Sept2011 Issue4

THE BEDFORD CLANGER
ISSUE 4: SEPTEMBER 2011

For: music-lovers, culture-vultures, crafters, artists, makers,
gardeners, traders, foodies, fashionistas
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Photo by Jez Brown. Illustration by Marisa Straccia
Letter from
the Editor
Exciting news! Adam Ants coming
to Bedford (now theres a collection
of words I never thought Id use in
the same sentence), and whats more,
hes talking EXCLUSIVELY to the
Clanger about what we can expect from
his latest show. From Ant Music via
Price Charming to his latest material,
were sure to be in for a great spectacle.
Other exciting news is that at least
three new indpendent shops are open-
ing in the town centre this month.
Rose-tinted Vintage, Coolhaus and
Hanworth Interiors are all bringing
something unique to Bedford, so lets
get out there and support them. After
all, if Bedfords good enough for Stuart
Goddard, its good enough for me!
Have a good month, Bedford,
Erica x
PS: Congratulations to Reestores Max
McMurdo who has a celebrity brag of
his own. Maxs iconic Ben the Bins
now grace the kitchen of the former
Strictly judge Arlene Phillips. Good
work, McMurdo!
SEPTEMBER 2011
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Do you have a party trick that can better Fred Burnabys?
UNIQUE BEDFORD
With the
back-to-school
frenzy over, now
seems the perfect
time to catch up with
Sam Price, owner of
Angels & Urchins,
Bedfords only
independent
childrens shoe shop.
Situated on St Cuthberts Street, the shop
stocks a choice of quality, stylish shoes
for Bedfords kids. In my youth, stylish
school shoes was an oxymoron, but it
seems that Sams buyers eye ensures that
our towns youth have no excuses for not
putting their best foot forward!

Q: Angels and Urchins is Bedfords
only independent childrens shoe shop.
What made you decide that this was the
type of shop that you wanted to open?

A: We moved to Bedford in 2008 from
London, and I quickly realised there was
a gap in the market for a good quality
independent childrens shoe shop. I knew
the sort of things that were important to
me as a mum - trained staff, high-quality
products, good prices and a child-friendly
environment. Too often shoe-shopping for
your children is a stressful experience, and
I wanted to alleviate that stress, by having
toys for the kids to play with, showing
childrens dvds, and making time for the
customers. I like to think Ive achieved
that!

Q: Are you fnding that now youre
established in the town, families are
returning time and again for the chil-
drens shoes? If so, that must be very
satisfying.

A: Absolutely. Its lovely when my
customers come back, and I can see how
the children have grown - not just their
feet! Im also fnding a lot of my custom-
ers recommend me to their friends, which
is again a very rewarding feeling. Plus
it helps that I have a very good loyalty
scheme for customers!

Q: Bedford has a huge number of
thriving independent retailers, yet the
High Street is dominated by the big
chain stores. Why do you think thats
the case?

A: I think its a question of rents. The
prices charged on the High Street and in
the town centre for retail premises are as-
tronomical, and way out of most indepen-
dent retailers reach. There is a huge gap
between what landlords want, and what
retailers can afford, and unless all parties
can sit down and discuss this, the parlous
state of the town centre will continue, with
more and more empty units. Its a crying
shame.
I think the Mayor and the Council need
to focus on the town centre, and not just
throw money at prettying up the High
Street what good will that do, long term?
Filling empty shops with good quality
independent retailers will bring people in,
because thats what they want. We dont
want Bedford to be another Cambridge or
Milton Keynes we cant compete, so we
need to do what we do well independent,
quirky shops.
Q: Youre working with other retail-
ers, businesses & residents to develop
the Castle Quarter. Tell us what your
aim is.
A:This is one of the reasons weve set up
the Castle Quarter, which is a group of
concerned retailers, businesses and resi-
dents on the east side of town. We aim to
rebrand the area as the Castle Quarter, a
vibrant, artistic, and eclectic part of town,
containing many of Bedfords most his-
toric and interesting parts. Being bordered
by the River Ouse with its mix of old and
new architecture, independent retailers,
local restaurants, cafes and artists, The
Castle Quarter gives Bedford that indi-
vidual and unique feel. Our aim is to pro-
mote this area within Bedford and beyond.
If any readers are interested, please check
out our facebook page Castle Quarter.

