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From the Editor Welcome to February!
The New Year has welcomed many new enquiries into the magazine and a sprinkling of new advertisers. We also welcome new readers from the homes being built in and around Stotfold as we expand our coverage by another additional 100 copies. Thank you to Heidi Jenkins for joining our ever increasing team of delivery volunteers and helping us to reach the new homes in Maple Gardens. If you are one of our new readers and are new to the town itself, then welcome to Stotfold! We hope you enjoy living in the town and experiencing everything it has to offer.
Our front cover photograph this month was kindly sent in to us by Heather Almond. It is a stunning shot taken of St Mary’s Church one evening in early January. We just love how dramatic it looks. Thank you Heather. If you are a buddy photographer or just happen to catch a great picture then please send it in to us. We always like to receive the photographs, even if we do not have a use for it immediately we will most certainly use it at some point. You can find our contact details to the right hand side of this column.
Our letters pages continue to fill themselves again this month with a wide variety of letters received over the last few weeks. We are constantly told that these are one of the favourite features of the magazine and we thank everybody that contributes to these. If you wish to reply to anything you read on these pages then we are always pleased to gain responses to previous letters. You will see that the topic of ‘previous shops’ within Stotfold has got a few readers thinking this month - we are so interested to hear your tales and recollections of where we now live. Please drop us a line and tell us what you recall. Most people know that our family has lived in Stotfold for many, many years. Our own children find it so interesting to know some of the secrets that Stotfold holds. For instance, it’s widely known in the town that Stotfold once had its own cinema. Maybe a surprise to some of our newer readers.
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Year Long Challenge For Stotfold Father While most of our readers are still finishing off the left over chocolate, Stotfold dad Andrew Hall is training hard for the year ahead. This year Andrew will be taking on multiple events, creating a yearlong challenge to raise money for the East & North Hertfordshire Hospitals' Charity, The Lister Neonatal Unit Families Group Big Build campaign. The campaign aims to raise £338,000 for a new families room based at the hospital. This much needed area will facilitate families spending days, weeks or months in the unit whilst their children are being cared for. Currently the family room on the unit is only big enough to seat six people, with limited cooking facilities available. As the unit has a capacity 30 babies, there can be up to 60 parents using this space.
Andrew together with twins Noah & Olivia warming up for the challenge.
Andrew who lives on Buttercup Road is keen to support this cause after his five year old twins Noah & Olivia spent time in the neonatal unit a few years ago. Andrew started fundraising a while back and has already raised over £10,000. Money raised has previously allowed the unit (not NHS funds) to purchase items required to assist mothers whilst staying with their children. ‘I feel that this is the one way I am able to give something back’ Andrew told the Stotfold Magazine. ‘Those first few days spent on the unit are crucial and the support you receive is second to none.’
Andrew started his quest on Saturday 5th January on a treadmill of all things, spending 4 hours aiming to run (or walk) as far as possible. During the yearlong challenge, Andrew plans to exceed a distance of 100km through various activities, events and runs. To help Andrew on his year long quest you can donate through his Justgivingpage: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/12in12neonatalbigbuild. We wish Andrew the very best of luck and look forward to updating you on how his challenges go along the way!
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EVENTS FOR ADULTS Every Friday Knit and Knatter 10.30-12noon Wednesday 6th February Good Afternoon Club 2.30pm. “Why do I get into so much trouble?” Author John C. Harriss will be visiting to discuss his childhood in the 50s and his career in the forces. Come and meet new and old friends and enjoy some refreshments and a chat. £1 entry fee. Transport can be arranged by contacting the library on 0300 300 8068 Thursday 7th February
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The Stotfold and Arlesey Branch of the Britch Legion would like to sincerely thank all collectors for their help and support and to local organisations and the community at large for their generous donations to the 2018 Poppy Appeal during October and November last year. Once again, the collection exceeded previous years thanks to you all! The poppy appeal collection totals are shown below:
Stotfold £6131.50 (2017 - £5670.91) Arlesey £2323.45 (2017 - £2025.81) Giving a combined total of £8454.95.
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Letters to the Editor Dear Editor,
I am writing regarding the old photograph featured in last month’s issue of the Stotfold News Magazine.
My daughter Nicola Berrett is second from the right in the front row and her friend Karen Shepherd is also on the front row, last one on the left.
I would be interested to know whether anyone else has been identified.. If my arithmetic is correct they would have been at Etonbury during the years 19741978.
Dear Editor,
I just wanted your readers to know of the generosity and community spirit of Jan and Les of the Stag Public House on Brook Street.
We all know that Christmas is a time for giving and enjoying the company of friends and family; Jan and Les not only gave a delicious free Christmas lunch plus all the trimmings, but also a warm welcome and good company for 20 of the Stotfold Good Neighbour Group clients who were spending much of Christmas on their own. The group really enjoyed the lunch and in particular the opportunity to get out and meet others. They had a relaxing and highly enjoyable time and would like to say a collective big thank you to Jan, Les and the staff at the Stag.
Our particular thanks go to Landlady Jan and her kitchen supporters who prepared the lunch and made the whole get-together so enjoyable. Regards, Shirley Priddy
Editors Note: Can you help Shirley? Here is a reminder of the photograph. Please call 01462 731986 if you can help.
