Things start to build up to a busy weekend from Thursday
| Thursday 22nd September: |
| 10.00 Line Dancing at the Community Hall. Contact Rosemarie on Tel: 01462 617052 or Mobile: 07711370932. Email: [email protected]. |
| 10.30 Jo Jingles at the STMA. Contact Karen Garner, 01462 456777, [email protected]. |
| 10.30 – 3.00pm. Inclusive Café at St Michaels Church. All welcome for tea/coffee and biscuits/cake. |
| 4.00 – 5.00pm Mini Hatters at the Methodist Church. FREE taster session for all 4-5 year olds who want to Dance, Act and Sing, have fun and become part of our performing Mad Hatters family! Contact Founder and Artistic Director Hollie Milburn, [email protected], 07376 058147. |
| 7.15pm Shefford Runners at the STMA. Contact [email protected]. |
| 7.30pm Full Bottle Fitness at the STMA. Contact Tina Sales, 07952948682, [email protected]. |
These lovely spaces are delightful for a walk and a sit by the river.
Midway between the two busy weekends we might look forward to a quiet lull and gentle recovery and so we can – but clearly much of the Shefford community keeps going every week with a full blown fitness program.
| Wednesday 21st September: |
| 4.30pm onward Children’s Yoga at the STMA. Contact Clare Compton, [email protected]. |
| 6.30pm onward Line Dancing at the Community Hall. Contact Rosemarie on Tel: 01462 617052 or Mobile: 07711370932. Email: [email protected]. |
| 7.30pm Full Bottle Fitness at the STMA. Contact Tina Sales, 07952948682, [email protected]. |
Regular activities in Shefford continue on through the Community Festival so if you are new to the town or just looking for a new social activity then do check out these :-
| Tuesday 20th September: |
| 1.15 – 3.15pm Shefford Art Group at the Community Hall. Contact Kath Smith, 01462 812265. |
| 6.30pm Majorettes at the STMA. Contact Kate Martin on 01462 647688, [email protected]. |
| 7.00pm onward Line Dancing. Contact Rosemarie on Tel: 01462 617052 or Mobile: 07711370932. Email: [email protected]. |
| 7.30 – 9.00pm Women’s Institute at Shefford Community Hall. Contact Amanda Baldwin at [email protected]. |
| 8.00pm onwards Darts League at the STMA. Contact Dec Hennessy, [email protected]. |
Friday 16th Sept 4.00 – 7.00pm Theatre Fun at the Methodist Church. FREE Taster session for all 6-16 year 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.
See further here https://www.madhattersts.co.uk/home
Weekday activities during the Community Festival are reflective of what is available in the town every week, and my own Tai Chi class offers a healthy and social pass time, just turn up and enjoy.
| Monday 19th September: |
| Pigeon Club at the STMA. Contact the bar for details. |
| 2.30pm Tai Chi “Over 50’s” class at the Community Hall: Contact Ian Deavin 07860 218334. |
| 6.00pm Children’s Karate at the STMA. Contact Sensei Gabriel Tan on 07742 820956, [email protected]. First lesson is free. |
| 6.30pm Thai Kick Boxing (adults). Contact Micky Marcantonio on Mobile: 07885249745 or Email: [email protected]. |
| 7.00pm Meppershall Players at the STMA. Contact Karen Mitchell 01462 816336, [email protected]. |
| 7.15pm Shefford Runners at the STMA. Contact [email protected]. |
| 8.00pm Ladies Darts at the STMA. Contact [email protected]. |
As we ramp up to the Community Festival many events are already included – but there may well be some that have yet to come to fruition – whatever stage you are at I would love to hear from you and learn how preparations are going, ideally with a picture of your anticipated event so that we can post about it here and elsewhere. Good luck with your organising!
There is certainly a lot to do on the first Sunday I particularly look forward to the Garage Sale Trail and the Scarecrow Festival.
| Sunday 18th September: |
| 10.00 – 12.00 Taekwondo at the Community Hall. Contact Jonathan Marshall, 07596 542565. |
All day – Greenline Medical Services will demonstrate a variety of First Aid Skills at PI House, 23 Clifton Rd, Shefford SG17 5AF – with Tours of their Land Rover and Mercedes Ambulances, and First Aid Games. Free of charge. Contact Scarlett King, 07770 599918
[email protected]. |
| Morning – Shefford Saints Football Club at the STMA. For details contact [email protected]. |
| 9.00 – 7.00pm Scarecrow Festival – all around Town. Get creative and make a scarecrow to display over the weekend of 16th to 18th September. Register the address of where your scarecrow is located and then join in the fun trail around Shefford and surrounding areas to find all the others!To register or for more info e-mail [email protected] Participate for free – contact Joanna Wright, 07704170582. |
| 11.00 – 3.00pm Shefford Garage Sale Trail – a car boot sale with bigger gaps between stalls! Collect a FREE trail sheet from Country Properties from September 10th. To register your own stall collect a form from Country Properties (from July 1st – Aug 24th) Your £5 registration fee will be donated to Shefford Christmas Lights.Contact Lesley, 01462 615821 / 07799 642863 or e-mail [email protected] |
| 6.30pm Tai Chi beginners and seniors class at the Community Hall: Contact Ian Deavin 07860 218334. |
It is wonderful how local businesses are getting behind our Community Festival – the latest is Harmonix Construction who explain that they “have the skills and experience to challenge conventional construction techniques, it’s paramount to us that we consider innovation and value engineering, without jeopardising account, programme and cost.”
Harmonix are working locally on a long term project and have a company ethos to support local communities.
“Our forward planning, open approach and sharp eye(s) for detail continue to drive our success. Our flat management structure and hands-on management style ensure that our client’s specifications are always met.
Through our continual investment in these principals, we’re delighted to see many of our satisfied clients return with repeat business, proving again and again that we deliver on time and on budget.”
Contact Harmonix Construction
We are delighted to give a shout out for the STMA Family Fun Day this year and wish them well.
