Essentially Local September-October 2017
Essentially Local is a bi-monthly publication that is delivered to over 12,000 homes and businesses around the North of Milton Keynes and South Northamptonshire. It includes a directory of local businesses, competitions and lots of great local articles. You will also find the latest events that are taking place.
Essentially Local is a bi-monthly publication that is delivered to over 12,000 homes and businesses around the North of Milton Keynes and South Northamptonshire. It includes a directory of local businesses, competitions and lots of great local articles. You will also find the latest events that are taking place.
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
What’s On – <strong>September</strong>/<strong>October</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
Triple K Western Line Dancers<br />
Improvers class 7.30pm-9.00pm<br />
Thurs, Haversham Social &<br />
Community Centre. Beginners<br />
class 10.45am-11.45am,<br />
Deanshanger Memorial Centre.<br />
Kay or Andrew 01525 376172<br />
Royal Scottish Country<br />
Dance Society<br />
Milton Keynes Classes 8.00pm-<br />
10.00pm Mondays, Bradwell<br />
Village Memorial Hall MK12<br />
9AG. New & experienced<br />
dancers welcome.<br />
07877 153259<br />
MARKETS<br />
Monthly Farmers Markets<br />
Market Square, Stony Stratford<br />
– Last Friday 9.00am- 1.00pm<br />
Towcester Nr Waitrose 2nd<br />
Friday 9.00am-1.00pm<br />
Wolverton Road/Creed Street,<br />
Wolverton 1st and 3rd Saturday<br />
9am-1.00pm<br />
Milton Keynes Country Market,<br />
<strong>Local</strong> produce, baking, crafts,<br />
plants, cafe. The Old Bath<br />
House, Stratford Rd, Wolverton.<br />
Free. Fridays 8.00am-12 noon.<br />
Timor Court Market, Stony<br />
Stratford. Fruit, veg, flowers and<br />
other stalls. Saturdays<br />
LEISURE<br />
Coffee mornings<br />
Yardley Gobion Coffee Shop<br />
drinks, cakes and chat,<br />
everybody welcome, toys<br />
available for children 10.30am-<br />
12noon 3rd Saturday of month<br />
Deanshanger Library<br />
Reading Group – 2.00pm 2nd<br />
Friday of month<br />
Knit and Natter – Learn to knit<br />
3.30- 4.00pm 1st & 3rd Friday<br />
of month, Knitting and sewing<br />
for children. Thursdays (term<br />
time only) 3.30pm- 4.00pm<br />
Deanshanger Library,<br />
Little London, Deanshanger<br />
MK19 6HT. 01908 562889<br />
paula.culley@firstforwellbeing.co.uk<br />
Deanshanger Sports Club<br />
Evenings in partnership with<br />
Deanshanger Colts and Divas.<br />
Little London, Deanshanger<br />
MK19 6HU 01908 567137<br />
Facebook Deanshanger<br />
sportsandsocialclub<br />
Stony Stratford Tuesday<br />
Night Charity Curry Club<br />
Quiz Fun general knowledge<br />
quiz and meal – teams of 4 –<br />
£15 per head £24k raised for<br />
Willen Hospice and Rett UK<br />
since 2008. Naidni Restaurant,<br />
Wolverton Road, Stony<br />
Stratford. 8-10pm, 1st Tuesday<br />
of every month<br />
www.facebook. com/<br />
groups/StonyStratford<br />
TuesdayNightCharity<br />
CurryClubQuiz<br />
Wolverton Community<br />
Orchard Gardening Day<br />
10.00am– 3.00pm Tuesdays<br />
weather permitting all welcome.<br />
Yvonne 01908 320405 or<br />
Mandy on 01908 319719<br />
Towcester Bridge Club<br />
Friendly duplicate bridge. Table<br />
Money £2.50 for members<br />
£3.50 for visitors. Membership<br />
£10 annually. New players<br />
welcome Meet 7.20pm for<br />
7.30pm, Tuesdays Towcester<br />
Conservative Club<br />
Lynda Riecken,<br />
lynda@riecken.co.uk<br />
www.bridgewebs.com/ towcester<br />
Towcester & District<br />
Art Society<br />
Meet Thursdays Paulerspury<br />
Village Hall. Len Lane 01908<br />
569425 or 07957 281493<br />
www.towcesterart.com<br />
SENIORS<br />
Senior Citizens<br />
Afternoon Tea, coffee, homemade<br />
cakes. All welcome.<br />
Last Friday of month,<br />
2.00pm-4.00pm, Memorial<br />
Hall, Deanshanger Road,<br />
Old Stratford (by village<br />
shop). Havencourt Sheltered<br />
Home Bingo 7.00pm Mon &<br />
2.00pm Weds Coffee Morning<br />
Fri 10.30am jean.miller@<br />
southnorthantshomes.co.uk<br />
Ridgmont, Deanshanger<br />
WOMEN’S<br />
INSTITUTE<br />
Bradwell WI<br />
Interesting speakers, tea and<br />
cake, warm welcome. Olive<br />
Stewart 01908 310267. 2.30pm,<br />
3rd Tuesday of month<br />
Sports & Social Club, Abbey<br />
Road, Bradwell Village.<br />
Castlethorpe WI<br />
Meet 7.30pm, 2nd Thurs of<br />
month Castlethorpe Village<br />
Hall. castlethorpewi@gmail.com<br />
Cosgrove WI<br />
Meet 7.30pm, 1st Tues of the<br />
Month, Cosgrove Village Hall<br />
Deanshanger WI<br />
Visitors £3.50 7.30pm,<br />
2nd Thursday of month,<br />
Memorial Community Centre,<br />
