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WHAT’S ON GUIDE Your essential guide to activities, clubs, events and lot’s more in your area COMPETITIONS Win a Collagen Renew treatment worth £100 with Derma Naturellé A half hour shoot session for two (worth £50) at Twinwoods A £25 Crossword Prize Cinema Tickets
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14 28 35 42 4 Contents Learning Disabilities..................................................................4 Council News..............................................................................6 Consumer – Tradesman, Not a Cowboy..........................8 MP Article – Good People Volunteering........................10 Do I Need a Flu Jab?.............................................................. 14 Corner 5 – Char Grilled Swordfish.................................... 18 Collagen Renew......................................................................25
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Editorial Jonathan Vernon-Smith, Susan BrookesMorris, Alistair Burt, Bartlett Trees, Tamara Glanville, Louise Addison, Sarah Davey, Jeannine Carroll, Bedford Borough Council, Guy Bolton, Nigel Rudgard, Trevor Stewart.
Editorial Director Sue Metcalf – 01234 708941 sue@bedslocalmag.co.uk
Advertising Director
Twinwoods Competition......................................................28
Christa Hallam – 07827 015170 christa@bedslocalmag.co.uk
What’s On....................................................................................... 29
Design and Artwork
A Brief History of British Cinemas.....................................35
Doug Dawson Creative Ltd www.dougdawson.co.uk
Stevington Cinema Club......................................................36
Publishing and Marketing
Film Review...............................................................................42
Local Media Publishing Ltd Tel: 01234 708941
Book Review............................................................................. 43
Beds Local Magazine
Cinema Competition.............................................................. 44
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Village of the Dead................................................................ 44 Prize Crossword......................................................................48 Terrific Tulips.............................................................................50
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Bartlett Trees.............................................................................56
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Bedford Blues.......................................................................... 57
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CHARITY
Could you share your life with an adult with learning disabilities?
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ctober 17-25th is Shared Lives week, where Shared Lives carers, schemes and people who use Shared Lives services come together across the country to raise the profile of Shared Lives and encourage more people to get involved. The theme this year is #AllAboutTheMatch focusing on the unique in depth matching process that is central to the success of Shared Lives and brings together people with common interests, values and experiences. Shared Lives Bedford enables adults with learning disabilities to experience life in a family setting, either long term or for a short break, or by having support to access community activities such as going to the theatre, cinema, out for meals, visiting the pub or just going for a walk and chat. The service is run by Bedford Borough Council and is based in Kempston. Across the country, around 12,000 are supported by Shared Lives schemes. The role of Shared Lives Bedford is to recruit new Shared Lives Carers to support adults with learning disabilities, providing training throughout the approval process and afterwards to ensure they are able to meet the needs of the adult with learning disabilities. They also provide a monitoring and supporting role for Shared Lives Carers and the service users.
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Anyone who lives in Bedford Borough, who would like the opportunity to offer support and life experiences to adults with learning disabilities, can become a Shared Lives Carer. This can range from a few hours a week or month by helping an individual to access community activities like theatre, swimming or the cinema during the day, evenings or weekends, or by providing short-term respite support and accommodation or alternatively long-term support and accommodation. This is a paid role. Shared Lives Bedford is currently looking to recruit potential Shared Lives carers to provide anything from a few hours a week to long term placements. Whatever time you have this can make a difference to a person’s life. Being approved as a carer takes time, commitment and dedication, but once approved the role is incredibly rewarding and fulfilling. Alex Fox, Chief Executive of Shared Lives Plus, the UK wide network for Shared Lives schemes and carers said, “It’s great to see Shared Lives Bedford playing such a positive role in celebrating Shared Lives Week 2015. By raising awareness of Shared Lives and supporting more people to access it, we can make sure that even more people get the support they need to live well” If you would like to know more about Shared Lives Bedford and becoming a carer please contact us on 01234 228414 or at Sharedlives@bedford.gov.uk or check out #AllAboutTheMatch on twitter
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COMMUNITYNEWS
BE 4 x TIMES MORE LIKELY TO QUIT THIS STOPTOBER!
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he Bedfordshire Stop Smoking team will be out and about this October offering free, friendly advice to anyone who would like to give up smoking. This is part of the annual ‘Stoptober’ campaign which invites smokers to give up in the month of October, and hopefully for the months that follow! Stoptober begins on the 1st October and evidence shows that quitting with the Bedfordshire Stop Smoking Service means individuals are 4 x more likely to quit. Cllr Louise Jackson, Portfolio Holder for Public Health at Bedford Borough Council, said: “By inviting people to give up smoking in the month of October, we hope that people might feel able to extend this to November, December and eventually for life. The health and financial benefits of quitting smoking are life-changing. We will support smokers every step of the way, from referral through to success.”
team on 0800 013 0553 who will take your details and book an appointment for you to see a specialist advisor at a time and place convenient to you. Last year, over 250,000 people across England and Wales successfully quit smoking thanks to ‘Stoptober’, the biggest mass participation 28-day stop smoking challenge from Public Health England. For free, friendly advice on stopping smoking and to order a free ‘Quit Kit’, call 0800 013 0553. Alternatively, visit www.smokefreebedfordshire.co.uk
If you know anyone that would like support, please note that it is quick and easy to refer yourself or friends and family into the service. All you need to do is contact the Stop Smoking
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HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT A CAREER IN CHILDCARE?
