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Akeman Street Tring Hertfordshire HP23 6AP Come and discover animal specimens from around the world, from tiny beetles to enormous bears. Explore exhibitions and events at www.nhm.ac.uk/tring.

Eggtastic Egg Hunt Friday 3 – Monday 6 April Suitable for all ages. Trail sheet £1

Ponderiffic Dipping Wednesday 1st and Wednesday 15th April 60-minute workshop at 11.00 and 14.00 Suitable for ages 5+. Tickets £4

Walter’s Wander in Tring Park Wednesday 8 April Two-hour walk at 10.15 and 14.00 Suitable for all ages. Free, advance booking required.

Big-Mouth Frogs Thursday 9, Tuesday 14 and Thursday 16 April 30-minute workshop at 10.15, 10.45, 11.15, 14.30 and 15.00. Suitable for all ages. Tickets £2

As many know, the late Bob Monkhouse hailed from Eggington. Now the band that used to back him in cabaret has also moved to the village and will be bringing their Big Band show to the Leighton Buzzard Library Theatre, direct from their appearance at London’s Leicester Square Theatre. The show, on Wednesday 22nd April, 7.30pm has also appeared at Dame Vera Lynn’s Charity Gala Nights "Superb, they swing like crazy!” – Sheila Tracy BBC. Bandleaders, Chris and Simone say they are enjoying their new village lifestyle -. Simone has previously played with the Ivy Benson Orchestra and Paul Weller whilst Chris has composed and arranged music for Glenn Miller’s Brother, Herb, the BBC Radio Big Band and the Michael Cain Film, “Silver Bears”.

Special feature will be Tony Bennett’s Trombonist.

Box office – 0300 300 8125.

Merfolk’s Fingerprints Thursday 14 May 30-minute workshop at 11.00 and 14.00 Messy play for under 5s. Tickets £2

Big Nature Day Saturday 23 May. 10.00–16.00 Join in the fun as this special event returns to Tring. Take part in activities, meet local wildlife organisations and share your passion for nature.

Suitable for all ages. Free

What Monsters Lie Ahead?

Tuesday 26 May 30-minute specimen-handling activity at 10.15, 10.45, 11.15, 14.30 and 15.00 Suitable for all ages. Tickets £2

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Gruffalo Exploration Wednesday 27 May Two-hour craft, walk and exploration session at 10.15 and 14.00. Suitable for all ages Tickets £4, advance booking required.

Snakes Alive with Amey Zoo Thursday 28 May 40-minute show at 10.30 and 11.30 Suitable for ages 6+.

Tickets £5, advance booking required

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Join us for the Midsummer Festival at our picturesque

Join us for the Midsummer Festival at our picturesque medieval church on the hill medieval on thebyhill Saturday : Childrens’ Choirfestchurch (free) - opened John Bercow MP ‘Chill on the Hill’ – a sensational of music.

Manyby oldJohn favourites Saturday : Childrens’ Choirfest night (free) - opened Bercow MP by popular demand. Tickets available in Janes from ‘Chill returning on the Hill’ – a sensational night of music.

Many oldMay. favourites Sunday : Edlesborough’s ‘Antiques on the Hill’.

Bring along your returning by popular demand. Tickets available in Janes from May. treasures for valuation and enjoy our wide variety of real ales, wine, Sunday : Edlesborough’s ‘Antiques Hill’.

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SPRING EVENTS AT ASHRIDGE EASTER IS ON ITS WAY! - Cadbury is

once again supporting the National Trust to host this year’s Easter Egg Trails at Ashridge, with 6,000 chocolate prizes to be won from 3rd April – 6th April. Families are invited to unleash their inner explorer on a trail of discovery in the beautiful spring woodland at Ashridge to win their Cadbury chocolaty treat.

This year’s theme is Discovery and children can discover more about the wild animals that live on the Ashridge Estate.

Visitors can also climb the Bridgewater Monument and browse in the National Trust shop, enjoy a delicious hot lunch at the outdoor café and pick up ideas for other adventures later in the year. A great day out for all the family, whatever the weather.

