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News and events from your Parish Council Homes from £165,000 Your edition of Kelvedon Parish Council Magazine Welcome... our Parish Council is pleased to present YIssue Three of the Parish magazine to Contents you and your family. Letter from the Chairman 6 This is not an ad-mag and contains a Kelvedon Parish Council Allotments 8 mixture of articles about our community Council Contacts 12 and the things and organisations that work Please Vote for Democracy 13 within the community, to make Kelvedon Your Local Councillor 16 such a brilliant place to live, work and play. Youth Forum 18 Firstly, on behalf of the Parish Council and Be Prepared for Winter 20 its staff I would like to wish you and your Worship 24 family and friends a happy and peaceful Christmas Services 25 Christmas. It has been a hectic, and I KCA – Garden Club 26 hope productive, year in the village as the Chocolate Log Recipe 30 Parish Council has completed some major projects – such as the footpath and the mini

The photo on the front cover shows the Parish Clerk, Peter Studd, accepting the Essex Association of Local Councils and the Acumen Wages Services award for Community Work. The photo was taken by David Jackman of Everything Local News – www.everythinglocalnews.co.uk – and we thank This magazine has been produced at him for his permission to use this image. no cost to the Parish Council.

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Kelvedon Parish Council Magazine 5 The Chairman

Letter from the Chairman Welcome once again to Kelvedon Parish Council’s magazine.

Autumn is disappearing and winter and bounds from the situation that Peter approaches, with dark nights (and dark inherited from our previous Clerk. mornings too for those who have to get In the previous edition, I noted that Rob up to go to work, take children to school Lancashire had been co-opted onto the or whatever) so I hope that residents will council. By the time you read this, we will be appreciate the festive Christmas lights well on the way to co-opting another new around the village. I would like to extend my councillor to replace Louise Buttery, who thanks to my councillor colleagues and to resigned for personal reasons. I would like Kelvedon Community Association who have to thank Louise for all her hard work during been working together to make this happen. her time on the council and I wish her well Did you realise that Kelvedon Parish Council going forwards. was originally formed in December 1894, Speaking of new councillors, now seems so this year we are celebrating 120 years of an opportune moment to mention that serving the community. It seems appropriate Kelvedon Parish Council is up for re-election therefore that, this year, Kelvedon has (all 11 seats) next May and I am aware that won the award for Best Kept Village in its a number of current councillors may be class, won a County award for our work planning to stand down, so this will create with the community and an Essex Playing an opportunity for some new members Fields award for the quality, cleanliness and – please do consider whether you’d be safety of our parks and water meadows. interested in standing come May. If you The council has successfully installed want to know a bit more about the job the new path and the skate park on the and what it entails, please see the council’s Recreation Ground, and more rubbish and website (www.kelvedon.org.uk) or contact dog waste bins have been installed around the Clerk via the council office. the village. The amount of waste collected has doubled, making for a neater and tidier The council is deep in the throes of agreeing environment. The hard work of Lewis Hunt its budget for the coming financial year has contributed in no small measure to all and the precept (the amount that it asks this, so thanks Lewis. Braintree District Council to collect from residents on its behalf). As you may recall, The ‘back office’ team of Peter and Sue have the Parish Council is committed to keeping been working extremely hard to improve the precept unchanged for the coming the level of service offered to residents, financial year. This will be despite the fact responding promptly to queries and issues, that the amount of the grant received from so my thanks go to them. Braintree District Council will be reduced. I am pleased to report that the latest parish The consequence is likely to be that the council accounts have been signed off ‘pot’ from which the parish council is able by the National Audit Office with a clean to make grants to village organisations will bill of health. We have come on in leaps be smaller. The council’s policy of wishing to 6 support local organisations where possible remains unchanged. DRJ Services Ltd I have previously commented about a distinct NIC EIC approved Electrical Contractors lack of any meaningful communication from All Electrical work undertaken the police. I regret to say that this is still & guaranteed an issue. Essex Police have now committed Testing & Inspection • Free quotes to holding regular community meetings Tel: 01621 816257 every 8 weeks, chaired by an officer of at Mob: 07802838292 least the rank of sergeant. It remains to be seen how this development will work out in [email protected] practice. The obvious downside is that they Designer Home Heating are scheduled in normal office hours and appear to be listed for Braintree or Witham Designer HomeDesigner Heating Home Heating (at least at present) which, I suspect, will not assist in attracting many Kelvedon residents. Additionally, there is an intention for local officers to hold regular drop in sessions. It was noticeable, however, that no police actually turned up at the first such scheduled meeting (13th October), despite it having 12 High Street,12 Hadleigh,High Street, Ipswich, Hadleigh, Suffolk Ipswich, IP7 5AP Suffolk IP7 5AP been advertised locally. I hope that this is not Tel: 01473 828914 Tel: 01473 | Email: 828914 [email protected] | Email: [email protected] the start of a trend. 12 Web:High www.nevellidesignerradiators.co.uk Street,Web: www.nevellidesignerradiators.co.ukHadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk IP7 5AP Tel: 01473 828914 | Email: [email protected] In conclusion, may I, on behalf of the Web: Thewww.nevellidesignerradiators.co.uk Hare and Hounds council, wish you all the best for Christmas Award winning country pub and restaurant with accommodation and for 2015. Christmas party 13th December 2014 3 COURSE CHRISTMAS DINNER plus ENTERTAINMENT!

