Aley Green Woodside PARISH NEWS February 2017

Editors’ Notes memorial service at St Andrews on Saturday 4th Feb . Greetings and a Happy New Year to all Diary Dates - You may note that there our readers. It seems strange to say this are two future dates in the diary (Garden when you will be reading it in February. Club’s Plant Sale and a Village Day— This, being the first issue of 2017, will which they have decided to run again contain a few Winter and also Christmas this year). If you are planning an activity items as this is the first opportunity for or event, please let us know so that we us to air these. I have collected a few can put the date in the diary. This helps photos from people around the village to the community groups to avoid clashing show what the community got up to with other events in the Parish. Further during December. (Photos provided by details can then be provided nearer the Andy Prothero, Sue Briggs, Fiona day. Bloomfield, Simon Patterson and Please note: the two Editors attempt to myself) alternate months but that is not always We like to promote good causes— possible due to other commitments. If particularly when a resident is involved. you have an item to send, please send You will see a poster sent in by Teresa us an email if you can as the PN laptop Flaherty, who tells us that she is going is a shared machine. However do to Kenya in May to assist with teaching, remember to check who is the next dancing and sports. This is a editor before posting something through challenging volunteering trip to work at a door—just in case it is not found in local community projects situated in time. impoverished areas of Nakuru, Kenya. This month, we include an item about In order to generate the funds required, Pilates by Rachel Williams, which she is saving and fundraising. One sounds rather interesting. At the time of event is a Quiz and Fish and chip writing there is a busy weekend evening to be held in the Social Club. approaching. I am joining in with a See the poster for details. This sounds “Bring and Sing Messiah” at All Saints like a worthwhile cause. Please support Church in which should be a her if you can good experience. The weekend also On a sad note, Parish news received a heralds a special service at St Andrew’s note to tell us that May King, a long where Rev. Cathy Pullinger will officially standing village resident whom many become the Vicar of the Parish, as people will have known, died on opposed to “Priest in Charge”. More on Christmas Eve aged 102. The cremation this next month. in January will be followed by a Alison Wilson 2 Slip End Community ringers, sweet and donation bucket Projects Group holders. Residents both young and old gazed from their windows or came onto the street to welcome Santa as he passed. A big thank you to all those who The Committee wishes all residents a contributed to make this such a success, very Happy and peaceful New Year. another first for our village! All proceeds A very big thank you to all our local will be going to nominated charities. businesses who contributed towards the My contact number 01582 419 487 or annual Christmas gift to our elderly 07767 615 714. residents. This year 221 tins of biscuits and cards were distributed just before Best wishes, Christmas by our volunteers. Simon & the Committee Contributions were received towards the cost from the Citroen Garage, McFarland *********************************** Homes, Mignonette Bridal Shop,

Neville's Funeral Directors, J & P Scaffolding, Inkerman Roofing, Tony Smalls for all Glynos and SGC Scaffolding Ltd. As promised, one final box Normally the CPG underwrites any has been sent for 2016 difference between biscuit costs and containing a further 111 bra's and 33 donations received. This year, however, pants bringing the total for the year to we were able to almost cover our outlay, 1,177 items of underwear! so a big thank you again. Thank you so much for delivering so Thanks also to our teams of distributors many items to me. It has certainly kept who cover Slip End, Pepperstock, Upper the momentum going throughout the and and . year. Please remember that in order to qualify for a free gift, you or your partner must I will be continuing throughout 2017 but be at least 65 years old and have lived in just wanted you to know this final figure the village 5 years or more. One tin only for the year! per couple. We have no automatic way of Many thanks for your support.. knowing if you meet these criteria, please just let me know in time for next year. My Nikki West (43 Summer Street) number is at the end of this article.. (That number is a very impressive Hopefully you will have seen Santa's amount of collected items for a very good Sleigh going round the village streets cause, well done to all—keep it up! Ed) accompanied by all his little elves, bell 3 A very Happy New Year from the Slip End Good Neighbour Scheme.

