Edition 91 • September 2019 • Quarterly GrTeheat Baddow Times parish council magazine
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GREAT BADDOW PARISH COUNCIL MAGAZINE 5 Great Baddow Parish Council Contact details Details correct at time of going to press.
Parish Councillors Telephone Questions and enquiries about the Lawn Cemetery Val Chiswell 471531 (Home) and Old Burial Ground should be directed Chris Shaw 471633 (Home) to Ginette Phillips on Keith Liley 473872 (Home) [email protected] Diana Ronaldson 471568 (Home) Questions and enquiries about Planning should Keith Ronaldson 471568 (Home) be directed to Roger Harman on Veronica Sadowsky 474974 (Home) [email protected] Peter Sadowsky 474974 (Home) Questions and enquiries about allotments or our Andrew Sosin 472448 (Home) sports facilities at Great Baddow Recreation Ground Sue Young 477331 (Home) should be directed to Michele Dixon on Jannetta Sosin 472448 (Home) [email protected] Bob Kilvington 07973 723259 or by phoning 01245 473538. Evie Ball 07866 191007
Parish Council Office Clerk: Clare Milligan Website: The Parish Hall, 19 Maldon Road, Great Baddow, www.greatbaddowparishcouncil.gov.uk Chelmsford CM2 7DW Telephone: 01245 472937
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GREAT BADDOW PARISH COUNCIL MAGAZINE 7 Great Baddow Parish Council Meetings Meetings September – December 2019 Meetings are held in Committee Room 1 at the Parish Hall on Monday evenings. Members of the public are welcome to attend. There is an opportunity at the start of meetings for you to ask questions or make observations on agenda items. Date Meeting Time Date Meeting Time SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER 16th Planning Committee 7.30pm 4th Planning Committee 7.30pm Parish Hall Committee 8.00pm Finance & General Purposes Committee 8.00pm 23rd Allotments Sub Committee 7.30pm 11th Council meeting 7.30pm Grounds Committee 8.00pm 18th Planning Committee 7.30pm 30th Planning Committee 7.30pm 25th Finance & General Purposes Committee 7.30pm Finance & General Purposes Committee 8.00pm OCTOBER DECEMBER 7th Council Meeting 7.30pm 2nd Planning Committee 7.30pm Finance & General Purposes Committee 8.00pm 14th Planning Committee 7.30pm 9th Council meeting 7.30pm Highways & Amenities Committee 8.00pm 16th Allotments Sub Committee 7.30pm 21st Organisation, Methods & Personnel Comm 7.30pm Grounds Committee 8.00pm 28th
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GREAT BADDOW PARISH COUNCIL MAGAZINE 9 GREAT BADDOW VILLAGE MARKET The Great Baddow Village Market is held on the last Friday of the month at the United Reformed Church, High Street, Great Baddow (next to the library).
We are open from 10am – 12.30pm.
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GREAT BADDOW PARISH COUNCIL MAGAZINE11 Great Baddow Flower Club Not Just for Girls When I look at flowers I really do feel as Anyone who would like to know how to make the if my heart is being lifted; it improves best of garden or shop flowers, try coming to Great my state of mind instantly. As I have an Baddow Flower Club, which meets on the third impaired sense of smell, I don’t benefit Thursday of every month at 7.15pm for 7.45pm in from their fragrance, which is an added the Parish Hall (except for January and August.) bonus for those whose olfactory organ You can try it out by coming as a visitor, you works properly. don’t need to join straight away. I’m sure these qualities have a We have demonstrations every similar effect on many men month by flower arranging too, so I am wondering experts, who are usually whey we see so few men knowledgeable gardeners in flower clubs. There are and often incorporate certainly men involved what they have grown. at the highest levels of On those occasions you floral design – we see watch, admire and ask them demonstrating at questions. We also have our clubs and exhibiting at workshops where you can major shows – but in most make something attractive Flower Clubs the vast majority under the guidance of a tutor. of members are female. ‘Great Baddow Flower Club’ So many men enjoy gardening and is on facebook, where you can see raising beautiful flowers, it would be great if arrangements done by club members and more of them became interested in flower demonstrators. Posters are in place at local arranging. If you are giving flowers as a gift, they shops, library etc to tell you what’s on each month. don’t have to come from a supermarket; you Flower arranging is creative, mentally could arrange some seasonal flowers and foliage relaxing and uplifting, so come and join us from your own garden and humbly say ‘Oh they to find out more. are just from my garden.’
