TRADE DIRECTORY/Cont…………….. PAUL SUTTON, QUALIFIED TREE SURGEON Available for garden GOT 2 NAIL THIS! Your Local Handyman/ maintenance, and landscaping. Est. 1995. Building Maintenance Service! You can Fully insured. Day rate and reasonable count on us to be on time and reliable. hourly rate. mob 07767 380124: Give us a call today. Contact Corin mob: [email protected] 07947 382337 TUTORING IN MATHS & SCIENCE Where Church and Community meet JULY/AUGUST P JUDGE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES Most subjects offered to A level by current 2016 Brickwork and General Building 01371 examiner. Contact Dick Frost, 823282 mob: 07734 862839. 01371 820824, mob: 07909 526713, [email protected]: www.judge [email protected] construction.co.uk VILLAGE HALL - Salings Millennium Hall LAWN MOWER & GARDEN MACHINERY Modern hall with large car park. Weddings SALES, SERVICE & PARTS - B.B. Moore, a speciality. Contact: Mrs Jo Peake Priory Lodge, . Tel: 01371 820695 01371 850260 LOCAL QUALIFIED GUITAR TEACHER www.essexinfo.net/thesalingshall (ATCL). Teaches all styles from beginners VINTAGE & CONTEMPORARY quality to advanced. Guitar tutor at Felsted Objet d’Art. Let us find that perfect gift. School. CRB/DBS certified. Viewing arrangements can be made. Alan 01371 820759 mob: 07932 015800 www.charcoaldove.com. Facebook or LUXURY TOILET HIRE (UK) LTD 01371 821575 we ensure your event runs smoothly WAGGY TAILS GROOMING - caring and www.luxurytoilethireltd.co.uk professional dog groomers in Felsted 01279 504638 Fax: 01279 506433 (Hollow Road). Contact Katia or Julie on Cesspit emptying undertaken 01371 606180 PAINTER & DECORATOR - All types of J D WALLIS BESPOKE JOINERY work undertaken R.L. Harvey. Reasonable Jon Wallis mob: 07725 654121 rates, free estimates, discounts for Senior 01371 821457 email: [email protected] Citizens 01376 327237 www.jdwallisltd.com APN PLUMBING & HEATING R WHEELER ROOFING SERVICES All aspects of Plumbing, Bathrooms, Wet Slating, Tiling, Flat Roofs, Guttering, Rooms, Heating. Reliable & honest. Repairs, Chimney work, Local, Reliable, 01371 822943 mob: 07969 992981 Free Estimates. REFLEXOLOGIST Fiona Agar MAR. [email protected] Fully qualified, Member of Association of 01371 811308 mob: 07951 349837 Reflexologists. Based in the centre of WINDOW CLEANER with 20 years local Felsted village. 01371 820330 experience. Phone: Eddie Driscoll mob: 07977 546093 mob: 07941 776705 or 01245 360540 SLAM CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING SERVICES. All aspects of building works undertaken. Plastering, bathrooms, The Magazine for kitchens, carpentry, tiling. Tel: 01799 Printed by Copybest Ltd 524011 mob: 07891763542 01371 856721 www.copybest.co.uk Felsted, and 60p

