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Donna celebrates move
Pam Rhodes comes to Kempston
Kempston’s Mayor Carl Meader proposes a toast to Donna (right) along with Olivia (left), from Sharnbrook, who was on hand to model some of the beautiful wedding gowns in stock.
DOnnA PARKE is the owner of The Curvy Bridal Boutique, a specialist plus size bridal shop. The Curvy Bridal Boutique opened in September 2015 in Bedford town centre, however it was away in a first floor shop in Church Arcade. To celebrate their upcoming first birthday as well as the popularity of the shop, with brides both locally and further afield, the boutique has now expanded and relocated to a new premises which was opened by Carl Meader, the Mayor of Kempston last month. The new address is 178 Bedford Road, Kempston, MK42 8BL. The Curvy Bridal Boutique stocks amazing designer wedding dresses from a size 18 to 34 by Mori Lee,
Allure and Sacha James as well as beautiful accessories from Linzi Jay. Donna commented: “The drive for my business comes from my personal past experience of shopping for my own wedding dress along with the passion that it is every woman's right to be able to have the wedding dress shopping experience of their dreams regardless of their shape or size. “At The Curvy Bridal Boutique, our motto is ‘where every bride is beautiful’ with private dedicated appointments and professional knowledge and advice this is certainly achieved with each and every bride that comes in as a bride to be and leaves as a friend.”
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SOnGS of Praise presenter Pam Rhodes will be speaking at Kempston East Methodist Church's Wesley Guild at 7.30pm, Tuesday September 27. Pam first came to our TV screens in this area as the presenter of Anglia Television's news programme but is much better known these days as one of the presenters of BBC TV's Songs of Praise. As well as her television work Pam has written a number of novels. Together with her husband, Pam also runs a boarding cattery in Biggleswade and is a patron and ambassador of a number of charities, including Keech Hospice Care. The evening is entitled 'Hearts and Hymns' - not only a phrase from a well-known hymn but also part of the title of Pam's first novel, With Hearts and Hymns and Voices. The event will take place in the church at Kempston East. Admission is free but there will be a chance to contribute to the expenses of the evening. Everyone is welcome and we look forward to seeing you there.
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Another wheelchair for club’s Wheelstars
KEMPSTOn Park Indoor Bowls Club are going from strength to strength. This club and venue is a real community asset to those living in Kempston and the surrounding area. More and more people are joining the club and as it expands, so do differing groups who make use of the facilities. One of those groups who have been associated with the club for many years, is the Wheelstars. This is a group of physically handicapped members who bowl using specialised wheelchairs and are assisted by volunteers from KPIBC. They are a very happy and social group whose popularity has grown over the years. One restriction that limits their progress is the cost of their specialised wheelchairs. They delighted to announce that Bedford Borough Councillor Anthony Boutall has used his some ‘ward fund’ to ensure that another specialised chair could be purchased. On Tuesday July 12, a presentation took place at the Club to hand over a new wheelchair for the Wheelstars Club which is essential for them to enjoy a game of bowls. The presentation was made by Kempston Town Councillor Richard Hyde standing in for Cllr Anthony Boutall (who represents Kempston Central and East Ward). The club contributed towards the purchase of the wheelchair from their own funds. This brings the number of chairs available up to ten. The club holds a once a week session on Tuesdays where club members are on hand to help disabled people from the local area to enjoy a friendly game of bowls and a meal afterwards. Anne Dale, Club Member and Wheelstars Official ––––––––––––––––––––
i-lab celebrates 10th birthday
BEDFORD i-lab, a destination of choice for entrepreneurs and businesses in Bedford, celebrated its tenth birthday in July. Bedford i-lab was a pioneering project by Bedford Borough Council to provide flexible and affordable office accommodation tailored towards innovative and exciting businesses, including start-ups.
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Sharp business practice
MASTER Butcher Adrian Trudgill is a man who knows his knives. As the tools of the trade of the meat and catering, sharp knives are essential. When Adrian signed up as an apprentice butcher at Canvins in the 1970s, he quickly realised the disadvantage of working with a blunt blade. He learned to sharpen his own knives, and soon developed a talent which his colleagues admired, and they paid him in chocolate bars to hone their knives. now as Master Butcher at Franklins Farm of Thorncote, near Sandy, Adrian is still the sharpest tool in the shop. Customers visiting to buy
meat at Christmas, ask Adrian to sharpen their carving knives for the biggest meal of the year Adrian has launched his own business: Steel Sharpe aimed at professionals. To make the ‘point’ about the value of sharp knives, Adrian (left) called upon Bedford Swan Hotel chef Scott Liversedge (right), to have his utensils honed to perfection. “As a chef you are using your knives every day. They can become very particular to you - like an extension of your arm. I have had one knife for more than 20 years,” said Scott.
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Ampthill Road traffic misery ONE of the area’s major roads is heading towards total gridlock according to a consultants report commissioned by the Borough Council. The report states that Ampthill Road does not have the capacity for the developments that are planned. Already a bottleneck the situation will only get worse clogging up the main route south. The report, conducted by JMP Consultants for the council on resolving traffic in the Ampthill Road area, states that the overall nature of the corridor means there is unlikely to be sufficient capacity on the road or surrounding roads to provide for the future demands , bearing in mind all the developments which have and are due to take place. Revealed after an FoI request the report also makes other damning statements on the traffic situation in the Ampthill Road area of the town. It states that CCTV is not used to monitor traffic. A spare desk has been reserved in the Community Safety Team’s office for traffic personnel. There is no proper coordination of traffic lights, and to make matters potentially worse, Highways England is considering some form of traffic signals for the roundabout just to the
south of the Ampthill Road junction that gives access to the A421. Any potential schemes to enhance capacity would remove all existing verges and a significant number of existing trees. The report also says that cycle paths on the Ampthill Road would need to go, although later on suggests a separate cycle path. It also states that, at the Interchange Park, during peak Saturday periods, car parking capacity operates close to, or even exceeds, operational capacity, The costs for any schemes to help relieve the situation are put between a total of between £1.5m and £4m. Conservative Borough Cllr Roger Rigby said: “I have felt for a long time Ampthill road is an Achilles heel in the town's transport system. The borough council's failure to engage over many months on how to improve traffic whilst granting significant planning applications with others likely to follow is continuing to cause misery to residents and thousands of travellers everyday.”
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COnGRATuLATIOnS to Bedford Borough’s Adults’ Services football team, who have been out in Belfast competing in the ‘George Best Community Cup’ following a special invitation from the northern Ireland Football Association. The team from the Centre of Independent Living, in Gadsby Street, were invited to compete at the Billy neil Centre of Excellence back in June. Over 200 teams made up of players with a physical or learning disability took part, enabling them to engage in sports and play at a competitive level. Cllr Mohammad Yasin, Portfolio Holder for Adults’ Services at Bedford Borough Council said: “This exciting trip was underpinned by the Healthy Bedford strategy to promote adult social care services
by improving access, choice and advocacy for users, as well as providing healthier lifestyle opportunities for service users. Congratulations to those who took part, I hope that this match has given the players some fantastic memories for many years to come.” The team were invited by the Football Association (FA) as a result of their success at the county disability football league at the Beds FA in Dunstable, where they play each month. This trip was the first time that some of the team had been outside of England and the first time that some of them had stepped on a plane. The team stayed for three nights at Stranmillis university and were able to experience local culture and meet people from a number of different cultural backgrounds, gaining independence and travel skills. This is not the first time that the team’s efforts have been recognised, as they were nominated for an award at the Bedford Sports Awards last year. The team train once a week at the Bedford Athletic stadium. If you would like any further information on Bedford Borough’s Adults’ Services Football Team, contact Ryan Gale on 01234 718326.