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CODE PH – Parish Hall CR1 – Committee Room 1 CR2 – Committee Room 2 MONDAY 15.45-19.30 hours Little Stars Children’s Theatre Vicki Barrett 0774 3650845 01376 561757 19.30 – 22.00 hours Parish Council Meetings (CR1) Refer to website for specific meetings 01245 472937 [email protected] TUESDAY 10-11.30 hours Dance & Keep Fit (PH) Judy Cowell 07790 08373 01376 561757 18-19.00 hours JaneHeadFitness – Aerobics (PH) Jane Head 01245 475543 19.15-20.15 hours JaneHeadFitness – Body Tone (PH) [email protected] WEDNESDAY 09.30-10.30 hours Happy Hearts – Mature Adult Lucy West 07947 259405 Exercise (PH) 01621 854614 [email protected] 10-10.45 hours Jo Jingles – Toddler Music-mixed age Stella Paul 07984 550631 11-11.45 hours 3-Months – walking (CR1) [email protected]
13.00-14.00 hours Jesters – Broadway Babies (CR1) Annie Vasconcelos 01206 524115 [email protected] www.jesterstheatreacademy.com 14.00-15.00 hours JaneHeadFitness – Gentle Fitness (PH) Jane Head 01245 475543 15.15-16.00 hours Gentle Body Tone (PH) [email protected]
16.30-19.30 hours Elite Dance – Children’s Ballroom Kyle/Daniela 01245 708005 & Latin Classes (PH) [email protected] 19.30-20.30 hours Adult Ballroom & Latin Classes (PH) www.elitedanceessex.co.uk 20.30-21.30 hours Adult Ballroom & Latin Classes (PH)
18.30-19.30 hours Body Sense Pilates – Improvers (CR1) Stewart Heath 01245 690648 19.45-20.45 hours Improvers (CR1) www.bodysensepilates.co.uk
THURSDAY 10-11.45 hours Taoist Tai Chi Society – Tai Chi (PH) Graham Arthur 01245 852484 www.facebook.com/TaoistTaiChiInternational/ 19.15-20.15 hours Stretch Pilates (CR1) Maria Tsoutsa 07962 617764 19.30-22.00 hours Great Baddow Flower Club (PH) [email protected] MONTHLY – 3rd THURSDAY www.facebook.com/greatbaddowflowerclub/ Great Baddow Horticultural Society (PH) 01245 259913 MONTHLY – 2nd THURSDAY [email protected] FRIDAY 09.15-10.15 hours Body Sense Pilates – Improvers (CR1) Stewart Heath 01245 690648 10.25-11.25 hours Beginners/Mixed Ability (CR1) www.bodysensepilates.co.uk 11.35-12.35 hours Over 50’s (CR1) 18.45-21.30 hours Elite Dance Classes (PH) – Contact for Kyle/Daniela 01245 708005 class details [email protected] www.elitedanceessex.co.uk 19.00-21.00 hours Greek Conversation (CR1) Mr Craddock 01245 258656 [email protected] SATURDAY 09-10.00 hours Jesters Theatre School – Juniors (PH) Annie Vasconcelos 01206 524115 10-13.00 hours Youth Theatre (PH) [email protected] 13.30-15.00 hours Showchoir – Mixed Ages (PH) www.jesterstheatreacademy.com
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GREAT BADDOW PARISH COUNCIL MAGAZINE15 Could You Be a Community Special Constable for Great Baddow? At their full council meeting last 5. Help address local issues and priorities December, the Parish Council agreed to as informed by the Parish Council and pursue participation in the Community police intelligence-led tasking. Special Constable scheme, initially 6. Patrol hot spots identified through funding two special constables for Great intelligence or which have been deemed Baddow. This will provide a visible police to be priority areas. presence in the parish. 7. Respond to police-related incidents within Great Baddow. Things did not happen quite as quickly as 8. Engage with the local community and expected, but the Special Constabulary is now support further recruitment of Specials. recruiting for Great Baddow. As a Community Special Constable you could play a part in 9. Attend suitable Parish Council meetings keeping your neighbourhood safe and make a where available to do so. real difference in our village. 10. Have regard to the Council’s aims and objectives in their voluntary service. A Great Baddow Community Special Constable will: So if you’re interested in helping to look after 1. Be integrated into a Community Policing Team. our village, please submit an application. Great 2. Start and end their duty as close to their Baddow would love to have you as part of the community as possible, potentially from community team. another agency’s premises. 3. Spend the majority of their time within You can find full details and make an application Great Baddow’s neighbourhoods. on the Essex Police website 4. Be visible and accessible in the local – visit www.essex.police.uk/Specials/ community on uniformed foot GreatBaddow to find out more. or cycle patrol.
