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Aley Green Pepperstock Slip End Woodside
PARISH NEWS
May 2017
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You can always tell when spring has arrived
when the flowers bloom in the Frog and
Rhubarb’s window boxes. My daughter takes
great delight in this floral decoration on the
walk to and from school, and certainly
missed them over the winter months.
Mind you, after the weather we witnessed at
the end of April it was almost as if we were
back in winter, with temperatures
plummeting and showers of sleet a far cry
from the sunshine earlier in the month.
Having moved into the countryside from a
lifetime by the coast, I guess I’m still getting
used to the different ways in which the
natural world reflects the turning of the
seasons, especially as I no longer have the
sea as my guide to the procession of the
calendar.
Driving home through the lanes past
explosions of random bluebells is usually a
sure-fire indication that we’re moving
towards warmer weather, but then so is the
increase in holiday flights from our
neighbours at Luton Airport!
There’s a lot to look forward to in the next
few months, with the Village Day and the
school fair, but personally I can’t wait for
those long summer evenings when you can
sit out in the garden with a glass of wine and
watch the sun vanish behind the horizon.
Now that’s my perfect countryside life.
Editors’ Notes
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Plans are in hand for Village Day and we
hope to see everyone again this year at
the Playing Fields from 11am until 4pm.
There will be a Grand Raffle with superb
prizes to win. Tickets will go on sale a
month before the event in local pubs and
clubs and, of course, you can purchase
them on the day.
Refreshments will include a barbeque,
bar, and teas and cakes available all day,
plus a visit from the ice cream van.
For the children we have confirmed so
far - bouncy castles and pony rides.
Local groups and businesses are
booking stalls for the day, so if you or
your group would like a chance to
advertise your group, or to sell your
wares, please contact us using the
details below.
Help is always needed for setting up,
running and clearing after the event – so,
if you could spare some time, do please
let us know using the details below:
[email protected] or
phone us on 01582 728865 or
07958587595.
KEEP THE DATE – SATURDAY 8TH JULY
SLIP END VILLAGE DAY 2017 IS
ON SATURDAY 8TH JULY
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Services and Diary dates for May
Tuesday 2nd 7.30pm Bible Study led by Rev Bob Forrest
Sunday 7th 10.30am Morning Service - Rev Bob Forrest 10.30am
Sunday School
Tuesday 9th 10am/12noon ‘Cakes & Company’ 10.30am - 11am
Little Lambs
Sunday 14th 10.30am Morning Service - Chris Fox 10.30am Sunday
School 4pm Ecumenical Service at St Andrew’s Slip End
Monday 15th 7.30pm Fellowship led by Jo Prowse
Sunday 21st 10.30am Morning Service & Communion - Rev. Nigel
Bibbings 10.30am Sunday School
Wednesday 24th 7.30pm Coffee Evening in aid of Christian Aid
Sunday 28th 10.30am Morning Service - Stephen Poxon 10.30am
Sunday School
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our Ecumenical Lent Course led by Jo Prowes,
had an average attendance of 14 people per week and was greatly
enjoyed by all. We followed the journey to the cross meditations by
Stephen Cottrell entitled ‘The Things He Carried’. Our April Coffee
Evening raised £76 for Junior Mission for All. We were pleased to
welcome a good number of friends and supporters for a catch up of
news over several cups of coffee. There has been good attendance at
our
’Little Lambs Club’, it is lovely to see them having fun
together. Freya, one of our ‘Little Lambs’ and Ann’s granddaughter,
was christened at Aley Green in April. What a special occasion, the
church was full with family and friends for the lovely service
conducted by our minister Rev. Nigel Bibbings. The flower
arrangements in the windows and pedestals were amazing and added to
the sense of occasion, well done ‘Grandma Ann’. The Aley Green
Choir is busy learning and practising ‘Joseph and The Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat’ ready for a performance on Sunday 11th June.
Look out for more details nearer the time. A lot of work is going
on at our allotments ready for the growing season, we have already
had our first picking of rhubarb - several of us have had pies and
crumbles for desserts! We hope for bumper crops of fruit and
vegetables so we can make lots of piccalilli, jellies and preserves
to sell to help our fundraising. Many thanks to those who have
dropped off sugar and jam jars.
