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Letter from the Clerk 4 New Litter Bins 4 AFFORDABLE STAIRLIFTS & MOBILITY PRODUCTS TO RENT & BUY Contacts 6 to Rent or Buy Council’s Grants Scheme 7 t•o Rent or Buy • Free no obligation survey Galleywood Library News 9 • • • Shor•t aFndree lnoon ogb tliermgati roenn stuarl vaevyailable Cards for good causes 10 • Free no obligation survey • Short •a ndSp elocniagli tsetrm en rgeinnteaelrs available • Short and long term rental available Travellers on 12 • Specialist engineers Domestic Waste 13 Call: 07885• Spec 218703ialist en /g in0208eers 279 9190 Galleywood Festival 2018 14 EmCaial:ll: 07885 218703 / 0208 279 9190 OrCa lvl:i s07885it: 218703 / 0208 279 9190 Galleywood War Memorial 16 Email: Em199Orail: Mviasint:ford Way, Chigwell, IG7 4DJ Galleywood Ladies Club 18 Or visit: Short Matt Bowls 19 Galleywood Horticultural Society 20 YMCA Youth Club 21 What to do in the garden in Autumn 22 Events at Galleywood Heritage Centre 24 The Church on the Hill 25 Club contact details 26 the company’s success Cooking with the Deputy Clerk 30

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Galleywood Grapevine 3 Letter from the Clerk What is a Parish Council you may ask? Council and is made up of 9 Councillors Parish, town, neighbourhood community or whose conduct as village councils in are colloquially representatives of known as ‘local councils’. the council and whose Galleywood Parish Council is an elected body financial and other interests are subject to in the first tier of local government. statutory rules. Other tiers, known as principal councils or If you would like to meet one of your Parish authorities, have many legal duties to deliver Councillors informally for advice or to talk services such as education, housing, town to them about anything in the Village, then and country planning, transport, environment Councillor Surgeries are held on the last health and social services. Saturday of the month at Galleywood Library Local councils have the legal power to take 10am to 12 noon. action, but they have very few duties and greater freedom to choose what action to take. They can There is no need to book an appointment. play a vital part in representing the interests of the communities they serve and improve the Further information regarding the Parish quality of life and the local environment. Council can be found on the Council’s website: Furthermore, the Parish Council can influence other decision makers and can, in many cases, www.galleywoodparishcouncil.gov.uk deliver services to meet local needs. In other or contact the Clerk direct: words, we can make a difference. Galleywood Parish Council was formed in 1987 P: 01245 358898 when it split from Parish E: [email protected] New Litter Bins

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Galleywood Grapevine 5 Contacts Member of Parliament for Galleywood Parish Councillors Vicky Ford MP, 88 Rectory Lane, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 1RF 01245 352872 Chairman [email protected] Cllr Anthony McQuiggan 01245 808225 House of Commons, SW1A OAA Vice Chairman 020 7919 3000 | www.vickyford.uk Cllr Richard Hyland 01245 806220 [email protected] Cllr Barry Graves 07879 611694 Cllr Robert Harman 01245 601520 Essex County Councillor Cllr Tony Golden 01245 474891 Cllr Mrs Jenny Chandler, County Hall, Market Rd, Cllr Neville Paul 01245 474891 Chelmsford CM1 1LX, 0333 013 2265 Cllr Edward Massey 01245 934180 [email protected] Cllr Stephanie Troop 01245 256008 Come and meet Cllr Chandler at a surgery to be Cllr Jane Edwards 07766 722577 held on the second Saturday of each month from 10 am - 12 noon in Great Baddow Library, no Come and meet your local Parish Councillor on the appointment necessary last Saturday of the month 10am to 12 noon in Galleywood Library, no appointment necessary. Chelmsford City Councillors Cllr Mrs Janette Potter 01245 352516 St Michael & All Angels Church Email: [email protected] Brian Pepper Cllr David Stevenson 01245 475290 [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.stmichaelsgalleywood.org.uk

