This was “only” our fourth Community Festival ( we missed 2020 because of Covid ) but it really does feel established as a feature of the local calendar – as one activity organiser put it – “it has got its own traction” – which is exactly what I was hoping for when I started organising [...]
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I attended as many events as possible over our designated ten days of festival and had some very positive experiences – however there were many other events and we would really like to hear about how they went. So if you organised an event or attended one please drop us a note about your experience [...]
It is always sad when we run down the festival but we had a brilliant programme and record numbers on things like the Garage Sale Trail and the STMA Family Fun Day – also a great success with the new Craft Fair – will we see a Christmas Craft Fair as many people requested? So [...]
Last night I attended the talk by Tony Dawson – sponsored by the Ivel Rotary Club – on the theme of Shefford’s welcome to refugees from 1939 to the present day. We first had a welcome from Our Mayor Ken Pollard who explained that the evening was to celebrate Shefford’s support for the kinderstransport from [...]
Saturday at the Community Festival sees Greenline Medical Services doing demonstrations at their forecourt on Clifton Road – look out for the ambulances! I will also be in action myself from 9.30 to give a free Tai Chi class on Digswell Field adjacent to the STMA – meanwhile the Bowls club will be holding their [...]
We are sorry to say that the organisers will not be able to bring Eat feast to Shefford on Saturday. They had traders booked who have all pulled out and despite efforts to find others, nobody is available at this late stage. The organiser explained: “We are very sorry as we were looking forward to it [...]
We are looking forward to some more Theatre Fun on Thursday from 4.00 – 5.00pm for 4-5 year olds and then on Friday from 4.00 to 7.00pm for 6-16 year olds with Madhatters run by Hollie Milburn – a great chance to experience the world of Dance, Acting and Singing – become a Tripple Threat [...]
Shefford welcomes refugees – a talk by Tony Dawson at St Michaels Church Shefford together with Rotary and Central Beds Council representatives, at 7.30pm
With tremendous numbers of stalls and scarecrows it was quite a days outing if you wanted to get round them all – I walked much of the town to get the following pictures and certainly met one guy who was cycling round every one! I also saw many families who were exploring Shefford together. Many [...]
Update to times for the Art Exhibition on Sat 24 and Sunday 25 – we are advised this will be 10.00 am to 4.00 pm.
