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56 Phonebox Magazine | May 2025F u n d i n g a v a i l a b l e fo r O l n ey studentsU n d e r t h e age of 25 and embarking on higher education or an apprenticeship? Or do you know someone who is? You could be eligible for funding from the Olney British School Charity Fund.The Trust was set up in 1962 to award small grants to young people in Olney who are either in education beyond A-level, or are entering an apprenticeship. You must be under 25, you or your parents must live in Olney and you must be in education or undergoing an apprenticeship, at present or starting in the 2025/26 academic year. More details: www.youngfuturesfund.org/olney-british-school -charity-fund or: youngfutures@heartofbucks.org. Deadline for applications is 30th June.Chicks hatch in time for Easter Egg Hunt A clutch of chicks hatched recently at Kingsley Healthcare%u2019s Olney Meadows just in time for the care home%u2019s Easter Egg hunt. Children hunted eggs hidden throughout the home%u2019s landscaped gardens, using clues written in prose. Families were also excited when visiting the living incubated eggs and hatching chicks taking their early steps. %u201cWe love to welcome our community From his early days through to the Last Supper and Crucifi xion, this musical will show you his wonderful messages of kindness, tolerance and love. Godspell is at Sharnbrook Mill Theatre, 13th-17th May, 7.30pm. Tickets from %u00a320: www.sharnbrookmilltheatre.co.uk or from Pick-A-Lily fl orists. Cheese on %u2018Towcest%u2019 April%u2019s meeting of Olney WI welcomed Mark Rodgers, an artisan cheesemonger from nearby Towcester, for a %u2018cheesy chat%u2019.%u201cHis knowledge and passion shone through and we all learnt about the history of cheese and all the diff erent varieties, some of which Mark makes himself,%u201d said the group%u2019s Janet Smith. %u201cMembers were able to purchase at the end of the meeting, and the queue kept growing!%u201dto enjoy the facilities we are so lucky to have here, and want to share,%u201d said Caryn Cooper, Family Liaison Offi cer said: Force specialists hang around at Stadium MKMembers of a specialist police division used MK Dons%u2019 famous walls to practice abseiling, rope safety and people removal recently. Thames Valley Police%u2019s crack Rope Access Team chose the football ground%u2019s shiny exterior for a day%u2019s training and incident rehearsal in readiness for real-life events.The team are called in when someone needs to be removed from a high place after they have %u2018chosen to be there%u2019. That includes protestors sitting in buildings, on bridges and in trees. They have previously dealt with HS2 rail link demonstrators and were called earlier this year when war protestors staged a sit-in on Oxford%u2019s famous Radcliff e Camera building.%u201cIt%u2019s our fi rst time here at Stadium MK,%u201d said a spokesman. %u201cWe have training facilities at our headquarters in Upper Heyford, but you can get used to the same scenario, so we try to fi nd other places to practice.%u201dGodspell coming to SharnbrookThe parables of Jesus Christ will be told in new, exciting ways in this visionary musical by the award-winning Sharnbrook Mill Theatre. From the pen of Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin, The Prince of Egypt) we will open your eyes to the teachings of Jesus with fabulous songs and clever storytelling. News Round Up Chicks hatched just in time Games World