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With The Duchess of Troll Reflections in the Dewpond.
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The bus route that meanders through the secret Bedfordshire countryside between the hills of Barton Le Clay to Biggleswade in the rich growing fields, rich hedgerows, and following the lazy passage of the River Flit, hidden at times by village houses. This land, the rich river-gravel soil, the market gardeners for centuries producing food for locals and the big cities, transporting by horse and cart to local towns, gave a living to many, when the railway came even more needed to be grown to go to the London Markets. Farmers prospered, as did transport carriers, makers of vegetable boxes, all shapes and sizes, to suit the needs of the growers. As the Five Old Boys and the Mrs Sam passed fields that once grew the vegetables, now growing wheat, sadness of once busy fields, needing local people to harvest the ready crops by hand. Ten Acre knew only too well of the back breaking work, his gnarled, lined hands a testament to his hard work, as he told, many times, all weather's, all daylight hours. As with many of his generation despite the conditions, he was a gentle man, happy with his lot, just to have a job and a cottage, life itself to him. Times change the friends agreed, have to accept that food can be grown abroad cheaper, transported here or to those London Markets. Wondering if it will turn back and the land grows food again. The Mrs Sam told of a grower she knows the land has sold, by his son's, for housing. So good growing land will be growing houses instead. As in parts of Bedfordshire houses are built, while underneath the ground lie seams of London Clay, for
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making bricks, we now import bricks. The next bit of the route twisted and turned into Southhill, it's narrow lanes, just as when house and carts were the latest mode of transport. This is called the pretty route, and so it is, country pubs, and tearooms, cricket pitches, playing fields, village school, red pillar boxes, and the iconic red phone box. The Old Boys were head twisting to see picturesque cottages and large farmhouses, almost too much to see. There is the return journey, everything always looks different on the way back. The village outskirts has tree plantations and a new lake is maturing. In the Spring the old woods are full of Bluebells, primroses, every corner that the road twists more flower treasures. Some lanes have had trees cut down be interesting to see what plants reappear. Whatever time of the year you catch the No 200 Bus there are surprises en route. Watch out for ancient planes taking to the air from Old Warden Airfield, also known as Biggleswade Airfield, on flying days, often can be glimpsed flying around the area on non flying days too. Shame the bus route doesn't go there. The Shuttleworth Collection is well worth a visit. There is nothing better than watching the cricket on the Green at Ickwell on a sunny summer's day, enjoying a picnic under the trees. Lovely! All the Five Friends and the Mrs Sam smiling at the memories. The big house is not open to the public on the Southhill Estate. The family house of the Whitbreads, many have served the county over the generations as High Sherriff of Bedfordshire. The next village is Broom, as pretty as a picture. D.O.T.
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Once again here are some more splendid photos of The Fuddler enjoying its voyage around the world! On the left this month we have Mike with his copy in Grand Cayman and below is Patrick with his Fuddler deep in the heart of Zambia’s Lower Zambezi region! Many thanks for those and if you are going away don’t forget to pack your Fuddler too! Please send your photos of a Fuddler being read away from home to martin@thefuddler.com
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Well, well, well, soon Mother’s day will be here, A special day, one we all hold dear. After recently losing my mum, this day will not be fun, She meant so much to me, she was always there for me. Not just a mum and a friend - it's so sad her life had to end. So mum this one is for you, And I will keep this poem as you always did do. So to everyone out there - please celebrate this day And show our mums how much we do really care. So now in store our Mother's day cards are already here And many gifts out on display with Mother’s day signs to make them clear. So whatever you decide to get, to all the mums we won't forget. Also in store there's other things going on I would like to let you know, We are also helping the mums and children in Ghana did you know. Many mums and children die They just don't have things like you and I. So we are collecting any clothing, towels, and any toys Any age for girls and boys. Cleaning products they also require And shower gels, shampoo they would desire. How is the stuff getting there you would like to know My sister will be taking it when they're ready to go. She is part of a charity with a group of people that go over there, And she helps train and supports with nursing care. So if you can help in any way Please let's us know, we are open most of the day. Well I think that's it from me I'm done, So to all of you go have some fun, And happy Mother's day to every mum .......
