The Bromley Messenger March 2016
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THE BROMLEY MESSENGER MARCH 2016 Volume 30 No 11 Three little helpers at the tree pruning in Church Meadow during January seeing the numbers already entered for the THE FIRST PAGE Run in April round Little Bromley many of you are pounding the lanes in training. Well! It has been quite a month! It began with the Pride of Tendring awards in the On page 6 following on from my telephone Princes Theatre at Clacton. I know this scam computer scare last month, Pam has sounds like an acceptance speech but I reported on one that she was nearly caught would like to thank you for nominating me, by but which fortunately ended better than it and to even think of nominating me. It did could have done. Pam kept her head but it come as a surprise and I feel very is, sadly, all too easy to be sucked in and honoured. Thank you for all your potentially lose money to the scammers. messages, telephone calls and cards of congratulation; I felt somewhat Which reminds me that by the time you overwhelmed by it all. The evening was read this I will no longer have a telephone great fun and it was lovely meeting all the number with BT. So if you need to other people nominated for their various telephone me the number I am now using deeds in their communities. Fred Nicholls can be found at the back of the magazine. and Jenny, as hosts, were there to greet Thanks to help from my son I have gone everyone’s arrival. My son accompanied completely wi -fi and have better reception me and we shared a table with Kate and all round. Nick Strowbridge and three representatives from the Mayflower Project so we had a There have been a couple of quizzes in the very lively, interesting evening. Rosemary village I have been to in aid of good causes Heaney was ill and couldn’t make it which this month which were evenings of laughter was a shame. The evening was wonderful and brain cudgelling in the company of and as you can see from the photo on page friends and, although we didn’t win that 13 that Kate has sneaked in I received my mattered not one jot. I did learn some award from Lord Petre. things - one being about corn flakes that will forever make me regard my breakfast Following on from this came the birth of my cereal in a different way 4! latest grandson, Barney, to my daughter so time has been spent recently scurrying Newborn lambs will soon be in the fields - back and forth to see him. spring must be around the corner. Can’t wait. As usual you too have been busy during the last month judging by your reports and Leonie Henderson MATERIAL for the APRIL edition of 5The /romley Messenger5 should reach the Editor, .eonie Henderson, by 14th MARCH 2016 please. Contributions from anonymous sources will not be printed. Whilst the editor welcomes contributions, photographs etc this is on the understanding that there is no obligation to publish, that the item may be edited and that there is no breach of copyright. Publication is in good faith and neither the editor nor the publisher accept any liability in respect of the content of any article, photo or advertisement, including any error or omission, responsibility for which remains with the author. Copy can be delivered by hand, sent by post or e -mail 7see inside bac cover8 or via the lin on the websites www.greatbromley.org.u or www.littlebromley.org.u For details of availability and costs for ADVERTISING in the 9The /romley Messenger’ please contact the Treasurer on 01202 230537 Please support the sponsors of our magazine . ST. G EORGE ’S (C OF E) S CHOOL , GT. B ROMLEY Telephone: 01202 230305 Young Voices Trip 1n Friday the 29 th of January, Class 3 travelled to the 12 0rena in .ondon, to )oin the Young Aoices choir of approBimately 7,5C7children. It is the biggest children’s choir in the world and as well as collecting food for charities, it was a great eBperience! 0t school that morning, we eBcitedly gathered in the classroom and changed into our special Young Aoices T -shirts, which glowed in the dar . We clambered aboard the coach, along with a group of chattering parents, and we were on our way; passing the West Ham training ground, the Shard, the Dher in and at last, the 12 came into view. Hearts were pounding as the eBcitement built, but so were the butterflies! 0fter lunch, we ascended to our seats at the top of the 0rena and participated in a thorough rehearsal. 