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Travel Club

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TRAVEL CLUB MEMBERS

Sheila Newman - 07801 550414 or 01234 358180 - Email: Sheila Newman

Teresa Hills - Email: Teresa Hills

Janet King - 01234 313946 or 07733172436 - Email: Janet King

Marjorie Gardner - 07485095307 - Email: Marjorie Gardner

Linda Holder - 07848 484627 or 01234 870867 - Email: Linda Holder

Important Notices
Tesco Riverfield Drive have introduced an online parking system with immediate effect. It will cost you £2 if paid in advance or £4 if paid on the day to park at Tesco Riverfield Drive.  There is a 49p service charge at checkout. The website address is:www.yourparkingspace.co.uk/or you can download the app. We would suggest that you go online and pay in advance booking the time slot as 6am to 10pm.Tesco Car Parking details

SAINSBURYS KEMPSTON HAVE STARTED CHARGING FOR CAR PARKING WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT. We are currently looking into other places to park but if anyone has any ideas where we can leave our cars while on day trips, both in Kempston and Bedford, please let the travel team know.

Departure points for all trips are: Tesco Riverfield Drive, Bedford (lay-by between side of Store and the Petrol station) and Sainsburys Kempston (Bus stop/Shelter in Bedford Rd, outside Store) If you park at Tescos please see the important parking information above

No booking will be confirmed without payment

Saturday 11 July 2026 - ‘Anything Goes’ at Kilworth House Theatre

Matinee Performance

Cost: £59.00

A 2 course meal below is arranged at Kilworth Golf Club

Menu

Main Course

Fish, Chips & Mushy Peas or Steak & Mushroom Pie, Chips & Peas or Traditional Ploughmans Lunch or Vegetable Lasagne, Chips & Salad

Desserts

Sticky Toffee Pudding & Vanilla Custard or Fruit Crumble & Vanilla Custard or Chocolate Brownie & Ice Cream or Fresh Fruit Salad & Freshly Whipped Cream

Tea and/or Coffee

Coach cost and cost of meal: £32.00 now payable.

Please contact Marjorie Gardner with your menu choices as soon as possible

Organiser: Sheila

Departure times: Tesco Riverfield Drive, Bedford (lay-by between side of Store and the Petrol station ) at 10.00am, and Sainsburys Kempston (Bus stop/Shelter in Bedford Rd, outside Store) at approx 10.20am. If you are planning to park in Tescos or Sainsburys car parks please see their changed parking policies above.

Wednesday 22 July 2026 - Woodbridge, Suffolk or Sutton Hoo as an alternative

FULL

Visit the attractive Suffolk Market Town of Woodbridge with its independent shops and restaurants (or you can visit Sutton Hoo as an alternative). After lunch we will take the short coach trip to Waldringfield where we will board a boat at 2pm for a two hour cruise, with tea and scone, on the River Deben.

Cost: £41.00

Organiser: Teresa

Thursday 13 August 2026 - Jesus Christ Superstar at The London Palladium - Matinee Performance

Starring Sam Ryder

FULL

Stall seats

Cost: £67.50

Coach cost: TBC

Organiser: Teresa

Friday 28 August 2026 - Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire

View the Palace and its Gardens. There is a very nice Restaurant on site or if it’s a nice day, take a picnic with you.

Cost: £44.00

Organiser: Linda

Thursday 3 September 2026 - Chitty, Chitty Bang Bang. The Watermill Theatre, Newbury - Matinee performance

Lunch has been arranged at the Theatre

Cost: Theatre ticket £53.77

Cost: Lunch £25.20

Cost: Coach TBC

The Theatre is in a lovely setting surrounded by a babbling brook with Willow trees, ducks and of course the working watermill wheel.

Organiser: Teresa

Wednesday 30 September 2026 - Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style: The King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace (entrance 12 noon)

FULL

Discover the remarkable style of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch through clothing worn in all ten decades of her life - from birth to adulthood, from Princess to Queen, and from off-duty style to dressing for the global stage for momentous occasions in Britain’s history. Featuring approximately 200 items.

Cost: £39.00 inclusive of coach fare

Organiser: Teresa


Friday 23 October 2026 - Museum of Brands, Notting Hill, London

Take a nostalgic journey through 200 years of consumer culture, social change and lifestyle, featuring over 2,000 original items and images from iconic brands.  Afterwards browse around Notting Hill with its many restaurants and shops and visit the well-known Portobello Road Market.

Cost: £33.00 includes coach, entrance fee, introductory talk and tea/coffee on arrival

Organiser: Sheila

Wednesday 11 November 2026 - Christmas Show at Thursford

FULL

See Thursford website here for more information

Cost £54.50

Coach Cost: TBC

Booking now open

Organiser: Sheila

Friday 27 November 2026 - Springfields Outlet Shopping Centre.

Start your Christmas shopping early before the rush or treat yourself to a day of retail therapy and a leisurely lunch. Have the option to visit Bayfield Garden Centre later during the day or stay at Springfields, its entirely up to you.

Cost: £22.00

Organiser: Sheila

Thursday 28 January 2027 - Matthew Bourne's Cinderella at Milton Keynes Theatre

This performance blends classical ballet techniques with contemporary dance and is a thrilling and evocative love story set in London during the Second World War. Matthew Bourne’s epic reinterpretation of the classic fairytale places a true wartime romance at its heart. A chance meeting leads to a magical night for Cinderella and her dashing young RAF pilot, together just long enough to fall in love before being torn apart by the horrors of the Blitz.

Dress circle seats in rows, F,G and H.

A coach will be organised and further details will be given nearer the time

Cost: £50.69 for the theatre ticket

Cost of coach: TBC

Organiser: Teresa

Wednesday 17 March 2027 - Victoria Wood’s Dinner Ladies at Milton Keynes Theatre - Matinee Performance

Les Dennis starring as Stan.

Circle seats rows B and C.                         

Theatre seats: £40.00

Coach cost: TBC

Organiser: Teresa

Thursday 16 September 2027 - Paddington at The Savoy Theatre - Matinee Performance

Only 3 seats remaining

We are going back to Paddington in 2027 - Yes Paddington is back by popular demand. Teresa has secured seats for the matinee performance at The Savoy Theatre. 28 dress circle seats rows F,G,H and K at £55.00 and 10 stall seats in rows J,K,L and N at £70.00.
Coach cost: TBC

Bookings with payment are being taken now. Bookings closing on 7th July 2026

If you would like to see this fabulous show please contact Teresa, the organiser, as soon as possible to secure your seats.


Should you have any ideas for future day trips please let the travel team know.

If you wish to be put on Teresa Hills' list for details of upcoming theatre trips please email: Teresa Hills

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