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From the Editor Welcome to March!
Hopefully by the time we have delivered this through your door we are starting to spot the first signs of Spring and have finally said good riddance to the dreary February weather! This month we are super excited to be able to bring you what is probably one of our most prettiest front covers ever, courtesy of Arlesey News reader Felix. We’ve had this photo for a few months now, but have waited until the season was right before using it. We hope you agree it is such a lovely shot. Thanks Felix for allowing us to borrow it! Inside this month’s issue we have lots for you to read and enjoy - (there’s even a fun quiz for you to enjoy on page 18!) On page 5 you’ll find details on a brand new initiative from Arlesey Town Council to help find Arlesey’s best kept street! We visit every inch of the village when we are out delivering each month, so we are looking forward to seeing you all making the effort to take part - We look forward to featuring some of the entries as the competition gets underway! There is some good news to bring you from St Peter’s Church this month as they have been successful in appointing a new Priest in charge of Arlesey, with Astwick, Shillington & Stondon. You can find out more on page 16 - We look forward to welcoming them to the village. We hope you enjoy your March edition - as always, we love to hear from you if you’d like to get in touch! Until next time.. ..
Joanne
With thanks to this month’s contributors:
Arlesey Town Council, Jo Loach, The Need Project, ACORN, Our local schools, local Churches & local groups and organisations. Arlesey Town Football Club, St Peter’s Church, Glen Russell, Henlow Vets & The Wanderbus. Contact: arlesey.news@yahoo.com or write to us at Arlesey News Magazine, 78 Hitchin Road, Stotfold, Hertfordshire, SG5 4HT Tel: 01462 731986 You can also contact us via our facebook page.
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CONTENTS Local News News from Etonbury Academy News from Pix Brook Academy News from ACORN Update from the Need Project Family Announcements Mental Health Matters Local Church News Keep it Local March Fun quiz! Local Sport News
Page 4,5,6,7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19
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Local News Round-up
Brownies
Have a Flipping
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The Brownies are looking forward to spring, we’ve been growing hyacinths without soil and learning about chromatography of leaves. We’ve also started our Jobs badge with an exciting visit to Henlow V Vets, where we got to do an operation and some bandaging! We’ve celebrated Shrove Tuesday by cooking mini pancakes and are looking forward to learning all about Brownies and Guides all over the world on our special Thinking Day. Brownies offers girls (aged 7 to 10) exciting opportunities to try new things, take on challenges, discover their potential, make brilliant friends and above all have fun! We have a few places at the moment so if you’d like to join us (or put your name on the waiting list if you’re not quite 7) then register at www.girlguiding.org.uk/joinus, or email arlesey.brownies@hotmail.co.uk.
Arlesey Community Larder
Arlesey Community Larder is a Community Interest Company supporting local residents and surrounding areas with food support. We are working in partnership with Arlesey Town Council and Central Bedfordshire Council to provide the service. Please find up to date information on our facebook page @arleseycommunitylarder. Any monetary donations can be BACS transfer to: Arlesey Community Larder CIC Sort Code: 04-06-05 Account 19621234 Arlesey Community Larder can be found at the Arlesey MUGA Pavillion behind the W.I Hall on the High Street. For enquiries and to find out how you can get involved, contact 07427 650080
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Win National
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The team at Henlow Vets certainly have something to Pictured left to right, Anna, Tabi and celebrate after winning not one, but two awards at the Graeme receive the award on behalf of recent SPVS Business Excellence Awards, winning first Henlow Vets place in the in the Self Development Award Category and then also recognised as the overall winner among all participating practices. Practice Co-owner Graeme Mason told the Arlesey News Magazine “This award recognises our commitment to advancing the standards of general veterinary practice and is all down to the motivation and hard work of our amazing team!” The SPVS Veterinary Business Excellence Awards is an initiative designed to celebrate and honour outstanding veterinary practices that have demonstrated exceptional performance and innovation in key areas crucial to the future of the profession.