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edford Borough Council’s Bedford Training and Assessment Centre (BTAC) provides award-winning training and support to assist childcare professionals. BTAC deliver qualifications for those working in the Early Years, teaching assistants, playworkers or social care sectors. The courses are flexible and tailor-made to work around an individual’s availability as a child care professional. Whatever people need, from entry level to degree, the BTAC team will match their courses to help them find a rewarding career improving the lives of children and young people. Philip Simpkins, Chief Executive Officer at Bedford Borough Council said: “We are very
proud of the standard set by our dedicated childcare professionals within the borough. Skilled professionals in this field are hugely important, they go on to impact greatly on young peoples’ lives. BTAC courses help to maximize an individual’s effectiveness and will open the pathway for further professional development.” If you want more information on obtaining a Family / Social care BTAC qualification, call the BTAC team on 01234 228847 or email trainhelp@bedford.gov.uk For details of full and part-time jobs available, locally, visit: www.bedford.gov.uk/careersinchildcare
NATIONS UNITE AT ‘THE CAGE
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free to attend, 5-a-side football session takes place every Tuesday, from 6pm – 7pm, at ‘The Cage’ at The Salvation Army on Commercial Road, Bedford. The #JustTurnUp programme, delivered by the Borough Borough Council via Sport England’s Community Sport Activation Fund project, always welcomes new members. The aim of the session is to create an opportunity for local people from a range of ethnic backgrounds to take part in sport within their own community.
Cllr Sarah-Jayne Holland, Portfolio Holder for Leisure and Culture at Bedford Borough Council, said: “Players integrate brilliantly – the international language of football has flowed. In particular, physical activity is central to the quality of life of young people, as a key source of friendship, networks and self-identity, especially in the absence of work, full-time education or family responsibilities.” For more information on the #JustTurnUp programme, contact Robert Lindsay at Bedford Borough Council on 01234 718825 alternatively, email robert.lindsay@bedford.gov.uk
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CONSUMER
Employing a Tradesman and NOT a cowboy!
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adly over the years I have dealt with far too many cases of consumers who have employed the services of a rogue tradesman and have paid a heavy price for their mistake. But how do you find a good tradesman to carry out work in your home or garden? Here are my top tips: NEVER employ the services of someone who knocks at your door offering their services. If a builder, roofer or plumber has time to cold call people, then they’re obviously not very busy. Why are they not very busy? BECAUSE THEY’RE PROBABLY NOT VERY GOOD! A good tradesman will be busy with work for weeks in advance. I am always similarly sceptical of anybody who tells you on the phone they can do a job for you that day. Always ask your friends and neighbours if they can recommend a good tradesman when you decide you need some work doing. It may sound simple, but the best way I have always found to employ the services of someone good, is to use your trusted contacts. Chances are if they did a good job for your best friend or next door neighbour, they’ll do a good job for you too. Make sure you always get at least 3 quotes from different people before you decide who to use. Don’t necessarily use the cheapest, but at least if you have a range of quotes you can ensure that you are not overpaying for work to be undertaken. I
generally go for the quote in the middle as long as I have a good feeling about the tradesman and feel I can communicate effectively with him/her. Always ask for references (particularly when you’re using someone to carry out a large job). Don’t be afraid to make contact with their previous customers and ask if you can go and look at the job they did. Ask them if they had any problems and what the tradesman/company was like at resolving those problems. It is very important that you agree a method of payment before work begins. I personally do not pay for work until it has been completed. If the builder/electrician/plumber needs to buy parts etc for the job, then I am happy to pay for that on the basis of a receipt, however I insist on paying for labour costs on completion of the job. When you’re dealing with a large job (eg an extension), then I would agree a payment plan in writing. However, you should always ensure a large enough final payment is retained to act as an incentive for the job to be completed to your satisfaction. Finally, NEVER agree work without a written quote. Verbal contracts and quotations are of course legally binding, but trying to prove what was agreed weeks down the line is normally a nightmare. Of course, as always if you follow my advice, but still come unstuck and find yourself dealing with a cowboy, then remember you can always call my consumer programme on 01582 637450.
Jonathan Vernon-Smith not only offers you his consumer advice here but you can listen to The JVS Show tackling your consumer problems every weekday morning from 9am.
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MP COLUMN
GOOD PEOPLE VOLUNTEERING
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ow the nights are drawing in, I have had time to reflect on how much I have enjoyed the summer in NE Bedfordshire. I am hugely privileged to be invited to many events and occasions; cricket matches, summer fetes and fairs, sports events and charity walks and runs. All these events only happen because people just like you get involved in their community, and give their time and energy to planning and project managing some really complex events. I have had several conversations about the challenges of putting up marquees in the wind/rain/sun, and even more on how keeping the sponge cakes waspfree is a must! There is excellent time and effort going into all the classes at a show, beautiful flowers, giant vegetables and wonderful crafts, and not to forget the judges. Village and town life revolve around such events and such volunteers. But it doesn’t stop with the change in the weather. Bedfordshire is known as a great place for volunteers – we have more per head than almost anywhere in the country. I was delighted to meet the Wheels in Motion team at Keysoe fair recently; based at www.bedsrcc. org.uk 01234 345558 – the staff and volunteers aim to provide a reliable, personal and friendly
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transport service with adapted vehicles and a friendly team. If you know someone who needs to get out and about, do give them a call to ask for more information. I also have had regular contact with FACES Bedford, www.facesbedford.org 01234 270601, a family support team of volunteers and staff, working with families offering practical and emotional support for a range of issues and situations. Enormously practical work, and another vital service in our area. I could go on. I meet every week someone who is volunteering and someone who is running a support organisation. But there is always room for more. Volunteers I meet say they could not imagine life without it. So if you don’t currently give a little time to something in your area, why not give it a go? There are plenty of ways to find something that fits, and join the ranks of the Wheels in Motion team, or FACES Bedford volunteers, or any one of many you can think of. I look forward to seeing you manning a stall at a fair next summer! www.voluntaryworks.org www.do-it.org
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HEALTH & BEAUTY
Do I Need a Flu Jab?
