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From the Editor

Celebrating all things Arlesey!

Welcome to the very first issue of the Arlesey News Magazine and a very big ‘hello’ to you all! After many months of preparation, we are so pleased to have finally launched our Arlesey News Magazine. Hopefully, many of you will already be familiar with our community magazine in Stotfold, The Stotfold News Magazine. We are extremely proud of this publication and are looking forward to delivering a magazine of the same quality through your door every month!

The Arlesey News Magazine is exclusive to Arlesey and we sincerely hope you find it useful and enjoy reading it.

May I take this opportunity to introduce myself to you all as your Editor. My name is Joanne and I grew up in Arlesey. My younger days were spent attending both Arlesey Nursery and Gothic Mede Lower School, while evenings were spent with the Arlesey Brownies and attending the play scheme and youth club as I grew older. I now live in Stotfold. Following a long career in local press, I was fortunate to take the reins of the Stotfold Magazine back in 2015 and have enjoyed emerging the magazine into the local community and developing it into the wonderful magazine that it is today.

The Arlesey News Magazine is for you, the community of Arlesey and the many, many people that now live here. Community events and organisations are welcome to utilise the magazine however they need to. We do not charge to publicise community events or advertise non-profit making groups and organisations. We invite you all as residents of Arlesey to contribute to the magazine in whichever way you wish. We thrive on community participation, we want your letters, your articles and we want to hear your views.

All of this would not be possible without our wonderful team of delivery volunteers that have made our launch issue so much easier! Your help is invaluable - Welcome aboard and our grateful thanks for offering your help. If you would like to join our team and could help us to deliver the magazine in your road, then please do get touch -We would love to hear from you.

Inside this issue you will find news from local schools, organisations, churches and groups. You can read letters from residents and adverts from local businesses. Please let us know what you think - your feedback is highly valued and greatly appreciated. If you haven’t done so already, please ‘like’ our facebook page to keep up to date with everything as we go...

Thank you once again to everyone that we have spoken to in the last few weeks for your kind support and encouragement.

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Introducing the Old Moat Nature Reserve

Arlesey Conservation for Nature (or ACORN) has been working hard for the last two years, with the broad objective of helping maintain and improve the green spaces and footpaths around the village, for the benefit of wildlife and the enjoyment of the community. Over the coming months I would like to introduce the main sites and hopefully encourage more people to enjoy the natural world just a short walk away. At the same time, I will be explaining a bit about the work that ACORN volunteers carry out, and perhaps show you how you can support our work or get involved.

Some of the Wildlife Trust volunteers.

This month features the Arlesey Old Moat Nature Reserve, which lies to the west of the railway line, roughly level with the War Memorial. It can be accessed on foot, either by walking south from the railway station down through the Glebe Meadows, or by walking over one of the railway footbridges and following the Hicca Way north through the Mill Pits. You will have to wait for future articles to find out more about each of those! Many years ago ACORN produced a series of walks leaflets which included those routes – but sadly they are now out of print - we need somebody who can re-design them! In the meantime The Hicca Way leaflet is available from the Town Council offices, and will give you a guide.

The reserve occupies a site originally of Etonbury Manor – Acorn founder member Geoff Page did an excellent article about it’s history that you can still find online. The “Moat” was originally just an ornamental “L” shaped water feature – maybe providing fresh fish for the owners. The manor house was just to the north of the “Moat”, but was demolished when the Great Northern Railway was built around 1850. The Manor was re-built to the east of the railway, with a drive that joined the High Street at the junction of House Land and Church Street. The land around the Moat was used – on and off – for farming, but cut off by the railway it eventually fell into disuse.