Christ has no body but yours
No hands nor feet on earth but yours Yours are the eyes through
which He looks with compassion on this world
Yours are the feet with which He walks to do good
Yours are the hands through which He blesses the world.
We look forward to seeing you at St Andrew’s, Slip End on Sunday
14th for the Ecumenical service. Do pop down to Aley Green to our
Cakes & Company, Coffee Evening. Fellowship, Bible Study or
Service, a warm welcome guaranteed.
God’s blessing from all at Aley Green
ALEY GREEN METHODIST CHURCH
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Promoting reading and creating a love of books in our pupils is
very important to us at Slip End. From the moment children enter
our Nursery they hear and read stories. As their learning journey
progresses, they develop their Phonic knowledge; learn to make
predictions about what they think will happen next in a story;
understand characters’ feelings and actions and learn to recite
poetry. Reading also helps to develop imagination and enhance
creativity. Many of us have favourite books that we remember
reading as a child; these books inspired us and led us to become
lost in a world of fantasy and wonder. Every year, pupils and staff
look
forward to celebrating this love of books by taking part in
World Book Day; this year was no exception. The school came alive
with an array of characters including: Mary Poppins, The Cat in the
Hat, Willy Wonka and Little Red Riding Hood. The costumes were
wonderful and we would like to thank everyone who helped to make
the day so successful and inspirational for our pupils. If you
would like to find out more information about the life of our
school then please visit our school website at
www.slipend.beds.sch.uk/ Slip End Village School
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WORLD BOOK DAY
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Jason Cunningham From the moment he left his corner Jason looked
cool and collected as he delivered one of his best-ever
performances to land the vacany Commonwealth Featherweight title on
Saturday April 8th. The fight at the legendary York Hall in
London’s East End went the full distance of 12 rounds and Jason,
who had displayed both poise and power throughout, looked to have
won quite comfortably. At the final bell the three judges went into
a huddle, with the surprise announcement of a split decision.
Seconds later it was revealed that all had scored the fight 115
points to 113 with two for Cunningham and one for his rival Jones.
How the London judge came to that conclusion is a mystery but
thankfully we had got the win we wanted which was richly deserved.
Jason’s use of the ring throughout had been exemplary. He looked
sleek and sure at all times and his fancy footwork gave his
opponent few opportunities. He was purposeful and precise, dodging
many attacks despite an injury to his left hand in the second
round, a recurrence of a problem from a previous encounter. In the
10th round a head clash resulted in a cut. Now Jason can move on
and the fruits of his labour could lead to a TV fight next time
round now he’s fighting at a lighter weight and looking not only
comfortable but much more dangerous too. His career can really
sparkle from here and as this fight showed, his ringcraft has never
been better. Certainly all his fans were delighted with this
performance, which showed him at his best, and the future should
see him winning many more titles, as he has the talent to do just
that. Tony Strong
1st Woodside Brownies Brown Owl Sandra is well on the mend
following her recent stroke, and thanks to all who have asked about
her. Debbie, Zoe and myself are carrying on until she returns. The
girls have now completed two more badges, with the next one being
Road Safety. We were sorry to say goodbye recently to Lucy, who has
been with us since she was seven, and is now going to Guides. We
are hoping to have an open evening in May or June for girls aged
seven to 10 to come and join us and see what we do. The piano in
the village hall has now got a new home. Thanks to Zoe for her help
in finding somewhere for it to go. Wise Owl
Photography competition CPRE Bedfordshire, a local countryside
charity, celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. To mark this,
the charity is running a photography competition open to all, to
build a picture of Bedfordshire’s much-loved countryside and green
spaces, and glimpse how these are changing. The theme is:
Bedfordshire - A Changing Landscape. Entrants are encouraged to
consider the ways that Bedfordshire’s landscape, countryside and
greenspaces can be seen to change, throughout the year and over
time, through natural or human factors. We hope people will be
inspired by the theme and that we get entries from across
Bedfordshire. The competition is free and open to all - first prize
- £100, second prize - £50 M&S vouchers. The deadline for
entries is October 16th 2017. Full details about how to enter can
be found on www.cprebeds.org.uk.
NEWS IN BRIEF
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We have an election coming up and all sorts of communications
are arriving in my inbox about this. One of them offered some goals
in five areas of life to work towards “A Good Society” for all.
They seemed like good goals with which to assess the aims of the
various political parties.