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GREAT BADDOW PARISH COUNCIL MAGAZINE17 News from Great Baddow Library Contributed by Vanessa Beswick
Space Chase, Summer Reading Book Groups Challenge 2019 Love reading? We have a Saturday book group, So…it’s been another out of this world success Between the Lines, looking for new members. this year for our Space Chase themed Summer They meet on the 1st Saturday of every month Reading Challenge. We’ve had lots of children at 11am. A great way to make new friends and completing the challenge and being awarded discuss books you wouldn’t think to choose their medals and certificates. As always, the yourself. All ages welcome. scratch and sniff stickers were a huge hit! Scrabble Well done to everyone that took part – give Fancy a game of scrabble? Come along and join our yourselves a giant pat on the back! Also a huge community led group held on Saturdays at 3pm. thank you to all our wonderful volunteers who helped us to deliver this year’s challenge. Board Games Fancy a game of chess, dominoes or scrabble? Bookstart Sessions followed Every Thursday at 3pm we will have traditional by Stay & Play games and refreshments available for you to enjoy. We have a Bookstart session for children under Home Library Service school age (and their parents and carers) every Do you miss going to the library? You don’t have Monday at 11am. It is half an hour of fun which to stop using the library because you can’t get to includes storytelling, rhymes and songs! No it. Call us on 0345 603 7628 to find out about the booking is required, just turn up and join in… Home Library Service or visit www.essex.gov.uk/ followed by Stay & Play. libraries. New Baby and You Knit and Knatter Have you just become a new parent/ Enjoy knitting/crochet? We have a Knit and grandparent? Then why not come along on Knatter group meeting every Thursday from Wednesdays from 11 – 12pm to meet others for 11am why not come along share your hobby a chat over a cup of tea or coffee. with others and meet new people? Family Fun Recycling Crafts, toys, board games & refreshments every Did you know the library has recycling facilities Saturday from 11am - no booking is required just for batteries and small electrical items? You turn up, join in and have some fun! For all ages. can also collect recycling bags for plastics, cardboard, paper and dog waste. Do you want to learn about computers? Great Baddow Library runs basic computer Calling All Artists coaching sessions for complete beginners on Are you a budding artist or run/belong to an art Monday afternoons or Wednesday mornings. group and would like to display your artwork? They run for four consecutive weeks and staff/ Then why not hire our gallery wall at the library volunteers will be on hand to give you all the to display your artwork; we are currently taking support you need. Coaching sessions are limited bookings for 2020. Charges apply so please call so hurry - to book a place please contact Great us on 0345 603 7628 for further details. Baddow Library on 0345 603 7628. Forthcoming Events Don’t miss out! - Why not visit our website, Tablet/Laptop Taster sessions www.essex.gov.uk/libraries, which includes Do you have an electronic device you would like all upcoming events. to learn how to use? Every first Thursday of the For further information go to www.essex.gov. month from 11am our volunteer will be on hand to uk/libraries, tel. 0345 603 7628 or call in offer advice and support – to book a place please at any Essex Library. contact Great Baddow Library on 0345 603 7628.