In 1974 the land was purchased by the Wildlfie Trust as a nature reserve. Gradually over the years volunteers cleared much of the scrub to create the area of woodland and paths we recognise today. The “L” shaped Moat remains as a pond for wildlife. It is fed by a ditch running along the southern boundary of the Chase Hill estate, and under the railway. A pipe at the top of the Moat allows water to overflow into the FREE Prescription river Hiz. At the moment very little water flows through, but eventually much of the proposed Arlesey Cross development delivery service will drain via that ditch – which could be interesting! to ALL A small Wildlife Trust work party meets to carry out a Arlesey and Stotfold residents variety of tasks. In the photo above we have just completed steps down to the dipping platform, making it safer. Please don’t try and paddle! – the mud is really soft and deep, FREE Repeat prescription and sinks to the bottom. - ACORN Committee.

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They have built quite an impressive list of contacts, who are always eager to attend the events - travelling from as far away as Wiltshire in some instances!

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The Committee is a small group, consisting of six residents, all with diverse skills and busy lives. They have a band of willing helpers (husbands & children!) who, along with several other residents, come to each event prepared to fetch, carry, erect gazebos, move tables & chairs, take photos, loan equipment and help with advertising. They are supported by Arlesey Town Council who kindly fund marquee & toilet hire for the Fete every year, as well as providing the venue for many of their events.

Arlesey Community Events are always on the look out for suggestions from residents to improve their events, or for new event ideas. New members are always warmly welcomed, - the committee is elected annually at the AGM in February but anyone can get involved throughout the year if they have the time to spare! They would love to have more people involved.

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Arlesey Ladies Show Their Grit With Triple Challenge.

Arlesey ladies Louise Randall, Elise Davies and Emma Sills recently completed the Snowdon triple challenge to raise awareness and funds for GRIT, a charity aimed at building resilience in young people. The charity, which was founded

by Louise in 2016, provides an innovative and unique programme tackling mental health issues in teenagers suffering from low self esteem, anxiety and low mood which manifests itself in harmful behaviour.

Elise Davies and Emma Sills The challenge took place at the beginning of June and pictured with their challenge team included a 16km bike ride, a 7km climb and 8km descent of Snowdon. The ladies then finished the day with a 4km kayak in lake LLyn Padarn. Elise, told us how important the charity was in helping to promote the mental health and wellbeing of our teenagers. “As a Mum of teenagers daughters myself, I completely appreciate the pressure felt by young people in everyday life. So when Louise approached us with the idea of the challenge to raise awareness and fundraise for the charity there was no doubt in my mind that I wanted to take part.”

Over the last year GRIT has put over twenty teenagers struggling with mental health problems through the programme.

“It's been a steep learning curve but we are now in a great position to be able to grow the charity in a way which will allow us to reach more teenagers and help them to turn their lives around,” said Louise. “Last year GRIT raised an amazing £15,000 funding weekly non-contact boxing, yoga, psychological We want to hear your stories... coaching and mentoring. We are asking for your help again to raise £10,000 Email us at: arlesey.news@yahoo.com which will allow us to continue with this work.” The team can be sponsored via their Justgiving page: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/trek4grit.

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Letters to the Editor Dear Editor,

Just a quick note. Returned from a month-long tour of New Zealand to discover that someone had tried to steal our smart, brand-new, expensive, slot-in fence panels! Even though our cars were still parked outside!

The prospective thieves were obviously watching the house as they took advantage of a short period on the afternoon of Sunday 10th March when my next door neighbour went out. What they did not know was that the man who installed the fence had heard of this happening before, and had actually fixed the panels in in a more secure way. They even drilled large holes in the panels to give themselves a better grip when their initial attempt at lifting the panels failed.

I had no idea that this sort of theft even happened, and admit to not taking much notice when it was installed. The fence has now been made even more secure and extra security measures have also been put in place.This has been quite shocking to me. What is the world coming to?

Could it even have been someone who knew me and knew that I was away? I just wanted to make others aware that this type of crime even takes place.We hope that as they say ‘knowledge is key’ if you are planning on having work of this nature carried out in the near future.

