Bardfield Saling and Great Saling and Has Resolved to Extend the Parish Boundary to Include the Unparished Area of Bardfield Saling
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LETTER FROM THE EDITORS Plenty going on in the Salings! 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 Braintree District Council’s governance review have also been announced, notably: 1. To extend the Parish boundary of Great Saling to include the unparished area of Bardfield Saling 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 Uttlesford 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 Essex 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 England 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.