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GREAT BADDOW PARISH COUNCIL MAGAZINE21 Charity Donations from Baddow Races The Edmund Carr Great Baddow Charity However, the home was closed by the County Races, organised by Chelmsford Mildmay Council and the League of Friends had to be and Chelmsford Rivermead Rotary disbanded. Clubs, took place again this year on Some parish councillors also supported the League May 19th. Once again this was a great of Friends for many years by helping to man a success and Great Baddow Parish Council water table on the 10 mile route. I am delighted was pleased to continue to support the to report that councillors and friends still support event by making its recreation ground the Races by continuing to man this water table, available and providing the extra toilet despite the closure of the children’s home. facilities required for the day. Following the closure of Hargrave House, the Council decided to support other charities that We were delighted to hear that this year the Races also helped children and young people. Therefore raised £17,000 for charity, with a further £14,000 this year we were pleased to nominate Kids Inspire, raised by the runners themselves for their own Little Havens Hospice and J’s Hospice. Due to the choice of good causes. great success of this year’s Races, Cllr Chris Shaw As a sponsor of the Races, the Parish Council is was delighted to receive cheques for £500 for each able to make a nomination for a donation to a of these charities on behalf of the Parish Council charity or charities of its choice. For many years at the charity presentation evening in July. Kids the Council supported the League of Friends of Inspire has in fact now become a local charity, Hargrave House in this way; Hargrave House was having moved into Hargrave House during the an Essex County Council home within our parish summer, and we are very glad to see Hargrave for disabled children and the League of Friends House back in use to support young people and raised money for facilities and equipment above their families. and beyond the normal County Council provision. Chris Shaw Do you appreciate the ‘green environment’ of Great Baddow and Galleywood? Would you like to care for the ‘green environment’? Do you want to do something to combat global warming?
If you have answered yes to the above why not planting trees and shrubs, the difference it will join the Sunday section of Teg (The Environ- make is enormous. ment Group). We meet on the second Sunday afternoon of each month to do practical con- Over the last 33 years, our group has planted servation work at various sites in Great Baddow trees and hedges in Baddow Hall Park, local and Galleywood. schools, St. Michael’s churchyard, Jubilee Copse by the A12 in Galleywood and various other So what are we doing about global warming? places. All together, probably an equivalent of One of the main causes of global warming is at least one and a half miles of trees planted. that we are steadily increasing the amount of We continue to look for places where more CO2 in the atmosphere. Plants, especially trees trees could be planted. and hedges, absorb CO2, so the more we have of them, the better chance we have of solving For more information about our work, the climate crisis. Of course the work our group please contact Mike Whalley by email at does only makes a minute difference, but with [email protected] or by phone on millions of groups like ours all over the world 01245 266209
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Tuesday September 10, 2019 – 10.30am to 11.30am The Loft, Woodrolfe Road, Tollesbury
Tuesday September 10, 2019 – 1pm to 2pm The School Room, Main Road, South Woodham Ferrers
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GREAT BADDOW PARISH COUNCIL MAGAZINE27 Sandon Woodturners One of the aims of Sandon Our members have/have had a variety of careers – engineers, electricians, business Woodturners is to promote people, milkman, cabinet makers, policemen, the skills of woodturning farmers, nurses, surgeon etc. We can usually in a comfortable, friendly find someone who can give advice/help on environment. most subjects. We like to think of ourselves as We have a purpose-designed unit being not just a woodturning club, but a social incorporating demonstrating and seating areas club too. Members are keen to help others if as well as a self-contained shop adjacent to they can. the tea and coffee bar. There is a comfortable