👻 Join us live online for our first ever free Ampthill Cellar Ghost Hunt! We're working with Ghostly Gatherings and their team of investigators to bring you this unique live event from a secret underground space in Ampthill.

👀 HOW TO JOIN THE LIVE GHOST HUNT
Click on the event link which will take you to Ampthill Ghost Walks Facebook page. Live streaming at 8.30pm.

😱 GHOSTLY GATHERINGS FACEBOOK PAGE:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BSicRCMK5/

DATES: Saturday 30th November - Sunday 5th January 2024
(Excluding  25th December 24)

NOVEMBER
🔸️Saturday 30th
12:00pm – 9:00pm

DECEMBER
🔸️Sunday 1st
12:00pm – 9:00pm
🔸️Monday 2nd – Friday 6th
4:00pm – 9:00pm
🔸️Saturday 7th – Sunday 8th
12:00pm – 9:00pm
🔸️Monday 9th to Friday 13th
4:00pm – 9:00pm
🔸️Saturday 14th to Monday 23rd Dec
12:00pm – 9:00pm
🔸️Christmas Eve – 12:00pm – 8:00pm
🔸️Christmas Day CLOSED – 25th Dec
🔸️Boxing Day – 12:00pm – 8:00pm
🔸️Friday 27th to Monday 30th Dec
12:00pm – 9:00pm
🔸️New Years Eve
12:00pm – 8:00pm.

JANUARY 2025
🔸️New Years Day
12:00pm – 8:00pm
🔸️Thursday 2nd Jan – Saturday 4th Jan
12:00pm – 9:00pm
🔸️Sunday 5th Jan
12:00pm – 8:00pm

🎟 ENTRANCE FEE
The Entrance fee is only £2.00 Per Person. 

Pre-book your entrance fee to guarantee your entry on the day. Pay on arrival is available.
💥Pre book Ice Skating and receive free entry per booking.

⭐️FOOD & DRINK
The Food Stalls and Bar require either cash or card.

⭐️ TOKENS FOR RIDES & ATTRACTIONS:
For all the rides we use tokens, £1 = 1 token.

ACTIVITIES

⛸️ Ice skating - pre book & receive free entry into Wonderland.
▪️Adults: £15/10
▪️Children: £13/£9

🎅 Santa's Grotto
(More info on the website)

🎠 Toyland: £2 - £5
Yes, we have our very one kids area! Featuring all your favourite children’s Rides & Attractions, with candy canes as high the sky!

Fairground rides: £2 - £5
⭐️Dodgems
⭐️Daredevil
⭐️Jetfire
⭐️Twister
⭐️Alcatraz
⭐️Runaway Train Coaster
⭐️Jets
⭐️Play Centre
⭐️Bungees
⭐️BumperCarz
⭐️Race O Rama
⭐️Monster Trucks

🎄 Christmas Tree Maze: £5

🎡 Big Wheel: £6

❗️ ENTRY FOR UNDER 12'S
All children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by a person aged 16 years or over.

🅿️ PARKING
Parking Available - Queens Street Multi Storey Car Park, Princes St, Bedford MK40 2HA

💚 Come and join us for the first ever Vegan Market in Biggleswade Market Square. Food and drink, sustainable living, cosmetics and many more items will be part of the stalls taking part in the vegan market being offered by the Vegan Market Co.

⚡️ With amazing special effects, stunning sets, beautiful costumes and barrel-loads of laughter, Peter Pan will take your whole family on a magical trip to Never Land like never before at Milton Keynes Theatre.

⭐️Joining Craig is comedian and ventriloquist Max Fulham as Smee and West End stars Ross Carpenter as Peter Pan, Zara MacIntosh as Tinkand Evelyn Hoskins as Wendy.