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ost of us know by now that certain groups of people should visit the GP for a flu jab: the elderly, diabetics, asthmatics etc. But pharmacists will tell you that even if you don’t fall into one of the categories above a flu jab is still a sensible precaution. But why would a healthy person request a flu vaccine? Well, seasonal flu is a deeply unpleasant illness. It generally requires a week or so off work to recover and can trigger other conditions like bronchitis or pneumonia. The average person with flu infects one or two other people through sneezing, coughing and touch. If you work with the general public, in a shop for example, you are more at risk of being exposed to the virus so you might consider a flu jab a worthwhile investment.
A business owner may consider the impact a week off sick would have on his business and opt to protect himself or herself for that reason. Children are much more likely to pick up and pass on bugs as they are in such close proximity to each other all day. For this reason teachers and parents might think it wise to have a jab. Unless you fall into one of the at-risk categories you will have to be vaccinated, but it’s inexpensive (generally under £15) and many pharmacists administer the vaccine on their premises so you won’t have to book an appointment with your GP or take time off work. Flu jabs are generally safe unless you have an allergy to eggs or have had a previous allergic reaction to a shot. So discuss protecting yourself with your pharmacist today. By Sarah Davey
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HEALTH & BEAUTY
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HEALTH & BEAUTY
Win a Collagen Renew treatment worth £100! Collagen Renew skin tightening treatment has now become one of the most consistent performers when it comes to offering clients healthy rejuvenated skin. Derma Naturellé is only one of a few locations offering this type of treatment, the demand for appointments have risen significantly due to the overall result this procedure can offer. Radio frequency waves or RF are used to heat up the deeper layers of the skin to encourage the production of new collagen. Treatment is carried out using a machine with a probe which the operator gently slides around the face delivering radio frequency energy into the skin giving noticeable result even after one Collagen Renew treatment. Results are often noticed by family and friends after a few treatments. The results are, and look, completely natural; and the treatments provide genuine long lasting effects at a cellular level – not just superficial muscle tightening. Skin looks smoother, fresher, firmer, and more lifted. Skin condition improves and a general healthy more vibrant appearance results – bringing life back to sallow and dull complexions as well as eradicating lines and wrinkles.
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Collagen Renew is a non-invasive treatment and is a painless effective way of long-term non-surgical skin tightening and lifting. The result is tighter, firmer, youthful looking skin! We can now improve our physical appearance without recourse to drastic measures. There is a gentler way to looking great; using the very latest and safest non-invasive aesthetic technology. RF treatment can also be used on the body to break down and reduce cellulite, firm the tummy, tighten bingo wings or a post-pregnancy tummy and even lift and tighten your bottom! For further information please contact: Tricia or Lisa, Stables Therapy Centre, 108 Milton Road, Clapham, Bedfordshire, MK41 6AS. T: 07792 600 871. E: info@dermanaturelle.com W: dermanaturelle.com To be in with a chance to win this fabulous prize worth £100 please answer the following question ...
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Renowned Urban Adventure Centre, formerly known as Bodyflight, opened it’s latest activity in August. With 4 individually themed lanes, there is never a dull moment and you can test out your skills using a variety of air powered weapons from hand held pistols to iconic replica rifles. Suitable for friends and family of all ages, its a great experience to share together. With awesome weapons upgrades you can get your hands on ‘the most powerful gun in
the world’, the magnum, or feel like 007 James Bond by upgrading to the P30 Heckler and Koch. You can even try out the lever action Winchester rifles, made famous by your favourite western actors such as John Wayne. Ranges: • Auto Speed range - Instant LED targets, electronic scoring system, play head to head. • Junior Fun Range - Knock down targets with instant effect • Archery range - 12m lane with floating targets • Rifle Range - 12m Lane, variable distance targets with electronic positioning
COMPETITION WIN a half hour shoot session for two (worth £50) using air-powered pistols and rifles.( redeemable over the telephone and valid for 6 months) Just answer this question...What is the title of the upcoming James Bond film? Send your answer to Twinwoods Adventure Competition, 6 Brooklands Road, Riseley, Beds, MK44 1EE , together with your name, address and telephone number or email sue@bedslocalmag.co.uk to reach us by 14th October.
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Your essential guide to activities, clubs, events and lot’s more in your area. There’s something for everyone!
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Bedford Art Society Meeting Friday 2 October 7.15 for 7.30pm start Putnoe Heights Church, Bedford Free entry for members, Visitors £5 AGM followed by a short Group Workshop led by Vanessa Solomon. Tel: Contact Jean Paterson 01234 307210 for info www.bedsartsociety.co.uk Bedford Film FestivalFriday 11 September to 14 October Venues will include The Quarry Theatre, The Higgins and Bedford College with a mix of feature films, documentaries, short films and workshops to suit all tastes.More information can be found at www.bedfordfilmfestival.com The Bedford Drama Company present William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing at The Place Theatre, Bedford, October 21-24. Weds to Fri performances at 7.30pm, Saturday performance at 3.00pm. Tickets are £9.50 (£8.00 concessions) from www. theplacebedford.org.uk or call 01234 354321.