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The Month of March - with Henrietta Wainsworth. March is a month for looking forward as winter gives way to spring on the 21st and well known are dates such as St David’s day on the 1st; the Ides of March on the 15th and St Patrick’s day on the 17th but, what of some other less well know historical dates that have taken place in March? Here are just a few. The field of aviation has a place of importance for on the 2nd 1969, Concorde the Anglo-French supersonic airliner made its maiden voyage and on the 5th 1936, the Spitfire made its first test flight from Eastleigh, Southampton On the 7th 1876 Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone. I wonder what he would make of the communication systems of today. Our canine friends were honoured on the 10th 1886 when Charles Cruft first established what would become the great event of dog breeder’s year. It was called ‘The First Great Terrier Show’ but it was not until 1891 that the show was given the name ‘Crufts’. So began the pampering of the pooch for the gratification of adoring owners. On 16th 1872, The Wanderers beat the Royal Engineers 1-0 at Kennington Oval in the first ever English FA Cup final The ‘Glorious Game’ has been at the heart of British sport ever since. Ironically on the 19th1649, The House of Commons passed an act abolishing the House of Lords, because it was considered ‘useless and dangerous to the people of England’. Umn, pot, kettle black, springs to mind in this present political climate - (no letters to the editor please!) On a more emotional note, on the 23rd 1956 HM The Queen laid the foundation stone of the new and very modern cathedral being built in Coventry next to the ruins of the 14th century cathedral which was destroyed by the German Luftwaffe in 1940 Much to Hitler’s fury (tough), at 10pm on 30th 1944,the first Allied prisoners crawled out of the tunnel into the snow but just short of the line of trees around the German prisoner of war camp Stalag Luft 111 at the start of the courageous ‘Great Escape.’ Who can ever forget the wonderful character Hilts played by Steve McQueen in the film of the same name. On the 30th 1912 both Oxford and Cambridge boats sank in the annual Boat Race making Father Thames the victor before the race was run again a few days later. Let’s hope they have better luck this year. I find it quite eerie that the race took place and both boats sunk, only a few days before of the sinking of the Titanic. On 31st 1889 the Eiffel Tower was opened but not without controversy. Many of the French intellectual establishment hated the idea and though ti would be ‘a hate column of bolted sheet metal’ but the celebrated bridge-maker, Gustave Eiffel stuck to his guns and the tower was an instant hit and within the first week alone around 30,000 people climbed to the top. The old saying goes, March ‘comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb’ but writing this on an unusually balmy February day surely the ‘jury must remain out’ on this one. © Henrietta Wainsworth
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When is an Alarm a False Alarm? The Muscovy Ducks were a rule unto themselves, one minute chasing people, and causing upset, amongst the rest of the animals, then sitting in the Sun in the paws of the old English Sheepdog. Two moments in their lives were never the same. One winter's night the noise of the quacking of the ducks awoke the household. Downstairs to investigate. By now the chickens and the rest of the flock were joining in. In those days, the traffic noise and heavy trains thundering by, lighter than today. Then you could hear a further distance than today. With a big torch, Sam Ilex treading lightly made his way to the henhouse to check why the disturbance had occurred. Everything fine. Nothing about, no Fox no cat, no dog. Looking down the yard, everything looked fine. The office door locked, the stores door the same. Back upstairs, nothing to worry about, no one about. Just settling back to sleep, the noise began once more. Up once more, Sam Ilex, big torch in hand retraced his steps. Checking the hens, rabbits, ducks, all unsettled. No Fox about, no dog, no cat. No one down the office or stores. Back up the house by now cold. The Mrs Sam suggested a cup of tea. Great idea. Back upstairs, nothing to worry about. Just settling back to sleep, the noise returned. Not again. The quiet suddenly came. Thank goodness. To sleep, to dream!! Next morning it became clear that the ducks knew best , the stores had been broken into. We should have known that Nature Knows Best. D.O.T.
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SUNDAY LUNCHTIME NIBBLES You are invited to enjoy your Sunday lunchtime drink with more bar snacks than you could shake a stick at, and all with Richard’s compliments!
‘TOAD IN THE HOLE’ PLAYERS WANTED! If you would like to join our new league to play in this good old fashioned English bar game please come in and see Richard. It’s all starting soon. ‘Foozball’ also played here! Come and see!
THIS MONTH’S CHESS PUZZLE Now can you help us with this one? As usual it’s white to play and checkmate is achieved in just two moves. But can you see how? If you can - please pop in and tell us and whilst you are here enjoy a beer!
Sunday 17th March Come and help us celebrate St Patrick’s Day! There’s bound to be some music, plenty of Guinness and we’ll be inviting you to try the Landlord’s Irish Stew to raise money for the charity PTSD.
