End-To-End the Parish Magazine of Rivenhall and Silver End Don’T Forget Mothering Sunday 15Th March 9.30 Am St Francis 11.00 Am St Mary’S

End-to-End The Parish Magazine of Rivenhall and Silver End Don’t Forget Mothering Sunday 15th March 9.30 am St Francis 11.00 am St Mary’s

March 2015 50p Our Services this Month

March 2015

1st March 2nd Sunday of Lent 9.30 am St Francis Holy Communion 11.00 am St. Mary’s All Age Eucharist

8th March 3rd Sunday of Lent 9.30 am St. Francis Morning Prayer 11.00 am St. Mary’s HC with Sunday School

15th March Mothering Sunday 9.30 a.m. St Francis Holy communion 11.00 a.m. St Mary All Age Eucharist

22nd March 5th Sunday of Lent 9.30 am St. Francis Morning Prayer 11.00 am St. Mary’s Holy Communion

25th March Feast of the Annunciation 7.30 pm St Mary’s Confirmation Service with Bishop Roger 29th March Palm Sunday Joint Service Rivenhall 11.00 am St. Mary’s Holy Communion

Church Contacts Priest-in-Charge Rev. Paul Watkin 01376 583930 [email protected] Churchwarden Oliver Clarke 01376 514825 Churchwarden Peter Hope 01376 502605 Rivenhall Contact Carole McCarthy 01376 512781 Silver End Contact Ruth Aitken 01376 583846

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Rivenhall Website www.stmarysrivenhall.co.uk St Francis Silver End Website www.st-francis.org.uk/ Rivenhall School www.rivenhallprimary.co.uk/ Monthly musings from your parish priest. As we enter the month of March, we find ourselves well and truly in the middle of Lent, with both the beginning of it now past, and the end, culminating with the celebration of Easter itself not until the first part of next month. I've always felt that having a whole month devot- ed to the season Lent feels slightly curious. It reminds me of the way one might feel on a long-haul flight; say from the UK to the USA. I find myself picturing an image in my mind of flying over the Atlantic Ocean, with land both behind and ahead of me, and yet being mid- way between, and a long way from both. So if this image, or another of your own resonates with you – what might you do? The challenge then faced might be persevering with whatever Lenten discipline one has set oneself. If this is the case, it's worth remembering that the Sundays during Lent are optional in terms of keeping to (or abstaining from) whatever it is that you've promised to do, and can thus provide some respite from the season. On the other hand, for some people, taking a break from their Lenten promises for 24 hours each week, would be the worse thing they could do, as going back to them again afterwards would be even hard- er. I think that the important thing here is to do whatever is right for you, and which may be very different to the next person. And whatever you do for Lent, ultimately it's something between yourself and God. But thinking about respite during Lent, will probably make you think of the fourth Sunday of Lent, also known as refreshment Sunday, or more widely known as Mothering Sunday, which falls right in the middle of March on the 15th. Now I rarely like to complain in these articles, but I do lament that it's becoming increasingly difficult to find a card in the shops to give to one's mum with 'Mothering Sunday' rather than the more commonly now seen 'Mother's Day' printed on the front. Mothering Sunday is a wonderful occasion for children both young and old, to show their mum how much they mean to them, and to say a special 'Thank You' for the love and care which she so often provides. In addition, and as already alluded to, this special day finds its roots as one where people in the old working classes, would always allow themselves respite from Lent – as would their employers! And would historically return to their Mother Church (hence the name), spending the day with their families, and usually taking flowers for their own mother too. In keeping with all of this, it's appropriate to also remember that the Feast of the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, sometimes called 'Lady Day', falls in March too; on the 25th (exactly nine months before we celebrate Christmas). Many readers will know that this year

1 we have something special happening on that day too. It is with real delight that we will be welcoming the The Bishop of Colchester – Bishop Roger, to preside at a confirmation service in St Mary's church. This is the first time in a number of years that we have had the joy of celebrating a confirmation service here in the parish, and we have a number of candidates, from both our own and neighbour- ing ones too. Please keep all the candidates in your prayers over the coming weeks, as they prepare to make their own commitment as followers or disciples of Jesus. If there is anyone reading this who either now or at any time in the future, would like to know more about confirmation, do get in touch with me and I'd be delighted to chat with you about it. Please do also have an extra special look in the magazine, or on your pew sheet this month and next, to see all the extra and special services which will take place over Holy Week and Easter. Beginning with Palm sunday on the 29th March, we're all invited to enter into the Easter story once more, and journey with Jesus towards his passion, and to greet him at the empty tomb at Easter itself. Other highlights at St Mary's church include the Maundy Thursday evening Eucharist with Watch, remembering in a unique way The Last Supper and the time Jesus spent in the Garden of Gethsemane. There is the annual, moving, three hours service of devotion on Good Friday from 12 noon to 3pm, which you can join or leave at any time. And at 9:30pm, on the evening of Holy Saturday, you're invited to begin the celebrations of Easter itself, with the lighting of a new Holy Fire, the first communion service of Easter, and the renewal of your own baptism promises. This is a wonderful and unique annual event, which I'd like to encourage everyone to think about taking part in; it really is very special indeed. Of course we also have our usual Easter Sunday morning services of celebration too. We're also planning to hold a special children's Easter service, along with a 'Search the Church - Easter Egg Hunt' at 2pm on Holy Satur- day, the 4th April; so do think about coming along to that if you'd like to as well. This is a very special time within our church year, and I do hope that you feel able to join in with as much of it as you'd like to; everyone is Very Welcome. But may I conclude this month by offering another message of thanks. A few days ago, at the time of writing I received an anony- mous banker's cheque through the post for £1000 for the choir and musical life of the church. I have no idea who sent this, but whoever they are, I do hope that they will read or hear about our sincere

