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Celebrating 25 Years

Come and join the party! Keech Hospice Care is throwing its doors open to everyone on Sunday 11 September and inviting you to celebrate at its 25th Birthday Bash between 11am and 4pm.

Set in the beautiful gardens of the hospice in Great Bramingham Lane, Luton, Keech Fest will have something for all the family to enjoy.

Keeping the party going on the Keech Fest live main stage will be none other than Oasis tribute band, Definitely Could Be. Other acts include the music of Motown, the Eighties, Rat Pack and Tom Jones.

Don’t miss out on a very special 25th Birthday RAF flypast as well as copious children’s entertainment and a bar and BBQ. See inside the hospice for yourself and dispel a few myths about what you think a hospice might be like.

Due to the popularity of the event in 2015, entrance to Keech Fest – the Birthday Bash, is ticket admission only. Tickets are available from Keech Hospice Care’s reception, by calling 01582 492339, or at www.keech.org.uk/keechfest.

Adult tickets are £4.00 each and children over five £2.50.

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Learn How To Check A Used Car Central Bedfordshire Council have teamed up with Central Bedfordshire College motoring students to show you exactly what you need to look for when buying a new car.

Buying a car, new or second hand, is always an exciting investment but it goes without saying that tests and inspections should be carried out before you part with your hard earned cash. The good news is you can do them all by yourself with the help of a video tutorial they have produced. Watch the video at www.thevinedirectory.co.uk for tips on what to look out for.

The video covers important checks such as looking for rust, checking oil levels, finding bumps and dents, checking brakes and gears as well as basic electric and tyre checks.

The checks are all simple and can be done by anyone regardless of mechanical experience.

Make Your Mark Young people across Central Bedfordshire are being asked what issues matter most to them.

It is part of the annual Make Your Mark ballot, the largest consultation of young people in the country – and Central Bedfordshire Youth Parliament is taking part.

The national ballot runs from 12 August until 5 October, and young people across the country will be asked what issues matter most to them, in order to determine what is debated by the UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) in the House of Commons on 11 November.

Voting takes places both online and through ballot papers issued in schools and youth centres.

Ten topics will be available to choose from on the initial Make Your Mark ballot paper, with the five most popular topics among young people going on to be discussed by MYPs in their November debate, chaired by the Speaker of the House of Commons Rt. Hon. John Bercow MP and broadcast live on BBC Parliament.

Last year’s Make Your Mark ballot saw 970,000 young people taking part, making it the largest youth consultation of its kind in the UK. Any schools, colleges or youth organisations wishing to take part should contact Lisa Wright, Senior Youth Worker, at lisa.wright@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk

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Featuring the music of: Bon Jovi, Queen, The Rolling Stones, Meat Loaf, Led Zeppelin, Guns n Roses, The Who, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Status Quo, Dire Straits, Jimi Hendrix, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Whitesnake, Muse, ZZ Top, Kiss and more, the production is described by promoter Michael Taylor as an all-new audio visual rock experience.

“One Night of Rock features non-stop, axe-wielding, powerhouse performances plus an awesome laser show,” says Michael. “Your ears and eyes just won’t believe what they’re hearing and seeing.

“Crackling with energy, a packed stage pays host to four oh-so-sweet-voiced singers plus amazing multi-talented musicians.”

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The soaring lead vocals are shared between two oh-so-sweet-voiced girls and two rock-god guys, backed with real musical muscle by an axe-wielding, all-girl band. One Night of Rock will have music fans rocking in the aisles as it takes them on a two-hour trip back in time to the glory days of live rock anthems, says Michael.

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Self-storage is becoming more and more visible in our towns and cities. With new-build houses having less storage space and often no garages, people are finding it useful to have extra space outside their home where they can securely store any extra items. In addition, businesses can find it very cost-effective to rent a self storage room where there are no long leases and where more or less space can be taken as and when required.