Q: What are the 3 words that sum up
Bedford to you?
A: I think Bedfordians are very down-to-
earth - they tell it like it is, which appeals
to me, as a Northener! So my three
words would be: honest, unassuming and
friendly.
45 St Cuthberts Street, Bedford
tel: 01234 355661
www.angelsandurchins.org.uk
There is one man
who personifies the
unique character of
Bedford like no
other, yet many
people have never
heard of him.
Bedford Museums
Gemma Hutton
introduces us to the
rather marvellous
Colonel Frederick
Burnaby:
Frederick Burnaby has been described
as a modern day (well Victorian) Hercules
and was born in Bedford in 1842 at St.
Peters Rectory (depressingly this is now
New York New York).
Colonel Burnabys achievements
precede him, having survived frostbite, ty-
phus, an exploding air balloon and arsenic
poisoning. He successfully explored Uz-
bekistan where it was so cold, his beard
froze solid and snapped off, was Colonel
of the household cavalry, became an MP,
founded the society newspaper Vanity
Fair, crossed the channel by air, wrote a
string of bestselling books, commanded
the Turkish army and died a warriors
death in battle but that is in summary
the remarkable, adventure flled life of
Bedford-born Fred Burnaby.
Even as a child, Frederick Burnaby
was known for his fearless nature. Friends
commented on how they would stand
aghast at Burnabys daring in jumping
the wide backwater at Newnham to save
walking over the wooden bridge. As
Frederick grew up (quite literally: he
reached a whopping 6 4) this confdent
and fearless nature would lead him to
some astonishing achievements.
Not content with the more common
pastimes of the day, Frederick became
interested in ballooning in the summer of
1864, when he was dared by his friends to
join Monsieur Goddard a French balloon-
ist in taking a fight from Chelsea gardens
over London. Unfortunately, Goddard
wasnt so keen and decided last minute
that Burnaby would be too heavy to take
up in his balloon The Eagle.
Undeterred by the rebuff Frederick
did not want to look a coward so jumped
into the balloon at the point of take-off as
a stow-away. Amazingly, Burnabys 16
stone body remained undetected by God-
dard who was busy fuelling the fre. The
balloon struggled to maintain height under
the additional weight and nearly caused
calamity.
Following this inauspicious start,
Burnabys ballooning career excelled
when in 1882 he departed from Dover in
a balloon borrowed from Mr Wright. Set-
ting off for the Channel, he arrived later
that day in Normandy, startling some local
chickens and becoming the frst man to
make a hot-air balloon trip from England
to France.
Frederick Burnaby was also renowned
for his amazing strength. He could break
a horseshoe apart with his bare hands and
his party trick was to bend a poker double
round a dull dinner guests neck.
The most comical demonstration of his
strength was at Windsor Castle. Burnaby
was a member of the Royal Horse
Guards, an elite brigade called the
Blues. A horse dealer had come
into possession of a couple of very
small ponies, and brought them to
show Queen Victoria. As a joke,
Burnabys fellow Blues drove the
ponies into Burnabys upstairs
room. The Colonel was suitably
amused, but then came the dif-
fculty that the ponies would not
descend the stairs.
Burnaby solved the dilemma.
Taking a pony under each arm
he walked downstairs with them
and set them in the courtyard to
the great relief and amazement of
their owner.
Frederick Burnaby died at
Khartoum, Asia in battle in 1885,
killed during an ambush by
Sudanese warriors aged only 42.
He was mourned by the nation,
especially here in Bedford where
a memorial window was placed in
St. Peters Church in his honour.
Burnaby was a favourite of Queen
Victoria and she reportedly fainted
when told of his death.
Burnaby related places in Bedford
are: Burnaby Road (leading to his alma
matar Bedford School), the commemora-
tive window in St Peters Church and of
course, the Burnaby Arms pub on Stanley
Street in Black Tom. Cheers, Fred!
Turn to the back page to see
David Litchfelds picture of FB.
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Bedfords Victorian Hero
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If you could back in time? Id go back to April 11th 1967 and watch Jimi Hendrix play at the old Granada Cinema in Bedford.
WHAT TO WEAR:
ROSE-TinTED VinTAgE BOUTiQUE
www.rose-tintedvintage.co.uk 4 Clair Court, lime Street, Bedford
All available from the Rose-tinted
Vintage shop in Bedford from early
September.
Hair Flowers: Lil Mischief
Vintage clothing: Rose-tinted Vintage Bedford
Handbag and brooch: Buttons and Bows
Styling: 4th Time Around Curiosity Shop
Hair styling: Sarahs Doo-Wop Dos
Thanks to:
The Music Centre, Bedford: For the loan of the
fabulous guitars
Models: Reckless Girls, Dawn and Jodie
Photogarphy: Jez Brown Photography
SEPTEMBER 2011
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GREAT NEWS
VINTAGE
LOVERS!
if you have a
passion for all things
retro, then youll be
thrilled to know that
not one but two new
shops are sashaying
into our town centre.
Rose Tinted Vintage is an eclectic empo-
rium opening in the iconic Clair Court off
Lime Street, purveying a selection of vin-
tage clothes, accessories, homewares, col-
lectibles and curiosities. Run by the super
stylish Kat Allen, the shop will open on
Saturday 3 September and is great news
for retro devotees. For the last two years
Ive traded at the Handmade & Vintage
Market on Midland Road, but felt that the
time was right to open a shop, explains
Kat. With the help of Jemma Denton of
Buttons & Bows and Sarah Dunn of 4th
Time Around Curiosity Shop, we aim to
make vintage clothing and accessories
affordable to anyone who loves quirky,
unique and stylish clothes. We also have
Sarahs Doo-Wop Dos, so you can experi-
ment with a new vintage hairstyle, as well
as Sew You Alterations by Deborah Allen
Dresses.
Opening weekend will see Kat serving
cake and lemonade, so why not swing
by to take a look? Kats Vintage Style
Spotters will be out in the town centre, so
if they like your look you can claim your
free gift from the shop. Dress to impress,
guys and girls!
Rose-tinted Vintage,
4 Clair Court
Opening hours: Monday Saturday
10am-5.30pm
www.rose-tintedvintage.co.uk
COOLHAUS
Retro and antique
furniture more your
thing? Then head
up the road to The
Broadway and check
out Coolhaus, which
has opened in the
former Alphonses
Baked Potato shop.
Upholsterers Pete Cooley and Jason
Gaishauser (do you see what they did
there?) are bringing their substantial
expertise to their new town centre shop.
From iconic arc lamps to Scandinavian
sidebords, Eames inspired sofas to
antique Chesterfeld sofas, theyve got
stylish furniture sewn up. Local artists
work is also for sale at the shop. Andy
Wilkinson and Anne-Marie Stijelja are
just two of the exceptional talents whose
work is on display.
Coolhaus,
42-44 The Broadway,
MK40 2TH
www.bedfordupholsterer.co.uk
email: coolhaus7@gmail.com
Pete tel: 07788591541
Jason tel: 07504200714
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Apparently
September 26th
is International
Languages Day.
I am wondering
what we are sup-
posed to do about
that apart from
talk to each other.
However if the quotation from the Bible
is correct and nation shall speak unto na-
tion what would it require?
Well, according to the latest estimates
there are something like 6,809 spoken
languages in the world at the moment
although at current rates of extinction half
of those will have disappeared within the
century. Of those 6,809 only 230 are spo-
ken in Europe and 2,197 in Asia. Papua
New Guineau holds the record though
having 832 languages spread across a
population of only 3.9 million people
(wow! Ed).
As a native speaker of English you are of-
ten faced with a dilemma. Which language
do I choose to speak and is it really worth
it? For other people English is often frst
choice because it means you can converse
with all the others who have learned
English and it is the language of the larger
economies.
More pertinently - how painful is it when
you have spent ten minutes rehearsing
your best phrase in another language to
then have the person to whom you say
it, raise their eyebrows and reply in near
perfect English?
For me language learning is about
many things. Apart from the benefcial
benefts to the brain (in both the young
and old) there is also the aspect that it
gives you a great insight into that coun-
trys history and how the people think and
feel. I particularly love words that have no
direct translation.
More importantly I can still follow
travel directions in Hindi and cross a road
safely with small children in Greek! Why?
Well because I once rode a motorbike
round North West India and I needed to
know where I was going and my sisters
children grew up in Greece and I would
sometimes walk them to school. So when
it is necessary we can quickly take on
languages. Just in time rather than just
in case learning as one person put it.
For us here at LPEF we know that
France is still the most likely foreign
holiday destination from the UK and
that children love learning French. It is a
beautiful language and one that is a joy to
master and a great starting point to access
all the others!
email:info@likemindslearning.co.uk
TOM
BARWOOD

