Community, Parish Council & Village
Steve Hallam led a hugely successful Spring Flower Walk yesterday. An unprecedented 47 turned up to view the blooms and help the Keep The Bell Ringing appeal. Steve reports (click images to view larger): Continue reading “Spring Flower Walk a Success, What’s Next?”
The Friends of Hillhouse Wood (in conjunction with The Woodland trust), and Friends of St Mary’s come together on Saturday 22nd April to provide a guided spring flower walk and refreshments.
The Old Church will be open from Continue reading “Spring Flower Walk with Keep the Bell Ringing”
Janie Pirie – Botanical ArtistJanie Pirie SBA, Botanical Artist, is giving a talk and demonstration of her work to West Bergholt Gardeners on Monday 21st November. The talk takes place in the Orpen Hall starting at 7:30pm. There will also be a raffle and tea/coffee available (50p).
Janie specialises in floral and botanical art using coloured pencils. Her meticulously drawn and striking compositions have immensely accurate detail and great depth and intensity of colour.
Janie is a member of the Society of Botanical Artists and is also a tutor on their Distance Learning Course. In 2008 Janie won a Silver-Gilt Medal by the Royal Horticultural Society and Gold in 2009 and 2014. She is also a member of the UKCPS and shows her work at their annual exhibitions. Recently she has been awarded Best In Show, Runner-up Best in Show and Best Botanical.
If you would like to find out more about Janie and the course she runs, many in the Colchester area, visit her website.
Members can renew their membership, which runs from September to August each year, for £10. Non-members are welcome to attend the talk on Monday for £3. Any enquiries to [antibot mailto-“[email protected]”] or call 241256.
After the success of the Queen’s Birthday Celebrations many people felt that it was time to resurrect the West Bergholt Annual Village Fete. We can envisage an event taking place some time around the August Bank Holiday weekend, based in the Orpen Hall and on the Lorkin Daniell Field offering:
Would you like to be involved in organising an Annual West Bergholt Fete?
Do you have ideas about what the Fete could consist of?
Do you know someone else who might?
Then come along to the first Village Fete Working Party meeting on Monday 14th November at 7.30pm in the John Lampon Hall, Lexden Road.
This will not be in competition with the School’s Summer Fayre, the PTA are keen to be involved, as they were for the QEII 90th Celebrations.
For any information, please contact Laura Walkingshaw (Parish Clerk) on 01206 240772
The West Bergholt Allotments are coming to the end of another fantastic growing season and are winding down their charity stall and inviting newcomers to join them.
Charity StallWith winter nearly upon us, the Allotment holders have now Continue reading “Allotments Seasonal Update – Charity & Vacancies”
St Mary’s Church update for 15th September provides listings of services, bible readings and other events and news such as Harvest Festival & Foodbank.
Harvest Festival Appeals – Sunday 2nd OctoberThis year we will be donating our Harvest groceries and produce to the Food Bank and to the Open Door project run by Colchester Baptist Church. Continue reading “St Mary’s Update – 15th September 2016”
St Mary’s Update – 1st September 2016St Mary’s Church update for 1st September provides listings of services, bible readings and other events and news such as Wired Youth Club, Messy Church, Ride & Stride & an Evangelism Course.
Starting at 7:45pm, Wired youth club kicks off the new term with a Lego evening! Continue reading “St Mary’s Update – 1st September 2016”
St Mary’s Update – 9th August 2016St Mary’s Church update for 9th August provides listings of services, bible readings and other events and news such as Ride & Stride, Messy Church with an Olympic theme & Coggeshall Flower Festival.
This coming Sunday the theme for Messy Church will be the Olympics. Hope you can join us! Continue reading “St Mary’s Update – 9th August 2016”
The latest edition of Good News, St Mary’s Parish Magazine is reproduced below (together with additional material from most recent notices), use the links to the various stories & news items.
The following dates listing services and events up to the end of June, have been advised to us by St Mary’s, note italicised services are not in the village. Don’t forget – the collection on a Sunday morning is now being taken during the service just before communion. Continue reading “St Mary’s Update – 10th May”