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Revitalising Dunstable
Greetings from Christ Church Dunstable!
On 6th Feb 1952, Princess Elizabeth II ascended to the throne. 70 years later we are celebrating her Platinum Jubilee. The first British Monarch to ever achieve such a thing. You will all have heard much about the Queen over these last months and depending on when you are reading this, you may have recently celebrated her Jubilee with a street party. All these festivities have got me thinking. What makes a good ruler? Be it a monarch, prime minister, president, even a manager in an office or parent! So, I asked our community groups at The Way Coffee House:
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What makes a good ruler?
Among the answers were: • Dedicated • Honesty/integrity • Caring for those under their authority • Someone who blesses others • Leads by example
I must say I agree with them! I’d be very happy with someone like this in charge. Whatever your opinion of the monarchy, we must acknowledge and applaud the Queen’s dedication to her role. On her 21st birthday, the then Princess Elizabeth recorded a message declaring to the commonwealth that she was ready and willing to devote her life to the service of the people. Although she never expected it to happen so soon, at the age of 25 she found herself ascending to the throne and bearingthe responsibility of the promise she made. And as she did, she called upon the people - and also her God - for help. In her very first Christmas address in 1952 she said, ‘Pray for me … that God may give me wisdom and strength to carry out the solemn promises I shall be making, and that I may faithfully serve Him and you, all the days of my life.’ Even though the Queen has the highest authority in the land she understood that her position was not one to use to exploit those under her rule, but to serve them which she has done for over 70 years. She truly has been a servant queen. Throughout the years, the Queen has pointed to Jesus Christ as her ‘guide’, ‘inspiration’, and ‘rolemodel’. And we can see that her attitude of service is modelled by the only One who holds a higher authority than her, Jesus, the King of Kings and Queens.
In Philippians chapter 2 in the Bible, we read that Jesus, “being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant.” Jesus says in Mark chapter 10 verse 45, referring to himself, “the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” King Jesus isn’t a tyrant or dictator but a loving and dedicated sovereign who loves his people. Even giving his life so that we might be saved, and the justice of God upheld. That’s the King who I, and Christians all around the world, serve. If you’d like to know more about him do come and see us at Christ Church Dunstable or in The Way, or why not send us an email?
Warmly yours, Steve Neal
Community Engagement Pastor
There is a lot to do in The Way, our Christian Community Centre. We run groups for all ages, and we seek to provide activities which everyone will enjoy and benefit from. Our activities are led by trained volunteers from Christ Church Dunstable who seek to strengthen the community and model Christlike love. Have a look at our timetable and see what we have for you.
Come and join us Everyone Is Welcome! Free English Classes
Monday - 7:30pm-9:15pm All English Levels Welcome 6 West Street Dunstable, LU6 1SX
Monday:
TODDLERS! - 9:30am - 11.00am
(Groups for parents/carers with young children) PATCHWORK & QUILTING - 10am - 12:30pm
(1st and 3rd week of the month)
Free English Classes - 7:45pm-9pm Tuesday:
ART - 10am - 12 noon Wednesday:
CABIN FEVER - 9:30am - 11:00am
(‘men in the shed’ style group)
WEDNESDAY CLUB - 5:30pm - 6:45pm
(Mid-week club for school years R-6)
WEEKLY EVENTS IN THE WAY - 7:30pm - 9:00pm
(Game Night, Book Club, quizzes, etc.)
Thursday:
CONNECT - 10:30am - 11:45am
(Over 60’s group)
Friday:
TODDLERS! - 9:30am -11.00am KNIT AND NATTER - 10:00am - 12 noon Saturday:
Nano & Frontline - 7:30pm - 9:30pm
(Youth groups for ages 11- 19)
Have a look on our Website for more details: www.theway.coffee
The High Street Is Looking Up
Central Bedfordshire Council wants to thank you for your patience during the Dunstable High Street improvements. We’re nearly there, just snagging and some other minor works which will soon be done. There has been plenty of activity going on with pedestrian improvements widening the footways with new seating areas and improving crossing points, including a diagonal crossing. Planters and rain gardens, coupled with drainage works, have been installed to reduce the likelihood of flooding. These improvements also prevent inconsiderate parking and enhance the environment for pedestrians. New street lighting reduces our carbon footprint. We’ve improved the cycleways to encourage sustainable methods of travel and we’ve introduced clearer signage for road users and information totems for pedestrians. This will help the High Street become a more pedestrian-friendly and attractive area.
