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September 2014

Interface SPECIAL WEB EDITION

The Magazine for , 50p and Little Dunmow IN THIS EDITION The Editor

Church Directory Church Services This Month ...... 4 Introduces Sunday for Younger People ...... 4 www.felstedchurch.org.uk My first edition as editor Weekday Worship ...... 4 of the parish magazine Licensed Ministers: From the desk of the Vicar ...... 5 was in June 2008, and Vicar Reverend Colin Taylor 01371 820242 [email protected] Our Charity for this month ...... 6 six years on it looks like Readers Sonia Merritt 01371 823046 Robert Stone 01371 821477 Tower-ring News ...... 7 this will be my last. Jo Pratt 01371 821620 Colin Priestman 01371 820197 What’s the Time ...... 8 From September I will be using all of my , Parochial Church Council Officers: Interface time studying for ordination. A village, a train and a horse ...... 9 FELSTED LITTLE DUNMOW Felsted Friendship Club ...... 10 It’s been quite a busy six years, and amongst Churchwardens Felsted Memorial Hall ...... 11 all the village events, and articles that our Eddie Kelly 01371 820018 Joyce Stone 01371 820564 Felsted 450 Video News ...... 11 contributors have provided I hope you have Jamie MacKay 01371 820483 David Stone as above Felsted Aid for Deprived Children . 11 caught some of for this little corner of Secretary Felsted Garden Club ...... 12 the world, and all of that in the context of my Sue Kelly 01371 823100 Sonia Merritt 01371 823046 Events Pages ...... 13 - 21 faith in Jesus. The great thing about a parish Treasurer New Medical Equipment ...... 22 magazine is that our primary focus can be Ian Butler 01371 821175 Ian Shaw 01371 820372 Royal British Legion - good news, and both as a believer and as an

Both P.C.C.s bank with CAFBANK. Cheques should be made payable to: Women’s Section ...... 22 editor there has been plenty of good news to Felsted P.C.C. Little Dunmow P.C.C. Stansted Airport Plans more share. Sort code: 40:52:40 acct no: 00006007 Sort code: 40:52:40 acct no: 00010225 flights over Felsted ...... 22 Dad loved it here ...... 23 But back to this edition. It is full of local news, Other Useful Contact Details: Flowers & Cleaning Rotas ...... 24 and even after the busiest of summers there Organist Crèche Flowers - September 28th ...... 24 are more events than ever being advertised. Andrew Beaton 01371 821243 Lesley Taylor 01371 820242 Parish Registers ...... 24 Robert Stone Choir Junior Church Look No Cars ...... 25 Editor Bryony Rees 01371 821990 Amanda Little 01371 822669 Local Services Directory ...... 26 [email protected] Trade Directory …………...... 27 - 28 Fabric Officer Rock Solid STOP PRESS! Felsted— vacancy Sylvia Taylor 01371 820242 Lt Dunmow—Ted Bryant 01371 820995 YPC Ed and Helen Fenning New Community Hall, [email protected] Holy Cross Church, Felsted Bell Ringing Tower Captain by Jon Tredwell

David Learmonth 01371 820398 I am pleased to advise you that the green Verger Gift Aid Secretary light has been given for us to start building Eddie Kelly 01371 820018 Ian Shaw 01371 820372 our new community hall and we hope that See a previous edition of Interface in the contractors will be on site later in full colour at www.felstedchurch.org.uk Magazine Team: September. Further news in October. Editor Robert Stone 01371 821477 [email protected] Sub Editor David Learmonth 01371 820398 LARGE PRINT EDITION Trade Directory Editor 01371 821477 DEADLINE FOR NEXT EDITION Distribution David Woods 01371 821665 AVAILABLE ON REQUEST Noon on Sunday 7th September 2014 TO EDITOR email: [email protected] Cover Photograph: Beautiful Flowers at Little Dunmow by Christine

