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As you may be aware, the leisure centre in Dunstable is being redeveloped in a £20.1 million project. We are committed to enabling better health and wellbeing for our residents. The redevelopment work on the centre signals Central Bedfordshire Council’s ambition for Dunstable and our approach to the town’s overall growth and regeneration.

The redeveloped centre will be a modern stateof-the-art facility to cater for current and future demand and greatly improve the swimming and health and fitness offer, as well as library facilities.

It will include a new 100 station gym and refurbished swimming pools, a brand new and bigger Swimming Pool tiles and render beingcrèche, removedalong with a café and flexible library, a new community space for other public and community services, such as such as the Citizens Advice, adult day care and disabled sports.

By bringing services together under one roof, the new facility will reduce running costs, while providing more flexible services to customers, such as longer opening hours for the library and citizen’s advice.

Whilst the library at Vernon Place will remain open through the build process and it is ‘business as usual’ there, Dunstable Leisure Centre closed in June for a period of 18 months to start the redevelopment work. Wates Construction is carrying out the partial demolition of the leisure centre and reconstruction of the new leisure facilities, library, day care and citizens advice. The contractors will typically be working Monday to Friday, 08.00 until 18.00. They won’t be working on Saturdays unless

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there are exceptional circumstances.

The demolition works are progressing well and are on schedule. In July the contractors arrived on the site and installed security systems and perimeter hoarding, as well as undertaking surveys in the building. Externally they facilitated an archaeological excavation in the old car park at the front of the leisure centre.

During August the contractors removed the existing pool tiling, and commenced the external demolition. In September the contractors moved into a new site office on the corner of Grove Court.

The old Dunstable Leisure Centre site is now completely enclosed, with a hoarding on all sides and security measures installed to prevent access out of hours.

We would like to thank our residents and leisure centre users for their co-operation and understanding throughout the redevelopment. The contractors operate under the Considerate Constructors Scheme. So if you have any issues with construction operations, please feel free to contact the contractors directly on site or by phone at 07713 912098.

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Through regular notices and updates on the Central Bedfordshire Council website, residents will be kept informed of the progress of the project. We will be reporting back on progress via a time-lapse camera that is on site and recording all activity.

You can sign up for updates on the building work at www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/leisure

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summer school next year.

Starting in October, the National Youth Jazz Collective has some fantastic workshops coming up where young musicians have the opportunity to train and play with top tutors. The National Youth Jazz Collective’s ethos is for young musicians to learn and develop by playing and improvising in small bands. All of the tutors are professional composers and performing jazz musicians who will be able to provide hands-on help to assist the children and develop their skills. These will be incredibly fun workshops.

We expect to have three ensembles at Leighton Buzzard (beginners, intermediate and advanced) and there will be workshops on both 29th October and 26th November 2017, and then four more dates next year to create a six day course priced at £180 for the whole course. Workshops will start at 10am with a performance at 4.30pm, finishing at 6pm. The closing date for applications is 9th October 2017 and you can find out more at: www.nationalyouthjazz.co.uk/regions

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Our Libraries and Leisure Service has also been working with the music service to find a home for the National Jazz Youth Collective. We are delighted to say that Leighton Buzzard Library Theatre will be their host for the region.

So if you’ve got children or grandchildren who play a musical instrument, then this could be the perfect opportunity to develop their talents. The scheme gives young people in Central Bedfordshire a local opportunity to be part of a national collective, and is a pathway for the National Jazz Youth Collective’s

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I read with great interest the article in the last ‘The Vine’ Issue 78, entitled ‘Dunstable is on The Up’. It was written by Councillor Nigel Young, who is an Executive Member for Regeneration and Business for Central Bedfordshire Council. A ‘glowing future’ seems to be on the cards for our region, new housing, new jobs, and new leisure facilities make up the Central Bedfordshire ‘Local Plan’ on which the article is based.

It is well known that our County is blessed with a growing number of wonderful Country Parks; many created from the old sand and gravel workings along the Ouse River plain. The aforesaid article got me thinking!

‘What more can be done to attract visitors to our County and Dunstable that has the potential to be of benefit to both the environment and local economy’?

A visit to The Eden Project in Cornwall a few years ago, and a look at the website gave me the idea that I am about to disclose.

I am not sure how much longer the quarry at Kensworth has got to operate, but from a look at the OS map, and a walk around the site perimeter, it cannot be too long.

The physical limits appear to be determined by the geography, with the extent of the workings now reaching the 200 metre Contour Line. However, high quarries do not lend themselves to flooding!

So, what are the known (and well used) options?

Possibly one: as a huge landfill site; with all the attendant environmental and traffic aggravation?

Or, something sensible, ecologically safe, and an economical and educational benefit to our communities?

Scaling from the OS map, calculates that the total land area of the quarry is 1.28 square kilometres, and quite deep. A small part of the western side has been fenced from the working quarry, and is now the Kensworth Quarry Nature Reserve. If you’ve not visited it, it is well worth going there.

Getting out the OS map of Cornwall, I looked at the site of The Eden Project. It was built in an old china clay quarry over six years from 1995 to 2001, and if you have not been there – go! It is fabulous what has been done there!

My calculations give the Eden Project a total land area of 0.36 square kilometres, with the two enormous

biodomes oriented on an east to west axis, to make maximum use of sun and daylight.

The surrounding grounds have been landscaped and a micro-climate to support subtropical plants, the car parks and amenities.

Therefore, calculations indicate that the Kensworth Quarry is three and a half times bigger than The Eden Project site.

So, why not redevelop Kensworth Quarry into a similar ‘Eden Project’?

Recent news published on The Eden Project website states that there are now plans to go international, with three projects planned in China, one in Australia, one in New Zealand, and one in Northern Ireland. But, no more planned in Great Britain!

Just think what could be achieved!

There are many advantages to creating an ‘Eden Project’ style visitor attraction in the quarry, these being: • It would be close to the Chilterns Gateway Centre, Whipsnade Zoo and the Gliding Club, and therefore become a major attraction that would feed the existing attractions and local amenities.

• Redevelopment would be ecologically beneficial, and would not require the road traffic movements required if it was to become a landfill site. Sealing of the quarry floor to prevent leakage of harmful liquids into the surrounding water-table would not be necessary.

• Various habitats could be created for both native and foreign plants and animals due to the nature of the quarry and micro-climate there.

• Caves could be excavated into the chalk faces to attract colonies of bats. The surrounding farmland would benefit from a reduction in the use of pesticides, as the bats feed on insects. A significant beneficial factor as found elsewhere throughout the world.

• The creation of significant job opportunities # throughout the local area.

• Potential to bring investment into Dunstable by stimulating lasting economic, social and environmental opportunities, in line with the ‘Local Plan’.

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• It could become an annex to Whipsnade Zoo. The ZSL then could provide and look after the birds, butterflies and animals to inhabit and sustain the biodomes.

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There are obviously many more potential advantages that can be identified, but most importantly to me has to be the huge educational resource it would create for the benefit of future generations, just like the Eden Project and the very similar Centre for Alternative Technology near Machynlleth, have both achieved with great success.

I have recently retired after working for 49 years in the railway industry, so I am not looking for further paid work, nor do I have any financial interest in the future international plans. I only wish to give my carefully considered thoughts an airing for you to read, and perhaps agree with the principals, and give more thought and action to bring the proposal to fruition.

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Dunstable Once Again Triumphs at Anglia in Bloom Awards Dunstable Town Council and Dunstable In Bloom are vry proud to announce that the town has once again been successful in the annual Anglia in Bloom Awards for 2017.

The ‘Dunstable in Bloom’ partnership has secured the following awards at this year’s Anglia in Bloom Awards Ceremony held in Gorleston-on-Sea: • An overall gold medal for the town • A gold medal and ‘best in class’ award for • Dunstable Cemetery (best cemetery in the Anglia region) • A gold medal for Priory Gardens • A ‘best in class’ award for Priory View (best sheltered housing garden in the Anglia region) • A bronze medal for the Glider Pub • Best in class nominations for Blows Down (conservation area category) • Grove House Gardens (public open space category) • Joyce West and Andy Godly for best individual floral display Commenting on this success, Councillor Gloria Martin, Town Mayor of Dunstable, expressed ‘how proud and delighted she was to be representing Dunstable at the awards ceremony.

This success is so very deserved by all the partners that took part in this year’s Dunstable in Bloom campaign’.

The Chairman of Dunstable in Bloom, Hugh Garrod, who also attended the award ceremony said ‘we are delighted to have retained our gold standard for the town with a sixth gold medal in eight years. Our community worked well together again in 2017 and we a very much looking forward to next year’s campaign’.

Dunstable Town Council’s Town Clerk and Chief Executive, David Ashlee, also commented that ‘this year’s success shows what a fantastic partnership has been developed in Dunstable over the past few years for the ‘In Bloom’ campaign. These awards not only demonstrate that Dunstable is increasingly becoming an attractive place to live and work, they also evidence the wonderful community spirit that exists in the town’.

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Autism Charity To Open First Charty Shop In Dunstable!

