November 2019

ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH, FEERING

November 2019

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ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH, FEERING

PRIEST-IN-CHARGE The Reverend SIMON GARWOOD The Vicarage, Church Street, Kelvedon, CO5 9AL (573701) email: [email protected]

FEERING CHURCH WEBSITE http://www.kelvedonandfeeringchurches.co.uk/

CHURCH WARDEN TOM FOSTER Little Greys, Maldon Road, Kelvedon (570345)

HON. TREASURER VACANT ASSISTANT HON TREASURER / JEAN YEMS Braeburn, Sherwood Way, Feering (571787) HON. SECRETARY P.C.C.

HON. VERGER/SACRISTAN VACANT FIND US ON

KEEPER OF THE TOWER / JOHN ELLIOTT Tel: (572833)

BELL FUND CONTACT VICKI ELLIOTT Tel: (572833)/ [email protected]

SEXTON PAUL WEST 21, St. Mary’s Road, Kelvedon (570277) “ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH ...... FEERING” ST MARY THE VIRGIN CHURCH, KELVEDON

Sunday Services: 8.00 am Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer) 11.00 am Parish Eucharist (Common Worship) ...... ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, KELVEDON

Parish Priest: Monsignor Gordon Read The Presbytery, Church St. Kelvedon (570348) Sunday Mass: Coggeshall at 9.00 a.m; Kelvedon at 11.00 a.m; Tiptree at 6.00 p.m...... UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, KELVEDON

Minister: The Reverend Ken Thom The Manse, Chapel Lane, Tiptree, CO5 0HR Tel No: 01621 819437 Family Worship: 10.30 a.m......

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‘FROM THE VICARAGE’

STEVE: ERIC STEPHEN GREAVES 4th December 1942 – 26th September 2019 Churchwarden 2014-2019

Some words taken from his Funeral Address

Feering Church has lost a devoted friend and a fine servant. After a long, serious illness lasting several months, which was only very lately diagnosed as cancer of the oesophagus, Churchwarden Steve Greaves died suddenly and unexpectedly in the early hours of Thursday 26th September.

Steve was a very hard-working and committed churchwarden, but of course there was a much more to him than this. He was a genuine man of the world, since in his chosen career as a mining engineer he worked in more countries than many of us have visited.

Eric Stephen Greaves was born in Sheffield on 4th December 1942, and – of course – was a proud Yorkshireman. From High Storrs Grammar School in Sheffield he went to Camborne School of Mines in Penryn, Cornwall to train as a mining engineer. He graduated in 1965 and the following year went out to Zambia, beginning his working life with three years in the Copper Belt with his newly married wife Dot. The next three years (1969- 72) were spent at a tin mine in Malaysia, and the next 9 (1972-81) on a Swedish-run iron ore mine in Liberia. Steve went there as a planning engineer but rose to be mine superintendent. One of his great loves was rugby, and it’s a little-known fact that Steve was a member of the Liberian National Rugby Team. Of course, this wasn’t quite as grand as it sounds - the team was all European expats and in fact there were only 2 rugby teams in the whole country! Travel in Liberia was difficult, to say the least, so they had only one ‘international fixture’, against Sierra Leone (more of a weekend away, really). Steve and Dot had to leave Liberia very quickly in 1981, following the violent coup of the previous year - it hardly needs stressing that this was a pretty fraught and frightening time. They returned to the UK and then from 1982-85 he was in Indonesia, in an Australian tin mine, learning Indonesian while he was there.

Then came three years in Egypt (1986-88), working for the UK Overseas Development Agency, which he found very dull, as he only had to produce one report a month! After two short postings, first to Sierra Leone, which was pretty rough (they frequently ran out of oil and electricity) and then to a bauxite mine in Ghana, the following nine years (1990-99) saw Steve in Saudi Arabia, where he oversaw the construction of large underground tunnels that were used to store oil that had been extracted. Then Steve finally returned to the UK permanently, working on the (then) new A120 from Stansted and for Wimpey, retiring in 2008. Steve loved his work and was outstanding at it: what he did was valuable and worthwhile, providing essential materials and creating work and jobs for others. He also loved the relaxed lifestyle that usually went with it and - again usually - loved the weather! One of Steve’s ambitions was to see the world, and you can see that he pretty much achieved this.

Steve’s Christian faith grew as he grew older; by the time I arrived in February 2014 Dot and Steve were regulars at All Saints’. I was delighted when he agreed to be churchwarden in 2014: he proved to be thorough, efficient and resourceful, and especially good at the upkeep of this building. Grade One Listed Buildings like ours eat money - this didn’t go down well with a Yorkshireman! As a true Yorkshireman, Steve had to be persuaded to put the heating on a bit longer on Sunday mornings, and he burned the altar candles right down to the end, with no waste! He took on so many of the ‘boring jobs’: upkeep of the boiler, setting the heating, getting better deals for our gas and electricity, sorting out the removal of dead or dangerous trees from our churchyard and

3 cemetery; and this is by no means a comprehensive list. He dealt uncomplainingly with the long-winded and tedious process of faculty applications. In other words, he just ‘got on with it’. However early you got to church on Sunday, Steve would be there, usually in the sanctuary, clearing away dead insects with his broom. There were few days when his car wasn’t seen parked outside the church. His faith was lived out through the myriad practical things he did. An abiding memory for me is of Steve and Dot bringing the collection up during our Sunday service, then Steve closing the communion rail gates for people to receive Communion and opening them afterwards, having received Communion last himself.

Steve faced his final illness with quiet courage and dignity. Right up until almost his last week he continued to carry out his duties as a churchwarden. At his funeral we read from chapter 14 of John’s Gospel - some of Jesus’ words to his disciples on Maundy Thursday, the night before he died on Good Friday. Jesus tells them, “Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not let them be afraid”. This promise of bringing us to himself in his Father’s eternal dwelling-place holds just as true for Steve as for Jesus’ disciples then. The promise of a new, risen life with Christ also holds true for Steve, as for all who seek to follow the Christian way. Steve held to his faith in those last difficult weeks and days; and in turn he was held by God too.

While we struggle to accept Steve’s all-too-sudden going, we must give thanks for him too, and for the eternal peace in Christ in which he now rests - the peace that Christ alone, not anything in the world, can give. We mourn Steve’s death deeply, but we still give thanks to God for all his life, for his love and friendship. In the words of one of Jesus’ parables, we too say: ‘Well done, thou good and faithful servant.’ May he rest in peace and rise in glory. Amen.

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Steve strongly supported our building project, so he’d have been delighted with the success of our recent fundraising event, the Kelvedon Singers concert, Music for an Autumn Evening, on Sunday 20th October. A full church was treated to a wonderfully varied programme ranging over six centuries, from John Willbye’s sweetly reflective and melancholic madrigal Draw on, sweet night, to Queen’s We will rock you and Bohemian Rhapsody! There were songs of all shades and for all tastes in between - traditional folk songs, songs by classic English composers, Victorian ballads, two by a contemporary local composer, Colchester’s Alan Bullard, plus some classics from the jazz swing era and arrangements by the King’s Singers. I was unsure if Director Chris Phelps and the Singers would pull off Bohemian Rhapsody at the end, but they did it with aplomb! It was really heartening to see our church full for such a friendly and sociable evening. Our grateful thanks go to Chris and the Kelvedon Singers, and to key organiser Claire Romer-Lee, along with all who decorated the church, donated the cheese and wine, got the church ready and cleared up afterwards. It was a tremendous team effort - I’m not sure how much we raised for our project, but I’m pretty sure it is well into four figures. Thank you so much, all of you, and for all who attended. Please look out for future events!