DATES: Fri 6 Dec 2024 - Sun 5 Jan 2025
TIMES: Multiple afternoon & evening times to choose from. The Box Office is open for 90 minutes prior to the performance commencing

🚫 DATES UNAVAILABLE:
07/12/24
14/12/24
21/12/24
25/12/24
01/01/25

ACCESSIBILITY PERFORMANCES DATES
🔸️Signed Performance -
Tuesday 17 Dec 2024: 19:00
🔸️Audio Described Performance -
Wednesday 18 Dec 2024: 19:00
🔸️Captioned Performance -
Thursday 19 Dec 2024: 19:00

🎟 COST: Tickets available from:
£13.00 - £67.00

subject to a transaction fee of £3.95

GROUP BOOKING OF 10 OR MORE PHONE:
☎️ 020 7206 1174

Accessible Seating - There are six wheelchair spaces available in the Stalls and four spaces in the Upper Circle which are also suitable for transferring. Both our Circle boxes are suitable for wheelchair access. Our auditorium seats are approximately 50cm wide with non-moving armrests. All seats in our Boxes are free-standing.

♿️ Accessible Toilets - There are separate, fully accessible, male and female facilities on the ground and first floors, and fully accessible facilities for both men and women on the third floor (by door 10). 

🎤 The Ouse Valley Singles Club 'Traditional First Gig Of The Year' 7.30pm Saturday 4th January 2025, Bedford Esquires Keeping up traditions of years gone by The Ouse Valley Singles Club return to the main stage at Bedford Esquires to play what has become their 'Traditional First Gig Of The Year'.

ABOUT
If you are not familiar with The Ouse Valley Singles Club or have yet to catch their live show then you are in for a treat. They are one of, if not the, most original outfits currently playing the live circuit. Fully self-promoted with the aid of their online videos and huge social media presence, the Ouse Valley Singles Club are one of the hardest working bands around, having gigged almost every weekend over the last 10 years honing their craft and building a massive following of loyal Fans as they go.

🎵 WHAT MUSIC?
Influenced by the long forgotten sounds & traditions of 1950’s Skiffle (Google it) they combine this sound with the energy of Punk and the swing of Rock and Roll, whilst occasionally dropping some Reggae flavour into the mix. Then layering this with hilarious Folk-like story-telling, often crossing the parameters of what is deemed to be politically correct but keeping it very tongue in cheek. In doing this, they have created a truly original & highly entertaining sound that has been dubbed “New Wave Skiffle” and they have been described as 'George Formby meets The Clash’ where Vaudeville music Hall meets Working Men’s club.

The scourge of the Metropolitan Liberal Elite’ The OVSC put on a show that gives a hysterical observational account of everyday tales of woe with a razor-sharp observational narrative whilst rocking the crowds with their infectious ear-worms.

🎪 PREVIOUS
Having packed out the main arena’s to capacity, they have headlined Peterborough Beer Festival and opened to several thousand revellers on the main stage at Bedford’s River Festival (second largest free festival in the UK) as well as being a regular feature at events such as Cambridge’s Strawberry Fair, The OVSC are no strangers to the Festival Circuit. Festivals they have performed at are; Boomtown, Bestival, Rhythmtree, Nozstock, Mosley Folk and Lunar Festival, Truckfest, Rhythms of The World festival, Lodestar, Henry’s Little Big Gig, Harlequin Festival, Maui Waui, Green Meadows and Glastonbudget among many others.

Highlights of their musical journey came when they supported luminaries Chas and Dave on their 2014 tour, warmed up for Sir Bob Geldolf and The Boomtown Rats in the main arena at the Great British Alternative Music Weekender at Butlin’s Skegness as well as providing warm up for the likes of Pete Docherty, The Wonderstuff and the poetical musical comedy genius KATG. Clearly illustrating their flexibility and appeal to audiences of all ages and musical backgrounds going down a storm and building their following at every gig they play.

🎟 TICKETS - £12
Tickets priced £12 are on sale now from Seetickets via the event link and in person from Bedford Esquires and Slide Record Shop from Tuesday 1st October 2024. 