Over sixty clients and their friends from the village attended the Good Neighbour Scheme Christmas Party on 30th November at the Village Hall. This was our best ever turnout and a real reward for all the hard work our volunteers and raised £165 on the day, so thank you all committee put into organising the event. for your generosity. Two of our ladies, Carol Beeton and Val My sincere thanks goes to my fellow Committee members Rosemary Wickens, Keith & Jan Holme, Roger Baker, Nikki West and Carol Beeton for all their hard work and also to the forty volunteers who help to support residents throughout the year. Please don't hesitate to call the GNS Helpline on 07513 372 415, if you need assistance. Lifts to the surgery, hospital, Coburn, shopping, lending a friendly ear, dog were walking or light DIY jobs - we're there to celebrating help. their Best wishes for the New Year birthdays and were Simon Patterson, greeted in the usual fashion. Chair Clients were treated to sausage rolls courtesy of Harpers, homemade mince pies and Christmas cake throughout the afternoon. Seasonal music was provided by Peter Smith and his Ukulele band. The sing-along session was as popular as ever. Thank you Peter and friends. Santa arrived just in time to give out over 120 prizes from our giant raffle. In all, we

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The workshop is limited to 24 places. If your child(ren) is/are interested, text Chris Barnes on 0775 383 5687 or email [email protected] with the name and age of each child. Refreshments will be provided during the day, but children will need to bring a packed lunch.

6 Dates for St Andrew’s Church - February

Sunday 5th: 10.30am: Informal Communion “The Lord will answer”

Sunday 12th: 10.30am: Morning Praise “Seek the Lord” (organ & singers)

Sunday 19th: 8.30am: Said Communion “Come all who are thirsty”

Sunday 19th: 10.30am: Family Service “Come all who are thirsty (band)

Tuesday 21st: 11am: Woodside Care Home Service

Sunday 26th: 10.30am: Holy Communion “The Redeemer will come to those who repent” (organ & singers)

Christmas flowers from St Andrew’s

Little Stars for February

Refreshments from 10.00 with a 10.30 start

Weds 1st: Jesus at a Wedding – “Jesus' first miracle”

Weds 8th: Jesus' teaching – “Jesus teaches on a mountain”

Weds 15th: Jesus' healing – “A Captain's faith”

Weds 22nd: Miracles – “Two miracles”

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8 Slip End Book Club

Do you enjoy reading? Are you stuck with the same authors or genre, over and over? Would you like to meet new people from the village? The Slip End Book Club is now well established and we would love to see new faces! We tend to choose our books based on recommendations from well-known Book Clubs such as Simon Mayo’s on Radio 2, or Richard and Judy’s. In addition, we look at award lists such as the Costa Book Awards and everyone in the group contributes their ideas. Below is just a sample of the books we read last year: A God in Ruins – Kate Atkinson Elizabeth is Missing – Emma Healey The Winter People – Jennifer McMahon

The Year of the Runaways – Sanjeev Sahota The Heart Goes Last – Margaret Atwood The Cuckoo’s Calling – Robert Galbraith

We are a small, friendly group who meet once a month, generally on the last Tuesday of the month at 8pm in the Frog and Rhubarb. Every meeting has been lots of fun, full of lively debate (we don’t always agree) and interesting conversation. February’s meeting is on Tuesday 28th February and we will be discussing ‘Why Did You Lie?’, a Nordic Noir award winning crime novel by Yrsa Sigurdardottir. As you can see we are nothing if not eclectic in our selections! If you would like to know more we have a closed group page on Facebook. Please let me know if you’d like to join and I’ll add you to the group or email [email protected] Janice

(Otherwise you can contact the group through Parish News and we’ll put you in touch)

Note:- Not all the members are able to attend every month but that does not matter. We also try to select books which are not “new out” which makes the prices lower on devices like Kindle and means the books can sometimes be found in Charity shops! (Ed)