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YOU CANNOT MISS IT! THE GREATEST YET! In last month’s report we promised that this month we would give you more details of this year’s Steam Fair and Country Show on May 11th/12th. It might seem a little early in the year to be publicising this event but already advance ticket bookings are being made via our website. The weekend begins on Friday 10th with Live@TheMill. This is now established as one of the hottest live rock events in the area and this year features Allergy and ChromeS. Allergy is a highly talented and energetic three-piece indie/rock covers band that is the resident group at The Horn, St Albans and perform at gigs throughout the county. They will undoubtedly attract a large following of their fans. ChromeS hail from Stevenage and is a 5-piece rock covers band featuring the twin guitars of Phil Richardson and Jamie Sutterby and the amazing vocal talents of Chuck Jones, all backed up with the powerhouse rhythm section that is Paul Hodgskin and Jason Farbrother.
Tickets for this event cost £7.50 and are available from our website www.stotfoldmill.com and from The Rooms or Country Properties. With a craft beer and cider bar available throughout from 7.00pm-11.30pm this is an evening not to be missed. Saturday and Sunday bring the Country Show, each day from 10.30am until 5.00pm, featuring as usual an array of trade and craft stalls, the ever-popular fun fair and a display of the Saunders Stam collection. This year we have an even greater number of entertainments and attractions throughout both days. Main feature in the arena will be the Wryngwyrm Vikings Re-enactment Group who will be camped on site throughout the weekend. They will be offering training in weaponry twice each day before challenging spectators, especially children, to a mock battle. On Saturday, we will welcome the Rockets Motorcycle Display Team and the Essex Dog Display Team, while on Sunday the Stannage Stunt Team and David Seamarks Sheepdog Demonstration will appear in the arena. Once again, we will be pleased to welcome gymnastic and dance displays by children from our local schools and we are pleased to announce that our award winning, highly talented local youngsters from Gifford’s Dance Academy will feature in the arena twice on Saturday. Each day Captain Neville’s Flying Circus will display overhead.
If all that is not enough to give you a great weekends entertainment, there will be no less than nine different musical groups performing in the beer marquee across the two days. That has to be the best weekend out anywhere around this year for the unchanged discounted one-day ticket price of £8 and only £4 for children and senior citizens or a family ticket at £23 if bought in advance. Visit our website now at www.stotfoldmill.com to book your ticket.
Essex Dog Display team performing at the event.
Remember too that throughout the weekend the Kids Zone offers FREE activities sponsored by Stotfold Mill including an inflatable slide, two bouncy castles, gladiator joust and giant games. Saturday evening is a FREE evening for all the family with a children’s disco staring at 5.00pm and live music including Sam Gifford and the Innocents.
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Letters to the Editor Dear Joanne,
December seems like quite a way back, last year in fact, but I would still like to say a big thank you to the Salvation Army and John Street in particular who organised the Community Christmas Concert in the Greenacres Centre. The concert was a great success and showcased many local groups and their expertise. I think everybody in the audience, and those who participated really enjoyed the evening.
The concert had free entry but a collection was held and an amazing £467 raised. The Salvation Army very generously offered the donations to the Good Neighbour Group and also gave me the opportunity to tell the audience about the support we offer to local residents and to issue a plea for more volunteers. We particularly need more drivers as at present we are supporting local people by providing in excess of 1,700 transports to hospitals and local clinics every year.
With the money donated that evening, the Good Neighbour Group will continue to operate their telephone help line and support all Stotfold, Fairfield and Astwick residents in need of some good-neighbourly assistance.
My thanks again to the Salvation Army and the donation to our funds. Wendy Craig Chair Stotfold Good Neighbours
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Letters to the Editor Dear Joanne,
On behalf of the Need Project I would like to send a massive thank you to so many people who have supported us last year and in the run up to Christmas. Firstly for all the ongoing support we receive from regular donations of food, finances and items given throughout the year.
For each individual who regularly pops into the Centre (in High Street) to donate items, particularly during our drop-in week in November, which was extremely busy. Thank you for all gifts received. A big thank you to local business who have supported us, in particular: First Step Estate Agents, David Scott, Treadaway Electrical & MLE Construction. To the ‘White Hart’ at Campton who generously supported us. To Sandy Fire and Rescue Service and the Co-op in Stotfold. Those involved with the fantastic amount of money raised at the the ‘Silverbirch Light Switch On’ event this year. To Grange Baptist Church in Letchworth, St. Peter’s PC in Arlesey and many other local Churches and Schools. Arlesey WI, ‘Little Squirts’ in Sandy, St. Marys PC and Academy. Arlesey Brownies, Beavers at Fairfield Park, St. Andrew’s PC in Biggleswade, Grand Union. To all the stores and to Stotfold Town Council who have a Need Project basket. And to Joanne at the Stotfold News Magazine for always being so helpful.
The generosity and kindness of people is quite amazing and certainly restores faith in human nature. Finally a big thank you to all the volunteers who regularly give of their time to help, either delivering parcels, manning the centre, doing the administration and praying. We couldn’t do it without you all. Forgive us if we’ve missed anyone out, but we wish you all a happy and peaceful New Year. Thank you Gordon Hamilton Editors Note: We are truly delighted to support you Gordon and the wonderful work you do at The Need Project.