TRADE DIRECTORY Church Directory ABBEYFIELD HOUSE, Felsted. CHIROPODIST Elizabeth Gibson HCPC www.felstedchurch.org.uk Sheltered Housing. Companionship with Registered. Clinic Appointments: 01371 independence for the elderly. 875511. Home Visits and enquiries: 01376 01371 820897 339814 Licensed Ministers: ACER TREE SURGERY CURTAIN MAKER Experienced - All types Vicar Reverend Colin Taylor 01371 820242 [email protected] Dunmow company. Fully insured and of curtains, blinds and soft furnishings Readers Sonia Merritt 01371 823046 Robert Stone 01371 821477 NPTC assessed www.acertreesurgery.com made in your fabric or can supply. Tel: Jo Pratt 01371 821620 Colin Priestman 01371 820197 01371 859431 mob: 07958 184196 01245 361817 mob: 07773 203833 Parochial Church Council Officers: ACCOUNTANT David Dixon ACMA. Small [email protected] FELSTED LITTLE DUNMOW business and sole trader specialist 01279 DMC INSTALLATIONS digital aerials, sky Churchwardens 654333 cabling/dishes, plasma/lcd fitting, Eddie Kelly 01371 820018 Joyce Stone 01371 820564 BACON MEDIA: web design, social media telephone points. 01371 821744 mob: David Stone as above (Facebook, Twitter) and everything on line. 07900 917111 www.dmcinstallations.co.uk Secretary mob:07790 0770397 FAMILY FUNERAL DIRECTORS Daniel Sue Kelly 01371 823100 Sonia Merritt 01371 823046 www.baconmedia.co.uk Robinson & Sons Ltd. 24 hr personal Treasurer Email: [email protected] service. Pre-payment funeral plans. Jon Tredwell 01371 821372 Ian Shaw 01371 820372 BEAUTY & Holistic Treatments Haslers Lane, Gt. Dunmow. 01371 874518 [email protected] The Retreat, Dunmow 01371 878989 FELSTED PEST CONTROL Providing a Both P.C.C.s bank with CAFBANK. Cheques should be made payable to: www.theretreatdunmow.co.uk wasp nest removal or treatment service. Felsted P.C.C. Little Dunmow P.C.C. BED & BREAKFAST at Argyll House. Fully qualified. John King - 07896 288135 Sort code: 40:52:40 acct no: 00006007 Sort code: 40:52:40 acct no: 00010225 5 star en-suite accommodation FELSTED PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Station Road, Felsted. Property maintenance and improvements. Other Useful Contact Details: Paul & Caroline, 01371 821559. Free estimates given. Call Clive Perrins Organist Crèche BEEHIVE ELECTRICAL - ELECTRICIAN. 01371 820330 mob: 07979 054654 Andrew Beaton 01371 821243 Lesley Taylor 01371 820242 All types of electrical work undertaken. www.felstedpropertymaintenance.co.uk Choir Junior Church Call Neil on 07989 499983 FOOT HEALTH PROFESSIONAL & Bryony Rees 01371 821990 Amanda Little 01371 822669 BINGS HALL RESIDENTIAL HOME RETIRED NHS NURSE – Penny James. [email protected] Home for retired gentlefolk also catering for Home visits for all foot care needs Fabric Officer Rock Solid Dementia. Call Maggie 01371 820544. including toe nail cutting, hard skin & corn Felsted BUILDERS - FELSTED CONSTRUCTION removal w: feetwisepennyjames.co.uk Jamie Mackay 01371 820483 Sylvia Taylor 01371 820242 LTD. General builders - call Michael for a mob: 07947364551 Lt Dunmow—Ted Bryant 01371 820995 YPC Ed and Helen Fenning free quotation. Tel:01371 820136 or FRENCH HOLIDAY HOME Delightful Bell Ringing Tower Captains [email protected] mob: 07976 933871 cottage & barn conversion for rental in the Ian Cresshull 01371 859265 Smylie Hall CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT Tax heart of the Dordogne. www.hoopoes- Vicky Le Fèrve 01371 821322 [email protected] repayments a specialty. Ian Shaw, hop.co.uk or contact Irene & Lesley. UK Verger Gift Aid Secretary Mandalay, Road, Felsted mob:07712052285 or F mob: Eddie Kelly 01371 820018 Ian Shaw 01371 820372 01371 820372 0033553913403 CHIMNEY SWEEP SERVICES - GENERAL GEEK – IT Support in Your Magazine Team: “RODTECH” power sweeping open fires, Home! Virus removal, laptop and desktop Editor Kitty Drury 01371 820444 [email protected] log/multi burners oil/solid fuel ranges etc. repairs Tablet and Mobile Phone Repairs, Sub Editor David Learmonth 01371 820398 Clean, prompt and professional, insured, support and training. Office: Tel: 01376 Trade Directory Sue & Graham Kelly 01371 820018 [email protected] bird guards fitted & chimney repairs. Tel: 328494 or Engineer: mob: 07701065253 Distribution Christine Banfield 01371 823390 Tony mob: 07935963837 or 01279 494446 Front Cover: David Norton© A Red Admiral butterfly TRADE DIRECTORY/Cont……………..

