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On Saturday 29th June
2019 Revd Andrea Maffei was ordained priest at St
Albans Cathedral. During her training she was mentored by, from left to
right: Fr Reuben, Revd Tom, Revd Andrea, Fr Mac and
Revd Robert. Bottom photo: Taken during the ordination
service. Acknowledgements: Left photo: Colin Scott.
Right photo: Arun Kataria.
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On Wednesday 10 July 2019 Bedford Morris Men
were dancing at The Three Cranes, Turvey. Photo left
is Tim Durrant who is dressed as the "fool". The
fool provides an amusing link between the audience
and the dancers.
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From the mid C18 Pavenham was
famous for rush work using
rush harvested from the River Ouse. The photograph
shows a rush collage supported on a hazel-wood frame
displayed in Pavenham Church.
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Amazing!
The left hand photo was taken in the field
opposite the school on 24 May 2019. The right hand photo
was taken on 26 July 2019. In just 2 months this field
of maize has gown to a height of up to 8ft!
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Felmersham Wedding
Charlotte
Viczko and Tom Molyneux were married at St Mary's
Church, Felmersham
on Saturday 3 August 2019 by
the Revd Dr Vicky Raymer.
The reception was held
at the Sharnbrook Hotel.
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Felmersham and Radwell 21st Autumn
Show and Art Exhibition was held on Sunday 8th
September 2019 in Pinchmill Hall. There were a good
number of entries in the show and the displayed art
work by the Felmersham Art Group was of a very high
standard. Teas and cakes were provided by Felmersham
and Radwell WI.
The cup winners were clockwise
from top left:
Monique Eyre-Smith: The Show Pate
for gaining the highest number of firsts in the show.
Pat Keeble: Best in the Show. Denise Canning: The Amy
Rootham Cup; Holly Lindsey-White: The Rose Bowl.
Our thanks go to Maggie and Chris Spoor and their
helpers for once again organising a very successful
show.
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A tanker
trailer used to deliver biofertiliser
Biogen's
Twinwoods facility processes 38,000 tonnes of food
waste a year. The naturally created biogas is used as a fuel to generate
2MW of electricity. Residue from the
process is a nutrient rich biofertiliser, which is
pasteurised to kill any pathogens, and stored in
large covered tanks. It is applied twice a year
on farmland in place of fossil fuel derived fertilisers.
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Congratulations to the Revd Reuben Preston and
Stephen who were married at St Mary's Episcopal
Cathedral, Glasgow on Tuesday 10 Sept, the 6th
anniversary of their Civil Partnership. They were
married by the Provost of the Cathedral, the Very
Rev. Kelvin Holdsworth.
Apparently they are
now deemed to have been married 6 years by British
Law! According to British Law it is back dated
to the day of their Civil Partnership. Reuben has
therefore achieved the accolade of being the longest
serving married gay priest in the C of E.
Reuben
was Rector of the Sharnbrook Benefice (which
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These two young men were
photographed sitting on a Royal Enfield motor cycle
at the future entrance to Marriotts Close.
Dating the photo: The motor cycle is a Royal Enfield
model 201, they were built onwards from 1919. The
gate and style (behind the pillion passenger) are in
much better condition than a photo taken in the same
place in the 1940's. The Bedfordshire registration
number is NM4703. The evidence suggests a date of
early to mid 1930's
Photo: Courtesy of Adrian
Hunt
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Clearing reeds in Felmersham Nature Reserve.
Photographs:
Sarah Royal
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This Halloween Spider is just a tad larger than the
house spiders you see during early autumn, scurrying
around the house looking for a mate.
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Remembrance Sunday
An Act of Remembrance 10.45am
the War Memorial.
Arrangement and photo by Pat
and Peter Hartop
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The rainbow photograph was taken by Lesley Gani
on the 27th November near Pinchmill School looking
across the fields to Sharnbrook.
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Two steam vehicles parked outside The Sun, Felmersham
on the way to Market Harborough. Left to Right;
Photos 1 & 2: A 9
inch scale Foden steam wagon built in 2009. It weighs
5.5 tons.
Photos 3,4 & 5: "Morning Glory" a 6HP
Burrell general purpose traction engine number: 3657
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The Old Road, Felmersham.
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The autumnal sunshine reflects the image of the
millennium window onto the wall of the
Memorial
Chapel in St Mary's Church, Felmersham.
For more
information on the window
Click Here
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On Monday 4th November 2019
the Revd Paolo di Leo was collated by the Bishop of
Bedford, The Rt. Revd Richard Atkinson, and
installed as Rector of the Benefice of Sharnbrook,
Felmersham and Knotting with Souldrop by the
Archdeacon of Bedford, The Venerable Dave
Middlebrook. The left photo shows the collation
by the bishop (left) and the installation and
induction by the archdeacon (right). The photo on
the right is of the Revd Paolo Di Leo.
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A section of the original road to
Sharnbrook in use prior to the building of
Felmersham bridge in 1818. The big oak tree still
clings onto it's autumnal leaves. Photo taken 1st
December 2019.
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