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Welcome to July!
Phew! What a busy month we have had! The aftermath of the Stotfold Mill Weekend saw us swing straight back into action with all the preparation for our new magazine, the Arlesey News. Over the last few months, we have been working hard behind the scenes to produce our second publication to compliment our Stotfold News Magazine. Our advertisers expressed an interest in expanding their reach and after speaking with many residents of Arlesey, it confirmed to us that a community magazine exclusive to Arlesey was clearly the next step for us to take. We are very proud to have launched our second magazine – you can find out more details about this on page 4 of this month’s issue. Our sincere thanks to all of our Stotfold News advertisers who have been true to their word and shown us their tremendous support in this new venture. Thank you also to the well wishes we have received, it really does mean a great deal to us. Meanwhile in Stotfold, we continue to look for ways to support the community and while writing this, are busy preparing to support the imminent Stotfold Festival Week. We love this week and use it to visit as many local groups as we can through the various open days and events on offer. We hope to see as many of you as possible during this week and of course, at the Festival Fete on the Saturday. Speaking of support, we would like to draw your attention to the Ladies ‘Sip & Shop’ evening (advertised just to the left of this column). The Stotfold News Magazine are extremely proud to support this event and to assist these Stotfold ladies as they continue to raise much needed funds for the Garden House Hospice. As you know, this charity is supported by the Stotfold News Magazine as we know first-hand what an amazing place this truly is. If you can come along to this event please do - the ladies work so hard to make these evenings as enjoyable as possible.It would be fantastic if our community could really get behind them and show them their support. We look forward to updating you in our August issue as to how the evening went.
We welcome some new advertisers to our magazine this month and as always, we encourage you to mention where you saw their advertisement if you choose to give them a call. The magazine relies on the support of local businesses, so we actively encourage all of our advertisers to check to see that the magazine continues to do an excellent job for them.
Huge thanks to all of our delivery volunteers, some of whom will be juggling school holidays with delivering our magazine in the coming months. We truly appreciate your help. Until next month..
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Letters to the Editor Dear Joanne,
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Having enjoyed my last show after 17 years of helping to arrange the events, I have some fantastic memories and countless ‘thank you’s’ to give. The events team at the Mill spend a great deal of personal time, given at their own expense to create a wonderful event to secure the future of the Mill for generations to come, for Stotfold people and the wider community. Given the present difficult climate we are living in, I believe the event provides something for all to enjoy at a reasonable cost. It is a great credit to all the many volunteers without which the event would not function. On a personal note I feel it is time for the event to take stock and look towards the future, with new blood! Finally, a message to all the volunteers - too many to mention, landowners, the Town Council, Chairman and Trustees of the Mill and lastly, the residents of Stotfold. Thank you. John Hyde.
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Letters to the Editor Dear Editor,
Can I ask readers to bring their attention to the speed limits on Hitchin Road. I walk my young children to the Ruskin Drive site of Fairfield Park Lower School each morning, and whilst I do not carry a speed monitoring device with me, several cars seem to be ignoring the 30 mph zone that begins just before Fairfield Gardens.
The pavements down this road seem to be very narrow, especially when walking with two young children who both wish to hold your hand. I recognise that Hitchin Road probably used to be a bit of a nice way to get the car up to speed, but walking with my children in the morning really does highlight the potential danger of exceeding the limits here. Can I ask that the local residents all observe the speed restrictions, and help slow down the pace of motorists who use the roads? Many thanks A concerned parent - Fairfield Gardens.
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Dear Joanne,
On Sunday morning 19th May 2019 we noticed that the overflow at the Hitchin Road sewage pumping station was pouring raw sewage into Pix Brook. We called out Anglian Water who responded swiftly and within 10 minutes of their arrival the reason behind this discharge into the brook was found and dealt with. The issue was a ‘mini Fatberg’ in the sewer immediately before the pumps themselves, this blockage was quickly dug out of the pipe and the sewage flow to the pumps resumed, the overflow of raw sewage into the brook then ceased and Anglian Water then set about measuring the water quality in Pix Brook.
We really just want to make people aware of the impact of putting wipes and fat into the sewage system, not only is this causing the inconvenience of the sewer blockage, but also damage to the local environment due to the raw sewage overflow being directly into the brook. Kind Regards Richard and Lynn Allen
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News from
Stotfold Watermill
Your Mill, Its Future….. At the beginning of June, a very important meeting was held at Stotfold Watermill that could have been critical to its future. Stotfold residents might have read in the local press reports that this year could be the last time a Steam Fair and Country Show would be held. Some members of the team who have organised the event for the past 17yrs decided to retire and no new volunteers to take on the major organisational tasks were coming forward. The event held in May each year is not only a major attraction in the Bedfordshire calendar, drawing many hundreds of visitors to our town, but it is vital to the future maintenance of the mill. To keep the mill secure and in working condition requires in excess of £30k per year. The event in May, given fine weather, can raise this sum, whilst all the other activities held for the enjoyment of visitors and the enrichment Stotfold’s community only contribute relatively small amounts to the Preservation Trusts funds.