3 SERVICES IN SEPTEMBER From the desk of the Vicar Felsted Little Dunmow Dear Friends authority in heaven and on earth has been Holy Cross Church The Priory Church given to me.” The Lion and Sun 7th Sept 9:00 am Holy Communion BCP We need to worship Jesus as Lion and 11:00 am Holy Communion CW 12th Sunday Harvest Celebration the Lamb Lamb. after Trinity 6:00 pm Evening Prayer BCP followed by breakfast The Lion & the Lamb If you are particularly drawn to Jesus’ 9:00 am Morning Prayer BCP Sun 14th Sept 9:00 am Holy Communion CW sounds like the name strength, his unyielding commitment to the 11:00 am Morning Prayer Holy Cross Day of a local pub, and Google tells me there word of God, and his unspeakable power, are indeed many pubs with that name, but then take time to meditate on Jesus’ 9:00 am Holy Communion BCP Sun 21st Sept that phrase also tells us a lot about God mercy, his identification with outsiders, and 10:30 am Morning Prayer BCP 11:00 am Morning Prayer 14th Sunday and how we should relate his unspeakable suffering. after Trinity to him. And if you are drawn to 9:00 am Holy Communion CW Sun 28th Sept We could say that the Jesus as your best 11:00 am All Age Harvest Worship 15th Sunday after Trinity 4:00 pm Priory Prayers God of the bible is both friend, confidant, and 7:00 pm Confirmation Service Lion and Lamb. comforter, be sure to reverently worship him as SUNDAY FOR YOUNGER PEOPLE: He is sovereign, your King, Lord, and powerful, omniscient, and Righteous Judge. “Little Doves” Crèche for children 0-5 years available from 10:45 am. holy. And he is merciful,

Junior Church welcomes all children aged 5-11, and meets each week, except on the patient, wise, and loving. And if you don’t yet know fourth Sunday of each month. Junior Church takes place during the 11:00 am Service at God, think about this: If we have a lopsided God, we will become Felsted. For details contact Amanda Little. 01371 822669, [email protected] A God that is only a lion or only a lamb is lopsided Christians. only half a God. 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. We need to know Jesus Christ as both You hurt and suffer, so you need more Lion and Lamb. than a King to rule over you. YPC is a group for teenagers aged 14-18. Contact Ed and Helen Fenning for details. [email protected] The Lion-like Jesus in Matthew 23:14 who You sin, so you need a Lamb to bear the said “Woe to you, teachers of the law and guilt you feel and the punishment you Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over deserve. WEEKDAY WORSHIP land and sea to win a single convert, and Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, when he becomes one, you make him What good is a Lion-like God if he doesn’t as working for the Lord, not for human masters twice as much a son of hell as you are” is take care of sin and if he rules by his roar Colossians 3 v 23 the same as the Lamb-like Jesus in alone? Matthew 25 who said “I tell you the truth, Only in Jesus Christ will you find a God Wednesdays at 9:30 am. Holy Communion Service in Holy Cross Church, Felsted. whatever you did for one of the least of who is both a strong Lion and a slain Fridays at 9:15 am in the Priory Church, Little Dunmow. Prayers for the community. these brothers of mine, you did for me.” Lamb. Come to Him.

Home Groups. There are home groups meeting throughout the week. And the Lamb-like Jesus in Matthew 27 Details are available from Rev. Colin Taylor. who cried out “My God, my God, why have Best Regards, you forsaken me” is the same as the Lion- Holy Communion at Home. Please contact Rev. Colin Taylor if you know anyone who like Jesus in Matthew 28 who declared “All would like to receive Holy Communion.

4 5 and others walked. I didn’t think I’d be Ten percent of the church income is Tower-ring News – allowed to cycle into the village, though on given to a range of charities. August 2014 the day it was clear that I could have done Each is featured here monthly by David Learmonth, Tower Captain so on my ’73 sit-up-and-beg Hercules. But and on a board at the church. chatting to people on the way there and on It’s been a celebratory sort of year as I’m This month it is the turn of :- the way back was probably more fun and sure you’ll agree (without in any way many were complimentary. The timing for forgetting those who have had difficult the QP of St Clements College Bob was times). The Village Events Committee chosen as the caravane was scheduled to have been run off their feet. Up in the pass. We didn’t see any of this as the tower, the band have been delighted to be caravane was much shorter than expected involved in the visit of HM Queen Elizabeth because (we later heard) many thought Samaritan's Purse (UK & Ireland) is an international relief and development organisation II and HRH the Duke of Edinburgh, Felsted the lanes too narrow and went that works through local churches to proclaim and demonstrate the love of God amongst 450, the Tour de France and, more straight to London via the M11! Your communities in need in 18 countries across Africa, Eastern Europe and Central Asia. soberly, the centenary of the start of the correspondent got nobbled by BBC Look First World War. We’ve almost been rung East the previous day and, in the item off our feet (I refuse to apologise for the broadcast later that day, the interviewer Disaster Relief drives their programmes and projects almost pun)! spoke of the bells being tolled. Rung,