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Are you ready to ‘play’ a part?
KEMPSTOn Community Theatre are seeking new members for their new production of ‘A Christmas Carol’
The Theatre was funded in 2013 for people of the local community interested in drama and theatre to develop their acting, improvisation and performance skills in a safe, relaxed and stimulating environment. It was also created with the aim of providing a social opportunity where people could gain in confidence, learn, accept and value one another. The company is open to all regardless of abilities or previous experience of theatre. It meets weekly at Project 229 on Bedford road on Wednesday evening. The company aims at creating innovative, original and thought provoking theatre. Since its creation, the group has performed four original productions: ‘The Mountain Language’ by Harold Pinter performed at The Keep, an adaptation of the ‘Canterbury Tales’ by Geoffrey Chaucer performed as part of Bedfringe, ‘Come and Go’ by Samuel Beckett, and ‘Anna’, an original production entirely devised by the group and performed in Kempston on the 27th July this year. The company is now working on its next project that the members have decided to be ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens. The group is seeking new members who might be interested to join this new production. There is no audition but only a willingness to work creatively as part of a group and learn together. For further details, please email: kemcomtheatre@aol.co.uk See Facebook: www.facebook. com/kempstoncommunitytheatre ––––––––––––––––
Tenth anniversary of women’s workshop
FOR the last ten years The net Charitable Trust, a charity working from Project 229 in Kempston, has been running wellbeing courses for women. Many women have benefitted from the course over the decade and it has been a springboard to positive changes. The course has received funding consistently and has therefore been able to deliver the course free of charge and is hugely grateful to those trusts and organisations who have supported this work including The Bedford and Luton Community Foundation, Hastingsbury Business and Enterprise College, Grace Community Church and The Bedford Park Rotary. The new courses start again in September with an opportunity to attend either Tuesday morning or evening sessions. If you would like further information please contact: Heather Solesbury on 01234 851508 or call in at Project 229.
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Hospital’s review transparency questioned
THE transparency behind a major review of local health services, that could affect the future of Bedford Hospital, was questioned by the Mayor and councillors at Bedford Borough Council’s Full Council
Meeting recently. Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STP) are being put together across the country to look at how local healthcare will delivered in the future. This is a separate process from
the Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes Healthcare Review by the Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes Clinical Commissioning Groups, which proposed a reduction in services at Bedford Hospital which would bring an end to obstetrics services, including maternity, in Bedford. The Healthcare Review is currently ‘paused’ with the future direction still unknown. At the Full Council meeting councillors questioned why those in charge of the Sustainability & Transformation Plan failed to consult with the Mayor and local councillors about what impact changes to healthcare in Bedford Borough will have on local residents. They also questioned nHS England’s decision to not invite representatives Bedford Borough Council to discuss these plans at a special meeting taking place this Friday despite inviting Central Bedfordshire and Luton Borough councils. Additionally, Councillors asked whether the Bedford and Milton Keynes Healthcare Review, which proposes reducing services at Bedford Hospital, has been scrapped or will form the basis of the STP for Bedfordshire. Mayor Dave Hodgson said: “The threat to services at Hospital has dragged on for years, causing uncertainty for patients and staff. We have challenged this threat, and commissioned a report which showed that a sustainable model for Bedford Hospital can be achieved alongside the retention of vital services such as A & E, children’s care and maternity services. There is real concern that Bedford is being excluded from much of the crucial STP process.
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Over £1,500 raised for the East Anglian Air Ambulance
FOR the 17th year running, Robinson & Hall held a charity clay shoot and this year’s was in aid of the East Anglian Air Ambulance. East Anglian Air Ambulance is a helicopter emergency medical service covering Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, norfolk and Suffolk. Their crews are called to an average of four life threatening incidents a day. They do not receive regular direct government funding so the £10.2 million they need to raise this year comes directly from charitable donations. Our annual clay shoot was held on 12th July at one of the uK’s largest clay shooting grounds, Sporting Targets in Riseley, Bedfordshire. 16 teams competed against each other, each determined to walk away with the many prizes on offer for Top Team, Top Gun, Top Lady and Best Farmer. There was also a sweepstake to guess the total number of clays hit in the competition. Following the shoot, a delicious buffet was served and winners were announced by Andrew Capel, Senior Partner and Head of Rural Property & Business at Robinson & Hall. A team representing The Three
A FORMER dressmaker and nurse Kathleen Lack celebrated her 100 birthday amongst friends at Kempston’s Senior Citizens’ Club last month. Kathleen’s 100th birthday was on August 7, a party was held in her honour at Kempston’s Memorial Hall. She cut her birthday cake with fellow club members singing happy birthday to her. Kathleen was born in Clapham and now lives in Putnoe. When she left school she became an apprentice dressmaker at E. P. Rose in Bedford’s High Street, now Debenhams. She married her husband ‘Joe’ and at the outbreak of WWII. She took up nursing and was based at the hospital in Clapham. Kathleen has one son and two grandsons, her son and one of her grandsons live locally with her other grandson living in Hampshire.
Compasses were crowned Top Team with 181/200 clays hit, Jim Munday and Andrew Buck shared the accolade of Top Gun with 37/40, Kate Coleman won Top Lady Gun with 27/40 and John Stanton won a cup for the most clays hit by a farmer with 33/40. Andrew comments: “Well done to all winners. Our annual clay shoot is always a huge success and a great way to raise money for such a worthy cause. Thanks to all those who attended for their support”. This year’s shoot raised over £1,500 for the East Anglian Air Ambulance, bringing the total raised since the first shoot to over £28,600. If you would like to be kept informed about next year’s Clay Shoot, please email Susan August on saa@robinsonandhall.co.uk
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Garden notes by Richard Callaghan IT’S bindweed one soft fruit nil. We have been forced to concede defeat at last and admit that soft fruit and bindweed are incompatible and we are unable to combat the bindweed with the fruit in place so it all has to go. Raspberries, blackberries and bindweed have all been sprayed with a strong solution of Glyphosate and will be left to die off before all are dug out. Catering and myself have come to a mutual agreement that we shall have to find another way of getting in a jam. To date, it has not been the best of years on the vegetable plot. A very mild winter followed by an exceptionally wet spring, and then an early attack of blight which brought most potatoes and outdoor tomatoes to a premature end. Then we went to a drought when everything should be coming up to harvest. Onions and garlic did not like the wet and beetroot and carrots and runner beans have not done at all well. While you can water, it
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takes too long to give an adequate amount when there are so many other things to do. Even my lettuce are bolting in this hot weather. The exception has to be courgettes. They are supposed to like plenty of water but mine are producing up to six fruits a day without any help at all from my watering can. They must be finding moisture somewhere as if I miss one it turns into a marrow overnight. In the garden at home, many of the plants and trees are also struggling with lots of them shedding leaves so that the lose less water and flowers are going over much more quickly than usual. It seems wrong really to be finding fault when we get a decent summer for a change. I do enjoy the good weather and it is great for the kids to have it good for the school holidays so that they can get their daily dose of Vitamin D. And the grass is growing that much slower now so we can spend a little more time enjoying the sun.