A moral economy in the service of all
Our hope and vision is of an economy that is in service to every
person irrespective of their wealth or the market value of their
labour. An economy as responsive to the poorest communities as it
is to the wealth and power of the richest. An economy that respects
God’s creation as well as the people living within it. “The best
measure of society is how we treat the poorest and most vulnerable.
A good society is one where the richest contribute most to
eradicate poverty and improve society as a whole.”
Enough homes for all to flourish
Our hope and vision is for reasonably priced homes where people
can flourish which are available for everyone who needs them; where
house prices are stable and alternative investment vehicles for
savings and pensions are widely available; good quality rental
properties are found at fair rents and there is a reliable safety
net for all homeless people. “Everyone should have a clean safe
bed.”
Fulfilled lives for children and young
people
Our hope and vision is that all children and young people are
enabled to live fulfilling lives, to flourish in their friendships,
families and local communities; their contributions are respected
and valued, and they are allowed and enabled to grow and achieve
their potential. “A good society values everyone, regardless of age
or ability.”
Secure livelihoods and dignity for all
Our hope and vision is that all citizens have access to
sufficient income to enable them to live with dignity. For the
majority this comes from secure work and regular hours, paid at a
Living Wage. For those on the lowest incomes, including people
unable to work, the social safety net guarantees a secure minimum
income, enabling people to live free from fear of destitution or
the stigma of poverty. “A good society involves a sense of
community, underpinned by justice, fairness and the inclusion of
all.”
A global climate deal that works for
us all
Our hope and vision is that greenhouse gas emissions will fall
in the UK and the Government will stand firm on its commitments.
The Government will show leadership on this issue will help to
agree a global climate deal which limits global temperature rises
to 2 degrees centigrade – and works in ways which are fair for the
poorest. “A good society is a place where we don’t just care about
the present but learn from the past and prepare a better place for
future generations.”
A prayer for the Good Society
God of creation we live in the world you have made. Give us
generous hearts to share your wealth with others. God of power help
us to remember that you can do impossible things. Inspire us to
work with you for change in our society. God of hope be present in
our communities. Give us the strength to show your love right here.
God of love you bring us healing and comfort. Come close to those
who need your peace. God of truth draw us into your story of hope.
Challenge us to speak out for justice. Your kingdom come Your will
be done. Amen (© Marie Pattison/Church Action on Poverty)
Cathy, St Andrew’s
Vision of the Good Society
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Dates for St Andrew’s Church - May
Sunday 7th: 10.30am: Informal Communion “Living in the
Generosity of God” Sunday 14th: 10.30am: Family Service
“Celebrating our children” baptism - (band) Tuesday 16th: 11am:
Woodside Care Home Service Sunday 21st: 10.30am: Holy Communion
“Living God's Love with Imagination” Thursday 25th: 7.30pm:
Ascension Communion “Equipped with power” Sunday 28th: 10.30am:
Morning Praise “Equipped through prayer” (band)
Little Stars for May
Refreshments from 10.00 with a 10.30 start
Weds 3rd: Ascension – Jesus goes to heaven
Weds 10th: Pentecost – The Holy Spirit comes
Weds 17th: New Believers – The first church
Weds 24th: Healing – The lame man
Weds 31st: Saul becomes Paul – A
changed man
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March and early April have been predominantly dry and this has
allowed us to get all the spring sowing of barley and beans
completed. Although these spring crops are showing they now
desperately need rain and plenty of it if a healthy crop is to be
seen this year. This year we are growing beans on the southern side
of Slip End. We contract farm these for W C Busby and they will be
harvested dry and then sold for human consumption. Very often the
market for these is North Africa where they are ground, made into a
paste and are the basis of many dishes. Also at Grove Farm is the
only field of Oilseed rape that we are growing which is now coming
into flower. Oilseed rape oil is commonly used for cooking and in
vegetable oil spreads. It is also widely used as a lubricant in the
food industry. Our tractor driver has spent the last month
spreading Nitrogen, Phosphate and Potash in
the form of prilled fertiliser on the growing crops. The
fertiliser spreader is a sophisticated piece of machinery which is
controlled by GPS and only applies the fertiliser at a variable
rate to the areas that require it. The application correlates to
our soil mapping which is updated every four years. During the
lovely spring weather we have been able to turn all our cows out to
grass. It is great to see the calves with their mothers gadding
about in the sunshine in the first thick flush of grass. All
fencing has to be thoroughly checked and repaired and many fences
replaced before the cows can be let out in their groups. Storm
Doris had left a lot of branches and trees down on fencing which
have taken some clearing up. Each group of 30 cows has one bull
with them for four months. This is to enable calving to be kept
tight and calving to take place between January and April.