Family Fun Event
As a thank you for bearing with us during the construction phase, we are organising an event for the whole family to unveil your new improved town centre. Saturday, 16th July 10am to 3pm at Middle Row Markets
It’s free and everyone is welcome. Please come along.
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watchwords are Quality, Integrity and Value. Quality in the materials that we use for all our installations and the fact that all our loft packages are fitted by time served tradesmen, so our customers are assured of the best job. Integrity in that we will turn up at the time we say and make sure the house is spotless when we leave, and value in that we offer our services at a price people can afford. Our business relies on referrals and we get a huge amount of our calls from people who have been referred to us by our existing customers - that simply wouldn’t happen if we didn’t adhere to our overriding principles. At the end of the day the old adage that happy customers lead to more happy customers is true and we work hard to make that happen for
Home Counties Loft Ladders,
Quality You Can Trust! every installation we carry out!’ So, if you want to make use of your loft space, call Jamie free on 0808 301 9560 and he’ll be happy to pop round and give you a no obligation quote so you too can make use of your loft!
These days most homeowners suffer from a lack of storage space. So many precious items that need to be kept – but where to store it all? That’s where Home Counties Loft Ladders come in.
The company, based locally, offers homeowners the opportunity to maximise their storage space with a loft ladder, 50sqft of boarding and a light - all fully fitted in less than a day from just £355! But it’s not just the affordability of the package that makes Home Counties Loft Ladders stand out, as manager Jamie Oakley explains: ‘Our
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watchwords are Quality, Integrity and Value. Quality in the materials that we use for all our installations and the fact that all our loft packages are fitted by time served tradesmen, so our customers are assured of the best job. Integrity in that we will turn up at the time we say and make sure the house is spotless when we leave, and value in that we offer our services at a price people can afford. Our business relies on referrals and we get a huge amount of our calls from people who have been referred to us by our existing customers - that simply wouldn’t happen if we didn’t adhere to our overriding principles. At the end of the day the old adage that happy customers lead to more happy customers is true and we work hard to make that happen for
Home Counties Loft Ladders,
Quality You Can Trust! every installation we carry out!’ So, if you want to make These days most homeowners suffer from a lack of storage space. So many precious items that need to be kept – but where to store it all? That’s where Home use of your loft space, call Jamie free on 301 9560 and he’ll be happy to pop round and give you a no obligation quote so you too can make use of your loft!
Counties Loft Ladders come in.
The company, based locally, offers homeowners the opportunity to maximise their storage space with a loft ladder, 50sqft of boarding and a light - all fully fitted in less than a day from just £355! But it’s not just the affordability of the package that makes Home Counties Loft Ladders stand out, as manager Jamie Oakley explains: ‘Our
watchwords are Quality, Integrity and Value. Quality in the materials that we use for all our installations and the fact that all our loft packages are fitted by time served tradesmen, so our customers are assured of the best job. Integrity in that we will turn up at the time we say and make sure the house is spotless when we leave, and value in that we offer our services at a price people can afford. Our business relies on referrals and we get a huge amount of our calls from people who have been referred to us by our existing customers - that simply wouldn’t happen if we didn’t adhere to our overriding principles. At the end of the day the old adage that happy customers lead to more happy customers is true and we work hard to make that happen for
Home Counties Loft Ladders,
Quality You Can Trust!These days most homeowners suffer from every installation we a lack of storage space. carry out!’
So many precious items
that need to be kept So, if you want to make – but where to store it use of your loft space, all? That’s where Home call Jamie free on Counties Loft Ladders 301 9560 and he’ll be come in. happy to pop round and give you a no obligation The company, quote so you too can based locally, offers make use of your loft!homeowners the opportunity to maximise their storage space with a loft ladder, 50sqft of boarding and a light - all fully fitted in less than a day from just £355! But it’s not just the affordability of the package that makes Home Counties Loft Ladders stand out, as manager Jamie Oakley explains: ‘Our
Need more storage space?
INSTALL A LOFT LADDER
AND USE YOUR LOFT!
