Parish Link [ParishLink] community newsletter serving Kensworth, Studham and Whipsnade, in South Bedfordshire, UK
The last 24 hours of February 2008 brought high winds to South Bedfordshire, and their potentially destructive force was very evident at Studham Parish Church. During the preceding week, Roger Bender had toiled to erect a new shed for the Church, and a work party of additional volunteers had been organised to complete the construction by fitting the roof on Saturday afternoon, 1st March. Unfortunately, the gales had other ideas and the shed was destroyed. If you would like to make a donation in order to help the church to buy a replacement shed, your generosity will be extremely welcome. The Church Warden can be contacted on 872 967.
The children at Studham VC Lower School recently got an original taste of the Punjab.… it was in the form of a Drumming and Dance workshop held at the school as part of the “Sound Bites” programme: a short, intensive class performance project organized by Bedfordshire Music.
The aims of the project are to extend and enrich musical opportunities for pupils in lower and middle schools as part of a Government and Bedfordshire Council initiative.
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The Punjabi Drumming and Dance workshop culminated in a school performance by year three and four students keen to show off their new skills. Studham’s village green is a long way from the Punjab but these children really embraced another culture’s music and drummed and danced their hearts out.
“Music and this drumming can be a bridge to greater cross-
Studham Tennis Club held its first ever American Junior Tournament on Saturday 19th
July 2008. Organised by Fiona Mitchell, the tournament was open to all Juniors aged
14 and under, to members and non-
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Studham Tennis Club
A history tour of Ashridge House was organised by the Friends of Studham Church in
July, and an eager group of visitors attended. The tour of the lovely building was
conducted by Chris Sherriff, a well-
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The eighth in the series of chamber music concerts took place in Studham church on Saturday 20th September, when the Zephyrine Ensemble visited St Mary’s Church. The three musicians played with capabilities that seemed considerably beyond their years, and the audience enjoyed a most pleasurable evening.
The programme included a broad range of delightful works for flute, harp and violin
from the pens of Bach, Bax, Debussy, Saint-
The concert was organised by Geoff Brett and John Lavery, and funds raised will be going to the Great Ormond Street Childrens’ Hospital Charity.
