Shefford Community Festival Programme, 12th – 21st September 2025
Welcome to the Shefford Community Festival 2025 – once again the team here at festival HQ have put a draft programme together, including events which at this stage are still provisional. This is derived from the efforts of our many organisers of activities and events, together with the support of our sponsors. We will, of course continue to update the program online with further events as details come in. I hope you enjoy lots of these events and perhaps may even be encouraged to organise one of your own next year.
NB – please note the Festival programme is a listing of activities we are aware of that are expected to take place in Shefford during the Festival period. It contains many existing regular classes. To avoid disappointment, if you wish to attend and take part in such a class, we suggest you contact the organiser before you go to the class. Please keep checking because further activities will be added once they are confirmed.
Disclaimer: We have made our best efforts in collating this program, details for which has come directly from event organisers and from public sources, however Shefford Community Festival cannot take responsibility for the correctness of this information. If in doubt please check with the activity organisers. E&OE.
| Friday 12th September: |
| 6.00am-1.00pm Town Centre Friday Market. Fruit & Veg, Flowers and plants, Fresh Fish, Mobile phone repair, Greek foods, Home goods and cleaning products. |
| 3.00pm-7.00pm Scarecrow Festival – all around Town. Get creative and make a scarecrow to display over the weekend of 12th to 14th September. Register the address of where your scarecrow is located and then join in the fun trail around Shefford and surrounding areas to find all the others!
To register or for more info E-mail Joanna Wright at sheffordscarecrows@gmail.com. Participate for free – contact Joanna Wright |
| 5.00pm Opening Ceremony for the Community Festival. In the High Street. |
| Saturday 13th September: |
| Shefford Saints Football Club at the STMA. Contact: sheffordsaintsfc@ymail.com. |
| 9.00-1.00pm Shefford Community Market. Up to 33 stalls running between Morrisons and the High Street, offering a diverse mix of products including consumables, crafts and local community fundraisers/awareness stalls. |
| Flower Festival at the Methodist Church on the theme of “Remembering”, raising money for Church funds. Contact shirley.course@talk21.com. |
| TBA – Teddy Tombola and Zip wire. |
| 9.00am-7.00pm Scarecrow Festival – all around Town. Get creative and make a scarecrow to display over the weekend of 12th to 14th September. Register the address of where your scarecrow is located and then join in the fun trail around Shefford and surrounding areas to find all the others!
To register or for more info E-mail Joanna Wright at sheffordscarecrows@gmail.com. Participate for free – contact Joanna Wright |
| 9.00am Children’s Dance Classes. Pirouettes & Pullbacks at the STMA. Contact Danielle Ellis on 07866395739, pirouettesandpullbacks@outlook.com. |
| 10.00am-3.00pm “Shefford in the Past” a rolling drop-in film show at the Community Hall. Presented by Trustees of the Community Hall, possibly with the History Society. Entry free. Contact hallsecretary.sch@gmail.com. |
| Sunday 14th September: |
| Shefford Saints Football Club at the STMA. Contact: sheffordsaintsfc@ymail.com. |
| Flower Festival at the Methodist Church on the theme of “Remembering”, raising money for Church funds. Contact shirley.course@talk21.com. |
| 9.00am-7.00pm Scarecrow Festival – all around Town. Get creative and make a scarecrow to display over the weekend of 12to 14th September. Register the address of where your scarecrow is located and then join in the fun trail around Shefford and surrounding areas to find all the others!