2 thanks for this unexpected gift, and which can make such a vital dif- ference for the life and worship of the church. Especially at times such as this, when finances continue to be stretched. Thank you once again. May I wish each and every one of you a continued, blessed, season of Lent; and pray that you will in your hearts enter into the mystery of Christ's Passion, and the Joy of Easter when it comes. Paul Watkin. Collects and Readings March 2015 1st March 2nd Sunday of Lent Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 Romans 4:13-25 Mark 8:31-38 Collect Almighty God, by the prayer and discipline of Lent may we enter into the mystery of Christ's sufferings, and by following in his Way come to share in his glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

8th March 3rd Sunday of Lent Exodus 20:1-17 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 John 2:13-22 Collect Eternal God, give us insight to discern your will for us, to give up what harms us, and to seek the perfection we are promised in Jesus Christ our Lord.

15th March Mothering Sunday Exodus 2.1-10 Colossians 3.12-17 Luke 2.33-35 Collect God of compassion, whose Son Jesus Christ, the child of Mary, shared the life of a home in Nazareth, and on the cross drew the whole human family to himself:

3 strengthen us in our daily living that in joy and in sorrow we may know the power of your presence to bind together and to heal; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

22nd March 5th Sunday of Lent Jeremiah 31:31-34 Hebrews 5:5-10 John 12:20-33 Collect Gracious Father, you gave up your Son out of love for the world: lead us to ponder the mysteries of his passion, that we may know eternal peace through the shedding of our Saviour's blood, Jesus Christ our Lord.

29th March Palm Sunday Liturgy of the Palms John 12:12-16 Liturgy of the Passion Isaiah 50.4-9a Philippians 2.5-11 Mark 14.1 –end of 15 Collect True and humble king, hailed by the crowd as Messiah: grant us the faith to know you and love you, that we may be found beside you on the way of the cross, which is the path of glory. From the Registers Baptisms: 15 February Charlie Steven Thomas Scannel

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NOTES OF MEETING HELD 3rd FEBRUARY 2015 Present: Cllrs. Abbott (Chairman), Bills, Wright, Prime, Clark and Turner. Also present: Parish Clerk and 3 members of the public. Public Forum The following matters were brought to the attention of Members:  Horse droppings on the footpath along Rickstones Road.  Potholes along Oak Road and the damaged bollards at the Oak Road junction with Henry Dixon Road – both reported to ECC Highways.  Dilapidated road signs for Foxmead/Foxden – Chairman will report this to BDC. Matters for Discussion Councillor vacancy Following the resignation of Cllr. S. Brailey it was unanimously agreed that, upon the recommendation of the Clerk, the Council continue until the elections in May 2015 with the remaining 6 Councillors. Annual Report & Annual Parish Assembly agenda The Clerk’s draft of the Annual Report was approved together with the proposed order of the agenda. It was agreed to invite representatives from the following to attend and give a brief presentation; High- ways Agency, Essex Police, Braintree District Council and Rivenhall School.

Parking issues at the recycling site, Oak Road The NEPP’s assessment concluded that parking restrictions were not justified, however, a final decision was deferred to allow RPC to complete further monitoring over a 3 to 6 month period to substantiate a case. It was unanimously agreed to revisit this issue at the April meeting. County Highway Maintenance Rickstones Road is currently closed 24/7 while the work continues to re-align the road, install kerbing, reprofile the verge bank and build new drains. On completion of these works, Oak Road will then be closed in early March for the re-alignment of the footway under the Railway Bridge. Repairing the damage to the verges and street furniture at the junc- tions of Rickstones Road, Oak Road and Beech Road will have to be

5 considered once the road closure has been lifted. The Chairman has asked ECC if they would do the work before the closure ended but ECC have not committed to this. The demolished/damaged bollards at the junction of Henry Dixon and Oak Roads have been again reported to ECC. General Maintenance The Holm Oak has been planted on the Village Green and hedging has been planted along Oak Road. Litter is being deposited to the rear of the Village Hall and, as this may contain drug paraphernalia, the Clerk will report this to the local PCSO for investigation. Planning New Applications

14/01617/FUL: Proposed holiday cabins and mega pods. Land opposite Colemans Cottages, Little Braxted Lane, Rivenhall End. It was agreed by a majority that there was no objection to this application. 15/00066/FUL: Two-storey side extension, 318 Rickstones Road, Rivenhall. Members raised no objection to this application. Planning Results 14/00590/FUL: Barn conversion – Ford Farm, Church Road, Riv- enhall. This application has been refused by BDC. 14/00030/COUPA: Change of use of agricultural building – Burgh- ey Brook Farm, London Road, Rivenhall End. This application has been withdrawn. Ongoing Planning Issues BDC Local Plan - Scoping consultation It was unanimously agreed that this be placed on the agenda for the March meeting thereby giving Members an opportunity to scruti- nise the BDC documentation. The public consultation runs to 6th March. Rivenhall Airfield Waste Site The Council’s objections to application ESS/55/14/BTE were forward- ed to ECC on 19th January. The Chairman reported that following the Liaison meeting held in January it was expected that further additional information and applications could be submitted by the appli- cants. ECC Minerals Plan - Colemans Farm Quarry Application Additional information had been received from the applicant relative to the quarry application. It was agreed that the Chairman draft and circulate a suitable reply to ECC.