Comments from visiting demonstrators area for the consumption of biscuits, or may suggest that Sandon Woodturners have one be a doughnut if someone is celebrating a of (possibly THE) best equipped and organised birthday. Although the club meets every clubs in the country. Saturday apart from public holidays, this is not too unlikely as, with an active membership of 90 or so members, it is usually a new landmark for someone! Details of the dates of all activities, future programme and outside events we attend are publicised on the Sandon Woodturners website (http://www.sandon-woodturners.co.uk/) as are photos and reports of past demonstrations. If web access is not available to you, Norman or Paul are always delighted to talk to any potential visitors and will provide access details for anyone who has not visited the club before. (Security considerations prevent us from publicising the exact location on the website.) A hard copy of the future programme can also be provided. The programme of visiting turners reads like a who’s who of well known and respected If you find it possible to make a visit, the demonstrators from different parts of the experience could be most rewarding and few country and some also conduct master-classes can resist joining as a member and enjoying over a weekend. Closed circuit television a Saturday morning’s or afternoon’s or whole cameras and radio microphones ensure that day’s great woodturning for the same entrance all attendees can see and hear in detail the payment of just £10. finer points of a demonstration. Most of the members have learnt, (or are still learning!) Our introductory offer:- As a first-time visitor, by watching these experts at work and your visit will be entirely free! listening to the advice they offer. Website: www.sandon-woodturners.co.uk Members can borrow books on woodturning Norman: Tel: 01245 611426 from our library of more than 200 books and Email: [email protected] can purchase woodturning materials from our Paul: Tel: 07966 188559 excellent shop. Email: [email protected]
2828GREATGREAT BADDOW BADDOW PARISH PARISH COUNCIL COUNCIL MAGAZINE MAGAZINE Great Baddow Community Care Group SPENCER DOHERTY Voluntary Car Service CARPENTRY & HOUSE MAINTENANCE The Group was founded in 1976 and since then has provided a voluntary car service for residents who need to visit surgeries, Door hanging, easing- clinics, dentists, and hospitals, but who have exterior and interior & locks fitted difficulty with public transport. Stair handrail, spindles, skirting & architrave fitted Our volunteers use their own cars providing a service from Monday to Friday. On average we arrange Gutter repairs, clearing and cleaning around 675 visits per year or about thirteen per week. Loft insulation, boarding & ladders We pay an allowance of 45p per mile and provide Decorating jobs extra insurance. Shed re-felting For this valuable service to continue in the years Shed, Garage and Loft clearances ahead we would like to recruit more drivers of (Licensed Waste Carrier) any age. Could you drive for the Great Baddow Community Care Group? Even if you have only limited time, we could use you when you are Free written estimates available for just one or two hours per week. Based locally in Great Baddow Please consider whether you could help us and feel 35 years experience free to call me for a confidential chat without any obligation to find out what is involved. Clive Spratt, Chairman, 01245 352899 or 07941 539274 Great Baddow Community Care Group. Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01245 472 223
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GREAT BADDOW PARISH COUNCIL MAGAZINE29 Great Baddow Bowling Club Flies the Flag (it’s a new one)
By the time you read this the league fixtures every Friday at 6pm where advice and coaching will have finished and Great Baddow is given so why not come along and have a go. Bowling Club will have had a mixed Just wear flat soled shoes and everything season. In the men’s league our B team else will be provided. You will be gained promotion to Division 1 (which made very welcome. is the top division, no Premiership or Championship confusion here as in As part of our membership push football) and will join the A team who will we had a stall at the Great Baddow probably finish third. Our third Run in May and we were delighted team struggled a bit and were relegated that the Mayor of Chelmsford, Cllr Yvonne to the fourth division. Spence and her husband John stopped by to