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10 FRIENDSHIP CLUB The Friendship Club itself will continue as normal every Thursday afternoon between As we have come to the end of 2016 there 2pm and 3.30 or 4pm. I look forward to are a few things I would like to say. seeing everybody as usual. For the last few years I have undertaken to I would like to mention a couple of things. book a coach and arrange many day trips for We had our Christmas dinner at the Frog and firstly the Friendship Club and then as Rhubarb on 8th December and I would like numbers decreased I opened these trips up to to thank Paul and his staff for giving us a the residents of Slip End and Pepperstock. great time. Unfortunately I now feel it is time to give this up. It is not always easy finding Thanks also go to Gillian Plummer who held different places to go, taking names and then a raffle and donated £51 to the Friendship collecting the money etc and I feel it has Club. It was much appreciated. become too big a responsibility for me. I By the time you read this, Christmas will would like to thank everyone for their have come and gone. I do hope you had a support over the years. We have had some good time with family and friends and want good trips and normally the weather was to take this opportunity to wish you health kind to us. and happiness in 2017. Pam King

11 EMPOWER PILATES made peace with the body I have been blessed with. A mind-body connection that Why ‘Empower made me see that my body is so much more Pilates’ not just than how big my tummy is, how saggy my Pilates? Because arms are and how big my bottom looks. I Pilates changed became acutely aware of another sense of my life. It is as self. Not one attached to the superficial, the simple as that. It outside but a sense of self from deep inside was a life me. changer for so many reasons. I called my business ‘Empower Pilates’. I Yes, you get called it this because I want to show people long lean how Pilates can increase their self-esteem muscles. Yes, and confidence and quieten that negative you increase internal voice. Pilates has had a uniquely core strength and flexibility. Yes, you reduce positive impact on both my body and my aches and pains through improved posture; mind. My Pilates journey has been such a you also get a mind-body connection through pleasure; a steady, peaceful, flowing path to an increased body awareness as you focus a stronger body accepted by a more peaceful the mind on the precise, controlled mind. A commitment to an 80 year old movements. All true. Yes, but what truly discipline (created by Joseph Pilates) which inspired me to train to become a Pilates has quite literally made me feel I have finally teacher with no previous experience in the come home; I now know who I really am and fitness industry? am grateful for all I have been given. My aim is to share my passion and help people accept Like a lot of women (and some men), I have and make peace with their inner and outer given this poor body and brain of mine a selves through ‘Empower Pilates’. hard time!! That negative, nasty and self- critical little ‘Chatterbox’ in my head put me I run small home-based classes and larger through a gruelling regime of dieting, hall-based groups; If you would like to attend punishing workouts and any other promise one of my classes, please contact me on out there of changing my body and, dare I 07793 650986. or please send an Email: say it, change who I am. I didn’t want my [email protected] or find me on body. I wanted the one I saw in the Facebook: Empowerpilatesbedfordshire magazines; then I would be happy? Right? I look forward to hearing from you,

No. No. No. Not right. Nothing I tried made Rachel Williams me happy. Then I discovered Pilates.

Pilates works from the inside out, with the (Rachel lives in deepest postural muscles growing stronger Caddington and is over time. It wasn’t just about strong muscles related to Sue though. I felt empowered with every fibre of Briggs our former my being. A feeling of being strong and Editor) healthy right from my very core; a feeling of self-acceptance and love from deep within me. A feeling that my mind had, at last, Home studio

12 Slip End Gardening Club GARDENING CLUB

The Club AGM was held on Mon. 23 Jan. Chairperson Rosemary Wickens MONDAY 20th March advised it had been another successful Geoff Hodges year. The Open Gardens day in July “Scented Plants and the had several gardens opening for the first Scented Garden” time which made for another interesting 8pm day. We again had some very good speakers and the garden visits made (Village Hall) were both interesting and varied. A NEW MEMBERS coach trip had been organised to the WELCOME RHS Headquarters Gardens, Wisley Guests/Visitors £2 each which proved popular with members. The Club continues to sponsor the flower beds outside the bungalows in Crawley Close. Carol Beeton presented the accounts which showed the Club was in a healthy financial position. After the AGM business was concluded, an interesting photo presentation of the Majorelle Garden in Marrakesh and the Botanical Gardens in Ho Chi Minh City was made by member Veronique Cziborra. Steve Lyons showed photos of visits made, during the year, to gardens opening under the National Gardens Scheme and the Club visit to Wisley.

The annual programme of garden visits is being prepared and will be ready mid March. Planning for the Village Plant Sale on Saturday 20 May has commenced.

