What's On
WHAT'S ON IN JANUARY 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 JANUARY
Branch Out Social Club for Single People 8.30-10.30pm Cromwell Bar, The Sun Hotel, Hitchin Medium-sized social club for single people aged 40 upwards. Meets every Monday night. Tel: Lorna 01438 233657 Web: www.branch-out.org.uk
4 JANUARY
Gamlingay & District Gardening Club 7.30pm Eco Hub, Stocks Lane, Gamlingay Non-members £3. ‘The Joys of the National Garden Scheme’ by Kate Gardener. Visitors welcome.
5 JANUARY
Aircraft Enthusiasts’ Group 1pm. Shuttleworth Members £5. ‘Ups and Downs of 30 Years’ Flying’ with Paul Drakes. Meets on the first Wednesday of every month. Entry to Shuttleworth is £15 (valid for one month) but free for SVAS and AEG members. Email: 99aegr@gmail.com Web: www.a-e-g.org.uk
6, 13, 20 & 27 JANUARY
Biggleswade & District Camera Club 8-10pm. Weatherley Centre, Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade Non-members £3 See website for full programme. Web: biggleswadecameraclub.co.uk
7 JANUARY
Bedfordshire Family History Society 7pm. Drama Theatre, Mark Rutherford School, Bedford ‘The Brooks of Flitwick Manor’ by Richard Morgan. www.bfhs.org.uk
7, 14, 21 & 28 JANUARY
Sandy Ukulele Group 7-9pm. Baptist Chapel Hall, Bedford Road, Sandy Meets every Friday. Please email for more information on joining. Visitors welcome. Email: sandyukulelegroup1@gmail.com Web: www.sandyukulelegroup.com
8 JANUARY
Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire Hardy Plant Society 2pm. Weatherley Centre, Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade Talk by Kerry Barehead on Roses dos and don’ts. Visitors welcome – small charge. www.hpscambsandbeds.co.uk
12 JANUARY
Bedford Local Group of The Wildlife Trust 7.15pm for 7.30pm Priory Methodist Church Hall, Newnam Avenue, Bedford Free entry – donations appreciated Illustrated talk by Graham Bellamy ‘Bedfordshire’s Wild Life and Wild Places: 20 years into the new millennium’. All welcome. Tel: 01234 266057 Web: www.wildlifebcn.org or
16 JANUARY
Biggleswade Antique & Vintage Fair 9am-4pm. The Weatherley Centre, Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade Café serving food and drinks all day. Free parking. Wheelchair/pushchair access. Tel: Marcel 07887 648255 Web: www.marcelfairs.co.uk
18 JANUARY
Bedford National Trust Association 2.15pm. Addison Centre, Kempston, Beds. MK42 8PN Small admission fee ‘The Century of Deception - The Birth of the Hoax in Eighteenth - Century England’ by Ian Keable. No need to book. Parking available. Tel: Betty Thomas 01480 860421
18 JANUARY
Sandy Women’s Institute 10am-12 noon Sandy Conservative Club, Bedford Road, Sandy Visitors £4. Meets third Tuesday of every month, except August. Jane Kennedy will be teaching the basics of British Sign Language. Visitors very welcome. Tel: 01767 680644 Email: sandywibeds@gmail.com
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21, 23, 28 & 29 JANUARY
The Sleeping Beauty Fri & Sat 7.30pm, Sun 1.30pm & 5.30pm Meppershall Village Hall Adults £12, Children £7, Family of 4 £34 HATS present The Sleeping Beauty. Traditional family pantomime by Norman Robbins. www.ticketsource.co.uk/hatsdrama
22 JANUARY
Bedford RSPB Local Group Meeting 7.30-9.30pm ARA Club, Manton Lane, Bedford Members £1, guests £2, under 18 free ‘Jewels in the Air’ by Wilf Powell which describes aspects of the biology and behaviour of hummingbirds. COVID restrictions may apply. RSPB membership not essential. Annual membership £5. Web: rspb.org.uk/groups/bedford
24 JANUARY
Learning Lunchtime 11am-12 noon Forest Centre, Millennium Country Park, Marston Moretaine Free - donations welcome Peter Holden MBE gives a fascinating talk to tie-in with the much-loved project he helped set up - the Big Garden Birdwatch. No need to book but limited spaces. Tel: 01234 767037 for more details Web: www.marstonvale.org
28 JANUARY
Sandy Historical Society 7.30pm Stonecroft Hall, St Swithins Way, Sandy Entry £2.50 inc. refreshments, members and students free ‘David Ibbett, Sandy Draper. His life and times’ by Peter Ibbett Tel: 01767 680171
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