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Attractions
Henlow Greyhound Stadium
Bedford Road (A600), Lower Stondon, Beds SG16 6EA
Tel: 01462 851850 - Fax: 01462 815593
Email: info@henlow-racing-ltd.co.uk
Mount Pleasant Golf Club
9-hole, 18-Tee Golf Course
Station Road, Lower Stondon, Beds SG16 6JL
Tel: 01462 850999
Email: manager@mountpleasantgolfcourse.com
Stondon's summer Boot sale. Sellers arrive from 9am, no unpacking till 10am.
Shillington Road, Lower Stondon
Tel: Call Stewart on 07984 206 698 for more details
Email: stewartgatewaylodge@hotmail.com
Churches
All Saints Church
Upper Stondon
Services every Sunday at 11am. The first Sunday is a Family Service. Sunday School is on the 2nd, 3rd & 4th Sundays at 11am - 12
Tel: 01462 811917
Email: k.t.scott@metronet.co.uk
Station Road, Lower Stondon
For enquiries, contact Andy Banthorpe, 32 Long Close, Lower Stondon, Beds
Tel: 01462 850753
Cinemas
Citizens Advice Bureau
Details of local CABs
Clubs and Groups
Baby Massage & Baby Yoga Courses
Saturday mornings at Stondon Village Hall
4 week courses run by qualified Nursery Nurses
Booking essential
For more information please call
07597 121809
Email; tigerinthetree@outlook.com
See us on Facebook at Tiger in The Tree
Brownies
Brenda Ballantine
Tel: 01462 811806
Mad Hatters Theatre School
An exciting, professional theatre school that encourages and develops children of all ages in the performing arts and have fun!
Shefford Methodist Church
Tel: Hollie Johanson-Smith , Founder/Artistic Director 07789 510 899
Email: info@madhatterstheatreschool.co.uk
Derwent Lower School Football Club
A new football club has been set up which will be open to all boys and girls aged between 4 and 9 living in Lower Stondon, Henlow and surrounding areas. They will be focussing on the fun aspects of football, encouraging the children to enjoy participating and not concentrating on playing competitive games.
Derwent School, Saturdays at 9am. In School Hall if wet.
1st Stondon Scout Group
Fun and adventure for boys and girls in Beaver Scouts (6 – 8 year olds), Cub Scouts (8 – 10 year olds), Scouts (10 – 14 year olds)
Tel: For more information, please contact Catherine Wakely on 01462 813117
Email: 1stStondon.GSL@gmail.com
Mid Beds Twins Club
Club for twins and their parents in the area
Contact : Rachel Cooke
Email: rachel-cooke2011@hotmail.co.uk
Parents & Toddlers
Alisa Williamson, 5 Signal Close, Lower Stondon, Beds SG16 6FE
PETALS
Lower School PTA
Kim Francis
Tel: 01462 813412
Rainbows
Kate Briscoe
Tel: 01462 815922
Email: stondonrainbows@hotmail.co.uk
5 a side football team playing at John Henry Newman School, Stevenage, on a Wednesday evening.
See website for fixtures
Email: dbentley_7@sky.com
Stondon Friendship Club
SFC is a small group of people of all ages young and old. We play bingo and have a cup of tea after. We are very friendly and we go on outings once a month. The cost is £20 with £5 non re-fundable deposit. We meet at the village hall on Wednesday afternoon from 2pm-4pm.
Tel: 01462 851660 (Treasurer) 01462 850229 (Secretary)
Email: justine1313@btinternet.com
Stondon Recreation Association
Manages, promotes & maintains play & sports facilities in the village
c/o 144 Station Road, Lower Stondon, Beds SG16 6JH
Tel: 01462 850449
Email: stondonrec@virgin.net
Sunday School
Meet 11-12am on the 2nd, 3rd & 4th Sundays of the month. No upper or lower age limit.
Tracy Scott, 2 Midland Way, Henlow
Tel: 01462 811917
Email: k.t.scott@metronet.co.uk
The Stondon Players
Our local Am-Dram group who meet in the Village Hall (Hillside Road) every Monday evening from 8-9.30.
They'd love to see you if you'd like to get involved!
Tel: Tracy Montague on 01462 817603
Email: stondon-players@hotmail.co.uk
Tai Chi Club
For details call Ranjeet on 07963522247
Women's Institute
Monthly meeting at the Village Hall. Most months we have speaker on a variety of sbjects, some craft oriented, some serious and some amusing.
Jane Hubbard, Station Road or Ruth Simkins, Mount Pleasant Golf Club, Station Road.
Tel: 01462 850431 or 01462 850257
Hatha Yoga Class
All welcome to come to a mixed ability Hatha yoga class held in Stondon Village Hall every Monday evening from 7.30pm to 9.pm. £6 per session or buy a block of 6 in advance for £30
Contact:
Email - Carolineom@hotmail.co.uk
Tel - 07752222542
Libraries
Mobile
Tel: 01767 312324
High Street, Shefford. SG17 5DD
Tel: Tel: 0300 300 8067 Fax: 01462 639071
Local Government
Nadine Dorries (Conservative)MP
House of Commons, London. SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 4239 Fax : 020 7219 6428
Email: dorriesn@parliament.uk or from her website.
You can find the dates of PC meetings on their website. There is an opportunity at the beginning of each meeting for you to raise issues related to the village.