Civic Centre Duke Street, Chelmsford CM1 1JE Emergency 999 01245 606606 Non Emergency 0300 333 4444 or 101 www.essex.police.uk Galleywood Parish Council Clerk to Galleywood Parish Council, Chelmsford Crime Prevention Team The Keene Hall, Watchouse Road, Email – [email protected] Galleywood, Chelmsford CM2 8PT Remember do not email your community policing The Clerk: Tory Melhuish 01245 358898 team to report a crime as they are not monitored [email protected] 24 hours per day. In an emergency ring 999. The Deputy Clerk: Mrs Nicola Caton 01245 348756 To report non-emergency incidents or to report a [email protected] crime dial 101 or visit the “doitonline” page on the www.galleywoodparishcouncil.gov.uk Essex Police Website

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Galleywood Grapevine 7 Bird Watching On Sunday 29th April, 17 walkers enjoyed bird watching on Galleywood Common, some of whom are pictured at Marvens Pond. Led by Andrew Stroud of the Essex Bird Watching Society (www.ebws.org.uk) over 25 species were seen or heard. The next bird walk will be on Sunday 7th October, please check nearer the time for more details: mail@galleywoodheritagecentre. org.uk, T: 01245 357700 or www.galleywoodheritagecentre. org.uk Vicky Ford visits Galleywood The Member of Parliament for Chelmsford, Vicky Ford recently visited Galleywood to highlight road safety for cyclists and riders. She went out on horseback to experience the potential hazards. Thanks were passed on to Chelmsford Equestrian Centre for looking after her and to the British Horse Society for the work they are undertaking. www.galleywoodparishcouncil. gov.uk/ Historical Society AGM On Wednesday 7 November 2018 Galleywood Historical Society are holding their AGM at 8.00pm in the Keene Hall, CM2 8PT to be followed with a talk by Lord Petre on “The Life of Lord Lieutenant .” Guests welcome at £3.00 pp. Gillian Parker, Secretary 01245 466 353 http://www. galleywoodparishcouncil.gov.uk/ parish-history/

8 Galleywood Grapevine Galleywood Library News Lots of books have been read over the summer Beat the Christmas rush this year - Cards for by all those who took part in our Summer Good Causes will be at Galleywood Library Reading Challenge. Mischief Makers was the from 12th October until 15th December, theme, introducing Dennis the Menace and selling Christmas cards for charity. friends to a whole new generation. A wonderful way to support your favourite charities and buy good quality greetings cards for the festive season. Don’t forget that you can get various recycling materials from the library: sacks for cardboard, paper and plastics. We also have dog waste bags available and collect small electrical items and batteries for recycling. The library premises are available The library buzzed with enthusiastic young for hire out of library opening hours for a readers who enjoyed our new library books reasonable rate. that arrived in time for the summer season, Please contact the Library for further details. and took part in a treasure hunt and other Our opening times are: activities such as colouring and wordsearches. Tuesday 1-5pm / Thursday 9am-1pm We could not have done it without our Friday 1-5pm / Saturday 9am-1pm volunteers, so a big thank you to those who helped out. 170 children took part in Mischief Galleywood Library October Makers and 14 young people took part in Imagination, so well done to all! half term Craft Session. Our Baby & Toddler Rhymetime sessions have Join us at Galleywood Library for A Monster started again during term time, so come and Mash! On Thursday 25 October 2018, from join us for stories and rhymes at 10.30am on 11.00 until 12.30, you can listen and join in Thursday mornings, followed by Stay and Play with a sensory story, with creepy feely boxes. at 11.00am. We will then be singing some monster songs, As part of the Essex Poetry Festival (20th followed by a craft session, where you can September – 20th October) Galleywood make your very own monster to take home. Library will host Essex poet Dorothy Turner, This is a free event, no need to book, for ages 2 who will read and talk about her poetry on and up. Feel free to dress up if you want to and 20th October at 2pm. come along for some monster fun! You can book online at libraries.essex.gov.uk/ For more information, please contact events for £4 or in person at the library. Galleywood Library on 0333 0132 661. For further information on the festival, go to: www.essex-poetry-festival.co.uk Essex 24 Hour Locksmith Telephone: 01245 409162 Don’t miss our half term Mobile: 07825 804843 (24 hour) Locks opened, fitted and repaired monster themed event on G arage locks and handles Thursday 25th October U PVC specialist Locks, handles, springs, gear- from 11am – 12.30pm. boxes, mechanisms and adjustments “A Monster Mash” will include a sensory story L ocal fam ily business time, songs and crafts. This is a free event and Fixed prices no need to book, just come along, for ages 2 E mail:[email protected] and up. W eb:llocks4less.co.uk