OUR FARMING YEAR Angela Speirs of J Speirs & Son, Pepsal End
Farm, provides a
monthly insight into agricultural life
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SATURDAY 20th MAY
11am – 3pm
VILLAGE HALL
SLIP END
Refreshments & Stalls
“Free Entry”
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The biennial Plant Sale is being held on Saturday May 20th from
11am-3pm at the Village Hall. (see poster opposite) Village
fundraising groups are invited to have a stall, excluding plants,
at the event. Contact Rosemary (423622) to book your stall. Despite
the poor weather some members made a trip to Anglesey Abbey (Nat.
Trust) Cambridge late Feb. to see the snowdrops. The gardens have
one of the most remarkable collections of the delicate white
flowers in the country (pictured) .The flowering is traditionally
seen as heralding the arrival of spring and the 300-plus varieties
in the Abbey's ground attract thousands of visitors every year.
There were some “rare” snowdrops available for sale, in pots with
only one flowering bulb, with prices varying from £20 up to £95!
(We didn’t purchase any!)
At the March meeting an interesting and informative talk was
given by Geoff Hodges on “Scented Plants & the Scented Garden,
which went down very well. The first programmed visit of the Club
year was to Chesham Bois House on Sun. March 26th. The three acre
Plantswoman’s garden surrounded the Georgian House on all four
sides. There were primroses, daffodils and hellebore borders also a
small ornamental canal, walled garden, old orchard with wildlife
pond, and handsome trees to which topiary has been applied. There
was a
former bowling green over 300 years old with a magnificent
sycamore that provided an interesting diversion. Forthcoming visits
under the National Gardens Scheme are given below. Sunday May 21st
- The Manor House, Ayot St Lawrence. Sunday June 4th - Steppingley
Village Gardens. Tuesday June 27th - Church Green Road, Bletchley.
Sunday July 2nd - Mackerye End House, Harpenden. PN Gardening
Correspondent
GARDENING CLUB
MONDAY
July 17
John Day of the RSPB
8pm
(Village Hall)
NEW MEMBERS
WELCOME
Guests/Visitors £2 each
Gardening Club
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Caddington WI
Something different for
our March meeting.
John Waller from our
local Caddington Watch Team gave a
very informative talk about crime
prevention and touched on cyber crime.
Sue Martins’ daughter, Lynne Smith,
gave us a great insight into cyber crime
and how it is strongly affecting us all.
Lynne works as regional operations
manager for Santander so she was able
to advise us on precautions the bank is
taking to protect us from these crimes.
Our members were very pleased with the
freebies they received and the
information given by John and
Lynne. Thank you for sharing with us.
For our competition we brought along
novelty keyrings. Valerie Dallinger won
with Valerie Bartlett second and Jean
Turner third.
Our group met again in April and also
planned is a day out to Stratford upon
Avon.
We joined a coach and went to London
to visit the Chelsea Royal Hospital. Two
tour guides took us round the buildings
and gave a talk on the set up at Chelsea
together with the rules and regulations
allowing them to “live in”.
Blue is worn by the pensioners during the
day and the bright red coats for any
formal and other occasion. There are 300
residents including 14 ladies - and they
must be aged over 65 and be ex-
servicemen/women.
There is a long history - Charles II
founded the idea of a place where
servicemen could go after a battle if they
had nowhere to recuperate. Nowadays,
pension rights are withdrawn but the
quality of the care and amenities are
superb - a real privilege for the people
living there now. The chapel was
designed by Sir Christopher Wren. The
organ and artwork on the ceiling were
breathtaking. All the rooms are gradually
being refurbished to a very high
standard. Rooms were originally 6 foot
square but now 9 foot. The dining room
was outstanding - all laid out ready for
the next meal - three meals a day are
served (all with choices printed on a
menu) all fresh cooked food too - very
impressive! We had a really good day
out.
Another afternoon out in Bedford to hear
Adam Henson (of Countryfile fame) give
an insight into his life on the farm and
explain all that he knows about farming.
