News Around Woburn. Woburn Fireworks Display Saturday, 7 November. Coming soon...woburn Festival 12 & 13 September. Saturday.

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1 Inside this issue: September 2015 News Around Woburn Help Around Woburn Do you need a little help Inside getting Story around Woburn, 2 going to the hairdressers, or shops, or need to get to the hospital, doctors or Inside dentist Story or need a prescription 2 collected? Help Around Woburn is Inside here Story drive any Woburn 2 residents providing a valuable and much needed service around the village. Inside If you Story need a lift and 3 are a Woburn resident then just give Help Around Woburn a ring. Inside Story 4 Phone us between 9am and 9pm on: Inside Story 5 Please allow at least 48 hours notice if possible Inside and Story when leaving a message on the answer phone 6 please leave your name and telephone number and we will reply as soon as we can. Have some spare time and drive? We are always looking for new drivers to join our team, so if you have a car and some time to spare please phone for details. Farmers Market 3rd Sunday of each month 20 September; 18 October; 15 November Make a date in your diary for the Woburn Festival Hundreds of people will once again flock to Woburn as the village hosts the annual Woburn Festival. Featuring live music; food stalls; flea market; craft stalls; an art exhibition; children s entertainment; a fun fair; a dog show, Morris Men and a beer/wine/ champagne and Pimms tent plus a produce competition at the Heritage Centre. This year's fireworks display looks like being even bigger and better than last year's wonderful event. A hardworking team of volunteers from the Lido and Village Hall are organising an evening of fun, food and spectacular ooohs and aaahhhhs. Coming soon...woburn Festival 12 & 13 September Saturday 12 September 10am to 8pm Live music, food and drink until 8 pm The Pitchings Sunday 13 September 11am to 4pm Tug of War There is still time to enter a team in the tug-of-war competition to be held on Sunday afternoon. All you need is six willing people to sign up. To enter your team ring Alongside the traditional bonfire and pyrotechnics, there will be funfair rides, children's entertainment, balloon modelling, great food, a bar, ice slushies and a guy competition. Parking is limited. Parking is provided at the Park Road car park (behind Woburn Hotel). Photograph competition Why not bring your camera along to the Festival and send us your photographs. You never know you could win a great prize in our competition. photos to: woburndesignstudio@gmail.com or send prints to: Woburn Festival, 1 Leighton Street, Woburn, MK17 9PJ. Closing date: 20 September Help needed Help is needed behind the Festival bar. If you can spare some time, contact: woburnfestival@gmail.com or Woburn Fireworks Display Saturday, 7 November Woburn Fireworks Display Village Hall field Crawley Road Saturday, 7 November Gates open at 6.00pm

2 Page 2 Getting to know your Parish Councillors Parish News If you spot any problems in the following areas you can report the defect or problem to Central Beds Council. Sally Reynolds Chair Nigel David Vice Chair Ben Jackson Councillor After returning to the village in 2013, following three years studying at University of Leicester, I joined the Parish Council and have enjoyed playing a more active role in the village that I grew up in. From a young age I played for Woburn Lions and also attended Woburn Lower School. As I grew older and looked to become more involved in the village I have been lucky enough to manage in half of Woburn s pubs. I now work at a local PR agency specialising in the hospitality industry and occasionally still lend a hand behind the bar at the Black Horse. - Pavements & cycle ways - Street lighting - Potholes & road defects - Traffic lights - Highways verge maintenance - Flooding - Snow, ice and road gritting - Signs - Overhanging trees and hedges The contact options are: Online: hways Phone: Mail: Central Bedfordshire Council Highways, Woodlands Avenue, Manton Lane, Bedford, MK41 7NU Letter to the Editor Bee Orchids Woburn Parish Council meets every second Tuesday of the month in Woburn Village Hall at 7.30pm. In the middle of June I was delighted to find 2 Bee Orchid plants in flower on the apron of grass at the entrance to Timber Lane from Leighton Street. Returning 2 or 3 days later I was saddened to see the grass had been mown and the orchids had gone. This is the second year that this has happened with 2 plants on the other side of the path also mown when in full flower in Could I please appeal through the newsletter for the grass cutters to check before cutting the grass in 2016 to encourage the survival of these lovely plants in our village. Many thanks Judy Knapman To contact the Parish Clerk woburnpc@gmail.com