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Dear Editor,

I would be very pleased to hear from anyone local who may be occasionally travelling to the Hampshire/Surrey border returning the same day. I would be very grateful for a lift both ways paying half the fuel cost. I have relations living in the Alton area who I would like to be able to visit. Due to a current medical problem I cannot travel by train as I used to. Getting on and off, waiting at the station and negotiating uneven ground could all be an impossible problem for me as a travelling oldie! I am in my mid 70’s and use a stick so am very slow. If you think you may be able to help please contact me through the Arlesey News Magazine.

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At the 1st Arlesey Scouts this year, we have seen our group nearly triple in size, this has been due to increased number of houses and residents in the area as well as a growing number of volunteers who give their time and skills to our group.

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Magnificent Turnout For Etonbury Green Wheel Launch

Cliff Andrews, together with Stotfold Mayor Alan Cooper, Ann Clarey and Brian Collier.

Many people enjoyed the launch event for the Etonbury Green Wheel at the end of May, The Etonbury Green Wheel is a local walking route shaped as a wheel and developed in response to increase more, better quality walking and cycle routes within the local area. The Etonbury Green Wheel is a joint initiative between Arlesey Town Council, Stotfold Town Council, Fairfield Parish Council, Central Bedfordshire Council, The Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity, TEASEL and ACORN the two local conservation groups within Stotfold and Arlesey.

The official ribbon cutting ceremony, performed by Cliff Andrews from Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity, alongside several local children was extremely well attended with over a hundred people enjoying the walk along the ‘spokes’ of the wheel which includes areas of Arlesey and then in to Stotfold. The main rim of the wheel is just over 10 miles long. Maps detailing the route can be obtained from Arlesey Town Council and were kindly funded by First Step Estate Agents. Caroline Romans, Project Officer from Central Bedfordshire Council told the Arlesey News Magazine ‘The Green Wheel allows you to walk for as long or short as you wish in all seasons. We are very fortunate that The Green Wheel has Etonbury Woods at it’s hub, offering free public access to beautiful woodland it provides a perfect focal point for the Green Wheel Communities.

The Green Wheel Map Huge thanks to Roger Watson for leading the walk from Arlesey - we hope many people will enjoy the walks in the future and we look forward to watching the local community enjoy all that it has to offer.’

Cliff Andrews from Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity welcomed the launch ‘Ultimately we would like the route to be open to cyclists and we are working towards securing landowner permissions and funding for some paths in order to achieve this. We hope to have the second phase of the Wheel open in a few years time.

The Green Wheel Route is clearly signposted throughout Arlesey with small signs indicating the direction to travel.’

Regular Xplorer groups are held

for children in the holidays inside Etonbury Woods and encompass the Green Wheel in their activities. For details on these groups please see the Arlesey News Magazine facebook page for further updates.

Find out how local lady Sarah Passey got on as she walked the Green Wheel route for the first time on page 17 of this month’s Arlesey News Magazine.

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Fairfield Park Lower School Last month was a busy month at Fairfield Park Lower School at both Dickens Boulevard and Ruskin Drive - we had a specialist project engineering week. During the week we were very lucky to have a number of special visitors into school (parents, grandparents, students from other schools) who spent time with different year groups giving talks and or helping the children to complete topic related tasks and projects, classes enjoyed making rockets and planes and launching and flying them for example. Pupils also brought in some splendid models which they had made at home, these were displayed around both the school and our school community was invited to view the exhibition one day after school – some of the fabulous models can be seen in the pictures below. We also had a vertical grouping day where all children were put into mixed groups and spent the day taking part in various engineering activities and projects. Children in Years 3 and 4 also went on a topic related Airbus Trip!

We have continued to have a busy month with sporting fixtures for children in KS1 and KS2 and look forward to our sports mornings for all children. Class Assemblies have continued and we look forward to the Year 4 leavers concert in July. Currently, we are working to improve and expand our provision of books at Fairfield Park Lower School. We are asking the local community for donations, so, if you have old, good condition, nearly new, used or second hand books that are no longer being read then please consider donating them to us. Books can be handed at the school office on either site.

We are very much looking forward to ‘Fairfield Parks Got Talent’, the children have been practicing each week and they will be ready to take part in what will be a very exciting competition. The parents will be able to enjoy a performance from the winners in each heat on Tuesday 16th July.

