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Phonebox Magazine August 2007
Remaining unsettled...
With little sign of an end to the unsettled weather for the next couple of weeks, according to the weather forcast, the extreme weather could to be here for a while yet.
People in the region, including Stoke Goldington, Newport Pagnell and Sherington have had the worst of the recent rain. Anyone who has experienced flooding will know what an effect this has, the time taken to ‘get things back to normal’ can be a lot longer than expected.
Our thoughts are with those affected and we hope that something can be done to avert this happening in the future.
Kyoto may jump to mind for some. The question is: Can people make a difference?
Ron Hall, Editor
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Some of the items in this month’s edition
Letters to the Editor, 5
Bay House Garden Fete, 11
Macmillan Cancer Support, 13
Rubic Cube Night, 15
Councillor Steve Clark, 16
Earls Barton Rally, 19
Second Veterans’ Day, 20
Childhood Memories in Yardley Hastings, 23 Mercury, 24
Lightfoot Jazz Tour, 27
News from MK Mayor, 29
Councillor Debbie Brock, 30
Olney Town Council News, 36
A Month in the Garden, 38
Bacchus . . . An Old Codger, 40
Mongol Rally, 43
Finance Matters, 45
March of the Abolitionists, 47
Newport Rotary’s new President, 49 Churches Together Newport Pagnell, 50 10 Hour Endurance Race, 51
Book Review, 52
Out & About with Mark Lancaster MP, 53 Clubs News, 54
Emmaus Carlton, 55
The Olney Royal Court Corner, 55 Teenage Kicks, 56
Kids Corner, 57
Olney Lace Week, 57
Olney in Flood - pictures, 59
Clubs & Societies, 60
Advantage Africa, 62
Phonebox Magazine is owned, printed and published by Orchard Press, Unit 2 Stanley Court, Olney, Bucks MK46 5NH
TEL: 01234 713298 E-MAIL: yvonne@olney.co.uk WEBSITE: www.phoneboxmagazine.co.uk EDITOR: Ron Hall
Advertisers: We gratefully acknowledge the support of firms whose advertisements appear in this publication and, whilst every care is taken to ensure accuracy, the publishers regret they cannot accept responsibility for loss, damage or omission caused by error in the printing of an advertisement. Advertisements are accepted on the understanding that descriptions of goods and services are fair and accurate. All artwork is accepted on strict condition that permission has been given for use in this publication. Any reproduction of material is forbidden without written consent of the publishers. The publishers cannot accept responsibility for views expressed by contributors, or for the accuracy of claims made by advertisements appearing in this publication. Distribution may vary at the discretion of Orchard Press.
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