August 2011 Bulletin - Biggleswade Rugby Club

BiggleswadeTOWN COUNCILMEETING DATES:9th August .................Planning Meeting followed byPublic Land & Open Spaces meeting.23rd August ..............Council MeetingTOWN COUNCILKNOW YOUR COUNCILLORSAlbone, Cllr David (Labour – Ivel)david.albone@ntlworld.com48 Drove Road, Biggleswade SG18 8HD01767 221385Bond, Cllr Ian J (Conservative – Ivel)ian@shortmeadhouse.comShortmead House, Shortmead Lane,Biggleswade SG18 0FGBriars, Cllr Bernard V (Labour – Ivel)bbriars@btinternet.com61 Rowan Crescent, Biggleswade SG18 0PG01767 313197Lawrence, Cllr David J (Conservative – Stratton)david.lawrence@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk43 Shortmead Street, Biggleswade SG18 0AT01767 316030Lawrence, Cllr Mrs Jane G (Conservative – Ivel)jane.lawrence@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk43 Shortmead Street, Biggleswade SG18 0AT01767 316030Mulchrone, Cllr Ms Sarah J (Conservative – Ivel)rosepub@hotmail.co.ukThe Rose, 75 High St, Biggleswade, SG18 0JH01767 312873Ramsay, Cllr Mrs Hazel (Conservative – Stratton)h.ramsay@talktalk.net56 Holme Court Ave, Biggleswade, SG18 8PE01767 312874Russell, Cllr Mrs Madeline A (Conservative – Ivel)wychbrook@yahoo.co.uk31 Ivel Gardens, Biggleswade, SG18 0AN01767 312966Skinner, Cllr Rex G C (Labour – Ivel)rex_skinner@hotmail.co.uk6 Rowan Crescent, Biggleswade SG18 0PF01767 600196Smith, Cllr Mrs Wendy P DEPUTY MAYOR(Conservative – Holme)wendysmith194@btinternet.com7 Brunel Drive, Biggleswade SG18 8BT01767 313062Vickers, Cllr Peter F(Conservative – Holme)peter.vickers@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk5A St Andrews Street, Biggleswade SG18 8BA01767 316568Watkins, Cllr Steven Watkins(Conservative – Stratton)watkins.steven@hotmail.co.uk85 The Rowlands, Biggleswade, SG18 8NZ01767 314489Wilson, Cllr George E D(Conservative – Stratton)gwilson814@btinternet.comJasmine Close, Biggleswade SG18 8SW01767 600816Woodward, Cllr Peter (Conservative – Stratton)peter.woodward20@ntlworld.com136 Drove Road, Biggleswade SG18 OHN01767 223968Woodward Cllr Timothy P – MAYOR(Conservative – Holme)tim@ivelmill.com.6 Ivel Mill, Mill Lane, Biggleswade SG18 8AZ01767 312100All Meetings commence at 7.00pm in the COUNCILCHAMBER, SAFFRON ROAD, BIGGLESWADEALL MEMBERS OFTHE PUBLIC ARE WELCOMETO ATTENDMeet the MayorCllr Tim WoodwardI WAS born inmy grandmother’sbackbedroom inGosmore nearHitchin. Myfamily movedaround andsettled backin Hitchinwhere I went to school. First atSamuel Lucas where I metNicola, who is now my wife,although we didn’t get backtogether for another 25 years.Next I went to Hitchin Boys’School where I took my O andA levels. I then went toLancaster University where Igained a degree in Physics.Shortly after this I foundwork in Atlanta Georgia,America where I lived andworked for five years. Whilstthere I was diagnosed with abrain tumour which wassuccessfully treated, first inAmerica and then in the UK.I returned to England andresumed work. MyGrandmother was taken intoGENERAL MARKETSon the Market SquareTuesdays and Saturdays — 8am-4pmFARMERS’ MARKETWednesday 17 August, 9am-2pmSUPPORTYOUR LOCAL MARKETSBiggleswadeTown CouncilThe Old Court House, 4 Saffron RoadBiggleswade SG18 8DLTel: 01767 313134 Fax: 01767 601188Email: enquiries@biggleswadetowncouncil.gov.ukwww.biggleswadetowncouncil.gov.ukhospital and whilst visiting herI was reunited with Nicola whowas nursing there and westarted going out. We marriedsoon after and within 18months had moved toBiggleswade and were blessedwith twin boys. We now havefour boys and have been livingin Biggleswade for 11 years. Allour boys go to local schoolsalthough the eldest, who wasNicola’s from a previousmarriage, has just finished hisGCSEs and is going on tocatering college in Hitchin.Nicola and I are bothinvolved in the community,Nicola with Scouts and I amGovernor of HolmemeadMiddle School as well as a townCouncillor, and now Mayor.I enjoy being Mayor andbeing a governor. I do themboth to try and give somethingback to the community inwhich I live and work, and Imust admit it is great whensome of your hard work paysoff. A great example of this iswith Holmemead School whichhas just received a very positiveOfsted report.