Stotfold News Magazine June 2024

From the Editor

Welcome to June!

We have just returned from a ver y warm, sunny & thoroughly enjoyable Steam Fair weekend - Thank you to ever yone that stopped by to say hello We’d like to offer our congratulations to the Stotfold Mill committee and countless volunteers that helped make it such a wonder ful weekend - your hard work cer tainly paid off

You might have noticed that this month is a bumper issue of your Stotfold News Magazine - we have been ver y busy welcoming new adver tisers to the publication, please do keep an eye out for them and mention our magazine to them should you give them a call (If you love travel and the theatre then rather excitingly we have a new company offering Stotfold pick ups for a variety of trips and occasions - see the new adver t opposite!)

Our stunning front cover this month was the winning entr y in our Steam weekend photo competition, taken by Jane Evans We hope you agree it is absolutely fantastic Thank you so much Jane for sending this in to us!

We thought our readers might enjoy the picture quiz we took to the Mill event this year (for those that didnt get to do it over the weekend and for those that did but were stumped on some of the answers!) - turn to page 33 and see how you fair! - answers are on page 36!

Our attention now turns to our next big Stotfold eventSTOTFEST 2024 (29th & 30th June) - there are several ar ticles and snippets of info inside your June edition - we hope that ever yone gets behind this event and suppor ts it the best they can - We are incredibly excited to tr y the Stotfold Gold beer and the new SG&T Gin - not sure what that say’s about us! Until next time!

Joanne Editor

With thanks to this month’s contributors:

Carl Lane, Stotfold Town Council, Stotfold Watermill, Stotfold Football Club, Our local schools, David Stedman, (Quiz) Stotfold Ar t Group, Stotfold Librar y, Our local Churches & local organisations, The Need Project, Jo Loach, NHRR, Stotfold Twirlers, Stotfold Walking Netball, SJFC & SFC

News from Stotfold Mill Page 13

Family Announcements Page 20

Letters Page 23

Update from the Need Project Page 24

Stotfold Town Council update Page 25

Local Spor ts News Page 26,27

News from Stotfold Juniors Page 28

News from Stotfold Football Club Page 29

Mental Health Matters Page 30

Nor thern Lights in Stotfold! Page 31 Monthly Fun Quiz! Page 32

Special Picture Quiz! Page 33

Local Church News Page 34,35

Memor y Lane Page 36

All this, alongside all our usual news and events from our local schools, groups & organisations..

NEXT ISSUE - JULY 2024

Please note: our adver tising deadline will be the 6th June - Call us for detals 01462 731986

STOTFOLD

Diary Of Events 2024...

Saturday 8th Book Sale & Coffee

Morning – 10.00 – 12.00

St. Mar y’s Church Hall

Saturday 22nd Charity Line Dance

Stotfold Memorial Hall enquiries

Bridget 01462 639279

Saturday 22nd - Pippin Race Night @ Roecroft centre, contact Pippin for more details

Friday 28th - Stotfold Christian Choir, Music for a summer ’s evening Free Entr y - Stotfold Memorial Hall 7 30pm

Saturday 29th/Sunday 30th Stotfold 50th Anniversar y celebrations!

Arlesey Road Rec (see page 9 )

Saturday 6th Summer Fete 2 –4pm

St Mar y’s Church Vicarage Garden, Church Road, Stotfold

Saturday 20th/Sunday 21st Stotfold Ar t Group Exhibition - Stotfold Mill 10-5pm Tea Room open both days

Thursday 12th Talk by Theresa Britt; H.O.Roe: His life and the histor y of what he did for Stotfold".St Mar y’s Church 3pm star t.

Saturday 9th Winter Fair, St Mar y’s Church Hall.

Saturday 16th Table Top Sale 10am St Mar y’s Church Hall.

Saturday 23rd Community Christmas Fair Memorial Hall 12pm-4pm

Saturday 7th Christmas Tree Festival

10 00 – 4 00 St Mar y’s Church

Sunday 8th Christmas Tree Festival

11 00 – 4 00 St Mar y’s Church

LOCAL life..

Finding out more about the people behind our local busineses...

Carl, you are one of our more recent adver tisers in our magazines, helping local businesses with their digital adver tising needs. For anyone unfamiliar with exactly what this means, are you able to explain it better than we can!

Absolutely! So I specialise in what’s called Google Search Adver tising, which means I facilitate businesses placing adver ts on the Google Results Page whenever someone searches for something related to a product or ser vice they provide This can be par ticularly useful for businesses that have a lot of local competition as they can be seen ahead of their competitors at exactly the right time someone is prepared to buy or book

How long has your business been running Carl and what journey did you take to get to where you are today?

I spent four and a half years at a marketing agency learning all things Digital Marketing but I took a keen interest in the Google Ads side of things early on In August 2022 I left that role to take a career break and do some travelling in Asia When I came back home in December that year I didn’t quite feel ready to leave the travelling lifestyle behind and wanted to go back, but I needed a way to fund it! So I leveraged my network and decided to star t my own business. I spent around a month in the UK setting things up and onboarding a few clients before heading back out there in 2023. It went really well - I built my business up to be quite successful and got to stay out there for a fur ther 6 months!

And now you are a Stotfold resident How long have you lived in the town and what made you choose to settle here?

Yes, I moved around 9 months ago

and I’m en life here v

I spent most of my life living in Stevenage, and visiting Stotfold you could almost feel the community spirit straight away - I have quite a few clients in Stotfold, Arlesey, Baldock, Letchwor th as well - so being based here also means I’m quite central to them.

For many of the younger residents in our community, technology will most likely play a large par t in their working lives - what advice would you give to somebody looking to make themselves a career in digital marketing?

My number one piece of advice, which probably applies in any kind of career or industr y, is don’t neglect your processes! I spent a long time tr ying to understand the ser vice I would provide not just from my perspective, but from the perspective of my future clients Businesses need marketing, but people need communication, they need to feel like you care I’d say focus on the people first and you’ll get your chance to flex your creativity with them later

As par t of this feature we enjoy hearing more about the people behind the businesses they run. You're obviously a ver y technically minded, busy person - how do you choose to relax and unwind?

I’m quite a simple person really and choose to spend most of my free time offline. I love reading; I’ve always got three books on the go, one for personal growth, one for knowledge, and one for enter tainment I’m a pretty keen runner; I’ve also recently taken up painting - I completely zone out when I’m doing it so it’s been a pretty peaceful hobby!

MEET CA RL LA NE FROM CARL LANE DIGITAL

#Stotfest50 - It’s almost time to celebrate!

Plans are now well underway for this two day event, organised by Stotfold Town Council to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Stotfold becoming a town. The main event will take place on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th June when ‘Stotfest50’ comes to the Arlesey Road Recreation Ground. You can enjoy a varied line-up of acts to entertain all of the family, including music from a variety of acts and even some local, homegrown talent. On the Sunday it’s the turn of our local community groups and organisations, including the Stotfold Twirlers and Gifford Dance Academy take to the stage.