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A quick push for two family events: our next 10.00am Family Service on Sunday 17th November, which as ever will be short, informal and accessible, with some lovely homemade refreshments; and our Christmas Messy Church on Saturday 30th November at 3.00pm, with fun Christmas crafts and refreshments too, ending with a short closing candlelit service around 4.00pm.

From your Parish Priest, Simon Tel. 01376 573701 Email: [email protected] The Vicarage, Church Street, Kelvedon, CO5 9AL 4

ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH, FEERING SERVICES for NOVEMBER 2019

THURSDAY 31ST OCTOBER - ALL SAINTS’ EVE/HALLOWEEN 11.00 am House Communion for All Saints’ Day, at ‘Upperfield’, Kelvedon High Street

SATURDAY 2ND NOVEMBER at ST MARY’S KELVEDON ‘In Loving Memory’ – A Service for Remembering and Reflecting 4.00 pm Bereavement Service with lighting of candles, followed by refreshments

SUNDAY 3RD NOVEMBER – ALL SAINTS’ SUNDAY: Our Patronal Festival 9.30 am Sung Holy Communion

SUNDAY 10TH NOVEMBER – REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY *9.15 am Sung Holy Communion with the Act of Remembrance *Please note the earlier time!

SUNDAY 17TH NOVEMBER – The Second Sunday before Advent *10.00 am FAMILY SERVICE A short, lively service without Holy Communion, followed by refreshments. *Please note the later time!

SUNDAY 24TH NOVEMBER – Christ the King (The Last Sunday before Advent) 9.30 am Sung Holy Communion

SATURDAY 30TH NOVEMBER 3.00 pm Messy Church for Christmas

SUNDAY 1ST DECEMBER – ADVENT SUNDAY 9.30 am Sung Holy Communion

From the Parish Registers, October 2019

We offer our prayers and condolences to the families and friends of:

Burial of Ashes

9 October – Derek Larner (St Martin’s Cemetery)

Funeral

21 October – Eric Stephen Greaves (All Saints’ Feering and Chelmsford Crematorium)

There were no baptisms or weddings at All Saints’ in October.

ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH FEERING 100 CLUB

OCTOBER 2019 RESULTS ….and the winning numbers are:

1st Prize £20 - No. 23 2nd Prize £15 - No. 5

Congratulations to our winners!

Many thanks for your support All Saints’ Church P.C.C.

St Mary’s Church is always open during the daytime – should you wish to drop in to sit quietly or pray, Note youfrom are your very welcome. Editor

THE BIGGER BREAKFAST ST MARY’S PRAYER GROUP The next Bigger Breakfast will take place Our next Prayer Group takes place on Saturday 16 November at the URC. on Monday 11th November at

All meetings start at 8 am with a light 8.00pm in the Church Rooms when breakfast – do come and join ecumenical we invite you to join us for a short friends from St Mary’s, St Mary time of quiet prayer for ourselves, Immaculate and the URC in prayer for our families and friends and our our community. community– all are welcome.

MUSIC FOR AN AUTUMN EVENING WITH KELVEDON SINGERS AT ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH FEERING SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER 2019

Thank you so much to everyone who supported this event

We raised a total of £2,186

Proceeds in aid of All Saints’ Building Fund

Note from your Editor

Welcome to the November edition of our magazine. As the days get shorter and winter approaches, you may want to get involved in some indoor projects…so check out the call for help from the Kelvedon Branch of the Royal British Legion “Operation Bunting” (p.13).

This month Jane talks about fuschais (p.14), Feering Good Companions are off to Parkers Garden Centre in Frinton, (p.8), Feering Cinema Club presents “The Aftermath” (p.10 & 11), Messy Church is back with a festive theme (p.15), there are updates from the Feering & Kelvedon Wildlife and Environment Goups (p.35 & 36) and Paul shares songs for the month of November (p.34). This month’s recipe is “Pasta al tonno con arancia” (p.37).

If you have any suggestions or ideas for our parish magazine or you are interested in submitting an article or placing an advert, please contact me for further details Tel. 07855 369516 or email me at – [email protected]. And remember to share your recipes. Please also note the deadlines for submissions for future editions, which can be found on p.41 and in particular the extra early deadline of 13 December for the January 2020 edition due to Christmas and New Year holidays.

I will leave you with this month’s thought:

"There is something incredibly nostalgic and significant about the annual cascade of autumn leaves." Joe L. Wheeler

Happy autumn!

Joanna

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ALL SAINTS’ RECIPE CLUB SHARE YOUR FAVOURITE RECIPES

Why not send in your favourite recipes to be included in the magazine? We welcome recipes from individuals, families, friends, organisations and businesses.

If you would like to share a recipe linked with a story or memory (no longer than one side of A4), please email or send it to:

Liz Garwood - Email: [email protected] Post to: The Vicarage, Church Street, Kelvedon, CO5 9AL

Please remember to include your name and contact details so that we can contact you (address, telephone number, email address). Note: We won’t print your personal contact details in the magazine.

FEERING GOOD COMPANIONS

David Bourne, one of the founder family members of Perrywoods, gave a very interesting, informative and enjoyable talk on the history of Perrywoods, where it got its name and plans for the company’s future. Most of our members have watched the business grow from small seeds to the very pleasant shopping experience it is today. A gift for almost every occasion can be found at Perrywoods, whether it be something for the garden or something for inside the home. We are fortunate to have this garden centre so close to home.

As winter approaches, we still have an exciting programme for the rest of the year. Our speaker in November is Anne White who will talk to us on the people who are named along the Avenue of remembrance in Colchester. There have been some interesting and some famous local people, who have been immortalised along this well- known local road and Anne will tell their stories. I’m sure we will all know of some of the characters and learn how they came to be recognised. It promises to be a very interesting afternoon.

We don’t usually have an outing in November but on Wednesday 20th we are planning a short day out to Parkers Garden Centre, Frinton. Pick up will be 10am for the short trip to the coast. The restaurant does get busy so it is advisable to book a table when you arrive. We have free time for lunch or afternoon tea and we will leave at 3pm. Cost to members is £15.00 and non -members £17.00.

Our Christmas lunch is booked for Tuesday December 17th at the Forrester’s Golf Club. Pick up will be 12 noon. Cost for a three-course meal, plus tea, coffee and mince pies.

On to 2020. Our first meeting on January 2nd is not to be missed. We have our fish and chip lunch plus an excellent entertainer. This will be a special day to welcome in the New Year.

If you are thinking of coming along to any of our meetings, (first Thursday of each month) you can be assured of a warm welcome. If you would like to talk to one of us beforehand, please ring Jean 571787.

Look forward to seeing you all at our forthcoming meetings and visits.

Jean Yems, Club Secretary.

ST MARY’S TEDDY BEAR CLUB NEWS

During October we have been learning about praying and listening to God, and we have heard how Jesus stilled the great storm on the water and the story he told about the houses built upon the rock and the sand.

A very Happy Birthday to Heath who will be two in November.

Teddy Bear Club recommences again after half term on 6th November.

All pre-school children and their parents and carers are very welcome at 9.30am at St Mary’s Parish Church every Wednesday in term time for a short, simple service with story time, birthday time and songs & music, followed by refreshments, craft and play.

