What's On in Letchworth over the Queen's Platinum Jubilee weekend

Every Thursday we'll showcase what's going on in Letchworth over the coming weekend - and this weekend is a special one as communities everywhere mark the Queen's 70 years on the throne.

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Saturday

It's May half-term kids club at Broadway Cinema!

May half-term fun!

Join them for a host of great family films for just £1.75 per ticket. 

This half-term the cinema will be showing everyone's favourite Encanto, brand-new The Bad Guys, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Sing 2, Rise of the Guardians and The Boss Baby 2.

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Saturday

Decorate a crown

Visit Letchworth library and paint a flowerpot or decorate your own crown. 

The event will be held on Saturday, June 4 between 10am- 4pm 

Fun for the whole family 

Free drop in event, donations welcomed.

Decorate a crown

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Friday - Broadway Cinema

THE BAD GUYS U

Several reformed yet misunderstood criminal animals attempt to become good, with some disastrous results along the way.

1030am

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SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 PG

When the manic Dr Robotnik returns to Earth with a new ally, Knuckles the Echidna, Sonic and his new friend Tails is all that stands in their way

11am

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DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA PG

Follow-up to the 2019 feature film in which the Crawley family and Downton staff received a royal visit from the King and Queen of Great Britain.

5pm

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TOP GUN: MAVERICK 12A

After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him.

1230pm

415pm

715pm

645pm

8pm

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THE BOB'S BURGER'S MOVIE

The Belchers try to save the restaurant from closing as a sinkhole forms in front of it, while the kids try to solve a mystery that could save their family's restaurant.

115pm

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DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS 12A

Dr. Stephen Strange casts a forbidden spell that opens the doorway to the multiverse, including a alternate versions of himself, whose threat to humanity is too great for the combined forces of Strange, Wong, and Wanda Maximoff

215pm

815pm

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Saturday, June 4

DOGTANIAN AND THE THREE MUSKEHOUNDS U

Dogtanian is an impulsive and idealistic young fellow who lives with his parents in a village in Gascony. His only objective in life is to follow in his father's footsteps and become one of the King's Muskehounds. An updated version of the classic 80s television cartoon inspired by the most famous novel by Alexandre Dumas.

1030am

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SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 PG

When the manic Dr Robotnik returns to Earth with a new ally, Knuckles the Echidna, Sonic and his new friend Tails is all that stands in their way.

11am

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DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA PG

Follow-up to the 2019 feature film in which the Crawley family and Downton staff received a royal visit from the King and Queen of Great Britain.

1115am

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TOP GUN: MAVERICK 12A

After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him.

1230pm

2pm

415pm

645pm

8pm

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THE BOB'S BURGER'S MOVIE

The Belchers try to save the restaurant from closing as a sinkhole forms in front of it, while the kids try to solve a mystery that could save their family's restaurant.

115pm

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Saturday:

Paddington: The Story of a Bear

The brilliant touring exhibition from the British Library, Paddington: The Story of a Bear, is now at North Herts Museum until June 26.

Follow his trail of marmalade splats to explore his tales of adventures in this educational, fun and free exhibition

Paddington: The Story of a Bear

More info here

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Letchworth: Get set for the Pride Film Festival

Letchworth: Get set for the Pride Film Festival

A carefully curated selection of outstanding LGBTQ+ films to celebrate, entrain and inform will be on offer in Letchworth this month. 

The Broadway Cinema will play host to such iconic films as Cabaret, as well as Pride - where gay activists worked to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984. 

There will also be a screening a Rebel Dykes - a full-length documentary about the explosion that happened when punk met feminism, told through the lives of a gang of lesbians in the riotous London of the 1980s.

The brilliant My Beautiful Laundrette will also be shown, portraying an ambitious Pakistani Briton and his white boyfriend striving for success and hope when they open a glamorous laundroma in the Thatcherite 1980s.

Love, Simon - Simon Spier keeps a huge secret from his family, his friends and all of his classmates: he's gay. When that secret is threatened, Simon must face everyone and come to terms with his identity.

Runs June 7 to June 28

Letchworth: Get set for the Pride Film Festival

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Wonderful Willian's Summer Fair

Willian Village is back after two years absence, due to Covid restrictions.

All the usual funfair and stall activities will be there along with burgers, ice-cream, tea and cakes and entertainment from Letchworth and Samba Bands.

Willian's wonderful summer fair returns this summer - and they've made sure they get the widest possible audience in terms of sharing news about their event - so why don't you try the same!

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Todd in the Hole

Don't forget later this year the brilliant Todd in the Hole family festival returns after two years lost to the pandemic.

The Todd Team have been working hard to bring a stellar line up to next years festival including, The Killerz, Amy Winehouse – A Tribute, Wham George Michael Tribute, Wrong Jovi, Mused, Dave Pearce, Pat Sharp plus loads more. Ending the weekend in style on the Main Stage will be the legendary Martin Kemp and his Back to the 80's DJ Set.

Martin has been selling out across the country and with a reputation for huge singalongs on this rollercoaster ride through a trailblazing decade for pop music, the Sunday night at Todd promises to be one to remember.

All this, plus the return of the Woods Stage, Buskers Stage, Vincents Stage and a bigger and better Kids Arena to keep Little Todders entertained all weekend. July 15 to July 17, 2022 Todd in the Hole 2022 - 3 Days, 5 Stages,

More than 80 bands. To buy any other Festival tickets and for full line up information please visit www.toddinthehole.co.uk

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