With walking so popular we are delighted to have a new event this year on Sunday 14 September 10.30-2.30pm Navigator’s Way Walk. A free 8-mile walk around Shefford, Clifton and Stanford, led by Stag Walkers Ramblers group this event is aimed mainly at people aged 20s-30s and a bit beyond. Book a place at www.meetup.com/stagwalkers Starting from Town Meadow Car Park, 41 Old Station Way, Shefford, SG17 5ED at the corner of the car park by the pedestrian access to the High Street. Contact Stag Walkers (Al M)[email protected]
Tuesday 16th Sept starting at 10.00 am there will be a ramble – this time it will be from in front of The Lemon Plaice chip shop in Shefford for 60-90 mins. There is no charge, and can include well behaved children but no dogs. Contact Jan Stephens 07740 778021 [email protected]
Monday 15th September 12.00 to 2.00 we welcome a Shared Space event at the Baptist Church which offers space for activities and games, space for a chat, and space to read the paper or sit quietly. Refreshments are available. https://www.sheffordbaptist.org.uk/sharedspace.htm
We apologise to anybody affected by the typo in our program which showed an incorrect phone number for the Garage Sale Trail where a 5 was shown instead of a 6.
The correct number is 07799 642863
Community café, all welcome at St Michaels Church for tea/coffee and biscuits/cake during the Community Festival on Saturday 13th Sept from 10:00-17:00, then Tuesday 16th from 10:30-14:00 and Friday 19th from 11:10-15:00.
Saturday 13 September 10.30 – 5pm Flower Festival at the Methodist Church on the theme of Remembering raising money for Church funds. Contact [email protected]
Saturday 13th September from 10.00 – 3.00 there will be a presentation of “Shefford in the Past”, a rolling drop-in film show at the Community Hall.
Of interest to long term residents and to recent arrivals to remember and to gain insight about what Shefford has been historically for those of us who live here now. Come and see also the newly refurbished Community Hall.
Presented by Trustees of the Community Hall. Entry free. Contact [email protected]
The annual Shefford Garage Sale Trail is taking place on September 14th on the first Sunday of the Shefford Community Festival.
Once again, Country Properties will be supporting us with registration forms and trail sheets – a huge thank you to Jamie and the team!
Free trail sheets will be available from Country Properties during the week before the event and on the day.
Registrations are open and you can collect a registration form at Country Properties in Shefford, or email us for a digital copy that you can print at home.
Registration is £5 and we will once again be donating all money raised to the Shefford Christmas Lights team who are made up entirely of volunteers. So far, with your help, we have donated £1,390 from our previous 7 Garage Sale Trails. Lets make this a bumper year!
Stalls are not limited to pre-loved items, we welcome anything that can legally be sold.
Registrations close August 9th.
For info contact Lesley, 07799 642863 [email protected].
We are delighted to welcome the popular monthly Community Market to the Festival again this year. The market will run from 9.00 to 1.00 on Saturday 13 September with up to 33 stalls running on sites running from Pamoli Square next to Morrisons and into the High Street.
The market is a regular event in Shefford on the second Saturday of every month offering a diverse mix of products including consumables, crafts and local community fundraisers/awareness stalls. See here for details of the market.
The Shefford Community Festival runs from the 12th to 21st of September and on the evening of the twelfth the hall’s Annual General Meeting will take place with refreshments at 7pm and the meeting itself starting at 7.30pm.
Please come along and voice your opinions as the Trustees need your input (and those of your group’s members) as to how the hall is managed and what improvements could be made.
The hall’s management committee needs some new blood to help keep the hall running smoothly, so if you would be interested in joining the committee please contact the Chairman, Richard Ford at [email protected] or just come along to the AGM. Committee meetings are normally once every three months and held where possible at a time of day that accommodates all members.
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On Saturday 13th September from 10am to 3pm the Trustees will be presenting a rolling drop-in film show of “Shefford in the Past”. Entry is free. If any regular hirers wish to advertise their meetings/activities with posters or leaflets (or both) a provision will be made within the hall for their display. Please contact [email protected] if you wish to participate.
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Finally. The Scarecrow Festival runs over the weekend of 13th and 14th September. If your group would like to take part the Trustees would be happy for you to put a scarecrow in front of the hall. You would need to register with the organiser of that event at [email protected] or ring Joanna Wright on 07704 170582. Entry is free but you need to register by 8th August to make sure you are on the trail map. If you are going to take up the Trustees offer please inform the hall secretary at [email protected] .
