📖 Exhibition Week at The Salvation Amy in Dunstable


Time: 10:00 - 20:00

📖 Explore an exhibition about 140 years of The Salvation Army in Dunstable.

📅 EXHIBITION OPENING TIMES
▪️Mon 17th March 2025: 1pm - 8pm
▪️Tuesday 18th March 2025: 10am - 8pm
▪️Wednesday 19th March 2025: 10am - 8pm
▪️Thursday 20th March 2025:  10am - 8pm
▪️Friday 21st March 2025: 10am - 1pm

19 other events on this day

🧒 SEND, Stay and Play in our own way in Flitwick (Children aged upto 12 years)


Time: 13:30 - 14:30

A fun group for children with SEND and their Parents and Carers. Explore our wonderful Children’s Centre in Flitwick while spending time with other parents/carers and young children who have additional needs.

▪️WHEN? NO BOOKING JUST TURN UP.
Weekly on Thursday's.

▪️AGES:

Our, 'Stay and Play in Our Own Way' sessions are open for all families with children aged up to 12. Even if your children are at school, please do still come along to build friendships and gain advice and support from professionals. A member of staff from the SEND Team attends every session, so they are on hand for specific support.

CONTACT DETAILS FOR ANY ENQUIRES
☎️ Telephone 0300 300 8111
📧 Email: flitwick.childrencentre@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk

🤸‍♂️ Soft Play at John Buyan Sports & Fitness in Bedford


TIMES TO CHOOSE BETWEEN:
9AM - 6.30PM ( 90 MINUTE SESSIONS)

🤸‍♂️ SOFT PLAY
A Play Park session for children at John Bunyan Sports and Fitness Centre in Bedford. Designed with colourful structures and padded obstacles, our soft play structure is the perfect backdrop for endless giggles and joyful discoveries.

RULES
🔸️Supervision ratios apply for children up to 12 years.
🔸️No outside food and drink is permitted.
🔸️All junior tickets include 1 adult, all additional adults need to purchase a ticket.
🔸️Socks must be worn at all times.

ℹ️ YOU WILL HAVE TO REGISTER IF YOU HAVENT ALREADY TO BOOK (You can register and book via the event link)

🎟 TICKET PRICE
▪️Child over 1 (including 1 adult): £6.20
▪️Under 1: Free
▪️Additional Adult: Free

🥊FREE BOX RELEASE FOR AGES 12-19 IN LEIGHTON BUZZARD


Time: 17:00 - 18:00

🥊 Box Release - Run by TACTIC Youth Workers and a Sports Coach, this non-contact boxing program is designed for ages 12-19.

Discover the benefits:
✨️ Discipline
✨️ Self-Defence skills
✨️ Stress Relief
✨️ Confidence – building
✨️ Health & Fitness encouragement

💥 ALL EQUIPMENT PROVIDED FREE!

📍WHEN & WHERE?
▪️When
: Every Thursday
▪️Time: 5-6pm
▪️Where: Pages Park Pavilion, Leighton Buzzard

☎️ RESERVE A SPACE
Call 01525 373838 to reserve your spot.

😋🎶 STREET FOOD HEROS IN DUNSTABLE 2025


Time: 16:00 - 21:00

🎶 Street Food Hero's is back for 2025 on Thursday nights in Dunstable on Ashton Square.

😋 Come for delicious food options and music, great for the whole family!

2025 DATES:
▪️
Thursday 20th March
▪️Thursday 17th April
▪️Thursday 15th May
▪️Thursday 19th June
▪️Thursday 17th July
▪️Thursday 21st August
▪️Thursday 18th September

☕️ FREE MICKEY'S CAFE - The Transfiguration Church in Kempston


Time: 12:00 - 14:00

☕️ MICKEY'S CAFE

Free Mickey's Cafe at The Church of the Transfiguration in Kempston, Bedfordshire is more than just a place to grab a cup of coffee or a quick bite to eat. It is a safe and welcoming space where people from all walks of life can come together and enjoy each other's company.

🗓 WHEN?
▪️
Every Tuesday & Thursday
▪️12pm - 2pm

💖 DETAILS:
Located in the heart of the Kempston community, Mickey’s Cafe offers not only delicious food and drinks, but also a sense of community and belonging.
 
The cafe is run by volunteers from the church, who are dedicated to creating a warm and inclusive atmosphere for everyone.
At Mickey's Cafe, you'll find a diverse range of people - from regulars who have been coming for years, to newcomers looking to make new friends.
 
No matter who you are or where you're from, you'll be greeted with a smile and a warm welcome.