PN Gardening Correspondent (To tempt you with garden visits in 2017, here are some photos from 2016 Ed.)

13 SANTA CLAUS CAME TO THE VILLAGE We hope you enjoyed seeing Santa on his sleigh in December. Thank you to everyone who helped us: the builders of the sleigh, the providers of the music, the loan of the truck, plus, of course, all the elves who Santa and accompanied Santa Claus on the two his Elves nights. and helpers We were amazed at the generosity of you all and are delighted to let you know that, as a result of the collection, we have been able, through the CPG, to donate £200 to Keech Hospice, £150 to the GNS and the Playing Fields plus eight smaller donations of £50 to some of the groups and societies in the Parish.

….The Good News is that Santa Claus has said he will come to see us again next December! Jill Acton

14 Aley Green Methodist Church and the New Year. Like most churches we Services and Diary dates were very busy. The Take Time ~ A for February Celebration of Christmas in words and music was well attended and enjoyed by all. £170 Sunday 5th was raised for Embrace the Middle East 10.30am Morning Service - Rev Bob Forrest (formerly Biblelands.) 10.30am Sunday School Covenant service The Angel Charitree Festival raised £384.91 Tuesday 7th for the twelve charities we were supporting, 7.30pm Bible Study led by Rev Bob Forrest a full breakdown is posted on our notice Friday 10th board. The Little Lambs took part in the ‘Take Time’ Nativity Service with help from Erin and 2.30pm A talk by a representative from Grace Smith which concluded the festival. Healthwatch followed by refreshments The Carol Service was very moving with the Sunday 12th choir singing beautifully, £168.76 was raised 10.30am Morning Service ~ Rev Nigel for Action for Children. The Christmas Day Bibbings offering totalled £87.70 for NOAH and Ann 10.30am Sunday School & Youth Group and Abigail’s cake bake raised a further £50 Tuesday 14th for the Paul Strickland Scanner Appeal. Our 10.00am/12.00pm ‘Cakes & Company’ hamper raffle for Methodist Homes for the 10.30am - 11.00am Little Lambs Aged raised £108 and was won by Alan Sunday 19th Martin and as he and Lorna were away for 10.30am Morning Service - Edmund Christmas they gave it to Abigail Meader. Marshall We began the New Year with a service led 10.30am Sunday School & Youth Group by our members, we were then on to Cakes Monday 20th and Company and Little Lambs Club. It was 7.30pm Fellowship led by Jo Prowse wonderful to have ten Little Lambs, eight Wednesday 22nd mummies and four grandmas. If you have a 7.30pm Coffee Evening baby or toddler do come and join us on the In aid of Leaders of Worship & Preachers second Tuesday each month. Fun for all. Trust We invite you to our ‘Take Time’ on Friday Sunday 26th 10th February at 2.30. We have a speaker 10.30am Morning Service - Ann Meader from Luton Healthwatch the consumer 10.30am Sunday School & Youth Group champion for health and social care, Tuesday 28th followed by refreshments, do come and 10.00am/12.30pm ‘Pancakes & Company’ listen and learn. Join us for brunch Please join us for ‘Pancakes & Company’ on March Friday 3rd Shrove Tuesday 28th February 10am to 7.30pm Women’s World Day of Prayer 12.30pm. Pancakes, Bacon Rolls, Fried Egg Ecumenical Service at All Saints Rolls, (or both together!) warm Cheese Sunday 5th Scones, Sausage Rolls and Muffins are all on 10.30am Morning Service - Rev Bob the menu, all you have to do is choose. Forrest Books, bric-a-brac toys and preserves will 10.30am Sunday School Communion ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ also be on sale. All money raised will go towards the running of our church. We would like to thank everyone who A warm welcome awaits you from Team AG attended services and events over Christmas Ann Meader, Senior Steward

15 GNS party — grand raffle Visiting Lily and Dave at The George in Berkhamsted, where Lily provides food on selected days. Quite a few people went, including Lorraine & Ken who travelled from Spalding. Christmas Tree by the Village Hall

School Carol Service at St Andrew’s

Festive Postman

St Andrew’s Nativity Service Right—Evelyn Baird (granddaughter of Paula and Steve) calmly plays the part of baby Jesus

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Santa visits Woodside

Line Dancers feeling festive!

