R-Time Online Information for Families in Bedfordshire

5 Course Meal for just £8.95 per person Sunday to Thursday and £9.95 Friday and Saturday. Choose between:

• any starter
• any main course
• any vegetable side dish
• pilau rice or naan
• coffee or ice cream

Also a further 10% discount off your final bill when 10 or more dine in your party!

www.choudhuryrestaurant.co.uk Tel: 01234 356162

Address: 2 Fountain Court, Olney, Bucks MK46 4DG
Tel: 01234 714300
Web: www.chinacreations.co.uk

Party Time for all the family………

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Address: 2 Fountain Court, Olney, Bucks MK46 4DG
Tel: 01234 714300
Web: www.chinacreations.co.uk

Get creative with the whole family…….

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Natural pictures. Discreetly Captured. No fuss. No posing. Just beautiful photographs of real people and real moments.

www.forget-me-not.me.uk    or call Tel: 01234 741941

Address: 53 Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire
MK45 3NA
Tel: 01234 741941
Web: www.forget-me-not.me.uk

Natural pictures. Discreetly Captured. No fuss. No posing.
Just beautiful photographs of real people and real moments.

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Address: 53 Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire MK45 3NA
Tel: 01234 741941
Web: www.forget-me-not.me.uk

Natural pictures. Discreetly Captured. No fuss. No posing.
Just beautiful photographs of real people and real moments.

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Curry is now the official national dish of the UK and when you’ve eaten at The Choudhury Restaurant, Broadway is easy to see why. The staff are so attentive that you really do feel like royalty and the the many varied dishes allow for even the fussiest of eaters -I haven’t yet told my youngest daughter that her favourite dishes are full of vegtables - sshh!

For a wonderfully relaxed atmosphere, service fit for a king and food to match call The Choudhury - we know you won’t be disappointed.

www.choudhuryrestaurant.co.uk                               TEL: 01234356162

Address: 32 The Broadway, Bedford MK40 2TH
Tel: 01234 356162
Web: www.choudhuryrestaurant.co.uk

Where quality, service and excellence are one and the same………

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Address:  Fieldside Road, Pulloxhill, Bedford, Bedfordshire MK45 5HN
Tel:  01525 720426

You don’t have to wait for your baby to be born to join our family club - join today to get the latest news, discounts and exclusive offers.

Choose from four different email editions, one of which our ‘Pregnancy & Baby’  edition is designed especially for Mums, bumps and babes.  Have the latest news, discounts and exclusive offers delivered straight into your inbox - FREE.

Organising a party can be a daunting prospect, even for the most seasoned of parents! Join the r-time online family club today and let those offer and discounts come straight into your inbox.

You can choose from four seperate email editions, one of which is the Birthday Club. Enter your families month and year and sit back and let r-time do the hard work for you!

One month prior to a birthday r-time will send you the latest deals and exclusive offers that you can’t get anywhere else - FREE. So what are you waiting for - join today.

Never have hands to get all those jobs done? Well here’s one job that you can let r-time online Family Club do for you - we can find all those discounts, offers and latest news and send them straight to your inbox.     With four seperate email editions to pick from your certain never to miss a deal again.

The best part of all is its FREE. So what are you waiting for JOIN TODAY.

Need to know when those latest offers are on?  Well why not let the r-time Family Club tell you in a quick an easy to read email.  You will always be in the know about the latest news, discounts and offers.

And the best part is it’s FREE - so what are waiting for JOIN TODAY 

The latest NEWS, DISCOUNTS & OFFERS delivered straight to your inbox. Be in the know and join the r-time Family Club today. Its FREE!

For FREE local news, offers and discounts join the r-time online Family club today!

Receive offers and discounts straight to your inbox - it’s FREE. Pick from four seperate email editions and never miss out on another offer again. So what are you waiting for - JOIN TODAY

For FREE local news, offers and discounts join the r-time online Family club today!

Receive offers and discounts straight to your inbox - it’s FREE. Pick from four seperate email editions and never miss out on another offer again. So what are you waiting for - JOIN TODAY

For FREE local news, offers and discounts join the r-time online Family club today!