🏛 Free Panacea Museum in Bedford 2025


Time: 10:00 - 16:00 Price: £0.00

🏡A FREE MUSEUM IN BEDFORD- The Panacea, a beautiful Victorian House.
Discover the amazing story of the unique religious community that created its own Garden of Eden in the centre of Bedford. The museum has beautiful gardens to walk around.

OPEN:
Thursday - Sunday, 10am - 4pm
(last admission 3.30pm)

📖 SOME INTERESTING HISTORY
The Panacea Society was originally called ‘The Community of the Holy Ghost’, and was made up mostly of women. Its leader was Mabel Barltrop – the widow of an English clergyman, and mother of four children– whose followers called her ‘Octavia’.

Octavia. The founder of the Panacea Society.

During the 1920s, followers of the Panacea Society moved to Bedford to live near Octavia. Eventually, the community was able to combine the gardens of several properties to form ‘the campus’ – a private space between the community houses, with a chapel at its centre.

From this headquarters, the Society operated a religious organisation which reached across the world. Over two thousand people became members of the Panacea Society, in Europe, North America and many parts of the British Empire and Commonwealth.

From its beginning, the Panacea Society expected the end of the world. Society members were convinced that God would soon act to bring about a new age – a period of peace and happiness called ‘the Millennium’.

The Panacea Society was part of a wider religious movement of groups concerned with prophecy. The Panaceans believed that God was speaking to them through Octavia, but her followers did not believe she was the only modern prophet. Rather, they accepted a lineage of seven prophetic voices since the late 1700s – a tradition they called ‘the Visitation’.

🧒 FOR CHILDREN
Children trails, colouring sheets and wooden toys in the activity space in the main museum building 'Castleside'.

FOOD AND DRINK
Tea room serving refreshments, hot & cold snacks with indoor & outdoor seating

🚼 TOILET INFORMATION
Baby changing can be found in a toilet that is big enough to fit a pushchair in

🅿️ PARKING
No parking is available at the Museum, however there is pay and display parking nearby.

♿🅿️ ACCESSIBILITY (Partly accessible)
Accessible info and blue badge holders, click here: https://panaceamuseum.org/visiting/access

CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Tel: 01234 353178
📧 museum@panaceatrust.org

🎱 FREE POOL NIGHT AT THE CROWN IN FLITWICK


🎱 Come and join us at The Crown in Flitwick for a game of pool on us!

🗓 WHEN?
Thursday evenings until the end of March 2025. First come first served on the table and maximum of two games per round. Are you a pool pro? Or just want to get in some practice?

😋 Meppershall EAT Feast 2025


Time: 16:00 - 21:00

🎊 Get ready to indulge your taste buds of the ultimate culinary celebration at The Sugar Loaf in Meppershall EAT Feast!

😋 Join us for a mouth-watering food truck festival where you can savor an incredible variety of flavors and dishes. From gourmet bites to sweet treats, there's something for every palate!

🎭 AGATHA CRUSTY and the Village Hall Murders playing at The Little Theatre in Dunstable


Time: 19:45 - 22:15

🧐 Agatha Crusty (pronounced Croosty) is a crime novelist. She ís also pretty adept at solving crimes. And when her sister-in-law Alice invites her to spend a few days with her in the village of Chortelby, it’s not long before she gets caught up in a series of murders which seem directed at members of the All Saints Village Hall committee.

2025 DATES & TIMES:
▪️Friday 14th March - 7.45pm
▪️Saturday 15th March - 2pm & 7.45pm
▪️Tuesday 18th March - 7.45pm
▪️Wednesday 19th March - 7.45pm
▪️Thursday  20th March - 7.45pm
▪️Friday 21st March - 7.45pm
▪️Saturday 22nd March - 7.45pm


🤭 EVENT DETAILS
From Toby, the Vicar, and Eleanor, Chair of the committee, to Harry Knott the caretaker and identical twins Olivia and Oliver Truscott-Pratt, there are plenty of suspects. And with an investigating officer as incompetent as D.I. Twigg, there are plenty of laughs as the murders begin to pile up. But, while packed full of wit and very funny scenes, this is also a genuine murder mystery with an ingenious plot which will tax the little grey cells of the audience at the same time!

❓️Think you may be able to work out who-dun-it!? There’s only one way to find out!

🎟 TICKETS COST: Between £10 - £20
Tickets can be booked via the event link.


🩰The Royal Ballet Live: Romeo and Juliet at Leighton Buzzard Library Theatre


Time: 19:15

🩰 The Capulets and Montagues are sworn enemies. Yet it is love at first sight for Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet when they meet each other at the Capulet ball, into which Romeo has snuck. The two fall in love and they profess their devotion to each other at Juliet’s balcony. They secretly get married.