Dear Editor,
We would like to say thank you to the Stotfold Good Neighbour Group for arranging a lovely Christmas lunch at the Stag Public House on December 28th. Thank you also to the Stag for a most enjoyable meal. We had a great time, the chance to have a ‘natter’ with friends we don’t see very often. Thank you once again to all involved. Mr & Mrs Minnis
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Letters to the Editor Dear Joanne,
It's been a very hard decision to make but the time has finally come for me to hang up my scissors and retire after working in the salon for 46 years.
Firstly I would like to thank all my clients for their loyalty and support over the years and the friendships that have been made, not forgetting those clients who come into the salon and have another stylist, thank you also. I know all my clients will be looked after by Gemma & Sarah who have made me very proud since they took over the salon, as well as all the other stylists and staff. Thank you to all the staff I have worked with previously, we could not have achieved the heights we have risen to with out you all, thank you.
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This also gives me the opportunity to thank all the models ( male & female ) who have helped us on our journey,be it competitions, shows or photo shoots thank you all. I must not forget our choreographers, photographers and make up artists, who have done a great job for our shows, thank you as well.
Sarah & Gemma have organised a retirement party at the Conservative club on Friday 1st March at 8pm.
All our clients are welcome to come along, and anyone else I have missed, models, staff, choreographers etc, who have helped us along the way, come and celebrate with me at my retirement party. Phillip Parkin
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Stotfold should be proud of one of it’s residents!
My favourite part of Stotfold is the walk past the mill and cemetery over the fore bridge and across the common.I walk that way most days with my dog Rosie. Every time I pick up 6-8 cans that litter the banks.
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I was surprised yesterday to find piles of cans and bottles stacked up on the banks. I thought there must have been a party! So armed with an orange bag, I planned to pick them up today.
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I wonder who the person is?
Who throws cans of Strongbow and bottles of Vodka out of their car window? Often these cans are almost full?
On behalf of Stotfold residents I would like to say a big thank you to the young man cleaning up, Isobel Dunkley.
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Letters to the Editor Dear Joanne,
I am referring to the letter from Janice Clegg in the last edition of the Stotfold News, reference the lack of shops in Stotfold but I think it is not just the missing shops but the whole demise of Stotfold as we knew it.
I am sure I remember Janice when I started work as an office junior age 15 at local firm Coleman-Wallwork, a steel foundry in Brook Street (now Wycklond Close). It was quite a large company employing enough people to warrant having a staff canteen offering mid morning snacks, full lunches and afternoon teas.
This is by no means the only large firm in our VILLAGE, I can remember several others listed below:
Shieldrops - High Street (opposite the Indian Restaurant) Ironcrafts - Baldock Road. Borst Bros. Manufacturing Ply Woods - Taylors Road. Lewker Engineering - Baldock Road. A.M.P Engineering - Baldock Road. Hanson & Childs Engineering - Rook Tree Lane. A & AJ Leach- Olivers Lane. Stotfold Plating - Taylors Road (later Motorola).
There were also several small companies in the Fen End Industrial Area and the Old Brewery Complex. All these companies giving employment to Stotfold people.
Now for the shops, yes Janice is right about the old Co-op Store, you could get almost anything and if it was not in stock the Manager would soon get it in for you. If it was not available at the Co-op you would certainly be able to get it at Smiths in Regent Street. Next to Smiths was the Post Office and a lovely drapery shop called Talbots selling haberdashery items plus ladies and children’s clothing. In my younger days I can remember there being 5 butchers shops and now I am going to mention as many as I can recall:
Saunders Footwear, Arlesey Road. Hydes Saddlers, Regent Street. Flittons DIY, The Green. WG King Grocery & Bakers, The Green. Tuckeys Barber & Haberdashery, Hitchin Road. Coopers Greengrocers, Regent Street. Elwoods Grocery, Regent Street. The Wine Shop, Brook Street. Wakes Bakery, Brook Street. Saunders Butchers & Grocery, Hitchin Road. Hallworths (lovely ice-cream) Hitchin Road. Samsons Grocery, The Green. Stan Dear Cycle Shop, Arlesey Road. Woodhouse Greengrocers, Brook Street. There were also quite a few very small shops dotted about the village some just run from the front room of a house. This is all when we were a village, and look at what we have now that we are a town. I have really only touched the surface.
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News from
Roecroft Lower School. Well January whizzed by and we are almost half way through the Spring Term, which means half way through this academic year. Time certainly flies when you’re busy and having fun. January has been a busy month of teaching and learning, the children are now incredibly well settled and are beginning to really enjoy and thrive with the challenges the curriculum has to offer them. In addition to this we have had a variety of workshops to enhance our teaching, such as healthy food workshops, ukulele workshops and swimming lessons at Hitchin pool. It makes us so very proud to see our children behave as wonderfully for new adults and out of school as they do in school for their regular teachers and staff. An Update from the Early Years Team:
This half term the children have been learning all about space, which they have found truly fascinating. We have explored the different planets and star constellations, learning lots of interesting facts about them! Using their imagination, the children decided upon and wrote a list of items which they would bring to space with Baby Bear, from the story ‘Whatever Next’, as well as creating their very own aliens, and using adjectives to describe their appearances. After half term, our learning will continue through the story of Jack and the Beanstalk, and we will be exploring how plants grow. The children will also be learning about dinosaurs! Our Values for February are: Love and Friendship.
