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10 BIGGLESWADE BULLETIN SEPTEMBER 2011 TEL: 01234 843905 EDITORIAL: editorial@biggleswadebulletin.co.ukChristmas & NewYearParty CelebrationsBookings now being taken01480 474000sales@abbotsley.comChristmas Party NightsABBsolutely FABulous party nights include a four coursemeal, disco dancing, special prices on drinks and anoption to ditch the taxi and stay over. Prices start at just£26.95 per person.Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from25th November.Festive LunchesTreat your friends or work colleagues to one of ourChristmas lunches from just £19.95 per person. Choosefrom traditional fayre with all the trimmings and somemouth watering desserts followed by coffee & mince pies.Available every day and at weekends from 25thNovember call 01480 474000 to reserve your table.Tee & TurkeyBook a round of golf at the Abbotsley course and enjoy atwo course Christmas lunch after your game for just £35per person. November – December 2011(Monday - Friday). Call the pro shop on 01480 474000to book your tee time.Christmas DayTreat the family to a stress free Christmas Day, let ourfriendly staff look after it all for you.Welcome drinkfollowed by a sumptuous 5 course meal, with all thetrimmings in our fabulous Mill Restaurant.At £39.95per head, you’ll think it’s Christmas!NewYear’s EveOut with the old and in with the new the Abbotsley way.Meet up with your friends for canapés and champagne,followed by a 4 course black tie dinner and dancing tolive music.Tickets available at £65 per person. Make anight of it, stay in one of our comfortable rooms andenjoy your first breakfast of 2012 served in style for justan extra £34.Abbotsley Golf HotelPotton Road, St Neots, CambsPE19 6XN01480 474000www.abbotsley.comFlu season is only justaround the cornerSADLY the summer will soon beover and preparations are well underway at GP surgeries to help patientsdeal with any influenza outbreak.If you are a patient at Dr Kirkhamand Partners you can visit our websiteat www. drkirkhamandpartners.nhs.ukfor details of our flu clinicsduring October and November atour main surgery and our branch surgeryat Langford. If you do not haveaccess to our website please call intothe surgery to pick up a leaflet.These are walk-in clinics for allpatients over 65, anyone with achronic medical condition such asasthma, diabetes, heart conditions,pregnant women and registered carers.From January 2012 any sparevaccines will be offered to anypatient who does not come into oneof the above groups. Please do notask before then as we really mustvaccinate our most vulnerablepatients first.Our walk-in clinics are alwaysvery popular and I am delighted tosay that this year representatives ofour Patient Participation Group willbe joining us. This will be an opportunityto chat with them and put forwardany suggestions you may have.Patients never have to wait longto be seen and this year we are alsooffering you the opportunity to haveyour weight and blood pressurechecked.You can also use these sessions tobook for our very popular onlinebooking service. You will need tobring in photo ID and the processonly takes a few minutes. FromSeptember we will also be able toregister under 12s , registered carers,anyone with power of attorney andanyone who lacks capacity and iscared for by another person.You willneed to bring in photo id for theapplicant and proof of identity for thepatient.If you are unlucky to get the flumedical advice is to rest, take plentyof fluids and the recommended dosesof Paracetamol – your localPharmacist can advise you on this.As this is a virus antibiotics will notwork and we will not prescribe them.Please don’t come straight to thedoctor – you could spread the virus toother patients. You may experiencesymptoms of aches, temperature,runny nose and a cough and thesewill last for several days at least.YOU CAN NOW JOIN OURVIRTUAL PATIENT GROUP ANDTAKE PART IN OUR FEEDBACKSURVEYS ON WHAT SERVICESYOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE ATTHE SURGERYIf you would like to make anycomments on the services we offerplease contact Mrs Jenny Morley,Practice Manager, Dr Kirkham &Partners, Saffron Road, Biggleswade.Telephone 08445 769041.P J Private HireCOMPETITIVE RATES FORLOCAL RUNS, AIRPORTSAND LONG DISTANCETEL:PLEASE CONTACTNumber plate eventTHERE is a growing crime trendwhereby car number plates are beingstolen to be used in crime. This maybe: To evade speeding/parking fines, tosell a stolen car, to carry out illegalactivities i.e. not paying for petrol andavoiding ANPR (automatic numberplate recognition) cameras.Protect your number plates andcome along to one of our number platesecuring events. This is a free serviceto secure your car number plates.The next one in your area will beheld on:Tuesday 20th SeptemberCommunity Centre Brook End Potton10:00 am to 11:00 amJohn O’Gaunt PH car park Sutton11:30 am to 12:30 pmVillage Green Everton2:00 pm to 2:45 pmChequers PH car park Wrestlingworth3:00 pm to 3:45 pmThe Guinea PH car park Moggerhanger4:30 pm and 5:30 pmMOB:01767 262415 – 07895 744891
