What's On and Things To Do Around Kempston

Come along and watch the best teams in England and those preparing to go to South Africa in September for the tug of war world championships. Due to a cancellation of the competition in Cheshire Bedford Ladies the Kempston Hammers team are now hosting the competition Event date Sunday 27th May 2018 Time 10.

This collection of village country gardens vary in size and interest. These gardens offer several orchards with apple, pear and plum trees, flowing lawns, rose gardens, shrubs, herbaceous borders, vegetable patches and a pond and rockery.

P.B’s Antiques & Collectables Fair in association with St Paul’s Church Bedford is a fund raising Church event. We have sellers with a wide variety of items including Coins, Glass, China, Pottery, some old Toys, Postcards, Books, Brass, Copper, Curios and lots of lovely Jewellery, small furniture items.

Full House Theatre in partnership with Luton Culture presents By the Light of the Moon Sunday 3rd June 11:30am Running time: 35 minutes Age: 3+ Who ever heard of a cat afraid of the dark, or an owl that isn’t wise?

Andy Cannon and Red Bridge Arts present Is this a Dagger? The Story of Macbeth Saturday 16th June 11:30am & 2pm Running time: 60 minutes Age: 8+ By the pricking of my thumb, something wicked this way comes...

Daryl Beeton presents A Square World Sunday 10th June 3pm Running time: 50 minutes Age: 3+ A Square World is an honest, touching and quirky story of three friends and what happens when an unexpected change leaves one of them out in the cold.

Kempston Hammers Sports & Social Club monthly bingo only £1 entry eyes down at 8 pm doors open at 7 pm

childrens fun fair childrens wristband fair,pay £7,99 and you get unlimited use of all our attractions consisting of inflatables,bungee trampolines,train ride,carousel,teacups and much more.we have food and refreshments and toilets facilities . wristband £7,99 12pm -3pm 3pm -6pm

Musical Theatre Youth Company presents The Addams Family Young @ Part

Full House Theatre in partnership with Luton Culture presents The Owl and the Pussycat Saturday 9th June 11am & 2pm Running time: 55 minutes Age: 3+ Join Owly-cat and fellow family members Jumblie and Quangle Wangle Quee as the spongetaneous trio travel to the dolomphious land where the bong tree grows,

The grounds are informal consisting of a half acre lawned area with borders, an orchard of 1.5 acres and a 2.5 acre paddock. Mature trees include oak, horse chestnut, copper beach, walnut, willow and hazel. The orchard has very productive plum, cherry and pear trees.

A third of acre cottage garden with grape vine, vegetable and soft fruit patch and an orchard. The garden includes over 90 roses.

8.00 -Sellers admitted £7.00 outisde £8.00 inside 9.00- 12.00 p.m. - Buyers admitted Entrance 50p. Refreshments:- Bacon Butties, homemade cakes, tea coffee etc.All reasonably priced.

Embroiderers’ Guild Bedford Branch Do you enjoy textiles? Would you like to learn some new techniques or just see great work in a friendly setting? Would you love to buy previously loved fabrics, threads, magazines or books at very reasonable prices?

The Manor House Garden is now 25 years old with many different rooms and views to enjoy. Clematis, wisteria and laburnum arches are under planted with alliums, poppies and foxgloves. White and yellow Banksian roses vye for space on the house walls.

An informal gathering of classic cars and motorcycles, against the backdrop of two magnificent stone Tudor buildings, survivors of a manorial complex built by John Gostwick, who served under Cardinal Wolsey and Henry VIII.

A guided walk led by our team of expert Volunteers - looking out for the owls and bats, with some small mammal trapping on the Wetlands looking for wood mice and bank voles. We’ll be keeping an ear out - who knows what we might find!

Our expert volunteers take you on a guided walk around the Millennium Country Park to spot and identify some of the amazing wildlife that we see at this time of year. Make sure you dress appropriately for the weather and bring a hat/sun cream if it’s likely to be sunny on the day.

Join in our exciting launch day for the Symbol Spot Trail! Take part in a mini X Marks the spot workshop and then explore the Millennium Country Park with your very own compass, guided by Captain Alice of Mini Map Makers.

Find out who’s living in the pond then create and play ‘underwater bingo’ indoors. No need to wear waterproof clothing! All equipment provided. Suitable for ages 5 - 10.

Our expert volunteers take you on a guided walk around the meadows of the Millennium Country Park as part of National Meadows Day. Make sure you dress appropriately for the weather and bring a hat/sun cream if it’s likely to be sunny on the day. Unfortunately no dogs are allowed.

Highly acclaimed tribute arist David Boakes performs all of the classics with his amazing live band. £15 per ticket - Doors 7pm (Food served until 8pm), Show 8pm

Chill out this Father’s Day at our family event with stalls selling a variety of crafts and gifts, games, kids’ crafts and music. Free entry – donations welcome.

A very well established annual event with well over 10 gardens of varying design, size and style. Includes 2 gardens that have opened for the NGS this year. Vintage car display, train rides, plant sale, teas, free hop on, hop off shuttle bus. All in aid of Cancer Research UK. Every penny goes to the charity.

Discover the secrets of Bedfordshire’s medieval vineyard, English wine-making, and how volunteers look after the vines all year round at this exciting community project.

The historic Capability Brown designed Ampthill Great Park in Bedfordshire offers a range of habitats to learn how to forage for edible plants and fungi growing all around us in the UK in summer. This foraging course is easy to reach from Bedford, Luton, Milton Keynes, Northampton and Dunstable.