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Do you take pride in where you live? Go the extra mile to keep your street tidy and looking good? Maybe you wash your street name sign regularly and you and your neighbours maintain lovely front gardens or neaten the grass verge edges or maybe collect the litter and keep the pavements weed free? If you feel that you and your neighbours already keep your street looking great or want to work together to see whether you can, then your street could win this brand new award. Three street visits will be conducted between April and October to judge streets that register to take part. Can your street win? Why not give it a try and help brighten up where you live and get to know your neighbours and your community.
See the poster to the right for more details of how to obtain a registration form, completed registration forms to be returned to the Town Council Office, Community Centre, High Street, Arlesey. SG15 6SN or via email: clerk@arlesey-tc.gov.uk. Alternatively call 01462 733722 to register by phone.
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Local News Wanderbus Annual Excursion Programme The Wanderbus is a not for profit organisation set up in 1989 to provide weekday scheduled bus services for the general public in and around the villages centred on Shefford, taking them to/from local and regional town centres & shopping centres. The bus operates two 16-seater buses serving the following destinations: Bedford, Biggleswade, Hitchin, Letchworth and Shefford on a weekly basis and Milton Keynes, St Neots and Welwyn Garden City on a monthly basis. To help fund the regular routes, the Wanderbus also schedule a timetable of excursions - you will see the 2024 schedule to the right. To book on to one of these trips or to find out more about routes and the service they offer, contact them at 0300 123 3023 - You can also drop them an email to:info@wanderbus.org.uk The bus offers a unique pick-up and drop-off service and is manned entirely by community volunteers.
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Arlesey’s Maddie Morris Embarks On England Tour.
Local News
Arlesey's own, Maddie Morris, is set to take the stage on a full England tour, paving the way for the release of her debut album, "Skin," on February 23rd under the esteemed No Masters record label. A true homegrown talent, Maddie is returning to her roots to share her musical journey and enchant audiences nationwide. Heralded as a rising star in the folk music scene, Maddie Morris's accolades include winning the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award in 2019, and playing at folk festivals including Cambridge Folk Festival. Her soulful tunes and poetic lyrics have gained much acclaim, making the anticipation for "Skin" and the upcoming tour even more palpable. Tickets for the tour are available from: maddiemorrismusic.co.uk
Everyone Welcome With The Arlesey Jammers.
Arlesey Jammers are an informal group of musicians, meeting on alternate Wednesdays at the White Horse in Arlesey -all musicians or singers are more than welcome! The group take it in turn to sing and there's also the potential for joining in. If needed, the group may be able to play for singers if they can supply the chords. Sound like your kind of thing?
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Etonbury Academy Spring is certainly in the air as we approach the end of the second term, it’s hard to believe we are half way through the academic year!
Most recently we’ve had the pleasure of welcoming Mr Beard, The High Sheriff of Bedfordshire, to Etonbury Academy. The occasion allowed us to exhibit our school, students, staff, and facilities. Mr Beard was impressed with our facilities and was full of praise for everyone he met, commending the school’s ethos. Following his visit, we received a letter of thanks and a gift for one of our pupils, Levi who showed great curiosity about the Sheriff's dress hat. Traditionally, the hat is not worn but held in hand. Levi had the chance to try on the hat, which surprisingly fit perfectly, much to the High Sheriff's amazement! Mr. Beard, the High Sheriff rewarded Levi with a special £1 note for his enthusiasm. This term we have welcomed many parents to our 'meet your mentor' sessions, where they had the opportunity to view students' work and engage in face-to-face interactions. These events are highly valued as they complement our efforts to enhance your child's learning experience. The Academic Mentor Evening presents an opportunity for us to provide you with initial and progress data regarding your child or children for the year. This enables us to offer feedback on the first term, share student work, discuss key subjects, and meet with you in person. Additionally, the children have completed a reflection booklet focusing on goals and reviewing their performance from the initial term.
