Talking Elephants is open to anyone who has suffered loss, who would appreciate a friendly face, some support, and a chance to engage with people going through something similar, over a cup of coffee. There are regular meetings at Shefford Methodist Church, Ampthill Road, Shefford, SG17 5BE Meetings are held every fourth Friday* of each [...]
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We are delighted to welcome the support of Neville Funerals who operate within the town, with a reputation built upon trust and recommendation, based on 150 years of compassionate service. Nevilles are an independent, privately-owned family company, who aim to offer a high quality, sensitive and dignified service that is good value for money. [...]
By now we hope every household in Shefford has received their own copy of our draft program for the Community Festival from 12 to 21 Sept as an insert delivered for us by our sponsor LivingLife magazine – also if you have been in town in the past two weeks you may have noticed our [...]
It was a lovely surprise last night to receive this award from the town council, especially following a number of comments recently from people who expressed that they found Shefford a nice town – somewhere they like to live. So maybe the festival has contributed in some small way to that – I hope so. [...]
We are delighted to be able to publish a provisional program at this early stage, so people can see what to expect and maybe to encourage others to put on their own event or activity. If you would like to plan something it is likely you will need a low cost venue – may I [...]
I was alerted recently to the popularity of our skate park at the far end of the Campton Fields – “Electrical” (?) estate so I went for a look – the park was certainly popular with lots of young people and one dad, on skateboards and scooters, having fun and learning tricks. It looked a [...]
Every Friday from 6.00am to 1.00 pm we have a Town centre Market in the middle of town with stalls for: Fruit & Veg, Flowers and plants, Fresh Fish, Mobile phone repair, Greek foods, Home goods and cleaning products. It is a lively event in the old tradition of market towns throughout England and we [...]
In addition to outside sponsors we would like to also recognise the admin team who started the Festival off and run it each year – that is myself as organiser based at my Shefford Marketing Agency with my colleague Sue Warne and my partner Lesley Whiteman, whose company River Dream [...]
We have been talking about sponsors recently who pay to support the community but there are others who make the festival possible by providing an invaluable service. These include local publications Shefford Newsline and LivingLife magazines who support Shefford by publishing and delivering information about the festival – without them [...]
