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Fyfield FestivalIt seems that Fyfield was the targetfor some rain on Festival day but itdid not stop a good turnout and avery good sum of money raised on aday that could have had kinderweather. In the end the sum raisedwas:
£2,112Who knows, may be next year’s festivalwill have the weather on our side!
Fyfield Focus
See the Focus in Colour On-Line at www.fyfieldfocus.org.uk
June/July 2018 www.fyfieldfocus.org.uk
Local Election onMay 3rdMany residents were surprisedwhen they went to cast their votesat the Polling Station (Village Hall)to find that there was no election!
This was caused by only one candidatestanding so became uncontestedtherefore leaving Cllr. Ian Hadley theEFDC Moreton & Fyfield Wardcouncillor.
EFDC had placed a notice on theirwebsite and the FPC Notice Board plusthe FPC website but clearly noteveryone saw this.
Mobile MastThe long awaited mobile phone mast isnow in place at White Chicks Farm andawaiting to be commissioned. It’s beena long time coming and hopefully, not toolong before it is sending out signals to O2and Vodafone users and the companieswho use their transmissions like Tesco viaO2 and TalkMobile via Vodafone.
The Focus getseven Sharper
In the last edition of the Focus was arequest for assistance in producing themagazine. This request was for assistanteditors and a finance person to deal withmanaging the finances and a distributionco-ordinator. To date we have two newmembers of the team, Sally Wallden,Assistant Editor and Steve Turner, Finance.
The Mast as seen from the Village Hall
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Village Diary 2018
Many ThanksTo our regular and ad hoc advertisers, sponsors and donors without whose sup-port we would not be able to produce this magazine and distribute it free ofcharge.
Sponsors – 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019:Fyfield Parish Council – Annual SponsorshipFyfield Post Office & Village Store – April/May 2018 Special Colour
Donors – 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019:Fyfield Gardening Club, Fyfield & District W.I. & Fyfield Bowls Club
05-Jun Coffee Morning The Church, 10am07-Jun WI Meeting Village Hall, 2pm10-Jun Fyfield Ramblers - Monthly Walk Village Hall Car Park, 1pm11-Jun Fyfield Parish Council Meeting Village Hall, 7.30pm13-Jun Luncheon Club Village Hall, 12.30pm22-Jun Village Hall - Summer Family Fun Evening Village Hall, 6.30pm25-Jun Life Walk - EFDC Village Hall Car Park, 9.30am26-Jun Fyfield Film Club The Zinc, 12.30pm28-Jun Friends of St. Nicholas' Church - AGM The Church, 8pm30-Jun Dr. Walker's School Fair Fyfield Playing Field,12 noon03-Jul Coffee Morning The Church, 10am04-Jul Fyfield Litter Pick - Fyfield End of Moreton Road Moreton Road, 9.30am05-Jul WI Meeting Village Hall, 2pm08-Jul Fyfield Ramblers - Monthly Walk Village Hall Car Park, 1pm09-Jul Fyfield Parish Council Meeting Village Hall, 7.30pm09-Jul Life Walk - EFDC Village Hall Car Park, 9.30am11-Jul Luncheon Club Village Hall, 12.30pm13-Jul Village Hall - Summer Family Fun Evening Village Hall, 6.30pm07-Aug Coffee Morning The Church, 10am13-Aug Fyfield Parish Council Meeting Village Hall, 7.30pm12-Aug Fyfield Ramblers - Monthly Walk Village Hall Car Park, 1pm
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Having the first word….Having the first word
Congratulations to IanHadley who is now ourDistrict Councillor forthe Moreton and FyfieldWard and he will beproviding the Focus withregular news on District
Matters. Ian will continue as Chairman ofour Parish Council and will be keepingthe Fyfield Focus updated on localmatters in his regular Letter from theChairman.
Congratulations to Tony Boyce who haswon a Silver Award for his 10 year serviceas a District Councillor (which alsoincluded a year as Chairman of EppingForest District Council) and I have nodoubt he will continue to be consulted onlocal and district matters.
Many thanks to David Bessell for all hiswork, energy and creativity as a ChurchWarden at St. Nicholas' Church. CarolCox replaces David as a Church Warden.