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elvedon Parish Council’s first meeting was on 14th December 1894, following the election of councillors on the 4th, after the local government act of that year. The first Ktwo meetings were taken up with appointing a Clerk, arranging bank accounts and adopting Standing Orders, but at the February 1895 meeting it was decided to set up a subcommittee to look in to the need and to look for a site for allotments for the village. They held a public meeting in St Mary’s hall which had resulted in 24 applications for plots. So the hunt for land was on. In April it was decided to write to the land agent of Felix Hall, to ask if they would have a suitable field and at the same meeting the Rev Hay the Vicar (and also Chairman of the Council) offered a field called the “Bleach Pond” field to the council at £2.5s.0d per acre per annum. At the October meeting with no land seemingly available at Felix Hall it was decided to draw up an agreement to rent a piece of the Glebe land on Church Hill. At the November 1895 meeting, after a discussion, the tenancy agreement and rules for the allotments were agreed and Mr Godfrey was asked to print a sufficient number, which he did for £1.4s.8d. Councillors Mr Bonner and Mr Fitch were appointed as Allotment Wardens in 1896, and both continued to serve until 8 the late 1920’s. During 1896 the Wardens The Rowley Lane allotments can just be seen as Glebe Rd is being built. marked out and let the plots at 5d a rod per year and had drawn up an agreement with the Vicar, which was signed at the February 1897 council meeting. The Vice Chairman, Mr Polley, signing on behalf of the council as the Rev. Hay was Chairman and Vicar. The land was found to be difficult to cultivate and poorly drained, so in 1898 the rents were reduced to 4d a rod, and in 1900 reduced by a further halfpenny bringing in a total of £11.13.4 for all 800 rods. For the next ten years all went smoothly and crops got better, and rents were back at 5d a rod. 1911 was a bad year nationwide, a heat wave and drought causing poor crops and losses due to fire. So poor were the yields on Kelvedon’s allotments that the council decided to waive the rents for the following year. With the threat of war coming in 1914, the council decided to look for extra land, and new allotments were opened on Felix Hall land by the Rowley Lane Railway Bridge. Both sites were fully used through the Great War and into the 1920’s. With the exception of 1921, which was very wet, all seems to have gone well. In 1928 it seems that Bleach Pond field, by now called Stony Flint, was half empty, and it was decided to move the remaining plot holders to the lower end and plough the rest. It seems the plots on the Rowley Lane Field, and the new Braintree Rural district Council site off Orchard Road, known as “Barleyman Chase”, were more popular. At the September 1929 Council Meeting, the Wardens reported that some of the men renting plots had been in an “altercation” and some damage had been done, no record survives of who these were, or what it was about. 1931 brought 2 new Allotment wardens in Mr Taylor and Mr Rowell, who asked that the council allow them to give plots free of charge to local men suffering unemployment due h