Take a stroll around Ampthill and see if you can spot Teddies in the windows of shops and another public building. Win a 3-course meal for 4 at The White Hart, Ampthill. Each Teddy has a letter and numbers or words on it. Identify the shops, and then use the words/numbers to answer the questions.

This year we will be holding a series of guided walks around the beautiful countryside surrounding the village of Clophill. Each walk has it’s own theme and lasts 2 hours (12 – 2pm), starting and finishing at the Eco Lodges, and is led by a subject expert.

On the last Sunday of every month, and special occasions such as Valentine’s or Father’s Day, we open our Nest as a Cafe and serve hot & cold drinks as well as delicious homemade cakes. Tea, Coffee, Hot Chocolate & Soft Drinks are all available and our cakes change weekly.

To celebrate Earth Day we will be opening up the Eco Lodge site to anyone who would like to come and have a go at some wilderness crafts. Open to all ages. This free afternoon will take place on 31st May from 1pm to 4pm.

To celebrate the 600th Anniversary of St Dunstan’s church in Bolnhurst this beautiful church is hosting a three day Flower Festival over the second May Bank Holiday.

Odell Fete and Family Dog Show has many attractions. Bottle and gift stalls Pimms, produce, plants and cakes, children’s sports, raffle, teas, Bedford Brass Band, ice creams, tombola, refreshments and many side shows. Parking opposite the Bell public House. Disabled parking next to the Scout Field.

Treat yourself to a wonderful home-baked afternoon tea in the grand setting of The House at Shuttleworth. Formerly the home of the Shuttleworth family, The House will be open for viewing with room stewards on hand to tell you more about the history of the family and Old Warden Park.

Fly Navy is a celebration of naval heritage aircraft from the early 1900s to 1960s. This event is supported by the outstanding work of Fly Navy Heritage Trust, who have secured a memorable line-up of extraordinary and historic aircraft for a thrilling show.

Say thank you to your dad and treat him to our home-baked savoury afternoon tea in the grand setting of The House at Shuttleworth.

Close to mid-Summer with the light typically at its best long into the evening this classic flying evening at Shuttleworth will have a relaxed atmosphere, and one of the best chances to see the Edwardian aircraft if the weather is calm and favourable enough for these incredible aircraft to take to the skies.

This special Hurricane Heritage event is a close-up and personal photography day led by well known aviation photographer Darren Harbar, with the special opportunity to take a seat in this historic Battle of Britain fighter!

Williams Antiques & Restoration along with Ralph Moss Antiques & Copperplate maps will be holding their showroom open days. There will be Antique furniture, silver, antique maps, glass, pottery, paintings and collectables. There will be a small tea room open on both days serving tea, coffee and homemade cakes

Southill Park is one of the founder NGS gardens which first opened its gates to visitors in 1927. A large garden with mature trees and flowering shrubs, herbaceous borders, a formal rose garden, sunken garden, ponds and kitchen garden. It is on the south side of the 1795 Palladian house.

Steppingley is a picturesque Bedfordshire village on the Greensand ridge, close to Ampthill, Flitwick and Woburn. Although a few older buildings survive, most of Steppingley was built by 7th Duke of Bedford between 1840 and 1872.

Nine gardens will be open and entry is £4 per adult and children free. Programmes will be available at the car park at the north end of the village,at the plant stall and at the teas. Delicious refreshments will be served all afternoon at 15 Orchard Road and there will be a sale of raffle tickets.

Tuesday May 29th 2018: Tutored Adult Painting Afternoon in the serene and beautiful Wrest Park. Fun and relaxing adult art class where students will be given demo on how to set up a good composition and then shown methods on how to build paint quickly to match light changes.

This month’s exhibition will be "R.A.F Tempsford" an exhibition of photographs of the former RAF site at Tempsford and what went on there throughout WW2, with many photographs and items of ephemera on display. Many permanent displays associated with Tempsford Village will also be on display.

The tranquil Flower Garden of C18 poet William Cowper, who said ’Gardening was of all employments, that in which I succeeded best’, has plants introduced prior to his death in 1800, many mentioned in his writings.

Charity fundraising event at HULA Animal Rescue selling Books, Clothes, Utensils, Shoes, Bric-a-Brac, Glasses, Soft Furnishings, Scarves, Games, Crockery, Jewellery, Toys, DVDs, CDs, Pictures etc etc; Refreshments & Pastries on sale ; Cattery & small animal houses will be open; FREE Entrance & FREE Parking.

Animal Scavenger Hunt around HULA; Meet & Greet the HULA Rescue Dogs all afternoon (weather permitting & dogs available); Rabbit Awareness Talk; How to care for your Small Animals; Refreshments on sale in HULA Reception; On-site Shop & Pet Bed Shed bargains; Cattery & Small Animal House will be Open;Dogs welcome &

FIA European Drag Racing Championship - The Main Event Santa Pod Raceway, the home of European drag racing gears up for one of Europe’s most prominent Drag Racing meetings, ‘The Main Event’.

It doesn’t matter whether you drive a Nissan Micra or a race spec Evo, ride a GSXR or a Yamaha R1. All Japanese cars and bikes are welcome at Jap show. No matter what you like about the scene there is something for everyone with the relaxed pace of the Show Paddock, club displays and trade area.

Retro Show is the annual family event for all those supporters of the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and even 90’s that like a bit of fun in their lives. All makes and models of bikes and cars are welcome to this celebration of a time when machines were created with a bit of character.

Ancient box and yew hedges surround the colour coordinated beds of this two acre garden. Spring is greeted by hellebores, primroses and daffodils with magnolias blooming in profusion.