CAR BOOT/GARAGE/JUMBLE SALES/ CRAFT FAYRES & MARKETS Bedford Farmers Market Second and fourth Thursday of every month 8.30am-3.00pm Harpur Square, Bedford, MK40 1SL A Local producers market with a range of fresh locally produced products. Everyone welcome. Tel: 01234 221890 Bromham Scout Group JUMBLE SALE (Bromham village’s premier recycling event) Saturday, 10 October, from 2pm. Bromham Village Hall, Village Road, Bromham, MK43 8JP. Entrance: 50p. We sell: clothing – womens, mens & childrens, nearly new & pre-loved; household textiles, shoes & bags; books, toys, games & jigsaws – adults & childrens; bric-a-brac: kitchen & dining, tools & garden, electrical & small furniture. Refreshments available. Proceeds of the sale help fund the Bromham Beaver, Cub & Scout groups. Registered Charity No 300445. Great Barford Event Committee Autumn Craft and Gift Fayre Saturday 10th October 10am – 3pm Great Barford Village Hall, Green End Road, Great Barford Craft and gifts available. Adults Tombolas. Refreshments available all day. Large raffle. Entrance £1.00 Accompanied Children Free
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Willington Village Market Saturday 18th October 2015 10am-12 noon Village Hall, Willington Come and buy fresh and local Plants, vegetables, fruit, Homemade cakes, bread, preserves and crafts, Fairtrade stall, Southall butchers and local refreshments. Tel: Julia Buckroyd 01234 831316 for info Milton Ernest Garden Centre Country Food Fayre Third Saturday of every month 9.00am-2.00pm Radwell Road, (north of Bedford just off the A6), Milton Ernest, MK44 1SH Offering fresh local produce including an Italian baker, locally reared meat, fresh fish, organic vegetables, free range eggs, cheese, cakes and pies. Tel 01234 828868 Email: enquiries@miltonernestgardencentre.co.uk Farmers’ Market Sunday 18th October 10.30am-3pm The Forest Centre, Marston Moretaine Free admission. The Farmers’ Market, with local suppliers bringing a host of quality goods to the Forest Centre, is held every third Sunday of the month. May not run in extreme weather conditions! Please call ahead for more information, if you are unsure. If you are interested in becoming a stallholder, please contact solaan@yahoo.co.uk for more details. Liddlington Car Boot Sale Every Sunday & Bank Holiday Monday April-Oct (Weather permitting) Weatmead Farm, MK43 0SF Off A421, 2 miles Jct 13 M1 Tel 01525 405598 www.liddlingtoncarboot.co.uk Watermill Shopping Village Car Boot Sale Every Tuesday & Saturday Baton Mill Lane, Barton MK45 4RF just off A6 Gates Open to Sellers 8.30am Buyers 9am – 12pm Tel 07581 287660
CHARITY North Beds NCT Nearly New Sale Sat 3 October 12 noon, 11.30am for NCT members Bedford Athletics Stadium, Barkers Lane, Bedford, Adults £1. Sponsored by Viking Self Storage. Monthly Charity Sale Saturday 17th October 10am-12 noon MS Centre, 155 Barkers Lane, Bedford Charity Quiz Evening Wed 21st October at 7.30pm At the “White Horse” pub, Newnham Avenue, Bedford MK419PX. Bring a team of about 2 – 6 players or join a team on arrival and make new friends! Raffle with attractive and valuable prizes. For tickets, £8 including a delicious
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Ploughman’s Supper, call Felicity on 01234-359716 or email djfscott@yahoo.co.uk All proceeds go to the Friends of Bedford Hospital to buy medical equipment and improve facilities for patients. Williams Antiques & Restoration invites you to Tea & Antiques in aid of Breast Cancer Care 23 October 10-12.30pm Come and have tea & cake and browse in our showroom All donations for cake and 10% of showroom sales will go to Breast Cancer Care 1 Hampshire Buildings, School Lane, Colmworth, Bedford. MK44 2JZ Tel 01234 378866 wwww.williamsantiques.co.uk
CLASSES, CLUBS & ACTIVITIES Bedford Floral Art Society Tuesday October 6th Open Evening with Jonathan Moseley, NAFAS National Demonstrator, Presenting ‘In Special Celebration’ Addison Centre, Kempston at 7.30pm Raffle of arrangements, refreshments Tickets £12 (£5 members) from 01234 306432 Everyone welcome www.bedfordfloralartsociety.co.uk Flower School Thursday evenings 5pm – 7pm @Aprilflowers April Flowers, 90 High Street, Clapham Various arrangements covered with a demo followed by the opportunity for students to complete the same design which they can take home. Booking essential Call Amy on 01234 343335 / 07794 827137 Dressmaking Classes with Linda Radley Every Thursday: 10am-4pm Tudor Rose Patchwork, Oakley Learn to sew your own outfits or sew for children, family and friends! You can be a beginner looking for some casual sewing or an intermediate seamstress looking to brush up on your skills; all abilities are catered for. Linda will help you find patterns to suit your ability and style; she will then guide you through the project and learn the tricks of the trade as you go. You can join on any Thursday and have a relaxed day of sewing while working on any dressmaking project you like. £21.40 for a full day. Half Days are available. Call to book: 01234 824983 www.tudorrosepatchwork.co.uk Petanque Sunday 4, 11, 18 & 25 October 10.30am Great Barford Bowls Club, Woodpecker Close, Great Barford £2 per session. Every Sunday. Tel: Beryl Seymour 01767 448526 for more information Dancing Stars Line Dancing Monday 5, 12, 19 & 26 October 7.30-8.30pm
Priory Methodist Church, Newnham Avenue, Bedford, MK41 9QJ First class free for people staring an Absolute Beginners class Absolute Beginners & Beginners/Improvers. Tel: 07969 847553 Irish Ceili/Set Dancing Wednesday 7, 14, 21 & 28 October 8pm The Reading Room, Barker’s Lane, Bedford £2 Irish dancing every Wednesday evening. No partner required. First evening free. Tel: Pat 01234 308224 for more details Whist Club Wednesday 7, 14, 21 & 28 October 7.30pm Great Barford Bowls Club, Woodpecker Close, Great Barford £3 Every Wednesday. Beginners welcome. Tel: Beryl Seymour 01767 448526 for more info P.M Bridge Group First and third Thursdays of each month 11am to 2.45pm, Renhold Village Hall Friendly duplicate bridge Good standard buffet lunch. £6 including lunch, tea or coffee Tel Ann on 01234 212066 Dancing Stars Line Dancing Thursday 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 October Kempston Hammers Club, High Street, Kempston, MK42 7BN Absolute Beginners & Beginners/Improvers 6.457.45pm Improvers/Intermediate 7.45-10pm Tel: 07969 847553 Roll-Ups Friday 4th & 11th September 6pm Great Barford Bowls Club, Woodpecker Close, Great Barford £1 per roll-up Every Friday until mid-September. Tel: Beryl Seymour 01767 448526 for more information Bedford MG Owners Club Third Tuesday every month at 8pm The Anchor Gt Barford MK44 3LF We welcome new members and have various activities and runs etc. throughout the year. In addition we also meet from April to September on the first Tuesday at a location that is changed monthly. Contacts are Chris Waters 01234 401834 or email bmgoc@talktalk.net Marston Moretaine Computer Club Every Tuesday from 8pm to 10pm Marston Moretaine Social Club Station Road, Marston Moretaine New Members and Guests very welcome. We deal with all aspects of computer hardware and software with presentations and discussions every week Email: rog.baynes@ntlworld.com Phone 01234 308878 www.bedfordunitedfc.co.uk.