man, rung! Tolling is for funerals. When disaster strikes, Samaritan’s Purse forward. This approach provides a For the Royal visit on May 6th, we rang a is often one of the first agencies to sustainable, tailored solution that reduces quarter peal of Grandsire Triples as the We marked the centenary of WWI with a respond with mobilised Disaster poverty, improves local leadership skills royal party progressed through the village, half muffled QP rung on Monday 4th Assistance Response Teams (DART) and strengthens the relationship between considering that this provides the expected August in the last part of our normal providing medical assistance and church and community. sound stage – the monarch arrives, practice. We hope that those in earshot establishing disease prevention protocols cheering crowds, exultant bells in the appreciated the evocative sound. Looking and providing the basics of food, clean Mission background. This did mean that the ahead, over the next 4 years there are the water, shelter and sanitation. Operation Christmas Child involves filling a ringers didn’t see the arrival, but you can’t centenaries of the deaths of soldiers from shoebox with gifts, it’s a simple concept have everything, and it was a pleasure to Felsted killed in WWI and we are that sends a tangible demonstration of be able to ring for this. considering how we might best mark God’s love to a needy child overseas. these. For Felsted 450, on 24th May, we rang 1,564 changes – noticeably longer than a quarter peal – because 1564 is the year that Felsted School was founded. The composition, involving two different methods, was especially composed for the occasion and announced the start of the festivities of the day. So we ringers had International Development every opportunity to join in the Samaritan’s Purse envisions, empowers excitements. and equips the local church to identify the needs within their communities and the Ringing for the 3rd stage of the Tour de The memorial plaque located in the Holy resources at their disposal to meet them. France on 7th July took some planning as Cross ringing chamber in memory of Samaritan’s Purse trains and equips the we had to make sure that the ringers could Arthur Sivell who was killed March 21st local community, but it is the church get to the tower! Fortunately George 1918, a Felsted ringer. working with the local community that Bellingham-Smith had some parking space

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OUR HERITAGE. When Johannes Fordham of Dunmow Is that Magna made our turret clock, No 126, in 1701, 3.33 time was set by a sundial. The bell in the 12.16 cupola above the tower was cast in 1564. There 3.02 must have been an even earlier clock to awaken the village and school. or a waste of time? It would have timed Richard Lord Rich, and Oliver possibility of using a bosun's chair. The Cromwell`s visits to Felsted. most local contractor is still preparing a

For many years, two of the bell ringing quote. team, with occasional help during holidays, We estimate that it will cost a little over FELSTEAD – in 1928. With the coming of have repaired and maintained the clock £6000 to renovate the clock face. So far, nationalised railways in 1948 the engine and wound it twice a week. However the the Parish Council`s Tour de France A village, a train and a horse was taken over by British Railways and clock face is in such bad decorative order money, from camping on the playing field By John Drury renumbered 60089. The engine continued that people are misreading it, and we are and a handsome donation from our district in service until October 1963. The I spotted on the internet a postcard of a getting complaints that it is inaccurate. councillor, have added to the locally photograph is “Felstead” in British Rail locomotive called “Felstead”. The Worse followed. When making a close collected sum of £ 572.00 to make a livery taken in 1957 pulling “Queen of locomotive in question was an A3 Class 4- inspecting with one of our contractors, it start of £1168.00. The number Scots” en route to Scotland. The carriages 6-2 designed by Mr Nigel Gresley CBE was found that Jackdaws have nested of names on the petitions lists are very are all Pullman stock. who later became “Sir”. I am not a train behind the rotting face, and are levering it poor, and will cost you nothing, away from the church wall. buff but this particular class of train is the If the engine was named after a racehorse More is needed to achieve our target of famous A4 Pacifics of which “The Flying how did the horse get its name? Once The Vicar authorised us to approach the £3000.00 before applying for a grant by Scotsman” is the only remaining engine again Wikipedia came up with part of the Parish council for help, and to our delight, some clever person with the necessary today. answer. The mare “Felkington” was in foal they have agreed to contribute to this authority. Felsted events committee are and the stallion was “”, a Derby So I looked up our old friend Wikipedia to village clock. The offer is subject to to consider our appeal for funds. Petition winner. The owners named the foal find out about this locomotive called conditions, which are similar to those lists and collection “Owl” money boxes, are “Felstead”. There is a link in the mare’s “Felstead”. The engines were built mainly required by prospective grantors. That is, at Linsells, the Chequers and the Swan. name “Fel” and I do see that there are for the Scotland run, and other routes, and proof of community interest, with the Cheques should be made out to Felsted racing stables in Lambourne, Berks, at of the 100 or so engines built in the 1920s collection of some funds, and competitive PCC, with “The Clock Fund” only on the Felstead Court. Possibly the foal was the majority were named after racehorses quotations for the work. reverse, and posted or delivered to: The trained at these stables! and a few after individuals. Our engine Vicarage, Felsted Essex CM63DQ. We have one quotation of £4600 plus cost was built in 1928 numbered 2743 and Please help our pretty village to look well It does not seem that if there is any link of scaffolding, and a verbal one subject to operated by the London and North Eastern kept, by renovating the sad clock face. with the name of the horse to our village confirmation of £4750 but with the Railway (LNER). “Felstead” won the but it makes an interesting story.

