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TRADE DIRECTORY/Cont……………..
GOT 2 NAIL THIS! Your Local Handyman/
Building Maintenance Service! You can
count on us to be on time and reliable.
Give us a call today. Contact Corin mob:
07947 382337
P JUDGE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
Brickwork and General Building 01371
823282 mob: 07734 862839.
[email protected]: www.judge
construction.co.uk
LAWN MOWER & GARDEN MACHINERY
SALES, SERVICE & PARTS - B.B. Moore,
Priory Lodge, Felsted. Tel: 01371 820695
LOCAL QUALIFIED GUITAR TEACHER
(ATCL). Teaches all styles from beginners
to advanced. Guitar tutor at Felsted
School. CRB/DBS certified.
Alan 01371 820759 mob: 07932 015800
LUXURY TOILET HIRE (UK) LTD
we ensure your event runs smoothly
www.luxurytoilethireltd.co.uk
01279 504638 Fax: 01279 506433
Cesspit emptying undertaken
PAINTER & DECORATOR - All types of
work undertaken R.L. Harvey. Reasonable
rates, free estimates, discounts for Senior
Citizens 01376 327237
APN PLUMBING & HEATING
All aspects of Plumbing, Bathrooms, Wet
Rooms, Heating. Reliable & honest.
01371 822943 mob: 07969 992981
REFLEXOLOGIST Fiona Agar MAR.
Fully qualified, Member of Association of
Reflexologists. Based in the centre of
Felsted village. 01371 820330
mob: 07977 546093
SLAM CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING
SERVICES. All aspects of building works
undertaken. Plastering, bathrooms,
kitchens, carpentry, tiling. Tel: 01799
524011 mob: 07891763542
PAUL SUTTON, QUALIFIED TREE
SURGEON Available for garden
maintenance, and landscaping. Est. 1995.
Fully insured. Day rate and reasonable
hourly rate. mob 07767 380124:
[email protected]
TUTORING IN MATHS & SCIENCE
Most subjects offered to A level by current
examiner. Contact Dick Frost,
01371 820824, mob: 07909 526713,
[email protected]
VILLAGE HALL - Salings Millennium Hall
Modern hall with large car park. Weddings
a speciality. Contact: Mrs Jo Peake
01371 850260
www.essexinfo.net/thesalingshall
VINTAGE & CONTEMPORARY quality
Objet d’Art. Let us find that perfect gift.
Viewing arrangements can be made.
www.charcoaldove.com. Facebook or
01371 821575
WAGGY TAILS GROOMING - caring and
professional dog groomers in Felsted
(Hollow Road). Contact Katia or Julie on
01371 606180
J D WALLIS BESPOKE JOINERY
Jon Wallis mob: 07725 654121
01371 821457 email: [email protected]
www.jdwallisltd.com
R WHEELER ROOFING SERVICES
Slating, Tiling, Flat Roofs, Guttering,
Repairs, Chimney work, Local, Reliable,
Free Estimates.
[email protected]
01371 811308 mob: 07951 349837
WINDOW CLEANER with 20 years local
experience. Phone: Eddie Driscoll
mob: 07941 776705 or 01245 360540
Printed by Copybest Essex Ltd
01371 856721 www.copybest.co.uk
The Parish Magazine for
Felsted, Flitch Green and
Little Dunmow
JULY/AUGUST
2016
60p
Where Church and Community meet
mailto:[email protected]
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Church Directory www.felstedchurch.org.uk
Parochial Church Council Officers: FELSTED LITTLE DUNMOW
Churchwardens
Eddie Kelly 01371 820018 Joyce Stone 01371 820564
David Stone as above
Secretary
Sue Kelly 01371 823100 Sonia Merritt 01371 823046
Treasurer
Jon Tredwell 01371 821372 Ian Shaw 01371 820372
[email protected]
Both P.C.C.s bank with CAFBANK. Cheques should be made payable
to:
Felsted P.C.C. Little Dunmow P.C.C.
Sort code: 40:52:40 acct no: 00006007 Sort code: 40:52:40 acct
no: 00010225
Magazine Team:
Editor Kitty Drury 01371 820444 [email protected]
Sub Editor David Learmonth 01371 820398
Trade Directory Sue & Graham Kelly 01371 820018
[email protected]
Distribution Christine Banfield 01371 823390
Front Cover: David Norton© A Red Admiral butterfly
Other Useful Contact Details:
Organist Crèche
Andrew Beaton 01371 821243 Lesley Taylor 01371 820242
Choir Junior Church
Bryony Rees 01371 821990 Amanda Little 01371 822669
[email protected]
Fabric Officer Rock Solid
Felsted
Jamie Mackay 01371 820483 Sylvia Taylor 01371 820242
Lt Dunmow—Ted Bryant 01371 820995 YPC Ed and Helen Fenning
Bell Ringing Tower Captains [email protected]
Ian Cresshull 01371 859265 Smylie Hall
Vicky Le Fèrve 01371 821322 [email protected]
Verger Gift Aid Secretary
Eddie Kelly 01371 820018 Ian Shaw 01371 820372
Licensed Ministers:
Vicar Reverend Colin Taylor 01371 820242
[email protected]
Readers Sonia Merritt 01371 823046 Robert Stone 01371 821477
Jo Pratt 01371 821620 Colin Priestman 01371 820197
ABBEYFIELD HOUSE, Felsted.
Sheltered Housing. Companionship with
independence for the elderly.
01371 820897
ACER TREE SURGERY
Dunmow company. Fully insured and
NPTC assessed www.acertreesurgery.com
01371 859431 mob: 07958 184196
ACCOUNTANT David Dixon ACMA. Small
business and sole trader specialist 01279
654333
BACON MEDIA: web design, social media
(Facebook, Twitter) and everything on line.
mob:07790 0770397
www.baconmedia.co.uk
Email: [email protected]
BEAUTY & Holistic Treatments
The Retreat, Dunmow 01371 878989
www.theretreatdunmow.co.uk
BED & BREAKFAST at Argyll House.
5 star en-suite accommodation
Station Road, Felsted.
Paul & Caroline, 01371 821559.
BEEHIVE ELECTRICAL - ELECTRICIAN.
