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Editorial
Welcome to the April edition of Phonebox Magazine. Spring finally seems to have joined us as I can see by looking at the garden... Time to give someone a call I think!
I would imagine we’ll all be getting a few calls shortly as it’s Election time and our MPs will have to dig out their walking boots and come and pay us a visit.
There is a pre-election Hustings taking place at the Olney Baptist Church, see page 26. Sounds good to me for a Thursday night! I expect there will be plenty to listen to over the coming
weeks . . . perhaps by the time you receive the mag we’ll know what date the election is taking place!
Ron Hall, Editor
April 2010 SMTWTFS
Contents
Letters to the Editor 5 6 8 29 33 Middleton Pool 6
Newport Pagnell Football Club 6 Fundraising in Lavendon Village Hall 6
Ernie and the Fat Old Man 9 Second Olney Brownies 10
Rotary Club of Newport Pagnell 12 United Reformed Church, Newport Pagnell 13
Olney Camera Club 14
Turvey Pre-School Playgroup 14 Outstanding Ofsted for Olney Infants School 16
A New Social Club for Women in and around Olney 17
Mercury Report (Olney) 18
New City Photographic 20
Bozeat School Gardening Club 22 Icetwice, A Day in the Life 23
Alaska to Argentina by motorcycle 24
Chinese New Year at Tickford Park
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Combined Churches of Olney 44 Olney Pre-School News 45
Free Range accident 46
Ferrari and my Old Boots 50 Hula Easter Get-together 53
A Month in the Garden 54 Olney Tennis Club 58
Cowper and Newton Museum News 58
Councillor Corner 60
Bi Centenary Bridge 65 Graham’s Walk 66
Finance Matters 67
Out and About with Mark Lancaster MP 68
Book Review 69
The Vibe 72
A bypass for Olney? 73
Kidz Only 74
Kids Corner 75
Useful Telephone numbers 76 77 A day in the life of a robot programmer 78
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