8 9 Felsted Memorial Hall Felsted Aid for Deprived By Hazel Fox Extra trip to Ukraine Children - Hello everyone, Felsted Aid for Deprived Children are It seems ages since I wrote to you all. organising an additional trip in December as well as our usual October one at the Well a lot is happening in the Memorial hall request of Dr P to help the refugees at the moment. I have just come back On 18th June members enjoyed a arriving in Chernihiv daily. from helping to take the curtains down for half-day outing to Van Hage garden cleaning. They have to be sent by courier BBC News on line reports: centre finishing with a scrumptious to the cleaners, so we had to weigh them. cream tea. The coach was full as "Some 25,000 people live in temporary Dicky stood on the scales, we took note of we toured the countryside en route to On 18th July we enjoyed a Jubilee Tea shelters in the south of the Donetsk region, his weight, and then he held the curtains, Ware. With a large collection of plants for Party to celebrate 60 years of the Felsted often in very primitive conditions", says so we knew exactly what weight they indoors and outdoors, BBQ and furniture Friendship Club. The hall and tables were Oldrich Andrysek from the UN refugee were. They were lighter than I thought ideas, food hall, homewares and gifts decorated in yellow and white together agency (UNHCR). The latest figures they would be, a mere 25 kgs. But I'm not there was something for everyone. with helium balloons, banners and foil released by the UN show that in total giving Dicky's weight away! 117,000 people have fled the fighting and Sample gardens and a small zoo were “60s”. Veronica introduced our host for the also a great attraction. Many plants joined afternoon - Graham Kemp. After a noisy The painting is well underway, and moved to other parts of Ukraine while a us on the coach for the return trip to game of pass-the-parcel, with forfeits, we everywhere is looking bright and fresh. further 168,000 have moved to Russia. Felsted. enjoyed a music quiz while toasting wine We have had three kitchen cupboard Oldrich Andrysek describes many of the was served. Evelyn Woodley, as doors replaced as they were looking a bit shelters in the east, near to the conflict President, proposed a toast to the club as the worse for wear. In the Autumn half zone, as "rudimentary". "While people we look forward to the next 60 years, and term, we are having the lighting replaced have a door, a roof and a bed, there is she then cut the jubilee cake. This was in the main hall, a bit of rewiring has to be often a shortage of mattresses, bed linen followed by further team games before the done too. So all will be ship shape for our and hygiene items," There has been a tea party with both savoury and sweet hirers in the Autumn. sharp rise in the number of people items and refreshing cups of tea. The displaced from the Luhansk and Donetsk afternoon finished with a lively sing song Margaret has heard from the Parish regions, from 2,600 in early June to and some joined in a dance around the council, and our Memorial outside the hall 102,600 now. The UN is worried about the hall. Veronica thanked Graham for a most will be refurbished by November for a very coming winter. It says some shelters, like entertaining afternoon and also committee important Memorial day. an old factory on the edge of Kiev, will be members who had worked hard decorating unsuitable once the temperatures They weren't wrong about the weather Veronica welcomed Michael from Farleigh the hall and preparing the refreshments plummet, because they lack heating. today, I'm writing this on the 10th August, Hospice to our June meeting. He gave an and entertainment. and the rain is battering down, the tail end If you can help in any way we need interesting talk about the work of this local of Hurricane Bertha it seems. blankets and bedding, warm adult and organisation and showed two short videos The Felsted Friendship Club meets at the children's shoes, snow proof shoes/boots, one of which featured several Friendship Memorial Hall on the 3rd Friday of each Well take care all of you, 'til next time. sanitary items and also funding to get it all Club members. Farleigh Hospice is a month, 2.15 – 4.15p.m. If you would like to to Ukraine in our 3 vans and trailers which happy place, full of laughter, where join us as a guest or potential member we Sales of the FELSTED 450 Fun Day Video are capable of carrying 7 tonnes. Please patients are taught how to live and not how would love to see you. More details can raised £293. Many thanks to you all. The contact us on 01376 332090, or 07884 to die. All services are provided free to the be obtained from Veronica Chopping money will be donated to Felsted Aid For 426551. patients so the charity depends on 01371 820965. Deprived Children. Thank you very much. donations, and a collection was taken for Farleigh during the tea break. Dicky Howett Alan and Pauline.