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It is essential to de-clutter your home whilst it is on the market to ensure that your house sells quicker. Research has shown that when potential purchasers view a home they try to imagine themselves living there and a clutter of personal effects can make it distinctly off-putting. Using self-storage allows people to store their possessions securely outside their home and make their house more attractive for prospective buyers.

Flats seldom come with sufficient storage space and spare bedrooms can quickly become part bedroom part storeroom for all sorts of things. Renting a self storage room can free up this precious space whilst still keeping your goods easily accessible.

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Using a self storage room to store seasonal clothing and other seldom used/sentimental items frees up space in your garage or loft. Winter gear such as skis can be securely stored in a self-storage unit and accessible whenever necessary. Roof boxes are often used only a few times a year whilst on holiday and storing such awkward items at home can be difficult. With a standard height of 7ft within most self storage rooms and with trolleys and lifts to each floor, storing large or bulky items such as these is never a problem.

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Avoid long leases and expensive deposits. Self-storage is the ideal way to store stock flexibly and cost effectively.

Storage is flexible because the customer can adapt the size of their storage unit whenever and as often as they want. If extra space is needed for the short term, for example due to a large delivery, extra space can be taken only for the time that is required. With self-storage there are no long term contracts and you only pay for the time you stay. Simple.

CityStore Self Storage offers a document storage service where we organise collection, storage, retrieval and re-delivery as and when you want. Priced by the box, CityStore provides one of the most cost-effective and easy accessible ways to keep your precious documents safe and secure.

In addition to just providing storage space, self-storage facitities usually sell a full range of packaging materials such as strong packing boxes, packing tape, bubble wrap and furniture covers.

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Best Bulbs In Theen For Autumn Planting Gard Planting bulbs in the autumn creates an optimism and air of anticipation for spring, when everything bursts into life and many of the bulb specialists, mail order and online suppliers are offering new types and more choice than ever.

Here are just a few of the best bulbs for planting this autumn Crocus ‘Vanguard’ - This pretty lilac specimen bridges the gap between smaller-flowered, earlier crocuses and the March-flowering giants derived from C vernus. It needs good drainage and an open, sunny position to flower and looks good in drifts in grass mixed with short, early narcissi such as ‘Jetfire’. (www.suttons.co.uk)

Crocus ‘Vanguard’ Hyacinth 'Prince of Love' - Double-flowered hyacinths are a rarity, but this dramatic and fragrant variety with its denselypacked flower spikes looks great in beds, borders or patio pots. (www.suttons.co.uk)

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Tulipa clusiana ‘Peppermint Stick’ - Not new, but worth a try. This pint-sized tulip, which grows to just 25cm, produces dainty flowers in April with deep rosy-red outer petals just edged silvery white. The inner petals show a deep steel-blue base when open in the sun. They originate from Allium ‘Silver Spring’ the Mediterranean and the Far East, and are popular in Allium ‘Silver Spring’ - A recent introduction from rockeries and wild gardens, Israel, the white lollipop flowers on 75cm stems or can be naturalised. are unique, with each floret sporting a distinctive www.gee-tee.co.uk). deep-pink centre. It flowers in May and June and 'Peppermint Stick' is widely available. (www.dutchbulbs.co.uk)

Looking Up! e h n T and September IAugust 2016 n e d r a G Bedfordshire’s Night Sky A Sky Full of Shooting Stars: August 11 - 13 is the maximum of the Perseids Meteor Shower. For 2016 astronomers are predicting an uptick in activity with as many as 150 – 170 shooting stars per hour streaking across the sky at the shower’s peak! This is an all-sky event, so no matter which direction of clear sky you look towards you’ll likely see a good clutch of Perseids from 10pm until 4am each night.

Watch the Mars, Saturn and Antares Close Encounter: August 24 this year sees Mars, Saturn and the red supergiant Antares form a spectacular alignment in the evening sky. Look low towards your south-west as darkness falls for three bright points of light in a short vertical line. Mars with its red hue is the brightest member of the trio in the middle of the line. Above Mars is the pale yellow light of Saturn, while at the foot of the line is the red supergiant star Antares, whose name translates from ancient Greek as ‘Rival to Mars’ for its redness.

