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APRIL 2018 THEBEDFORDCLANGER.COM THE BEDFORDCLANGER YOUR CULTURAL GUIDE TO THE BEST OF BEDFORD COVER BY Alex Parsons BY COVER Parklife - our celebration of Bedford’s beautiful parks and green spaces / 130 years of Bedford Park / Charles Wellls’ new brewery / the best of live music, theatre and more... Letter from Team Clanger the Editor Editor:Team Erica Roffe @bedfordclangerClanger [email protected] the Editor Commercial Manager: Julia Crofts @clangerads [email protected] Happy2018 sees New the Year 130th and anniversary welcome to of our Bedford first issue Park, so Editor: Erica Roffe @bedfordclanger [email protected] of 2018. As usual, it’s packed full of the best of Design: Emma Lemon twitter: @emmaloulemon instagram: @emmalemonlettering what better reason for the Clanger to celebrate all of Commercial Manager: Julia Crofts @clangerads [email protected] Bedford’sour town’s art, parks culture, and greenfood, music,spaces. theatre This month’s and Best Photography: Cat Lane @catlanephoto Design: Emma Lemon twitter: @emmaloulemon instagram: @emmalemonlettering shopping;of Bedford your comes one-stop-shop from Parkrun of Director, what’s onIan and Williams, Music: Lloyd Lugsden @lloydlug THE whatwe reveal to see. all the headline acts for this year’s Bedford Theatre:Front Paula cover: Walker Alex Parsons@pauliwauli2 CLANGER ThisPark year,Concerts, we welcome plus we havea new news designer of Wrest on board. Park’s FoodPhotography: & Drink: Stephen Cat BywaterLane @catlanephoto @authorbywater Youannual will St already George’s have Day seen festivities. 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Team ClangerHappy Valentine’s and see you next month, Team Clanger FriendsKathy Brown’s like Garden these in Stevington New year, new DJs and new ThisBedford month sees is fortunate the re-opening to shows on In2beats FM have some great cultural of Kathy Brown’s beautiful Last month, In2Beats welcomed three new team members to the station: venues on our doorstep. gardens in Stevington. From Amy Botes, Aims and Sassy B. We asked the girls what inspired them to give Both the Quarry Theatre 24th April, the gardens are radio a go? openon toSt the Peter’s public Street every and TuesdayThe Place between on Bradgate1 – 5pm Amy Botes: I have a rich history as a professional actress which has taken (groupsRoad, by host appointment). a diverse me from the Royal Shakespeare Company, to the West End, to Broadway. I have also worked for the BBC Radio 4 drama company and was the Visitorsrange this of month productions will see Cover Star: Alex Parsons frombanks drama of primroses, to comedy, tree peonies, film to tulips stand-up. and late- Both runner up for the prestigious Carleton Hobbs award in 2004. I am also a theatresflowering havedaffodils. recently Highly launched recommended ‘Friends’ by all schemes, at Thissuccessful month’s Entrepreneur Clanger cover and is I designedlove bringing by Bedford the two College worlds ofBTEC business Graphic and soClanger you canHQ –now and helpthe homemade to support cakes the workare amazing! they do The Designperformance student, together. Alex Parsons. That’s why “My Iinspiration was so determined for the Clanger to bring cover a weekly was the whileManor receivingHouse Garden, some Church brilliant Road, benefits. Stevington, MK43 ideapodcast that to Bedford In2beats, parks sharing bring my people knowledge together,” and said expertise Alex. “I in feel communication like my designskills in reflects business. that Listen pretty in wellon Mondays as it is literally 10-11am bringing to hear people tips and together. empowering My Annual7QB tel: membership01234 822064 ofkathybrownsgarden.homestead. each scheme is £20 (or £35 initialinformation. thoughts when asking people to be photographed was that it would percom [email protected] at the Place), with benefits including be quite hard, however to my surprise the people of Bedford were more discounted tickets on selected shows, priority Aimz: I love the studio atmosphere, I love music and I love talking, it’s really than willing to be photographed, just goes to show that the community here information and booking plus a discount on drinks that simple! is very friendly indeed!” in the bar*. For further information and to sign up, Sassy B: DJing is something I have always liked the idea of but never visit quarrytheatre.org.uk and theplacebedford. Alex’sthought favourite I could dopark it! inWith Bedford encouragement is Jubilee Park I have as