Radwinter Times Issue 22 : July / August 2013 - Sponsored by Radwinter Parish Council

Also on web site which has more details of most matters – http://www.radwinter.org

Parish Council and Village Parish Council Fete 26th August Bank Holiday Mark Halls Chairman 599537 07798 850584 Help needed on the day with marquees and stalls. Becky Bowles Clerk 599160 07772 278515 Call Stephen Hargreaves 599422 Next Meeting Mon 8th July 2013 7.30pm Village Hall. Neighbourhood meetings Meetings open to all with public question and The next meetings are in the Fire Stations th answer session at start of meeting. Come Tuesday 18 September Newport 7pm th along if you want to ask a question or have a Tuesday 6 August Thaxted 7.30pm concern about the village or just want to know All residents are welcome to attend what goes on Mobile Library Outside Shool 2.45 to 3.30pm July 3rd, 17th, 31st August 14h , 28th

Waste Collections From houses Thursdays – put out Wednesday Recycle (Green) July 4, 18 August 1, 15, 29 Non recycle (Black) July 11, 25 August 8, 22 Food etc weekly (Brown) July 4, 11, 18, 25 August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Info on http://www.uttlesford.gov.uk Rec Garden Waste Sat 9-10am July 13th 27th August 10th, 24th NOTE CHANGE TO SATURDAY 9-10AM

Post Office Open Tuesday 10am-1pm, Friday 1.30-4.30pm Clare Butfield, Postmistress

Village Hall Booking 599753 or 07582 954162

Essex Superfast Broadband For better Broadband take part in survey - Pavilion http://surveys.essexinsight.org.uk/TakeSurvey.asp Quotations received, under review. Visits to x?SurveyID=119 look at other buildings. For info and/or get important many do so to get our area noticed involved contact Julie Haines 599764 It asks for current speed which obtain from [email protected] http://www.uswitch.com/broadband/speedtest/?gcl id=CNuG9pOP67cCFQ3KtAod_Q4AnA Recreation Ground Committee Committee looking for new members and a Trustee The Plough RGC is responsible for keeping the Rec in Now a hive of activity. Much carpentry installed. condition for Football, Cricket, Bowls, Football and There is still a lot to do and local trades people Rounders. Contact Stephen Hargreaves 599422/ are invited to apply, tender or daywork. 07798 850584 [email protected] Call David 07803 256770 . Upcoming Events in July & August Rounders Bowls 2nd July, 6th August on Rec 7.30pm Info Sally Matches during July and August 6.30pm Wed, Martin [email protected] Thurs & Fri at least. Spectators welcome. Club Night every Tues. Beginners welcome - call

Secretary Enid Saunders 01223 891619 Pilates Village Hall Tuesdays 9 to 10am enrugesaunders@btinternet nd th th rd th th th th th 2 , 9 , 16 , 23 , 30 July 6 , 13 , 20 , 27 August August dates provisional – see notice board WI £7/session £20 for 3 All welcome 24th July 7pm Members meeting Strawberries and Info Sue Bright 599396 sue@branfield Cream in Muriel’s Garden Lindroe House 28th August 7pm Village Hall Coffee Time Village Hall – All welcome Olympics Past & Future Ian Kirby 3rd, 17th July 7th, 21st August 10.30am to 12 Noon Info Wendy Rowley 599753 [email protected] Friendship Group July 3rd Assisted Living – Anna Oarurh Car Boot Sale on Rec August 7th Quiz – Betty Sunday 25th August from 7am Info Dianne Redfern 599365 Info Brian Hyett [email protected]

Quilters Village Hall 4th, 11th, 18th July None in August Info Zoe Hoar 599466

Radwinter Cricket Club Mark Fanthorpe 586023 [email protected] Home Rec There are a few opportunities to join the team Wed 26-Jun Great Chesterford 6 a side competition Away Sun 07-Jul Great Chesterford Away Sun 21-Jul Thaxted Home 2.00pm Sun 28-Jul Great Sampford home 2.00pm Sat 03-Aug Lindsell Home 2.00pm Sun 11-Aug Castle Headingham Home 2.00pm Sun 18-Aug Harlequins tbc Home 2.00pm Sun 25-Aug Sewards End Home 2.00pm

School 12th July 3pm Fete/Summer Fayre . All welcome The Radwinter Lectures 19th July Leavers service William Tyler returning to give 3 lectures Cubs 6.30-8pm Radwinter Village Hall School Wednesdays in Term Time 7.15pm to 9.30pm th Akela Julie Pledger 599493 Mon 18 November [email protected] Home Front WW1 Mon 25th November Elizabeth 1 (with some Harrison thrown in) Weight Watchers Sessions Mon 2th December Bolford Street Hall Thaxted 10-11am East Anglia Floods 1953 Join Free + Gift. Weekly fee from £3.23 £5 per lecture - £12.50 for all 3 lectures Hempstead now discontinued. info Jacqui (including mid break refreshments) 07792 791464 [email protected] Booking essential - one or more lecture call Sue 599396 or [email protected] Church Neighbourhood Watch For all Church matters or to consult a Priest Radwinter Coordinator James Briggs 599352. please contact a Churchwarden, Wendy Crime Prevention Officer Peter Caulfield 101 Rowley 599753 [email protected] Extn 395387 or or Harvey Orrock 599236 Peter.Caulfield@.pnn.police.uk Security Shop and Crime reduction Advice Benefice Services and events www.uttlesfordnhw.org.uk or, for info, Services held by rotation in the 4 Benefice [email protected] Churches as in Summer Ambo. National NhW news [email protected]