See the Milky Way from the Chilterns: The final week of September 2016 give us an opportunity to see the Milky Way from Bedfordshire. Choose a location in the Chilterns away from streetlights and look high overhead once the sky is fully dark. As your eyes adapt you should glimpse a river of faint dusky light stretching north-south across the night sky.

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And How It Affects Your Wellbeing “Stress can be defined as the way you feel when you’re under abnormal pressure.”

(Mental Health Foundation www.mentalhealth.org.uk ) So what causes a person to feel stressed? Feelings of stress are normally triggered by things happening in a person’s life which can involve: • Being under lots of pressure at home or work Facing big changes such as a house move, a new baby or becoming a carer to a family member • Worrying about something such as finances, health or a family bust up • Not having much or any control over the outcome of a situation • Having responsibilities that you’re finding overwhelming too much on your plate, multi tasking like crazy • Not having enough work, activities or change in your life boredom and monotony, same old routine day in day out It can also be a build up of many small things, like a snowball effect

How can someone tell if they are feeling stressed what are the tell tale signs:

Physical Signs..

Headaches, nausea and indigestion. Breathing can be affected and a person can tend to breath very quickly (this

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can be called shallow breathing), increased perspiration, palpitations and a tendency to suffer from various aches and pains.

Stress can also have an impact on weight either causing weight gain or weight loss. Stress hormones can have an impact on hunger levels and as a result emotional eating is a very common side effect, and on the flip side a loss of appetite can result in weight loss for many people.

If a person is experiencing these effects over a longer period of time there may well be a risk of heart attacks and strokes.

Emotional changes..

Some of the emotions experienced include anxiety, fear, anger, frustration and depression. These feelings can combine and make a person feel as though they are not in control, and perhaps feel overwhelmed, this can then result in feelings of panic.

Behavioural changes..

With the above thought patterns and emotions it is only natural that it should have an impact on other areas of a person’s life such as relationships and the way they interact with other people.

Some people may find they become withdrawn, indecisive, teary or inflexible. Difficulties with sleep such as struggling to go to sleep or waking in the middle of the night and being unable to go back to sleep again.

Men and women may react differently with Men sometimes becoming more aggressive and argumentative, even those that are usually quite gentle natured and mildmannered.

Tips to combat Stress..

Some people will struggle to admit that they are not coping and can feel ashamed, but it is surprising as soon as someone opens up about how they are feeling, they will learn that so many others are often experiencing the same feelings and emotions. One of the many benefits of Mental Health week is that it raises awareness of the difficulties many people experience on a daily basis and encourages an openness and discussion about the effects of Stress and other conditions connected to Mental Health.

According to BUPA there are a number of ways to work with stress and improve your ability to cope: • Try to manage time more effectively and prioritise more important jobs first.

• Adopt a healthy lifestyle – eat a balanced diet, rich in fruit and vegetables, exercise regularly, and make sure you get enough sleep.

• Know your limits – don’t take on too much.

• Find out what causes you to feel stressed and try to change your thoughts and behaviour to reduce it – talking things over with a friend or a family member can help.

• Accept the things you can’t change and concentrate on the things you have control over.

• Make time for the activities you enjoy and for the things that make you feel relaxed – you’re more likely to neglect this area of your life if you’re stressed.

• Find time to meet friends and have fun – arrange to do something you enjoy.

• Develop a positive thinking style – try to look at a problem differently or discuss it with someone.

• Don’t drink too much alcohol, or caffeine, or use tobacco or illegal drugs as a way to cope. In the long term, these things will only make you feel worse.

Some people find that the practise of Meditation and Mindfulness helps them to cope. Meditation and Mindfulness is very effective at reducing stress and anxiety. By focussing on the present moment session teach people how to control anxious thoughts and as a result become calmer.