New General Manager, Susie Mercer, said “This will be my first Easter at Ashridge. I’m really excited about it as the Estate is so popular at this time of year. I’m just hoping that the kids leave a couple of eggs for us older explorers once the weekend is over!”

The Cadbury Easter Egg Trails take place at Ashridge from 3rd April - 6th April 10am – 4pm. £3 per child.

BLUEBELL TIME! - The bluebells on the Ashridge

Estate are native English bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta). Every year in late April or early May a spectacular carpet of blue emerges beneath the trees in areas of Ashridge.

Bluebells are perfectly adapted to thrive in the shade and extra moisture provided by the cover of the trees coming into leaf. The first shoots appear in January, giving the bluebells a head start over other woodland plants before the canopy shades out the woodland floor.

Long tapering leaves rise from the bulb and are topped with clusters of delicate bell-shaped flowers, which provide an early source of food for insects.

Maps and self-guided walks are available in the Ashridge Visitor Centre and we will be running drop in bluebell walks when they are in bloom at 1pm and 3pm. (Dates to be confirmed) Please remember we all have a responsibility to protect our native bluebells and to make sure the beautiful woodland scenes here at Ashridge can be experienced by future generations.

Please help us protect Ashridge’s bluebells by keeping to paths to prevent trampling and by not picking them.

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Discover this area of outstanding natural beauty right on our doorstep.

GENTLE STROLL Tues 14th April 2.30pm - 4.30pm

Covering Sallow Copse and surrounding areas. Part of a series of strolls which provide a chance to discover the wildlife in different parts of the Estate. The stroll takes around 2 hours. No need to book, just turn up at the Visitor Centre with sensible walking shoes and warm waterproof clothing just in case. £3 per person.

WILD ABOUT ASHRIDGE Wed 8th & 15th, Friday 10th & 17th April

Get closer to nature at our Wild About Ashridge gazebo. Held every Wednesday and Friday during the holidays between 10.30am and 3pm. Outdoor fun adventures, whatever the weather, with the National Trust team. There will also be additional drop-in activities on Wednesday at 12 noon and 2.30pm.

DAWN CHORUS Sat 25th April or Sat 2nd May 5am - 7am.

Yes, we know it’s early! But getting up to experience the dawn chorus should be on everyone’s list of things to do. As a reward for your early start we will provide you with a cup of tea and a breakfast butty at the end of the walk. £15 per adult, £10 for children.

ARCHAEOLOGY WALK Hudnall Common, Thurs 23rd April 6pm - 8pm Join the National Trust’s regional archaeologist to discover the history and archaeology of the common, looking at a range of features from possible Iron Age settlement to quarry pits of the 19th and 20th centuries. £8 per adult, £5 per child.

PLANT FAIR Sun 10th May 11am - 4pm

Stock up at our annual Plant Fair, with plants from our volunteer growers and local nurseries. Held at the Ashridge Estate Visitor Centre.

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For our full list of events please visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ashridge or to book your place contact the Visitor Centre on 01442 851227.

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These are renaissance times for Dunstable.

Inward investment from Prologis, Marks & Spencer and others means thousands of new jobs for our up-and-coming town and the surrounding area. Future plans to fade out the familiar sight of HGVs thundering down High Street are good news for existing traders as a rejuvenated centre becomes an attractive place to stop and shop.

Making these advancements possible are two major pieces of road infrastructure from the Highways Agency and Central Bedfordshire Council, namely the A5-M1 Link and the proposed Woodside Link – which both represent a piece in Dunstable's regeneration jigsaw; indeed it is estimated that the value of investment released by the highways infrastructure will be £2.5 billion for Dunstable, Houghton Regis and Leighton Buzzard.

Taking an easterly route through the 'wedge' between Sandringham Drive (in Houghton Regis) and Wheatfield Road (in Luton) before heading up to the M1, the Woodside Link is planned to connect the industrial areas of Dunstable and Houghton Regis to a new junction 11a. In around three minutes, vehicles will drive from the Porz Avenue / Poynters Road / Park Road North roundabout to the motorway or vice versa.