NEWS FROM FEERING WI

We were very pleased to welcome visitors from local WIs to our open meeting this month, when our speaker was Patricia Hodgkins from the National Trust to talk about John Constable, the man and his landscape. Patricia started by telling us about Constable’s early life, born the son of a wealthy corn merchant who owned Flatford Mill and much of the land around. It was in the area of Dedham Vale (now known as Constable Country) that he painted the scenes we are all familiar with, such as The Hay Wain. Patricia showed us slides showing the comparison between Constable’s pictures and modern-day photographs to illustrate how little the landscape has changed. If anyone is interested in learning more about this beautiful area, she does guided-walking tours.

After the talk, we were treated to a delicious finger buffet, during which the raffle was drawn and members and visitors had a chance to chat and look at our sales tables. Business matters were kept to a minimum but we were reminded that our lunch on 14th November would be at The Princess Charlotte.

Our next meeting will be on 21st November – the speaker Anita Miller – Digital Boomers!

Visitors are always welcome at our friendly meetings.

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News from the Club

Our Last film, ‘Can you ever forgive me’ was an interesting and gripping film. It was slow to start but was the story of deceit and fraud by a one-time acknowledged author, who fell from grace due to her unfortunate personality. Melissa McCarthy and Richard E Grant gave amazing performances and the film gripped the audience right till the end. We all enjoyed another pleasant evening with friends and neighbours.

The next film on Friday 15th November is the ‘Aftermath’. This film is set in 1946 when a young woman goes to Hamburg to join her Colonel husband and shows the difficulty she has in setting up home together. The film stars Keira Knightley and Alexander Skarsgård and has had very good reviews since its release.

Our film on 6th December is ‘Alladin’. This is not a pantomime but an excellent film with some amazing effects and lots of good humour. A real feel good film for a dark winter evening.

Due to difficulties on some occasions with the times we are able to access the hall, we have been a little later setting up than we would like to be. Thank you for your patience. We still start at 7.30pm and look forward to seeing you all at the next film.

Best wishes to you all

Jean and Pat

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BRAINTREE FOODBANK

Please note: You are welcome to drop donations into Janet C Davies's new office in Kelvedon High Street if you need a local drop off point for Braintree Foodbank.

Feering Church 100 Club

All Saints’ Church is our delightful village Church and has stood in the village for over 400 years. The Church is the centre of the community, with a well-kept churchyard offering a quiet, tranquil area. Our Church has a welcoming congregation for regular worship and offers solace, or celebration for family events as required.

All ancient buildings require regular maintenance and the cost of such work rises year upon year. One source of income is our 100 Club. All members of the community can support the Church by donating £15.00 to the 100 Club for one number to be entered into the monthly draw, with a chance to recoup your donation. You may have as many numbers as you wish. Please help us to keep this beautiful Church an active well-loved part of our village.

Monthly prizes are: 1st prize £20.00; 2nd prize £15.00

December draw is: 1st prize £50.00; 2nd prize £30.00; 3rd prize £20; 4th prize £10.00

The year begins in January so please join soon to be sure to be in the first draw.

Many thanks for your support.

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I would like to join All Saints’ Church 100 Club at an annual fee of £15.00 per number.

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I/ we enclose our subscription of £15.00 per number. Total £………………………………………

Please make cheques payable to: “Feering Church 100 Club” and send with this form to:- Mrs Dee. Richardson, Church Gate House, The Street, Feering CO5 9QJ Tel: 01376 572918

LOCAL COMMUNITY

ROYAL BRITISH LEGION KELVEDON BRANCH (WHICH INCLUDES FEERING) WE NEED YOUR HELP – OPERATON BUNTING

To all members and friends, we have another project for VE Day the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day which, as you probably know, is being celebrated on the 8th May next year. Our contribution will be to transfer “The 1940’s Tea Party” from the Kelvedon Labour Club, where it’s been held for the last 2 years to the Feering Community Centre and join in with the Feering Community Association May Fayre. Along with tea cakes etc, there will music, dancing, soloists, singing groups, a full presentation of military equipment and also lots and lots of BUNTING.

In the spirit of the period, it will all be handmade, so my request to you is for contributions of patterned material e.g. table cloths, dresses, shirts, in fact anything that will be suitable for cutting into triangles measuring 20cm along the top and 30cm on the longest sides (or 8ins by 12ins in old money).

I will be collecting material or flags if you have pinking shears and want to cut some out. Then sometime in the New Year we will have a get together to do some cutting and then distribute flags and bias binding for those who would like to do some sewing.

After the tremendous effort everyone made with the Great Poppy Knit last year, I have high hopes for a jolly show next year. Also, this bunting will go on to be used at future Tea Parties and other happy Royal British Legion events in years to come.

Thank you! Gaynor Oldroyd 22 Millers Mead, Feering 01376 571342

From The

Potting Shed with Jane Palmer

If you grow fuchsias, you may not be aware of the history or their use in the kitchen. The fuchsia is a genus of flowering shrubs and trees native to Mexico down through South America and the Caribbean, and also to New Zealand and a number of Pacific islands.

The first European to describe the fuchsia, was a French monk and botanist, Charles Plumier, on an exhibition to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (divided now into the Dominican Republic and Haiti) in the early eighteenth century. It appears in his book, Nova Plantarum Americanum Genera (1703) – the drawing comes from this - and he named the new genus after German botanist and physician, Leonhart Fuchs. This first fuchsia was called Fuchsia triphylla flore coccinea, found today as F. triphylla. Fuchsias reached Europe later that century (there is confusion about how and when), but they had definitely arrived by the 1780’s and most probably from seeds from New York. After that, with the fashion for glass houses and a desire for new and exotic plants, they could be found everywhere. At their peak of popularity in Victorian times, they were grown as standards, pyramids and shrubs in all kinds and sizes of gardens. During WW1, food production took priority over ornamentals but they came back into fashion after the war ended, especially in the USA.

Breeders, horticulturists and plant hunters worked to discover more species and varieties and then to breed cultivars and hybrids which improved on form, and flower colour and size, so we have an immense choice of plants available to us today. What they all have in common though, is that they are edible – flowers and fruit – but they vary a lot in taste. Fuchsia jam, jelly and chutney recipes can be found all over the internet. Take a look!

Things to do in November - Sorry, you can’t retire in front of the fire!

 Plant bulbs – it’s not too late for crocus, daffodils and tulips.  Prune, cut back and divide perennials.  Protect outside taps from frost – I use bubble wrap.  If you haven’t taken in dahlias, do so after the first frost has blackened them. Label, cut off stems and store in the dark under a shallow layer of sand. Keep an eye on them so they don’t rot or dry out too much.  Cover bare soil in the veg plot with a green manure.  Prune roses to half their height to prevent wind rock.  Plant autumn garlic, raspberry canes and currant bushes.  Prune apple and pears (no stone fruit trees till the summer).  Aerate your lawn with a garden fork to stop compaction.  Feed the birds!

Happy autumn gardening! Jane [email protected]

LEISURE, HOBBIES & FITNESS

HEALTH & BEAUTY LEISURE, HOBBIES & FITNESS

FEERING & KELVEDON GARDEN CLUB

RHS Affiliated Society No. 10545127 www.essexinfo.net/feering-kelvedon-garden-club

The Wildlife of Minsmere & Dunwich was the subject of Alex Bass' fascinating talk this month. The Minsmere lagoons were originally peat diggings whose brackish water is now the favoured home of many waterfowl, particularly the avocet which breeds well in coastal lagoons. Some of the birds not only sported very exotic plumage but also colourful legs.

