We can’t wait to welcome you to The River of Light Lantern Parade on the 14th of March from 5-7:30 in Hemel Town Centre.
We can’t wait to welcome you to The River of Light Lantern Parade on the 14th of March from 5-7:30 in Hemel Town Centre. The lanterns are all complete, well done for all your hard work and thanks to everyone for supporting the project, we are excited to see you...
River of Light – 14th of March 2026 – Hemel Hempstead – Welcoming Spring, celebrating our unique chalk streams and taking place on International Day of Action for Rivers.
Join us for some Family Friendly Fun and be part of the River of Light Lantern Parade – Saturday, the 14th of March River of Light – 14th of March’26 – Welcoming Spring, celebrating Hemel’s unique chalk streams on International Day of Action for...
River of Light – Lantern Parade – 14th of March 2026 – 5 – 7:30 – Hemel Town Centre – Brought to you by Puddingstone Arts in partnership with Dacorum Borough Council and the people of Hemel.
From Canalside to the Banks of the Urban River, we flow. Hot off the heels of the Festival of Light in November 2025, the River of Light is taking place in Hemel Town Centre, in partnership with Dacorum Borough Council, local communities and organisations. The River...
Once upon a time alongside the canal, weasel, bramble, heron and a giant trout…..
A thing of beauty is a joy forever, it’s loveliness increases It will never pass into nothingness But still will keep a bower quiet for us and a sleep Full of sweet dreams and health, and quiet breathing. John Keats – Endymion 1818 Cultural...
Festival of Light and Reflection at Fishery Wharf Café in Boxmoor, Hemel on Saturday the 1st of November from 4:30-6
Willow and tissue paper are weaving their way through Dacorum and beautiful lanterns are beginning to appear in time for the Festival of Light and Reflection at Fishery Wharf Café , Hemel, on Saturday the 1st of November from 4:30-6 The team at Puddingstone Arts are...
Festival of Light and Reflection – Bringing light to the winter months with Puddingstone Arts Lantern Festival in collaboration with Fishery Wharf Cafe.
Festival of Light and Reflection – Bringing light to the winter months with Puddingstone Arts Lantern Festival Join us to create lanterns and large-scale sculptures to form a beautiful lit canalside spectacle, bringing light to the winter months. We are delighted to...
We are delighted to announce Planet Munch is Coming to Edith Neville School in Somerstown Camden 🌱✨ – Free, fun, and healthy activities for families – starting 19th September
Free, fun, and healthy activities for families – starting 19th September We’re excited to announce that the Planet Munch Programme is launching at Edith Neville School in Camden this September, thanks to support from the London Social Ventures Accelerator Programme....
Puddingstone Arts – Off to a flying start with wild crafts and canal-side weaving.
We were delighted to hark back to times gone by, offering creative sessions to explore basic basket weaving techniques. We worked with bramble foraged from Boxmoor surroundings, demonstrating how you can create direct from hedgerow to basket, and additionally working...
Puddingstone Arts – Heritage in Herts – Connecting People and Communities to Heritage
We are delighted to announce that we have been busy behind the scenes creating Puddingstone Arts and have actually managed to set up a CIC, a new collaboration founded by and for local creatives in Boxmoor, Dacorum, Herts and beyond. In the process of sharing ideas...
Work in progress shared in celebration of International Women’s Day – My Element – Featuring Omega Always
International Women’s Day (IWD) offered the perfect opportunity to begin sharing our latest series of video shorts, My Element a work in progress. This series celebrates a powerful female character of mythic proportions, Omega Always, and the fabulous team that makes...