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n my first year as Borough Councillor, a major preoccupation was combatting an antisocial nuisance emanating from Park Road. After months of inattention, I was really pleased to successfully work with the Police and Borough Council as one of Kempston Central & East’s representatives in order to get in a position where we could remove unwanted troublemakers from our town. In taking a firm, proactive line, we were able to make Kempston a safer place. unfortunately, though, we have witnessed renewed antisocial behaviour in areas including College Street, The Old Saddlery, and Whittingstall Avenue. As well as burglaries and other criminal behav-
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£5m ‘Southern Gateway’ bid
BEDFORD Borough Council is hoping to ease congestion on Bedford’s busy Ampthill Road with a bid for £5.1m of funding to enable improvements to the road to be made. Bedford Borough Council submitted an application to the South East Midland Local Enterprise Partnership (SEMLEP) to be included in their bid for government funding for transport improvements. The Ampthill Road corridor is one of the busiest routes into Bedford ; it serves businesses and residential areas as well as the Interchange Retail Park. As well as linking the town with the A421, it provides the route to and from the town’s main Park and Ride facility, as well as access to Bedford Hospital. The purpose of the £5.1 million Southern Gateway Project is to improve journey time and reliability on this key corridor into and out of Bedford, between the A6/A421 junction and Prebend Street. Improvement measures proposed include enhanced signals and junctions which can respond better to heavy traffic; information systems that report on current traffic conditions.
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AWARD-WINNING George James Bridal has moved into new larger premises on Bromham Road, Bedford - just 18 months after opening. A lift-off within Michael Bailey’s well established womenswear shop in Harpur Street led to the celebrity style business attracting brides looking for top quality brands. Such has been the success of actress turned entrepreneur Nicola Weeks, that she moved her businesse into larger premises in August. The new shop is opposite the former Girls High School in Bromham Road, where Nicola was a pupil and where she recently opened The Grand Hall, a new wedding reception venue. At Nicola’s own event she had TV star Vicki Michelle to cut the ribbon. Nicola and Vicki have worked together in the past and were a great double act. Nicola paid tribute to her parents, who run a long established dancing school at Wrest Park, Silsoe, at her launch party, and to add to the celebration she has her own wedding coming up in September to Josh, who helped to refurbish her new shop.
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MAYOR Dave Hodgson has announced a ‘War on Weeds’ to tackle the rapid weed growth which has taken place across the Borough on roads and pavements. Due to the amount of warm, wet weather this year, weeds have taken the opportunity for rapid growth. Over the next three weeks the whole of the Borough’s highways will be sprayed with green-friendly weed killer spray. In addition, a Council Hit Squad will be sent out manually ripping weeds out of the ground. The Mayor of Bedford Borough, Dave Hodgson, said: “We are taking action to crackdown on the weeds that are blighting our roads and pavements. Overgrown vegetation affecting sight lines and safety on the roads is always dealt with as a top priority.” Some weeds are extremely tenacious and can push up through the tarmac surface, causing cracking and expensive road maintenance. To be successful in weed control, it helps if we all work together. If you would like to report a problem with weeds on the highway, contact the Highways Helpdesk on 01234 718003.
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Club is breaking new ground
TRAInEE footballers at Bedford College now have a promotion route into the two top teams in town. The Bedford College Football Academy/ Kempston Town FC partnership has a new home at Bedford FC at Cardington. Young players will be competing for team places on Saturdays at Kempston Town FC, and could be talent-spotted for progression to the Bedford squads. “It’s a great new opportunity for our academy trainees to be on the same site with the best known names in local semi-professional football,” said Phil newman Head of Sport at Bedford College, “We’ve had a good relationship with Kempston Town FC so when they moved to their new ground from September 2016 we wanted that to continue.” The Bedford College Academy will continue to play on Wednesdays at the AFC Kempston facilities in Hillgrounds, Kempston. Kempston Town Chairman Gary Ingerson said: “Kempston Town FC is broadening its horizons now with our Reserve and A Teams playing at the new Wixams Football Centre and renewing sponsorship opportunities with AL & G Abbott of Bedford Road, Kempston and Andreas Pizza of FOLLOWInG the success of our annual Girls and Ladies Tavistock Street, Bedford. We value tournament in June, which was played at Kempston Rovers our relationship with the college as is on the Astroturf, we are holding our annual pre-season tourbrings through the best local talent to nament for Kempston Rovers Colts on Sunday 4th September 2016. our team.” This is the 16th year for our tournament and each year it Academy players combine football skills with gaining qualifications in a gets bigger and better. This year we will be welcoming range of subjects to prepare them for teams from London, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, employment Monday to Friday - Hertfordshire, northamptonshire, Essex, Berkshire, regardless of which team they are play- Cambridgeshire and of course all over Bedfordshire, putting Kempston firmly on the youth football map. ing for at the weekend. Five years ago there were 55 teams entered into the tourIf you would like to know more nament, this year we have 108 teams. Kempston Rovers has contact www.bedford.ac.uk
Kempston Rovers Colts pre-season tournament 35 youth teams this season, including nine girls and ladies teams and four teams for Kempston Rovers Youth, not forgetting our senior team that was promoted to the Evostick Southern League Central last season, and are now looking forward to the local derby’s with Bedford Town. As well as the excellent facilities and family atmosphere at Kempston Rovers we provide Community Soccer Coaching; structured football sessions for boys and girls from the age of four and a disability team. We would like to thank all the local companies for their support and sponsorship, without their continued support we would not exist as the largest independent football club in Bedfordshire we are today.
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by Rt Revd Richard Atkinson Bishop of Bedford
STILL PRECIOUS
TODAY, as I write this, is my mother’s birthday. She will be 84 and at the weekend there will be a small family party to celebrate. There will be memories of all that has filled her life to date, not least a long marriage, three children and nine grandchildren. Sadly, what is less clear is whether my mother will remember much or any of that; it is unlikely that she will recognise many of those celebrating with her; and she may not even remember that it is her birthday that is the focus of the day. My mother, like so many others, has dementia. Over the last few years we have watched helpless as, like her mother before her, her memory has faded to the point, where at times, it is hard to discern whether there is any recall or recognition at all. It is desperate for her, and so hard for us and all who know her. As I have said so often in the funerals of those who have died after a period of dementia or Alzheimer’s the experience is, to a greater or lesser degree, that of an early bereavement – losing your loved one prematurely before the end of their physical life. A report in the last few days highlighted the needs of the 675,000 people with dementia in England. The report also indicated the varying standards of care across the country which was described as a ‘post-code lottery’. This will not do and we must endorse the comment of Caroline Abrahams of AGE uK who said: ‘We must continue efforts to improve access and quality of care for the growing number of us living with dementia’. Thankfully there are some good services in Bedfordshire but there is more to do. Visiting my mother this week was not easy – it is deeply painful not to be able to interact with someone you love and who loves you. But she is my mother; she still embodies all that nurture that brought me into being and enabled me to flourish. My mother is still precious in the sight of God – a unique and special human being – and however distressing things are now, I must never lose sight of that truth.
