Stony Stratford Town Council . Issue 67 . Autumn 2019
Fullers Slade . Galley Hill . Stony Stratford Town
www.stonystratford.gov.uk Stony Stratford Town Council News Update from The on the 2019/20 Precept of £209,360.00 and areas requiring attention.
Town Clerk 2019/20 figure for the number of house- Parking Review: We are awaiting the holds the precept is divided between of Election: We warmly analysis on the recent parking review. 2510.83), an additional £3.56 per annum welcome new for a Band D property…’ Please do not Graffiti: There was a spate of graffiti on Councillor Alex Cruickshank who was hesitate to contact the Town Clerk if you street furniture and several buildings elected on Thursday 18th July 2019. recently. The Council worked with the would like to make any comments. 5-7 Church Street Redevelopment relevant owners and ensured it was cleaned Moving forwards: We are now awaiting the off as quickly as possible. Where the graffiti Next steps: After much deliberation, revised quantity surveyor costs for Phase 1 Council agreed on Weds 3rd July 2019 wasn’t cleaned off, volunteer councillors only and following this, Robert de Grey, used Council equipment to remove it. (Minute 57/19) to proceed with Phase 1 Architect and the Town Clerk will organise which includes, but is not limited to: Please do not hesitate to contact the a tender document to be drawn up and Council if you are aware of any other areas - moving the stairs, tenders will be invited for companies to do - changing the doors and reception area, needing attention. the work. It is estimated that the Library - creating an evacuation area to meet may have to close for approximately 6 Floral Features: The Town Council would regulations, months whilst undergoing its like to thank Stony in Bloom, the Business - decluttering and redesigning the librarians transformation. We are working closely Association and all the volunteers for the work area, with Milton Keynes Library Service to fantastic displays this year! Without your - improving the kitchen & toilets plus ensure Library provision is provided during tireless work this project would not happen. general décor. Thanks also to Alan Box (who we employ this time. The Library will remain on two floors. The to water the Town Council’s planters and Additional improvements: As the Council several hanging baskets) who helped ensure moving of the staircase will create a larger is investing in the building, Milton Keynes space on the ground floor for events such the Town Council displays were even better Library Service have now committed to than last year! as Storytime and an improved area upstairs improving the Library shelving and décor as to hold both community and commercial they have done in other MKC libraries. events. The only loss will be the small office at the front of the building, which is Art Project: As you may be aware, there are used very little. S.106 art monies (from Elizabeth House). One suggestion is that these could be used Funding the redevelopment: Unfortunately, to create a new entrance to the building e.g. we were unsuccessful in the grant a large mosaic depicting Stony’s history and applications for the environmental part of culture. We value your input and if you the project and the Lottery fund for the would like to make any initial comments main project. However, the Council have (prior to more formal consultation) or join agreed that to ensure the sustainability of a Working Group, please do not hesitate to the building for the next 40 years, an contact the Town Clerk, preferably via Dog Bin: The Town Council have installed application to the Public Works Loan email on [email protected] or an extra dog waste bin in Spider Park, Board will be necessary to fund the project. 01908-566726 #1. Fullers Slade. It is situated next to the path- The extract of the full minute (57.2/19) is Eco-friendly, hot water foam, weed-killing way bordered by bushes running from outlined below for your ease of reference: Weavers Hill. This is in response to an ‘This Council agrees to proceed with machine (which can also be utilised to clean signage): We have been very pleased by the identified need for an additional bin in this Phase 1 of the Project to a maximum of area. £200,000 obtained through a Public Works initial results of this machine. Please contact Lynne Compton, Clerk to the Council Loan Board loan (which would cost, (based the Town Council if you are aware of any Exciting New Stony Stratford Treasure Trail! How do I get one?
Stony Stratford Town Council have commissioned a new fun and This Trail can be sent to you in the post or downloaded today for educational activity for all ages. instant trailing fun! Go to: https://www.treasuretrails.co.uk/things-to -do/buckinghamshire/stony-stratford. What is it? Information from Treasure Trails:
- A Treasure Hunt themed walking Treasure Trail around Stony Stratford - Ideal for discovering more about where you live or exploring somewhere new - Trails are done in your own time at your own pace - This Trail is approximately 2 miles long and takes about 2 hours to complete - This Trail is suitable for all ages from 6 - 106 (no children necessary!) - One Trail booklet is enough for 4-5 people - Chance to win some real Treasure! All correct answers are entered into the monthly £100 prize draw - Circular loop Trail - Mobile phone text service for clue answers if you get stuck, ensuring that no mystery goes unsolved
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Allotments
We currently have a number of allotments available. If you are interested in having an allotment please see our website for more information or contact the Properties and Contracts Officer:
Stony Stratford Farmers Market
The Farmers Market is on the last Friday of every month. There is always a wonderful variety of locally produced, sourced or homemade goods, so you will always find something special.
The next markets will be held on 27th September, 25th October, 29th November and 24th December (Tuesday). Children’s Summer Play Sessions Our wonderfully festive Christmas Market Well, what a summer we had! It was filled is being held on Christmas Eve. There will with free play and sports sessions for be lots of family fun with a face painter, children of all ages. Milton Keynes Play Christmas crafts for children, and perhaps Association held successful play days at a visit from someone very special! Enjoy Wolverton Road Recreation Ground and some seasonal activities whilst you shop for Spider Park, Fullers Slade, where children those last-minute Christmas goodies. Plus, enjoyed activities including a bouncy castle, many items are available to pre-order, so arts and crafts projects and fun ball games. you can just collect them on the day. Please watch our Facebook page for The MK Dons SET (Sports and Education updates: StonyStratfordTownCouncil. Trust) also joined us for the first time this year, coaching lively football, kwik cricket and tag rugby sessions for children aged 7- 12. These sessions were kindly hosted by the Stony Stratford Football club on behalf of Stony Stratford Council. If you came to any of our summer activities we hope you enjoyed them as much as we did!
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What a Summer it has been!
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Classic Stony 2019 At our 11th annual summer event, again part of 'Stony Live', a record was broken. A massive £6,225.00 was raised, the largest amount by any of our events to date, all of which has been donated to our local Hospice at Willen. Well done to all concerned especially our event sponsors, marshals, and of course you the residents of Stony. Without your co-operation the event could not take place, so again a big thank you.
The town was once more filled to capacity with friendly vehicle owners and spectators. There was great live music in the Market Square, supplied free by our superb local musicians as their contribution to the Hospice. A fly past by a Battle of Britain Memorial
Flight 'clipped wing' Spitfire, so close to the 'D Day' anniversary seemed very poignant.
