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Charity Vintage Afternoon Tea

This Sunday, why not go for afternoon tea and support a great charity at the same time?
The fundraising team at St John’s Hospice, Moggerhanger are organising a vintage event to raise money for Sue Ryder. The charity is 60 years old this year, and to celebrate they are looking back to the past with tea and cakes.

Enjoy tea, sandwiches and …

Fox Vintage VE celebrations

To celebrate 68 years since the end of World War 2,  this Saturday Fox Vintage will be teaming up with La Belle V Etoile to bring you a day filled with vintage goodness. The Buckingham shop will be full of the usual vintage clothing and homewares with an added emphasis on the 1940s. Pincurls and Petticoats are on board to style …

Harry & Edna on the Wireless need your help!

Doyens of the vintage scene Harry & Edna have been presenting a radio show on radio station, Secklow Sounds called ‘Harry & Edna on the Wireless’.

Their hard work has paid off because their show is currently nominated for a Sony Radio Award. But the decision is now down to a public vote, so they need our help.
“We are over the …

Carrie’s Handmade & Vintage Fair

This Saturday, Carrie’s Handmade and Vintage Fair returns to the Ents Shed, Castle Road, Bedford. With free entry, lots of lovely stall holders selling vintage jewellery, clothing and homewares alongside handmade items…what are you waiting for?

Southern Tenant Folk Union

Southern Tenant Folk Union are playing this Friday at the Ents Shed, Bedford. They have just released their 5th album called Hello Cold, Goodbye Sun.

For those who haven’t heard of them, here’s a bit of background…..
Formed by Belfast born, five-string banjo player Pat McGarvey in 2006 and taking their name from the ground-breaking multi-racial union of sharecroppers and non-landowning tenant …

Managing a small business, the vintage way!

The team behind Your Vintage Life (and Vintage Bedford and MK) are launching a series of workshops and e-courses aimed at helping small businesses across the country.
Called “Managing a small business, the vintage way!” they will share their knowledge and experience in running their own small business. Realising that sometimes it can be lonely working on your own and that …

Victoria’s Vintage Cakes

Today we caught up with Victoria who runs a new business called Victoria’s Vintage Cakes, up the road from me here in Cranfield. Victoria runs a fab blog which is filled with tales of her shopping, her baking and amazingly all the things she has won in competitions. This is one lucky (and clever) girl!

“I’ve always enjoyed backing since I …

Vintage Hair Flowers

Today we share the beautiful hair flowers from the very local Hapitat. We first spied them at the MKhandmade & Vintage fair and wanted to share them with all of you!

 
Tell us a bit about yourself?
My name is Emma and I live in Stony Stratford with my husband and two children. We moved here from London about 7 years ago, …

Bedford Burlesque

This weekend sees the return of the great regular burlesque night in Bedford.

Lady K’s present “La Plume Spring Burlesque” this Saturday 16th March at the classy Swan Hotel Bedford. It will be an evening packed full with back to back entertainment from some fantastic performers, including dancing the night away ‘til late with Adam Falconer, the master of Swing/Jive.
 
This is …

The Variety Night with CASH (and loads more)

Hold the Front Page! For anyone with nowhere to go this Friday evening then we have the perfect thing for you. And even if you do have somewhere to go….well cancel it!

On the 1st March, The Pad presents have lined up an unusual gig that is not a gig!  Instead of the usual 3 band line up they have created a …