Fiona had brought copies of the current Kings Seed catalogues. If we order as a group, we get a discount. Catalogues will still be available next month but orders should be in a.s.a.p.

More forward planning. Christmas! Yes, it's on its way. The Annual Christmas Social will take place on Tuesday December 3rd starting at 7.30pm. Tickets available from the Chairman or Treasurer £5. Volunteers required for help with setting up, clearing up, providing food.

February brings the AGM and volunteers are needed for the committee. Please think about it, the Club cannot run itself, help is needed.

Next year's coach trip is to the Exotic Gardens of Henstead nr Beccles. £28 members; £33 non-members (includes drivers tip). Andrew Brogan who owns the gardens will be our first speaker of the year. Our July outing will be to Hyde Hall on 2 July. 17

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LOCAL COMMUNITY

PAYMENTS & DONATIONS TO ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH FEERING

Please note that any payments / donations made by cheque must be made payable to: “Feering Church”. The bank will not accept cheques with any other variation.

We thank you for your co-operation and understanding.

For donations to the restoration of the bells at All Saints’, please make your cheques payable to: “Feering Church Bell A/c”

Gift Aid forms are available from Jean Yems.

N.B. All Saints’ Church 100 Club – cheques should be made payable to:

“Feering Church 100 Club” Thank you for your support - All Saints’ Church P.C.C.

NEWS FROM FEERING PARISH COUNCIL Contact us: [email protected] Tel: 01376 572882 www.essexinfo.net/feeringparishcouncil Committed to excellence for our community

Feering Parish Councillors are Paul Lees (Chairman), Claire Newton (Vice-Chairman), Lee Blackburn, Mike Bonner, Robert Carpenter, Dan Leach and Christa Dobson who can all be contacted via the Parish Office on 01376 572882. For information on any meeting please go to the Parish Council website at http://www.essexinfo.net/feeringparishcouncil to see the Agendas and minutes. Please also like our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram page. New Email Address Just a reminder that the email addresses for councillors and Clerk changed on 1 September. The Clerk’s email address is [email protected] and councillors emails will be cllr.[surname]@feeringparishcouncil.gov.uk Please can we ask you to update your records.

Handyman / Grass and Verge Cutting Contracts

The Council are looking to obtain quotes for contracts to provide the Handyman and Grass and Verge Cutting services for the village. If you are interested in providing a quote to provide these services to the village, please contact the Clerk ([email protected]) to obtain a specification pack.

Please note that the Council reserve the right to offer the contract to the most economically advantageous bid and not necessarily the lowest bid. The deadline to submit quotations is Wednesday 6 November 2019.

Mental Health First Aid Training

Feering Parish Council held a free Mental Health First Aid training course run by PROVIDE at Feering Community Centre on Saturday 5th October 2019. The course was excellent and was very well received.

As the course was over-subscribed, we are looking at possibly running a further date. If you are interested in attending the course, please register your interest with the Clerk – [email protected] or 01376 572882.

Special Constable Scheme for Feering

Would you like to make a difference to the village in which you live by providing a police presence? Would you be able to commit to a minimum of 16 hours per month to respond to community concerns, assist with speeding issues in the village and provide foot patrols through the village. Special officers have exactly the same powers and uniform as a regular officer, but they are volunteers. We are working with Essex Police to recruit candidates for the role of special constables for Feering. If you are interested in finding out about the Special Constable scheme or apply for one of the roles, please contact our Clerk on 01376 572882 or email clerk.feeringparishcouncil.com or visit the Essex Police Specials Website: https://www.essex.police.uk/communityspecials.

Closure of the Small Playing Field

The small playing field has been cordoned off and work is due to start on 21 October. We apologise for the delay in starting this work, this has been due to the poor weather for grass growth. Please can we remind residents and users of the area to not enter the cordoned off area in order for the remedial work to be able to take effect and ensure that we have an improved playing surface for many years to come.

Full Council meeting held on 15 October 2019 at 7.30 pm The Full Council meeting was held on 15 October 2019. Copies of the full minutes for the meeting can be found on the Parish Council Website once they have been agreed at the following Full Council meeting. During the meeting the following items were discussed:  Speeding Issues – The Speed Indicator Device (SID) has now been repaired and is back up and working on Coggeshall Road. We had a member of the public attend to discuss the speeding issues in Little Tey Road. It was discussed that Cllr Robert Mitchell should be contacted regarding this issue. London Road is due a new traffic survey. It was asked that this is not done within school holiday periods.  Kelvedon & Feering Health Centre – Cllr Lees gave an update on the meeting which he attended with the KFHC practice and the CCG. Concerns were raised regarding the issues which have been occurring at the practice and specifically communication. It was discussed that the practice would contact the clerks at Feering and Kelvedon Parish Council with communication updates which will be sent out via newsletters, website and social media. The issue with Boots was also raised and the practice will look into this.  Christmas Lights – It was discussed that it would be nice to have some Christmas lights in the village and the Clerk informed the Council that Greenfields have confirmed that a Tree could be placed on the Village Green. We now need to confirm whether there is any power supply there or whether we could source solar powered lights.  Finance – The Council has decided to open a new instant access savings account with another bank to continue to ensure the parish finances are protected under the FSCS guarantee. Planning Committee Meeting held on 26 September 2019 and 15 October 2019 The Planning Committee meeting was held on 26 September 2019. Minutes of this meeting will be available on the website once they are approved. The following was considered:  Consider and agree a response to the BDC Local Plan Phase 1. A further Planning Committee meeting was held on 15 October 2019. Minutes of this meeting will be available on the website once they are approved. The following applications were considered:  19/00679/REM – Land West of Kelvedon Station, Station Road, Kelvedon There were no decisions made by Braintree District Council.

MANNED REFUSE LORRY DATES FOR FEERING 2019/20 Location Time Date Glebe Gardens 10.00 – 11.00 07.12.19 Hanover Square 11.00 – 12.00 07.12.19 Bottom of Feering Hill 10.00 – 11.00 18.01.20 Rye Mill Lane 11.00 – 12.00 18.01.20 Glebe Gardens 10.00 – 11.00 07.03.20 Hanover Square 11.00 – 12.00 07.03.20

The Parish Office & Community Information Point is open in the Centre on Tuesday to Thursday from 10.00 am – 2.00 pm (01376 572882), for recycling sacks and dog bags, as well as information about local events and services. Information is also available on the Parish Noticeboards at the entrance to the Community Centre, and on the green opposite the Sun Inn Pub.

NEWSLETTER October 2019 Kelvedon and Feering Health Centre – your surgery, your care, your say

Hello!

Welcome to the first in a series of new monthly updates on progress at your local GP surgery. Some of you may be aware that we recently met district and parish councillors who shared feedback from you, our registered patients, about our services. We understand the concerns so we have started publishing this newsletter, first to apologise for the issues you have raised and then to keep you updated on the transformation of NHS services we offer here in Kelvedon and Feering.

Transformation is the process of putting in new systems and services to ensure the practice moves forward in the right way. The recent merger and change of management at both your local surgeries, along with serious challenges in recruiting permanent clinical staff, have meant this process has so far been a rocky one. We’re sorry that some of our patients have not received the service they’ve come to expect in the past. We will value your help and input when you feel we have got it wrong but also let us know when we get it right as we make improvements.

Sharon Moss Managing Partner

Where are we today?