"Two advantages instantly come into play," says Marcel Coiffait, Director of Community Services, Central Bedfordshire Council. "Firstly, businesses have a gateway to the heart of the country's motorway infrastructure, and potentially to Prologis's proposed rail freight interchange at Sundon. This will stimulate further inward investment providing job opportunities for residents throughout the area. Prologis has also chosen Dunstable for its 310,000 sq ft distribution/development facility and up to 358,068 sq ft neighbouring development soon to be built - a fantastic result."

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That's not the full story as the 1.8-mile Woodside Link is intended to provide access to a new development area north of Houghton Regis, where up to 5,150 new homes are to be built and 30 hectares of employment land developed by 2031.

"More homes means more people spending money in the two towns, and this will attract more big name retailers," Marcel adds. "M&S Simply Food and Next have already confirmed they are coming to Dunstable's White Lion Retail Park when it is refurbished later this year - Next actually expanding to a store five times the size in the process creating approximately 30 new jobs. Let's see who's going to join them."

Proposed to open to the public in autumn 2016, the Woodside Link is part of the wider regeneration of the area, which includes the construction of the Highways Agency’s A5-M1 Link (North Dunstable Bypass), a dual carriageway connecting the M1 at the new junction 11a north of Luton, to the A5 at Thorn Turn north of Dunstable.

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Lawns always look bedraggled after the winter. Remove dead grass by raking the surface with a wire toothed rake. Improve drainage on heavy soil by spiking it with a garden fork every 6 inches (15cm) or so, to a depth of about 4 inches (10cm), giving the fork a good wiggle each time.

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For example; did you know that bonsai specimens and topiary gardens were introduced at Chelsea in 1913? Rock gardens were introduced in the 1940’s and decking in the eighties. All of these can now be bought in garden centres up and down the land.

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Easter is a Christian festival that commemorates the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Occurring in Spring, which is regarded as a time of renewal and birth by many faiths and cultures, the egg has been used as a symbol of birth and fertility since well before Christianity.

Originally painted bright colours to celebrate the sunlight of spring, decorating and colouring eggs became popular during the Middle Ages, when they were dyed red to symbolise the blood of Christ. Forbidden as a food during Lent, eggs were hard-boiled, decorated and then given to children at Easter as good luck symbols.

In the eighteenth century, pasteboard or papier mache eggs with small gifts inside became popular and by the nineteenth century these had evolved into cardboard eggs covered in silk, lace or velvet and fastened with ribbon. Faberge produced its first egg in 1883, and elaborate eggs made from silver and gold, ivory and porcelain - some inlaid with jewels - followed.

The first chocolate eggs were made in France and Germany in the early nineteenth century, not long after the first eating chocolate was invented (prior

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Chocolate eggs didn’t truly gain in popularity until Cadbury entered the market in 1875. Their early eggs were made from dark chocolate with a plain, smooth surface. Filled with dragees (small, hard sweets), they were decorated with chocolate piping and marzipan flowers. The range gradually increased until in 1893 Cadbury was producing 19 different lines, but it wasn’t until 1905 when the company introduced Cadbury Dairy Milk that the sales of Easter eggs really received a boost.

All-chocolate eggs did not immediately replace the novelty eggs of the Victorian era, however, and Cadbury continued to produce a fancy cardboard egg filled with chocolates until the early 1930s.

The first crème eggs appeared in 1923 as a forerunner to the Cadbury Creme Egg, launched in 1971.

An instant hit, it has now become Cadbury’s most popular egg, with over 500 million being made every year, though shell eggs still form the largest sector of the Easter egg market.

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A healthy diet is important. Eating proteins, and food or supplements that contain vitamins B and E will help you have healthy, strong nails and soft and supple skin.

Regularly moisturise your hands with a good quality product. Winter tends to dry out our skin so use a heaver lotion during the colder months.

Massage lotion in when you apply it to help it soak in. If your hands are particularly rough add Vaseline.

Protect your hands with gloves when washing up, cleaning, gardening or doing other chores.

Use lukewarm water when washing your hands and never use normal dish soap as this tends to be too harsh and can dry the skin.

Trim your nails every two weeks or more often if required. When filing your nails file in one direction rather than using a seesaw action.

Apply a scrub to your hands with a good exfoliating agent once a week to get rid of dead skin.

