Charity Dunstable Calendar on Sale Now

              

 

 

Charity Dunstable Calendar

Date Published: 07/11/12

 

The Dunstable Town Mayor, Councillor Patricia Staples has produced a Charity Calendar which depicts the landmarks, views and sites of Dunstable.

It is available for sale at the price of £4.95 at Priory House, Grove House and Creasey Park.

 

All proceeds will be going to the Town Mayor's Charities.

Citizen's Advice Bureau ~ Scouts ~ Priory Church Dunstable

Christmas Cracker at Priory House this Saturday 15th December with FREE PARKING at participating CBC car parks ~ Have a cracker of a day in Dunstable!

              

 

Christmas Cracker

Saturday 15 December 10.00am to 4.00pm

Its back!!

The Priory House Christmas Cracker is taking place on Saturday 15 December between 10.00am and 4.00pm.

There will be Children's crafts, performances by the Priory Girls Choir, and a special festive menu in the Priory House Tea Rooms.

PLUS

A visit from Santa

He will be in his Grotto all day waiting to hear what you would most like for Christmas and giving out presents to all of the girls and boys.

Visits to Santa's Grotto are £2.50 per child with a gift.

The children's craft workshop will be running again this year with more amazing Christmas craft ideas then ever before. The workshop is £1.50 per child and will be supervised by our CRB checked elves.

The Priory Gift Shop will be in the festive spirit too. With a large selection of Christmas gifts, Cards and Ornaments your Christmas Shopping experience just got easier.

Our signature glass ornaments are back by popular demand with even more styles and sizes for your collection.

So come along and join in the festive fun at the Priory House Christmas Cracker!

 

PLUS FREE PARKING THIS SATURDAY

15th December IN CBC CAR PARKS

*Please check individual car parks for details

Thank you

 

Taken from:

http://www.dunstable.gov.uk/priory-house/christmas-at-priory-house/christmas-cracker/

FREE PARKING!!

 

 

FREE PARKING

IN

DUNSTABLE TODAY !!

 

Please check when parking for participating car parks.

 

Wikinson Car Park - Ashton Square

St. Mary's Gate - opposite the Police Sation

Church Street Car Park - opposite the Priory Church

 

(These are Central Bedfordshire Council Car Parks)

 

Be vocal Shop local and support Dunstable's Specialist Shops as well as High Street names such as NEXT, ARGOS, BOOTS and NEW LOOK

 

 

SHOP LOCAL AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF WINNING

£200 !!

Pick up a leaflet at any participating shops

 

Good luck!!

 

 



Dunstable Mayor Councillor Patricia Staples will be switching on of the lights on Dunstable's Christmas Tree in the Square at 7pm tonight.

Happy Christmas from everyone About Dunstable.

 



Last years Christmas Tree illumination and Carole singing event saw hundreds of children from local schools. Walk in procession from Priory Church to the Square outside the Methodist on High Street South (A5) ~ Where they joined Dunstable Town Councillors and a very joyful crowd to sing some wonderful Christmas Carols and watch the switching on of the Christmas Tree Lights.

 

Everyone is looking forward to another wonderful evening in Dunstable.

 

There will also be local businesses open along Middle Row during this festive event, for some late night shopping and for some wonderful coffee's and warm treats.

 



Medieval Dunstable

Dunstable will celebrate the 800th Anniversary of the Dedication of the Priory Church in 2013

 

Join us and be part of this wonderful time, that will once again go down in history.

http://medievaldunstable.org.uk/index.html

The Project the beginning and the end.......

"In the summer of 2010 I had an idea that perhaps we could mark the foundations of the Augustinian Priory, and introduce a new Medieval Walk to the Heritage walks offered by the town guides. Those of us interested in the history of the town believed that in medieval times, Dunstable was an important centre of trade sitting astride one of the busiest crossroads of England. Henry I built a palace in Dunstable and a number of monarchs spent time here. We knew there were jousts, we had a copy of some early byelaws and charters, tantalising evidence that there was a big story just waiting to be uncovered."

Taken from an excerpt from

http://medievaldunstable.org.uk/index.html by Jean Yates ~ Project Manager

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Dunstable Time Line 1100 - 1540

1086

No mention of Dunstable in the Domesday Book. Notes say Dunstable was a deserted Roman ruin, not yet resettled, but the figures for Houghton Regis perhaps make more sense if villagers were trading at crossroads at that time, to which the sheriff turned a blind eye, but increased their taxes.

- Follow this link for all the years inbetween: http://medievaldunstable.org.uk/timekine.html

1540s

Henry VIII had a plan for Dunstable to be a Bishopric and convert the church into a cathedral, The plan failed and the Prior and Canons were pensioned off.

Author Jean Yates

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Map of Dunstable

Follow the link below:

http://medievaldunstable.org.uk/town.html

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The Augustinian Priory

Follow the link below:

http://medievaldunstable.org.uk/priory.html

 

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Priory House Tea Room, Tourist Information Centre, Tea Rooms and Gift Shop

http://www.dunstable.gov.uk/priory-house-tea-rooms/

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2013 Events

Celebrating the 800th Anniversary

of the Dedication of the Priory,

and the Medieval History of Dunstable

Please follow the linkbelow for the full list of events:

http://medievaldunstable.org.uk/events.html

Check with Priory House for the latest updates

Tel. 01582 891420 or email prioryhouse@dunstable.gov.uk

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For contact details with regard to any of the above or and further information ~ Please follow the link below ~ Thank you

http://medievaldunstable.org.uk/contacts.html

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Dunstable ~ A New Beginning

The last few years have seen businesses come and go in and around Dunstable. Hopefully as we all look towards 2013 and beyond we will all see a better and brighter future for everyone who lives, works and has businesses in our great town.

This video is a small snippet as to just how wonderful Dunstable is going to be in the future.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxkrv1ZFZgY&feature=share&list=UUimNJr877Xr1EC_7wF8pAfQ

Dunstable Welcomes another new Shop .........

Ruby Tuesday

 

 

High Street North ~ Dunstable

 

'Fast Fashion at Factory Prices'

 

 

The management and staff of Ruby Tuesday would like to thank everybody for the outstanding support of our new boutique in our first week of trading.

The response has been overwhelming and we are proving that Dunstable is far from dead and that the people of Dunstable are more than prepared to support their town if the environment is nice and the product offers good value.

I am sick and tired of the cynics who still insist on patronising us with comments like "you must be brave".

Our Dunstable shop has achieved twice the revenue of a similar venture in Hemel Hempstead for the same week in 2011, a town with twice the population and that wonderful Hertfordshire charm (tongue firmly in cheek).

The sweet shop is much missed (mainly it seems by people who we never actually saw in it).

But to all the many regular loyal customers of the Sweet Station we thank you enormously for your support for the nearly 3 years of business (yes...nearly 3 years).

Viva Dunstable.

Phil & Corinne