Future Events
Ampthill's Most Comprehensive Calendar of Events
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Calendar of Future Events | Recurring Events (Weekly/Monthly)
Calendar of Future Events:
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| 6 February 2012 | Ampthill Town Mayor’s Charity Quiz - Tickets are £10 and include a buffet supper. Teams of up to 4. For more information ring Ampthill Town Council on 404355 | Chequers Public House, Houghton Conquest | 7.30pm |
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| 8 February 2012 | Ampthill WI presents speaker Mrs J Taylor 'Perfect Hat, Perfect Day' | Parkside Hall | 7.30pm |
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| 12 February 2012 | Cakestand & Crumb Adult Crochet Workshop - with textile artist Steph Phillips from Hook & Scumble. Vintage Inspired Brooch. If you have mastered the basic crochet stitches come & crochet your very own vintage inspired brooch - perfect for Mother's Day or to keep for yourself - £18 To Book Contact Mandy at cakestand & crumb on 01525 405101 Pay on the day, to include materials, full tuition, drink and a piece of Mandy's delicious homemade cake. If you are unable to attend after booking for any reason please contact Mandy as soon as possible so your place could be offered to someone else. This workshop is for adult learners only and is not suitable for participants who are sensitive or allergic to wool or synthetic or natural yarns? | Cakestand & Crumb, Kings Arms Yard, Ampthill | 2 – 4pm |
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| 12 February 2012 | Valentine’s Gala Evening - If music be the food of love then come along for a Valentine Gala of music and song kindly organised by local celebrity Robert Daws. Joined by his friends and fellow performers Robert Daws will compere this fabulous night of entertainment. So watch out for further information and be sure to treat your friends and loved ones to a Valentine Gala to remember. All proceeds to Parkside Hall development fund. Ticket information to follow. | Parkside Hall | 7.30pm |
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| 18 February 2012 | Ampthill Councillors Surgery - Come along and share your concerns with your local town councillors | Waitrose Foyer | 10.30am – 12.30pm |
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| 24 February 2012 | Parkside Hall General Knowledge Quiz (in aid of the New Hall Fund) – Teams of up to 4 - £2.50 per person. Register Team by contacting Roberta Calvert on 01525 751629 | Parkside Hall | 7.30pm |
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| 26 February 2012 | Kings Arms Open Gardens. Adult’s £1 children free. Plant stall and refreshments. | Kings Arms Path, off Church Street | 2pm to 4.30pm |
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| 1 – 4 March 2012 | The Albion 2nd Beer Festival – Winter Ales Fest, including Milds, Porters, Stouts & Dark Ales. Plus 18 Gravity Fed Beers, 12 Hand Pumps & Real Ciders at the Bar. Musical Entertainment on Saturday Evening. Contact Russell on 01525 634857 for more details. | The Albion, Dunstable Street | All Day |
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| 2 March 2012 | Ampthill Festival General Knowledge Quiz – will include a delicious supper in the ticket price of £5. Up to 6 people in a team, bar open at 7pm - for more details contact either Jill Rose on 07840932930 or at p.rose13@ntlworld.com or Belinda Piper on 07880734148. | Ampthill Rugby Club, Woburn Street | 7.30pm |
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| 3 March 2012 | Ampthill Fire Station Charity Car Wash. £5 car wash £3 valet. Refreshments while you wait. All money raised goes to Ampthill Air Cadets as a thank you for all their help with raising funds for MacMillan Cancer Support. | Ampthill Fire Station, Oliver St | 9.00am - 4.00pm |
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| 3 March 2012 | Zonita Cinema - Ampthill's very own Community Cinema presents 'WALL-E' - A modern classic. Some kids’ films become classics straight away and this is one of them. This animation cleverly brings a range of emotions to a tale of a small waste-collecting robot on an adventure. Wall-E is fun and thoughtful at the same time; its message of environmental responsibility is powerful without preaching. Pick it up! (2008, 98mins, Cert. U) - Tickets £5.00 Adults, £3 Children. Buy tickets on the door or in advance at Waitrose, Ampthill | Parkside Hall | 2pm |