had it has a go‘great and fields really to enjoy chill org.uk. Why not join both? One can never have too init! afterAimz aand session I will beat theon-air Moor Wednesdays Lane skate 1-4pm. park’. He aims to join the HND many friends! *terms & conditions apply. Please see GraphicsTune into course In2Beats at Bedford at 106.5fm College next year and is just about to launch his websites for more details. own clothing brand. Watch this space! the puddin club A BOARDS • WEDDING STATIONERY MURALS • SIGNWRITING • BRANDING Puddings • Cakes • Breakfast • Cheeseboard Great Coffee • Prosecco • Wine • Beer • Cider Ice Cream • Milkshakes • Afternoon Tea (booking required) Open late every Friday until 10.30pm Private hire available on a Saturday nights get your just desserts BY EMMA LEMON 07773 943586 Facebook: thepuddinclub Get in touch: [email protected] 120a Castle Road, Bedford, MK40 3RG insta: @emmalemonlettering 2 The BedfordThe Bedford Clanger Clanger • February • April 2018 UNIQUE BEDFORD Bedford Park, Park Avenue, MK41 7TB Celebrating its 130th anniversary venue (see more information on page xx) and also plays host to this year, Bedford Park is just a Shakespeare. It is nothing if not versatile! short walk from the town centre, Adjacent to Bedford Park is Foster Hill Road Cemetery. An informal covers 61 acres and is home to guided tour takes place every Thursday morning from 9am and the 18,000 trees and shrubs. space is haven for walkers, artists, photographers, historians, nature Throughout the year the park lovers, birdwatchers and anyone seeking peace and quiet. plays host to cricket, football, basketball, tennis, bowls, boot fosterhillroadcemetery.co.uk camps, Nordic Walking, running, pavilion.attheparkbedford.co.uk yoga, triathlons, Mental Health parkrun.org.uk/bedford/ Mates and weekly parkruns. The park has hosted nearly 350 parkruns, with a total of 11,432 runners – an average of 246.9 per week. Parkrunners have covered a distance of 429,545km and counting. At the heart of the park is the Pavilion, run by Bedfordshire Business Woman of the Year, Emma Garrett. Serving great, locally-sourced food, the Pavilion hosts regular art exhibitions, supper clubs, book groups and does a great breakfast! In 2017, the Pavilion served over 21,500 all day breakfasts, nearly 25,000 cups of coffee and over 21,000 cakes and biscuits. Every Bank Holiday Monday, local historian Martyn Pearson leads guided walks around the park. These walks are buggy, wheelchair and dog friendly, so suitable for all the family. The walks begin and end at The Pavilion (meet from 10.30am for an 11.00am start). Each summer the Park transforms into a concert Morgan and west More magic for kids | Friday 13 April, 2.30PM Bigger, bolder, and more brilliant than before! Morgan & West return to the stage with a marvellous magic show full of crazy capers for the young, old, and everyone in-between! Ticket price: £10.00 (£8.00 conc) | Age suitability: 5+ Time travelling magicians | Friday 13 April, 7.30pm No future is left unseen and no time-line left unaltered as these temporal tricksters burst into the twenty-rst century with a show brimming over with bafing magic, unparalleled precognitive powers, and a totally genuine ability to travel through time! Ticket price: £12.50 (£10.50 conc) | Age suitability: 13+ Box office: 01234 362337 quarrytheatre.org.uk The Quarry Theatre at St Luke’s is part of Bedford School, which is part of The Harpur Trust The Bedford Clanger • April 2018 3 HOMETOWN TOURIST For the Wild Ones by Hazera Forth Ice Cream at the Park Something for all the family I must stress that it’s difficult to contain myself to a mere few Wild cherry plums, hedgerows of hundred words to tell you of the delights of Priory Country Park. blackberries, crab apples, How can I convey the significant medieval history and the park’s link hawthorn, sloes, teasle, to the dissolution of the monasteries and that the site once had an horseradish and even the Augustine Priory? The stones now form the wall separating the park occasional hop vine as well as Open 9am-6pm every day for Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch and Tea. from Aspects Leisure, beautifully adorned by native wild flowers. native tree species like birch, This is a 360 acre park that attracts walkers and cyclists who can spindle, oak and willow, hazel, amble to Willington and Danish Camp or they can follow the river alder, sea buckthorn, wild rose Great Ouse towards the Embankment and onwards to Riverside give home to a diverse range of North.