Local charity Autism Bedfordshire is opening its first shop, on Lowther Road in Dunstable this October. The organisation provides a range of social opportunities and skills groups where people with autism can ‘be themselves’ and access activities that are designed and run by specialist trained teams. They are the only specialised independent charity in Bedfordshire to provide these services, over 1,000 members look to them for quality support every year and in July they achieved their second Ofsted Outstanding grading for their summer holiday schemes.

The charity needs 20 volunteers to help run the shop - there is no age or ability limit, just a few hours a week to help sort and prepare stock for sale, maintain the shop floor and assist with sales. Training and general guidance will be given.

Good quality donations are key, explained Ali Draper, Funding Officer, it will significantly reduce our start up costs, of which we are already dipping into reserves – but also in the on going sales, for example anything from a shop till to new good with tags/designer wear will enable us to open and keep our customers coming back for more! Donations can be dropped off at the shop from 1st October.

We will have a pop up shop in Dunstable for the Charity Market event on 9th September so for more information about what we do, take a look at some of our merchandise or just to say hi please come and see us in the market square.

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The Best And Worst Day Ever 1st September 2017, 6.45am, Dover, Kent: Eaton Bray resident, Rose Hawkins, 24, disembarked from the Viking Princess pilot vessel and headed for Samphire Hoe Beach by dingy. She was about to begin the challenge of her life - swimming the English Channel.

With the sun rising in the sky, the Viking Princess sounded its horn to indicate Roses swim had begun. Her parents Marian and Jim Hawkins, sister Sarah and Cousin Lizzie were on board to supply drinks, food and support. The tides were working in Roses favour and the conditions were near perfect up to hour eight.

Also on the boat was an official channel swimming association observer, and two pilots, brothers Reg and Ray Brickell. The observer had to record Roses stroke rate every hour and test her with simple questions to ensure hypothermia or disorientation had not set in. Whilst treading water Rose had hourly drink and snack breaks, refuelling

with water, Ribena and peaches.

Friends and family were kept up to date on Roses progress via her Channel swim Facebook page where they could leave messages which were written on a white board and shown to Rose as she swam! They could also track her on the channel swimming association website which highlighted her exact crossing.

The weather changed from hour 8, the winds picked up and the swell was greater. When she got to hour 12, the pilot informed the team that although Rose was going at a good pace, she needed to speed up to enable her to reach the closest land Cap Gris Nez. A flood tide was pushing her around the coast and if Rose missed it she could be swimming for a further three hours to reach land which was something Rose had researched and wanted to avoid. With encouragement from her team, she upped her pace to beat the flood tide. She was swimming against it for nearly two hours.

After 14.5 hours continuous swimming Roses knees hit the rocks at Cap Gris Nez, in her words she flopped onto a rock and hoped it was France. The observer told her to climb clear of the water and then he

radioed the boat to say she had been successful, so to the sound of the boat horn all on board cheered noisily.

When Rose returned to the boat she was extremely cold and very hungry but ecstatic that she achieved her dream to swim the English Channel and said “I would not have given up, even if I had missed the Cap Gris Nez.” The next day Rose and her family visited the White Horse in Dover, where she signed her name on the wall among other successful channel swimmers. She wrote, Rose Olivia Hawkins 14.5 hours 1st September 2017 . Best and worst day ever .

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Money Matters By Martin Lewis

PPI Reclaim Advice Have you been Plevined?

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Almost certainly you’ve no idea. Recently the financial regulator, the FCA, launched a two year Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) reclaiming deadline, even getting Arnie to star in its ads. But I’ve been at the forefront of PPI reclaiming for a decade, so now I’m ‘back’ saying everyone should be asking themselves about this hidden new Plevin PPI rule.

First the basics – what is PPI and this deadline?

Payment Protection Insurance - PPI - was systemically mis-sold by banks and building societies who for decades used hard sells or even lies to add it to loans, credit cards, mortgages and other forms of debt – already well over £27 billion has been paid back.

Common types of mis-selling include: • Lied to you that you had to have PPI (it was never compulsory) • Had PPI added without your permission • Lied to that PPI would get you a better deal • Given PPI when it was inappropriate such as ‘unemployment cover’ for those who were selfemployed, or not being asked about pre-existing conditions that could invalidate it.

It was said to cover your repayments if you lost your job or got sick, but actually at most it paid out for a year, and the maximum pay-out for some policies was actually less than it cost.

If you think you may be owed money – or haven’t a clue - don’t delay check now. You don’t need to pay a firm to find your PPI or get it back for you; you can do it for FREE. For full help see the free PPI reclaiming tool and help (including Plevin) at

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www.mse.me/ppi, plus there’s more free help at www.which.co.uk and www.fca.org.

And it’s worth doing, I’m constantly swamped with successes like Paul Smith who tweeted me: @MartinSLewis I have seen you banging on about PPI for years. I thought I would give it a try and I got £18,000 pounds back.”

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You asked us, ‘Have you been Plevined’, what’s that about?

At the same time as launching the PPI deadline – a totally new category of PPI mis-selling has been introduced and it’s a total game changer. In the past, to reclaim PPI you had to have been mis-sold it. This new rules means, pretty much, if you had PPI from a bank on a product active since 2008, you’re owed some money.

It’s based on a 2014 court case brought by Susan Plevin. The court ruled as she wasn’t told about the huge amount of commission taken from her PPI payment – 71% - she was mis-sold it. When banks sold PPI they received most of the policies cost in commission, which shows what a bad value product it was.

The regulator’s new Plevin rule says if over 50% of your PPI’s cost went as commission to the lender, and that wasn’t explained to you, you’re due back the extra above that.

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So if I have been Plevined, So if I do have been Plevined, what I do? what do I do?

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With all flowering plants, you can prolong their flowering season by snipping off the dead flowers.

Location, location

Caring For House Plants Plants can add a special feel to any home - they make a great feature, soften harsh corners and bring a room to life. Aside from their aesthetic value, many species clean the air by removing pollutants - Ivy, Spathiphyllum, Scindapsus, Chlorophytum, for example. While summer can provide excellent conditions for our green companions at home, central heating turns a room hot and dry like a desert. Here are a few tips to help you make the most of house plants.

Buying plants

Plants from a reputable garden centre may cost a little more, but they are hardened to withstand the shock of being moved from warm, bright and humid greenhouses to the dry, centrally heated homes we tend to inhabit. To save money, start with smaller plants and learn to propagate them.

Respect the plant’s individual needs Each plant has its own needs for light, water, air humidity and room temperature so it pays to keep a book for reference, just hold on to the label with the plant’s name as they are not the easiest to memorize. Alterna-

tively, use a website to identify your plants. There are now even phone apps that can identify a plant from a photograph!

Some plants are fussy while others are more tolerant of their environment (and their owner’s mistakes), but anyone can grow plants at home – the secret is to choose the right plant for the conditions you have, and accept that certain beauties are not meant to last. One example of this is Poinsettia, the Christmas plant. It is sold with the intention to be enjoyed while it lasts, and discarded afterwards.

If you like flowering plants, try orchids. They are now available in easy-to-grow varieties, and with care-

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Very few plants can survive being roasted on a south facing window sill, or dumped in a dark corner far away from any daylight. Try to place your plants in different places in your home, especially as the seasons change, but bear in mind that some varieties will sulk if you keep moving them around too much. After a while you will discover the golden spot for each plant.

In winter, don’t trap the plants between a cold, drafty window and a curtain, with the heat of the radiator in between.

Watering

Unfortunately, overwatering is a common mistake – keeping the compost around the roots waterlogged will bring a plant close to its death. House plants need less water than we tend to think, especially in winter, so let them ‘hibernate’ by reducing watering in winter, and they will reward you with better growth in the spring.

You can rescue a drowning plant by taking it out of its pot, cleaning the pot thoroughly and gently shaking the plant’s roots off the waterlogged soil.

Let it dry out a little, and re-plant in fresh compost.

Some plants need a specific method of watering. For example, Saintpaulia (African Violet) likes tepid water and having the bottom of the pot immersed, rather than traditional watering from the top. However, if you pander to its needs, Saintpaulia will thank you with beautiful velvety flowers a few times a year.

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Most plants like humidity so if the furniture allows it, mist the air around the foliage, especially when the air is dry. If your environment is quite humid already, spraying more could encourage mould, both on the plant’s compost and in your home.

Troubleshooting

Over time, you will learn the language your plants speak - floppy leaves, yellowing edges, wonky shapes... They are the plant’s cries for better conditions.

Get the handbook out, look up the plant, and identify the trouble. Is the plant too cold? Suffering in a drafty hall? Too much water or dry air? You’ll soon get the hang of it.

Deal with pests as soon as they appear Infestation with little flies can appear anytime, especially on waterlogged plants, so deal with them before they spread to other plants. Sprays available in garden centres and supermarkets can eradicate many pests.

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Those large display plants in big entrance halls and public buildings are often rented and get replaced at the first sign of trouble to ensure a perfect display all year around. Plants in an average home will rarely compare to such perfection but do take notice of the thriving plants in other people’s homes.

Like most people, house plants like company, so place them together. Put the tall ones at the back and smaller ones in the front, or arrange them in a circle with the tallest one in the middle. The more variety in size, colour and shape, the better. Once you have created an arrangement that is pleasing to look at, you’ll be hooked – growing plants is addictive!