Remember everyone reacts to stress differently. It can depend on a person’s personality and how they respond to pressure, so if you do notice that someone is acting differently, maybe you are already aware that they have a lot on their plate. Be a good friend/ partner/ parent/ neighbour or colleague and take time to ask……

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e all know that regular Pilates practice helps create long, lean and toned limbs and that it strengthens those important core muscles. Whether you choose the more traditional mat Pilates or a more relaxed approach of Fitness Pilates, or a one-toone session that may include the famous Reformer so many celebrities swear by, here are a few additional benefits of this exercise discipline that started out as the domain of professional dancers.

Pilates helps improve your balance A better balance is useful for anyone but especially for older people who may be at risk of falls. However, younger people can also benefit – climbing ladders anyone?

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Meanwhile, athletes need good balance to achieve optimum performance and martial artists can develop a better kick or punch.

Pilates strengthens your pelvic floor Many exercises start with activating the core, the ‘corset-like’ group of muscles that give us a smaller, firmer waist (if we use them). Experienced Pilates students know how to engage their pelvic floor muscles, which are considered part of the core.

A strong pelvic floor stops those embarrassing leaks – in men and women.

Rest assured that Pilates teachers are trained to explain everything in such a way that participants learn to locate the right muscles and use them, without blushing.

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Build safety in rotation Many ‘slipped’ or prolapsed disc injuries happen as a result of spinal weakness on rotation, yet avoiding twisting is not the answer. How else would you place a child in their car seat? On the other hand, tennis, squash or badminton players as well as golfers can improve their performance by perfecting their swing technique which of course, involves rotation.

create long, lean and toned limbs

Pilates can help anyone by making their spine more mobile yet strong on rotation, the most vulnerable type of movement. Safely under the guidance of a trained instructor, a typical session takes your body through a variety of movements in many directions, including rotation. Your spine will thank you for it, especially if you torment it daily with hours of sitting hunched at a desk or standing all day.

It’s good for the mind too Mindfulness practice has been hailed as the latest antidote to the anxious, stressed and busy mind, and Pilates teaches students to pay attention to their breathing in order to activate the right muscles.

While you are focusing on finding those muscles the instructor insists you definitely have, your brain stops stressing about work pressures, life’s disasters and things that make you anxious.

After the session you will go home feeling good physically and mentally.

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Money Matters By Martin Lewis

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However, if it’s a spam text don’t reply, don’t text Register your phone number STOP as it can just indicate to them that your online with the Telephone number is real and it may target you more.

Preference Service Instead, forward the message for free to 7726 (www.tpsonline.org.uk) (spells spam) to your provider – if enough people or call 0345 0700707. do it the number is investigated and blocked.

It’s then a criminal offence You should also always block the number on your for firms to make unsolicited mobile too. If you’re still receiving calls/texts after calls to you. you’ve done the above, you can complain to the It takes around 28 days Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) on 0303 to start working. If you get a call after that, 1231113. Give it as much info about the call/text tell them you’re on the TPS and most legit companies as you can, so it might be able to do something scarper. to stop it.

I’ve had so many people ask me whether the Mobile: text they’ve received from a PPI company saying While 85% of people have registered their landlines, only they’re owed £1,000s is legit or not. I’ve even had 3% have registered their mobiles. Now a new service allows you to register it by free text. Just message to 85095 similar texts myself, and I’m definitely not owed a penny. with ‘TPS’ and your email address (needed to verify you These texts are spam – they neither mean identity).

However the TPS is only a register for reputable EU companies. you’re owed or aren’t owed PPI. It’s just a shotgun approach, spraying Firms from outside the EU, and rogue firms from here may messages to everyone in still contact you. And if your number is targeted, the TPS hope of a response. As an may feel totally ineffective, so see registering as a way to aside, if you do want to check reduce but not stop calls.