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| 3 March 2012 | Zonita Cinema - Ampthill's very own Community Cinema presents 'Made in Dagenham' - A dramatisation of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination. This is classy British film making. This is Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins and Andrea Riseborough. This is not to be missed - (2010, Dir. Nigel Cole, 113mins, Cert. 15) - Tickets £5.00 Adults, £3 Children. Buy tickets on the door or in advance at Waitrose, Ampthill | Parkside Hall | 7pm |
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| 10 March 2012 | Spring Concert featuring the Ampthill Community. Raffle and Refreshments. Tickets £5 Adults £3 Concessions / children under 12 available from Ampthill Town Council 01525 404355 and Fairies n Frogs, Dunstable St. Raising funds for Ampthill's Christmas Lights | Ampthill Methodist Church, Dunstable Street | 7 – 9.30pm |
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| 11 March 2012 | Sport Maker - Do you want to feel more involved with the Olympics? Why not become a Sport Maker? Sport Makers is an Olympic legacy programme getting more people aged 16+ taking part and volunteering in Sport, and if you complete 10 hours you could win Olympic tickets!! Why not come along to find out all there is to know about Sport Makers and what it involves, you'll get a FREE lunch, and because you'll have just become a Sport Maker you can even go for a FREE swim afterward! Contact Fiona Kelly 01582 813764 or e-mail fiona@teambeds.co.uk | Flitwick Leisure Centre | 11.30am – 2.30pm |
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| 22 March 2012 | Cakestand & Crumb Adult Crochet Workshop - with textile artist Steph Phillips from Hook & Scumble. Easter Crochet. If you have mastered the basic crochet stitches come & learn how to crochet yourself your very own Easter bunting - ideal for spring time celebrations ! - £22 To Book Contact Mandy at cakestand & crumb on 01525 405101 Pay on the day, to include materials, full tuition, drink and a piece of Mandy's delicious homemade cake. If you are unable to attend after booking for any reason please contact Mandy as soon as possible so your place could be offered to someone else. This workshop is for adult learners only and is not suitable for participants who are sensitive or allergic to wool or synthetic or natural yarns? | Cakestand & Crumb, Kings Arms Yard, Ampthill | 2 – 4pm |
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| 23 March 2012 | Ampthill & District Rotary Club presents "An Evening with Dennis Taylor" - Charity Sporting Dinner. Black tie. Tickets £45 each. Call 01525 718489 or email: terrymabbitt@hotmail.co.uk for tickets | Parkside Hall | 7.30pm |
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| 24 March 2012 | Ampthill Councillors Surgery - Come along and share your concerns with your local town councillors | Ampthill Library | 10.30am – 12.30pm |
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| 30 March 2012 | Parkside Hall General Knowledge Quiz (in aid of the New Hall Fund) – Teams of up to 4 - £2.50 per person. Register Team by contacting Roberta Calvert on 01525 751629 | Parkside Hall | 7.30pm |
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| 31 March 2012 | Zonita Cinema - Ampthill's very own Community Cinema presents 'Gnomeo & Juliet' - Yes, it really is Shakespeare’s uber-famous story retold for kids using gnomes! And, we promise, it’s actually very good. For children and adults alike this retelling of the classic is a pleasure with lots of wit and great music to help it along. Elton John did the soundtrack and voices are provided by an amazing cast including Michael Caine, Maggie Smith and Matt Lucas. Gnomeo, Gnomeo. Wherefore art thou Gnomeo? - (2011, 84mins, Cert. U) - Tickets £5.00 Adults, £3 Children. Buy tickets on the door or in advance at Waitrose, Ampthill | Parkside Hall | 2pm |
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| 31 March 2012 | Zonita Cinema - Ampthill's very own Community Cinema presents 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' - Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy and John Hurt. Based on the classic cold-war spy thriller by the master of the genre, John Le Carre, this is smart film making. British, French and German funded, it is an intelligent masterpiece and a quality antidote to dumb Hollywood action movies - (2011, Dir. Tomas Alfredson, 127mins, Cert. 15) - Tickets £5.00 Adults, £3 Children. Buy tickets on the door or in advance at Waitrose, Ampthill | Parkside Hall | 7pm |