He went to agricultural college where he
met his present day business partner
who helps run the farm and leisure
activities now available to families.
Adam has been all over the world
studying farming techniques and rare
breeds. He does spend a lot of his time
doing presenting work as he enjoys this
so much.
This Easter he opened his farm to
families and had a restaurant and
caravan/camping facilities.
We meet at the Baptist Church Hall,
Luton Road at 7.30pm on the third
Tuesday of each month. If you would like
to join us please come along.
Linda Edwards
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Hall Available for Hire
The Peter Edwards Community Hall is located
next to St Andrews Church, Slip End
It’s available to hire for:
Functions for up to 100 people
Anniversaries
Birthdays
Charity Events
Children’s Parties
Christenings
Funeral Receptions
Sports Events
Facilities include:
Large Kitchen with oven
& fridge
Bar area
On-site Parking
Large Patio Area
Tables and Chairs
Disabled Access and Toilet
Please email
[email protected]
Or call 07868 742 904
for more details.
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Slip End Tennis Club was formed in 1987 and is affiliated to the
Beds Lawn Tennis Association. It is sited at Slip End Playing
Fields, Church Road, Slip End and has two hard courts with
floodlights. It is a small friendly club with approximately 80
members. Current costs for new members are: juniors £15 (Those in
full time education), adults £30 and families £50. Club members
have priority in the use of courts, except when either matches are
to be played or coaching is taking place. Club night is on
Wednesday evenings from 7pm, to which all members are welcome.
Coaching is provided by our LTA coach, Sally Parry. Seniors Tuesday
evenings 6.30-7.30pm. Juniors on Fridays, members £4 and
non-members £5 per session.
Beginners 5-6pm and intermediates 6-7pm. Ladies and private
coaching is also available. Give Sally a call (413501) We enter a
men’s doubles team in the South Beds League. Any enquiries about
the club can be made by telephone or e-mail to: Peter Smith,
Chairman (733253) [email protected] Steve Lyons, Treasurer
(414162) [email protected]
Anyone for tennis? Village club is looking for members
St Andrew’s Holiday Club Performance (20 minutes) for family
and friends at 3pm
For school years 3 and upwards 2nd June 2017 - 10am-3.30pm
Registration from 9.45am
The workshop is limited to 24 places.
If your child(ren) is/are interested, text Chris Barnes on 0775
383 5687 or email [email protected]
with the name and age of each child. (Please re-register even if
you registered for the work-
shop postponed in February.)
Refreshments will be provided during the day, but chil-
dren will need to bring a packed lunch.
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]
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Not such a wet spring as last year, so hopefully you have all
been able to get out into your garden to get on with all the jobs
that need doing. If you don’t grow your own bedding plants and are
starting to think about buying them, then remember it is the
Gardening Club’s Plant Sale this year, it is on Saturday May 20th
at the village hall, so make a note in your diary and support their
efforts. Daffodils, tulips and hyacinths will need dead heading as
they finish flowering and if they need to be removed to make way
for other plants replant them very close together out of the way
and let them die back gradually. Dahlias can be planted out from
the third week of this month when we should be finished with
frosts. Chrysanthemums can go in about the second week in May and
stake tall varieties as you plant them. In the border pompoms and
Koreans should be planted 12-18 inches apart in each direction, as
these grow they will bush out and fill in the gaps. Hostas are in
leaf now and will need some form of slug protection as they can
devastate plants in a very short time. Be aware that slug pellets
can be dangerous to other animals and don't scatter them where dogs
or cats may try to eat them. There are several alternatives to slug
pellets, you could try crumbled egg shells, the slugs get stuck to
them and don't like it, a small bowl containing beer which they
drink and
then can't get out again, you can also use bran flakes (not the
breakfast variety) which again they stick to and will avoid for
that reason. Roses will come under attack and are best sprayed with
a systemic insecticide which is absorbed by the plant and into the
sap stream killing greenflies that feed on the sap. Alternatively
spraying with soapy water will also get rid of greenfly but has to
be done on a regular basis. Check for black spot or mildew and
spray if necessary. Remove rolled up leaves containing tortrix
caterpillar or sawfly grub and destroy (but don't put them in the
compost heap). Gladioli need to be kept weed free and a good mulch
2 inches thick will keep the moisture as the plants depend on
dampness at the roots to flower well. If you have any alpines trim
those which have flowered to prevent seeding and prolong flowering
period. Lawns will benefit from a light nitrogen feed at this time
of year, it comes as liquid or granulated fertiliser and will give
your lawn a lush green appearance. Make sure the blades are sharp
on your mower and if the weather is dry leave about an inch of
growth to stop the lawn from drying out and going brown. If
planning a new lawn cultivate now, leave rough for the summer and
sow in the autumn. Keep an eye on the weather and be ready to cover
potatoes if frost is forecast. Erect runner bean frames and plant
seed from the second week of the month. Marrows, courgettes,
squashes and pumpkins can be sown outdoors from the third week of
the month. French beans can be sown from the second week, continue
sowing lettuce, beetroot and carrots for a fresh supply of tender
young vegetables. A layer of grit in the top of flower pots will
reduce the amount of water evaporating and lessen the amount of
water required to keep plants healthy. Cut off dead flower heads
and thin out weak shoots from shrubs that have finished flowering.