LOCAL SERVICES DIRECTORY IN THIS EDITION The Editor Introduces BUSES ELECTRICITY and network emergencies Church Directory ...... 2 133 Network 01206 877620 0800 7838838 Directory ...... 3 16 Stephenson 01702 541511 GAS The Editor ...... 3 314 TGM Stansted 01279 681800 National Grid & Emergencies Church Services for two months ...... 4 This month it is “trains and butterflies”; last month it was roses. Once again David’s other transport enquiries 0800 111999 From the desk of the Vicar ...... 5 photographs are superb. Using these Traveline 0871 200 22 33 HOSPITALS Weekday Worship ...... 6 CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU Broomfield including Casualty Coffee and Chat...... 6 wonderful photographs show us how marvellous is God’s creation. May we Braintree 01376 324129 01245 362000 Charity of the month ...... 7 . 0844 4775986 MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT Wedding Dress Exhibition ...... 8 strive to protect this world so that all can COUNCILS Sir Alan Haselhurst Quaker Tapestry ...... 8 benefit from God’s glory. David and Coral Essex County Councillor - Local Office 01799 506349 Youth News ...... 9 Sach sent me the photograph on page 28. A mother blackbird feeding her two chicks - Simon Walsh 01371 810451 email: [email protected] British Red Cross ...... 9 District Council 01799 510510 MEMORIAL HALL Junior Church ...... 10 last look at Spring. District Councillors - Lettings - Jayne Bohannan 07926 377343 Bus Timetables ...... 10 There is no “Who Am I?” this month. Any Stephanie Harris POLICE for our - Cathedral Book Shop ...... 11 offers for next month. It is a page that you [email protected] P.C. Tom Monro 01371 871100 Wizz Kids...... 12 seem to enjoy. Marie Felton P.C.S.O. Kirsty Smith Felsted Parish Council ...... 12 There are a couple of ideas which might [email protected] Main Telephone Numbers Felsted Primary School ...... 13 interest you to organise or visit - trip to the Keith Mills Emergencies: 999 Felsted Prep School ...... 14 National Arboretum, “Tea at 3”, the [email protected] Non Emergency Tel: 101 Felsted Friendship Club ...... 15 Wedding Dress Exhibition, Coffee on Felsted Parish Council POST OFFICE - Felsted 01371 820251 Historical Snippets ...... 16 Mondays in the Smylie Hall, book shop at Chairman - Graham Harvey SCHOOLS - Felsted WI ...... 17 the Cathedral, cricket, “Singing with 01245 362521 Felsted School - 01371 822600 The Memorial Hall ...... 18 Angels” walks, coffee mornings, holidays - Clerk - Diane Smith Felsted Preparatory School - The Panto ...... 18 “Day out with Thomas the Tank”, so much Parish Office: United Reformed Church 01371 822610 Nature Page ...... 19 to do! Hall, Road, CM6 3JD Felsted Primary School - 01371 820215 Ian Butler ...... 20 The deadline for the September edition of Office Tel: 01371 823071 Flitch Green Academy - The National Arboretum ...... 20 the Interface is the 7 AUGUST 2016 Office hours: Mondays 10:00 - 12:30 01371 822330 Events Pages………………………...21/25 I have a month off. and Wednesdays 16:00 - 18:30 C of E Primary School - RBL Women’s Section ...... 26 Please let me have any photos or news of email: [email protected] 01245 237209 Tea at 3 Party ...... 26 what has happened during the summer. Www.felsted-pc.gov.uk Email: [email protected] Ride + Stride ...... 27 I will be pleased to consider it for future Flitch Green Parish Council Website: www.fordendschool.com WEA ...... 27 editions. Chair - Mrs Emma Nicholls Helena Romanes School - 01371 872560 Thomas The Tank ...... 28 I look forward to hearing from you.

Clerk - Whipper-snappers Daycare Nursery and The Night Mail ...... 29 Little Dunmow Parish Council Kid's Club 01371 821131 Recipe ...... 30 Kitty Drury - Editor Chairman - Jeff Thomas 01371 821401 WATER - Felsted School ...... 31 LARGE PRINT EDITION Clerk - Angela Balcombe 01376 550927 Affinity. Supply problems and emergencies Parish Rotas and Registers ...... 32 AVAILABLE ON REQUEST Dunmow Town Council 01371 872406 0845 7823333/0345 3572407 Little Acorns to Oak Trees ...... 33 DOCTORS Local Services Directory ...... 34 Dr’s Pitt, Stevens, Katechia, Yu - Trade Directory……………………….35/36 DEADLINE FOR NEXT EDITION The Surgery, Braintree Rd. 01371 820410 Noon on Sunday 7 AUGUST 2016 Out of hours 01371 872121 See a previous edition of Interface in email: [email protected] full colour at www.felstedchurch.org.uk

34 3 S E R V I C E S IN JULY/AUGUST LITTLE ACORNS TO OAK TREES

Felsted Little Dunmow

Holy Cross Church JULY The Priory Church

11.00am Holy Communion Sunday 9.00am Holy Communion BCP 3 July 6.00pm Evening Prayer

9.00am Morning Prayer BCP Sunday 9.00am Holy Communion CW 11.00am Morning Prayer 10 July

9.00am Holy Communion Sunday BCP (said) 17 July 10.30am Morning Prayer BCP 11.00am Morning Prayer

9.00am Holy Communion CW Sunday 11.00am All Age Service 24 July 4.00pm Priory Prayers

11.00am Morning Prayer Sunday 9.00am Morning Prayer 31 July

AUGUST

11.00am Holy Communion Sunday 9.00am Holy Communion 7 August 6.00pm Evening Prayer

9.00am Morning Prayer BCP Sunday 9.00am Morning Prayer 11.00am Morning Prayer 14 August

9.00am Holy Communion Sunday 10.30am Morning Prayer BC{ BCP (Said) 21 August 11.00am Morning Prayer

9.00am Holy Communion CW Sunday 11.00am WIZZ KIDS SERVICE 28 August 4.00pm Priory Prayers Kitty Drury

4 33 ROSES AND RUBBING From the desk of the Vicar 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 Love Does Not Insist on its Own This does not mean we are never Way concerned for our own lives. But rather, Phil. 2:3,4 “… in humility count others more 7 August Felicity Gage Irene & Robert Munro significant than yourselves. Let each of 14 August Felicity Gage Elizabeth & Colin Priestman Although weddings happen throughout the you look not only to his own interests, but 21 August Jill Smith Gwenyth Kirk & Jenny Nichols year summer is a particularly popular time also to the interests of others.” 28 August Jill Smith Alice Maclaren & Hilary Shaw for the big day. One of the most popular

readings at a wedding is 1 Corinthians 13. Sometimes promoting the happiness of It’s a wonderful passage that challenges us others means personal sacrifice and self- to think about the true meaning of love. PARISH REGISTERS THIS MONTH – MAY denial.