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In Theen Gard A third of us are actively trying to encourage wildlife into our gardens - an increase of more than 30% compared with a decade ago, according to research by the Horticultural Trades Association.

Give Wildlife A Warm Welcome More products targeted at the wild bird market are available in garden centres and we can choose feeding regimes which will attract birds that we most want to see in our gardens, says the HTA, the trade association for the UK garden industry.

Indeed, some 62% of us now regularly feed the birds in our garden and nearly a quarter provide nesting and breeding habitats.

But birds are not the only wildlife we can look after during the winter months and beyond. By making leafy habitats and cosy corners, we will provide shelter for small animals who need to hibernate uninterrupted and for beneficial insects who will stop the nuisances ones such as aphids in their tracks.

Leave stones laid over hollows for toads, newts and even slow worms, as well as centipedes which prey on slugs.

Pile up a few logs, which don't need to

be massive, in a quiet, shady spot and soon stag beetles, spiders and bees will be making a home out of this damp log cabin.

Log piles may also be housing slugs and snails, which in turn will attract blackbirds and wood mice looking for a meal, while hedgehogs may also forage for insects and slugs.

species. Straight seeds such as sunflower hearts are the first choice for many birds and black sunflowers are enjoyed by chaffinches, greenfinches, sparrows and tits. Nyjer seeds are nirvana for goldfinches and siskins.

Keeping bird feeders and baths well stocked all winter will not only help Try not to make your garden too tidy if the birds but also encourages them to you want to provide shelter for wildlife. explore other nooks and crannies in Areas of long grass and piles of leaves, your garden, where overwintering slugs, stones and twigs provide shelter for caterpillars and other larvae are waiting many beneficial insects and small mam- to be eaten. mals. Always check carefully for signs of life by gently turning over autumn Avoid cutting hedges until the end of bonfires before igniting them. winter to provide valuable shelter for birds and give them more time to eat Ladybirds gather in large clusters over the berries and wait until March to cut winter on dead plant stems, particularly back ivy growing up walls and fences, in more sheltered parts of the garden. so the berries will be available to birds Helping them through winter will mean and the foliage can provide a foraging fewer aphids in late spring, when lady- shelter for insect-eaters such as tits. bird larvae begin to eat them.

There's a wide variety of foods available If you have a pond, put a few clay roof which attract different species of bird tiles in it to provide cover for overwinto your garden. Robins and blackbirds tering frogs and other aquatic wildlife. love plump, juicy mealworms which will provide a good source of protein, fat If you help wildlife through the winter months, beneficial insects, birds and and valuable moisture. other animals will have a head start in Seed mixes are full of nutritional value helping you out in spring! and are eagerly consumed by most

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In Theen Gard

October & November Best of The Bunch

Pyracantha (Firethorn) These famously prickly evergreen shrubs are ideal for training against walls - not only to show their wonderful berries off to their best but also to deter opportunist burglars, thanks to the sharp thorns. They can also be grown as free-standing bushes, and most will be producing berries now in varying shades of red, orange or yellow. Birds tend to leave them alone, so the berries

can remain until Christmas and beyond. The most popular is P coccinea ‘Lalandel’, which produces orange-red berries, while ‘Orange Glow’ provides excellent orange berries and ‘Soleil d’Or’ has yellow berries. Plants will grow to 2.5m x 2.5m and look wonderful if trained as espaliers. They thrive in any reasonable garden soil in sun and partial shade.

Good Enough to Eat!

Pumpkins

A pumpkin is not just for Halloween they can make great soups and pies, and are really not difficult to grow.

These huge orange veg need a long, hot growing season to fully ripen, and are best planted in fertile, moist soil in the sun. Sow seeds indoors in April and plant out when all risk of frost has passed, protecting the young plants with cloches if the weather turns really cold. Give the plants some liquid fertiliser every two weeks and water during particularly hot or dry spells. They make a good strong root system so, once established, they are not as thirsty as courgettes.

When growing large cultivars, remove the growing tip when three fruits have set, giving them a better chance of ripening. If you only want one giant pumpkin, just leave one fruit on each plant.

Put a layer of straw or a board under the fruits to keep them clean, and let them ripen on the ground until they sound hollow when tapped.

Good varieties include ‘Triple Treat’, which is round and orange with tasty flesh, and ‘Becky’, a medium-sized variety ideal for carving. If pumpkins are fully ripened, they should develop a hard skin which will help it last in storage for months.

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Jobs To Do...

• Plant new climbers, shrubs and trees while the soil is still warm.

• Take cuttings or save tender plants when you clear out summer containers if you have space to overwinter them.

• Check the greenhouse heating and insulate to save heat.

• Make sure bowls of bulbs being forced for indoor flowering don't dry out.

• As land becomes vacant in the vegetable plot, start digging when ground conditions are good, leaving the ground rough to allow the frost to penetrate.

• Protect strawberries potted for forcing early next year against frost by putting them in a cold frame.

• Continue to plant biennials such as foxglove, Canterbury bells and honesty.

• Check over brassicas for caterpillars of the cabbage white butterfly and pick off any you find.

• Once leaves have fallen, prune gooseberries.

• Mow your lawn less frequently as growth slows down, and raise the height of the cutting blades.

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Health & Fitness

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Calories are often spoken about when we are trying to reduce our weight, but what is a calorie?

In simple terms it is a unit of energy. Food is fuel, simple! As humans the only reason we should consume food is to fuel the body for the activities the body needs to carry out through the day. For some people the activities will require a lot of fuel.

For example, a builder on a building site will require a lot more fuel than an office worker who sits at a desk for most of the day. However, even the builder doesn’t require as much fuel as you might think. Modern technology is making all of our lives easier and even the builder doesn’t burn as much energy as they perhaps once did. These modern tools, along with health and safety requirements, means that a lot of manual labour is now done by machines and electric tools. You could say that modern life is causing many health problems. We are eating more and doing less physical exercise.

Every food has a calorific value which is usually displayed on the label but sometimes they can be difficult to understand.

Slimming clubs often refer to foods as sins or points, but all they have done is calculate the energy provisions of food and put it into “easier” terms of reference. But does this make it easier? Not really because the majority of food packaging does not list how many points or sins are in the packet. So you then have to refer to your diet app or book to calculate it. This also makes you more inclined to purchase the diet brands as they are easier to calculate... and usually more expensive making a LOT of profit for the diet companies.

Working out your calorie requirement is quite simple, but first you need to calculate if you need more or less calories. Using the Body Mass Index (BMI) calculation is a quick and simple way (easy to do online) to find out what your BMI is. BMI is used by doctors, health professionals and the armed forces to determine whether a person is overweight, underweight or ‘normal’.

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Calories (noun)

Tiny creatures that live in your closet and sew your clothes a little tighter every night.

Isocaloric Balance Weight Maintained

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The average man should consume 2500 calories per day and the average woman 2000 calories per day.

If you are overweight and want to reduce your weight then you have 3 options.

Option 1: Reduce current calorie intake and maintain current activity levels.

Option 2: Maintain current calorie intake and increase current activity levels.

Option 3: Reduce current calorie intake and increase current activity levels.

Option 3 will be the most effective (and fastest) option for reducing your body fat levels while also increasing your health and fitness levels, just as long as you are sensible and do things in moderation. I would always advise speaking to a professional trainer for help and advice on how to get the best results. We all want to look good, that’s why we buy nice clothes, get our hair styled, pretty nails, fake tans, expensive make up, gym memberships, but surely our health and fitness is the most important factor and yet the majority of people ignore it.

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The latest to vie for your attention – and subsequent cash – is a rather fetching offering from the three pointed star stable in the shape of the C-Class Cabriolet.

Its distinctive silhouette is pretty unmistakable – and you wouldn’t mistake it for anything other than a Merc. That classic fabric soft top, which whirrs and clicks and folds away in a matter of seconds, has so many layers that even when the temperature plummets, you stay snugly cocooned inside.

Which wasn’t a problem during our spell with the car, when the big yellowy thing in the sky made one of its infrequent visits to these shores and actually hung around for a few days.

fading to a brilliant white – just one of the neat touches adorning the C220.

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Roof down and with the electric rear deflector successfully deployed, wind buffeting is kept to a minimum if you keep your speed this side of sensible.