Angels Charitree Festival at Aley Green

17 an early crop. Early peas and broad Gardening Tips by Russell Sprout beans can be planted in the soil towards the end of the month if it is dry. Shallots First of all may I wish you all a belated can also be planted this month and just ‘Happy New Year’. It’s time now to think cover them with soil to stop birds from about the gardening year. At the time of pulling them out of the ground. If you writing this, so far, we have had a quiet plan to plant tomatoes in a cool winter, let us hope that by the time you greenhouse in April now is the time to are reading it nothing much has sow seeds in a propagator or indoors on changed. When you have finished a windowsill and pot them on when they doing any necessary structural repairs are about 2” high. Prune autumn fruiting to sheds, fences, greenhouses, raised raspberries close to the ground by the beds, etc., you can move on to clearing end of the month. Aerate lawns with a away any dead plant material and keep fork or electric aerator to help drainage on top of weeds as they start into and scarify towards the end of the growth. If you have a soil testing kit this month to remove dead grass and thatch is a good time to test to see if lime, if conditions are dry enough. nitrogen or potash is required to balance the soil. Garden not big enough to grow everything you would like to. Then have Any alpines that have been loosened by you thought about taking an allotment? frost should be firmed into place and Just ring the number in the Parish News weeded. Move dormant fuchsias, and look forward to enjoying plenty of heliotropes and hydrangeas onto the fresh vegetables throughout the year as greenhouse staging, if possible in a well as keeping yourself fit and making warm spot where a temperature of 10 new friends! degrees centigrade can be maintained. Take cuttings of Chrysanthemums that Talking of new friends, how about have been over-wintered in the joining the Gardening Club where you greenhouse or cold frame as soon as can swap gardening tips, listen to the new shoots are big enough. Stools speakers on all different aspects of that have been left in the ground will gardening four times a year in the benefit from pushing a fork into the Village Hall and visit some interesting ground around the plant to stop rotting gardens with like minded people and clear away any weeds or debris that between the spring and autumn? If you have accumulated. Spray the plants would like to know more before with water on sunny days, and give committing yourself give Rosemary them increasing amounts of water as Wickens a ring on 01582 423622, she growth becomes active. Check Dahlias will be happy to talk to you. in store, cut away any rotted sections of tubers and if they are shrivelled plunge A date for your diary. This year it’s the them into tepid water for 10-12 hours. Gardening Club’s ‘Plant Sale’ which now takes place at the Village Hall and it will Early potatoes can be arranged in boxes be on Saturday 20th May, so don’t rush or seed trays with the eyes uppermost in out to buy your bedding plants, hanging a light frost-free shed, greenhouse or baskets, perennials, etc., until you have cool bedroom to sprout into growth for been to see what they can offer. 18 Butterfly Funerals is run by Teresa and Peter who have been in the funeral service business for over 30 years. During that time they have gained a first class reputation for professional quality combined with a caring and compassionate approach to family and friends of the departed.

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21 Excerpts from December Newsletter See www.ladacan.org for more information

The growing noise burden LADACAN regularly receives emails from people living all around Luton airport who are noticing an increase in noise as the airport gets busier. Individual flights may not be getting significantly louder, but there are many more of them, and some of the flight tracks have become more concentrated. We focus on what’s been happening since expansion permission was granted, and what we all need to do in order to push back against the growing noise burden.

Numbers of flights Passengers have been using Luton Airport in ever increasing numbers since the end of the recession. As a result, the airlines have been introducing larger ‘planes, packing more people onto each flight, and adding more flights. On the busiest routes out of Luton Airport, which flies to all parts of Europe and further south, there was a 50% increase in flights between 2013 and 2015.

Flight concentration In August 2015, the majority of aircraft on the “26 Match Detling” departures route started using a more accurate GPS-based navigation system which keeps them more accurately on the prescribed centre line. This route departs to the west, tracks southwest between Flamstead and , and then turns east to fly between Redbourn and Harpenden to the north, and Hemel and St Albans to the south. In technical terms the system works, and the aircraft tracks are now far more concentrated than they were before. However, this also means that the noise is far more concentrated also – very bad for anyone living directly under the centre line, and more intrusive for those living to either side of it.

