Due to the extremely cold and snowy weather, all the Bergholt Heath YFC matches scheduled for this weekend were postponed. As next weekend is Easter, no games will be played, so the next fixtures will take place on Sunday 7th April when (hopefully) the weather will have improved. Details of these fixtures will be posted when known.
Women’s Institute March 2013 Update
West Bergholt Women’s Institute President Susan Leng welcomed members and all agreed that the 92nd birthday lunch had been a great success. The Fashion Show on 3 April will be an open meeting with guests starting at 7.15pm. Members can bring cakes for St Helena Hospice to this evening; bought or home-made are equally welcome but no previously frozen cakes please.
The evening was then run by the members with the committee being thanked and given flowers. The speaker Jacqui Crombie was introduced as Warrant Officer 2 (Sergeant Major) who works at the Military Training Centre, Colchester. The audience was given an insight into the everyday routine the soldiers experience.
The evening ended with a grand raffle.
Bergholt Heath YFC – Results & Fixtures 17th March 2013
Bergholt Heath Under 8s travelled to Bures after having a week off due to the weather. Bergholt mounted the first attack almost straight from the kick off, however most of the first half play was spent in the Bergholt half as Bures had corner after corner – but the Bergholt defence held firm. The one time the defence was breached Daniel pulled off a fantastic save, diving full length to push the ball round the post. Half time: 0-0.
The Second half saw Bergholt take advantage of the wind and the slight slope. They managed more possession than the previous 15 minutes and pinned their hosts back in their half of the pitch for the majority of the half. This allowed the Bergholt full-backs to get forward to support the midfield, which was pleasing. There were no goals in this half either – Bergholt had the potential to change this, but a last ditch rugby tackle by the Bures defender saw Theo tumble to the ground just outside the area.
Final score: 0-0 – a fair result. Bergholt Heath ‘man of the match’ went to Joseph Watkins for great performance in both defence and supporting the attack.
The Under 10s were also playing after an enforced break, at home to Long Melford. The game was a bit of déjà vu as a couple of weeks ago a defensive error after a couple of minutes let Melford take the lead. Bergholt then had a good period of possession but were guilty of holding onto the ball too long; too many of the boys wanted the glory themselves when a better option was available. Just before half time a corner from Matt fell kindly for Tyler in the box, who finished well. GOOOAALL!
The second half was end-to-end with both teams having chances. Melford had several good runs down the right – some were stopped, some went wide and some had fingers crossed and Bergholt got away with. At the other end, just as in the first half, options were there but the boys hurried shots far too many times. The one time Bergholt did play the right ball, Dan had a great chance in the area. He shot across the ‘keeper to the far corner but unfortunately the ball went wide. Finally Bergholt got the breakthrough. Good work by Nathan on the right saw him cross for Richard who poked home. 2-1. Melford were not downhearted though, and all their good work down their left finally paid off with an equaliser.
A good game and a 2-2 draw was probably a fair result. Bergholt Heath ‘man of the match’ went to Tyler who was one of the few who really battled today.
The Under 14s hosted Stanway Rovers in the Open Cup Quarter Finals. It was a slow start by the Bergholt boys and Stanway were looking the more likely to score, but after 10 minutes Max Booth set James Holden clear down the left and he cut inside and finished coolly from a narrow angle to open the scoring. Soon after, a hopeful ball into the Stanway penalty area was not dealt with and with the Stanway defence looking at each other to deal with the bouncing ball James Holden took advantage of the situation and headed over the advancing keeper to put Bergholt 2-0 up.
Stanway’s pacey front men kept the back 4 on their toes, but Bergholt were relatively comfortable for the remainder of the half and started the second in similar fashion. Leo Tiffney and Ben Ashurst had efforts on goal that were deflected wide. Approaching midway through the half a corner from Max Booth was flicked on by Sam Clark and a Stanway defender was unlucky to head the ball past the keeper and into his own net for 3-0.
It was now just a case of staying in control while getting all the players some game time as Stanway gave a good push to get back in the game. They broke down the left and when they beat Connor Welfare in the Bergholt goal, Aaron Marley did well to get back but he couldn’t quite clear the shot away and it was 3-1. Neither side really created another clear opportunity although Jake Adams was blatantly brought down by the Stanway keeper, but the referee failed to award Bergholt the penalty. It didn’t matter in the end though as Bergholt moved into the semi-finals of the Open Cup, after reaching the same stage of the League Cup in their previous game.
Final score: Bergholt Heath 3 – 1 Stanway Rovers. The parents awarded Connor Welfare the Man of the Match for his excellent handling and the way he commanded his penalty area.
Unfortunately the Under 18s had to cancel their last ever league game in youth football as the manager could not raise a team due to injury and other commitments. That just leaves at least one cup match to come before most hang up their boots.
Next weeks fixtures, Sunday 24th March:
- Under 8 v Oyster Youth KO 11am
- Stanway Villa Green v Under 10
- Under 14 v Stanway Rovers KO 10.30am (league)
- Boxford Rovers v Under 18 – LC QF
Do you want to influence the Neighbourhood Plan?
Do you want to influence the future of West Bergholt?