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Founded in 1977, for many years Galleywood attend – leading to the question – do people had a successful and well supported Carnival want a festival? but over time support particularly for So, although you can expect to a smaller organising the event fell away and it ceased in festival in 2019 between Friday 7th- Sunday 1992. 9th June 2019, the longer-term future of the 20 years later, prompted by villagers’ responses event is in doubt. If there is no increase in to the Village Plan, London hosting the 2012 support to attend or run the events in 2019 Olympic and Paralympic Games plus the there seems little point in running a festival at Queen’s Jubilee, a major weekend event was all. held on The Common. There is an opportunity to come forward to After a year recovering the same committee ran run an event on the evening of Saturday 8th a week-long festival in 2014 followed by similar June 2019 at The Keene Hall. Contact us if you events in 2015, 2016 , 2017 and this year. are interested Although it does not run all the events itself, Oh yes, what did most of you miss in Festival encouraging other groups to do so under the 2018? Well amongst the 10 events over 9 days: Festival banner, the committee does provide • the chance to try bell ringing at the church co-ordinating publicity and you will have (free) and blacksmithing at GHC (paid for). hopefully seen the green on white banners at • talks on the first radio station, Galleywood Pipers Tye and Stock Road two weeks before street names and where your surname comes and during the Festival. from. • seeing a brass band and Morris dancers as But did you actually come to any of the well as a choir. events? • attending a concert by a local recorded pop For some time now, the Festival Committee singer/songwriter. have been asking itself if the festival really Take a look on: does ‘celebrate life in our village’ as the tag line www.galleywood.org for visuals of this states. year’s festival. Interested in seeing the festival An appeal last year for ideas and support to continue? help manage the festival produced precisely nil response. Please contact: [email protected] or telephone John Although all the events this year had Turkentine 07976 742827 reasonable attendance, why do so few people from the village itself actually come along? The events are advertised on a website, in Grapevine, on notice boards, in NextDoor and many other places so the committee concludes that people know but choose not to

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Galleywood Grapevine 19 Galleywood Galleywood & District Horticultural Social Club Society Parking Pool and Family Friendly Snooker Tables Live Music Television Newspapers WE ALWAYS Smoking Area WELCOME Wi-Fi NEW MEMBERS 01245 287260 Thursday 25 October Charity speaker meeting ‘Three Generations of Gardeners’ by Margaret Thrower Admission is by ticket only Members £6 non- members £8 For more details contact 01245 473191 Thursday 22 November The Street, Galleywood, CM2 8QL Short Annual General Meeting followed by Gardeners Question Time with Lucy Chamberlain. Dorset Avenue Great Baddow Admission for Members is free and Visitors £3. Chelmsford CM2 9UB Both meetings will take place at the Keene Tel: 01245 473222 Hall, Watchouse Road and start at 8 pm. Email: admin@woodcroft- nur.essex.sch.uk Website: www.woodcroft - nur.essex.sch.uk Facebook: Woodcroft Nursery School

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tEG holds working parties on the afternoon of Staffed by qualified teachers who ‘skilfully match children’s the second Sunday of the month. individual needs to their interests and personal experiences’ Tools, gloves and refreshments provided. Ofsted 2017 New members always welcome. Huge landscaped outside area with trees, grass, sandpit, Contact Asa for more details at: climbing wall and net, mud kitchen, vegetable beds, poly [email protected] tunnel fire-pit, a rabbit and chickens!