Quote of the term: ‘The greatest gifts you can give children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence’ Denis Wailey.

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Etonbury Academy May has been a testing month here at Etonbury with both SATs and GCSEs. This can prove very difficult for many our students but they really do pull together and support one another, and our community spirit shines through. We have had visitors a plenty in school who are consistently bowled over by the feel and friendliness of our school for which we are very proud.

Our KS2 students have been out and about as they took part in the ‘Big Tidy Up’ litter picking in the surrounding area. Joined by the Mayor of Stotfold and Town Councillors, it was another community project making a difference. Our KS2 boys were awarded runners up at the Kwik cricket tournament, well done to all!

Some of the Year 4s from our feeder lower schools have been participating in a sports event held at Etonbury, already mixing and making new friends. We are delighted to announce that we have Lesley Whittle, our new Head of Juniors joining us in September. She is already working with the Principal on the KS2 curriculum and making plans for refurbishing Etonbury Juniors over the Summer months. Exciting times ahead for our new students and those moving in to Year 6.

Over in the main school, the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award students successfully completed their assessed expedition. Our sports talent continues to go from strength to strength with numerous regional winners in athletics, rounders and cricket in these past few weeks. Art have been busy with screen printing, building model shanty houses and year 11s completing their coursework. Check out our EtonburyArt twitter account, they have been sharing pictures of the work our students produce, as well as sharing the envious view across Stotfold and afar from their classroom windows and balconies.

Our creative faculty are now preparing for their Summer concert, tickets to be released very soon. Our mathematicians also celebrated with bronze, silver and gold awards in the Junior Maths Challenge with three students Megan, Heidi and Rhys also qualifying for the next round!

Our students have plenty of activities coming up before the end of term including field trips to Cambridge and Clacton, participating in the Bedfordshire Schools choir, Art and Photography exhibition, Silver Duke of Edinburgh expedition to the Peak District and the Woman in Black theatre trip.

We have also organised a ‘Race for Life’ event to be held on Friday 14th June for the whole school raising money for Cancer Research. We look forward to updating you on this and other events in the August issue of the Arlesey News Magazine.

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Our Children's Centre offers a flexible Core Service across Arlesey, Astwick, Fairfield and Stotfold. We aim to offer services to meet the individual needs of all families, some of which may include:

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On the 6th July 2019, North Hertfordshire Memorial Park and Crematorium will be hosting their annual Open Day. Visitors will be able to walk around the memorial grounds, view the chapel, meet the staff and for those who are interested, take a look behind scenes and see the crematory.

North Hertfordshire Memorial Park and Crematorium has been open since May 2017 and serves the local area including Arlesey, Hitchin, Stotfold, Biggleswade, Stevenage and Luton. The site is set back away from the main Bedford Road nestled in the quiet and peaceful countryside in The new crematorium at Holwell.

Holwell. The modern facility is equipped with a state of the art audio visual system that includes a webcast capability which will be demonstrated on the day.

North Hertfordshire Crematorium aim to provide immaculately clean and tidy facilities in tranquil and beautiful surroundings attended by people who take a great pride in the work that they do. North Herts Crematorium cost 5 million pounds to build.

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Walking The Etonbury Green Wheel Written for the Arlesey News Magazine by Sarah Passey.

The Etonbury Green Wheel is an 11 mile walk centred on Etonbury Woods that circles through Arlesey, Astwick, Fairfield, and Stotfold. The walk follows established footpaths, including the Kingfisher Path, the Hicca Way, and the Letchworth Greenway.

I was pleased to be able to attend the official opening of the Green Wheel in May, walking on a beautiful sunny day from Stotfold Mill to the Fox and Duck with around 100 other people.

A few weeks later, I decided to walk the entire route as I had a spare morning and there were a few areas along the route I’d never walked before. I chose to begin the walk at Stotfold Scout Hut, although the Green Wheel can be reached easily from anywhere in the local area, since by its nature it has many “spokes” from the inside to the outside.