2018 was a challenging time for the practice. In July that year, the partnership running Kelvedon and Feering Health Centre at the time took over the contract for Brimpton House Surgery, which had approximately 2,500 patients. The patient list at Kelvedon and Feering Health Centre in 2018 was 5,700 patients, meaning our current list size for the merged practice grew to 8,200.

As part of the merger, there were some staff changes as one would expect during such transitions, and a new partnership took over the contract for the joint practice in August. That left us with fewer full-time clinical staff which also meant extra costs for locum cover.

We also had to put all of our patients onto a single IT system, as the two practices had different, incompatible software when they operated independently. This revision of patient records showed that some medical checks for former patients of Brimpton House were outstanding and required action within a short timescale. With difficulty in recruiting clinical staff, the surgery faced real challenges. Our transformation also needed experts to identify and support the changes we needed to make. The partners commissioned two experts to help with our back-office services, new ways of working, staffing structure, services available to patients, appointment systems and how to move us forward while making sure we follow best practice. Fast forward to October 2019, and we have identified issues in areas that we do apologise for, but for which we now have plans in place to resolve. You can read more about those below.

Concerns you have raised – and what we are doing

You said: Staffing gaps meant the reception team was not large enough to manage incoming telephone calls. We did: New reception staff are already in place with more to come.

You said: The practice had a poor telephone system with dedicated lines, call queuing or capacity to record calls for training purposes. We did: We have sourced a new telephone system that covers all call recording, dedicated lines for results, appointment cancellation, prescription queries and call queuing.

You said: A shortage of administrative staff meant we were not always able to communicate with patients through website updates and other means as readily as we would have liked. We did: We are currently on a recruitment drive to bring new admin and clerical staff on board.

You said: Not enough online appointments have been available. We did: Our transformation team is looking at a new rota system and a fair allocation of different types of appointment.

You said: There are not enough clinical staff to cover blood test appointments for all patients needing them. We did: Following interviews in September 2019, we have a new nursing team joining from the end of this month which will allow for more blood test appointments covering urgent requests, along with people covered by our current provision for over-65s and vulnerable people. The service will resume fully once we have recruited a new phlebotomist. (Until then, capacity remains an issue, so we are asking patients who are able to travel for non-urgent blood tests to do so for the time being. There are two walk-in blood testing services, at St Michael’s Hospital in Braintree and St Peter’s Hospital in Maldon, within 10 miles of the practice.)

You said: There are not enough online appointments. We did: The transformation team are looking at the appointment structure and more online appointments will be available from November 2019.

You said: The surgery’s website is not updated regularly and communication with residents could be better. We did: Practice team to ensure communication is available to all patient population via Newsletters, updated website and monthly updates in the Parish Council Paper

You said: It is not clear how vulnerable patients keep in touch with the surgery for emergencies. We did: We set up a dedicated number that is being given to all our vulnerable patients and to care homes we work with.

Information you may find useful and plans for the future: FREE NHS Mid Essex Child Health App

Not sure what to do when your child is unwell? NHS Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group has a free smartphone and tablet app that provides you with expert advice on common childhood illnesses. It can help you decide what to do when your little one is poorly, including whether you need to seek help. Conditions covered include coughs, colds and flu, chicken pox and measles, earache, tonsillitis, breathing difficulties, meningitis, mental wellbeing and many more. There is also a handy section on when to keep your child home from school. The app is available now and free to download by searching for “Mid Essex Child Health” in the Apple App Store or on Google Play.

New services at the Kelvedon Hub (the former Brimpton House site) These will include MSK (musculoskeletal care – physiotherapy), flu clinics, a young carers service and nurse-led clinics.

Food Bank Tokens available NOW Just ask at the Health Centre building for more details.

Mental Health Positivity Packs Available Enquire at the Health Centre site for more information. We are working closely with our neighbouring GP practices in what is called a Primary Care Network to offer social prescribers, pharmacists and Extended Access appointments (which are pre-bookable for routine matters outside normal practice hours).

New website and online consultation system We will be sharing more details as they become available.

We value your comments Look in the surgery and on our website for details of a dedicated email address where you can have your say and log any comments you wish to make about our services. We promise to take on board all comments and suggestions and let you know what we did by means of a “You Said, We Did” wallchart like the section above.

If you want to support transformation at the practice and get more closely involved, we are forming a Patient Participation Group for any patient who wishes to be part of the practice transformation, giving them a voice in how we take the practice forward together. Please let us know if you would like to join.

Notification - Dementia in the Community training and consultation

On our next shutdown day Tuesday 12th November at 13.00, we are offering any members of the community to attend our Dementia in the Community training and consultation about how you the community can best serve our patients and the carers of those with Dementia. The presentation will be given by the Alzheimer's Society for the community. It will last about one hour and will be held at Kelvedon Surgery. All are very much welcomed.

From January 2020 we want to deliver our new found skills by running monthly Dementia Cafe for carers and patients with Dementia/Alzheimer's

Thank You and Kind Regards - Lesley Hicks - QN (Queens Nurse), Advanced Nurse Practitioner Associate Clinical Lead, Dickens Practice Group

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OUR ENVIRONMENT

In our new section of the magazine “Our Environment”, we are sharing news and updates from the new Feering and Kelvedon Wildlife Group and the Climate Change Working Group.

We would also like to encourage everyone to get involved by sending in tips and suggestions to help the environment….from recipes for batch cooking and reducing food waste, to reducing use of plastic, to making your garden more wildlife friendly.

If you would like to share any tips or suggestions to be included in a future edition of our magazine, please email me: Joanna Brown, Editor – [email protected]

ESSEX POLICE CRIME PREVENTION 12 Tips for Christmas and After

1. If you must store Christmas food and drink, presents and other goodies within garages and outbuildings, ensure that they are out of sight and that it’s securely locked with good quality well fitted locks. Treat your shed to a shed alarm.

2. Avoid tempting window shopping burglars; don’t leave presents and valuables on full view in front of a window.

3. Ensure that your windows and doors are closed and locked before leaving the house. Don’t attract burglars to your home by leaving it in darkness; leave lights on timers, perhaps treat yourself to a TV simulator too.

4. Lock gates to keep unwanted visitors from getting to the rear of your home.

5. Whether an evening out or Christmas shopping keep your bags, handbags, wallets and mobile safe. Busy places make it easier for the sneak thief, so be alert at all times.

6. Park safely; look for a Parkmark accredited car park www.parkmark.co.uk/car-park-finder Check that your car is locked before you leave it and don’t leave valuables and gifts on display in your car.

7. When you go to leave the house and find that your car is all iced up, don’t leave it unattended with the engine running to de-ice it. It only takes a second to steal your car and it would invalidate any insurance claim.

8. Attending a Christmas party – make sure that you have considered how you are getting home in advanced and avoid using unlicensed taxis. Ensure you drink responsible and are aware of your surroundings, whilst keeping your drink and belongings safe. www.suzylamplugh.org/Pages/FAQs/Category/personal-safety

9. Watch what you put on social media; check your settings to ensure that you are not broadcasting when you are not at home and the lovely gifts you have received.

10. After Christmas don’t advertise your nice gifts to the thieves by putting the empty boxes out for collection, disguise them, fold them up inside out or put them inside other non-descript box.

11. Record your new property free on www.immobilise.com , install tracking and security apps on relevant electrical and computer products.