All types of electrical work undertaken.
Call Neil on 07989 499983
BINGS HALL RESIDENTIAL HOME
Home for retired gentlefolk also catering for
Dementia. Call Maggie 01371 820544.
BUILDERS - FELSTED CONSTRUCTION
LTD. General builders - call Michael for a
free quotation. Tel:01371 820136 or
mob: 07976 933871
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT Tax
repayments a specialty. Ian Shaw,
Mandalay, Chelmsford Road, Felsted
01371 820372
CHIMNEY SWEEP SERVICES -
“RODTECH” power sweeping open fires,
log/multi burners oil/solid fuel ranges etc.
Clean, prompt and professional, insured,
bird guards fitted & chimney repairs. Tel:
Tony mob: 07935963837 or 01279 494446
CHIROPODIST Elizabeth Gibson HCPC
Registered. Clinic Appointments: 01371
875511. Home Visits and enquiries: 01376
339814
CURTAIN MAKER Experienced - All types
of curtains, blinds and soft furnishings
made in your fabric or can supply. Tel:
01245 361817 mob: 07773 203833
[email protected]
DMC INSTALLATIONS digital aerials, sky
cabling/dishes, plasma/lcd fitting,
telephone points. 01371 821744 mob:
07900 917111 www.dmcinstallations.co.uk
FAMILY FUNERAL DIRECTORS Daniel
Robinson & Sons Ltd. 24 hr personal
service. Pre-payment funeral plans.
Haslers Lane, Gt. Dunmow. 01371 874518
FELSTED PEST CONTROL Providing a
wasp nest removal or treatment service.
Fully qualified. John King - 07896 288135
FELSTED PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
Property maintenance and improvements.
Free estimates given. Call Clive Perrins
01371 820330 mob: 07979 054654
www.felstedpropertymaintenance.co.uk
FOOT HEALTH PROFESSIONAL &
RETIRED NHS NURSE – Penny James.
Home visits for all foot care needs
including toe nail cutting, hard skin & corn
removal w: feetwisepennyjames.co.uk
mob: 07947364551
FRENCH HOLIDAY HOME Delightful
cottage & barn conversion for rental in the
heart of the Dordogne. www.hoopoes-
hop.co.uk or contact Irene & Lesley. UK
mob:07712052285 or F mob:
0033553913403
GENERAL GEEK – IT Support in Your
Home! Virus removal, laptop and desktop
repairs Tablet and Mobile Phone Repairs,
support and training. Office: Tel: 01376
328494 or Engineer: mob: 07701065253
TRADE DIRECTORY/Cont……………..
TRADE DIRECTORY
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BUSES
133 Network Colchester 01206 877620
16 Stephenson 01702 541511
314 TGM Stansted 01279 681800
other transport enquiries
Traveline 0871 200 22 33
CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
Braintree 01376 324129
Great Dunmow. 0844 4775986
COUNCILS
Essex County Councillor -
Simon Walsh 01371 810451
Uttlesford District Council 01799 510510
District Councillors -
Stephanie Harris
[email protected]
Marie Felton
[email protected]
Keith Mills
[email protected]
Felsted Parish Council
Chairman - Graham Harvey
01245 362521
Clerk - Diane Smith
Parish Office: United Reformed Church
Hall, Stebbing Road, CM6 3JD Office Tel: 01371 823071 Office
hours: Mondays 10:00 - 12:30
and Wednesdays 16:00 - 18:30 email: [email protected]
Www.felsted-pc.gov.uk
Flitch Green Parish Council
Chair - Mrs Emma Nicholls
Clerk -
Little Dunmow Parish Council
Chairman - Jeff Thomas 01371 821401
Clerk - Angela Balcombe 01376 550927
Dunmow Town Council 01371 872406
DOCTORS
Dr’s Pitt, Stevens, Katechia, Yu -
The Surgery, Braintree Rd. 01371 820410
Out of hours 01371 872121
ELECTRICITY and network emergencies
0800 7838838
GAS
National Grid & Emergencies
0800 111999
HOSPITALS
Broomfield including Casualty
01245 362000
MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT
Sir Alan Haselhurst
Local Office 01799 506349
email: [email protected]
MEMORIAL HALL
Lettings - Jayne Bohannan 07926 377343
POLICE for our parishes -
P.C. Tom Monro 01371 871100
P.C.S.O. Kirsty Smith
Essex Police Main Telephone Numbers
Emergencies: 999
Non Emergency Tel: 101
POST OFFICE - Felsted 01371 820251
SCHOOLS -
Felsted School - 01371 822600
Felsted Preparatory School -
01371 822610
Felsted Primary School - 01371 820215
Flitch Green Academy -
01371 822330
Ford End C of E Primary School -
01245 237209
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.fordendschool.com
Helena Romanes School - 01371 872560
Whipper-snappers Daycare Nursery and
Kid's Club 01371 821131
WATER -
Affinity. Supply problems and emergencies
0845 7823333/0345 3572407
LOCAL SERVICES DIRECTORY
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IN THIS EDITION
Church Directory .................................. 2
Directory .............................................. 3
The Editor ............................................ 3
Church Services for two months .......... 4
From the desk of the Vicar .................. 5
Weekday Worship ................................ 6
Coffee and Chat................................... 6
Charity of the month ............................ 7
Wedding Dress Exhibition ................... 8
Quaker Tapestry ................................. 8
Youth News ........................................ 9
British Red Cross ................................ 9
Junior Church ..................................... 10
Bus Timetables ................................... 10
Cathedral Book Shop .......................... 11
Wizz Kids............................................ 12
Felsted Parish Council ........................ 12
Felsted Primary School ....................... 13
Felsted Prep School ............................ 14
Felsted Friendship Club ...................... 15
Historical Snippets .............................. 16
Felsted WI .......................................... 17
The Memorial Hall ............................... 18
The Panto ........................................... 18
Nature Page ....................................... 19
Ian Butler ............................................ 20
The National Arboretum ...................... 20
Events Pages………………………...21/25
RBL Women’s Section ........................ 26
Tea at 3 Party ..................................... 26
Ride + Stride ....................................... 27
WEA ................................................... 27
Thomas The Tank ............................... 28
The Night Mail .................................... 29
Recipe ................................................ 30
Felsted School .................................... 31
Parish Rotas and Registers ................. 32
Little Acorns to Oak Trees ................... 33
Local Services Directory ..................... 34
Trade Directory……………………….35/36
The Editor
Introduces
This month it is “trains and butterflies”; last
month it was roses. Once again David’s
photographs are superb. Using these
wonderful photographs show us how
marvellous is God’s creation. May we
strive to protect this world so that all can
benefit from God’s glory. David and Coral
Sach sent me the photograph on page 28.
