Local News Round Up

Ar ts and Leisure Group has something for ever yone! Enjo y snooker? A countr yside ramble? A wild walk? Perhaps a book discussion? Theatre ou ting? Or just meeting like -minded people? Letchwor th Ar ts and Leisure Group has something for you If you were one o f the many who visited our stand at the recent Sto tfold Steam Fair and Countr y Sho w you’ll kno w that this unique organisation, which last year celebrated its 35th anniversar y, is no t just for Letchwor th people bu t has a warm welcome for anybody f rom the surrounding district Indeed, 40 per cent o f LALG’s 1,500-plus household members are f rom ou tside Letchwor th, with some 50 f rom Sto tfold and Arlesey alone With some 130 leisure activities ever y month, LALG demonstrates ho w enthusiastic volunteers can create something magical.

The non-pro f it organisation was the brainchild o f William Armitage, who ran Letchwor th’s David’s Bookshop working with bro thers David and Simon and two non-family directors Conceived as a bookshop club, the plan was for single subscription access to numerous activities. Annual household membership then was £5 Today it is just £10, with no more to pay o ther than any room hire, transpor t or food and drink costs

Trips and events, Ar ts and Books, Crafts and Gardening, Food and Drink, Languages, Social Groups, Spor ts and Games, Walking Groups (17 cater for all levels) are among the many group categories Monthly members meetings (with a small charge to ward room hire) have fascinating speakers Litter pickers have collected o ver 1,000 huge bags o f rubbish in the past 18 months V isit the lalg org uk website to disco ver more or if you are in Letchwor th pick up a newsletter f rom David’s Bookshop. Or check us ou t on Facebook at https://www facebook com/LALGLetchwor th/ Thoughts on possible new groups are always welcome at newideas@lalg org uk Proposals f rom Sto tfold and Arlesey are par ticularly welcome.

The Barn, Sto tfold, raise a whopping £1100 for the Garden House Hospice.

A massive thank you to our customers at The Barn who raised a huge £1100 for The Garden House Hospice in Letchwor th The winner o f our prize draw was Sandy Thomas

Julie and I had the privilege o f presenting the funds to some o f the staff there who do an amazing job Throughou t the weeks o f the draw I heard f rom people either directly, or indirectly touched by the work that they do

Many people praising no t only the kindness sho wn to the patient, bu t also the care and suppor t sho wn to family and f riends.

It costs £7 million to run the hospice, £6 million o f which has to be raised and funded by donation The Barn is delighted to have contribu ted a small par t to this mammo th task and will continue to suppor t The Hospice with its fu ture fund raising effor ts.

Hear tfelt thanks f rom Steve, Julie & The Team.

Would you like to receive weekly recordings o f local news stories and national magazines? Stevenage and Nor th Her ts Talking News (SNHTN) are here to help We co ver Stevenage, Hitchin, Letchwor th, Baldock, Ro yston, Sto tfold, Arlesey and surrounding villages Ar ticles read are taken f rom the local newspapers This is a completely f ree ser vice run entirely by volunteers for those with impaired vision, sight loss, or any physical condition which prevents the reading o f a newspaper, to help keep up to date with what’s going on in the local area National magazines are also do wnloaded f rom the RNIB together with o ther interesting and useful ar ticles. Each week you will receive through the post a memor y stick containing the recordings selected, read by our volunteer readers You will be able to listen by inser ting the memor y stick into a player, which we can lend you and which is ver y easy to use. When you have f inished listening to the memor y stick at your leisure for that week, you simply post it back to us in the plastic wallet pro vided with the return address already printed on it – no postage costs involved – so that we can use it again. If this is something that you think would interest you please do contact us Our dedicated telephone number is 07856 736108 and our email address is info@snhtalkingnews co uk

To contact the Arlesey News Magazine please call 01462 731986

Dear Editor,

I would like to thank you and Arlesey Conser vation for Nature (ACORN) for their fantastic recent ar ticles in your magazine, and I would like – as a lifelong member o f ACORN and as an initial member o f the committee all those years ago – to invite ever y citizen in Arlesey to join ACORN for thwith (especially the younger members o f our community) in order to safeguard and impro ve our environment

We need ever y citizen to get involved in mitigating climate change and to impro ve wild habitats for the animals we share our planet with and, in so doing, impro ving our o wn lives.

To f ind ou t more information abou t ACORN and ho w to join please e -mail acorn arlesey@ntlworld com

Many Thanks

Doug Landman

Dear Editor,

I am still looking to purchase a shell cameo brooch with a gold f rame if any o f your readers have one they would like to pass on Perhaps they could call me on 07788 597009 if they have any thing suitable

Thank you in advance

Patricia Dear Editor,

I would like to let people kno w there is a Charity Fair/Table

Top Sale – Sunday 2nd July, 2023 – 10am – 2 pm at the STMA Hall, 10 Hitchin Road, Shefford, SG17 5JA

Tables £5.00 - Ref reshments – Raffle

While I realise this is no t taking place in Arlesey, I am aware that many people suppor t this fantastic cause and may be interested in suppor ting this

To Book a Table – Contact Bridie on 01462639279

Email: bridget smith@u wclub net or Carol on 07455103223

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