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COMMUNITY EVENTS & TALKS Bedfordshire Family History Society Friday 2 October 7.15pm Mark Rutherford School Drama Hall, Bedford Illustrated talk ‘The Mists of Time-Sources for Medieval Genealogists’ by Nick Barratt. Bedfordshire Family History Society welcomes new members to its talks. Library and bookstall are available at meetings. Next meeting will be 6 November. Web: www.bfhs.org.uk Medical Meeting for Bedford and Milton Keynes Crohn’s and Colitis Group, Saturday 10th October, Brickhill Community Centre, Avon Drive, Brickhill, Beds. MK41 7AF from 2-4pm. See our Facebook Page too for full details - Crohn’s and Colitis UK Milton Keynes and Bedford Group Bedford Branch of the Historical Association (HA) Wednesday 14 October Australians at Gallipoli: Talk at Bedford School Library, 7.30 pm By Professor Carl Bridge of King’s College, London. Free to HA members. Others welcome with a donation. Details 01234 266839 james@ simla. org.uk Bedford Architectural, Archaeological, & Local History Society Wednesday 14th October 7:30 pm “Bedfordshire Annals of the Poor & Sick – Workhouse to the NHS” Nigel Lutt (Former BLARS Archivist) Putnoe Heights Church & Community Centre, Bedford MK41 8EB Non-members welcome – £2-00 entry Enquiries (01234) 365095 www.baalhs.org.uk The Wildlife Trust – Bedford Local Group Wednesday 14 October 7.30pm Priory Park Visitor Centre, Barkers Lane, Bedford An illustrated talk by Arnold Cooke on ‘Wildlife Camera Traps’. All welcome, no charge but voluntary contributions are appreciated. Tel: 01234 266057 Web: www.wildlifebcn.org see ‘Events’ Bedford National Trust Association Tuesday 20th October 7.30pm Addison Centre, Kempston Members £2.50, Guests additional cost Speaker will be Mike Muncaster, a local beekeeper, on “The History and Craft of Beekeeping”. Visitors welcome – additional charge applies. Tel: Betty Thomas 01480 860421 for further information Great Barford Bowls Club AGM Friday 30 October 7pm for 7.30pm Club House, Great Barford Bowls Club, Woodpecker Close, Great Barford Tel: Eileen Carter 01234 838539
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Coffee Morning Saturday 31 October 10am-12 noon Club House, Great Barford Bowls Club, Woodpecker Close, Great Barford Admission £1. Various sale stalls available. Tel: Ann Lovesey 01234 870693, Jennie Oyston 01767 640311 or Eileen Carter 01234 838539
FIREWORK DISPLAYS Blunham Fireworks Display Sunday 1st November Gate opens 5.30-pm, Bonfire lit 6pm, Fireworks 6.30pm Blunham Playing Field, 36a Barford Road, Blunham Adults £5, Under 16s free but must be accompanied by an adult – max of 3 per family BBQ, bar and hot drinks. Web: www.blunhampfa.co.uk for more information The Bedford Golf Club FREE Fireworks Display Tuesday 3rd November Carnoustie Drive, Great Denham, Bedford, MK40 4FF Bar, Food, Kids Rides Arrival from 5pm Bedford Blues’ Annual Fireworks Extravaganza Friday 6th November Gates, Funfair and Bars Open at 6pm Children’s Display Starts at 7pm Main Display starts at 8pm Tickets Only £5, Under 4’s FREE www.bedfordrugby.co.uk Oakley Sports & Social Club Saturday 7th November Church Lane, Oakley MK43 7RU Adults £4 Children £2 Family Ticket £10 Bar & Food. Display starts at 8pm
MUSIC, FESTIVALS & DANCE Bedford groups of Parkinson’s & Multiple Sclerosis charity fund raising dance 60’s Dance starring the brilliant “Fynnius Fogg” live Saturday 17th October 2015, from 7pm-11pm, at Kempston Hammers Club, High Street, Kempston. The price of £10 each includes a fish & chip supper, there is a licenced bar on the premises and tickets are limited. To book tickets to support for these local clubs please call: Bill Brady on 07767013222, or email bedfordbarkers1@gmail.com. Masses, Motets and Spirituals Choral concert jointly by Cantamus and East Beds Chamber Choir Sat 17 October St Paul’s church, Bedford, 7.30 pm Masses by Byrd: 4-Part and Frank Martin: Double-Choir, and songs from New Zealand, Canada and America £8.00 (£5.00 F/T students and under 18) from 01234 340163 or at the door, proceeds to St Paul’s Church.
