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Hooked on Books
The launch of the Hooked on Books club got off to a great start on Saturday 9th April at the Olney Library. The popularity of Roald Dahl was evident with a fantastic attendance of keen young readers.
Lydia opened the meeting with a reading from “Matilda” by Roald Dahl. Then all children got involved in a range of activities including a research team utilising library resources to uncover interesting facts about Roald Dahl – Did you know Roald Dahl was born 1916, did all his writing from a hut, was colour blind and hated school? There were also word searches, character colouring, Gobblefunk word game, story cube tales, word wheel puzzles and an online character quiz which revealed the presence of many Matildas and Willy Wonkas plus one George Kranky at the meeting!
Thanks to everyone who attended and hope to see you again for more fun activities on May 14th 11.30-12.30hrs, Olney library when the focus shall be Jacqueline Wilson.
Automodellismo 6
“Wanna drive a truck?” Well you can at Automodellismo 6 on Sunday 15 May 2016. We should point out these are radio- controlled 1:14 scale trucks, but they are just as much fun.
Automodellismo, the model show for all things car, truck and bike, will be holding its sixth show on May 15 at Hanslope Village Hall, Newport Road, Hanslope, MK19 7NZ. As in previous years there will be a wide range of model displays to see, plus kits and paints; tools and accessories to buy.
And new for this year we are pleased to
announce that the Tamiya Truck team will be putting on a display – where you can have an opportunity of driving one!
Entry £2 per adult, kids under 16 go free. Refreshments available all day at the ‘K-9 Café’, and there’s plenty of free parking. More at www.hamex.co.uk, click on the Automodellismo link, and all the action kicks off at 10.00am. General enquiries to 01234 711980 or 01908 510191.
Bluebell Open Day
This is just a quick reminder that Hollington wood will be open all day from 10.00am - 6.00pm as usual on the May Day Bank Holiday Monday - May 2nd.
Parking at the wood is limited and must be pre-booked (£10 charge) through info@hollingtonwood.com or Philip on 07762 441275. The nearest free parking is at Prospect Place.
Refreshments will be available. Full details can be found at www.hollingtonwood.com.
Come and enjoy Spring in all its glory!
If you want to follow what is going on at the wood, you can follow the facebook bulletins at www.facebook.com/hollingtonwood.
MK Dragon Boat Festival
Companies, clubs and organisations from across the region have been getting their teams together and signing up to take part in this year’s eagerly anticipated Milton Keynes Dragon Boat Festival in aid of Age UK Milton Keynes. With just over two months to go until the entry deadline, the race is now on to enter a team and guarantee a place on the start line at Willen Lake on Sunday 19th June!
The Dragon Boat Festival attracts up to 60 companies each year - a complete mix of new and returning crews and all with the same aim in mind - to enjoy a fabulous day out with colleagues and friends. One of the early entrants to take up the challenge this year after their successful rst-time appearance in 2015 was Milton-Keynes accountancy rm Mazars. Crew Manager, Claire Thompson explains the Festival’s unique appeal, “Mazars entered the Dragon Boat Festival for the rst time last year as a team building event and had such a good day that we had to enter again! The day gives our staff the opportunity to get to know colleagues from other parts of the business so that we can work together more cohesively. We will be raising money for Age UK Milton Keynes again this year and aim to beat the £461 we raised last time. We will be putting out a mixed team that includes a serious triathlete and several competitive runners - so watch out!”
For further information and an entry form visit: www.dragonboatfestivals.co.uk/ miltonkeynes.
For information about Age UK Milton Keynes visit www.ageukmiltonkeynes.org.uk or call 01908 550700
In Brief
May 2016 | Phonebox Magazine 91