This year’s Garage Sale Trail was busier than ever. We had 35 houses taking part and SO MANY people came out to grab a bargain! Our stall took over £100, which paled into insignificance compared to the £250 that someone else raised, and the whopping £343 taken by another household! We’ve already pencilled in a [...]
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This year was a slow burner for the Festival but once it got going things went with a bang – especially starting with a new event – the opening ceremony which, courtesy of our Mayor was a great success Ken brought some giant party poppers and together with the Prince and Princesses got the festival [...]
News just in we are delighted to pass on details of the Family Fun Day which is being held Sat 30 Sept – have a lovely day!
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 [...]
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!
