LETTER FROM THE EDITORS Plenty going on in !

The arrival of autumn won’t see any letup in our social activities this year - on page 6 of the magazine you can read about the Salings So- cial event on 14th September. As 73 of you said in the Residents’ Survey last year that you missed the pub, we are expecting a good turnout! If that doesn’t appeal, the Camerata Singers, advertised on page 11, are leading Evensong later in the month at St James.

The results of Council’s governance review have also been announced, notably: 1. To extend the Parish boundary of Great Saling to include the unparished area of 2. Increase the number of Parish Councillors from 5 to 6 3. Rename ‘The Salings Parish Council’ So we are pleased to see that BDC have caught up with this maga- zine!

Meanwhile, the Millibar and Clubroom at An- drewsfield have now been registered as As- sets of Community Value by both and Braintree District Coun- cils, and so join the White Hart Tearooms in Great Saling which have the same designation.

So we trust you will enjoy reading this magazine and take part in the various events which it advertises.

Andrea & Richard (the editors) Please email contributions to the November edition by the 12th of October to:

[email protected]

2 EVENTS IN & AROUND THE SALINGS:

• 1. Sept. 11.00—18.00 Gt Easton soap box race (racing 12 ~3) – £5 parking + program www.facebook.com/GESoapbox • 1. Sept. 8.30am Men’s Breakfast @ Stebbing Church • 2. Sept. Picnic Hatfield Forest after Stebbing church service • 8. Sept. 8.30am Ladies Breakfast @ Stebbing Church • 8. Sept. Ride & Stride 152 miles for church repairs www.friendsofessexchurches.org.uk/ride-stride • 14. Sept. 18.30 Bar & Pizza evening @ Salings Village Hall • 15. Sept. 9.00am Deanery walk St Botolph’s Beauchamp Rod- ing • 15. Sept. Dunmow Carnival • 23. Sept. 13.30 Stebbing fete, cricket field, Mill Lane • 28. Sept. Fashion Fayre 19.00—22.00 @ Salings Millennium Hall • 6. Oct. 9.00am Men’s Breakfast @ The White Hart • 6. Oct. 19.00 @ Stebbing Village Hall – please join us for a Curry & Quiz Fundraiser – tickets £15 pp, 8 to a table. Bring your own drinks. Contact 07745 289313 • 6. & 7. Oct. Tilty Flower festival • 7. Oct. 15.30 Babies & toddlers service @ Stebbing church • 13. Oct. 8.30am Ladies Breakfast @ Stebbing Church

REGULAR EVENTS - SALINGS MILLENNIUM HALL: • Pilates: Mondays 11.15-12.00 • Art Group: Tuesdays 10.15-15.15 • Great Saling Parish Council Meeting: every 2nd Wed. @ 19.30 • Coffee Morning: 13. Sept. & 11. Oct. 10.30 - 12.00 • WEA: Mondays 1., 8., 15., 29. Oct. 14.00 - 16.00 http://wea-essex.org.uk/about/

3 CHURCH SERVICES in the Salings Sunday 2. Sept. 11.00 Morning Prayer Great Saling Sunday 9. Sept. 11.00 Morning Prayer Little Saling Sunday 16. Sept. 11.00 Harvest Service Great Saling Followed by a ‘Bring & Share’ lunch at Bluegate Farm Sunday 23. Sept. 11.00 Morning Prayer Little Saling Sunday 30. Sept. 16.00 Camerata Evensong Great Saling See page 11 for details. Sunday 7. Oct. 9.30 Holy Communion Great Saling Sunday 14. Oct. 11.00 Baptism Service Little Saling Sunday 21. Oct. 11.00 Family Service Great Saling Sunday 28. Oct. 11.00 Morning Prayer Little Saling Sunday 4. Nov. 16.00 All Souls Great Saling Sunday 11. Nov. 10.45 Remembrance Sunday Little Saling Additional services are held in the Benefice. Further details: Rev Tim Goodbody 856080; Rev Helen Pelly 810369