Are you interested in shaping your local area, deciding where new homes, shops and other facilities will go and what they might look like? Then have your say and get involved with the Neighbourhood Plan Group.
So what’s happened so far?
At the end of November 50 people gathered at the John Lampon Hall to discuss village issues with the aim of starting the process of establishing a Neighbourhood Plan for our area. The workshop proved to be a great start. The meeting divided into small groups to outline specific likes and dislikes that they felt to be important to the village. These were analysed and grouped under the following headings:-
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Following the workshop more than a dozen interested residents convened the Neighbourhood Planning Group to get the Neighbourhood Plan under way.
Now this is where you come in –
… any interested village residents who would like to contribute in some way or, perhaps, find out a bit more about the project can contact the following for more information:-
- Chris Stevenson – email [email protected]
- Murray Harlow – email [email protected]
Bergholt Heath YFC – Results & Fixtures 10th March 2013
Winter returned with force this weekend – snow resulting in three of the scheduled four games being postponed. The other fixture, the Under 18s Vs Reed Hall, was called off earlier as the opposition did not have enough players available. Therefore a blank weekend, which was a relief to all the Mum’s who were dreading standing out in the bitter cold on Mother’s Day!
Next weeks scheduled fixtures, Sunday 17th March:
- Bures United vs Under 8
- Under 10 v Long Melford, KO 10am
- Under 14 v Stanway Rovers Blues – Open Cup R3, KO 10.30am
- Under 18 v FC Clacton, KO 2pm
Are you planning an event?
Then why not keep your money in the Village? We have some great halls for hire that are suitable for a range of Functions, Birthday Parties, Meetings, Socials etc.
- Orpen Hall
- Main hall 80 persons
- John Lampon hall – 20-40.persons
- To book: [email protected]
- Link to webpage.
- St Mary’s Church
- Main body of church – 60 persons;
- Church Hall – 20-40 persons
- Vestry – 12 persons.
- To book: Phone Murray Harlow 07989720256
- Link to St Marys website.
- Methodist’s Chapel Hall – 20-60 persons.
- To book: Phone David Kay 01206243 574
- Link to webpage.
Care Network cares for you but still needs support
Care Network AGM
The Care Network is holding its Annual General Meeting in the John Lampon Hall on Wednesday 10th April at 7.30pm. Please note the change of venue from previous years. All residents are welcome to attend including those that use the Care Network Service or may be considering becoming a volunteer.
The Care Network is there to help any residents of the village, whatever their age, to get to appointments if transport is needed and other means are not possible or available. Most of our journeys are to the Doctors’ Surgeries or the Hospitals but other local appointments can be considered.
Download the Bulletin to put news on your tablet…
The latest Village Bulletin is now online for you to read or download news onto your tablet or other device to read at leisure. Updates this quarter include:
- report of the farewell to June Mayhew after 27 years serving the community;
- review of the Sports Club’s first year;
- updates on new neighbourhood planning and traffic safety;
- lots of club updates and reports, and
- perhaps the bargain of the month in April – news of FREE admission to the annual Model Railway Show in Orpen Hall! (Editors note – I like steam railways, hence choice of picture for this article).
Bergholt Heath YFC – Results & Fixtures 3rd March 2013
The Under 8s travelled to Lexden Saints hoping to break their duck and finally get their first win of the season. Whilst this didn’t quite happen, the boys came away with a creditable 0-0 draw, and with a bit more luck could have scored the winner with almost the last kick of the game – the ball going agonisingly just wide of the post! It was a great game to watch with good football played by both sides – a draw being the right result on the balance of play. Bergholt Heath player of the match: Sam Doubleday
Our Under 10s were away to second in the table Colchester Athletic – a team who won convincing 8-0 on the Poors Field in the last meeting. However this performance showed just how far the boys had come since then, and the result, whilst going the wrong way, was a creditable 1-0 defeat this time.
It was League Cup action for the Under 14s away to FC Clacton (Reds). For a variety of reasons, there were quite a few players unavailable this week with just 12 players making up the squad. However the lack of options did not really affect the teams performance. With a combination of some last ditch tackling, clearances off the line, and an inspired performance from the Clacton captain / keeper, the score was kept to a respectable 3-1 final result – the Clacton consolation coming in the last couple of minutes after a hat-trick from Ollie Sanderson, the last being a penalty after two superb goals: the first an individual effort and the second the result of a brilliant team passing move cutting the home team open. Bergholt Heath ‘man of the match’: Ollie Sanderson.
The Under 18s completed a full set of away fixtures, at Frinton & Walton. Unfortunately they could not compete with their top of the table hosts, who ran out comfortable 5-0 winners.
Next weeks fixtures, Sunday 10th March (Mother’s Day!):
- Under 8 vs Rowhedge KO 11am
- Bures United vs Under 10
- Under 14 vs Bures United KO 10.30am
- Under 18 vs Reed Hall Sentinels KO 2pm
Help plan your neighbourhood
A Neighbourhood Planning Meeting is being held on Thursday 28th February starting at 7.30pm in the John Lampon Hall. All are welcome, why not come along and get involved!!!!