There is a also a mixed gender league playing chat and try their hand at bowling, especially on Tuesdays and here our A team came bearing in mind it was one of the mayor’s very runners-up in Division 1. Strangely enough, our last official visits before her term in office came C team is in a higher league than the B team to an end. John Spence had a very unusual and they came a creditable third in Division 2 style of delivery. He had a bowl in one hand but, unfortunately, the B team were relegated. and a beefburger in the other, presumably On the plus side we also have a D team and for his balance. I must try it some time, it may they gained promotion to Division 5. improve my play. Great fun and thanks to them both for visiting us. However, as they say, it’s not the winning but the taking part that’s important and it was For more information on aspect of the club another enjoyable season which isn’t over by contact our secretary Malcolm Field on 01245 any means. There is still a lot of bowling to 473863 or 07534 712028 or by email: gbbc. look forward to and the club organises internal [email protected] or visit the website competitions mixing up the teams to give www.greatbaddowbowlingclub.co.uk everyone a chance to shine. We join to play bowls but these end of season matches are an By Stan Keller important part of the social side of the club. The club was privileged to host the Area Finals of If this is whetting your appetite, Great Baddow the Essex County Women’s Bowling Association. The Bowling Club is always on the lookout for new winners went on to the National Finals at Leamington members and the free taster evenings continue Spa, including our own Alison Smart in the singles. 30 GREAT BADDOW PARISH COUNCIL MAGAZINE NEW TYR ES PART WORN TYRES PUNCTURE AND DAMAGE TYRES REPAIR SPECIALIST NEW TYRES TRACKING For details of our LIFETIME GUARANTEE on part-worn tyres visit: CAR TYRES www.tyresaversukltd.co.uk Unit 4 Navigation Road, Chelmsford CM2 6HE CROSSOVER TYRES Call: 01245 252 626 4x4 TYRES 143 London Rd, Stanford Rivers, Ongar CM5 9PP Call: 01277 365 420 VAN TYRES Visit us on Facebook
GREAT BADDOW PARISH COUNCIL MAGAZINE31 TRICK OR TREAT The history of Halloween
The 31st October is full of ghosts, ghouls and goblins all out to scare a poor soul and rake in the goodies, but have you ever wondered where the tradition of Halloween began? Halloween to most of us nowadays consists of Christianity spread trick or treating, apple bobbing and handing upwards from Kent out sweets to tiny werewolves and miniature with the arrival vampires, but the holiday itself has origins of Saint Augustine dating back thousands of years, to pagan times. from Rome in 597 and inwards from the The annual celebration is believed to have northern and western both Celtic and Christian influences and can parts of Britain. This be traced back to the Celtic festival of Samhain also brought a range which took place on the 31st October. of Christian Festivals to Britain, such as ‘All The Pre-Christian Celtic year was determined Hallows’ Day’, or ‘All Saints by the growing seasons and the end of Day’, which was a day to summer and harvest was marked Samhain, remember those who had which also marked the beginning of the died standing for their beliefs. winter. The Samhain festival was meant to symbolise the connection between the world All Hallows’ Day was originally of the living and the world of the dead. celebrated on 13th May, but was moved to the 1st November in the The 31st of October was a night that ghosts of 8th century to mimic the Celtic the dead would revisit the mortal world and Samhain festival of the dead and their loved ones, large bonfires were lit in each replace it with a church approved village to help keep any evil spirits at bay, fires celebration. were also lit at people’s homes to ward off spirits and keep them warm during the winter. Eventually, the evening of Romans had come and gone after their Samhain became known as invasion in 43AD, All-Hallows-eve which itself and now Britain became Hallows Eve, later welcomed the First Hallowe’en and then as we Saxon Warriors know it today, Halloween. The and during the idea of spirits and evil super 5th century natural beings being associated Britain had also with Halloween has developed from the idea welcomed a that this time of year was rather unique and new religion, magical, and many believed that the spirit Christianity. world could make contact with the real world.