Funerals &/or Burials - Felsted “Love does not insist on its own way…” In our culture demanding our rights is (1 Cor. 13:5b) is a particularly testing in our commonplace. True love does not demand 4 May Lawrence Christopher Woodley ‘all about me’ modern culture. Why is this its own rights but looks lovingly on the 9 May Janet Dorothy Burgess an important insight? needs of others.

Thanksgivings & Baptisms - Felsted Being selfish strikes at the very heart of We don’t have to look far to see how this every single one of us. The word “insist” kind of love was demonstrated by the Lord here means a continuous strong desire that 29 May Ella Ruth Fenning Jesus. He focused on the healing, feeding, demands “its own way.” Conversely that 29 May Joshua Russell Fenning forgiveness and compassion toward oth- means being inconsiderate of the good or ers. All the while he had nowhere to lay happiness of others. The Corinthians were his head; the cross being the ultimate act abusing their Christian liberty. Paul told of selfless love. them on the one hand, God gives us all

things to enjoy. But on the other hand, he And walk in love, as Christ loved us and said let no one seek his own good, but the gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering good of his neighbour. Even when it and sacrifice to God. (Ephesians 5:2) 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.

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WEEKDAY WORSHIP FELSTED SCHOOL 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 Felsted U15 girls’ cricket team achieved a magnificent third place at the National Final of the Vicarage. Contact Sylvia Taylor for further details 01371 820242. the Lady Taverners Indoor Cricket Cup, held at the prestigious Lord’s Cricket Ground YPC is a group for teenagers aged 14-18. Contact Ed and Helen Fenning for details. recently. The girls put on a strong performance throughout the day, winning their first [email protected] 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 Cricket Captain, Alastair Cook.

Drop into SMYLIE HALL (behind the Holy Cross Church)

for

COFFEE AND A CHAT

every MONDAY morning between

10am and 12 noon

Everyone welcome

6 31 RECIPE Ten percent of the church income is given to a LOVELY DESSERT TO FOLLOW A BARBECUE range of charities.

Each is featured monthly in Interface and on this notice board.

Church Army is a mission-focused through words and action in a variety of community of people who are transforming contexts across the and “SUMMER FRESH FRUIT SALAD” lives and communities through the work of Ireland evangelists, staff and supporters. They

are committed to sharing the Christian faith INGREDIENTS: Centres of Mission Fresh Expression evangelists

FOR THE SYRUP: METHOD: At the heart of Church Army's Centres of Fresh expression evangelists are in 100ml fresh orange juice Make the syrup by bringing the orange Mission is a commitment to bringing people pioneering roles. They are taking the Good 50g caster sugar juice and sugar to a simmer in a pan. to a living faith in Jesus Christ and then News to people who have absolutely no 2cm piece fresh ginger When the sugar has dissolved add the forming relevant Christian communities for contact with a church at all. They are Few leaves of basil and the stems, ginger and bashed basil leaves and these new disciples. The secondary introducing Jesus not just to the vaguely bashed stems. function is to train future evangelists. religious people who might be interested in Squeeze of lemon juice Remove from the heat and allow to infuse The Church Army’s Centres of Mission for a minimum of 20 minutes, longer if include outreach to those living on deprived FOR THE YOGHURT: possible, even overnight in the fridge. housing estates in the south east and 1 tub of low fat yoghurt When ready to use, strain the syrup and Southampton, red light districts in Northern 1 bunch of mint leaves, picked and finely add the lemon juice. chopped For the yoghurt, simply mix the yoghurt and fresh mint together. FOR THE SALAD: Prepare the fruit and take the time to cut 1 fresh pineapple, peeled and cored everything to a similar size, this may take 1 large punnet of strawberries, hulled more time but it makes the salad look 3 kiwi fruit, peeled much better. 3 green apples, cored Just before serving pour the syrup over coming to a church service, but to people who have no concept whatever of how 2 oranges, peeled and segmented the fruit ensuring everything is covered Handful of red grapes then fold the chopped basil through the much God loves them. They work on the 2 punnets blueberries salad. Serve along with the minted edges of all that is known and understood about evangelism. In other professions they Handful of pomegranate seeds yoghurt. England and a series of youth churches might be called entrepreneurs. A few leaves of basil thinly sliced. Serves 4-6 called Sorted in Bradford.

