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Editorial
Spring starts, according to the Meteorological Office, on the first day of March, well what with the snow falling outside along with the temperature I think something is telling me otherwise. I’m going to go for the Traditional Spring start 20/21 March.
Tradition was broken in the Olney Pancake Race this year when Blue Peter Presenter Joel donned ladies gear, frying pan and pancake to enter the race, being ‘narrowly’ beaten into third place he might have created another tradition if he had won ... who would have kissed him?
Anyway, in keeping with tradition we have another superb issue for you this month!
Ron Hall, Editor
Contents
Letters 5 6
Gill’s running for Asthma 6
OMS Fundraising 8
Newport Pagnell Coffee Shop 8
Turvey Couple pedal to Paris 10
The Sky is the limit for Sheila 10
Adoption Plus 14
Olney Camera Club 14
MK City Orchestra Tribute to Sir John Dankworth 15
News from Lavendon School 16
Olney Rugby Club 17
Mercury Report 18
New City Photographic Society 20
Nick and Nigel run for Whizz-Kidz 22
Icetwice - A Day in the Life 23
Mums the Word 24
Newport Pagnell Town Clock 26
News from Newton Blossomville CE School 26 Bi-Centenary of Newport Pagnell’s Bridges 26 Changing Poverty in Kenya 28
News from North Crawley and Stoke Goldington CE School 30
The British Queen by Geoff Bacchus 30
Olney Town Council News 32
Churches Together in Newport Pagnell 34 Pancake Day 2010 36
Olney Newton Link News 38
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NCT Nearly New Sale 40
Olney & Clifton Fishing Association 41 Appointing Guardians 44
Mark’s Music 44
Rolls Royce, the Duchess and my Nan 48 Pole Dancing .... to get fit 49
RSPCA - Rabbits 48
A Month in the Garden 50
Gardens Open 54
The Talented Ms Ripley 55
Councillor Corner 56
David Pibworth Column 58
Olney Tennis Club 58
Table Tennis for the Over 50s 60
News from Tickford Park 61
News from Emberton School 62
Olney Model Railway Club 62
Finance Matters 63
Out and About with Mark Lancaster 64 Book Review 65
The Vibe 66
Friends of Olney Infant School 67
Kidz Only 68
Kids Corner 69
Useful Numbers 70
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