P3 Footpath Group

Meetings

The next meetings of the Footpath Group will be at 10.00am on Saturday 14th June and Saturday 2nd August in the small hall of the Village Hall.

There will be reports of the condition of all the Public Footpaths and Public Bridleways in the parish. Any problems with path furniture such as waymark posts, finger posts and kissing gates will be identified and plans to resolve any issues with them will be agreed. Also any path overgrowth and undergrowth will be identified so that the Group can tackle them.

If any of these problems are too large for the Group to tackle or new furniture is needed then help will be requested from Bedford Borough Council

Come along to the meeting if you would like to help ensure that these off road links between the various parts of the village, be they Public Footpaths or Public Bridleways, are easy to find and use.  All are welcome.

Working Parties

There have been few problems with the Footpaths and Bridleways around the village so far this year but if you do find any please contact the group on the number below and we will try and resolve them.

Working Parties to address issues raised by the group's two monthly inspection of all the 11 miles of Public Rights of Way in the Parish will be arranged at the meeting.

Any materiel needed to resolve these problems, e.g. new waymark posts, will be requested from the Borough Council or purchased by the Group.

If you find any problems when going along the paths and bridleways around the village please contact me, see contact details below.

Walks

The early May walk was in the countryside to the north and east of Ampthill. The walk gave great views north towards Bedford from Houghton House as well as a wander through the emerging bluebells in King's Wood. Optional post walk refreshment was sought (and found!) at the Prince of Wales, Ampthill.

The next walks are planned for Friday 13th June (probably between Silsoe and Higham Gobian) and Friday 11th July leaving the Village Car Park off Whitworth Way at 6.30pm

Keep an eye on the posters on the village noticeboards for details of future walks.  Come along if you fancy a wander (4-5 miles) through nearby Bedfordshire countryside

Nigel Jacobs

Wilstead Footpath Group

01234 400733

Elstow Cricket Club

(Local cricket club for Wilstead, Wixams, Elstow, Kingsbrook, Cauldwell and other surrounding areas)

The Cricket Season is now well under way and we have already had success with the Elstow Women's Team winning the Super 8's Development league with 3 wins out of 3.

Youth Cricket continues to flourish with age groups at U7, U9, U11 County & Development, U13 County & Development & U15 County & Development Teams.  Friday nights our U7 to U13 age groups train on the square, in the nets and around the outfield.  In late 5 to 8 year olds will join them.

We serve teas, coffee's, alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks as well as sweets and crisps.  Often on a Friday we will have a BBQ or do Pizza.

Our Adult teams have had some successes already this season.  Our first century maker in the Sunday 2nd XI is Adeeb Ahmed scoring 152 not out against Blunham.

Vice President's Day on Saturday 21st June 25 will be at Elstow.  The 1st XI will be playing Peterborough Knights at The Warren and we will host our VP's, The Friends of Elstow CC (FECCers) and our sponsors in a day of fun, food & cricket.  

We are always looking for new members to come forward and help support the rapid growth of our club including new players - all genders, ages and ability, scorers,  official training will be provided if needed, umpires,  training is available if required, coaches  and volunteers - to help with match day.

Please get in touch by emailing us at elstowcricketclub@hotmail.co.uk or visit our website elstowcricketclub.co.uk for more information.

Wilstead Primary School

Here comes the sun (we hope!)  As we come to the end of Summer 1 half term at Wilstead, it is lovely to see our children enjoying the sunshine after a busy few weeks

Our Year 6's have finished their SATs and our Year 4's are off to Grafham Water for their annual residential trip.

Soon we will be welcoming in a new cohort of Reception for stay and play sessions and getting to welcome new parents to our community at our Reception open evening.

As ever, we are grateful for the support that the wider Wilstead community has given the school in lots of different ways.  Reception enjoyed their trip to All Saints last week with Revd. Mike; Key Stage 2 are looking forward to learning some Bowls with the Bowls Club; and our little group of crafters are gearing up for the Produce Show with their painted tiles supported by the wonderful Liz and Dot.

We are always on the lookout for new ideas of how to work with our village, so if you would like to get involved please do let us know!

Mrs Webb

Deputy Headteacher

Wilstead W I

WI met on 1st May to have a members evening when we played biscuit bingo and had a good old chat.

We went to Stratford Upon Avon on 7th May and had a good look round Stratford on an open top bus then onto a boat on the river for a 90-minute cruise with a cream tea served to us. What a lovely afternoon outing and the weather just perfect.

We meet again on Thursday 5th June when we have a speaker Dimitra Frangos talking about her creative journey.

Bedford Concert Brass will be entertaining us with the sounds of summer on Saturday 21st June in the Village Hall with a cream tea.  Bring your own wine or beer for what will be a splendid evening. Tickets are available at the Post Office or from Karen Cook – 01234 403936 or by email

Karencook3@btinternet.com . Price is £10. Entry is by ticket only.

Everyone is welcome to come to a meeting as a guest 3 times before joining. For further information please contact me.

Karen Cook

President Wilstead WI

All Saints Church

United in Faith Welcoming All

The services have been planned for June  as follows

Sunday 1st June 11.00 am

Morning  Helen H Applegarth

Sunday 8th June 11.00 am

Holy Communion  Rev Crispen Nyatsuro    

Curate from Transfiguration Church, Kempston

Sunday 15th June 11.00 am

Morning Praise Robert Heley

Sunday 22nd June 11.00 am

Holy Communion Rev'd Mike Stewart

Sunday 29th June 11.00 am

Morning Prayer  Helen H Applegarth

The service plan only gives us 2 Holy Communion services in June due to a shortage of  vicars  with Fr Paul  being on sabbatical and Fr Steve having moved to his new parishes in June.

On Sunday 8th June, which is Pentecost Sunday, the Church's birthday, we are planning a sandwich  and cake lunch in our new Hebrew café at the back of church.

This has been a great success thanks to the efforts of Helen each Sunday after morning worship.  It gives us a chance to socialise each week. Please do come and join us.

The June Coffee Morning is on Wednesday 18th June from 10.30 onwards. It is planned to be at Mary Harris's  house  which is  25 Luton Road. This is dependent on the weather of course. If it is wet it will be in the Chapter House.

Robert Heley

Wilstead & Wixams Community Art Group

The days fly by and it's now June already! If you're interested in art and would love to try out your talent, why not join us? Your first session is free and, if you decide to continue and become a member, it will be £3 a session when you're able to come. We meet in the Village Hall on Mondays from 2pm-4pm. We don't meet on Bank Holidays.

Our group has members of all abilities, using a variety of mediums. You might like sketching in pencil, charcoal, pen and ink, or painting by numbers. You can also paint in watercolour, acrylic or even oil. Meeting in the large hall makes it a safe space to work in and we are well spaced out. May I remind members and new people that we do have a small variety of art resources for your use so, if there is anything you haven't got or would like to experiment with, we may be able to help. If you need it, several of our members will help and encourage you in whatever your artistic endeavours happen to be.

Enquiries: Michael Bradley: Mobile 07526 939164.

Email: revmichael14@outlook.com