(Lidl)

30 7 “WEDDING DRESS aND THE FLITCH CHaIR THE NIGHT MAIL EXHIBITION”

This is the Night Mail crossing the border, News circumstantial, news financial Bringing the cheque and the postal order, Letters with holiday snaps to enlarge in, Letters for the rich, letters for the poor, Letters with faces scrawled in the margin, The shop at the corner and the girl next Letters from uncles, cousins and aunts,

door. Letters to Scotland from the South of Pulling up Beattock, a steady climb: France, The gradient’s against her, but she’s on Letters of condolence to Highlands and time. Lowlands Past cotton-grass and moorland boulder Notes from overseas to Hebrides Shovelling white steam over her shoulder, Written on paper of every hue, Snorting noisily as she passes The pink, the violet, the white and the blue, Silent miles and wind-bent grasses. The chatty, the catty, the boring, adoring,

The cold and official and the heart’s Birds turn their heads as she approaches, Come and reminisce. outpouring, Stare from the bushes at her blank-faced 9/10 JULY 2016 Clever, stupid, short and long, coaches. Original Flitch Chair on show. (This is where it all started, come and see). The typed and the printed and the spelt all Sheep-dogs cannot turn her course; Little Dunmow Priory Church, St Mary’s Place CM6 3HX. wrong. They slumber on with paws across. 10-5pm In the farm she passes no one wakes, Light refreshments Thousands are still asleep But a jug in the bedroom gently shakes. Dreaming of terrifying monsters,

Further information contact Jo Pratt 01371 821620 Or of friendly tea beside the band at Dawn freshens, her climb is done. Cranston’s or Crawford’s: Down towards Glasgow she descends Asleep in working Glasgow, asleep in in Towards the steam tugs yelping down the well-set Edinburgh, Exhibition opening glade of cranes, Asleep in granite Aberdeen, times: Onwards the fields of apparatus, the They continue their dreams, Monday to Saturday furnaces And shall wake soon and long for letters, 10am to 4pm Set on the dark plain like gigantic And none will hear the postman’s knock chessmen. Without a quickening of the heart, Admission: Free All Scotland waits for her: For who can bear to feel himself forgotten? In the dark glens, beside the pale-green Groups welcome - sea lochs W H Auden - 1907-1973 please phone the Men long for news. Cathedral Office 01245 “This is the night mail” W H Auden – you 294498 to arrange a Letters of thanks, letters from banks, can see the 1936 film on Youtube. time. Letters of joy from the girl and the boy, Receipted bills and invitations To inspect new stock or visit relations, www.chelmsfordcathedral And applications for situations .org.uk And timid lovers’ declarations And gossip, gossip from all the nations, Kitty Drury

8 29 DID YOU KNOW? YOUTH NEWS

“THOMAS THE TANK”

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 Thomas the Tank Engine is a small fictional steam locomotive in “The Railway Series” camp this year, but the dates are already booked for 2017 - so if you qualify please books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher. He became the diarise the dates as you read this - it’s the same bank holiday weekend - most popular character in the series and is the titula character in the accompanying 26-28 August 2017. television series “Thomas and Friends”. The Mackins are hosting a reunion for all campers from the past six years who are now Thomas is a steam engine and has the number “1” painted on his side. All of the 16+, happening on one of the two last Saturdays in August - date to be confirmed - get locomotives in The Railway Series were based on prototypical engines; Thomas has in touch with Jo or James if you are one of them. origins in the E2 Class designed by Lawson Billinton in 1913. Thomas first appeard in Rock Solid is having to be fluid as we now burst out of the kitchen on a Sunday 1946 in the second book in the series, “Thomas the Tank Engine”, and was the focus morning and overflow to other rooms. Nobody minds so long as they still get their two of the four short stories contained within. Thomas’ best friends are Percy and Toby. waffles each. Not to be outdone by YPC, we’re planning a summer extravaganza of When Awdry created Thomas, the engine existed only as a wooden toy made for his our own which remains top secret (or still in the planning) at the time of going to press. 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, Sylvia Taylor 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 FELSTED RED CROSS an accompaniment to the toy made for Christopher. After Awdry’s wife encouraged COLLECTION 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. 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 There is a “Day out with Thomas” at Chapel & Wakes Colne Station, Station Road, mark again we do need a few more collectors. If anyone has an hour or two to spare Wakes Colne, Essex CO6 2DS, 01206 242524, www.earm.co.uk on 27-29 August. to collect next May please contact me 01371 820335. See you there! Editor Ref: Wikipedia Nicola Nicholson

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SATURDAY 10 SEPTEMBER

FORMS FROM JOHN KING 01371 821411

JUNIOR CHURCH FELSTED BRANCH SUNDAY MORNINGS ADVANCE NOTICE 11.00am 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 20 young children regularly attend Junior Church on a Sunday morning. Which is “DECODING STONEHENGE, aSTRONOmy, DECODING HISTORy THROuGH myTH wonderful. They are learning about Joshua at the moment. aND FaIRy TaLES” Amanda Little LIONEL SIMS

THURSDAY mornings 29 September for 10 weeks 10.00am at British Legion Hall, Felsted BUS TIMETABLES SPRING TERM 2017

“THE WILD LIFE AND HABITATS OF EAST ANGLIA” For your information the following changes have been made to our bus timetables: ALEX BASS

MONDAY evenings 9 January 2017 for 10 weeks 133. this route and times unchanged 7.45pm at The United Reformed Church

16. route now run by Stephensons 01702 541511 “POEmS FOR EvERy OCCaSION” Ruth ferguson 314. has been discontinued THURSDAY mornings 12 January 2017 for 10 weeks Bryan Grimshaw 10.00am at the British legion Hall, Felsted

Dick Frost (Chair) 07909 526713 Email: [email protected]

10 27 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 Put Your feet up! on the list as we need to know how many people to cater for.

