Essentially Local March-April 17

What’s On – March/April 2017
Towcester Evening WI
An active group of women,
meet 7.00pm for 7.30-9.30pm,
1st Thursday of month,
everyone welcome! Donation
for tea/coffee. Riverside Centre,
Islington Road, Towcester
NN12 7AU
towcesterwi.blogspot.co.uk/
Yardley Gobion WI
7.30pm 2nd Thursday of the
month. Yardley Gobion Village
Hall. Visitor fee £3
Wolverton WI
7.45pm 2nd Wednesday of the
month. Orchard House, Green
Lane, Wolverton MK12 5EZ.
EVENTS
HULA Animal Rescue’s Early
Mother’s Day Celebrations
Pamper Treatments for Humans
& Pets, Fun & Games for the
Children, HULA Dog Parade
@ 2:30pm, refreshments from
The Trough Café, on-site shop
& pet bed shed bargains.
Meet the farm animals. Dogs
welcome & please invite your
friends. Admission only £2
adults & children 50p FREE
Parking. All Proceeds For
The Care & Welfare Of Hula’s
Animals. Glebe Farm, Salford
Road, Aspley Guise MK17 8HZ.
01908 584000
www.hularescue.org
hularescueoffice@gmail.com
1.00pm-3.30pm,
Sunday 12 March
Potterspury Players
The amateur actors will be
presenting Out of Focus for your
entertainment on Thursday 23,
Friday 24 & Saturday 25 March.
Tickets £7 (£5 for concessions)
available from The Cottage
Stores, Potterspury, or 01908
542255 or 01908 542156.
Milton Keynes Biergarten
Spring Beer Festival
See page 22 Saturday 25 March
Stony Stratford Floral Club
Annual charity quiz See page 44
7.30pm, 31 March
Milton Keynes Theatre
Frankly Sinatra www.atgtickets.
com/miltonkeynes See page 7
7.30pm, 3 April
Milton Keynes Museum
Easter Activities.
See page 16 for details.
Milton Keynes Museum,
McConnell Drive, Wolverton,
Milton Keynes MK12 5EL www.
miltonkeynesmuseum. org.uk/
spring-half-term-2017/ 01908
316222. 11.00am-4.30pm,
14–17 April
Nature Day at the Urb Farm
Pond dipping, bird watching,
bird feeder and bug house
making and a nature trail.
Learn about and experience
the fascinating wonders of
the natural world – all for free!
Refreshments, homemade
cakes and variety of Urb Farm
plants, produce and preserves
on sale. Further details
Growing People on Facebook.
10am-1pm Saturday 22 April.
Urb Farm, between 196-198,
Windsor Street, Wolverton,
Milton Keynes, MK12 5DR.
Details page 44 10.00am-
1.00pm, Saturday 22 April
Bradwell Silver Band Concert
Award winning Bradwell Silver
Band concert. Tickets £8.00
includes light supper and wine.
Booking essential as tickets are
limited. Call Margaret
01908 542794 St Leonard’s
Church, Yardley Gobion
7.30pm, 29 April
Stony in Bloom Plant Sale and
York House Coffee Morning
Plant sale, horticultural
tombola, seed swap event,
family planting workshop
at 10.30am from the newly
extended ‘Edible Bed’ scheme,
Shakespearean drama excerpts
performed throughout the
morning by Stony Stratford
Theatre Company. 9.30am-
12.30pm. Saturday, 29 April
Stony Stratford Bowls Club
Open Day Details on page 12,
30 April
Yardley Gobion Art Exhibition
Yardley Gobion and District
Art Society present ‘Over the
Rainbow’ exhibition of paintings
with a selection of flowers.