12. Have a Great Christmas and New Year!! For further crime prevention advice see: www.essex.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/

Stephen Armson-Smith, Braintree & Uttlesford Crime Prevention Officer

NO TO WEST TEY, MONKS WOOD, KINGS DENE CAUSE in numbers!

CAUSE would like to say a huge thank to the following people:

 All 85 people who delivered 24,000 leaflets  All those who donated money to allow us to pay five experts to advise us (barrister, planning consultant, air quality professor, sustainability appraisal expert and transport consultant)  1500 of you who emailed us or returned postcards  All the people who joined us and walked five miles across the West Tey site, sowed 41,000 wildflower seeds and planted three trees’!!!

CAUSE has spoken at seven public meetings and we have read over 2,000 pages of council evidence this summer. We submitted 18 papers to the planning inspector totalling 322 pages of our findings and analysis, plus all the comments we received from the public.

We believe that the Section 1, new towns (‘garden communities’), plan is unsound. There are problems with the delivery of infrastructure (rapid transit, rail capacity, healthcare, water and waste treatment). The financial appraisals are flawed, such that promises made cannot be paid for. Community engagement has been appalling, and the consultation may be unlawful. The councils have not demonstrated that they can gain control of the thousands of acres they require. And the assessment of alternatives leaves much to be desired. The analysis of the impact on EU habitats sites has probably not been adequate, and Historic England says that not enough has been done to protect heritage sites.

It remains for the Inspector to examine the evidence. The authorities wish for a hearing before Christmas, we feel that this is next-to-impossible. In the meantime, the speculative applications from developers continue.

CAUSE still believes that the ‘normal’ district local plan, known as Section 2, should proceed instead of the new towns. That would give the villages the protection they need against speculative development.

Finally, beware possible attempts at ‘engagement’ by NEGC Ltd this autumn. They will be asking you to choose the concrete, the curtains and the names for the new towns, and anything you say will be treated as acceptance of the project.

Contact Andrew Coy by email [email protected] if you would like to spread the message and assist CAUSE. Or go to our website for more detailed information. [email protected]

LOCAL COMMUNITY

ACTIVITIES TAKING PLACE AT FEERING COMMUNITY CENTRE & CONTACTS

WHAT WHEN CONTACT

ARCHERY VARIOUS WEEKENDS KYLE BURKS – 07932 744250

BROWNIES & RAINBOWS Brownies & Rainbows take place on https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/information- various days at the Community Centre, for for-parents/register-your-daughter more information or to register to join, please visit their website  VITA SERENA WORKSHOP VARIOUS BRITTA HOCHKEPPEL – 07900 211088

PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS - 3RD TUESDAY IN MONTH LISA COLLINS - 01376 572882 ACORN CARPET BOWLS – MAIN HALL EVERY WEDNESDAYS. COMPETITIONS MICK FISHER - 01376 571620 HELD ON MON AND FRI 19.30 – 22.00

GOOD COMPANIONS – OAK ROOM 1ST THURS IN MONTH 14.00 – 16.00 JEAN YEMS - 01376 571794

BABY & TODDLER GROUP - OAK EVERY WEDNESDAY 09.15 – 11.45 REBECCA SAUNDERS - 07971 939644 ROOM TERM TIME ONLY W.I. – OAK ROOM 3RD THURSDAY IN MONTH 19.15 – 22.30 BEVERLY PAINTER - 01376 570653

METAFIT – MAIN HALL SATURDAY 8.00 – 8.30AM SARAH DAVEY - 07706 075600

W.E.A. OAK ROOM VARIOUS CLASSES DURING YEAR KEN EDWARDS - 01376 570573 LITTLE PEEPS NURSERY – OAK MON, TUES, THURS & FRI JULIE ETHERINGTON - 07592 814263 ROOM and ACORN ROOM FLOWER CLUB – MAIN HALL 3RD TUES EACH MONTH 19.30 – 22.30 MRS S BUNTING - 01376 571059 COUNTRY MUSIC CLUB - MAIN HALL EVERY SUNDAY 19.30 – 22.30 DAVE & WENDY HAYLOCK 01376 324347 02 EMBROIDERY CLUB - OAK ROOM 2ND SATURDAY IN MONTH 09.30 – 15.00 SECRETARY - 01277 655994 www.o2textiles.co.uk YOGA – OAK ROOM EVERY TUESDAY 20.00 – 21.00 NIKI WIBROW - 07958 555105 FOOTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY – OAK TERM TIMES (various dates) NICKY FITCH - 07962 233893 ROOM 3 RIVERS TREFOIL GUILD ACORN 3RD MONDAY EACH MONTH JANET HORLOCK - 01376 573412 ROOM BADMINTON – MAIN HALL TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS 19.30 – 22.00 TUES JOHN BARRIT – 07980 354433 THURS MICK WILLIAMS – [email protected]

CINEMA CLUB – MAIN HALL 3rd FRIDAY EACH MONTH JEAN YEMS - 01376 571787 Doors open 19.00 Film starts 19.30 SCRIBBLEWIBBLE ART CLUB – EVERY THURSDAY 17.00 – 18.00 ELISE CLITHEROE - 07838 449499 ACORN ROOM

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, OR TO HIRE A ROOM IN THE COMMUNITY CENTRE, PLEASE CALL LINDA ON 01376 572467 or email [email protected]

Feering Community Centre, Coggeshall Road, Feering, Essex, CO5 9QB Telephone 01376 572467 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.essexinfo.net/feeringcommunitycentre/ Office Open: Monday & Friday 9:00am-12.00pm, Wednesday: 6.00pm – 8.00pm

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KICK OFF ADVENT

WITH TEA AND MINCE PIES

ANTHONY ROBERTS with JAMIE CUNLIFFE ON PIANO

CHARLES DICKENS’

A CHRISTMAS CAROL WITH MUSIC

at FEERINGBURY MANOR Coggeshall Road, Feering, CO5 9RB

SUNDAY DECEMBER 1ST 2019

In aid of lovely new toilet and servery in our church

3.30pm for 4.00pm

Tickets £5.00 from Sonia Coode-Adams

All seats must be booked online [email protected]

Pay on arrival. Seats limited.

NOTES FROM THE MUSIC ROOM

Houses of Parliament in turmoil…..1605 or 2019…..

Novem, the Latin word for nine, denoting the ninth month of the year in the Roman calendar however as we know it now it is the penultimate and eleventh month of the year.

Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the USA every November as it commemorates the first harvest for the ‘New World’ Pilgrims in 1621……..although in fact it was October!!

Back in the UK we have a different November celebration of Guy Fawkes or Bonfire Night. Our Parliament lately is creating plenty of fireworks and not just on November 5th……

Here are some songs to make your Guy Fawkes night go with a bang:

 Firework – Katy Perry  Rockets – Ella Henderson  We didn’t start the fire – Billy Joel  Chariots of Fire - Vangelis  Great balls of fire – Jerry Lee Lewis  Catherine wheels – Crowded House  Treason – Teardrop Explodes  Rocket Man – Elton John  Fire – Jimi Hendrix  Fireworks – Drake/Alicia Keys Indulge in a toffee apple and roasted chestnuts around the fire and enjoy fireworks safely.

Paul Blennarhassett (of Nil Satis Vinyl Records and Memorabilia)

OUR ENVIRONMENT

Feering and Kelvedon Wildlife Group

The new Feering and Kelvedon Wildlife group held another amble on Sunday 13th October around the field behind the station where 250 new homes are to be built by Cala Homes. We documented lots of tree and hedgerow species and it was lovely to see new faces and some familiar ones. If you are interested in finding out more or joining this new group, please email [email protected] or join our Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/feeringkelvedonwildlifegroup/) which is interactive and allows members to post sightings and photographs.

