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Wootton Parish Council’S Facebook Page, Website and Noticeboards The wootton parish news AUTUMN EDITION SEPTEMBER 2019 https://woottonpc.bedsparishes.gov.uk St Mary's Church Contacts Directory Canon Peter Ackroyd: 768 391 Church Hall: 767 158 Parish Council Chairman Wootton New Life Methodist Church Gareth Lloyd: 07414 551 820 Rev Charlie Connor: 767 865 Parish Council Vice Chairman Gerald Bygraves: 07792 842 601 Baptist Church Clerk to the Council/Responsible Financial Officer Mr Rob Stanton: 766 293 Sue Playford: 07531 930 788 3 Longden Close, Haynes, Bedfordshire MK45 3PJ Roman Catholic Church Father Seamus Keenan: 352 569 Parish Councillors Bob Hensher: 767 774 Doctor's Surgeries Hazel Martin: 767 622 Wootton Vale: 762 500 Jeff Noakes: 07806 470 411 Cranfield, High St: 750 234 Stuart O’Dell: 767133 Kempston, Cater St: 849 090 Paul Quirk: 768 832 Kempston, King St: 852 222 Keith Randell: 07872 647234 Kempston, St John St: 851 323 Bob Wallace: 768 011 NHS Direct: 0845 46 47 John Wheeler: 07913 409 433 Wootton Facilities Bedford Borough Councillor Pharmacy: 765 166 John Wheeler: 07913 409 433 Post Office: 768 368 Library: 766 061 Hall Booking Memorial Hall - Naomi Ward: 07722 876 252 Village Club & Organisations Scout Hall - Mark Atkins: 311 386 1st Wootton Rainbows - Elaine: 765 419 Village Hall - Jenny Lambert: 767 488 2nd Wootton Rainbows – Vickie: 602146 Wootton Blue Cross Hall: 767 662 1st Wootton Boys Brigade - Allan: 319 269 Wootton Community Centre - email: 1st Wootton Girls Brigade - Nicola: 319 269 [email protected] Acorn Quilters - Dorothy: 409 566 Badminton Monday - Chris: 07740 939 109 Complex (Multi Use Games Area) bookings Badminton Thursday - Freda: 270 638 Sue Playford: 07531 930 788 Badminton Juniors - Colin: 270 283 Beavers - Louise: 07753 811 910 Schools Bowls Monday - Viv: 855 383 Wootton Upper: 767 123 Bowls Thursday - Rena: 768 012 Holywell Middle: 750 381 Brennan School of Dance: 822 831 Marston Vale Middle: 768 224 Brownies Tuesday - Denise: 314 030 Wootton Lower: 768 239 Brownies Wednesday - Rebecca: 07721 686868 Wootton Lower PTFA Contact: 768 239 Brownies Friday - Jodie: 07799 140 668 Cubs - Christopher: 304 588 Police Country Players - Wendy: 401 460 HQ: 841 212 Explorers - Kit: 07792 372 570 Beat Manager: 842 433 Group Scout Leader - Kit: 07792 372 570 Non Emergency: 101 Guides - Gill: 856 566 Anti-Social Behaviour: 276 037 '55' Club - Arthur: 768 405 Marston Vale Forest School: 07811 087 322 Good Neighbour Scheme: 07717 770 247 Patacake Baby/Toddlers - Chau: 07854 885 746 Royal British Legion Wootton Poppy Appeal Playgroups Organiser - Chris: 07865 051 453 Bizzy Bees - Paula Bannell: 767 185 Scouts - Dave: 07780 954 307 St Mary's - Tracey Kerins: 767 158 Stewartby Operatic Society - 01908 616213 Wootton Community Nursery Tang Soo Do - Pat: 07917 805 863 Kayleigh:07534 308 632 Wootton Golf Society - Pete: 07975 596 164 Women's Institute - Kath: 765 333 Speed Watch Co-ordinator Wootton Rangers FC - Jeremy: 07446 770193 Malcolm Chalmers: 07864 295520 Wootton Blue Cross: 767 662 02 https://woottonpc.bedsparishes.gov.uk The wootton PARISH NEWS Inside The Autumn Edition facebook.com/ WoottonParishCouncilBedfordshire 04 Chairman's Report f 06 Parish Clerk's Report 07 Dates for your Diary 08 Borough Councillor Report 11 Bizzy Bees Pre School 13 Annual Scarecrow Festival 15 Poem - Peculiarities of Cricket 16 Stewartby Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society 18 Wootton Wheelers 20 Wootton Baptist Church 21 Speedwatch 24 Outstanding Parish Council Issues Editor in Chief - Sue Playford & Projects 27 St Mary's Church, Wootton Editor - Gareth Lloyd 28 Poem - Refiner's Fire Design & Print - Bespoke Media 29 Wootton W.I www.bespokemedia.org 30 Wootton Library 31 Wootton Upper School Editorial Notes: 33 British Red Cross Wootton News is overseen by an 34 Wootton FunFest editorial sub group of the parish council. While every effort has been 36 Living the Dream made to ensure that information in this 38 'Are you sitting Comfortably?'..... newsletter is accurate, the parish council accept no responsibility for any errors or omissions. It should be noted that Next Issue: December 2019 articles written by individuals do not necessarily represent the views of the Copy Date: 1st November council. Please send all articles to the Wootton News editor (gareth.t.lloyd@ The Wootton News can by read online at: googlemail.com by the copydate. https://woottonpc.bedsparishes.gov.uk Advertisements are usually half page If you have any comments or opinions on how to improve the (£30 for black and white, or colour). If you Wootton News, please send them to Sue Playford (Clerk to wish to advertise then please send your the Council): details to the editor. The advertisements are taken in good faith and we cannot [email protected] or call on 07531 