News from Arlesey Bro wnies

The Bro wnies are doing their explorer badge this term

We’ve already done a ver y muddy torch trail (it was wor th it though for the mars bar and chips at the end ) and have star ted to explore space with a visit to the obser vator y and planetarium We even held some meteor rock!

We’re looking for ward to f inding ou t more abou t the stars and tr ying ou t some map reading ready for our challenge walk to celebrate World Thinking Day

Bro wnies o ffers girls (aged 7 to 10) exciting oppor tunities to tr y new things, take on challenges, disco ver their po tential, make brilliant f riends and abo ve all have fun!

We have a few places at the moment so if you’d like to join us (or pu t your name on the waiting list if you’re no t quite 7 years old ) then register at www.girlguiding.org.uk/joinus, or email us at arlesey.bro wnies@ho tmail.co.uk.

Walks For Health

Would you like to join a f riendly local group for a weekly local walk? Walks star t at 10.45am

Meeting points for March: 2nd, 9th & 16thCorner o f Hospital Rd/ St Arlesey 23rd & 30th Scou t Hu t, Baldock Rd, Sto tfold

For details contact Beth Over f ield 01462 815672

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Jonny Garside 79 Regent Street, Stotfold 01462 732248 or 07951 473505

1st Arlesey Scou t Group have been getting back to their roo ts when it comes to raising funds and helping the Arlesey Community, by holding a traditional Jumble Sale, the f irst o f which was in Januar y

“We thought it’d be a great way for people to make some extra money by selling things they didn’t need or want as well as way for local crafters and ar tisans to sell their handmade items. It also meant that visitors could grab themselves a bargain too”, said Arlesey Scou ts chairlady Sarah.

Tables were booked online by people selling local crafts, vintage clo thes, bric-a -brac, to ys, tableware, vinyl records, homeware and more. Arlesey Scou ts also pro vided a range o f delicious cakes and ho t drinks too so you could grab yourself a bargain and a tasty treat!

All funds raised f rom the table bookings and ref reshments will go back into the Scou t Group to help Arlesey Scou ts maintain their hall and grounds, which currently runs Scou ting sessions 4 days a week for young people aged f rom 5 to 17

The next Jumble sale will be on Saturday 15th April 10am –1pm for more information on this or to f ind ou t ho w your young person can join 1st Arlesey, please email info@arleseyscou ts.org.uk or visit www.arleseyscou ts.org.uk

Bumps and Bruises

So the last month had been going really well, training consistently and def initely feeling f itter than I was There has been one small bump in the road which literally was a ‘bump on the road’ when, on a cold Sunday morning on the far side o f Letchwor th, I fell o ff my bike; I wasn’t going par ticularly fast, it wasn’t even a spectacular fall, the chain simply jammed causing the bike to stop suddenly and I landed heavily on the ground, winding myself in the process Luckily my f riend Rebecca (aka Nurse Nancy) was with me, and she calmly talked me through a moment o f anxiety where I couldn’t take a breath and was catastrophising that I’d broken ever y bone do wn the righthand side o f my body

I’ve fallen o ff my bike a number o f times before no w For the f irst few months o f wearing cleats, (cleats are f ixed to the bo ttom o f the shoe and attached to a clip-in pedal ), it was a regular occurrence; I’d stop at a junction and forget that I couldn’t pu t my foo t on the floor withou t f irst having to twist the shoe ou t o f its pedal. Being a few years ago, it may be that my slightly younger (and lighter!) body coped

Arlesey W.I

Tuesday 14th March 2023

AGM (and Bingo!)

All women welcome better with hitting the tarmac as I don’t remember it being an issue Bu t this time, quite honestly, it just really, really hur t

First V isit Free Come and join a f riendly bunch for a chat and a cuppa and something different !

For a couple o f days I felt a bit battered; the bruises deepening in colour as the stiffness in my joints reduced my range o f mo vement and made ever yday tasks that little bit more diff icult Bu t after a for tnight o f swallo wing paracetamol like M&Ms and a visit to the physio, I am feeling almost back to normal and, f ingers crossed, no long - term damage has been done I have no t yet returned to swimming, bu t the beau ty o f triathlon is this; when you’re unable to train in one discipline there are always two o thers to fall back on