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We continue to provide students with various trip opportunities. Year 6 visited Duxford, our choir performed at Young Voices at the O2, art students explored galleries in London, the Wadham Project students attended a seminar, GCSE PE students went climbing in Milton Keynes, and many more activities have taken place. We are delighted to share that applications for enrolment at Etonbury Sixth Form for September 2024 are now available on our website. If you have any questions, please do contact our Head of Sixth Form via email cdowden@bestacademies.org.uk.
We are always happy to show prospective parents, carers, and pupils around our academy. 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 Etonbury special.
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News from Pix Brook Academy
Welcome to March! It’s been a particularly busy last half term with visits from a host of dignitaries and a huge range of activities. It was great to have a visit from Jonathon Duff - Regional Schools Commissioner, East of England region earlier in the term. With outstanding outcomes at KS2, high levels of recruitment and a full range of extra-curricular activities there was much to celebrate. We took the opportunity to tour the school and visit lessons and as always pupils made a fantastic impression.
A few weeks later we were lucky enough to have a visit from the High Sherriff of Bedfordshire. Russell Beard holds this position and took the opportunity to visit lessons and talk about the growth of the school. Pupils were fascinated to hear something of the (now ceremonial) role and were particularly interested in the uniform. It is not every day that a dignitary arrives carrying a sword in school! The school also took its first ski trip to Italy at the end of the half term. 50 pupils flew to Italy and made the most of the opportunity to experience something very different and exciting. As always school is extremely busy as we begin to prepare our pupils for assessments and the next stage of their education. At PBA we are always thinking about the next step, and what needs to be in place to make that successful. Fortunately, we have a body of pupils who are
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The next few months will include further appointments of staff as we continue our preparations for September. As the KS4 element of the school begins our pupils will take the opportunity to study the full range of subjects delivered by a full compliment of experienced KS4 teachers.
It is one of the interesting aspects of working at a new school: while there are many things the school is doing for the first time, that is not the case for the staff who are working here, for the vast majority they are excited about the prospect of finally being able to teach their subject at GCSE at Pix Brook Academy. We look forward to updating you on more of our news and developments in next month’s issue of the Arlesey News Magazine.
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News from - Arlesey Conservation for Nature (ACORN) Spring will soon be here bringing a fresh perspective to the paths, reserves and surrounding countryside. This will be the real start of ACORN’s work and the annual challenge of keeping the paths down and cut back!
We are ably assisted by the owners and managers of the land over which the paths pass and we have a number of great examples in recent months where we have been able to work with partners to keep the paths open. ACORN now maintain direct contact with our Rights of Way Officer and others so that we can quickly address issues, but at a low level please feel free to deal with nettles on paths, an overhanging branch or collect any litter on your walks. Foot ‘traffic’ will increase as the weather improves and it takes all of us to do our bit before rubbish etc gets into the rivers and fields. As a volunteer group we attract very little external funding, so we were delighted this month to benefit from the Ward Councillor Grant Scheme and the support of Cllr. Jodie
This month’s photo winner - Colin Eaton with his magnificent Red Kite shot.
Chillery. A grant of £595 has greatly contributed towards our purchase of a new heavy duty strimmer and associated safety gear, which will be put to good use in coming months.
Also, our sincere thanks go to Arlesey 1st Cheyenne Cubs who donated £270. This is funding a project to install bird and bat boxes in and around the Nature Reserves.
If you’d like to support our work as a member or local business please contact us at arlesey.acorn@gmail.com
This month and going forward ACORN will again be supporting the maintenance of Etonbury Orchard on the Etonbury Green Wheel. It is hoped we can assist in clearing the undergrowth and maintain a pathway through this valuable local resource. An awareness session on caring for the fruit trees as they mature is also being held during February to assist in the long term support to the orchard. If you’d like to volunteer your help to the Orchard please let us know. Want to hear more? Follow us on the ACORN facebook page where your local seasonal pictures are very welcome. Congratulations to Colin Eaton, our Photo of the month winner this month as voted for by our Facebook members, for his picture of a Red Kite.