👸Don’t miss this year’s hilarious fun-filled family pantomime, Beauty and the Beast, starring TV Legend JOE SWASH!

DATES:
Friday 6 December, 2024 – Sunday 5 January, 2025

⭐️ FEATURING JOE WALSH
Joe Swash (King of the Jungle in I’m A Celebrity…, winner of Dancing on Ice, EastEnders), will be joined by Dunstable favourite, Will Kenning.

⭐️ Jaymi Hensley (Union J) is back by popular demand, alongside Winner of The Voice Anthonia Edwards and West End legend Alison Jiear.

⭐️ Once again, the show will be written by Paul Hendy and produced by the award-winning Evolution Productions, the same team behind last year’s record breaking smash hit pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk.

⭐️ With more exciting casting news soon, hilarious comedy, and lavish sets and costumes, Beauty and the Beast promises to be our biggest and best pantomime ever!

It’s never too early to book, so get your favourite seats now!

‘PURE COMEDY’ – Nova Horley

‘LAUGHED UNTIL WE CRIED’ – Be Local Magazine

‘TONS OF AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT & FUN’ – Mumday Funday

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🎫 TICKET PRICE'S/DATES & TIMES

💚Green Performance:
All Seats £18.50
▪️10th-12 Dec - 10:30am & 1:30pm,
▪️13th - Dec - 1pm,
▪️17th-18th Dec - 10:30am & 1:30pm
 
🩷Pink Performance:
Price Band A £23
Price Band B £19
(Concessions £4 off)
▪️6th Dec - 7pm,
▪️7th Dec - 2pm & 6pm,
▪️8 Dec - 1pm & 5pm.

💙Blue Performance:
Price Band A £27
Price Band B £23
(Concessions £4 off)
▪️13th Dec - 7pm, 
▪️14th Dec - 2pm & 6pm, 
▪️15th Dec - 1pm & 5pm,
▪️21st Dec - 11:30pm, 
▪️28th Dec  - 11:30pm, 
▪️31st Dec  - 11am, 
▪️2nd-4th Jan - 2pm & 6pm, 
▪️5th Jan - 11am & 3pm.

💛Gold Performance:
Price Band A £33.50
Price Band B £27.50
▪️20th Dec - 2pm & 7pm, 
▪️21st Dec - 3pm & 7pm,
▪️22nd Dec - 1pm & 5pm,
▪️23rd Dec - 2pm & 6pm, 
▪️24th Dec - 11am & 3pm, 
▪️26th Dec - 2pm & 6pm, 
▪️27th Dec - 2pm & 7pm, 
▪️28th Dec - 3pm & 7pm, 
▪️29th Dec - 2pm & 7pm, 
▪️30th Dec - 2pm & 6pm, 
▪️31st Dec -  3pm.

🔊 Audio Described Performance:
Sun 15 December - 1pm

👉Signed Performance:
Thu 27 December - 2pm

😌 Relaxed Performance:
Thu 2 January - 2pm

♿️ WHEELCHAIR USERS
Please phone for bookings and enquires on:
☎️ 01582 60 20 80

🐵 Reduced price Whipsnade Zoo tickets 2025!

Whipsnade Zoo wants as many people as possible to be able to enjoy a brilliant day out with them, to benefit from the amazing animals which live at Whipsnade Zoo, connect with nature and help us create a world where wildlife thrives.

To help people who might find cost or other challenges a barrier to visiting Whipsnade Zoo, the Universal Credit tickets provide entry at a reduced price.

🙋‍♀️ WHO CAN GET THE REDUCED TICKETS?
Reduced price tickets to Whipsnade Zoo available for those currently receiving:
▪️Universal Credit, 
▪️Working Tax Credit, 
▪️Child Tax Credit, 
▪️Employment and Support Allowance, 
▪️Income Support 
▪️Jobseeker’s Allowance.