some of our Key Stage 1 children enjoying their ‘Yum Yum’ Topic Day
Best Wishes, Mrs Cross
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News from
St Mary’s Academy. January was an eventful start to the New Year with the first of our monthly Collective Worships in the form of an Epiphany themed Service in which our children and staff were all involved and some even dressed up for the part! The service included a blessing of the school by Reverend Bill Britt from St Mary’s Church. Our school clubs are all well under way as the children settle back into the new term. Also during February our children will be participating in several multi skills sports sessions. These should be enjoyable events for all those participating so look out for further details in our ParentMail newsletters and in bookbags. February brings our ever popular annual Creative Arts Week between 4th and 8th; this brilliant event gives the children a chance to experience all sorts of creative activities for the whole week with a wide range of topics. Previous year’s sessions have included dance, drama, music, food tech, creative writing, art and many crafts so we’re sure there will be an activity for everyone to enjoy. The St Mary’s School Association have two events planned this month: the well-received SMSA Quiz Night taking place on Friday 1st February in the Academy Hall – 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start (Call the Academy for details on booking your team - 01462 730643) and the Happy Bags Collection planned for Tuesday 5th February. This initiative encourages our families having a post-Christmas clear out to save their unwanted items, collect them into bags available from St Mary’s Academy office and deliver them to school on the collection date. They are then picked up by the Charity in return for a monetary donation dependent on weight, which the SMSA then uses to benefit our school children. Currently we are raising money towards IPADs and IT equipment. We would encourage any members of our community to please help us even if they do not have children currently within St Mary’s. The Charity will take clean clothes, paired shoes or trainers, belts, hats, accessories, jewellery, toiletries, console games, souvenirs, handbags, perfume, towels, bed linen and soft toys. Both of these events raise much needed funds towards our school – please support us! Please also look out for further details on the SMSA Sponsored Bounce planned for Tuesday 12th March.
Class Assemblies during February are being led by Emerald Class on Friday 1st, Jet Class on Friday 22nd and Crystal Class on Wednesday 27th so we look forward to these. As always parents and close relatives are invited to attend and enjoy!
Our last day of this half term is Friday 8th February, with school resuming on Monday 18th for seven busy weeks to take us up to Easter.
Don’t forget Chinese New Year on Tuesday 5th and Valentine’s Day on Thursday 14th!
Thank you for reading our update for February - we look forward to updating you on all of our news and information next month! To contact the Stotfold News Magazine please call 01462 731986
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News from
Stotfold & District Children’s Centre It’s all about..Communication
Baby Sign - Do you have a baby aged between 6-9 months? Are you interested in learning to communicate with your baby before they can speak? If so we have spaces left on our upcoming baby sign course, please call or message to book.
Chatter Tots - Do you want ideas to help your child’s talking and listening? Chatter Tots is a 3 week course run by a Speech and Language Therapist. It’s an opportunity for you and your child to have lots of fun, play and activities as well as learning our Top Tips for Talking! Suitable for all children aged 18 month to 3 years. Booking is essential and we would like you to attend all 3 sessions. Call us on 01462 730623 to book your place. Dates coming soon.
SALT Drop-In on 28th February, 9.30am to 11.00am Arlesey Village Hall.
For more information on the above or other services available please drop in to the Children’s Centre or contact us. Telephone: 01462 730623. Email: sd.cc@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
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We are looking for a suitable applicants to assist with our Breakfast and Afterschool Club from 18th February. Applicants need to be friendly, caring, hardworking and be a strong team player. Qualifications in childcare are an advantage however not essential. Hours of work will be 7.30am to 9.00am and/or 3.30pm to 6pm Monday to Friday, term time only. Salaries to be discussed at interview. All successful applicants will require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please contact the office via email to obtain an application form: info@pippinpreschool.co.uk Closing date 8th February
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NEWS FROM OUR PRE-SCHOOL
Pippin Pre-School, Buttercup Road, Stotfold, Herts, SG5 4PF
www.pippin-pre-school.org * info@pippinpreschool.co.uk 01462 834897 Registered Charity 1028855 During the month of February the children will be celebrating Valentine’s Day, the Chinese New Year and Pancake day. We have lots of exciting activities planned for these topics including food tasting, dragon crowns, heart printing and pancake decorating. On 2nd February we will be hosting an Open Morning for prospective parents looking to start their child with us in September, we will be open from 10am to 12pm, please pop along to view the premises and meet our staff.
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Installation of Central Heating Systems, Boilers, Fires and Cookers. Servicing, Maintenance, Landlord Inspections and Safety Checks carried out. Local Engineer with over 25 years experience.
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Helpers Homecare.
We have been providing care services to the local community in Stotfold for 20 years. We mainly work on behalf of Social Services and Community Health, but we also provide support to private clients.
Our services including helping to wash and dress, getting ready for bed, showering, help with medication, meal preparation and other personal care and support. We are always looking for new people to join our team, and we value kindness, compassion and a caring nature above all else.