Please visit our website gallery at www.classicstony.co.uk to see the brilliant varied turnout of all types of vehicles that joined us on the day.
There seems to be a little confusion, so I would like to confirm that 'Vintage Stony' will again be taking place on New Years Day 2020. If you would like to be involved, that would be greatly appreciated. Please register your interest at [email protected] in whatever capacity, and for what time you are able to spare. For further information visit our website at www.vintagestony.co.uk which will be updated as the event organisation progresses.
Thank you again. Ray Cobley, On behalf of the Event Team
Stony Stratford Riverside Fair on the Millfield - 8th June 2019
Attractions at the Riverside Fair this year included trampolines, swing boats, circus skills, the Wolverton Town Band, roundabouts, children’s entertainer and our new activity – Soccer Tots which was extremely popular, with children running around all afternoon. Indeed all activities were fully in use throughout the Fair. Our new field layout meant that Circus Skills was much more central and very busy, with juggling, balancing, unicycles, and plate spinning – children largely showing their accompanying adult how to do it. The Wolverton Town Band were on good form and their charming music carried to all corners of the Fair. Our own acoustic band added some folk music too. We hosted fewer stalls than usual this year, with some cancelling because of the weather forecast, which was understandable. We very much missed the Hobby Horse sponsored toddle and are going to do our best to ensure that this takes place next year. However we were really lucky – we had a fair afternoon with a slight breeze, no rain, offering a good chance for everyone to be outdoors. The breeze meant that for safety reasons we could not use the inflatable attraction. Another effect of a slightly cool and slightly damp morning was that as well as fewer stalls, we had fewer people bringing picnics. But the catering this year was varied and excellent. We offered pizza, curries, coffees, teas and other hot drinks, ice cream and artisan ice cream, and the Lions van, as well as cakes and snacks. Families enjoyed looking round the stalls, having a bite to eat, and then children could have a go on any activity they chose completely free.
New members of the RPG have spread the work load and made the fair more sustainable. The Riverside Parks Group craft stall had children making super aliens while they waited for the face-painting. There were bug hunts in the wildflower meadow and stalls such as hand-made hair bands which were lovely and sold well. Altogether there was lots to do and enjoy, and we welcomed 1000 – 1200 people as the afternoon went on. Constant litter collection ensured that no litter was apparent at any time, and our usual sparkly clean portaloos were there for those who needed them. We are always pleased to welcome stalls from our local primary schools to the Fair.
We are more than grateful for our kind sponsors, Milton Keynes Community Foundation, Stony Stratford Town Council, and the Ancell Trust, whose generosity brings this invaluable community event to life. In addition our Quiz Night in March, run by RPG members, brought in substantial funding for the Riverside Fair. Also we are indebted to The Parks Trust who unfailingly offer support, knowledge, equipment and expertise.
We have plans for further stalls and attractions for the 2020 Riverside Fair, to fulfil our aims of encouraging healthy outdoor activity and providing things to do on the Millfield as a wonderful play space for local families. 5 www.stonystratford.gov.ukPhotos courtesy of Derek Gibbons
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Stony Stratford High St Glows with Colourful Summer Blooms!
Go to stonyinbloom.wixsite.com/stonyinbloom for the latest news or www.facebook.com/stonyinbloom Stony Stratford has been a blaze of colour Lunch they were busy helping with this volunteers, with the help of Mercedes this summer with the vibrant crimson petals hugely successful event. This year for the volunteers, had transformed the raised bed of the geraniums in the planters, tree first time there was a children’s tray garden at the front ready for judging day. Stony baskets and barrier baskets, and the lovely competition, which was suggested and Stratford benefits from the hard work of so apricot begonias and pink trailing organised by Rachel North from many community groups so it was no geraniums resplendent in the hanging Castlethorpe School. Dobbies supplied the surprise that the judges praised the Church baskets organised by the Business Associa- trays and the prizes; Norman Parker, a BIB gardens, maintained by church volunteers, tion. The stunning displays have inspired Regional Judge, did the judging; and the and the Horsefair Green Memorial gardens immense admiration from local residents. delightful tray gardens were displayed on maintained by local residents.
the stage at the back of York House. Water Calcutta Brasserie once again kindly conservation has been a key theme of Stony provided the beautiful venue for lunch for in Bloom this year, and all children taking the judges after their tour, and the photo op part were given a water conservation pack for SSIB sponsors, with SSIB volunteers supplied by Anglian Water. Water providing the food. It was here where the conservation was also the theme of the eye- presentation ceremony was held for the catching display arranged by Anne Emel in winners of Essentially Local’s Artists in the Library upstairs cabinet over July and Bloom Competition – Laura de Sherbinin August. for the adult category, and Lucas Barton for A week after the Open Gardens weekend the children’s. We won’t know the results came the Community Tidy Day, where of the BIB Competition till September As always, the changeover from winter to local residents joined with SSIB volunteers 24th: all fingers are crossed, but we know summer plants was a joint operation in weeding the gutters and washing the we couldn’t have worked harder! between Stony in Bloom volunteers and the street furniture to ensure the town was Business Association. This year the As always, we’d like to extend a big thank looking its best for the arrival of the Britain you to all our sponsors – featured here. We Business Association gave their plant order in Bloom judges on July 9th. We were to a different nursery from the Town are delighted to welcome May Business delighted this year that two younger Consulting and Lux Stony (Timor Court) as Council, and organised their watering members of the community were part of separately. With the plants flourishing in new sponsors. Planter Sponsors: Calcutta the team. In fact Charlie Rhys has been Brasserie; Connolly Accountants; DW the Town Council planters and the volunteering with SSIB on a regular basis as Business Association baskets, the new Roberts, Opticians; Green Thumb Lawn part of his Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Services; Healthmatic; Lesley Arkin with arrangement seems to have worked very challenge, and has been a great help. well all round! Many thanks to both Davis, Opticians; Morgan Gilder, Interiors waterers for dealing with droughts and and Furniture; Myra Tiffin Dance Studio; storms! Paddy Marshall, The Vet Centre; Wolverton and Stony Stratford