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26 Phonebox Magazine | March 2025Coff ee morningsSat 1st%u00a0and Sat 15th, Baptist Church, Olney, 10-11.30amPop in for a hot drink and piece of cake%u00a0in warm and friendly surroundings. You will be made most welcome.%u00a0Donations in aid of Willen Hospice.Walk and TalkSat 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th, Olney Centre, 10.30-11.30amStarting at the Olney Centre, there%u2019s a gentle stroll and a chat with free refreshments available on return.Open Mic NightSun 2nd, Two Brewers, Olney, 7pmThe mike is open for you tonight.Singing for the BrainMon 3rd, 17th, Lodge Guide Centre, Loughton LodgeAlzheimer%u2019s Society uses singing to bring people with dementia together in a friendly and stimulating activity. Morning and afternoon sessions available. More details or to book a place, 01908 232612 or email%u00a0miltonkeynes@alzheimers.org.uk.Olney Bridge ClubMon 3rd,10th, 17th, 24th and 31st, Olney Centre, 6.45 pmOlney Bridge Club is a friendly club affi liated to the EBU which plays duplicate bridge every Monday evening apart from Bank Holidays. New members are very welcome. More details: John Claydon, 01234 713045.Folio TalkMon 3rd, The Olney Centre Room 4, 7.30pmTalk by Jean Yates %u2013 %u2018Idiotic and Eccentric: The Things We Say%u2019. Tickets: %u00a36 in advance at%u00a0 www.ticketsource.co.uk/folio%u00a0or 0333 666 3366 (includes refreshments).Ousedale Bridge ClubTue 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th, Community Lounge, Lakes Lane, Newport Pagnell MK16 8EG, 7pmSmall friendly Newport Pagnell bridge club welcomes new members. Playing partner not required. More details: David Wells, 01908 678147,%u00a0ousedalebridgeclub@gmail.comMardi Gras Tue 4th, Olney Meadows Care Home, 1.30-4pmA fun event after Olney%u2019s famous pancake races have fi nished. Join in for a delicious New Orleans-themed buff et and live jazz music with the opportunity to look around Kingsley Healthcare%u2019s latest fl agship luxury care home. No need to book, just drop in.Come and ConnectTue 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th, Olney Centre, 10am-12pmFriendly group welcomes presented by Olney Is Kind for anyone to drop in for a chat and a tea or coff ee and a biscuit. Sherington Belles WITue 4th, Sherington Village Hall, 7pmGroup%u2019s monthly gathering. Guest speaker is local journalist and author Tom Johnston talking about: %u2018Cars, Stars and Minibars: My Life as a Motoring Writer%u2019. Entry: %u00a35 for nonmembers.Olney Jazz ClubTue 4th, Carlton House Club, Olney, 8pm-10.30pmTough Tenors, featuring Brandon Allan and Alex Garnett. Tickets %u00a315 from the Carlton Club or sponsors Phonebox Magazine, Stanley Court, Olney.The Diary: March Olney Archaeological SocietyTue 4th, Olney Centre and Zoom, 10am-12pm%u2018The World Turned Upside Down %u2013 The Experience of the British Civil Wars %u2013 a talk by Stuart Orme, Curator at the Cromwell Museum, Huntingdon, historian, formerly with Peterborough M u s e u m a n d Pe t e r b o r o u g h Cathedral.%u00a0Remote lecturer.Newport Pagnell%u00a0 Probus ClubTue 4th, Swan Revived Hotel, Newport Pagnell, 12.15pmLunch and%u00a0a variety of speakers. This month: Jean Yates %u2013 %u2018A Thousand Miles up the Amazon%u2019. More details or to go along: John Brimley, 01908 605378,%u00a0 johnbrimley37@btinternet.com, Neil Beeton, 01908 914771,%u00a0neilbeeton@sky.com.Open Film SocietyWed 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th, OU Berrill Theatre, Walton Hall Campus, 6.30pmLatest showings from the popular fi lm club, including Joyland, Driving Mum, La Chimera and Evil Does Not Exist. Membership: %u00a389, guest ticket: %u00a38. More details: www.openfi lmsociety.co.uk.Chatty CafeThu 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th, Mead Centre, Newport Pagnell, 11am-1pmAt a loose end, feel like a chat, new to the area, going through some changes? Go along and experience a warm welcome, enjoy light refreshments and plenty of laughter. Based off the High Street, through the arch opposite Superdrug.Georgian Dancers of Amazing GraceFri 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th, Olney Centre, 7-8.30 pm Friendly group of 18th-century dancers. Gentle exercise with a historical interest. New people warmly welcome. No partner or experience necessary. Entry: %u00a33. More details: walkerrd@sky.com, 07718 371554. Affi liated to the Cowper and Newton Museum.Olney Senior Citizens ClubFri 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th, Olney Centre, 2-4pmPopular social club%u2019s regular meetings include in March: Whist/Chat (7th); Bingo (14th); Chat/Games (21st); Slides of Jerusalem (28th).Bedford Art Society MeetingFri 7th, Putnoe Heights Church, Bedford, 7.15pmCharles Bezzina: A demonstration of Arctic Landscapes. More details: Jean Paterson, 01234 307210, www.bedsartsociety.co.uk.Memory Club Fri 7th, Church Hall, High Street South, Olney, 1.30-3pmAll welcome to enjoy tea/coff ee and chat, with pancakes. Join in for this social activity %u2013 new members warmly received.Yardley ArtsSat 8th/22nd, 10am-4pm, The Old School, The Square, Yardley Hastings Saturday Life Drawing; Sun 9th, 10am-4.30pm. Leaded Stained Glass Workshop; Wed 19th, 10am-2pm, Linocut Reduction Technique; Sat 29th, 10am-4pm, Collage Papers and Sketchbooks. More details: www.yardleyarts.org.Denton & District Gardening ClubMon 10th, Denton Village Hall, Vicarage Lane, 7.30pmSpeaker is Carol Bliss, talking about A Look at Garden Design%u2019. There%u2019s a raffl e and home-made refreshments. Thursday 10th April 2025 at 6.45pm for 7pmNewport Pagnell Town CouncilAnnual Town MeetingResidents will be able to voice their views and will get the opportunity to speak to the mayor about any issue that is close to their heart or about issues on which they would like more information. Come along and hear from some excellent speakers from the Historical Society, Neighbourhood Watch, and Newport Pagnell Town Football Club. Everyone is invited. Do join us for a glass of wine or orange juiceDo you know of anyone living within the town who deserves to be recognised for their outstanding voluntary contributions to Newport Pagnell for the last year or over many years?If you do and would like to nominate them for the Town Award, then please write to the Town Clerk, Shar Roselman, Newport Pagnell Town Council, 80 High Street, MK16 8AQ, or e-mail: townclerk@newport-pagnell.org.uk by 20th March 2025. We will need their contact details, and a brief paragraph of about 100 words explaining why this person deserves the award.The Town Council is delighted to receive nominations from people in all walks of life, including young people doing something for their communities and those providing a voluntary service to the aged, the community in general, or a particular minority group. 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