Future Meetings: Let's hope that the summer months bring a Why not come and browse our range of little time for some rest and relaxation. We journals, cards, art prints, scarves and Monday 4 August No Meeting have plenty of light reading for you, from Monday 5 September The Harvest Supper thrillers to romances and of course the ever Monday 3 October We will be holding our AGM and deciding the future of our Club. popular Grantchester series of novels. And if colouring in is your thing, we have that For further information please contact Joyce White 01371 820778, covered too.

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. other gifts? We are not just a bookshop By holding a Tea at 3 event you will help Farleigh care for more people, with every and if there is something you would like to penny going towards providing doctors, nurses, counsellors and therapists when help see us stock then please let us know. We is needed most. are always on the look out for new For a resource pack with ideas, invitations, bunting and recipes contact the Christian artists and crafters too. Fundraising team 01245 457408 or visit website www.farleighthospice.ord/teaatthree. These can be seen at Chelmsford

Cathedral. 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 [email protected] information again contact their website as before.

26 11 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 FELSTED PARISH COUNCIL Church, Braintree Road, . 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 Changes to Stansted Airport Flightpaths time for prayer from 10.30am to 11am. People not wanting to walk will be most wel- In February 2016 the CAA introduced come to join in with refreshments at 10.15am. Everyone will be most welcome and changes to flightpaths at Stansted Airport, may certainly bring dogs with them. HOLIDAY CLUB FOR despite strong objections from Felsted and SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN IN other neighbouring parish councils and RECEPTION TO YEAR 6 local organisations. This has resulted in a doubling of the number of flights over the NAT WEST T20 BLAST

Parish of Felsted. The Council has now ESSEX v SUSSEX TUESDAY 23 August – written to the Civil Aviation Authority to FRIDAY 26 August 2016 ensure that they understand the impact the ESSEX COUNTY CROUND, CHELMSFORD changes have had. FROM 9:45 TO 12:45 21 JULY 2016 If you are affected by low flying aircraft you & can call the Stansted Freephone 7.00 pm Complaint Line on 0800 243 788. This is If you are interested in going please contact SUNDAY 28 August 2016 an answerphone and you only need to give Eddie Kelly 01371 820018 AT 11am your location and the time of the noise dis- turbance. The Council would urge you to in do this so that all problems are recorded. THE SMYLIE HALL, It is important that we don’t just complain to each other. Holy Cross Church, Felsted Diane Smith (Clerk to the Council) Tel: 01371 823071 Contact Sue Kelly E-mail: [email protected] Website: felsted-pc.gov.uk 01371 820018 for application form Keep up to date with all the Council News - Just go to the PC website and enter your email address to receive automatic or see the website: notification by e-mail, of all News articles [email protected] for as they are posted on the website? application form and further information.

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JULY AND AUGUST AT “THE HUT” FELSTED PRIMARY SCHOOL What’s On

2 July DVD Race Night 8.00pm Come along to an evening at The Races Felsted Primary School is Fancy dress if you dare, prizes will be given committed to teaching the Theme is France children about the 9 July Private Hall Booking environment. We use our Club open to members extensive surroundings as

a resource. The school 16 July Music with John Flemming - performing a variety of music, including swing, motown and popular classic songs has a wildlife area, including a pond, and a 23 July Private Hall Booking - Club open to members vegetable garden. In 6 August “Robin’s Quiz” Teams of up to 8 players. £3 per player entered. addition, children are taken 8.00pm start. for environmental walks into the surrounding area, 3 August “Bingo”. Eyes down 8.30pm. for example, Reception 20 August Watch notice board for details. children take part in “Wellie Wednesday”, when 26-29 August We are hoping to arrange a “mini Beer Festival” with selection of they use the Flitch Way as Real Ales. Watch notice board for details. part of their environmental

learning. FELSTED ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Each class has two ECO BURY CHASE monitors who are voted FELSTED into the position by the 01371 820847 other children. Their job is to save energy by turning off electrical appliances WHAT DO THESE NAMES HAVE IN COMPETITION when they are not needed COMMON? and also to keep I think this month’s competition is 1 Mark Lane the classroom difficult. There will definitely be a 2 City Road environment tidy. prize for the correct answer. There 3 King William Street is a new box in the church for your 4 Down Street5 answers. 5 Wood Lane 6 Aldwych 7 Swiss Cottage

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10am to 12 noon

Felsted School’s Chapel welcomed animals in two by two for a slightly different Felsted Women’s celebration to normal. Parents and pupils arrived with their animals in tow, including FELSTED ROYAL Institute dogs, rabbits, gerbils, chickens and even ponies, to give thanks for their pets in a BRITISH LEGION CLUB dedicated Pets’ Service. New members are always welcome