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RAIL USERS DESERVE A BETTER SERVICE
I JOInED forces recently with leaders of other councils along the route of the Thameslink and Great northern lines to demand a better service for local rail users. As a group of councils representing well over a million people, we called on the Government to work in the interests of beleaguered users of services on these routes. That means ensuring they are provided with levels of service they were promised and which they have a right to expect. Rail users in Bedford pay a lot of money for their train travel. Indeed, a comparison of the cost of Bedford commuters’ travel with journeys of similar length elsewhere shows it to be very high indeed. Worse, yet another rise has been announced by the government, with a 1.9% increase in regulated fares to be imposed in January. In return for these fares, the very least rail travelers should be able to expect is a timetable they can rely on, adequate capacity on the trains and cancellations kept to a minimum. Instead, sadly, Bedford commuters are being failed on each of these counts. national media coverage has focused on problems with Southern Rail services. Meanwhile, however, Thameslink travelers have also been enduring appalling overcrowding, excessive delays and late cancellations, and it is just not good enough. I recently met personally with Govia Thameslink representatives and made this clear to them. I received assurances over issues including increased capacity, more drivers to reduce the risk of cancellations and other issues. I will keep a close eye on these issues and will hold them to their pledges. It is now time for the government, which contracts Govia Thameslink to operate the route, receives the fares income and has considerable powers at its disposal, to start supporting long suffering Bedford rail users and ensuring better services are provided.
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Fuller Richard Fuller MP for Bedford & Kempston
WHAT IS OUR NEW PRIME MINISTER REALLY LIKE?
The image of the new Prime Minister in her ‘sensible’ shoes hiking in the Swiss Alps is a pretty good reflection of my impressions. Members of Parliament have regular interactions with Ministers and I often met with the then Home Secretary. These meetings are about policy issues, upcoming legislation, or specific constituent matters. For me and Mrs May, it covered all three at various times. So what impressions did I gather? Sensible, most certainly but first and foremost, Mrs May is a keen listener. She was never fussy or rushed and when it came to constituent issues she was always eager to know about the personal or family circumstances surrounding the issue. Her empathy was genuine. She is practical. If there had been a real failure in process, she would want to see it corrected. If I was overreaching in my demands, she would point out the flaws in my argument. As the longest serving Home Secretary for decades she really knew her brief. She can surprise. As a new MP I called a debate to change the way the police used their ‘stop and search’ powers which I believed were being used discriminately. The issue had been around for years and no Home Secretary had had the courage to tackle it – until Mrs May. As I sat listening to her, I was shocked and proud that it was a Conservative Home Secretary that was brave enough to look at the evidence and make changes. Will these qualities help her to make judgements in the best interests of the nation in her new role as Prime Minister? There are many challenges ahead but I believe so and talking to people in our town, I think ‘sensible’ is what most people like about Theresa May.
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Monthly update from the Police and Crime Commissioner by Kathryn Holloway
100 DAY REFLECTION
In AnY new high profile public role the achievements of the first 100 days merit reflection. I am happy to comment on mine, given the particular importance to me of keeping my pre-election promises. The first priority in my Police and Crime Plan for Bedfordshire is the return of more visible community policing. The Deputy Chief Constable Mark Collins and I embarked on a series of monthly public meetings to announce the brand new recruits and other officers who are being tasked with delivering this through seven Community Policing Hubs which we are deploying throughout the county by the end of the year. The first was held in Leighton Buzzard where part of my new collaboration plan with the Fire Service – which is among the most extensive in the country – was also highlighted, since I have secured agreement with Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service for police to share its fire station there in future and building work is imminent to achieve this. The second was in Luton where we were joined by Insp. Mo Aziz who is heading up the Force’s bid to recruit officers from Black Minority Ethnic (BME) backgrounds so that our police both look and sound like all the communities they serve. I have succeeded in arranging for all the Force’s recruitment panels to have a BME member, for an independent recruitment expert to advise on questions and for the panel members to scrutinise these for any sub-conscious bias. In Bedford, a new enquiries office will open right on the High Street and before December we will hold meetings in Biggleswade, Dunstable and Houghton Regis to bring news of extra police and address the key crime and policing concerns in these areas. I am particularly proud of the grants I have been able to distribute investing £147,000 in refuge places for those fleeing domestic violence and to help rebuild lives. I am providing funds for a video-link to the courts so that victims of rape and sex abuse need not attend trials in person with all the trauma involved in seeing their attacker and their associates at close range. I hope you will see this progress as a positive change in policing.
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100% pass rates in key subjects at TBSF
STuDEnTS taking A Levels (A2) at The Bedford Sixth Form have cleaned up with 100% pass rates in subjects like sciences, further mathematics, physics and politics. The Bedford Sixth Form (TBSF) offers the widest choice of more than 30 A-Level and BTEC subjects to full-time students compared to local school sixth forms, many of which have cut back on courses this year. Overall in 2016, TBSF had a 97% pass rate with 16% of those being at the top level A or A* .
Nathan Smalley of Upper Caldecote, left, gained an A Star in Law and A grades in History and Govt & Politics and is off to the University of Nottingham to study Law. Joel Beams, aged 19, of Bedford gained 2 Bs and C and a place at Leicester University.
Off to be an Aircraft Engineering with Thomson at Luton is James Stonebridge, aged 18 of Great Denham. James gained an A grade in Maths and a C in Physics to secure his career choice.
High performing students from local schools are encouraged to join TBSF and take a step towards the most sought after university places across the uK. This year an Academic Excellence Bursary Scheme has been launched offered £4,000 towards studying for A Levels at TBSF. “The Bedford Sixth Form recruits from a wide catchment and coming to a new college brings with it additional costs. We want more people to benefit from this first class sixth form experience, so in addition to our wide
Ellen Thomas, aged 18 of Millbrook got an A Star in Geology, A grade in Maths and B in physics and is now off to study Civil Environmental Engineering at Cardiff University.
Milly Clayton of Shortstown is off to study movie-making at Stirling Uni in Scotland after gaining an A Star grade in her Film A Level. She hopes to become a screenwriter and director.
range of student support packages our charitable trust is generously supporting a new Academic Excellence Bursary Scheme. “The purpose of the scheme is to ensure our highest-performing students are not distracted by having to look for work to meet travel and other costs.” said the Head of The Bedford Sixth Form, Paul Clarkson. Ivan Morris Paxton is the fourth member of his family to be hometutored and then to take his A Levels. He has a place at Southampton to study Modern History and Politics.
Celebrating fantastic results
Jared Gayle, aged 18, of Kempston gained a Distinction Star in CambTech IT and has a place at Hull University to study Geography/ Geology where he will be using his combined skills to study climate change and sustainability. He has thanked The Bedford Sixth Form staff for helping power ahead in his second year towards a fantastic finishing line.