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Update from the
Need Project
January facts & figures..
• 961 parcels provided. • 411 top-up-bags collected from our Pop-up sites • £66,575 - the estimated value of the food for January. • £6,602.50 - the average monthly cost to run the charity (Rent, Insurance, Fuel, Van, Staff related expenses) • 2110 The amount of adults we have helped in January • 119 - the amount of pensioners we have helped. •1916 - the number of children we have managed to help this month (figures above include our best before food.) Another month gone and still things aren’t getting any easier for those who are struggling. But with your prayers, help and your support, as always, we are keeping up with everything coming our way.
It was a big month for parcels in November 2023, some 829 families helped. January 2024 was 961, which is a massive increase. This puts us under huge pressure to access the food through whatever means possible, be it donations or purchase. But we know it’s what we are called to do, and God has not brought us this far to see the project fail, as long as we let him lead us. With the increase on demand for help, it means we are all under pressure as individuals who are employed and the brilliant army of volunteers who give so much to our ministry.I will never stop thanking you because you’re amazing, and without you we are just an idea, thank you again.
As I said, January was a busy month for us with an all-time high of 961 families supported, plus 411 top up bags of best before stuff, which would otherwise have gone in the bin. It is so so sad that this seems to be going up and up, but we are trying our best to keep up and with your help it
makes such a difference. When is it going to end, I have no idea, but while we can, we will keep on going serving people.
One question I get asked is … How do you know the families need help with food? The answer is simple, every family we help, has been referred by an agency (we work with over 50). This means the family has approached someone for help and is engaged with the agency to help them through their difficulties. In doing this the agency, who are engaged to help the family, can refer the family to us for food support. The situation with the top up bags at our centre in Stotfold and Shefford, is you do not need a referral, as this is best before food which we don’t want to be wasted if it can help someone. We continue to wait on acceptance of our offer on possible new premises (hopefully it will be accepted, and we find out soon as I’m not the most patient soul!). Thank you all for your continued support and prayers and all-round encouragement, it is a real blessing.
Praise God always. Gordon
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announcements Remembering
ELLEN ELIZABETH PARCELL. 8-3-1966 - 7-3-2023
A year has passed. Sadly missed. Forever in our thoughts, Love Mum, John, Ronnie, James & Rosie X
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COLIN ROBINSON
Happy 60th Birthday! With all our love from Lynda the girls (& Alfie) xxx
ANN ROBINSON sending you love on your birthday. Hugs from all the family xxx
CAMERON WOOD
March 8th Happy 18th! Have a great day, with love from us all xxxxx
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LUCY HOPE
Happy 16th birthday Gemma, have a great day Love from us all xxxxx
SCARLETT JUKES 4th March
Happy 13th Birthday!
Happy birthday to a wonderful mum & wife! Love from Adam & Roman x
We hope you had a fabulous party & hope you have an extra special day!
Love, dad, Mum, Morgan & all your family & friends x
JOAN NOREEN SALE Joan sadly passed away on Monday 5th February 2024 surrounded by her family, aged 101 years.
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Mental Health Matters- with Jo Loach New life is coming..
The natural world reminds us of the order of seasons and cycles. As the days lengthen again, the signs of spring are beginning to show. New life is appearing and what an encouragement this can be. During the Winter, I love to look at the striking silhouettes of the bare tree branches against the sky. I find this particularly spell binding as the morning awakens changing the black blackdrop in to varying shades of blue or grey. As I take in the sight of these trees sometimes dancing in the wind, they show me over and over that the new life does not come without not only the shedding of the old life but also the season of rest and rejuvenation. How easy it is to forget this when we find ourselves in a Winter of the soul. When life has changed and cannot go back to whatever it was, there is an in-between season where life is not as we have known it but not yet what it will be. Sometimes we may long for how things were whilst knowing we cannot go backwards. During these periods of Winter, endings, change, loss and longing, the trees remind us to keep nourishing ourselves as we rest and recover because in time, new life will emerge.