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Galleywood Grapevine 21 What to do in the garden in Autumn Timely Tips Prune Climbing Roses Prune climbing In the flower garden roses and rambling Now that colder weather is approaching, roses once they’ve protect half-hardy plants with fleece or bring finished flowering into a frost-free greenhouse. and tie in the stems before autumn winds cause Lift Dahlia and Begonia tubers damage. Lift Dahlia tubers, Clear up fallen rose Begonia tubers and leaves to prevent Gladiolus corms diseases such as black spot from over-wintering to store dry over - don’t compost the leaves. the winter months. Remove the dead Clear overhanging plants away from pathways foliage before storing to maintain access routes throughout the them. garden. Cut back perennial plants that have died down Plant daffodil bulbs, tulip bulbs and Allium or alternatively leave the dead foliage in place bulbs for a glorious spring display. for over-wintering wildlife. Lift and divide any Dot them through borders or naturalise them overcrowded herbaceous perennials whilst the in grass. Plant bareroot ornamental trees and soil is still warm. shrubs. After tidying borders, mulch with bark chips,

well-rotted manure, leaf mould or spent Plant out perennials & biennials mushroom compost to insulate plant roots for sown this year the winter and keep weed growth in check. Plant out any perennials or biennials In the vegetable garden you’ve grown from Finish harvesting beans and peas. When beans seed this year. Plant and peas finish cropping simply cut the plant spring bedding such away at ground level, leaving the roots in the as wallflowers, Bellis, soil. These crops fix nitrogen which is slowly Primulas and winter released into the soil as the roots break down. pansies for a fantastic If you plan to grow beans next year, start spring display. preparing the site by digging trenches and If your summer containers are looking past filling with manure or kitchen waste. their best, re-plant them with fresh winter When you harvest your cabbages, leave the bedding plants. root in the ground and make a cut across the For winter plant ideas take a look at our ‘How to stem to encourage a flush of smaller leaves. plant up hanging baskets, flower pouches and Any plants with green tomatoes or peppers containers’ article. remaining can be hung upside down indoors Autumn is the ideal time to plant Clematis to ripen. plants and this season is an ideal time to move Protect autumn cauliflower heads from frost by trees and shrubs, and plant hedges. wrapping the outer leaves around them and Hardwood cuttings can be taken now from securing with string. Alternatively use a cloche deciduous shrubs. or fleece. 22 Galleywood Grapevine Continue to plant autumn garlic bulbs now the palm of your hand or give them a gentle for a bumper crop next summer. Plant autumn pull - they should come away easily. What to do in the garden in Autumn onion sets for cropping next summer. Remove any diseased fruits from branches or the ground as they may spread infections to Try growing mushrooms next year’s crops. Now is an Wrap glue bands around the trunks of apple ideal time trees to trap winter moth females whose to invest in caterpillars shred spring flowers. mushroom Remove the netting from fruit cages to allow kits. For birds to catch and eat any pests that are lurking more there. Apply a winter wash to the trunks and information branches of fruit trees to kill off overwintering about pests. growing mushrooms Looking after your lawn see the ‘How to Grow Mushrooms’ page on: Clear up fallen leaves regularly to allow light to the grass. A last mowing can be made this www.thompson-morgan.com. month before leaving your lawn for the winter. Recut any lawn edges if needed. Try installing Cut back yellowing asparagus foliage to within lawn edging to make future maintenance 5cm of the ground. Reuse old grow bags by easier. Finish off essential lawn maintenance cutting away the top and sowing late salad to avoid waterlogging and compaction over crops. Cropping can be extended into winter if winter. grown under glass, cloches or polytunnels. Try aerating your lawn with a garden fork, raking thatch from the surface and repairing In the fruit garden dead patches. Fresh turf can still be laid now. If you haven’t done Autumn rains should ensure the turf settles so already, cut back successfully. the fruited canes of your summer From your armchair fruiting raspberries, Take stock of this year’s garden and make a leaving the new few notes or sketches for next spring - a digital green canes for camera has become an invaluable garden next year’s crop. companion - taking snapshots of where Tie in next year’s herbaceous plants are located before they die raspberry canes to back so you don’t damage their roots during support wires or a winter dig, capturing images of borders fencing. you’d like to replicate at home or simply just a Now is the perfect time to order strawberry memory jog so you remember which areas of runners and plant up a strawberry patch the garden look like they need improving. for cropping next year. Clear the straw from Why not keep a photo diary of your garden around the base of strawberry plants to with pictures taken each week? Reflect on what increase ventilation. grew well, what failed miserably, and what Shear back old foliage to encourage fresh new changes you will make next year. growth. You will be surprised at how useful these notes Autumn is an ideal time to plant many varieties can be when you start ordering seeds and of fruit trees, get ready to enjoy delicious fresh plants for next year! fruit straight from your garden or allotment. To test when apples are ripe gently lift them in www.thompson-morgan.com