Rotary Hot on the heels of the Winter to Summer Club; The Climbers Shop; Budgens; Ray, Changeover at the end of May came the Big Borley and Dunkley Solicitors; Kevin Lunch on June 2nd, where SSIB volunteers O’Brien, builder; Lampwise; May Business organised another children’s hanging basket Consulting; Stratford Arcade: Card Shop; workshop. As always, it was a pleasure to Sweet Shop; Luna-May’s Salon; Evoke, see the delight that the children took in Tanning Fitness, Beauty; Essentially Local, planting up their baskets and pots and Timor Court: JJ Barbers; Back to the carrying them away with pride. Fuchsia; The MK Veterinary Centre; Lux Stony, Fashion Accessory and Jewellery. When the judges came they were very Sponsors in Kind: David Odell; Dominic complimentary indeed about the blossom- Harris, Landscaping; Freestones Design filled High St; the colourful Library beds; Centre; Roddy Clenaghan (Designer); the beautiful 4 Seasons Garden; as well as The Greek Church; Kate Davies Graphic the gardening at Russell St School, and the Design; Mason Edwards Graphic Design. achievements of the three It’s Your Neigh- Individual Sponsors: Jessie Griffiths; Jean bourhood Groups (the North End Pond Wright; Jean Barrington. group, York House Community Gardens and Fullers Slade IYN). The latter has been And finally – new Stony in Bloom newly formed this year, and the judges were volunteers are always warmly welcomed. clearly impressed by the flourishing new Email [email protected] or phone Most SSIB volunteers are also involved in rose beds in Slade Lane, and the success of Judy Deveson at 01908 562876 or 07985 Stony Open Gardens - whether as the Fullers Slade Residents Group in 671379 if you’d like to join us! committee members, garden openers or gaining a substantial grant for an upgrade Judith Deveson, Chair, SSIB sitters - so a couple of weeks after the Big for the Spider Park. York House
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Stony Stratford colourful tissue paper and PVA glue and lit Booking Your Lantern from within by a candle or fairy lights. We strongly advise that you pre-book your Lantern Project 2019 The 2019 theme will be ‘Jungle Bells!’ – lantern/s as the project sells out every year. The Stony Stratford Lantern Project is an loads of scope for all sorts of jungle Bookings start on Tuesday 01 October exciting community arts animals, exotic birds, frogs, snakes, 2019. Download a form from the York project which sees people beautiful flowers, very child-friendly....so House website at www.york-house.org.uk to of all ages joining together at York House get your thinking caps on for some fun and pay with cash or cheque from the York Centre to make lanterns ready for the colourful creations! House Office or buy on-line (link to be announced). Lantern Procession which takes place every On Switch-On Day (Saturday 30 year as part of the Stony Stratford Switch- November) we all meet at York House to Cost is £6.00 per lantern (not per person) – On Fun Day. collect our lanterns. As darkness falls, the cheques payable to ‘York House Centre’, lanterns are lit, and the procession makes on-line sales are subject to an additional its way through the crowd-lined streets of 10% booking fee. Price includes all Stony Stratford to the Market Square in materials, attendance at the Lantern time for the switching-on of the Christmas Making Sessions and entrance into the lights...magical! Procession.
Lantern Making Sessions are held over 2 All lanterns are checked thoroughly by our weekends at York House Centre, London Volunteers to ensure they are safe to join in Road, Stony Stratford, MK11 1JQ:- with the Procession which is well supervised Sat 16 & Sun 17 November, 10.00am til by experienced Stewards. 4.00pm A BIG thank you to all the Lantern Sat 23 & Sun 24 November, 10.00am til Volunteers; to the Trustees & Staff at York 4.00pm House Centre and to our funders – Stony A cafe runs all day at the York House Stratford Town Council, Stony Stratford sessions for hot and cold drinks, snacks and Business Association, Milton Keynes light lunches. Community Foundation and the York House Local Giving Fund.
Plenty of Lantern Volunteers will be on- Anyone can make a lantern (although hand to help you make your lantern. young children will need help). Our The 2019 Switch-On Fun Day and Lantern lanterns are made from willow withies and Procession are on Saturday 30 November. masking tape which is then covered with
Do you enjoy reading? Would you like to A Reading Group is simply people who Check out the details on www.milton- talk about what you have read? Would you love reading getting together to talk about keynes.gov.uk/libraries: choose ’R’ in the A like to share your views with an informal books - new titles, contemporary novels, -Z section where you will find more details. group? Then why not join a Reading best-sellers, or any other kind of book! If you are already a member of a reading Group. Stony Library can help with Reading Group group and looking for new members, we memberships and book collections. We may be able to help. We are often asked if currently have sets of Reading Group titles we know of any reading groups with each containing 10 copies of the same title. vacancies.
A large print and audio book title may also Should you wish to hold your reading be available on request. Once a Reading group meetings here in Stony Stratford Group has registered with Milton Keynes Library, we can accommodate you during Libraries and has a membership card, they library open hours Tuesday – Saturday and can borrow book sets from the Reading until 7pm on Thursdays. Group Collection. There is a hire charge for each set of books borrowed.
8 www.stonystratford.gov.uk Stony Lights Fun Day 2019 regular feature of the Fun Day. Taking place in the library, it is your opportunity to The immensely popular Christmas Lights Switch-On Fun Day is held on Saturday, get out of the cold and warm yourselves to 30th November this year. Stony’s some of the poetic delights of our local poets. Christmas Lights display, launched with a magical family day of Christmas fun, is one Stony Story Walks: Why not join Red of the best around! Every Christmas Stony Phoenix as she weaves her stories on a walk Stratford glitters and shines with around the town. enchanting, twinkling lights, and excitement Santa’s Grotto: Santa will be making a stop builds as the festive season is officially off in Stony Stratford as part of his busy launched following the town’s Christmas schedule to delight the children. Lights Switch-On Fun Day. Circus Skills: Concrete Circus will be And of course, we must not forget all the setting up on the Market Square from stalls that will be selling their festive wares 12.30pm to encourage children to have a on the High Street. Finally, as it gets dark, go at juggling, unicycling, tight-rope walking the lantern parade will meander down and other circus skills. So why not bring the London Road to the High Street and into kids down to have a go. the Market Square in time for the count-
Morris Dancing: Morris dancers are often down, then the lights will be turned on seen around Stony Stratford but if you have followed by some community carol singing missed this experience or want to see them to get the Christmas celebrations off to a again, you will be treated to a range of fine start!