DEANERY WALKS: SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN TO COME UNTO ME The walk in the South Rodings on Saturday 15th September will be hosted by St Botolph’s Church, Dunmow Road, Beauchamp Roding, CM5 OPF, G/R 578 098. Queries to Andrew Parmenter, telephone 01279 876219 e-mail [email protected]. The last walk of the year, on Saturday 20th October, will be hosted by St John’s Church, St John’s Road, Stansted Mountfitchet, CM24 8JP, G/R 512 250. Queries to Paul Wilkin on 01279 812203 e-mail paul- [email protected]. As always, walkers meet in the church car park for the walk com- mencing at 9am. Light refreshments will be available after the walks and a short prayer said for the host church, aiming to finish at about 11am. The walks do go across fields and open countryside so please stress that suitable footwear should be worn. Dogs on leads are very welcome. Angela Harbottle 01371 876707 [email protected]

4 Dear friends,

The other day I was accosted in a car park by someone who wanted to talk to me about the hot weather we’ve had recently. “We won’t live to see it”, he told me, “But in 50 years will be like Africa.” He went on to claim that we don’t have 4 seasons any more, just two, the rainy season and the dry season. It was, in one sense of the word, an extreme weather conversation. And it is good to talk about these things. Trump may deny it, but cli- mate change is real, and anything we can do to stop global warming, we should try to do. God made humanity stewards of creation; we are supposed to look after it. But back to talking about the weather. It is a sort of national sport for the British – if it could get you fit we’d win every gold medal at the Olympics. But actually, it has been claimed (and I’m increasingly con- vinced) that when we talk about the weather we are actually taking about how we feel, in a roundabout and impersonal way. I know it is hard to imagine at the moment, but if someone says in a gloomy voice “Looks like rain again tomorrow ...” they may well be speaking the truth (because they have a weather app on their phone,) but what they want their friend to hear is “I’m feeling low but can’t talk about it”. If the friend is feeling more chipper they might reply “Yeah, but it’ll be warmer later in the week”, which is a kind of code for “cheer up things could be worse”. From ITV’s Love Island to sport to politics there has been a lot of con- versation in the media about mental health this summer. Being able to talk openly about how we are feeling is an important ingredient in good mental health, but if the example I’ve given is anything to go by, as a nation we aren’t very good at it. So, next time someone comments on the weather, try to see if you can get under the surface of the conversation and see what they real- ly want to say. In this way we are more likely to build community and improve our mental health. With blessings Tim

5 6 7 8 Great Saling Parish Council Clerk to the Council: Mrs Cathryn Carlisle Herkstead Green Bungalow Cornish Hall End Braintree Essex CM7 4HH - [email protected] T:01440 731964 www.essexinfo.net/greatsalingpc

Councillors Contact Details Mr Peter Martin 07801236461 Mrs Diane Greenwood (Chairman) 01371 851763 Mr Colin Bennett 01371 850320 Sue Baugh 01371 850168 Kathy Jiggins 01371 850002 Clerk Cathryn Carlisle 01440 731 964 Please remember that everyone is welcome to attend our meetings; they are on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm in the village Hall. Question time is always first on the Agenda, therefore you are not obliged to stay for the rest of the meeting if you do not wish to. Community Governance Review: Braintree District Council has now finished this review in relation to Bardfield Saling and Great Saling and has resolved to extend the parish boundary to include the unparished area of Bardfield Saling. This will increase the num- ber of Parish Councillors to 6 and rename the Parish Council from Great Sal- ing Parish Council to The Salings Parish Council, this will take effect on the 2nd May 2019. Braintree District Council has granted Community Asset status on Andrews Airfield (in line with Uttlesford District Council’s decision to do the same; the Parish Council are pleased with this result. Crows Green: The road will be closed from 21/08/18 for 36 days for Giga Clear Work. Mobile Library Consultation Essex County Council had sent a reply to the consultation “Thank you for your interest in setting up a community library. We have supported five new community libraries to set up and two existing volunteer-run libraries are joining the network. You can find links to them at http:// libraries.essex.gov.uk/community-libraries/. Following the Your Library, your community and your events and research we did in March, we are now reviewing the results and developing our plans for libraries in the future. Until we have done that, we have decided to pause support for more community libraries. Thank you again for your interest in libraries in your community.”