6 Braintree District Local Highways Panel The latest update on local scheme is as follows: a) Rickstones Road drains and kerbing - Work has commenced. b) Railway Bridge, Oak Road - ECC say that the works are expected to commence Monday 2nd March 2015. There will be a 24/7 closure, expected to last for 2 weeks. c) 7.5T weight restriction, Oak Road - Previously agreed subject to surveys. This will be considered again by the Panel at the March BLHP meeting. d) Church Road layby at church – work due to be done in the school Easter holidays. e) 40 mph buffer zone/extended 30 mph zone northwards along Church Road - ECC Cllr. Bass (Cabinet Member for Highways & Transportation) at first rejected the 40 mph buffer zone recommendation from the BLHP. Cllr. Abbott in his role as county councillor appealed this decision via the Scrutiny process. The appeal was successful. Cllr. Bass has now approved an extension of the 30 mph limit by about 100 m, up to near the farm entrance. It was also recommended by Cllr. Bass that a bid be submitted to the BLHP for activated signs specific to schools. The future use of the two existing VAS owned by RPC will be considered at the April PC meeting. f) Extended railings outside the School entrance - Scheme now delivered though shorter than originally intended due to build out in school wall. g) Church Road/Oak Road highway signage – agreed and funded. Delivery date 02/04/2015. h) Grass verge outside 51-53 Oak Road – agreed and funded. De- livery date not yet known. i) A12 in Braintree District - Survey the footpaths (PRoW) truncat- ed by the A12 and draw up a plan of action - New scheme submitted 31st December 2014. BDLP officers state in response that this would need to be looked at across the whole county – there are over 80 PRoW affected due to the failure in the 1960s and 70s of the Ministry to put in place orders to divert PRoW when the A12 bypasses were built.

Correspondence BDC’s proposed changes to the scheme of delegation for planning applications

7 Members agreed that, under the recommendations, 6 weeks, not 21 days, should be given for a Braintree Councillor to make a request in writing to have an application made subject to consideration by the Planning Committee, so that this falls within the general cycle of meetings. Also that a parish council should still be able to trigger an application going to committee on the proviso that any objections in- cluded clear planning reasons. Observations by parish councils should be given more weight as being representative of public interest. Reports from PC Representatives

Cllr. Prime reported that the next Passenger Transport meeting has been brought forward to the middle of March. Cllr. Bills reported that the RPFA agreed to add a projector system to the sound system within the Village Hall, and that this will be made available for use by Hall users. Information exchange and items for the next agenda

 There was a RTA at the junction of Rickstones Road and Oak Road.  Motorcycles continue to be used in the fields north of Rickstones Road – the Police again attended recently but the motorcyclists had by then disappeared.  At some future date ECC Highways will be surface chipping roads through the parish, all necessitating road closures, but the dates were not yet known. Dates of future meetings

Tuesdays 3rd March and 7th April in The Henry Dixon Hall and Rivenhall Village Hall respectively, both starting at 8pm.

Tax Disc Renewal Contrary to information you may have heard in the me- dia you can still pay your road fund licence at a Post Of- fice Further More it is the only place you can pay with a cheque or Cash Sky Notes March 2015 The main event in March will be an eclipse of the Sun on Friday 20th. This will be the first major solar eclipse widely visible from the UK since 1999 and there will not be another until 2026. The eclipse will start at about 8.30 am, as the Moon starts to pass between us and the much more distant Sun. By about 9.30 am, the Moon will be covering over 80% of the Sun as seen from here in Es-

8 sex. From the Outer Hebrides and the Northern Isles, the coverage will be 97%. The eclipse will be total over the Faroe Islands. The usual word of warning – never attempt to look directly at the Sun and especially not with any type of binoculars or a telescope; specialist equipment is needed. A safe way of viewing is via projection on to card. A small telescope will be set up to do this at the concrete hard standing at the junction of Park Road and Church Road Rivenhall. starting at 8.30 am. Also at the same location, there will be another of the twice yearly As- tro Evenings on Friday March 13th, starting at 7.30 pm. Anyone with an interest in the night sky is welcome to attend – check to see if it is clear before starting out and wear some warm clothing. The clocks go forward one hour to British Summer Time at 1 am on Sunday 29th March. So together with the lengthening days, by the end of March, the Sun sets at around 7.30 pm and it is only fully dark at 9.30 pm BST. Mars and Venus are close together in the Western twilight sky in early March, but then separate. Venus, the brightest of all the planets, im- proves throughout the month and will become visible in a dark sky. On the 22nd, the young Moon will be close by, making a fine pairing best seen from 8 pm onwards, low in the West. Throughout the Spring, the changing phases of Venus can be followed in binoculars or a small telescope. Best seen in twilight before the planet becomes too dazzling, by the end of March Venus will look like a tiny gibbous Moon, the phase by then being under 80%. Jupiter remains bright and prominent throughout March, highest in the South around 9 pm. For early risers, looking South, Saturn is amongst the bright stars of Scorpius. In the pre-dawn skies of the 12th, the waning Moon will be close by. Full Moon is on the evening of the 5th, so the best time to see the stars in a dark sky will be in the middle of the month. The summer constella- tions, led by the bright stars Vega and Deneb are starting to show in the North East in the late evening. Sky Watcher