CELEBRATIOnS are underway for many Biddenham upper School students today after receiving their A level results. As in previous years students have obtained places at places at top universities including Oxford, Warwick, and Birmingham. Students will be going on to study a range of subjects including Linguistics, Chemistry, History and Chinese. Head Teacher David Bailey is
delighted with the results and the achievements of the students. “Our A level results this year are outstanding with our students getting into top universities - including Oxford - and more importantly the university of their choice. We are exceptionally proud of the achievements of all our students and wish them well in the future - we will miss them. Many thanks to all our parents and teachers for all their hard work and support for our students.”
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Hastingsbury’s best sixth form results ever!
HASTInGSBuRY Business & Enterprise College students really surpassed themselves this year by achieving the best ever results for the college. All records were smashed both for the average level of achievement per qualification and for the average level of achievement that students attained across their individual course programmes with all students gaining university places of their choice. Achievements of particular note were: Connor Roberts (pictured right), Chemistry A*, Mathematics A*, Physics A*, Further Mathematics AS, A. Jana Craddock English
Language A, English Literature A, History B. Lara McErlean English
Modern School students’ outstanding A level results
WHILST across the uK top grades are down Bedford Modern School students are once again celebrating consistently high A Level results with an impressive 52% achieving A* - A and a fantastic 96% obtaining A*- C. nearly one third of all the students who sat their A Levels this year obtained three A grades or better. Sam Butler received the highest grades in the School with four A*s in Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Chemistry. He will now go on to study Mathematics at the university of Cambridge along with four other BMS students who have successfully secured places at either Oxford or Cambridge. Sam said: “I had some idea of how well I had done this morning when I learned that I had been accepted at my chosen university. I’m incredibly happy and would not have been able to have achieved these grades were it not for the support I received at BMS.” Top performing female student Kiana Mostaghimi has secured a highly sought after place to study
Medicine at the university of Southampton after obtaining A*s in Biology, French and Maths and an A in Chemistry. She also achieved an A* in her Extended Project Qualification. As well as her academic achievements Kiana has made an outstanding contribution to the life of the school, working tirelessly on charity projects and being a positive role model for younger students. Bedford Modern School Headmaster, Michael Hall, said: “Our students have once again done themselves proud. Despite concerns about grade variability nationally, our students continue to achieve consistently year on year with an impressive 52% of all grades at A* or A and 96% at A*-C. “I am always delighted that those who go on to university often choose vocationally specific subjects securing them every best chance of success in the future. To have 11 students secure highly competitive places to study medicine, dentistry or veterinary science is tremendous.”
Language A, English Literature A, History B. Jonah Atkinson Mathematics A, Further Mathe–matics B, Music B. Jessica Ujjal (pictured above) Biology A, Chemistry B, History B, Maths AS C Hastingsbury is extremely proud of the levels of achievement students obtain who are studying vocational courses such as Level 3 BTEC’s and national Diplomas. Over 65% of these results were Distinction * (A* equivalent at A level).
Of particular note here were those students that gained FOuR Distinction* (equivalent to FOuR A* at A Level) in all of their courses. These students included: Harsimran Brayna Business Extended Diploma (3 A level equivalent), IT Part 1. Katie Mantle Business Part 1, Health and Social Care Part 1, Media Studies Diploma (2 A level equivalent). Shane Morton Business Extended Diploma (3 A level equivalent), IT Part 1. Victoria Wooding Business Studies (2 A level equivalent), Health and Social Care (2 A Level equivalent) Martin Fletcher, Headteacher, commented: “These are a fantastic set of results and are a product of all the hard work and dedication of our students and staff over the last two years. Some students have achieved really well despite some difficult personal and family circumstances. I am very proud of them all and wish everyone the best of luck as they now move onto university, apprenticeships or employment.”
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Tragic loss of much great talent by Ken Broughton
MAnY people who were around at the time can remember just where they were when they first heard of the death of Elvis Presley, John Lennon, President Kennedy, not to mention 9/11. February 6th is a date that will go down in history for two different reasons. On that fateful day in 1952 I remember mum meeting me on the way home from school at dinner time and telling me the King was dead, “Princess Elizabeth is going to be Queen.” King George VI having died during his sleep at Sandringham in norfolk and from what I can remember the whole of 1952 appeared to be mostly a year of doom and gloom although it probably wasn’t. Six years later on the very same date an aircraft crashed on takeoff at Munich airport in Germany resulting in the loss of several lives of those those on board including members of Manchester united Football Club who were returning home from a European cup tie against Red Star Belgrade in Yugoslavia. The plane had stopped for refueling at Munich in heavy snowfall. After several unsuccessful attempts at takeoff the plane crashed having failed to clear the runway crashing into a field and a cottage. Man u as they are now known have a world-wide fan base. They actually have one in Bedford and several of my mates including Vic Kirk and Bob Beard and my grandson Daniel are committed fans. Well I suppose we all have had crosses to bear and Peterborough united’s cross is the one that I have to bear, but we do hold two records. The most league goals in one season (134) by any team English football league or Premiership and we’re also unbeaten at Wembley, winning two games at the old stadium and one at the new venue and I saw all three games. Why are you not surprised? Man u have often been considered the number one football club in the world, but this may surprise many of you, they are not even the number one club in Manchester. This falls to Manchester City, having been founded in 1880 at St Marks (West Gorton), they became Ardwick AFC in 1887 and finally Manchester City in 1894. Manchester united was founded in 1887 as newton Heath and changed to their current name in 1902 and so by virtue of their seniority Manchester City are number one in Manchester. Sorry about that all you Man u fans. On Thursday, February 6, 1958 at around 5.15pm on my way home from work I called in at Ron Bull’s shoe repair shop on Bunyan Road, Kempston to collect my shoes that had been in for repair. Ron informed me that the Man u plane had crashed in Germany. As soon as I arrived home, mum, already having the radio on and listening to the latest reports of the disaster (we had no TV at the time) informing us that Tommy Taylor 26, Mark Jones 24 and Eddie Colman 21, were dead and Duncan Edwards 21, although seriously injured was in hospital along with Bobby Charlton 20, who was suffering minor injuries and was expected
