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What's on in Whipsnade

The pub quizzes, craft fairs, and village fêtes the big sites miss — here's what's on around Whipsnade.

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Community

Meal Blessing (Summer Time)

Monday to Saturday: 11:30am Meal Blessing in the Sālā

Thu 23 Jul12:30Amaravati Monastery(4.1mi)

via Amaravati Monastery

Community

Around £5.00

FitSteps with Louise

Dance Fitness teacher, Louise, also based in Dunstable, is a trained practitioner in Fitsteps®, the nationally popular dance fitness programme. Mixing the graceful steps of Ballroom, and the up-tempo steps […]

Thu 23 Jul19:00The Farmstead, Linmere(4.8mi)

via The Farmstead, Linmere

Sports & Fitness

Around £8.00

Hatha Adult Yoga

Dunstable-based Joanne has been a student of Yoga for over 20 years, qualifying as a teacher in 2021. Joanne specialises in Yoga for all ages, including mindfulness classes for children […]

Thu 23 Jul19:40The Farmstead, Linmere(4.8mi)

via The Farmstead, Linmere

Sports & Fitness

Zanshin Karate

At the start of 2015 Zanshin Karate Academy was formed by sensei Brian Bates 5th Dan. He wanted a club that reflected the type of training he was being exposed to on the open seminar circuit and the type of training he was doing at the different clubs he attended. The club takes a more pragmatic approach to its training by applying basic karate techniques against habitual acts of violence rather than the long range applications you often see at mainstream karate clubs. Most of our training revolves around kata where alongside the solo form you will learn partner drills that will transition to pad drills then finally to live practice (sparring). Although karate is predominantly a striking art, through Zanshin’s syllabus you will gain a broad set of skills including throws, chokes, and locks.

Thu 23 Jul20:00The Dunstable Community Halls(2.5mi)

via The Dunstable Community Halls

Live Music

Open Mic Night: July

Calling all local talents! Don't miss Luton's open mic night at the Hat

Thu 23 Jul20:00Lewsey Community Centre and Library(3.8mi)

via Lewsey Community Centre and LibraryCurated

Workshops & Classes

Glass fusion workshop

Filed under: Glass fusion workshop at Edlesborough Pavilion looked too good not to mention. You're very welcome.

Fri 24 JulEdlesborough Pavilion(2.3mi)

via Edlesborough PavilionLocal gem

Community

Get Fit With Leon

Not a gym person? You’ll fit right in. We help adults 50+ in Dunstable lose weight, move better, reduce pain, and regain energy with friendly, beginner-friendly small-group personal training.

Fri 24 Jul10:30The Dunstable Community Halls(2.5mi)

via The Dunstable Community Halls

Community

Mind Matters

Mind BLMK works across our communities to support positive mental health and wellbeing. Working closely with a range of partners, we offer a number of activities from our wellbeing centres and local venues to make a difference to the mental health and wellbeing of people in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, and our aim is to make sure that no-one has to face a mental health problem alone.

Fri 24 Jul11:30The Dunstable Community Halls(2.5mi)

via The Dunstable Community Halls

Community

Mencap - Limitless

Mencap - Limitless. Beecroft Community Centre. Date's on the card. That's the trailer — their site's got the main feature.

Fri 24 Jul12:00Beecroft Community Centre(2.5mi)

via Beecroft Community Centre

Community

Foodbank & Drop In

Dunstable Foodbank is an initiative hosted by a number of churches in our town. We are pleased as a church to serve our community in this venture providing food parcels to those in need. Christ Church Dunstable will be hosting a distribution centre at The Way on Tuesday between 2.30 & 4.30pm and Friday afternoons between 12.30 & 2.30pm, which also includes a drop-in session with light lunch. For more information about Dunstable Foodbank and how you can support or be supported by this venture, please visit their [website](http://dunstable.foodbank.org.uk/).

Fri 24 Jul12:30Christ Church Dunstable(2.4mi)

via Christ Church Dunstable

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