9 End to End Nature Care. For the February evening meeting we welcomed back a friend of the group, Jen Litherland, who since her retirement has embarked on a series of what can only be described as adventures which, as she conceded right at the start of her talk, for whatever reason tend to involve cold places (she had on a previous occasion given a talk on her travels in Alaska). This time she was speaking about her journey last year to Antarctica on board the Lord Nelson, a 55 metre barque operated by the Jubilee Sailing Trust, a charity which Jen has sup- ported for a number of years. To quote their own publicity “The Jubilee Sailing Trust (JST) is a registered charity whose mission is to promote the integration of people of all physical abilities through the challenge and adventure of tall ship sailing aboard two very special ships, Lord Nelson and Tena- cious”. When you travel with them, it is not a cruise; you are a member of the crew and everybody is expected to contribute, whatever their age or disability. Jen had previously crossed the Atlantic with them and decided to take on this rather more intrepid voyage, involving 25 days out of Tierra del Fuego, visiting a number of islands in the vicinity of the West Antarctic Peninsula plus the British Antarctic Survey base at Port Lockroy. One was very much left with the impression that, despite the photo- graphs and Jen’s descriptions, it is almost impossible to convey the impact that the extraordinary Antarctic scenery has on people; it is so far beyond the ordinary. What Jen did describe in vivid detail were the rigours of visiting the area aboard a relatively small vessel. Forming a continuous band around the globe, the Southern Ocean has no land masses to divert or hinder the air currents resulting in frequent high winds and rough seas. Aboard a relatively small vessel, this means constant and often vigorous motion making even standing still quite some effort, even more so for the many ageing or disabled people on board the Lord Nelson for this voyage. From an environmental perspective, Jen noted how voluntary treaties exist to preserve the pristine wilderness of the Antarctic, to the extent that nothing was allowed to be dumped from the vessel at any time, so all waste had to be compacted and stored. Being voluntary these treaties are fragile but given the incredible pictures ac- companying Jen’s talk, one must hope they are maintained and that this huge, icy wilderness, greater in area than Australia, is able to survive unspoiled.

10 Coming up, there is another outdoor astronomy evening with James Abbott on 13th March (see elsewhere in the magazine) and on 18th March we visit Ben Fisher. Full details can be found at www.e2e.silverend.org or you can contact Simon on 01621 810141 / 07947 388180 or via email [email protected]. Please note all the different starting times below: Outdoor Astronomy. If the sky is not overcast, meet at 8pm Friday 13th 7:30p at the concrete hardstanding by the sharp bend in the March 2015 m Rivenhall/Silver End road (TL822187). Bring binoculars and torch. Wear appropriate outdoor clothing. A visit to Ben Fisher, prominent local entomologist/ Weds 18th 8pm naturalist who has a very interesting collection of natural March 2015 history objects. Meet at Grange Hill, Coggeshall. Weds 22nd 7:15p Cowslip count: Meet at the car park at the bottom of the April 2015 m track from Rickstones Road to Tarecroft Wood.

Church Costs 2015 was a difficult year financially for everyone, but, as treasurer, I am delighted to say that we paid our Parish Share of £27,300.00 in full. This is paid to the Chelmsford Diocese and mostly goes towards paying for our Vicar, and any training he has during the year. There are many other things too and if you are interested in a full break- down do get in touch with me and I will enlarge on this for you. The reason for my article however, is to share with you how much it costs to run our parish. Other large costs are insurance, over £3,000 per year, utilities over £2,000, and many other smaller items, among these are candles. We have Altar candles for both churches, Acolyte candles, votive candles on the prayer tree at St Francis and the votive stand at St Marys, and a new addition at St Marys is a Sanctuary Light over the Aumbry. This is our new item of furniture by the Altar at St Marys and contains consecrated communion bread & wine for home communions and emergencies. I have estimated that it costs about £15.00 per month for parish candles. With this in mind, I won- dered if anyone would like to sponsor the candles for a month during the year? Please give your cheques/cash to Rev Paul, any PCC member, or send them to me. Many thanks, Ann Clarke, 4, Abercorn Way, Witham CM8 2UF

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 Watch a demonstrator  Friendly chat and exchange ideas  Sale Table  Refreshments

For more information contact Sue Banting 01376 571050 Pat Clark 01376 512418 www.feeringflowerclub.co.uk

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General Plumbing Contact us Opening Times: 62 Braintree Road Mon– Tuesday 8.30 am –6.30 pm Tel: 01376 501577 Witham Wednesday- Mobile: 07973 306693 Essex CM8 2BY 8.30 am—8.30 pm Thurs—Fri 01376 500038  8.30 am—6.30 pm 01376 520568 Sat 8.30 am –12 Noon 22 Karen’s Foot Practice Your Feet In Safe Hands  Nail Trimming and File  Fungal Nails  Corns and Callus  Ingrowing Toe Nails  Verruca etc.(Diabetics Welcome) Home Visiting Service

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Local service at local prices Knowledgeable and friendly

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Silver End Gad Abouts We don’t have any memberships, these are DAY TRIPS FOR ALL!