Galleywood Grapevine 23 Events at Galleywood Heritage Centre Galleywood Heritage Centre is located on the Common off Margaretting Road, Galleywood CM2 8TR. As well as its own car park, there is a public car park off Margaretting Road just before the centre.

Telephone 01245 357700 visit: www.galleywoodheritagecentre.org.uk or e-mail: [email protected]

The display in the Heritage room during September & October will be “ “Stories from the Racecourse”. In November and December it will be “The Home Front” Open Tuesdays 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm. It may be available at other times by appointment only with Wendy on: 01245 250499 or [email protected] . Entry free but donations welcomed.

Please check website in case of any last minute Saturday 20th October changes to the programme of events. Essex Society For Family History Open Day 10am to 4pm. Saturday 29th September Admission free, refreshments available. Race night 7pm till late. Own a Horse and Renowned Photo-dating and Costume Expert, sponsor a race, £20, own a horse and Racecard Jayne Shrimpton, will be giving a lecture on entry £5 and Racecard entry £3. Photo Dating at 11am. In the afternoon Jayne Bring your own drinks and snacks. will be doing a 5-10 minute 1 to 1 photo Contact Richard or Marie Hyland on dating sessions. 01245 475734 or As well as the ESFH other organisations such email [email protected] as Essex Record Office will be available to help with family history enquiries. Sunday 7th October www.esfh.org.uk for more details or contact Autumn Bird walk on Galleywood Common £3 [email protected] per person, children under 16 free. Doors open at 9 am, walk starts 9.30 am to approximately Tuesday 23rd October 11.30 am. Tea room open on return to the Talk “Borneo & beyond - an amazing journey” centre. by Lynn Rix. £3 per person, doors open at There will also be a Table Top sale from 10 am 1.30 pm talk starts at 2 pm . Refreshments to 1pm, free entry, tables £5 contact office for available from tea room. booking form. Tuesday 6th November Tuesday 9th October Exhibition “Spitfire down in Chelmsford 1940”. Talk “History of Galleywood, with evidence 2pm to 4pm, entrance free, refreshments in 60 minutes!” by Chris & Les Whybro. £3 per available from tea room. person, doors open at 1.30 pm talk starts at 2 pm . Sunday 18th November Refreshments available from tea room. “Remembering 1918” free exhibition 10 am to 4 pm. Kindly sponsored by Galleywood Parish Tuesday 16th October Council, refreshments available from the tea The Horseshoe tea room is open between room. 2 pm & 4 pm and the scrabble group is meeting there visitors are welcome to join in. Tuesday 20th November Contact Ann Patricia Eley on 01245 466449 for Talk”A-Z of Christmas” by Eric Probert. £3 per more details. If you would like to bring along person, doors open at 1.30 pm talk starts at any other games/cards feel free to do so. 2 pm . Refreshments available from tea room.

