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GOLDHANGER PARISH MAGAZINE JUNE 2017 122 Years of Goldhanger Parish Magazine There has been a Parish Magazine since 1895 when the Revd. Frederick Gardner started it shortly after being appointed Rector at Goldhanger. In 122 years there have only been a few breaks in publication, most notably during both World Wars. Magazine Editors: Stephen & Chris 788369 [email protected] Magazine & Website Morag Wood 788495 Advertising : [email protected] NB - All editorial copy to be submitted by midnight on the 15th of the month. All advertising (including For Sale and Wanted) to be submitted by midnight on the 13th of the month please. Adverts and donations are to be delivered to Morag Wood, Advertising Coordinator, at Elms Bakery, Church Street (next door but one to the Cricketers). Web Advertising: If you would like your advert included on the Goldhanger website, please contact Morag. It’s pretty cheap for a year and your ad will go on one of the top viewed pages. To advertise For Sale or Wanted items in the magazine the minimum donation is £1 per advert. If you would like to donate more it would always be welcome. * Please note: We cannot guarantee the delivery date of your magazine. Please bear this in mind when advertising functions at the beginning of the month. This magazine is run entirely by volunteers and relies on donations and advertising to fund it. It costs approximately £1 per issue to produce. We print about 340 copies each month. Please bear this in mind when submitting your personal interest articles. Donations can be made at any time by dropping them in to Morag (details above) or you can go to the Goldhanger website and click the PayPal button (you don’t have to have a PayPal account - you can use a debit or credit card). Goldhanger is also on the internet at: www.goldhanger.org.uk The magazine is available in glorious technicolour from the Goldhanger website. Goldhanger Correspondent If you have any news articles about the village for inclusion in the Maldon & Burnham Standard and the Essex Chronicle. Contact: Kaye Shrubb 01621 788639 07891 677157 [email protected] Page 2! of 52! An extract from the History Archives… Beckingham Hall Beckingham Hall is up for sale. The Hall has never been within Goldhanger Parish, but the estate once included Follyfaunts, Longwick, Highams, Rockleys and Manor Farms and four of the fields in the sale are within our Parish. The Hall was also once the most impressive Tudor building for miles around and the estate has many historic connections with the village that justify a place in our local history. Sadly, the original Tudor Hall disappeared in the late 1700s, probably as the result of a fire. It was described as a “Fortified Manor House”, with both an outer protective wall and a moat, the combination of which surrounded the Hall. The text on the drawing on the front cover indicates it to be a “Prospect from ye West”, and is based on a map of 1657. (There are more images on page 39 of this issue.) One of the best known remains of the Hall is an impressive oak over-mantel panel that is prominently displayed in the V & A Museum and demonstrates how grand the Hall once was. The most notable structure remaining at the site is the Tudor red- brick gatehouse which has been recorded by many artists over the years and is still frequently photographed. Here is a brief history of the Hall… 1150 The estate was given to Coggeshall Abbey by Godfrey de Darcy. 1536 Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries and Henry sold it to Sir Stephen Beckenham together with Follyfaunts and Longwick,farms for £929. 1546 Is the date on the panel from Beckingham Hall that is in the V&A. 1600s The estate passed through several generations of “Stephen Beckinghams” and several other families. 1711 Revd. Dr. Daniel Williams left the estate to the New England Company. 1782 The original Hall was destroyed and replaced by a smaller farmhouse. The Revd. Dr. Daniel Williams is perhaps the most fascinating character to have owned the Hall. He was a non-conformist preacher well known in London at the time. When he died he left his considerable lands in trust to the New England Company for 2000 years. It is not a “company” as we know it today, but a Missionary Society dedicated to converting native American Indians to Christianity. During the War of Independence it was pushed north into what became Canada, where until recently it still gave the funds received from the Beckingham estate to Church schools. Dr. Williams also bequeathed a library of non-conformist religious books which was funded from his estate and still exists in Gordon Square, Bloomsbury, London. For more about the Hall search for: Beckingham Hall past David Newman (www.Churchside1.plus.com/Goldhanger-past) For rare recent aerial views search for: Beckingham Hall for sale Page 3! of 52! Goldhanger Church Services Sunday 4th June Whit Sunday 8.30am Holy