If you would like further information please contact us on 01462 896853, or e-mail us at office@helpershomecare.co.uk
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Holiday club will once again be open for February Half Term (11th to 15th inclusive), please contact the office via email at info@pippinpreschool.co.uk regarding availability. Our full days are priced at £32 for the first child with siblings at a discounted rate of £30 per day. Our day begins at 7.45am and finishes at 6pm. The closing date for securing your place is 4th February 2019, all requests are on a first come, first serve basis. Our Committee are behind the scenes organising a race night for April, full details to follow next month. We are always looking for new members to join, so if you have a child attending Pippin and can spare a little time each month to attend a meeting and help out with fundraising activities we would love to hear from you, please email pippincommittee@gmail.com for further information. Our next Committee meeting is on 6th March 2019. Thank you for your interest in our Pre-School. We look forward to sharing more of our news with you again next month. Pippin now has its own Facebook page so if you haven’t already ‘liked’ us please do so to keep up to date with what is happening here at Pippin.
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News from
Fairfield Park Lower School. Last month some of our KS2 children participated in an athletics event at Redborne. The scores achieved by the students were very impressive! Fairfield Park Team A came 1st and B Team 4th - well done everyone! Team A will be attending the County Finals at the John Bunyan Centre this month. There are many other highlights to look forward to this term:
Our handwriting competition raising the profile of good handwriting and presentation; Chinese New Year, workshops and visitors in the school, respect and tolerance for other cultures and tradition; PE events such as gym festival, multi skills and athletics supported by Redborne school, building up our stamina for physical activity, wellbeing and life style choices; Trips by different cohorts to enhance the curriculum including the year 4 residential to Caythorpe; Mother’s day afternoon tea, enjoying time with family and celebrating special relationships and lastly Parent consultations Tuesday 5th and Thursday 7th February.
CHIMNEY SWEEP
Our Value of the month:Tolerance
Quote of the term It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.” William Shakespeare Please contact the school office should you require further information on 01462 830000 Email office@fairfieldparklower.uk www.fairfieldparklower.uk
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Supply and fit windows and doors Soffits and fascias
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Fantastic Results For Stotfold Judo Club A Fantastic result from our Judoka that attended the BJC North London Basho. With Laura Beech and Hari Crowley both winning Gold, Robbie Young winning Silver and Harrison Burstow winning Bronze.
We held our 3rd Annual Presentation & Christmas party on Friday 7th December. Everyone had a wonderful time and our very deserving winners received their awards. Award winners this year were: Winners receiving their awards at the North London Basho. Judoka of the Year Junior – Nisha Rickman, Senior – Laura Beech Judoka's Judoka U8 – Robbie Young, Over8 – Tane Calver, Senior – Ed Lucas Fighting Spirit U8 – Lewis Dixon , Over8 – Toby West Most Improved HOME IMPROVEMENTS Over8 Callum McCavery OR AN EXTENSION?
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Stotfold Judo Club train on Wednesdays, at The Pendleton Centre, Stotfold. SG15 6XS Session times: 5:30-7:00pm 5 to 15 years 7:00-8:30pm Seniors New members both junior and senior are always welcome, no previous experience necessary. Contact: Lorna Seymour on 07734 563970 or stotfoldjjc@gmail.com
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Is Your Home Secure Enough?
In light of the recent spate of burglaries in and around Stotfold we contacted our local police and were given some great tips on home security. Interestingly, they informed us that homes with no security measures in place are five times more likely to be burgled than those with simple security measures. Taking just a few steps can make a big difference in keeping your home safe from burglary.
Here are a few tips we would like to share with you: 1. Lock your doors and windows every time you leave the house, even when you're just out in the garden, remembering to double-lock UPVC doors (lift handle and turn key) 2. Hide all keys, including car keys, out of sight and away from the letterbox (remember a device could be used to hook keys through the letterbox) 3. Install a visual burglar alarm (as part of a suite of prevention measures - a burglar alarm on its own will not prevent entry to your home) 4. Install good outside lighting 5. Get a trusted neighbour to keep an eye on your property 6. Leave radios or lights in your house on a timer to make the property appear occupied 7. Make sure the fences around your garden are in good condition 8. Secure bikes at home by locking them to something immoveable inside a locked shed or garage 9. Keep ladders and tools stored away; don't leave them outside where they could be used to break into your home 10. Ensure side gates are locked to prevent access to the rear of the property 11. Improve natural surveillance at the front of your property (i.e trim high hedges). 12. Mark your property with postcode and house number and register your property for free on a national property register (many to be found online). 13. Consider joining or forming a Neighbourhood Watch scheme 14. Remove valuables from view of ground floor windows 15. Store any high value items (i.e. jewellery, passports) in a properly secured safe or bank vault Lastly, share any crime related information among your neighbours. Utilising the power of local social media in an effective way, can help create vast amounts of local awareness and even act as a deterrent to would-be offenders.
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News from
Arlesey Resource Centre February Activities
Under 5’s: Wednesday 9.30-10.15am - Rhyme time £1.80/£2.40 siblings. (Term time) Family Events: Fri 9.30am - Story & Craft, £1.50 to incl. refreshments. Sat 10.30am – Catch-up Story & Craft if you missed it
Adult Only: Thurs 2pm – Pins & Needles – Bring you needlework/knitting, meet up with others who share your hobby. Last Thursday of the month - 2.15-3pm - Read & Recommend. Pop along to our relaxed book group, for a chat & a cuppa. We have a free IT club (adults) organised through Noah Enterprises. Call them on 01582-726152 to book your place & improve your computing skills. Feel free to bring your laptop or tablet if you prefer. There is a drop in coffee & cake afternoon Mondays 1.30-3.30pm.
