Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

The West Bergholt Film Club is showing the movie Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again on Saturday 1st December. Taking place in the Orpen Hall, doors open at 7 pm for showtime at 7:30 pm. Refreshments will be available.

Tickets are £5, available in advance from Scissorhands, with proceeds going towards a new playground at Orpen field. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. Enjoy the trailer and synopsis of the show below. Continue reading “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again”

August 8, 2016

Films & Literature

Films & Literature is the topic of the upcoming WEA course starting at 8pm on 13th September. The course will investigate the way books & cinema have influenced the other as David Read, the tutor, says:

From the early days of cinema to the present day film has shared with the novel a passion for storytelling. Early pioneer of the Silent Film D W Griffiths, cited the novels of Dickens as an influence on his technique and to this day film makers continue to use literature as an inspiration.

Films/books that we will consider in the study are “The Great Gatsby” and “Pride & Prejudice”.

What will it be like?

WEA classes are friendly and supportive. You will work in groups and with the whole class, sharing ideas and views and giving and receiving feedback. The WEA tutor uses a range of different teaching and learning methods and will encourage you to be actively involved in your learning. You will get the texts for the following week each session and might find it it useful to supplement them with some internet research or background reading.

By the end of the course you should be able to:

make informed judgements about the success or otherwise of film adaptations of literary works;
identify similarities of form and content across the two media;
describe the narrative techniques used by writers and film makers;
describe the stylistic techniques used by writers and film makers.

Find out more

The course will run for 9 evenings at the Methodist Hall, Chapel lane, and will cost £47.25. (If you are on low income and benefits, let the organiser know, the fee may be waived). If you would like to find out more contact Gill on 01206 240512, you are also most welcome to try the first evening for free.

May 21, 2015May 22, 2015

Colchester Events – Half Term & Early Summer

Colchester Borough Council have just issued details of a number of events and activities, including some for this half term, as follows:

Half term fun with Colchester Museums

Banish half term boredom with Colchester Museums this May, as we host activities that are a break from the norm!Get your creative juices flowing with the twisted history of Colchester in cartoon, enjoy a feast for the ears with tales of Roman Food or prepare your very own shell-fishy hand puppet to take home! Find out more here.

Summer Screen

Two weeks of Summer Screen in Castle Park between 29 June and 12 July will be covering everything from live Wimbledon, Amélie, Mamma Mia and Shaun the Sheep: The Movie; all accompanied by a licensed bar, pop up food kiosks, bands and more! Wimbledon is FREE, film tickets just £2, under 3yrs FREE. Find out more here.

King of Pop, The Legend Continues

‘NAVI’ the world’s No.1 Michael Jackson performer will be recreating the magical classics from the early Jackson 5 songs to the mega-hits such as Thriller and Smooth Criminal. A great night of entertainment suitable for the whole family. Tickets £17 and £10 for children 16 years and under. Find out more here.

Be more streetwise about your well-being

Street Wise, is offering all things ‘street’ and more, for families to enjoy for free this summer – in a bid to help local people become more streetwise about their health and well-being.Street dance, street food and street sports such as football, basketball and skipping are just some of the free activities and attractions on offer at the event on Saturday 13 June, 10am-4pm at the Colchester Institute. Find out more here.

Full Listings

Even more events are listed at http://www.visitcolchester.com/.

February 20, 2015February 20, 2015

Premises & Recreation – 12th February 2015

The Premises & Recreation Sub-Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 12th February when they discussed a range of issues affecting Orpen Hall & playing fields such as spoons going missing from Orpen Hall (please return if you have any), events, cleaning and safety of play equipment.

Premises & Recreation Report

Sub-committee meeting held on Thursday 12th February 2015 at the John Lampon Hall

Councillors present	Phil Walby, Jenny Church, Murray Harlow, Rosemary James
Apologies	Rachel Howard

Victoria Beckwith Cole in attendance.