There was a wonderful atmosphere at theFyfield Festival despite the weather andfull details of the event with photographswill be appearing in theAugust/September Focus which we hopewill be a special colour edition.
The Best Kept Front Garden Judges havenow completed their judging for this yearand the winners will be presented withtheir awards at the next Fyfield Parish
Council Meeting on 11th June. The resultswill be reported in the next publication.
Dr. Walker's School are holding aSummer Fair on the Sports Field on 30June and the Village Hall are holding twoSummer Family Fun Evenings on 22 Juneand 13 July - please see adverts for furtherdetails.
The Fyfield Ramblers monthly walk, ledby Councillor Les Lamb, continues and isjoined by the Life Walks organised byEFDC - see the Village Diary for dates.
Finally, a huge welcome to the FyfieldFocus team to Sally Wallden (a past FocusEditor) who is known by many residentsand has joined the team as an AssistantEditor and to Steve Turner who will bemanaging the Finances and has lived inFyfield for 10 years and has a soundfinancial background from Royal Bank ofScotland. Sally and Steve are alreadyadding value to the team and we are stilllooking to increase the team by a furthertwo so do have a look at the advert - wewould love to hear from you.
Have a good June and July and hopefullywe will be enjoying some good weatherwhich continues for this year's Summerevents and Wimbledon of course!
Cheryl.
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Thank YouOn behalf of the PCC we would like to thank everyone who was
involved in the Festival weekend.
A detailed report of the event will be in the next issue of the FyfieldFocus.
In spite of the terrible weather we have raised
£2,112.00.A big thank you to you all for your commitment and continued
support of this annual event.
Carol Cox
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Helen and Wendy at the Fyfield Bridge Club14 May 2009
Fyfield Litter Pickers
Latest Fyfield Litter Pick took place onWednesday 25th April and the target wasBirds Green Road.
I can now report that it is spick and span- that is if the Council have had a chance
to pick up the 2 reported fly tippingspots. What a shame on a pretty lane -enough hub caps and other bits andpieces to be well on the way to build a
new car (albeit chitty chitty bang bangvariety). On a serious note, one of the flytipping mounds appeared to containasbestos - how irresponsible is that!
We collected 5 black bags of rubbish andwould like to thank Patrick Harris,Queen Street, for allowing us to fill hisblack bin with 4 of the black bags.
Next target is Moreton Road on
4 July at 9.30am meeting at the Fyfieldend of Moreton Road.
It would be great if a few more peoplecould join the group or if you are secretlytidying your part of Fyfield - do share itand encourage us all.
Fiona Baxter
St. Nicholas' Church - Choir
We would like to explore getting a St. Nicholas' Church Choir in place and arelooking for a volunteer to be Choir Master to help us do this.
This Choir would not replace the current Christmas Choir in the benefice butwould be in addition to it.
Our aim is to have our own choir to sing at weddings in our church, and anyother church in the benefice if requested and at other events we hold. We arehoping to encourage all ages to join the Choir, particularly the youngergenerations.
If you think you can help us would you kindly telephone me on the numberbelow.
Wendy Henshaw
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Letter from Albert Watson
"Everything was so much better whenwe were younger, wasn't it?"
My heart sinks when I hear people of myage (70 plus) say this - expecting me toagree - because, actually, I don't.
I was born during the Second WorldWar, a period of incredible carnage and(as we later discovered about the deathcamps where millions of Jews perished)cruelty. In this country, bomb sites werecommon, everything was rationed, andthe late Forties and Fifties, when I wasgrowing up, was a period of hardausterity. When I look back at thestreets and houses where I lived, thepredominant colour was grey. In theindustrial working class North Eastwhere I grew up, private cars were rare,and TV virtually unknown. The onlyhome heating was a coal fire, whichheated only part of even a small room. Ihad a family where I knew I was loved,so my childhood was happy - but wouldI want to go back to those conditions?Not on your life!
I am now, at 73, older than any of myfamily in the last generation everachieved, and that is because healthcare, for all its current problems, is somuch better than at any time in my life.When I go into schools, I marvel at howchildren are encouraged to movearound, talk and be themselves - withoutdiscipline being sacrificed. Thelikelihood of a 20th century-type WorldWar taking the best of a whole
generation is practically nil, despite allthe real dangers around us.