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Bedford Gallery Quire – ‘Thy Goodness Crowns the Year’ Saturday 17th October, 7:30pm St James’s Church, Church End, Biddenham MK40 4AS Bedford Gallery Quire presents a lively and varied concert of ‘West Gallery’ music for the harvest, with songs, hymns and poetry, using original instruments and wearing costume of the early 19th century. In aid of The Friends of St James. Tickets £10 (£7 for members), including refreshments, from Chris Jones (01234 211759) or Anthea Slark (01234 350644). Guy Johnston (cello) & William Vann (piano) Thursday 22 October, 7.45pm Bedford Girls School, Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0BX CPE Bach, Brahms, Debussy, Stravinsky Tickets: £18, Conc £16, Student (18-25) £5, Under 18 £2 available on the door or from 01234 261811 www.bedfordmusicclub.co.uk Bedford Organ and Keyboard Club Wednesday 28 October 8-10.30pm Addison Centre, Kempston Members £4, Non-members £4, Pay at the door Bedford Organ and Keyboard Club presents Elizabeth Harrison in concert. Tel: 01234 344423 Web: www.organfax.co.uk/clubs/bedford2 The Glencroft String Quartet Saturday 31st October 11am Bunyan Meeting, Mill Street, Bedford Coffee Concert. Haydn Opus 76 no.2 (Fift hs). Shostakovich string quartet no.3 Tickets from the Church Office, Church Coffee Shop or on the door. Suggested donation £8 to include a cup of coffee. Proceeds t support the Church Roof Fund
SPORTS CLUBS ‘Summer Sensation of Sport’ Sessions Kiosk in the Park, Russell Park, is currently working with the Sports Development Unit at the Borough Council and will be opening late on Wednesday evenings from July 1st to encourage families to head down to Russell Park to join in a number of sports from tennis to bowling, ping pong to Nordic walking, putting to cycling and rounders to running. Just turn up – there is no charge – and join in whichever activities you would like to try. Local fitness instructors will be on hand and the choice of activities will change each week. Dancemates Changing lives with steps in the right direction. A special dance club for children over 5 years developing life skills using social Ballroom dancing Merengue, Foxtrot, Tango, Swing Tuesdays 4.45 pm and Saturdays, 9.15 am £4 per child £7 for two children The Court, 281-285 Bedford Road Kempston Call/text 07785 992246 www.dancemates-uk.co.uk dancematesuk@gmail.com
Bedford Girls and Ladies FC We are a voluntary sports club for girls age 8 and upwards. If you’d like to find out more info please call Jill on 01234 772668 or 07850540631. Mander Badminton Club Friendly badminton club looking for new members of a reasonable standard Every Tuesday evening 7-9pm at Bedford Modern School Sports Hall Visitors £5 per session – 1st Session free Contact Anita Watson Tel: 01234 930047 Bedford Bowling Club We are a friendly club in Bedford Park, near the café, and welcome all who want to try outdoor lawn bowling. Anyone who wants to try out the game without any obligation or cost can come along on Tuesday and Friday afternoons from 2-4 pm. We also have evening sessions on Tuesday from 6.00 pm to dusk. The club opens from MaySept. and will provide all equipment you need to try out the game, and also tea and biscuits. All we ask is that you wear flat shoes. For more details contact Ray on 305695, Warwick on 403551, or Alison on 343257. Bedford Thunder Basketball club Mixed gender sessions Age 10-13 3.00-4.30 every Saturday Age 14-16 4.30-6.00 every Saturday Men’s club 7.35-9.45 every Tuesday All session in Bedford Academy, for further information contact bedfordthunder@outlook.com or visit our website www.bedfordthunder.com Mowsbury Park Bowling Club Come and try lawn bowls FOR FREE on our Open Day, Sunday 17th May from 2pm – 5pm. Alternatively, any Wednesday or Friday from 2pm – 4.30 pm. Your first session is FREE! No equipment needed, just a pair of flat shoes. Entrance is via Wentworth Drive. Ample Parking. For further information please contact Anne Haynes on Bedford 211828. Bedford Borough Bowling Club Bedford Borough Bowling Club established over 100 years are now enrolling new members. and forming a junior section. Probably the most prestigious bowling club in the Bedford area with both indoor and outdoor bowling greens. We offer FREE tuition from qualified instructors, with all equipment provided, we just ask you to wear flat shoes. Afterwards, you can obtain a cool drink or a coffee from the bar and relax in the comfortable lounge area. There are also restaurant facilities for lunch time meals. So give it a try, bring the family all are welcome. Free parking. Check our web site www.boroughbowlin.org.uk or telephone 01234 340736 for more details, Wootton Badminton Club Wootton Upper School, Hall End, Wootton, Beds,
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MK43 9HT Thursdays from 7.00pm to 10.00pm This friendly club welcomes anyone who does or has played badminton, sorry no absolute beginners. Contact: Freda Dunlop 01234 270638 Email: garry.freda@btinternet.com www:woottonbadmintonclub.weebly.com Bedford mighty eagles dodgeball team We are a club that plays at a high level but would love anyone from any sporting ability and background to come down and give it a go as long as you are 15 and above. We have a men’s and women’s squad. It is great fun and a fantastic way to keep fit. We train on Tuesday’s 8-9 at: Hastingsbury school, Hill rise, Bedford, Mk42 7EB First training session is FREE and then each session is only £3 after that Bedford United Football Club Bedford United is a non-profit making football club holding the FA Charter Standard status and providing a fun, friendly, safe and structured environment to learn, play and enjoy football. We have an established range of teams from our Academy right through to our Adults so if you’re interested in playing, coaching or helping out visit us at www.bedfordunitedfc.co.uk. Cyclists Touring Club, Bedfordshire. We meet on a regular basis and have rides to various places, and cater for all abilities. We ride as a group for the pleasure of riding and socialising, nobody gets left behind ! See website ctcbedfordshire.co.uk for details of our forthcoming rides, or ring 01234 219148 for further information.
