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Phonebox
Editorial
March 2010
Contents
Spring starts, according to the
Meteorological Office, on the first day of
March, well what with the snow falling
outside along with the temperature I
think something is telling me otherwise.
I'm going to go for the Traditional Spring
start 20/21 March.
Tradition was broken in the Olney
Pancake Race this year when Blue
Peter Presenter Joel donned ladies
gear, frying pan and pancake to enter
the race, being `narrowly' beaten into
third place he might have created
another tradition if he had won ... who
would have kissed him?
Anyway, in keeping with tradition we
have another superb issue for you this
month!
Ron Hall, Editor
Phonebox
Magazine
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Magazine
Letters
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Gill's running for Asthma
6
OMS Fundraising
8
Newport Pagnell Coffee Shop
8
Turvey Couple pedal to Paris
10
The Sky is the limit for Sheila
10
Adoption Plus
14
Olney Camera Club
14
MK City Orchestra Tribute to Sir John
Dankworth
15
News from Lavendon School
16
Olney Rugby Club
17
Mercury Report
18
New City Photographic Society
20
Nick and Nigel run for Whizz-Kidz
22
Icetwice - A Day in the Life
23
Mums the Word
24
Newport Pagnell Town Clock
26
News from Newton Blossomville CE School
26
Bi-Centenary of Newport Pagnell's Bridges
26
Changing Poverty in Kenya
28
News from North Crawley and Stoke
Goldington CE School
30
The British Queen by Geoff Bacchus
30
Olney Town Council News
32
Churches Together in Newport Pagnell
34
Pancake Day 2010
36
Olney Newton Link News
38
NCT Nearly New Sale
40
Olney & Clifton Fishing Association
41
Appointing Guardians
44
Mark's Music
44
Rolls Royce, the Duchess and my Nan
48
Pole Dancing .... to get fit
49
RSPCA - Rabbits
48
A Month in the Garden
50
Gardens Open
54
The Talented Ms Ripley
55
Councillor Corner
56
David Pibworth Column
58
Olney Tennis Club
58
Table Tennis for the Over 50s
60
News from Tickford Park
61
News from Emberton School
62
Olney Model Railway Club
62
Finance Matters
63
Out and About with Mark Lancaster
64
Book Review
65
The Vibe
66
Friends of Olney Infant School
67
Kidz Only
68
Kids Corner
69
Useful Numbers
70
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