3232GREATGREAT BADDOW BADDOW PARISH PARISH COUNCIL COUNCIL MAGAZINE MAGAZINE The tradition of carving faces and images into vegetables dates back to the Celts, as they wanted to light the way to their home for the good spirits. They did this by carving faces into turnips and squash - the introduction of the pumpkin is a modern twist to this tradition.
Are you ready to channel your inner Mike Wazowski and get your scare on this Halloween? Residents of Great Baddow can take part in a Halloween Bingo bonanza this year at their local Costa Coffee, based at Riverside Retail Park.
You can join in on a frightening and fun night of bingo with a raffle and bonus bingo games to be played! You can scare people with your Spooktacular outfits and have the chance to win a cash prize at the same time.
The evening begins at 7.30pm and will finish around 10.00pm and will cost you £10 per person for a book of 6 bingo games. All of the profits will go to The Lexi Doll Charity to support bereaved children through baby loss.
Tickets may be sold on the door but are subject to availability, if you wish to attend the best way will be to pre-book by messaging their Facebook page at ‘The Lexi Doll Charity’.
GREAT BADDOW PARISH COUNCIL MAGAZINE33 Great Baddow Horticultural Society Contributed by John Emery This year’s Summer Show, on a very warm afternoon, was a great success. There were large displays of fuchsias, dahlias and other flowers, delicious fruits and well grown vegetables. In one part of the hall there was the fragrant scent of sweet peas. As well as all that, there were photos, crafts, cookery and floral arrangements to add interest. There were 520+ exhibits with 81 members of the Society taking part – the best for several years. The success of the show was down to the hard work of Eddie Cole and his team of helpers. If you didn’t exhibit this time, why not consider having a try at the Autumn Show on Saturday 21st September in the Parish Hall. As usual, there will be classes for vegetables, fruit, flowers, floral art and cookery and preserves. JUBILEE FRIENDS PRE-SCHOOL There will be The group provide high quality care and various talks in education for children between the ages the Parish Hall of 2 years and 5 years. at 7.30pm as we head towards autumn. These that promotes equality and values diversity will include:- within a caring, safe and stimulating environment. • ‘The Art of the Botanical Illustrator’
situated in the grounds of Jubilee Park, by Nick Dobson on 12th September • The AGM. Followed by ‘Life as a Dairyman’ Watchouse Road, Galleywood. by Graham Collins’ on 10th October • ‘Soil Structure and Healthy Soil’ To receive a copy of our prospectus or to by Georg Lockwood on 14th November. arrange a visit please contact Lindsay on Don’t forget to visit the Trading Hut at the 07761 632793 Vicarage Lane allotment site for compost, fertilizers, canes, labels, pots, trays and premium bird food at low prices. It is open from 9.30am to 11.30am every Saturday morning. For full details of all the activities of the Society please look at our website:- www.greatbaddow-horticultural.co.uk
34 GREAT BADDOW PARISH COUNCIL MAGAZINE Great Baddow Parish Council would like to hear from you, the residents of Great Baddow.
We are interested in hearing your suggestions to improve your village.