A mother blackbird feeding her two chicks -
last look at Spring.
There is no “Who Am I?” this month. Any
offers for next month. It is a page that you
seem to enjoy.
There are a couple of ideas which might
interest you to organise or visit - trip to the
National Arboretum, “Tea at 3”, the
Wedding Dress Exhibition, Coffee on
Mondays in the Smylie Hall, book shop at
the Cathedral, cricket, “Singing with
Angels” walks, coffee mornings, holidays -
“Day out with Thomas the Tank”, so much
to do!
The deadline for the September edition of
the Interface is the 7 AUGUST 2016
I have a month off.
Please let me have any photos or news of
what has happened during the summer.
I will be pleased to consider it for future
editions.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Kitty Drury - Editor
See a previous edition of Interface in
full colour at www.felstedchurch.org.uk
DEADLINE FOR NEXT EDITION
Noon on Sunday 7 AUGUST 2016
email: [email protected]
LARGE PRINT EDITION
AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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S E R V I C E S I N J U L Y / A U G U S T
Felsted Little Dunmow
Holy Cross Church JULY The Priory Church
11.00am Holy Communion
6.00pm Evening Prayer
Sunday
3 July
9.00am Holy Communion BCP
9.00am Morning Prayer BCP
11.00am Morning Prayer
Sunday
10 July
9.00am Holy Communion CW
9.00am Holy Communion
BCP (said)
11.00am Morning Prayer
Sunday
17 July
10.30am Morning Prayer BCP
9.00am Holy Communion CW
11.00am All Age Service
Sunday
24 July
4.00pm Priory Prayers
11.00am Morning Prayer Sunday
31 July
9.00am Morning Prayer
AUGUST
11.00am Holy Communion
6.00pm Evening Prayer
Sunday
7 August
9.00am Holy Communion
9.00am Morning Prayer BCP
11.00am Morning Prayer
Sunday
14 August
9.00am Morning Prayer
9.00am Holy Communion
BCP (Said)
11.00am Morning Prayer
Sunday
21 August
10.30am Morning Prayer BC{
9.00am Holy Communion CW
11.00am WIZZ KIDS SERVICE
Sunday
28 August
4.00pm Priory Prayers
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LITTLE ACORNS TO OAK TREES
Kitty Drury
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ROSES AND RUBBING
CHURCH ROTAS
Week Ending Flower Arranging Cleaning Rota
3 July Dawn Crump Ruth Jenkinson
10 July Jenny Nicholls Jon & Felicity Tredwell
17 July Jenny Nicholls Alison Moore & Carol Cheetham
24 July Ann Kiff Jill Smylie
31 July Ann Kiff Leslie Taylor & Anna McNicoll
7 August Felicity Gage Irene & Robert Munro
14 August Felicity Gage Elizabeth & Colin Priestman
21 August Jill Smith Gwenyth Kirk & Jenny Nichols
28 August Jill Smith Alice Maclaren & Hilary Shaw
PARISH REGISTERS THIS MONTH – MAY
Funerals &/or Burials - Felsted
4 May Lawrence Christopher Woodley 9 May Janet Dorothy
Burgess
Thanksgivings & Baptisms - Felsted
29 May Ella Ruth Fenning
29 May Joshua Russell Fenning
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Love Does Not Insist on its Own
Way
Although weddings happen throughout the
year summer is a particularly popular time
for the big day. One of the most popular
readings at a wedding is 1 Corinthians 13.
It’s a wonderful passage that challenges us
to think about the true meaning of love.
“Love does not insist on its own way…”
(1 Cor. 13:5b) is a particularly testing in our
‘all about me’ modern culture. Why is this
an important insight?
Being selfish strikes at the very heart of
every single one of us. The word “insist”
here means a continuous strong desire that
demands “its own way.” Conversely that
means being inconsiderate of the good or
happiness of others. The Corinthians were
abusing their Christian liberty. Paul told
them on the one hand, God gives us all
things to enjoy. But on the other hand, he
said let no one seek his own good, but the
good of his neighbour. Even when it
comes to things that we have a right to
enjoy, our freedom must always have a
careful consideration for others. My
happiness never trumps the life of my
brother or sister in Christ.
This does not mean we are never
concerned for our own lives. But rather,
Phil. 2:3,4 “… in humility count others more
significant than yourselves. Let each of
you look not only to his own interests, but
also to the interests of others.”
Sometimes promoting the happiness of
others means personal sacrifice and self-
denial.
In our culture demanding our rights is
commonplace. True love does not demand
its own rights but looks lovingly on the
needs of others.
We don’t have to look far to see how this
kind of love was demonstrated by the Lord
Jesus. He focused on the healing, feeding,
forgiveness and compassion toward oth-
ers. All the while he had nowhere to lay
his head; the cross being the ultimate act
of selfless love.
And walk in love, as Christ loved us and
gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering
and sacrifice to God. (Ephesians 5:2)
From the desk of the Vicar
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WEEKDAY WORSHIP Wednesdays at 9.30am. Holy Communion Service in
Holy Cross Church, Felsted
Fridays at 9.15am in the Priory Church, Little Dunmow. Prayers
for the community.
Home Groups. There are home groups meeting throughout the week.
Details are
available from Rev. Colin Taylor.
Holy Communion at Home. Please contact Rev. Colin Taylor if you
know anyone who
would like to receive Holy Communion.
SUNDAY FOR YOUNGER PEOPLE: “Little Doves” Crèche for children
0-5 years available from 10:45 am.