Wednesday 18th March – Lakeside shopping, Thurrock - £12 Wednesday 8th April – Imperial Museum Duxford, £18 Plus entry Senior £14 Wednesday 6th May – Greenwich, London - £20 Wednesday 3rd June – Norwich, Norfolk - £23 Wednesday 8th July – Southend on Sea, Essex £14 Wednesday 5th August Aldeburgh & Thorpeness, Suffolk £22 Wednesday 9th September – Knebworth House, Hertfordshire £18 plus entry senior £11.50 Tuesday 6th October – Newmarket (market day), Suffolk £14 Wednesday 4th November – Ipswich, Suffolk £14 Wednesday 2nd Dec – St Albans Christmas Market, Hertfordshire £20 To book your seat: Please call Denise on 01376 583055 AFTER 7:00PM (If no reply please leave your name & telephone number)

Please enquire about pick up points. Trip dependant on a driver being available. Program may be subject to change depending on numbers and costs.

Car key burglaries In some cases burglars are breaking into houses while you sleep with the intention of finding your car keys and stealing your car and any other small items they find on the way, what can I do? Firstly before you turn in for the night check that all doors, ground floor windows and easily accessible windows are closed and locked. PVCu doors – don’t forget that the door is not fully locked until you have lifted the inside handle and turned the key. If you have an intruder alarm and can do so activate the downstairs zone. To stop the

24 burglar getting to the vulnerable windows and doors to the rear ensure that side gates are closed and locked. Please also ensure that you put your car keys somewhere safe and out of sight, when you return home. Put your car keys in a drawer (preferably one that is noisy to open) or some other secure place, but don’t take them up to the bedroom with you. If you have cars of different values, please park the higher value car in your garage. If you can’t do this, please park the lower value car in front of the higher value car, as the thieves are more likely to target high value cars and will be deterred if they can’t easily drive such a car away from the scene. With high value cars consider the fitting of a tracking system. For further crime prevention advice contact your local Crime Prevention Officer using the police non emergency number 101.Stephen Armson-Smith 28/1/15

RIVENHALL GARDENING CLUB

The first meeting of the year was held in Rivenhall village hall on Tuesday 10th February 2015. The Chairman welcomed members including our newest junior member, Darcey Spenner, and reminded everyone of the Daffodil Show to be held during the evening meeting in April. A visit to Perrywoods for a `Behind the Scenes Tour' is planned for March.

Our speaker for the evening was our Chairman, Pat Clark, who has been a member of Feering Flower Club since 1968. Beth Chatto was among the first speakers that she heard. Pat spoke first about suitable flowers for arrangements and gave some advice on growing them from seed. Annuals are perhaps the easiest. These are sown around March in the position in which you want them to flower. Good varieties for cutting are annual chrysanthemums, clarkia, nigella, godetia and sweet peas. Halfhardies are a little more involved and require some heat to germinate. After germination pot on the seedlings and plant out when the frosts have finished in May. Cosmos, asters, nicotiana and zinnias come under this heading. Finally we have Biennials such as wallflowers, primulas canterbury bells and foxgloves which require to be sown, thinned out, grown on in the garden and planted out in their flowering position in Sept/Oct to flower the following Spring/ Summer. Pat then demonstrated some attractive small arrangements in oasis in various containers with the proviso to always hide your oasis with moss or interesting leaves or similar. A brief mention was made of the very stylised method of Japanese flower arrangement, Ikebana, where blooms represent

25 heaven, earth and man. Pat finished a very interesting evening with a few tips to make your flowers last longer: pick your flowers in the early morning – to encourage tulips to stay upright wrap them in damp newspaper and place them in shallow water overnight – for gerberas put a few spots of bleach in cold water and place stems in no more than 2ins of water – hold your flower stems under water to re-cut them. Thomas Tusser made the following observation in 1557: `Good huswifes in summer will save their own seeds against the next year, as occasion needs. One seed for another to make an exchange with fellow neighbours seemth not strange' 458 years later gardeners are still exchanging their seeds, cuttings and plants.

COMPETITION RESULTS

Horticultural 1st Don Scott 2nd Maurice Bacon (2 entries only )

Domestic 1st Karen Dakin 2nd Bethany Hopegood 3rd Daphne Burton

Flower of the Month 1st Shirley Bacon 2nd Don Scott 3rd Maurice Bacon

The March meeting is our outing to Perrywoods and there will be NO EVENING MEETING. On Tuesday 14th April, we meet in Rivenhall village hall at 7.30pm for our Daffodil Show to which all are invited. For any further details please contact the Club Secretary on 01376 512781.