to make a rapid recovery. Later that evening we heard Captain Roger Byrne 28, David Pegg 22, Bill Whelan 22 and Geoff Bent 25, had also died but Matt Busby the team manager (pictured above), although in intensive care with multiple injuries and as a Catholic had twice received last rites, did, as we now know make a full recovery and just how well finally resulted in a knighthood after having led united to European cup final victory in 1968 at Wembley, ten years after the Munich disaster. Duncan Edwards (October 1, 1936 – February 21, 1958) was an England schoolboy international at 13 and was soon appointed captain. He played twice at Wembley in 1951 against Wales and 1952 against Scotland. He played a total of nine games for England schoolboys before leaving school. Later that year he signed for Manchester united and in 1953 he was in their youth team which won the first ever FA Youth Cup Final. By this time he had already made his first-team debut at 16 years 193 days old and England B and England under 23 selections soon followed. On April 2, 1955 at Wembley against Scotland he became at 18 years 193 days old, England’s youngest ever player. They won 7-2 and I saw the game with my father the day after I left school. From the time of his first game for England before his career was cut short by the tragedy at Munich, he had played 18 times for England, mainly as a midfielder and scored five goals all from outside the penalty area. Bobby Charlton described him thus: “He was the only player who ever made me feel inferior.” they can be no higher praise than that. Many top football people have since said that in terms of all round football ability he would have been one of the greatest ever had he lived. He was basically a midfield player but could play in any position. That is how good he was. Of the surviving players, Jenny Berry 31 and Jackie Blanchflower 24, never played a game again
owing to the severity of their injuries. Charlton 20, Bill Foulkes 26, both carried on and were part of the European Cup winning team in 1968. Goalkeeper Harry Gregg 24, Ray Wood 26 and outfield players Kenny Morgans 18, Albert Scanlon 22 and Dennis Violet 22, who later played one game for England also continued playing. Gregg was the outstanding goalkeeper of the 1958 World Cup Finals in Sweden when playing for northern Ireland. He also deserves a special mention when without regard for his own personal safety he went back in to the wreckage of the plane at Munich which was still burning, to rescue a young mother and her baby daughter. Mother and daughter, who was by now an adult woman had an emotional reunion of a TV programme many years later. Ex-England and Manchester City goalkeeper Frank Swift a team mate of Matt Busby who played with him for the City club in the 1930s and employed by the news of the World as a football reporter died in an ambulance on his way to the hospital. He was only 18 when he played in the 1934 FA Cup Final at Wembley along with Busby and they beat Portsmouth 2-1. He played 19 times for England after the war, captaining them against Italy when they won 4-0 before retiring in 1949 at the age of 33. Man u officials who also died were Club Secretary, Walter Crickmer; Trainer, Tom Curry and Coach, Bert Whalley. Alex Ferguson’s young players ‘Fergie’s Class of ’93 as they are known, David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, the neville brothers, Gary and Phil, Paul Scholes and nicky Butt were, in view of their later achievements with the club, were truly an outstanding group of footballers but Matt Busby’s team “The Busby Babes’ were probably better but this is something we will never know. There is no doubt however that they were the very heart not only of Manchester united but the England teams. The loss of Roger Byrne, Eddie Coleman (not at that point an international), Tommy Taylor and the mighty Duncan Edwards, who survived in hospital until February 21, when his great fighting spirit finally gave up on him had an effect on the sport. I feel sure that with these great players all in their prime may well have won the 1958 World Cup because even with a depleted team England drew with the eventual winners, Brazil 0-0 in a group game and had we progressed as I am certain we would have, we would have met them again in the final. In 1956 we beat them 4-2 at Wembley with Byrne, Edwards and Taylor who score two goals and 41 years young Stanley Matthews, who ran rings around Brazil’s world-class left back nilton Santos. I have written this article at the request of Manchester united fans that I know who live locally. As I said earlier, we all have our crosses to bear. up united (Peterborough united. until next time.
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Castle Comedy returns on Thursday September 8th at The Gordon Arms, Ent Shed in Bedford. The show will be packed full of comedy talent and the laughs are guaranteed!
The headline act is Nick Page. nick is a former presenter of BBC1’s Escape to The Country turned uK comedy circuit legend! He recently came runner up in the prestigious English Comedian of the Year competition earning him a tour of Australia as a prize! His unique rapid fire delivery will leave you wondering how anyone can get through so many words so quickly, and how he’s escaped justice, or at least retribution, for so long! “Roguish comic Page is a bearlike man with a fund of barely
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BEDFORD BRANCH Meetings held Kempston Constitution Club 196A Bedford Road, Kempston 3rd WEDnESDAY in the month 19:30 for 20:00 start 21 September 2016 Slide Show featuring shipping seen in 1984-5 by Tim Webb Branch Secretary, Dave Menzies Telephone: 01234 352014 e-mail : dave.menzies@tiscali.co.uk BEDFORD BRAnCH OF THE MORRIS MInOR OWnERS’ CLuB
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“Absolutely Smashed it!” Relentless Boardmasters next up is Tamar Broadbent. She is the next musical comedy sensation on the uK comedy circuit with Michael Palin saying “I predict a great future”. She has sung her comedy songs on BBC Radio 4 and was a Finalist in the Amused Moose Laugh Off and Funny Women Awards 2015. ★★★★★ “Something really special” Female Arts ★★★★★ “Lightning-fast comedic strokes, side-splitting timing and an impressive set of pipes” Broadway Baby Your Mc for the show is Castle Comedy favourite, Paul Revill! The shows sell out quickly so be sure to book early to avoid disappointment! September 8th – Doors open 7.30pm, Show starts at 8.15pm and tickets are £8 (£6 nuS) or £16, which includes a pre show meal and glass of wine at the Gordon Arms. To book call 07736 060541 or online at www.castlecomedy.co.uk Castle Comedy – Bringing Comedy Royalty to Bedford.
CLASSIC MINOR EVENT
The Bedford Branch of the Morris Minor Owners’ Club (MMOC) will be hosting the national club’s 1962 4 door 1098cc saloon charity car in the Harpur Square, Bedford, as part of the 40th Anniversary Charity Marathon Drive from John O’Groats to Land’s End. Bedford MMOC members will also be displaying many of their own Classic Morris Minor Cars in the Square. A charity collection will take place at all locations the Charity Marathon Car is visiting to raise funds for Marie Curie to support their work in providing end of life nursing care.
RuTLAnD WInD EnSEMBLE Leader - Victoria Worthington Performing works by
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St Owen’s Church Bromham MK43 8LL 3.00pm on Sunday 2nd October Adults - £8 u16 - £4 Teas from £1 Tkts: 01234 825454 (day) 826551 (evenings) nCT nORTH BEDS
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Saturday 8th October 2016 12 noon – 1:30pm (11.30am for NCT Members) £1 admission fee Bedford Athletic Stadium, Barker Lane, Bedford, MK41 9SB https://www.nct.org.uk/branches/nort h-beds-north-bedfordshirenct/events/nearly-new-sale-autumnnorth-beds ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
By Ben Elton An hilarious, razor-tongued, modern comedy satire
Silly Cow
Sharnbrook Mill Theatre, Sharnbrook 7.30pm Monday 12th to Saturday 17th September
Doris Wallace is the bitch to end all bitches! A tough, vicious newspaper columnist with a talent for caustic insults and career assassination, the queen of the tabloid press is content with her toy boy and her pretty personal assistant and is on the verge of glorious success with her own television show. She’s not going to let anything, or anyone, get in her way, not even the ‘silly cow’ of an actress who is suing her for libel. Any potentially embarrassing
Friday 16th Sept 8am-3pm
skeletons she may have in her cupboard are securely locked away... or so she thinks! “Crude, clever and killingly funny.” DAILY MIRROR Tickets from £9 are available online from: www.sharnbrookmilltheatre.co.uk or in person from Twinkle Twinkle Boutique, High Street, Sharnbrook.