Eatfeast will be attending (especially for those that missed them last month due to the wet weather!) You are also welcome to bring along your own picnic

If you are interested in taking part or volunteering at what looks like a fabulous two day event - Please contact Stotfold Town Council who will be delighted to hear from you. - We’ll see you there!

Promoted by Matthew Cowley on behalf of Bim Afolami, both of Suite

Grace George takes to the stage at Stotfest

All T he Fun Of T he Fair!

The sun shone, quite appropriately all weekend for the 20th Anniversary Stotfold Steam Fair 2024.

The event saw many people visiting from far and wide to see the variety of stalls, attractions, steam engines and classic cars that all form part of this wonderful annual event.

Throughout the weekend we ran a photography competition to find our next front cover shot - We thought you would like to see a selection of some of the pictures that were submitted as there were some wonderful shots! Thank you to everyone that took the time to enter!

We hope these give you all some idea of just how fantastic the weekend’s events wereCongratulations to everyone involved in planning the weekend and a huge thank you for everyone that volunteered over both days!

The mascot from ‘The Rockets’

Inside the Mill

Over 250 dancers took to the arena from Gifford Dance Academy!

Wonder ful birds of prey display

‘The Rockets’ in the arena ‘Paws for thought’ display

The Stotfold News Magazine stand

NEWS

Stotf old Ar t Gr oup Update.

In this Olympic year, our theme is a sporting one Geoff Hoile enjoys painting the cycling road racers of the 1950s In this oil painting, he has caught the crucial "moment the race was won " , which is the name of the picture

Fans of horse racing will enjoy Bernard Williams' fine watercolour entitled "Final Furlong" It looks like a close race, I wonder who won?

Don’t forget, our new contact number for all enquires is 07821 502367. (below left Geoff’s artwork, and right, Bernards.)

Can You Help?

The Garden House Hospice shop at Fairfield is looking for people to regularly volunteer on weekends. They need an extra pair of hands to help out between 10am and 1pm every Sunday, sorting stock, serving customers and displaying items for sale No retail background is necessary. The Hospice relies on the support of volunteers to raise the £7.7 million needed annually to fund its services in North Hertfordshire and surrounding towns and villages. Contact the volunteer engagement team on 01462 679540 (option 6) for more details.

Stotfold Good Neighbours Annual Lunch

The years simply fly by and earlier this year we held our yearly lunch for the Good Neighbours' Group of clients Again, we have to thank all those involved, especially Jo Martin at the Academy of Central Bedfordshire and all her students who made such delicious food and kindly looked after around 35 people at St Mary's Church Hall.

It was a lovely social time for all those who gathered and really meant a lot especially to those who have mobility issues Thank you to all the drivers who ferried our clients to the hall and home again and all who helped to make the day special to everyone.

Also thank you for all the donations amounting to £135 00 which goes to the chosen charity of the Academy. We all look forward to our next lunch.

CRIME FIGURES

Stotfold & Fairfield

March 24

The most recent crime figures available from the Police national website:

Violence & sexual offences - 15

Antisocial behaviour - 19

Criminal damage & arson - 5

Other crime 15

Source: www.police.co.uk You can report crimes online. REMEMBER - PLEASE REPORT NON URGENT TO OUR LOCAL POLICE USING THE 101 NUMBER In a emergency call 999

FOR SALE

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Stotfold Ar t Groups Summer Exhibition Saturday 20th- Sunday 21st July 10am-5pm

Original paintings, prints and cards available

Stotfold Watermill (in the Ivel Room) Tea room open from 12.30 on both days.

Christine Horsley

Fairfield W.I

Our June meeting is slightly different, we welcome new members at anytime.

5TH JUNE - 2PM OUR YEARLY TEA PARTY At Gill’s House For details contact fairfieldbedswi@gmail.com

Stotfold Good Neighbour Group enjoy their annual lunch

Unlike most other agents, Green Door only deal in lettings, meaning our main focus is on you. Our company ethos revolves around providing an unrivalled service to all of our clients and to achieve this, we know that we must give them our full attention.

Great service comes from building great relationships and with the recent expansion of our dedicated team we are excited to welcome even more lettings customers from Stotfold, Arlesey & the surrounding area into our large portfolio of satisfied customers.

Stotf old Welcomes New Business ‘Tall y’ To Hitchin Road

When local business owner Rachel Church-Gatward saw that one of Stotfold’s most sought after shops was becoming vacant, she jumped at the opportunity to move her existing business to Stotfold With many years of experience, Rachel specialises in organising financial data, managing transactions, and ensuring compliance for a variety of businesses both big and small Rachel told the Stotfold NewsMagazine; “Moving to our new premises has been hugely exciting!” “We are really looking forward to meeting lots of new people and being able to help Stotfold business owners by being right on their doorstep.”

“By outsourcing their bookkeeping to Tally, they can save valuable time and resources, allowing them to focus on what they do best,running their businesses.”

Rachel and her team are dedicated to providing top-notch bookkeeping solutions tailored to your business needs. They look forward to meeting you!

Tally Bookkeeping, 15 Hitchin Rd, Stotfold. SG5 4HP Email: hello@truetally.co.uk www. truetally.co.uk

Rachel outside her new premises in Hitchin Road

News from the Mill. Update from Stotfold Watermi ll

Twenty years ago, Edvard Munch’s iconic painting The Scream was stolen from the Munch Museum in Nor way, the Mars Rover had recently landed safely on Mars, and Stotfold Mill hosted its ver y first Steam Fair and Countr y Show!

A much smaller event than it is today, the Steam Fair aimed to raise much-needed funds to help get the Mill rebuilt and running once again

Fast for ward two decades, and here we are in 2024, with one of the biggest events we’ve ever had. 2,700 cars and nearly 10,000 visitors came through the gates over the two days with over 300 people per forming across our various stages,

The weather was glorious (who remembers the mud from 2023? We may never recover from that year!) with sunshine, blue skies and a nicely cooling breeze, and it was amazing to see the showground packed with people. Thank you all so much for helping us to celebrate our 20th Steam Show in excellent style!

We would also like to say an enormous thank you to all our volunteers to make this event possible – and who keep the Mill running throughout the spring and summer. The Mill is entirely run by volunteers (we don’t have a single paid member of staff ) so ever y time you visit the people you see working are there because they love the Mill!

And there is so much to love: the fascinating histor y of the building itself, the agricultural and industrial heritage it represents, the sense of community it provides, and the oppor tunity to learn about our local area

Many of our volunteers give up their Sundays to help open the Mill to our visitors, and also help out on other days, at team meetings, preparation days and more Without these amazing and dedicated people, the Mill would not exist So: thank you

Plans are afoot for our next event, the Working Steam Weekend in October, but in the meantime, we’re looking for ward to welcoming as many of you as possible to our regular open days throughout the summer (the details of our opening times are available on our website and social media pages)

Please check our website and social accounts regularly for updates about our vents large and small! www.stotfoldmill.com

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News from Pippin Pre -School

Claws

We suppor ted the Stotfold Mill Steam and Countr y Fayre last month with our sweetie tombola and glitter tattoos! We are currently fundraising for some end of term treats and some new outdoor equipment to for our outside area We wish to thank our parents for their donations to enable us to have a successful stall and we would also like to thank ever yone who stopped by on the day to suppor t us too.