Junior Church welcomes all children aged 5-11, and meets each
week, except on the
fourth Sunday of each month. Junior Church takes place during
the 11:00 am Service
at Felsted. For details contact Amanda Little, 01371 822669,
[email protected]
Rock Solid is a group for young people aged 11-14, meeting
weekly from 10:30 am at
the Vicarage. Contact Sylvia Taylor for further details 01371
820242.
YPC is a group for teenagers aged 14-18. Contact Ed and Helen
Fenning for details.
[email protected]
Drop into SMYLIE HALL
(behind the Holy Cross Church)
for
COFFEE AND A CHAT
every MONDAY morning between
10am and 12 noon
Everyone welcome
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FELSTED SCHOOL
Felsted U15 girls’ cricket team achieved a magnificent third
place at the National Final of
the Lady Taverners Indoor Cricket Cup, held at the prestigious
Lord’s Cricket Ground
recently. The girls put on a strong performance throughout the
day, winning their first
three games and only narrowly conceding their fourth. With three
teams tied on points,
the final result was down to run rate which placed Felsted in a
very respectable third out
of an initial 900 teams.
Between playing their four games, the girls received a tour of
Lord’s and were delighted
to meet current England Cricket Captain, Alastair Cook.
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RECIPE LOVELY DESSERT TO FOLLOW A BARBECUE
“SUMMER FRESH FRUIT SALAD”
INGREDIENTS:
FOR THE SYRUP:
100ml fresh orange juice
50g caster sugar
2cm piece fresh ginger
Few leaves of basil and the stems,
bashed
Squeeze of lemon juice
FOR THE YOGHURT:
1 tub of low fat yoghurt
1 bunch of mint leaves, picked and finely
chopped
FOR THE SALAD:
1 fresh pineapple, peeled and cored
1 large punnet of strawberries, hulled
3 kiwi fruit, peeled
3 green apples, cored
2 oranges, peeled and segmented
Handful of red grapes
2 punnets blueberries
Handful of pomegranate seeds
A few leaves of basil thinly sliced.
METHOD:
Make the syrup by bringing the orange
juice and sugar to a simmer in a pan.
When the sugar has dissolved add the
ginger and bashed basil leaves and
stems.
Remove from the heat and allow to infuse
for a minimum of 20 minutes, longer if
possible, even overnight in the fridge.
When ready to use, strain the syrup and
add the lemon juice.
For the yoghurt, simply mix the yoghurt
and fresh mint together.
Prepare the fruit and take the time to cut
everything to a similar size, this may take
more time but it makes the salad look
much better.
Just before serving pour the syrup over
the fruit ensuring everything is covered
then fold the chopped basil through the
salad. Serve along with the minted
yoghurt.
Serves 4-6
(Lidl)
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Centres of Mission
At the heart of Church Army's Centres of
Mission is a commitment to bringing people
to a living faith in Jesus Christ and then
forming relevant Christian communities for
these new disciples. The secondary
function is to train
future evangelists.
The Church Army’s Centres of Mission
include outreach to those living on deprived
housing estates in the south east and
Southampton, red light districts in Northern
England and a series of youth churches
called Sorted in Bradford.
Fresh Expression evangelists
Fresh expression evangelists are in
pioneering roles. They are taking the Good
News to people who have absolutely no
contact with a church at all. They are
introducing Jesus not just to the vaguely
religious people who might be
interested in
coming to a church service, but to people
who have no concept whatever of how
much God loves them. They work on the
edges of all that is known and understood
about evangelism. In other professions they
might be called entrepreneurs.
Church Army is a mission-focused
community of people who are transforming
lives and communities through the work of
evangelists, staff and supporters. They
are committed to sharing the Christian faith
through words and action in a variety of
contexts across the United Kingdom and
Ireland
Ten percent of the church income is given to a
range of charities.
Each is featured monthly in Interface and on this
notice board.
http://www.churcharmy.org.uk/pub/OurWork/com/SouthamptonCOMweb.aspxhttp://www.churcharmy.org.uk/pub/OurWork/com/VulnerableWomenCOMweb.aspxhttp://www.churcharmy.org.uk/pub/OurWork/com/VulnerableWomenCOMweb.aspxhttp://www.churcharmy.org.uk/pub/OurWork/com/BradfordCOMweb.aspx
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“WEDDING DRESS aND THE FLITCH CHaIR EXHIBITION”
Come and reminisce.
9/10 JULY 2016
Original Flitch Chair on show. (This is where it all started,
come and see).
Little Dunmow Priory Church, St Mary’s Place CM6 3HX.
10-5pm
Light refreshments
Further information contact Jo Pratt 01371 821620
Exhibition opening
times:
Monday to Saturday
10am to 4pm
Admission: Free
Groups welcome -
please phone the
Cathedral Office 01245
294498 to arrange a
time.
www.chelmsfordcathedral
.org.uk
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THE NIGHT MAIL
This is the Night Mail crossing the border,
Bringing the cheque and the postal order,
Letters for the rich, letters for the poor,
The shop at the corner and the girl next
door.
Pulling up Beattock, a steady climb:
The gradient’s against her, but she’s on
time.
Past cotton-grass and moorland boulder
Shovelling white steam over her shoulder,
Snorting noisily as she passes
Silent miles and wind-bent grasses.
Birds turn their heads as she approaches,
Stare from the bushes at her blank-faced
coaches.
Sheep-dogs cannot turn her course;
They slumber on with paws across.
In the farm she passes no one wakes,
But a jug in the bedroom gently shakes.
Dawn freshens, her climb is done.
Down towards Glasgow she descends
Towards the steam tugs yelping down the
glade of cranes,
Onwards the fields of apparatus, the
furnaces
Set on the dark plain like gigantic
chessmen.
All Scotland waits for her:
In the dark glens, beside the pale-green
sea lochs
Men long for news.
Letters of thanks, letters from banks,
Letters of joy from the girl and the boy,
Receipted bills and invitations
To inspect new stock or visit relations,
And applications for situations
And timid lovers’ declarations
And gossip, gossip from all the nations,
News circumstantial, news financial
Letters with holiday snaps to enlarge in,
Letters with faces scrawled in the margin,
Letters from uncles, cousins and aunts,
Letters to Scotland from the South of
France,
Letters of condolence to Highlands and
Lowlands
Notes from overseas to Hebrides
Written on paper of every hue,
The pink, the violet, the white and the blue,
The chatty, the catty, the boring, adoring,
The cold and official and the heart’s
outpouring,
Clever, stupid, short and long,
The typed and the printed and the spelt all
wrong.
