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Mobile Library - Revised Timetable |
- The Mobile Library will be outside the shop on Wednesday mornings from 11.15 to 11.45, once a fortnight.
- 2008 dates are: August 13, 27, September 10, 24, October 8, 22, November 5, 19, December 3, 17.
- If you are housebound you can use the Home Reader Service, and have books delivered to your home.
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Garden Waste |
- The dates for 2008 for Round 7 are: Tuesday 4/18 March, 1/15/29 April, 13/28(Wed) May, 10/24 June, 8/22 July, 5/19 August, 1/16/30 September, 14/28 October and 11/25 November.
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Sherington on Show |
- Saturday 11 October 2008.
- All-day event with a bar-B-Q on the car park (bring your own food) to finish.
- This year the Sherington Show has a different format as it is being opened up to all talents not just horticultural. Any talents are relevant, e.g. painting, stitching, knitting, lace making, cooking, handicrafts, fancy dress, calligraphy, putting on a small play, making a scarecrow, even (according to the organisers) running around the play area in your birthday suit! Also, this year it is being held on the traditional date of the Sherington Feast.
- Further details from Jill Burgess (Tel: 611163), Ella Field (Tel: 610560), Derek Ferris (Tel: 611083), John Osgood (Tel: 610762), Dianne Stewart (Tel: 614146), Valerie Hargreave (Tel: 613243) or Philip Smith (Tel: 610984)
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New Thursday Group |
- Meetings: Village Hall at 8pm. All ladies welcome
- 5 June - 'In the Steps of Gladys Aylward' - A talk by Hazel Staten. - Open Meeting - all ladies and gentlemen welcome. Hazel has, herself, had leukemia and to raise awareness about leukemia and related diseases she is undertaking a journey that will follow the footsteps of the remarkable Gladys Aylward via Moscow, the Trans Siberian railway to Beijing and on to Shanxi province.
- 12 June - Summer Outing (open to non-members). Coach trip to Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, the home of the Duke and Duchess of Rutland. Some spare seats, cost approximately £20-£25 (including castle entrance).
- 19 June - A short walk locally or meet afterwards for a drink.
- 3 July - Pot Luck Summer Party. Bring a food dish plus cutlery/bowl/plate. At Pearl Teasdale's.
- 17 July - AGM. Nominations for new committee members are required.
- 4 Sept - Autumn session starts.
- Meetings are held on the first and third Thursdays of each month and are open to all ladies. The annual subscription is £6. Members pay £1 (visitors £1.50) when they attend. Further information from the Secretary, Elizabeth Bright (Tel:618117)
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Tuesday Coffee Mornings |
| 3 June | Pearl Teasdale | 33 Crofts End |
| 10 June | Ella Field | 4 Park Road |
| 17 June | Pam Ellis | 3 Hillview |
| 24 June | Doris Stephens | 1a Church Road |
| 1 July | Ella Field | 4 Park Road |
| 8 July | Harriett Milner | 5 Hillview |
| 15 July | To be arranged | - |
There will then be a break until September
- New people are always welcome from 10.30am on Tuesday mornings for a cup of coffee and a chat. If you would like company on your first visit then please ring Ella (Tel: 610560), Pearl (Tel: 610661) or Betty (Tel: 618584). They will make sure you have someone to go with.
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Sherington Historical Society - 2008/9 Programme |
| 8 April 2008 | Talk - 'Prisms & Prunes - A Victorian Childhood' by Marion Maule
Open meeting - everyone welcome - £2 |
| 13 May 2008 | General meeting |
| 10 June 2008 | Pot Luck Picnic at Yew Tree Farm (members only) |
| 8 July 2008 | Visit to Newport Pagnell Museum |
| August 2008 | No meeting |
| 9 September 2008 | Open Day preparation meeting |
27 September 2008
(Saturday) | Open Day - 'Praise & Pumps' (Preachers and Publicans) |
| 14 October 2008 | Talk - 'Odell's, a personal experience' by Connie Hilton
Open meeting - everyone welcome |
| 11 November 2008 | Part 2 of the Talk and Slide Show on 'Salmons of Newport Pagnell'
by Ray Bailey - Open meeting - everyone welcome |
| 9 December 2008 | Christmas Social Evening |
| 13 January 2009 | Normal meeting |
| ?? January 2009 | "January Jolly" |
| 10 February 2009 | Film show by Peter Gardner
Open meeting - everyone welcome |
| 10 March 2009 | Annual General Meeting |
- The regular monthly meetings are held in the Village Hall on the second Tuesday of each month (except August), starting at 8pm. For further information please contact Kay Turrell, Mark Vale, Sheila Quinn or Pearl Teasdale. New members are always welcome.
- Further details of the Historical Society and its activities are available on the Society's website.
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SCAN Kids |
- Now meeting in St Laud's Church - note the extra sessions on the third Tuesday of each month.
- 4s - 8s. First and third Tuesday in the month, 3.15 - 4.30pm
- Older children. Every Thursday, 7 - 8.30pm
- These are an active and fun 'Sunday club on a weekday' and each has its own particular flavour according to age. The Christian teaching forms an important part and a varied programme is run.
- Refreshments: tea and biscuits for Mums on Tuesdays, tuck shop on Thursdays.
- New members and helpers always welcome. Contact Helen Vale (Tel: 216543), Pauline (Tel: 610521) or Flora (Tel: 217687).
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Melanie Beeston School of Dance |
- Classes in ballet for children age 3 years and over are held in Sherington Village Hall on Wednesday and Thursday as follows:
Wednesday
- 1.45-2.30 Pre School Ballet (3-4yrs)
- 3.45-4.30 Pre-Primary Ballet (4yrs plus and attending school)
- 4.30-5.15 Primary Ballet (5yrs plus)
- 5.15-6.00 Grade 2 Ballet (7yrs plus)
- 6.00-6.45 Grade 3 Ballet (8yrs plus)
Thursday
- 4.45-5.30 Grade 1 Ballet (6yrs plus)
- 5.30-6.30 Senior Ballet (10yrs plus)
- Melanie is a fully qualified dance teacher and a Registered Teacher of the Royal Academy of Dance. The children study the Royal Academy of Dance syllabus and take examinations if they so wish.
- Further information is available from Melanie Beeston (Tel: 618438).
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