The stakes are raised for the young couple when Romeo avenges the death of his friend Mercutio who has been killed by Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin. For this, Romeo is exiled from Verona. Meanwhile, Juliet’s parents are forcing her to marry another suitor. In order to be together, Romeo and Juliet must risk it all.

This performance will be broadcast live from Covent Garden to our big screen.

▪️Doors open: 6.30pm
▪️Show Starts: 7.15pm

🎟 TICKETS COST:
▪️Stalls: £15.00 (+ £1.00 fees)
For wheelchair and companion tickets, please contact the box office on 0300 300 8125.
▪️Concession: £13.00 (+ £1.00 fees)
Concession rates apply to senior citizens (over 60) registered unemployed and students in full time education. If you are unable to click on the menu for concession prices, please update or try another browser, or call the box office on 0300 300 8125.
▪️U16: £13.00 (+ £1.00 fees)
Please note that most live screenings are rated 12A and some can be rated higher due to sensitive content. Please check before purchasing.

♿️ WHEELCHAIR USERS
Call our Box Office on:
☎️ 0300 300 8125
 
Monday – Saturday 12pm – 3pm (excluding bank holidays)

🤸‍♂️Parent & Toddler Session at Gravity in Milton Keynes, only £4pp


Price: £4.00

🤸‍♂️ Watch toddlers face light up with joy as your little one learns to bounce on trampolines for this 60 minute whole park session at Gravity in Milton Keynes.

🧒 Toddlers are most welcome at Gravity, and there are lots of ways for mini bouncers to have fun safely.

⭐️ PARENT & TODDLER SESSION TIMES 7 DAYS A WEEK SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY:
▪️
8am - 9am
▪️9am - 10am
▪️10am - 11am

⭐️ AGE FOR PARENT & TODDLER SESSIONS:
All children must be over 18 months and under 5 years old accompanied by a paying adult. One adult to two toddlers.

🧦 GRAVITY SAFETY SOCKS - £2.50
GRAVITY safety socks are an important part of our safety procedures - everyone participating MUST wear them at all times.

🕣 ARRIVE 30 MINS EARLY
Please arrive at reception at least 30 mins before your start time to check in, sort out any equipment, use lockers and watch our safety brief.

📝 FAST TRACK
Fast track your experience by filling out the safety agreement online.

🎟 TICKETS - £4 PER PERSON
Add the total number of participants to your cart (toddlers plus parent, plus additional paying parent if required). Under 5s need to be accompanied on the activity area by a paying adult. Tickets can be booked via the event link.

🤣 Castle Comedy Biggleswade - March 2025 (ages 16+)


Time: 20:00 - 22:30

🤣 A classic mixed bill of TV names and rising stars at The BIGG Theatre in Biggleswade.

▪️AGE:
16+ (under 18s must be accompanied by an adult)
▪️Door time: 7:15pm
▪️Start time: 8:00pm

WHAT TO EXPECT.....
🤩 MARCEL LUCONT - is a flâneur, raconteur, bon-viveur, and easily the greatest UK-based French comedian around. He is a regular on television. He has appeared on The John Bishop Show (BBC1), Live at the Electric (BBC3), Sky Atlantic’s Set List and Russell Howards Good News!
He has toured the world and won numerous awards, including the 2012 Amused Moose Award for the Best Comedy Show of the Edinburgh Fringe and the 2013 Fringe World Award for Best Comedy at the Perth Comedy Festival.

“Wonderful French wit … superb stuff … His elegant, sardonic turns of phrase are an utter joy” - Time Out

🤩 ALI WOODS - is a half-English, half-Scottish comedian, podcaster and content creator.  His online comedy sketches under the tag @aliwoodsgigs have gained millions of views and likes, and featured on LadBible and Buzzfeed UK. He has starred on Comedy Central Live and ITV2's Stand Up Sketch Show.

“In a world of wannabes, Woods is the real deal.” The Evening Standard

🎤 PAUL REVILL – Biggleswade favourite hosts the show

🎟 TICKET PRICE
You can purchase tickets via the event link.

▪️General Admission Adults: £14 plus £1.40 booking fee

♿️ ACCESSIBILITY
Wheelchair accessible toilets to the bar and auditorium areas.
Auditorium wheelchair access from side entrance.