Thousands are still asleep
Dreaming of terrifying monsters,
Or of friendly tea beside the band at
Cranston’s or Crawford’s:
Asleep in working Glasgow, asleep in in
well-set Edinburgh,
Asleep in granite Aberdeen,
They continue their dreams,
And shall wake soon and long for letters,
And none will hear the postman’s knock
Without a quickening of the heart,
For who can bear to feel himself forgotten?
W H Auden - 1907-1973
“This is the night mail” W H Auden – you
can see the 1936 film on Youtube.
Kitty Drury
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DID YOU KNOW?
“THOMAS THE TANK”
Thomas the Tank Engine is a small fictional steam locomotive in
“The Railway Series”
books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher. He
became the
most popular character in the series and is the titula character
in the accompanying
television series “Thomas and Friends”.
Thomas is a steam engine and has the number “1” painted on his
side. All of the
locomotives in The Railway Series were based on prototypical
engines; Thomas has
origins in the E2 Class designed by Lawson Billinton in 1913.
Thomas first appeard in
1946 in the second book in the series, “Thomas the Tank Engine”,
and was the focus
of the four short stories contained within. Thomas’ best friends
are Percy and Toby.
When Awdry created Thomas, the engine existed only as a wooden
toy made for his
son Christopher. This engine looked rather different from the
character in the books
and television series and carried the letters “NW” on its side
tanks. Awdry claimed
that this stood for “No Where”, as the Railway Series and its
backstory developed,
the railway Thomas and his friends worked on what became known
as the North
Western Railway.
Thomas wasn’t originally based on a prototype; rather, the
initial stories were
an accompaniment to the toy made for Christopher. After Awdry’s
wife encouraged
him to publish the stories, the publisher of the second book in
“The Railway Series”,
hired an illustrator named Reginald Payne. Awdry selected a real
locomotive for
Payne to work from to create authenticity; a Billinton designed
0-6-0 E2 Class of the
London, Brighton and South Coast Railway. This may have been
chosen simply
because Awdry had a photograph to hand.
There is a “Day out with Thomas” at Chapel & Wakes Colne
Station, Station Road,
Wakes Colne, Essex CO6 2DS, 01206 242524, www.earm.co.uk on
27-29 August.
See you there! Editor
Ref: Wikipedia
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YOUTH NEWS
It’s always nice to see our older youth return from Uni at this
time of year. They are
being snapped up for babysitting and if there are other odd jobs
you may well find a
needy student willing to give a hand.
In view of the church weekend away, which took place in
February, we are resting
camp this year, but the dates are already booked for 2017 - so
if you qualify please
diarise the dates as you read this - it’s the same bank holiday
weekend -
26-28 August 2017.
The Mackins are hosting a reunion for all campers from the past
six years who are now
16+, happening on one of the two last Saturdays in August - date
to be confirmed - get
in touch with Jo or James if you are one of them.
Rock Solid is having to be fluid as we now burst out of the
kitchen on a Sunday
morning and overflow to other rooms. Nobody minds so long as
they still get their two
waffles each. Not to be outdone by YPC, we’re planning a summer
extravaganza of
our own which remains top secret (or still in the planning) at
the time of going to press.
Sylvia Taylor
FELSTED RED CROSS
COLLECTION
The total collected this year amounted to £878.45. Thank you to
all those who gave
so generously, also to the collectors and counters. In order to
reach the £1000.00
mark again we do need a few more collectors. If anyone has an
hour or two to spare
to collect next May please contact me 01371 820335.
Nicola Nicholson
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20 young children regularly attend Junior Church on a Sunday
morning. Which is
wonderful. They are learning about Joshua at the moment.
Amanda Little
JUNIOR CHURCH
SUNDAY MORNINGS
11.00am
BUS TIMETABLES
For your information the following changes have been made to our
bus timetables:
133. this route and times unchanged
16. route now run by Stephensons 01702 541511
314. has been discontinued
Bryan Grimshaw
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SATURDAY 10 SEPTEMBER
FORMS FROM JOHN KING 01371 821411
FELSTED BRANCH
ADVANCE NOTICE
AUTUMN TERM 2016
“THE BuILDING OF THE ENGLISH CHuRCH”
COLIN CANFIELD
MONDAY evenings 26 September for 9 weeks
7.45pm at the United Reformed Church
“DECODING STONEHENGE, aSTRONOmy, DECODING HISTORy THROuGH myTH
aND FaIRy TaLES”
LIONEL SIMS
THURSDAY mornings 29 September for 10 weeks
10.00am at British Legion Hall, Felsted
SPRING TERM 2017
“THE WILD LIFE AND HABITATS OF EAST ANGLIA” ALEX BASS
MONDAY evenings 9 January 2017 for 10 weeks
7.45pm at The United Reformed Church
“POEmS FOR EvERy OCCaSION”
Ruth ferguson
THURSDAY mornings 12 January 2017 for 10 weeks
10.00am at the British legion Hall, Felsted
Dick Frost (Chair) 07909 526713
Email: [email protected]
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ROYAL BRITISH LEGION WOMEN’S SECTION
Eve Regelous spoke at our last meeting about “Everything stops
for tea”.
Chairman Diane Denny assured us that whatever the future of
the
Women’s Section nationally, contingency plans were in place so
that we
could continue with our local meetings into the foreseeable
future.
The July meeting will be a Garden Party, held at the home of
Violet
and Graham Kemp. There will be games and competitions, a
bring-
and-buy stall and raffles as well as a full Afternoon Tea. We
hope to
see all our members there, so please make sure that your name
is
on the list as we need to know how many people to cater for.
Future Meetings:
Monday 4 August No Meeting
Monday 5 September The Harvest Supper
Monday 3 October We will be holding our AGM and deciding the
future of our Club.