0t siB o’cloc , the parents began to filter in were and we tried to spot them with binoculars, given they loo ed li e ants waving frantically at our us. 0s the lights faded, our individual puppet torches created a night full of stars. We bodies. sang and danced our hearts out whilst We seeing ama3ing acts and light shows – collected we had the time of our lives! The coach foam )ourney home was a much quieter affair, we shapes. 0fter that we put glue on to our arrived home eBhausted but eBhilarated. foam shapes and bodies. They had to be dried with a hairdryer. 1nce this was done Class 3 we could decorate them. We watched a puppet show in the afternoon and it was Puppet Workshop Day really good fun. We had a brilliant day. 1n Monday E February Classes 1 and 2 )oined in with a puppet wor shop. When by Imogen Carr, Emelia Esposito and Alice we went into the hall we were so eBcited. Hart First we put on aprons and then we 3 Little Dragons Pre-School - Great Bromley & Frating Church Meadow /ungalow, Hall Road, Dreat /romley C17 7TR 1fsted Inspected Website: www.littledragonspreschool.org Email: littledragonspreschoolFgmail.com 1FSTED INSPECTED OUTSTANDING For more information email: IdfundraisingFs y.com or call Michelle on BREAKFAST AND AFTER SCHOOL 07572021CC51. We hope you can )oin us. CLUBS - PLACES AVAILABLE Tel: 07E57 503103 Future events planned are: - If you require further information please call Saturday 14 th May Quiz Night at Gt. the number above or pop in to see us. Bromley Village Hall Saturday 18 th June Fun Day at Little It hardly seems possible that we are halfway Dragons Preschool through the spring term already. The children were very busy last month SAINSBURYS VOUCHERS learning about different countries and We are now collecting Sainsbury’s vouchers cultures. For Italy, we had our own role -play so please tell friends and family pi33a parlour and made flags, gondolas and PLEASE SAVE YOUR BISCUIT even did some drawing under the table –on WRAPPERS AND BOTTLE TRIGGER our bac li e Michelangelo! For India the HEADS children have been drawing pictures of We have registered with Terracycle and are themselves to share with our friends in our currently collecting biscuit wrappers and twinned school in India. We have also been plastic bottle trigger heads and caps from celebrating the Chinese New Year with lots washing up bottles. These we send away of fun activities - ma ing lanterns and dragons and are then paid according to the weight. So puppets and a large dragon from cardboard please as friends and family to help us boBes so that we could perform a 9Chinese collect as many as possible. Dragon Dance’. The children en)oyed chopping and stir frying vegetables too. They We ta e children from the age of two years and also made panca es on Shrove Tuesday and offer a 9home visit’ to families of children prior to hearts for Aalentine’s Day. them starting Pre -school. This gives the child the opportunity to meet their ey -person in their own We are holding another Dad’s Wee starting th home, aiding the transition stage to pre -school. It 1C March when we invite Dads into the also enables us to collect and share information in setting. This gives them the opportunity to a confidential environment. see their child at play and )oin in with some of For further information or to arrange a visit to the the activities. setting please contact us on the above number. 1n Wednesday 10 th February we had an Party Table and Chair Hire unannounced 9Food and Hygiene’ inspection. Having a party for Pre -School children? We are happy to say that we scored the top We can offer 4 perfectly sized tables & 20 chairs. Deposit only £10 Tables only £5.00 each Chairs rating of 9five’ 79very good’8 on The 9Tendring Only £1.00 each Food Hygiene Rating Scheme’. Collection Only - Contact us: Tel: 07857 503103 Fundraising Email: [email protected] A PAMPER AND SHOPPING EVENING. th Dates for Diary: Friday 4 March 7pm – 10pm Gt. Fri C th March Pamper I Shopping Evening Bromley Village Hall Mon 1C th March Dad’s Wee Entry by tic et: H3.00 in advance or H3.50 on Thurs 2C th March .ast day of term before the night. Treatments can be pre -boo ed Easter Holidays th and raffle on the night Mon 11 0pril Return to preschool Sat 1C th May Jui3 Night th Sat 1E June Fun Day C COFFEE BREAK NUTRITION with Suzanne Abbott Most of you would have heard of Just a little footnote – the probiotics you buy S0UERKR0UT but may never have heard in supermarkets are full of sugar and not in of KEFIR. .et me tell you something about the same league as Kefir.