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4 MUsic WALKS QUiZEs & coMEdy cRafT aRT & Talks & Plays GaRdENs
LISTINGS THIS SEPTEMBER 2011
Take a fresh look at Bedford.
01234 359599
SEPTEMBER 2011
THURS 1st SEPT
Esquires Introducing showcase
New music and its FREE!!!
Esquires Dannys Bar
www.bedfordesquires.com
Jam Night with Mat Roberts & his collective
Come along and either get involved or just enjoy the
amazing talents of the musicians
The Flower Pot
tel: 296732
FRI 2nd SEPT
T-Rextasy + support
Glam rock doesnt get much cooler than Marc Bolan.
Come along to Esquires for this superb tribute group.
Esquires Main Stage
Three Bedfordshire Heros - Paxton, Burnaby & Peel
Like what youve read about Col Burnaby in this
months Clanger? Then head over to the Bedfordshire
Family History Society talk to fnd out more about him,
plus other Bedford luminaries Paxton and Peel.
7.30pm Mark Rutherford School
www.bfhs.org.uk
Steve Emberton photographic exhibition
Former NME, Sounds & Record Mirror photographer
showcases his iconic rock photography. Ozzy, Freddy,
Sid, Nancy, Joey, Roxy, Iggy, Alice. You name em, hes
snapped em & now you can buy em. 4pm - 9pm
Esquires Holy Molys
Ballroom Blitz
70s glam rock club night. Glitter me up!
Esquires Holy Molys
Silent Disco at The Pad
The Festival Edition. The Pad gets a festival makeover
for their legendary headphone party.
The Pad t
el: 212161
Friday Karaoke
Sing-along shenanigans 9pm til late
The Exec Club
tel: 401500
Single File
Modern & classic rock covers
The Flower Pot
tel: 296732
Summer Fayre Music Festival
(Fri 2nd - Sun 4th)
FREE live music event showcasing the very best of
Bedfords talent plus headliners Abba Gold and Are
You Experienced. Pearl Handled Revolver, Rebecca
De Winter, The Silver Brazillians, Cherry Lee Mewis
& many more
12pm - 10.30pm @ Priory Park
www.summer-fest.co.uk
SAT 3rd SEPT
The Mods
Noel Gallagher told Paul The Modfather Weller these
guys are brilliant. If you love the music of the Small
Faces, The Who, Desmond Dekker and The Kinks then
youll probably agree with the mono-browed Manc.
Esquires Main Stage
Bedfordshire Walking Festival
(Sat 3rd - Sun 11th)
From short health walks and 5 mile ambles to a strenu-
ous 40 mile walk over 2 days, theres something for
everyone at this festival celebrating our varied landscape
and countryside.All over the place!
www.bedswalkfest.co.uk
Woodworks - a festival of wood, woodland and wood
products. Afantastic fun-flled weekend of entertainment
for all the family.10am - 6pm Marston Vale Forest
Centre, Marston Mortaine
www.marstonvale.org/woodworks
Loaded
After-show indie party action following the Priory
Music Festival.
The Pad
tel: 212161
DJ Fat Lad @ The Exec
DJ Fat Lad (aka Ian Congdon-Lee of In2Beats Radio &
Grange Hill fame) 9pm til late
The Exec Club tel: 401500
Maxwell Hammer & Smith
Post 80s Punk
The Kings Arms tel: 354494
Motown & Soul Disco
The Dinosaur Disco comes to town for a monstrous
night of Motown madness.
The Flower Pot
tel: 296732
SUN 4th SEPT
WWII Bedford Walk
Discover Bedfords wartime secrets
7pm Tourist Information Centre
01234 221712 visitbedford.co.uk
Quiz Night
Flex those brain muscles and exercise that drinking arm.
The Kings Arms
tel:354494
Vintage Stuff
50s, 60s & 70s rock & blues band
Esquires Dannys Bar
The Swan Theatre Company: An Evening of Poetry
on the theme of Travel & Adventure
The Place Theatre, Bradgate Road
www.theplacebedford.org.uk
Guided Walk: Who Lived In AHouse Like This?
Ever walked past an interesting house and wondered
about its past? This town centre walk looks at some of
our oldest houses and the fascinating characters who
designed and lived in them. Tourist Information Centre
01234 221712
visitbedford.co.uk*
Bedford Summer Bandstand
Concerts
Musical enhancement of our beautiful Embankment. Sit
back, relax and enjoy these weekly free concerts.
The Bandstand, Mill Meadows
www.bedfordevents.co.uk
Music Quiz John Cutlers legendary music quiz. Now
in its 21st year! The Kings Arms tel:354494
MON 5th SEPT
Quiz Night
The Kings Arms
tel:354494
Jazz at The Bedford Arms
Pianist Terrie Collie with Richie Garrison on tenor sax.
The Bedford Arms, Bromham Rd tel: 214656
TUES 6th SEPT
That Time of The Month comedy club Laugh
yourself senseless at this months chucklefest. Esquires
Holy Molys www.bedfordesquires.com
Kathy Browns Garden
These beatiful gardens are open to the public from
1-5pm. Bring a picnic, enjoy a tour with Kathy or feel
free to wander on your own. Tea & cake from 3.15 -
4.15pm 2.50. Entrance: 4.50
The Manor House, Church Road, Stevington, MK43
7QB 01234 822064 kathybrownsgarden.com

WED 7th SEPT
Wind Down Wednesday
ft Kerry Hodgkins/Shades of Blue
Esquires Holy Molys
Open mic night
The Kings Arms
tel:354494
The Life & Times of John Bunyan
Follow in the footsteps of John Bunyan
11am Tourist Information Centre
01234 221712
visitbedford.co.uk*
Stitch N Bitch
Every frst Wednesday of the month. From 7:30pm
If you;re into knitting, crocheting, sewing or any other
similar craft join us with your latest project for a drink
and a natter.
email: beverlyjoburridge@gmail.com
tel: 01234 214656
Charity Quiz in aid of The Willow Foundation
5 per head (includes ploughmans supper). Teams of 6.
The White Horse, Newnham Avenue
www.whitehorsebedford.co.uk
THURS 8th SEPT
Cell - An exhibition of works by Ali Goodyear
Head over to MK to see Bedford-based artists experi-
mental work from 8 Sept - 29 October
UCMK Galleries, University Centre, Milton Keynes,
200 Silbury Boulevard,
MK9 1LT
www.aligoodyear.com
The Bohemians present: Queen Rocks Gospel (with
The ACM Gospel Choir)
Spectacluar gospel re-working of Queen classics
including Dont Stop Me Now, Somebody to Love & of
course, Bohemian Rhapsody featuring the BBCs Last
Choir Standing semi-fnalists ACM Gospel Choir.
17 The Bedford Corn Exchange
www.bedfordcornexchange.co.uk
The Flower Pot tel: 296732
FRI 9th SEPT
Betaboy
Bedfords dirtypop maestros
Esquires Dannys Bar
DANCEYRSELFCLEAN
Electro, dub-step, beats & breaks from a 3 DJ sound
clash battle
The Pad
tel: 212161
Friday Karaoke
Discover your inner divav 9pm til late
The Exec Club tel: 401500
MOJO
Dave King & his band play classic & modern rock
SAT 10th SEPT
Heavy Metal Kids + Pink Cigar + TBC
Theyre certainly not kids, but they most defnitely are
metallers.
Esquires Main Stage
The Pad Presents: Adam Ant
The origianl King of the Wild Frontier is back to rave re-
views with his new band. Read our exclusive interview
on the back page.
Bedford Corn Exchange
Adam Ant - aftershow party
Corn Exchange ticket holders can gain exlusive access to
Holy Molys for DJs Pete Burridge & Kev Bailey spin-
ning their favourte 80s tunes. Expect some Ant Music.
Esquires Holy Molys
Loaded
End of Summer/Back to Uni celebration at The Pads
classic indie night
The Pad
tel: 212161
Grange Hill fame) 9pm til late The Exec Club
tel: 401500
PISTONZ
Live music at The White Horse, Newnham Ave
Mercy Street
Celtic rock covers band. Levellers etc
The Kings Arms
tel: 354494
Lost For Words
Kings of Leon to Bob Dylan and everything in between
The Flower Pot
tel: 296732
SUN 11th SEPT
Thunderbird 5
Bedfords most popular classic rock tribute band.
Esquires Dannys Bar
Music Quiz
John Cutlers legendary music quiz. Now in its 21st
year! The Kings Arms
tel:354494
Concerts
Guided Walk: Are You Being Served?
Ahistorical look at the High Street and how shopping
has changed over the last 200 years.
11am Tourist Information Centre
01234 221712
visitbedford.co.uk*
MON 12th SEPT
Quiz Night
Flex those brain muscles and exercise that drinking arm..
The Kings Arms tel:354494
Ex-Bedfordian Doug Woodcockon tenor sax with Russ
Williams on piano The Bedford Arms, Bromham Road
tel: 214656
TUES 13th SEPT
Beer Appreciation Society
Tasty! Esquires Holy Molys
The Swan Theatre Company: Animal Farm
Orwells compelling political fable warning against the
dangers of totalitarianism. An allegorical classic.
13th - 17th Sept The Place Theatre, Bradgate Road
Kathy Browns Garden
free to wander on your own. Tea & cake from 3.15 -
4.15pm 2.50. Entrance: 4.50
The Manor House, Church Road, Stevington, MK43
7QB
01234 822064
kathybrownsgarden.com
WED 14th SEPT
Tea Dance
Trip the light fantastic in the elegant surroundings of the
Corn Exchange from 2pm The Corn Exchange
Charity quiz in support of the Firefghters Charity
The White Horse, Newnham Ave
Live music at Harpurs
Come along to this cool wine bar & restaurant & enjoy
some live music Harpurs, Tavistock Street
www.harpurs.net
Our venue, your theatre
Established 1979, bringing the best in touring theatre to the heart
of Bedford.
Bedford School, De Parys Avenue, MK40 2TU
Box Ofce: 01234 269519
Email: admin@bedfordtheatre.co.uk Admin Tel: 01234 362269
After school French classes at Castle Lower on
Fridays.
3.30 - 4.30 for younger children i.e. Reception, Year 1 and 2
4.30 - 5.30 for Year 3 , 4 and 5.
Classes start on Fri Sept 16th and run for 10 weeks.
tel: 01234 407915 email: info@likemindslearning.co.uk
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For Breakfast - Lunch - Afternoon Tea
And our coffee is to die for
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DESIGNER FABRIC SALE - CASH ONLY
Embankment Hotel, Saturday 24th September 10am - 1pm
www.schoolofcraft.co.uk or call Jo on 07900 905186
THE BEDFORD CLANGER
Stocking a great range of Vintage clothing, accessories, home-ware,
collectables and curiosities!
4 Clair Court, Lime Street, Bedford.
Open Now!
TudorRose
Patchwork
Your LOCAL Threadcraft Hobby Shop!
For , , and
and
Fabrics Yarns Threads MUCH MORE
Threadcraft Workshops Clubs
Phone for a Workshop/Club Brochureor download one from
info@tudorrosepatchwork.co.uk
Oakley Park, Station Road,
MK43 7RB Oakley
Phone 01234 824983
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SEPTEMBER 2011