🌐 ONLINE BOOKING ONLY VIA THE 'EVENT LINK' BUTTON
These tickets are only available to purchase online in advance, for up to six people per household (under 3’s go free and do not need to book – but must be accompanied by an adult with a booked ticket). As only full price tickets are available to buy at the gate.

📝 WHAT WILL I NEED TO BRING WITH ME?
You'll need to bring proof of eligibility with you and show this when you present your ticket(s) to the friendly staff at the Zoo entrance. This can either be by logging into your Universal Credit portal or by bringing your proof of benefit letter (one proof per household). To be eligible you must have received a Universal Credit payment within the last month and you may also be asked to show photographic ID.

🚫 WHAT DATES ARE CLOSED IN JANUARY 2025?
Please note that Whipsnade Zoo will be closed for routine annual maintenance 20-24 January and 27-31 January 2025.

🎟 HOW MUCH ARE THE REDUCED TICKETS?
▪️ADULT (AGES 16+)  - £7.00 / £6.00     
▪️CHILD (3-15 YEARS) -  £4.00 / £3.00
▪️UNDER 3 - Free

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💡 AN IDEA TO SAVE MONEY ON FOOD...
You can check out the toogoodtogo app to see if they have any surprise bags of food left, generally they are £3 instead of costing £9. Be quick though they can sell out quickly.
https://share.toogoodtogo.com/item/699154/

🎸 This week for Friday and Saturday, for your entertainment and delight, we have at The Standard in Bedford:

🎤 FRIDAY 3RD JAN 2025
▪️8:30pm-10:30pm:
Chris Hepworth - Acoustic singalong songs and favourites!
▪️10:30pm-2am: DJ Ace.

🎤 SATURDAY 4TH JAN 2025
A full evening of excellent live bands, playing absolute hits and fan favourites!
▪️9pm-10pm: Limelight
▪️10pm-11pm: Extra Mile
▪️11pm-12am: Limelight
▪️12am-1am: Extra Mile

☕️ Visit the Parish Church in Houghton Regis for Saturday coffee morning.

🧁 WHAT TO EXPECT
Serving homemade cakes and scones, and freshly brewed fairtrade tea and coffee… the perfect time to visit All Saints’ enjoying a cuppa and a chat. allsaintshr.co.uk/coffee-mornings

Takeaway option available. Coffee and Tea supplied by Kingdom Coffee

COST: Only £1 per item. 

🏉 Join Us for Leighton Buzzard Rugby Club's Home Games! We are thrilled to invite you to come and cheer on the Buzzards at our upcoming 1st XV league home games!

🏆 Your support means the world to us, and we can't wait to see the club filled with our enthusiastic support once again! Bring your friends, family, and your loudest cheers! Let's make every game day a memorable one and show our team the support they deserve.  Follow us on Facebook for updates and more details. We can't wait to see you there!

 🍽️ PRE-MATCH MEAL?
Make the day even more special with our pre-match hospitality! Enjoy a delicious lunch for just £20 per head. It's the perfect way to gear up for the game. A fantastic 2 course meal with wine prepared by our fantastic kitchen team.

✅️ BOOKING
Book your spot with our clubhouse team today! Take a table or an individual seat, bring friends, family or colleagues its up to you! How to Book:

☎️ Contact: Jody Carruthers - 01525 371322
📧 Email: clubhouse@buzzardrugby.co.uk

  ❗️PLEASE NOTE:
Please note that the above information is subject to change. Stay tuned for any updates.

🎤 Kick off 2025 with an unforgettable night ar The Flower Pot in Bedford!

🎸 Single File takes the stage at The Flower Pot Pub on Sat, Jan 4th, from 8PM!

💦 Different 90 minutes bookable slots for Family Fun Swim sessions via the event link, which include flumes and waves at The Oasis in Bedford.

