🎭 The critically-acclaimed Pantaloons Theatre Company are back with their adaptation of Charles Dickens’ fantastical festive fable. Following sell out performances in 2024, The Pantaloons return with some selected dates for this hugely popular adaptation of this Christmas favourite.

🗓 2025 DATES & TIMES
▪️Monday 15 Dec: 19:30
▪️Tuesday 16 Dec: 19:30
▪️Sunday 21 Dec: 14:30 & 19:30

🎩 ABOUT
It’s Christmas Eve and tight-fisted Ebenezer Scrooge is meaner than ever. He is shunning his only living relative, underpaying his clerk and refusing to acknowledge the plight of the poor… but will timely visits from the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Future change his miserly ways before it’s too late?

Performed by a multi-talented cast in The Pantaloons’ own inimitable, hilarious and moving style this show features live music, audience interaction and absolutely no humbug!*

*There may be some humbug.

🎟 TICKET PRICES:
▪️Full Price: £18.00

▪️Concession - Senior / Unemployed / Child: £16.00

▪️Wheelchair User & Buddy - Full Price: £16.00

▪️Wheelchair User & Buddy - Concession - Senior / Unemployed: £16.00

A £1.50 booking fee per cart is applied to all bookings made online or by telephone. Bookings for Free Tickets do not incur a booking fee.

♿ WHEELCHAIR USERS & GROUPS
Disabled patrons and group bookings:
Patrons with disabilities, or with additional questions should call 01234 354321 for pricing and to discuss any accessibility requirements before purchasing.

☎️ BOX OFFICE: 01234 354321

🎅 Celebrate the season with our three-course festive menu featuring classic Christmas dishes reimagined by our talented chefs for just £39.50 at The Park, Bedford.

🗓 2025 DATES
The festive menu is available from Wednesday 19th November - 26th December 2025, excluding Christmas Day.

🎉 BOXING DAY
Keeping the celebrations going; our festive menu is available for Boxing Day. Whether you're joining us for a late festive meal with those you couldn't be with on Christmas Day or simply escaping the house, join us for a cosy, hassle-free Boxing Day that lets you savour the season without lifting a finger.

🍽 COST
▪️Two Courses: £33.50
▪️Three Courses: £39.50

From traditional favourites with a twist to indulgent desserts, each course is crafted to make your meal unforgettable. Perfect for work Christmas parties or festive family gatherings.
 
💥 NOVEMBER OFFER
Book a table for between 19th and 27th November 2025 to enjoy three courses for the price of two.

📝 PRE-ORDER
All bookings are required to pre-order when dining from the festive menu. This is to reduce food wastage in our aim to be more sustainable.

🐶 DOGS
Dogs are allowed in designated areas of the pub. Please contact us before you bring a dog so we can allocate your the right area for your booking.

🅿️ PARKING
Parking is located at the front of our building; including accessible bays for those with mobility needs.

✍️ SIGN UP OFFER
As a welcome to our newsletter, you'll receive a £5 voucher when you sign up to spend you visit us. You can sign up here:
https://www.theparkbedford.co.uk/contact-us/

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01234 273929
📧 Email: reservations@theparkbedford.co.uk 

🗓 2025/2026 DATES
Menu available from 10th November 2025 - 2nd January 2026. Excluding Christmas Day and Boxing Day. At The Market Cross, Dunstable.

🎅 ADULT FESTIVE MENU
▪️3 courses £24.29 | 2 courses £21.29

Starters:
🔸️Chicken Liver & Brandy Pâté
🔸️Breaded Mushrooms
🔸️Prawn Cocktail
🔸️Tomato Soup
🔸️Tomato Soup - Vegan option

Mains:
🔸️Traditional Roast Turkey
🔸️Spinach & Butternut Squash Tart
🔸️Grilled Salmon
🔸️Festive Mac & Cheese
🔸️Festive Beef Burger

Puddings:
🔸️Christmas Pudding
🔸️Dark Chocolate Mint Tart
🔸️Dark Chocolate Mint Tart - Vegan Option
🔸️Lemon Tart
🔸️Sticky Toffee Pudding

🧑‍🎄 CHILDRENS FESTIVE MENU
▪️Available for Children 5-10 years
▪️3 Courses £11.79 | 2 Course £9.99

Starters:
✨️Tomato Soup
✨️Tomato Soup - Vegan Option
✨️Three BBQ Chicken Wings

Mains:
✨️Traditional Roast Turkey
✨️Spinach & Butternut Squash Tart
✨️Festive Beef Burger
✨️Festive Veggie Burger

Puddings:
✨️Ice Cream
✨️Chocolate Brownie
✨️Dark Chocolate Mint Tart
✨️Dark Chocolate Mint Tart - Vegan Option

ℹ️ ENQUIRIES 

🎤 A Fresh (ish) four-piece playing a selection of reggae and ska classics plus a few converted songs. Esquires welcome back Who Stung Sting to the Christmas Sunday afternoon session at Esquires! FREE ENTRY, no booking required.

Your local mainstay reggae group -  all ska and no guitar

Expect tunes by:
✨️The Specials
✨️Bob Marley Toots & the Maytals
✨️Prince Buster
✨️Bowie
✨️Harry J Allstars
✨️Dawn Penn
✨️UB40
✨️Madness
✨️Desmond Dekker
✨️Barrington Levy
✨️The Beat and many more.

Who Stung Sting are a veritable Bedfodd supergroup (ahem!)...

🎤 Bass and vocals: Mark Calder (Limelight, Sunsinger & the High Seas and solo & covers act)

🎶 Keys and vocals: Simon Gutteridge (Sunsinger & the High Seas, The Grubby Mitts, & solo covers act)

🎷Sax: Rich Jones (all round sax legend)

🥁 Drums & vocals: Chris Thatcher (Pearl Handled Revolver & solo artist)

☎️ BOX OFFICE: 01234 631524

🎅 SANTA VISITING SUPERMARKETS - Santa is bringing the magic of Christmas to the supermarkets of Leighton Buzzard this coming weekend!

🗓 DATES/LOCATION/TIME
▪️Saturday 20th December 2025
Morrisons supermarket in Leighton Buzzard from 10am to 3pm
▪️Sunday 21st December 2025
Tesco supermarket in Leighton Buzzard from 10am to 3pm

☃️ WHAT TO EXPECT
It is so magical that even our inflatable snowman (Frosty) is getting in on the act! He sometimes joins in to wave at the lovely people in Leighton Buzzard - perhaps Frosty will also give you a little wave if you come along to visit Santa this weekend.

🗺 OTHER ROUTES
If you would like to know all of the other routes and dates when Santa will be visiting, then you can see them on our Santa Maps website by clicking this URL here.

👀 TRACK SANTA
You can track Santa live during his evening visits on this website here.

💖 DONATIONS
Here are the details if you would like to donate to help with the local charities we work with....

Kind donations can be made easily by SMS text:
▪️To donate£2 text SANTA 2 to 70227
▪️To donate£5 text SANTA 5 to 70227
▪️To donate£10 text SANTA 10 to 70227

Alternatively, donate through Santa's JustGiving page here

Thank you so much, and merry Christmas 🎅