Fortunately, we can report that at the meeting in June between the organising team and the Trustees there was sufficient support to feel that the event will continue next year. In fact, there was enough enthusiasm to suggest that in May 2020 we might look forward to a Country Fair with some new and exciting attractions, although much will depend on attracting more volunteers to help in the planning and preparation stages. If you are willing to give a little of your time each month and are keen seure the future of our town’s biggest annual event as well as its historic mill, please visit our website www.stotfoldmill.com/volunteer to join our very sociable Major Events team. As June comes to a close the mill once again is hosting the Summer Art Exhibition on 28th, 29th & 30th, from 12.305.00pm, featuring over 100 original paintings all by local artists from Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire. Later it will be the turn of our local art group to hold their own Summer Art Exhibition on 20th & 21st July from 10.00am – 5.00pm each day. For those of you interested in developing your own artistic skills we are holding a watercolour workshop, led by Paul Fulstone, on 13th July. Details are available on our website and if you find this session has become oversubscribed Paul is running another class on September 28th.
For children between the ages of 5 – 11, we are once again running 4 days of activities during the summer – Pond Dipping, Kitchen Science, Printing Workshop and Skull Island Adventure. Details of these together application forms are available on our website. These activities are usually oversubscribed, even with two sessions a day, but please still DOMESTIC GAS AND HEATING apply for a place on the waiting list. For this reason we ask ENGINEER you to please let us know as soon as possible if your child is Installation of Central Heating Systems, Boilers, unable to attend.. Fires and Cookers. Servicing, Maintenance, This month we start our summer season, opening the mill to Landlord Inspections and Safety Checks carried out. visitors every Sunday (except Bank Holiday Sunday, 25th Local Engineer with over 25 years experience. August) until the Working Steam weekend on 5th/6th TEL: 01462 337218 MOBILE: 07714 230877 October. Remember that entry to the mill is entirely free. Email: brian.mcinally@talktalk.net The aim of the Trust is ‘To preserve, develop and maintain Stotfold Mill, a building of special architectural and historical 9 ARLESEY ROAD, STOTFOLD, HERTS. SG5 4HA interest, as a working watermill and display of rural life GAS SAFE REG. NUMBER 202376 artefacts, for the education and benefit of the public’, so if you have not yet explored the mill and its fascinating exhibits you really should do so soon. With the opportunity to walk through the nature reserve and to follow it with a delicious cream tea, what can be a better way to spend a Sunday HOME IMPROVEMENTS OR AN EXTENSION? afternoon? Unless, of course, you are interested in joining us aa a volunteer guide to welcome visitors, when even the cup Providing architectural design and planning services for of tea is free! Again, see our website to find out more. residential building, extension and conversion projects,
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Letters to the Editor Dear Editor,
This is a letter to say THANK YOU to Caroline, Nichola and all the staff at the Stotfold One Stop Shop, as I type this it's the evening of Saturday the 18th of May just one week prior to me taking part in the BUPA Vitality 10k in London.
Caroline , Nichola and the staff at the One Stop Shop allowed me to put a collecting tin in their store and when I collected it from them last night and counted it they had collected £50 for to help my Fundraising for Teenage Cancer Trust. This week Nichola is doing a Sponsored silence also to help with my fundraising so I want to say a HUGE Thank You to Caroline , Nichola and all the staff your help is very CLAIRE’S much appreciated by me.
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Summer is here according to the Met Office, and Teasel has just held its AGM, where we go through the events of the last twelve months. Some of the notable things our volunteers were involved with were: * Helping to build the 2 tonne concrete base for the bird hide. * Hedge laying and typha (bull rush) pulling - typically 5 people were in the water and 4 on the bank. * Planting a tree in memory of Paul Myhill’s mother, who had been a keen Teasel supporter. * Brass rubbing posts with different leaf profiles were placed in meadow 2 in April.
Alongside this, Tim Boughen bought five of the bird boxes not sold at the hide opening and kindly donated them to Teasel. Some have had chicks raised in them this Spring. In other news, Stotfold Nature Reserve has gained another Green Flag award – this makes it every year since 2012. During last Summer’s heatwave, Teasel volunteers helped to water the trees at Etonbury Community Orchard (behind the school and sports centre). Water was hauled up from the nearby Pix Brook and carried back to the trees in buckets. Exhausted volunteers found their own refreshment at the nearby Fox and Duck!
Teasel volunteers tending to the never ending task of keeping our green space tidy.
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EVENTS FOR ADULTS Every Friday Knit and Knatter 10.30-12noon Wednesday 3rd July Good Afternoon Club 2.30pm. “The Talking Newspaper”. Eileen Emmett will be visiting to tell us about The Talking Newspaper and the benefits it has for the blind and partially sighted people in our community. £1 entry fee. Transport can be arranged by contacting the library on 0300 300 8068 Thursday 4th July Adult Craft Classes 10-12noon. If you like making your own crafts but want to learn some new techniques, this is the place for you! Hosted by Donna Pearson, professional Card Maker. £4.50 each and all materials provided. Wednesday 10th & 24th July Roecrafters 2pm-4pm. Whether you enjoy cross-stitch, rug making, paper craft, rock painting, or any other type of crafting, bring it with you to do whilst you socialise with other likeminded people. Come along and have fun! Wednesday 17th July Reading Group 2.15pm-3.15pm
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Magnificent Turnout For Etonbury Green Wheel Launch
Cliff Andrews, together with Stotfold Mayor Alan Cooper, Ann Clarey and Brian Collier.
Many people enjoyed the launch event for the Etonbury Green Wheel at the end of May, The Etonbury Green Wheel is a local walking route shaped as a wheel and developed in response to increase more, better quality walking and cycle routes within the local area. The Etonbury Green Wheel is a joint initiative between Arlesey Town Council, Stotfold Town Council, Fairfield Parish Council, Central Bedfordshire Council, The Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity, TEASEL and ACORN the two local conservation groups within Stotfold and Arlesey.