🎟 PRICE - Pre-booking via the event link
▪️Adult: £8.80

▪️Junior: £7.60

▪️1 Adult and 1 Under 3: £8.80

▪️1 Adult and 2 Under 3's: £8.80

ENQUIRES 
☎️ 01234 272100

🎤 The legendary ska-revival maniacs: Bad Manners - return to MK11 on Saturday 4th January 2025 Support from Max Splodge + The

▪️Doors: 8.00pm
▪️Bar open: 12.00pm
▪️Kitchen open: 12.00pm - 9.00pm

🔞 18+ Only

🎟 TICKET PRICE - £27.75
You can purchase tickets on Skiddle via the event link. 

🚜 This January 2025, enjoy some fresh farm air at Mead Open Farm as kids go free* with every paying adult from 28th December 2024 to 31st January 2025.

WHAT TO EXPECT 

🛝 Indoor Play

So much fun – whatever the weather!
Whatever age they are, children will have a fantastic time in Shaggy’s PlayWorld, with its massive playframe packed with fun things to do!

Daily Activities, Adorable Animals and Farmyard Favourites. Meet, feed and learn about all your favourite farm animals at Mead Open Farm. Get up close with the rabbits during Bunny Hop, hand feed some goats in their undercover barn, groom one of the ponies during Pony Grooming, bottle feed their lambs and say hello to the cows, pigs and tons of other animals across the farm. You can even see some newborn animals during some seasons!

It’s time for an adventure!
There’s so much to do at Mead Open Farm, whatever the weather! As well as all the animals, the Farm has two huge jumping pillows, an adventure playground, Go-Karts and Crazy Golf, as well as a fantastic sandpit called Digger Village.

✅️ ONLINE PURCHASE ONLY
One free child ticket with per paying adult. Must pre-book online to redeem offer. Not applicable on the door. Not applicable for memberships. Just add the tickets to your basket and the discount will automatically be added!

🎟 TICKET PRICES:
▪️Child from: £14.65 to £16.55
(Free with a paying adult)
▪️Adult from: £14.65 to £16.55
▪️Senior from: £14.15 to £16.05
▪️Disabled Plus Carer from: £14.65 to £16.55
▪️Under 18 Months: Free

✨️ PANTOMIME | THE ALBAN ARENA

SELECTED DATES BETWEEN:
12th December 2024 - 12th January 2024
🎟 TICKETS: £18-£36.50

St Albans legend, BOB GOLDING, IS BACK! And he’s joining everyone’s favourite, IAN KIRKBY, to play the Wicked (but very funny) Step Sisters!

With a star-studded cast to be announced, this spectacular show will be written by Paul Hendy and produced by the award winning Evolution Productions, the same team behind 2022’s smash hit, Jack and the Beanstalk, and this year’s brilliant The All New Adventures of Peter Pan, A Pantomime Sequel!

It’s never too early to book, and with lavish sets, hilarious jokes and fun for the whole family, what’s not to love? So don’t be late for the ball… get your tickets now!

♿️ Wheelchair User access
There is wheelchair access through the front doors of the theatre, and automatic foyer doors. There is level access to the entrance of the Alban Arena via the slope. We do not have automatic doors aside from the entrance.

🅿️ A limited number of wheelchair spaces are available in the Auditorium. Please speak to a member of box office or email albanarenaticketing@eveyoneactive.com if you require wheelchair spaces as these cannot be booked online. If you have an exceptionally large and/or specialist wheelchair, please contact the venue for guidance on the best seating areas offered. 
There are limited blue badge holders parking to the right of the theatre on Civic Close. These cannot be pre-booked. Please get in touch if you have queries regarding this. 
♿️ Accessible toilets are situated on the ground floor. These are accessed through a radar key. If you do not have a key, please speak to a member of staff.