In addition to moisturisers, hand creams and scrubs try a cuticle cream or lotion to stop cuticles drying out.

If you paint your nails, always use a base coat so that your nails don’t stain.

For extra pampering, go for a manicure once a month.

Most of us neglect our feet. They spend much of their lives covered up – out of sight and out of mind – and yet I for one love to give them the occasional pamper and am convinced they thank me for it!

A pedicure, professionally done, is a therapeutic treatment for feet which can support chiropody if you have foot problems, can assist posture by helping you to walk more comfortably and can soothe and relax you whilst being done.

Typically, a pedicure will begin with a soak of your feet in warm, scented water which will both cleanse and soften the skin. This is then followed by an exfoliating rub to get rid of dead skin. Salts and minerals are used, but exfoliation may also be done with pumice, especially on the heels or ball of the foot.

A massage of the feet with creams and aromatherapy oils follows, to refresh and soften the skin. You may also be treated to a massage of the lower leg.

Finally, cuticles will be clipped and nails cut and shaped before nail polish is applied to send you away with pretty toes! Any style of polish can be applied, from a French pedicure with white tips to gel polish which gives a longlasting glossy finish which dries instantly.

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Healthwatch Central Bedfordshire has launched a website to help people give instant feedback on health and social care services.

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Switching Energy Supplier

With the government’s newly launched ‘Power to Switch’ campaign encouraging people to change their energy supplier to save money, resolver.co.uk’s James Walker looks into the ins and outs of switching and saving.

According to the latest government figures, 13.5 million households across the UK (that’s more than half of all homes) could collectively be saving £2.7bn per year simply by switching energy company.

Ed Davey, Energy and Climate Change Secretary, said: “When it comes to switching, the power is in people’s hands to get a better deal and save.

“We’ve reformed the market so that there are more suppliers, more competition, and a much faster and simpler process to switch.

That means millions of people can switch supplier and save hundreds of pounds today” What’s the government done, then?

The main reform the Department for Energy and Climate Change has made is halving the time it takes to switch suppliers – this is now down to just 17 days, from 35 days in 2014.

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This is what the Money Advice Service (a free & impartial service set up by government) has to say about switching and the Confidence Code: “How can you find the cheapest energy tariff? Simply run a quick and free energy comparison on one of the websites which have agreed to be impartial and independent as part of Ofgem’s Confidence Code.

Feel free to run a comparison on several websites as they may give you different results. Some even offer bonuses such as cashback when you switch.

“Once you’ve picked a comparison website, you’ll need to arm yourself with a copy of a recent energy bill.

The bill will contain the information you need to switch, including the name of your current supplier and energy tariff, as well as your usage in kWh.

“Input all of this information into the comparison website and unless you’re already on the cheapest plan, you should end up with a list of cheaper tariffs. Check your bill to see if you’ll be charged exit fees before making a decision.”

You can find the Money Advice Service’s guide on energy switching along with a list of free comparison sites at www.moneyadviceservice. org.uk/en/articles Don’t be fooled by price cuts Recent price cuts by the Big Six energy suppliers (British Gas, EDF Energy, E.ON UK, SSE and Scottish Power and npower) might save you money, but mostly they’ve been quite small. So don’t be lulled into thinking you’ve got a good deal; it’s almost certainly still worth shopping around.

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2. First sign of the Zodiac (5) 3. Breathed in (7) 4. Short item of ladies’ clothing (4,5) 5. A long way away (3) 6. Strip of leather, shoe (5) 7. Sparkle, glitter (7) 11. Warm headwear, ski-mask (9) 13. Main road, carriageway (7) 15. Hungarian soup or stew (7) 17. Set-fire with criminal intent (5) 19. Pungent spice (5) 21. Evergreen climbing plant (3)

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THE WILDLIFE TRUST Birds on Blows - Spring Walk Sat 25th April 8am - 11am £3 Adult £2 Child. Meeting at Skimpot Rd/ Hatters Way LU4 4GY To Book Sue Turner 07706131942 Spring Has Sprung - Guided Walk Sat 16th May 10am - 12.30pm £3 Adilt £2 Child. Meeting at Houghton Regis Chalk pit - lake view LU5 5GJ Booking Required - Ruth Sneath 01525 874317 Butterflies Of Totternhoe Wed 20th May 11am - 1pm £3 Adult £2 Child. Meeting at Totternhoe National Trust Car Park. Booking Required.