9 Footpaths The Clerk reported that she had received some complaints about the state of the footpaths and overgrown hedges. The Clerk has spoken to Robert Buck- nell who will get them cut as soon as possible. Memorial Planter The Parish Council would like to Thank Mike and Mo for taking over the planting and maintenance of the Andrewsfield Memorial Planter in the vil- lage. Speeding in the Village Speeding appears to be an ongoing and increasing problem in and around the village. The PC has received many complaints over the years and has tried a number of times to resolve this with Essex Highways. At the request of the PC, a Speed and Volume survey was done in the vil- lage in 2016; please see the results below:- “The location in question has a 30mph speed limit. The 7day mean average was 31.5mph south bound and 33.3mph north bound. For a Speed Indicator Device or Vehicle Actived Device to be considered the 7day average needs to be 5mph over the posted limit. There have been no reported accidents on the stretch in question and the mean average speeds would be deemed as good compliance. Following the publication of the DfT’s Circular Roads 01/2006, mean average speed data must be used as the basis for determining local speed limits. This is a change from the directive for the use of 85th percentile speeds in the DFT’s Circular Roads 01/93. The use of mean average speeds is under- pinned by extensive research demonstrating the well proven relationship be- tween speed and collision frequency and severity. Mean average speeds also reflect what the majority of drivers perceive as an appropriate speed to be driven for the road and are felt to be easier for road users themselves to understand.” The PC has tried to get the speed limit changed on all the approach roads into the village, but this was also turned down. Allotments There are several spare allotments if anyone is interested in having an allot- ment please contact the Clerk.

10 Camerata Singers will be coming to St James, Great Saling, on Sunday 30th September at 4pm to lead us in a Sung Evensong. They had a practice in St Peter & St Paul’s, Bardfield Saling, last year, so they should be on form! (joking aside, they were excellent). Do come & join us. Bring a copy of this magazine advert along for your complementary glass of wine!

St Mary's Church, Tilty is holding the annual FLOWER FESTIVAL on Sat/Sun 6th/7th October from 12 noon to 5pm with floral displays, photographic and historical displays, a coun- try market, raffle and children's games, plus the ever popular Headless Monk licensed pop up bar. The Saturday evening concert will be by the Bishop's Stortford Ukulele Society at 7.30pm, prior refreshments available. Tickets at £10 are on sale now. Please phone Fiona on 01371 870091 or Cec on 01371 870297 or email [email protected]

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David Skeet Plumbing & Heating Over 30 years experience All plumbing & Heating work Tel – 01371 810286 Mobile – 07891 943074

13 SALINGS MILLENNIUM HALL A MODERN HALL WITH LARGE CAR PARK FOR PRIVATE & CORPORATE HIRE PICCOTS LANE, GREAT SALING CM7 5DW

www.essexinfo.net/

Contact: Mrs. Jo Peake Mon-Sat 09:00 - 19:00 Phone: 01371 850 260; E-mail: [email protected]

THE SALINGS 100 CLUB If you are interested in joining the 100 Club please do not hesitate to contact Maya Hatcher on 01371 810887. It costs £2 per month and we accept cash, cheque or standing order.

August winners: 1st Eva Bacon 2nd Wendy Wright 3rd Geraldine Cant

EMERGENCY: Please always dial 999 in an emergency. To report a non-emergency crime you can: Use our do it online service • Call our non-emergency number 101 or • alternatively 01245 491491 • Call in at a police station • Deaf or hard-of-hearing - NGT TextRelay 18001 101

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17 18 19 1st FINCHINGFIELD SCOUT GROUP There are four sections that meet in the Scout Headquarters, Finchingfield. Beavers 6-8yrs held on Wednesday evenings 5.45 – 7.00pm Cubs 8-10 1/2 yrs on Tuesday evenings 6.30 – 8.00pm Scouts10 ½ -14yrs on Thursday evenings 7.30 – 9.00pm and Explorer Scouts 14–18yrs on Monday evenings 7.30 – 9.00pm All sections are available to girls and Boys We are currently recruiting Adult helpers for all sections To find out more contact Mark Wells - Group Scout Leader T: 01371 810447 E: [email protected]