ℹ️ CONTACT INFORMATION
📧 Email: Anna@thebiggtheatre.co.uk

🌳🧒 Parent & Toddler Woodland Sensory Sessions 2025 - Soulbury, Leighton Buzzard

Thursday 20 March 2025

Time: 10:30 - 12:00

🌳 Wolflings Woodland Sensory evokes a multi-sensory and nature-rich learning  environment that integrates sensory experiences with holistic learning practices.

▪️AGE: Wolflings Woodland Sensory is for Preschool Children ranging from 2-5 years of age.

🗓 WHEN?
▪️Thursdays (term time)
▪️10.30am - 12 noon

🐦 WHAT TO EXPECT
Set in the heart of a magical woodland children will be immersed in activities like scavenging, messy mud play, creative art using a multitude of natural tools, fire building, cooking, all while being captivated by the sounds of birds and the steady waters flowing from the nearby streams.

🌱 Wonder and curiosity will guide and connect your child with nature through touch, sight, sound, smell, and even taste (perhaps sampling wild berries or herbs under supervision).
The setting provides a calm, nurturing ambiance, with dappled sunlight filtering through the canopy overhead, inviting the children to embrace a holistic approach to learning that stimulates their senses, fosters connection to the natural world, and nurtures their holistic development.

📍LOCATION: Soulbury, Leighton Buzzard

🗓 2025 DATES:
▪️
Thursday 13th March
▪️Thursday 20th March
▪️Thursday 3rd April
▪️Thursday 1st May
▪️Thursday 15th May
▪️Thursday 5th June
▪️Thursday 12th June
▪️Thursday 19th June
▪️Thursday 3rd July
▪️Thursday 10th July

🎟 PAY AS YOU GO TICKETS VIA THE EVENT LINK:
▪️
1 Adult 1 Child: £9.50
▪️1 Adult 2 children: £15.00

☎️ Phone: 07377423546

🖌🎨 Relaxing Landscape Painting Workshops - At The Mad Squirrel in Berkhampstead


Time: 13:00 - 15:00 Price: £25.00

🎨 Acrylic painting workshop suitable for all levels including beginners and those who want to paint in a loose, painterly impressionistic style. Materials and drink provided. Small and friendly group. Limited spaces - booking essential via the event link.

🎨 WHAT TO EXPECT
Enjoy a relaxing afternoon on Thursday 20th March 2025 1-3pm at the lovely Mad Squirrel in Berkhampstead upstairs room creating a lovely painting to take home with you. 

✅️ All materials will be provided - all you need to bring is an old shirt or overall - then just  turn up and have a lovely relaxing couple of hours painting a beuatiful Spring orchard.

🖌 You will be gently guided to find your own artistic interpretation of the painting using step by step techniques that you can then personalise to make your painting unique to you.

⭐️ Paints, painting surface, brushes and 
⭐️ palettes provided
⭐️ Easy to follow steps to build up the painting in your own style
⭐️ Suitable for all standards even if you haven't touched a paintbrush for years
⭐️ Good for loosening up too if you already paint
⭐️ Includes a soft drink
⭐️ Small frinedly group

🌳 Tree Tots at Howe Park Wood, Milton Keynes


Time: 10:00 - 10:50 Price: £1.00

🌳 Outdoor nature play has many proven benefits for pre-schoolers. It supports their development, stimulates their senses, improves creativity, and boosts immunity.

That’s why our Outdoor Learning Team runs Tree Tots, a weekly 50-minute nature play session that enables you and your little ones to join in all kinds of outdoor fun alongside other children, parents and carers.

👩‍🍳 WHAT TO EXPECT
Tree Tots offers a range of seasonal activities designed just for under-5s. You’ll get to join in all kinds of fun things that connect you and your little one with nature – from ‘cooking’ in mud kitchens, balancing on ropes and swinging in hammocks to playing with water, exploring the woods and collecting natural treasure.

📍WHERE/WHEN IT TAKES PLACE
Taking place in a dedicated area of Howe Park Wood every Thursday at 10am (Winter) or 10am and 11am (Summer).

🌧 WEATHER INFORMATION
Tree Tots takes place in all weathers (unless it’s very extreme) because we believe that children should have the opportunity to experience the wild outdoors – whether that’s rain, wind, sun or snow. Please come dressed appropriately for the weather.

👶 AGE: Under 5's

TIME: 10.00am - 10.50am

🎟 TICKETS: £1.00pp (Book via the event link)
Please purchase one ticket per person attending including adults and children. Maximum 3 children per adult. We do not refund bookings.

