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🧒 Free Play & Learn Toddler - Eastcotts Children’s Centre, Shortstown


Time: 09:30 - 11:00

🧒 Free Stay & Play for toddlers at Eastcots Children Centre in Shortstown.

ℹ️ ABOUT
These sessions are for mobile toddlers, giving them the opportunity to stretch their imagination and develop the skills they will need as they leave the toddler age and become pre-schoolers.

There is an area for younger siblings at these sessions.

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 0300 323 0245

🛝 WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO?
There is also a play park next to the Children's Centre.

📖 Toby's Tall Tales (Free) - Daisy Hill Children’s CentreHillgrounds Rd


Time: 14:30 - 15:15

🫧 Join in with your child as Toby brings stories to life through reading, actions, puppets, bubbles and more! Free no need to book.

▪️AGES:
For children aged up to 7, must be accompanied by an adult.

📍WHERE?
Daisy Hills Children Centre, Kempston

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 0300 323 0245

💍 FREE Valuation Day - Woburn


Time: 10:00 - 13:00

💍 Discover the true value of your jewellery, silver, fine art and collectables.

🕙 TIME:
Drop in any time between 10am - 1pm

💎 FREE VALUATION
Join our gemmologist and general valuer for a free, no obligation valuation at The Woburn, George Street, Woburn.

💷 Consigning now for our auction at the Woburn Hotel.

👶 Free Stay & Play For babies and Toddlers in Wilstead


Time: 13:30 - 15:15

🧸 Every Wednesday in term time. Stay and Play is a weekly group for parents/carers with young children. Located at Wilstead Evangelical Church.

💖 FREE!
It’s open to anyone and free to attend. Mums and other carers from Wilstead and the surrounding area come along for their children to play while they enjoy the company over a tea or coffee.

We offer a range of toys and activities, including:
⭐️Baby toys, mats and mobiles
⭐️Role-play resources, such as dressing-up clothes and kitchen
⭐️Ride-ons, slide and playhouse
⭐️Jigsaws, garage and vehicles
⭐️Painting and craft activities

❓️WHAT ELSE DO WE DO?
We also run coffee mornings once or twice a term, and an annual summer picnic.

✅️ KEEP UPDATED
To keep updated follow the Facebook page incase of any cancellations.

ℹ️ For more info, contact Hannah on:
☎️ 01234 589563

📖 Wild in Wellies - Transport Tales - Ampthill Park - Free


Time: 10:00 - 11:40

📚 Wild in Wellies is back this September 2025 with a brand-new free adventure for little ones and their grown-ups in Ampthill Park! Our exciting, creative outdoor escapades combine singing and movement as we explore the joy of creative storytelling.

▪️AGES: 1 - 4

🕙 SESSION TIMES
▪️
SESSION ONE: 10AM - 10:40AM
▪️SESSION TWO: 11AM - 11:40AM

Beep, Beep! Buckle up and get busy with a brr-illiant transport themed tots session with Su. With cars, buses, trains and more to explore, you can expect full throttle fun to ignite imaginations this Autumn.

▪️PLEASE NOTE: This activity is designed for children who are walking. Please meet us at Ampthill Park Performance Area (opposite The Coffee Lodge). Buggys/Strollers can be left at the Performance Area - we will ensure these are secure. We won't be going too far, but our adventure won't be pram friendly. We believe Wild in Wellies fun can be had outdoors whatever the weather, but if the weather conditions are particularly bad, we will contact you with alternative details for the session.

🎟 BOOKING - FREE
Please book only one time slot, you can do this via the event link.

🧒 SEND, Stay and Play in our own way - Flitwick Children's Centre


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.

✅️ NO BOOKING JUST TURN UP.
▪️
Weekly on Thursday's
▪️1:30pm - 2.30pm

▪️AGES: 12 & Under

😌 WHAT TO EXPECT

Our, 'Stay and Play in Our Own Way' sessions are open for all families/carers 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.

🧸 Explore our lovely Children’s Centre
🤝 Connect with other families
💬 Enjoy a relaxed space to play, chat, and share experiences

We’d love to welcome you and your little ones.

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

🧒 Free Stay & Play - Toddington Library


Time: 09:30 - 11:00

🧒 Join us on Fridays 9.30am to 11am for lots of fun and an opportunity to meet other parents at Toddington Library's Stay & Play group!

▪️AGES:
Suitable for babies and under 5 years.

✅️ NO BOOKING NEEDED
No need to book, just drop in. Term time only.

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 0300 300 8069

🔥 The Ultimate Ladies Night Show - Addison Centre, Kempston


Time: 20:00

💥 We have 50 tickets to give away!!
The Ultimate Ladies Night Show is FRIDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER 2025 at The Addison Centre, Kempston from 7pm.

🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
Prepare for a dazzling spectacle featuring our top-tier male entertainers. But the excitement doesn't stop there! The show is elevated to a whole new level with the inclusion of a sensational drag queen, blending high-energy entertainment with electrifying drag artistry. It's the perfect mix of glamour, laughs, and pure entertainment.