Sue Turner 07706131942 Birdsong Workshop for beginners with breakfast Sat 30th May 7am - 9.30am £3 Meeting at Houghton Regis Chalk Pit - Lake View LU5 5GJ Breakfast follows to book Ruth Sneath 01525 874317 INCREDIBLE EDIBLE DUNSTABLE 4th April & 2nd May COME n GROW sessions 2015.

On the first Saturday of every month 11am to 1pm, Katherine Drive Dunstable. LU5 4NP Details of each months action plan will be published on Incredible Edible Dunstable’s event page on Face Book and on a poster in the garden.

We hope you can join the fun!

DUNSTABLE LADIES CHOIR Enjoy an evening of musical entertainment with the Dunstable Ladies Choir; 7.30pm on Saturday 6th June at St Augustine’s Church, Mayfield Road, Dunstable. Tickets on the door £8, including homemade refreshments. Further details from Pat Jackson 01582 520302.

HOUGHTON REGIS BOWLS CLUB Open day on the 4th may from 11am to around 4pm The only thing needed is flat soled shoes. All ages and abilities are welcome. Children over 12 years must be accompanied by a parent please.

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forward seeing you all, any enquiries please ring me on 01582518645 DUNSTABLE PROBUS CLUB Dunstable PROBUS Club meets on the second Monday of the month and membership is open to retired or semi-retired professional and business men. The Club’s main object is the promotion of good fellowship. Members enjoy a variety of social activities and organized visits throughout the year and at their regular monthly meetings they are entertained by after-lunch speakers. If you are interested in joining the Club, please contact the Secretary Malcolm Partridge 01525 222711 LANGDALE CHURCH ‘HATTERS TEA’- informal neighbourhood group meets monthly on a Wednesday pm. Free tea/coffee & home-made cakes, quiz and raffle.

Friends and Neighbours- monthly on a Thursday pm. Speakers and free tea/coffee. At Langdale Church.

Other groups- table tennis, walking group and drawing for beginners Make the most of our community activities and meet new people in our community.

Tel Colin, Community Worker 01582602980 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 THE BOGTROTTERS The Bogtrotters (Dunstable and District Walking and Hostelling Group) are a group of about 90 walkers, hikers and hostellers. We run a surprisingly diverse range of activities, including half and full day walks, hostelling trips, meals and

evening activities.

New members are always welcome.

Prospective members are invited to get in touch via the website, give us a ring or just turn up to an event or walk. 01582 865966 Sue or Julian Enquiries@dunstablebogtrotters.co.uk www.dunstablebogtrotters.co.uk ST GEORGE’S DAY Saturday 25th April Priory Gardens, 11am - 4pm Free St. George’s Day event with entertainment for all of the family!

TUDOR DAY Saturday 16th May Priory Gardens, 10am - 4pm A family fun day featuring music, activities and displays found in the Tudor period.

BEER AND CIDER FESTIVAL Friday 29th May - 4pm -11pm Saturday 30th May - 12pm - 11pm Sunday 31st May - 12pm - 5pm Grove House Gardens Three day Beer Festival set in a closed off marquee in Grove House Gardens with music.

TODDINGTON HELPING HANDS We are a group of about 30 volunteers who provide lifts to the doctors, dentists, hospitals, hairdressers etc for the residents of Toddington, Chalgrave, Wingfield and Tebworth.

We also carry out the delivery of prescriptions, shopping and general errand running to those who are not able to do so themselves.

During the last quarter we completed in excess of 400 jobs in the local community.

We urgently need more volunteer drivers. Tel: 01525 633660 T OTTERNHOE QUARRY VOLUNTEER WORK PARTIES Would you like to spend a day working in the fresh air and help look after this nature reserve?