For further information please contact Joyce White 01371
820778,
Throw a “Tea at 3” party
in aid of Farleigh Hospice this summer and help make a huge
difference to people in
Mid Essex affected by life limiting illness.
By holding a Tea at 3 event you will help Farleigh care for more
people, with every
penny going towards providing doctors, nurses, counsellors and
therapists when help
is needed most.
For a resource pack with ideas, invitations, bunting and recipes
contact the
Fundraising team 01245 457408 or visit website
www.farleighthospice.ord/teaatthree.
This summer people across the local community will be opening
their gardens in
support of Farleigh Hospice. Last year’s events raised nearly
£24,000.00. For more
information again contact their website as before.
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Put Your feet up!
Let's hope that the summer months bring a
little time for some rest and relaxation. We
have plenty of light reading for you, from
thrillers to romances and of course the ever
popular Grantchester series of novels. And
if colouring in is your thing, we have that
covered too.
Why not come and browse our range of
journals, cards, art prints, scarves and
other gifts? We are not just a bookshop
and if there is something you would like to
see us stock then please let us know. We
are always on the look out for new
Christian artists and crafters too.
These can be seen at Chelmsford
Cathedral.
[email protected]
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HOLIDAY CLUB FOR
SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN IN
RECEPTION TO YEAR 6
TUESDAY 23 August –
FRIDAY 26 August 2016
FROM 9:45 TO 12:45
&
SUNDAY 28 August 2016
AT 11am
in
THE SMYLIE HALL,
Holy Cross Church, Felsted
Contact Sue Kelly
01371 820018
for application form
or see the website: [email protected] for
application form and further information.
FELSTED PARISH COUNCIL
Changes to Stansted Airport Flightpaths
In February 2016 the CAA introduced
changes to flightpaths at Stansted Airport,
despite strong objections from Felsted and
other neighbouring parish councils and
local organisations. This has resulted in a
doubling of the number of flights over the
Parish of Felsted. The Council has now
written to the Civil Aviation Authority to
ensure that they understand the impact the
changes have had.
If you are affected by low flying aircraft you
can call the Stansted Freephone
Complaint Line on 0800 243 788. This is
an answerphone and you only need to give
your location and the time of the noise dis-
turbance. The Council would urge you to
do this so that all problems are recorded.
It is important that we don’t just
complain to each other.
Diane Smith (Clerk to the Council)
Tel: 01371 823071
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: felsted-pc.gov.uk
Keep up to date with all the Council News -
Just go to the PC website and enter your
email address to receive automatic
notification by e-mail, of all News articles
as they are posted on the website?
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DEANERY OF DUNMOW & STANSTED Diocese of Chelmsford
“SINGING WITH ANGELS”
The next two walks in the series planned by the Deanery of
Dunmow and Stansted for 2016 will be the Saturday, 16 July at St
Mary’s Church,
Great Dunmow, contact Caroline Abbott 01371 875753 email:
[email protected] and Saturday 20 August
at St Mary’s
Church, Braintree Road, Great Bardfield. CM7 4RN. Peter &
Marian Wood 01371
856382, [email protected] both at 9.00am for further details.
The walk is for
about 1¼ hours, returning to the church for refreshments. This
is followed by a short
time for prayer from 10.30am to 11am. People not wanting to walk
will be most wel-
come to join in with refreshments at 10.15am. Everyone will be
most welcome and
may certainly bring dogs with them.
NAT WEST T20 BLAST
ESSEX v SUSSEX
ESSEX COUNTY CROUND, CHELMSFORD
21 JULY 2016
7.00 pm
If you are interested in going please contact
Eddie Kelly 01371 820018
mailto:[email protected]
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JULY AND AUGUST AT “THE HUT” What’s On
2 July DVD Race Night 8.00pm
Come along to an evening at The Races
Fancy dress if you dare, prizes will be given
Theme is France
9 July Private Hall Booking
Club open to members
16 July Music with John Flemming - performing a variety of
music,
including swing, motown and popular classic songs
23 July Private Hall Booking - Club open to members
6 August “Robin’s Quiz” Teams of up to 8 players. £3 per player
entered.
8.00pm start.
3 August “Bingo”. Eyes down 8.30pm.
20 August Watch notice board for details.
26-29 August We are hoping to arrange a “mini Beer Festival”
with selection of
Real Ales. Watch notice board for details.
FELSTED ROYAL BRITISH LEGION
BURY CHASE
FELSTED
01371 820847
COMPETITION
I think this month’s competition is
difficult. There will definitely be a
prize for the correct answer. There
is a new box in the church for your
answers.
WHAT DO THESE NAMES HAVE IN
COMMON?
1 Mark Lane
2 City Road
3 King William Street
4 Down Street5
5 Wood Lane
6 Aldwych
7 Swiss Cottage
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FELSTED PRIMARY SCHOOL
Felsted Primary School is
committed to teaching the
children about the
environment. We use our
extensive surroundings as
a resource. The school
has a wildlife area,
including a pond, and a
vegetable garden. In
addition, children are taken
for environmental walks
into the surrounding area,
for example, Reception
children take part in
“Wellie Wednesday”, when
they use the Flitch Way as
part of their environmental
learning.
Each class has two ECO
monitors who are voted
into the position by the
other children. Their job is
to save energy by turning
off electrical appliances
when they are not needed
and also to keep
the classroom
environment tidy.
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All Creatures Great and Small
Felsted School’s Chapel welcomed animals in two by two for a
slightly different
celebration to normal. Parents and pupils arrived with their
animals in tow, including
dogs, rabbits, gerbils, chickens and even ponies, to give thanks
for their pets in a
dedicated Pets’ Service.
During the service, a collection was taken for the RSPCA, the
UK’s leading animal
welfare charity. Through caring for their animals, Felstedians
learn to think of and care
for others, show warmth and love, take responsibility, be
patient and compassionate,
keep active and understand the importance of always having a
loyal friend to turn to!