Experience the vitality and favours of Portuguese cuisine at this traditional bistro in the heart of Bedford.
All food is freshly prepared with only the best ingredients. Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
4 Newnham Street, Bedford MK40 3JR Tel: 01234 364400 www.baiadecascais.co.uk

Open mic night
The Kings Arms
tel:354494
THURS 15th SEPT
Book Club
Everyone welcome. Starts at 8pm once a month
Bedford Arms, Bromham Rd, Bedford.
Email Ian if youre intrested in joining
Ianstrgss@googlemail.com or tel: 0794421270
FRI 16th SEPT
Bedford Alternative Music Presents: Showing
Tonight + support
Esquires Main Stage
The Xcerts
Theyve suppored Feeder & Idlewild
Esquires Dannys Bar
Friday Karaoke
Sing-along shenanigans at The Exec Club
tel: 401500
The ABand
Still fabulous!
The Flower Pot
tel: 296732
SAT 17th SEPT
Otis Gibbs + Eliza Shaddad
Tennessee folkster
Esquires Holy Molys tel: 401500
Loaded
Classic indie night The Pad tel: 212161
Grange Hill fame) 9pm til late
tel: 401500
Bootleg Zoo
Classic rock covers
The Kings Arms tel: 354494
Jimmy & the Moon Dogs
Back by popular demand, Beatles cover band
The Flower Pot
SUN 18th SEPT
Mister Pink
Their guitarist has played with Prince. What better funk
credentials do you need?! Esquires Dannys Bar
tel: 29673
Music Quiz
year!
The Kings Arms
tel:354494
Concerts
Kathy Browns Early Autumn Garden at The Manor
House, Stevington
12pm - 5pm Come and join the delightful Kathy for
clematis, containers & art gardening. Entrance is 4.50
+ 2.50 for tea and (highly recommended) home-made
cake
The Manor House, Stevington
www.kathybrownsgarden.com
MON 19th SEPT
Quiz Night
The Kings Arms
tel:354494
Former Young Jazz Musician of The Year, Frank Har-
rison on piano, joined by pinanist Dan Raynaud all the
way from the US of A!
The Bedford Arms, Bromham Road
tel: 214656
TUES 20th SEPT
Kathy Browns Garden
free to wander on your own. Tea & cake from 3.15
- 4.15pm 2.50. Entrance: 4.50 The Manor House,
Church Road, Stevington, MK43 7QB
01234 822064 kathybrownsgarden.com
WED 21st SEPT
The Country Players: The Darling Buds of May
H E Bates gentle rural comedy is brought to the stage.
Purfck!
21st - 24th Sept The Place Theatre, Bradgate Road
Remember When
Awonderful, feel-good matinee of musical memories
from the 40s to the 70s
One Star Wars
Canadian actor Charles Ross single-handedly plays all
the characters, sings the music, fies the ships, fghts the
battles & condenses the plot into just 60 minutes.
May the force be with you, Charlie!
Civic Theatre
Open mic night
The Kings Arms
tel:354494
Charity quiz in support of Emmaus
The White Horse, Newnham Ave
THURS 22nd SEPT
Whenever I Get Blown Up I Think of You
True account of how one womans life following her
involvment in the London 7/7/05 bombings. Funny,
frank and poetic.
Bedford Theatre
www.bedfordtheatre.co.uk
The Flower Pot
tel: 296732
FRI 23rd SEPT
Mutiny Club Night
Esquires Holy Molys
Russel Kane - Manscaping
Join Fosters Comedy Award winner and star of loads of
stuff on the telly.
Friday Karaoke
The Exec Club
tel: 401500
Hurricane Fly
Chris Houghton & his band play classics from the rock
vaults
The Flower Pot
tel: 296732
SAT 24th SEPT
School of Craft Fabric Sale
Amust for all cool crafters! Come along & choose from
Jos selection of fab fabrics.
The Embankment Hotel
www.schoolofcraft.co.uk
Geoff & Hammys Northern Soul Night
Floor fllers & foot stompers from the vinyl vaults
Esquires Holy Molys
Loaded
Classic indie night
The Pad
tel: 212161
Grange Hill fame) 9pm til late The Exec Club
tel: 401500
The Mighty Hubwhipley
Modern Indie Classics
The Kings Arms
tel: 354494
Thr3e
at The Flower Pot tel: 296732
SUN 25th SEPT
Kastaphor
One of our fave Bedford bands - and the offcal Castle
Quay Weekender soundtrack!
Esquires Dannys Bar
tel: 401500
Music Quiz
year!
The Kings Arms
tel:354494
Concerts
MON 26th SEPT
Quiz Night
The Kings Arms
tel:354494
Guitarist Nick Page with Colin Watling on tenor sax
The Bedford Arms, Bromham Road
tel: 214656
TUES 27th SEPT
Kathy Browns Garden tel: 01234 822064
free to wander on your own. Tea & cake from 3.15
- 4.15pm 2.50. Entrance: 4.50 The Manor House,
Church Road, Stevington, MK43 7QB
WED 28th SEPT
Luke Leighfeld + Jose Vanders
Esquires Holy Molys
Tea Dance
Put on your dancing shoes and head to the elegant sur-
roundings of the Corn Exchange.
The Pilgrims Progress
Bunyans classic tale is adapted to take place during the
Industrial Revolution. Suitable for 12+
Civic Theatre
Open mic night
The Kings Arms
tel:354494
Traditional Irish Music
Come along and enjoy the relaxed craic of traditional
Irish music in the bar
Kings Arms 01234 354494
THURS 29th SEPT
The Pad Presents: Ghostpoet + Vondelpark
Genre-busting hip hop tunes from the Mercury-recom-
mended Obaro Ejimiwe.
Jim Davidson
Say no more
The Flower Pot
tel: 296732
Richard Durrant
Aprismatic musical voyage with son et lumiere.
Spellbinding!
Harpur Suite
FRI 30th SEPT
My Passion + support
Hitchin dance punk band
Esquires Main Stage
Hellfyre Club Night
Esquires Holy Molys
ECC Brussels: Two by Jim Cartwright
30th Sept - 1st Oct, The Place Theatre, Bradgate Road
Delete the Banjax: Pigs & Ponies
Edfringe fast paced sketch show. Not likely to be any
pigs or ponies though.
Bedford Theatre
www.bedfordtheatre.co.uk
Bedford Comedy Club
Stand up featuring regulars from the London and
national comedy circuit. Harpur Suite
Oxjam Quiz Night
Quizzing from 8pm/Greatest hits indie from 10.30
The Pad
tel: 212161
Friday Karaoke
Discover your inner diva 9pm til late
The Exec Club
tel: 401500
Big Mystery
Covers band: Amy Winehouse, Duffy, Stereophonics,
Kings of Leon at The Flower Pot
tel: 296732
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At nearly 200 years
old, the building
lovingly restored
and now occupied
by Harpurs on
Tavistock Street is
one of the most
architecturally iconic
buildings at that end
of town.
Run by the lovely Debbie Caves, heres
what shes got to say about bar life.
Four years ago, Debbie Caves left the
hugely successful George & (Two) Drag-
ons on Mill Street that she had run with
Karen Quailey for seven years.
We felt that wed done as much as we
could and that it was time for a change,
explains Debbie. Having had a pub for
