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Excitement is mounting in Ampthill as the new cinema experience The Zonita opens its doors for the first time on Saturday January 22nd at Parkside Hall. To recreate an old fashioned cinema experience the show features Ushering people with torches to guide you to your seats, popcorn for sale and maybe even an ice cream in the interval! There is also a fully licensed bar. There is to be a matinee performance at 2.00 pm on the day followed by a ‘Red Carpet Opening’ for the evening show at 7.00 pm. Find all the details in their ad on page 9 of this issue.
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LORD DEE’S PONDERINGS
There was I , again holding court in a local hostelry, and I said to Duster and Check-ItOut that I think I must be losing my remaining marbles. Not only did I concur with myself that I still don’t know what I am talking about, but on January 2nd I asked when establishments stopped serving Christmas luncheons. I don’t know what Nanny would say.
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I waited until the VAT went up on petrol to fill up, so I didn’t have to mix with the riff-raff.
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January 11th With Hayley - D.I.
Happy Birthday to ‘Bootsie’ Love from all of us!
Meerkat has had a premonition ... nothing very logical at all, which is of course understandable ... however a remote possibility? How about this for a prediction ... "with this recent bout of a very annoying snow session and dangerous icy conditions for the second year running, both Central and Local Governments will wake up to the fact that this can't go on each year. Surprise, surprise! Steps will be taken... machinery will be
purchased ... contingency plans put into place...all at great expense and then .... wait for it ..... nothing major will take place on the snow scene for the next 30 years and by the time it does again, steps, machinery and contingency plans will be obsolete" ... is that what they call 'the magic circle?' ... never mind, Bendictus will be back in the spring as from March to hopefully warm the cockles of the heart and continue his adventures ... HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone....
Right - you've had it now! Someone’s whizzed the Fez! If you don’t bring it back there will be serious trouble!
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On Saturday 22nd January at 7pm, The Zonita will open it’s doors with a screening of The Shawshank Redemption.
Opening night at The Zonita, Parkside Ampthill. Saturday Jan 22nd at 7.00pm With a fully licensed bar, and snack kiosk, the Ampthill Communty Cinema brings back the golden days of cinema.
Visit: zonita.co.uk or facebook.com/zonitaampthill For info contact: zonita@virginmedia.com
With a fully licensed bar, and snack kiosk, the Ampthill Communty Cinema brings back the golden days of cinema.
On Saturday 22nd January at 2pm, The Zonita will open it’s doors with a screening of Toy Story III.
Matinee Show The Zonita, Parkside Ampthill. Saturday Jan 22nd at 2.00pm
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Happy Birthday Stuart for the 5th February With Jimmy The Voice
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By Julio Van Peebles 1) Why is it no matter how much news there is, it always 'just' fills the newspaper ? 2) Why has being quick or prompt got anything to do with a ball ? 3) Has anyone ever had the double barrelled name, Wright Burke ? 4) How safe is a house ? 5) If a job centre worker gets made redundant, do they go to the job centre to find a job ? Julio’s Top Tip: Make people think you've had a new boy racer exhaust system fitted by attaching a small bucket beneath the rear bumper of your car and drive around with all the windows open constantly blowing raspberries !! HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY TO FLUFFY!! - (We fink!)
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CANCER (June 22-July 23) Things appear to be a bit more positive for you now we have started the new year. Could it be because you have made an important decision?
CAPRICORN (Dec 23-Jan 20) The travel bug has certainly got you. Whether it is a holiday or a longer term travel plan is unclear. Keep your toothbrush handy.
LEO (July 24-August 23) As we look at the planetary alignments we see that there could be a major upheaval coming soon. Is there travel involved?
AQUARIUS (Jan 21-Feb 19) As we head off into the unknown this year, it may be a good time to sort out a tricky financial situation which has possibly been worrying you.
VIRGO (Aug 24-Sept 23) The romantic side of you keeps showing itself. Perhaps there is a new reason to be wearing your heart on your sleeve.
PISCES (Feb 20-March 20) With all the festivities now behind you, it seems that you could be planning a major change. Possibly to do with work.
LIBRA (Sept 24-Oct 23) There seems to be a change occurring soon in your life. Perhaps a different aspect of your working situation. Could there be a new opportunity?
ARIES (March 21-April 20) It will soon be time to make a decision which could have far reaching consequences. Don’t let your heart rule your head.
SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 22) Now that we have started the new year, with the new moon in its ascendancy soon, that could mean a whole new look at your love life.
TAURUS (April 21-May 21) Now could be a terrific time to surge ahead with your new project. Stick to your guns and do not be put off by the doubters.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23-Dec 22) To follow your thoughts and gut instinct is probably the best way to handle the approaching situation. If it seems to good to true - then it will be.
GEMINI (May 22-June 21) You are clearly making some rather exciting long term travel plans, perhaps for later in the year. Be careful to think it all through.
