Royston CONTENTS B A L A ............................................................................................................................................ 47 Sight Information Point Braughing Parish Community Plan - Save Money & Go Green ...................................................... 14 Buntingford and District Social Club ............................................................................................... 28 Buntingford Citizens Advice Bureau ................................................................................................ 16 Buntingford Civic Society 'Have a Voice' ......................................................................................... 26 Buntingford Civic Society Membership application ......................................................................... 48 Buntingford Classic Car event 2008 ................................................................................................ 18 Buntingford Cougars ....................................................................................................................... 20 Do you find your glasses are not quite enough and are looking for reading Buntingford Gardeners Club ............................................................................................................ 24 Buntingford Photographic Group ..................................................................................................... 39 and writing solutions and equipment to help with everyday tasks? Buntingford Relief in Need Charity .................................................................................................. 7 Then visit Royston Sign Information Point Buntingford Swimming Club ............................................................................................................ 27 at Royston Library, Market Hill, Royston Buntingford Town Council ............................................................................................................... 32 First Wednesday in the month 10:00am - 12noon Buntingford Town FC ...................................................................................................................... 25 Buntingford W I ................................................................................................................................ 9 Call in to view magnifiers, a good selection of boldfaced and talking Bygone Days ................................................................................................................................... 37 watches, kitchen aids, simple to use memo recorders, telephones for all Christ Church United Reformed Church .......................................................................................... 46 and equipment to assist with everyday tasks. Christmas at Buckland Barn ............................................................................................................ 30 Dates for your diary ......................................................................................................................... 5 Hertfordshire Society for the Blind Tel/Fax: 01992 588145 Did you know? Invalid carriages and the law .................................................................................. 29 Email: [email protected] Website: www.hertsblind.com Editorial ........................................................................................................................................... 7 Charity No. 1047148 Friends Of Chernobyl‟s Children (FOCC) ........................................................................................ 12 Friends of Orchard Surgery - Annual Craft Fair .............................................................................. 43 Furneux Festival .............................................................................................................................. 19 Gardening year ................................................................................................................................ 31 Hay & Haylage - Logs for sale ......................................................................................................... 13 Have you enjoyed this month’s Journal? I Realise - poem by Teresa Bonner ................................................................................................. 17 Isabel Hospice events ..................................................................................................................... 36 If so, why not have it delivered regularly to your door. Join Buntingford Civic Society and Just up your street - Animal Attraction ............................................................................................ 15 part of your fee will pay for your Journal and the remainder will go to the Civic Society Laura Nuttall - Miss Hertfordshire .................................................................................................... 19 whose efforts monitor the town we value. Layston School Quiz night ............................................................................................................... 38 Letters to the editor ......................................................................................................................... 8 BCS MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Looking ahead - poem by Beryl Rhodes ......................................................................................... 43 Memories of my childhood in Buntingford Part 5 - Peter Wonnacott ............................................... 44 Millfield First and Nursery School .................................................................................................... 26 I / We* wish to apply for family membership of the Buntingford Civic News from Freman College ............................................................................................................. 42 Society, at the annual subscription rate indicated below. News from Layston C of E First School ........................................................................................... 33 Out and about in October ................................................................................................................ 6 Name/s: _____________________________________________________________ Recipes for October - Green Tomatoes .......................................................................................... 40 River Rib Railings ............................................................................................................................ 27 Address: _____________________________________________________________ Royston Sight Information Point ...................................................................................................... 48 Safe return - Mr Ryall ...................................................................................................................... 43 Post code: _________________ Tel: ______________________________________ Spud you like - by Vyse .................................................................................................................. 22 St. Elizabeth Centre - 1st Annual Apple Day ................................................................................... 17 I / We* enclose £7 door delivery subscription / £12 postal subscription * St. Mary's Aspenden, St. Peter's Buntingford, St. Mary the Virgin Westmill ................................... 29 Signed: _______________________________________________________________ St. Richard of Chichester ................................................................................................................ 38 Thank you Val ................................................................................................................................. 10 Send to: Chris Eagle (Membership Secretary) The Night Sky in October ................................................................................................................ 34 5 Monks Walk The Ramblers .................................................................................................................................. 13 Buntingford Useful local information ................................................................................................................... 2 Hertfordshire SG9 9EE *delete as appropriate Westmill Art Exhibition ..................................................................................................................... 9 What‟s on in October ....................................................................................................................... 3 48 1 USEFUL LOCAL INFORMATION B A L A Buntingford Action for the Less Able POLICE STATION: Baldock Road, Buntingford. Registered Charity No. 1094426 Non-emergency 0845 33 00 222. Saturday Police Surgeries: First Saturday of the month, 10:00am - 12noon in the Minibus trips for October 2008 Manor House. Thurs 2nd 9:30am - 12ish Bishop's Stortford Town Centre Bus £4 GAS: Emergency (gas leaks) telephone 0800 111 999. Tues 7th 10:30am - 2:30pm Letchworth - drop off at Morrisons Bus £5 ELECTRICITY: Emergency (power loss) telephone 0800 7838 838. Thurs 9th 9:30am - 12ish Tesco at Bishop's Stortford Bus £4 WATER (Three Valleys): Emergency telephone 0800 376 5325. th Sat 11 2:30pm Performance - "Calamity Jane" at Gordon Craig - Bus £4 DOCTORS: The Medical Centre - White Hart Close. Tickets £12.50 Telephone 01763 271362 (24 hours). Tues 14th 9:30am - 12ish Bishop's Stortford Town Centre Bus £4 Orchard