different styles and colourful costumes For more information, about all the events from 10.30am to 3.30pm. that are taking place on this wonderful Funfair: Fun- family day, keep a look out on our website: Thousands of people will come into Stony fair rides are www.stonylights.org or our Facebook page: Stratford for the switching on of the a regular Christmas Lights at Stony Stratford. Christmas Lights but many miss out on all feature of the other activities that go on around the Stony Light’s town during the day to make it a full day’s Fun Day experience: both on the Watlingfest: Each year we have a wealth of High Street local musical talent performing on the stage and in the in the Market Square from about 12.30 to Market 4.20pm. There is always a good mix of Square. musical genres and this year is no Poetry Show- exception. Watch out for the programme case: This is on our website. becoming a
Young Gardeners investigate the wild flowers and bug hotel Sadly, it hasn’t been possible to organise
Russell St pupils were keen to show off there. gardening sessions with St Mary and St their ripening strawberries, lettuces, flour- Giles School this spring and summer ishing potatoes, runner beans, courgettes, because of the building work. However, the radishes, pumpkins and sunflowers to the polytunnel has now been moved and Britain in Bloom judges in July, and to re-erected by the builders and SSIB hopes explain all they knew about composting and to re-start sessions soon after the beginning of the autumn term. water conservation off the shed roof into the water butt. They have been very The Queen Eleanor Brownies were as enthusiastic participants in the gardening enthusiastic as ever in sowing sunflower sessions that SSIB has organised there this seeds this spring, and they are joining pupils summer. They’ve also been growing various Many of the photographs entered in the from the local schools in taking part in the plants in class with their teachers. Horticultural Photography Competition Wildlife and Gardening Diary that SSIB arranged with the school were Competitions that SSIB is organising. taken during these visits. All the photographs were of a very high standard, and the winning entries, and highly commended, are displayed in Stony Stratford Children’s Library.
Their enthusiasm for wildlife and the environment was very evident too in the visits of all classes from the school to Mary SSIB also gave out water conservation Robinson and Robin Nichol’s North End packs from Anglian Water to all the Queen Pond area at the beginning of July, where Eleanor Brownies to foster an awareness of they had the opportunity to pond- dip and 9 www.stonystratford.gov.ukthis vital environmental issue.
News from Russell Street Nectar Garden - Millfield entrance and bunds to deter unsocial
School The Nectar Garden in the Millfield is a parking, and have organised regular
joint venture involving the Riverside Parks mowing of paths. GRS kindly provided and Group, Stony in Bloom and the Parks organised re-gravelling of the parking area. The Safety Centre Trust. We have planted a selection of This makes Mortimer Park available for all Our Year 2 children visited the Safety perennial flowering shrubs which will visitors who want to come and enjoy a Centre in Kiln Farm to find out how to stay provide nectar for insects at different times picnic or leisure time here by this very safe in the real and virtual world. The of the year. The aim is to develop a small beautiful stretch of the River Great Ouse. children really enjoyed the visit and learnt but important area of the Millfield to about road safety, internet safety and some support a range of insect life, by providing vital first aid skills. habitats for pollinators such as honey bees, hover flies and beetles. We have planted primroses around the Nectar Garden, which will be at their best next Spring, and some trial patches of wildflowers which will grow and seed as annuals. We were delighted by colonisation of the Nectar Garden by plants which arrived of their own accord, especially poppies and clover, and by the immediate use of the flowers by African Drummers passing insects. We were fortunate enough to have a visit from Kakatsitsi, who are an African drumming group from Ghana. The children loved listening to the performance and creating one of their own. The whole school were able to take part in the day’s events and the performance supported the Further work for Autumn is planned, KS1 topic of ‘Africa’. involving planting trees and wildflowers, an information board, and continuous monitoring to ensure that Mortimer Park remains cared for and is back to being a lovely place to go. Stony Stratford takes Later this year there are plans for an pride in Mortimer Park as a memorial park information board and log edging to the and a wildlife area. Nectar Garden. Currently it is a 'work in progress' with further working parties If you have any planned for Autumn. We trust that this suggestions for area will support insect life, help youngsters use of the park, to see insects at work as pollinators, and particularly provide an interesting area for visitors to the practical ideas Millfield. for children and young Waddesdon Mortimer Park people, please Our annual trip to Waddesdon was once Mortimer Park received a 'Pocket Parks' contact the again a huge success; the children enjoyed Grant to restore the area, left rather Riverside Parks exploring the grounds, smelling the roses damaged by over-use in the past couple of Group via our and rolling down the hills! Each year our years. Milton Keynes Council in partner- Facebook page whole school visit is supported financially ship with Stony Stratford Town Council and we will be by our Parent’s Association who hold a have installed a height barrier at the glad to hear from you. number of events to support the school. Beryl’s Ladies Keep Fit welcoming hug for everyone. A truly
Beryl Briggs only recently very reluctantly amazing and inspirational lady. Beryl sadly gave up leading her keep fit class in Stony passed away on 13th August. at the age of 96.
Beryl started running the group almost 50 years ago. She also organised theatre trips, London studio trips, fancy dress parties and much more for the group. The group was never run for profit and any money left over at the end of the year was donated to We offer places at school for children aged local charities, Willen Hospice, Stony 3-7 years. If you are interested in your child Health Centre, Air Ambulance etc. Beryl attending Russell Street, please see our has been an inspiration to so many people. website for further information, Beryl always had a cheerful smile and a www.russell-street-school.co.uk.
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Inner Wheel Wolverton and the Midnight Stony Stratford difference to girls’ and young women’s Moo Rainbows, Brownies & lives. Guides
100,000 people could score 8 or more when answering the
following questions. Are you one of them?