The official ribbon cutting ceremony, performed by Cliff Andrews from Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity, alongside several local children was extremely well attended with over a hundred people enjoying the walk along the ‘spokes’ of the wheel which includes areas of Arlesey and then in to Stotfold. The main rim of the wheel is just over 10 miles long. Maps detailing the route can be obtained from Arlesey Town Council and were kindly funded by First Step Etate Agents. Caroline Romans, Project Officer from Central Bedfordshire Council told us ‘The Green Wheel allows you to walk for as long or short as you wish in all seasons. We are very fortunate that The Green Wheel has Etonbury Woods at it’s hub, offering free public access to beautiful woodland it provides a perfect focal point for the Green Wheel Communities. The Green Wheel Map
Huge thanks to Roger Watson for leading the walk from Arlesey - we hope many people will enjoy the walks in the future and look forward to watching the local community enjoy all that it has to offer.’ Cliff Andrews from Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity welcomed the launch stating ‘Ultimately we would like the route to be open to cyclists and we are working towards securing landowner permissions and funding to upgrade some paths in order to achieve this. We hope to have the second phase of the Wheel open in a few years time.’
The Green Wheel Route is clearly signposted throughout Arlesey with small signs indicating the direction to travel. Regular Xplorer groups are held for children in the school holidays inside Etonbury Woods and will encompass the Green Wheel in their activities. For details on these groups please see the Stotfold News Magazine facebook page for further updates.Find out how Stotfold lady Sarah Passey got on
as she walked the Green Wheel route for the first time on pages 28 & 29 of this month’s issue.
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News from
Roecroft Lower School.
I feel like I have said this every month, however, June really is one of the busiest months of the academic calendar. There has been a huge number of events both in and out of school taking place. Our Year 4 PGL took place. The children go on a residential trip to Caythorpe for two nights and enjoy an array of activities, from archery to raft building. I had the pleasure of driving up and joining the children on the Tuesday. It was truly magical to see them all being so independent and enjoying such a varied range of activities together. The laughter was infectious! A huge thank you to the staff for attending and making it so worthwhile, and also to Miss Aris who organises the event wonderfully every year. Thank you to those of you that attended our Dance Morning, as suspected the ‘Teachers Top Tunes’ selections were very diverse. It made for an eclectic morning of fun and the children performed amazingly - well done one and all! An update from the Key Stage 2 team: What an enjoyable Summer Term we have had! Our year 3 children have enjoyed exploring their new history topic ‘The Mayans’ and kick-started their learning with a fun and exciting topic day. They have linked this with their learning in Geography and have explored the continent of South America. Additionally, in PE they learnt the rules of a traditional Mayan ball game called ‘Pok-A-Tok’. Year 3 have also utilised our excellent Food Technology Room. They followed a recipe for making cheese scones and based upon the delicious scents that flowed throughout the school, I would say they were very successful!
Sporting wise, it has been a very busy few months for year 4! Many children represented Roecroft in Cricket, Swimming and Tag Rugby, and not forgetting our annual Dance Morning and upcoming Sports Day. Additionally, our school gymnastics teams and football teams have trained hard this year and have had the opportunity to take part in tournaments and festivals. These events are always so enjoyable and are a great way to celebrate sporting talent! Our year 4 children also undertook some valuable First Aid Training where they learnt how to do CPR if somebody isn’t breathing and also how to put somebody into the recovery position if they are unresponsive. This was a valuable experience for the children and they have learnt important skills that they can carry throughout their lives. Our Values for July are Courage and Honesty. Thanks for reading, Mrs Cross
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Last month was a busy month at Fairfield Park Lower School at both Dickens Boulevard and Ruskin Drive - we had a specialist project engineering week. During the week we were very lucky to have a number of special visitors into school (parents, grandparents, students from other schools) who spent time with different year groups giving talks and or helping the children to complete topic related tasks and projects, classes enjoyed making rockets and planes and launching and flying them for example. Pupils also brought in some splendid models which they had made at home, these were displayed around both the school and our school community was invited to view the exhibition one day after school – some of the fabulous models can be seen in the pictures below. We also had a vertical grouping day where all children were put into mixed groups and spent the day taking part in various engineering activities and projects. Children in Years 3 and 4 also went on a topic related Airbus Trip! We have continued to have a busy month with sporting fixtures for children in KS1 and KS2 and look forward to our sports mornings for all children. Class Assemblies have continued and we look forward to the Year 4 leavers concert in July. Currently, we are working to improve and expand our provision of books at Fairfield Park Lower School. We are asking the local community for donations, so, if you have old, good condition, nearly new, used or second hand books that are no longer being read then please consider donating them to us. Books can be handed at the school office on either site. We are very much looking forward to ‘Fairfield Parks Got Talent’, the children have been practicing each week and they will be ready to take part in what will be a very exciting competition. The parents will be able to enjoy a performance from the winners in each heat on Tuesday 16th July. Quote of the term: ‘The greatest gifts you can give children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence’ Denis Wailey. Value for this half term: Humility Please contact the school office should you require further information on 01462 830000 Some of the models on display Email: office@fairfieldparklower.uk
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Etonbury Academy. May has been a testing month here at Etonbury with both SATs and GCSEs. This can prove very difficult for many our students but they really do pull together and support one another, and our community spirit shines through. We have had visitors a plenty in school who are consistently bowled over by the feel and friendliness of our school for which we are very proud.