To register or for more info E-mail Joanna Wright at sheffordscarecrows@gmail.com. Participate for free – contact Joanna Wright |
| 10.00am-12:30pm Taekwando at the Community Hall. Further information contact Jonathan Marshall – Mobile: 07596 542565. |
| 11.00am-3.00pm Garage Sale Trail. Free trail sheets available from Country Properties. £5 to register your address as taking part and all registration fees will be donated to Shefford Christmas Lights, which is wholly managed by a fabulous group of volunteers. For information contact Lesley, 01462 615821 / lesley@riverdreamevents.co.uk. |
| 6.30pm-8.00pm Tai Chi Beginners Classes at the Community Hall. Contact Ian Deavin, 07860 218334, ian@sheffordtaichi.org. |
| 6.30pm-9.00pm Tai Chi Seniors Classes at the Community Hall. Contact Ian Deavin, 07860 218334, ian@sheffordtaichi.org. |
| Monday 15th September: |
| 12.00-2.00pm Shared Space at the Baptist Church with space for activities and games, space for a chat, and space to read the paper or sit quietly. Refreshments are available. https://www.sheffordbaptist.org.uk/sharedspace |
| 2.15-5.30pm Campton Dance at Shefford Methodist Hall. |
| 2.30-4.00pm Beginners Tai Chi at the Community Hall. Gentle exercises each week focusing on balance and mobility – with a tea and biscuit break! Contact Ian on mobile: 07860 218334. E-mail: ian@sheffordtaichi.org |
| 6.30-7.30pm Karate at the Methodist Hall. |
| 6.30pm-9.00pm Adult Thai Kick Boxing at the Community Hall. Contact – Micky Marcantonio on Mobile: 07885249745 or Email: miggy.0801@ntlworld.com. |
| 7.00pm Players at the STMA. Contact Karen Mitchell on 01462 816336 karen.mitchell@talktalk.net. |
| 7.00-9.00pm Karaoke at the Methodist Hall. |
| 7.15pm Shefford Runners at the STMA. Contact info@sheffordrunners.co.uk. |
| 7.40-9.40pm Pilates at the Methodist Hall. |
| Tuesday 16th September: |
| 9.30am-12.00 noon Parents and Toddlers at the Methodist Hall. |
| 10.00am Ramble from in front of The Lemon Plaice Chip Shop in Shefford for 60-90 mins. There is no charge, and can include well behaved children, but no dogs. Contact Jan Stephens 07740 778021 janstephens45@gmail.com. |
| 10.00am-12.00 noon Bellcote Meadow Millennium Green. Come along and join the Shefford Greenspace Conservation Group’s September work party to help keep the area looking at it’s best. Just bring along a pair of gloves. Meet in the car park at the bottom of Purcell Way. Contact David Ager – Chair of the Shefford Greenspace Conservation Group. davidager47@gmail.com 01462 814392. |
| 1.15-3.15pm Art Society at the Community Hall. Contact Kath Smith Tel: 01462 812265. |
| 6.30-7.30pm Clinical Pilates at the Methodist Hall. |
| 7.30-9.30pm Shefford Women’s Institute (WI) at the Community Hall. Please join us for our special WI meeting. FREE ENTRY with a talk on Bess of Hardwick plus table-top displays and sales. For more information on this and regular meetings contact: shefford@bedfordshirewis.org.uk. |
| 8.00pm Darts League at the STMA. Contact Rob Slater on 07545189233. |
| Wednesday 17th September: |
| 9.00am-11.00am Need Project at the Methodist Church. Free food from the best-before route. Always bread and cakes, often flowers, fruit, veg and tins. Cat and dog food. Bring a bag. Tea and a chat, biscuits etc. All welcome. |
| 9.00am-2.00pm Warm space at the Methodist Church Hall. Soup and a roll. |
| 11.00-12 noon Pilates at the Methodist Hall. |
| Children’s Yoga at the STMA. Ages 4-7: 4:30–5:00pm. Ages 8–11: 5.00–5:45pm. Ages 12+: 6:00–6:45pm. Contact Clare Compton, Ourtribeyogaclasses@gmail.com. |
| 5.00-9.30pm Line Dancing Intermediates/Advanced at the Community Hall. For further information contact Rosemarie on 01462 617052 or Mobile: 07711370932. rosemariestevens@ntlworld.com. |
| 7.15-9.15pm Shefford Community Choir at the Methodist Church Hall. Shefford Community Choir welcomes everyone for a fun filled, friendly evening to sing your heart out, even if you think you can’t sing. Cost £4 For further info contact sheffordcommunitychoir01@gmail.com Facebook: Shefford Community Choir. |
| 7.30-8.30pm Full Bottle Fitness at the STMA. Contact Tina Sales 07952948682. tina@fullbottlefitness.co.uk. |
| Thursday 18th September: |