Remove dead wood and thin shoots to keep old forsythias shapely.
That's all for this month, happy gardening!
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Office: 01582 722251 Mobile: 07769 734417
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10% Discount with this voucher!
Servicing Bodywork
Tyres MOT
Computer Diagnostics
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REACH HUNDREDS OF HOUSEHOLDS ACROSS THE
PARISH AND ADVERTISE HERE
CONTACT JO MOSS ON 01582 484373 OR EMAIL
[email protected]
JOHN SAUNDERS & SON Incorporating E. Franklin & Co.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS 48 Duke Street, High Town, Luton
731696
Day & Night Service
Monumental Services
Members N.A.F.D. Prepaid Funeral Plans available
All electrical works carried out including: 24hr call-out,
rewires, testing, extra
sockets etc.
Contact Paul 07761 904997
Utility Engineering Services
Power
Failure?
TO ADVERTISE IN THIS
SPACE PLEASE
CONTACT JO MOSS ON
01582 484373
OR EMAIL
[email protected]
Richard Gurney & Son Contracting Services
Longview, Luton Road, Markyate
Tree Surgeons & Fencing Specialists
Hedge Trimming & Tree-stump removal
Wood Chippings (good for mulching)
Logs for Sale
(01582) 840407 Established 1970 - Fully Insured
For expert advice & trouble shooting call Tony Glynos,
458353 or 07792 653264
[email protected]
problems with your
PC or apple-mac?
PILATES IN SLIP END
Tuesday morning, Peter Edward Hall 9.30am
Wednesday evening, Slip End School 7.30pm
All ages & levels catered for. Come & try, first
class free.
Introducing the Pilates Reformer Machine. Ideal
for rehabilitation after injury or surgery.
Perfect for sport specific training, Pre & Post
Natal & general fitness.
For more information contact 07811343566 or
email:- [email protected]
mailto:[email protected]
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SLIP END SOCIAL CLUB NEWS Slip End Social Club would like to
thank everyone who came to the Keech charity night we raised an
amazing £775 from fish and chips and the Jerry and the Attricks
band. We would also like to thank everyone who came to our Help For
Heroes charity day, Well done to all the winners of our games. We
raised £500.47! Thank you again. We hope everyone had a great time
in the Isle of Wight on our annual club May Bank Holiday trip. Any
members interested in next year’s trip should talk
to Lesley Horn. We have some great entertainment coming up for
the rest of the year so keep an eye out for what’s happening…
On 20th May there will be live music from Layz Dayz, and on 23rd
June there is a quiz night in aid of the Royal Marsden Hospital and
Oracle Cancer Trust. Award-winning family butcher D&I will be
setting up a stall at the social club on Saturday 27th May from
3-4.30pm, selling a variety of delicious meats.