10 11 years that followed. This is a most interesting story about a ‘mover and shaker’ of his time. Events Pages

Please bring your club fuchsia for judging!

The Garden in September: There are many lawn experts and pundits Coffee Mornings Felsted Garden Club who advise an early autumn fertiliser, a

balanced mix of nutrients, lower on the We enjoyed a wonderful summer evening nitrogen with a greater proportion of P and at Holy Cross at Bings Hall at Abbeyfield K. On the whole, with Essex sometimes when the club visited “Wickets” at Langley Upper Green in June. For those who quite dry during September and these Church On the 2nd Thursday House Scots genes, I tend to just keep the cutter went, the scented rose garden, the ‘Monet’ Held on the first of each month On the last bridge and the many other “garden rooms” height of the mower up and spend as little as necessary on autumn nutrients. Eve Saturday at 10.30am-11.30am. Wednesday of at Wickets will stay in the memory for a good while. The home baked cakes and has remarked how well our grass has of every month The next date is each month refreshing cuppa at the finish were appeared throughout this warm spring and between 11th September summer, and I take no credit for the The next date is wonderfully, well, charming really. There frequency of reasonable quantities of 10 a.m. and 12 noon was a special moment as our hosts were All welcome for a 24th September presented with a thank you gift by John rainfall – that’s Him upstairs – after all. The next date is chat, beverages and and Teresa Hunt – they were really There are some outdoor tomatoes in the 6th September homemade cake. 10:30 am - 11:30 am touched, saying that in all the years they’d kitchen garden – green tomato chutney Everyone very Everyone welcome opened for the Yellow Book and groups or making on the Saturday of “The Last Night Any queries, then call clubs just like ours, this was the first time a of the Proms”? We’ve not achieved this welcome Maggie on 820544 club had said thank you with a gift of wine. for a while – stirring the vinegary mix to the Thank you John, Teresa, Lou and Barbara strains of Land of hope and glory, for all you and the committee do!!! reminding myself of father’s childhood Felsted Toddler Group This year will be a summer to remember in mantra “you shouldn’t do more than one Felsted for many, many reasons, but on thing at a time!”. O well, might give it a go, Open: Thursday and Friday, the whole, like our weather on that evening with Eve’s blessing of course. from 9:30am until 11:00am in June, it has been a more reasonable There are always things to do and to enjoy Location: URC Hall, summer than most – says Adam! in a September Garden, before things slow Stebbing Road, Felsted

Our monthly meeting is to be held at the down into autumn. Cost: £2.00 per family

United Reformed Church Hall on Hey ho and thank you; enjoy your Come along for a chat with other grown Thursday 18th September starting at 8 pm. gardens, the colour and the weather! ups while your little ones

The Garden of Sir Gibberd have a play. Tea, coffee, squash The Master Planner of Harlow New Town Judy and Jamie Mackay 820483 and biscuits provided. Check the meeting dates at John and Teresa Hunt 821055 We also organise events from time http://www.fg-yc.com/ This promises to be a most informative talk to time throughout the year. by Carol Murray about the life, work and More details on our website highly acclaimed garden which was www.felstedtoddlergroup.co.uk acquired in 1957 and flourished in the

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Felsted United

Reformed Church Ladies at the Stebbing Road Chequers Christmas Gift Fair Felsted

Wednesday 15th October Monday 15th September at Contact. Diane Denny at 7.30 pm Hylands House, Chelmsford Tel: 01376 342210 Felsted Women’s Institute 10am to 3pm