Our KS2 students have been out and about as they took part in the ‘Big Tidy Up’ litter picking in the surrounding area. Joined by the Mayor of Stotfold and Town Councillors, it was another community project making a difference. Our KS2 boys were awarded runners up at the Kwik cricket tournament, well done to all!
Some of the Year 4s from our feeder lower schools have been participating in a sports event held at Etonbury, already mixing and making new friends. We are delighted to announce that we have Lesley Whittle, our new Head of Juniors joining us in September. She is already working with the Principal on the KS2 curriculum and making plans for refurbishing Etonbury Juniors over the Summer months. Exciting times ahead for our new students and those moving in to Year 6. Over in the main school, the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award students successfully completed their assessed expedition. Our sports talent continues to go from strength to strength with numerous regional winners in athletics, rounders and cricket in these past few weeks. Art have been busy with screen printing, building model shanty houses and year 11s completing their coursework. Check out our EtonburyArt twitter account, they have been sharingpictures of the work our students produce, as well as sharing the envious view across Stotfold and afar from their classroom windows and balconies. Our creative faculty are now preparing for their Summer concert, tickets to be released very soon. Our mathematicians also celebrated with bronze, silver and gold awards in the Junior Maths Challenge with three students Megan, Heidi and Rhys also qualifying for the next round!
Our students have plenty of activities coming up before the end of term including field trips to Cambridge and Clacton, participating in the Bedfordshire Schools choir, Art and Photography exhibition, Silver Duke of Edinburgh expedition to the Peak District and the Woman in Black theatre trip. We have also organised a ‘Race for Life’ event to be held on Friday 14th June for the whole school raising money for Cancer Research. We look forward to updating in the August issue of the Stotfold News Magazine.
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Pix Brook Academy “Welcome to this month’s edition at Pix Brook Academy. As we enter the final few weeks of preparation the level of work has really intensified as we try to pull together all the necessary elements of the school before the end of term. In that time there are some significant events calendared. These include: The recruitment of support staff; final few meetings with the contractors to agree the details of the permanent build; Pre registration OFSTED visit with HMI; Readiness to open meeting (ROM) with the DfE; Step up day; Initial staff orientation day; site progress meetings for the temporary site plus a variety of tasks and meetings to put in place systems and resources for September. It really is all go! “ Principal, Steve Adams In May, Steve Adams took the opportunity to visit each of the lower schools, providing really useful information relating to the pupils joining the school and where possible we have taken the opportunity to see pupils in their normal classes.
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Recruitment - We are delighted to announce the appointment of Mr King-Mand, our new Vice Principal who will take up his role in September. He brings a wealth of experience and was delighted to accept the position. This is a fantastic appointment. You can find out more about Mr King-Mand in his profile on our website.
Following the recruitment day for our full time primary teachers we are thrilled to say we have appointed three highly qualified and experienced members of staff. We are looking forward to sharing more information with you following the completion of the formalities. Recruitment continues with interviews for cover supervisor / learning support assistant and advertising for receptionist / office support role. Take a look at our website www.pixbrookacademy.co.uk & follow us on Facebook @PixBrookAcademy & Twitter @PixBrookA. We look forward to bringing you further updates in the August issue of the Stotfold News Magazine.
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St Mary’s CE Academy At the time of writing this it’s early June and Stotfold Festival Week and Fete day are fast approaching so we all really hope the warm weather continues, so that the week is as successful as in previous years. May we take this opportunity to thank all of the local community who partake in Festival Week and/or donated towards the fete and our Grand Draw – this was all very much appreciated. In June our year 2 children really enjoyed a trip to RAF Hendon Museum, our older children undertook African drumming lessons and the whole school enjoyed some dance workshops - fun was had by all!
However, this will all be a memory by the time July Stotfold News arrives on everyone’s doormats.
It’s amazing how quickly July comes round each year, but, being St Mary’s we still have a lot going on before the end of the school year! Our Year 1 children are visiting Stanwick Lakes, our Year 4 children are undertaking their Bikeability Course as well as spending a day at their respective Middle Schools on 5th July. As always, we still have a number of sporting activities going on. Our Cricket Club continues with the finals hopefully being held on Thursday 11th depending on the weather. Once again we must thank Mr Steve Darlow for organising the cricket for us. He is a fantastic supporter of the school and we look forward to some of the children featuring in the England Team in years to come! We also have our annual School Sports Day planned for Wednesday 10th July, again weather permitting. (Reserve date: Thursday 11th July). The SMSA, our parent’s association have organised another Happy Bags collection for Monday 15th so any and all donations are very welcome!
The end of term wouldn’t be complete without our whole School Fun Day on Wednesday 17th, Leavers Talent Show, Barbeque and planned Assembly on Friday 19th, where everyone has chance to reminisce, have fun and wish everyone well for the future.
The new school year begins on Wednesday 4th September. There is a Pop-up Uniform shop available on Tuesday 3rd September from 10.30am to 2.30pm. May we take this opportunity to wish everyone a pleasant Summer.