Allotment holders on the Stoney Flint site are looking to sow some wild flowers on a small patch of the site in the next few months. Many individuals have already started to introduce their own wild flowers and cultivated plants on their plots. Wild flowers have great pollination benefits and a “cutting bed” reduces the amount of cultivated flowers brought from shops and supermarkets.

In other news, Essex County Council announced on 8th October that going forward, planning applications will be scrutinised by council highways officers much more vigorously to protect natural habitats. Until now, as James Abbott of the Green and Independent Group and colleagues have been raising, many planning consents in Braintree District have resulted in significant losses of mature native rural hedgerows, so these new stricter conditions are very welcome.

Environmental Working Group – Ideas and Help needed!

A new environmental working group is being set up by Feering Parish Council to look at how we can help protect the local environment in our village for future generations. This follows growing momentum for positive action, with the UK and Braintree District Council both declaring climate emergencies this year, and Essex County Council just revealing their own plans to tackle climate change, including embarking on a 350,000 tree-planting project and setting up a new cross-party Essex Climate Change Commission.

Eco groups are being set up throughout Essex, and Essex Eco (@ecoessexpage on Facebook) is looking to create partnerships with local eco groups for the benefit of our communities and more importantly our planet. So far, they have partnered up with groups in Halstead, Earls Colne, Colchester, Benfleet, Southend and Rochford. If you are interested in helping to get Feering involved in this positive movement, please contact either [email protected] or [email protected] Any ideas and offers of help, no matter how big or small, are very welcome!

Tip of the Month

Toilet paper! Check out an organisation called Who Gives A Crap (https://uk.whogivesacrap.org/) if you haven’t already. They sell toilet paper, tissues and kitchen roll that are made from recycled paper with no plastic wrapping in site. This organization funds projects to provide good sanitation and toilets in deprived areas of the world. From personal experience the toilet roll lasts for a long time compared to other brand names and is just

35 as good. The only issue is the minimum order is 48 rolls at £36. You could share a box with friends, family or neighbours.

Alternatively, you can pop to the REco store in Tiptree to see what they have on offer.

Is this something you are concerned about? Would you be willing to give up approximately two hours every month to look at how we can make positive changes in our village? If so, please contact [email protected] or [email protected] .

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Eco Tips This Month – Shared by Elise and Susie, REco Store, Tiptree

Our environmental impact on the planet and the devastation it is causing is overwhelming. People always ask us ' how can my actions make a difference?' ' What can I do to help?'. At REco Store, we believe that every change you make to your lifestyle, big or small will create a positive ripple effect. Your actions may inspire a family member or friend. Your first eco purchase may lead to others. Here are some easy ideas to get you started:

 Eat fewer takeaways  Have shorter showers  Keep unnecessary lights switched off  Shop local  Buy second hand  Keep car tyres inflated  Use a reusable tea/coffee/water bottle We can help you too, reuse and refill your old detergent/washing up liquid bottle at our store. We sell package free food too that can be refilled in any of your existing containers.

Make some changes, your planet needs you. We are always on hand for a chat and advice should you need it.

Do you have any Eco tips to share with our readers?

If you would like to share your Eco tips in the magazine please email: Editor, Joanna Brown - [email protected]

RECIPE CLUB ALL SAINTS’ FEERING RECIPE CLUB

Pasta al tonno con arancia or Tuna pasta with orange Shared by Gaynor Oldroyd

“This is a recipe I came up with many years ago when my eldest son, now 50 years old was a toddler. Yes, as you’re asking, I was a child bride! We lived in Spofforth, a small village between Harrogate and Wetherby when one afternoon a friend of my husband’s turned up unexpectedly hoping to stay the night and needing dinner - it was Wednesday, half day closing (remember those), only a tiny freezer, what to do? This was the result…”

Ingredients 1 tin of tuna in oil 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 large onion - chopped At least 1 rasher of bacon - chopped 1 or 2 cloves of garlic 1 tin of tomatoes Zest and juice of 1 large orange White wine (as much as it will take) Salt, pepper and parsley to garnish Any pasta of your choice approx. 75g per person.

Method 1. Pour the oil from the tin into a large frying pan, add the olive oil, fry the bacon until golden, remove and put to one side. 2. Sweat the onion until soft, add the garlic, bacon and the zest and juice of the orange. 3. When it’s bubbling nicely, add the tomatoes and the wine and cook until it’s sufficiently thickened. 4. Add the tuna and the salt and pepper to your taste. When it is hot, transfer to a serving dish and keep warm, covered in a low oven. 5. In the meantime, cook your pasta according to the instructions on the packet.

This did actually serve three adults, fortunately James only wanted cheese on his pasta. You can always make it go further by adding frozen peas, tinned flageolet beans, cannelloni beans or baby tomatoes that are past their best.

UNSCRAMBLE THE LETTERS – ALL RELATE TO NATURE & WILDLIFE

Question Answer 1. EDDNAONIL 2. GORF 3. DELFI SOUME 4. SHERFIGINK 5. TETOR 6. YPOPP 7. OPDATLE 8. VIRER 9. RIRQELUS 10. TEWN Answer p.41

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BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

FORTHCOMING EVENTS – AT A GLANCE

NOVEMBER 2019

7th Thurs FEERING GOOD COMPANIONS – TALK “AVENUE OF REMEMBRANCE, COLCHESTER” (p. 8)

15th Fri FEERING CINEMA CLUB - “THE AFTERMATH” (p.10 & 11)

15th Fri ROMAN RIVER PRESENTS “CLASSICAL FAVOURITES” (p.38)

19th Tues FEERING FLOWER CLUB – DEMO “WITH HELP FROM VIVALDI (p.9)

20th Weds FEERING GOOD COMPANIONS – TRIP TO PARKERS GARDEN CENTRE (p.8)

21st Thurs FEERING WI – DIGITAL BOOMERS (p.9)

23rd Sat SALTY TALES – KELVEDON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (p.30)

30th Sat CHRISTMAS MARKET – COLCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS (p. 38)

ABBEYFIELD FRIENDS CLUB – 1st FRIDAY OF THE MONTH – 10am – 12 noon

CHURCH SERVICES, NEWS AND EVENTS

 ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH, ST MARY’S CHURCH, KELVEDON CATHOLIC PARISH, UNITED REFORMED CHURCH – For details see p.2-6, 15, 33  TEDDY BEAR CLUB – ST MARY’S CHURCH, KELVEDON – 9.30am every Wednesday during term time (p.8)

OFFERS & WANTS CUTLERY FOR HIRE Kelvedon W.I. have 100 place settings (knife, fork, spoon). Available for hire at £5.00 per 50 settings. Contact Pennie Chaplin on 571140

*** DEADLINES FOR FEERING MAGAZINE SUBMISSIONS ***

Please note the deadline for submissions and contributions for the Feering Parish Magazine 2019/2020 editions:

December – Wed 20 November January – Fri 13 December *** Please note the extra early deadline February – Mon 20 January March – Thurs 20 February

Where appropriate/possible, submissions received after the deadline (unless timebound), will be included the following month.