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FELSTED ROYAL
BRITISH LEGION CLUB New members are always welcome
Club Amenities Include:
Members’ fully-stocked bar,
Air Conditioned Lounge and Main Hall
Fully refurbished Snooker Room
Quiz & Gaming Machines,
Table Tennis and Darts
Regular Bingo Sessions
Dances and Theme Nights,
some include meals
Family Party Nights
NEW Easy Access Toilet with Baby
Changing Facilities
COME AND JOIN US
Telephone 01371 820847
10am to 12 noon
Felsted Women’s
Institute
President: Margaret Smith 01371 822092
The W.I. welcomes you to
come and make new friends
and enjoy tea with us.
Second Wednesday of the Month at
The Memorial Hall - 7.30pm for 7.45pm
Next Meeting
13 July (No meeting in August)
“The Confessions of a Jewellery
Junkie”
Carol James
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Felsted United
Reformed Church
Stebbing Road
Felsted
Contact. Diane Denny
Tel: 01376 342210
Worship Services
every Sunday
at 11.00am
everyone is welcome.
We also have social afternoons
and evenings,
including the Women's Guild
which meets every Monday
afternoon at 2.30pm
We have a different speaker
every week and we ask a
donation of £1.00 to help cover
the costs.
The church hall is also available for
hire.
Please come along one
Sunday; we would be very
pleased to see you.
FELSTED DECORATIVE
& FINE ARTS SOCIETY
at
Great Saling
Millennium Village Hall
Contact Dick Frost,
Programme Secretary
07909 526713
Details can be found on
www.felsted-dfas.org.uk
NEXT MEETING
2.30pm WEDNESDAY
28 SEPTEMBER 2016
“TRUTH AND ORNAMENT
IN ARCHTECTURE”
COLIN DAVIES
A Member
Society of
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We set off on our first outing trip of the year to Capel Manor
in brilliant sunshine. We
had an enjoyable trip through the countryside before reaching
our destination at
approximately 11.00am. We then had an hour and a half to walk
around the grounds
before our lunch. I must say the various walks and individual
gardens were a delight to
see. The lunch was either a chicken or lamb roast followed by
fruit crumble and
custard or cream and very nice it was too.
We were then able to continue
our tour of the grounds which
included a maze and a visit to
the animal enclosures and the
shop. We had a surprise in
the plants ‘for sale’ area at the
shop, when we came across a
little robin sitting on her nest in
the middle of the plants. So
sweet!
Just before our departure we had our raffle containing some very
good prizes that
some lucky people were able to take home. We got back to the
Memorial Hall at
approximately 4.30pm. So ended a superb day which was thoroughly
enjoyed by all.
The Felsted Friendship Club meets at the Memorial Hall on the
3rd Friday of each
month, 2.15 – 4.15, if you would like to join us as a guest or
potential member we’d love
to see you. More details can be obtained from Alison Moore 01371
820734
Trish Parker
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HISTORIAL SNIPPETS – Felsted Railway Station and Bannister
Green Halt – Part Two
Last month we saw the construction of the
Bishops Stortford to Braintree line via
Dunmow and Felsted (spelt Felstead
originally) which opened to traffic in 1869.
By the 1880s commercial traffic started to
increase considerably and the Braintree
Gas Company requested an extension to
its siding at Braintree to accommodate
more wagons of coal and coke. There was
also congestion at Dunmow caused by
Felsted’s farmers using Dunmow goods
yard. When Felsted station opened there
were no goods facilities and after various
complaints and petitions the authorities
gave permission for goods sidings to be
installed at Felsted and Rayne. Sanction
was obtained in 1886 and by the next year
the sidings were up and running. Lighting
on Felsted station was by oil lamps in the
Victorian period and Felsted got its own
signal box in 1888 to control all the points
in its section of the line. By the twentieth
century bus services began to compete
with train services and the authorities
noticed that passenger traffic was falling.
In an endeavour to compete with this
adverse flow the line opened two new halts
at Stane Street, serving Takeley, and one
at Bannister Green, serving Felsted and
Rayne, which opened in December 1922.
The main competitor to the railway was the
Hicks Brothers (of Felsted) bus services
which ran its service parallel to the railway
line from Braintree to Bishops Stortford
along the old A120 route through the
villages.
Any reduction in rail traffic in the 1920s
was countered by the opening of the
Felsted Sugar Beet Factory (where Flitch
Green is now) in 1926. National rail strikes
Shunting wagons within the Sugar Beet factory on its
own railway system
in the 1920s hindered progress somewhat
but the volume of traffic and freight
thereafter saw many thousands of tons of
sugar beet coming in and dried beet pulp
and refined sugar going out. In 1927 a
crossing loop was installed at the station
and also a siding was constructed into the
factory. The factory siding had its own
branches within the factory complex.
During the 1939-45 War the line was
running continuously and it was policy to
keep the line open in case of disruption to
services on other lines. Ambulance trains
used the line for the military Hospitals at
Bishops Stortford and Black Notley.
American personnel used the line for their
bases locally and the construction work
associated with the building of the airfields.
In the post war period local bus services
continued to compete with the railway. In
1951, now British Railways, meetings were
being held talking about the loss making
situation of small branch line and possible
closure. The last passenger train ran on
March 1st 1952. Freight continued until the
late 1960s when the line finally closed.
Our Felsted station lasted for just 100
years.
John Drury
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Events Pages
at Holy Cross
Church
Held on the first
Saturday
of every month
between
10 a.m. and 12 noon
The next date is
2 JULY 2016
Everyone welcome
at Bings Hall
On the 2nd Thursday
of each month
at 10.30am-11.30am.
The next date is
14 JULY 2016
All welcome for a chat,
beverages and
homemade cake.
Any queries, then call
Maggie on 820544
At Abbeyfield
House
On the THIRD
SATURDAY of each
month at
10:30 am - 11:30 am
NEW DATE
SATURDAY
16 JULY 2016
Everyone welcome
Felsted Toddler Group
Open: Thursday and Friday,
from 9:30am until 11:00am
Location: URC Hall,
Stebbing Road, Felsted
Cost: £2.00 per family F
Come along for a chat with other
grown ups while your little ones
have a play. Tea, coffee, squash
and biscuits provided.
We also organise events from time
to time throughout the year.
