Yes indeed here we are day one of the 2022 Community Festival – with already a good turnout for the Health Watch stall in our Market Square. I am looking forward to the Craft Fair at the STMA this evening at 6.00 pm – a new fair from River Dream events who also bring you the Garage Sale Trail on Sunday.
In the meantime enjoy the Scarecrow Festival and do have Theatre Fun at the Methodist Church from 4.00pm today – then tomorrow don’t forget to join me at Digswell field for a free Tai Chi beginners class at 9.30 after you have collected your cupcake from Rose’s at Duck Lane – remember your “Shefford 100” voucher from LivingLife!
Greenline Medical Services UK Ltd ·
“Unfortunately due to operational demand (all our vehicles have been booked out this weekend ) we can only showcase on the 24th and 25th, so we won’t be doing anything this weekend. Please accept our apologies”
We look forward to their demo the following week.
We always look forward to a bit of tasty street food from the guys at EATfeast when they visit Pamoli Square behind the library. I always have difficulty choosing what to have so end up taking my time to scope out all the stalls and chat to fellow “foodies”. Saturday afternoon on the 24th from about 4.00pm is the time to be there so I hope you all enjoy what is on offer.
10.30 -2.30 on Saturday 24th there is a Church Trail visiting all four churches – Catholic, St Michael’s, Methodist and Baptist Churches and completing a quiz. 
Find out more about the Churches in Shefford by visiting each one. You can start at any one and visit them in any order. Quiz sheets are available at each church. Contact Sue Fields, 01462 814169.
What a busy day we have to look forward to this coming Saturday with Street Calisthenics at the Hub Millenium Green, Church tea/coffee at St Michaels Church and Tai Chi at Digswell netx to the STMA – oh and don’t forget the Scarecrow Festival all around town!
A Community Festival special for Friday 16th from 4.00 – 7.00 Theatre Fun at the Methodist Church FREE Taster session for all 6-16year olds who want to have Theatre Fun and learn to become a triple threat in Musical Theatre. Contact Founder and Artistic Director Hollie Milburn
[email protected]
07376 058147
We are looking forward to Saturday 17th Sept at 12.30 for the Family Fun Day at the STMA – with bouncy castle, ice cream van and barbecue. Free to come but there is a charge for the barbecue. Mystery Guest. TOTS Disco 6.00-7.30pm Family Disco 8.00-11.30pm
Last year this event went really well so we can expect it to be even better this year! See here for further details
Interesting for people with a personal or professional interest in first aid – Greenline Medical Services will demonstrate a variety of First Aid Skills adjacent to their offices on the Clifton Road ( so not like the picture!) – with Tours of their Land Rover and Mercedes Ambulances, and some First Aid Games.
Free to attend on Sat/Sun 17/18 and 24/25
See their website here.
We send our condolences to all who mourn the passing of the queen – and reflect that there are many differences between queen Elizabeth II and King Charles lll
Like many of us, he too has given voice to the need for social change – in our own small way we seek to improve life for the community in Shefford and wait to see if the change of sovereign brings positive change to the country.
We certainly live in “interesting times” with a global groundswell that calls for both more international integration and at the same time for more nationalism – perhaps a workable balance will develop.
Our Community Festival seeks to facilitate those who would like to reach out to the community and engage on a social level for the benefit of all – on that basis we will continue as planned and invite event organisers to do the same. For myself, I was born in the year of the queen’s coronation, and look forward with the hope that our efforts as a community today may yet leave a better world for our children tomorrow.
Best wishes to all – Ian ( Festival Organiser)
Shefford Craft Fair is a completely new event this year on September 16th 6-9pm at the STMA hall with FREE ENTRY.
As organiser Lesley Whiteman explains “Come and do some early Christmas shopping or treat yourself! The STMA bar will be open (to non-members as well as members) so why not have a social shopping evening with your friends!”
Sounds great! We like the idea of that as Shefford is in the centre of all the villages from Hitchin to Bedford and Biggleswade to Flitwick, so it is convenient to many people in the area.