1.	Orpen Hall
	a) Locking chairs in main hall – still a bit of a problem – Phil to write to the suppliers to explain problem. And ask for someone to advise.	PW
	b) Hall cleaning. Deep cleaning of JL Hall to be carried out in half term Vicky to discuss with Mike to agree cleaning specifications and schedule.	VBC
	c) Security lights at 4 corners of hall to be changed to LED. Vicky to communicate with company concerned.	VBC
	d) A table top sale has been booked in the Hall for March. Plan to investigate having a PC table top sale in the future.	VBC
	e) Fire Safety Audit carried out – everything in good order – next due September 2015
	f) Meeting has been arranged with Orpen Players for 17^th Feb. to discuss issues.	PW
	g) Meeting to be arranged with Bluebells to discuss issues.	PW
2	Practice Goal Area
	Ivor has completed the work to restore the grass area. This will be ready for use at the end of the week.
3	Film night
	Phil will arrange to discuss with Bernard about this project.	PW
4	Play equipment
	Phil will talk to Ivor about what is required to make all play equipment safe. The areas of concern are all low risk.	PW
5	Football Club
	The West Bergholt Football Club wish to buy grass cutting equipment and have asked the PC if they could assist financially in any way.	PW Agenda item
6	Car Park
	The work on the ramp, paving and plant areas has been completed and appears a good job done.	Agenda item
7	Mobile phone
	Vicky now has a contract mobile phone.
8	AOB
	a) Teaspoons are missing from the kitchen!! Vicky to put up notice in the kitchen to try to initiate their return.	VBC
	b) CBC to be charged usual fee for use of JL Hall for elections in May	VBC
	c) Maintenance of flower beds around Hall – how is this being organised?	Agenda item
	Date of next meeting – Thursday 12th March 2015 in JL Hall

January 24, 2015February 20, 2015

Premises & Recreation – 8th January 2015

The Premises & Recreation Sub-Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 8th January to consider a range of issues and decisions affecting the Premises and Recreational facilities under their jurisdiction. Updates on New Year’s Eve & December’s table-top sale events at Orpen Hall, security lighting and the possibility of Film Nights. The formal report to the Parish Council is as follows:

Premises & Recreation Report

Sub-committee meeting held on Thursday 8th January 2015 at the John Lampon Hall

Councillors present	Phil Walby, Jenny Church, Murray Harlow
Apologies	Rosemary James, Rachel Howard

Victoria Beckwith Cole in attendance.

1.	Orpen Hall
	a) The letting on New Year’s Eve went well. Vicky opened up and closed up on the evening and again the next morning for the hirers to clear up. It was suggested to repeat the event next year as it was so successful. Proposed to ask Rachel if she would be interested in planning this.	RH
	b) The locking chairs in the Hall now work efficiently – Vicky will demonstrate how to set them out for the Orpen Players.	VBC Agenda item
	c) The cleaning is improved. Vicky will review contract with the cleaners.
	d) The outside security lights on the 4 corners of the Hall will be to LED. The cost is quoted as £484 + VAT. Vicky to deal with this.	VBC
	e) The table top sale held in the Hall in December was very successful. Vicky proposed that it could be repeated in future as a PC fundraising event.	VBC
2	Practice Goal Area
	Ivor has completed the preparatory work and needs to be paid for this. He is waiting for an invoice for purchasing “turf”. A better system would help considerably and the work would be completed more quickly. Phil suggests a transfer of money rather than waiting for a cheque.	PW Agenda item
3	Film night
	Phil will arrange to discuss with Bernard about this project.	PW
4	Play equipment
	Phil will talk to Ivor about what is required to make all play equipment safe. The areas of concern are all low risk.	PW
5	Football Club
	The club has a problem with having access to the MUGA to retrieve balls that have gone over the fence. They need access to code on a regular basis.	PW Agenda item
6	Community Aging Services
	Visited recently to assist with welfare for residents in the village. A successful and beneficial outcome to visit.	Agenda item
7	AOB
	Agreed to organise a contract for a mobile phone for Vicky’s use.	PW
	Date of next meeting – Thursday February 12th 2015 in JL Hall