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expansion plans on display The next consultation on the expansion plans will be held at the Village Hall on Saturday 9th November 2013 where plans will be on display and Central Bedfordshire Council representatives will be on hand to answer questions. The hall will be open from 11.00am till 4.30pm for residents to come and view the plans and fill in questionnaires. A second day is provisionally scheduled for the 16th November (times will be the same) when again representatives will attend to speak about the plans. The plans will be on display in the foyer for a few weeks from the 9th Novemeber. This is a very important time for Arlesey and all residents are urged to go to these consultations, view the plans and give feedback to the representatives. Your opinion is vital. More details next month. St Peters Church – October Services are continuing, more or less, as normal: This year’s Christmas Tree Festival which takes place on the weekend of 14th/15th December? More details to follow but we just thought we’d get the date in nice and early! St Peter’s church craft club? which takes place every Monday 10-12 in the church with tea and cake with a sub of £3 starting on Monday 30th September 2013, and is open to anyone not mattter your age or craft ability. You are welcome to bring your own crafts. ....and don’t forget our regular Coffee Mornings at St Peter’s Church: Coffee, Tea, Home-made cake and company every Tuesday from 10.00 until 11.30am.... Arlesey Pre-School The Preschool are up & running again after a lovely summer break - what happened to the weather though?! Please feel free to pop in & see us if you would like to see our setting & staff in action - our new banner outside looks brilliant & we hope it makes us more visible to everyone passing by. Please keep your eyes peeled for information on upcoming social events that we will be holding in the run up to Christmas......not long to go really! Arlesey Preschool Committee Changes to the criteria for Two Year Olds funding From April 2003 families must meet one of the following criteria: • Income Support • Income based Job Seeker’s Allowance • Child Tax Credit provided they are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual income (as assessed by HMRC) that does not exceed £16,190. • Working Tax Credit (Disability Arlesey WI Hall element) High Street • Support under PartV1of the Arlesey SG15 6SN Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 • Guarantee element of the State Opening Times: Mornings: Monday - Friday : 9.10 - 12.10 Pension Credit Afternoons: Monday - Friday : 12.15 - 15.15 or Breakfast Club Monday to Friday from 8.00am • Looked after child, where the child All Day Sessions and Lunch Club available is subject to a Child Protection Plan • Children from 2 years to rising 5 • If you feel that your family will qualify for this Funding then why not call into Arlesey Pre-School where the staff will be more than happy to assist you to enable your child to gain the benefit from attending the Pre-School. • Funding available • • OFSTED Registered • Tel: [phone] or pop in and see us Facebook.com/arleseypreschool from the editor W elcome to the October issue of on the button, and the cover section at last is in colour which we hope to continue with. Unfortunately we have no room for the historic feature we wanted to put in, so hopefully this will be added in next month. We are also putting together a feature on the old crane that was salvaged from the Blue Lagoon in 1977, as we have information of its new lease of life. We are looking to produce a 2014 calendar again – so if you would like to pre-order our full colour, page per month calendar, please contact us so we can work out rough numbers. Steve Maddox Published by: on the button, 32 Stotfold Road, Arlesey, Bedfordshire. SG15 6XT When responding to an advert please let advertisers know that you contacted them through ‘on the button’. Editorial Please send any letters or articles, to ‘on the button’ email: [email protected], or write to us at the address above, before 18th of the month for inclusion in the next month’s magazine. Advertising Please call for advertising rates on 01462 834265 or visit the website: www.onthebuttonarlesey.co.uk and click on advertising rates. 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The car park which will be for around 300 cars has been developed by Mr Steve Dixon. 2014 calendar Once again on the button will be producing a calendar with full colour images of Arlesey plus some photos of wildlife taken in and around the town. Each calendar is wiro bound, has a loop for hanging. Please let us know if you would like to put your name down for one. Once we get a rough idea of numbers we can make sure the price is right. to advertise telephone: [phone] or go to the website: www.onthebuttonarlesey.co.uk | October 2013 | 3