At my starting point I followed the Kingfisher Path on easy paths suitable for bikes and pushchairs along the River Ivel, through Millennium Meadow and the Riverside park, along Silverbirch Avenue, and out onto Taylors Road. At Ivel Mill, I took the little The Green Wheel route. footpath that cuts through to Bowmans Mill and Astwick. This path is quite narrow and great for a day of exploration! there is a low hanging tree, so it isn’t suitable for pushchairs or bicycles and you need to watch your head! Across the fields to St Guthlac’s Church in Astwick, which is worth a detour, I found the new Green Wheel footpath that takes you to the Fox and Duck.

There is an information board in Astwick with interesting facts about the Church and a wildflower meadow. Reaching the Fox and Duck, you are at the entrance to the Woods and all the myriad “spokes”. The woods are worth an explore but I didn’t have time today. I took the footpath along the road to Arlesey Station. Here, the Green Wheel is signposted up onto the A507, with a walk along the busy road to the station exit road and then back to the station. I did follow the path at this point (erroneously crossing the A road twice!) but I wish I’d simply walked through the railway station and over the bridge, since I feel I added at least half a mile to my walk unnecessarily! But this way avoids steps so is good if you are a cyclist or have a pushchair.

At Arlesey Station, the Green Wheel follows the Hicca Way, which runs alongside the East Coast mainline and the River Hiz from Henlow Lakes to Hitchin. A beautiful area for local history and wildlife, I thoroughly recommend you visit if only to look at the Old Bridge and read up about Arlesey Moat. Once I passed through the Moat, the path skirted the field edge. With a pushchair you would struggle here, and it isn’t suitable for cyclists. The path also is quite sparse on Green Wheel signs along the Hicca Way, but you just need to remember not to cross over the river (guess who crossed the river?). When I reached Arlesey Commons and the wooden bridge I thankfully found a Just one of the many scenic routes on Green Wheel sign and turned into Arlesey and crossed the railway using the bridge. offer along the Green Wheel.

I walked through the housing estate to the True Briton pub and found the road to the High Street where you cross to West Drive. This old road leads to Fairfield Park and is a nice straight path, you can’t go wrong as there are Green Wheel HOME IMPROVEMENTS OR AN EXTENSION? signs pointing the way. At Fairfield, the path follows the outer edge of the estate, on a new path for walkers, cyclists, Providing architectural design and planning services for and horses.I enjoy walking here aIthough I was quite tempted residential building, extension and conversion projects, to take a “spoke” back to Stotfold by now as I was 8 miles in and feeling tired! At Dickens Boulevard roundabout, the S & S Coates Green Wheel crosses the road and picks up the Letchworth Surveying & Design Greenway, which I followed until I reached the Grange Call: 07960215053 playpark, Norton Road and back to Stotfold. The Green or 01525 862457 Wheel is a great way to explore our local area and can be stevecoates72@gmail.com broken down into smaller walks, so you don’t have to walk Find us on facebook the full 11 miles in one go like I did!

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Pix Brook Academy.

“Welcome to this month’s edition at Pix Brook Academy.

As we enter the final few weeks of preparation the level of work has really intensified as we try to pull together all the necessary elements of the school before the end of term. In that time there are some significant events calendared. These include: The recruitment of support staff; final few meetings with the contractors to agree the details of the permanent build; Pre registration OFSTED visit with HMI; Readiness to open meeting (ROM) with the DfE; Step up day; Initial staff orientation day; site progress meetings for the temporary site plus a variety of tasks and meetings to put in place systems and resources for September.

It really is all go! “ Principal, Steve Adams In May, Steve Adams took the opportunity to visit each of the lower schools, providing really useful information relating to the pupils joining the school and where possible we have taken the opportunity to see pupils in their normal classes.

Principal Steve Adams

Recruitment - We are delighted to announce the appointment of Mr King-Mand, our new Vice Principal who will take up his role in September. He brings a wealth of experience and was delighted to accept the position. This is a fantastic appointment. You can find out more about Mr King-Mand in his profile on our website.