Receive offers and discounts straight to your inbox - it’s FREE. Pick from four seperate email editions and never miss out on another offer again. So what are you waiting for - JOIN TODAY

For FREE local news, offers and discounts join the r-time online Family club today!

Receive offers and discounts straight to your inbox - it’s FREE. Pick from four seperate email editions and never miss out on another offer again. So what are you waiting for - JOIN TODAY

Our Family Club offers you fantastic special offers and news from local businesses straight into your inbox.

Recent offers have included:

• Free Family passes to the Cinema
• Birthday person eats for Free at a fantastic Italian restaurant
• Exclusive money off deals with local companies
• Free massage and superb discounts with Beauty Salons

These are to name just a few!  But you have to be part of it …….so what are you waiting for it takes only minutes to join.  Nothing to pay just enter your email address and start receiving offers today!

This is a test post for Helping Hands in Bedford

The term dates below are agreed by the Education Department, however some schools may include staff training. Please contact your child’s school to confirm the exact start date.

Autumn Term
Term 1 Tuesday 2 September 2008 - Friday 24th October 2008
Half Term Monday 27 October 2008 - Friday 31 October 2008 inclusive
Term 2 Tuesday 4 November 2009 - Friday 19 December 2008

Spring Term
Term 3 Tuesday 6 January 2009 - Friday 13 February 2009
Half Term Monday 16 February 2009 - Friday 20 February 2009 inclusive
Term 4 Monday 23 February 2009 - Friday 3 April 2009

Summer Term
Term 5 Tuesday 21 April 2009 - Friday 22 May 2009
Half Term Monday 25 May 2009 - Friday 29 May 2009 inclusive
Term 6 Monday 1 June 2009 - Friday 17 July 2009

May Day - Monday 4 May 2009

Address:  Foresters Close, Haynes, Bedford MK45 3PR
Tel:  01234 381717

Leader:  Anne Adams
Deputy Leader:  Tamsin Wiseman

Offering quality care for children between 2 years 6 months and 5 years.  We can also offer all pre-school children out of session care between the hours of 8:00am - 5:00pm.

Address: Putnoe Heights Methodist Church, Putnoe Heights, Bedford, MK41 8EB
Tel: 01234 326685
Fax:  01234 365630
Email:  putnoe@gmail.com
Web:  www.thisischurch.com
Headteacher:  Mrs Janet Smith

Offering all day care for children aged 2 years 6 months to school age.

We all know that as parents we should encourage messy play for our little ones, but which of us really can stomach removing the glue from the carpet and the paint from the walls; let alone finding that everything from the curtains to the dinner plates has a sprinkling of glitter on it! Well worry no more…….

Messy Play at China Creations has the answer

The owner Penny is a qualified Nursery Nurse and loves the messy play sessions nearly as much as the children. Everything from foam to jelly is used and your kids will love it. Dress them in old clothes, enjoy, laugh, smile and then return to your wonderfully clean house!

www.chinacreations.co.uk 

Families change so quickly it’s only natural for parents to want to regularly document these milestones and achievements through photography, especially in the early years. So I am often asked by parents ‘How do I get a good photo of my children’. Here are some tips to help you achieve that perfect portrait;Make sure the children are not tired or under the weather; this way you get the best of their little personalities shining through.

Get the children used to you and the camera by taking lots of shots first.

Get down on your hands and knees to stay level with your subject, to appear less intimidating.

Use your camera’s red-eye reduction setting (if it has one) when taking flash photographs.

Don’t ask them to sit and smile, engage them in an in activity, play peek-a-boo or even dressing up in their favourite costume.

Make them laugh; a good raspberry always goes down well!!

Keeps the camera rolling!! BE READY because it’s usually after they think you’ve taken the shot you want that they relax and bingo there is your picture!

Most compact digital cameras will have a few seconds delay between the time you press the shutter and when the image is recorded, so try and anticipate what will happen in the scene in front of you to compensate.

Have fun!! Once you have the camera, taking digital images costs you very little. If they are no good just delete them and try again.

If all else fails call in a professional!!

