The 4 Villages Magazine May 2021

Great Yeldham, Little Yeldham, Tilbury Juxta-Clare, Ovington

Notice. Great Yeldham parish council would like to inform our residents, that we will no longer be offering the prescription collection service that has been on offer to residents who have been shielding. Thank you

Great Yeldham Sports ground Committee. The trustees have been working very hard to try and find funding for the regeneration of the recreation grounds. If you have any experience of applying for grant funding or would like to offer help with any other aspects of maintaining or any new ideas that would help with the fund raising to improve the area and would like to become involved, we would love to hear from you. please email [email protected] and someone from the committee will get in touch. We do have some exciting news but you will have to wait until the June edition of the magazine to found our big announcement. QUALITY LANDSCAPING GOODS FROM A LOCAL, FAMILY-OWNED SUPPLIER IN FINCHINGFIELD

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Group walks being classified by the UKgovernment as ‘organised physical ac�vities’ which can take place in groups larger than six,we met fora tentative trial walk in April. The footpath walking group will now be regularly mee�ng every month as long as we can stay clear offurther lock-down restrictions.

We had an enjoyable circular walk towards Toppesfield, down Scotney Lane, past Cobb'sLa ke and back via Bloom'sLa ne and Poole Farm toLe ather Lane.

Apart from a few lingering muddy patches it was dryu nderfoot ande asy walking, about 4 1/2 miles in a reasonable 2 hours. It was treat to be out, stretching our legs in the fresh (bordering on nippy) air a�er so much confinement.

Everyone is welcome to join ust o explore ourl ocal paths, mee�ng at 10.00 am on the second Saturday of the month by the village signo n the village green.

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This year you have three options 1. order from the list and we will allocate as best we can and deliver when the plants are ready – second week of May (approximately). 2. Order and collect on 8th May 3. Come along to our stand on the Chapel Front on 8th May at 10am to buy and swap plants, to buy cakes and books. If you have plants to offer then please let me know as soon as possible (either phone or message me on 07983 656166) Hedinghams & Upper Colne Benefice Services- May 2021

Sible Hedingham Castle Hedingham 2nd 11:00 Family Communion (CW) 9:30 Communion (CW) 9th No Service 9:30 Communion (CW) 16th 11:00 Communion (CW) 9:30 Morning Prayer 23rd Joint with Castle 11:00 Communion (CW) 30th Joint with Castle 11:00 Communion (CW)

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As you may have no�ced, our local church buildingsareopen for Sunday services once more. I’m delighted!Service details are available within this magazine and all are welcome. We’d love to see you. A recent service at St Andrew’s, GreatYeldham,i nvolved a ‘Who am I?’ quiz where we iden�fieddifferent characters throughs hort descrip�ons. Didyou knowthat Alan Turing wasb orn inLondon in 1912 and will have his face on the new £50 note? Or thatMother Teresa was born in Macedonia in 1910 and started to become an un at theageof just eighteen. Or that the ficti�ous dragon-riding Viking, Hiccup, was born on Berk, to theson of the chiefandhasa prosthe�c leg? How do people recognise you? Our hair styles and appearance may have changed during the past year but we get to know one another all the same. There aremoreopportuni�es ahead. I love the different ways in whichGod reveals Himselfto usand helpsusto recognise Him. There are opportunities for that too. Here’s to haircuts, catchingup with oneanother andG od making Himself known among us! God blessy ou Jus�n The 4 Villages Magazine If you you like to include any articles or local information in the magazine please contact the editor. Georgina [email protected] For Adverts please contact the editor as above Advertising Fees for 2019/20 Black and White (pery ear): 1/4page £ 68.00 1/2page £124.00 Fullpage£245.00 Colour (per year) 1/4page £121.00 1/2page £222.00 Fullpage£444.00 Cottage garden society

With spring in full swing, the lawn will be growing very quickly, so it’s best to keep on top of the mowing. It’s easier and be�er for the lawn to mow regularly, ideally once a week, than mowing through long grass on fewer occasions. If you haven’t had a chance to mow the lawn recently and it has grown very long it will need mowing twice, once on a high se�ng and then again on a lower se�ng to neaten the first cut.

It’s important to leave your frost-tender plants, such as summer bedding, in a sheltered place un�l all risk of frost has passed. Usually, the end of May is a safe �me, however, they will need to be hardened off first. To prevent the risk of losses due to plan�ng out, harden them off by leaving them outside in their pots during the day �me, only bringing them in at night. This eases them into outdoor life a lot more gradually, as a result of this you’ll be able to enjoy a healthy display from your plants in the summer. Once you have planted your bedding give them a generous dose of water to se�le them into their new posi�on.

Pull the spent flowers off any remaining spring bulbs. To maintain a healthy bulb for next year don’t cut the leaves off. All green parts are s�ll photosynthesising and pu�ng energy into the bulb which will be stored and used next spring. Where bulbs have naturalised in your garden you may now have a large clump of flowers in one place. Dividing your bulbs means that next year, not only will you have a be�er spacing of flowers, but they will mul�ply even more.

Ponds could also do with some TLC now so remove duckweed and blanket weed from ponds, and thin out submerged oxygena�ng pond plants. Leave any removed weed beside your pond overnight to allow any small creatures to find their way back into the water. Feed pond fish li�le and o�en. Too much food will not be eaten and will rot at the bo�om of the pond adding to the build up of dirty water.

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PLANT SALE 2021

The Committee of the Great Yeldham Cottage Garden Society will be cancelling this year’s Plant Sale, normally held towards the end ofMay.

