Community, Parish Council & Village
Pond & Trees WorksAs idyllic as the Queen’s Head pond looks, a closer look reveals a problem that needs to be addressed. Despite regular painting, rust has infiltrated many sections of the railings which must now be replaced. Quality Metalwork Services have been Continue reading “Pond & Trees Works – Railings and Pruning”
Pond-Gate Controversy?Well, our announcement a fortnight ago about the Queen’s Head Pond getting some TLC has certainly caused some controversy on Social Media. As the work is now underway we thought it might be worthwhile to add an update.
Our call for volunteers to rehome fish went very well. Before Continue reading “Pond-Gate Controversy?”
TLC for Queen’s Head PondFollowing the hot summer, it is apparent that the Queen’s Head Pond has suffered greatly and is need of some TLC. The water level has dropped substantially and the pond has become stagnant and de-oxygenated. The level of silt and mud in the pond has also risen to unacceptable, potentially hazardous, levels. Possibly as a consequence, the area has also seen a sharp rise in rodent infestation. All of this is causing a general health Continue reading “TLC for Queen’s Head Pond”
Cricket Fest 2016Cricket Fest 2016 is a regular annual event from West Bergholt Cricket Club at their ground in Manor Road. Celebrating all things cricket from 6th – 10th July, the Festival features its Family Fun Day on 9th July.
Festival matches include: Continue reading “Celebrating Cricket Fest 2016”
The latest Village News is now on-line along with all archive copies of both the Village Bulletin and News, one update was of particular interest & it seemed worth picking out for the news-feed:
The open areas in the village, Poors Land, the Heath, Orpen Hall Field and the allotments have had their annual hedge cutting and bracken clearing.
The ponds in the village at Queen’s Head, Lexden Road and Hall Road will have their autumn tidy-up in November. The Parish Council employs the services of The Conservation Volunteers from Essex.
We were surprised to see that someone had donated a large Koi carp to the Queen’s Head Pond. This is not ideal as the carp will make short work of a lot of the wild life in the pond.
Anyone who would like to have a Koi carp for an ornamental garden pond would be welcome to get in touch, please call Jenny on 240792.
Stephen Adams took over the Queens Head in mid-May after a significant revamp, the pub reopened at the start of June with the sole aim of being an integral part of the West Bergholt community and to offer a real family orientated ‘Village Pub’.
Although the revamp is not yet complete the pub is open from 11am every day and will be serving food all day as from Friday 18th July 2014. They will be doing a wholesome “Pub” menu with the majority of the food being home cooked and above all reasonably priced.
They will then open and clean up the garden putting in nice furniture catering for all during the day, night and weekends.
So far the village has been very welcoming and the revamp very well received and Stephen would welcome any comments or input that could help them as a business and the community and welcome any groups that would like to make use of the facilities.
Stephen can be contacted on 240394 or by email [antibot mailto=”[email protected]”].