MILTOn ERnEST GARDEn CEnTRE
CAR BOOT SALE
Sunday 18th September £5 per car
WILD LIFE FAMILY FUN DAY
A great day for all the family with Wild Life Trust, Birds of Prey, Beekeepers Hedgehog Rescue, Butterfly Conservation, Woodland Trust, Bouncy Castle, Wildlife Photographer, Creative Competitions, Face Painting and RSPB
Sunday 11th September
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Come and join us for St John’s Starlight Walk
Fun Palaces events
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Bunyan Meeting will be joining in with the Fun Palaces events that Would you like to take part in this year’s Starlight Walk and remember promise to be a marvellous mash-up of art, science and culture in the a loved one? heart of the Castle Quarter on the Join us as we walk around the grounds and local countryside on the first weekend on October. The Basement at Bunyan will 24 September 2016, it’s also a great open its doors from 11.00am to way to raise money for your local 4.00pm on Saturday 1st October, hospice. when all ages and abilities are Get those walking shoes ready invited to ‘drop in’ to the free and book: workshops where you can make www.sueryder.org/stjohns/starlight your own paper and ink, colour an walk The starlight Walk will take place illuminated manuscript, engage in within the St John’s Hospice grounds simple bookbinding techniques – and even create a bookmark for your and surrounding countryside, and will include a shorter 5km option as favourite novel! Meanwhile John Bunyan well as the usual 10km. Museum will be running free drop-in The night kicks off with sessions inspired by the church’s entertainment on the main stage including a clubbercise warm up in- stunning stained glass windows, line with our Ibiza theme, so there is where you can have a go at making stained glass window biscuits. On sure to be something to keep you October 2nd the church at Bunyan motivated! Meeting will focus on the arts and If you would also like to sciences in its Sunday worship. All volunteer on the night please call 01767 642412, alternatively you can people are most welcome to the services at 11.00am and 6.30pm. make a donation by emailing stjohnsfundraising@suerydercare.org Bunyan Meeting, Mill Street, Last year’s event raised £65,000. Bedford MK40 3Eu. This year St John’s Hospice requires Telephone: 01234 213722. John Bunyan Museum £2.7 million to keep its doors open Telephone: 01234 270303 email: and continue to provide the care so curator@bunyanmeeting.co.uk many patients and their families need. Please accept our apologies – The Basement at Bunyan dogs may not be brought along. Telephone: 07936 907981
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Picasso and the Masters of Print The Higgins Bedford 15th October
Picasso & the Masters of Print opens at The Higgins Bedford on 15th October 2016; offering a unique opportunity to view some of the most important prints by one of the most highly regarded artists of the 20th century. Renowned for his paintings and sculptures, Picasso was also the twentieth century’s greatest printmaker and the seven prints by Picasso held at The Higgins Bedford spectacularly showcase the varied printmaking techniques that he mastered. The print Still Life under the Lamp, 1962 is a highlight of the exhibition and one of Picasso’s best known linocuts. By then in his 80s Picasso continued to innovate, using a complex new technique to create this colourful night-time scene. The Frugal Meal, 1904, is the earliest work in the exhibition and one of the last works of Picasso’s Blue Period. A haunting depiction of
an emaciated couple in a café in Montmarte, The Frugal Meal is considered to be one of the masterpieces of twentieth century graphic art. These stunning works will be accompanied by a wider exhibition of major artists’ original prints drawn from the Cecil Higgins Collection and further afield. Five centuries of printmaking will be on show, ranging from masterpieces by key figures in the history of European printmaking, such as Rembrandt, Picasso and Matisse. Portfolio Holder for Leisure and Culture, Councillor Sarah-Jayne Holland said:”The fact that you are able to see the work of one of the twentieth centuries’ most revered artists in Bedford Borough is truly fantastic and I would like to encourage everyone to visit the new exhibition when it opens this Autumn.” The prestigious collection of more than 400 prints housed at The Higgins Bedford spans all periods, styles and techniques of printmaking and includes the work of leading international artists, including Rembrandt, Warhol, Lichtenstein and Hockney.
The Rise, Fall and Rise Again of the Cardington Airships
An illustrated talk by Bedford Town Guide and local historian David Fowler
8pm Wednesday November 23, 2016 The Church of the Transfiguration Church Hall Bedford Road, Kempston MK42 8DW Entrance £5 on the door For more information call: 07894 935952
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Come and join us!
We are a local group that does Zumba every week at Project 229 Kempston 6pm, we decided to do a danceathon to raise money for a local child that needs a special buggy as he has down syndrome and for MnDA. It was a fantastic day and we made a total of just under £500 which is fantastic for our first event. I love the fact that my classes are for everyone, in Zumba there is no right or wrong!! I run several local classes. Mondays 7.15pm Wootton
Lower School, Tuesday 8pm Cranfield Lower School and Wednesdays 6pm Project 229 Kempston. I'm adding new classes to the programme from Tuesday 13th September there will be a new spirals class (a gentle class that combines yoga, pilates and ballet principles) at 12.15 and Zumba STROnG will also be coming very soon on Thursday evenings 8pm. Classes are £5 pay as you go or £4 if you pay for ten in advance. If you have any queries please call me on 07900 232648 or email denisemarie@live.co.uk
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Indoor Bowls Club afternoon teas
Why not come with a group of friends/family and spoil yourself at our club. Commencing on Thursday 15th September our bowls club will be introducing delightful three course afternoon cream teas with vintage china for members and non members. The three courses will consist of a finger sandwiches, scones with clotted cream and jam, and delicious cakes. There will be surprisingly elegant and classical greeting and table service with some extraordinary table favours. This will be a very different and enjoyable afternoon tea experience for a meeting up of
friends or family to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries etc. Afternoon teas are available on the following Thursday afternoons from 3.00pm to 5.00pm. Dates are Thursday 15th September, Thursday 13th October and Thursday 10th November 2016. Booking and payments are required (unfortunately we cannot take card payments) to be made at the club bar one week in advance. Price is £9.00 for members and £9.50 for non members. Bookings are now being taken so pop into the club, book at the bar for your preferred date. unfortunately we cannot accommodate children under 12 years of age whilst members are bowling.
