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JOIN US for a special evening to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of VE Day!![]()
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West Bergholt Parish council warmly invites you to The Orpen Hall Complex on Thursday 8th May at 8.30pm for an unforgettable evening of remembrance and celebration.![]()
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🎵 Enjoy the sounds of the era with live music from The West Bergholt Band and vocals by the Vocal Zones Choir![]()
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☕ Free refreshments will be available![]()
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🎇 At 9.30pm we will come together to light the beacon in honour of this historic moment![]()
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🌜 Weather permitting this will be an outside event, but in case of inclement weather we will congregate in the Orpen Hall![]()
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Let’s share this special occasion with friends, family, and the wider community. We would love to see you there![]()
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westbergholt-pc.gov.uk/ve-day-80/![]()
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And thank you to @NicholasPercivalEstateAgentsSurveyors for the advertising signs around our village!![]()
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#VEDay80 #VEHAPPY #LestWeForget #WestBergholt #Community
JOIN US for a special evening to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of VE Day!![]()
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West Bergholt Parish council warmly invites you to The Orpen Hall Complex on Thursday 8th May at 8.30pm for an unforgettable evening of remembrance and celebration.![]()
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🎵 Enjoy the sounds of the era with live music from The West Bergholt Band and vocals by the Vocal Zones Choir![]()
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☕ Free refreshments will be available![]()
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🎇 At 9.30pm we will come together to light the beacon in honour of this historic moment![]()
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🌜 Weather permitting this will be an outside event, but in case of inclement weather we will congregate in the Orpen Hall![]()
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Let’s share this special occasion with friends, family, and the wider community. We would love to see you there!![]()
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#VEDay80 #VEHAPPY #LestWeForget #WestBergholt #Community
Nine years ago this month we celebrated a local hero Clifford “Stormy” Fairweather who received the Légion d’Honneur mainly for his role in the Normandy landings in WW2. Read more about this at westbergholt-pc.gov.uk/stormy-fairweathers-award/ ![]()
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#ThrowbackThursday #ww2 #normandylandings #légiondhonneur
Get details of West Bergholt's plans to celebrate & commemorate the ending of WW2 in Europe at westbergholt-pc.gov.uk/ve-day-80/![]()
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#VeDay80 #wewillremember
TONIGHTS THE NIGHT!![]()
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This year's Annual Parish Meeting starts at 7.15pm tonight at the Orpen Hall. Guest speakers include the Mayor of Colchester, Heathlands Head Mr Darryl Crawley, and useful information from local clubs. There will be free refreshments, displays, and time to ask questions. ![]()
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We look forward to seeing you!![]()
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westbergholt-pc.gov.uk/parish-council/annual-parish-meeti#Annualparishmeetinge#westbergholtg#westbergholtparishcouncilu#villagelifeelife
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This year's Annual Parish Meeting is on 23rd April starting at 7.15pm at the Orpen Hall. Guest speakers include the Mayor of Colchester, there will be refreshments and time to ask questions. We look forward to seeing you!
Colchester City Council have a free household drop off service on May 17th and August 16th at 9am in the car park of the Orpen Memorial Hall on Lexden Road.![]()
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For full details please go to the CCC website![]()
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www.colchester.gov.uk/recycling-and-rubbish/free-household-drop-off-service/
The Friends of St Marys Old Church have some great *free* events coming up this year. Learn how a retired Police Inspector investigated Elizabethan Witch trials in May, then what has been uncovered at the old Essex County Hospital in June. Also concerts & other events.![]()
Find out more at westbergholt-pc.gov.uk/elizabethan-witch-romans-concerts/![]()
#ElizabethanWitchTrials #RomanColchester
Following the Winter Bird walk, Steve Hallam will be leading two guided walks in the coming weeks:![]()
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Spring Flower Walk – starting from St Mary’s Old Church at 2pm on 26th April, & Dawn Chorus, also from St Mary’s Old Church at the somewhat earlier time of 3:45am. This walk affords the opportunity to see Nightingales and many other brilliant dawn choristers. ![]()
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For this walk you should bring warm clothing, stout footwear, a flask of hot drink and a torch. ![]()
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westbergholt-pc.gov.uk/winter-bird-spring-flowers-dawn-chorus/![]()
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#birdwatching #birdphotography #hillhousewood #westbergholt #wildlifeconservation
2025 Events at St Mary's Old Chu#stmarysoldchurchh#westbergholtg#historyonourdoorsteprs#fromwhereistandstand