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| 31 March 2012 | Ampthill Mayor’s Charity Spring Ball – in aid of the Mayor’s Charities. For more information ring Ampthill Town Council on 404355 | Ampthill Park | 7.30pm |
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| 14/15 April 2012 | Ampthill Musical Theatre Society presents a concert version of Sandy Wilson's The Boy Friend. Tickets 01525 405432 | Parkside Hall | 7.30pm |
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| 20 April 2012 | Parkside Hall General Knowledge Quiz (in aid of the New Hall Fund) – Teams of up to 4 - £2.50 per person. Register Team by contacting Roberta Calvert on 01525 751629 | Parkside Hall | 7.30pm |
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| 21 April 2012 | Ampthill Councillors Surgery - Come along and share your concerns with your local town councillors | Waitrose Foyer | 10.30am – 12.30pm |
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| 22 April 2012 | Ampthill Town Mayor's Civic Service | Ampthill Methodist Church | 3.00pm |
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| 29 April 2012 | Minor Counties Cricket – Bedfordshire vs. Hertfordshire – enjoy first class cricket in the beautiful setting of Ampthill Park | Ampthill Cricket Club, Ampthill Park | 11am – 7pm |
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| 19 May 2012 | Ampthill Councillors Surgery - Come along and share your concerns with your local town councillors | Ampthill Library | 10.30am – 12.30pm |
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| 27 May 2012 | Churches Together in Ampthill & Flitwick Pentecost Service | By Katherine’s Cross, Ampthill Park | 12.30pm |
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| 17 June 2012 | Ampthill Festival Boules Competition – for more details contact either Jill Rose on 07840932930 or at p.rose13@ntlworld.com or Belinda Piper on 07880734148. | Ampthill Rugby Club, Woburn Street | 2.30pm |
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| 23 June 2012 | Ampthill Councillors Surgery - Come along and share your concerns with your local town councillors | Waitrose Foyer | 10.30am – 12.30pm |
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| 24 June 2012 | Ampthill Open Garden (part of the 2012 Ampthill Festival) - Last year 15 gardens opened to the public and around 300 people came to visit. This will be the third year we have run the event and we are keen to include some new gardens - the only stipulation is that you are a resident of Ampthill. Your garden doesn’t have to be big and beautiful – just interesting! It can be any shape or size with any style of planting.
If you are interested, contact Angie Murdoch on 01525 403065 (mobile 07736 452131) or email to angiemurdoch@virginmedia.com as soon as possible or by the end of February at the latest.
| Gardens Around Ampthill – Collect Guide from the Market Square | 12pm – 5pm |
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| 29 June 2012 | AmpRocks – the 3rd Annual Rock Concert in the beautiful setting of Ampthill Park | Ampthill Park | 7pm – 11pm |
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| 30 June 2012 | Ampthill Park Proms – the 4th Annual Orchestral Concert against the beautiful backdrop of Ampthill Park | Ampthill Park | 7pm – 11pm |
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| 1 July 2012 | Ampthill Festival Gala Day – Fun and Music for all the Family in Ampthill Park. Parade from Station Road to Ampthill Park from 12.15pm. Theme: The Olympic Games | Ampthill Park | 1pm – 7pm |
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| 12 August 2012 | Wildlife Trust Ant Workshop with Brian Evesham | Nottingham Rooms / Coopers Hill | 10am – 4pm |
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| 19 August 2012 | Wildlife Trust Ant Workshop with Brian Evesham | Nottingham Rooms / Coopers Hill | 10am – 4pm |
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| 28 September 2012 | Parkside Hall General Knowledge Quiz (in aid of the New Hall Fund) – Teams of up to 4 - £2.50 per person. Register Team by contacting Roberta Calvert on 01525 751629 | Parkside Hall | 7.30pm |
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| 21 October 2012 | Ampthill Trophy Cross Country – a fast challenging course through stunning parkland. Includes U11, U13, U15 & U17 races from 10am. Website: www.ampthilltrophy.co.uk | Ampthill Park | 11am |