On Saturday 22nd June we

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are hosting our race night, please check our facebook page for full details The event will take place at the Roecroft Centre Stotfold with doors opening at 7pm for a 7 15pm star t Tickets are available now from the preschool office Please bring a bottle, light snacks provided

We still have a few afternoon sessions available for our September intake If your child is 2, 3 or 4 and you would like them to attend during the afternoon please pop along to our Open Moring on Saturday 25th May from 10am to 12pm to find out more details, alternatively please contact the preschool office via info@pippinpreschool.co.uk.

Our next Holiday club will be during the Summer Holidays, Monday 22nd July until Friday 16th August. Places will be available from 3rd June on a first come first ser ve basis. Bookings can be made via members.pippinpreschool.co.uk/login. We will be open from 7.45am -18.00pm at a cost of £40 a day.

We continue to collect bottle tops, old buttons, yoghur t pots, cardboard egg boxes and old children friendly magazines for our gluing station, if you have any that you wish to recycle please donate them via our office

Thank you for your interest in our Pre -School

We look for ward to sharing more of our news with you again next month

News from Fair field Park Lower School

This month has been full of enrichment oppor tunities to bring the curriculum to life and give our pupils first hand experiences Our Year 1 pupils were able to utilise their knowledge about the Great Fire of London during an interactive workshop – they visited all the different shops that would have existed at the time and created candles at the Candlemakers, bookmarks at the Tanners and bread at the Bakers to name a few; they then took on the role of a historian to identify and classify evidence from an architectural dig

Year 3 pupils showed their school values during our Faith Tour to visit a Church, Gurdwara and a Mosque in Bedford –they had a chance to explore and speak with the leaders of the places of worship and learn more about the different faiths

Our residential school trip to Cay thorpe PGL outdoor adventure enabled the Year 4 pupils to experience outdoor adventurous activities involving climbing, paddle -boarding, fire making and more. Many faced their fears with the encouragement of their peers and felt a sense of accomplishment – well done Year 4s. Finally, linking to their learning about the histor y of flight, our Year 2 children visited the Shuttlewor th collection to learn more about the many historic aircrafts to bring their learning to life.

During the first half of the Summer term the topics that are being covered by all classes are:

Penguins and Squirrels: What can I explore on the farm? Barn Owl, Snowy Owl, Honey Bee Class: Where can we go? Badger, Hedgehog, Tur tle Class: Do our school grounds suppor t plant life?

Swan, Robin, Seahorse Class: How has flight changed? Panda, Fox & Otter Class: How has the local high street changed?

Kingfisher, Kestrel & Toucan Class: What living organisms are in our local ecosystems?

Value of the Half Term: Friendship

Fair field Park Lower School

Dickens Boulevard & Ruskin Drive office@fair fieldparklower uk 01462 830000

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May proved to be a ver y busy month for us with the whole school trip to Whipsnade Zoo, Sponsored Bounce event and Skipping Workshop with the skipping Ninja all thoroughly enjoyed by our children and staff!

Creative ar ts week was as always great fun and ver y productive too

The summer term is now well under way, with June looking really eventful! The SMSA continue to suppor t with Happy Bag collections, children’s film nights plus a Father ’s Day Gift and Wrap Event on Friday 14th June Each child will have the oppor tunity to pick a personal gift for their dad, stepdad, grandad etc

Our Year 4 children will star t their transition events with their chosen Middle Schools in preparation for moving up in September Our new parent visits and ‘come to school’ induction session for families due to star t school with us in September are also being held in June and July This is where parents find out more information about their child star ting school and how they can help them in their first weeks etc We look for ward to welcoming our new families to St Mar y’s!

ARLESEY PHARMACY

Our decarbonisation project is progressing well and good news for anyone using Rook Tree Lane is the staff car park is becoming more available at times, reducing the parking on the road! The on- site work is nearing completion and our school field is beginning the process of being rejuvenated, which will be a relief as the children and staff really miss having the space and lovely environment that this offers As additional decarbonisation work, St Mar y's has been selected to have both LED lights and Solar Panels installed over the next couple of years We are privileged to have been chosen and ver y happy and excited that we are able to make such a positive impact on the environment as a result of this work Until our next instalment please enjoy the many summer term plans along with warmer weather!

Some of the wonder ful animlas at Whipsnade Zoo!

We star ted the second half of the summer term with lots of activities, trips, workshops, mock exams and GCSE’s. There have been numerous spor ting activities to include two football finals, along with a variety of enrichment oppor tunities across all years

Our Year 6 pupils enjoyed a day trip to the Warner Brothers Harr y Potter Studio, walking in the footsteps of Harr y Potter at Hogwar ts The Studio Tour offered the unique oppor tunity to explore two soundstages, as well as a back lot that’s filled with original sets, animatronic creatures, and breath- taking special effects Ever yone thoroughly enjoyed their post SATs treat exploring the wonders of the Wizarding World and sharing the magic of the studio tour

Transition events have been taking place with visits to local feeder schools We are really looking for ward to meeting ever yone who will be joining our ETA community next academic year For some, the school may already be a familiar place due to already having siblings here or attending a community club at the school during the evening, and to others it may be an entirely new experience for the child/ren and their family. The next few months will be exciting for ever yone and we look for ward to welcoming our new star ters to ETA and suppor ting ever yone with their transition.

This term our Year 11 footballers played their District Cup Final against Kempston winning 3-0! This victor y is a testament to their hard work, dedication, and teamwork Each player has shown great skill and spor tsmanship throughout the season Congratulations again on an outstanding achievement, and per formance! The future holds endless possibilities for each of you, and we cannot wait to see the great things you will accomplish

We are excited to welcome our next cohor t into the Sixth Form pupils in September and will have our first Year 13 too! The growth of the school is all thanks to our strong body of staff who underpin the Etonbur y values and help us go from strength to strength

Etonbur y A cademy

Did you know we have the best GCSE results in Central Bedfordshire? If you are looking for a Year 9 place for your child in September 2024 we have limited places available, please call the School Office to book a tour We are always happy to show prospective parents, carers, and pupils around our academy

Are you still looking for a Year 5 place for this September?

We have ver y limited spaces in Year 5, please contact reception to book a tour and speak to our admissions team If you would like to book a school tour, please get in touch with us at 01462 730391 or via email at eta -office@bestacademies org uk We believe we offer a small, compassionate, and exceptional educational community, and we invite you to come and see for yourself what makes Etonbur y special.

Please continue to share in our values, Ever yone is respectful, Together we care and always aim higher Mrs J Young Principal

The Year 11 Football team - District Cup Winners 2024!

News from Roecroft Lower School

Hopefully as you read this, me saying it has been a warm and sunny May will have come true and we are now well on the way to it feeling like Summer

School has been full of excitement this last month; school trips, visits and residentials have taken place and will continue into the rest of summer term These extra events really do add to the curriculum and help suppor t the children’s values, their wellbeing and their team spirit

Over June and July, we look for ward to our annual spor ts day and dance morning, alongside our teddy bears picnic to celebrate the end of year for our reception children This month we have an update form our lead practitioner and specialist for Early Years, Miss Ashby.