20 21 Cllr.Mike Banthorpe E.C.C. announce favoured route option for upgraded A120 Businesses, residents and road users have been urged to “unite behind a shared vision for an im- proved A120” after Essex County Council an- nounced the favoured route option for the key route. The proposed route would see Galleys Corner trans- formed leading onto a dual carriageway road joining the A12 at junc- tion 23 just south of Kelvedon. Cllr Bentley said: “I truly believe that route option D offers the best solution to the problems of the current A120 between Braintree and the A12. Our study work has demonstrated that for every £1 million spent on improving the A120, residents, road users and businesses will see £3,750,000 in benefits. Route D also delivers up to 15 minutes in journey time savings. Now is when the real work begins. This scheme is competing with dozens across the country for Gov- ernment funding so it is vital that everyone unites behind a shared vision for an improved A120.“Please make your voice heard and make sure the Government knows just how important this road im- provement is to the future of Essex, East Anglia and the economic future of the country.” It is important to highlight that all work undertaken by ECC is adviso- ry; a preferred route announcement for the A120 can only be made by Highways England in association with the Department for Transport. An announcement on whether the scheme has been suc- cessful is expected next year (2019). If it is funded, the newly upgrad- ed A120 between Braintree and the A12 could be open as soon as 2026. For more information on the A120 Braintree to A12 scheme, please visit www.a120essex.co.uk. In addition to this, work starts on the Millennium Slips at Freeport in the next couple of months which will allow traffic from the west and east to avoid Galleys Corner, and is expected to be completed by 2021. Brook Green. An appeal was made to the Secretary of State follow- ing Braintree District Council’s refusal of the above application/s. Out- line planning application: 15/01538/OUT for development Green Land North and South Of Flitch Way, Pods Brook Road, Braintree compris- ing up to 1600 residential dwellings (Class C3) on 32.75ha of land,

22 works with new access via Pods Brook Road and Rayne Road and demolition of nos. 27 and 29 Gilda Terrace, Rayne Road. With all matters reserved save access. The appeal will be determined at a public inquiry and we have been advised that the inquiry will take place starting on 4 September 2018 at Howard Hall, Braintree Mason- ic Centre, 36 Bocking End, Braintree, Essex, CM7 9AA. at 10:00am, and may last more than one day. The inquiry will be conducted by an Inspector appointed by the Secre- tary of State for Communities and Local Government. A copy of the Council’s completed questionnaire and both the Council’s and Appel- lant’s statements can all be viewed online at www.braintree.gov.uk/pa. Once online, click the Appeals button and then search for the refer- ence number Ref15/01538/OUT. If you do not have access to the internet you can visit the Council’s office at Causeway House, Braintree or libraries at Halstead or With- am to view the details online. Please note, no paper copies of the ap- plication are available to view at the Council’s office or libraries. Community Governance Review 2018 The Council has now decided on the recommendations made in re- spect of the Community Governance Review 2018, which was as fol- lows in relation to Bardfield Saling and Great Saling: To extend the Parish boundary of Great Saling to include the unparished area of Bardfield Saling, increase number of Parish Councillors from 5 to 6, Rename "The Salings Parish Council" In relation to : That Panfield Wood remains within the parish of Rayne. In relation to Braintree Green: That the area known locally as Braintree Green remains unparished, and not to be included in the Rayne Ward. This remains as it is currently due to Parliamentary boundaries being reviewed with Rayne and the Three Fields wards being considered to being included in the Saffron Walden constituen- cy. (This would not affect the District boundary’s) There have been Saturday street markets in Braintree which have fea- tured Gourmet Street Food, Quality Drinks and Gifts and has been reported to have been very successful and enjoyable. The remaining dates for this year are 1st and 29th September, 27th October and 1st December.

