What’s on January

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

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