Score 1 point for everything you’ve done –
So have you……
1. Camped in a group (with 2,000 others) At midnight on Saturday 13th July, a group 2. Been on a zip wire of intrepid ladies from The Wolverton 3. Made Smores Inner Wheel Club joined the throng of 4. Made a new friend walkers on the Willen Hospice Midnight 5. Learnt a new dance style Moo walk. They met at a members house 6. Taken part in an international adventure for a pre-walk pasta supper, followed by 7. Been pond dipping We all have skills to offer – from cooking chocolate pud and cream, just to keep 8. Tried tin can cooking and crafts to helping girls cut shapes out in their strength up. With faces suitably 9. Learnt to yodel Rainbows, to helping Brownies cook eggy adorned with face paints, hair gelled green 10. Been rock climbing bread, to helping Guides build a campfire. and decorated with glitter and ribbons, 11. Built a den You will also have fun too – learning new they set off in high spirits. 12. Had a campfire sing-along things. 13. Slept over at the National Space Centre 14. Helped build a float for a town parade No matter how much time you have to 15. Encouraged and inspired girls and give, there’s a place for you in Girlguiding. young women to discover their full It’s flexible and can fit around busy life- potential styles. You can also acquire new skills and Score 8 or less? Why not volunteer with receive training while making a real difference. We need leaders like YOU!! Girlguiding and get the opportunity to try lots of new things. Score 8 or more? Share So, are you interested? What are you your experiences and help give girls and waiting for? Volunteer and make a young women a space where they can be difference! Register your interest at https:// themselves. Girlguiding have hundreds of www.girlguiding.org.uk/get-involved or girls waiting to join. You can make a email the local Commissioners at difference - please share and let’s make a [email protected]. All set to go! One member had sprained both her ankles just prior to the walk but soldiered on to the 10K mark, the rest of the team completed the walk. Between them they Since our summer update in The Town raised a whopping £1,600 so far, with Crier, the newly installed play equipment money still coming in. Funds were boosted in Spider Park has been in constant by two coffee mornings, and plant sales demand from the local kids. prior to the event held by members who Unfortunately, a few incidents of vandalism were not able to walk. The ladies said they have spoiled the brand new look and were proud to take part in this wonderful money to repair the damage could have event and raise funds for the amazing been spent elsewhere on the estate. Willen Hospice who give so much help However, the majority of park visitors are and support to so many at a crucial time in respectful and are enjoying the fun and Fullers Slade regeneration planning their lives. exercise, in our tree filled park. continues, with a vote by residents in due Well The FSRA Gardening Club has been busy course. FSRA are not content with the done tending the two new rose beds. Many process, as committee members criticise a ladies – thanks to the volunteers particularly during lack of available information on new we’re so summer dry times, especially the kids who houses, tenures and population density proud of had lots of fun helping to water the flowers. etc., but they encourage all residents to you all. In July, the beds took part in Your engage with it fully in order to secure the Neighbourhood Garden - RHS Thames & best possible outcome for themselves and If you the majority of residents. Chiltern in Bloom competition. would Further details are available at FSRA like to Bianca Bendig-Ceesay, FSRA Chair, proudly talked to the judges about the meetings held on the second Monday each sponsor month (except August & December) at the them, the work involved in creating the beds. Many thanks to Stony Stratford in Bloom for all Rowans Centre from 6-7.45pm. You can ladies contact the Fullers Slade Residents have a their help and encouragement, which allowed us to enter this competition. At the Association (FSRA) as follows: Email: Just [email protected] Giving site under The Finish Line! time of publication, we are excited about Facebook: www.facebook.com/FSRA4U the name of Beryl Dawson and then the award ceremony on 24 September Website: https://sites.google.com/view/ ‘Royce’s Girls’. Thank you. 2019 in Woodley. fsra4u/home, Tel: 01908 990897.
11 www.stonystratford.gov.uk News from the Bardic Council part of the StonyLive! Festival. "Buckinghamshire Folk Tales" by Terrie
Stony Stratford's new Youth Bard Congratulations Eva! Here she is being Howey. presented with her Bardic Cloak, Bardic Stony resident Pencil, and Certificate by Terrie Howey and (Chair of the Bardic Council). Our Bardic professional Posse also attended the Stony Stratford storyteller Harvest Show on Saturday 7th September Terrie Howey 2019. (aka Red Phoenix) has Stony Lights and the Quest for the next published a Bard of Stony Stratford book in the Already? Yes, it's time to start thinking prestigious about the search for the next Bard of Stony county folk tales Stratford (Bard 10). Could you be the voice series by The of the people for a Year and a Day? We History Press. launch our search for the next Bard of This was Stony Stratford on Saturday 30th specially commissioned in 2015 and is the November 2019. Who will succeed Bard most comprehensive collection to date of On 2nd June 2019 Eva McAvoy (11 years) Mitchell Taylor? Come along to the Bardic became the 5th Youth Bard of Stony Buckinghamshire folk tales. Terrie's book Council stall in the High Street to find out was launched at Stony Stratford Library on Stratford. Bard Eva wowed the audience more. Meet the Bard! Full details and with her story "Splitting Hairs" which told of Saturday 21st September 2019. This applications forms are available from our followed a successful crowdfunding project a man who wasted his life because he was website (www.bardofstony.weebly.com). so busy counting hairs. Bard Eva undertook to raise the funds for a book launch in Then go to the Market Square for the Terrie's hometown. "Buckinghamshire Folk her first official appointment a few days Christmas Lights Switch On and hear the later (4th June) when she joined Bard Tales" is a £12.00, 218 page paperback of specially commissioned Bardic Poems 58 wonderful stories. The perfect Christ- Mitchell Taylor at "An Evening with the from Bard Mitchell Taylor and Bard Eva Bard and Friends" (All hail the Bards!) as mas gift! Copies are available from Terrie McAvoy. Howey ([email protected])." Stony Stratford Art Society Apple Day them in our direction.
on 13 Perhaps the last time you drew or painted October and anything was when you were at school. being That was me until I retired (apart from present at doodles during meetings). At Stony the lighting Stratford Art Society we don’t worry about up of the whether you are a good artist, you just have Stony to be somebody that likes to paint, draw, or Christmas craft. If this is you, our sessions could Lights on 30 provide the welcoming and supportive November environment you are looking for to begin a at creative activity. So whether you’re an Cofferidge experienced artist, or crafter, or a beginner We hope you enjoyed seeing the art and Close. (like many of us), or craft work of some of our members at the Our 2019 various Odells’ markets and the Town annual Fayre in Stony Stratford during the membership fee remains £28. We continue summer. Perhaps the more horticultural of to think that this, plus the £1 attendance fee you caught our pop-up exhibition at per session, still represents good value for Buckingham Garden Centre on 16 /17 money by comparison with other activities August. Our thanks go to Buckingham – and indeed many other local art societies. simply Garden Centre for offering to host this We have been delighted to welcome some just new event. We always look forward to seeing new members during 2019. to the you at these events, and as you can see we area, and If you are one of the many people who are always willing to extend our reach and you’re looking for a friendly group to join have recently moved to Milton Keynes, invite newcomers. You can enjoy, and, where you can get critical (i.e. helpful) perhaps onto one of the new housing (we hope purchase!), a variety of work comment, and more importantly support developments in the Stony Stratford area, produced by local talent, of which there is a and advice, (plus of course, tea/coffee and and are looking for an opportunity to meet gratifyingly surprising amount. You can also biscuits) we’d like to meet you. Further new people with similar interests please pay chat with members of the Society who are information available from the Secretary, us a visit. We would love to meet you. We always happy to talk to you about their Brian Marshall (Tel: 01908-378454). work and the Society and its activities. are keen to encourage a membership from as wide an area and talent pool as possible, For the rest of 2019 our pattern of What a summer it has been. For those of so whilst several of our members also meetings at York House continues on the us who enjoy painting landscapes we have belong to other art groups, and indeed 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month (1400 had the opportunity to photograph wind- many don’t live in Stony Stratford, we to 1600) although we usually take a break blown scenes to work on in quieter times. might be the group you are looking for. over the period from mid-December to late Nature always produces new inspiration. Perhaps you don’t think of yourself as January/early February. Now, however, after an active summer, we creative but you know of someone who is are looking forward to exhibiting at the Examples of the work members of the looking for a creative 12 outlet. Please point www.stonystratford.gov.ukSociety produce are shown throughout. Galley Hill Residents Association Residents Association wins Gold and it was their choice as to which charity The Galley Hill Residents Association has the funds should be donated to. The group had its efforts recognised by Milton Keynes chose the Bus Shelter MK charity. Bus Council. The Association which runs a Shelter MK provides shelter and support series of events for residents on the estate for up to 10 people who would otherwise
More mixed crowd at coffee morning was upgraded from Bronze to Gold in the be sleeping on the streets of Milton Keynes, The residents association on Galley Hill council's accreditation system, using a converted double decker bus and a run a a successful coffee morning every acknowledging the work the Association couple of former building site welfare units Tuesday. does. David Taverner, Chair of the GHRA all based in a car park in another part of said he was delighted that the council Milton Keynes to house people who would recognised the work the team in the otherwise be homeless. Association carried out.