3 Page 3 Woburn Lido Heroes. A big thank you A big thank you to all of the volunteers who made sure the Lido had a successful 2015 season. With your support, we attracted families from Milton Keynes, Hitchin and Northampton alongside our loyal local swimmers. It is you who keep the pool sparkling, grass mown and changing areas clean. Keeping the Lido running needs a lot of time, money and effort. If you are able to spare some time during 2016 and would be interested in having a chat about being a Lido Hero Volunteer, please contact us at woburnlido@outlook.com The Lido's last day for this year will be Sunday 13 September For more information please visit our website at We need your help!!! Woburn Fireworks Display, Saturday 7 November We are looking for more wonderful volunteers to join the set-up team and help organisers during the event. During the day there will be barriers to put in place and ticketing areas to set up. From 6pm we will need willing Story helpers Headline to direct and park cars, guide visitors, sell tickets and sparklers, serve drinks and make sure Inside everyone has a fantastic evening. If you can support the village with some of your time, please contact us woburnlido@outlook.com Woburn hosts Wedding Fair The Woburn Estate is holding a Wedding Fair on Sunday, 11 October 2015 Doors open at 10.30am and close at 3.30pm A wide variety of pop up wedding shops will be located in the period Antique Quarter of the Sculpture Gallery at Woburn Abbey, where you can discover everything you need for your big day. Wedding planners from all three wedding venues on The Woburn Estate; The Sculpture Gallery, The Woburn Hotel and The Safari Lodge at Woburn Safari Park will be on hand to answer any questions you might have and to discuss your individual requirements. Catwalk shows will take place at 12.30pm and 2.00pm in The Sculpture Gallery. The Woburn Estate Wedding Fair is free to attend and car parking is also free Supporting local businesses Woburn village provides both residents and visitors a great range of goods and services. Our local businesses need your support to ensure Woburn village continues to thrive. From gift shops, hairdresser, restaurants, antique shops, specialist and high quality services, and a great local store, Woburn has some real gems. So why not pop into Woburn before popping into your car and support our local businesses.

4 Page 4 Woburn Village Hall The Village Hall Committee meets on the first Tuesday of every month in the Hall at 7.30pm. We are always looking for new members so if you are interested in helping to run the Hall please come along. Our next meeting is 1 September, then 6 October and our AGM is on 3 November. Bonfire Night, held on the playing fields behind the Village Hall, will be Saturday November 7th. The Woburn Lido organise the fireworks and there will be hot refreshments served in the Hall. Look out for more information nearer the time. We also hold Bingo nights and the next one is planned for early December. The Hall is available for weddings, parties and other events with a bar available if required. And there are special rates for Woburn residents. If you would like to know more please phone Joyce on Open Garden Day & Scarecrow competition Inclement weather didn t dampen spirits at the Woburn Open Gardens Day on 20 June. Rain didn t stop the garden lovers appreciating and enjoying the fresh looking gardens, while numbers were down a little on the previous year it was still a great day. 15 gardens and two allotments were open around the village. Although the Woburn Lower School allotment had been vandalised two weeks earlier the children and teachers had done a great job repairing the damage and it looked wonderful. The scarecrow competition went well and one of our regular scarecrow makers, Trissie Boote, won the adults competition, beating the Woburn China Shop by one vote. Woburn Lower School children produced a fantastic collection of scarecrows, which were arranged under the trees on The Green. First prize went to Silven Verdu while Ashley Mepham came second. The children s prizes were kindly donated by Kate at Matilda Bay. Woburn Heritage Centre thank all the residents who opened their gardens, especially those who served refreshments, the scarecrows makers and the school for their support and participation. Fingers crossed the weather next year will be better.

