It has been an event packed week so I was delighted to see all the events going on over our last weekend – Barnwell Music for example had singing workshops free of charge. The much publicised Shefford Lower School Pop up Circus went off brilliantly with stalls and games complimenting the circus – a notable [...]
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Yesterday I manged to get to see Annette at Artisans in the Yard where she was having a great week – after a successful Garage Sale Trail she was greeting visitors to the Yard. Down at Shefford House I went to see the inauguration of the Hand in Hand Social Club – a new monthly [...]
Singing, acting and dancing – musical theatre classes – a fabulous opportunity for the youth of Shefford to learn some performance skills and have a great deal of fun! These classes at the Methodist Church hall formed part of our Community Festival again this year.
Every day of the week we can find cakes and drinks – tea, coffee and squash at the St Michael’s inclusive coffee shop cafe – a chance to chat and rest quietly, with some beautiful cake!
Tuesday evening was an opportunity for Festival followers to experience the fascinating art of Karate with Sensei Kevin Stark at his class in Robert Bloomfield Academy, where a grading was taking place along with a mixed level/beginners class.
Shefford Scout Group opened their doors to the public on an exciting evening when their enthusiastic members were engaged on a Bridge Building Challenge – as we can see from the photo they had great fun with this and succeeded brilliantly.
Sunday promised terrible weather – which in the main held off allowing the Garage Sale Trail to be a success – we had a record number of nearly 40 stalls and I hear that one stallholder even made nearly £100 on the day – we were happy with a lot less but a pleasant day [...]
The weather on Saturday was wonderful which gave many activities a great start – you can see from the photos where I managed to get to – of course the “highlight ” of my day was a climb to the top of our newly renovated Church tower but it was also lovely to see the [...]
Not long now to a full programme of events – with many new activities such as the town centre Street Food Fair, Pop-up Circus and St Michael’s Fair. The Community Hall will contribute much of interest with new participants in their Open Day and the annual Art Exhibition. New for 2019 are Scouts open events, Artisans in the Yard and a History Group display of Shefford’s railway [...]
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