In Reception, our topic this term is 'Once Upon a Time...' and we have been spending the term reading and finding

out about lots of different books and stories

We have already read 'Jack and the Beanstalk', written a set of instructions and planted our own beans We had to look after them and obser ve the changes as they grew We found out about the life cycle of a bean plant and thought about what might be at the top of it if it grew as tall as Jack’s We got ver y excited when the stalks star ted to grow! They ended up growing ver y tall so we took them home and some of us planted them in our gardens.

We then looked at 'Handa's Surprise' which is about a little girl who lives in a village in Kenya who wants to surprise her friends with delicious fruits. We talked about the differences between the village Handa lived in and where we lived and also linked this to some fruit- and vegetablebased ar twork, inspired by the ar tist Giuseppe Arcimboldo We loved writing letters to our friends when we read 'The Jolly Postman' stor y

We discussed different holidays and day trips we have been on with our friends and families and wrote about these memories in our letters We were ver y excited to walk to the post box in small groups to post them and wait for the letters to be delivered We also loved the stor y 'There's a Superhero in Your Book' and looking at old and new superheroes as well as writing about which superpower we would like to have 'The Gingerbread Man' was another favourite where we designed our own gingerbread men to run away!

Over the remainder of this term we will be continuing to look at lots of different books and stories including 'The Ver y Hungr y Caterpillar', 'The Gruffalo', 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt', 'The Three Little Pigs' and 'If the Dinosaurs Came Back.' We will also be having our ver y special Teddy Bears Picnic to celebrate the end of our first year at school, as we get ready for our exciting transition into Year 1. Until next month!

Reception children caring for their beans

The summer term is upon us and pupils at PBA have been taking advantage of the usual range of activities and events associated with warmer weather and lighter evenings at school The PE team continue to surpass themselves offering a host of matches against other schools in Cricket, Rounders and athletics Year 6 Pupils are also accessing swimming lessons for those less confident in the water May also saw the year 6 pupils under taking their SATs examinations They approached these wonder fully and the suppor t provided by the community in helping with invigilation was greatly appreciated

It has been exciting to plan for next September A large number of new pupils will be joining the school and to see the school grow from 51 pupils in September 2019 to over 900 in September 2024 will be fantastic Having progressed to the point where we are just one year away from being full, with the corresponding development of the site and staff is amazing Music and Drama are now par t of the school’s provision, including lessons and clubs; breakfast and breaktime snacks are a normal par t of the school day;

News from Pix Brook A cademy

our e - spor ts programme is being developed and resourced and the planning for the star t to GCSE courses next September is ver y much in hand

Plans are in place to enable new pupils to visit the school, Step- up day will provide all pupils with an experience of next year and arrangements for spor ts day are in hand

Amongst all the excitement lessons continue to be delivered and pupils continue to work hard With the multitude of activities coming our way it is really impor tant to remember the education of our pupils, the focus on teaching and learning and the constant desire to enable pupils to make progress and achieve their potential is our purpose

As adults is it also wor th remembering that young people are not the finished ar ticle, and our task during their formative years is to help them reach their potential by focussing on those things that will improve their life chances: the main thing: their education

We look for ward to updating you once again on all our news in next month’s issue. Stephen Adams - Principle.

Family announcements

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Why not surprise someone with an announcement in the Stotfold News Magazine?

All we need is your chosen wording and a photograph (if you would like) and we’ll do the rest! Email us at stotfold news@yahoo co uk

MONICA WEST

Happy Bir thday!

Wishing you a lovely day! Love from us all x

LAMBOURNE

Happy 19th Bir thday! Love Ams xx

TRISHA KING 11th June

Happy 66th bir thday! You’re not only my mum but you’re my best friend and I wouldn’t change you for the world. Love you to the moon and back Cheyenne xx

MARIE SHARP

Happy Bir thday!

Love from Peter & all the family xx

MONICA AND PETER SAUNDERS

Happy 30th Wedding Anniversar y on the 7th June!

LOUIE Happy 3rd Bir thday!

Lots of Love from Mummy, Daddy and Hallie xxx’

JESSICA GASKELL

Happy 50th bir thday

Lots of love Lucy, Ian, Amelie, Har vey and Sophia xxx

ZOE EVANS

Joins the 40 club!

Happy bir thday from all your girl friends xxxx (thankfully there wasn’t room for the other notice!!)

MANUEL 21st June

Happy 21st Bir thday! With love from Mum & Aliza x

DANIEL WOOD

Happy Bir thday

Daddy

Love from Ella xx

JOSH

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Dear Editor,

I wanted to write in just to thank one of your adver tisers for doing such a great job pressure washing my driveway This is a job I have attempted to do myself and have had family members tr y to do over the years, but have never quite got it looking anywhere near clean enough - let alone the time it took and mess we made in the process!

Out of interest I called Full Flow Cleaning Professional Pressure Washing featured in last month’s magazine to see how much it would cost to have to have it cleaned professionally and to my surprise they were extremely reasonable.

Geoff came along on a typically wet day but undeterred he and his accomplice set about cleaning the drive, being sure to protect the house and garage from all the mess As it was such a wet day the results were hard to see. A few hours later once the sun decided to come out and dr y the driveway I was absolutely taken aback at how much brighter it seemed and how fresh and clean it now looked Geoff returned as promised the following day to finish the job with sand and a protective treatment

I would like to thank Geoff and his team for such a great job done and would like to also pass on my recommendation to other Stotfold News readers looking to have this done It has made such a difference to my proper ty and was also great value for money.

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Dear Editor,

I'd like to express my gratitude to the resident who recently raised concerns about littering at the Riverside Recreation Ground. While there will always be a small group of individuals who fail to dispose of their waste properly, they represent a minority and do not reflect the majority of conscientious residents in Stotfold who utilise the numerous bins provided by the Town Council and Central Bedfordshire Council

Readers may have noticed an ar ticle fur ther in the edition highlighting the work of the Town Rangers These individuals are responsible for emptying our litter bins three times a week, as well as under taking litter picking and other maintenance activities throughout the town.

If you witness any incidents of littering similar to the one depicted in last month’s picture, please do not hesitate to repor t it to the Town Council by calling 01462 730064 or contacting us through social media channels

Carpentry & General Handyman

We will promptly dispatch personnel to address the situation as soon as possible

Regards,

Emma Payne Town Clerk Stotfold Town Council

Martini 07950 311963 | 01462 835617

Update from The Need Project

Our top up bags give away is also ver y busy in Stotfold, Sandy and Shefford and we regularly see an increase of people at our doors, but we are glad they come because if they didn’t the food would go in the bin and that is so wrong This month we are expecting visits from two local MPs from mid and Central Bedfordshire (on separate visits) to see what we do (could be some interesting conversations )

On a seperate note, finally our offer on the premises we were after was accepted and our solicitors are in communication with the sellers We have engaged an architect, so hopefully things are on the move The new place will give us the oppor tunity to create a more efficient, permanent way of working with food and, we will have a great oppor tunity to develop a versatile space for our community with massive options. There are two stages to the building project. One is feeding those in need. And secondly creating a space for community and space for us to develop our relationships with our community.