some years I really wanted to return to
my roots, which was running restaurants.
When the opportunity to run Harpurs
came up, I just couldnt say no!
Aged 21, Debbie started her career at
Russells on The Embannkment (latterly
Eat Fish) and over the following years
shes always had that as the blue-print
for what shed want in a restaurant of her
own.
I wanted a restaurant that served
decent food, well-priced wine and a great
atmosphere, and I think weve achieved
that, said
Debbie. We
combine a
relaxed wine
bar, excellent
restaurant and
downstairs
function
room, so
theres
something for
everyone.
What kind
of customers
does Harpurs
attract?
Well, the
restaurant
obviously
appeals to
everyone, but
we fnd that
the wine bar
is particularly
favoured by
women. I
think its be-
cause its not
intimidating
to come in on your own, we have a great
selection of reasonably priced wines and
there is a really chilled out atmosphere.
That makes us pretty unique in the town
centre.
So what do people drink when the
come to Harpurs? Peroni for the men,
wine for the ladies! Sparkling wines re-
ally making a comeback, weve got some
great Australian bubbly and if youre feel-
ing fush and want to celebrate weve got
Cristal Champagane for a mere 230!
Has the smoking ban affected your
business? We opened after the smok-
ing ban came into effect, so I cant say
whether our business has been affected.
However and as a smoker I never
thought Id say this Im glad of the
smoking ban in the restaurant. We have
a beautiful courtyard garden that can be
accessed from the ground foor and our
cellar bar, so if you do smoke, you dont
have to stand on Tavistock Street which
is a bonus!
Situated so close to the town centre,
Harpurs is an obvious choice for a busi-
ness lunch or somewhere to grab a post-
shopping or pre-dinner beverage. Promo-
tions (including their hugely successful
Credit Crunch Lunch) are on-going and
new deals can be found on their
website (www.harpurs.net).
Go on, treat yourself!
6
This page is making me thirsty and hungry.
THE BEDFORD CLANGER
your Local:
HARPURS WINE BAR (& RESTAURANT)
46-48 TavisTock
STREET, BEDFORD
BAIA DE
CASCAIS
4 nEWnhAM
STREET
By Stephen Bywater
When I was 16 I had
a single picture of a
bikini-clad woman pinned
to the inside of my wooden
locker. She was Portuguese.
She stood hands on hips, the sea breeze
lifted her long dark hair, a smile lit her
face. I was a sea cadet in love and vowed
to visit Portugal.
Two years later I caught my frst
glimpse of Lisbon. The day was overcast
and I caught a tram to a museum. It start-
ed to rain. I returned to the ship. It was
nothing like the Portugal Id imagined.
Last night I cycled back to the country.
This time it was a little
further than the auction
house, but not as far as
Lingers. The weather was
familiar, another grey
August evening in Bedford,
yet inside Baia de Cascais,
there was the warmth and
conviviality youd expect
from a place where the sun
usually shines.
Inside theres nothing
pretentious about Baia de
Cascais. The Portuguese
channel is muted, the green
and white jersey of Sporting
Lisbon lies folded beneath the tv. Every-
thing feels right. Theres music playing,
conversations in English and Portuguese
drift in and out. We ordered our food
from Paolo, happy to be guided by him.
The menus in English and Portuguese
and its a lesson in the language and ours
seems pitiful in its attempt to capture the
subtlety of the food.
Chourico assado hints
at the sight and smell
of the sausage set alight
in its clay dish, while
famed salami seems
almost comical.
Salted cod fsh,
or bacalhau a raposa,
comes in its glazed ter-
racotta dish. The slices
of fried potato are sizzling in olive oil, the
cod is smothered in a tomato, onion and
garlic sauce. Its fresh and vibrant and the
favours are fawlessly layered. Simple
ingredients, says Paulo. Its just get-
ting that balance right. Ive ordered the
chicken piri piri, which comes with rice
and a rustic-looking chips, all perfectly
seasoned, just enough zip to warm the
mouth, to get you thinking about the
second glass of Sagres.
Helena comes over and we quiz her
about all things Portuguese. We talk
about food, vineyards, her passion for
Portuguese cuisine. This is something
she shares with her partner, Paulo. Were
given recipes, asked to try the goats
cheese, the homemade pates made from
olives, sardines, garlic; even the bread
is homemade. Were presented with a
bottle of red wine made by her family,
Malaquias. The wine is smooth and fows
like the conversations were having. A
photographer friend has joined us. Its
that kind of place. Somewhere to meet,
relax, get a little hedonistic, a little bit
Latin. Helena is talking about poetry
evenings, wine tasting events.
The homemade desserts arrive. A
Portuguese gateaux and something akin to
a crme caramel. Theres nothing sickly
sweet about them. Helena knows how
to round off a meal, what constitutes the
perfect pudding, and how much to charge.
Its pleasure Paulo and Helena want to
give and this is communicated not only in
their attentiveness and pride in what they
have created with their cafe-cum-bistro,
but in each dish, be it the pequeno almoco
todo o dia (the all-day breakfast) or more
traditional Portuguese fare.
Ring ahead for a table on a Friday or
Saturday night.
Tel:(01234) 364400
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SEPTEMBER 2011
Debbie Caves: And A glass Of White Wine For The lady!
Ask any casual, non-geeky, wine
drinker to name a Spanish wine, and
chances are theyll be able to come
up with at least Rioja, and Cava.
But Portugal? Say Mateus Ros and
Ill cry. Spains smaller neighbour has
as much wine heritage, quality and
diversity, but has fought for years for
recognition, especially in the UK. We
British love Port. Actually, we created
it. Smith, Taylors, Woodhouse, Gra-
hams these are not Portuguese names.
But the British pre-occupation with
these sweet, rich, heady wines is one
reason that Portuguese table wines are
only now winning awareness and slots
on restaurant wine lists.
Another is the glorious diversity
of Portuguese vine varieties. Forget
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Shiraz.