Typical track spread without RNAV Typical track spread with RNAV For those on the ground, the difference is a change from having ‘planes sometimes directly overhead and sometimes far more distant, compared to having ‘planes repeatedly directly overhead or close to it. The significantly increased number of noise complaints received by the airport recently is likely to be related to the greatly increased numbers of flights, and this much greater noise concentration. 22 Noise monitoring At a recent meeting, LADACAN made a strong case for a more structured programme of noise monitoring so that the impacts of change due to increased numbers of flights or concentration of tracks could be quantified and compared more accurately. This was accepted and the airport operators have committed to purchasing new mobile noise monitors and putting in place a more carefully planned noise monitoring regime in the wider area.

Community involvement Given that Luton is one of the “early adopters” of RNAV technology, it is important that any lessons to be learned are communicated more widely. The CAA will be conducting a “post implementation review” of the RNAV introduction at Luton in August 2017, and it will be important to receive good feedback from the affected communities. In the meantime, the LADACAN committee is considering options for more independent research, and continues to represent its member communities at the airport Noise and Track and Consultative Committee meetings every quarter…..

To report noise:- If you are affected by aircraft noise from particular flights, do use the Travis flight tracking system to complain – simply google “Luton Travis” and use the replay facility to locate the flight and then the complaint button in the toolbar to complain about it. For more general issues, email noise@ltn.

A Friend from a balloon knitted toys and presents for us. Once she When I was about 7 I got a blue helium knitted a whole giant advent calendar with a balloon at a Summer Fayre and decided to tiny knitted present for every day. One time write a note with my address on, asking for she travelled down with her sister to meet me the person that found it to write back, and I and my family. She was such a lovely lady let the balloon go. Of all the empty places with such a kind heart, and I still can't quite and fields or water it could've landed in, or believe this story is true when I tell it. At 7 even people that could've found it and years old with a hopeful child's brain I 100% ignored it, it landed in Colchester in an old expected someone to write back when I had lady's garden, 'Nanna Mo'. I came back from the idea, so it wasn't much of a surprise, but my holiday to find a long letter from her. now when I look back on it I still can't actually get my head around it or believe it. For years and years, throughout my childhood, we were pen pals and would write The day that would have been her birthday long letters to each other frequently. Our prompted this item. Like our family, she families kept in touch and Nanna Mo used to fostered (and adopted) many children. At her send Christmas presents for my whole family funeral everyone let off balloons.! every year, more specifically she would knit Juliet West ( a young resident of Slip End) things, spending weeks and weeks crafting 23 Richard Gurney & Son Contracting Services Longview, Luton Road, Markyate

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Monumental Services Members N.A.F.D. Prepaid Funeral Plans available 24 Slip End Photography Group Contact details can be found in the back of the magazine. The group meets regularly on Tuesday evenings at Slip End Social Club. There is one main meeting a month on the third Tuesday of the month at 8pm and the 2017 programme of events for these weeks includes several talks from visiting speakers. Entrance for talks is £2.50. Guests are welcome. 21st Feb Andy Sands “Macro” 21st Mar Keith Knight “USA”

18th Apr Derek George “Portraits” St George’s Fun Day Many members also gather at the club on the weeks in between and the The St George's Fun Day Committee committee attempts to arrange some has had a meeting and the decision was activities for these weeks where taken that we will not be going ahead possible. with the event in Caddington this year. Committee members health, time, lack of Members are not experts—just people committee members and uncertainty of a who are keen on photography in any venue has lead us to this sad decision. form. There are members with compact cameras and others with expensive Although, if we have any volunteers to SLRs but all have one thing in help, we might be able to plan an event common—an interest in taking pictures! for 2018! Apologies New members are always welcome,

PILATES IN SLIP END Hydrotech Plumbing Tuesday morning, Peter Edward Hall 9.30am Your local plumbing and heating engineers: Wednesday evening, Slip End School 7.30pm  Boiler breakdown and servicing