The two- step plan is:

Step one - get our food set up working as soon as possible with a natural flow between premises. But, before we do this, we have some major construction work to do, which we have budgeted for and have secured funds for most of this.

Step two - is the development of the upper level into a community space with rooms, a café area and a quiet space, which will come later. The money for this is something we are seeking through separate building funders.

If you would like to help suppor t the project in any capacity, please contact me on 07496 833940

There is a lot to do, but it will give a great space and will benefit our community. Praise God always. Gordon

•754 parcels provided in 21 working days • 401 top- up-bags collected from our Pop- up sites • £53,020,estimated value of the food for the month of March • £6,602.50, the average monthly cost to run the charity • 23%, the increase in the amount of food parcels delivered this month • 2110adults, 1916 children & 119 pensioners - the amount of people helped in April.

Monday - Friday 10am - 4pm Wednesdays 1pm - 4pm

We are pleased to announce that Cllr Steve Buck was recently elected as the Town Mayor for a third term, receiving much suppor t from his fellow councillor ’s Our Town Council is committed to working for the residents of Stotfold as diligently as possible, with many residents providing us with some excellent feedback on the strategic plan for the next few years at the recent Stotfold Mill Steam Weekend This exciting plan will give the Town Council guidance as to the aspirations of all of our residents! Our strategic plan will be one of our main priorities over the next three years, alongside some of the larger aspirations beyond that If you would like to give us some additional feedback, please scan the QR code below to complete our sur vey or drop in on our website and fill in the form.

STOTFOLD Gold and SG&T

As a celebration for our town’s histor y and the Golden Anniversar y, Stotfold Town Council commissioned local business Buntingford Brewer y to produce a commemorative ale we have named ’Stotfold Gold.’ Stotfold Gold is a wonder ful 3.8% session beer that we hope many of our residents will enjoy at our events throughout this year. This wonder ful brew has been produced using ‘ locally sourced water ’ with a ‘great montage of Stotfold treasures ’

SG&T - Something for the gin drinker amongst us? This delectable drink has been produced by local distiller y Willow Tree Gin and has a unique colour, not dissimilar to the colours of our Stotfold Town Council emblem A blue gin (with it’s colour coming naturally from butter fly-pea flower) is infused with citrus and light pepper y notes We’re sure that the gin drinkers amongst us will love the refreshing taste

EXCITING TIMES AHEAD!

The final plans are coming together for STOTFEST 2024, the acts are booked and the stalls organisedwe hope you and your family will come along in suppor t of our celebration With a whole weekend (29th and 30th June) set aside to enter tain you all, we look for ward to bringing you some fantastic groups and acts on the Saturday including music from; All Souled Out, The Scallywags, Press Play, Grace George, Bill Davies and the band and The Fabulous Lounge Swingers On Sunday 30th June we are looking for ward to enjoying enter tainment from Stotfold Twirlers, Stotfold Salvation Army Band, the St Mar y's School Choir, We Are Highlands, Gifford Dance Academy and the Hitchin Rock Choir We look for ward to an exciting time ahead and hope that you all come along and help suppor t this event as we celebrate 50 years as a town

Happy Anniversar y Stotfold!

Cllr Steve Buck - Stotfold Town Mayor.

Spor ts News

Stotfold Twirlers Per form At Nationals!

Four members of Stotfold Twirlers along with their two Bellettes team mates attended the British Baton Twirling Spor ts Association Nationals in Crawley over the Bank holiday in May Poppy, Layla, Phoebe and Layla had an enjoyable weekend competing against athletes from the whole of England

Grace Endersby and Mila Crook from Bellettes also took par t in a total of six events each and came away with top seven placings in nearly all categories - They also showcased their Freestyles and Team that they are competing in this July in Croatia

Grace won a total of 4 National titles and the Senior Overall champion along with the Lucinda Harding Scholarship All 6 girls work so hard at training, they are dedicated to their spor t They are now getting ready for the UK Open in Brentwood in June.. Anyone interested in joining please contact Sonia Crook at Sonia.crook@hotmail.com or find us on Facebook Stotfold twirlers cover dance twirling and Acro for both boys and girls aged 6 upwards.

Grace winning Senior Champion

A successful Nationals event for all the girls

Local Spor ts News

Anyone For Walking Netball?

In conjunction with All England Netball ‘Walking Netball’ is coming to Stotfold!

It’s an experience that is one of a kind and gives access to a whole world of fun, activity and lots of laughter Brought to you weekly, the physical and mental benefits are endless, you’ll be suppor ted and welcomed ever y step of the way No experienced needed, it’s designed for ever yone regardless of age and fitness. So just slip on your trainers, come down and give it a go!

Details;

• Stotfold Riverside Recreation Ground

• Mondays 10 30am -11 30am

• £4 per session

• Wear trainers and comfor table clothing

• Bring a water bottle

• Be prepared to have a fun and a giggle with like minded people

For fur ther details or to answer any questions you may have, email: joanne brewster@ englandnetball.co.uk

You are guaranteed to make new friends and keep fit and healthy at the same time!

WALKS FOR HEALTH

Are you looking to make new friends? Walks for Health are a local walking group here ever yone is welcome.

JUNE walks.

Walks star t at 10 45am

Thursday 2nd & 9th Corner of Hospital Road, Arlesey (accessible form Stotfold easily via Fair field)

Thursday 16th & 23rd Scout Hut, Baldock Road, Stotfold

Thursday 30th The Crown PH, The Green, Stotfold

For more details contact Beth Over field 01462 815672

Nor th Her ts Road Runners

The 1st Sat of the month 5k at Letchwor th Common will be on 1st June at 9am Entr y is free and open to all runners

The Standalone 10k will be on 6th Oct and entries are now open We continue with our training sessions on Tues & Thurs at 7pm and welcome runners of all abilities all under qualified coaches FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBSITE NHRR.ORG.UK OR CALL IAN 07506429928

Update from Stotfold Junior Football Club

Bedfordshire FA 2023 Club of the Year.

A fantastic end to the season for

U11 Greys, winning the Derek Gates Cup to cap an invincible season A ver y competitive match saw a 2-0 win in the final at Letchwor th County Ground against Stevenage Borough Spitfires, sealed with goals from Ollie Wenn (with a man of the match per formance) and Jacob Tomlin (our top scorer for the season)

Congratulations to all involved.

Stotfold U14 Girls Bournemouth Tour U14/U15 Winners! Played 6 games where they were undefeated all weekend. Scoring 18 goals and only conceded 2! A fantastic way to round off the season!

You can follow us on our social media for all the latest updates www.stotfoldfc.co.uk

Charit y Line Dance

All Proceeds to Alzheimer ’s (Fight Against Dementia) Saturday June 22nd, 2024

Stotfold Memorial Hall, Hitchin Road, Stotfold, SG5 4HR. Doors Open 7.00pm to 11.30pm.