Portugal is packed with native grape
varieties that are not only unique to the
country, but even to their local area.
Vines are grown right from the cool
green northern tip the Minho - down
to the hot, bronzed Algarvian bottom.
Vinho Verde, Portugals largest wine
region, in northern Minho region is a
white, super-fresh, invigorating wine
with a tiny whisper of bubbles and low
alcoholic content. Alvarinho is the most
important grape behind it; Loureiro and
Trajadura are its trusty sidekicks. Good
Vinho Verde is a joy with shellfsh and
seafood, and even Thai fsh cakes.
The Douro is today the source of
some of Portugals fnest dry, red wines,
as well as Port. Grape varieties are often
identical to those found in Port. But in
the dry red wines the character of those
varieties comes through I love the
hugely intense, fnely grainy Touriga
Nacional, but many of the best Douro
reds are blends. They are full, velvety
and ripe but a little stricter than and
defnitely less sweet than anything
youd get from the New World. If you
are treating yourself to a grown-up
holiday in Europe, please visit the
Douro. I have visited a few vineyards in
my working life, and Ive never gasped
as I did when I frst saw this valley.
This entire wine region was recently
designated a Unesco World Heritage
Site. There are some great white wines
being made here, too.
Sarah Abbott is a Master of Wine and
runs wine courses, dinners and
corporate events.
www.swirl-me.co.uk
ART IS
MORE
THAN
SkIN
DEEP
Painter Ali
Goodyear
has been
putting in
very long
hours at her
Bedford
studio,
working on
over 30 new
canvases
for an
exhibition
at UcMk
galleries in Milton
keynes
This new body of work called Cell, ex-
plores ideas of inside and outside through
richly detailed oil paintings and fne
fligree drawings on paper and canvas.
Seen together the canvases become not
just a window on the world but a sensual
metaphor for skin, juxtaposing images
of surfaces from the natural world with
details of the human body, both internal
and external.
A founder member of Bedfords Eagle
Gallery and a former graphic designer,
Ali decided to pursue her passion for
painting and fne art in 2006. Always a
pioneer she was one of the frst people
to complete a Masters in Art and Design
at the University of Bedfordshire. Not
satisfed with this we may one day be
calling her Doctor as she has been offered
a place at the prestigious Chelsea College
of Art to study for a Phd. All the works in
her new exhibition will be for sale and all
sales and will help towards funding this
new venture in her creative career.
Alis solo exhibition is called Cell
and runs from the 8th September to 28th
October 2011 at the UCMK Galleries,
University Centre Milton Keynes,
200 Silbury Boulevard, Milton Keynes,
MK9 ILT.
Dawn Giles
Twitter: @BCADirector
WinE MASTER
SARAH ABBOTT
UNcoRks THE
SECRETS OF
PORTUgUESE WinE
Bedfords port of call for Portuguese food
Ali goodyear: Artist at work
RUNNING FREE
BEDFORD
PARkRUN
is a fRaNkly
BRilliAnT
inTERnATiOnAl
iniTiATiVE ThAT
ORgAniSES FREE,
wEEkly 5kM TiMEd
RUnS.
Its aim is to encourage runners of all
abilities to take part, from those taking
their frst steps
in running to
Olympians via
kids, mums with
prams and those
with disabilities.
Its you against the
clock and Bedford
parkrun takes place
in Bedford Park
every single Satur-
day of the year.
The Bedford parkrun started on Satur-
day 11th June 2011 with 104 registered
runners and 11 volunteers. Since then
431 people have taken part from fve to
85 years old, with 238 runners achieving
personal bests.
The Bedford Clanger met Bedford
parkrun Events Director and independent
sports coach Katarina Darcy to fnd out
more:Bedford parkrun is a truly equal
opportunity event. From aspiring Olym-
pians, Paralympians and Special Olym-
pians, children and adults of all ages, all
abilities and all sizes can take part. The
paths are fat for wheelchairs, signing can
be provided at the run briefngs, words
with symbols can be displayed and we
have a list of volunteer guide runners
and companion runners to support those
who require one. As a highly trained,
experienced professional working with
people with disabilities, I am able to offer
highly specialised support. How many
other events can do this?
parkrun initiative is sponsored by
adidas, Sweatshop and Lucozade Sport,
and they have also developed hugely suc-
cessful and unique partnerships where
the partners secure the operational costs
of parkrun allowing parkrun to
operate at absolutely no cost to the run-
ner.
Says Kat, In addition to the sponsors
& partners, Bedford parkrun has the
support of the Sports Development Unit
within the Bedford Borough Council.
They have provided assistance to access
funding for the running of Bedford
parkrun and allowed us to use the park
for the weekly event.
Online registration is required to
participate in Bedford parkrun and
every parkrunner is sent their unique
barcode which must be brought to
every event. This
is used to give
offcial times,
statistics and ac-
cess to
the many awards
and prizes avail-
able. Registra-
tion is free and
Sweatshop
provides a
discount voucher
to new parkrunners. Once registered a
parkrunner
can turn up to the event as little or as
often as they wish.
Bedford parkrun will continuously run
throughout the year, every Saturday
at 9am. The only time it will be cancelled
will be due to health and
safety implications such as ice on the
paths. Bedford parkrun will be open
at Christmas and New Year (as long as
there are enough volunteers to
support the event).
Bedford parkrun is a fun, sociable
run, jog and walk in the park and is
available to the whole community, says
Kat. The nature of what we provide
attracts people from as far as Leeds so it
is defnitely worth a try!
To fnd out more or register online, go to:
www.parkrun.org.uk/bedford
THE BEDFORD CLANGER
Forget sloe gin! Its all about blackberry brandy. Its a winner at Christmas in my house!
September, according to
the usual bumph youll
read in other this month
in the garden guides,
is the time when you
look ahead to winter,
start battening down the
hatches, titivating your
compost heap, that sort
of thing. ill have none
of it.

