Fun dog show at Growers store
A fun dog show will be taking place at the Bedfordshire Growers Country Store on Sunday, April 13.It will start at 11am and everyone is welcome.For more information contact 0771 775 4790.
View ArticleFundraising quiz night at town’s hall
A fundraising quiz night will take place at the Shefford Town Memorial Hall (STMA) on Friday, March 28.Teams of up to eight can take part.Contact 01462 813264.
View ArticleWant to join Uprising Bedfordshire leadership scheme?
Could you join a youth leadership programme here in Bedfordshire?Uprising Bedfordshire, the pioneering leadership scheme, is holding two workshop taster sessions at the University of Bedfordshire open...
View ArticleTravel: Keeping company with Pantanel’s big cats
Lesser known than the Amazon but just as rich in wildlife, the Brazilian Pantanal is the best place to spot jaguars in the wild.Sarah Marshall goes in search of these elusive big cats.As the pink dust...
View ArticleTeam ready for Mobbs Memorial Match in honour of World War One hero
The centenary of the outbreak of World War I will ensure that this year’s Mobbs Memorial Match on Wednesday, March 19, will be a particularly poignant occasion.The fixture was inaugurated in 1921...
View ArticleInvestment set to give trains a new lease of life
First Capital Connect (FCC) trains are being transformed as part of a £31 million refurbishment programme.All Class 365 trains that run between London King’s Cross and Biggleswade, Sandy and Arlesey...
View ArticleCarnival royalty
New royal blood is needed for a carnival.Sandy Carnival’s prince and princess competition will take place on Sunday (March 23) at the Roundabout Club.Entrants must be aged between seven and...
View ArticleGive blood at two different venues
You can give blood at two sessions next month.There will be sessions at the Weatherley Centre in Biggleswade and Sandy Conservative Club on April 2 and 3. Contact 0300 123 23 23 to book.
View ArticleMusicians set to do battle
A battle of the bands competition will continue at a pub on Friday (March 21).Rhys Kirkman will be taking on Last Ditch Attempt at the Red Lion pub in Biggleswade. The music starts at 8.30pm.
View ArticleAlan Dee: I just have to count my blessings when it comes to my bagless old bag
Mrs Dee is, as I know only too well, a remarkable woman.Or is she a woman at all? She loves a gossip and a glass of rose and she can’t get enough of Call The Midwife, so those boxes are ticked.But...
View ArticleFormer sports editor’s top award
The Biggleswade Chronicle’s former sports editor, Alan Wooding, triumphed at the Holland Press Event and Awards evening held at the Institute of Directors (IoD) in London’s Pall Mall on Tuesday when he...
View ArticleFairy Godmother will weave her magic for Cinders to go dancing
Rags to riches is the theme of a much loved fairy tale. The Cople Players will perform Cinderella at the end of the month.Although you think you know the tale keep your eyes peeled because there are...
View ArticleCycling round-up
Beds Road ClubThere were near perfect conditions for round three of Beds Road Club’s Sunday Morning time-trial series on Sunday.The King of Hillfoot event comprised two timed ascents of almost a mile...
View ArticleEast Midlands miss out on home National U20 Championship quarter-final
RFU National U20 Championship: Eastern Counties 22 East Midlands 3 Powerful, positive running brought three tries, and some determined defence earned Eastern Counties a 22-3 victory over East Midlands...
View ArticleBishop dedicates church project
The Bishop of Bedford has dedicated a renovation project at a church.The Right Reverend Richard Atkinson visited St Andrew’s Church in Biggleswade to dedicate the Access for All project earlier this...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s film preview: Labor Day is a lush slice of melodrama, however you...
You can spot the American credentials of Labor Day without having to check in the dictionary to wonder where the missing vowel went.The Color Purple, Pearl Harbor – big budget movies that insist on the...
View ArticleAmpthill see off Cockfosters in midweek win
Ampthill Town continued their good league form with a 2-0 home win over Cockfosters on Tuesday night. Danny Watson got them off to a great start with an opportunist goal inside five minutes and...
View ArticleReview: Fallen Angels
By Alan WoodingWith 88-year-old Angela Lansbury currently wowing West End audiences and reprising her role as Madame Arcati in Noel Coward’s comedy Blithe Spirit, another theatre favourite opened at...
View ArticleNew post box set for estate
A new post box will be installed in Biggleswade’s Kings Reach estate.Royal Mail has confirmed that it will be setting up a post box in the estate, and is currently considering where it will be...
View ArticleWildlife cruise on the Ouse at dawn
Travel down the River Ouse at dawn.Bedford Community Boat will cruise downstream from Bedford Marina to Cardington Lock on Saturday, April 5.An RSPB will help you enjoy the wildlife. It will be from...
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