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Vintage, Handmade & Seasonal Gift Fairs
Live and Local
Entrance
only 50p
OAP’S and under 10’s free
Over 30 stalls,selling vintage finds and unique handmade items all under one roof.
@ Westbury Grange Care Home, Newport Pagnell
2 September, Wednesday 10am-12 am
(The first Wednesday of every month)This is a safe place where people living with dementia and their carers can find a warm welcome and support. £1.50 for tea/coffee, cake and a raffle. For information call: 01908 210322.
Rotary Club of Newport Pagnell
2 9 16 23 30 September, Wednesdays at 6.45pm for the meal, or 8pm for the meeting. We are a dual gender dining club but having a meal is optional. If a meal is required then this takes place in the restaurant, and the meeting follows. For more information, have a look at our website: www.newportpagnell.rotaryweb.org or contact Roger Simmons (President) 01908 374833.
Olney WI Open Meeting
Saturday 3rd October 2015 and
Saturday 28th November at 10am - 4pm Cowper Memorial Church, High Street, Olney. MK46 4BB
Saturday 21st November 2015 at 10am - 4pm
Earls Barton Methodist Church Broad Street, Earls Barton, Northamptonshire. NN6 0ND
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Interested in having a stall at one of our future events? Contact Julia on: 01604 812231 or email: jandschapper@yahoo.co.uk
SUNDAY 6th SEPTEMBER • FROM 1pm To be held at beautiful Church Farm,
with kind permission of Mr and Mrs Frost
From 1st September:
@Room 4, The Olney Centre
AUGUST:
Northampton Festival of Water
To be opened by Timothy West and Prunella Scales.
29 August, Saturday
@Becket’s Park on the River Nene. An array of attractions will be on offer. Free entry and parking. www.waterways.org.uk/events_festivals/ festival_water
SEPTEMBER:
The Three Hares Gallery, Cowper & Newton Museum
An Exhibition by Margaret Phoenix throughout the month. Entrance free.
@The Phonebox Offices, Stanley Court, Olney, MK46 5NH
9am - 5.30pm Monday-Friday
The Food Bank supply food to families and individuals who are in urgent need in and around the Milton Keynes area.
This year your drop-off point for any food items is the Phonebox Magazine’s office in Stanley Court, Olney. The Food Bank - sowing the seeds of love.
For more details of the evening please contact Trish Brock 01234 712676.
FOODBANK OPEN
@ The Swan Revived Hotel, Newport Pagnell
Olney Jazz Club
2 September, Wednesday, 7.30pm
1 September, Tuesday
Mark Nightingale (trombone), Rob Fowler (sax), Arnie Somogyi (bass) and Steve Brown (drums)
@The Carlton Club, Olney, (01234 711348) arrive early for an 8pm start
Bargain at £10 on the door; or Tickets £8 in advance from the Carlton Club or Phonebox Magazine. Tickets run out fast so booking tickets in advance advisable. Good food available so why not book a table? Jazz Night sponsored by Phonebox Magazine.
1 September, Tuesday, 12.15pm.
We meet on the first Tuesday of every month in the Carlton House Club, Olney High Street for a buffet lunch followed by an interesting speaker. We also have a number of social events, such as canal boat trips, visits to gardens, theatres etc. and from time to time raise money for worthwhile charities.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
1 September, Tuesday, 7.30pm
Meetings are held in the United Reformed Church in the High Street (through the arch opposite Nationwide), commencing at 7.30pm. Admission is £1 for members, £3 for visitors. There will be light refreshments and a raffle. The Society’s website is at www.mkheritage. co.uk/nphs.
Museum Openings
Newport Pagnell Museum is located in Chandos Hall, Silver Street (between numbers 52 & 54) and is Open on Sundays between 2 pm and 4.00 pm with themed displays. Admission if free.
A different event every month.
3rd September
Sherington New Thursday Group
Open Meeting
@Sherington Village Hall
3 September, Thursday, 8pm
We are having a presentation by local resident, Stephen Kennedy, titled “Mine’s a Jameson”. It is a curious family tale of Emigration, Piracy, Slavery, Ethnic Cleansing, Drink, Drowning, Famine, Bereavement, Shipwreck, Royalty, Conspiracy, Freedom, Identity, Temperance, Politics, Feasting and Family Reminiscence, all in one happy lifetime! This is a tale not to be missed. Everyone welcome.
Carers MK
@ The Olney Centre
3 September, Thursday, First Thursday of every month, 2-4pm
Are you a carer? Do you support a family member or a friend with an illness or disability? The Olney Carers Group, supported by Carers Milton Keynes, meet on the first Thursday of every month. Activities vary, from guest speakers to relaxation therapists offering treatments. Have a little ‘me time’ and chat to other carers in similar situations to you. For more information, contact Carers Milton Keynes on (01908) 231703 or mail@carersmiltonkeynes.org.
Olney Model Railway Club
3 10 19 24 September. Every Thursday from 7.30pm
Members have a wide range of interests, from live steam models to n gauge. For more information visit the club website at olneymrc.org.uk or phone 01234 241686.
Cowper and Newton Museum
2nd September
Memory Cafe
Traditional Cakes, Tea & Coffee served
Prsn
ENTRY: ADULTS £2, CHILDREN FREE
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• brass band
• BBQ
• teas and delicious home made cake • great range of stalls
• fabulous bargains
• bags of fun for all the family!
Newport Pagnell and District Probus Club
Bedford Floral Art Society
1 September, Tuesday
@Addison Centre, Kempston at 7.30pm Members free. Non members £5. Everyone welcome. www.bedfordfloralartsociety.co.uk
Emberton and District Flower Club
Flower Arranging Demonstration
Refreshments in the Garden
@The Olney Centre
From 4th September
1 September, Tuesday, 7.30pm
Flower arranging demonstration by Alison Glover (NAFAS) entitled ‘You Never Know..’.
Meet on the first Tuesday of every month. Everyone welcome. Visitors £4.50. Members free.
@ The Club Room behind the Carlton Club
3 September, Thursday, 10.30-12noon.
Entrance £2.50 for the Garden with tea and cake.
The Bedford Branch of The Royal Anglian Regiment Association
4 September, Fridays, 8pm
@ The Keep, Bedford Road, Kempston, MK42 8AJ.
Monthly meetings are held on the first Friday