Community, Parish Council & Village
Lacking a village war memorial, some years ago The Local History Group compiled a list of those who died in WW1; the Friends of St Mary’s had this list copied by a Calligrapher and placed in the Old Church. It has become the Friends’ custom in recent years to gather in the Old Church to remember these fallen from the village; the bell would be rung and, Continue reading “Friends Group Pay Respects at Daniell & Sons Memorial”
Bernard Colbron Remembered
The next meeting of the West Bergholt Local History Group sees the inaugural “Bernard Colbron Memorial Lecture”. Marking Bernard’s contribution to the village over many years as:
… this last meeting of 2017 will take place on on Wednesday November 8th in the Orpen Hall starting at 7.30pm. It follows a very successful October meeting when Dr Casales Continue reading “Bernard Colbron Remembered – A Lecture on Railways”
Fireworks Plea from HeathlandsThis Saturday, 4th November, sees the 25th Annual Fireworks Display on the Poors Field. An extremely popular event this is organised every year to raise funds for Heathlands PTA with a massive £9,000 profit being made last year. However, one consequence of this success is large crowds and an equally large amount of Continue reading “Fireworks Plea from Heathlands – Bacon Roll & Tea”
A lot has been happening at BYG since the return from summer holidays. They have had some special evenings, including the now annual “chocolate night”. White Watch from the Fire Brigade, based in Colchester, also Continue reading “BYG Goodbye to Amber”
The recent Allotment Committee meeting minutes disclose lots of news but none as staggering as their fundraising efforts. Through their charity stall they have so far raised £4,250, nearly £2,000 more than last year! There is still time to add to the total since the stall remains open until first frost.
The agreed recipients were confirmed as: Continue reading “Allotments Excel at Fundraising in 2017”
The Environment & Highways Sub-Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 12th October and discussed a range of issues such as encouraging heather, clearing ponds, cleaning churchyard, allotments’ produce, resiting bus stop, village warden and a memorial bench. Continue reading “Environment & Highways – 12th October 2017”
Antiques Valuation ResultThe Friends of St. Mary’s Old Church were very pleased with the support from the village when over 60 attended their Antiques Valuation Day. Although no one went home clutching a newly discovered valuable antique, our visitors were pleased to hear Continue reading “Antiques Valuation Result”
The Premises & Recreation Sub-Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 2nd October when, among other items, they discussed H&S matters, general maintenance and upkeep, hall user group, CCTV, Village Bulletin, licensing, football clubs, hiring and annual fireworks.
BYGging it up for our YouthAfter fears that BYG would close after 10 years the following great news has come from the groups AGM last week.
BYG’s AGM took place on Thursday 12th October and it was feared that, after almost 10 years, the Village would see the end of its popular Youth Club as long-serving committee members retired. The fear was particularly heightened when the start time of the AGM approached and nobody Continue reading “BYGging it up for our Youth”
Goodbye BYG – End of an Era?Could it be Goodbye BYG, sadly, given the lack of volunteers stepping up it could well be the case! The following update has been released by the Chair of the PC and the Headteacher at Heathlands: Continue reading “Goodbye BYG – End of an Era?”