More details on our website
www.felstedtoddlergroup.co.uk
Check the meeting dates at
http://www.fg-yc.com/
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IAN BUTLER
Church Treasurer – what a job – and Ian was ours at Holy Cross
for 15 years! It won’t
be a record but it’s the kind of position you might have to keep
for ever because no-one
else will come forward……... Thank you, Ian. Luckily we have just
the man to take
over – step up Jon Tredwell, we wish you well.
I write this special tribute to Ian because, as Gift Aid
Secretary, I have relied on him for
all those 15 years for accurate and timely quarterly Cash Book
reports so that I can
regularly collect our “tax back” from HMRC. Our partnership
total has brought in over
£310,000 in tax repayments and only once have we had to deal
with a query from
HMRC.
The smooth preparation of the annual church accounts for audit
has also been a
partnership since 2001 so I wish to pass on to Ian my thanks for
the excellence and
accuracy of both his banking and book-keeping.
Ian Shaw
NATIONAL MEMORIAL ARBORETUM
It’s also a most Memorable Arboretum – 150 acres of trees in
scenic parkland with some
320 memorials, part of The National Forest in Staffordshire and
sponsored by The Royal
British Legion. Almost every conceivable armed service,
regiment, local group, regional
group, professional body, religion, nationality………. have
provided a presence to
remember their loved ones who have died in the wars and
conflicts over the last century.
There are guided tours, land trains (only a fiver for a full
hour), a Poppy Trail, WW1
Discovery Trail and two restaurants.
Because it’s over a couple of hours drive away – A120, M11, A14,
M6, M42, A5, A513,
just north of Tamworth and Lichfield – there is so much to see
so make a full day of it
and maybe combine it with another visit and a stop-over. Best of
all, get up a coach
party! Entrance is free. Try to be there for the ten to eleven
daily chapel service and
short explanation of how it all came about. Mind you, discover
all this for yourself on
www.thenma.org.uk Ian Shaw
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Alison Moore, standing in for Margaret
Smith the President, welcomed Felsted WI
member Christine Middleton who gave a
fantastic demonstration of flower arranging
entitled “Your Containers – My Ideas”. As
requested Members had brought a variety
of unusual containers (including two potties
and a wellington boot!) from which
Christine selected four to use for her
arrangements. Christine gave some useful
advice such as resisting the temptation to
push oasis under water in the hope it
absorbs more quickly as this could just
create an air lock in the middle and
remembering to leave a notch out of
the back of the oasis for easy watering.
Some ingenious tips were also
demonstrated such as suspending oasis at
the right height by means of a tape sling,
wiring leaves to bend them into the desired
direction, and stapling long leaves into a
loop to add shape and interest. Christine
shared the contents of her toolbox and a
whole new vocabulary including “pin
holders”, “oasis fix”, and “candle cups”.
We learned the value of different foliage
such as straight crocosmia leaves for a
contrast against a curved vase,
honeysuckle twigs to add structure and
form to an arrangement, the attractive
shape of fatsia leaves, and variegated box
to fill in gaps. As the arrangements took
shape, Christine also answered questions
about looking after flowers, such as giving
roses “the hot water treatment” if their
heads start to droop. By the end of the
talk, Christine had produced four wonderful
arrangements (as shown in the photo
below), even one in a yellow potty! The
arrangements were then kindly offered as
raffle prizes.
Penny Lewis
Felsted WIFelsted WI
http://www.thenma.org.uk
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COME AND HAVE FUN!
JOIN IN THE VILLAGE
PANTO!
EXPERIENCE NOT
NECESSARY
ENTHUSIASM &
DEDICATION
(plus a sense of humour)
ESSENTIAL
ACT/ SING/ PLAY THE
FOOL?
CONTACT HAZEL FOX
NOW
01371 820108
THE MEMORIAL HALL Hello everyone!
I’m writing this on the 5 June….. deadline
date, Kitty will fall off her chair with shock!
What an awful start to June weather wise,
what happened to “flaming June”! The
weather forecast for this afternoon
promises to be better, let’s hope so.
Well, the year is galloping by isn’t it? The
hall is very busy, lots of summer parties
and celebrations. The panto group have
booked the hall this afternoon for our first
meeting of the year. Sadly, we are losing
two of our cast, so we need to recruit
before we start in September. We are
hoping some interested people will turn
up this afternoon, but if you know anyone
who would like to join us, just tell them to
give me a ring sometime, we could do
with new members.
There’s not a lot I can tell you this month
other than the hall ticks along efficiently.
I have to say that I feel I’ve shirked my
duties a bit over the last month as my old
mum has been in hospital, so what with
visits and talking to the rehab team, it’s
been a bit time consuming. But she is
back at home and doing very well, thanks
to the re-ablement team and Braintree
community hospital.
Do you know, I do believe that sun is
trying to peep through, we need it for our
gardens don’t we…. still, I suppose all the
water butts are full!
Hope to have more news for you next
month. ‘Til then.
Hazel Fox
©Katie Pallmer
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NATURE PAGE ‘HOME AND AWAY’
The Peacock butterfly is a
well-known resident and is
seen in most gardens from
Spring to Autumn. As a
butterfly it loves to feed on
several flowering plants in the
garden - especially buddleia.
The eggs and caterpillars can
be seen on nettles. Peacocks
hibernate over winter as an
adult insect. They may well
try and sneak into your house
and settle down in some quiet corner and spend Christmas and New
Year with you! I
once found a small collection of them in my shed in December - a
Peacock roost!
This Painted Lady is a serious traveller. It spends the winter
in Africa but in order to
ensure a continuous food supply (mainly
thistles and nettles) many of them embark
on a massive migration. It is only after very
recent and extensive research that it is now
understood that this insect may travel as far
as 9000 miles on migration before it returns
to Africa. To do this it may pass through as
many as six generations - egg, caterpillar,
chrysalis, butterfly. There has even been a
report of a sighting in Iceland. Before the
latest research it was thought that all of
these butterflies coming to the UK died
here. However, it seems that they fly very
high and have been above observers’
notice until radar and other technology has
identified them. A few years ago, I was
walking in Rayne when I was suddenly
engulfed by a dense cloud of Painted
Ladies (!) and for a while I could not see for
more than a few yards; it was a stifling.
John and David
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