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Kelvedon Parish Council Magazine 9 to the great depression. This allowed them the following year, to announce that both the Parish Councils sites were full. The same year the Rural District Council told the parish it intended to build a new road for housing (something the Parish had been asking for since the end of WW1) which would take in Barleyman Chase. In 1935, as St Marys Road was started, the Rural District asked Kelvedon to take over the shrinking allotment site, so as to allow men who lost plots to be moved to Parish sites. It was many years before this was completed. 2 plots on this site were lost to make a rubbish tip! As of the end of 1938 the Wardens reported there were eight vacant plots. With the outbreak of the Second World War, these were soon snapped up two being let to the Boys school in Church Street and being looked after by both local boys and evacuees. In 1943 the Barleymans Chase site, which by 1941 seems to be known as the St. Marys Rd site, suffered a plague of crickets that were thought to breeding on the R.D.C.’s rubbish tip. Also in 1943 to help with war effort some unused land in the High street was ploughed up for allotments by the Parish Council and let out free of charge. 1951 brought the first major change to the law on allotments, with the 1950 Allotment Act coming into force. In Kelvedon, the Rowley Lane site only being half full, at least 12 plot holders from the St Marys Rd site had moved to waste land off the Chase, what is now the RecreationKelvedon Ground. Parish Council Magazine Ad - Sept 2014.pdf 1 29/09/2014 11:25:39 Kelvedon Parish Council Magazine Ad - Sept 2014.pdf 1 29/09/2014 11:25:39 It seems during the 1950’s that allotment gardening became less popular, and in 1954 much

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Kelvedon Parish Council Magazine 11 Contacts County Councillor - Lady Patricia Newton Council Contacts [email protected] Braintree District Councillor – Tom Foster 01376 570250 Kelvedon Parish Council Braintree District Councillor – Robert Mitchell Council Offices: The Old Fire Station, 01376 570254 102 High Street, Kelvedon, Essex CO5 9AA Ballet Box and Vote The Parish Office is normally open every Monday Your Member of Parliament from 8am to 4pm and on Wednesday and Thursday Priti Patel MP – 0207 by:2193528 Yasir Imran from 8am to midday [email protected] Phone: 01376 570285 E-mail: [email protected] Facebook page: Kelvedon Parish Council Witham Cleaning Services If it has to be cleaned, we can do it! Happy Christmas Your Parish Councillors • Domestic window cleaning & New Year • Carpet cleaning Offices • Janitorial supplies Shops Councillor – Craig Martin - Chair • IT equipment cleaning Factories 01376 570285 (keyboards etc) • Gutter cleaning Councillor – Lesley Hill - Vice Chair • Patio cleaning 07775 943493 For a personal family service call today! 0800 118 2818 (24 hrs) Councillor – Jean Anderson www.withamcleaningservices.co.uk 01376 571794 Councillor Vacancy Councillor – Jane Coates Shelley’s Celebration Cakes 07745 166756 Councillor – Terry Dixon 07952 185771 specialize in late bookings and short notice cakes

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12 Please Vote for Democracy On 7th May 2015 there will be a series of elections which affect you and what happens within our village and the purpose of this article is to encourage you to vote, either by postal ballot or by putting your cross on a series of ballot papers, at the Institute on that date. Ballet Box and Vote Firstly, we will have a General Election where residents are asked to elect their Member of by: Yasir Imran Parliament and where we are part of the Witham constituency. This result will be yasirimran.wordpress.com declared on the night of 7/5/14 or shortly thereafter. Our County Councillor – Lady Patricia Newton does not face election on 7/5/15 and thus remains in place to support the Parish Council and to deal with any problems that you wish to take to her. Secondly, as part of the Kelvedon and Feering constituency of Braintree District Council (BDC) there will be the chance to vote for two District Councillors. Cllr Tom Foster is standing down after many years of service to this Parish. The votes of the principle authority (BDC) will be counted once our M.P has been elected. Thirdly, there may be the opportunity to vote for, and elect, your Parish Councillors. In the past h GUTTER EMPTYING

