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 Bulletin Is OnlineFirst the Bulletin ‘heads-up’ and then:
With the recent Lockdown, it was not possible to print and distribute the Bulletin as usual but it is now available online. If you know of somebody unable to access the online version, it will be possible to access Continue reading “Winter Bulletin & Some Christmassy News”
The First Window OpensThis news round-up starts with the First Window opening this evening and then also covers:
Inspired by other places around the country that turn their village into a giant advent calendar, St Mary’s are very grateful to those who volunteered to decorate a window representing a part of the nativity story.
The idea is that each window has a number in it representing their day and that the actual design is not revealed until the allocated day. The revealed designs are then lit each Continue reading “The First Window Opens This Evening (& other news)”
A Miscellany of NewsThis news round-up covers a miscellany of news including:
St Mary’s are rightly Continue reading “A Miscellany of News – From Quiz to Scams”
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”
Centurion NewspaperThe November edition of Colchester BC’s Centurion Newspaper is an interesting read covering many topics including:
You can read the newspaper below or Continue reading “Centurion Newspaper – November Edition”
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”
Autumn Clean & an Important DayThis article actually addresses 4 topics and Autumn Clean isn’t the most important day although it is quite so. We cover:
Keep Britain Tidy will once more be organising the UK’s biggest mass-action environmental campaign: The Great British September Clean 2020, after the Spring Clean was postponed due to COVID-19. On Saturday 12th West Bergholt’s own Litter Warriors will be Continue reading “Autumn Clean & an Important Day”
Bag2School, Honours for Heroes & Mental HealthThree quick updates on the above subjects, first of all links to the Awards & Mental Health items if you want to skip bag2school:
Heathlands is participating in the Bag2School scheme as part of their fundraising campaign. Bag2School is Continue reading “Bag2School, Honours for Heroes & Mental Health”
Day 114 since LockdownOn day 114 we get an update on the village’s Swift project. In other news:
This summer, villagers may have noticed an increase in the numbers of swifts wheeling about at speed, high up in the sky with their unmistakable scythe shaped wings and forked tail.
Thanks to funding received last year, we are now in the process of installing a total of 32 swift nest boxes at various sites around the village. As well as Orpen Hall and Heathlands School, eight private households are also taking part.
Continue reading “Day 114 since Lockdown – the ‘Swift’ edition”