Proposed New Facilities:
The owners of Beadlow Manor have submitted a planning application to construct a 193 bed hotel and leisure centre on the site. With one exception, this paln is supported by the Parish Council. The PC has serious concerns over increased access and egress from the site almost immediately opposite the Clophill turn adjacent to the dangerous stretch on the A507. See 'Highways & Transportation' section for more infformation.
Current Overview:
Clophill appears to be well served in the first two of these topics and in complementary health facilities.
We have 3 public houses, The Stone Jug, The Green Man and The Flying Horse. All serve food but only the last serves food all day. The Stone Jug has darts, dominoes and cribbage teams.
Our Village Hall in Kiln Lane has recently been rebuilt and is used by many groups on a regular basis and for other one-off social events. In the past the Village Fete has been centered around the village hall and the recreation ground opposite. There are many footpaths within the village and the Greensand Ridge runs through the village and is used by many rambler groups throughout the year. There are Bed & Breakfast facilities in the village and also kennels/catteries
Hilltop, in Back Street has a small warm pool and offers swimming lessons for children. It has parent and baby classes and has a ‘pay as you go’ system for adult swimming. Opening hours are varied. It also offers hairdressing.
Grooms is a hairdressing salon on The Green and is open Tuesday to Saturday offering full hairdressing facilities.
The Dive School in Shefford Road offers lessons in snorkelling and scuba diving from beginner to instructor level. Lessons are given in class, in the pool and also in open water.
The Clophill Centre in Shefford Road offers Complementary Therapies including osteopathy, reiki and yoga.
The Clophill Archery Club see http://www.clophillac.co.uk/ for additional details of meetings etc.
There are also the following groups within the village:
Indoor Carpet Bowls (contact Roger Catton)
Karate Club (contact David Cook)
Netball Club (contact Joyce Langhorn)
Flower Club (contact Carole Shaw)
W.I. (contact Karen Bailey)
There are other groups and people within the village, which are associated with Leisure and Sport or Complimentary Health and many of these are already listed in Spotlight.
On the outskirts of Clophill we have Beadlow Manor Golf Club offering membership and ‘pay & play’ for golfers in addition to the adjacent gym and hotel facilities. In Silsoe, the Recreation Centre which is part of Cranfield University, offers sports and social facilities.
There are no Doctor or Dentist surgeries in Clophill, patients have to travel to Flitwick, Ampthill or Barton.