Are you interested in creative craft activities? Call us to book your free place on our Creative Confidence course which begins at the end of this month Councillor Surgery – Saturday 2nd February 10.30-11.30am
Arlesey Resource Centre & Library High Street, Arlesey, SG15 6SN
Tel: 01462-731469 enquiries@arleseyresourcecentre.org.uk & follow us on Facebook Tues 1-5.30pm Wed 9-1pm Thurs 1-5.30pm Fri 9-1pm Sat 10-1pm
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News from
The Academy of Central Bedfordshire Last term we were delighted to welcome the Bishop of Hertford, Dr Michael Beasley in the company of Rev Bill Britt of St Mary's in Stotfold to The Academy. Dr Michael had come to learn about the work carried out by the students and staff in the school and the community. He enjoyed his tour of our school and also the cake which our Catering and Hospitality students had baked for him.
For the fifth year running students at The Academy created a tree for entry into the St Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Christmas Tree festival. Mr Bacon and our construction students built the Rev Bill Britt pictured left with Jeremy Dodd Headteacher frame in the workshop, it was then beautifully decorated by staff and and the Bishop of Hertford, Dr Michael Beasley students to create the final product. Year 11 are currently learning the fundamentals of Boxing within PE and have visited Samsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Academy in Bedford. Sidney Thompson the Head Coach and professional trainer from East Area Boxing Academy has been teaching the young people a range of skills including fitness, pad and bag work and punch combinations.
The students have had been fortunate enough to meet some of his professional boxers, Micky Mills and Julian Wilson. Sidney and Micky have attended the school for some of the PE lessons to provide high quality coaching from their years of experience both performing in and out of the ring. It has been a pleasure to work collaboratively with them both, inspiring students to participate in the sport and continue being physically active beyond school. We hope to continue this working relationship to create further opportunities for our students. We look forward to bringing you more news from the Academy of Central Bedfordshire next month.
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News from
Stotfold Football Club As we start the new year Marce Collington has been appointed manager following Mark Nervais’ decision to step down and we thank Mark for all his efforts to turn results around. The 1st team enjoyed a good Christmas period with draws against top five Potton Utd and top of the league Biggleswade FC followed by their first win of the season beating Harpenden 2-1 in the first match of the new year. The Development team are also under the new management team of Darren Mitchell and Bradley Gillham and they also started off the new year with a 3-1 win at Ampthill. Our February fixtures are shown below and do look on the website for any further information as we do not yet have fixtures for the Development team. You are assured a warm welcome at Roker Park. As we look forward to a move to our new stadium for season 2019/20, we hope to increase sponsorship and advertising opportunities and if you think there could be an opportunity for your business, please contact our Commercial Manager Rob Parkin (robinparkin@btinternet.com). We are urgently looking for people to help us on match days to assist with match day stewarding, serving teas etc. and food. If you can spare a couple of hours per week, please contact Club Secretary Julie Longhurst (julie.longhurst46@virginmedia.com).
Free Hall Hire – our club is available for private (not commercial) functions at no charge but a £50 deposit will be required at the point of hiring which will be refunded if the booking is fulfilled. For full details contact Mo Clarkson on 01462 730765 or email us at the address below.
COME AND SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL TEAM
Our Chosen Charity look out for events during the year. Roker Park The Green, Stotfold, Bedfordshire, SG5 4AN T:01462 730765 www.stotfoldfc.co.uk Twitter @stotfoldfc Email enquiries info@stotfoldfc.co.uk
News from
Stotfold Junior Football Club Christmas and new year have come and gone and the cold weather is upon us. As I write this 2019 fixtures are in full swing. For all new (and old!) residents we play our games on Saturdays and Sundays at numerous locations in Stotfold namely the riverside, The Green, Arlesey Road, Behind the Fox and Duck Pub, Hitchin Road Park, Etonbury school and at Roker Park.
In this fantastic club we have 650 boys and girls playing in over 50 teams with the support of 100’s of volunteer parents and coaches running teams, collecting subs and selling tea and coffee. So please do come along and support the teams at the weekend.
Our U10 manager Mark Church has had a debut of his own. Mark has had his first book published and is on sale on Amazon. A life Beyond is a fantasy tale involving a young boy called Daniel who leads a normal life until he ends up trapped in another world, it's a twisting tale with fun and hope. Congratulations Mark.
Some other exciting news, we are starting renovations on the changing rooms at the park on Hitchin Road in January. Our Under 11 girls are proud and excited to show off their new kit from their new sponsor "Robbie's Dog Walking". Massive thank you from all of the girls.
Lastly our Chairman Ian Corner has had to resign due to work commitments so we all thank him for his efforts and leadership. Follow us at https://www.facebook.com/stotfoldjuniorfc/ and http://www.stotfoldjuniorsdc.co.uk/ To contact the Stotfold News Magazine please call 01462 731986
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Family Announcements RUBY
Happy 10th Birthday
TODD SMITH
Happy13th Birthday,
Lots of love. Mummy Chloe, Max and Reece xx
Lots of love Mum and Dad xx
JOE & ROSE CARUANA
23rd February
Happy 40th Birthday
Always our star.