VALID OFFER DATES:
Thursday 2nd Jan - Thursday 16th January 2025

🍔 BURGER MEAL: £4.99/£6.52
Burger meal deal (includes chips and a drink): £4.99 with a soft drink or £6.52 with an alcoholic drink.
▪️3oz American burger

🥓 BREAKFAST DEAL: £2.99
Includes free refills of coffee, tea or hot chocolate OR any soft drink (choose from over 30 drinks)
▪️Any breakfast muffin 

💚 There are vegetarian options for each of the burger and breakfast deals. 

🍺 DRINKS ON SALE (BEER PINTS)
▪️Worthington’s 99p

🍷 WINE: £2.49 (250ml)
▪️Coldwater Creek wine 
▪️Chardonnay

🥃 LOW - ALCOHOL AND ALCOHOL FREE
£1.49 each:
▪️Guinness 0.0% (538ml)

▪️Soft drinks – Pepsi Max, Pepsi Max cherry, R 
▪️White’s lemonade – £1.49 each

☕️ HOT DRINKS - £1.29
Free refills on coffee, tea and hot chocolate £1.29 each.

🙋‍♀️ EXTENDED DEALS

Also in January, customers can continue to save on
autumn deals – which have been extended. These include Bud Light (pint), Stowford Press (pint), Au Vodka (single measure, served with a mixer) and XIX Vodka (single measure, served with a mixer) for £1.99 each; Carling (pint) and Coors (pint) for £2.99 each, in the majority of pubs.

🛎 ROOM OFFERS FROM £49PN
The sale is running now for stays during 1–31 January 2025, inclusive, with the sale’s room rates valid on all days during January 2025 (except Saturdays).
Rooms are available at £49, £59 and £69 per room, per night, depending on location. For further information, click here.

😋 Come down and join us at your local Farmhouse Inns, where kids can get a FREE main when you buy an adult main on the dates below.

WHAT DATES ARE VALID FOR THIS OFFER?
▪️27/12/24
▪️28/12/24
▪️29/12/24
▪️30/12/24
▪️02/01/25
▪️03/01/25
▪️04/01/25

🍳 WHAT FOOD IS INCLUDED? BREAKFAST LUNCH OR DINNER!
The voucher entitles you to a kid’s buffet breakfast, any kids' meal or Junior Carvery from the Kids' Menu for free with the purchase of an adult breakfast, main meal or carvery.

🍨 FREE ICE-CREAM FOR THE KIDS TOO!
Kids Eat For Free' deal also includes a FREE scoop of ice cream from our selection of amazing flavours.

The offer includes a free scoop of ice cream, frozen yoghurt or sorbet or peach & pear fruit pot with every kids meal
Offer excludes starters, desserts (other than the ones mentioned above), and drinks.

🧒 HOW MANY CHILDREN CAN EAT FREE?
Up to three children can eat for free with one adult purchasing a breakfast, main meal or carvery, up to a maximum of 4 adults and 12 children.

🚫 CAN I USE THIS OFFER WITH THE APP?
No this is not available on Order & Pay App, takeaway or delivery.

4️⃣ HOW MANY TIMES CAN I USE MY VOUCHER?
The Offer can be redeemed four times between 27th December and 30th December 2024 and 2nd January and 4th January 2025.

✍️ SIGN UP IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY TO GET YOUR VOUCHERS  & OFFERS BY EMAIL
Simply show the voucher in any participating Farmhouse Inns.
https://www.farmhouseinns.co.uk/pubs/bedfordshire/maypole-farm/sign-up

✅️ WANT TO PRE-BOOK A TABLE AT THE MAYPOLE IN KEMPSTON?
You can either book via the event link online or give them a call on:
☎️ 01234 857218

TERMS
https://www.farmhouseinns.co.uk/deals/kids-eat-free

🎸 Family Uke Lessons Saturdays. Free Family Uke lessons anyone?! We are having Family Uke Lessons every Saturday so bring your strummers ages 4 till 94!

☎️ ANY QUESTIONS PHONE OLLIE VEES TIKI BAR ON: 07908105341