I am in a state of deep denial that summer
will ever end, nights grow colder and
leaves begin to fall, and so I shall continue
to linger in the garden until sunset and
pick sweet peas until driven inside by the
chill in the air.
There should be many days this month
when my fallacy that summer is still here
can stand: Septembers often a time of
great weather, without the stifing heat
of earlier months (I know its probably
raining as you read this, but bear with
me). So now the children are in school,
everyones back from their holidays and
the Christmas decorations havent quite
arrived in the shops, its a great time to get
into the garden. If youve been effcient
earlier in the year, you should be enjoying
a rich harvest now of everything from
courgettes to caulifowers. But wipe that
smug grin off your face, its time to get
some spring veg going put in autumn
onion sets such as
Radar and some
autumn garlic (try
Solent Wight)
and youll be in
good shape for
an early harvest
come 2012.
If youre a
lawn perfection-
ist, now is a good
time to rake away
dead moss and grass and aerate the soil
with a garden fork. I, on the other hand,
would rather chew my own leg off (my
policy is if its green, its a lawn), so the
moss and buttercups will continue to romp
without restriction while I get on with
other jobs, like planting new perennials
and saving seeds from poppies, nicotiana
and cerinthe.
If the weather does turn, the crestfallen
gardener can do nothing better when the
rain starts lashing down than begin dream-
ing of next years plans order in some
seed catalogues (I love the Real Seed
Catalogue (realseeds.co.uk) for veg and
Sarah Raven for fowers (sarahraven.com).
Theres still time to sow some winter
lettuce if you ignored my advice to get it
going last month, and there are even some
annual fower you can start off now, such
as the lacy white Ammi majus, cornfow-
ers (try the deliciously dark Black Ball)
and one of my favourite annuals, nigella
with its fligreed fowers and intricate seed
pods (and you can eat the seed, by the way
its great in curries). And if, like me,
you want more sweet peas for next year,
get them bought and safely ensconsced
in your seed boc this month ready for
sowing next. My favourite of the varieties
I grew this year was the old-fashioned,
highly scented Matucana in purple and
wine red.
Usually this column is about what you
should be doing, so heres a list of things
you can smugly NOT do in the knowledge
that youre helping your garden: dont
deadhead roses allow them to make
some hips and prepare for winter; dont
mow the lawn every week as grass
growth slows down you dont want to
give it a grade one cut; dont water your
greenhouse every fve minutes, allow it to
time to dry out towards evening or youll
encourage disease; and fnally, dont waste
water on bedding plants that are already
past their best, accept defeat and begin to
plan for a winter display instead.
Jane Perrone is the Guardians garden-
ing editor. She blogs at perrone.blogs.
com
SEPTEMBER IN THE
GARDEN
By Jane Perrone
gardening editor of The Guardian
7
SEPTEMBER 2011
next time you fancy
making a fruit pie or
throwing together a
green salad, ponder
for a moment what
ingredients you may
be able to source
from the local
playground or even
the car park at work.
Not much, you may think, but you
couldnt be more wrong. Bedfords burst-
ing full of edible plants and trees, from the
fg trees in the Market Square to the sloes,
rosehips and elderberries at Priory Coun-
try Park. Foraging fnding and picking
wild plants in your local area wont nec-
essarily replace
your weekly
food shop, but
it could save
you money,
help you learn
more about
your local
environment
and improve
your diet.
If youve
never foraged
before, there
are a few basic
rules: avoid
plants that
could be pol-
luted by heavy
traffc, dogs or
crop spraying;
make sure youre 100% sure what youre
about to pick before it goes into your
mouth, as some edible plants look similar
to poisonous ones, and always leave
some behind for others. Bear in mind you
should always seek the permission of the
landowner before taking plants from an
area. There are some detailed foraging
rules here http://tinyurl.com/foragingrules
So how do you know whats edible
and whats not? Its best to start with a
few common things you probably already
recognise blackberries and elderberries
are available in abundance this month
(try the area around Priory Country Park
and the Oasis pool), but you could also
be harvesting rosehips, hawthorn berries,
rowan berries and crab apples to make a
tasty hedgerow jam. If greenerys more
your thing, one of the best foraging
staples thats bound to pop up in your
own garden is called fat hen, a weed to
some people (and me, on occasion - I
spent many hours pulling it out of my new
lawn) but its leaves, when eaten young
are great in salads larger leaves can be
used like spinach. Got dandelions in your
lawn? Stick a terracotta pot over the fnest
specimen for a few weeks then pick the
blanched leaves. Try mixing this with fat
hen leaves for a delicious autumn salad.
If your curiosity and your tastebuds
are piqued, its best to invest in a feld
guide to foraging such as Food For Free
by Richard Mabey or Alys Fowlers new
book The Thrifty Forager, new out this
month (see below for your chance to win a
copy). Even better, head out for a wander
with an experienced forager who can show
you how its done and help you recognise
commonly foraged plants.
Theres a chance to do just that on Sep-
tember 11, when you can join local forager
Ginny Augustin and some of the Bedford
country park rangers at Mowsbury Hill
Fort for a foraging walk meet at Mows-
bury Golf Course car park off Kimbolton
Road time TBC - contact jane.perrone@
gmail.com for
details ....
Want to see
how you can
turn foraged
food into
something
tasty? Chef
Chris Smith
of the Three
Tuns in
Biddenham
is incorporat-
ing locally
foraged ingre-
dients such as
wild garlic,
wood sorrel
and horserad-
ish into his
restaurant dishes, with delicious results.
Join me at the Three Tuns on September
17 at midday for a foraging demonstration
and talk followed by a two-course lunch
prepared by Chris featuring foraged ingre-
dients. Places are limited: If youd like to
book yours, email me at jane.perrone@
gmail.com with your name and phone
number. Tickets are 15 each, children
7.50 and vegetarians will be catered for.
Weve got a copy of Alys Fowlers new
book The Thrifty Forager to give away.
To enter, just send your name and address
to thebedfordclanger@gmail.com with
the subject line foraging competition.
Jane Perrone is the Guardians gardening
editor. She blogs at perrone.blogs.com
FORAGING FUN
& FROLICS
Chris Smith: hell be cooking up something wild
FUNNy!
Roll up, roll up for a festival
of funniness at the Corn
Exchange from 28th 30th
October.
The Bedford Comedy & Short Film
Festival 2011 is bringing a plethora of
comedic talent to our town including
top telly stars Andy Parsons (Mock
the Week), Andi Osho (Stand Up For
The Week), Jeremy Hardy (Im Sorry I
Havent A Clue), Tony Hawks (not the
skateboarder) and the legendary Barry
Cryer (responsible for pretty much
anything funny thats ever been written).
To book tickets or for more informa-
tion, call 01234 269519 or visit www.
bedfordcornexchange.co.uk.
HOW 5
MINUTES A
DAy CAN
STRENGTHEN
yOUR BACk
(FOR GOOD)
By GERARD GRAy
CSCS
Amazingly, 2.5million people in the UK
suffer from daily back pain. With the gov-
ernment reducing funding for treatments,
the emphasis is now on a more holistic
approach and alternative therapies.
I have outlined some simple steps to
strengthen muscles that predominantly
contribute to both our posture and to most
heavy lifting. Just fve minutes twice
a day may see an improvement in the
standing posture, which in my experience
is very nearly the starting
point for most back pain
issues.
Step one: Do as our
parents have always told
us and stand up straight.
