1 APRIL 2005 919191 EAST OF ENGLAND PLAN or a site is redeveloped). In addition, there are expected to be As reported in the Spring edition of 10,000 new homes north of Harlow The Forester, there are proposals and 8,000 within Harlow’s in the East of England Plan for boundaries. Of particular concern 11,000 new homes in Epping to Sheering is the prospect of Forest District. 6,000 are proposed 3,000 homes in the east of Harlow. for North Weald, 2,700 to the Also a northern bypass of Harlow south and west of Harlow, and from the A414 to the M11 is again 2,300 to be absorbed within the proposed with a Junction 7A District’s capacity (for example somewhere in Sheering. (See Parish where a house is converted to flats Council’s response on page 16). Annual Parish Meeting in Village Hall Sheering Village Hall Flower Show Wednesday 27th April at 8.00 Saturday 3rd September 2 Inside What’s On • Friday 25th March Good Friday morning walk at 10.15 starting from Sheering What’s on 2 the Village Hall Car Park. Everyone welcome Harlow Playhouse 2-3 • Saturday 16th April Rotary Race Night 8.00 Ongar Music 3 • Tues 19th April EFDC Playscheme 9.30 – 3.30 in the Village Hall Letters 4 • Saturday 14th May Scouts Plant Stall Bell Street Car Park from 9.00 - Cricket fixtures 5 12.00 Organisation News 6 –11 • Sunday 15th May Annual Plant Sale Sheering School front playground from 10.00 - 2.00 Blood Donor 11 • Saturday 4th June Friends of St Mary’s Church Sheering Concert at Year of Volunteer 12-13 7.00 in church Rural Police Unit 14-15 • Saturday and Sunday 25/26 June Annual Flower Festival at St Mary's Parish Council 16 Church. Flowers in church all weekend Harlow Arts 17 • Saturday 11.00 - 6.00: Stalls in the church room, with ploughman’s Recycling 18 lunches and teas. Sheering School 21 • Sunday from 12.30 - 5.00: Lunches, then teas throughout the The Rector Writes 22 afternoon. Useful Information 24 • Sunday Festival Praise service, with orchestra 6.30 in church • Sunday 3rd July Sheering School Summer Fayre 2.00 at the school • Friday 5th August EFDC Playscheme in the Village Hall 9.00 - 1.00 Weekly • Keep Fit for Adults in the Village Hall Mondays 6.00 - 9.00 • Short Mat Bowling Club Mondays and Thursdays 7.00 - 10.00 Thursdays 1.30 - 4.30 in the Village Hall • Rural Police Unit alternate Wednesdays The Four Acres, Lower Sheering 1.00 - 2.00 April 6 & 20; May 4 & 18; June 1, 15 & 29; July 13 & 27. • Workout Class in the Village Hall Wednesdays 7.30 (see advertisement page 6) • Brownies Church Room Wednesdays 5.30 - 7.00 Anne Croft 734391 • Guides Church Room Wednesdays 7.00 - 8.30 Jo Stewart 835689 • Library Van Wednesdays Crown car park Sheering 10.00-10.15 & Lower Sheering Bus Shelter 4.50- 5.10 • Bridge Club Thursday in the Village Hall 7.15 Mary Harris 734202 • PrePrePre-Pre ---SchoolSchool Every day term time in the Village Hall Beryl Gurteen 734316 Monthly • Women’s Institute meet on the second Tuesday of the month in the Village Hall at 7.30 for 7.45 You will be made very welcome whether you come along as a visitor or join on a regular basis. April 12th the Willow Pattern; May 10th Audley End and Beyond; June 14th Garden Meeting; July 12th Nineteenth Century Silk Industry. • Happy Circle meet in the Village Hall on the last Wednesday of the month at 2.30. Bring and Buy and Raffle at all meetings in the hall. 27th April Talk on Hearing Dogs for Deaf People; 25th May* Bingo; 29th June Outing to Collectors World, Downham Market; 27th July* Talk on Rivers Nursery. *Visit by Chiropodist. • Bingo April 19th; May 17th; June 21st in the Village Hall for