Swimming fun for town’s youth club
Youngsters can splash about this summer thanks to a swimming scheme.Members of the Sandy Young People’s Tuesday Youth Club can swim in Sandye Place Academy’s pool each Tuesday during the summer...
View ArticleLandmark concert for top music school
A top music school has celebrated its 10th anniversary.The Renaissance Music School in Biggleswade held a concert to celebrate the landmark at Trinity Methodist Church in the town earlier this...
View ArticleSinging star performs for students
A pop star visited a school this week.Tich, whose debut single, Dumb, went to number 23 on the UK singles chart in May, stopped by Sandy Upper School at lunchtime on Wednesday (July 24).She gave a...
View ArticleJoin the cancer care fundraising group
A fundraising committee needs more members to effectively raise money for a new cancer unit.The East Beds Macmillan Fundraising Committee is helping to raise the £1.5m needed to build the new cancer...
View ArticleWild night under the starry sky
Sleep under the stars.The RSPB is holding a Big Wild Sleepout at The Lodge from Saturday, August 10 at 4pm to Sunday, August 11 at 11am.Connect with nature by camping under the stars – if you are...
View ArticleNew town square to rise up in the east?
An ambitious new development could see a second town square being built to the east of Biggleswade.Martin Grant Homes and Taylor Wimpey have submitted an application for the proposed Kings Reach Local...
View ArticleNew caption for picture after evidence suggests Admiral Byng was ‘scapegoat’
Relieved of his convict caption, the wording next to Admiral John Byng’s picture is set to be changed.The Greenwich Foundation for the Old Royal Naval College has agreed to change the wording panel...
View ArticleJamie, Jimmy, tractors and clangers!
Watch our slideshow of Jamie Oliver and Jimmy Doherty’s visit to Kings Hill Farm at Shuttleworth College on Thursday (July 25).The two chatted to fans and drove a tractor around a field while eating...
View ArticleScar City will be among new blood at event
A Chronicle Country band will be rubbing shoulders with some metal heavyweights at a forthcoming music festival.Biggleswade band Scar City will be performing alongside celebrated metal acts like...
View ArticlePlant, knit and crochet in time for town’s show
A gardening show will be held for the 47th year running.Sandy Horticultural Show is scheduled for Saturday, August 17. Formerly a weekend long event, it has been reduced to one day as a result of...
View ArticlePositive trainer backed by star of canine show
A canine expert has been selected to represent television dog trainer, Victoria Stilwell.Theo Stewart, who lives in Blunham, has been personally selected to join Victoria Stilwell Positively Dog...
View ArticlePre-school is ‘outstanding’
A pre-school has been graded as ‘outstanding’ in all areas.Pippin Pre-school in Stotfold received the top grade from Ofsted, improving on its previous ‘good’ grade.The report says: “Staff have an...
View ArticleNadine Dorries cleared but has paid back £3k expenses
Nadine Dorries has been cleared of deliberately misclaiming expenses but has still paid back £3,000.In a provisional report the compliance officer to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority...
View ArticleAngela’s legacy means new era for cancer research
A family who tragically lost a daughter and sister to a rare strain of ovarian cancer have helped to boost research into the disease throughout Europe.Angela Butcher of Biggleswade died of small cell...
View ArticleMuseum opens its doors once again
The next open day at RAF Henlow’s Signals Museum will be on Saturday, August 3.Visit between 10am and 4pm. Take photo ID such as a passport, driving license or over 60s bus pass to the guardroom to...
View ArticleSchool’s results
An upper school has confirmed when A-level and GCSE students can collect their results.Stratton Upper School in Biggleswade will be making results available to A-level students on Thursday, August 15...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Hugh Jackman is a muscular Wolverine, but it’s not...
Say hello once more to everyone’s favourite metal- clawed X-Man, easily the most cinematically prolific of the team.Logan, better known as Wolverine, is played for the sixth time by Hugh ‘Les...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: The Incredible World Of Burt Wonderstone, The Paperboy
The world of showbiz magic is the setting for a comedy that conjures few laugh-out-loud moments yet offers enough flourishes and pithy quips to sustain interest.In THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE (15:...
View ArticlePlan in place to improve punctuality
Rail punctuality is top of the agenda for First Capital Connect bosses who have unveiled a new improvement scheme.FCC, which operates trains on the Thameslink line from Bedford into London and the...
View ArticleNew look website!
The Biggleswade Chronicle website now has a new look for its great mix of local news, sport and information.If you’re accessing the desktop version, you will notice a fresh new design. There is also a...
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