I offer clients contemporary lifestyle photography at reasonable rates. The session is carried out in the convenience of your own home; I bring a mobile studio so you get the contemporary studio feel, and your family can relax in familiar surroundings, making your experience more enjoyable and productive.

www.forget-me-not.me.uk        or call Tel: 01234 741941

Address: 2 Fountain Court, Olney, Bucks MK46 4DG
Tel: 01234 714300
Web: www.chinacreations.co.uk

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Having a baby is a very obvious life changing event - no-one can quite prepare you for the rollercoaster of emotions you will feel or the gob-smacking amount of nappies you will change in the coming months!

We’ve all been there, you feed, wash, change and cuddle your little treasure. You then change him again because he has just thrown up all over his outfit, put the kettle on five times (but never actually made the cup of tea) and the door bell goes. You realise its 10.00am and your work colleague is standing at the door with a blue balloon and a box of chocolates -just what you need when you have several stone to shift. Opening the door you both eye each other up - your friend in a swish suit, matching handbags and perfect makeup - you in grey pj’s, slippers and milk stained muslin over your shoulder and you think to yourself tomorrow I’m going to get dressed!

The following 7 Top Tips aren’t set in stone, they’re not written to judge but simply to maybe make your life a little easier….

1. Get Dressed - If thats all you do - fantastic! You will feel better and more prepared with whatever the day holds, particularly when you have visitors!
2. Cook Quick - Casseroles are great one pot meals for the first few weeks, they’re quick to prepare (I throw everything in a pot cold, no browning, no part boiling) and put them in a low oven for several hours. The meal won’t spoil if you get delayed at bath time, or feed time and with meat, potatoes and veg being all in one pot it saves on the washing up too.
   Alternatively if you have a lovely friend or well meaning Mother-in-Law that is desperate to help ask them to cook you some meals to heat up. They will feel indispensable and you get out of cooking - win/win. (If they can’t cook ask them to stop by M&S - its just as good at making them feel useful and you can eat without a tummy upset!)
3. Nappy Basket - look at where you spend the most time and put an extra basket with nappies and wipes in it. It saves the hourly trips up to the nursery.
4. Emergency Car Bag - This is something I still have today and over the years I have been amazed at how often I have needed to raid this bag. It basically consists of duplicates and so would be different for everyone but my baby car bag had: two sets of clothes or babygrows, one set of bed clothes a blanket, spare coat, nappies, wipes and nappy bags, spare dummy, toy, book, and a spare top/jumper for mum. Friends have ransacked it on day trips out and I became known as highly organised - truth was I wasn’t I just looked sorted because of the bag!
5. Make A List - another trick to making yourself look good! It takes only a minute or two to jote down the things you need to do or buy. The next time someone offers to help you you will know exactly whats needed and once they see the list they may just offer to do a few more of the jobs!
6. Grab some You Time - Baby will get into a pattern and will find a longer sleeping pattern, whenever that is be first thing in the morning, lunch time or evening, run a long hot bath and have a soak - you deserve it and Mums need love too!
7. Give Up Housework - do only the bare minimum in the first few weeks, a bit of dust never hurt anyone and if anyone comments they should simply get a life …. or a baby!

July 10, 2008 to July 19, 2008

One of the largest performing arts festivals in Eastern England!

Held in various venues across Bedford during the 10th - 19th July, Bedfringe is host to over 54 individual performances. Involving many local schools Bedfringe gives children in our region a unique opportunity to perform on its stage.

For more details please see www.bedfringe.com

or contact Bedford Central Box Office, The Harpur Suite, Harpur Street, Bedford, MK40 1LE

Tel: 01234 269519

July 6, 2008 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm

A lovely family day out for all. This years Festival Parade starts at 12:15pm from Station Road, via Dunstable Street & Woburn Street to Ampthill Park and is themed on ‘The Movies’

The Gala Day starts at 1pm with arena acts between 1.15pm to 5pm and music acts between 1.30pm to 7pm. You will also find fairground rides, a licensed bar, charity stalls and much much more.

Venue: Ampthill Park, Ampthill, Bedfordshire

Tickets: FREE

July 12, 2008 to July 13, 2008

The biggest and best!  Thats what this years River Festival has promised.  A wonderful day out for the whole family catering for every possible need.

Raft races, funfair rides, extreme sports, music stages, dragon boats, festival parade……

Venue:  Bedford Embankment, Bedford

Tickets: FREE

For more information visit:  www.bedfordevents.co.uk