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Since 1972 Britain has decided to go with Greenwich Mean Time in Winter and British Summer Time in Summer. This gives us the opportunity to change our clocks twice a year to herald in the winter, or for this month, on the 29th March, to welcome Spring; a lively time of year.
So the clocks go forward by an hour and we gain an extra hour of daylight in the evening, but with things in the garden looking very lively I think Double British Summer Time may be more appropriate!
Yes, a busy time Spring and last month saw a lot of events and all sorts of good causes sponsored alongside them. We have details of many events inside the mag and have put a sponsorship section on our new forum on the website, so feel free to use it get your message across.
The coming months bring us lots more events and plenty to go and see and do, so have a look inside to find out what’s going on in the area.
Anyway, get out and about and support these events . . . and don’t forget to change those clocks!
Ron Hall, Editor
PS: We have a good ‘crop’ of letters this month, lively is one way you could describe them . . . it must be Spring!
Contents
YourLetters567810121314 A Day In The Life... Icetwice 15 Mercury Report 16
Tickford Park, Newport Pagnell 18 Olney & District Historical Society 20 Olney Youth Centre 23
Milton Keynes Country Show 23
A Lot Less Of Local Business Man 24 Doff’s Field 26
Olney Camera Club 28
Lavendon Fair Trade Event 29
Lovat Hall Playgroup 30
What Do Rainbows Do? 32
Olney Bowling Club 33
It Pays To Insulate 33
North Crawley C of E School 34 Kolkata Indian Cuisine 36
Pancake Day 38
Finance Matters 40
A Day In The Life Of A Pancake Race
Runner 41
The Buzz 42
Councillor Corner 44
Olney Model Railway Club News 46
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RSPCA Appeal 48
Hula Animal Rescue 49
Mark Lancaster MP 50
A Month In The Garden 52
News From Emberton School 55
Olney Newton Link 56
New City Photographic Society 56 Three Hares Gallery 56
Stoke Goldington CE First School 57 North Crawley Bowls Club 58
Stoke Goldington Pre-School 58 Innocent Soldiers Geoff Bacchus 58 Beverley Is Back Steve Clark 60
Olney Tennis Club 62
Book Review 63
Newport Blossomville C of E School 64 STSE 64
Churches Together, Newport Pagnell 65 The Vibe 66
Olney Town Cricket Club 67
Hearing Dogs In Newport Pagnell 67 Kidz Only 68
Kids Corner 69
Pibworth’s Column 70
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