QUICK QUIZ (p.37) ANSWERS 1. DANDELION; 2. FROG; 3. FIELD MOUSE; 4. KINGFISHER; 5. OTTER; 6. POPPY; 7. TADPOLE; 8. RIVER; 9. SQUIRREL; 10. NEWT

A 'USEFUL INFORMATION' SHEET STD Codes Colchester (01206): Chelmsford (01245): Maldon/Tiptree/Tollesbury (01621) Banks ...... No Banks in Feering or Kelvedon: Most Banks available in Witham and Tiptree Blood Transfusion: ...... Information available” from time to time” in the Feering Community Association articles. British Rail: ...... National Rail enquiries (24 hour) 0345 484950/ Daily situation report 0171 247 5488 Buses (all South-east England Services) ... Traveline - 0871 200 2233 Chemist: ...... Boots Chemist, 72 High Street, Kelvedon. (570368) Child Care: ...... Clinic, 5 Mayland, Witham (512243) Chiropody: ...... Mrs. Lesley Hill, 11 Mallard Close, Kelvedon (570532) Citizens Advice Bureau: ...... Public Hall, Collingwood Road, Witham (516222) Mon-Thurs. 10 am- 4 pm. Fri. 10 am.-1 pm. Dentists: ...... Kelvedon Dental Practice 1, New Road, Kelvedon (570785) Mid-Essex Dental Care 215-217 High Street, Kelvedon (573777) Doctors: ...... Dr. H.V. Ramsay: : 46 High Street, Kelvedon (572906) - Kelvedon & Feering HC Electrical Power Failure: ...... Emergency: UK Power Networks - 0800 0290247 Customer Service 0845 601 4516 Feering Baby & Toddler Group...... Each Wednesday during term time 9:45am-11:45am. Community Centre. Contact Group Leader, Rebecca (07971 939644) Feering Baby Signing Class: Mondays 1.00 pm-2.00 pm. Contact: Debs Taylor( 573241) or [email protected] Feering Carpet Bowls Club: ...... Mr. M. Fisher, 10 Hanover Square, Feering (571620) Feering Church of England School ...... Coggeshall Road, Feering (570296) Feering Church Flowers: ...... Mrs. J. Crayston, Old Wills Farm, Feering (570259) Feering Cinema Club: ...... BOOKINGS at: Ridgeons (Feering), Sandwich Shop (Kelvedon), Bhavani General Store (Kelvedon), Stonefield Film showings on 3rd Friday of the month (subject to change) – look out for info on posters and Facebook Feering Community Association: … … … Laura Atkinson (Chairman): Linda Bolton (Administrator) 01376 572467 Feering Community Centre: ...... BOOKINGS at Community Centre office, open Monday & Friday 9am-12pm and Wednesday 6pm-8pm (572467) Feering Flower Club: ...... 3rd Tues. Evening - Community Centre, Contact: Sue Bunting. (571059) Feering Football Club: ...... Hon. Sec. Mrs. Linda Goddard, 36 The Rookeries, Marks Tey, Essex C06 1DY Feering Good Companions: ...... 1st Thurs. 2.00-4.00 pm Community Centre, Chairperson: Val Goulding (572978) Contact - Secretary: Mrs. Jean Yems (571787) Feering & Kelvedon History Museum … … … Open: Monday 2 – 5 pm March to October only – Saturday 9.30 – 12.30 pm (access is through the library) Feering and Kelvedon Garden Club … … … Contact: Chairman Annie Northfield (517527) Feering Pre-school – ‘Little Peeps’: … Contact: Julie Etherington - 07592814263 Feering Singers: ...... Telephone Anne Pope (01376) 570825 Gas Leaks: ...... National Gas Emergency Service: 0800 111 999 Girl Guiding UK: ...... District Commissioner Witham East: Contact: (01376) 570464 All Recruitment: www.girlguiding.org.uk/interested Hospital: ...... Colchester General Hospital, Turner Road, Colchester - 01206 747474 Karate/Kickboxing … … … Local Classes / Personal Tuition – David Wilson (529122) Mobile 07967 490968 Kelvedon & District Rotary Club:… … … …. Les Turner (01296) 865651 email: [email protected] Kelvedon & Feering Art Soc...... Information Contact: Roger Pitt (570569) Kelvedon & Feering Cricket Club: … … … Hon. Sec.: Mr. Paul Lees (573111) Club Coach: Martin Griffiths - 07968 062459 - E-mail [email protected] Colts Manager: Hugo Bibby (01621) 890080 Kelvedon and Feering Heritage Society: ... Chairman: Tom Foster (570345) Kelvedon & Feering Pre-school: ...... … Admissions: 0792 259 2183 Kelvedon Good Companions: … … … Vice Chair: Angela Chittock (571490) or Joyce Rowe (571474) Meet alternate Mondays at Kelvedon Labour Club Kelvedon Toddler Group … … … Easterford Road –Monday morning 9.30 am. – 11.30 am. –Contact Jenny (571960) Kelvedon & Feering WEA: ...... Hon Sec:- Mr. K. Edwards (570573) Kelvedon Rail Users Association … … … Chairman – Mark Leslie Tel: 07930 160071 Library: ...... Ayletts School, Maldon Road, Kelvedon (570843) Monday 1.00-6.00 pm., Thursday 1.00-6.00 pm., Saturday 9.00 am. - 1.00 pm. Library (Mobile): ...... Tuesday 10.15 – 10.40 am. Marshall Close; 11.00 - 11.15 am. Hanover Bridge; 11.20 - 11.35 am. Village Green Magazine Editor: ... … … Joanna Brown (07855 369516) E-mail: [email protected] Parish Council-Feering: ...... All Enquiries: The Clerk, Lisa Collins, Parish Council Office, Feering Community Centre, Feering C05 9QB - office open Tuesday to Thursday 10 am to 12 noon (572882) District Councillors ...... Mrs Jenny Sandum (07941 937296) Mr Paul Thorogood (07973 385275) County Councillor … … … Mr Robert Mitchell (570254); [email protected] - Braintree Eastern Police: ...... Witham Police Station, Newland Street, Witham, CM8 2AS, Telephone: 101 Mobile: 07974457258 Braintree Crime Prevention Officer, Stephen Armson-Smith on 101 ext 407110 / [email protected] Prested Hall Lawn Tennis Club: … … … … Open to non-members - new players welcome - contact Head Professional STEVE TAYLOR on 07779 599767 or [email protected] Prested Hall Real Tennis Club: … … … … Contact Head Professional CLAIRE FAHEY to arrange a free introductory lesson, and/or for details, on (570220) or (573399) or [email protected] R Royal British Legion Kelvedon Branch: … …. Chairman Stephen Laccohee; Secretary Alexander Kennedy ([email protected] / Tel. (01376) 571862) Samaritans: ...... Day or Night, Colchester (561234) Scouts: ...... Group Leader, Margaret Patterson (570854) - (Recruitment)-BEAVERS Sarah Tassell (573147) Soldiers Sailors & Airman and Families Association - Forces Help: ...... County Office (Colchester - 01206 764114) Veterinary Surgeon: ...... The Veterinary Practice 30, West Street Coggeshall, Colchester, CO6 1NS (561667) Tiptree Veterinary Centre, Lion Cottage, Maypole Road, Tiptree - 01621 818282 Spring Lodge Veterinary Centre, 39 Church Rd, Tiptree, Colchester CO5 0SU - 01621 819704 Witham & B’tree Railway Users Assoc'n: Chairman: David Bigg, 76 Maldon Rd., Witham (512088) Women's Institute: ...... Secretary - Maureen Browning 07796 302828 (phone or text)

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