Showaddywaddy Live at ‘Party in the Park’ This July
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
‘Helping make Dunstable a Better Place’ Issue 83 March 2019 TALKofT the OWN DON’T MISS The Legendary Showaddywaddy Live at ‘Party in the Park’ this July Our 2019 Events Programme New Adventure Playground Easter & Summer Family Activities Town Centre Improvement Update Plus much more inside... www.dunstable.gov.uk DUNSTABLE TOWN COUNCIL Meet the Councillors Welcome DUNSTABLE CENTRAL WARD ICKNIELD WARD TOWN COUNCIL Mayor’s David Welcome Ashlee Councillor John Kane Town Clerk & Chief Executive Cllr Patricia Russell Cllr Lisa Bird Cllr John Chatterley Cllr John Kane Cllr Gloria Martin Cllr Sid Abbott Cllr Nigel Warren 44 Mayfield Road 124 Chiltern Road 36 Roslyn Way 2 Ripley Road 70 Crabtree Way 3 The Paddocks 41 Lowry Drive Dunstable LU5 4AP Dunstable LU6 1ET Houghton Regis Luton Dunstable Friars Walk, Dunstable Houghton Regis With just a few weeks left of my Mayoral year I would like to Welcome to the spring edition of Talk of the Town. This 07717 192398 01582 478078 LU5 6JY LU4 0AT LU6 1UR LU6 3FQA LU5 5SJ take the opportunity to look back and review some of the is always a very important time of year for the Council 01582 867536 01582 510048 01582 666910 01582 947345 01582 864396 amazing and extremely memorable engagements that I have as it is the period in which the Council agrees its annual attended during the past months. So far during my year of budget. This year the Council has been able to set Cllr Pat Staples NORTHFIELDS WARD Mandelay office I have attended many celebratory, community, charity a budget with just a £4.11 per year increase on the 10 The Paddocks and civic events and would like to thank everyone who has Dunstable Town Council element of your council tax bill Dunstable LU6 3FQ 01582 650018 either supported or been associated with these occasions. whilst also improving and increasing the range of quality Jenny and I have been made to feel very welcome everywhere of life services delivered by the Council in Dunstable. we have visited, it has been a most memorable year. If you live in a Dunstable Band D property, you will pay MANSHEAD WARD The summer programme of music events in Grove House an annual charge of £179.32 to Dunstable Town Council. Gardens and the themed events in Priory Gardens have all An illustration of where this money goes is given later in been a tremendous success and I am sure were enjoyed this edition. Cllr Emma Simmons Cllr Terry Colbourne Cllr Gladys Sanders Cllr Jeannette Freeman Cllr Johnson Tamara 27 Pipers Croft 70 Crabtree Way c/o Dunstable Town Council, 77 Hillcroft 112 High Street North by everyone that attended. The various visits to many local Dunstable Dunstable Grove House, 76 High Street Dunstable Dunstable schools and youth organisations and the annual torchlight The spring sees the launch of the Council’s events LU6 3JZ LU6 1UR North, Dunstable LU6 1NF LU6 1TT LU6 1LN 01582 933591 01582 666910 07760501120 01582 756060 07903 925875 procession on The Square, with school choirs from Ardley programme and this year the Council will be starting things Hill Academy, Ashton St Peter’s VA Primary School, Beecroft off with two events in April and May. St George’s Day will WATLING WARD Academy, Icknield Lower School, Lancot School, Lark Rise be celebrated with an improved range of activities centred Academy, Priory Academy, St Augustine’s Academy, The in Priory Gardens and May sees the return of the popular ‘Around the World’ event, again in Priory Gardens. June’s Cllr Eugene Ghent Cllr Jessica Woodward Vale Academy, Totternhoe C. E. Academy, Watling Lower 1 Fox Dells c/o Dunstable Town School, Priory Choir, celebrating the start of the festive ‘Dunstable Live’ is once again set to open the Council’s Dunstable LU6 3LD Council, Grove House, season on a cold and crisp December evening – so many ‘Summer of Music’ and I am very excited to be able to 01582 703036 76 High Street North, Dunstable LU6 1NF memorable events – including the day that Dunstable fell announce that Showaddywaddy will be our headline act silent when thousands gathered at the newly refurbished War for this year’s Party in the Park in July. Memorial to commemorate Armistice Day on Remembrance Cllr Philip Crawley Sunday. Other highlights have been our success at the May will see an earlier re-opening of Bennett’s Splash 36 Norcott Close and the Splashside Café with the addition of a brand new Dunstable Cllr Peter Hollick Cllr Liz Jones Cllr Claire Meakins Cllr Ann Sparrow Cllr Mike Mullany Anglia in Bloom Awards, the visit to the Junior Wardens at LU5 4AH 1 Carlisle Close 82 Jeansway 11 Bernard Close 23 Staines Square 49 West Hill St Augustine’s Academy, the Trafalgar Dinner and Battle £200,000 adventure playground so let’s hope we have 01582 515980 Dunstable Dunstable Dunstable Dunstable Dunstable good weather this spring and summer. The Council are 07969 606960 LU6 3PH LU5 4PP LU5 4HL LU6 3JG