Please contact President: Margaret Smith £5 entrance (£2.50 after 1.30pm) Worship Services Many fabulous ideas Gwenyth Kirk Tel: 820802 every Sunday for further details The W.I. welcomes you to for Christmas gifts come and make new friends Registered charity 236033 at 11 a.m. and enjoy tea with us. everyone is welcome. FELSTED ROYAL BRITISH Programme 2014 LEGION CLUB We also have social New members are always welcome Other Meetings afternoons and evenings, Second Wednesday of the Month Club Amenities Include: including the Women's Guild (except August) Members’ fully -stocked bar, which will be meeting again RIGHT HONORABLE 10th Sept. - Intro. to the Ukulele. Air Conditioned Lounge and Main Hall Fully refurbished Snooker Room on 15th September 2014 SIR ALAN HASELHURST MP Robin Jennings. Quiz & Gaming Machines, We have a different speaker

8th Oct. - Coastal Wildlife Table Tennis and Darts every week and we ask a Local Surgery Dates at Regular Bingo Sessions Barry K. Wright. donation of £1 to help cover Town Council Offices, Great Dances and Theme Nights, Dunmow – 6:30pm - 7:15pm 12th. Nov. - It's a Doc’s Life.- some include meals the costs. Family Party Nights Early General Practice. September 12th 2014 NEW Easy Access Toilet with Baby Richard Nunn Changing Facilities The church hall is also November 14th 2014 10th Dec. The Art of Magic. COME AND JOIN US available for hire. January 9th 2015 Telephone 01371 820 847 Paul Clancy. Please come along one March 6th 2015 Sunday; we would be very 14th Jan. The Work the R.N.L.I.

No appointment is necessary, does in Saving Lives at Sea. pleased to see you. please contact Tim Sheppard. The Constituency Office for further

details – 01799 506349 We are not just about the poppies

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Abbeyfield, Felsted FELSTED DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS SOCIETY Family Coffee Mornings For parents, grandparents & carers Summer Tea Party A Member & their preschool children. to be held on Saturday Society of 6th September at Holy Cross Church, Felsted between 2-5pm. 10 am to 12 noon Friday 5th & 19th September Next Meeting Wednesday COME ALONG Adults can relax with coffee 24th September 2014 and cake whilst children play. Story, craft and music time. Three Artists of the Call Carry 01371 822702 First World War or Amanda 01371 822669 Also in September the regular for information coffee morning on Wednesday Juliet Heslewood 24th September will become a Tea/Coffee available 'Macmillan Coffee Morning’ 2.00 pm. at Friends of Essex Churches Great Saling

Sponsored Millennium Village Hall Contact: Sheila Hasler, Thursday 11th of September 7.45pm

Publicity Officer, The Society has such an exciting programme planned for the 2014–15 season. 01245 440124 You could be very much part of this by coming along to Felsted School (the Barbara Karan Auditorium) in Stebbing Road, Felsted. This is a wonderful rehearsal venue with or Dick Frost, our own impresario Roger Lawrence as conductor and mentor together with the incredibly talented Christopher Weston as accompanist. You will not be alone as the 80+ Saturday Programme Secretary, other choristers will be milling around (that’s not the average age; we are all young and 01371 820824 vibrant in heart, well vibrant anyway). We welcome any new member, no voice audition 13th September 2014 is required, Roger will beat the tune into you. The first work scheduled is for Details can be found on November 30th Want to take part? Bach-Magnificat, Caldara-Stabat Mater, www.felsted-dfas.org.uk Contact John King for details: 01371 871658 Tony Baker or any choir member Telephone 01371 821411 www.felstedchoralsociety.co.uk has everything on it.

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FELSTED WOMENS INSTITUTE under the direction of Peter Cross, Would you like to learn more about your camera will present a soiree of classical music and music associated with the WW1, on and try something other than “AUTO”? Then our SATURDAY 20th PHOTOGRAPHIC DAY IS FOR YOU!!!! SEPTEMBER 2014 DATE: Saturday 13th September PLACE: British Legion, Felsted at the Priory Church Little Dunmow at 7 pm.

TIME: 9.30 am – 3.30 pm Cross Harmonies is a Wind Ensemble founded in 2011 by a group of friends COST: £10.00 who meet together to make music every fortnight. The instruments in the BRING: Packed lunch and camera group are Flutes, Clarinets, Soprano Saxophone, French Horn, Bass Clarinet, Piano and Keyboard. Tea and coffee provided Cross Harmonies have performed at The Cramphorn Theatre,

Broomfield Hospital and at Primary Schools as well as Numbers are limited raising money for organisations and charities. Please contact Kitty Tel: 01371 820444 for further information. Tickets are £10 to include canapés and wine and can be obtained from Joyce Stone on 01371 820564 or Sonia Merritt on 01371 823046.