Sunday 31st March - Mother’s Day For something different - why not bring Mum in
for a delicious homemade cheese scone? WEDNESDAY QUIZ FROM 8.00pm Our highly popular quiz starts each Wednesday at 8.00 sharp. There’s no charge and we can probably even find you a pencil! We have a regular guest quizmaster each week including H & Miri, Malcolm, JVP and many others - if you would like to be a quizmaster please speak to Richard and add your name to the rota! Everyone welcome
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KINGS ARMS PATH GARDENS, AMPTHILL These beautiful gardens are open on the last Sunday of the month from January until October from 2.30 until 5.00pm Adults £1.00 admission under 16’s free Plants for sale. Refreshments available.
FARMERS MARKET
The Farmers Market in Woburn is held on the third Sunday of every month from 10.00 - 2.00 at The Pitchings in the village.
Don’t forget The Charter Market in Ampthill every Thursday and Flitwick Market on Fridays!
With The Imp
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By Henry Flagstaff Gladys was busy catching up on her cross-stitch, the cat was asleep on the chair so as the weather had turned warmer I nipped off up to the library to see that I could find. I found myself drawn to an exciting looking tome called ‘A Legacy of Spies’ by John le Carré which seemed to need reading. The plot concerned a member of the British Secret Service being summoned from retirement to London. The
reason? His Cold War past had come back to claim him. As it said on the fly ‘interweaving past with present so that each may tell its own story, John le Carré has given us a novel of superb and entreating quality.’ Rushing to get back to the wing back, I poured a goodly measure of malt and commenced reading. If truth be told I had to reread a couple of pages as I got a bit lost in the narrative but what a fabulous read!
Happy Birthday to Julian for the 8th!
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An Afternoon “In Concert” with the
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Hello again everyone and welcome to this month’s pictorial poser! Firstly very many thanks to everybody who had a go the photograph from last month. Well done if you correctly identified the water pump at Steppingley, and many thanks to the reader who sent us the picture. Now this month another of our readers has been kind enough to send us this delightful old photograph of a rustic scene in Fuddlerland - and thank you so much for sending it in and sharing it with us. But do you recognise it and where it might be?
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Here we delve more into the whimsical, wacky and interesting world of Montgolfier: Driving out of the central car park of a nearby town I noticed that I drove over 18 speed bumps to get out of town. When I joined the forces I was given a new rifle and after ten and a half months of firing thousands upon thousands of bullets the armourer checked my rifle out. He said is was completely worn out and it was a wonder the bullets didn’t do somersaults down the barrel. I got a new rifle. If you wish to get married in Litchfield Cathedral apparently you can do so but you have to hire it for the day. I know a couple from the West Country who are doing just that at a cost for the day of £30,000. Going to a house in Fuddlerland they have two very large dogs who bark just enough to let their owners know that someone has arrived. Then you can put your hand over the gate and stroke them. They are Rhodesian Ridgebacks. I have never seen any before and I think they are lovely. Why do we put an ‘X’ for a kiss? Well lovers years ago used to kiss the bottom of the page before putting the letter in the envelope and mark the spot with an ‘X’. The person receiving it would kiss the spot before opening it. I love travelling and have done 30 countries including sailing all round South America, I have been on 39 islands from Falklands to Shetlands. One island I was dropped on from a fishing boat was uninhabited. I was with a group of 11 others doing Archaeology on a 2,000 year old earth house. The weather was foul, we were left for 2 weeks but it was 3 weeks before a boat came and collected us.
A very Happy Birthday to Andy for March 13th
NOW OPEN The Bedford Phoenix Angling Club held their end of season fishing match at Stevington and Pat Eldin retained the Series Winners Shield! Pictured are those hardy anglers plus, of particular interest to Fuddler readers, you will notice Steve with his copy of The Fuddler! Just goes to show The Fuddler is read everywhere!!