A Big Thank you—to everyone - who donated prizes to the raffle for the Burns Night Supper in January. It was greatly appreciated. You will be pleased to know the raffle alone raised £295.

Piping Hot - A Burns Celebration

The birthday of famous Scottish poet Robert Burns was celebrated on Saturday 31st January with an impressive Burns Supper for 160 enthusiastic villagers, friends and family. This greatly anticipated annual event was held in Silver End Village Hall and raised £1,290 of much-needed funds for our two churches. Jackie Allan is the mastermind behind these occasions, and she and her enthusiastic battalion of helpers presented with military precision a spectacular evening of Scottish fare, entertainment and amusement.

Overseeing the bookings, ticketing, seating plan and food orders was

26 Ann Kerr. This is always a tricky role as numbers always fluctuate right up to the final night, and this year was no exception, but as usual, everything was perfect..

The elegantly attired haggis was piped in by Tom Broderick and was delivered with great reverence by Jackie herself. Master of Ceremonies was John Macrae who welcomed everyone and later delivered the “Toast to the Lassies”.

With dashing style, Fife-shire raised John Adams delivered the Address to the Haggis and the Immortal Memory, much to the delight of all present. The hall was decorated with a dozen tartans, several Scottish flags and scores of Burns posters - a truly wonderful “north of the border” family setting.

Following the traditional meal of haggis tatties and neeps, cheese and biscuits, shortbread (and many a dram of whisky), there was much dancing of reels under the artful guidance of caller Sue Last: the Musicmakers were our support band for the evening. During an interlude the guests were entertained by Tom and Annie Broderick and Jackie Allan - members of the Essex Caledonian Pipe Band. Carole McCarthy and Wilson Kerr oversaw the eagerly awaited raffle. Dancing then continued till almost midnight when sadly the bewitching hour was reached and we needed to bring this magnificent evening to its close for another year. John Macrae Please See Picture on Front Cover

Thank you to the Helpers Jackie wishes to pass on her thanks to all the volunteers who pre- planned the event; arranged the tables & chairs; set all the tables; decorated the hall; portioned, served and cleared the supper; washed -up; carried in / manoeuvred / carried out the catering supplies; made announcements; cleared the hall, etc etc. All were fully paying guests and their willingness to go the extra mile shows great community spirit. Without you these village events could not take place, funds would not be raised, and our villages would become lonely, soul-less dormitories. You were all wonderful.

Rivelin End by A Poulter Part 2 The workhouse was converted into five houses in 1835. At No 4 of these houses lived Mr Reuben Young (18) who rode a tricycle and was a curio collector. Many years ago he was interviewed by the author. He was aged 76 then, but he said he baffled doctors because he was without certain organs. He was still active, modest but hardy. He said (in keeping with his 27 hobby) why don't the doctors stuff him and send him to Bristol Museum, he really liked things ancient. Referring to youths he said "they soon get the wind up. He liked having his leg pulled and pulling the leg of others. His house was full of curios. Hanging over the doorway leading into the kitchen was a Italian picture frame with a cathedral model containing a real clock also in the frame was an organ which chimed a tune. This had been smuggled into England. He was a keen coin collector for over 30 years before he collected some Georgian coins. He had a coin of Claudius 11 268-270 AD in excellent condition. Inscribed on the back of the case was "This coin was found in Hoo Hall Barrow Field, Woodlands, Rivenhall 1936 ". Mr Young brought back coins to almost new condition, one such coin was a George 111 Coronation plague surfaced token coin. There were several sets of coins, and one consisted of 1d to a farthing Queen Victoria to George VI. King Edward V111 (who abdicated) pride of place in the collection were some stamps. Asked by Mr Youngs Grandson why he did not have any coins where there were stamps Mr Young said that none were made. The Grandson replied "Why don't you make some?" Mr Young was born when there was plenty of grub about (the month of August) his eyesight was good and until 2 years before this interview could view five miles from the Fox Inn. "That's my curio shop", Mr Young said pointing to a shelf. On it were war relics, models, flags from nearly every flag day, china ornaments, and a piece of the famous Wigborough Zeppelin wreckage. The author was shown many 'first' things, including the first Lucifer's (Matches) in a 2¼”x 1½” x 3" cylinder shaped box. The matches were only about 1/16th inch thick, unstruck and were found after demolishing a shop in Kings Chase, Witham, there were so many boxes of these matches workmen pelted each other with them. On the box was inscribed "'If you want a light' German fancy Congreve (After Sir William Congreve inventor of the modern match) fit for every drawing room. From the most Celebrated Manufacturers BCS & Co, Steinach. JH shine so bright". Hanging over the mantelpiece was a Waterloo gun found at Leigh on Sea when demolishing. The gun was found in separate pieces, the barrel being thought by another workman to be just a piece of old piping. Mr Youngs had been a carpenter, and he brought his 4ft rule into use often when describing things. Mrs Youngs willingly displayed her treasures among which were 'handbags' beaded, and a few inches large.