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The staff at Martins would like to wish you all a Happy New Year, Now 2011 is finally here. I’ve put on so much weight from all the food and chocolate I have ate, But you have to eat it before its use by date. But never fear Martins are here. With all their slimming/dieting mags promoting good health, All out on display, all on one shelf. But there are some things that we cannot do, And that’s to predict the weather for you (who can ha ha). But to save you going out in the cold and the snow, We can deliver your papers did you know. With all our paperboys wrapped up warm and ready to go, And they still deliver to Maulden, do you know. So come to Martins don’t delay, so we can set you up an account, and get your papers on their way. Come rain or snow or sun shine, You will get your papers delivered on time. Valentine’s Day is on its way, 14th of February is the day. All the cards have just come in, To forget a loved one would be a sin. As Easter will also soon be here We have crème eggs and Easter bunny’s on sale, we cheer, And don’t forget we have a lot of products, for just a pound Including milk, the best price we’ve found. Happy New Year to you all Martins Newsagent, 17 Church Street, Ampthill 01525 404314
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Ampthill Open Gardens (as part of the 2011 Ampthill Festival)
A MESSAGE FOR ALL AMPTHILL GARDENERS We are looking for gardeners who would be willing to participate in AMPTHILL OPEN GARDENS as part of the 2011 Ampthill Festival. Thirteen gardens opened to the public last year for the first time and over 300 people took the opportunity to visit a variety of gardens. We are proposing to repeat the event this year and are anxious to include new gardens. Your garden doesn’t have to be big, beautiful or immaculate, just interesting! The odd weed gives character, after all! It can be any shape or size with any style of planting. The proposed opening day is Sunday 26 June and the only stipulation is that you are a resident of Ampthill. If you are interested and would like more details, please contact Angie Murdoch on 01525 403076 (mobile 07736 452131) or email to angie.murdoch@virgin.com
Happy Birthday Lynooh for 21st January Love David, Luke & Matthew
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Gladys is pleased with me as I bought the cat a new collar and lead for its walks and Gladys treated me to a bottle of malt! Just as well as I had been to the library before the holiday and picked up a book entitled ‘The Whole Truth’ by David Baldacci. Ensconced in the wing back on Boxing Day, I read the fly which described the book thus ‘This terrifying global thriller delivers all the twists, turns, emotional drama, unforgettable characters and can’t-put-it-down pacing that Baldacci fans expect - and still goes beyond anything
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Some of you may remember the Millennium Video produced at the turn of the Century. Over 500 VHS copies of the Highlights were sold at cost. Technology has moved on since then with DVDs and Internet Downloads replacing VHS. So a decade later the Millennium Highlights content is now available to view from the Internet. Local residents John Day and Howard Martin, working together, have now got the content to the ATV website where it can be accessed from :- www.ampthill.tv
With James Shue Here’s a handy exercise that I came across to start on that all important road to fitness and well being. The exercise is designed to develop muscle strength in the arms and shoulders. As it seemed quite simple I thought I should pass it on. Stand on a comfortable surface where you have plenty of room around you. With a 2lb potato bag in each hand, extend your arms outwards from your
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Woke up realising I have lost 1hr with French timemust have a shower, as it could be the last for a while! Forgot how nice a shower is, must install one when I get home. Just looked out of the window and it’s quite gloomy, probably means it’s warmer. Checked out of hotel at 8-25am, French time. Having trouble getting fuel,
took side road to Dijon, not M5, passed 4 garages with no fuel, then found an Intermarche auto pump with super unleaded - no diesel at all anywhere. Checked oil as well, going to carry on the back road towards Dijon. Now on the N71 to Dijon. Beautiful scenery, went through a village called Nor –sur- Seine and there is a “Willys” jeep and a half track (half car & half tank) on either side of a War memorial. Stopped in a lay by to let a taxi past, which has been hassling me for a while- some things never change from country to country! It was very wet and windy
on top of the road, 534 miles. I am now down into Dijon. Just had a sandwich and some kebab flavoured crisps. Now heading for Grenoble in the Alps. Stopped for fuel at 14-33pm at the foot of the Alps, now only a few miles from Grenoble. 16-45 stopped halfway up the Alps, absolutely breathtaking scenery. Now travelled 760miles on some lovely roads. Must soon start thinking about looking for somewhere to stay the night. After going cross country across the Alps, I looked in my book and finally found the main road again I was just going to write about how good the brakes
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Snow Joke Brrrrrr, what’s all this cold white wet stuff everywhere? I got up one morning to discover that outside was covered in a blanket of snow. No rodents or birds to predate and not even a trespassing neighbourhood cat to intimidate. When I did venture off it was quite tricky as I could not determine the depth of the snow, in some places it was deeper than I was. It was also very cold on my paws. I spent a few minutes wandering around in a white wilderness and eventually found somewhere reasonably suitable to do my business before returning to my little white chair underneath my hatchway. It had a large covering of snow on and my male human had not bothered to clear it away for me. I had to sit on the bricks that had not been affected by the snow and needed to negotiate the cat flap door by stepping gingerly along the arm of my chair to get in and out. I did ask the big hairy one a few times if he