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• 20 years’ experience in construction, The Parish Council is thus seeking your carpentry and property maintenance • Bespoke furniture (built-in and freestanding) involvement in our village affairs or as the • Carpentry • Decorating Essex Association of Local Councils puts it to • Loft and garage conversions and more be “Someone who makes a difference and Handyman Services 07901 721320 – Magnus Skoog gains the best for their community”. e: [email protected] • www.magnusskoog.com The role involves attendance at one or two meetings per month at which you take decisions about which activities the Parish Council will support, where money should be spent, what services we should be delivering and what polices should be implemented. We are an established timber Councillors then monitor the effectiveness yard in Great Totham, Essex of their decisions to ensure that the Parish who provide timber supplies Council delivers efficient and effective to the public and trade. services within our village, whilst at the same time representing the Council at various local, district and county meetings. Councillor activities are guided and assisted by a paid Parish Clerk- who has a detailed knowledge of the Local Government Act of 1972 – which is the legal framework within which Parish Councils have to work. Fencing l Post & Rail l Half Rounds l Rectangular So, please consider becoming a Parish Ironmongery l Decking l Trellis l Treated Timber l Bark Logs l Field Gates l Galvanised Fencing l Log Cabins Councillor and contact the Clerk on LOCAL DELIVERY SERVICE AVAILABLE 01376-570285 or [email protected],uk or the Chairman of the Parish Council on Tel: 01621 891999 07952905435 so that you can discuss the www.southwoodtimber.co.uk role and how it is undertaken on a day by day basis. 14 3576MOAT 16/10/2014 11:27 Page 1

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Kelvedon Parish Council Magazine 15 Your Local Councillor Cllr Mrs Lesley Hill Lesley moved to Kelvedon on 4th February 1972 and joined Kelvedon Parish Council as a co-opted member on 4th November 1984. One of her first tasks was to take over the organising of the white flower boxes, which the Council used to put out every summer in the village, adopted by residents and businesses in the High Street. This led to arranging a subcommittee called ‘Kelvedon in Bloom’.in order to increase the impact of floral decoration throughout the village and in 1998 the subcommittee became an independent community group, allowing for outside grants to be acquired. Over the subsequent years, Lesley, treasurer for this group since its inception, has continued to help beautify the village and gradually increase the numbers of containers of flowers, obtaining grants over the years totalling £25K for planters, other street furniture and equipment, like the water bowser and trailer, which she uses to water a good number of the planters on a regular basis. In 2006, Lesley, as a representative of KPC, joined the Packhorse Bridge Society committee and was asked to be its treasurer. She was instrumental in obtaining grants in excess of £40K towards the restoration of the bridge. She has also acquired other funding towards the purchase of part of the island onto which the bridge leads, and more funding to obtain a lease on the other part belonging to ECC, securing the land for use as a community asset and wildlife area. Lesley has been Vice Chairman of KPC for at least 16 years and in that capacity she has attended most of the subcommittees as ex officio member, taking particular interest in Planning, Emergency Planning, Finance and Recreation. Although now over retirement age, Lesley still works part-time as a Chiropodist. In the latter half of the 1970’s, Lesley was Akela for Panthers Cub Pack and leader for Junior Kelvedon Players, concurrently for about 5 years, during which time she wrote and directed 4 pantomimes especially for JKPs. She became involved with the senior group, Kelvedon Players, during their production of ‘The Wizard of OZ’ in January 1978. Since then she has been acting, directing and creating numerous animal costumes and properties for both plays and pantomimes and is currently also treasurer for this group. Lesley is married to Ian, who has been treasurer for the Institute Hall for more years than he cares to remember and spends a lot of his spare time down by the Packhorse Bridge, helping to manage the island for both public access and wildlife. 16 WE BUY YOUR SCRAP 01787 221870 MOT FAILURE 07788 536526 ANY VEHICLE [email protected] treetopservices ATF ELV Environment Agency Approved We carry out all forms of tree surgery and tree T: 01376 617304 • E: [email protected] maintenance, including: www.essexautosalvage.co.uk • Tree felling • Reductions • Pollarding JJBA Ltd. • Thinning • Crown cleaning • Hedge trimming BookkeepingBookkeeping and and • Logs for sale AccountancyAccountancy Services Our primary concerns are safety; the health of your trees T: 01376Services 562415 M: 07765 336064 and leaving your garden as clean and tidy as we found it! email: [email protected]: 01376 562415 • www.jjba.co.uk BOOKKEEPING • PAYROLLMobile: BUREAU 07765 • PAYE 336064 & VAT • SELF ASSESSMENTS We are fully insured and NPTC qualified FULL KNOWLEDGEemail: OF SAGE [email protected] • SUB CONTRACTORS WELCOME SPECIALISTSwww.jjba.co.uk IN SMALL TO MEDIUM BUSINESSES www.treetopservices.net SOLE TRADERS OR LIMITED COMPANIES