5 Page 5 Woburn Heritage Centre The Woburn Heritage Centre is housed in Old St Mary s Church, set back from Bedford Street next door to Woburn Lower School. The Centre has a museum of local history and a tourist information point, covering Bedfordshire and surrounding counties. We also specialise in local walks and maps. The museum and tourist information point at Old St Mary s is extending its season this year and will be open every day in October: weekdays 2pm to 4.30pm and weekends 10am to 5pm. Come and visit your village heritage centre before winter sets in! Museums at Night As part of the UK wide Museums at Night the Heritage Centre will be opening up on the evenings of Friday, 30 October and Saturday, 31 October from 6pm to 9pm. Why not pop along and see the Heritage Centre in a new light. Look out for further details. (The photo is how Old St Mary s looked in the early 19 th century). Heritage Centre welcomes Ridgmont School For several years now, Woburn Heritage Centre has enjoyed a close working relationship with local lower schools. Visits to the museum by groups of children, talks and workshops by our volunteers, and use of our resource boxes in classrooms, have made the museum a valuable educational amenity and learning resource for the local community. The Museum s Education Liaison Team was delighted when Ridgmont Lower School decided to hold their end of year day out at the Heritage Centre. Fortunately, Monday July 6 th was set fair, when 36 children descended upon Old St Mary s church, full of enthusiasm and interest. A day of varying activities was planned, combining fun and learning, and finishing with an ice cream fuelled session at the Village Hall playground. Judging by the huge pile of thank you cards, letters and pictures we received (now on display in the Heritage Centre foyer), the Ridgmont children really enjoyed their day with us. They were asked to say what they had enjoyed the most. Several commented on the Village Trail, when they walked around the village, learning about the history and buildings. Playing graveyard detectives in the graveyard proved a great hit. The children were especially fascinated to see the grave of the German soldier. The slide show and artefact handling session within the museum also proved very popular. Inevitably, however, one or two of the number claimed that the shop was their favourite bit, and for others, it was ice creams that made their day! Gill Jackson and Ann Ledger on behalf of WHC Education Liaison Team Something to share? If you have any news you want to share or run a club or have a business and want to promote them please contact newsaroundwoburn@hotmail.com. The print run is 500 with copies distributed to every house in Woburn. The next edition is due out in December. All copy should be submitted by 19 November newsaroundwoburn@hotmail.com

6 Page 6 News from St Mary s Church Open Church Woburn Church is open on the first and third Sundays of each month from after the morning service until 2.30pm and you are more than welcome to pop in and have a look around our historic building. You can also find out about the work and mission of the church and the charities which we support. Some people like to use the time for quiet reflective prayer and there is a prayer box available in our Lady Chapel for anyone who wishes to leave prayer requests either for themselves or for a loved one. The box is checked regularly and all requests are prayed over by our prayer ministry team. There is also the opportunity to light a candle in memory of a loved one. Church Diary of Events September to November 2015 Every Sunday : 10.00am Morning Service Sunday 6 September: 6.00pm Evensong Thursday 10 September: 2.30pm Let s Get Together Sunday 13 September: 6.00pm Informal Worship Sunday 4 October: 6.00pm Evensong Thursday 8 October: 2.30pm Let s Get Together Sunday 11 October: 6.00pm Informal Worship Sunday 25 October: 10.00am Healing Service Sunday 1 November: 6.00pm Evensong Sunday 8 November: 9.00am Said Holy Communion 10.30am Remembrance 6.00pm Informal Worship Thursday 12 November: 2.30pm Let s Get Together Sunday 15 November: 10.00am Shoebox Sunday Sunday 22 November: 10.00am Service at Milton Bryan Let s Get Together Thursdays 10 September, 8 October & 12 November pm The Crypt, St Mary s Church, Woburn Each meeting will begin with thirty minutes of Armchair Pilates followed by refreshments including tea, coffee, cake and sandwiches. There will also be a quiz and a raffle. For further information or to arrange a lift please contact Angela Franklin on Everyone is welcome. The next Let s Get Together pub lunch will be on 24 September followed by 26 November at venues to be announced. If you have never been to Let s Get Together before and have ever wondered what takes place there, then perhaps this poem written by Yvonne Mills will give you a good idea. LGT is the place to be It s for normal folk Like you and me (well me anyway!) We have sandwiches, cake, all the tea you can sup, No you don t have to do the washing-up! We have talks and demonstrations It s such a wiz If we are lucky there may be a quiz Don t you worry about a thing, Angela s angels will fetch and bring You just sit back, enjoy the ride, Knowing your pals are by your side If you think that s not enough, Alternate months we go to a pub And fill ourselves with Gossip and grub! So, if you think you would like to share, Come along if you dare!

