What's On
WHAT'S ON IN JUNE 28 MAY-5 JUNE The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Children’s Trail 9.30am-4.30pm Jordans Mill, Broom £3 per child, Join in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations dressed in your favourite prince or princess costume. Don’t forget to hand back your completed trail sheet back to the Mill Shop to claim your prize! jordansmill.com/events 1 JUNE Aircraft Enthusiasts’ Group 1pm Shuttleworth Guests £5. ‘Roald Dahl’s War’ with Graham Laurie. Meets on the first Wednesday of every month. Entry to Shuttleworth £15 (valid for one month). Email: 99aegr@gmail.com Web: www.a-e-g.org.uk 1, 8, 15, 22 & 28 JUNE Open Craft and Coffee 10-11.30am Potton Salvation Army, Chapel Street Everyone welcome. Tel: 01767 261138 2 JUNE Roxton & District Local History Group 7.15pm for 7.30pm Roxton Village Hall Members free, visitors £4 ‘Knights and Ladies, Peasants and Priests’. Annual membership £20. Email: mariascreen1@gmail.com Web: roxtonhistory.org.uk 2 & 16 JUNE Sandy Astronomical Society 2 June 7pm Zoom general meeting followed by talk by Philip Short. 16 June 7.30pm Zoom talk by Dr Martin Braddock. Email: info@sandyastro.co.uk Web: sandyastro.co.uk 3 JUNE Bedford Art Society 7.15pm for 7.30pm Putnoe Heights Church, Bedford Members free, visitors £5 Jill Buckingham paints portraits in soft pastels. Tel: Jean Paterson 01234 307210 for info Web: www.bedsartsociety.co.uk
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3, 6, 10, 13, 17, 20, 24 & 27 JUNE Open Door. 10-11.30am Potton Salvation Army, Chapel Street Tea, coffee and chat. Mondays (not bank holidays) and Fridays. Everyone welcome. Tel: 01767 261138 4 JUNE Coffee Morning 10-11.30am Potton Salvation Army, Chapel Street Coffee, tea, bacon butties, homemade cakes, cards, Bric-a-Brac, Books and jigsaws etc. Held on the first Saturday every month except January. Tel: 01767 261138 4 JUNE Craft & Food Fayre 10am-3pm Jordans Mill, Broom Support local, independent traders. A fantastic range of stalls including sweet treats, hand-made items, locally made foods and more. In the front car park and throughout the grounds of Jordans Mill. 4 JUNE Summer Fun 2-6pm Dunton Recreation Ground Dunton Recreation Association & Friends event. Bouncy castle, funtography, obstacle course, face painting, raffle, music, tombola, stalls, food, bar and much more.
6, 13, 20 & 27 JUNE 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 7, 14, 21 & 28 JUNE Lunchtime Concerts 1pm St Paul’s Church, Bedford Free recitals with a retiring collection (suggested £5) in aid of church funds. 7 June Yiyan Shen (Piano), 14 June Simon Davies (Classical Guitar), 21 June Catherine Rose (Horn and Wind Instruments) and 28 June Alis An (Piano). Tel: 01234 340163 8 JUNE Sandy Historical Research Group (SHRG) 10.30am-12.45pm £15 per person Visit to Southill House. Priority will be given to SHRG members. All monies will go to the Whitbread family trust. Tel: 01767 226392 Email: secretary@shrg.uk
5 JUNE Jubilee Flying Circus Air Show 9.30am-5pm Shuttleworth, Old Warden Park, Biggleswade Circus performers on the ground and in the air will leave you with wide eyes and open mouths, whilst a circus skills workshop will teach your children the ropes. Web: www.shuttleworth.org/ jubileeflyingcircus
9 JUNE Magellan and Elcano: Around the World 8pm St Paul’s Church, Bedford Tickets £15. A play with music and Spanish dance. The play commemorates the 500year anniversary of the first circumnavigation of the globe; a remarkable achievement which changed the world forever. Tel: 01234 340163 Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/cc/ catherine-of-aragon-festival-226039
5 JUNE Sunday Stroll 10.30am Forest Centre, Millennium Country Park, Marston Moretaine Free - donations welcome Gentle Sunday walk around the park lasting approximately 2 hours. Tel: 01234 767037 for more details Web: www.marstonvale.org
10 JUNE Bedfordshire Family History Society 7pm and 7.30pm on Zoom Drama Theatre, Mark Rutherford School, Bedford AGM and ‘Lingering Legacies’ by Pamela Birch. Web: www.bfhs.org.uk
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