November 2011 Bulletin - Biggleswade Rugby Club

TEL: 01234 843905 ADVERTISING: advertising@biggleswadebulletin.co.uk BIGGLESWADE BULLETIN NOVEMBER 2011 3Hello Sandy and Potton…WELCOME to the ‘Bulletin’, yourmonthly community newsmagazine, now beingcirculated in Sandy and Potton inaddition to Biggleswade, where wehave been popping the Bulletin throughtheir letterboxes for over a year now.Our aim is to be that old fashionedlocal paper record. If you are a memberof a group, society, club, school or anyother organisation we want to knowwhat you’ve been up to. Send yourreports and photographs to us andwe’ll do our utmost to spread the goodA BIGTHANKYOUTHe 2065 BiggleswadeSquadron would very muchlike to thank Mr and MrsGentle for their very generousgift of over £460 to theAir Cadets.Mr and Mrs Gentle’s son,Matthew, died unexpectedly inNovember 2009 aged just 15 yearsold.Through his family, fund -raising events continue to raisemoney for the things dear toMatt’s heart. Earlier this summer acharity cricket match was held inBiggleswade and some of thefunds raised have now beendonate to the Air Cadets, whichMatt was an active member of.The money is greatly appreciatedas 2065 Squadron is raisingfunds for a field kitchen, which theCadets need for their weekendcamps, to enable them to completetheir Duke of Edinburgh Award.2065 Biggleswade SquadronAir Cadets is actively recruitingnew cadets. All young people aged13-18 are welcome to join. Paradenights are Tuesday and Thursday19.00 – 21.30 hours at the cadetsHQ in Shortmead Street.If you are interested you arewelcome to visit on paradenights or email: bwade2000-aircadets@yahoo.co.uknews. Indeed if you are a business andyou’ve have a success story you wantto share, we want to know.In the coming months we will wantto engage with you, and if mycirculation manager’s assurances areright you should receive this magazinethrough you letter box every month. Ifyou don’t please let us know. Equally ifyou think there are things we should bereporting get in touch.To produce this magazine costsmoney, so we welcome advertisers, sogive us a call on 01234 843905.Preen and parcelsIn november 2007 Preen Furniture Bank opened itsdoors in Sun Street, Biggleswade and since then theyhave helped 7600 low income families.Biggleswade Sandy Lions are keen supporters of thishighly successful enterprise and work closely with Preens,helping to finance starter packs which are tailored toindividual needs, The recently expanded site, with the newpremises decorated by lads from the Princes Trust, is opento the public so that you cannot tell who is on hard times.The CRB checked and vulnerable person trained staff takeinto account such things as people being on benefits,receiving tax credits, being students, foster carers or over60 when deciding on discounted rates. In these hard times,demand is never ending, so if you are changing furnitureand wonder what to do with the old, contact Preen. Theywork closely with house clearance companies, and whitegoods are at a premium.FUND RAISINGIn December, Biggleswade Sandy Lions will beworking hard to raise money to provide 200 Christmasparcels to bring some cheer to the lonely and the needy, aswell as help fund their community service work.Our tin shakes will be at G&M Growers 3rd and4th, Sainsburys 10th and 11th, Aldi 17th and 18th.Look out for our sleigh runs – Biggleswade 5th and15th, Langford 6th and 13th, Potton 8th, Clifton 19thand Henlow 20th. Please give as generously as you can sowe can help those who need our support.FATHER CHRISTMASFinally, children take Mum and Dad to see Santa inhis grotto at Langford Garden Centre – he will bethere, 10.30am-12.30 and 2pm-4pm on november 26thand 27th, December 3rd and 4th, 10th and 11th, 17thand 18th.For more information on Biggleswade Sandy Lionsvisit our website www.biggleswadesandylions.org.uk orspeak to one of our members on 0845 833 9749.Published monthly, handdelivered to homes inBiggleswade, and selected dropsin Wrestlingworth, Sandy, Potton,Langford, Gamlingay, Sutton andDunton.The editorial team welcomecontributions from the publicbut will use its discretion andedit where appropriate withoutreference to the author.Biggleswade Bulletin accepts noliability for any of the viewsexpressed in this magazine.Biggleswade Bulletin is anindependent magazine with noaffiliation to any otherorganisation.Published by© Rosetta Publishing Ltd1 Union Park,Triumph Way,Kempston, MK42 7QB.Tel: 01234 843905Fax: 01234 843901EDITORIAL:editorial@biggleswadebulletin.co.ukADVERTISING:advertising@biggleswadebulletin.co.ukOrigination by LG Digital Ltd,1 Union Park, Triumph Way,Kempston MK42 7QBPrinted by: Mortons Print LimitedNewspaper House, Morton Way,Boston Road, Horncastle,Lincolnshire LN9 6JRIssue 11 Volume 2 NOVEMBER 2011Delivered FREEFRoNT CovER PICTuRE:Kerry Lincoln, landladyof the Coach and Horsesin Shortmead Street,Biggleswade, comtemplatingher forthcomingchallenge! See page 7.Photo: MARTIN QuINCE