Thanks to Nick Miller for the Masthead Kindly sponsored by CSH Environmental No: 601 March 2019 Wormingford Recreation Trust Do you remember this ‘Mystery Tour’ from last year? Bacon, Cakes & Coffee If you do, then no doubt you’ll be pleased to know Morning that John Jackson and his crew are, once more, inviting Wormingford residents to join them on the afternoon of Sunday 14th April for a trip on their th Saturday 9 March wonderfully restored 1946 Crossley bus to 10am to 1pm @ Wormingford Village Hall Tea, Coffee & Squash Bacon Rolls, Sausage Sandwich’s Homemade Cakes Children’s Activity Table If you weren’t able to make last year’s trip this is now your chance to go back in time and experience travel when life was, to say the least, a tad slower! John needs to know who would like to join them this year, so please call him on 01787 227231 to 100 Club WINNER book your place. The Recreation Trust are pleased to announce that the February winner of their monthly 100 Club - Draw is: Number 90: Andy Munson The 100 Club is an important part of our money raising activity and we would like to ask those that have supported us in the past, UPCOMING EVENTS: to continue to do so - instead of the shop please pop your monthly contributions April 5th - Family Quiz through the letter box @ Ingate House on Church Road. April 7th - Car Treasure Hunt - Full details in next month’s Worm & on the ‘I love Wormingford because …’ Facebook site Items for inclusion in The Worm must be with the editor by the third Thursday of the previous month. Post: The Worm, 7, London Land Cotages, Church Road, Wormingford, Essex CO6 3AE. Email: [email protected] Benefice of Wormingford & Mount Bures with Little Horkesley Lent Course 2019 A DVD study series on five Wednesdays from March 13th to 10th April based on the classic film with themes of sacrifice, repentance, suffering, loss and hope - with Bible readings, reflections, prayers and discussion. There will be a showing of the film ‘Casablanca’ in a social evening to prepare us for the study on Ash Wednesday, 6th March @ 7pm for 7.30pm @ John & Meriel’s home 13 Keepers Green, Braiswick CO4 5UT Ring Revd John on 01206 366930 for future venues. One night, a lady stumbled into the police sta- Bell tion with a black eye. She claimed she heard a noise in her back yard and went Ringer’s to investigate. The next thing she knew, she was hit in the eye and News ... knocked out cold. An officer was sent to her house to investigate, and he returned 2 hours later with a black eye. "Did you get hit by the same person?" his captain asked. "No," he replied. "I stepped on the same rake." Above are the members of the Sunday Service Band - with Barry Gibbons holding the Essex Association North East District trophy for being the leading quarter peal ringer for 2018, ringing 33 and conducting 13. David Lee organised a dinner at the Wormingford Crown, where 17 ringers from the Wormingford, Bures and Little Horkesley towers attended a very enjoyable evening. We received the bad news that Vicky de-Vries’ dog, Bob, has died - he came to the tower every Sunday. Nancy: Our March 2019 Local 9th Cofee Morning @ Village Hall 10am to 1.00pm Nutritionist 13th Bookworms @ WCEC 7.15pm 14th PC Mtg @ Village Hall 7.00pm Followed by Annual Parish Assembly 8.15pm 15th Bingo @ Sports Pavilion 7.15pm Zinc 21st Mobile Library @ Roblets Way 2.25pm If you are looking to give your immune system 31st Mothering Sunday @ St Andrew’s 11.00am a boost or providing nourishment for your skin Post Ofce: Every Wed @ Village Hall 12.30 to3pm then look at eating plenty of foods containing Every Friday @ “ 10am to 12.30pm Zinc: A man went to his lawyer and told him, "My . Can help to relax ligaments & muscles neighbour owes me £500 and he doesn't want • Vital protector of the immune system to pay up. What should I do?" "Do you have any proof?" asked the lawyer. • Essential mineral for the structure and "Nope," replied the man. function of all cell membranes "Okay, then write him a letter asking him for the £1000 he owes you," said the lawyer. • Involved in hundreds of enzyme pathways "But it's only £500," replied the man. in which it has structural, regulatory and cata- "Precisely. That's what he will reply and we lytic roles will have the proof we need to nail him." Sources of Zinc: Sesame seeds Fresh Oysters Canned Sardines Almonds Peas Whole wheat Lima Beans