Learn to play a Musical Instrument! GUITAR
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Refreshingly creative, humorous approach. Exams or for fun with experienced teacher, performer and composer of teaching pieces. D.B.S.(C.R.B.) checked
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con club We now have SKY SPORTS and RACING UK
+ on ‘SUPER SUNDAY’ we have 50p OFF a pint of FOSTERS & SMOOTH So for five hours you have cheaper drinks and footy what more could you need
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Sat 3rd September DIARY DATES The fantastic band the
HALLOWEEN PARTY
BUSH PIGS
Covering U2, MADNESS, KINGS OF LEON, BON JOVI, JAM Sat 10th September The mighty
Prizes for best dressed kids ADULTS’ ONLY ROOM All dressed up – gonna be the best yet ALL WELCOME
HUB WHIPLEY Sat 17th September. The Queen of of disco and soul
SOPHIA SOUL Sat 24th The awsome band
HARKBACK Sat 1st October The cheeky and slightly rude
JUST MICHAEL
Sat 29th October THE ONE AND ONLY
Sat 22nd October As seen on
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ZOE as PINK THE NUMBER ONE TRIBUTE ACT
Last Sunday of the month OPEN MIC with DANNI BENTLEY lead singer with V.I.Peas NEW MEMBERSHIPS ARE STILL BEING TAKEN – COME AND SEE THE BEST CLUB IN KEMPSTON FOR ENTERTAINMENT EVERY WEEK AND ALL FREE FOR MEMBERS
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PRESENT POPULAR ORGANIST
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KEMPSTON AND DISTRICT MODEL RAILWAY SOCIETY
Every Monday 7.30 to 10.00 At the Church of the Transfiguration rear church hall new members welcome For further details contact Brian Woodcock on 07795251988 or brianwoodcock@btinternet.com ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETY
BEDFORD MEMORY WALK
94TH BEDFORD SEA SCOUTS
The 94th Bedford Sea Scout Group is 95 years old this year. There will be a day of reminiscence and activities for all Ex and Current members on Saturday 1st October. To receive an invitation, contact Maureen Sandiford, on 01234 852226, or Andy Culpin, a.culpin@ntlworld.com. Please convey this information to any ex 94th Members you maintain contact with. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– In AID OF MACMILLAn CAnCER SuPPORT 4pm 17th September The Mulberry Bush Springfield Centre, Kempston BBQ, bouncy castle, cake stall and much more! Entertainer in the evening. For further information or to donate please contact Faith on 07535896977
FUN DAY
BEDFORD ART SOCIETY Friday 9th September 2016 7.15 for 7.30 start, at Putnoe Heights Church, Bedford, MK41 8EB
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PETER KEEGAN, USING OILS, GIVES US A DYNAMIC PORTRAIT
Entry is free for members, £5 for visitors. Contact Jean Paterson 01234 307210 or www.bedsartsociety.co.uk for information
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KEMPSTON SENIOR CITIZENS’ CLUB DAnCInG, WHIST, BInGO Meets Wednesday 10am-12noon Friday 10am-4.00pm
at the CEnTEnARY HALL, behind Kempston Town Hall, Bedford Road For further information telephone:
01234 857011
BIDDEnHAM GARDEnERS ASSOCIATIOn Tuesday 18th October at 7:30 Biddenham Village Hall
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COLOUR IN THE AUTUMN GARDEN by Roger Harvey
Visitors very welcome Admission £5 per meeting includes raffle & refreshments Website: www.biddenhamgarden ersassociation.org.uk
ALL SAINTS NATTER CLUB
SEPT 2016 Guest speaker is Jane Weaver demonstrating ' Chair Aerobics ' On Thursday 15th , 2pm – 5pm in Church Hall Kempston Entry £1 including teas, coffees & cakes. Raffle tickets £1 All Welcome. Further information: Vikki Clarke 01234 843669 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ALL SAInTS PARISH CHuRCH KEMPSTOn
FULL AFTERNOON TEA & A GUIDED TOUR
of this historic church to visiting groups of 10 or above at a cost per head of £7.95. Contacts are Janet Fardell on 01234 855158 email:martinandjanet1@btinternet.com or Frances Leonard on 01234 852480 email: francesmleonard@gmail.com
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BEDFORDSHIRE FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY Friday 9th September 7.15pm Interested in Family History? then come along to the next monthly talk on
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ONE FAMILY’S EXPERIENCE OF THE HOLOCAUST
–––––––– Friday 7th October 2016 7.15 p.m.
Members free, visitors £1. www.bfhs.org.uk
THE FORGOTTEN SPY –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– This year the Scout Association is celebrating 100 years of Scouting. But in Bromham, 2016 sees the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Bromham Scout Group. From its inception in 1966 the Group has grown to include Beavers, Cubs and Scouts – both boys and girls – currently totalling 100+ members. To help keep their camping equipment up to date, our next fundraising event will be BROMHAM SCOuT GROuP
DO YOUR BEST!
JUMBLE SALE
Saturday, 8 October, from 2pm. Bromham Village Hall, Village Road, Bromham, MK43 8JP. We sell clothing, household textiles, shoes & bags; books, toys, games, jigsaws & bric-a-brac. Entry 50p. Refreshments available. Proceeds of the sale help fund the Bromham Beaver, Cub & Scout groups. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– BEDFORD nATIOnAL TRuST ASSOCIATIOn The next meeting is on Tuesday, 20th September, 2016, at 7.30 The speaker will be Margaret Badley on
‘ELEANOR, BY THE WRATH OF GOD, QUEEN OF ENGLAND’
The meeting is at the Addison Centre in Kempston Tea and biscuits will be served. If you decide to come you will have a warm welcome. For more information contact Betty Thomas on 01480 861 421 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
BEDS AnD HERTS HISTORIC CHuRCHES TRuST
25TH ANNIVERSARY SPONSORED BIKE ’N’ HIKE
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FUN DAY SEPTEMBER 17th 2.00pm til 4.30pm CARDINGTON VILLAGE HALL
Come and join us as we raise awareness & much needed funds for The Alzheimer’s Society. A fun packed afternoon for all the family with a variety of table-top sales of crafts, previously loved items also tombola’s, competitions & raffles. Refreshment’s including hot & cold drinks, cakes, biscuits & homemade Ice cream will be available. Plus a B-B-Q, mini Fairground & Bouncy Castle, weather dependent. Tickets £1 Adults, Children under 16 free. Tickets can then be placed into a draw for the DOOR PRIZE kindly donated by The Summerhill Farm Shop, Cardington. Contact Brenda 07761627621.
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MESSY HARVEST
Saturday 24th September 11.00 until 1.00pm Corner of London Road/Barford Avenue, MK42 0NT
Contact: Hannah Mason for more information on hmason1990@msn.com Check out 'London Road Methodist Church' on FACEBOOK for more details. Crafts - lots of different free crafts to have a go at and messy play Celebration - A Harvest story and song Food - free hot dogs, chips and cake for all We shall also be creating some boxes of food for our Harvest Table to give to the food bank and Prebend Day Centre for the homeless after our Harvest Worship Service on the Sunday. So please feel free to bring a donation of something to go into the boxes, such as, a tin of soup, pasta, tea bags etc. Our Messy Harvest is for all ages, based on creativity, hospitality and celebration
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an illustrated talk by Graham Bellamy Priory Methodist Church Hall, Newnham Avenue, MK41 9QJ. Plenty parking available, All welcome, no charge but voluntary contributions are appreciated. Further details available under Events on www.wildlifebcn.org or at 01234 266057 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
PEGSDON HILLS'
POSITIVE PARENTING Starting on Monday 12th
Saturday, 10 September, September, from 9.30 to 11.30am in 10.00am- 6.00pm. the Lounge at Project 229 Visit the 29 churches in Bedford Care for the Family's Positive Parenting course is a six week and Kempston or cycle out to the opportunity to explore topics such as many village churches. To join parenting styles, love languages, in, please see a Church Organiser boundaries, discipline, family or contact the Area Organiser, traditions and much more in a Alan Colley 07761 supportive, mutually encouraging 545705 colley64@yahoo.co.uk , atmosphere alongside other parents. who will put you in touch with Everyone is welcome, but spaces are one close to you. limited, so booking is essential. www.b-n-h.co.uk/ Sue Forsdike www.bedshertshct.org.uk/ 07941 400984
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TOWNSEND PRODUCTIONS
DARE DEVIL RIDES TO JARAMA SATURDAY 24 SEPT (PREVIEW)
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01234 354321
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