Mulled Wine at the Old Church and Active Essex
Not normally known to go together, enjoying Mulled Wine & seasonal treats followed with a visit to Active Essex’s website. Why not?
Mulled Wine & Keeping Active
From Digs to Jumbo – Local History Talks
The past & future of the Jumbo
The next Local History Group meeting focuses on Colchester’s Victorian water tower, Jumbo. Andrew Crayston, a Trustee of the Colchester & North East Essex Building Preservation Trust, will lead the talk. You will hear about the past & future of the Balkerne water tower, affectionately referred to as Jumbo. There are some useful links below to find out more about Jumbo.
UPDATE: read the meeting report here.
Where & When
The meeting will take place on November 10th in Orpen Hall starting at 7:30 pm. Members & non-members are welcome for £2 and £5 respectively (membership £10 per year). Please email the group at [email protected] if you want to attend; the group will then be able to keep you informed if there are any last minute changes to the meeting.
Roman discoveries at 2 recent digs
Continue reading “From Digs to Jumbo – Local History Talks”St Mary’s Welcomes Revd Heather Edition
Message from Revd Heather Wilcox, Remembrance & More
Revd Heather Wilcox introducing herself kicks off this, November, edition there is also news on:
Continue reading “St Mary’s Welcomes Revd Heather Edition”Are You Affected by Energy Prices Soaring?
We know energy prices will be going up, what can you do?
Current legislation limits Energy prices to a ‘capped’ amount but we know that this cap increases over time to reflect wholesale costs of energy sources (which are soaring right now). There are some things, though, that you can do to mitigate this to some extent. The following has been prepared by the Planning & Development Committee to give you some options.
There are many ways to save money, some simply require an adjustment to the way you use these supplies, others require significant investment. What follows tries to guide you through these possible solutions in increasing orders of cost.
Let’s start with some low cost ones
How much heat do you need?
Continue reading “Are You Affected by Energy Prices Soaring?”Public News Updates 18th October 2021
News Updates from Police, Highways & Wellbeing Service on 18th October 2021
News on 18th October 2021 from Local Police, Highways & the Essex Wellbeing Service:
- Essex Police update you on their activities in Colchester;
- Highways England advise of New Church Road closure starting this week, and
- Digital Champions sought to help the Essex Wellbeing Service.
Essex Police Local Update 14
Linked below is the full newsletter, this is one of a series which focusses on:
Continue reading “Public News Updates 18th October 2021”Baby & Toddler Group October – December 2021
October – December 2021 Schedule for Baby & Toddler Group
The West Bergholt Baby & Toddler group’s schedule for October – December 2021 includes a wide range of activities from handmade kids clothes to professional photography The full list is shown below, please be aware that some events may change at short notice.
You can follow the group’s activities on their secure Facebook or WhatsApp Groups.
The Schedule
| 11th October | Nay-Nay Makes (handmade baby and children’s wear) |
| 18th October | Sally Parkinson Photography (offering 5 minute mini photo shoots of your child) |
| 8th November | Forever In Silver Fingerprint Jewellery |
| 15th November | Usbourne books |
| 22nd November | Pickle & Boo (Pom Pom garlands and keepsakes ) |
| 29th November | Tinsel, Baubles and Festive Treats (The Tom Bowdidge Foundation) |
| 13th December |  Christmas Party |
So there will be lots of visitors this term, leading up to Christmas; hopefully they might help with some gift ideas or just give you something to browse while the children play.
Return of the Village Quiz a Resounding Success
Success for The Invincibles at the Village Quiz
Eleven teams vied for the Village Quiz Challenge Cup last week and raised £310 towards the cost of a new Friendly Bench from Plastecowood – that’s well over half way!
Quizmaster Mike Morrisey, with support from Anita & Pauline, delivered a quiz with 10 rounds of 10 questions and a bonus picture round of 45 famous places (like Angel Falls). The halfway point was time for the Raffle which contributed £90 to the overall sum raised. The rounds were:
Continue reading “Return of the Village Quiz a Resounding Success”Are Your Children Starting School in September 2022?
October & November Tours for September 2022 Starters
Heathlands C of E Primary School in West Bergholt would like to invite families with children starting school in September 2022 to one of their school tours. Contact the school office on 01206 240288 for further details and to book a place. Please book your tour in advance.
- Tuesday 19th October at 9.30 am,
- Wednesday 20th October at 1.45 pm,
- Tuesday 16th November at 1.45 pm,
- Friday 19th November at 9.30 am.
Digs at Jacks & the Mercury Theatre
Adam Wightman Reporting on the Digs & Jacks & the Mercury
Following the success of their last meeting, Adam Wightman (Senior Project Manager of The Colchester Archaeological Trust), is going to update the Local History Group on these digs this Wednesday. Both digs were possible because of refurbishment works.
In the case of Jacks, just off the High Street, builders dug six shafts to create foundations to stabilise this 17th century building. This gave the Trust 6 windows on the past; find out what they found in Shaft C at Jacks.
Continue reading “Digs at Jacks & the Mercury Theatre”New Parish Councillor – Joel Fayers
Meet Joel Fayers – New Parish Councillor
The Parish Council co-opted Joel as a councillor in July 2021 & he has joined the Planning Committee. He has lived in West Bergholt with his wife and son since 2017.
He is a Director and Partner of a PR and consultation agency which specialises in the built environment. Prior to working in this sector, he spent several years working in Parliament in Westminster and similar work with District Councils.
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