28 Mr Youngs showed an 1871 finely scaled and framed Map of England and Wales pen drawn by a Witham Council Schoolboy who later became Mayor of Camberwell. Also was seen the original letter, dated 1736, mentioned in the Revd Dick Sheppards book "The Impatience of a Parson". And a letter before stamps were used, dated 6/6/1840. There was an inkpot 80 years old and a candle snuffer over 100 years old. Mr Youngs recalled lively Political scenes at Rivenhall, and apart from the Railwaymen, was one of the first on the scene of the 1905 Railway Crash at Witham. The old workhouse cottage had a homely atmosphere complete with roasting jack close to a fireplace that could easily take a large log and hocks of bacon hung on the substantial wooden beams. On the wall was a warming pan and antique bellows, the armchair added comfort of an old world atmosphere that was only disturbed by a modern wireless. Next door but one, just before arriving at Brook Bridge was Mr Arthur Hubbards General Shop (19) and beyond 2 more cottages (20) Crossing the road (on to the Durwards Hall side) and towards the Fox stood 4 houses and close by 3 bungalows, the middle one (21) was occupied by Sarah Trigger, who was an eccentric; She used to cross the road wearing a sack; She was also an introvert pianist. Although she lived frugally she was possessed of money, and found dead under exceptional circumstances. A wooden cafe (22) was built when the three bungalows were taken down, known as Roy's cafe. It was owned by a Mr Lewis, an ex Naval Petty Officer. The ownership then came into the hands of an American, who also used the place for wedding receptions. Ivy Cottage (23) next door was occupied by Mr Campbell who had his Post Office here (after Mrs Springett aforementioned). He had tea gardens. Afterwards he used his sheds as a garage (hand pumps for petrol and oil). One lady mistook a pump for a postbox and posted a letter there. Then came the Manse (24) and the Congregational Chapel (25) Mr Cameron was the minister here for many years, but before that was Miss Viney who lived with the Misses Cooks. Continuing towards the Fox we come to a brick built cattle building that belonged to Mr Polley, Farmer (26). Inside was built a house for the stockman. His stairs was a ladder, and someone one night removed it and the stockman fell down but wasfortunately not hurt. Next came "Springholds" (27) the household of the Polley family, Miss Polley, well respected, ran a Sunday School here. She rode about in a horse and trap. Miss Hubbard was housekeeper and

29 adopted a "butler" attitude to callers. Annual Sunday School treats were held in the grounds of Springholds and Miss Polley gave books as prizes and into the back cover were records of attendance - whether good or bad - likewise for conduct. Going down Braxted Lane stands Appleford Stud Farm (28). Here was another meeting place for the hunt. Very appropriate with its 6 or so railway -sleeper- built stables bred horses and horse racing stock, including the stallion Derby winner "Braxted".It met an untimely death having only just sired a mare. Appleford Stud Farm was run by two brothers Mr Bill and Mr Arthur Brice. Mr A. Brice had an interest also in the Greyhound World and was Judge for the Waterloo Cup which brought him into association with Lord Sefton; And interests at Wembley and Newmarket. The farming fraternity with their many horses brought much trade to Mr Turner, the Smithy (29) who lived in Oak Road and had his Blacksmith and Farriers Shop here. An added old world country charm was the three thatched and dormer windowed houses (30) that stood opposite. Before we come to the Railway Bridge, there was Pond Farm (31) belonging to Mr Taber. Mr Kellock, farm foreman lived here. Pond Farm was Mr Tokeley's haven of happiness as a boy, he found plenty to occupy himself both with the horses and the workmen and their wagons. He said he rode horses in traces before he was five years old and he enjoyed taking loads of peas to Witham Station by wagons. Homemade beer was often brought to the farm sheds of which Mr Tokeley (as a boy) was proffered. His mother tried to remonstrate, but the farmhands said "He's alright. You leave he to we"`:' Mrs Tokeley (as a girl) found amusement at the water rams (32) (not far away from pond farm) by stopping them. They restarted after a while. "Rivlin End" has undergone many changes. Part of its allotments became BPs filling station (both sides of the road). Now the nostalgic tea gardens are no more, but Little Chef Cafe's cater for the ever increasing motorised traffic. Where once horse coaches could cross the road for a pint from mine host at the Fox Inn a wired barrier divides the one way traffic and a Motel (at Springholds) caters for those desirous of a night, or nights stay. Bus shelters now stand above the under carriage way, the latter has carved up the "End", that 'them from these ere parts' could amble along so quietly and peacefully.

