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Local stories and social life in St Albans & Harpenden
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Community Blogs
Local stories and social life in St Albans & Harpenden
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Lest We Forget, part 12: Adding the Second World War Names
Both towns added to their existing memorials rather than building new ones, and the results sit side by side with the Fi...
The Social Martini7 Nov 2026
5m read
Lest We Forget, part 11: 1939 to 1945: St Albans at War
In the Second World War, St Albans was a refuge, a factory and a quiet centre of secret work, all at once. It...
The Social Martini7 Nov 2026
6m read
Lest We Forget, part 10: 1939 to 1945: Harpenden at War
Harpenden was lucky in the Second World War, but luck is not the same as being untouched. The town was ringed by targets such as the factories at Luton and Hatfield, and it spent s...
The Social Martini7 Nov 2026