All welcome at all services in all churches nd The Big Lunch Sunday 2 June. July August Events in Radwinter Church The Big lunch is all about Community Spirit 6th July 10am to 1pm Coffee morning encouraging as many people as possible to lunch with their neighbours on one day a year. It started th 30 June 11am Open air service weather in 2009 and will hopefully go from strength to permitting – bring picnic and chair strength. Just under 200 portions of Hog Roast were served, a few of which were seconds !, a th 7 July 8.00am Holy Communion magnificent turn out. Nearly £400 was raised for 14th July10am All Age Eucharist the repair of the church clock.

st 21 July 6.30pm Service Cancelled Police support for Neighbourhood Watch has been 3rd August 10am to 1pm Coffee morning great but the recent budget reductions have seen a withdrawal of much of that support although the th 4 August 8.00am Holy Communion Police still need and want Citizen assistance to do 11th August 10am All Age Eucharist their job. So please do get involved. Steering Committee needs a lot of new th 18 August 6.30pm Evensong & Communion blood. The posts it needs to fill if it is to continue include: An Editor for Observer Bulletins Editor Church Clock Web Master Data Compiler Bat report received and next hurdle is English Security Equipment Manager Heritage. Further donations much Events Manager and Team Steering Committee appreciated as around £12,000 neede for the Minute Secretary – 6 afternoons a year in Thaxted building and safety work and repair of the clock. The fund is now approaching £3,000 I do hope people will come forward. Apply to . Chairman Alan Johnson 543153 / 07947 947698 [email protected]

Church Bellringing Thanks to all who helped and to the School and When you hear the Bells there is either a Governors for permission to use the School Hall, Service going on or it’s a practice. These are: and to the Village Hall Committee for permission Radwinter Monday 7.45 to 9.15pm th nd th th to use the Village Hall, both free of charge. Also July 8 ,22 ; August 12 , 26 to our donors who include a modest contribution Linda Bullough 599339 [email protected] from the Parish Council on behalf of Council Tax Hempstead Wednesday 7:45 to 9.15pm rd th st th th Payers and a generous sum from the Village Hall July 3 , 17 , 31 ; August 10 , 24 Committee. Matt Antrobus 599229 [email protected] Crimes Reported All welcome to visit the towers on practice Reports of crimes data from Police is still nights and maybe try their hand. No undergoing change. Generally crime is experience needed - keep fit - learn new skill! reduced except for burglaries which have increased, particularly from sheds.

To get reports directly ask Essex Watch Liaison Officer Brenda Cross 101 X 420279, Submissions/comments for next issue th 07970 599923 [email protected] Send latest by 20 of month preferably by Report 24/7 any knowledge or suspicion of email to editor James Briggs Foxreach criminal acts to 999 (if Stocking Green CB10 2SS 599352 urgent), 101 or anonymously to Crime [email protected] Stoppers 0800 555 111.

Edited extracts prepared by Editor of Radwinter Times Double glazed doors security weakness

The rise of uPVC and other double glazed doors has introduced a security weakness that is being exploited by burglars. The problem is the lock. Euro cylinder locks can be snapped, using simple DIY tools, in a matter of seconds. In December 2012 West Yorkshire Police said 27 per cent of burglaries in the region had been committed using this technique.

There is a simple solution– replace the lock with a Snap Secure euro cylinder lock, which has been designed and developed specifically to counter lock snapping.” Avocet’s ABS Snap Secure lock is accredited to British Standard TS007 retro-fit euro cylinder which was developed in response to the rise in lock snapping. The lock has passed the new SS312 Sold Secure Diamond standard, and is approved by Secured by Design, a Master Locksmiths Association (MLA). It features a patented system that guarantees a total barrier against forced entry even if the lock is snapped and it also allows the door to be opened and locked using the key from the inside.

Avocet Hardware is the Neighbourhood and Home Watch Network’s new primary sponsor for security products. More information about its ABS locks can be found at www.homesecurityandsafety.co.uk. Alternatively call 01484 725725.

Master Locksmith’s Exhibition

MLA Expo is the largest locksmithing and physical security related exhibition in the UK. The latest security products on show at the Telford International Centre 13th - 15th September 2013. More . Register to attend visit www.onlineregistration.co.uk/cgi-bin/reg.pl?showdir=mla/13&formname=reg

Support a Watch scheme

A new initiative, ‘Support a Watch’, has just been launched to promote Neighbourhood Watch and Home Watch projects and help them find the resources they need. ‘Support a Watch’ enables money and in-kind support to go to schemes and by an arrangement between a business or individual who wants to put something into their local community and a project that needs a boost. It centres around a page on the website http://www.ourwatch.org.uk which will feature up to ten projects at a time for periods of three months. Each project will have a page dedicated to them with information, descriptions of what they do, their successes, aims, aspirations, pictures and contact details.

‘Support a Watch’ is more than just a web page. There will also be help to promote projects in various other ways read more details on the coordinator leaflet. To apply submit an application form which has some guidance notes. More information Briefing & Application Guidelines or contact Our Watch by email or on 0116 229 3118.