The emphasis is on enjoyment and fun so please put this date in your diary now.

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Felsted WEA PLEASE JOIN US Courses for 2014-5 FOR OUR WW1

Autumn Term’s Lectures THEMED QUIZ NIGHT

IN SUPPORT OF Monday September 22, 2014 for 10 meetings at the URC hall at 7:45pm, 1.5 hour sessions, fee £48

THE MEDITERRANEAN CLASSICAL WORLD Edward de Maunsell Music by Candlelight A mix of history, culture and antiquity. Were the Egyptian, Phoenician, Greek and Roman worlds the cradle of modern western civilisation? Friday 3rd October 7.30pm - 10.00pm approx (Licensed bar opens 7:00pm) Thursday September 25 for 7 meetings at the British Legion Hall at 10am, 2 hour at sessions, fee £48 (NOTE, no meeting on October 9, see below) The Aubrey Art Gallery, , Essex, CM6 1AW THE PLANT HUNTERS Andrew Sankey Sit back, relax and enjoy an evening of beautiful music by candlelight. Come and discover the men who forded rivers, climbed mountains, faced danger and Our musicians, Anne-Dore Beaton, even death to bring wondrous plants back to Britain from around the globe. Joseph Ian Kelleher, Roger Lawrence and Banks and ‘Chinese’ Wilson will feature together with three other great plant hunters. Harriet Walker will entertain you with classical guitar, cello, flutes and voice. Friday 24th October 2014

A raffle of 20 original pictures (specifically Little Baddow Memorial Hall SPECIAL EVENT, Thursday October 9, British Legion Hall, 10am-12, fee £5 painted/printed for this charity event by the galleries artists) will also be drawn during 7pm for 7.30 start THE HUNT FOR HERMANN & G.I. BRIDES the evening. Tickets £12.50 to include Hot Supper Ian Maclachlan Tables of 8 available Ticket price: £15 Cash bar serving wine, We will cover elements of the East Anglian air-war from both a direct perspective to be (includes table nibbles). beer and soft drinks will be available revealed in the Hunt for Hermann – the story of an unwelcome visitor to the region in The proceeds will go to: 1943 and indirectly in understanding the influence the American airmen had on the Farleigh Hospice, Chelmsford, Essex. Please call 03001233073 region’s womenfolk through the story of the GI Brides. Or email [email protected]

For all enquiries, UK Registered Charity No. 1118493 please contact Diana Platts (Sec): 01279 871339 www.wildernessfoundation.org.uk Dick Frost (Chair): 01371 820824 Email: [email protected]

20 21 New Medical Equipment Stansted Airport plans to Kevin. They were both keen members of the Braintree Wheelers cycling club. by Penny Gant. re-route more flights over the Dad kept in touch with his roots in Two new examination beds have recently Parish of Felsted. Cornwall and his sisters in arrived in Felsted Surgery. These were A consultation document has been issued Nottinghamshire and Birmingham. Mum purchased with money donated from seeking comment on a proposal to redirect sadly died in 2010 but Dad stayed at Felsted Women’s Institute and Felsted flights currently routed South from Willows Green until ill health forced a United Charities. A Defibrillator has also Stansted, onto easterly routes. This will move. He would often be seen driving his been funded for the village again from move all of these outgoing flights onto buggy around the Molehill Green area with Felsted United Charities, this is kept in routes which will fly over, or along the a bottle of Guinness and a pair of Linsells for any emergency use. edge of, the Parish. The Parish Council binoculars in the basket. He just loved the

are extremely concerned about the countryside both here and in Cornwall.