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Following great achievements for our Year 11s in Level 1 and 2 English Functional Skills, we look forward to starting the process with our Year 10 students in the coming weeks. Our Year 9s are studying a GCSE Literature play, 'The Curious Incident of a Dog in the Night-Time' and hopefully seeing a live performance in the next school year. In Key Stage 3, the students are studying an Ian McEwan novel written for children, 'The Daydreamer', where the protagonist, Peter, imagines himself into other identities. We are setting aside our normal curriculum for once this month to run a wellbeing day for staff and studenst to have an in depth look and experience of how we can contribute positively to our own and others physical and mental well-being. Our first crop of peas have been harvested from our horticulture which we will shell and put to good use in our Catering and Hospitality department who with our students continue to support the local Coffee and Cake’ mornings in St Mary’s Church catering for in excess of fifty members of the Stotfold community. Meanwhile our younger construction students produced a table sized ‘Shut The Box’ game for the Captain’s Charity Day at Henlow Golf Club. We would also like to thank the Tesco head office staff who are coming to spend a day with us in July to support us with a myriad of tasks around our school campus as part of their commitment to helping in the wider community.
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Summer at Stotfold and District Children's Centre will be busy with the following events taking place:
Our Children's Centre offers a flexible Core Service across Arlesey, Astwick, Fairfield and Stotfold. We aim to offer services to meet the individual needs of all families, some of which may include:
* Guidance to parents on Childcare and Early Years Provision * Information and Advice to Parents * Outreach and Family Support to Parents and Carers * Child and Family Health Services * Drop in Sessions * Groups, Activities and Parenting Courses * Support to Childminders * Links to Jobcentre Plus * Access to Training and Workshops
We run a full schedule of events throughout the Summer for babies and toddlers. Everyone is welcome to attend. 01462 730623 sd.cc@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk See the table to the right for further details. For more information on any of the above please contact the team on
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Fantastic results For Stotfold Judo Club
Stotfold Judo attended the Chalfont open at the end of March, we took the biggest team ever to a competition and all of them came home with a medal - Gold for Robbie Young, Hari Crowley and Thomas Graham, Silver for Harrison Burstow Lewis Dixon and Jay Crowley, Bronze for Joshua Funga Toby West, Laura Beech, Daniel West and our senior entry Dave Burstow. Over the May bank holiday weekend a smaller entry attended the prestigious BJC Open National Championships the standard was very high but Stotfold Judo came home with 3 medals, Silver for Jay Crowley, Bronze for Hari Crowley and Shaina Rickman, Thomas Graham and Nisha Rickman, didn’t medal on this occasion but fought really well. At the end of May Stotfold Judo attended the A1 Judo Festival where Robbie Young attained a silver medal and Hari Crowley a bronze.
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Judo is a fantastic way to keep fit and learn a martial art. We are a friendly club and welcome new members. Stotfold Judo Club train on Wednesdays at the Pendleton Centre. We have a junior section for 5 to 15 year olds between 5.30 and 7.00pm followed by a senior session for 16 years plus from 7.00pm to 8.30. First session is free, currently a waiting list for juniors but plenty of room for seniors, beginners are very welcome! Contact: Lorna Seymour on 07734 563970.
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Walking The Etonbury Green Wheel Written for the Stotfold News Magazine by Sarah Passey.
The Etonbury Green Wheel is an 11 mile walk centred on Etonbury Woods that circles through Arlesey, Astwick, Fairfield, and Stotfold. The walk follows established footpaths, including the Kingfisher Path, the Hicca Way, and the Letchworth Greenway. I was pleased to be able to attend the official opening of the Green Wheel in May, walking on a beautiful sunny day from Stotfold Mill to the Fox and Duck with around 100 other people. A few weeks later, I decided to walk the entire route as I had a spare morning and there were a few areas along the route I’d never walked before. I chose to begin the walk at Stotfold Scout Hut, although the Green Wheel can be reached easily from anywhere in the local area, since by its nature it has many “spokes” from the inside to the outside. At my starting point I followed the Kingfisher Path on easy paths suitable for bikes and pushchairs along the River Ivel, through Millennium Meadow and the Riverside park, along Silverbirch Avenue, and out onto Taylors Road. At Ivel Mill, I took the little footpath that cuts through to Bowmans Mill and Astwick. This path is quite narrow and there is a low hanging tree, so it isn’t suitable for pushchairs or bicycles and you need to watch your head! Across the fields to St Guthlac’s Church in Astwick, which is worth a detour, I found the new Green Wheel footpath that takes you to the Fox and Duck. There is an information board in Astwick with interesting facts about the Church and a wildflower meadow. Reaching the Fox and Duck, you are at the entrance to the Woods and all the myriad The Green Wheel - a great route to explore “spokes” I took the footpath along the road to Arlesey Station. Here, the Green Wheel is signposted up onto the A507, with a walk along the busy road to the station exit road and then back to the station. I did follow the path at this point but I wish I’d simply walked through the railway station and over the bridge, since I feel I added at least half a mile to my walk unnecessarily!
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At Arlesey Station, the Green Wheel follows the Hicca Way, which runs alongside the East Coast mainline and the River Hiz from Henlow Lakes to Hitchin. This is a beautiful area for local history and wildlife and I thoroughly recommend you visit, if only to look at the Old Bridge and read up about Arlesey Moat.
One example of the stunning views on offer.
