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EXTRACTS FROM THE
VILLAGE NEWSLETTER
MARCH 2000
BOW BRICKHILL FIRST SCHOOL
Are you interested in buying one of the 150 limited
edition Sterling Silver Millennium Coins? They were designed and
produced by Mr C Hill as a fund raiser for the First School. The
coin features the school and its motto and comes in a presentation box,
giving the number of the coin and information on the hand-punched
hallmarks. The cost is £15 and the coins are available from the
school. Tel 01908 373672.
LENT SERVICES
Lent Groups run on
Thursday at 24 Pound Hill, Great Brickhill at 2 pm
Holy Week:
17 April Holy Communion, Little Brickhill at 7.30 pm
18 April Holy Communion, Bow Brickhill at 7.30 pm
19 April Holy Communion, Great Brickhill at 7.30 pm
Maundy Thursday, 20 April 7 pm for 7.30 pm at Bow Brickhill, Last Supper
Meal
ALL SAINTS CHURCH ANNUAL
GENERAL MEETING
At the church at 12 noon after Matins on Sunday 19
March. All those on the church electoral role please make an
effort to attend.
BLETCHLEY ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORIAL SOCIETY
|A talk by Professor Ian Beckett, Thurdsday 2 March at 8
pm at Rectory Cottages, Church Green Road, Bletchley. All welcome,
admission free.
BOW BRICKHILL CLUB
A very successful meeting was held in the Pavilion on
Tuesday 1 February. Ted Enever assisted by his wife Barbara, gave
a very interesting talk on the history of Bletchley park. The talk
was illustrated with slides, showing the original Station X and Collosus
the computer used to speed the breakdown of codes received through the
Enigma coding machine.
As some of our members have requested a Bingo session,
we have arranged for this to follow a fish and Chip Lunch on Tuesday 7
March in the Pavilion. If anyone wishes to join in the fun, please
contact Chris Loak Tel 01908 373768 for details of the cost of the lunch
before 29 February.
PARISH COUNCIL
The next Parish Council Meeting is Thursday 9 March at
7.30 pm in The Pavilion.
Some of you may have noticed that the football/basket
ball/cricket combined unit has now been erected at the Playing Field.
The Parish Council has provided the equipment with part of the cost
being paid through Milton Keynes Council's parish partnership Grant.
The hope the children of the village will enjoy the new apparatus.
BULK SKIP CONTAINER
There will be a bulk skip container in Greenways Car
park from 28 - 30 March.
CLEANER FOR THE PAVILION
Due to retirement the Parish Council has a vacancy for a
cleaner for the Pavilion. Hours and salary negotiable.
Please ring either Eddie Chesse, Caretaker on 01908 370486 or Brenda
Toombs, Parish Clerk on 01908 375151.
PARKING
The parking of vehicles on the grass verges is causing a
lot of damage. Please do not park on the grass. It costs a
lot of money to keep the verge trimmed.
YOUTH ON SHOW
Dracular Spectacula on 7 & 8 April 2000.
BOW BRICKHILL WI
The next meeting will be a group meeting at the Pavilion
on 16 March at 7.30 pm.
THE WHEATSHEAF
The pub now has a full programme with lots of events -
see the pub page.
MOBILE LIBRARY
The Mobile Library will be in the village by the War
Memorial on Friday 10 March from 11.20 am to 11.40 am.
CHURCH FESTIVAL WEEKEND - 24/25
JUNE
If you can help with the Flower
Festival - not just with the flowers but generally, contact either Joan
West on 10908 377400 or Kay Leeming on 01908 372032. Or if you
would like to be involved with the Open Gardens contact Brenda Toombs on
01908 375151.
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