would clear my chair for me but he just grinned and petted me. For the duration of the weather conditions outside I decided to make the most of a comfortable sofa and blanket on my humans bed upstairs, just going outside to do the essentials. I did discover with considerable interest that this ‘snow’ was a good indicator for intruders, as it left their individual trail behind. I spent some time following these trails in the hope they would lead me to an interesting discovery, alas they either disappeared without trace of the individual responsible for the tracks or they got too complicated to follow, and it was easier to go back and sit on top of my bookcase in the comfort and warm of the house. As I write my journal it has got considerably warmer and the snow has started to disappear, the birds have reappeared and so has the black tomcat from next door and it will not be long before it is business as usual in the garden. O
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SKIP and HELEN welcome you to the Yes, it’s time for the abject annual silliness again! The end of January sees the 7th Annual Columnists Awards Luncheon which once again promises to be a truly glittering occasion and is to be held at a secret location. If you would like to join in the nonsense you are cordially invited to make your nominations from the categories below!! (Or, if you like, you could always invent a category!) Please email us at martin@thefuddler.com with your nominations. 1. Best factual report. 2. Best newcomer 3. Most incomprehensible writing 4. Best direction 5. Most forgettable report of 2010 6. Your favourite character 7. Best use of colour 8. Silliest style of writing
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Marsala (home of the wine of that name by Pellegrinoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) and get fish or meat and vegetables; the market was just inside the grand city gate called Porto Garibaldi. This was near where Garibaldi landed in Sicily at the start of his quest to unify Italy! I have been back to this market twice, 2008 and June 2009 and the market is unchanged, there is a supermarket nearby that sells the best parmesan cheese I have ever tasted We were there again in October 2010 and the supermarket is gone. The picture to the left is my â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jims take away fish kebabâ&#x20AC;? (back in 71â&#x20AC;&#x2122;) the fuel was dead
prickly pear cactus (great) and the fish were probably mullet, I spent a whole morning fashioning a BBQ grid from old concrete reinforcement wire but the result was a bit of a failure, The fish were fresh and good but tasted slightly bitter for some reason. In retrospect, I cannot remember if I gutted and cleaned them. Hey ho. I was still smiling afterwards, not sure about the others. One of our team noticed that a bush near our camp was a culinary herb that had become invested with snails. The theory was that after they had ingested all the nutrients of the bush, they would stay for a while and relax while they digested their meal and deal with the
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Here we bring you some New Year whimsy from the world of Montgolfier:
You must have heard the song ‘Won’t you come home Bill Bailey.’ Well I’m pleased to tell you that he eventually got back at half past seven last night. In the song ‘Don’t sit under the apple tree’ the lyric goes thus: ‘Don’t sit under the apple tree with anyone else but me till I come marching home.’ Does that mean that you can sit there with anyone? In another song a line goes thus: ‘I’m getting ready for love.’ Does that mean they are taking their hat and coat off? Yet another one has the line ‘Making early morning noises.’ Does that mean mowing the front lawn before the neighbours are up? From a three year old: ‘Grandma, we have lots of crackers but we mustn't crack any until Christmas.’ Did you know that golf is the only game where you can drink and drive? I went on a 1½ year cruise on a warship. Ai the end of the trip it was worked out that we did 9 YARDS TO THE GALLON - just 27 feet. So I wouldn’t advise you to buy one. A Robin Reliant would be cheaper to run. (P.S. You must have helped pay for the warship & fuel.) Greetings to all for the New Year
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We left our intrepid hero somewhere in Brittany with a young fourteen year old girl called Francoise instead of the young chap I was supposed to be paired off with. The parents were initially surprised at the union but by the time we had reached the family farm they seemed to be pretty laid back about it. Francoise was the only child and there seemed to be a lack of similar aged individuals for her to interact with. Supper was a whole new experience
for me. At home my only previous encounter with French cuisine was the odd omelette and baguettes’, the thought of eating snails and frogs legs was never far from my mind. There was a large bowl of salad, which I later found out was called a peasant salad, a plate of large juicy tomatoes with fresh herbs and a Dijon mustard sauce and fresh bread. Over the next couple of days I probably had some of the nicest food I had ever consumed. My first proper encounter with seafood probably paved the way for my current liking of eating fish and mussels etc, my
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seemed far more enjoyable, perhaps the cider had something to do with it too. Back home, no sooner had I finished I asked permission to leave the table, but here children were encouraged to participate and share in the whole experience. With Francoise able to translate her parents questions and concern for my participation in the family interaction as well as my replies, my own questions and to reassure them that I was completely happy. To be continued ... As always the characters and places in this story are real and any resemblance to reality is purely intentional.
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