Open every week. Michael Fox, 07837 975267, chair.bedfordcttc@gmail.com, www.bedfordcttc.weebly.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/bedfordcttc Twitter: www.twitter.com/BedfordCTTC Roll-Ups August 7, 14, 21 & 28 Every Friday until midSeptember at 6pm Great Barford Bowls Club, Woodpecker Close, Great Barford £1 per roll-up Tel: Beryl Seymour 01767 448526 for more info
FAMILY & KIDS STUFF Bedpop Fun Palaces Sat 3rd & Sun 4th October The Bedpop Fun Palaces will be popping up all over Bedford Town Centre bringing a marvellous Mash-Up of free Art and Science activities for kids of all ages. See Page 38 for more details. Woburn Abbey Family Fun Day – Plant Identification 2 Sunday 4th October Spend some quality family time in Woburn Abbey Gardens and let the children explore and get creative. 10.00am – 5.00pm. You will be given your activity sheet and/or information of the family activity and family area upon arrival. Family day activities are included in your standard Gardens admission price. No booking required. For further details please telephone 01525 290333 or email studydays@woburn.co.uk
Shefford & Sandy Hockey Club Sandy Sports Centre Astro, Engayne ave, Sandy. SG19 1BL Tuesdays 6.30-7.30pm – Juniors (5 to 14 years old) Tuesdays 7.30-8.30pm – Adults Whether you are new to the sport or returning after a break S&SHC welcome you to our club training nights. For more info please call Tessa on 07787 970810 www.pitchero.com/clubs/ sheffordandsandyhockeyclub/
Kids Halloween Disco – The Forest Centre, Marston Wednesday 28th October 5-7pm Celebrate the spookiest time of year with our Halloween Disco – with dancing, party games, prizes and your best fancy dress! Tickets £9 per child, and include a food box and drink. Parental supervision is required. To book you can pop into Reception, email us, or call 01234 767037. Please book soon as this event will sell out!
Bedford FC Mini Soccer Club Every Saturday at Goldington Academy 10.30am till 12.15pm. Open to boys and girls aged between 4 and 10. Cost per child £3.00 and £5 for two children. Our sole aim is to provide children of all abilities with a unique footballing experience, developing their physical, social and communication skills in a safe environment. Full usage of toilet and changing facilities and plenty of car parking spaces. www.bedfordfcminisoccer.com.
Halloween at The Hall St Cuthberts Hall, 1 Newnham Street Bedford MK40 3JR Sunday 25th October from 11.00 – 3.00 Entry is Free There will be lots of fun for all the family including, Trick or Treat, Halloween Crafts, Pumpkin Carving, Cake Decorating and more The café will be open for tea’s, coffee’s, snacks and lunch so you can sit and have a bite after all that Halloween fun It’s a going to be a super, spooky Halloween Event for all the family
Bedford Community Table Tennis Club Bedford Academy Wednesdays 7.30 – 9.30pm: 16 years old plus, but Juniors can attend with a parent/guardian
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n a recent trip to Kent, I visited a quaint little cinema in Westgate-on-Sea. Tucked between shops on the high street, you pass through its arched entrance into a dark foyer with an old fashioned counter where you buy tickets at yesterday’s prices. The Carlton brought back fond memories of my visits to the cinema as a child. Typically in the 1960s, several cinemas were located in town centres, each showing a different film. Multi screen cinemas had yet to be invented and 2 for 1 deals or cinema cards offering unlimited visits were a thing of the future! Visiting the cinema was a real treat, and I remember queuing to see favourites like Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music. Often, more than one film would be shown with an interval in between, when an usherette would wander down the aisle with a tray full of goodies and stand at the front while we queued to purchase ice cream or popcorn. There were no fixed start and end times for programmes. You turned up and left when you liked as the films were screened continuously throughout the day. At the close I remember standing quietly while the national anthem was played! The first British picture house was the Regent Street Cinema in Oxford Circus. It first screened footage in 1896, when 54 people paid a shilling to watch several silent, grainy, 40-second scenes
of ordinary life. The audience was astounded at footage of a train entering a station, believing it to be heading towards them! Early silent movies films were accompanied by live orchestras, but from the mid 1910s organists provided the musical score. Cinemas were ornate with balconies and staggered rows for easier viewing. Over time this evolved into the tiered, stadium style seating we have today. Thick, heavy curtains covered the screen, which were drawn back when the film was due to start. In 1927 The Jazz Singer was released. The first feature length film to include sound, it heralded the Golden Age of Hollywood with all-talking, all-singing movies. Going to the cinema became hugely popular, with newsreels, short comedy films, documentaries or cartoons being screened before the main feature film. Many classic cartoons like Loony Tunes and Mickey Mouse were created for this purpose. Cinema faced a decline during the 1980s when films became readily available on video. With this trend continuing, new innovations have been introduced to make visiting the cinema more attractive. Stereo sound, 3D films, luxury seating and live broadcasts of theatre productions are amongst them. Visiting the cinema today is very different from my experience as a child, and I can’t help wondering what it will be like in fifty years from now! By Debbie Singh-Bhatti
STEVINGTON CINEMA CLUB www.stevingtoncinemaclub.uk In April, Stevington Cinema Club was launched to a packed Village Hall with our first showing – ‘West Side Story’. Since then, a variety of films, chosen to appeal to a wide range of tastes, has been screened monthly on a professional cinema-quality projection and 5.1 sound system in a comfortable and relaxed environment. There is a licensed bar and other refreshments on sale, including ice-cream and popcorn. Full details and ticket bookings are available through our website www.stevingtoncinemaclub.uk We would love to see you at some of our showings – why not give us a try.