Following the recruitment day for our full time primary teachers we are thrilled to say we have appointed three highly qualified and experienced members of staff. We are looking forward to sharing more information with you following the completion of the formalities. Recruitment continues with interviews for cover supervisor / learning support assistant and advertising for receptionist / office support role.

Take a look at our website www.pixbrookacademy.co.uk & follow us on Facebook @PixBrookAcademy & Twitter @PixBrookA. We look forward to bringing you further updates in the August issue of the Arlesey News Magazine.

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The Arlesey Hot Topic

This month we look at PLANNING. Welcome to ‘The Hot Topic’ the article aimed at navigating around some of the relevant issues in Arlesey today. Supplied to us by a local long-term Arlesey resident, the article aims to highlight relevant issues and share local knowledge...

PLANNING Our community is on the verge of tremendous change, and yet most people only have a general idea of what is happening. The technicalities and shear volume of documentation involved in large scale planning application makes it very difficult to understand what is going on. It is vital for the voice of our community to be heard, and genuine concerns to be raised. In this first in a series of occasional articles, I would like to give some pointers on how you can find out more about what is going on. Hopefully by sharing knowledge I have built up, it will encourage more of you to participate in the planning process now and in the coming years.

LOCAL PLAN You should be aware that Central Beds has been developing a Local Plan, setting out it’s vision for the next 15 years.

And you have probably heard that the Plan includes a further development to the east of Arlesey, of about 2,000 houses. It is no longer possible for us to influence that Plan, but it does still have to be approved by government appointed examiners, who may ask for it to be modified or reject it completely. A series of hearings have been held over the last couple of months, continuing through to the end of July. Arlesey Town Council appointed planning consultants to make representations to some of the more relevant hearings on behalf of the community. By the time you read this article, we will have some idea how the key hearing on the East of Arlesey site went, but it could be some time before we have the final verdict from the examiners.

Check out the CBC – Planning – Local Plan – Examination page for any updates on the process.

TRACKING PLANNING APPLICATIONS In order to comment on a planning application, you have to know it has been submitted – you will only have a few weeks to submit any comments. Arlesey Town Council review all applications at their monthly meetings, but that may be too late. So head to the Central Beds Council web site, click on Planning and select View and Comment on Planning Applications. Click the “View Central Bedfordshire Council Planning Applications” button. You can now use the Weekly List Search – select Arlesey and the latest date to see any applications submitted that week. Click on the number (e.g. 19/01234) to see the date when comments have to be made by, and all the documents that have been submitted as part of that application.

Another useful site is “my.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk” – select My Maps, zoom into the location you are interested in, and click “Planning Control” to show every site where a planning application has been submitted. Click on a site to see all the applications that have been submitted for that site, with links back to the application details.

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We are friendly group who would like to invite women of all ages to come to our meetings. We meet in the W.I. Hall at 7.30pm on the 2nd Tuesday in each month. You don’t have to be able to make cakes or do crafts!

We are non-political and non-religious, we just want you to come along, have a cup of tea and a chat and enjoy our entertainment, parties, speakers and outings. Our group has its own hall and we have been in Arlesey for 101 years, so we can’t be too bad!You can find us at the W.I Hall, High Street, Arlesey SG15 6SN.

WHEN BUILDING WORK STARTS On a more practical note, what about when building work is underway? There is a key document, that all large sites should submit once plans are approved and before construction gets underway. It is known as the Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) and sets out all the good things the developer intends doing to minimise the impact on the environment and local community.

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Arlesey Methodist Church Hello from Arlesey Methodist Church!

The Methodist Church in Arlesey has been active for many years. The current Arlesey Methodist chapel was built and opened for worship in 1981, using the funds and land from two previous Methodist chapel buildings. It's a flexible community building with a car park, kitchen, accessible toilet and baby changing facilities. We're located in the High Street opposite Chapel Road, next to Arlesey Carpet Warehouse.