Dancing to Singer Nadine Summers, great to dance and listen to. Hot/Cold drinks available – Raffle - Bring your own nibbles

Tickets £10 00 each To purchase tickets please contact Bridie on Tel: 01462 639279 – Email: bridget.smith@uwclub.net

Email: stotfold news@yahoo co uk

Stotfold Juniors

Stotfold Junior U11 Greys, Derek Gates Cup winners 2024!

Stotfold Junior U14 - Bournemouth Tour U14/15 winners 2024!

The 1st team finished the season in style winning five of their six league fixtures in April and finishing 7th in their first season in the Southern League. A great per formance. Congratulations to the Development team who won their remaining two league fixtures and finished runners - up in The Beds County Football League Premier Division achieving promotion to the Spar tan South Midlands League Division 1. Unfor tunately they could not add the Britannia Cup to their success losing 2-1 to Elstow Abbey in the bank holiday final. The Women’s team won four of their five league matches in April and finished 3rd in their first season in the Beds & Her ts Women’s Football League Premier Division a ver y creditable per formance. They also finished the season in style winning their League Cup with a 1-0 win over Hitchin Belles Blues with a goal from Amber Olney. The U18 team won both of their league matches and finished 3rd in the Southern Counties Floodlit Youth league.

Can you help us? Due to our continuing success we are looking for more people to join our football family on match days If you can spare us a few hours a week, please contact us through our website

Please suppor t the club by taking up our sponsorship and adver tising promotions Details are on the club website Come on you Eagles Up the Fold

JSJ Stadium New Roker Park Arlesey Road Stotfold, Bedfordshire, SG5 4HE 01462 539297 https://www stotfoldfc co uk https://twitter com/stotfoldfc https://facebook com/stotfoldfc

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Mental Health Matters - with Jo Loach

Rest - Our fast-paced culture tends to privilege productivity over the periods of inactivity required to sustain human health. Living with the constant stimulation, stress, failings and distractions of technology can result in our human systems overloading or even crashing. If we fail to maintain appropriate boundaries to protect our need for space and downtime, we may pay with our mental and emotional health.

Humans need rest; mentally, emotionally and physically We need times when we can simply be These times allow our inner resources to focus on the business of recovering, rebuilding and refreshing our systems Without these times we star t to accumulate backlogs that eventually make their presence felt via symptoms such as insomnia, anxiety, depression, angr y outbursts, illness and more There are other factors that can cause these too but doing too much and being too little can exacerbate any existing vulnerability to these

Rest is not an optional extra, no matter how busy or indispensable we think we are. Rest allows essential internal works of recover y to take place. Without these we will likely begin to malfunction externally.

The need for rest varies from one individual to another in line with the body’s make up, the life stage and situation; responsibilities/dependants and ability to manage these well or other wise.

A commitment to recognising the rest we need and what prevents us taking it, is paramount to our quality and longevity of life We may experience resistance from those who want more than we can give We may also find internal resistance from our own beliefs about rest There will also always be factors beyond our control that impact our health

But it is within our control and our interests as well as those around us, to commit to developing and practising the often-forgotten ar t of rest

Jo is a BACP Accredited Psychodynamic Counsellor and an Integrative Super visor with an MA in Contemporar y Therapeutic Counselling You can read more from Jo in her blog at joloach com Email: Jo loach@gmail com

The Nor thern Lights - Come To Stotfold!

Were you for tunate enough to catch a glimpse of the wonder ful natural light show in Stotfold during the second weekend of May? Many residents were lucky enough to catch some fantastic shots on their phones and camera’s, some of which are below Thank you to ever yone for sharing these - we think you will agree, they really are breathtaking!

Pictures below from: Jo Wilson, James Chapman, Lynsey Wells, Laura Hall & Karen Tunnicliffe

JUNE Fun Quiz

1 Happy bir thday this month to the lead singer and songwriter of the 1970s British rock group Slade, pictured top What is his name?

2 In medicine, what is the more familiar one -word term meaning minimally invasive surger y?

3 What word can mean a type of alcoholic drink; a former British satirical magazine; a breed of Shire horse associated with an eastern county of England; and a favourite character originally derived from Italian commedia dell’ar te?

4 Who was the Prime Minister of the UK from 1990 to 1997?

5 What is the stage surname of the immensely successful American singer and songwriter, pictured above right, who was born Alicia Augello Cook?

6 The ECB is the governing body in England and Wales for which major spor t?

7 What is the two word name of the American desser t pie, associated with a Florida citrus fruit ingredient, which is also made with egg yolks, sweetened condensed milk, a biscuit base and often a meringue topping?

8 Complete the title of this 2006 British film starring Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett which revolves around the ramifications of a teacher ’s illicit affair with an underage pupil: “Notes on a ”?

9 Give the single word stage name of the US singer who had a US number one hit single during the 1970s with “Brand New Key”, a song later parodied in a UK number one hit by The Wurzels?

10 What is the overall model name of the car pictured below designed by Sir Alec Issigonis and manufactured by Morris from 1948 to 1971?

11 Give the surname of the sometimes controversial American film director who has

won Academy Awards for Best Director with “Platoon” and “Born on the Four th of July”?

12 What is the name of the sled used in the por t of hur tling head first and face down along a frozen track?

13 In 1973, a song entitled “Ring Ring” was the first Eurovision Song Contest entr y by which pop group?

14 A character known as The Master, is a recurring character, and is the arch enemy of the eponymous character in which long -running British television series?

15 Who played the leading male role, pictured right, in the 1952 British film “The Card”

16 On this island you can visit the Ernest Hemingway house, the Little White House, and the city is the most southerly in continental USA Which island?

17 A newspaper founded in 1930 as the Daily Worker and re -named in 1966 as the Morning Star, is the official news organ of which British political par ty?

18 What is by far the usual number of keys on a concer t grand piano?

19 What is the title of the 1949 noir thriller film, pictured below starring Humphrey Bogar t, & Lauren Bacall?

20 Give the modern title of the famous song, inspired by a poem by the 18th19th centur y US lawyer Francis Scott Key?

For more fascinating facts and to download and read my novels, completely free of charge, please visit my website at davidstedman co uk or Google David Stedman author.

Fun PHOTO Quiz

Visitors to the Mill event this year had the chance to tr y their luck working out our ‘Where in Stotfold’ picture quiz We thought that we’d include the same quiz in this month’s magazine (alongside the answers) for those of you not able to get down to the event this year and for those of you that were stuck on a couple of the answers! - GOOD LUCK!

are looking for another Specialist to join our professional team.

News from Our Local Churches

St Guthlac’s Church, Astwick.

Our May ser vice was ver y shor t with no sermon to accommodate our Annual Meeting of Parishioners that took place after the ser vice With no sermon it gave me more time to focus on our prayers for each one of us who are par t of St Guthlac's To give thanks for ever yone present, and seek strength and encouragement for whatever is going on in each of our lives

Sometimes we don’t realise how power ful and healing, prayer can be Sometimes we come to the end of ourselves but don’t realise there is hope and strength in prayer and coming together to suppor t each other

St. Guthlac’s has a ser vice ever y 1st Sunday of the month; our next ser vices on 2nd June at 11:15am.