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In early 2011, our Ladies Netball Club was approached by the Kelvedon Youth Forum to discuss the possibility of offering a much needed girls’ sports club in this area. We agreed that we would support this great idea and four of us from the ladies team volunteered to launch a netball skills club for ‘Fitness and Fun’. This winter will be our second season and Our first evening attracted in the region of with The Sparks and Flyers teams developing fifteen local girls with contrasting levels of well, we have also added a younger team – ability, from some who found it difficult Kelvedon Rockets who are also showing to catch a ball, through to reasonably great potential. accomplished players. This blend helped to build a great team spirit, which introduced the All the girls are very keen to train every players to fun yet focused training sessions. Wednesday with our fabulous new coach – Vanessa Mallows and are ready to start their Since that first session, around 30 girls now matches in November. We are all very proud of regularly attend each Wednesday evening. their progress and achievements. It has been so pleasing to witness how each player has improved their fitness and skills as The Club is yet to have its own sponsor for this well as make new friends. season, but previously we have had fantastic financial support from Kelvedon Parish Council In November 2013, the club decided to and Kelvedon Community Association, who enter two teams into the Colchester Junior have helped fund the girl’s new kit. Peter Netball League, which was further testament Studd, Parish Clerk for Kelvedon, has also given to the players’ hard work, commitment and us invaluable help and advice. enthusiasm. The teams - Kelvedon Sparks and Kelvedon Flyers approached each game A talented local art teacher, Elise Clitheroe positively, put their newly found skills into designed our fabulous new logo and Lee action and naturally had a mixture of wins and Valentine from RJ Printers, in Maldon, printed losses, learning from each game. our logo, which looks amazing on the new kit. We would like to say a very big Thank You to everyone who has helped and supported the bloomingirls Bouquets, Wedding & Sympathy girls and us in our efforts to get fit, have fun flowers delivered locally and become a successful netball club. Blooming Girls Ltd, 26 High Street Earls Colne, Colchester, Essex CO6 2PA If you are interested in joining us, please 01787 221936 / 07881 922368 contact [email protected] where we will add you to our waiting list. Well done girls, keep up the good work! Lisa Carpenter, Jane Hayman, Louise Stevens, Sarah Wilde and Vanessa Mallows www.bloominggirls.co.uk Kelvedon Netball Club 18 Officially the World’s best Estate Agency Officially the World’s Best Officially the World’sMarketing best Estate Agency Estate AgencyMarketing Marketing Officially the World’s best Estate Agency If youIf you wouldMarketing would like like to to find find out moreIf youout moreaboutwould about ourlike awardto our find out award winning services Winningmore about services our award call If you would likecall to 01376 find out 505260 for more about Winning01376 our award 505260 services for call a free no 01376a free 505260 no obligation for a free no Winning services obligationmarketing call marketing appraisal. appraisal. 01376 505260 obligation for a free marketing no appraisal.

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Kelvedon Parish Council Magazine 19 Getting ready for the cold weather - which can start as early as October - means that you’re more likely to keep warm and well. Here are some things you can do to stay safe and ward off the winter chills. Be prepared for