Once I passed through the Moat, the path skirted the field edge and became rather undulating; you need to take care where you put your feet, as it is very easy to find a hole and turn an ankle. With a pushchair you would struggle here, and it isn’t suitable for cyclists (you could follow the road from the station down to West Drive and pick up the path again there). The path also is quite sparse on Green Wheel signs along the Hicca Way, but you just need to remember not to cross over the river (guess who crossed the river?). When I reached Arlesey Commons and the wooden bridge (and after checking the map [yes I was a bit lost]), I thankfully found a Green Wheel sign and turned into Arlesey and crossed the railway using the footbridge. At this point (can you guess?) I was in an area I’d never been before! I’ve lived here 12 years and am still discovering “new” places. I walked through the housing estate to the True Briton pub and found the road to the High Street where you cross to West Drive (and back to where I know!). This old road leads to Fairfield Park and is a nice straight path, you can’t go wrong as there are Green Wheel signs pointing the way. At Fairfield, the path follows the outer edge of the estate, on a new shared path for walkers, cyclists, and horses. I enjoy walking here and looking at all the lovely houses, all with their different quirks, although I was also quite tempted to take a “spoke” back to Stotfold by now as I was 8 miles in and feeling tired! At the far side of Fairfield, the Green Wheel is signposted along a grassy bridleway rather than the easy footpath. I choose to walk in dappled shade on a grassy undulating path rather than tread the easy paved route, which if you have a pushchair would be much easier (although less sparking of the imagination)!
Helpful maps with points of interest
At Dickens Boulevard roundabout, the Green Wheel crosses the road and picks up the Letchworth Greenway, which is well trodden and suitable for all users. I followed the Greenway paths until I reached the Grange playpark, then turned towards Norton Road and back to Stotfold. At this point it is a simple walk back along the main road, although I was quite tired by now and ready for my lunch! I enjoyed this walk very much and discovered some new footpaths (new to me) that I would like to explore on a future walk. The Green Wheel is a great way to explore our local area and can be broken down into smaller walks, so you don’t have to walk the full 11 miles in one go like I did!
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Family Announcements NATHAN BROWN 9th July
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CHLOE RICHARDSON
Happy 10th Birthday
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12th July Happy 1st Birthday Love Mummy, Daddy, Luke, Nevaeh, Riley & Ollie x
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Happy 4th Birthday to our brave and beautiful son. Love from Mummy, Daddy & Zachary xxxx
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On the 6th July 2019, North Hertfordshire Memorial Park and Crematorium will be hosting their annual Open Day. Visitors will be able to walk around the memorial grounds, view the chapel, meet the staff and for those who are interested, take a look behind scenes and see the crematory.
North Hertfordshire Memorial Park and Crematorium has been open since May 2017 and serves the local area including Arlesey, Hitchin, Stotfold, Biggleswade, Stevenage and Luton. The site is set back away from the main Bedford Road nestled in the quiet and peaceful countryside in The new crematorium at Holwell. Holwell. The modern facility is equipped with a state of the art audio visual system that includes a webcast capability which will be demonstrated on the day. North Hertfordshire Crematorium aim to provide immaculately clean and tidy facilities in tranquil and beautiful surroundings attended by people who take a great pride in the work that they do. North Herts Crematorium cost 5 million pounds to build. The building will be open to visitors from 10am to 1pm - The team at North Hertfordshire Memorial Park and Crematorium look forward to welcoming you to their Open Day.
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Stotfold Bowls Club Host County Match The 29th of May saw Stotfold Bowls Club play host to Middlesex and Bedforshire for the match between these two teams. The photo below is of the Ladies game - It is quite a fillip for the Club to be asked to host a game of this calibre, although lots of work for members. Bowls has been played in Stotfold in or around Brook Street and Regent Street since the 1920's. Stotfold Bowls Club, a hazy amalgamation of Stotfold Social Club and Regent Bowls Club, was established at the current location in 1941. Today, our green has 6 rinks, and we have a modern pavilion (opened 2000) with bar and kitchen facilities. We field several teams in the East Beds & District Bowls League and compete in the Men's County League, as well as playing Mens, Ladies and Mixed mid-week and week-end club matches, and club championships.
Ladies prepare for County Match
Our season runs from April until September, though we do play a few away-from-home indoor fixtures over the winter. For more information contact: 07739 760719
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News from Stotfold Junior Football Club For many of our teams the season has now finished with a few friendly matches taking place to fill the gap. One of the last games played this last season was on the 19th May where Stotfold U10 Whites played Stotfold U10 Greys in the Royston Crow league cup final at the Bury in Buntingford. This is the first time two Stotfold teams in the same age group have competed against each other in a final. Both teams produced some fantastic football with the scores level at half time. The Whites team eventually made the important breakthrough with a late goal after an enthralling second half, ending up 2-1 winners. Present Under 11 Amber Team celebrate their season at the presentation event.
During the beginning of June, the Stotfold Junior Teams held their Annual Presentation event which spanned over two days, due to the sheer volume of teams now involved with the club. During the event, each team had the chance individually to commend their team and recognise individual players that had made significant progress throughout the year. Team achievements were also highlighted and sponsors were thanked for their support. It was a well organised event and the clubs would like to thank everybody for the hours of preparation and organisation involved. The weekend was a resounding success and was thoroughly enjoyed by players, coaches and parents alike. The club would like to thank everyone for in ensuring the success of Stotfold Junior Football Club last season and look forward to the year ahead.