During the service, a collection was taken for the RSPCA, the UK’s leading animal President: Margaret Smith Club Amenities Include: welfare charity. Through caring for their animals, Felstedians learn to think of and care Members’ fully-stocked bar, 01371 822092 for others, show warmth and love, take responsibility, be patient and compassionate, Air Conditioned Lounge and Main Hall keep active and understand the importance of always having a loyal friend to turn to! Fully refurbished Snooker Room The W.I. welcomes you to

Quiz & Gaming Machines, come and make new friends

Table Tennis and Darts and enjoy tea with us. Regular Bingo Sessions Dances and Theme Nights, Second Wednesday of the Month at some include meals The Memorial Hall - 7.30pm for 7.45pm Family Party Nights NEW Easy Access Toilet with Baby Next Meeting Changing Facilities 13 July (No meeting in August) COME AND JOIN US “The Confessions of a Jewellery Telephone 01371 820847 Junkie”

Carol James

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FELSTED DECORATIVE Felsted United & FINE ARTS SOCIETY Reformed Church

A Member Stebbing Road

Society of We set off on our first outing trip of the year to Capel Manor in brilliant sunshine. We Felsted 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 Contact. Diane Denny before our lunch. I must say the various walks and individual gardens were a delight to at see. The lunch was either a chicken or lamb roast followed by fruit crumble and Tel: 01376 342210 custard or cream and very nice it was too. Great Saling Millennium Village Hall Worship Services

every Sunday

Contact Dick Frost, at 11.00am Programme Secretary everyone is welcome.

07909 526713 We also have social afternoons

Details can be found on and evenings, www.felsted-dfas.org.uk including the Women's Guild We were then able to continue which meets every Monday our tour of the grounds which afternoon at 2.30pm included a maze and a visit to the animal enclosures and the NEXT MEETING We have a different speaker shop. We had a surprise in 2.30pm every week and we ask a the plants ‘for sale’ area at the donation of £1.00 to help cover shop, when we came across a WEDNESDAY little robin sitting on her nest in 28 SEPTEMBER 2016 the costs. the middle of the plants. So sweet! The church hall is also available for Just before our departure we had our raffle containing some very good prizes that “TRUTH AND ORNAMENT hire. 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. IN ARCHTECTURE” Please come along one

Sunday; we would be very The Felsted Friendship Club meets at the Memorial Hall on the 3rd Friday of each COLIN DAVIES pleased to see you. 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

22 15 HISTORIAL SNIPPETS – Felsted Railway Station and Halt – Part Two Events Pages

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 at Holy Cross at Bings Hall At Abbeyfield Gas Company requested an extension to its siding at Braintree to accommodate Church On the 2nd Thursday House Shunting wagons within the Sugar Beet factory on its more wagons of coal and coke. There was own railway system Held on the first of each month On the THIRD also congestion at Dunmow caused by Saturday at 10.30am-11.30am. SATURDAY of each Felsted’s farmers using Dunmow goods in the 1920s hindered progress somewhat yard. When Felsted station opened there but the volume of traffic and freight of every month The next date is month at were no goods facilities and after various thereafter saw many thousands of tons of between 10:30 am - 11:30 am complaints and petitions the authorities sugar beet coming in and dried beet pulp 14 JULY 2016 10 a.m. and 12 noon gave permission for goods sidings to be and refined sugar going out. In 1927 a NEW DATE All welcome for a chat, installed at Felsted and Rayne. Sanction crossing loop was installed at the station The next date is beverages and SATURDAY was obtained in 1886 and by the next year and also a siding was constructed into the 2 JULY 2016 homemade cake. 16 JULY 2016 the sidings were up and running. Lighting factory. The factory siding had its own on Felsted station was by oil lamps in the branches within the factory complex. Everyone welcome Any queries, then call Victorian period and Felsted got its own During the 1939-45 War the line was Maggie on 820544 Everyone welcome signal box in 1888 to control all the points running continuously and it was policy to in its section of the line. By the twentieth keep the line open in case of disruption to century bus services began to compete services on other lines. Ambulance trains with train services and the authorities used the line for the military Hospitals at Felsted Toddler Group noticed that passenger traffic was falling. Bishops Stortford and Black Notley. In an endeavour to compete with this American personnel used the line for their Open: Thursday and Friday, adverse flow the line opened two new halts bases locally and the construction work from 9:30am until 11:00am at Stane Street, serving , and one associated with the building of the airfields. Location: URC Hall, at Bannister Green, serving Felsted and In the post war period local bus services Stebbing Road, Felsted Rayne, which opened in December 1922. continued to compete with the railway. In The main competitor to the railway was the 1951, now British Railways, meetings were Cost: £2.00 per family F Hicks Brothers (of Felsted) bus services being held talking about the loss making Come along for a chat with other which ran its service parallel to the railway situation of small branch line and possible grown ups while your little ones line from Braintree to Bishops Stortford closure. The last passenger train ran on have a play. Tea, coffee, squash along the old A120 route through the March 1st 1952. Freight continued until the and biscuits provided. Check the meeting dates at villages. late 1960s when the line finally closed. http://www.fg-yc.com/ Any reduction in rail traffic in the 1920s Our Felsted station lasted for just 100 We also organise events from time was countered by the opening of the years. to time throughout the year. Felsted Sugar Beet Factory (where Flitch More details on our website Green is now) in 1926. National rail strikes John Drury www.felstedtoddlergroup.co.uk