Also, is it so bad being "in the goldenyears"? Again, I thank God that I amrelatively fit and healthy - and I am wellaware that is not a blessing every elderlyperson has - but many pensioners todayare much more prosperous than weexpected to be, and most of the peoplewho read this are living in comfortablehomes. Poverty still exists, yes, but welive in a society that tries very hard toeradicate it.
The church was certainly stronger innumbers in my childhood than it is now,but those of us who go there now find awarmth of fellowship and care in oursmall congregations that may be greaterthan ever. If you haven't been for years,give it a try, why don't you? Let us try toremind you that, whatever yourcircumstances, you have a wealth ofblessings which we believe come from aloving God.
I sometimes think that English (maybeBritish) conversation always starts outnegatively, because everybody expectsthat that is what everybody expects.Next time someone grumbles at you, trydisagreeing. You might encourage theperson you are talking to to think again;leaving them happier than you foundthem.
Love, Albert Watson, member of thechurch ministry team.
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Services at St Nicholas' Church, Fyfield
Priest in Charge: Reverend Christine Hawkins 01277 286113Churchwardens: Carol Cox 01277 899245
Marcus Dain 01277 899590
June 3 10:00am Morning Prayer 10 11:00am Family Communion 17 Services at Moreton, Bobbingworth & Willingale 24 11:00am Family Service
July 1 11:00am Morning Prayer 8 11:00am Family Communion 15 Services at Moreton, Bobbingworth & Willingale 22 11:00am Family Service 29 United Service – Check Church Noticeboard for time and church
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St Mary’s Church, Moreton
June 3 9.30am Holy Communion 17 9.30am Family Service
July 1 9.30am Holy Communion 15 9.30am Family Service
St Germain’s Church, Bobbingworth
June 3 11.00am Family Service 17 11.00am Family Communion
July 1 11.00am Family Service 15 11.00am Family Communion
St Christopher’s Church, Willingale
June 10 9.30am Family Service 17 6.00pm Evening Prayer 24 9.30am Holy Communion
July 8 9.30am Family Service15 6.00pm Evening Prayer
22 9.30am Holy Communion
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Easter Celebrations
At Dr Walker’s we had afantastic end to our Spring
term with our Easterceleb ration day. The children createdEaster bonnets and parents and carerswere invited in to see the parade. It wasn’teasy for our judges to pick 2 winners.After the parade, we all enjoyed an EasterBoggle hunt! Our winner found over 80words! Our Happy helpers provided ourfamilies with refreshments and games toenjoy. It was a fantastic afternoon.
Vision
On the 19�� May, School MPs, parents,staff and governors were invited to ourvision meeting. We reflected on ourChristian ethos and how best to ensure weare looking towards the future. The
meeting waspositive andinspiring withlots of ideas.Everyone hadto produce 5words thatthey feltdescribed the
ethos we wanted the rest of thecommunity to see….it was very interestingand will help us to inform our next steps.
Head teacher’s Tea Parties
We havehad a wholeschool focuson prideand highstandard ofpresentation in our
learning and children who are verycommitted to this are invited to a teaparty! Special drinks and a choice of cakesrewards thechildrenwho aretaking greatpride intheir books,the childrenenjoysharing arefreshmentand showing the pieces of work they aremost proud of.
Summer Fair
Dr Walker’s are very excited about ourSchool summer fair which will takeplace on Fyfield Playing field onSaturday 30�� June 12-4pm. It will be agreat family day out with games, a dogshow, refreshments, inflatables and lotsmore! We hope you can make it. MrsLarkin the Head teacher will be bookingschool tours for the following week. Pleasedo come along!
Dr Walker’s C of E Primary School
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Other NewsWe have welcomed a new Music teacher – Mrs Allen who issettling in well and enjoying getting to know the children. Thechildren have been working hard on poetry, learning abouttheir hearts, scientific observations, fractions and some toughchallenges.#everythingisharduntilitseasy
Football/RugbyWe are very keen to begin a football team and tag rugby teamat school, if anyone has any contacts or knows someone whowould like to help with this, please let Mrs Larkin know.Please follow us on Twitter for the latest school news -@drwalker_s
Mrs. N. Larkin,
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Dates to Remember - June & July 2018
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Fyfield Film ClubRun by Fyfield Parish Council
Tuesday 26th June from 12.30pm to c.4pm*
Ticket price is £6 to include a two course lunch** and a filmAT
Zinc Arts Centre***,High Street,
Ongar, CM5 0AD,
Fyfield Parish Council have organised an event for our lovely Fyfield community (and thesurrounding villages) to get out of their homes and we hope do something a bit different.