Deanshanger<br />
Hanslope WI<br />
Visitors welcome 7.30pm,<br />
1st Tuesday of month,<br />
Hanslope Village Hall.<br />
R. Simpson 01908 510516<br />
tubs@full-moon.eclipse.co.uk<br />
Potterspury WI<br />
Visitor fee £3.00 7.30pm, 1st<br />
Wed of month, Village Hall<br />
Stony Stratford WI<br />
Coram and the Foundling<br />
Hospital, Colin Oaks 2.15pm<br />
Tuesday, 5 <strong>September</strong><br />
Members’ meeting 2.15pm<br />
Tuesday, 3 <strong>October</strong> York House,<br />
London Road, Stony Stratford<br />
Craft and Chat, Methodist<br />
Hall, Silver Street, Stony<br />
Stratford 2.15pm Tuesdays, 19<br />
<strong>September</strong>, 17 <strong>October</strong><br />
gill.williams@fsml.co.uk<br />
Stony Nightingales WI<br />
8pm, 2nd Thursday of month.<br />
Swinfen Harris Hall, London<br />
Road, Stony Stratford MK11<br />
1AJ. 07738 054915 Facebook:<br />
Stony Nightingales WI<br />
www.snwi.co.uk<br />
Towcester Evening WI<br />
7.00pm for 7.30-9.30pm,<br />
1st Thursday of month.<br />
Riverside Centre, Islington<br />
Road, Towcester NN12 7AU<br />
towcesterwi.blogspot.co.uk/<br />
Yardley Gobion WI<br />
7.30pm 2nd Thursday of the<br />
month. Yardley Gobion Village<br />
Hall. Visitor fee £3<br />
New Manor WI Wolverton<br />
7.45pm 2nd Wednesday of<br />
month. sandra.brian7@tiscali.<br />
co.uk Christian Foundation, The<br />
Square, Wolverton MK12 5DX<br />
EVENTS<br />
Hanslope Horticultural Show<br />
Entrants 8am, viewings at 2pm<br />
2 <strong>September</strong> Facebook:<br />
Hanslope Horticultural Show.<br />
Village Hall, Hanslope<br />
Stony Stratford Harvest Show<br />
Exhibits of flowers, vegetables,<br />
fruit, domestic produce, crafts and<br />
children’s exhibits, auction. Raising<br />
funds for Branch-out MK. 2pm,<br />
prize-giving 3.30pm 2 <strong>September</strong><br />
The York House Centre, London<br />
Road, Stony Stratford<br />
Community Orchard, Wolverton<br />
Orchard Story. Conducted tours<br />
and refreshments at Victorian<br />
Railway Carriage. Tours<br />
10.00am-12noon & 2.00pm-<br />
3.00pm Thursday, 7 <strong>September</strong><br />
Wolverton Scarecrow<br />
Festival and Apple Day<br />
Scarecrows in town and at<br />
the community orchard. Live<br />
scarecrows, refreshments,<br />
barbecue, children’s games,<br />
stalls, live music 11.00am-<br />
5.00pm Sunday 17, <strong>September</strong><br />
St Peter and St Paul’s Church,<br />
Cosgrove<br />
Historic Churches Trust Ride<br />
and Stride, 9 <strong>September</strong><br />
Church Open Day with teas,<br />
2-4.30pm 10 <strong>September</strong><br />
Historical exhibits and displays,<br />
quizzes and competitions for<br />
children, churchyard tales.<br />
Wendy Page talks<br />
When They were Young 7.30pm<br />
5 <strong>October</strong> Heroes and Villains<br />
7.30pm 19 <strong>October</strong> Into Living<br />
Memory 7.30pm 26 <strong>October</strong><br />
St Peter and St Paul’s Church,<br />
Cosgrove<br />
Tickets £5 – one talk or<br />
£12 for three, 01908<br />
563600 text 07710 497415<br />
wendypage1@gmail.com<br />
Milton Keynes Museum<br />
Heritage Open Days 7-10<br />
<strong>September</strong> Transport weekend<br />
16-17 <strong>September</strong> Organ<br />
Festival 7-8 <strong>October</strong><br />
Autumn Half Term holiday<br />
activities. 23-27 <strong>October</strong><br />
McConnell Drive, MK12 5EL<br />
www.mkmuseum.org.uk<br />
Bucks Festival<br />
Nuturing localism, Sustainability<br />
and well being 12.00-3.00pm,<br />
23 <strong>September</strong> Westbury<br />
Arts Centre, Foxcovert Road,<br />
Shenley Wood, Milton Keynes,<br />
MK5 6AA<br />
Rushmere Country Park<br />
The <strong>Local</strong> Food Festival<br />
– celebrating locally<br />
produced food and drinks.<br />
Demonstrations, hogroast, bar<br />
& BBQ, children’s activities.<br />
Free entry, charges for activities,<br />
vehicles pay £3 on exit<br />
11.00am-4.00pm 24 <strong>September</strong><br />
www.greensandtrust.org<br />
Boobs & Brass in concert with<br />
Bradwell Silver Band<br />
7.30pm 30 <strong>September</strong><br />
£10.00, via Theatre Box Office,<br />
01908 528808 The Venue MK,<br />
Walnut Tree, Walnut Tree,<br />
Milton Keynes MK7 7WH<br />
www.boobsandbrass.com /<br />
www.bradwellband.co.uk<br />
Big Draw <strong>2017</strong><br />
See page 24.<br />
Old Stratford<br />
Fireworks Display<br />
Professional display with stalls,<br />
activities and refreshments.<br />
5.30 – 7.30pm (display<br />
approx. 6.30pm) Saturday, 11<br />
November, £2.50 for adults<br />
(under 16s free). Community<br />
Hall, Old Stratford<br />
To advertise please call 01908 380777<br />
27
Change language