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From minor stone chips to deep scratches we can help. Where paints are required we mix them in our mobile workshop to exactly match your existing paintwork – making the result as good as new. Minor scuffs and scratches can be repaired by one of our mobile technicians at your home or workplace. More severe damage can be repaired at our Smart Repair Centre in Chelmsford where a courtesy car is available for customers if needed. I am writing to you as a (relatively) new churchwarden at St Michael’s, working For a free estimate please pop into our workshop or email us on [email protected]. alongside Anne Gardner who is very Alternatively call us and we will be happy to help. experienced in the role. VISIT US Whenever people ask me, “Where is your UNIT 19, ROBJOHNS ROAD CHELMSFORD, ESSEX church?” I say, “You know when you drive CM1 3AG OPENING HOURS north on the A12 and see that spire above the MONDAY TO FRIDAY trees…..” Many others have also commented to 8AM TO 5PM SATURDAY me that it is also a symbol for them of ‘coming BY APPOINTMENT CALL US home’. 01245 860 382 This past year in vacancy without a vicar has been a huge learning time for everyone. The church has grown in that time, particularly in the numbers of younger families and children. We have also grown together, there’s nothing like having to pull together to realise how much you value others. We have also grown in our links with the local community, particularly with ‘Make Lunch’ that is the subject of another article in this edition of Grapevine. And we are so proud of W.Hardy Drainage Solutions Ltd St Michael’s C of E Junior school especially as it in Essex, London & Beyond celebrates its 50th year and shows what a top Some of our specialities include: quality Christian-based school looks like. As you read this, we will be about to welcome • Certified Drain CCTV Surveys our new vicar the Revd David Cattle who starts • No dig technology with us on 2 October 2018. We also welcome • Drain Lining Repairs his wife Kirsty, a doctor who is training to be a • High Pressure Drain Jetting surgeon, their three-year-old daughter Sophia and lovely dog Bracken who can’t wait to • Drain Unblocking explore The Common. Normal service will be resumed in the next edition

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Galleywood Grapevine 25 Club contact details Chelmsford Guitar Orchestra Friendship + for Parents, Carers & Children 0-5 Roger Montgomery 07773 155981 http://www.stmichaelsgalleywood.org.uk/our- [email protected] activities/friendship

Essex Family History (ESFH) Galleywood Theatre Group Meryl Rawlings 01245 225200 Paul Hambleton 07941 258214 [email protected] [email protected]

Galleywood Chaplin Close Allotment Inland Waterways Association Adrian Batsford 01245 251665 Rebecca Loader 01621 332619 [email protected] [email protected]

Galleywood Common Association IYC (Ian’s Yoga Class) Susan Blunden 01245 287911 Ian Jordan 01245 492640 [email protected] [email protected]

Galleywood Good Neighbours Keep Fit Cllr S Troop 01245 256008 Pat Wilson 01245 354079 [email protected] [email protected]

Galleywood Historical Society Point to Point Patchwork & Quilting Graham Mundy 012454 601494 Margaret Shears 01245 260312 [email protected] [email protected]

Galleywood Horticultural Society St Michaels Bellringers Philip Walters 01245 473191 Chris Moles 01245 268157 [email protected] [email protected]

Galleywood Ladies Club Trudi Osborne dance June Ramsay 01245 473463 Trudi Osborne 07788 712751 [email protected] [email protected]

Galleywood Neighbourhood Watch Galleywood WI Norman Taylor 01245 611426 Pauline Horemans [email protected] 01245 252599

Galleywood Oral History Group Community Venues for Hire Geraldine Willden 01245 358807 [email protected] Galleywood Heritage Centre Mr Max Tanner 01245 357700 Galleywood Short Mat Bowls Club [email protected] Denis Ketley 01245 535292 [email protected] Keene Hall Mrs Susan Royce 01245 268961 Galleywood & District Social Club [email protected] The Street 01245 287260

26 Galleywood Grapevine Club contact details Schools Environmental Services 01245 606800 Galleywood Infant School www.chelmsford.gov.uk Mrs Sarah Manning 01245 472686 [email protected] Essex Countryside Traveller Unit St Michaels C of E Junior School 03457 430430 Mrs Maria Rumsey 01245 472682 [email protected] Galleywood Library - Watchouse Road 0345 6037628 Great Baddon High School [email protected] Mrs Carolyn Lynch 01245 265821 [email protected] Galleywood Voluntary Community Care Diana Harman 01245 601520 Thriftwood School [email protected] Mrs Georgina Pryke 01245 266880 [email protected] The Guinness Trust Housing 01268 414504 Jubilee Friends Pre-school www.guinnesspartnership.com Lindsay 01245 474157 Recycling The Stables Nursey 01245 615837 Susan Mann 01245 348159 www.chelmsford.gov.uk/recycling www.thestablesnursery.co.uk Village Agent Church Eileen Smith 07540 720612 [email protected] St Michael & All Angels Brian Pepper 01245 353922 Businesses [email protected] Co-opertaive Food (Cash Point) Other Service 83 Barnard Road 01245 474591 www.chelmsfordstar.coop/food Area Highways Office 0845 6037631 Chelmsford Star Co-operative Funeral Service www.essex.gov.uk 348 Baddow Road 01245 268993 www.chelmsford.coop/funerals Chelmsford City Council Switchboard 012454 606606 Farleigh Hospice Charity Shop www.chelmsford.gov.uk 49 Watchouse Road 01245 359739