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Remember, Remember, The Fifth Of November Gunpowder, Treason and ploT

The sixteenth century will be remembered for its religious which had occurred in 1601 and 1603 and resorted to his bitterness when Catholics and Protestants were at each true self: namely he became extremely anti Catholic. other’s throats during and following the reign of Henry This did nothing to stem the feelings of catholic revolt 8th. In 1533 he had broken with the Church of Rome and which had festered for years. They were gradually translatset up his own Church in England - and this act on his part ed into a genuine plot against Protestantism in general and had gone down like a lead balloon over much of England the desire for a return to Rome. Although catholics were and the whole of Catholic Europe. in a small minority, a number came from old aristocratic The religious bigotry continued with a vengeance through- families with powerful friends and sympathisers - especially out both the reigns of Edward 6th and Mary 1st and it in the Midland areas. wasn’t until Elizabeth 1st came to the throne that there was Principal amongst these plotters (known as recursants) was some attempt at moderation; albeit within a framework of Robert Catesby who carefully collected a few equally faa Protestant England. During this time, catholics made up natical and determined followers. The coming of James 1st a small (but very discontented and vociferous) minority and his obvious dislike of catholics stirred their particular and were fined for not attending the “established” church, pot only further; so much so that they plotted to blow up were not allowed to conduct Mass and, both the King, the Palace of Westminster and generally speaking, had something of a rough all sitting MPs when they met for the State time (but at least they weren’t burnt at the opening of Parliament on November 5th, stake as had previously been the lot of sup1605. It was an outrageously ambitious plot posed heretics). requiring great planning and final execution Following Elizabeth’s death in 1603 - with if it were to succeed. They also needed a lot no natural successor – the crown passed to of luck. But they were driven by religious James 6th of Scotland who now became fervour.

James 1st of England. He was the son of the Catesby managed to secure the allegiance of devout catholic, Mary Queen of Scots, and a certain ex soldier named Guy Fawkes who English catholics hoped (and assumed) that had had 10 years of service and had become James would make life easier for them. But expert in explosives. He changed his name to James had never seen his mother after the Guido (so as to sound more Italian in order to age of one and had been raised by strict Scotimpress the ladies). Altogether there were 13 James I tish Presbyterian guardians (all hell fire and central conspirators principal amongst whom brimstone!) and, although he tried to continue Elizabeth’s were Catesby, Fawkes, Thomas Percy and Sir Everard (comparitively) moderate treatment of catholics at first, Digby. But a Jesuit priest, Henry Garnet, also knew about he quickly became alarmed over minor Catholic rebellions the plot but kept quiet claiming “confidentiality of the

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confessional”. There were a few others who, most likely, of them were killed. Those who survived were taken into had some inkling of what was going on but who also kept custody and transported back to London. They were not their heads below the parapet. tried in a court of law – they were already assumed guilty As the time grew nearer, it is suspected that one of the in- of treason – and were condemned to be executed by the ner circle (not actually known but thought to be (perhaps) barbaric practice of being hanged, drawn and quartered.

Tresham) felt that the magnitude of the intended outcome was excessive and wrote a letter, anonymously, to Lord But many historians consider that the whole episode was Monteagle warning him not to attend the opening of partly, if not wholly, engineered by the Government and Parliament. A passage in this letter reads “they shall receive that the “security forces” were always one step ahead of a terrible blow, this Parliament; and yet they shall not see the unsuspecting conspiritors. who hurts them”. The receipt of this letter gave forewarn- Amazing though this may sound, the king and his governing that something really serious was planned and heralded ment were determined to blacken the name of Catholian upsurge in security. cism by whatever means possible and this “demonstraAs part of the plot, an undercroft below the Houses of tion” of catholic treason was extremely good propaganda.

Parliament had been leased and 36 barrels of gunpowder In fact, before being popularly known as the Gunpowder had been illicitly purchased and stored therein under a Plot, it was known as either the Gunpowder Treason Plot cover of wood, iron and other debris in an attempt to or the Jesuit Treason Plot. The net result was that catholics conceal them from casual glance. were just about tolerated but were treated with the greatest The plotters had hoped that with the demise of the King suspicion and not allowed to hold high office for some and Parliament, England would be without any form of considerable period. government and that the King of Spain could step into the However, and although James might have won this parvacuum thus created consequent return Rome ticular had round such that the country wasand spared fromto his The sixteenth centurywith will the be remembered for its to religious which occurred in 1601 and 1603 resorted and catholicism.

But bitterness when Catholics and Protestants were at each true self: namely he became extremely anti Catholic.

Fawkesthroats was caught redand following the reign of Henry other’s during This did nothing to stem the feelings of catholic revolt handed in theheunder8th.

In 1533 had broken with the Church of Rome and which had festered for years. They were gradually translatcroft to ignite thein England - and this act on his part ed into a genuine plot against Protestantism in general and set upready his own Church gunpowder.

It was had gone down likeaa lead balloon over much of England the desire for a return to Rome. Although catholics were closethe call. and whole of Catholic Europe. in a small minority, a number came from old aristocratic Fawkes gave his namecontinued with a vengeance through- families with powerful friends and sympathisers - especially The religious bigotry as John in-of Edward 6th and Mary 1st and it out bothJohnson, the reigns in the Midland areas.

Guido Faw kes signatur venteduntil someElizabeth cock and1st came to the throne that there was Principal amongst these plotters wasn’t recursants) was e (befor(known e and afteas r racking). bull story, and at was taksome attempt moderation; albeit within a framework of Robert Catesby who carefully collected a few equally fafor questioning.

ForDuring this time, catholics made up aenProtestant England. natical and determined followers. The coming of James 1st refused spell of catholic rule , asome smalltime (buthe very discontented and vociferous) minority and his obvious dislike ofanother catholics stirred their particular to admit was be regarded and werethat finedhefor not attending the “established” church, pot only further; so muchhissoreign that cannot they plotted to blowasup party not to any conspiracy popular.

He considered himselfand were allowed to conduct Mass and, both the King, the Palace of Westminster but eventually he was as “divine” and, therefore, beyond generally speaking, had something of a rough all sitting MPs when they met for the State “The Rack” subjected toleast increasing guidance criticism. Consetime (but at they weren’t burnt at the opening of any Parliament onorNovember 5th, torture rack where, finally, heof gave the names of all quently he regarded with the utmost contempt stake ason hadthe previously been the lot sup1605. ItParliament was an outrageously ambitious plot his compatriots and considered its onlygreat purpose was to grant money posed heretics). and their subsequent intentions. requiring planning and finalhim execution The arrest Elizabeth’s of Fawkes death was the impetus for those for a very profligate lifestyle.

WhatThey is more, although Following in necessary 1603 - with if it were to succeed. alsoand needed a lot remaining London–tothe flee northwards with the intention married, he isofthought to have been driven essentially homosexual no natural in successor crown passed to luck. But they were by religious of rallying further support abduction of Princess and “piqued fervour. himself on his great contempt for women”.

James 6th of Scotland whoand nowthe became Elizabeth, theEngland. king’s nine described himto assecure “cunning, covetous, of James 1st of Heyear was old the daughter. son of theThe party split Charles Dickens Catesby managed the allegiance up but some stayed overnight at Dunstable, wasteful, idle,a drunken, cowardly; a greatwho devout catholic, Mary Queen of Scots, and Hockliffe and certain exgreedy, soldierdirty, named Guy Fawkes Brickhillcatholics before regrouping next daythat to continue to swearer and the on and earth”.

English hoped (andthe assumed) hadmost had 10conceited years of man service hadSounds become Warwickshire and finally to Holbeche like a nice chap!

James would make life easier for them.House But in Staffordexpert in explosives. He changed his name to shire. had never seen his mother after the He also annoyed the(so people Dunstable with his James Guido as to of sound more Italian in imposiorder to But of they didand nothad receive support theyScothad expected tion of a most unpopular vicar, Edward Alport, age one beenthe raised by strict impress the ladies).

Altogether thereleading were 13 James I – people were terrified of being branded as traitors if dis- to much popular unrest.

Then, after just over 20 years, in tish Presbyterian guardians (all hell fire and central conspirators principal amongst whom covered – nor didalthough they abduct the princess as aElizabeth’s bargaining were 1625,Catesby, James 1st died toThomas be replaced his Sir son,Everard Charles 1st. brimstone!) and, he tried to continue Fawkes, Percybyand chip as originallymoderate intended.treatment But they of gotcatholics as far asatHolbeche People But hoped that things betteralso – inknew fact they (comparitively) first, Digby. a Jesuit priest, might Henryget Garnet, about House where they were involved in a fire fight – rebellions shades got plot worse in the English Civil War.of the he quickly became alarmed over minor Catholic the but- culminating kept quiet claiming “confidentiality of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - such that a few So much for the Stuarts.

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Looking Up! See the Milky Way from the Chilterns: Mid October and Mid November this year is a great time to head up into the Chilterns for a glimpse of the Milky Way. Places like Ivinghoe Beacon and Coombe Hill are dark enough to reveal a band of hazy light crossing overhead. You don’t need binoculars or a telescope - just your eyes and the knowledge that hazy band of light you’re seeing is the aggregated starlight of billions of stars amassed in the spiral arms of our home galaxy.

Follow the International Space Station over Bedfordshire: Sunday 1st October until Thursday 12th October sees the International Space Station (ISS) sail silently overhead. Catch this orbiting science centre as a bright point of light moving steadily across the sky at various times between 7:30pm and 8:30pm until the 12th. Exact timings can be found online. In early November the ISS is back again, but in the morning sky. Look for it ahead of sunrise between 5am and 6:30am.

Catch a Falling Star: Two meteor showers reach their peak activity this autumn.

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A Pensioners View

Pension Poverty On The Rise

By Mike Newman

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overnment figures showed in April this year that there were 1.9 million pensioners in relatively low income after housing costs in 2015/16 representing 16% of all pensioners.

This figure shows a rise in pensioner poverty in the last ear by 300,000.