Happy 95th Birthday To a wonderful Mum & Nan.
Love you from your Fone Family xx
With love from all your family xx
PHIL LAWRENCE
Happy 50th Wedding Anniversary 22nd February With lots of love from, Helen, Wayne, Ryan, Nathan, Danielle & Alfie xxxx
PENNY LAVERS
Belated Birthday Wishes!
from Mr Smith x
RUBY BOYDEN 26th February
ROBBIE FONE
ROBYN MURRAY
5th February Happy 11th Birthday Love from Mum, Dad, Luke and Poppy xxx
Happy Birthday Dad! Love Harry & Ella xxx
CHLOE & LILY Have an amazing 13th Birthday.
I am so proud of you both and love you both more than anything else in the world. Happy birthday. Love from Mummy xxx
SUSIE ANN BURGERING
November 1940 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; December 2018
After a brave battle with cancer Susie sadly passed away on 21st December 2018.
A wonderful, Wife, Mum, Nan, Great Nan and friend to many. Rest in peace you beautiful lady xxx
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Prospective children for 2019/20 welcome
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Calling All Carers
If you are a Carer and would like to join us for our next social afternoon why not come along and bring t he one you care for to
Stotfold Methodist Church Hall on Thursday 15th February 2-3.30pm
Tea & cake and friendly chat guaranteed.
Call (01462) 730948 for details.
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NORTH HERTS ROAD RUNNERS We are a local running club based in Letchworth and welcome runners of all abilities from the novice to the experienced runner. Our qualified coaches will help you improve your running and fitness. We host a number of events during the year with the First Saturday of the Month 5k at Letchworth Common, the Greenway Challenge in May, Run Round the Garden in July and the Standalone 10k in Oct. We meet at the Spirella Building in Letchworth on Tues & Thurs at 7.15pm Contact us on www.nhrr.org.uk or call Ian 01462639215
The Friday Toddler Group
The Methodist Church Hall 9.30-11.30am Crafts, playdough, colouring lots of toys for boys and girls. Infant corner for babies - refreshments.
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Under 6 months 50p, Over 6 Months ÂŁ1.50, Additional children 50p per child More info: Kirsty 07841 486781 Or Michelle 07941 816492
Email: info@stotfoldnews.co.uk
Darts Marathon In Aid of Prostate Cancer The Stag Darts team will be attempting to play 180 legs of darts in just twelve hours, all in aid of Prostate Cancer UK. The team consisting of eight players will be starting their quest at 11am in the morning of Saturday 2nd February and will be playing as many legs as possible until 11pm.
Event organiser Paul Robinson told the Stotfold News Magazine ‘we are keen to raise as much money for this fantastic cause as possible. So many men have issues surrounding this awful disease so we wanted to raise as much awareness as we possibly could and hope to do this through the darts tournament.’ The darts marathon will continue throughout the day with a disco in the pub from 8.45pm for those people keen to join in the fun and watch the final legs.
Paul continued, ‘We hope to raise as much as we can and have already exceeded our initial target of £500. Thank you to the Stag Pub for all of their help organising the event and to Kevin Trussel from the Discovery Roadshow for very kindly giving up his time for free for such a worthwhile cause.’
The disco is open to everyone -no tickets are required. The darts will be ongoing from 11am on the day. Paul hopes as many people from the community will pop down to support the players and help hopefully celebrate their 180th leg as the night goes on. We look forward to updating our readers on how much money was raised in a future issue of the Stotfold News Magazine.
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‘What’s On’.. Date
Event
Saturday February 2nd
12 hour Darts Marathon in aid of Prostate Cancer UK with disco from the 1980’s and 1990’s. Please come along and support this event - the team will be attempting 180 legs with a disco being held in the evening to help celebrate with the team and raise additional funds.
Monday February 4th
Dementia Talk - Stotfold Salvation Army. No booking required.
Saturday Muddy Mayhem - visit www.ghhospicecare.org.uk February 23rd Saturday 16th March
Cords Contemporary Choir Concert - 7.30pm St Mary’s Church, Stotfold. (NEW DATE) Tickets £7.50 inc glass of wine. See page 10 for further details.
To have your event listed in this guide please email the details to us at stotfold.news@yahoo.co.uk or call us on 01462 731986. You can also contact us through our facebok page.
Stotfold Good Neighbour Group !
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The Stotfold Good Neighbour Group gives practical help to the elderly, sick, disabled, housebound - anyone finding it hard to cope.
Walk4Health Walks for February :
Would you like to join a friendly local walking group? Walk with friendly like minded people around local routes.
February 7th meet at Etonbury Woods 10.45am February 14th,21st & 28th 10.45am Meet at the corner of Hospital Road/High Street Arlesey
Contact Beth & Peter Overfield
Could you volunteer?!
on 01462 815672 for further information.
TABLE TENNIS
In 2018 we helped residents of Stotfold, Fairfield, and Astwick on over 2,200 occasions.
