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Flu Clinics 2014
Flu injections need to be repeated every year in the Autumn before the flu season starts. The vaccination is highly
recommended for all patients age 65 years and over or in a medical ‘at risk’ group. This risk group includes patients with:-
• Heart or lung problems
• Diabetes, kidney or liver problems
• Patients who have had a stroke
• Patients who are taking medication or
have an illness that lowers immunity. • Carers
• Pregnant
• Health and social care staff directly
involved in patient care
Flu clinics for our registered patients will be held at the Newport Pagnell Medical Centre on Saturday, 4th October from 8am -12.30pm and Saturday, 8th November, 8am -12.30pm.
Please ring 01908 617111 to book your appointment. If you are registered for online prescriptions you may book you appointment online at npmc.nhs.uk.
If you are not in any of the above risk groups or aged over 65 years and wish to have the flu vaccine, they are available at most major supermarkets or large Boots stores. There will be a small charge.
Bedfordshire Art Trail
During the month of September, the Artists’ Network Bedfordshire (ANB) is organising exhibitions of members’
work in 24 different locations throughout Bedfordshire. In addition, this year 11 artists will be showing their work in eight Open Studios, where you will be able to see them working in their own environments. Some venues have opened in August and some will continue until the end of October, although September remains the focus month.
The September Art Trail continues with Art, 82 High Street, from 1 September. There will be large group shows of ANB work at the Bedford Art Centre and Gallery, 7 Howard Street from 30 August to 13 September and at Bedford Borough Hall for the whole month of September.
There will also be group shows in: Bromham Mill, Jordan’s Mill near Biggleswade, Ampthill, Cranfield, the UK Centre for Carnival Arts, the Stockwood Park Discovery Centre and the Luton Hoo Walled Garden, all in Luton; Ivinghoe and Rushmere Park near Leighton Buzzard.
In Brief
Various art workshops will also be held throughout the trail.
Bromham Mill will be holding felt-making workshops, for more details contact amstijelja@btinternet.com
For Open Studios and further details about opening times and exhibiting artists, please visit artsnetbeds.org.uk.
Olney Town Brass
Alan Jenkin, president of Olney Town Brass was recently awarded lifetime membership of the ‘National Association of Brass Band Conductors’. Alan has been a member of the association for over 50 years and during that time has conducted many of the top brass bands in the country. He has a particularly long association as conductor of Stantonbury Brass (former name of Olney Town Brass) and is a nationally well respected musician, adjudicator and teacher. The award was presented at a concert in Weston Underwood by Sydney Swancott, Chairman of the NABBC.
From September, Olney Brass is moving their rehearsal venue to Ousedale School, Newport (although its Development Band will remain at Ousedale, Olney on Monday evenings) and will be offering free brass lessons to young people in the area. If you are interested in finding out more please contact the band at info@olneybrass.co.uk. More information about the band can be found on their website olneybrass.co.uk
Old Time Music Hall
The Cowper and Newton Museum with David Pibworth of Milton Keynes Theatre of Comedy would like to invite you to audition for a very special ‘Old Time Music Hall’ evening to commemorate our WW1 heroes.
Scheduled for Saturday 25th April 2015, we will be holding this event at the Carlton House Club in Olney. It is proposed that there should be eight acts, including a comedian, magician (comical like Tommy Cooper), female comedy double-act (like Gert and Daisy), a female singer (like Dame Vera Lyn), two other acts to be decided and two sing-along sessions. We will make use of a Master of Ceremonies and a pianist. We will use local talent wherever possible, ensuring this is a community event. We will have our acts in costume and will ask the audience to dress up too, if they would like to. It will be a fun evening, with poignancy
Beavers cleaning the Rose Court fountain
as we remember the WW1 fallen from Olney. A Roll of honour is proudly listed at the Carlton House Club, the owners of which have kindly donated their venue for free for this special event.
If this appeals to you, whether you are an actor, magician, singer, musician, light or sound technician, please contact David Pibworth on 01234 241357 for further information. We look forward to welcoming you aboard this wonderful and poignant project!
Beaver Cleanup
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Scout Bronze Award. After they had kitted themselves up wih wellys and rubber gloves, they waded through the shallows of the Rose Court fountain to clear the coins that ‘well wishers’ had donated. After washing, drying, counting and bagging the coins, they were dontated to Great Ormond Street Hospital.
wo Olney Beavers have recently
completed the final task in their Chief
PTFA Raft Race
n Sunday 7th July, Carlton PTFA
entered the Olney Raft Race again,
this time with a Viking theme! The craft was impressive, contstructed with recycled materials by the resourceful Will Tonge. Helmets, plaits & great big bushy beards were applied to the mixed crew comprising of: Hannah Tongue, Colin Fletcher, Will Tongue, Mike Bowman, Alex Uncles, Christina Lugsden, Liz Walsh & Digger the Jack Russell (mascot & ballast). We shaved about half an hour off last years finishing time, down to 36 mins & 36 seconds – but more importantly won the most fun team/ raft for the second year.
A whopping £1,170 was raised in Sponsorship. Thank you to all involved for a most memorable day.
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