The above statement appeared in The National Pensioners Convention publication “Campaign” and one wonders if this figure will tend to increase as we move along the BREXIT path? The Conservatives stated in their election campaign that they would remove the guarantee - introduced by David Cameron in 2010 and re-affirmed at the start of 2015 Parliamentary session - that the state pension would rise by 2.5%, the rate of inflation, or average earning growth, whichever is the largest. The present government has not altered this statement in any way at present. At the moment it would appear that the statement is unlikely to change until the next general election.

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DISCOVER Ashridge

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Ashridge In Autumn Walk Sat 7th Oct, 10:00 - 14:00, Adult: £8 / Child: £5

Christmas Pudding Walk 27th Nov 2017 - 8th Jan 2018, 10:00 - 15:00

Explore Ashridge at one of the most scenic times of the year on this guided walk through the estate.

Join some of our very knowledgeable volunteers for a six mile walk through the estate to see the changes autumn brings.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. Dogs on leads are welcome. Booking essential. Call: 01442 851227

A self-led walk, following the puddings on this way-marked route through the woodland. The whole family can enjoy this walk through Ashridge in winter! This route is partly surfaced and partly rough so may well be muddy so not suitable for buggies. Dogs on leads are welcome. Booking not needed, this is a free event.

Gentle Stroll - Deer Rut Wed 18th Oct, 10:30 - 12:30, All: £3 Join our knowledgeable volunteers on this gentle walk to look for rutting deer. If 7am is too early for you, you may still catch site of rutting deer on this gentle stroll. Bring your camera and binoculars if you have them. Not suuitable for young children. Unfortunately dogs are not welcome at this event. Meet at the end of Monument Drive.

Booking not needed.

Children’s Christmas Trail Every Sat & Sun from 2nd - 31st Dec 2017 10:00 - 15:00, £3.00 per child Follow mouse and other creatures of Ashridge as they create a wonderful Christmas garland. There’s a special Christmas gift for every helper to collect at the end. This trail is on week-ends only. This event is for children and families. Dogs on leads are welcome. Meet at the visitor centre and collect your trail. Booking not needed.

Hallowe’en Trail And Crafts 23rd - 27th Oct, 10:00 - 16:00, £3 per child

Christmas Wreath-Making Workshops Wed 6th & Mon 11th Dec, 13:00 - 15:30, Adult: £30.00

For a half-term treat come and make some spooky crafts at the visitor centre then go for an exciting walk on our Hallowe’en trail. Join us this half-term to create your own spooky spider. Then follow our creepy Hallowe’en trail through the woodland.

Our Hallowe’en spider will be your guide to which creatures either ‘trick or treat’ Ashridge. You can dress up if you want to. Booking not needed.

Come along and learn how to make your own Christmas wreath from foliage foraged from the estate. Join other people eager to create their very own Christmas wreath. Refreshments and all materials are included in the price. Not suitable for children and unfortunately dogs are not welcome at this event. The workshops take place in the visitor centre. Booking essential. Call: 01442 851227

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COLLEGE LAKE

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A night under the stars

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Sat 21st October - 6:00pm - 9:00pm

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Sleep under the stars at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo Adventurous campers can pitch their tents at the UK’s largest zoo this summer Nature Night Camping – Saturday 5, 12 and 19 August and Saturday 2 September, 2017 Lovers of the great outdoors can pitch up their tents and sleep under the stars at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo this summer with a brand new wild camping experience.

Running on selected dates during August and September, Nature Night Camping invites visitors to sleepover at the UK’s largest Zoo alongside its 3,500 animals.

Once the Zoo gates have shut for the day, lucky campers will pitch their tents and be treated to a fascinating talk on how best to spot the Zoo’s animals at night-time.Lake: Celestron Trade Day College

Sat 14th October - 10:00am - 4:00pm

As darkness falls on the 600-acre Zoo, campers will have a chance to put their newly-learned wildlifeA chance to try out the Celestron range of binoculars and watching tips to the test and head out for a torch-lit spotting scopes. expedition to discover which animals are still awake.

Nature - College Guests willTots then return to camp Lake to settle down for a peaceful sleep.

With no need to set an alarm, Tue 17thnight’s October - 10:00am - 11:30am the roars ofOct lions, squawks of parrots and trumpeting Thur 19th - 10:00am - 11:30am & 1pm - 2.30pm of elephants will ring around at first light.

Tue 14th November - 10:00am - 11:30am Thur 16thwill Nov 10:00am - 11:30am & 1:00pm - 2:30pm Breakfast be-served at the Zoo’s Wildbite Café

Venue: Upper Icknield Way Bulbourne

Enjoy an evening of stargazing at College Lake. Learn about the constellations and what you can see in the night sky.

Guided Walk at College Lake Sun 22nd October- 10:30am - 12:30pm Sat 11th November - 1:30pm - 3:30pm Join us for a walk around this wonderful site. You will be introduced to the various habitats of College Lake as well as some of the wildlife using the site. You will also find out about how we mange the site to benefit these plants and animals.

Beavers are Back Tue 21st November - 7:45pm - 9:30pm

Venue: Great Missenden Memorial Centre, Great Missenden.

After an absence of 400 years beavers are back in the UK. Mark Elliott of the Devon Wildlife Trust explains his work reintroducing beavers and how they can benefit the local landscape. The reintroduction involved persuading landowners and anglers that beavers could co-exist with their sporting or farming activities. Come along and find out some unexpected consequences of this significant wildlife...

A History & Wildlife Winter Stroll Sat 25th November - 10:30am - 12:00pm Venue: Weston Turville Reservoir

before campers enjoy an exclusive morning tour of Join us at College pre-school little ones for Whipsnade beforeLake the with Zooyour opens to the public. seasonal nature discovery, games, craft, fun and exploration.

Booking essential.

Nature Overnight guests are thenTots freeistosuitable enjoy for the pre-school rest of children. children be accompanied ancampadult. their day All at the Zoo, must as entry is included inbythe Remember ing price. to dress for the outdoors.

Enjoy this winter guided amble along the Weston Turville Reservoir & Wendover Arm Canal with several stops looking at the history and wildlife of this beautiful local area with Steve Hawkins. Hear how the canal impacted local lives and how a day out for a group of young friends turned to tragedy in the early1900s.

Limited spaces areChiltern available for this wild sleepover; Making the Hills. to find outOctober more and- book your tent pitch visit www.

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Venue: Great Missenden Memorial Centre, Great Missenden,

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Dr Jill Eyres local archaeologist explains how the Chiltern Hills was formed and how the archeology influences the wildlife found there. So much of the wildlife and landscape we see & enjoy today was was determined by events millions of years ago.

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What’s On Akeman Street Tring Hertfordshire HP23 6AP

Messy Apple Bird Feeder 24th & 26th October, £2, drop-in.

10.15 - 10.45, 10.45 - 11.15, 11.15 - 11.45, 14.30 - 15.00, 15.00 - 15.30 Make a tasty treat for your garden birds. Celebrate Tring’s Apple Fayre by creating a seed- and lard-filled apple. It’s the perfect food to attract birds to your garden and give them a helping hand this autumn. Suitable for ages 5+.

Tails of the Unexpected Tour 24th October, £4.50, 9.00 - 20.00 Tour the Museum to uncover mysterious stories about strange animals in our Halloween-themed event.

Freaky fact or just a myth? Find out some of the strange stories about the species in the Museum.

Join us after hours in our atmospheric galleries. Tour the Museum to uncover mysterious stories about strange animals in our Halloween-themed event.

Advance booking required. Suitable for adults.

For information and tickets call 020 7942 6163.

Wall of Eyes Art Attack 25th October, Free event.

Drop in between 10.00 - 18.00.

For Infomation Tel: 020 7942 6171

Explore exhibitions and events at www.nhm.ac.uk/tring.

Behind the Scenes: Voyages of Discovery 12th Oct, 9th Nov, 7th Dec, £10 11.00 - 12.00 Get a rare look at historical specimens and hear about the great lengths explorers went to for science.

Step behind the scenes to see the world-renowned bird collection including historic specimens linked to voyages of discovery made by Darwin, Wallace and Shackleton.

Get a rare look at historical specimens and hear about the great lengths explorers went to for science.

Discover the different types of scientific collections and how they are prepared, conserved and used by researchers from around the world.

For information and tickets call 020 7942 6163 Advance booking and photo ID is required. This event is suitable for adults.

Christmas Starfish 30th November & 14 December, £2, drop-in.

10.30 - 11.00 Get messy with clay to create a starfish decoration.

In this led activity under 5s play with clay to create a unique starfish for their Christmas tree.

Wire Bird Making Big ones, small ones, red ones, green ones - help us create a giant wall of staring eyes as we make a giant art attack, a cabinet 30th November, £22, 19.00 - 22.00 full of eyes in jars. Explore the 50 eyes on display in our Animal Get creative with your very own hand-sized bird made out of Vision exhibition and use this for inspiration to create your own craft wire. Join artist Zack from Paper and Wire to learn how to twist wire to make a life-size bird such as a wren or robin. eye in spirit.

Put your own twist on your creation with different patterns and coloured wires.

