Community, Parish Council & Village
Colchester will join the rest of Essex in Tier 4 a minute after midnight Xmas Day. After that non-essential services & shops will be closed and we are asked to stay at home apart from exercise, shopping etc…
No household mixing indoors is allowed. You can leave your home to exercise by yourself, with your Continue reading “Here we go again – Stay at home & Advent News”
Winter ResilienceColchester BC is launching a Winter Resilience programme to see us through winter with COVID. The intention is to ensure all residents are prepared and/or have access to support when they need it.
This year they are going mobile and will be out and about in the community, so look out for the Community360 minibus in your area. Soon they’ll be dropping off packs to Continue reading “Winter Resilience – Coping with COVID”
Remembrance & Old Church UpdateLast week we announced the plans for a Remembrance Service partially in St Mary’s (socially distanced and limited numbers) with Zoom. The new Lockdown has thwarted that and plans have changed. We also have an update report from the Friends of St Mary’s Old Church with a video presentation to the parish council. First, Remembrance:
With the new Lockdown rules, the village can now only Continue reading “Remembrance & Old Church Update”
Befrienders, Roads and Ending in TiersThis update covers four topics starting with Befrienders Week and then addressing:
Did you know that 1 – 7 November is Befrienders Week? The local groups that make up the Colchester Befrienders Network Group are taking this opportunity to let you know about them, what they Continue reading “Befrienders, Roads and Ending in Tiers”
It Wasn’t a Teddy Bears’ PicnicIt certainly wasn’t a Teddy Bears’ picnic but West Bergholt definitely pulled together during the COVID-19 lockdown. In so many ways they displayed kindness, generosity, sharing & innovation that shows what a great village we are.
One person that has become quite famous for his efforts is Keith Wood or Bear Man of West Bergholt as he likes to be called. Continue reading “It Wasn’t a Teddy Bears’ Picnic”
Care Network Resumes ServiceSadly, throughout the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, the services of the Care Network were suspended after over 30 years of service. Clearly many medical appointments were cancelled and so for about six months no jobs were undertaken by the pool of volunteer drivers. Under normal circumstances they would normally have supported needy village residents with about 100 jobs in that time.
There are now at least eight Continue reading “Care Network Resumes Service”
Day 91 of (flagging) LockdownDay 91 lockdown coincides with Windrush Day commemorating the Windrush generation and their legacy. You can find out more about this on Wikipedia and I ‘tip a hat to it’ at the end of the update. The day also sees the start of a week of activity leading up to Armed Forces Day on Saturday which is where we start; other items:
Continue reading “Day 91 of (flagging) Lockdown – the Windrush edition”
Day 74 sees a focus on Colchester town centre to start with – actions to make it greener and easier to social-distance kick us off:
Thumbs Up for ‘Safer, Greener, Healthier’ Town CentreHealth experts and leading cycling and walking campaigners have welcomed ambitious plans to make Colchester town centre streets safer, greener and healthier. Continue reading “Day 74 of (fluctuating) Lockdown – the Town Centre edition”
The day 72 update starts with Woods Bowls Club keen to welcome you for a rollup. There then follows:
Woods Bowls Club RestartsWoods is a small but very friendly lawn bowls club that is normally open to all ages and abilities throughout the spring & summer months of April to September. The club consists of a mixture of male and female members with ages ranging from ‘Thirty-somethings’ to, sprightly Octogenarians! You are never too young or too old to play Lawn Bowls. Continue reading “Day 72 of Lockdown – the Bowling Along edition”
Day 65 of (un?) LockdownDay 65 and, settling down, no new updates from Essex or Colchester councils so far. Instead, we have some local news and some national news for local application.
Continue reading “Day 65 of (un?) Lockdown – the 3D Printing edition”