Many teams are looking for new players to strengthen their teams for the upcoming season. If your child would like to be part of the area’s largest youth football organisation please visit the club website for further details, email chairman@stotfoldjuniorfc.co.uk or visit the Stotfold Juniors Facebook page. www.stotfoldjuniorfc.co.uk
Walk4Health Walks for July :
July 4th, 11th & 18th - Arlesey Station July 25th Meet at Etonbury Woods (meet at the entrance by the school). All welcome. For more details
Contact Beth & Peter Overfield 01462 815672
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News from Stotfold Football Club The club is pleased to announce that former Baldock Town Manager Luke Gregson has agreed to become First Team Manager and he brings with him Jim Starling (Assistant Manager) and Jack Gregson and Louis Lee (Player Coaches). So far Pre-season Friendly matches have been arranged as follows: Saturday 6 July Edgware Town v Stotfold ko 2pm Saturday 13 JulyHoddesdon Town v Stotfold ko 3pm Saturday 20 JulyStotfold v Clapton Town ko 3pm Tuesday 23 July Stotfold v Biggleswade FC ko 7.45pm Tuesday 30 July Stotfold v Welwyn Garden City ko 7.45pm
As you may have noticed, work on our new stadium continues at a good pace. We are looking for new people to join us in this exciting new venture be that an opportunity for your business, or to join our hard-working committee to help us take this new project forward. For more information contact (info@stotfoldfc.co.uk). Roker Park The Green, Stotfold, Bedfordshire, SG5 4AN 01462 730765 www.stotfoldfc.co.uk Twitter @stotfoldfc Email enquiries info@stotfoldfc.co.uk
FAIRFIELD COMMUNITY CHURCH
meets every Sunday in Fairfield Community Hall 10.30am
We are a group of Christians seeking to be loving, welcoming and inclusive. Our congregation comes from all age groups and has the love of God in common. All children are especially welcome. More information from: Pauline on 01462 735704/07946067434 www.fairfieldcc.org.uk
NORTH HERTS ROAD RUNNERS
Stotfold Garden Club
Meetings and Trips Meetings are held at The Methodist Church Hall, Hitchin Road. Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month. Wednesday 10th July Coach trip to Waterperry Gardens. Coach leaves Hitchin Road, Stotfold at 9:30am
Wednesday 14th August Rodney Tibbs – A year in the life of the garden. For more information, contact Peter on: (01462) 834854 or 07758649721 stotfoldgc@gmail.com
Our next major event will be the Standalone 10k on 6th Oct and entries are now open. this will include the Herts County Championships. The next 5k run in Letchworth Common will be on 6th July with free entry. We cater for all runners from novice to experienced with qualified coaches to help improve your running. We meet at the Spirella Building in Letchworth on Tues & Thurs at 7.15pm We also have track sessions on a Sat. SEE NHRR.ORG.UK OR CONTACT IAN 01462639215 To contact the Stotfold News Magazine please call 01462 731986
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Stotfold Art Group Summer Exhibition Everyone is welcome at this year’s Summer Art Exhibition, held this year in the Ivel Room of Stotfold Watermill on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st July by Stotfold Art Group. The exhibition takes place each day from 10am to 5pm. Entry is free and features a variety of paintings and cards on display and for sale at reasonable prices.
Stotfold Art Group meet every Thursday at the Roecroft Centre from 1.10- 3.45pm and is run and attended by local art enthusiasts. The group is open to anyone with a keen interest in art, you do not need to be the next Picasso! The group all work on a variety of projects and use a variety of materials and as you can see from the pictures in this article they produce some stunning pieces of art. e members.
If you are interested in attending the group why not pop along to the exhibition and use the opportunity to chat to one of the group
The Art Exhibition is just one of the many events taking place at the Stotfold Mill over the summer months. For further details you can visit their website www.stotfoldmill.com.
To find out more about Stotfold Art Group contact R Whitelock on 01462 735457 .
Toddler Group at The Methodist Church Hall
Fridays 9.30-11.30am
Crafts, playdough, colouring lots of toys for boys and girls.
Infant corner for babies - refreshments. Under 6 months 50p
Over 6 Months ÂŁ1.50
Additional children 50p
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For more information please Call Kirsty 07841 486781 or Michelle 07941 816492
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This photograph was kindly loaned to the Stotfold News Magazine by Mr & Mrs Charles and shows workers from both the Arlesey & Stotfold branches of the Co-op. Do you recognise anyone in this picture? We would love to hear from you if you do! Our contact number is 01462 731986 or you can email us at: stotfold.news@yahoo.com If you have any old photographs you could lend us for this monthly feature we would love to hear from you.
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Have you recently moved to the area, or just find you have some time that you would like to fill? We are a friendly group of ladies, meeting on the 2nd Wednesday of the month 7.30pm 10th July Rita Mohammad - Handcrafted Beaded Jewellery plus Raffle 4th August Outing to Stockwood Park
11th September 8.00 p.m. start Birthday Party Ernie Arnold - A Lifetime in Children's Entertainment plus Raffle.