All ages & levels catered for. Come & try, first  New Boiler installation class free.  Landlords gas safety certification Introducing the Pilates Reformer Machine. Ideal  Gas fire installation and servicing for rehabilitation after injury or surgery.  All gas and plumbing work undertaken Perfect for sport specific training, Pre & Post  Fully insured Natal & general fitness.  Free quotations

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25 February Tasting Days Friday 24th & Saturday 25th 2017 Midday to 2.00pm

We will be asking you to try our: Chicken & Bacon Painting & Decorating Casserole PETE the PAINTER for all your decorating needs Apple & Blackcurrant Pie

 Laminated Flooring  Carpentry Work undertaken Don’t miss out…..join our  Tiling - Floors & Walls  Over 20 years experience invitation list to receive

4 Elm Avenue Caddington forward notice of all our Call for a free Quotation Tel: 01582 453611 Tastings Days, Craft & Gift Mobile: 07971 348485 Fairs and Food & Wine Fairs……

Fill in our New Subscriber PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS FOR ACCOUNTS TAXATION GROWING BUSINESSES AUDITS FINANCIAL form at our shop counter ADVICE PAYROLL 01582 608601 COMPUTER SERVICES or on our web site Alban House www.harpersfood.co.uk 99 High Street South LU6 3SF www.stotengillam.co.uk [email protected] 26 Pub Page

The Frog and Rhubarb Do drop in to say hello or see the website which is being updated by the brewery. The Chatty Club meets every Tuesday between 2-4pm. The picture below is from www.risingsunslipend.co.uk their first meeting of the New Year, when The Plough about 11 members turned up for a chat over tea and cake. For information please call 01582 720923 or see www.theploughwoodside.co.uk

Slip End Social Club Sat 4th Feb—Quiz and Chips Fund raising evening—see poster for details Telephone 01582 415804 or see our Facebook page for more information.

Jason Cunningham On Saturday March 4th, Jason will be stepping into the ring at Please note that bookings are being taken for Doncaster’s Dome Arena to do battle for the Valentine’s Day and Mothers’ Day meals. Central Area Featherweight title against Jack We get very busy, so remember to book early Churchill. We have four ringside seat to avoid being disappointed! tickets to be won. Simply answer the Telephone 01582 452722 or see following question: Name the boxer from www.frogandrhubarb.co.uk Hull who won the prestigious gold medal for The Rising Sun Britain at the London Olympics in 2012. Drop off your answer together with your The Village has said farewell to Ann and name, telephone number, and whether you Adrian as somebody new took over the lease require train tickets, to Slip End Social Club from mid January. before the closing date of February 15th. If We would like to welcome Kerrill Qualter to you are lucky enough to be one of the first the Parish. He originally comes from four correct answers drawn then you will be Athenry, in Galway, Ireland. He told Parish welcomed to the Dome for an excellent view News that he aims to be serving food at the of the action. Contact Tony Strong for more pub from about the beginning of February. He information on 07739 295228. will tell us more about his other plans soon. Barbara Ray says “Thank you to the friends Opening hours are 12:00 ‘til late and there is of Summer Street” for the donation of £20 a free Jukebox on Friday nights. (given to SEADA) when Santa visited on Christmas Eve to see their children. 27 28 Diary - If you would like your events included, please contact the Editor

February Sat 4th Quiz and Chips Slip End Social Club 7:30pm Mon 6th Parish Council Meeting Village Hall 7pm 17th St Andrew’s Holiday Club Drama Workshop—see poster for details Tues 21st Caddington WI (Working with Hats) - Baptist Church Hall 7:30pm Tues 21st Photography Group Talk - “Macro” Social Club 8pm Tues 28th Book Club Frog & Rhubarb 8pm

March Mon 6th Parish Council Meeting Village Hall 7pm Mon 20th Gardening Club “Scented Plants & Gardens “ Village Hall 8pm Tues 21st Photography Group Talk “USA” Social Club 8pm Tues 21st Caddington WI (Members Night) Baptist Church Hall 7:30pm

FUTURE DATES—Please take note!