Perhaps to meet or make some new friends, or just enjoy an old film on a big screen in the verycomfortable surroundings of the Zinc Arts Centre in their wonderful theatre space.
Please RSVP by Friday 22 June at the latest to Liselle on 01277 899 262,
to confirm numbers for catering purposes and any allergy requirements. Please do ask Lisellewhat the film is (if you don’t already know) as we can’t advertise it! Any payments not received
beforehand can be paid on the day.
We very much look forward to welcoming you and please tell anyone who you think may alsoenjoy or benefit from an outing to our Fyfield Film Club.
*Lunch will be served at 12.45pm and we aim to start the movie for 2pm**Lunch on this day will be fish and chips and bread and butter pudding.
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Here is the Brick!
Thank you to those readers who have expressed interest in seeing the brick foundwhen refurbishing the Church porch. Here it is.Marcus Dain
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Fyfield Pre-School
The children at Fyfield Pre-School havehad a busy few weeks.A group representing the pre-schoolsang three songs at the Fyfield YoungPeople’s Concert held at St Nicholas’Church on 12�� May as part of the FyfieldFestival.The event was a big success and thechildren loved performing in front of apacked church. The pre-school wouldlike to thank organiser Wendy Henshawfor making it possible for the children totake part.Pre-school deputy manager CharlotteKearney said: ”The children allperformed brilliantly in the church.I’m so proud of each and every one ofthem.”To mark the Royal Wedding of PrinceHarry and Meghan Markle the pre-school held a Royal Tea Party.
Despite missing out on invites to thewedding of the year children wore theirfinest outfits with some dressed inprincess dresses and others wearingcrowns for their own Royal feast.Children and staff at the pre-school arenow looking forward to next half term’ssports day and the leavers’ ceremonyheld for those four year olds heading offto primary school.To contact Fyfield Pre-School visitwww.fyfieldpreschool.co.uk or call 01277899678 term times.
Performing at The Young People's Concertin St. Nicholas' Church on 12 May
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The meetings are held on Mondays in MoretonVillage Hall (unless otherwise stated) 7pm for7.30pm. If you wish to become a member or justenjoy gardening why not give it a go. Yearlymembership is £10 for a single or £18 for a double.Guests/taster visits £3. Since the AGM, GeorgeHart has agreed to join the committee. WelcomeGeorge.Parking is available in Moreton school car park.
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June 4th ‘Vegetable seed saving’ - Beryl Randell
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Fyfield Village Hall
Since our lastupdate wehave had arelativelyquiet time atthe VillageHall. Weheld our an-
nual quiz night run by John Jewisswhich was as enjoyable as ever, and alsoour AGM.
Looking forward to the coming months,there are a few things I would like tohighlight.
Firstly, we will be launching our 100Club for this year beginning in July.Over the next couple of weeks we willbe delivering application forms and willneed them to be returned by 30�� June.As mentioned before, part of the incomefrom this fund raising initiative will gotowards installing a defibrillator on theoutside of the Village Hall. We feel thatit is right for us as a charity to fund whatcould potentially be a lifesaving piece ofequipment for everyone in the village.However, they are not cheap and do in-cur running costs, so please do try andsupport the 100 Club this year, it is for avery worthy cause.
Secondly, Epping Forest District Councilare beginning a series of monthly LifeWalks in the village. Karen Murrayfrom the Council has been working withLes Lamb from the Parish Council andwill be doing the first walk on 21�� May,unfortunately before you read this.
However, all of the other dates are onour Village Hall Calendar, and the nextone is on 25�� June at 9.30am.
