a selfie paradise for all you Instagrammers out there with lots of backdrops to take…
The Christmas lights was switched on at the Intu shopping centre in Watford on Thursday 15th November. Radio one DJ introduced the crowd to Watford footballers, Adrian Mariappa & Tom Cleverly and 2 year old local hero Arthur Carpenter who turned on the lights. The night started with the cast from Jack & the Beanstalk…
Debenhams opened on the 27th September 2018 in Watford, which starts the new phased opening of the £180 million extension to the Intu Shopping Centre. The crowds were out in force for the opening, at around 10am there were around 2000 people queuing around the block, one lady was there at 4.30am! The ribbon was…
What an amazing month May has been weather wise from the record heat at the beginning to the week of sunny, blue skies to the heat and humidity at the end of the month. Throw in some spectacular thunderstorms as well. It has been a very warm month with a CET of 13.1c over 2c…
On a hot gorgeous day in Cassiobury Park the Morris dancers were out celebrating the May Day bank holiday around the iconic bandstand. The park was packed as the heatwave peaked, it felt like the whole of Watford had come down to the park. Below are some of the photographs I took on the day. There…
April has been another one of those crazy months that we have experienced this year. Who would have thought that we would be 2c above the longtime average. The month started cold and then got hot in the middle of the month and cold at the end. What has made it a warm month is…
Its been a memorable cold month for the first month of spring. The month started with Beast from the east then the mini beast with milder interludes. We have been stuck on the north side of the jet stream with only a few days of southerly winds bringing temperatures up to average. Over the month…
An amazing turn out for the 50th anniversary event for the South West Herts Astronomical Societies star gazing in Cassiobury Park, Watford. When I arrived at around 7.30 there was a queue to get in, I wasn’t expecting that and the hub was full. More than 500 people turned up! Unfortunately the weather didn’t play…