For more information or to confirm your attendance please contact Richard Knock on 07872 418279 richard.knock@wildlifebcn.org www.wildlifebcn.org

CHILTERN GATEWAY CENTRE Tel: 01582 500920 Cadbury Easter Egg Trail 3rd - 6th Apr, 11am - 3pm £2 Become an Eggsplorer at Dunstable Downs. Use the clues to navigate your way around the trail and collect a Cadbury Egghead prize when you make it back to basecamp.

Spring Flowers 19th April 2pm - 3.30pm £4 Discover floral signs of spring on a guided walk with the Ranger Team at Sundon Hills Country Park. Meet at Sundon Hills Country Park, main car park. Sundon Hills Country Park is located in Sundon, nr Streatley.

Please follow signs from the A6 at Streatley.

Dawn Chorus 3rd May 4.30am - 9.30 am £4 The walk will leave at 4.30am, returning to the centre at approximately 7.30am for breakfast.

Discover the beautiful sounds of the Dawn Chorus on an early morning guided walk. Learn about the different calls and identify bird song with our guide, then head back to the Chilterns Gateway Centre for a well-earned breakfast.

Discover the Duke of Burgundy 16th May 2pm - 3.30 £4 Explore Whipsnade Downs and discover the Duke of Burgundy butterfly on a guided walk with the Ranger Team Beautiful Butterflies 30th May 2pm - 3.30pm £4 booking essential Explore Whipsnade Downs with the Ranger Team and discover more about the beautiful butterflies that call the Downs home.

THE NATIONAL TRUST April 1st. 7.45pm.

Ian Waller is a genealogist and archive researcher. He will talk about the days before our country had the welfare system we know to-day: poverty. pauperism and the allowance.All meetings are held in the salvation army centre, dunstable.

Guests are welcome at £3.

We also run outings in the summer and a holiday once per year.

If you would like to join the local group please contact: Lynda Power 01582 696193

FRIENDS OF STUDHAM COMMON We are a friendly,voluntary group whose aim is to conserve,maintain and promote Studham Common as a haven for wildlife and a place for everyone to enjoy.For this purpose we meet as a work party on the third Saturday of each month (except Dec.) The work is not onerous and we enjoy the exercise and the good company –and a picnic lunch is provided!

Details from Pam on 01582 872608 pamrumfitt@btinternet.com PRIORY HOUSE Tel: 01582 891420 TEA TIME TALES Regular Tea Time Tales, with refreshments, held at Priory House on alternate Thursday afternoons is another event organised by the Dunstable Town Guides.

16th April The History of Luton & Dunstable Hospital - Janet Graham 30th April The Beauty of Butterflies Near & Far - Wilf Powell 24th May The Sinking of The Lustania - Bigger than The Titanic? - Kay Kempster 28th May A Bull in a China Shop, working in Booths China Store, Bute St. Luton Alan Campbell THE ROTARY CLUB The Rotary Club of Dunstable shares an international motto of “Service above Self”. The Club members raise money during the year to put into their Benevolent Fund and once a year this money is distributed to good causes and charities local to Dunstable and the surrounding villages.Each year three Antiques Fairs are held at the Dunstable Leisure Centre where all the profits go into the Benevolent Fund. The next Fair is on Bank Holiday Monday, 4th May 2015 and is open to the public between 10am and 4pm. Admission is a modest £2 per person.

How can you help? By having a stall at the event. Please contact Alan Tarsey on 01582 872673. By attending the event. By becoming a member of The Rotary Club and helping worthwhile causes in the community.More information can

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be obtained from Roger Sharp on 01582 606405 SIGHT CONCERN BEDFORDSHIRE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Sight Concern Bedfordshire is a local charity which aims to enhance the independence and quality of lifeof blind and partially sighted people in Bedfordshire and Luton. Current volunteering opportunities includes: Home visiting and telephone befriending. We offer full training and the chance to become a member of our friendly supportive team.

Contact Joanna Clark 01234 264023 Joanna.clark@sightconcern.org.uk BREATHEASY Do you suffer from a lung condition?

Then why not come and join our local Support group - breatheasy Part of the British lung foundation.

We meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month at peter newton pavilion (Behind tesco) 2 - 4pm carers also welcome As well as supporting each other we have a variety of speakers and also arrange day trips out.

New members most welcome More info phone michael on 01582 602348

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