We look for ward to welcoming you Refreshments are ser ved after the ser vice which provides the oppor tunity for us to interact with each other and catch up on the past month If you don’t want to interact, its a welcoming place of peace to meet you wherever you are in life’s challenges

And lastly, a shout out for any budding organists! Sadly our organist has moved to another location so we are looking for a new organist to play at our monthly ser vice If you know of anyone who might be interested, please get in touch

We look for ward to updating you on our news once again next month, please do remember, we welcome ever yone to our ser vices - we are a small community and are always ready to welcome new faces and share our lovely church and ser vice with you.

Rev’d Jane Wheatley

News from Our Local Churches.

St Mar y’s The Parish Church of Stotfold & Fair field.

Special events in June:

Tea Time Praise for young families 4 00pm Sunday 2 June

Community Coffee Morning 10 30-noon Wednesday 5 June

Evensong 6 00pm Sunday 9 June

Summer Fete 2 00pm-4 00pm Saturday 6 July

Church open ever y day

Your Parish Church is open ever y day from 9 00am-4 30pm for anyone who wants a time of quiet personal prayer, refection or to light a candle

Worship Ser vices

First Sunday of the Month: 8 00-8 45am Parish Communion; 9 00-9 20am Sunday Morning Prayer; 10 00-11 00am Communion Sunday School; 4 00-4 45pm Tea Time Praise for young families

Second, Four th & Fifth Sundays: 9 00-9 20am Sunday Morning Prayer; 10 00-11 00am Parish Communion and Sunday School

Third Sunday 9 00-9 45am Parish Communion; 10:00-11 00am Moring Praise

5 30-7 00pm Youth Gathering at the Vicarage

Wednesday Ser vice: 9 45-10 30am Parish Communion Monday – Saturday: 9.00-9.20am Morning Prayer. Christenings Contact Sara Clark 01462 625270 Weddings: Contact Revd. Bill Britt on 01462 730218. Funerals. Telephone Revd. Bill or your funeral director

Kings Baptist Church

Sunday Ser vices:

2 June: All Age Ser vice at 10 30am

9 June: Communion Ser vice at 10 30am

16 June: Pentecost Ser vice at 10 30am King’s Kids and Youth will run and creche will be available with parental responsibility

23 June: Communion Ser vice at 10 30am King’s Kids and Youth will run and creche will be available with parental responsibility

30 June: Ser vice at 10 30am King’s Kids and Youth will run and creche will be available with parental responsibility

•Works of Hear t: Monday 3 June at 8 00pm

‘Have a go’ at crafts, make new friends and share craft ideas.

Prayer Meetings

Sundays: 6.00pm – 7.30pm

Wednesdays: 10.00am – 12.00 noon

Accelerate for Children 10-13 term time only

Tuesdays: 6.00pm – 7.00pm

Home from Home: Free, all welcome: join us for soup, tea, coffee, cake, biscuits, games, puzzles, ar ts & crafts.

Wednesdays: 1.00pm – 4.00pm

King’s Baptist Church,The Green SG5 4AN

STOTFOLD CHRISTIAN CHOIR

Music for a Summer Evening

7.30 pm Friday, 28th June

Stotfold Memorial Hall with Paul Cooper Free entr y - Refreshments

Retiring collection in aid of a local charity

Down Memory Lane

As promised last month, here is the first of a few wonder ful photographs we have been loaned by Eileen Gibbs. We even have names to match the faces! - Back Row: Lewis Ellison, Christine Chamberlain, Josie Taylor, Brenda Gentle, Mar y Dear, Margaret Brown, Mar y Kavanagh, Eileen Dear. Middle Row: Susan Taylor, Pat Devereux, Ann Ownswor th, Douglas Gentle, John Saunders, Steven Lindsay, Maureen Dear, Pat Sale. Front row: Susan Devereux, Lucille Bandy, Sandra Bandy, Roger Dear, Gill Lindsay, Richard Gentle, Gill George, Robin Gentle. - Missionar y Collectors Annual Par ty, early 1960’s.

For more fascinating facts and to download and read my novels, completely free of charge, please visit my website at davidstedman co uk or Google David Stedman author ANSWERS to JUNE FUN QUIZ . . . 1 Noddy HOLDER; 2 KEYHOLE surger y; 3 PUNCH; 4 John MA JOR; 5 Alicia KEYS; 6 Cricket (ECB = England and Wales Cricket BOARD; 7 KEY Lime pie; 8 “NOTES on a Scandal”; 9 Melanie; 10 MINOR; 11 Oliver STONE; 12 SKELETON bob; 13 Abba; 14 “Doctor Who”, 15 Alec Guinness; 16 KEY WEST (Florida); 17 Communist; 18 Eighty-eight/88; 19 “KEY Largo”; 20 “The Star Spangled Banner ” (official national anthem of the USA)

FUN picture Quiz ANSWERS 1 Rooktree Lane 2 Hitchin Road rec ground 3 The Almshouses garden 4 Etonbur y Bench (Etonbur y woods) 5 Howard Close bridge 6 High St community gardens 7 Greenacre park 8 Baldock Road 9.Stotfold Football Club 10.Baldock Road

STOTFOLD GARDEN CLUB

Meetings and Trips

Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month at St. Mar y’s Church Hall, Church Road.

Wednesday 12th June 2024

Andrew Babit z – The London Garden Society Tea and coffee ser ved Raffle

For more information, contact Peter on: (01462) 834854 or 07758649721 stotfoldgc@gmail com

Useful Telephone Numbers

General Helplines:

Citizen’s Advice Bureau 01525 402742

Trading Standards Advice Line 0300 300 8136

Samaritans 01462 455333

Bir ths, Deaths & Marriages 0300 300 8089

Stotfold Good Neighbour Group 07599 925587

Churches

Hope Chapel 01462 686803

King’s Baptist Church 01462 730521

Methodist Church 01462 731167

Salvation Army Hall 01462 731072

Ladies Fellowship 01462 731072

St Mar y’s Church 01462 730218

St Mar y's Church Hall 07727 688877

Friends of St Mar y’s 01462 834108

Fair field Community Church 07376 740410

Local Council

Stotfold Town Council 01462 730064

Email:enquiries@stotfoldtowncouncil.gov.uk

Central Bedfordshire Council 0300 300 8000

Email:customer ser vices@centralbedfordshire gov uk www centralbedfordshire gov uk

Doctor

Larksfield Surger y Appointments 01462 732244

Enquiries 01462 732200

Out of Hours Ser vice: Call 111

Arlesey Medical Centre 01462 732144

Household Emergencies

Electricity Emergencies 0800 783 8838

Gas Emergencies 0800 111999

Housing

First Garden City Homes 01462 683307

Grand Union Housing - all enquiries 0300 123 5544

Cafe

Box of Cakes Cafe & Cake Shop 07812 055587

Health/Social Helplines

Alcoholics Anonymous 01438 747475

Childline 0800 1111

National Menengitis Trust 0845 6000800

Samaritans 08457 909090

NSPCC 0800 800 5000

Hospitals

Bedford Hospital 01234 355122

Lister Hospital 01438 314333

NHS Direct 0845 46 47

Librar y

Stotfold Librar y 0300 300 8068

Arlesey Resource Centre & Librar y 01462 731469.