Life Walks were set up to encourageeveryone to walk more, and is part ofthe walking for health scheme set up bylocal doctors, hospitals and the WestEssex Clinical Commissioning Group.They are short walks in the countrysidewith other people and the idea is tomake walking part of your regular exer-cise. All the walks are around localcountryside sites and mostly on firmpaths. The distances range from just un-der 1 mile to just over 3 miles. This mayseem quite short but it's how fast youwalk that's important, not how far. Ondays when they do a short route, theyusually do a second walk for those whowant to do more. The paths are mostlygravel, grass or tarmac so are easy towalk on. There are no stiles or other ob-stacles to climb over. Each walk is £2
If you want more information, here isthe website address and also Karen Mur-ray’s e mail address if you would like tocontact her directly.
http://www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk/l/27-lifewalks
As mentioned, there is one walk amonth starting from the Village Hall carpark, apart from the walk in Septemberwhich will start from The Black Bull. If
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Now that the nice weather seems to havearrived we will be opening the VillageHall on Friday 22ⁿ� June and Friday 13��July for Family Fun Fund Raising eve-nings. We will have games on the fieldfor young and old alike and the bar will beopen. If you are around, this is an idealopportunity to come along and socialiseand maybe meet people in the village youhave never met before. It will be informaland relaxed and a perfect way to start theweekend.
Finally, we would like to welcome TobyWallden onto our Committee who will bethe new representative from the ParishCouncil. We are very happy that Ian Had-
ley will also remain on the Committee asa resident representative.
Marie Apperley
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How Active Living Works1. Contact Active Living Team on 01992 564567 to find out more information
about the latest Active Living programme in your area or speak to your GP aboutbeing referred on to your local Active Living Programme
2. Book Your First Appointment at this appointment you and your specialist willtalk about the step by step support we will offer you to get you active. This willinclude agreeing your personal action plan and booking on to your local Activeliving group programme.
3. Attend Your Local Active Living Group at this group your will meet new friendsand all work together to get active and achieve your goals with the support ofyour Active Living Professional who will also give you tips and advice onlifestyle and nutrition.
4. Get your free pass after attending your local Active Living group for 12weeks and if you are ready, your Active Living specialist will give you a pass forthree months of free activity and work with you to find local activities that suityour needs.
5. Meet Your Champion When you have identified the activities you want to attendyour Active Living specialist will put you in touch with an Active LivingChampion who will be able to support you at your new activity and help you tomeet your fellow participants and make new friends.
6. Ongoing support after three and six months your specialist will meet with youto look at your progress and give you a chance to discuss how you are feeling.You will also be able to plan for the coming months and discuss any furthersupport you may need. Don’t Forget you can always meet or talk to a specialistat any time throughout your time on the Active Living Programme
If you are interested in becoming more active and meet the following criteria;- You currently do less than 30 minutes of physical activity per week- You are over 16- You live in the district of Epping Forest
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The Fyfield Focus
Needs Volunteers Urgently To Help
We have been successful in recruiting 2 volunteers but still have 2 volunteers weneed to recruit. These are:
● Assistant Editor (1 Assistant required – approx. 1 day every 2 months)To assist with processing the copy in readiness for production. Keen eyefor detail and good word processing skills using Word and eMail.
● Distribution Co-ordinator (1 Co-ordinator required – approx. ½ dayevery 2 months)Manage the distribution of the Focus to the team of 18 based in Fyfield.The Focus will be delivered to you to ‘bundle-up’ and deliver to thedelivery team This is not an onerous task but it is a valuable part of theproduction and delivery process.
The above 2 roles are key to the Focus team and will complete our currentrequirements to enable us to continue to deliver an informative and qualitycommunity magazine.
Please give me a call on 01277 899840 or eMail me at [email protected] I can fill you in on the details.
Cheryl Hadley
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Fyfield Village Store & Post OfficeOpening Times
Village StoreMonday, Weds & Friday 7.00am to 6.00pm
Tuesday & Thurdays 7.00am to 5.00pm Saturday 8.00am to 2.00 pm Sunday 8.00am to 12.30pm
Tel: 01277 899201
Fyfield Coffee Morning (in the church)
Please come and join us forcoffee and homemade cakes.