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| 26 October 2012 | Parkside Hall General Knowledge Quiz (in aid of the New Hall Fund) – Teams of up to 4 - £2.50 per person. Register Team by contacting Roberta Calvert on 01525 751629 | Parkside Hall | 7.30pm |
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| 27 October 2012 | Ampthill Festival Halloween Ball – An opportunity to dress up as a ghoul or jus get your posh glad rags on and party! - for more details contact either Jill Rose on 07840932930 or at p.rose13@ntlworld.com or Belinda Piper on 07880734148. | Masonic Rooms, Church Street | 7.30PM |
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| 18 November 2012 | Ampthill Christmas Lights Switch On – join in the celebrations as Ampthill’s Christmas lights are switched on at 4.30pm. Ampthill Christmas Lights are provided courtesy of the Friends of Ampthill Christmas Lights. Please support their fundraising efforts throughout the year. | Market Square & Town Centre Car Park | 2pm – 5pm |
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| 30 November 2012 | Parkside Hall General Knowledge Quiz (in aid of the New Hall Fund) – Teams of up to 4 - £2.50 per person. Register Team by contacting Roberta Calvert on 01525 751629 | Parkside Hall | 7.30pm |
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If you would like to add your events to the most comprehensive calendar of future Ampthill Events, email details to Mark Smith at mark.andrew.smith@hotmail.co.uk
Other Ampthill Events Calendars
Ampthill Town Council Future Events - www.ampthilltowncouncil.org.uk/around-the-pump/ampthill-events.html
Parkside Hall Future Events - http://parksidehall.webs.com/futureevents.htm
Around Ampthill Forum - Future Events - www.aroundampthill.org/events.php
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Every Thursday |
Ampthill Charter Market - contact Ampthill Town Council for more information on 404355 |
Bedford Street, Car Park |
8.30am - 2pm |
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Every Alternate Saturday |
Fruit and Vegetable Stall on the Market Square from Mark Bonner, Priestly Farm, Flitwick |
Market Square |
9pm |
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Every Monday |
Rock Choir - The UK's original pop, gospel and Motown choir. All welcome, no audition required. Places are booked on a term by term basis. To join visit www.rockchoir.com |
St. Andrew's Church, Church Street |
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| Every Tuesday | Ampthill Singers - Enjoy Singing? Can you hold a tune? Would you like to join a group of friendly like-minded people who, through their singing, have fun as well as support various charities? If so why not give us a try? Email: ampthill-singers@hotmail.co.uk | Methodist Church, Dunstable Street | 7.30 9.30pm |
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| Every Thursday | The Creation Station - Fun and Inspiring Arts and Crafts classes for 1 - 5 yr olds. £5 for first child £2.50 for siblings. To book call Louise on 08448 549178 or email louiseplatt@thecreationstation.co.uk or visit the website www.thecreationstation.co.uk | Parkside Hall, Ampthill | 10.00am |
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Every Sunday |
Tai Chi in Ampthill - Free instruction with Andy Spragg. Contributions for the teaching to the Breakthrough Breast Cancer research charity. Contact Andy for more information on 08000 191635 or visit www.justgiving.co.uk/re-vitalise |
The Studio, Kings Arms Yard, Ampthill |
5.30 - 7pm |
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Every Sunday & some evenings |
Stix School Drum Tuition (inc free trial lesson) - Stix School offers expert tuition in drums and only drums. Private one to one tuition no shared lessons. www.drumteacher.co.uk or www.myspace.com/stixschool |
Stix , Kings Arms Yard |
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Every Sunday |
Old Sun General Knowledge Quiz |
Old Sun, Dunstable Street |
7pm |
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Every Sunday |
Wingfield Club General Knowledge Quiz |
Wingfield Club, Church Street |
8pm |
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Every Wednesday |
The Queens Head General Knowledge Quiz |
The Queens Head, Woburn Street |
9pm |
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Every Thursday |
The Ossory General Knowledge Quiz |
The Ossory, Arthur Street |
8.30pm |
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Last Monday of the Month |
Jazz at the White Hart |
White Hart |
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