A coffee morning will be held in the Methodist Church Hall Chapel Lane on Wednesday 11 February between 10am and 11.30am. Stalls include cakes, bric a brac and greetings cards. The Christmas coffee morning raised £157.50 bringing the annual total for 2008 to £472.85. Grateful thanks to all who supported this event.

The Colne Valley Flower Club held their AGM this month. The new president will be Maimie Lampon with Clare Heyes as chairman. Subscriptions, payable in February, are £21.
 
A representative from The Acorn Village Trust received a cheque for £1,044
from the club’s charity for 2008.

Mr Newenham, farm manager from Wilkin and Sons was welcomed to the meeting. He gave a most enlightening talk on the history of the jam factory in Tiptree.

The First Responders have started the year with a fantastic response to the December article which featured in the Village Bulletin about their work and have had several calls from potential new volunteers which is great news. They would like to encourage as many people as possible to go along to one of their meetings or give the co-ordinator, Annie, a call for an informal chat as they can never have too many volunteers – the rota is still not full!

The group also had a warm welcome from the villages WI this week when they gave a short talk on their work.

So all-in-all they couldn’t have asked for a better start to 2009.

(Find out more from the village website here.)

The next series of 10 lectures begins in the Methodist Church Hall, Chapel Lane on Tuesday 13 January at 8pm. The subject is Gothic, Goya , Gaudi and more… with Catherine Dell . 

The scouts and guides will be holding their annual jumble sale in their headquarters in Lexden Road on Saturday 17 January at 2pm.

The HQ will be open all day on Friday 16 to receive donations. For collection of items telephone 01206 241666.

The next coffee morning takes place on Wednesday 14 January from 10am to 11.30am in the Methodist church hall. Stalls include cakes, bric-à-brac and greetings cards.

Join the Friends of Hillhouse Wood for a Winter Bird Walk on Sunday 11th January, meeting at 10am at the Old Church.

Joe Firmin & Philip Smith will lead the walk in and near the wood, offering a chance to see resident woodland and meadow species and some winter visitors. Stout footwear and warm clothing advised, plus a flask of hot drink.

Under 10
Earls Colne 1 – 1 Bergholt Heath
J Adams

Under 13
Frinton & Walton v Bergholt Heath – Match postponed

Under 14
Great Bradfords 1 – 2 Bergholt Heath
C Drage, T Hodder

Under 15
Boadicea 0 – 3 Bergholt Heath
B Rout 2, A Ponsford