🎫 HOW TO CLAIM TOUR FREE TICKET
To claim your free ticket, please send an email to:
theultimateladiesnightshow@yahoo.com
Quoting - FREE TICKET, VENUE AND FULL NAME

The voucher attached below in the photos is NOT A TICKET! your actual ticket will be emailed to you after you've sent the email.

➡️ CAN'T ATTEND? PASS IT ON..
If you are unable to attend, please feel free to pass this offer along to a friend or family member so they can enjoy the show.

🎟 ADDITIONAL TICKETS
If you would like to purchase additional tickets, please visit the event link below. We look forward to seeing you there!
▪️Early bird: £6.50
▪️General: £16.26
▪️VIP: £21.68

🎨 🥂 Sip & Paint (Free entry) - The Crown, Flitwick


Time: 19:30

🥂 Just for fun! Gather up some friends and come and join us for some drinks and a paint at The Crown in Flitwick on Friday 19th September from 7.30pm.

▪️AGES: Adults only!
We aren't talking works of art here - just Friday night fun!

🎨 ABOUT
All painting stuff provided. Totally FREE event.

🏛 Moot Hall Museum - Elstow


Time: 13:00 - 16:00

🏛 Step into the world of John Bunyan when you visit the delightful village of Elstow, Bedfordshire.

🗓 OPENING TIMES
▪️
April - October
▪️Open Saturdays only
▪️1pm - 4pm

🏛 MOOT HALL
Wander onto the village green and discover Moot Hall - a registered Ancient Monument. This delightful 15th century timber-framed building is unique, being the only known combined manor courthouse & market hall to have been built in Britain by a nunnery.

As well as Bunyan-related items, Moot Hall houses a collection of 17th century furniture and various small exhibitions, including beautiful Bedfordshire lace-making. (Which you can purchase here.) Moot Hall is run by a small team of volunteers, all of whom are knowledgeable about its history, so don't hesitate to ask them questions.

▪️PLEASE NOTE: Cash only in the shop.

💷 ADMISSION
There is no admission fee for individuals and families. Instead, we invite you to leave a donation, at the end of your visit, for whatever amount you feel your visit was worth.

🤔 WHAT ELSE CAN I DO?
​Bring the family, perhaps have a picnic on the green. Follow that with a stroll around the ancient timber-framed buildings on Elstow's High Street and the Abbey church and ruins of the former Benedictine nunnery. Then round off your visit with a cuppa at the delightful Elstow Tea Garden or at Elstow Post Office's Cottage Tea Room or the Red Lion Pub (A Sizzling pub).

♿️ DISABLED ACCESS
There is one parking space at Moot Hall exclusively reserved for Blue Badge Holders.
Access to the upper floor of Moot Hall is via a flight of fairly steep stairs but there is a chair-lift. There are some raised beams in the downstairs floor which you will need to be able to step over and one bay may not be accessible to wider wheelchairs. Sorry, but Moot is, after all, an authentic medieval building!

🅿️ CAR PARKING
There is a small car park adjacent to Moot Hall - only for people visiting the museum. - and this may be accessed from Church End.  There are also three spaces in a small lay-by on Church End, opposite Moot Hall. Also at the Abbey Church, which is at the western end of Church End, and a large car park at The Red Lion Pub.

☎️ CONTACT NUMBER: 01234 266889

⛪️ Explore Our Chapel & Buriel Records (Free) 2025 - The Chapel, Foster HIll Road, Bedford


Time: 10:00 - 16:00

📖 Heritage Open Days is England's largest festival of history and culture, involving thousands of local volunteers and organisations. Every year in September it brings people together to celebrate their heritage, community and history.

⛪️ ABOUT
Foster Hill Road Cemetery Chapel will be open for anyone who would like to study the cemetery records from 1855 to date. You can trace interments of long lost relatives or just look at the records on display. Help will be available for anyone searching for specific graves.


🎶 Bands in the Park 2025 - Riverside, St Neots


Time: 14:30 - 16:30

🎶 We’re excited to announce that Bands in the Park is returning to Riverside Park this summer 2025! Join us every Sunday from 2:30pm to 4:30pm for a season full of incredible live music from some of the best local performers.

✨️ WHAT TO KNOW
Bring a picnic, your favourite blanket or chair, and relax in the beautiful surroundings of Riverside Park as the sounds of summer fill the air. Whether you love swing, soul, jazz, pop, or something a bit different, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

🗓 2025 LINE-UP:
▪️
20 July – Medication Time
▪️27 July – Diamond Country Dance Club
▪️3 August – Caxton Swing
▪️10 August – The Orchard
▪️17 August – The Roxton Press
▪️24 August – Lizzie Reynolds Vocalist
▪️31 August – The Soul Sisters
▪️7 September – Natasha Thompson Quartet
▪️14 September – Caz on Sax
▪️21 September – St Neots Big Band

🌧 IF THE WEATHER ISN'T GREAT
Please note: performances may be cancelled at short notice due to poor weather conditions.