Museum by Torchlight This event will take place in our atmospheric galleries. Feel free 27th October, Free, suggested donation £2 to bring some nibbles and a drink.

17.00 - 20.00 This event is suitable for adults. Advance booking is required.

Dress up and bring your torch for a spooky time in the galleries. For information and tickets call 020 7942 6163 Join us for this special event where the Museum will be open out of hours and in the dark. Bring your torch to spot animals Rudolph Christmas Trail hiding just around the corner. Take part in our Freaky Facts trail to uncover spooky stories about our specimens and solve our 2nd Dec - 7th Jan 2018, £1 per trail, All day.

Follow Rudolph around the world as he delivers gifts and meets anagram. new animals.

Be sure to dress up with your friends and family in a ghoulish Take a journey around the Museum with Rudolph to explore costume or scary animal! Make your costume even spookier his new friends. On your trip spot hidden reindeer and have a with our animal face painting. go at some games. Complete the trail and receive a chocolate Face painting: £2, Freaky facts trail: £1 treat. Suitable for all ages. No need to book in advance.

This activity is suitable for ages 5+. No need to book.

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Clubs & Groups DUNSTABLE MEN IN SHEDS We are a group of slightly older men who meet on Monday, Wednesday and Friday’s between 10am and 1 pm to chat, drink tea and sometimes make useful items for local schools, charities and for ourselves from a range of materials. We have been loaned a Council building on the Meadway allotment’s as our manufacturing hub. Come and visit, all are welcome. We are on Facebook and aim to have a web site shortly.

For more information ring Martin on 01582 668598, or Terry on 01582 604476 WIDOWS & WIDOWERS CLUB We are an active Widows and Widowers club.

Meetings are held locally and new members are always welcome.

If you would like to make new friends and join in our many outings and activities please ring Jenny 01582 672766 or Val 01582 659717 or email Carol at carol.hodges@ntlworld.com CURTAIN CALL THEATRE GROUP & YOUTH THEATRE Youth theatre open to children aged 5 - 16 Mondays 5pm - 7.30pm Eaton Bray Village Hall. Acting, Singing, Dance, Fun & Games!

Adult group (16+) Mondays 8pm 10pm Eaton Bray Village Hall. New members always welcome wheather on or off stage.

Call Gavyn 01525 220525 www.curtaincalltheatregroup.co.uk WEDNESDAY CLUB at NORTHALL VILLAGE HALL Are you or do you know of an elderly person in the Northall, Dagnall, Edlesborough, Eaton Bray or surrounding villages who might benefit from a social day out once a week? Why not come along to the

Wednesday Club from 10.00am to 3.00pm. Our own minibus can pick you up, morning coffee and biscuits, home cooked lunch with pudding, afternoon tea and cakes. Play games and bingo, sale table, entertainment by visitors and outside club visits.

Join in as much or as little as you like, make new friends, very friendly atmosphere. Only £9.00 per week including transport.

Contact Anna on 07854 230243, please leave a message if no answer.

BEDFORDSHIRE GUILD OF WEAVERS, SPINNERS & DYERS. A friendly group of textile crafts people who meet in Flitwick Village Hall twice a month.

First Tuesday evening of each month 7.30 - 9-30 and Third Saturday, all day, 10.30 to 4.30.

We welcome visitors interested in seeing what we do, so please pay a visit to our website www.bedsguildwsd.blogspot.co.uk BEECROFT CRAFT & CHAT Beecroft Community Centre Westfield Road Dunstable We meet on the 1st Wednesday of every month between 10.00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m on a “drop in/drop out” basis.

We meet to have a cuppa, chat and craft together in a friendly, welcoming atmosphere.

ALL CRAFTS WELCOME The first session is FREE Annual subscription £5.00 Session Fee: £3.00 Tel: Dorothy on 01582 606812 DUNSTABLE WI Dunstable WI meet two evenings a month on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays at Watling Lower School Bullpond Lane at 7.00pm. We are friendly group and like to enjoy ourselves.

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welcome new members so join us and make new friends.

12th October - The Inns & outs of Dunstable - Joan Curran 26th October - “Glen Miller” Connections to BedfordshireFor more information telephone Barbara Fisher 01582 665252 NATIONAL TRUST All meetings are held at Salvation Army Centre, Dunstable. Guests are welcome at £3.00 As well as outing we also run a holiday once per year. If you would like to join the group, please contact, Lynder Power 01582 696193 or Janr Lingham 01582 606838 4th October: 7.45pm The Borstal Duck Decoy, Buckinghamshire - Ian Goode, N.T Ranger - 17th Century duck decoy, only 4 now remain.

1st November: 7.45pm Kruger to Cape Town - Wendy Taylor on her experiences in Cape Town.

DUNSTABLE PROBUS CLUB Dunstable PROBUS Club meets on the second Monday of the month and membership is open to retired or semi-retired professional and business men. The Club’s main object is the promotion of good fellowship. Members enjoy a variety of social activities and organized visits throughout the year and at their regular monthly meetings they are entertained by after-lunch speakers. If you are interested in joining the Club, please contact the Secretary, Philip Savage on 01582 662462.

SAPHIRE SOCIAL CLUB We meet every Thursday at The Orange Tree Stevenage Rd Hitchin from 8.30pm. A small and friendly group for single people aged 50+. We offer a variety of social events during the month and the opportunity to make new friends. Potential new members are warmly welcome to come along and meet us with no joining fee for 2

October - November 2017 months. For further info call/text Ian 07900 890583 or Joyce 07952 678021 www.sapphiresocialsinglesclub.co.uk DUNSTABLE GARDEN CLUB Our winter meetings started on Monday 11th September with a very special AGM. 60 members attended to celebrate 50 years of the Club which was founded in 1967 by a keen and inspiring botanist & gardener, Gwen Elwell. Her aim was a Club run by amateurs for amateurs with talks in the winter, garden visits in the summer and to exchange ideas, information and plants. So it continues to this day.

Monday 9th October – “ Back Gardens of Great Britain” Matthew Biggs, well-known gardener and broadcaster on TV & radio including ‘Gardeners’ Question Time’, gives us a peek into some of the unique gardens & fascinating owners he has discovered on his travels round the UK. Monday 13th November – “The Work of the Woodland Trust” Linda McArdell visits from Heartwood Forest nr. St Albans to tell us about their work preserving ancient woodland and creating new forests for future generations. Meetings are held in the Salvation Army Hall, Dunstable and commence at 7.30 pm. Visitors welcome £2 & Annual subscription £10. Further information from Mary Chapman 01582 603710 FRIENDS OF STUDHAM COMMON We are a friendly,voluntary group whose aim is to conserve,maintain and promote Studham Common as a haven for wildlife and a place for everyone to enjoy. For this purpose we meet as a work party on the third Saturday of each month (except Dec.) The work is not onerous and we enjoy the exercise and the good company –and a picnic lunch is provided! Tel Pam on 01582 872608 pamrumfitt@btinternet.com

NEW MOON MORRIS We are a mixed side dancing traditional dances from all over England – with our own twist – as well as choreographing new dances. We are particularly looking for new dancers.

We meet most Tuesday evenings 8:15 – 10:15 at Ivinghoe Town Hall, LU7 9EW (we advise that you check – in case we are ‘dancing out’).

Contact: squire.newmoon@gmail.com.

Find out more at: www.newmoonmorris.blogspot.co.uk LANGDALE CHURCH Langdale church communities: Art group every week, Friends and Neighbours open to everyone speaker and refreshments every second Thursday, Toddler group every Wednesday term time only, Saturday coffee morning second Saturday every month, Carers drop in 1st Thursday every month. Neighbourhood chaplains befriending and support in the local community. Sunday morning services at 10.30am. Please contact 01582 602980 langdalechurch@talktalk.net SOCIAL GROUP We are a small group of people age 45+. If you like to have fun and enjoy yourself then please get in touch. No Membership required, just ring Tina for more information between 10am & 8pm week days 01582 619035 NORTHALL TODDLER GROUP Northall Village Hall, LU6 2EX Join new mums, dads, grandparents and carers.Every Tuesday 9:30 – 11:30am (including school holidays) For children aged 0-5 years.

Tea, coffee, juices and healthy snack.

Come join in the fun, games and learning (inside and out) £2.50 during term time (per family) £1 per child during school holidays (Adults free & older children welcome) Tel. Stacey 07957 607592 or Sally 07963 506188

ARTS & CRAFTS Art & Craft for adults with learning difficulties every Wednesday 10.30am - 12.30pm & every Sat 11am - 1pm at Arttrend, rear of 440 Dunstable Road.Please see the website www.arttrend.co.uk for all the details or phone 07794987796 THE BOGTROTTERS The Bogtrotters (Dunstable and District Walking and Hostelling Group) are a group of about 90 walkers, hikers and hostellers. We run a surprisingly diverse range of activities, including half and full day walks, hostelling trips, meals and evening activities.

New members are always welcome.

Prospective members are invited to get in touch via the website, give us a ring or just turn up to an event or walk.

01582 865966 Sue or Julian BREATHEASY Do you suffer from a lung condition?