Dress in plenty of layers and make sure that you have some warm shoes or boots with non-slip soles. Check your heating system Eat healthily and keep as active as possible. Keep simple cold, flu and sore throat remedies in the house. Keep basic food items in the cupboard or freezer in case it’s too cold to go shopping. Follow up your GP’s invitation to have a flu jab. Keep a mixture of salt and sand handy to put on steps or paths in icy weather. Order repeat prescriptions in plenty of time, particularly if Consider fitting a grab rail if you have bad weather is forecast. steps at your front or back door. Ask your local pharmacy if they Ask your family, neighbours or friends if they offer a prescription pick-up and could call or visit you more often if a period of delivery service. cold weather stops you getting out and about. Help with your heating bills It’s important to make sure you’re not missing out on any benefits or discounts you’re entitled to that will help you keep your home warm. You can contact your local Age UK for a benefits check and advice on any other financial support you may be eligible for. Winter Fuel Payment Energy Companies Most people over 60 are entitled to the Winter Obligation Scheme Fuel Payment to help with heating costs. This is a This scheme could help you if you’re on a low tax-free payment of between £100 and £300 paid income and receive certain means-tested benefits to you between November and December. If this such as Pension Credit, or live in a home that is the first year that you are eligible, contact the would be costly and difficult to make more energy Winter Fuel Payments helpline to ensure that you efficient. To find out whether you’re eligible, call don’t miss out on 08459 15 15 15. the Energy Saving Trust on 0300 123 1234. Cold Weather Payment Help with insulation If you receive Pension Credit, or certain other The Energy Saving Trust may also be able to help benefits, you’re automatically paid a Cold you with financial support to draught-proof your Weather Payment when the temperature is at doors and windows, insulate your loft, lag your 0°C (32°F) or below for seven days in a row. hot-water tank and pipes and install cavity-wall Warm Home Discount insulation which will help to keep your home You may be entitled to a Warm Home Discount on warm and your bills down. your electricity bill if you receive Pension Credit or if you’re on a low income. It’s a one-off discount For advice call the Energy Saving Trust usually made between October and March. Check on 0300 123 1234 or Home Heat Helpline with your energy supplier or ask Age UK. on 0800 33 66 99 20 NFU MUTUAL BESPOKE HOME INSURANCE

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What's on in Kelvedon? The Parish Council are very keen to establish this new section in the magazine, so if you have an event please let us have your copy and contact details. The next planned or expected publication date is early December 2014, so if you have an event between say 10/12/14 and 31/3/15 please let us know and we will advertise it for you.

All copy to come to the Clerk, Kelvedon Parish Council by e-mail at [email protected] or to Kelvedon Parish Council at The Old Fire Station, 102 High Street, Kelvedon CO5 9AA. Please put material through the letter box in the black door or ring 01376 570285 to discuss. Thanks in advance and we look forward to hearing from you.

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Kelvedon Parish Council Magazine 23 Kelvedon Churches St Mary Immaculate and the Holy Archangels Worship Church Street, Kelvedon Priest: Mgr Gordon Read Address: The Prestbury, Church Street, Kelvedon Tel: 01376-570348 Email: [email protected] Website: kelvedoncatholicparish.org.uk Mass times: Sundays 11.00 am Saturdays 10.30 – 11.00 am Sacrament of Reconciliation/Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction Tuesdays 7.30 – 8.30 pm Eucharistic Adoration Weekdays: See newsletter Kelvedon Parish Council has made Kelvedon United Reformed Church grants to two of our three local 89 High Street, Kelvedon CO5 9AE churches in the last year. Revd: Ken Thom Email: [email protected] Website: www.kelvedonurc.org.uk Point of contact: Ernie Finch [email protected] Care, reassurance andsupport... Services: ...when you need it most Sundays 10.30 am

The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin Church Street, Kelvedon Priest in Charge: Revd Simon Garwood Address: The Vicarage, Church Street, Kelvedon CO5 9AL Tel: 01376-573701 213a High Street Email: [email protected] Kelvedon Website: www.kelvedonfeeringub.com 01376 573627 Services: Sundays 8.00 am Holy Communion (said) We’re available 24 hours aday 10.30 am Sung Eucharist eastofengland.coop/funerals Weekdays: See notices in church 24

Christmas Services December 2014

Kelvedon United Reform Church Morning Service: Sunday 21st December at 10.30am Carol Service: Sunday 21st December at 6.30pm Christmas Day: Morning Service at 10am Morning Service: Sunday 28th December at 10.30am

The Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin Christmas Tree Festival: the weekend of 6th and 7th December Christingle Service: Sunday 7th December at 5pm Carol Service: Sunday 21st December at 6pm Crib Service: Christmas Eve at 4 pm – Children’s gifts are requested for Homestart Midnight Mass: Christmas Eve at 11.30pm Christmas Day: Communion at 10am at St Mary’s Church

St Mary Immaculate and the Holy Archangels Confession: Christmas Eve, 9.30 to 10am Vigil Mass for Families: Christmas Eve at 6.30pm Carols: from 11.30pm Midnight Mass: from midnight