Activities at the chapel: Tea and Toast: Mondays (Tuesdays in July due to courses) 9am to 11.30am.

Bible study: every third Wednesday 12.30pm - 2pm, soup lunch included.

Brownies: Thursday evenings Pop-up CafĂŠ and light lunches: last Saturday of each month 10am to 1pm Sunday services: 10.30-11.30am followed by refreshments The chapel facilities are available for hire at all other times.

Chase House Summer Fete

July 27th 11am-4pm In the grounds of Chase House Nursing Home, House Lane, Arlesey SG15 6YA

Contact information Please come along to see us, or contact us for more information.

Revd Graham Claydon-Knights 07340 857386 Graham.Claydon-Knights@methodist.org.uk Church Bookings: Ann Archer 07796 148142 We look forward to updating you on our news and events regularly each month inside the Arlesey News Magazine.

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Toys, games, books available for toddlers, there are also baby changing and disabled facilities.

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Arlesey Resource Centre The Resource Centre & Library is located in the same complex as Arlesey Medical Centre and Arlesey Town Council Offices, and has parking close by with easy access to the premises for the disabled and those with prams. The centre is open Tuesday to Saturday and offers a wide range of services.

Though the Resource Centre is managed and funded by Arlesey Town Council, Central Bedfordshire Library service provides and maintains the book stock. This means that Resource Centre users have full access to the entire CBC library catalogue, which includes books, DVD’s, and CD’s and includes access to the virtual library. Books can be renewed by telephone, email or via our Facebook page.

The Resource Centre & Library offers a number of business services including fax, printing, photocopying, and internet access.

What’s On at Arlesey Resource Centre: Tutor led Beginners Creative Writing course for 6 weeks. We are taking bookings for the next course starting in September. Phone NOW to book your place or for further details July Activities Under 5’s: Wed 9.30-10.15am - Rhyme time £1.80/£2.40 siblings. (Term time only) Family Events: Tues 3.30-5pm – Drop In LEGO Club. Fri 9.30 – Story & Craft - £1.50 including refreshments.

Sat 10.30am – Catch-up Story & Craft if you missed it.

Arlesey Library Opening times: Adult Only: Thurs 2pm – Pins & Needles – Bring your Tues 1-5.30pm Wed 9-1pm Thurs 1-5.30pm Fri 9-1pm needlework or knitting etc & meet up with others who share Sat 10-1pm your hobby. Last Thursday of the month - 2.15-3pm - Read & Recommend. Pop along to our relaxed book group, for a chat & a cuppa.

Register your child for this year’s FREE Summer Reading Challenge from Saturday 20th July & they can collect stickers and gifts whilst enjoying their reading The Summer Reading Challenge takes place every year during the summer holidays. You can sign up at our library. then read 6 books of your choice to complete the challenge.

There are rewards to collect along the way and it's FREE to take part! The challenge begins from July 20th. After completing the basic 6 book challenge, children are encouraged to continue their reading and will be entered into a prize draw to win a book token.

Find us at: Arlesey Resource Centre and Library The High Street, Arlesey, Bedfordshire SG15 6SN & follow us on Facebook

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Arlesey Town Football Club

Welcome to the first of our regular updates on Arlesey Town Football Club.

June 2019

End Of Season Season 2018-19 came to a close at the end of April. For their first season in charge, Matt Endersby & James Hatch led the team to a finishing position of 8th in the Spartan South Midlands Premier Division. While a respectable position, our form around December and January cost us a lot of points and unfortunately, we were then playing catch up to the in form clubs above us towards the end of the season.

Last season was also a rebuilding year. Matt & James took over the management with virtually all the players gone from the previous relegation season from the Southern League, so for the squad rebuild, they bought in experienced Spartan South Midland players and they also welcomed some young local talent. Five of those young players have come up through Arlesey Town Youth FC. The management, coaching team and players are half way through their summer rest and will start Pre-Season training at the end of June. Our Pre-Season Schedule is below.