Then why not come and join our local Support group - breatheasy - Part of the British lung foundation. We meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month at peter newton pavilion (Behind Tesco) 2 - 4pm carers also welcome As well as supporting each other we have a variety of speakers and also arrange day trips out.

New members most welcome Tel: Amanda Fletcher 01582 404479 DUNSTABLE BAPTIST CHURCH St Mary’s Gate (Middle of Ashton Square Car Park) Our Friends and Neighbours meetings are open to everyone on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month.

For more information contact David tel: 01582 872106

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Clubs & Groups DUNSTABLE DAOS Tuesdays and Fridays, 7:45pm - 10:00pm We are Dunstable's premier Musical Theatre group. We perform out major shows, once a year, at The Grove Theatre in Dunstable along with concerts, small shows and so on. Find our Facebook Group or Facebook page for more details. Email: daosuk@ gmail.com STUDHAM W.I. Studham WI meet on the first Thursday of every month, 7.45pm at Studham Village Hall.

An open and friendly group of around 30+ ladies, we enjoy laughing and socialising, be it at our meetings, our monthly lunch outings, darts matches, quiz evenings, or at group and county events. If you’re interested in joining us, then come and try the WI! We’re always happy to welcome visitors to the majority our meetings. Visit: www. studhamwi.wordpress.com for more information, or find us on facebook – just search for “studhamwi”.

DUNSTABLE SALVATION ARMY FRIENDS TOGETHER (Over 60s ) We meet every Weds at Bull Pond Lane,Dunstable,LU6 3AH We have a Cup of Tea or Coffee at 1.00pm then the the meeting starts at 1.30pm - 2.30pm Weekly Subscription £1 The Programme consists of Various Speakers.Quizzies, Sing-ALongs, Musicial Artists. Lunch Club for Members on the first Weds of the month @£3 Also lots of good fun and Christian Fellowship. For more information tel: Maureen Dunn - 01582 759509

DUNSTABLE LADIES CHOIR Houghton Regis Baptist Church, Houghton Regis, LU5 5RG We’re a friendly local choir, always looking for new voices to join us - no audition required!

We sing a bit of everything, from traditional choral pieces to songs from top musicals, with a few pop classics thrown in for good measure. Why not come along to a rehearsal, and see how you get on?

Every Tuesday, 7.30pm to 9.30pm For more details, contact Pat Jackson on 01582 520302 or find us on Facebook CLASSICAL MUSIC ‘ROCKS’ – & DANESBOROUGH CHORUS IS RECRUITING NOW You might think you don’t like classical music - but you could be mistaken. You may well have sung along with the well-loved works at the BBC’s Last Night of the Proms. Think of all the TV ads, films, even football matches where you were singing along to a piece of classical music.

Who could forget Pavarotti and friends performing Nessun Dorma at World Cup celebrations?

For those who like to sing and can hold a tune - even if it’s only in the shower - the Danesborough Chorus is currently recruiting in all voice parts for its 43rd season. This 100-strong choir performs a wide range of classical music, religious and secular, by the world’s great composers over the centuries, ranging from Mozart, Elgar and Rachmaninoff to modern composers, such as Karl Jenkins and Howard Goodall. If that

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last name sounds familiar, he famously composed the Vicar of Dibley theme tune. You may have heard Howard Goodall on BBC radio or TV, and he came to conduct one of his own works when it was performed in 2014 at the choir’s summer concert at Woburn Church.

The Danesborough Chorus meets on Wednesdays 7.45 9.50 pm in Aspley Guise Village Hall. The new season started Wednesday 6th September, and we will be rehearsing Brahms’ German Requiem . If you’re interested, why not bring your vocal chords along for a few sessions? Please contact membership secretary Carol Yirrell on 01296 680328, or via our website at www.danesborough. org.uk. She’ll invite you to come along to a few rehearsals and see how you find it.

October - November 2017

Keech Hospice Fundraising Evening

60’s and 70’s Live Music from GERRY & THE ATTRICKS • • •

Tickets £17 Per Person Includes a Fish/Chicken/Vegetarian & Chips Supper NO BAR – Bring your own drink and glasses

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For Tickets contact Phil Eccles on 01525 873601 / 07948872627 / email: ecclescakes5@hotmail.com

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Out & About

What’s What’s On On

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IN T animal they belong to. your Fear Factor at six Halloween haunts for Freaky FunFest our family 21st - 29th October, £1 per trail. friendly event! There’s fun Ghost Stories and Spooky Fancy DressWhat doWhat these animals and teeth tell us about 21st thesedo animals eyes teeth tell us about Explore the galleries for and oureyes deadliest animals - if you Competitions too, plus for a small extra charge carve a perfect pumpkin! them?

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Tiptoe around the Museum in for the them? Get your investigative hat on and work out Whatever the weather it’s the perfect place for you and your little ones most dangerous animals in Africa.

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WALTER’S MINIBEASTS WALTER’S MINIBEASTS 11th August 10th & 10th 11th & August DUNSTABLE FIREWORKS 10.30-12.00, 13.00-14.30 DISPLAY 10.30-12.00, 13.00-14.30

Disco learn Searc Creasey Park Community Football Centre to fin Beetles, butterflies and bugs Walter was fascinated Beetles, butterflies and bugs Walter was fascinated Friday 3rd November outsi with with them all.them all.

7PM artist Anna Pool to make your own Join artistJoin Anna Pool to make and add and youradd very ownveryMeet older minibeast to our spectacular swarm, onindisplay the minibeast to our spectacular swarm, on display the in It’sMuseum that time of the year again, so getcome ready forto the Museum during the summer.

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October - November 2017

Easter 14 Reach, - 17 April 10am –Road 3pm LU7 0EB Old Linslade Rd,Weekend Heath and Linslade Tel: 01525 234260 www.greensandtrust.org/rushmere-country-park

Fascinating Fungi 17th October at 11.30am Tickets £4 per person (including £2 voucher to be used in the Tree Tops Café).

Have you ever wondered about those strange things growing in the woods? Most of us know very little about these fascinating growths – come and join our volunteer Tony Harding to increase your understanding of this neglected Easter Bunny Hunt but absorbing wonder of the natural world. The talk will Complete the trail and win an egg! be held in the Education Room in the Herons’ View Visitor Come and find eight wooden rabbits hidden  Tickets £3.50 per child Centre atanswer Rushmere Park. in the park, the questionsCountry and win an  To avoid disappointment book in advance at Easter egg.

Pick up your question sheet from the Herons’ Hatch, return it there with your answers to receive your chocolate egg reward.

www.eventbrite.co.uk (search Easter Bunny Hunt)  Or you can just turn up on the day of your choice at the Herons’ Hatch but numbers are limited

Halloween Disco 26th October 6pm – 9.30pm Tickets £12 per child.

Fun kids’ event in the Tree Tops Café suitable for ages 5-12 A chance to experience the park after dark!

Make sure you come in your Halloween costume!

Ticket includes hot dog, juice, fancy dress competition, games and dancing. The bar will be open and food available for adults to purchase.

Feed the Birds 29th October 11am – 3pm A whole day of family-friendly fun at the end of the Half Term holidays. Come and spend the day at Rushmere Country Park learning more about our feathered friends and how we can feed them and help them thrive.

Aimed at the whole family - all children must be accompanied by an adult. There may be a small charge for some activities - £3 exit fee applies. Don’t forget your binoculars!

Birds of prey demonstration by the English School of Falconry, Get messy making a bird feeder, Fun crafts including badge making, Guided bird walk, Make a bird box, Bird ringing demonstration.

All the above are yet to be confirmed and may alter.

CHILTERN GATEWAY Dunstable Road, LU6 2GY Tel: 01582 500 920

Mini Pumpkin Arrangements 24th October 10am -11am £6

Children's workshop creating autumnal floral arrangements in mini pumpkins.

Join us for a autumn workshop making mini autumn pumpkins with Edlesborough Flowers.

Autumnal Pumkin Arrangment 17th October 10am - 11.30am £25 The perfect centre piece for your Halloween party, or simply a flower arrangement to celebrate this colouful season. Autumnal Arrangement workshop all materials provided by Edlesborough Flowers, with expert florist on hand to help. Please bring gardening gloves if needed.

Christmas Wreath Decorating

30th November 5.30pm - 7.30pm £30 A Christmas workshop with Edlesborough Flowers to create your perfect Christmas welcome. This year our festive floral workshops are hosted by the creative florists at Edlesborough Flowers. An indulgent festive evening complete with mince pies, the National Trust shop and View Café open.

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TEA TIME TALES AT PRIORY HOUSE

Talks of local and national interest Join us on alternate Thursday afternoons between 2.30 pm and 4.00 pm for talks of local and national interest with a cup of tea or coffee and a homemade cake. Tickets are £5 each and we strongly recommend purchasing your tickets in advance as they often sell out before the day.