930 788 accept any responsibility for bad service or workmanship received. The wootton PARISH NEWS www.facebook.com/WoottonParishCouncilBedfordshire 03 Chairman' s Report Gareth Lloyd Remembrance Day The parade this year will take place on Sunday 10th November. More information will be published closer to the date on Wootton Parish Council’s Facebook page, website and noticeboards. Over the last few months, there have been several comments about the Fields Road roundabout memorial display. Some want it taken down after November this year and Gareth Lloyd others have said keep it in perpetuity. Please help us determine what the majority want. Film night We have created an easy three question I would like to thank John Wheeler for online survey and so far, have had over 200 helping me organise our first free film night responses. That survey will close at the end back in July. We had around 230 people of September 2019 and can be accessed watching Dumbo and 170 people watching using the same link as above. Again, if you Captain Marvel. If you would like us to would rather write, please use the contact repeat this film night, please visit our online details detailed earlier and let us know if it survey: should remain or be taken down and why. Advertising events I often hear that people did not know about an event and that the parish council should look to advertise it better. All our events are publicised in this newsletter, in our noticeboards and on our website and https://woottonpc.bedsparishes.gov.uk/ Facebook page. If you have any ideas on what else we can do to increase publicity, So far, we have had nearly 100 replies, which please let us know. will help us decide what should happen in the future, including improvements. If you Parish Councillors do not have access to the online survey, Finally I would like to thank Chris Gibbons for please write to the Clerk to the Council at 3 his help as a Parish Councillor and the work Longden Close, Haynes, Bedfordshire, Mk45 he undertook whilst serving the community. 3PJ or call on 07531 930788. Do please state We do have vacancies on the parish council, where you live, whether it should go ahead so if anyone is interested, again please let us next year and why, and if you went this year, know and we can talk you through what is suggest improvements for next year. involved. I would also like to welcome Keith Randell. Useful Numbers Fly tipping Police non-emergency number Dog fouling/Being walked 01234 267422 101 on the recreation ground 01234 718060 Anti-Social behaviour Noise complaints 01234 276037 & 101 01234 227266 04 https://woottonpc.bedsparishes.gov.uk The wootton PARISH NEWS The wootton PARISH NEWS www.facebook.com/WoottonParishCouncilBedfordshire 05 Clerk to the Council's Report Sue Playford Wootton Parish Council village hall and the car park ONLY. Office Location: The Hub, Alison is still hoping to recruit more allotment Wootton Life Methodist Church, Cause End Road, MK43 9DE holders – if you would like to know more, please call her on 07977 341861. Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday morning 10am-12noon A further reminder too, for anyone wishing to (Hours may be subject to change join the Speed Watch team which operates and appointments can be pre-booked, feel free to telephone in the village. This scheme is NOT under the in advance to ensure the office will jurisdiction of the parish council so if you would be open). like to learn more or volunteer your services, the point of contact is Jules Donel at Police [email protected] HQ – Juliet.Donel@bedfordshirepolice. 07531 930 788 pnn.police.uk. Training is required before joining the team and they are looking for extra Our Fun Fest this year was another great numbers. success – probably the largest turnout since I have been involved in its organisation. A big The Street Watch team are also looking for thank you to Mark Atkins for all he does in more volunteers. If you are interested in helping us make this a bigger and better event learning more please contact either Malcolm next – it wouldn’t happen without him! Mark Chalmers (contact details on page 2 and 21) has written his own article on page 34 and the or [email protected]. photographs are a mix of his, mine and Neera police.uk. Volunteers will need to be vetted Regmi’s – thank you Neera for helping too. The before receiving training and equipment. parish council helpers were as always, Gareth Again, this scheme is NOT run by the parish Lloyd and John Wheeler – so again, thank council. you. Gareth was also instrumental in putting together an open air cinema event down near John Wheeler and I met recently with PC the new Community Centre on Harris Way, Kimberley Thomas to discuss the anti-social the day before the Fun Fest, so it really was behaviour situation at the recreation ground.
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