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Come and discover Ampthill’s rich history and learn about the towns association with Henry VIII and why Kit Williams chose the town as the hiding place for the treasure of his 1979 book Masquerade. The museum occupies part of the top floor of Ampthill Fireplaces showroom in Bedford Street and is open 6 days a week. Admission is free
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Episode 71 ........ Trains, Planes & Automobiles (and boats) Pt. 1 Anglesey Last Christmas I bought my lady friend a 2019 calendar which depicted coastal views around mainland Britain. January's picture was of a lighthouse in Anglesey. In a moment of madness I suggested that we should visit each month's location and try to capture an image as close as possible to the one on the calendar. This would be a great way of visiting areas of Britain that I, and my lady friend had probably not previously visited. Plus, it would be a little longweekend jolly each month. As I mentioned above, January's location was on the Isle of Anglesey, where neither of us had been before. Adding to the excitement and un-expectation to the adventure, was the factor that neither she or I drove. The subject of the image we had to capture was the Tǒr Mawr Lighthouse (meaning "great tower" in Welsh,) on Ynys Llanddwyn (Llanddwyn Island), with the spectacular Llanddwyn beach, and marks the western entrance to the Menai Strait. The nearest town is Newborough, about 4 miles away. I booked a self-catering cottage for two nights which was fantastic. It was close to a pub, local grocery store, a wonderful fish & chip shop (called the "Cod Mother"), and a quaint teashop (called the "Red Squirrel Cafe"). This area of Wales is famed for the red squirrels, unfortunately they were not obliging on our visit. We caught the train from London Euston bound for Holyhead. All the stations from Euston onwards were announced in Welsh as well as English. When we left Crewe the conductor passed through our coach and saw that we were getting off of at Bangor. He asked where we were heading to and I told him about our mission, he thought it was a good plan and told us about several local attractions including the beach and the red squirrels. He was from Holyhead, and bizarrely knew my university professor and another pal from there. We
arrived at Bangor and looked for the bus stop. There was one bus an hour from Bangor station that went to Newborough on Anglesey, according to the timetable we had 35 min to wait. After 50 min and not a sign of a bus, I offered to go and explore to see if anybody knew about the buses. I discovered another bus stop round the corner to where we had been standing. On speaking to a local we discovered that since last December no buses were using the stop we were standing at any longer. After a little wait we were on our way and crossing the Menai Bridge onto Anglesey. After an hour or so and a lovely bus journey across southeast and the south of the island we arrived in Newborough. The next day we had a look round the immediate area and checked out the map to the beach. It turned out that if we walked it would be more like 8 miles, so I managed to get a number for a local guy who acts as a taxi for locals and the odd tourist. He offered to take us right down to the car park by the entrance to the beach and return to pick us up in 3 hours. The cottage where we were staying had a special key and an ID badge that allowed free access to the beach, normally non-residents have to pay a £5 fee. On doing a little research it turns out that in the height of summer the beach gets absolutely packed. Last year alone there were more than 650,000 visitors to the beach. We spotted the lighthouse and headed towards it. There is a small tidal causeway that separates the small island to the main island but we managed to get a very good comparative photo. After a wonderful walk back along the beach, stopping for a picnic we'd made earlier, we headed back to our lift. On returning to Newborough we visited the local hostelry and sampled the fish & chips from the "Cod Mother" which was excellent. The next day we did the journey again in reverse. Mission 1 completed. “Araf deg mae mynd ymhell" (roughly translated:Go slowly and go far) .. To be continued
MARCH 2019 Volunteer Task - Millennium Country Park Saturday 9 March 10am to 3.30pm anna.charles@marstonvale.org or 01234 76261 Learning Lunchtime Monday 18 March 11am to Noon Bedfordshire's Butterflies 01234 767037 or www.marstonvale.org/events Volunteer Task - Millennium Country Park Thursday 21 March 9.30am to 3.30pm stephen.gascoyne@marstonvale.org or 01234 762610. Volunteer Task - Grange Estate Tuesday 26 March 10am to 3.30pm darren.woodward@marstonvale.org or 01234 762603. Family Fun in the Woods
APRIL 2019 Michael Bublé Tribute Friday 5 April 7pm to 10pm £15 per head. Booking essential 01234 767037 or www.marstonvale.org/events Spring Migrants Bird Walk Saturday 6 April 8am to 11am £4 per head. 01234 767037 or www.marstonvale.org/events Sunday Stroll 7 April at 10.30am About 2 hours. Booking not required. Free but donations welcome. 01234 767037 Symbol Spot Trail Tuesday 9 April 10am to Adventures in the Park with Captain Alice Sessions 9.30am, 11.30am, 2pm £6 per child 01234 767037 or www.marstonvale.org/events For a full list of events - see www.marstonvale.org/events
Short led walks, all welcome. Need to get more active? This could be just the thing for you. Walks last about an hour and a quarter (some hills). Walk at your own pace in a friendly group. It’s all free - just turn up. Next walks - all start at 10.00am: 8th March 22nd March 5th April
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