resulting noise and air pollution and Royal British Legion – believe that key aspects of the resulting At his funeral the hearse was instructed to make one final drive around the lanes Women’s Section impact have been ignored, including those on the schools in our Parish and the added around Willows Green on route to Crix Dad loved it here Green Mission where his Mum used to Well ladies what an exciting summer what impact of increased noise and air pollution by Kevin Chappelle worship for years. I'm sure he would have with the Queen’s Visit, the School’s 450 over largely rural areas. The benefits claimed for the changes are also proving wanted that. celebrations, the Tour de France, and our Albert Chappelle was born on 24th to be questionable. The consultation Birthday Party – 68 years old, and a great February 1919 in Cornwall, but became a highlights savings on CO as their main Garden Party in Violet and Graham 2 bit of a globe trotter, emigrating with his benefit, but analysis by the council, backed Kemp’s garden – glorious weather! If family to Canada in 1925, and then to the by calculations from the ‘Stop Stansted things are now a little flat come to the rest USA in 1929. The family headed back to Expansion’ campaign, shows that the of the year’s meetings. Cornwall in 1932. As a young man, dad saving is actually less than 1%. was a keen territorial, even being called up September – Harvest Supper and Auction for the Munich crisis in 1938. of produce. Felsted Parish Council are planning to object in the strongest terms and their October – AGM – come and choose At the outbreak of war he was posted as a comments can be found on the website next year’s officers and gunner on merchant vessels ferrying www.felstedparishcouncil.co.uk. In the Committee. troops. This meant he travelled between meantime we would encourage everyone November – My Rowing Adventure – Ireland and Liverpool, was then sent to to study the proposal and make your own Charlie Pitcher South Africa and back for a short spell in submissions. The more people who make December – Christmas Event Southend on coastal defence. Albert was their voices heard the more the then posted to a ship expecting a long If you are not a member or are new to the consultation process will listen. voyage to New Zealand, but was village and would like to join a group of torpedoed in the Atlantic. Thankfully he young-at-heart ladies, we meet in the Follow this link to the online response survived and was rescued. Legion Hall on the first Monday of the form, or search ‘NATS Stansted consultation’: http://www.nats.aero/ month for interesting speakers and social After the war he moved from Penzance, environment/consultations/lamp-stansted- events. Come to a meeting and see for Cornwall to Braintree to find work at Crittall yourselves. sid-consultation/ WIndows. He met my mother Joyce there

and, after they married in 1948, they For more information contact Veronica The consultation closes on 8th September, moved to Willows Green to start their Chopping. 820 965. so there is limited time to respond. family, having two children, Jenny and Felsted Parish Council

22 23 Begonias and Buffing

Week Ending Flower Arranging Rota Cleaning Rota

7th September Jenny Nicholls Jill Smylie

14th Sept. Penny Learmonth Lesley Taylor & Anna McNicoll

21st Sept. Penny Learmonth Jon & Felicity Tredwell

28th Sept HARVEST see below Elizabeth & Colin Priestman

5th October Susan Vernon Elizabeth & Colin Priestman

Flowers - September 28th: Parish Registers - Harvest Festival (morning) and June and July 2014 LOOK! No Cars Confirmation Service (evening) Thanksgivings and Baptisms - Felsted We will decorate the church on Saturday morning, 27th September for this very 15th June Buddy Edward Judge Dicky Howett was up early on Monday 7th thoroughly continental occasion. special day and while we have very good 20th July Lillie Anne Espie and July to capture this incredible view of the and willing arrangers, we do not have as Congratulations go to all those who Libby Louise Espie village without vehicles! The road was many people as previously. soon to be filled with thousands of volunteered either as stage makers or Weddings & Blessings - Felsted spectators as the whole of Essex went members of the Village events committee Marion Cook has helped with the flowers Tour de France crazy. What an incredible who worked so very hard to make the day for a long time but has now moved to 12th July Katherine Frances day we shared with 12,000 people who a very memorable one. Braintree and will no longer be arranging Charnauld & Max Goldsmith chose Felsted as the place to enjoy a the flowers at Holy Cross. Thank you, 19th July Elaine Susan Saunders & Marion, for all your help over the years. David Derek Webb If there is anyone who would like to be 26th July Sarah Elaine Bromley & part of the team or just help occasionally, I Arthur Alan Smart would be very pleased to hear from you. You do not need to be an expert arranger, Weddings & Blessings - Little Dunmow we all started in a small way at some time 21st June Jennifer Sarah Carter & and guidance will be given if you want it. Alasdair Michael Harradine Why not speak to me so that I can make sure there is a space and some flowers for Funerals &/or Burials - Felsted you. 9th June Gerald Stephen Grote And if any of the regular arrangers are not 16th June Joyce Evelyn Willis around for that week-end, please let me know so that I can re-allocate the spaces. 30th June Eric Day

As ever, thank you all for support. 1st July Olive Grace Cox Christine Middleton 821056 11th July Ida Andrea Elise Plaistow

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