Chicken Pumpkin Seeds Crab Pecan Nuts To book a trial lesson visit our website: Walnuts www.esgc.co.uk Cheddar Cheese Rye Eggs Cooked Soybeans Ginger roots Cooked Lobster Brazil Nuts Peanuts Lean Meat Oats Turnips Many years ago a soldier going into battle against the French asked, “If God is look- ing out for us, who is looking out for them?” Melford Hall invites you ... We are holding another one of our popular Open Days in Based in Fordham, we undertake pro- March. We are still looking to recruit more volunteer jects throughout Essex and Suffolk. room guides, and, if you weren’t able to come to the last ones, why not come along and see how volunteering Please see our website or Facebook could add to your life in 2019. You will have the oppor- for examples of our work. tunity of chatting with some of the volunteer room guides, as well as having a look around the Hall. You T: 07742 696 766 will be able to hear first hand as to what is entailed in the E: [email protected] role as well as what can be gained out of it. If you have some spare time on your hands, are perhaps a little lone- www.richardsonlandscapes.co.uk ly, or want to meet people and chat, make new friends and have new experiences, then why not come along and find out more. Our team are a very friendly group, of all ages and backgrounds. They spend what time they are able to commit in a beautiful environment, surrounded by fine furniture, art and objects. The Hall is open from Wednesday to Sunday, plus Bank Holidays, 1.00- 5.00pm, March to October. The role will involve talk- ing to our visitors, answering any of their questions and sharing the stories of this wonderful family home. Don’t worry there will be as much help and guidance as you feel you need so you can go at your own pace. Although a National Trust property you do not need to be a mem- ber to volunteer. So why not make one of your New Year resolutions to volunteer at Melford Hall. The Open Day is Saturday 9th March 2019 from 10.00am – 1.00pm. We look forward to welcoming you. If you would like to fnd out more, please contact us at [email protected] or call us on 01787 379228 Bookworms 2 At our February meeting we discussed the 2017 novel, “The Other Hand” by Chris Cleave. Our new marking system, to determine the ‘Wormingford Bookworms, Book of the Year’ scored an average of 7.6 for this novel, a dual narrative story about a Nige- Waterstones, on Colchester High rian asylum-seeker and a British Street are having ‘an evening with magazine editor who meet during Robert Goddard’ (one of England’s best mystery/thriller the oil conflict in the Niger Delta writers) coming up on Monday 12th March and are re-united in England some years later. For the March meeting, to be held on the 13th @ 7.15pm, we are Wormingford reading "We are all completely beside ourselves” by Karen Joy Fowler - the cover promises ‘One Weather of the best twists in years!’ Rainfall for January 2018 1.11 inches Rainfall for January 2019 0.95 inches Contact Margaret on 07913 603830 if you would like to join the club or want more information. Thanks to John Jackson for the weather Bookworms 2 stll meets in the WCEC in Church Road, Worming- “Laughing is the best medicine, but if you laugh ford ( formerly St Andrews School) on the second Wednesday of without any reason, you need medicine!” the month at 7.15pm, but we could do with a few more members. You don’t have to worry about fnding and buying the books as Colchester Library supply them for us, so the only charge is £2.00 to pay for the hire of the room. “Since starting in 2009, Steve has gained a great A man was walking down the street when he was accosted by a particularly dirty and shabby-looking reputation for the homeless man who asked him for a couple of dol- quality of work lars for dinner. The man took out his wallet, ex- tracted ten dollars and asked, "If I give you this produced” money, will you buy some beer with it instead of dinner?" "No, I had to stop drinking years ago," the homeless man replied. "Will you use it to gam- No job too small or too big! ble instead of buying food?" the man asked. "No, I don't gamble," the homeless man said. "I need eve- Internal; External Decorating; Beam rything I can get just to stay alive." "Will you spend Restoration; Pub Re-decoration; New Builds; this on greens fees at a golf course instead of Re-decoration & Repair Work all undertaken.