James Stirling, Clerk to the Council t:01462 887521
Email: clerk@stondon-pc.gov.uk
Medical
Dentists in the area
Our local surgery
109 Station Road,Lower Stondon
Tel: 01462 850305
Online help and advice from the NHS
Other GPs in the area
Pharmacies in the area
Police
Local Police
Shefford Police Station is no longer open to the public. The nearest police station is in Ampthill
Ampthill Police Station, Woburn Street, Ampthill, MK45 2HX.
Tel: Local team 01234 842613 or control room 01234 841212
Email: SNT.shefford@Bedfordshire.pnn.police.uk or from their web page
Post Office
B & B Bros Foodstore & Post Office
14 Brittains Rise, Lower Stondon, Beds
Tel: 01462 850388
Henlow Camp
Hitchin Road, Henlow, Bedfordshire. SG16 6DP
Public Transport - Bus
"Hail & Stop" bus picks up and drops off anywhere on the route.
Hitchin - Henlow Camp - Bedford
Hitchin - Henlow Camp - Biggleswade
"Hail & Stop" bus picks up and drops off anywhere on the route.
A community bus service offering various destinations on a fortnightly or monthly basis. For more information, call
Tel: 01767 318444
Public Transport - Train
including links to timetables
Old Oak Close, Arlesey, Bedfordshire. SG15 6XA
including links to timetables
Steppingly Road, Flitwick. MK45 1AJ
including links to timetables
Station Road, Harlington. LU5 6LD
including links to timetables
Station Approach, Walsworth Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire. SG4 9UL
RAF Henlow
Schools
Caroline Howell (Head Teacher)
Hitchin Road, Henlow, Bedfordshire. SG16 6BA
Tel: 01462 812047
Email: derwent@deal.bedfordshire.gov.uk
Robert Bloomfield Middle School
Bloomfield Drive, Shefford, Beds. SG17 5BU
Tel: 01462 628800 Fax: 01462 628801
Samuel Whitbread Community College
Robert P Robson (Principal)
Shefford Rd, Clifton, Shefford, Beds. SG17 5QS
Tel: 01462 629900 Fax: 01462 629901
Email: info@swcc.beds.sch.uk
Jill Davies (Head Teacher)
Hillside Road, Lower Stondon, Beds
Tel: 01462 850288 Fax: 01462 816855
Email: stondon@deal.bedfordshire.gov.uk
Stondon Stompers Pre-School
Term time Pre-School open to all children between the ages of 2½ and rising 5 years. Offering morning, afternoon and all day sessions.
Stondon Stompers receive Nursery Education Funding for 2½ year olds, who meet the Central Bedfordshire Council’s criteria, and 3-4 year olds.
Deb Hathway (Administration Manager)
Contact 01462 817055/07775 233264
http://www.stondonstompers.co.uk/
Email stondonstompers@live.com
The Flying Start Children's Centre
A one-stop-service for families who are expecting a baby or have a child under 5 years old.
Based at Stondon Lower School, Hillside Road.
Tel: 01462 850288 or 07504 657383
Email: flyingstartcc1@yahoo.co.uk
Swimming Pools
Saxon Pool & Leisure Centre, Saxon Drive, Biggleswade, Beds. SG18 8SU
Tel: 01462 611595 Fax: 01767 600366
Email: enquiries.saxon@stevenage-leisure.co.uk
Fishponds Road, Hitchin, Herts, SG5 1HA
Tel: 01462 441646
Email: enquiries@hitchinswimmingcentre.co.uk
Theatres
This 501 seat theatre boasts a varied programme of live entertainment, ranging from one-night variety-music shows to week-long drama productions.
Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre, Lytton Way, Stevenage, Herts SG1 1LZ
Tel: 08700 131 030
Local Amateur Theate, home to HATS (Henlow Amateur Theatrical Society)
Next to Henlow Camp Post Office
Tel: 01462 700785 / 857406 / 629233
A small thetare in Hitchin that puts on shows most weekends.
6a Sun Street, Hitchin, SG5 1AE
Tel: 01462 433553 (show nights 1 hour before show, answerphone at oth
Email: info@markettheatre.co.uk
The Queen Mother Theatre is a modern venue offering a varied programme of professional and amateur productions.
The Queen Mother Theatre is on the edge of Woodside Car Park, off Walsworth Road, Hitchin SG4 9YA
Tel: 01462 455166 (answerphone when closed)
Email: From website
Village Hall
Stondon Village Hall
Promoting and Hiring of Village Hall
01462 851942
nancyj.campbell@btinternet.com
Walks in the area
A walk (or three) around Stondon
3 walks along the footpaths in Stondon Parish, including printable directions and maps.
A wealth of walks throughout Bedfordshire !
An easy 4 mile walk from RAF Henlow
Waymarked walks along the Greensand Ridge
is full of walks in our area - and nationwide - with printable OS maps.
You can also keep a track of the walks you have done and set yourselves a target!
Tel: If you want to add some more in your area it is easy to do.
Waste and Recycling
Bottle Bank
Unfortunately we no longer have a bottle bank in the village. The nearest one now is outside the Village Hall in Meppershall, or outside Morrisons in Shefford.
Wednesday is Bin day in Stondon. The council operates an alternate week collection policy. Dry Recyclables and Garden Waste is collected on one week and Residual Household Waste is collected on the following week. Food waste is collected every Wednesday.
The nearest Tidy Tip is in Biggleswade - behind Sainsburys. Bells Brook, Biggleswade Tel: 07167 313684
Weather
Private weather website based in Clifton
The BBC weather forecast for our area
