October 2023
It’s not often that you’ll see a real life scene depicted in The Twelve Days of Christmas. Twelve drummers drumming, eleven pipers piping, ten lords a-leaping, probably never. Nine ladies dancing, eight maids a-milking, rarely. But seven swans a-swimming, yes!
October 2023
A warm welcome to the village’s newest residents, Jack and Alice O’Brien. Jack & Alice and their young sons Freddie (3) and Rafferty (1) have upped sticks from their East London home and moved into the old Boar’s Head. They’ve lost no time in getting into the swing of village life, hosting a course at the recent Safari Supper.
October2023
Congratulations to Margaret Stanier, of 110 Piccotts End, who has just earned herself a PhD at the ripe young age of 80! Dr Stanier, to give her new official salutation, joins a long list of village boffins who have raised the IQ of PIQcotts End! Margaret, who is pictured here in her graduation robes of the Open University, took her doctorate in Pure Mathematics – an amazing feat which leaves all us maths duds in awe and admiration.
September 2023
The Safari Supper made a triumphant return to the village social calendar this month. It’s held every two years and this year’s event proved a big winner.
August 2023
This month I’ve been on the trail of apricots. They’re my favourite summer fruit but finding really sweet and juicy ones is sometimes hard.
August 2023
A village resident has had to call in gas engineers after recent work connecting her house back to the main supply led to a leak. Now, Margaret Stanier of 110 PE is advising other residents to do the same if they smell gas.
July 2023
The village road has received a much-needed clean-up, thanks to our enterprising resident Carly Smith.
July 2023
I first remember seeing John Motson at the Hollybush in Redbourn at least 20 years ago. He lived in Harpenden at the time and was a regular there, minus his famous trademark sheepskin coat.
Being a football fan I was rather excited to come across him some years later holding court at the Crown & Sceptre at Briden’s Camp.
June 2023
It’s said that life copies art, so maybe that’s the reason a stretch of the Leighton Buzzard road looks like it’s had a brush with a can of green paint this week
June 2023
An uninvited guest has taken up residence at the home of Bill & Joyce Lear at Gadespring,109 PE. If anyone is missing a blue Budgie, pictured here perched on one of Bill and Joyce’s picture frames, please get in touch.