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When we don’t know what the new season will look or feel or be like, we can gain comfort from what we do know in terms of what nourishes and uplifts us; time with trusted friends with whom we can share our fears, being in nature, good food, moving our bodies and anything that makes us laugh or allows us to cry any tears that need to be shed. These can help us to trust that new life will come.
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Local Church News
News from St Peter’s Church Good news…
St. Peter’s Church is pleased to announce that The Reverend Jenna Dearden was appointed as the new Priest in charge of the Benefice of Arlesey with Astwick, Shillington and Stondon, at the interviews in January. She will be living in Arlesey Vicarage with her husband and son and will take up her appointment in July. We look forward to welcoming her to the Benefice and finding out what new ideas she will bring to the community. Below are the services for Holy Week and Easter, some of which are shared with the other churches in the Benefice. St. Peter’s Church 24th March Palm Sunday Parish Eucharist with Blessing of the Palm crosses Monday 25th March - 7pm Meditative Service, All Saints' Stondon Tuesday 26th March - 7pm Meditative Service, All Saints' Stondon Wednesday 27th March - 7pm Meditative Service, All Saints' Stondon Thursday 28th March, Maundy Thursday - bring and share supper with Fellowship Communion, St. Peter's Arlesey, 7pm (for those wishing to stay, there will be silent prayer in the church until 10pm) Friday 29th March - 10am Easter Experience, outdoor activity for children, followed by hot cross buns St. Peter’s Arlesey 2pm Stations of the Cross, All Saints' Shillington Easter Day 31st March St. Peter’s Church 9.30am Parish Eucharist Our Big Spring Quiz is in on the 19th April. 7 for 7.30pm in the church. Tickets are £10 including supper. There will be a bar and raffle. To register a team of up to 6 people please email:- helen@bardy.co.uk by the 15th April
Services Our service times are:1st, 3rd,4th,5th Sundays 9.30am 2nd Sunday All Age Worship 10.00am Refreshments are served after each service an opportunity to chat and socialise. Weekdays Coffee Mornings Tuesday 10.30am in church 10.30am-12 noon Toddler and Parent/Carer Group 1st Wednesday in the month Afternoon Tea 2- 4m All Welcome Helen Bardell Churchwarden 01462 731227/07967144571 email;vicar@arlesey.org.uk
News from Arlesey Methodist Church
North Herts Methodist Circuit has two new ministers who joined us in September 2023, the Rev’d Zdzisiu Hendzel, has come as Superintendent Minister and is based in Stevenage, with pastoral care of the Stevenage Section of churches. The Rev’d Emmanuel Onabanjo is based in Letchworth and has pastoral care of the Northern Section of churches and can be contacted on 01462 631038 (Work) 07464881751 (Mobile), email eonabanjo28@gmail.com
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Finding out about the people behind our local busineses... MEET OUR LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS....
Welcome to the second of our new monthly features introducing you to some of the faces behind our local businesses and Arlesey News Magazine advertisers. We are so pleased you enjoyed this new feature last month! This month, we take five minutes to chat to owner of The Pathway Hynotherapy Rooms, Glen Russell. Glen, you how long have you been running the Pathway Hynotherapy Rooms? I have run the business for four years now.
Hypnotherapy remains a bit of a mystery to most peopledo you find a lot of people are still apprehensive about this type of therapy and the results it can achieve? Indeed I do, a lot of people still think of hypnotherapy like the TV shows they used to see, where the hypnotist hypnotises them and them makes them cluck like chickens. If anyone wants to feel what it’s like to be hypnotised then just head to my website at www.thepathwayhypnotherapyrooms.co.uk and download your free taster recording.