Village Hall and organisation funds. All welcome. Harlow Playhouse 01279 431945 www.playhouseharlow.com • April • Fri 1 Swinging Down Memory Lane 8.00 • Sat 2 The Drifters Live in 2005 8.00 • Sun 3 The Playhouse in association with Harlow District Council presents The Chairman’s Charity Night Featuring Jimmy Jermain as Cliff Richard 7.30 • Mon 4 to Tues 5 Burnt Mill Performing Arts College presents An Evening With The Rolling Stones 8.00 • Wed 6 to Sat 9 One-Act Play Festival 2005 7.45 • Thu 7 Tina C’s Manifesto Show 8.00 • Fri 8 An Audience with Jimmy Greaves 8.00 • Sat 9 Cosi Fan Tutti 7.30 • Wed 13 to Sat 16 Misery 7.45 • Thurs 14 – Sat 16th (Sat Mat 3.00) The Brenda Taylor School of Dance and Performing Arts - Life Begins At 40 7. 30 3 • Tue 19 2.45, The Incredibles (U)7.45 • Wed 20 - Thurs 21 Ireland's Medium Sharon Neill - Second Sight 8.00 • Thu 21- Sat 23 Proof 7.45 • Fri 22 Absolute Earth Wind And Fire 8.00 • Sat 23 – Sun 24 Engie Benjy 1.00, 3.30 • Fri 29 - Sat Bishop's Stortford School of Performing Arts Rhythm In Motion 7.30 Sat mat 3.00 • Fri 29 to Sat 30 Youth CREATE presents Out Of Control (Not Just Another Musical) 7.45 • May • Thu 5 Jongleurs On The Road 8.00 • Fri 6 The Jim Davidson Guide To Equality 8.15 • Sat 7 GA GA - A Tribute To Queen 8.00 • Sun 8 The Hamilton School of Dance, North Weald, presents There Are Fairies At The Bottom Of The Garden 3.00 • Wed 11 - Thu 12 Richard Digance 8.00 • Wed 11 - Sat 14 Moll Flanders The Musical 7.45 • Fri 13 T.Rextasy 8.00 • Sat 14 Johnny Silver is John Lennon 8.00 Ongar Music 01277 352353 & 899337 • Friday 29 April at 8.00 The Artaria Piano Trio Farran Scott (violin) Nicholas Stringfellow (cello) and Eleanor Hodgkinson (piano) £10 • Friday 20 May at 8.00 Aurora Ensemble Andrew Manson (clarinet), Gwenllian Davies (oboe) and Connie Tanner (bassoon) joined by pianist Joanna Smith £10 • Sunday 12 June at 3.00 Young Music Makers 3 Essex Young Musician of the Year 2005 • Saturday 2 July Preliminaries at 2.00 Admission free • Sunday 3 July Semi-final at 2.00 All-day ticket £5 Final at 7.30 (no concessions) (at the Budworth Hall, Chipping Ongar). Prize money of £1,600 plus paid recitals is available. The Final is always a most exciting and enjoyable event. Entry forms for competitors from Jean Hall (Tel and Fax: 01277 899337) (Closing date for entries 31 May) 4 COMMERCIAL VEHICLE I would like to pass on my to Paul Fisk of Essex Police REPAIRER thanks to all those who who arranged traffic control contributed to the 2004 Royal along The Street on British Legion Poppy Appeal. Remembrance Sunday. The MVMRS In particular I would again like significance of bringing traffic to thank the six static sites to a halt during the one Call Paul on within the village who kindly minute silence held at the support the appeal by having village war memorial has a 07885 055621 collection boxes on their huge impact on this brief premises: service and it was greatly Parkers Stores and Post Office; appreciated by all those who Reid's Butchers; Sheering attended. WILLS School; The Cock Pub; St. I look forward to your BUILDERS MERCHANTS Mary's Church; and The Crown continued support for the Pub. 2005 appeal. A year which Timber Bricks Blocks Sand Ballast Cement The collection total for 2004 also commemorates the 60th Paving Patios from these six sites was anniversary of the end of the £408.56. This was the highest Second World War and all the Free Estimates Free Crane off Deliveries amount we have collected in horrors associated with the the past five years. 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