| 9.30-11.00am Line Dancing at the Community Hall. Beginners, followed by 11.00-12.30pm Improvers and Intermediates. For further information contact Rosemarie on 01462 617052 or Mobile: 07711370932. rosemariestevens@ntlworld.com. |
| 10:00am Well Being walk from Shefford Library for 45-55 minutes. There is no charge and can include well behaved children, but no dogs. Contact Jan Stephens 07740 778021 janstephens45@gmail.com. |
| 10.30am Jo Jingles at the STMA. Contact Karen Garner 01462 456777 karenandjo@gmail.com. |
| 4.00-5.00pm Mini Hatters at the Methodist Hall. |
| 5.00-6.00pm Sanctuary Prayer/Meditation Space at the Baptist Church. A Quiet space for Christian meditation and prayer. Contact Erica on 07941 307228 or at minister@sheffordbaptist.org.uk. |
| 6-7.15pm Brownies and 7.30-9.00pm Guides at the Methodist Hall. |
| 7.15pm Shefford Runners at the STMA. Contact info@sheffordrunners.co.uk. |
| 7.30-9.30pm Wing Chun at the Methodist Hall. |
| 7.30pm – 8.30pm Full Bottle Fitness at the STMA. Contact Tina Sales 07952948682. |
| 8.00pm Crib League at the STMA. Contact the bar. |
| 8.00-9.30pm Shefford and District Amateur Radio Club (SADAR) at the Community Hall. For more information, go to http://www.sadars.co.uk or stop by on and introduce yourself. Or Amateur Radio at “http://www.rsgb.org.uk/“. |
| Friday 19th September: |
| 6.00am – 1.00pm Town Centre Friday Market. Fruit & Veg, Flowers and plants, Fresh Fish, Mobile phone repair, Greek foods, Home goods and cleaning products. |
| 9.30-10.30am Pilates at the Methodist Hall. |
| 10.00am-10.45am, also 11.15am-12 noon Discover mindfulness with free taster sessions at BEST House, (next to Samuel Whitbread Academy entrance). Try guided practices with our Mindfulness Coach, learn about the benefits to wellbeing, resilience and performance and the impact across our local schools. To book your session please contact Will George 01462 811519 wgeorge@bestacademies.org.uk. |
| 10.00am Self Help Art group at the STMA. Contact Carole Wilkinson – 01462 628853. Cwilk02@gmail.com. |
| 4.00-7.00pm Mad Hatters at the Methodist Hall. |
| Saturday 20th September |
| Shefford Saints Football Club at the STMA. sheffordsaintsfc@ymail.com. |
| Art Exhibition at the Shefford Community Hall. |
| 9.00am Children’s Dance Classes. Pirouettes & Pullbacks at the STMA. Contact Danielle Ellis on 07866395739, pirouettesandpullbacks@outlook.com. |
| 9.00-10am Tiny Tails at the Methodist Hall. |
| 9.30-11.30am Rainbows at the Methodist Hall. |
| 2.00-4.00pm Wonderful World Weekend at Shefford Baptist Church. Nurture yourself with nature – an exploration of nature/the environment, with Plastic Free Shefford and Shefford Churches Together. Indoor and outdoor activities for all ages, an exhibition of (6′ tall) photographs of nature close up, and refreshments. Special guest – Rev. Dr. Dave Gregory, a Baptist minister with a background in scientific research at the Met Office – he is an experienced science-faith communicator. Contact Erica Bowler minister@sheffordbaptist.org.uk. |
| 7.30pm at the STMA – Sloop Groggy Dogs Sea Shanty Group. Raising money for Home Farm Trust. Contact Shirley Course 07790138677 or email shirley.course@talk21.com. Entrance charge TBA. |
| Sunday 21st September |
| Shefford Saints Football Club at the STMA. sheffordsaintsfc@ymail.com. |
| Art Exhibition at the Shefford Community Hall. |
| 10.45am Messy Harvest Service at the Baptist Church with special guest Rev. Dr. Dave Gregory, a Baptist minister with a background in scientific research at the Met Office. He is an experienced science-faith communicator and Messy Church leader, working with families, schools, and churches. Contact Erica Bowler minister@sheffordbaptist.org.uk. |
| 12.30pm Community Lunch at the Baptist Church, following the Messy Harvest service with Rev. Dr. Dave Gregory |
| 6.30pm – 8.00pm Tai Chi beginners class at the Community Hall: Contact Ian Deavin 07860 218334 ian@sheffordtaichi.org. |
| 6.30pm – 9.00pm Tai Chi seniors class at the Community Hall: Contact Ian Deavin 07860 218334 ian@sheffordtaichi.org. |
| Saturday 27th September (delayed event) |
| 4.00-9.00pm Eat Feast Street Food with bar and music in the High Street Shefford. Contact Eat Feast on Facebook. |