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The index to the Society’s new book refers to no fewer than eleven castles. All are shadows of their former selves, but many can still be seen and just a few may be visited. Many were built soon after the Norman Conquest of 1066. These Nor- man castles are described as motte and bailey, consisting of a large mound of earth or rubble (motte) surmounted by a wooden or stone tower. Alongside would be an embanked enclosure with additional buildings (the bailey). A fine example of what a typical Norman castle may have been like exists at Stansted Mountfitchet. Although little survives other than the mound on which the original castle once stood, a wooden stock- ade and village have been recreated. The mottes are still visible from Norman castles at Anstey, Great Canfield and Stebbing. The parish of Castle Camps takes its name from the castle which dated back to Saxon times. Clavering castle’s buildings were sur- rounded by a large ditch which can still be seen, adjacent to the churchyard. Civil war raged in England between Stephen and his cousin Matilda from 1135 to 1153, a time known as The Anarchy which saw consid- erable castle building. Geoffrey de Mandeville, the Earl of Essex, swapped sides more than once. He built the castle at Saffron Wal- den. Some ruined walls still remain and they are Grade I listed, the finest surviving stone castle within . De Mande- ville also built the castle at Pleshey during the Anarchy. The large motte still remains. The pre- sent village of Pleshey lies mostly inside the outer bailey earthwork which is clearly visi- ble along much of its length. Our area is rich in heritage so, as ever, I encourage you to go explore and see what you can discover! Ken McDonald, Secretary

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Bang Out Of Order Mate!!! The group is working to • encourage crop growers to use visual deterrents • eliminate nuisance noise polluton • build a beter understanding between crop growers and people afected by noise in and around their homes and businesses Use this URL to report noise nuisance to Braintree Council or contact 01376 552525 to speak with a Environmental Health Ofcer: htps:// www.braintree.gov.uk/forms/form/426/en/report_a_noise_nuisance On Facebook? Visit htps://www.facebook.com/BoomBirdGasGuns Using Twiter? Look for @gasgunboom

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31 32 33 JANET C. DAVIES Dip.FD,MBIFD BRAINTREE’S LADY FUNERAL DIRECTOR

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Part of the Hunnaball Family Funeral Group 34 DISCLAIMER: The magazine production team has the right to refuse, post- pone or to edit any material received for publication and it is assumed that anyone submitting contributions has the copyright of that material. Any LOOSE-LEAF inserts are permitted only at the prior approval of the main distributer, Mr. Greg Coe, E: [email protected] and need to be paid for. For any queries related to ADVERTISING in this magazine as well as donations towards the magazine cost please contact: Mr Julian Dyer, T: 07768 124418 , E: [email protected] NOTE: all advertising and contributions need to be in PDF, Word or JPEG format - i.e. camera-ready in A5 or A6 size and max. 2 pages You can also join the Salings Magazine Facebook group For ELECTRONIC COPIES of the Salings Village Magazine go to: http://www.essexinfo.net/greatsalingpc/parish-mag/

CHURCH NOTICEBOARD Ministers: Revd. Tim Goodbody, The Vicarage, Ruffles Place, Stebbing CM6 3TJ, T: 01371 856080, E: [email protected] Revd. Helen Pelly, Purples, Bardfield Saling, T: 01371 810369 E: [email protected] Assistant Curate: Revd Sue Hurley. The Rectory, Park Road, Little Easton, CM6 2JJ, T: 01371859158 E: [email protected] Administrator Pilgrim Parishes: Caroline Wildgoose, T: 01371606110 E: [email protected] LITTLE SALING/BARDFIELD SALING Churchwardens: Mrs Helen Davies, Denbies, Bardfield Saling, Tel: 01371 850735, E-mail: [email protected] Mrs Deborah Reed, Bluegate Hall, . Tel 01371810985. E-mail : [email protected] PCC Secretary: Mrs Moira Grierson Rickford, Tel. 01371 850503 E-mail: [email protected] GREAT SALING Churchwardens: Mr Robert Bucknell, Onchors Farm, Tel: 07860521548, E-mail: [email protected] Mrs Lydia Roe, E-mail: [email protected] Treasurer: Mr Julian Dyer, Tel: 07768 124418, E-mail: [email protected] PCC Secretary: Mr Richard Gleed, E-mail: [email protected]

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