This tends to attract a more mature crowd usually as most of the people on the estate are at work at 10am on a Tuesday morning, Cakes for charity on Galley Hill You can contact GHRA as follows: and don't have time to drop in for a cup of On Tuesday the 30th of July teenagers Website: www.ghra.uk tea and a biscuit. However, during the taking part in the Government's National Email: [email protected] recent school holidays it found it was Citizenship Scheme programme arranged a Telephone: 01908 973073 attracting quite a few parents with children, cake sale and sold homemade goodies to For details of how to contact members of and was serving almost as many fruit juice raise money for charity on Galley Hill. the Association please go to: www.ghra.uk/ drinks as cups of tea and coffee. They managed to raise £46 at the cake sale index.php/contact-us.
Stony Stratford Women’s Institute decline of local bus services and another where members share some experiences
encouraging women to take advantage of such as books, photographs or holidays cervical smear tests. with the rest of us. It is always very interesting to hear what hobbies and We held our planned fundraising lunch for pastimes other people pursue. Then, in WheelPower, the organisation for the November, we welcome our friends Jenny Paralympics, in June and it was a great and Ray Rowlson with their photographs success. Chris from WheelPower came in and stories of travel in Costa Rica, a his wheelchair and showed us the welcome treat before our Annual Meeting Paralympic torch from the Ryeong Chang in December, the last meeting of the year. Since my last report we have had a talk Winter Games. More than 40 people from from Nicholas Henderson on the life and our own and other local WIs attended, and Future County events include a wives of Henry VIII, and Andy Hardy on the Stony Stratford Scouts kindly allowed demonstration with Edwin Rye of Tubs and Birds, Butterflies and History in Western us to use their hall for free. We shall be Planters for Autumn, a Jigsaw Challenge, Turkey. Both meetings were well attended donating over £400 to the WheelPower an Outdoor Bowls session, a talk about and enjoyed, but, sadly I missed Nicholas funds. “Women in Uniform” and a visit to the Henderson's talk because I attended the Postman's Park and the Postal Museum in National Federation of Women's Institutes London to learn about the history of our AGM in Bournemouth on that day. I was postal service. A busy Autumn and plenty sorry to have missed our own meeting but I to do whatever your interests. enjoyed my overnight stay for the AGM, meeting lots of old friends and new. Each Our garden at York House is producing WI takes a turn to send a delegate vegetables in spite of the strange weather representing four local WIs, this year it was conditions and Craft and Chat sessions are our turn and I was the lucky person to be held in the Library at 2.15pm every third chosen. It is a huge meeting of over 4,000 Tuesday, join us if you wish, for an women and is held at different venues each informal cup of tea and a chat. Our August meeting was held in a year. It used to be held in the Albert Hall member's garden, a mostly sunny day with Meetings are in York House, London every year, but when seating there was a couple of showers, but it was warm and Road at 2.15pm on the first Tuesday of reduced for health and safety reasons it was sunny between showers and the garden was every month. Visitors are welcome, give us agreed that it would be fairer to WIs in beautiful, so we all enjoyed the afternoon. a ring or email, or just come along. other parts of the country to move it around. We always have excellent speakers September brings Daphne Preece telling us Contact Janet Baxter (01908 313677) or and discuss at least one resolution for about her walk on the North Bucks Way Gill Williams (01908 563684) or e-mail members to act upon in future years. This and the patchwork that it inspired. In [email protected] for further details. year there were two, one discussing the October we have a members' meeting
13 www.stonystratford.gov.uk What’s On Many more events at www.stonystratford.gov.uk/Events Events at York House Paul grew up at 104 London Road, Stony Anyway?” you’ll know what to expect! One Centre, London Road, with his twin brothers. Leaving school in team of comedians, one compere, and an Stony Stratford MK11 1JQ July 1967 he started working life as a evening of improvised comedy where the The friendly volunteer York trainee technician/draughtsman at a firm of only rule is that there are no rules! Except House bar staff will be Structural Engineers in Bedford, later for some rules. The players don’t know pleased to serve you real ale, wines, and qualifying as a Structural Engineer himself. who they’ll be, where the scene will be set soft drinks at the events – the proceeds An accomplished cricketer he played for (in fact, one of our performers is like that in from which go to York House. For many years in the Stony Stratford first Xl everyday life too)... all of that comes from Beechey Room Song Lofts you may bring primarily as an opening bowler. During you (or your loud friend - you can be as your own refreshments (and glasses). 1980 an opportunity came his way to re-join involved or as uninvolved as you like!).