CALL FREE: 0808 301 9560
watchwords are Quality, Integrity and Value. Quality in the materials that we use for all our installations and the fact that all our loft packages are fitted by time served tradesmen, so our customers are assured of the best job. Integrity in that we will turn up at the time we say and make sure the house is spotless when we leave, and value in that we offer our services at a price people can afford. Our business relies on referrals and we get a huge amount of our calls from people who have been referred to us by our existing customers - that simply wouldn’t happen if we didn’t adhere to our overriding principles. At the end of the day the old adage that happy customers lead to more happy customers is true and we work hard to make that happen for
Home Counties Loft Ladders, Quality You Can Trust! These days most every installation we homeowners suffer from carry out!’ a lack of storage space. So many precious items that need to be kept – but where to store it all? That’s where Home Counties Loft Ladders come in. So, if you want to make use of your loft space, call Jamie free on 301 9560 happy to pop round and give you a no obligation quote so you too can The company, make use of your loft! based locally, offers homeowners the opportunity to maximise their storage space with a loft ladder, 50sqft of boarding and a light - all fully fitted in less than a day from just £355! But it’s not just the affordability of the package that makes Home Counties Loft Ladders stand out, as manager Jamie Oakley explains: ‘Our
CALL FREE: 0808 301 9560
watchwords are Quality, Integrity and Value. Quality in the materials that we use for all our installations and the fact that all our loft packages are fitted by time served tradesmen, so our customers are assured of the best job. Integrity in that we will turn up at the time we say and make sure the house is spotless when we leave, and value in that we offer our services at a price people can afford. Our business relies on referrals and we get a huge amount of our calls from people who have been referred to us by our existing customers - that simply wouldn’t happen if we didn’t adhere to our overriding principles. At the end of the day the old adage that happy customers lead to more happy customers is true and we work hard to make that happen for
Home Counties Loft Ladders,
Quality You Can Trust!These days most
homeowners suffer from
a lack of storage space. every installation we So many precious items carry out!’ that need to be kept So, if you want to make – but where to store it use of your loft space, all? That’s where Home call Jamie free on Counties Loft Ladders 301 9560 and he’ll be come in. happy to pop round and The company, give you a no obligation based locally, offers quote so you too can homeowners the make use of your loft! opportunity to maximise their storage space with a loft ladder, 50sqft of boarding and a light - all fully fitted in less than a day from just £355! But it’s not just the affordability of the package that makes Home Counties Loft Ladders stand out, as manager Jamie Oakley explains: ‘Our
Need more storage space?
INSTALL A LOFT LADDER
AND USE YOUR LOFT!
CALL FREE: 0808 301 9560
watchwords are Quality, Integrity and Value. Quality in the materials that we use for all our installations and the fact that all our loft packages are fitted by time served tradesmen, so our customers are assured of the best job. Integrity in that we will turn up at the time we say and make sure the house is spotless when we leave, and value in that we offer our services at a price people can afford. Our business relies on referrals and we get a huge amount of our calls from people who have been referred to us by our existing customers - that simply wouldn’t happen if we didn’t adhere to our overriding principles. At the end of the day the old adage that happy customers lead to more happy customers is true and we work hard to make that happen for
Home Counties Loft Ladders, Quality You Can Trust! These days most every installation we homeowners suffer from carry out!’
a lack of storage space.
So many precious items So, if you want to make that need to be kept use of your loft space, – but where to store it call Jamie free on
all? That’s where Home 301 9560
Counties Loft Ladders happy to pop round and come in. give you a no obligation quote so you too can The company, make use of your loft! based locally, offers homeowners the opportunity to maximise their storage space with a loft ladder, 50sqft of boarding and a light - all fully fitted in less than a day from just £355! But it’s not just the affordability of the package that makes Home Counties Loft Ladders stand out, as manager Jamie Oakley explains: ‘Our
CALL FREE: 0808 301 9560
watchwords are Quality, Integrity and Value. Quality in the materials that we use for all our installations and the fact that all our loft packages are fitted by time served tradesmen, so our customers are assured of the best job. Integrity in that we will turn up at the time we say and make sure the house is spotless when we leave, and value in that we offer our services at a price people can afford. Our business relies on referrals and we get a huge amount of our calls from people who have been referred to us by our existing customers - that simply wouldn’t happen if we didn’t adhere to our overriding principles. At the end of the day the old adage that happy customers lead to more happy customers is true and we work hard to make that happen for
Home Counties Loft Ladders,
Quality You Can Trust!These days most homeowners suffer from a lack of storage space. So many precious items every installation we carry out!’ that need to be kept So, if you want to make – but where to store it use of your loft space, all? That’s where Home call Jamie free on Counties Loft Ladders 301 9560 and he’ll be come in. happy to pop round and The company, based locally, offers homeowners the give you a no obligation quote so you too can make use of your loft! opportunity to maximise their storage space with a loft ladder, 50sqft of boarding and a light - all fully fitted in less than a day from just £355! But it’s not just the affordability of the package that makes Home Counties Loft Ladders stand out, as manager Jamie Oakley explains: ‘Our
Need more storage space?