25 KCA There has been a Garden Club, in various guises, serving Feering and Kelvedon the Parishes of Feering and Kelvedon since 1859; over 150 years of shows, talks, advice and progress in gardening. Garden Today we still have an active Garden Club, which has been in its present form, The Feering and Kelvedon Garden Club, Club since 1942. There has been a Garden Club, in various guises, serving the Parishes of Feering and Kelvedon since 1859; over 150 years of shows, talks, advice and progress in gardening. Today we still have an active Garden Club, which has been in its present form, The Feering and Kelvedon Garden Club, since 1942. The Club meets monthly, on the first Tuesday of the month, and members enjoy a wide variety of speakers. We meet in the Kelvedon Institute at 8.p.m. Whilst our primary interest is gardening, our members like a range of subjects linked to gardening, so over the last year we have listened to great talks on growing dahlias, bee keeping and game keeping. A talk entitled “The Humble Spud” showed us that the potato family is anything but humble and certainly

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26 not boring and how many of us knew that Isaac Bunting, a nurseryman of Colchester was instrumental in bringing lilies to Britain? In November we welcomed Ken Crowther of BBC Essex to the Club to talk about Winter Colour. This meeting was open to everyone interested in gardening and we were pleased to see members of other Gardening Clubs. It is a friendly, sociable club with about 70 members and apart from talks we hold two shows each year, and have two outings during the summer. This year our evening visit was to Cressing Temple Walled Garden and we had a day out at RHS Wisley. The Christmas Social is always popular. A Flower of the Month competition is held at every meeting. And there is the annual Chairman’s Project. This is always something to grow and the winner holds the Ridgeon’s Shield for a year. In the past we have grown geraniums, fuchsias, pot dahlias and potatoes. This year we are aiming for something a little bigger - an oak tree! It’s a competition that, along with the Shows, demonstrates the talents of our members. Our Annual Open Show, held in late August/early September, draws in over 400 entries from adults and children, members and non-member alike. We have a wide range of classes which include fruit, vegetables, plants and flower arrangements as well as baking, preserves, photography and crafts. We have independent judges who always comment on the high standard of the Show entries. The Show itself is great to look around and stimulates ideas as well as the senses.

We are always happy to welcome new members and visitors, no gardening expertise is required and if you are new to gardening it is a great place to learn. If you are a fount of gardening knowledge this is greatly valued. Why not come along one evening or we are always happy to answer any queries if you ring either the Chairman, Diane Roberts 01621 891749 or Secretary, Patricia Bradley 01376 573203. This club receives grant assistance from Kelvedon Parish Council to assist in staging their Annual Show.

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Kelvedon Parish Council Magazine 29 1. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6. Lightly grease a baking tin, and line with non-stick COOKING paper, pushing it into the corners. 2. In a large bowl whisk the eggs and sugar using an electric hand whisk until the mixture is pale in colour, light and frothy. 3. Sift the fl our and cocoa powder into the bowl and carefully cut and fold together, using a spatula, until all the cocoa and fl our are incorporated into the egg mixture. (Be careful not to beat the air out of the mixture). 4. Pour the mixture into the lined tin and spread evenly out into the corners. Bake in the middle of the preheated oven for 8–10 minutes, or until well risen and fi rm to the touch. 5. Place a large piece of baking paper on the work surface. Dust with icing sugar generously. Carefully turn the cake upside down onto the paper and remove the bottom lining paper. 6. Cut a score mark 2.5cm in along one of the longer edges. Starting with this edge, begin to tightly roll up the sponge using the paper. Roll with the paper inside and sit the roll on top of its outside edge to cool completely. 7. While the cake is cooling down, make the topping. Warm the cream in a saucepan. Remove from the heat and add the chocolate, stirring For the chocolate sponge until it is melted. Cool to room temperature, then put into the fridge to fi rm up. • 4 large free-range eggs • 100g Caster sugar 8. Uncurl the cold Swiss roll and remove the paper. • 65g Self-raising fl our Spread the whipped cream on top, and re-roll • 40g Cocoa powder tightly. Cut a quarter of the cake off from the end • Icing sugar (to dust) on the diagonal. Transfer the large piece of cake to a serving plate and angle the cut end in to the For the chocolate topping middle of the large cake to make a branch. • ½ pint double cream 9. Put the chocolate icing into a piping bag fi tted • 300g dark chocolate with a nozzle. Pipe long thick lines along the broken into small pieces cake, covering the cake completely. Cover each For the cream lling end with icing. • ½ pint double cream, whipped 10. Dust with icing sugar and decorate as you wish.

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