EatStreet his folk music mates Dave Whetstone and Some of the team members have been October 4th & November 1st, 5–10pm Jean Pierre Rasle in the Hemlock Cock doing this for fifteen years, so you’d think and Bull Band. Their 1981 album “All they’d know what they were doing by now. Buttoned Up” became a best seller on the Find out how wrong you can be at this topic label topping the Melody Maker hilariously spontaneous night! Tickets charts. He still plays in the current Cock available on-line at www.whoseturn.org.uk. and Bull Band. See www.stonytracks.com. For more information email
Words without Songs, [email protected] or visit www.whoseturn.org.uk. (Worte ohne Lieder) October 11th, 8-10.30pm. A Bob a Day! It was such a success last time, with about November 3rd, 3-5pm 30 people “doing” stuff from Bob Dylan Launching a brand-new album, the Living Bringing you the finest in gourmet, and Tom Waits, through Tom Lehrer, to Archive Band performs an audio-visual restaurant-quality street food, Eatstreet is a Elvis’ Wooden Heart, we’ve decided to do concert of original songs inspired by the treat for the taste-buds. The menu changes it again. An open mic with no mic in which stories of residents in Milton Keynes as every month, but six or seven vendors bring you can come along and read or recite the recorded by Living Archive MK. Music – you all manner of high-quality street food, lyrics of your favourite well-known song(s). original songs by local composers. Local from the gourmet toasted cheese Please try to resist using your own material. History – MK people’s stories re-visited. sandwiches of the Good Times Cafe, No singing, no instruments, no poetry, no Film/video – an audio-visual narrative of Caribbean hot-stuff, spicy Punjabi storytelling, no drama excerpts, just song real lives. Story-telling – in songs. Tickets delicacies, Chinese dumplings, unbelievable lyrics. Could be pop, folk, jazz, arias, £5.00 from Living Archive MK Mexican tacos, Greek souvlaki, barbecued comedy - your choice. Everyone gets a www.livingarchive.org.uk and Eventbrite ribs, gourmet pizzas and burgers, something crack of the whip (there will be no whips). www.eventbrite.co.uk. For more for those with a sweet tooth .... and .... Free entry (donations please to support information phone 0770 802 5534. and ..... and.....As always, there will be a York House projects). Stony Tracks real ale bar, also catering for wine and soft- If you fancy a go email Kevinhallyorks November 13th (2nd Anniversary Show) drinks-drinkers. Entry is free! @hotmail.com. Peter Waterman
Check the Facebook page at https:// Odette Michell @The Song Loft Peter was born in Tunbridge Wells in www.facebook.com/EatStreetMK/ 1933. His life and work has concentrated October 18th, 8–11pm Performers’ Night @The Song Loft Odette Michell is a British folk singer- on peoples movements and the building of October 4th, November 1st & December songwriter, guitarist and bouzouki player new or growing towns & villages. He moved 6th, 8–11pm with a bold new take on the acoustic from Hatfield to the Milton Keynes area in Performers’ Nights are your chance to tradition and a voice capable of 1968, when he was appointed as a planning shine with song, tune, poem or story. demonstrating the finer points of both folk officer for the Church of England, and (Note: there is no PA). Doors open at and traditional song with genuine secretary of the Bishop of Oxford’s 7:30pm – Performance starts at 8:00pm. craftsmanship. Her vocal style has been Ecumenical Committee. He was later £5.00 entry – pay on the door. described as "warm, intelligent and sitting appointed as the Social Development comfortably amidst folk guitar in a timeless Director at Milton Keynes Development For more information contact 01234 Corporation, a post he held for 16 years. 742189, mobile: 07738 968804 or email song writing style" - and has been compared in similarity to the likes of Sandy Denny Peter has lived in Stony since 1979, and in [email protected] or visit retirement initiated the public meetings and www.thesongloft.co.uk or Friends of the and Joni Mitchell. See https:// www.odettemichell.com. Tickets (£8.80 working parties that eventually led to a Song Loft on Facebook. Town Council. Peter was also instrumental including booking fee) available from Stony Tracks, October 9th www.wegottickets.com. in the formation of FoSSL (Friends of Paul Martin Stony Stratford Library) and has been a For more information contact 01234 Governor of Watling Way schools. 742189, mobile: 07738 968804 or email www.stonytracks.com [email protected] or visit www.thesongloft.co.uk or Friends of the Said The Maiden @The Song Loft Song Loft on Facebook. November 15th, 8–11pm Award winning folk trio Said the Maiden Whose Turn is it Anyway? have been sending waves through the folk October 19th, 8-10pm scene since 2013, playing all over the UK A high-energy night of hilarious and Europe, alongside some of the biggest improvisation. If you’ve ever seen the names in folk. After the departure of violin comedy TV show 14 “Whose Line is it www.stonystratford.gov.ukplayer, Hannah Elizabeth, the group re-launched in 2019 with award winning Stony Nightingales WI Markets, which we are all looking forward singer/songwriter Minnie Birch. Lauded by to! BBC Radio 1 and Joan Armatrading, - 12th December: Christmas Games Minnie brings her gentle intricate guitar Evening with Carol Singing and Secret style, warm vocals and unique song writing Santa - Members Only abilities to add a new dimension to the We meet on the second Thursday of each sound. Together, the trio weave together month at 8:00pm at the Swinfen Harris rich vocal harmonies, with a dusting of - 10th October: we have a demonstration of Church Hall, London Road, Stony guitar, banjo and flute, to perform Yoga and Pilates practice for all members Stratford, MK11 1JA. Visitors are welcome traditional songs from the UK and US, plus and visitors (maximum 3 visits) and pay £4 on the door. a few of their own self-penned folk style - 14th November: SNWI AGM - Members For further information please contact: numbers. See www.saidthemaiden.co.uk. Only Julie Clothier, President – 07738 054915. Tickets £8.80 (incl. booking fee) available - 23rd November: SNWI are going on a Or find us on Facebook at Stony from www.wegottickets.com. For more lovely day trip to Gloucester Christmas Nightingales WI. information contact 01234 742189, mobile: 07738 968804 or email songloft@gmail Stony Stratford Floral Club Demonstrator Coral Gardiner “Seasonal .com or visit www.thesongloft.co.uk or Sparkle”. Visitors £10. Doors open at 7 for October 1: Demonstration by National Friends of the Song Loft on Facebook. 7.30pm start. Tickets £10 in advance only, Demonstrator Tony Brown “For the love please contact Sue on 01908 564453 or For further details of all of the events see of flowers”. Russell Street School Hall. Judy on 01908 569429. the York House website: Visitors £8. www.york-house.org.uk. December 3: Social Evening for Members November 26: Christmas Demonstration only. Friends of Stony Stratford Library at Stantonbury Theatre by National
Music For All at St Mary from this well known and well loved choir. & St Giles Thursday, 21 November, 12:30pm-
