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Gosfield Grapevine Magazine and the Village Shop Gosfield Grapevine Photo Tony PhotoSaleTony Issue 70—December 2016 Gosfield Parish Council 2 St Catherine’s Church On the 24th November a service was held at St Catherine’s to license Rev Rose Braisby in the Halstead Team Ministry. It was a also a service of celebration and the church was full of parishioners, visitors and friends from afar, followed by a buffet and a glass of wine and an opportunity for a bit of socialising. I was prompted to write a note for The Grapevine by some of the comments made by the Bishop of Colchester in his address, and I am going to try and summarise briefly what were the key points – for me, at least. No..please don’t stop reading, I don’t intend to beat you over the head with a bit of bible bashing! We are going through great change in society, and this affects everything, Church of England included. Numbers of churchgoers is falling, the power, wealth and influence of the C of E is only a fraction of what it used to be and the ‘old model’ of a church where, basically, the vicar took care of everything and the congregation just had to attend, has gone. What has replaced it – or at least is in the process of taking hold, is a model where a team of people – ordained and lay alike - take responsibility for a number of parishes, working with the congregations, to create, maintain and nurture their communities. You may begin to see why I was moved to write when you saw the word communities! Amongst my friends, relatives, neighbours and family there is pretty much the whole range of opinion towards the church – from downright hostility, total indifference, lukewarm support to fervent devotion. I suspect this reflects the world at large, and I also suspect to a greater or lesser extent ‘twas ever thus. There are many communities for each of us, and in Gosfield as elsewhere, many of us belong to a range of communities that can overlap in one way or another – family, friends, work, charities, social groups, clubs and societies. With the C of E, it is a community for the whole community, whether it is used actively or not, and whether you like it or not! The C of E is blessed (or cursed!) with magnificent buildings and a chequered history of involvement on the national and international stage as well as in the most personal aspects of everyday life. I know many may wonder what significance the church has for them, or even more do not give it any thought at all. It is irrelevant. But when you think of the number of parishioners at their last resting place in the churchyard, the visitors to church events, people you know who support the church and so on, it does have some impact, however slight. The same can, of course, be said of almost every organisation in the village – the schools, the pubs, the WI, Scouts and Guides et al – they all have some impact on each one of us, either directly or indirectly. The church is, after all, an enormous part of our cultural heritage in the British Isles. The community of St Catherine’s, in its widest sense, is a part of Gosfield, and a part of your life if you live in the village. For my part, I wish it all the best! Max Ford 3 GOSFIELD PARISH COUNCIL GOSFIELD PARISH COUNCIL MEETING DATES 2016/17 19th December 2016—Pavilion—7.15pm 16th January 2017—Pavilion —7.15pm 20th February 2017— Pavilion—7.15pm The parish council would like to wish all parishioners and advertisers in the Grapevine a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year. Your support throughout the year whether sending content or advertising is appreciated, without you this mag couldn't happen. The entrance gate to the playing field from Hall Drive has now been repaired and a new gate post installed. As the parish council had been quoted £500 for this job it pleases me to inform you that the work was undertaken by volunteers with only the cost of the post coming out of parish council finances. A big thank you to those that helped. "Something New for the New Year - an allotment in the village of Gosfield - please contact the Clerk on the contact details available in this Grapevine Magazine". Joanne Beavis, Clerk to Gosfield Parish Council. Easter Cottage, Park Hall Road, Gosfield, C09 1SQ. Telephone: 01371 850710. Email: [email protected] Email; [email protected] [email protected] Please note copy date for the next “Grapevine” 26th January 2017 4 PARISH COUNCIL New grass cutting machinery The Parish Council and Playing Field Management Committee with help from the Rowson Trust Fund have purchased new machinery for cutting the grass on the Playing Field which should considerably reduce the time it takes to cut it. At the moment this is done by a couple of volunteers but more would be welcome. So if you fancy a chance to operate the new mower, please give your name to the Playing Field Management Committee. (Contact is at the back of this magazine) Full training will be given early next year. Work in the Nature Reserve The next working party will be on Saturday December 10th from 10am onwards. Meet at the Nature Reserve Car Park. There are a variety of jobs to do ranging from light work to repairing fences and steps and it is very good exercise! Street Lights Just to remind everyone of the Parish Council policy concerning street lights. It was decided to switch off nearly half our street lights to save money and to be more environmentally friendly. Where possible every other light was switched off, but they were retained in sensitive locations and at road junctions. So far it has worked well and there have been few complaints and over £2,000 a year had been saved for Council Tax payers. However, this policy is always up for review and that will take place in the New Year although it is likely that there will only be minor changes with some lights being switched back on and others switched off as experience has shown which are the most effective. Also, please note that the lights in Edmund Green are not owned by the Parish Council so our policy does not apply there. Gulley Cleaning Please note that the gulleys in the village will be cleaned on the following dates. It is not clear which parts will be swept on which days, but it will give you chance to get your vehicles off the road if you can on those days so the cleaning lorry can clean the gulleys effectively. Tuesday 13th December Wednesday 14th December Friday 17th March 2017 Monday 20th March 2017 Thursday 22nd June 2017 Friday 23rd June 2017 5 Minutes of Gosfield Parish Council meeting held on Monday 17th Oct 2016 at the Pavilion, the Playing Field, Church Road, Gosfield at 7.15pm. Selected extracts 16/204 Speed indication signs. Cllr. Waters read out a letter received from the Gosfield Community Speedwatch Group. The letter was requesting the Parish Council to look more fully at other options for speed activation signs in the village. The Parish Council carefully considered the letter and it was agreed that the Gosfield Community Speedwatch Group would contact Essex County Council and look at options. The Gosfield Community Speed- watch Group agreed to report back to Parish Council when further information was available. 16/208 The tractor. Cllr. Waters set out the recommendations to purchase a new village tractor. These included the sale of the old village tractor. Cllr. Strudwick said that it is important that the Parish Council demonstrates value for money in the purchase proposals. He asked whether training of volunteers was included in the purchase package. He further asked if Mark Bloomfield of the Playing Field Management Committee was happy with the package. Being satisfied with the proposals the Parish Council unanimously voted for the following options: That the Parish Council purchase a new tractor. That the Parish Council, the Playing Field Management Committee and the Maurice Rowson Trust all allocate £2,000 towards the cost of the proposals. It was agreed that the Parish Council should complete the application to the Maurice Rowson Trust. 16/209 Essex County Council Highways. The Clerk updated the Parish Council on actions following a visit from Olive Porter of Essex County Council. It was noted that in terms of the speed indications signs that the Gosfield Speedwatch Group had agreed to look into the options. The Clerk reported that Braintree District Council and Essex County Council were liaising on footpath clearance, cleaning the village signs and cutting back hedges. It was agreed that the Clerk should write to the properties with hedges that were blocking the footpath on Hedingham Road (these included properties 2-14B Chestnut Avenue). 16/213 Any other Business. Cllr. Adams reported that there had been increased rubbish left on the Playing Field and agreed to highlight the issue on the Gosfield Community Facebook page. She also raised the issue of the Playing Field gate, on Church Road, being left open on some evenings. It was agreed that it would be difficult to lock the gate with cars left in the car park. Cllr. Maragkakis was given the ‘go-ahead’ by the Parish Council to be the Parish Council’s moderator on the Gosfield Community Facebook page updating parishioners will useful bite-sized bullets of information. Cllr. Carter asked about the Parish Council’s vat status and Cllr.
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