7 Page 7 Christmas Shoebox Appeal 2015 Recently my wife and I both bought some new shoes. When we were being served the assistant asked if we would like the boxes. I hesitated but my wife immediately said yes just that one please. I looked at her and she said it is the right size with a separate lid. She was thinking ahead as usual. Shoeboxes are of course an essential part of the annual Shoebox Appeal. Over recent years the number of boxes collected, processed and sent from Woburn has been amazing and we hope to do even better this year. Samaritan s Purse is an organisation which allows us the opportunity to show love to children who otherwise would receive no gift at Christmas. How do we do that? By wrapping a shoebox in colourful paper, and collecting small gifts to put in the box to be given to a child. At St Mary s in Woburn the Shoebox Appeal is a huge logistical enterprise involving many, many people who generously give of their time to co-ordinate the collection of EMPTY BOXES / WRAPPING PAPER / SMALL TOYS & GIFTS and the collection of FILLED BOXES from various venues in the area. All the boxes are then checked and prepared for their journey abroad to give happiness to hundreds of children. Each year the collection is marked by a service of thanksgiving at St Mary s, this year on Sunday 15 November, which is attended by a large congregation surrounded by shoe boxes reminding us to give praise and thanks to God for the time, effort and financial support that has made it all possible. If you would like to be part of this amazing experience in any way - providing items to put in boxes (a list of suitable items will be available)/ helping to fill boxes / checking boxes/ etc we at St Mary s will be pleased to hear from you. The whole experience is a great endeavour bringing joy to children, which can always be seen on the DVD produced by Samaritan s Purse, Jesus said Suffer little children to come to me and all those people who support the SHOEBOX APPEAL endeavour to do just that..by giving a filled shoebox to someone they will never meet or never know.. they show their love for children less fortunate than we are. In anticipation we thank you for any help you can give this year s SHOEBOX APPEAL. Something to share? If you have any news you want to share or run a club or have a business and want to promote them please contact newsaroundwoburn@hotmail.com. The print run is 500 with copies distributed to every house in Woburn. The next edition is due out in December. All copy should be submitted by 19 November newsaroundwoburn@hotmail.com

8 Page 8 Useful information County Councillor Budge Wells (Aspley Guise & Woburn) 9 Duck Lane, Woburn Tel: Central Bedfordshire Council Mid Beds MP Nadine Dorries Mid-Beds Conservative Association, St Michael s Close, High Street, Shefford Tel: admin@midbedsconservati ves.com Local contacts Woburn Village Hall Contact: Mrs J Tunnicliffe Tel: Woburn Lower School Contact: Mrs Nicole Ivett Tel: Woburn Mother & Toddler Group Contact: Hilary Cox Tel: Scouts 1st Ampthill & Woburn Contact: Jo Winslade Tel: gsl@aspleyguisescouts.org Girl Guiding Rangers contact: Mrs V Symon Tel: Guides contact: Anita Rowe Brownies contact: Mrs A Sinnott Tel: Woburn Royal British Legion Contact: Mr Ian Scott Tel: Woburn Women s Institute Contact: Mrs P Turney pturney@hotmail.co.uk Local services Doctors The Surgery Eleanor Close Woburn Tel Asplands Medical Centre Wood Street Tel Out of hours emergency tel Pharmacy High Street Tel Dentist Theydon Avenue Tel Library The High Street Tel Vets Greensands Veterinary Clinic 67 Station Road Tel Police Ampthill Police Station Woburn Street, Ampthill MK45 2HX Opening hours: Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm CLOSED 1pm - 2pm Tel 101