LU6 3PN at the Dunstable Sea Cadets Unit at the Old Mill and the 01582 665133 01582 472044 07583 888001 01582 602386 01582 667797 many charity and civic events that the Mayoress and I have really hoping that Bennett Memorial Recreation Ground attended over the past months. will become a destination park for Dunstable. We are also hoping for good weather to support the Council’s Dunstable Town Council Committee Membership Now looking forward, we are further enhancing the facilities programme of special markets that will be taking place at Bennett Memorial Recreation Ground with an Adventure from April on every second and third Saturday of the Finance and General Purposes Community Services Grounds and Environmental Play Area alongside the existing Splash Park and Splashside month. This year we are trying to further develop a Councillors John Kane (Town Mayor) Councillors John Kane (Town Mayor) Councillors John Kane (Town Mayor) Café. farmers market so please make sure you visit the markets Nigel Warren (Deputy Town Mayor) Nigel Warren (Deputy Town Mayor) Nigel Warren (Deputy Town Mayor) and help support local enterprise. Peter Hollick (Chairman) Pat Staples (Chairman) Liz Jones (Chairman) My charity events have been most enjoyable and successful, John Chatterley (Vice-Chairman) Eugene Ghent (Vice-Chairman) Lisa Bird (Vice-Chairman) thank you to everyone who has supported them, including You will also be noticing a number of improvements to Sid Abbott Lisa Bird Sid Abbott a successful evening at the Little Theatre’s production of the town centre this year. Central Bedfordshire Council Terry Colbourne John Chatterley Phillip Crawley ‘Glorious’, and a fun evening Go-Kart racing. My charities are leading on a programme of works that will hopefully Phillip Crawley are Dunstable and District Disabled Sports (DADDS) and the make the town centre look more attractive and be easier Eugene Ghent Terry Colbourne Jeannette Freeman Dunstable Sea Cadets who will benefit from the proceeds. to navigate. The work will be carried out in two phases Liz Jones Jeannette Freeman Peter Hollick Gloria Martin Claire Meakins Gloria Martin and is featured later in this Talk of the Town. Claire Meakins Mike Mullany Gladys Sanders Dunstable Town Council is here to listen, and I hope that Mike Mullany Patricia Russell Emma Simmons you will continue to give feedback on the various services I hope you enjoy this edition of Talk of the Town and please Patricia Russell Emma Simmons Ann Sparrow and activities. For more information about Mayoral activities feel free to comment on any of the Council’s services Gladys Sanders Johnson Tamara Johnson Tamara and visits please contact Michele Markus at Dunstable Town using the comment form at the back of this edition or by Ann Sparrow Jessica Woodward Jessica Woodward Council 01582 891404 or email Michele.markus@dunstable. visiting our website www.dunstable.gov.uk or following us Pat Staples gov.uk on Twitter and Facebook. Happy reading! Dunstable Town Council facebook/dunstablecouncil DISCLAIMER: Whilst every care has been facebook/grovecornerdunstable taken in compiling this publication and the Grove House, 76 High Street North, Dunstable LU6 1NF facebook/creaseypark statements contained herein are believed to be Tel 01582 513000 correct, Dunstable Town Council cannot accept TownCoun Mayorcillor of Dunstable John Kane TownDav Clerkid and Ashlee Chief Executive @dunstabletc @dunstableevents responsibility for any inaccuracies and do not Email [email protected] Web www.dunstable.gov.uk @dunstabletown @creaseypark Opening Hours 9.00 am to 5.00 pm, Monday to Friday @prioryhouse @bennettssplash endorse any particular products. 02 HELPING MAKE DUNSTABLE A BETTER PLACE HELPING MAKE DUNSTABLE A BETTER PLACE 03 DUNSTABLE TOWN COUNCIL NOTICE BOARD News, Announcements and Items of Interest for Residents of Dunstable Bennett’s Splash and Splashside Café Dunstable Bring on the Heat! Town Guides Beecroft Residents Volunteers Wanted The heat is on... on the way, well let’s hope so! Association Bennett’s Splash and the Splashside Café will NEW! Growing public interest in the history of the town very soon be open. After listening to feedback Beecroft Residents Association (BRA) are a means that Dunstable Town Tour Guides are last year, we have decided the Splash Park will friendly group of local people who take a pride looking for volunteers. Find out fascinating facts, and interest in our neighborhood. We meet bi- open a week earlier from Friday 3 May 2019 develop your natural communication skills, and monthly to discuss any local issues through to Sunday 1 September 2019. learn how to entertain and inform groups of all and plan for community activities. ages with walks and talks. If you live in the Beecroft or the Come back and enjoy the 16 super soaking water features wider North West Dunstable ranging from gentle mists, spray arches and tipping buckets To see what we do visit our website to spray shooter cannons.