Saturday 21 September is looking to be a busy day with a great selection of our signature events giving an opportunity to walk around town and participate in the Scarecrow Festival, the Art Exhibition Guitar lessons and a Family Fun Day – while just across the STMA car park there will be the Bowls Club annual finals and open day.
9.00 – 19.00 Scarecrow Festival – all around Town.
Shefford Saints Football Club at the STMA
9.00 Children’s dance classes at the STMA
10.00-4.00 Shefford Art Exhibition at the Community Hall.
10.30 to 3.30 Bowls Club annual finals and open day
11.00-12.00 Guitar taster lessons with Barnwell Music – Contact for bookings [email protected].
2.00 pm STMA Fun Day – Family fun afternoon with free play for the family.
Friday 20 starts off our second weekend with some brilliant stuff! Especially with the opportunity to see the scarecrows, get some lovely street food and visit Shefford’s own Mind Body Spirit & Craft Fair at the STMA. Three signature events that express what the festival is all about.
10.00-12.00 Self Help Art group at the STMA
3.00 – 19.00 Scarecrow Festival – all around Town.
5.00 – 9.00 pm EatFeast street food. High Street
6.00 – 9.00 pm. Shefford Mind Body Spirit & Craft Fair at STMA
Quite a few things going on in Shefford on Thursday 19 this year – these are the sort of regular activities that you might like to contact the individual organisers about before you go. See our program for details.
10.00am – 11.00am – Beginners Line Dancing at the Community Hall
10.30 – 11.30 am Jo Jingles at the STMA
8.00 pm Crib League at the STMA
8pm – 9.30pm The Shefford and District Amateur Radio Society at the Community Hall
7.30 – 8.30pm Full Bottle Fitness at the STMA
7.15 pm Shefford Runners at the STMA
Wednesday 18
A couple of regular classes run at the Shefford Town Memorial Association on Wednesdays – see their website here……..
Children’s Yoga at the STMA Ages 4 – 7 4:30 pm Ages 8 – 11 5 pm Ages 12+ 6:00 pm
7.30 – 8.30pm Full Bottle Fitness at the STMA
Tuesday 17 is a day for active people to get outdoors and help maintain our open spaces – this time on a working party at Millenium Green. The Art Society is also active in the afternoon at the Community Hall – for those who relish being dynamic then the Shefford Majorettes are working hard at the STMA followed by the friendly social grouping of our local WI again at the Community Hall and the Darts League at the STMA.
So do have fun and enjoy yourselves!
10.00 – 12.00 Millennium Green, Conservation Group work party
1.15pm – 3.15pm Art Society at the Community Hall
6.30 pm Shefford Majorettes at the STMA.
7.30 – 9.30 Shefford Women’s Institute at Shefford Community Hall
8.00 pm onward Darts League at the STMA
Events of the day:
Pigeon Club at the STMA
2.30 Tai Chi “Over 50’s” class
6.30pm – 9.00pm – Adult Thai Kick Boxing at the Community Hall.
7.15 pm Shefford Runners at the STMA
This year we can savor a relaxed – but messy! Sunday in our first weekend. We have a Messy Harvest Festival at the Baptist Church followed by a Community Lunch – then Tai Chi in the evening in the Community Hall.
Sunday 15
10.45 Messy Harvest Festival at Shefford Baptist Church,
12.30 Community Lunch at Shefford Baptist Church
6.30 Tai Chi at the Community Hall.
Things are starting to move on the festival program as new activities come in and our first weekend is looking busy:
Saturday 14 September 2024
9.00 – 1.00pm – Shefford Community Market.
9.00-1.00pm activities for children by Acorn Pre-School & The Mighty Oaks
The Shefford History Group meeting and display in St Michaels Church
11am -12pm Choral Workshop group singing – Barnwell Music at Baptist Church
12:30 to 1:30 Guitar Workshop introduction with Barnwell Music
2.00 -3.00 Piano/keyboard taster lessons at Barnwell Music.
So you can plan ahead – for more details see here……..
We are looking forward to the Festival in September and planning a repeat of last year’s Opening Ceremony at 5.00pm in the High Street with the Mayor and Shefford Prince+Princess. Ceremonial opening, cutting of ribbon, speeches etc.
This to be followed with the Community Hall AGM at 7.30pm – come and see what the Community Hall has to offer to people of all ages with activities from kids Birthday Parties to Line Dancing, Taekwondo, Art group, Tai Chi etc. This low cost venue is managed by the voluntary members of the committee with a true community ethos. You could even find yourself joining them!
We are delighted that so many signature events are once again planned for the festival this year – plus new ones!
This includes the Garage Sale Trail, the Scarecrow Festival, EatFeat street food or Greenspace Conservation Group’s September work party plus the Shefford Majorettes and the Womens Institute meeting.
The Draft program can be seen here – which is useful to spot where and when you might like to run your own activity – do you need a gap when nobody else is running something – so maybe Wednesday or Thursday – or would you prefer a time when there is lots of activity – like Friday/Saturday and Sunday 20/21/22 ?
Do you need help in finding a venue – or maybe an event partner with matching needs – like an organiser looking for participants?
Of course it is useful too for when it comes to seeing what you would like to attend – do you want a Community Market or a Mind Body Spirit & Craft Fair, or maybe the Art Exhibition?