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5th Oct - From Maidenbower to a Royal Village; an early history of the chalkhill settlements - Tony Woodhouse 19th Oct - Paintings of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood - Brian McVay

2nd Nov - The 19th Century Sensation Novel - Pat Sutcliffe 16th Nov - The Bolter, the lifer & loves

of a scandalous flapper - Kay Kempster For more information contact Priory House on 01582 891420

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Launches Luton Luton Hoo Estate NEWS RELEASE Cheddington Food & Drink Fayre Children & Families Appeal Hoo’s Open ForGarden Walled 13th October, 7pm

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Home-Start provides vital support to local Autumn Open Day families with young children who are struggling to cope for many reasons including illness or disCome and join us in a celebration of eating and drinkability, mental ill health, bereavement, poverty HOME­START LAUNCHES LUTON CHILDREN &toFAMILIES financialBrown issues.

This year we are aiming ing on APPEAL Friday 13th October from 7pm to 10pm at theor Capability designed Flower Garden Wood We begin the 2016 ‘open11th day’ June season at the Luton Open Farm Sunday, further buildLodge, our support services Luton and Hoo Estate Annual to the our setting for theincafé, where For the first Walled time theGarden Luton with Hoothe Estate willFair takeforpart incredible isShooting happening Luton Hoo Estate Walled Garden will beChildren have launched the Luton & Families Plant Heritage and Beds) on Saturday 23rd April light lunches can be purchased.

The adjoining stables Cheddington inSomething LEAF Open (Herts FarmHome­Start Sunday, which is the farming provides vital support to local families with young children who are Village Hall. Now in its ninth year, we 2016 fromnational 1100-1500. is just £3 andincredible toursfrom of Appeal in hope of raising £3000. farm buildings, house an exhibition about the Victorian industry's openEntrance day on Sunday June 11th Something is happening the garden can also be has taken for an extra £2. arable struggling tosee cope for reasons including illness or disability, ill health,locally produced goods including pies, and we’d like you toLuton itEstate formany yourself holding an Autumn Open Day 1860’s thisfrom was the are most industrialised in future 11am-3pm.

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This year we are aiming and we’d you for yourself Something incredible is happening 1030-1530 theCapability endlike of September.

This an 1760’s to the lives of 51 Luton families including 149 children 1500 acres, aseach well as13.00. the historic Walled Garden and 10.30 -until Entry £5 -request. children £3 with cakes, chutney, cider, honey, salami and gin plus much 3rd Earl Bute, noted botanist by their predecessors. opportunityfor to John showStuart, our progress toof visitors when our by giving emotional support, friendship andsheds practical support services in Luton and have the Luton All the usual attractions areestimated available: the Edwardian era farm complex - guided tours will laidthe Esand minister George III.be As Although itlaunched has been thatback £10 Children million needs& Families Appeal in volunteers, bothprime gardeners and under conservationists are at yourself help according to the needs of thelabourers’ family. However and we’d like you to see it for including the head gardeners’ office, mess on for all these aspects.

Highlights are cereal crops (eg to be raised to fully restore the garden and its structures, tate evolved under new owners and management, the free hope of raising £3000. work.

Theparking garden has been and revived bytours this enthusiasit has become clear that this is just the tip of the ice- more. Entrace fee on the door, all proceeds to St and the potting shed with the World War II graffiti can barley, wheat etc), sheep, flowers and plants and envithe project so far has alreadymore captured the imagination garden changed to match the fashions of horticulture Luton Hoo Garden tic team of volunteers and a wide range of research has Walled berg.

As our service becomes well known the be viewed (theand Land wereand trained here). There ronmental Acenturies, number ofbut stands showing of snail many theArmy support generated so inundertaken the stewardship.

19th and 20th as with many great been since the beginning of the project number of families referred to us enthusiasm is growing steadily Giles Church.

Children’s activities including races.

Luton Hoo Walled Garden is aand new exhibition of its the garden insuccess. theare 20th Century aspects of farming and countryside managements and estates, the gardens suffered a decline World farwe is crucial for continued in 2001.

Since April last after year ourWar charity has a difference to the to lives of 51 Luton families have amade long waiting list. We now having An inspirational restoration project in the Foreman's Mess.

Have a chat with our volunteer tractor and trailer tours.

Entry is free and food and II and by the late 1980’s the Luton Hoo Estate’s Walled A £5 entry fee includes a guided tour of the garden turn people away as we have reached the limits of our Come and see the entries for the pumpkin including 149 children by giving emotional support, friendship and practical help gardeners whooptions will be out speakers in full can stood dilapidated, andbuildneglected.

Thereand areconservationists pre-booked group and light refreshments will be available to purchase on site. Walled andGarden in addition aLuton new tour of theovergrown Victorian farm An inspirational restoration project current funding.

Hoo Garden booked for an illustrated toplants your from club or on Wednesdays.

Producetalk thesociety. ings will be available.according Tours of the Farm Buildings have ofstrength to the needs thebefamily.

However it and has become clear that this is just the tip competition by gardeners Today, the site comprises a fiveour acre garden, surroundgarden can be purchased as well as Lutonmore Hoo deprived honey.

Summer Volunteering become anEvening exciting new experience for visitors to the “Studies show that Luton has become inspirational restoration project Open every Wednesday How get5toyears. the Walled Garden: ed the Summer original 18th octagonal wall, a over ofAn theCentury As our service becomes more well known the This garden revival is still ongoing – don’t expectchildren to seenumber of families referred Walled Garden where there isiceberg. an exhibition of will the reNew forby 2017 Evening Volunteering be and thetolast Almost a third of Luton’s between Luton Take the Newmill range of glass houses, which consist of athe timber-framed search done.

There is a small charge for tour a every Chelsea show garden – andand ourHarpenden. guides available Wednesday Evenings from May to September Refreshments and cake! liveA1081, in poverty.

This affects every part ofwill lifeexplain – from Open Wednesday to us isextra growing steadily and we have aleft long list.

We aresigns now having to turn End turning, turn after waiting 100 metres and then follow Moncur glasshouse dated circa 1908, andMackenzie tickets can be purchased at the Entrance Kiosk.

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further information about Luton Hoo Walled Garden and events in 2015 please contact us

from 6th May until 30th September Exhibition & Sale of Art & Craft

through to education.

We want Luton toof be howhealth the project began and the interesting history from 5pm to 8pm at the Luton Hoo Estate Walled for thewhere Walled Garden.

Postcode for Sat Navs: LU14LF together a peach house, vinery Produce fromwith garden will beaway onasale including agarden. place children flourish and parents getfunding. the people asand we have the reached the limits ofin our current See our progress the years since the Garden.

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There isasalso selection of rare service garden support they We don’t want to turn families wasHotel. first need. re-cultivated. work during the day garden ina our beautiful Walled Hoo and we’d like you to see it for yourself be available. buildings which give an insight into the way in which a away when they come to us for help.

Just £15 enables Open every Wednesday until the end of September Garden. No experience necessary - the only requireS p ec Outside of the garden we have illustrated talks garden of this size would have been organised and run us 10.30am tobecome support a family a deprived week and tour. canover make allthe the ia l Elast has more - 4pm. £5 for entry includes Access ment is that you love“Studies being outside.show that Lutonfrom ven 5 years. Almost a “Barea.” available for groups, at their selected venue, topics in Edwardian These include the headtheir gardener’s difference to the lives ofLuton children in the O OK FSpect: is via the A1081 between andliving Harpenden, take All volunteers needtimes. to attend induction before Entry: £5poverty.

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The propa- funds will 29th Ju ” Details office@lutohhooestate.co.uk, - how rhododendrons are adiscovered speciality early the season as our research hasdifference details about the our support services local parents,​–children and and tic ly gating greenhouses and the potting sheds are once toin the lives of children living in for the area.”

Linda Home­Start - 3pm Tours Produce Refreshments eshments Speci ke cominJohnson, www.lutonhooestate.co.uk 11am they line the pathofused of pathway unusual design thethe garden and the botanical collecEvent: g so“B al ts again begin to woodland cultivate plants thatthrough were grown in families in the area. Please help us reach our target

Open from 6thevery May Wednesday until 30th September www.lutonhooestae.co.uk 14th October 10.30am - 5pm - 3pm frominformation 6th May11am until 30th September For more tel:11am 01582 721443 Village Hall, Harlington - 3pm No entry via Luton Hoo 11am Hotel - 3pm Come & support our talented local artists & craftspeople Postcode for sat navs: LU1 4LF Items for sale & to view include: Canal Craft, Ceramics, Drawings, Jewellery, Greetings Cards, Glass Work, Needlecraft, Fancy Goods, Paintings, Photography, Pottery, Sculpture, Wood Turning etc.

Guest: Botanical Artist Jill Winch Refreshments - delicious Home Baked Cakes Entrance 50p. Children under 12 free.

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– Any however small are very welcome.

Visit For further information aboutdonations, Luton Hoo Walled Garden and events in about 2015 us in 2015 For further information Lutonplease Hoo Walledcontact Garden and events please contact us

Toddington Town Band Concert 8th October, 3pm St Mary's Church, Harlington. LU5 6LE.

For further information about Luton Hoo Walled Garden and events in 2015 please contact us

An enjoyable afternoon of varied andpleaseentertainFor further information about Luton Hoo Walled Garden and events in 2015 contact us ing music.

Tickets: Adult £6, Concession £5, Family £12 to include tea/ coffee & homemade cake. Queries, contact Tricia on 01525 754241 or tricia. murphy5@ntlworld.com.

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