This decision has been taken in view of the difficulty of Social Distancing ofa large group of people within the restricted area of the Village Green.

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Contact the Editor [email protected] DO YOUKNOW...... thatthe main road through Great Yeldham was once a Toll Road?

A gate, called a turnpike,was set across ar oad to preventp assage along a road until a fee, known as a toll, had been paid.

In 1765 a TurnP ike was erectedt o enable tolls tob e collected from traffic entering GreatYeldham,

Froms ketches of the time when our TurnP ike stille xisted, it appears that this was simply a gate, probably made of metal with a fence extending over the verges to prevent animals orc arts creeping round thesidesofthegate and avoidingp aying the toll.

If you walk up Poole Street today towards Sible Hedingham and passb y Poole Farm, the next house on the left, a small cottage close to ther oad,istheT oll Gate Cottage. From heret het oll was collected and access to Great Yeldham was allowed.

Almost 100 years after the erectiono f the Toll Gate, the Essex Turnpike Trusteesincreased the cost of the tolls so that a waggon or another such 4 wheeledc arriage with 9 inchw heels and drawn by8horses, would be charged from 2shillingsand6penceup to 3 shillings. A ladeno r unladen horse, not pulling a cartw ould be charged between 1 penny up to 1-and-a-half pence.

Around 1866 the upkeepo f the road through Great Yeldhamwas transferred to the Parish and the Turnpike Gate was removed.

For furtheri nformation go to: www.turnpikes.org.uk

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For fast efficient service Phone Great Yeldham 01787237341 or 07890188276 YELDHAM & DISTRICT LADIES CLUB Hello Ladies, hope you are all keeping well. I am writing to let you know at long last that we are making tentative plans for opening the Ladies Club. The Committee will be meeting in May to talk about how we are going to get the Club up and running again, with special attention to the safety and the social distancing we all comply with now. We will be contacting you all with our proposed plans later next month and of course we will want your input as well. Bye for now. Regards Margaret.

GT. YELDHAM CARPET BOWLS CLUB Dear Bowlers, you will by now have a copy of the new guidelines for playing carpet bowls from the ECBA. We think it covers all aspects for our return and I said in my previous write-up as soon as we can and we all feel safe about getting together, we will contact those of you wishing to return to make a date to safely meet up again. Bye for now. Regards Margaret.

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Your Challenge: Can you spot the differences between the two pictures? How many can you find? ____ Colour in the pictures, changing the colours for any differences that you find!

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c Have fun! Great Yeldham Parish Council

The Parish Council meet thefi rst Thursday of every month, except in January. All meetings start at 7.30pm in the Reading Rooms, High Street, Great Yeldham and are open to the public and press. There are 15 minutes available for public participation. Agenda and Minutes are published each month on the Parish Council’s website and are placed on the notice board on the green at the North Street and Bridge Street junction. Website: www.greatyeldhampc.co.uk

Office: The Reading Room, High Street, Gt Yeldham, CO9 4ER 01787 237832 Office hours:Tuesday, Wednesday ,Thursday 9.15am-2.45pm There will be periods when the office is closed due to council business and annual leave but a message can be placed in the post box, sent by email or left on the answer phone.

Chairman: Mr P Rawlinson, 7 Little Hyde Road, Gt Yeldham 01787 237049 Vice Chairman: Mr J Marks, 88 Highfields,Gt Yeldham, 01787 238297

Clerk and Responsible Finance Officer Tracy Wigmore c/o The Reading Room, Gt Yeldham 01787 237832

Councillors Mrs G Burr, Gt Yeldham, [email protected] Mrs A Burrows, Hope Cottage, Bridge Street, Gt Yeldham 01787 237959 Mr P King, 11 Little Hyde Road,Gt Yeldham, CO9 4JF 07391467541 Mr B Sargeant, Lovingtons Farm, Poole Street, Gt Yeldham 01787 236041 Mr G Theobald, Gt Yeldham [email protected] Glenda Wood, Gt Yeldham, [email protected] Burial ground (The Glades, The Lawn, Garden of Remembrance) Tracy Wigmore, c/o The Reading Room, Gt Yeldham 01787 237832

Little Yeldham, Tilbury Juxta Clare and Ovington Parish Council

Chairman: Mr Robert Nott - [email protected] Vice-Chairman: Mr Peter Gentry - [email protected] Clerk: Mr Adrian Corder-Birch, Rustlings, Howe Drive, Halstead CO9 2QL [email protected] Councillors: Mrs Katie Chapman - [email protected] Mrs Amanda Gardiner - [email protected] Mrs Claudia Gray - [email protected] Mr Anthony Osmond-Evans - [email protected] Mrs Rosie Marsh- [email protected] Mr Daren Patient- [email protected] Mr Patrick Pawsey – [email protected] Mrs Mary Pearce- [email protected]

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*****PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE BELOW***** Website: https://e-voice.org.uk/little-yeldham-tilbury-juxta-clare-and- ovington-parish-council/ Planning Applications: The Parish Council refers planning applications relating to Little Yeldham to the Little Yeldham Planning Advisory Group who advise the Parish Council how to respond to the consultation request from Braintree District Council. For more information about the Little Yeldham Planning Advisory Group, who they are and how they operate, please visit the Planning page on the Parish Council website alternatively, contact Peter Gentry at: [email protected]. Planning applications relating to Tilbury Juxta Clare and Ovington will be dealt with by their respective councillors.

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