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Harpers Easter Prize Draw
Winners
Thank you to everyone who entered in our exciting Easter Prize
Draw. We’re pleased to announce the winners as:
1st Prize: Easter Hamper – Laurence Conisbee 2nd Prize: Large
Cadburys Easter Egg – Claire Andrews 3rd Prize: Trio of Easter
Products – Sarah Sharpe
Product Recommended Specials Buy any 1 of our 4 portion pies
& receive a 4 portion Chicken & Mushroom Pie for only £4.99
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Pork Steaks 2 x 8oz Rump Steaks 1 x 1lb Steak Mince 2 x Chicken
Breasts (plain &/or flavoured) 8 x Pork Sausages (plain
&/or flavoured) 3x 1lb of Sausages - £9.00 (fresh or frozen) 5
x plain Chicken Breasts - £12.50 (fresh or frozen) 5 x marinated
Chicken Breasts - £13.50 (fresh or frozen)
Fill in our New Subscriber form at our shop counter or on
our
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PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS FOR GROWING BUSINESSES
01582 608601
Alban House 99 High Street South Dunstable LU6 3SF
www.stotengillam.co.uk [email protected]
ACCOUNTS TAXATIONAUDITS FINANCIALADVICE PAYROLL
COMPUTER SERVICES
Painting & Decorating
PETE the PAINTER for all your decorating needs
Laminated Flooring Carpentry Work undertaken Tiling - Floors
& Walls Over 20 years experience
4 Elm Avenue Caddington
Call for a free Quotation
Tel: 01582 453611
Mobile: 07971 348485
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We are pleased to announce the merger of Rothschild House
Surgery and Markyate Surgery effective from May 31st 2017. We
believe this merger offers important pa-tient benefits combining
our strengths, en-hancing our team and enabling us to further
enhance patient experience. Whilst this mer-ger obviously signifies
change, we are com-mitted to making the process of integrating the
two practices seamless to you. What does this mean for patients of
Markyate Surgery? Between now and May 31st the service pro-vided to
patients at Markyate Surgery will not change. After May 31st the
doctors providing surgeries will change. It is the intention for a
regular doctor from Rothschild House Sur-gery to provide surgeries
at Markyate to re-place those provided by Dr Sepai. Dr Wal-ter’s
surgeries at Markyate will not change. The existing services and
staff at Markyate will continue as before. Dr Sepai will leave
Markyate Surgery after 21 years, to pursue new ventures from June
2017 although he will continue working local-ly in St Albans,
further information will be provided before end of May 2017.
Rothschild House Surgery intends to extend additional services
currently provided at Tring to Markyate patients in due course. The
phi-
losophy of Rothschild House Surgery is to provide personal care
close to home from a consistent clinical team focused on continuity
of care and this philosophy will be extended to Markyate. There are
no current plans to change the catchment area for Markyate Surgery.
What about the surgery premises? Rothschild House Surgery is aware
of the history and current situation with regard to the Markyate
Surgery premises and the need to improve these in the future. There
are on-going negotiations with NHS England, Herts Valleys CCG and
Dacorum Borough Council to develop new premises that Rothschild
House Surgery has been involved in and is committed and determined
to see this devel-opment happen for the benefit of patients. What
will happen next? As any developments are made over the next few
months Rothschild House Surgery and Markyate Surgery will keep
patients informed of these. Patients are not required to travel and
regis-ter with Rothschild Surgery. Just to assure all patients and
dispel un-necessary rumours, Markyate Surgery is not closing down;
instead it is expanding and merging to provide more patient
services.
Announcement for Markyate Surgery patients
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Don’t forget to advertise your events here! Please contact us
with details of events to add to our diary so that
everyone in the community can read about what is on in the
Parish and
hopefully avoid any clash of dates for events!
Bin collections
Black bin and Glass Friday 6th and 19th May.
Orange bin / garden 12th and 26th May.