INSTALL A LOFT LADDER
AND USE YOUR LOFT!
CALL FREE: 0808 301 9560
watchwords are Quality, Integrity and Value. Quality in the materials that we use for all our installations and the fact that all our loft packages are fitted by time served tradesmen, so our customers are assured of the best job. Integrity in that we will turn up at the time we say and make sure the house is spotless when we leave, and value in that we offer our services at a price people can afford. Our business relies on referrals and we get a huge amount of our calls from people who have been referred to us by our existing customers - that simply wouldn’t happen if we didn’t adhere to our overriding principles. At the end of the day the old adage that happy customers lead to more happy customers is true and we work hard to make that happen for
Home Counties Loft Ladders,
Quality You Can Trust! every installation we carry out!’ So, if you want to make These days most homeowners suffer from a lack of storage space. So many precious items that need to be kept – but where to store it all? That’s where Home use of your loft space, call Jamie free on 301 9560 happy to pop round and give you a no obligation quote so you too can make use of your loft!
Counties Loft Ladders come in.
The company, based locally, offers homeowners the opportunity to maximise their storage space with a loft ladder, 50sqft of boarding and a light - all fully fitted in less than a day from just £355! But it’s not just the affordability of the package that makes Home Counties Loft Ladders stand out, as manager Jamie Oakley explains: ‘Our
watchwords are Quality, Integrity and Value. Quality in the materials that we use for all our installations and the fact that all our loft packages are fitted by time served tradesmen, so our customers are assured of the best job. Integrity in that we will turn up at the time we say and make sure the house is spotless when we leave, and value in that we offer our services at a price people can afford. Our business relies on referrals and we get a huge amount of our calls from people who have been referred to us by our existing customers - that simply wouldn’t happen if we didn’t adhere to our overriding principles. At the end of the day the old adage that happy customers lead to more happy customers is true and we work hard to make that happen for
These days most homeowners suffer from a lack of storage space. So many precious items that need to be kept – but where to store it all? That’s where Home Counties Loft Ladders come in.
The company, based locally, offers homeowners the opportunity to maximise their storage space with a loft ladder, Home Counties Loft Ladders, 50sqft of boarding and a light - all fully fitted in less than a day from Quality You Can Trust! just £355! But it’s not every installation we just the affordability carry out!’ of the package that So, if you want to make makes Home Counties use of your loft space, Loft Ladders stand call Jamie free on out, as manager Jamie 301 9560 Oakley explains: ‘Our happy to pop round and give you a no obligation quote so you too can Need more make use of your loft!
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Secure Guidelines
watchwords are Quality, Integrity and Value. Quality in the materials that we use for all our installations and the fact that all our loft packages are fitted by time served tradesmen, so our customers are assured of the best job. Integrity in that we will turn up at the time we say and make sure the house is spotless when we leave, and value in that we offer our services at a price people can afford. Our business relies on referrals and we get a huge amount of our calls from people who have been referred to us by our existing customers - that simply wouldn’t happen if we didn’t adhere to our overriding principles. At the end of the day the old adage that happy customers lead to more happy customers is true and we work hard to make that happen for
Home Counties Loft Ladders,
Quality You Can Trust! every installation we carry out!’ So, if you want to make use of your loft space, call Jamie free on 0808 301 9560 and he’ll be happy to pop round and give you a no obligation quote so you too can make use of your loft!