Police

Beds Police (Crime repor ting) 01234 841212

Crimestoppers 0800 555111

Pubs

Coach & Horses 01462 734135

Fox & Duck 01462 732434

The Crown 01462 731061

The Stag Tavern 01462 731098

Transpor t

Trains (National Enquiries) 08457 484950

Whitbread Wanderbus 0300 123 3023

Schools

Etonbur y Academy 01462 730391

Pix Brook Academy 01462 416243

Fair field Park Lower School 01462 830000

Roecroft Lower School 01462 730336

St Mar y’s Academy 01462 730343

Samuel Whitbread Academy 01462 629900

Nurseries

Pippin Pre -School 01462 834897

Poppies Nurser y 07833 927906

Poppyfields Nurser y 01462 830008

Busy Bees 01462 734306

Taxi Ser vice

Greenacre Transfers

Airpor

www.greenacretransfers.co.uk

Local Adver tiser Director y

AD Garden Rooms

A JB Fencing

A J Day Builders

Alfie’s Barbers

01438 313765

07837 791365

01767 314445

01462 658449

All Wrapped Up - Balloons and Florist 07886 569134

Andy Leonard Painter & Decorator 07889 903283

Arlesey Walking Group

Arlesey Pharmacy

01462 638286

01462 731200

Arlesey Social Club 01462 731361

Ask Phil (Garden Rooms, Driveways, Windows) 01462 545729

Aquarius Garden Design 01462 731292

Barn Hair Studio 01462 835611

Bal & Co Motor Care

Bews Electrical

Big Minibus Hire

BK Electrical / Brian Kelly

Box Of Cakes Cafe & Cake Shop

Broadband Communications

BSH Glazing ( Windows & Doors)

Bugs ‘n’ Things Pest Control

Builders - SJ Brock

Carpet Cleaning - ACCS Ltd

Carpet Cleaning - ECO CLEAN

Carpets & Flooring - Paul Faulkner

Cascade Water Ser vices

Catsitter - Claire

Computer Repairs - Nick Saunders

The Cooker Buddy Oven Cleaning

Chris Webster, Stotfold

(Correspondent for The Comet )

Darren Peters Proper ty Maintenance

Dennison’s - House & Garden Clearance

ECO Clean Carpet Cleaning

Edwards & Higgins Plastering

Electrician - Terr y C Seymour

Fair field Bowls Club

Fencing (A JB)

Finesse Interiors

First Step Estate Agents

Foot Health Professional - Vicki Eagles

01462 731500

01462 834488

07817 766997

07817545314

07812 055587

01462 732628

01462 730884

01462 735999

01462 231257

01462 629302

07748 857012

01462 731674

07887 531034

07984 344997

07521 279960

01462 810065

01462 834108

01462 733322

07522 354141

07748 857012

07913 005268

01462 236559

07811 738599

07837 791365

01462 896046

01462 659730

07812 399659

Foot Pro Podiatr y 07377 536685

FullFlow Pressure Washing

Gifford Dance Academy

07306 085207

07585 221513

Graham Smith Brickwork & Paving 07703 171857

Green Door Lettings Management 01462 510765

Greenacre Transfers Airpor ts & Chauffeur Ser vices

www greenacretransfers co uk

Guides - Stotfold Guide Association

Henlow Vets

House of Fitness Pole fitness

Hypnotherapy - Pathway Hypnotherapy Rooms

James’s Carpentr y & Handyman Ser vice

Jar vis Footcare

Kumari Chiropractic

Lawnrite Lawncare

Liams Butchers

Locksmith Ser vices

Loved Gardens

07555 707848

01462 235273

01462 416416

07840 268099

07497157531

01462 234292

07816 329363

07479 945995

01462 512512

07584 979361

01462 290226

07981 275663

Lower Wilbur y Farm 07988 771107

Maintenance Ser vices - SHMS 01462 887366

Mow & Weedit Garden Ser vices 07765 495200

New Kitchens 01462 812826

Nicky’s Nails 07747 042239

Nor th Her ts Road Runners 01462 639215

Orange Hen Travel 01707 903761

Oven Clean & Repair Ser vices 07878 444559

Painter/Decorator - Paul A Robinson 07761 751634

01462 232642

Paul Eley Tiling

07818 000508

Paul Williams Home Repairs & Maintenance 07881 289161

Piano Lessons - Christine Walker 01462 731357

Piano Lessons - Elmitt Piano Academy 07449 461465

Pilates - Zanna Newton 07719 862371

Pet Grooming - Paws & Claws 07913 005268

Plumbing - ALM Plumbing 07950 311963

Plumbing - C Plumb 01462 700862

Plumbing & Heating - GSP Heating & Plumbing 01462 615922

Plumbing - J D Heating & Plumbing Ser vices LTD 07474 444288

Plum-tek 01462 618058

Ray The Carpenter 07885 020895

RH Gardens 01462 612033

Roecroft Centre - Maureen Winters 07727 688877

Regency Flowers 01462 732616

Stotfold & Arlesey Royal British Legion 01462 734133

Satchells Estate Agents 01462 733730

Saunders Garage 01462 730222

Sheldon Electricals 01767 448188

Shel's Shabby Chic, Vintage painted furniture & workshops 01462 234228

Slimming World 07515 557803

Solicitors - HR J Foreman Laws 01462 458711

St Mar y's Church Hall 07727 688877

Stotfold Ar t Group 07821 502367

Stotfold Bowls Club 07739 760719

Stotfold Conser vative Club 01462 730534

Stotfold Football Club 01462 539297

Stotfold Gardening Club 01462 834854

Stotfold Good Neighbour Group 07599 925587

Stotfold Junior Football Club 07706 951263

Stotfold Judo Club 07872 594499

Stotfold Twirlers 07732 505614

Stotfold Mill 01462 734541

Stotfold News Magazine 01462 731986

Stotfold Pharmacy 01462 730249

Stotfold Shor t Mat Bowls Club 01462 629575

Tailoring Ser vice 07575 417217

The Cleaning Hub 07990 297297

The Rooms Hair and Beauty 01462 835538

The Rooms Holistic and Beauty Academy 07946 521266

Warrens Windows 01462 261401

Waste Removal (Josas Waste) 07739 488472

Windows - Repairs & Installations (J Garside) 07951 473505

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It is important that you get the right advice when planning your family’s future

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Stotfest 2024

Arlesey Road Recreation Ground, Saturday 29th & Sunday 3 0th June

50th Anniversary of Stotfold

Satchells are pleased to support this ev & the opportunity to celebrate the town we live in. Satchells hope everyone enjoys the w celebrations and are extremely proud to support Stotfold & our community events once again.

Just some of th e acts you can look forward to enjoying!