There are things some people buy to add on to their phone if you’re owed PPI, you don’t need to pay anyone. which require callers to select options before being put through – thus getting rid of almost all spam calls. The best My free template letters available at www.moneysavingexpert. of these cost up to £100 so you have to balance just how

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SPAM Busting

Stop Junk And Snail Mail Addressed mail:

To stop unwanted snail mail coming through the letterbox, join the www.mpsonline.org.uk and after about four months the bulk of letters should have stopped. Though, unlike the others, it’s a voluntary scheme by a trade association, so those still sending aren’t breaking the law.

For anyone who’s been annoyed with a leaflet with my face on it during the referendum, well that was nowt to do with me – it was done without my permission.

Unaddressed letters, flyers, and other junk: The Royal Mail has the online door-to-door opt-out system, which means they’ll stop delivering it to you.

You’ll need to print an online form and post it back to ‘Freepost Royal Mail Customer Services’ (search for ‘door to door’ on www.royalmail.com) or phone 03457740740.

It’ll take about six weeks for mail to stop and lasts for around two years. You’ll need to optout again after this time.

But not all junk mail is bad, and this will stop all unaddressed mail, including Government leaflets.

Plus some junk mail can contain some top promo deals, so when choosing if to do these, balance hassle against opportunity.

Stop Door Knockers

Put a no cold-caller’s sign up. I’ve designed a free one you can download, print and stick on your door at www.mse.me/nocoldcallers.

If they still knock (political parties and charities especially tend to ignore these), just open the door, point at the sign, and politely close the door.

If they persist, in some cases it’s a criminal offence. Make a formal complaint to the company they’re from and to the Trading Standards via www.citizensadvice.org.uk.

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Kia Sportage 1.6 T-GDi GT-Line

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OU might have read a lot already about how good the all new Kia Sportage is. A car that outsells Audi’s Q3 and BMW’s X1 in Europe. I can offer a reason for that. And that is that anything anyone’s said or written about the desirability of the Kia is beyond question.

It IS a very good vehicle. It’s a car that has sold as much on its looks as its undoubted practicality for the UK family in the past.

And now it looks even smarter.

The spacious five door five seater has a lot going for it. It was always neatly styled but the latest version, which is breaking sales records for Kia almost by the hour, is a whole Greg Rutherford type leap forward. It’s set to remain their best selling model for some time yet.

It’ll more than meet the requirements of the modern family and their lifestyle, and it won’t bite you on the bum when it comes to running it on a day to day basis.

Its sleekish profile makes it stylish and sporty at the same time, and a step ahead of most of its opposition. Its purposeful wide front track gives it good stability, and while the ground clearance still helps to give you a good all round view of the mayhem going

on around you, it’s not as high as some – Kia’s thinking is that the car is less likely to be used as an off-road vehicle, and I think they’re right. In normal use the ride quality is pretty good, and the power assisted steering has a light feel that makes what is a decent sized car easy to manoeuvre round town.

There are 18 versions of the all new Sportage, so plenty to choose from.

Five trim levels are badged 1,2,,3,4 and GT-Line, with a limited run First Edition model brimming with extra kit thrown into the equation.

And there are a number of improvements to absorb, like the fact the 1.7 CRDi favoured by more than half of all buyers is now more than 7mpg more efficient in combined mode, while its CO2 output had dropped by 16g/ km.

The new 1.6T-GDi engine sampled here in the GT-Line has a claimed combined figure topping 37mpg and a CO2 rating of 177g/km.

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£24,350 1591cc four cylinder 16 valve, 174bhp, 265Nm Six speed manual gearbox; Top speed 126mph, 0-60mph 9.2secs; Fuel – urban 28.2, extra urban 45.6, combined 37.2 CO2 177g/km Will it fit the garage?

4480/1855/1645 (l/w/h) 7 year/100,000 mile warranty It’s maybe not as smooth and unflustered as other engines on offer, and needs firm pressure on the loud pedal to induce some haste but once up to a sensible speed all is well with the world.

GT-Line is easily picked out in a crowd thanks to its high gloss black ‘blade mesh’ radiator grille, unique 19 inch alloys, ice cube style LED front fogs, twin tailpipes and silver painted front and rear skid plates.