Chelmers Housing Partnership Galleywood Kitchens 03005 550500 Skinners Lane 01245 258666 [email protected] www.kitchens-chelmsford.co.uk

Clarendon Veterinary Centre Galleywood Motor Spares 01245 267954 Watchouse Road 01245 475406 www.clarendonenquine.co.uk Galleywood Grapevine 27 Club contact details Galleywood Pharmacy The Horse and Groom Watchouse Road 01245 258583 The Common 01245 261653 www.grayandsons.co.uk Kim and Company Hairdressers Watchouse Road 01245 353566 The Running Mare Galleywood Road 01245 253031 Liberty Dry Cleaners www.vintageinn.co.uk/ Watchouse Road 01245 357710 therunningmarechelmsford

McColls Newsagent (Cash Point) The White Bear Watchouse Road 01245 357423 Watchouse Road 01245 353034

Milbury Meats Data Protection Act Watchouse Road 01245 353435 www.milburymeats.co.uk Under the new Data Protection Act 2018, the Parish Council now needs consent to be able Mr Fish publish personal information. This relates to Watchouse Road 01245 250557 the contact names, telephone numbers and email addresses for all Clubs and Organisations Safa Indian Restaurant previously published in the Grapevine. Watchouse Road 01245 350085 All Clubs and Organisations were contacted and provided with a Consent Form for The Post Office completion and only the ones that we have Watchouse Road 01245 353139 had returned can now be published. Public Houses So, if you see your Club or Organisation missing from the directory this is the reason. The Eagle If you would like to resume your listing please Stock Road 01245 496571 contact the Clerk for a Consent Form: www.theeaglegalleywood.co.uk 01245 358898 or email: The Great Baddow Barn [email protected] Galleywood Road 01245 473738 or pop into the Parish Office, first floor at the www.thegreatbaddowbarn.com Keene Hall, Watchouse Road.

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Galleywood Grapevine 29 Cooking with the Deputy Clerk Courgette, Roasted Red Pepper & Feta Muffins Delicious savoury muffins packed with Mediterranean flavour! Perfect for picnics & lunch boxes or even breakfast. (Prep time - 15 mins, Cook time - 25 mins Total time - 40 mins) Instructions • Place the grated courgette into a colander Ingredients over a bowl and sprinkle with the salt. 225 g grated courgette • Leave to drain while you prepare the rest of the ingredients. ½ teaspoon salt • Preheat oven to Gas Mark 6 /200o /400o 200 g plain flour • Sieve the plain flour and baking powder into 2 teaspoons baking powder a large bowl. 3 eggs • Lightly whisk the eggs, milk and rapeseed oil 100 ml milk in a jug. 100 ml rapeseed oil • Pour onto the dry ingredients and lightly fold in. Touch of black pepper • Add the crumbled feta, red pepper and basil 100 g crumbled Feta and lightly mix. 50 g roasted red pepper chopped into small • Add the squashed grated courgette and mix pieces evenly. 2 tablespoons freshly chopped basil • Evenly distribute the mix into your mini loaf 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan tin (1 heaped tablespoon per hole). • Sprinkle with freshly grated Parmesan. Recipe type: Muffins • Bake the muffins or mini loaves for 25 minutes. Serves: 12 • Leave to cool in the tins for at least 10 minutes You will need a greased and lined 12-hole before turning out onto a wire rack. muffin tin or a 12-hole mini loaf tin. • Serve warm or at room temperature.

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