TEL: 01234 843905 ADVERTISING: advertising@biggleswadebulletin.co.uk BIGGLESWADE BULLETIN SEPTEMBER 2011 11BATS – 25 years and going strongBIGGLESWADE AmateurTheatrical Society (BATS) hasbeen bringing drama, tragedy andlaughter to the Biggleswade areafor over 25 years. Founded in1984, the group produces showsfor all tastes, and all ages, includingplays, comedies, musicals andvariety shows.In the last year, BATS’steenage members won threeawards (best youth production,Bikes and barber shopON the third Monday of eachmonth the Ivel Stroke Club meet atQuince Court, Sandy and someBiggleswade Sandy Lions helpwith transport.One of our members, IanWilliamson, together with his sisterAvril and her husband Simon,are doing a sponsored cycle ridefrom Lands End to John O’Groatsto raise money for the club. Theystart on 6th September and finishon 28th September.The Stroke Club was formed in1993 and it provides support tothose who have had a stroketogether with their relativesthrough social, recreational andtherapeutic activities, which allneed money. They have some 40 –50 members coming fromBiggleswade, Sandy and local villages.To join or find out more, callBarry Johnson on 01767 226138 orMargaret Kempton on 01462628657. Please sponsor Ian andcall him on 01767 221587 or emailianwill@ntlworld.comOn Saturday 15th October thereis a concert by Shannon Express atHolmemead Middle School,Biggleswade, starting at 7.30pm.Profits are being split betweenBedford District HandicappedRiders Association (BDHRA) andthe Lions. Shannon Express startedin 1978 and the members agesrange from teenagers to the moresenior citizens. Twice gold medalbest dressed play, and best maleyouth actor) at the 2011Befordshire Drama Festival, andwere invited to take the productionon to the national competitions.BATS also produced ‘Murdered toDeath’, a hilariousAgatha Christiespoof, featuring everyone fromfounder members to youngsters intheir first ever BATS production.The BATS pantomime has longbeen an annual highpoint for thewinners as Chorus Champions atannual conventions and twicerepresenting Great Britain at internationallevel in the USA, thisBarbershop choir always gives apolished and professional performance.Two Lions, Peter Patmoreand Peter Twigg are members.BDHRA is an independentcharity, run wholly by 30 volunteersat a purpose built centre inWillington, giving riding therapyto the physically and mentallydisabled. During term times onWednesdays it takes 40 or so childrenplus a few adult riders, plus asmall group on Thursday evenings.The Association is entirely selffunding and all money donatedgoes directly to the upkeep of theriding centre and for the benefit ofthe riders. Tickets for the Concertare only £8 and can be obtained bytelephoning Linda Dodgson on01767 226419 of Dave and JudithHagger on 01462 814693.group, and for the children ofBiggleswade, whether they’re inthe audience, or up on stage. Thisyear’s pantomime will be ‘Puss inBoots’, and will be staged inJanuary. Auditions will be onMonday the 5th and Wednesdaythe 7th of September, at 8pm in theTrinity Methodist Church Hall,Shortmead Street, Biggleswade.The pantomime is a great time toget involved in BATS – it’s lots of‘A Cappella’ WorkshopSATURDAY 24th Sept, 10am –4pm – back by popular demand,Phoenix Chorus are holdinganother A Cappella Workshop dayat Potton Lower School.Open to female singers of allabilities, the day costs £10 foradults, £5 for under 18’s. You willYOUR LOCAL FAMILYBUSINESSA. J. DAYBUILDING MAINTENANCE• Plumbing• Tiling• Plastering• Painting &decorating• Carpentry• Alterations• Kitchens• Bathroomsfun with a big cast, and the mostappreciative audience you couldask for!There are parts for children andadults, of all ages. If getting up onstage isn’t your thing, there arelots of opportunities to getinvolved with sets, costumes,lighting and sound. We alwayswelcome new members, so if youhaven’t been down yet, we hope tosee you soon!be sent music and teach tracks tolearn ‘Get Happy’, the fingersnappingsong made famous byJudy Garland among others.Places are limited so emailpro@phoenixladies.co. uk to bookyours or ring Anna for moredetails: 07790 895561.• Insurance work• Free estimates• Free call out• Free adviceTel: 01767 314445 / 07802 530951Mead House, 34 Shortmead St, Biggleswade SG18 0APTel: 01767 601800Email: kipbiggleswade@yahoo.co.uk
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