Food and refreshment all day,
St Leonard’s Church, Yardley
Gobion, 10.00am-5.00pm, 6 May
Yardley Gobion Garage Sale
Village sale of goods with
bacon rolls served at St
Leonard’s Church, Yarley
Gobion from 10.00am, 13 May
Castlethorpe Open Gardens
8-9 July Details on page 6
SPORTS: WHAT’S ON
Aerobic Fitness
Over 55s exercise class £5 for non-members. Junior Gym
11-15yr olds £5 PAYG. www.happybodies.co.uk, Furtho Court,
Old Stratford, MK19 6AN. 01908 477066
Badminton
Feathers Badminton Club 2.00-4.00pm Wed £3. Mill Mead Hall,
Wolverton. 01908 373966 or mr.baldwin@btinternet.com
Bowling
Castlethorpe Short Mat Bowls Club. New members welcome –
experienced or beginners. Castlethorpe Village Hall, Tues 2.15-
4.15pm, Wed 7.30-9.30pm & Fri evenings Dave 07731 670457
Paulerspury Bowling Club. New members welcome 7.30pm Tues
Paulerspury Village Hall. Contact Ann on 01327 811352
Stony Stratford Bowls Club. Club Secretary 01908 565659
www.stonystratfordbowlsclub.co Ancell Trust Sports Ground,
Ostlers Lane, Stony Stratford, MK11 1AR
Wolverton Town Bowls Club. Junction with Cambridge Street
and Furze Way, Wolverton. Joe 01908 562952
Croquet
Stony Stratford Croquet Club Ostlers Lane, Stony Stratford
MK11 1AR. Roy 01908 566345
Cycling
Twenty3c Shop Bike Ride. Meet at shop, 01908 260322
Football
Deanshanger Colts & Divas. www.deanshangercolts.co.uk
Martial Arts
Karate – beginners & seniors, Wednesday. Adults, Thursday.
Deanshanger Community Hall, Little London Rd, Deanshanger.
Friday Beginners, Seniors Cosgrove Village Hall Bridge Road,
Cosgrove. Huw 07739 707455 www.karategoju.co.uk
Karate & Kickboxing. See page 13. Sensei Lauren 07910 154499
or lauren.ecka@hotmail.co.uk
Jado Kuin Do Family Martial Arts - St Mary and St Giles School,
Stony Stratford, Tuesdays. Bushfield School, Wolverton,
Thursdays. Emma Bacon 07790 296737
emma.bacon@jadokuindo.com. Free 2 week trial.
Stantonbury Judo Club. Ages 5 – 50+. The Old Bath House
Wolverton. 01908 220748 www.stantonburyjudoclub.co.uk
6.00pm-8.00pm Fridays
Squash
Turn up and play. 5.00pm-7.00pm Sat £3 members, £5 nonmembers.
Kiln Farm 077294 14000 david.boyd@mksquash. co.uk
Walking
Stony Stratford Local Walking Group, walks of 45-60 minutes at
your own pace followed by tea, coffee and a chat. Meet Mill Lane/
Willow Lane, 10.00am every Friday. Mary Kendall 01908 260570
Winslow District Ramblers Max 4-5 mile walks. winslowramblers@
gmail.com or see www.bucksvoice.net/winslowdistrict-ramblers-group
Sailing
Haversham Sailing Club, all ages welcome. Experienced helms
will explain. Winter season from 2pm Sunday or Wednesday
afternoons. For a free trial: mail@havershamsc.org
www.havershamsc.org 24 High Street, Haversham MK19 7DX
Table Tennis
Towcester and District Table Tennis, new players and all abilities
welcome. Rod Barr 01604 847948 or 07885 108559
tt.rodbarr@gmail.com www.tabletennis365.com/Towcester
Tennis
Wolverton Tennis Club Coaching. Pete Tolaini, 0774 0004548.
wolvertontennis@ hotmail.com, Facebook, clubspark.lta.org.uk/
Rebalance – Eating Disorder Self Support Group
10am-12noon, 2nd and 4th Saturday of month Swinfen Harris
Hall, London Road, Stony Stratford.
www.balancedmk.co.uk info@balancedmk.co.uk
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