May Sat 6th Photo group Exhibition Village Hall More details soon 20th Gardening Club Plant Sale Village Hall More details later 20th & Art, craft & photography weekend at All Saints Church Caddington 21st includes work by members of our Parish more details later

July Sat 8th Village Day Playing Fields

Bin collections

Black bin and Glass Friday 10th,24th February

Orange bin / garden Friday 3rd, 17th February, 3rd March

Don’t forget to advertise your events here! Please contact us with details of events to add to our diary so that everyone in the community can read about what is on in the Parish and hopefully avoid any clash of dates for events!

29 YOUR PARISH & CENTRAL BEDS COUNCILLORS

Clerk to Parish Council — Peter Segal 526594 (9am to noon weekdays) [email protected] Parish Councillors:-

Steve Baird 738205 [email protected] Paul Cooper 07703 599006 [email protected] Simon Patterson 07767 615714 [email protected] Carol Brennan 453049 [email protected] Sarah Minnighan 07868 742904 [email protected] Carol Beeton 405597 [email protected] Joanne Tyler 480995 [email protected]

WHO DO I CALL? Fly Tipping (CBC) 0300 300 8000 [email protected]

Road issues (potholes etc) [email protected]

Police 473211 or 101 Aircraft noise 395382 Airparks 749495 Water leaks 0800 3765325 Cold Calling 0345 4040506 Out of hours noise 0300 300 8098 Street Lighting 0300 300 8049

MP’s Contact details Gavin Shuker’s local office is located at: 3 Union Street Luton LU1 3AN Email: [email protected] Website: www.gavinshuker.org For advice surgery appointments call 01582 457 774

SLIP END PETER EDWARDS HALL VILLAGE HALL & PLAYING FIELD Your Village Hall Ideal for children's & adult's parties, meetings, etc. Kitchen facilities with catering service available for Dances, Receptions & Parties Available for various sports activities Facilities for the disabled Excellent sports changing facilities For bookings contact Facilities for the Disabled Gill Plummer on 01582 723109 For Bookings: please contact [email protected] 9 Markyate Road, Slip End 30 COMMUNITY AND SERVICES

Services:- Good Neighbour Scheme: 07513 37 24 15 Shop at the Crossroads 401069 Mon - Fri 7.00 to 21.00 Sat 7.00 - 21.00 - Sun 7.30 - 21.00 Slip End Garage Markyate Road, 456888 Doctor Caddington Surgery 725673 Doctor Markyate Surgery 841559 Schools: Slip End Village School 720152 Manshead 679400 Caddington Village School 726058 St Mary’s Catholic Primary School 602420

Churches:- Community:- St Andrew’s Church Photography Club 01582 452851 Rev. Cathy Pullinger—vicarage 480391 Brownies 01582 723109 or 07425 148046 Beavers 07956 833488 Wardens: Nick Sandle 723029 Cubs & Scouts 01582 418014 Vacancy Allotments 01582 736892 Aley Green Methodist Church Friendship Club 01582 452978 Minister: Rev Nigel Bibbings Mother’s Union 01582 738435 Senior Steward: Ann Meader 733668 Playgroup/Pre-School 01582 724888 Sport:- S.E.A.D.A 01582 414796 Bowling Club 412506 FoSELS (PTA) 0789 603 7853 Darts League 425323 Women’s Institute 01582 737036 Football 517042 or 07515687160 Chatty Club [email protected] Pepperstock Archers 615216 Jean Anderson Email [email protected] (Lee Prebble) Slip End Veterans Football Wayne Leslie Tennis 733253 [email protected] Gardening Club 423622 Book Club [email protected] Slip End Stompers Line Dancing [email protected] Slip End Parish Community Dance Classes [email protected] is now on

Items for the next issue to us by 15th February (Editor — Alison ) Adverts by 10th please Any delivery problems? Contact Alan Buttery at 1 Claydown Way (01582 724527), [email protected]. Anything interesting to report about village activities, photos, holidays, etc Please contact us, letters and e-mails are encouraged. Views expressed by our contributors are not the Editors’ own. Articles should be sent by the 15th of the preceding month to Alison Wilson, 23 Claydown Way or Matt Adams, 32 Summer Street or e-Mail [email protected]

Advertising queries to Jo Moss 01582484373 or [email protected]

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