Shefford Community Festival opened on Friday 22nd with a confetti-fueled bang – thoughtfully provided by our Mayor Ken Pollard who officiated the ribbon cutting itself ably supported by our Shefford Prince and Princesses, plus a celebrity Pepper pig and a good number of spectators who assembled in the High Street. The ceremony took place outside [...]
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A Service of Thanksgiving at Harvest Time Celebrating our Gifts, especially the Poetry of Robert Bloomfield, the Rural Poet You are invited to attend a Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate our Harvest Festival and to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the death of Robert Bloomfield, the Rural Poet who was a resident of [...]
10.00 -1.00pm Family Fun at Shefford Children’s Centre, School Lane, Shefford. We are delighted that Shefford Children’s Centre will be running this free community event for the whole family, Find out about your local children’s centre. Join in the fun with Inflatables, Crafts, Animal handling, baby area, refreshments and more. Contact organiser Kirsty Maxwell on [...]
We have been inviting many people to our opening ceremony – including the local press who have responded by spreading the word. You can see here the response from Biggleswade Today
You may have noticed that we have a new Opening Ceremony on the program this year and would like to invite you to attend. The opening will take place in the High Street and our mayor – Ken Pollard has kindly agreed to do the ribbon cutting, accompanied by the Shefford Prince and Princess. Sponsors [...]
I always think it is great when local companies add their support to the community in general – so I was pleased to see that the people at Lemon Plaice are proud of their involvement. Lemon Plaice is a landmark in Shefford – practically a social gathering place!
We are looking forward to the Festival running from Friday 22 September to Sunday 1st October – also now is a time when many of us are planning our summer holidays so it is an ideal opportunity to think about being involved in the Shefford Community Festival – how to match our own interests with others [...]
We were delighted to be part of the St Michaels Christmas Tree Festival again this year – with a tree from Three Kings Christmas trees and support from all our sponsors, we showed Community Festival activities in the special baubles. This annual event was a lovely demonstration of the community spirit in Shefford with exhibits [...]
As organiser of the Shefford Community Festival, one of the things I am most proud of is the way we have provided a stimulus and a platform for other people to organise things that benefit the whole community. This year featured an innovation in the form of a new craft fair. It was held at [...]