Make the body as tall
and thin as possible, as
though the body is being stretched from
the soles of the feet, through the back and
continuing through the top of the head.
Draw the shoulders back so the hands are
by the side of the body.
Step two: Pretend someone is about
to poke you in the stomach. We all natu-
rally tighten our abdominal wall when be-
ing tested by family or friends this way,
we call it bracing. That is the tension we
want, particularly before lifting any heavy
or even not-so heavy items.
Step three: With the hands by the
sides of the body, perhaps on the outer
thighs, maintain the tall and thin posture,
the braced midsection and shoulders back,
before reaching the hands gently down
the outside of the thighs for fve seconds.
Relax and repeat three to fve times. This
has the effect of drawing the shoulders
away from the ears; muscle tightness
between the shoulders and upper back not
only contributes to poor posture but also
can result in severe headaches.
Throughout this short routine, maintain
some gentle (what is called quiet)
breathing so as not to lift the shoulders,
which people frequently do when either
breathing hard or holding their breath.
This will undo all of the previous good
work.
Spending barely fve minutes a day,
perhaps before and after work, can start
the process of looking after the back so
the back may look after you.
Gerard Gray has been a ftness coach
specialising in back strengthening for
19 years.
THE BEDFORD CLANGER
8
Top notch celebrity interview!
A DRAWing A MOnTh by David litchfield
CHALLENGE DAVID
A Big BEDFORD
THaNk yoU
The Bedford Clanger would not have
been possible without the quite exception-
al talents of the following people:
Designer: Marisa Straccia
Photography: Shaun Armstrong
(www.mubsta.com), Jez Brown & Pete
Cooley
Contributors:Sarah Dunn, Emily Finney,
Jane Perrone, Gemma Hutton, Gerrard
Gray, Sarah Abbott, Cory Tallant, David
Litchfeld, Stephen Bywater & Dawn
Giles. Not to mention Sophie & Tom
Perry, Tamsyn Hammond, Ceri Hopewell,
Liz Simmonds and
anyone else who has looked after my
children this month all our advertisers and
listers and of course, you, dear reader.
Cant wait til next month for your
Clanger fx? Then check out the blog:
thebedfordclanger.wordpress.
com
Wed love to hear from you, so why not
get in touch? You can email
thebedfordclanger@gmail.com
This months winner is: Colonel Frederick Burnaby carrying two shetland ponies
down the stairs of Windsor Castle suggested by Gemma Hutton. Congratulations! If
you would like to suggest something for David to draw in our next issue, please email
thebedfordclanger@gmail.com by 19th September and if youre chosen you will WIN
a signed print of your picture.
ADAM ANT - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
Adam Ant: not Jack Sparrows uncle, kids..
SEPTEMBER 2011
Clanger fans will be
aware that our fave
illustrator David
Litchfield set
himself a goal of
creating a
drawing a day from
June 2010 to July
2011.
On 13 & 14 August 2011, all 365
illustrations were exhibited in a unique
event in a pop up galley in Castle Quay.
From its inception, the event was a com-
munity project. Voluntary community
group We Are Bedford secured the venue,
worked with sponsors and the media
and generally helped out wherever they
were needed. Members of the public
donated their unused picture frames with
the Art Centre making up the short-fall,
Wells & Youngs supplied much needed
refreshment, Coolhaus provided chairs,
Fancy coffee shop cooked up some cakes
and David and his wife Katies families
pitched in to help along with Rebecca De
Winter with the mammoth task of framing
and hanging this phenomenal collection.
Anyone who came along to the show and
met the artist will agree that David is not
only an exceptional illustrator, but also a
very modest man. The Bedford Clanger
is very proud to have an association with
David and hope that he doesnt forget
about us when hes rich and (more)
famous. If you couldnt make it to the
exhibition, you can still buy a piece of the
action at Davids website. Prints, posters,
postcards and fridge magnets of some of
the illustrations are available if you email
info@davidlitchfeldillustration.com
kING OF THE
WILD
FRONTIER
COMES TO
BEDFORD
With the spate of
tribute acts passing
through Bedford, its
not often that we get
the opportunity to
see a genuine pop
legend playing the
Corn Exchange.
Having being out of the public eye for
the last 15 years, Adam Ant is back and
performing to rave reviews. He spoke ex-
clusively to Cory Tallant of The Bedford
Clanger about what promises to be one of
the best shows of the year.
Best remembered for a swashbuckling
string of hits in the early 1980s, Adam ex-
plains his unique position in the history of
pop music: Im a punk rocker, I always
was. Im not a New Romantic, I want to
have my own bracketIts why I called it
Ant Music, I want something that doesnt
sound or look like anyone else and that
isnt easy.
After well documented mental health
problems enforcing his long exile from
music, he has spent the last year clearing
the air, including a candid interview with
John Humphreys on Radio 4 on how the
extreme highs and lows of bipolar disor-
der affected his career and personal life.
Adam is chatty and enthusiastic as he
describes his current band not The Ants
but hes still using two live drummers to
recreate the Burundi drum sounds of the
studio. He also explains why he chose to
return to the live circuit: money I
havent made a record for 15 years and
Ive got to pay the rent. And its what I
do, Im a songwriter and I sing.
He isnt just here to milk the nostalgia
cashcow. Hes been busy recording a new
album, curiously entitled Adam Ant is the
Blueblack Hussar in Marrying the Gun-
ners Daughter. Adam explains the flmic
title is a metaphor for his experiences in
the music industry and a journal of whats
happened over the last 15 years: The
Blueblack Hussar is the character that
had the white stripe on his nose who is
32 years older and wiser and has virtually
come back from the dead. Marrying the
Gunners Daughter is a naval term for
taking a beating, which I have in this life,
so a lot of its about that. Im grateful to
be around making new records really.
Being away for so long its great to be
playing my catalogue of songs because I
love playing them.
The good news for old fans is hes
fully embracing his back catalogue in this
tour: Well be playing the top three or
so songs from the new album but were
playing our full repertoire. I wanted to
re-establish the sound and the band. We
already did a tour this summer and have
played the whole range of songs including
quite rare stuff and lots I was doing back
in 1977. (Hurrah! Ed)
From his iconic videos and dashing
dress sense, hes best remembered for
his wild sense of style he continues to
wear an evolved version of the hussar
style dress that made him famous in his
pop heyday and this reveals a link to
another pop legend. He describes how
Michael Jackson once telephoned him for
fashion advice, Yeah he ripped off my
hussar jacket ideaI came up with the
idea frst!
The next phase is to reform an incar-
nation of Adam & The Ants in a couple of
years and release our fourth album.
Dont miss this opportunity to see
perhaps the greatest pop star of his gen-
eration in possibly one of the great pop
comebacks.

To win a pair of tickets to see what
promises to be an absolute belter of a
show, please email thebedfordclanger@
gmail.com with your answer to the
following question: Who played the
Fairy Godmother in Adam Ants Prince
Charming video?
Adam Ant and his new band The Good,
The Bad and the Lovely Posse come to
The Bedford Corn exchange on Septem-
ber 10th.
Adam Ant is the Blueblack Hussar in
Marrying the Gunners Daughter is out
in January, 2012 on Blueback Hussar
Records.
WE ARE BEDFORD PRESENTS:
A DRAWING A DAy ONE EMPTy SHOP, TWO DAyS,
365 DRAWINGS
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