Please send your ideas and thoughts to the Clerk at Parish Hall, 19 Maldon Road, Great Baddow, Essex, CM2 7DW Or E-mail: [email protected]
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GREAT BADDOW PARISH COUNCIL MAGAZINE35 Great Baddow’s Summer Playscheme
Great Baddow Parish Council was The Council would like to thank and delighted to deliver their annual, congratulate all of the Playscheme Staff who summer Playscheme for children between performed their roles perfectly and made the ages of 6 to 11 the playscheme such a success. The Council would also like to thank all of the children The Council fund 10 x 2 ½ hour day-time who behaved impeccably. sessions throughout a week within the summer holidays and this is totally FREE to all We hope to see you all again next year! resident children of Great Baddow. Donna Tristram We had great numbers, as always, with over 70 children (and parents!) taking advantage of this unique club. All parents know how long the 6 weeks summer holiday can feel, so to have the guarantee of a whole week where the children can engage locally in FREE activities is very compelling and is why the Council is committed to offering this facility. This year, the children had the opportunity to try Parkour (free running style gymnastics) and were also entertained by our resident magician, Papalarny for our final, party session. Unfortunately, our bouncy castle day had to be cancelled due to the inclement weather, but this did not put a stop to the fun, as the children got stuck into the indoor craft activities and were able to make some beautiful pieces. Unlike many other children’s’ clubs, as our Playleader Tracey Peters explained, “the children are free to join in as much or little as they like as we always have outdoor games such as swingball and then the indoor crafts available. The sessions are completely child led”. This may explain why the children love it so much, one parent commenting that, “my daughter enjoys this club more than any other.” All the comments from parents were highly positive, commending the staff, “who have all been so friendly” and stating that no changes are needed to future years as the scheme is “absolutely fantastic the way it is!”. The only recommendation was for more sessions as all the children thoroughly enjoyed themselves!
3636GREATGREAT BADDOW BADDOW PARISH PARISH COUNCIL COUNCIL MAGAZINE MAGAZINE As November the 5th draws closer, it’s time to prepare for chilly nights round the fire, staring into the sky waiting for colourful explosions and finding the perfect stick on which to roast a marshmallow. Bonfire Night can bring such delight to and that hazardous items such as aerosols and some, but to a few including your pets it’s fireworks have not been thrown onto it. a night for scares and of fright. Fireworks • Bonfires should be lit after the firework display can provide much entertainment so long as unless positioned sufficiently far away to everyone follows the right safety procedures ensure stray sparks from the bonfire cannot and remembers that when misused they are fall into the firework area. hugely dangerous. • Don’t leave bonfires unattended. An adult should supervise it until it has burnt out. If it Here at CommunityAd we’ve consulted with has to be left, damp it down with water. Kent Fire & Rescue Service for their tips and • Keep a bucket of water or hosepipe nearby in safety guidelines. Firstly, they inform us that “a case of emergency. simple sparkler can burn up to a temperature of • Make sure that the fire is out and surroundings 2,000 degrees centigrade, so they should never are made safe before leaving. be given to children under the age of five.” Fireworks Tips “By far the safest way to enjoy these seasonal • Don’t drink alcohol if setting off fireworks. activities is to attend a professionally • Keep fireworks in a closed metal box and take organised event, however If you are having them out one at a time. your own celebration use common sense and • Always follow the instructions carefully when follow some simple safety tips to help you and using them. Read them in daylight or by your loved ones avoid injuries or damage to torchlight, never by a naked flame. your property. Please remember all fireworks • Light the firework at arm’s length with a taper should be purchased from reputable suppliers and stand well back. and marked with CE. • Keep naked flames, including cigarettes, away Bonfire Tips from fireworks. • Never use flammable liquids to help start a • Never go back to fireworks once they are lit. bonfire Even if it hasn’t gone off, it could still explode. • Never burn dangerous items such as aerosol • Never throw fireworks and don’t put them in cans, paint tins, foam furniture or batteries. your pocket. • Build your bonfire well clear of • Always supervise children around buildings, garden sheds, fences, fireworks and never give sparklers hedges and overhanging branches. to children under five. Even when • Keep bonfires to a manageable size sparklers have gone out they are and evenly built so still hot so put them in a bucket that they collapse of water after use. inwards as they • Respect your neighbours – burn. don’t let off fireworks late at • Always check night. the bonfire’s • Keep your pets indoors construction is throughout the evening with still sound prior to the curtains closed. lighting it, that there are no children or animals inside
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