Your Village Agent will be at the Rivenhall Coffee Morningon the last Friday of each Month

*Benefits/welfare advice *Support in the home *Support for carers *Volunteering opportunities *Housing *Social & Leisure information *Transport *Loneliness & isolation *Supporting Local Groups *Bereavement *Home adaptations *Form filling support * Free confidential advice when you’re not sure where to turn

Please feel free to pop along have a chat & find out more about our service or perhaps tell me about a group or event in Rivenhall. If you would prefer a visit at home please just give me a call on either of the numbers shown. I hope to meet you soon. Lydia Howat ([email protected]) Freephone: 0800 9775858 Mobile: 07540 720606 www.villageagentsessex.org.uk Village Agents are employed by: Rural Community Council of Essex Registered Charity No. 1097009 Company Limited by Guarantee No. 4609624

SILVER END GARDENING CLUB 2015 MEETINGS /EVENTS

TUESDAY 31st MARCH 8.00 pm = SPRING SHOW TUESDAY 28TH APRIL 8.00 pm Seasonal Ideas for the Garden Talk By Barbara Lewis SATURDAY 16TH MAY = PLANT SALE outside shops in Broadway SILVER END 8:30am till 12 Noon TUESDAY 26TH MAY 8.00 pm = English Sweet Peas Illustrated Talk by John Macefield TUESDAY 2ND JUNE = Evening visit to the gardens of Little Bentley Hall. leaving co-op at 6:45pm using own transport( anyone else wanting to come on this trip please contact Julia Bushnell) (phone number at back of parish magazine)

31 Oak Road Closure Notice It is expected that Oak Road will be closed on Monday 2nd March for a period of up to 2 weeks to carry out the Highways Panel scheme to widen the footway under the railway bridge. This will be a 24/7 closure but does not affect a bus route. There was confusion around the closure of Rickstones Road due to Essex County Council not carrying out adequate planning – resulting in the advertised partial closure moving to a 24/7 closure and the late provision of a shuttle bus service. A proviso on the 2nd March start date for the railway bridge work is that it cannot start until the Rickstones Road work is complete. At the time of writing, it is expected that Rickstones Road will be open again before 2nd March.

EASTER SATURDAY 3rd of April EASTER EGG HUNT

There Will be an Easter Egg Hunt in Rivenhall Church commencing at 2pm

All Children and Parents Welcome

For Your Diary Easter Services Tuesday 31st March 7.30 pm St Mary’s Stations of the Cross Wednesday 1st April 9.30 pm St Francis Night Service Thursday 2nd April Maundy Thursday 7.30pm St Mary’s Holy Communion Friday 3rd April Good Friday Walk of Witness 10.30am Silver End Co-op followed at 11.00 am by an Ecumenical Service Silver End Congregational Church 12 Noon -3pm Quiet Service St Mary’s Sat 4th Service of Light St Mary’s 9.30pm Sunday 5th April Easter Sunday 9.30 am St Francis Holy Communion 11.00 am. St Mary’sHoly Communion

32 Organisations in Rivenhall

Clerk to Parish Council Keith Taylor 516975 Email [email protected] meets every first Tues- day Age Concern (Witham area) Margaret Prime 514255 End to End Nature Care Simon Taylor 01621 810141 Gardening Club Carole McCarthy 512781 Meets on 2nd Tuesday at 7.30pm in Village Hall Carpet Bowls Mick Marshall 512836 Meets every Thursday at 7.30pm in Village Hall Playing Fields Association Mick Marshall 07594 648117 Spread Your Wings Dance Acam Laura Pearson 01376 741317 Facilities Hire of Village Hall Pauline Marshall 07749 657390 Hire of Henry Dixon Hall Dot Taylor 571551 Mobile Library 4th & 18th Mar Beech Road 4.10 to 4.30. p.m. Oak Stores is open Mon to Fri 6.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat & 7.30 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. Sun The proprietors are Sam and Kirsty Norman 618659

Organisations in Silver End Clerk to Parish Council Mrs B. M. Temple 618464 Email [email protected] Bowls Club Roy Howard 583222 Children’s Centre Sarah Mason 587960 Neighbourhood Police Chris Abbott 07791398227 Congregational Church Sharon Gray 583913 First Responders Mel Gymer 585535 Friendship Club Ruth Aitkin 583846 Silver End Gad Abouts Denise Sullens Smith 583055 Gardening Club Julia Bushnell 584337 Guiding Group Carol Hutchings 07857 663959 Neighbourhood Watch Judy Hill 07896 975839 Scouting Group Denise Sullens Smith 583055 St Mary’s Church (R.C.) Vivian Phillips 583598 Tennis Club Jason Cairns 584581 Workers Educational Assoc. Brian Gillion 583706 Luncheon Club Helen Thomson 583255 Doctors Surgery 583387 Silver End Heritage Society Jackier Nesbitt 585702 Silver End United Football Club Mark Edgell 07906554210 Web Site www.silverendunitedfc.co.uk Post Office in Co-op - please note that it closes at Lunchtime Library: Tues & Thurs - 2pm to 6pm Saturday 9am to 1pm Games Evening

6th March 2015 At Henry Dixon Hall Rivenhall End CM8 3HR 7.30 p.m With Fish and Chip Supper (Vegetarian Option Available) Come along for a fun evening playing well known games such as Ludo, Snakes and Ladders, Draughts, Dominoes, - no skill required only luck Tickets £9 per person Book with Ann Kerr 01376 515437 Martin Andrews 01376 571514

Mothering Sunday 15th of March Join us at Rivenhall 11 am and Silver End 9.30 am Churches Flower posies provided for all mothers

MOTHER M for Mother, ours to cherish O for our love for her and her selfless love for us, for just being there and for being our MUM T for our teacher and mentor H for our helper and comforter in times of trouble E for her enduring love R for being our rock, our strength and for giving us life We should treasure our Mothers, as I am sure that Jesus did his Mother, Mary.