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 | November 2025 Published on November 1, 2025. What a day! A special Rivers300 Apple Day celebration, October 4, 2025! |
Next Event
300 Year Childrens Art Competiton
Thursday 20th November 2025 at 17:30
Open to people 18 years or younger. Entries by e-mail between November 1st and 5th. See Rivers 300 website for more information.
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 | Orchards and the Environment Written by Elizabeth Waugh. Eric Buckmaster, former Environment Cabinet Minister on Hertfordshire County Council and long term RHSO volunteer, in interviewed by Elizabeth Waugh about his council role and how the Rivers Orchard fits into the council's environmental thinking. |
General Information
The Rivers Nursery was founded in 1725. Throughout 2025, we will host several events to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the historic site. Please use the links on the left to navigate the site, or see below for more information.
Each month, Elizabeth Waugh will produce a Diary of the events of the previous month and what to look forward to in the coming months. Please visit the diary page to keep updated on our activities.
A series of articles about the history of the Rivers Nursery and the activities of the Rivers Heritage Site and Orchard RHSO will be published.
Events will be hosted around the local area throughout the year to celebrate the anniversary. The list will be updated, so please check back frequently. A full report of our 300 Year Celebration and Study Day can be found here. A report of our 300 year Wassail can be found in the February diary entry and our 2025 Apple Day, here. We hosted as arts competition for adults in July - a full report of the event can be found here. We will be hosting a children's art competition later in the year. Details on entry rules can be found here.
Pictures of our events throughout the year will be available in the gallery page.
The publicity leaflet for the 300 year celebrations is displayed below (click each page to view in new window), or click here to download the whole leaflet.
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For further information about our work, please e-mail the RHSO committee or visit the main RHSO site. Join the RHSO mailing list for e-mail updates.