So gather your friends and family and head to Riverside Park in St Neots – your Sundays just got a whole lot more musical!

🌳 Guided Tree Walk (Free) - The Chapel Foster HIll Road, Bedford


Time: 14:00 - 16:00

🌳 By popular demand, back again for Heritage Weekend, is Jo Roberts, to lead her fascinating walk about some of the magnificent trees in the cemetery.

ABOUT
Trees are amazing things that we just take for granted but she will show how they are wonderfully advanced to the point where they can protect themselves, warn of danger and help us in our daily lives.

 📍MEETING POINT - 1:50PM
Meet at the Chapel 10 mins before the start of the walk.

🫶 DONATIONS WELCOME 
This event is free but a small contribution to the Friends would be welcome.

☕️ REFRESHMENTS 
There will be refreshments available at the end of the walks.

Please note: The cemetery ground is uneven so please wear appropriate shoes.
When viewing memorials, please do not lean on them.

🎨 Free Messy Monday & MakerSpace - Dunstable Library


Time: 10:00 - 15:00

🧒 Dunstable Library has two free activities for under 5's on Monday's. Term time only.

🎨 MESSY MONDAY: 10am - 10.45am
Term time only. Messy Play Activities, including painting, play-dough and much more.

🔴 MAKERSPACE: 11am - 3pm
MakerSpace activity including play-dough and Magnetic boards.

🤔 WHAT ELSE CAN I DO?
The Library is situated next to a play park, leisure centre and GObowling.

🧒 Free Play & Learn Toddler - Eastcotts Children’s Centre Shorts Building


Time: 09:30 - 11:00

🧒 Free Stay & Play for toddlers at Eastcots Children Centre in Shortstown.

ℹ️ ABOUT
These sessions are for mobile toddlers, giving them the opportunity to stretch their imagination and develop the skills they will need as they leave the toddler age and become pre-schoolers.

There is an area for younger siblings at these sessions.

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 0300 323 0245

🛝 WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO?
There is also a play park next to the Children's Centre.

📖 Toby's Tall Tales (Free) - Daisy Hill Children’s Centre Hillgrounds Rd


Time: 14:30 - 15:15

🫧 Join in with your child as Toby brings stories to life through reading, actions, puppets, bubbles and more! Free no need to book.

▪️AGES:
For children aged up to 7, must be accompanied by an adult.

📍WHERE?
Daisy Hills Children Centre, Kempston

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 0300 323 0245

💍 FREE Valuation Day - Woburn


Time: 10:00 - 13:00

💍 Discover the true value of your jewellery, silver, fine art and collectables.

🕙 TIME:
Drop in any time between 10am - 1pm

💎 FREE VALUATION
Join our gemmologist and general valuer for a free, no obligation valuation at The Woburn, George Street, Woburn.

💷 Consigning now for our auction at the Woburn Hotel.

👶 Free Stay & Play For babies and Toddlers in Wilstead


Time: 13:30 - 15:15

🧸 Every Wednesday in term time. Stay and Play is a weekly group for parents/carers with young children. Located at Wilstead Evangelical Church.

💖 FREE!
It’s open to anyone and free to attend. Mums and other carers from Wilstead and the surrounding area come along for their children to play while they enjoy the company over a tea or coffee.

We offer a range of toys and activities, including:
⭐️Baby toys, mats and mobiles
⭐️Role-play resources, such as dressing-up clothes and kitchen
⭐️Ride-ons, slide and playhouse
⭐️Jigsaws, garage and vehicles
⭐️Painting and craft activities

❓️WHAT ELSE DO WE DO?
We also run coffee mornings once or twice a term, and an annual summer picnic.

✅️ KEEP UPDATED
To keep updated follow the Facebook page incase of any cancellations.

ℹ️ For more info, contact Hannah on:
☎️ 01234 589563

🧒 SEND, Stay and Play in our own way - Flitwick Children's Centre


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.

✅️ NO BOOKING JUST TURN UP.
▪️
Weekly on Thursday's
▪️1:30pm - 2.30pm

▪️AGES: 12 & Under

😌 WHAT TO EXPECT

Our, 'Stay and Play in Our Own Way' sessions are open for all families/carers 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.

🧸 Explore our lovely Children’s Centre
🤝 Connect with other families
💬 Enjoy a relaxed space to play, chat, and share experiences

We’d love to welcome you and your little ones.

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

🧒 Free Stay & Play - Toddington Library


Time: 09:30 - 11:00

🧒 Join us on Fridays 9.30am to 11am for lots of fun and an opportunity to meet other parents at Toddington Library's Stay & Play group!

▪️AGES:
Suitable for babies and under 5 years.

✅️ NO BOOKING NEEDED
No need to book, just drop in. Term time only.

ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 0300 300 8069