The key thing people seem to forget when conditions turn tricky is that even if you’ve got all wheel drive, as this version has, a touch of discretion is, on reflection, the best route to follow.

Here’s the clever bit. The all wheel drive system is a piece of kit that needs no extraneous buttons and switches to operate. It continuously monitors conditions and anticipates when all wheel drive is needed. Normally 100 per cent of the engine torque goes up front, but that can be redistributed to a maximum of 60:40 front to rear to boost cornering ability or if road conditions deteriorate.

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RELEASE DATE: 11th August CAST: Emma Roberts, Dave Franco, Emily Meade, Miles Heizer, Colson Baker, Kimiko Glenn, Marc John Jefferies, Brian Marc, Samira Wiley and Juliette Lewis Industrious high school senior, Vee Delmonico has had it with living life on the sidelines. When pressured by friends to join the popular online game Nerve, Vee decides to sign up for just one dare in what seems like harmless fun. But as she finds herself caught up in the thrill of the adrenaline-fuelled competition, the game begins to take a sinister turn with increasingly dangerous acts, leading her into a high stakes finale that will determine her entire future.

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Out & About SAPPHIRE SOCIAL CLUB Sapphire Social Club - this social club caters for the unattached aged 50+. We meet weekly in Hitchin and organize a variety of social events every month. No joining fee for the first two months. Come along and meet new friends.

Tel Joyce 07952 678021 or Ian 07900 890583 for details www.sapphiresocialsinglesclub.co.uk KNIT AND NATTER GROUP Every Tuesday, 10am-12pm Join our friendly Knit and Natter group every Tuesday at Lewsey Library.

Come and share your experience, or get some great hints and tips, and meet new people.

Tea and biscuits provided.

The group is always looking for donations of wool; knitting needles etc. so if you have anything you no longer need, just drop it off at the library.Free, donations welcome LUTON WRITERS’ CLUB Every other thursdayat 5.30pm Luton Central Library A free club, open to those interested in writing.

THE PARKSIDE SINGERS Do you enjoy singing?

The Parkside Singers is a lively mixed choir, singing four-part harmony music including pop, songs from musicals and some choral favourites such as Ave Verum and The Lords Prayer.

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LUTON POETRY SOCIETY Last Saturday of every month, 2-4pm Luton Central Library £3, free for Poetry Society member (£20 annual membership) Our meetings usually take place on the last Saturday of each month at Luton Central Library (3rd Floor) For more information visit www.lutonculture.com/luton-libraries or call 01582 547 418

BREAKOUT SOCIAL CLUB We are a club for the over forty fives, not a singles club but a social club for people who enjoy going out but are on their own, where they can meet like-minded people, with a varied monthly programme covering Disco’s, Pub lunch’s, walks, parties and much, much more, we meet once a week in the front bar at the Conservative Club, High street North Dunstable For more information please contact Sandy on 07813 262556 WARDEN AFTERNOON CLUB Meets every Tuesday 2 - 4pm Warden Hill Community Centre (rear of the Warden Tavern) We are a recently established group of friendly ladies and gentlemen who meet weekly for companionship, activities and refreshments. If you would like some company, or know someone who would benefit from joining us, please come along any Tuesday - everyone is very welcome.

For more information contact Sue on 07706895444 or email sueblee@hotmail.co.uk 5TH STOPSLEY GUIDES Guides is our section for girls aged 10 to 14.

By becoming part of a worldwide community of girls who learn together and share skills and experiences, Guides have the chance to get out there and do something really different.

Members take part in a wide range of exciting activities at their regular meetings, and at special events or holidays. Girls can get involved in anything from adventure sports to performing arts, travel and taking part in community action projects.

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For more info Tel Lorraine 07868 030540 BEDFORDSHIRE GUILD OF WEAVERS, SPINNERS & DYERS. A friendly group of textile crafts people who meet in Flitwick Village Hall twice a month.

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