Bearing in mind the job you do Glen, you’re surely already an incredibly relaxed person?! - How do you choose to unwind yourself? Well I am generally a very relaxed person however, my choice of relaxing is mainly to watch TV series which don’t require a lot of thinking. I also love to play golf which weirdly helps me to relax as well. I have two dogs and love nothing more than going on long walks with my Frenchie. The other thing that I do to relax is to read hypnotherapy books, strange I know, that I choose to read work related books to relax. Huge congratulations Glen on recently becoming a Grandad! - We’d love to know if this has changed the way you look at life or changed you in any other way?
Ok, so being there when my grandson was born in our home was one of the most amazing moments of my life and watching the courage and strength demonstrated by my daughter to have a natural home birth made me the proudest father. I think its made me appreciate the little things more, like just seeing his face on facetime, just spending quality time with him. I think it made it even more special given that they lived with us for the first 3 months. This allowed me to be involved as much as I wanted but with the knowledge that I can always hand him back. On writing this it has also made me realise how fortunate I am. Its the most amazing feeling ever being a Grandad.
Glen, If you could only listen to three more songs for the rest of your life, which three would you choose and why? Okay, so anyone who knows me knows that I don’t tend to listen to a lot of songs but if I had to choose a radio station then Talksport radio would win hands down. You see I’m sports mad and will watch anything sports related so it stands to reason that I’d listen to it as well. I also love listening to hypnotic music. Interested in being our next local business to be featured here? GET IN TOUCH in the usual ways!
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March Fun Quiz This month the world’s greatest dog show, Crufts, takes place, so in our fun quiz, compiled and presented by our very own Brain of Britain, David Stedman, we are paying tribute with a theme of DOGS, OUR BEST FRIENDS! Clues contained in each question or answer. (Answers on page 22 )
1 The retired sportsman Jack Russell, now a famous artist, represented England at top level in which sport? 2 An uprising known as the Boxer Rebellion was an anti-colonial insurrection which took place at the end of the 19th century in which country? 3 Give the surname of the sisters, pictured right, who had 1980s US and UK top ten hits with “Jump (For My Love)”, 4 Name the 11th-12th century saint, abbot and Doctor of the Church inextricably linked with the abbey of Clairvaux which he founded in 1115? 5 What is the surname of the former Australian cricketer who is known as A.B., played for the Australian Test match team over 150 times, and scored over 11,000 Test runs in his distinguished career?
6 Stoke-on-Trent and Lichfield are the two towns with city status within which English county? 7 A character named Duane Doberman, pictured below, played by Maurice Gosfield, appeared in a US television comedy series of the 1950s which was named after the star of the show. Who was the star? 8 Which terrier breed shares its fiveletter name with a mound of rocks or stones built as a guide or landmark? 9 In terms of area, and slightly larger than the UK, which is the largest state in Mexico, with a capital city of the same name? 10 What is the name of the US company which runs the biggest fleet of intercity buses and coaches in North America? 11 What two names, that of an island and a continental region, are joined to make the name of the most easternmost province of Canada? 12 What is the name of the strip cartoon dog character, first published in the Daily Mail in 1963 and is still going strong? 13 What is the professional surname of the English acting dynasty whose members include James, Edward, Emilia, Laurence, Jack, Lydia and Freddie? 14 The name of what capital city of an autonomous region precedes Apso to
make the name of a dog breed? 15 The River Wensum runs for approximately 47 miles through which English county? 16 The character Victor ‘Pug’ Henry (pictured top ) featured in a 1980s US television series and was played by which Hollywood star? 17 With the largest town being Portree, what is the largest and most northerly of the Inner Hebrides group? 18 Which long-running and immensely successful US television comedy series featured an obnoxious radio sports reporter character named Bob “Bulldog” Briscoe, played by Dan Butler? 19 What was the surname of the British blues and rock singer who had international hits with “Up Where We Belong” (with Jennifer Warne, both pictured ) and “With A Little Help From My Friends”?