IN STOTFOLD
for RETIRED PEOPLE
•! Could you drive clients to appointments? •! Are you interested in befriending? •! Could you help taking phone calls?
Interested in volunteering for any of the above? Call us to find out more on :-
07599 925 587 34 !
All volunteers have full insurance cover
We would like to invite retired table tennis players to join our group on Monday and Thursday afternoons. We are not a league club, we have three tables, our standard varies from moderate to very good! Good for the body, mind, and spirit, fun too. Would you like to play table tennis again? Give us a try! forrest54fox@gmail.com
Email: info@stotfoldnews.co.uk
Do you have any old photographs that you would would be willing to share with our readers? We can scan your photos and return them to you on the same day. Please call us on 01462 731986 if you have any pictures you would like to share... Can you name anyone in this photo sent to us by Marion Hilditch - originally posted on a facebook page in Australia by a member of her family! Pictured third from left in the middle row is Rene Hilditch an uncle of Marionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s who sadly died this year. Can you name anyone else?
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Have you recently moved to the area, or just find you have some time that you would like to fill? We are a friendly group of ladies, meeting on the 2nd Wednesday of the month 7.30pm
13th February - Maggie Cameron Lines Reflexologist & Raffle
13th March - A.G.M. Beetle Drive & Raffle
10th April - Bill Hamilton. Man on the Spot & Raffle
We have a varied programme of interesting speakers and other activities for the coming year.
Contact: Linda Petts - President 01462 647836.
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Salvation Army Ladies Fellowship
February 18th
COMPLETELY NUTRITION Nicole Madden
Phone: 01462 730739 or 01462 731 072
10 Church Road, Stotfold, SG5 4LX
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Useful Telephone Numbers Citizen’s Advice Bureau
Trading Standards Advice Line
01525 402742 01525 841217 0300 300 8136
Hope Chapel King’s Baptist Church Methodist Church Salvation Army Hall Ladies Fellowship St Mary’s Church Friends of St Mary’s Fairfield Community Church
01462 01462 01462 01462 01462 01462 01462 01462
Churches
Council
686803 730521 646562 731072 730739 730218 834108 735704
Stotfold Town Council 01462 730064 Email: enquiries@stotfoldtowncouncil.gov.uk Central Bedfordshire Council, Priory House, Chicksands, Shefford SG17 5TQ 0300 300 8000 Email customer.services@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk Web www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk Waste Collection / Recycling / Dog Warden / Flytipping / Grass Cutting / Street Cleaning / Abandoned Vehicles 0300 300 8631 or 0300 300 8632 More Central Bedfordshire Council telephone numbers can be found listed at www.stotfoldnews.co.uk
Doctor
Larksfield Surgery Appointments Enquiries Out of Hours Service: MDoc Physiotherapy & Spinal Injury Clinic Arlesey Medical Centre www.arleseymedicalcentre.nhs.uk
01462 732244 01462 732200 Call 111 01462 735700 01462 732144
Ashwell Dental Stotfold Dental Surgery
01462 742353 01462 731938
Electricity Emergencies Gas Emergencies
0800 7 838 838 0800 111999
Childline National Menengitis Trust Samaritans NSPCC
0800 1111 0845 6000800 08457 909090 0800 800 5000
Howard Cottage Housing Association, Pioneer House, Norton Way South, Letchworth Garden City, Herts, SG6 1NY Aragon Housing Association Ampthill Office, Katherine’s House, Dunstable Street, Ampthill, Bedfordshire MK45 2JP 0300 123 5544
01462 683307
Beds Police (Crime reporting) Community issues (Not crime reporting or emergency) Crimestoppers
01234 841212 01234 842515
Dentist
Emergencies Helplines
Housing
Police
0800 555111
Hospitals
Bedford Hospital Lister Hospital NHS Direct
01234 355122 01438 314333 08 45 46 47
Stotfold Library Arlesey Resource Centre & Library
0300 300 8068 01462 731469.
Beds Police (Crime reporting) Community issues (Not crime reporting or emergency) Crimestoppers
01234 841212 01234 842515
Coach & Horses Fox & Duck The Chequers Pub The Crown The Stag Tavern
01462 01462 01462 01462 01462
734135 732434 735465 731061 731098
Etonbury Academy Fairfield Park Lower School Roecroft Lower School St Mary’s Academy Samuel Whitbread Academy
01462 01462 01462 01462 01462
730391 830000 730336 730343 629900
Pippin Pre-School SMASH, St Mary’s School
01462 834897 07971 354093
Tiddleywinks King’s Baptist Church Methodist Church (Friday AM)
01462 731072 01462 730521 01462 733985
Library Police
Pubs
Schools
After School Clubs Toddler Groups
Nurseries
0800 555111
Pippin Pre-School Poppies Nursery Poppyfields Nursery Treetops Day Nursery Stotfold and District Children's Centre
01462 834897 07833 927906 01462 830008 01462 734306 01462 730623
Trains (National Enquiries)
08457 484950
Transport
Whitbread Wanderbus 0300 123 3023 Greenacre Transfers - Private hire and airport taxi service 07555 707848 or check us out on: www.greenacretransfers.co.uk
Miscellaneous
Beds Rural Communities Charity Letchworth MS Unit Births, Deaths & Marriages Stotfold Good Neighbour Group
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