May Sat 6th Photo group Exhibition Village Hall More details
soon Mon 8th Parish Council Meeting Village Hall 7pm Tues 16th
Photography Group AGM Social Club 8pm
Thurs 18th Women’s Institute AGM with Christine Lowe speaking
about the
Special Olympics, Baptist Church Hall, Luton Road, 7.30pm Sat
20th Gardening Club Plant Sale Village Hall 11am—3pm Sat 20th &
Art, craft & photography weekend at All Saints Church
Caddington Sun 21st includes work by members of our Parish - more
details later Tues 23rd Book Club Frog & Rhubarb 8pm June Fri
2nd St Andrew’s Drama Workshop July Sat 8th Village Day Playing
Fields Mon 17th Gardening Club Guest Speaker John Day of the RSPB
Village Hall 8pm
Thurs 20th Women’s Institute, Midshires Search and Rescue
Organisation with Elain
Murphy, Baptist Church Hall, Luton Road, 7.30pm
Diary - If you would like your events included, please contact
the Editor
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WHO DO I CALL? Fly Tipping (CBC) 0300 300 8000
[email protected]
Road issues (potholes etc)
[email protected]
Police 473211 or 101 Aircraft noise 395382 Airparks 749495
Water leaks 0800 3765325 Cold Calling 0345 4040506
Out of hours noise 0300 300 8098 Street Lighting 0300 300
8049
YOUR PARISH & CENTRAL BEDS COUNCILLORS
Clerk to Parish Council — Peter Segal 526594 (9am to noon
weekdays)
[email protected]
Parish Councillors:-
Steve Baird 738205 [email protected]
Paul Cooper 07703 599006 [email protected]
Simon Patterson 07767 615714 [email protected]
Carol Brennan 453049 [email protected]
Sarah Minnighan 07868 742904 [email protected]
Carol Beeton 405597 [email protected]
Paul Shaw 07957 188947 [email protected]
MP’s
Contact details
Gavin Shuker’s local office
is located at:
3 Union Street
Luton LU1 3AN
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.gavinshuker.org
For advice surgery appointments
call 01582 457 774
PETER EDWARDS HALL & PLAYING FIELD
Ideal for children's & adult's parties, meetings, etc.
Kitchen facilities with catering service available
Available for various sports activities Excellent sports
changing facilities
Facilities for the Disabled
For Bookings: please contact [email protected]
SLIP END
VILLAGE HALL Your Village Hall
for Dances, Receptions & Parties
Facilities for the disabled
For bookings contact
Gill Plummer on 01582 723109
9 Markyate Road, Slip End
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COMMUNITY AND SERVICES
Services:- Good Neighbour Scheme: 07513 37 24 15
Shop at the Crossroads 401069 Mon - Fri 7.00 to 21.00 Sat 7.00 -
21.00 - Sun 7.30 - 21.00
Slip End Garage Markyate Road, 456888
Doctor Caddington Surgery 725673
Doctor Markyate Surgery 841559
Schools: Slip End Village School 720152 Manshead 679400
Caddington Village School 726058 St Mary’s Catholic Primary
School 602420
Churches:-
St Andrew’s Church
Rev. Cathy Pullinger—vicarage 480391
or 07425 148046
Wardens: Nick Sandle 723029
Vacancy
Aley Green Methodist Church
Minister: Rev Nigel Bibbings Senior Steward: Ann Meader
733668
Sport:-
Bowling Club 412506
Darts League 425323
Football 517042 or 07515687160
Pepperstock Archers 615216
Email [email protected] (Lee Prebble)
Tennis 733253
Gardening Club 423622
Slip End Stompers Line Dancing
[email protected]
Dance Classes [email protected]
Community:-
Photography Club 01582 452851
Brownies 01582 723109
Beavers 07956 833488
Cubs & Scouts 01582 418014
Allotments 01582 736892
Friendship Club 01582 452978
Mother’s Union 01582 738435
Playgroup/Pre-School 01582 724888
S.E.A.D.A 01582 414796
FoSELS (PTA) 0789 603 7853
Women’s Institute 01582 737036
Chatty Club [email protected] Jean Anderson
Slip End Veterans Football Wayne Leslie
[email protected]
Book Club [email protected]
Slip End Parish Community
is now on
Items for the next issue to us by 15th April
(Editor — Matt) Adverts by 10th please
Any delivery problems? Contact Alan Buttery at 1 Claydown
Way
(01582 724527), [email protected].
Anything interesting to report about village activities, photos,
holidays, etc
Please contact us, letters and e-mails are encouraged.
Views expressed by our contributors are not the Editors’
own.
Articles should be sent by the 15th of the preceding month to
Alison Wilson, 23 Claydown
Way or Matt Adams, 32 Summer Street or e-Mail
[email protected]
Advertising queries to Jo Moss 01582484373 or
[email protected]
Parish News is grateful to our advertisers for their
contributions. Please support them.
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Slip End Garage Ltd New Cars
Used Car Sales
Repairs
Spares & Service
e-Mail: [email protected] www.slipendgarage.co.uk
Catering for all your motoring needs since 1939
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www.lutoncitroen.co.uk
[email protected]
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Sales: (01582) 456888 Parts: (01582) 411421 Service: (01582)
481600
Our Service Centre is located in Grove Road
Slip End
Markyate Road
Slip End
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