For further details about 1:15pm, Third Thursday at Twelve Thirty: these events please see Geoffrey Allan Taylor & Valerie Kirby- www.musicforallsmsg.org/ Ashmore, Piano & Violin. Beautiful music More Than Meets the Eye: The Garden in whats-on in a relaxed drop-in setting, with plenty of Art, A talk by Bill Prescott tea and coffee available, so bring your Saturday 28 September, 12.30pm Friday, 4 October, 12:00 noon-1:30pm, packed lunch and join us. Since the earliest times artists have depicted First Friday Organ Recital by Keith Sunday, 24 November, 3:00pm-5:00pm, gardens as backgrounds, but from the late Morgan: 12:00 noon-12:30pm Soup & roll Polymnia Choir: Top class choral singing nineteenth century onwards gardens have (£3),12:45pm-1:30pm Free Concert from this local choir. been portrayed for their own sake. Bill Saturday, 5 October, 10:00am-12:00 noon, Saturday, 30 November, 10:00am-4:30pm, Prescott will describe a wide range of Sweet Treat Saturday Coffee Morning: Christmas Fayre - the Stony Stratford paintings of gardens, and explore how they In the Parish Hall Lights Switch-On Day: Variety of stalls, may reveal much more than we first Saturday, 12 October, 3:00pm-5:00pm, refreshments and live music in St Mary & imagine. Tickets available at the Library Chris Chamberlain's Students' Concert: St Giles from 6 September. Chris’s music students playing to each Friday, 6 December, 12:00 noon--1:30pm, other and their families and friends. Other Concert First Friday Organ Recital by Lee Miller in Germany 1945 audience welcome. Philip Bricher: 12:00-12:20pm Soup & roll A talk by Richard Bessel Saturday, 12 October, 7:30pm-9:30pm, (£3),12:45pm-1:30pm Concert Tuesday 22 October, 7pm Plenty 'o Nuttin': Songs from the 1930s Saturday, 7 December, 10:00am-12:00 Between March and May 1945 the performed with plenty of pizzazz by Simon noon, Sweet Treat Saturday Coffee renowned photographer Lee Miller Woodhead and Joe Laredo. Free Morning: In the Parish Hall travelled through southern and western admission, retiring collection. Saturday, 7 December, 3:00pm-5:00pm, Germany with the US army. Many of her Thursday, 17 October, 12:30pm-1:15pm, MK Youth Choir Christmas Concert: photos have become famous images of the Third Thursday at Twelve Thirty: Playpals: Come and hear these talented young last weeks of the Second World War. Beautiful music in a relaxed drop-in people! Richard Bessel, emeritus professor of setting, with plenty of tea and coffee Sunday, 8th December, 6:15–7:30pm, history at the University of York, will available, so bring your packed lunch and Fadin’ Shoes: Four piece local group reconstruct Miller's journey and discuss join us. playing and singing some cool sounds with what the photos tell us about the lives of Sunday, 20 October, 3:00pm-5:00pm, a Christmas flavour. Germans at this time. Tickets available at Autumn Concert by the Parish Singers and Saturday, 14 December, 7:30pm-9:30pm, the Library from 1 October. friends: Our annual extravaganza of SMSG Music Makers of Milton Keynes: Always a 'They Fight': Performing Acts of Violence Church music groups giving a free, fun fun evening, come and enjoy the sounds of A talk by Lucy Nevitt concert for all the family to enjoy. this impressive group. Tuesday 26 November, 7pm Saturday, 2 November, 10:00am-12:00 Thursday, 19 December, 12:30pm- Fight scenes in the theatre can provoke noon, Sweet Treat Saturday Coffee 1:15pm,Third Thursday at Twelve Thirty: extreme emotional responses in audiences. Morning: In the Parish Hall The Orphean Singers & SMSG Handbells: Lucy Nevitt, a trained actor-combatant and Saturday, 9 November, Come & Sing Day Tunes to warm the heart, feed the soul and a leading authority on violence in and as 2019 Jubilate!: Conducted by Jonathan bring you joy in the Advent season! performance, will discuss the technical, Kingston, Singers: 9:15am-5:30pm, Saturday, 21 December, 5:00pm-6:30pm, ethical and stylistic considerations that go Concert: 4:30-5:30pm. Book now to join in MK Chorale Christmas Concert: The into staging fights in a range of different www.musicforallsmsg.org. Chorale bring their annual mix of entertainment contexts. Tickets available at Saturday, 16 November, 7:30pm-9:30pm, Christmas music by the choir and some for MK Chorale: Not to be missed – a concert the Library from 5 November. 15 www.stonystratford.gov.ukthe audience to join in. Town Council Meetings for your diary Stony Stratford Library
Full Council When: 19th November, 21st January 2020, 17th March 2020 & 19th May 2020 Who goes: All councillors, Lynne Compton (Town Clerk), Karen Hiser (PCO) & MK Councillors Planning When: 22nd October, 26th November, 10th December, 28th January 2020, 25th February 2020, 24th March 2020, 28th April 2020 & 26th May 2020 Who goes: Roy Adams, Paul Bartlett, Simon Cherrill, Wajeeha Khan, June Payne, Pete Thornburgh, & Town Clerk Lynne Compton Projects When: 1st October, 5th November, 3rd December, 14th January 2020, 4th February 2020, 3rd March 2020, 7th April 2020 & 5th May 2020 Who goes: Paul Bartlett, Cliff Brett, Wajeeha Khan, June Payne, Pete Thornburgh, Keith Tilley, & PCO Karen Hiser Finance & HR When: 8th October, 17th December, 18th February 2020 There’s always something special happening at Storytime at & 21st April 2020 Stony Stratford Library such as the ’Pyjamarama’ Storytime! Who goes: Roy Adams, Cliff Brett, Robert Gifford, Wajeeha Khan, Keith Tilley, & Town Clerk Lynne Compton Property Development When: 10th December & 10th March 2020 Who goes: Cliff Brett, Simon Cherrill, Robert Gifford, 3 outside representatives & Town Clerk Lynne Compton
The Town Council and its committees use different meeting venues in the parish. Always check the venue on the Meeting Notice. This can be found on the noticeboards: in front of Budgens, outside SMSG School in Galley Hill, on Slade Lane in Fullers Slade and the office. You can also go to www.stonystratford.gov.uk/Town Council Meetings to view the Meeting Notice and download papers.
If you have any ideas, comments or concerns please contact us at: Stony Stratford Town Council 5-7 Church Street, Stony Stratford, MK11 1BD Open: Monday – Friday 10am - 3pm Please use our Church Mews entrance on Mondays. tel: 01908 566726, email: [email protected] website: www.stonystratford.gov.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/StonyStratfordTownCouncil
Please contact Melanie Hyde at the address above or email [email protected] for Town Crier and website news. Winter 2019 Issue 68 - Distributed by Christmas Eve 2019. Copy deadline: 20 November - covers news and forthcoming events from 1 January - 31 March 2020.
Bulb Appeal for Stony Cemeteries
A group of local people are working together with the Fantastic theming for ’Space Chase’ Summer Reading council to improve Challenge the Calverton Road and London Road Cemeteries. Two years ago we had a very successful bulb appeal which we would like to do again. This year we would like to plant miniature daffodil bulbs and dwarf narcissi around the grounds. If you would like to donate a bag of bulbs for the cemeteries we would be very grateful.
Odells have very kindly offered to be a drop off point. You can mark your bag with an L for London Road Cemetery or a C for Calverton Road Cemetery, and drop them off at Odells.
If you would like to help plant the bulbs please email [email protected] for further details. Thank you.
Printed on environmentally friendly paper The Library hosted a beautiful exhibition of the Russell Street School Horticultural Photography Competition 16 www.stonystratford.gov.uk