20 What is the name of the full-length sheepskin coat with fleece on the inside and soft leather on the outside that originates from Ghazni province between Kabul and Kandahar? 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.
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AGM (and Games)
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This month featuring Arlesey Football Club, NHRR, Stotfold Judo & Gifford Dance Academy.
Arlesey Town Football Club Update:
North Herts Road Runners
Volunteering at Arlesey Town FC is a great way to give back to your The 1st Sat of the month 5k at Letchworth Common community while enjoying the thrill of the game. Whether helping will be on 2nd March at 9am. Entry is free and open with match-day operations or supporting outreach efforts, you can to all runners. make a real difference. Join the team to help create a vibrant and The Standalone 10k will be on 6th Oct and entries successful club that our entire community can be proud of. are now open. We continue with our training Committee sessions on Tues & Thurs at 7pm and welcome We're currently looking for new committee members to fill some runners of all abilities all under qualified coaches. key positions at the club: Facilities Secretary FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBSITE Match Day Secretary NHRR.ORG.UK OR CALL IAN 07506429928 Social Media Secretary Sponsorship Secretary Contact info@arleseytownfc.co.uk to find out more! News from Stotfold Judo Club. Fixtures: Our first competition of the Saturday March 2nd - Tring Ath (A) year was the St Albans NLA Wednesday March 6th - FC Romania (A) Basho- It was an incredible Saturday March 9th - Shefford & Campton (H) first competition with our Tuesday march 12th - MK Irish (H) primaries (under 10) winning Saturday March 16th - Crawley Green (A) Gold (Elise King), Silver Saturday March 23rd - Sawbridgeworth (A) (Shain Rickman) and Silver Saturday March 30th Baldock Town (A) (Thomas Stacey). Our Please keep up to date with any fixture changes by Juniors won Silver (Samuel McArthur), Silver (Lewis Dixon), checking on our social media for updates. Bronze (Felix Weston) and Bronze (Jack Bloye). We then travelled to Thetford with four of our promising judoka; Elise King, Hari Crowley, Lewis Dixon and Nisha for Gifford Dance Academy Showcase Their the Eastern Regional Schools Championships where all four Talent. judoka beat their competitors and won gold, which means they are now qualified for the British Schools Gifford Dance Academy Championships in Sheffield in March which is an incredible recently held their annual achievement. showcase at Bedfordshire We also held our (delayed) Annual Judoka Awards for 2023 University in Bedford, with Judoka’s judoka; Oscar Rataj &Nisha Rickman over 25O dancers aged Fighting spirit: Thomas Stacey & Felix Weston between 4-19 taking part. held Most improved: Shain Rickman & Hari Crowley over two weekends,family and Judoka of the year: Josh Harrington (seniors) Shaina friends were treated to some Rickman (pre cadets/ cadets) Sho grades and minors: Elise amazing routines, featuring King (sho grades and minors) some very young, first time performers, right up to the Another busy month ahead as we plan to compete at the dance school’s national award winning competition teams. following five events; Southfields Judo Kan in Tamworth, HWJC Green and Under in High Wycombe, A1 Judo Club The dance school are now opening new classes in Under 8 Festival and Red/Yellow Belt Competition in East Henlow to add to their existing timetable of classes Ham, Moberly Judo Club Red and Yellow Belt Rumble in in Stotfold. For more information, see their London and Cadet and Juniors English Open in Docklands. facebook page or www.gifforddanceacademy.com To contact the Arlesey News Magazine please call 01462 731986
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Down Memory Lane
This month we are using one of the pictures sent to us a while back of Etonbury School, a few familiar faces among these! We think the year is possibly early 1960’s. Do you have any old photographs we could use for this feature? Please get in touch if you can help!
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