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The 7th Annual Mitchell Cole Charity Day

On Saturday May 18th, the club were once again proud to host the 7th Annual Mitchell Cole Charity Day. Organised

by Stevenage Kit Man and supporter Keith Bell, the event raises money for the charity Cardiomyopathy UK with a football tournament of six teams playing each other throughout the day in a league competition. As well as the football, there were raffles, stalls and donation buckets all in the aim of raising money for this great cause. The total amount raised has now been confirmed at ÂŁ2,520. Keith also donated ÂŁ87 to the Club to replace new pads in our defribrilator.The day is held to remember Mitchell Cole who played for Stevenage Borough and Arlesey Town.Mitchell died of a rare heart condition in 2012

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Luna Animal Rescue - Who are we?

Luna Animal Rescue was founded in 2013 and has grown considerably in this time, mainly in the Herts, Beds and Cambs area, but known within animal welfare around the country. We have to date rehomed over 1000 animals, of a wide variety of species, and have assisted in numerous local projects including neuter campaigns and targeting vulnerable populations to assist with animal care in situ where possible.

We have, in the last year, begun rolling out an education programme which will consist of a number of different lectures throughout the year, and already held a Dog Law Seminar in Arlesey this year. We intend to roll out more, and would love to engage with the local community regarding both domestic and wildlife and will be hosting talks on both.

We fundraise via our own events, attending shows and other hosted events, and via help with our local Pets at Home store in Biggleswade who we are the selected charity partner for. We pride ourselves on being an approachable, helpful team, although overwhelmed at times, from a variety of backgrounds, all with animal welfare and care at heart.

We are a registered charity with a non-destruct policy and all animals that are rehomed through us have a lifetime of rescue backup.

We currently have around 60 foster families in the local area, and lots of additional volunteers who help with fundraising and transport.

If you don’t have time during the week, or can’t help with housing animals, there are so many fundraising events and transport runs over weekends that there’s generally a job suitable for everyone.

Get in touch: www.lunaanimalrescue.org/

NORTH HERTS ROAD RUNNERS

Our next major event will be the standalone 10k on 6th Oct and entries are now open. This will include the Herts County Championships. The next 5k run in Letchworth Common will be on 6th July with free entry.

We cater for all runners from novice to experienced with qualified coaches to help improve your running.

We meet at the Spirella Building in Letchworth on Tues & Thurs at 7.15pm we also have track sessions on a Sat. More details on nhrr.org.uk or contact Ian 01462 639215

FAIRFIELD COMMUNITY CHURCH meets every Sunday in Fairfield Community Hall 10.30am

We are a group of Christians seeking to be loving, welcoming and inclusive. Our congregation comes from all age groups and has the love of God in common.

All children are especially welcome.

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Being a delivery volunteer for the Arlesey News Magazine is great for getting out and about in the community, helps keeps you fit and healthy and contributes towards ensuring the community has a magazine to help keep it connected! We would love to hear from you - contact us at arlesey.news@yahoo.com or call us on 01462 731986 if you are able to help.

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Useful Telephone Numbers Citizen’s Advice Bureau

01525 402742 01525 841217 0300 300 8136

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Churches

St Peter’s Church, Arlesey Methodist Church Rev Bob Forrest Fairfield Community Church Kings Baptist Church Rev Philip Amos Salvation Army Stotfold Corps

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Arlesey Town Council Town Council Office Arlesey Community Centre High Street Arlesey, Beds SG15 6SN Phone: 01462 733722 Email: deputyclerk@arleseytc.co.uk

Waste Collection / Recycling / Dog Warden / Flytipping / Grass Cutting / Street Cleaning / Abandoned Vehicles 0300 300 8631 or 0300 300 8632

Arlesey Medical Centre www.arleseymedicalcentre.nhs.uk Larksfield Surgery Stotfold: Out of Hours Service

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Childline National Menengitis Trust Samaritans NSPCC

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Bedford Hospital Lister Hospital NHS Direct

01234 355122 01438 314333 08 45 46 47

Arlesey Resource Centre & Library Stotfold Library

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