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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 Felsted WI 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 Alison Moore, standing in for Margaret loop to add shape and interest. Christine all those 15 years for accurate and timely quarterly Cash Book reports so that I can Smith the President, welcomed Felsted WI shared the contents of her toolbox and a regularly collect our “tax back” from HMRC. Our partnership total has brought in over member Christine Middleton who gave a whole new vocabulary including “pin £310,000 in tax repayments and only once have we had to deal with a query from fantastic demonstration of flower arranging holders”, “oasis fix”, and “candle cups”. HMRC. entitled “Your Containers – My Ideas”. As We learned the value of different foliage requested Members had brought a variety such as straight crocosmia leaves for a The smooth preparation of the annual church accounts for audit has also been a of unusual containers (including two potties contrast against a curved vase, partnership since 2001 so I wish to pass on to Ian my thanks for the excellence and and a wellington boot!) from which honeysuckle twigs to add structure and accuracy of both his banking and book-keeping. Christine selected four to use for her form to an arrangement, the attractive Ian Shaw arrangements. Christine gave some useful shape of fatsia leaves, and variegated box advice such as resisting the temptation to to fill in gaps. As the arrangements took push oasis under water in the hope it shape, Christine also answered questions absorbs more quickly as this could just about looking after flowers, such as giving NATIONAL MEMORIAL ARBORETUM create an air lock in the middle and roses “the hot water treatment” if their

remembering to leave a notch out of heads start to droop. By the end of the

the back of the oasis for easy watering. talk, Christine had produced four wonderful

Some ingenious tips were also arrangements (as shown in the photo

demonstrated such as suspending oasis at below), even one in a yellow potty! The

the right height by means of a tape sling, arrangements were then kindly offered as

wiring leaves to bend them into the desired raffle prizes.

direction, and stapling long leaves into a Penny Lewis

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

20 17 THE MEMORIAL HALL NATURE PAGE ‘HOME AND AWAY’

Hello everyone! The Peacock butterfly is a I’m writing this on the 5 June….. deadline well-known resident and is date, Kitty will fall off her chair with shock! seen in most gardens from What an awful start to June weather wise, Spring to Autumn. As a what happened to “flaming June”! The butterfly it loves to feed on weather forecast for this afternoon several flowering plants in the promises to be better, let’s hope so. garden - especially buddleia. Well, the year is galloping by isn’t it? The The eggs and caterpillars can hall is very busy, lots of summer parties COME AND HAVE FUN! be seen on nettles. Peacocks and celebrations. The panto group have hibernate over winter as an booked the hall this afternoon for our first JOIN IN THE VILLAGE adult insect. They may well meeting of the year. Sadly, we are losing try and sneak into your house two of our cast, so we need to recruit and settle down in some quiet corner and spend Christmas and New Year with you! I before we start in September. We are once found a small collection of them in my shed in December - a Peacock roost! hoping some interested people will turn PANTO! up this afternoon, but if you know anyone This Painted Lady is a serious traveller. It spends the winter in Africa but in order to who would like to join us, just tell them to ensure a continuous food supply (mainly give me a ring sometime, we could do thistles and nettles) many of them embark with new members. EXPERIENCE NOT on a massive migration. It is only after very There’s not a lot I can tell you this month NECESSARY recent and extensive research that it is now other than the hall ticks along efficiently. understood that this insect may travel as far I have to say that I feel I’ve shirked my ENTHUSIASM & as 9000 miles on migration before it returns duties a bit over the last month as my old to Africa. To do this it may pass through as mum has been in hospital, so what with DEDICATION many as six generations - egg, caterpillar, visits and talking to the rehab team, it’s (plus a sense of humour) chrysalis, butterfly. There has even been a been a bit time consuming. But she is report of a sighting in Iceland. Before the back at home and doing very well, thanks ESSENTIAL latest research it was thought that all of to the re-ablement team and Braintree ACT/ SING/ PLAY THE these butterflies coming to the UK died community hospital. here. However, it seems that they fly very Do you know, I do believe that sun is FOOL? high and have been above observers’ trying to peep through, we need it for our CONTACT HAZEL FOX notice until radar and other technology has gardens don’t we…. still, I suppose all the identified them. A few years ago, I was water butts are full! NOW walking in Rayne when I was suddenly Hope to have more news for you next engulfed by a dense cloud of Painted month. ‘Til then. 01371 820108 Ladies (!) and for a while I could not see for Hazel Fox more than a few yards; it was a stifling.

John and David ©Katie Pallmer

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