We have a varied programme of interesting speakers and other activities for the coming year. Contact: President, Jill Shepherd 01462 730751
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Salvation Army Ladies Fellowship July 15th
HITCHIN LAVENDER Visit (2.30pm)
Phone: 01462 730739 or 01462 731 072 10 Church Road, Stotfold, SG5 4LX
Useful Telephone Numbers Citizen’s Advice Bureau
Trading Standards Advice Line
01525 402742 01525 841217 0300 300 8136
Hope Chapel King’s Baptist Church Methodist Church Salvation Army Hall Ladies Fellowship St Mary’s Church Friends of St Mary’s Fairfield Community Church
01462 01462 01462 01462 01462 01462 01462 01462
Churches
Council
686803 730521 646562 731072 730739 730218 834108 735704
Stotfold Town Council 01462 730064 Email: enquiries@stotfoldtowncouncil.gov.uk Central Bedfordshire Council, Priory House, Chicksands, Shefford SG17 5TQ 0300 300 8000 Email customer.services@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk Web www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk Waste Collection / Recycling / Dog Warden / Flytipping / Grass Cutting / Street Cleaning / Abandoned Vehicles 0300 300 8631 or 0300 300 8632 More Central Bedfordshire Council telephone numbers can be found listed at www.stotfoldnews.co.uk
Doctor
Larksfield Surgery Appointments Enquiries Out of Hours Service: MDoc Physiotherapy & Spinal Injury Clinic Arlesey Medical Centre www.arleseymedicalcentre.nhs.uk
01462 732244 01462 732200 Call 111 01462 735700 01462 732144
Ashwell Dental Stotfold Dental Surgery
01462 742353 01462 731938
Electricity Emergencies Gas Emergencies
0800 7 838 838 0800 111999
Childline National Menengitis Trust Samaritans NSPCC
0800 1111 0845 6000800 08457 909090 0800 800 5000
Howard Cottage Housing Association, Pioneer House, Norton Way South, Letchworth Garden City, Herts, SG6 1NY Grand Union Housing - all enquiries
01462 683307
Beds Police (Crime reporting) Community issues (Not crime reporting or emergency) Crimestoppers
01234 841212 01234 842515
Dentist
Emergencies Helplines
Housing
Police
0300 123 5544
0800 555111
Hospitals
Bedford Hospital Lister Hospital NHS Direct
01234 355122 01438 314333 08 45 46 47
Stotfold Library Arlesey Resource Centre & Library
0300 300 8068 01462 731469.
Beds Police (Crime reporting) Community issues (Not crime reporting or emergency) Crimestoppers
01234 841212 01234 842515
Coach & Horses Fox & Duck The Chequers Pub The Crown The Stag Tavern
01462 01462 01462 01462 01462
Box of Cakes Cafe & Cake Shop
07812 055587
Etonbury Academy Fairfield Park Lower School Roecroft Lower School St Mary’s Academy Samuel Whitbread Academy
01462 01462 01462 01462 01462
Pippin Pre-School SMASH, St Mary’s School
01462 834897 07971 354093
Tiddleywinks King’s Baptist Church Methodist Church (Friday AM)
01462 731072 01462 730521 01462 733985
Library Police
Pubs
Cafe
Schools
After School Clubs Toddler Groups
Nurseries
0800 555111
734135 732434 732333 731061 731098
730391 830000 730336 730343 629900
Pippin Pre-School Poppies Nursery Poppyfields Nursery Treetops Day Nursery Stotfold and District Children's Centre
01462 834897 07833 927906 01462 830008 01462 734306 01462 730623
Trains (National Enquiries)
08457 484950
Transport
Whitbread Wanderbus 0300 123 3023 Greenacre Transfers - Private hire and airport taxi service 07555 707848 or check us out on: www.greenacretransfers.co.uk
Miscellaneous
Beds Rural Communities Charity Letchworth MS Unit Births, Deaths & Marriages Stotfold Good Neighbour Group
01234 838771 01462 487172 0300 300 8089 07599 925587
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DIRECTORY. Accountancy & Tax Sue Matejtschuk (SCM Accountancy) Abery Motor Centre Absolute Signs and Graphics Ltd AD Garden Rooms AJB Fencing AJ Day Builders A.R.K. Lasting Powers & Wills Alfie’s Barbers Andy Leonard Painter & Decorator Arlesey Ladies Football Club Arlesey Pharmacy Arlesey Walk Groups Aquarius Garden Design Ashwell Software / Sigma Office Austin’s Funeral Service Barn Hair Studio Bal & Co Motor Care Beale Bros Butchers Bews Electrical Bickerdikes Garden Centre Big Minibus Hire Bookks Bookkeeping services Box Of Cakes Cafe & Cake Shop Brian McInally - Gas & Heating Engineer Broadband Communications BSH Glazing (Windows & Doors) Bugs ‘n’ Things Pest Control C J Flooring Carpet Cleaning - ACCS Ltd Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning - Steam 2 Clean Carpets & Flooring - Letchworth Carpet Centre Carpets & Flooring - Paul Faulkner Catsitter - Claire Centroheat Domestic Boiler & Heating Services Chequers Pub Chimney Sweep (Jesel Heat) Cole’s Decor Painter & Decorator Computer Services & Repair - Nick Saunders The Cooker Buddy Oven Cleaning Chris Webster, Stotfold (Correspondent for The Comet ) DK Home Improvement Darren Peters Property Maintenance Dennison’s - House & Garden Clearance DMC Tiling Dog walking, walking and pet care -insured Electrician - Terry C Seymour Switched On Electrical Services Fairfield Bowls Club - Stella Wilson Fairfield Players Fencing (AJB) First Step Estate Agents Foot Health Professional - Vicki Eagles Foot Pro Podiatry Forget Me Not Florist Garden Robin Gifford Dance Academy Graham Smith Brickwork & Paving Guides - Stotfold Guide Association Hair Room - Hitchin Hamilton Restorations HB Decorators Heating & Plumbing Services LTD Helpers Homecare Heritage Paving Hertfordshire Roofing Ltd JMCQ Fitness
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