🚶‍♂️Ramblers Free Well - being Walk at Dunstable Downs


Time: 13:00 - 14:30

🚶‍♂️Enjoy some fresh air, company and light exercise on these free, regular walks, designed to support health and wellbeing for all at Dunstable Downs with no booking required. Just turn up.

🗓 2025 DATES
▪️Thursday 20th March
▪️Thursday 3rd April
▪️Thursday 17th April

ℹ️ABOUT:
These sessions are held in collaboration with The Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity (BRCC) and aims to give everyone the opportunity to experience the wellbeing benefit of nature.

🌳 WHAT TO EXPECT
They are experienced at a gentle pace, last 60-90 minutes and there can be plenty of pauses along the way. Please note, each session will vary, depending upon the landscape and weather on the day.

🐶 DOGS
Well behaved dogs are welcome on leads. Please check website for future dates.

♿️ ACCESSIBILITY
This event is unfortunately not accessible to those with limited mobility.

🅿️ PARKING
Dunstable Downs, off B4541 (pay and display); Whipsnade crossroads (Whipsnade Heath), junction of B4541 and B4540 Parking is £3.50 for the day. Free for National Trust Members and Blue Badge holders

📍MEETING POINT
Please meet at the Visitor Centre courtyard.

☎️ TO REGISTER YOUR ATTENDANCE
Call 07773720098 If you'd like to register your attendance, please call Jennifer on the number.

🤣 Paul Chowdhry - Englandia at Bedford Corn Exchange


Time: 19:30

🤣 Paul Chowdhry is coming to Bedford Corn Exchange on Thursday 20th March 2025!
Renowned as the most successful British Indian stand-up comedian in British history, Paul’s career is marked by numerous accolades and ground breaking achievements.

▪️Doors & bar opens: 7pm
▪️Show starts at: 7.30pm

🤩 ABOUT PAUL
In a remarkable feat, Paul completed his Family-Friendly Comedian nationwide UK tour from 2021 to 2023, which saw three extensions due to overwhelming demand. This tour garnered widespread praise, culminating in a sold-out run at the prestigious Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2023, where it earned rave reviews and ratings ranging from 4 to 5 stars.
“It’s a rare and joyous thing to see a stand up so vibrant and imperiously on top of his game.”

REVIEWS
⭐️★★★★★ Mail on Sunday
“The greatest British Asian comedian of all time.”
⭐️★★★★★The Eastern Eye


♿️ WHEELCHAIR & TELEPHONE BOOKINGS PLEASE PHONE:
☎️ 01234 718044

🎫 TICKET PRICE:
▪️VIP + Meet & Greet: £95.00
▪️General: £25.00
▪️General: £32.50
▪️General: £45.00

✅️ BOOK TICKETS VIA THE EVENT LINK ⬇️
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🐣 Free entry - Living Eggs at Richmond Manor Care Home, Ampthill


Time: 17:00 - 19:00

🐣 Ten adorable chicks will be in Richmond Manor Care Home, Ampthill. We’re hatching something special!  Mums, dads, grandparents — bring the kids in after the school run for some chick cuddles! ❤️

WHEN?
▪️17th - 21st March 2025
▪️5pm - 7pm

✨️ KIDS COMPETITION
We're also holding a chick naming competition. Get creative and name one of our chicks! The best name wins an exciting prize! 🎉

☎️ Phone number: 01525 308000

🎪 Circus Zyair 2025 in Milton Keynes


🎪 Doors will open 45 mins prior to the performance time. The show is 90mins with a short interval.

DATES & TIMES:
▪️Wednesday 19th March 2025
– 7.30pm
▪️Thursday 20th March 2025 – 5pm & 7.30pm
▪️Friday 21st March 2025– 5pm & 7.30pm
▪️Saturday 22nd March 2025 – 11am, 3pm & 6pm
▪️Sunday 23rd March 2025– 11am & 3pm

💥 SPECIAL OFFER
Use code FB50 to get a discount on 19th or 20th March only.

♿️ WHEELCHAIR USERS
When you purchase your tickets online, please select how many wheelchair users are in your group. This will help us to arrange enough wheelchair spaces at each performance. Please note that wheelchair spaces are limited, and we may not be able to seat other members of the booking with the wheelchair.

👶CAN PUSHCHAIRS BE TAKEN INSIDE?
Fire regulations prohibit prams and pushchairs from being taken into the circus big top. There is a small area to leave them in the foyer at your own risk.

🎟 TICKET INFORMATION - You can purchase your ticket via the event link.
Everybody aged two years old and above requires a ticket to enter the circus big top. Munchkins under two years old are admitted free of charge provided that they sit on a parent or guardians lap and do not occupy a seat.