Communion (BCP) 9.30am Parish Communion (CW) Monday 5th June 7.00pm Evening Prayer Sunday 11th June Trinity Sunday 8.30am Holy Communion (BCP) 10.00am Family Service Thursday 15th June Corpus Christi Day of Thanksgiving for Holy Communion 7.30pm Holy Communion (CW) Sunday 18th June Trinity 1 8.30am Holy Communion (BCP) 9.30am Parish Communion by extension (CW) Monday 19th June 7.00pm Evening Prayer Sunday 25th June Trinity 2 8.30am Holy Communion (BCP) 9.30am Parish Communion (CW) Celebrant and Preacher: Rev’d Janet Nicholls Diocesan Rural Advisor and Agricultural Chaplin Followed by Bacon Butties and Parish Walk. (Further details elsewhere in the Magazine) Wednesday 28th June 12.30pm Picnic Service Weekday Services Holy Communion (BCP) every Tuesday at 10.00am * BCP denotes a service from The Book of Common Prayer using traditional language CW denotes a service from Common Worship using contemporary language. The services at St Peter's church are for everyone. We are pleased to have children at all of the services. There is a family service once a month. We are also pleased to have people of other denominations worshipping. Page 4! of 52! ST. PETER'S GOLDHANGER Rector of Goldhanger Reverend Jonathan 01621 893150 Little Totham & Great Pearce [email protected] Totham The Rectory 1 Hall Road Great Totham CM9 8NN Assistant Curate Reverend Sue Godsmark 01621 891513 [email protected] Church Wardens: Mr George Bunting 788234 Mrs Betty Abrey 01206 384894 Flowers for Church: Mrs Elaine Clark 788686 [email protected] St. Peter’s Goldhanger website: www.essexinfo.net/st-peter-s-church-goldhanger Please get in touch with the churchwardens if you are considering baptism for yourself or your children, for weddings, Holy Communion at home or if you would just like a visit. Parish Prayers If you would like someone, an event or concern included in church prayers please write your request in the book in the Lady Chapel. Votive candles are lit at Sunday Services. Make sure you collect your copy of The Monthly News Article Diary to find out what is happening in the Diocese of Essex. Available free in church each month. Flags for June Sunday 04th June ! Pentecost Saturday 17th June ! Queens official Birthday Wednesday 21st June ! Prince Williams Birthday th Saturday 24 June ! Armed Services Day Thursday 29th June ! St Peters Day Page 5! of 52! Community Pages Goldhanger Village Hall Available for clubs, societies, private functions etc., Bookings taken by Andrew Christy telephone 788432 www.goldhangervillagehall.co.uk Facebook: Goldhanger Village Hall Twitter: @Goldhanger_VH Goldhanger Women’s Institute 1st Wednesday of each month 7.30pm Goldhanger Village Hall. New members welcomed. http://goldhangerwi.co.uk Goldhanger Parish Council 2nd Tuesday of each month 7.30pm in Goldhanger Village Hall. essexinfo.net/goldhanger-parish-council Goldhanger Art Society Meets in the Village Hall every second Thursday of the month 2pm to 4.30pm. £5 non members - numbers are limited so please ring. Look forward to seeing you. For details ring Jane 01621 892565 Goldhanger Kazen Kai Karate Club Weekly on Thursday evenings in the Village Hall. For children and adults. Wheelchair available A manual wheelchair is available which can be borrowed by anyone in the village. Please contact Andrew Christy on 01621 788432 for details. Wildwatching Group Second Thursday. Meet at Goldhanger church at 2.00pm. All welcome. Page 6! of 52! Community Pages Stamps for the Guide Dogs Ivy Sharman collects your used stamps. Drop them in at 16 Head street. Tel: 788268. Donate to the Parish Magazine Donations can be made in person (see page 2) or via the Goldhanger website. You can pay using a Paypal account or a credit/debit card. www.goldhanger.org.uk Maldon District Council Monthly Surgeries 1st Saturday of the month at the Queens Head Tolleshunt D’Arcy. from 12 noon to 1pm. Meet Tolleshunt D’arcy and Tollesbury Ward Councillors and/or raise issues or problems relating to local council matters. Bellringing Every Wednesday 7pm - 9pm and for services on Sundays. Newcomers welcome. Contact Andrew Kelso 788284 or email [email protected]. www.bellringing.org/learntoring/ Mother's Union 4th Friday of each month at 1.45pm at Honeywood Hall, Hall Road, Great Totham. Coffee mornings Community Room at St. Peter’s Church on Tuesdays between 11am and 12noon. Everyone is welcome. Pop along, bring your friends, and have a chat over coffee. Wednesday lunchtime Picnic Service For Parents and toddlers. Last Wednesday of the month in term time. St. Peter’s Church. Page 7! of 52! GOLDHANGER NOTICEBOARD Bingo - Village Hall - Sat 3rd June 7pm - P.37 General Election voting - Village Hall - Thursday 8th June 7am-10pm Film night Village Hall “A Streetcat Named Bob” Wed 14th June 7pm - P.28 Local walk - St Peters - Sunday 25th June 11am - P.26 Page 8! of 52! MALDON DISTRICT COUNCIL RELAUNCH OF SATURDAY MORNING SURGERIES These will continue until the end of 2017.