1st October: Paddington (PG) 12th November: Man on Fire (18) 3rd December: It’s a Wonderful Life (U) The programme for 2015-16 will be published shortly and we are excited about the new facility which will offer live streaming of events.
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We intend to screen live pro-ductions from the National Theatre, Royal Opera House (both opera and ballet) Glyn-bourne and other events such as music concerts and sporting events. Keep an eye on the website for updates and forthcoming events. We hope to see you soon.
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Straight Outta Compton I have very little interest in Rap or Hip Hop music so had no real inclination to see this. This would have been a major mistake as it is one of the most interesting and intriguing movies I have seen in a long time. It follows the formation of the group N.W.A. (featuring Dr. Dre. Ice Cube and Easy E) through the making of their first album ‘Straight Outta Compton’ and into the turmoil that followed them and their creation of Gangsta Rap, especially their very provocative lyrics. Looking at anything about this film you would assume, wrongly, that this would have a very specific target market. You would probably be right in that assumption, at least in respect of the audience it is attracting but it is so much more than what that expectation is. If you have any interest in the music business, any kind of music not just this genre, and/or the history of America in the late 20th century then this is a great movie. Even the running time of nearly 2 ½ hours doesn’t seem like too much, in fact you still end up feeling important bits were missed out. Simon White
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The Brickhill Book Bug reviews… Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee Like me, many of you will have read and studied Harper Lee’s novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ at school, and maybe learned valuable life lessons along with the main character, six year old Jean Louise ‘Scout’ Finch. ‘Go Set a Watchman’ follows Jean Louise, now in her twenties, as she returns to her home town, only to discover that her father has become involved in a racist organisation. Although the story is set after ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’, ‘Go Set a Watchman’ was actually written first and was an early attempt by Harper Lee’s to create the story and characters that would become so well known. Writing a novel is a huge undertaking so it shouldn’t surprise us that this first attempt is a bit sparse and clunky. The story only really comes alive when Jean Louise reminisces about her childhood and this is the core that would eventually lead to the whole story being told from the children’s point of view. Also noticeable is the complete absence of the famous Boo Radley, a character who had yet to be created at this point. Unfortunately it’s clear the novel was really never meant to be read in this form, but here and there you can see flashes of the great novel it would eventually become.
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cross Bedfordshire, there are possibly hundreds of ‘ghost villages’. These are settlements that flourished throughout the days of the Saxon Kings and Viking raids, many recorded by the conquering Normans in the Domesday Book of 1086, only to be deserted in the late Fourteenth Century; never to be seen again. One such ghost is the village of Kinwick, near Sandy. Recorded in the Domesday Book as “Chenemonewiche “ which translates from the original Saxon name of “Cynemund Farm” and after many corruptions over the centuries to a last record showing Kymundewyk in about 1332, and a final ‘historical’ record of Kynwyke in about 1535, when presumably the village was already a distant memory. In 1086 it was recorded in Domesday as having a mill, three hides (enough land to feed a family), three virgates (a quarter of a hide) and six villagers. These would be heads of household, so with wives and children the total would actually be about 30 people. There was also a recorded watermill, suggesting location on a river. It is probable that along with many settlements, Kinwick would have been hit by the Black Death as it swept the country between 1348 and 1351, wiping out one third of the population with its agonising disease. If the village struggled through the plague with any population left, they would have been much in demand as a reduced population pushed the cost of labour to a premium, eventually resulting in the peasant’s revolt as the Crown put a limit on labour rates. At the same time, England was drawing on the
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services of fighting age men to aid the struggling wars in France, not progressing too well for the English King at the time, but later to rally forth towards the great victory at Agincourt years later in 1415. Our little village of Kinwick, however, saw the last of its sons pack up his family’s goods and chattels, before kicking dust over the embers of a dying fire and moving on. The encroaching weeds moved in unchallenged, and the buildings decayed to nothing, until there was no evidence the place ever existed. The last record of all refers to a Kinwick Field, mentioned within the 1804 Enclosure Award for Sandy. Bedfordshire’s first County Archivist, George Fowler, mentioned Kinwick in the Fifth Bedfordshire Historical Records Society Volume in 1920, and considered the village had lain South-East of Sandy, between Sandy Warren (where the RSPB are located) and the village of Sutton. A Millhouse Fen and a Watermill Bridge show evidence of this area once having a mill, and the small river runs down to Sutton’s well-known ford where the packhorse bridge still stands. There is also a small farmer’s reservoir shown on the map. Was this built in the hollow of a long-forgotten mill pond? On a dark and breezy night can you catch the sound of harvest songs through the rustling trees? or catch a shadowy image of laughing children dancing round a maypole, bedecked with coloured ribbons? We often forget that many of our seemingly empty fields of wheat and barley, many times ploughed over, cover the tracks of our ancestors and their difficult lives, but without them, we too, would never have existed. Guy Bolton
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What more could Blues fans want? Blues Operations Manager Gareth Alred said: “It’s fair to say that rugby and a good pint go hand-inhand and following the huge success of the beer festival back in March it seemed only right to hold one in conjunction with the Rugby World Cup. “Games between Rotherham and Bedford are always enthralling affairs and it seems a great way to start a huge weekend of rugby. We had some great feedback from the festival earlier this year and we have used that to create an even better event!” Entry to the Friday night beer festival is included in the price of your Bedford Blues v Rotherham Titans match day or season ticket but there will be a small charge for a ‘Bedford Blues beer glass’. Whilst Saturday and Sunday will be free entry to all, we just ask you buy a glass and finish our beer. Tickets for the match are available online at www.theclubshop/bedfordblues with an online discount of £2 or you can buy your tickets from the gate on match day. The month ends with the Rugby World Cup Final on Saturday 31st October and you are invited to come and enjoy the tournament finale at Goldington Road when the bars will be open at 3pm and the match kicking off on the big screens at 4pm.
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