5�� June, 3�� July & 7�� August10 am to 12 Noon
Marion, Margaret and Carol
Post Office Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm Saturday 9.00am to 12.30pm Sunday Closed
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Fyfield Luncheon ClubWe have had two moredelicious lunches since
last writing and ourthanks go, as
always, to theQueen’s Headfor our main
course and to our veryable volunteers for
such lovelydesserts.Thanks to JulieRobinson,Margaret Cox,
Trish Jones, JanHall, Pam Orris and Cheryl Hadley.
Thank you to Councillors LiselleChisenhale-Marsh and Jan Hall fororganising the Film Show. There were 21attendees who enjoyed lunch and thefilm Singin’ in the Rain. The next lunchand classic film show at the Zinc is onTuesday 26th June at 12.30pm with lunchbeing served at 12.45pm and the filmstarting at 2.00pm. The two course lunchwill be fish and chips and bread andbutter pudding and the cost of the lunch
and film show is £6. If you want to booka reservation or find out what the filmwill be call Liselle on 01277 899262 nolater than 22ⁿ� June.
Please phone Wendy to book in for thenext lunch at Fyfield on June 13th andJuly 11th on 899367.
Wendy Henshaw
Doug Kelly celebratinghis 91st Birthday
Fyfield Art Group
Our meetings in June are 4th and18th, and in July 2nd, 16th and 30th.10.00am till 12noon, in Fyfield VillageHall.We are always hopeful that somemore people will come along for amorning of relaxed painting anddrawing.
Wendy Henshaw
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The Black Bull in Fyfield is afamily run pub set in thebeautiful west Essexcountryside. It is a Grade 2listed building dating back tothe 1400’s. We serve good food+ drink and we are very pleasedto be able to offeraccommodation in our hoteladjacent to the pub.
For those who prefer to dine athome, we offer a take awayservice.
Monday to Saturday 11.00 – 15.00,18.00 – 23.00Sunday 12.00 – 23.00
The Black Bull, Dunmow Road, Fyfield, CM5 0NN Tel: 01277 899225 www.blackbullfyfield.co.uk
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Fyfield & District W.I.
At our April meetingwe enjoyed twosisters recountinghow we used to‘make do and mend’during the war. Ofcourse, some of us
were old enough to remember this!They brought an array of artefacts withthem and came appropriately dressedfor the period. They reminded us of thevarious tips for beauty treatment. Theuse of vinegar as a hair conditionerwhich was also soothing for the feet.Suntan lotion made of oil and vinegar; aslice of apple to freshen up your faceand cucumber for brightening up youreyes. For rough hands – mutton suet!They treated us to chocolate spreadmade with mashed potato, cocoa &sugar, a banana sandwich made withparsnip and banana essence and spongemade with dried egg.It was certainly a meeting ofreminiscences.
May was our Annual and ResolutionsMeeting, at which Lyn Brister fromEssex Federation was again present. Shetold us about her recent trip to Australiawhere she met up with Country Womenof Australia, their W.I.
We started the meeting on a sad note asWendy had to announce the verysudden and sad death of Joy Harding.
Our June meeting is Skeletons in theCupboard and in July we will have theBag Lady!
We welcome ladies who would like tocome along as visitors. We meet from2pm. until 4pm and enjoy fascinatingtalks, a sociable time and wonderfulafternoon teas! Just come along on thefirst Thursday in the month to theFyfield Village Hall.
Wendy Henshaw
Afternoon Tea
The Church has been the home for the monthly Lunch and Afternoon Tea fornearly two years now during which time we have used the profits to makedonations to various Charities, as well as helping out with some of the Churchmaintenance costs.Our team has decided to close for the time being but, when personalcircumstances allow, will open up occasionally as a pop-up café in the summermonths.We would like to thank everyone who has supported us and we hope to see youall again soon.Jan Hall and Team
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The Cripsey Group WIMeeting.
The sun shone brilliantly on April 19th whenmembers of four Women’s Institutes met atFyfield Village Hall for the annual CripseyGroup Meeting. Fyfield WI were hostingthis gathering and they made a brilliant jobof this special afternoon.
Once everyone was seated - there were over90 people - Rhoda Philpot, Convenor,welcomed and introduced Lyn Brister, theWomen’s Institute Advisor (WIA) fromEssex Federation. Lyn then introduced thePresidents of the attending W.I.’s. andwelcomed everyone to the meeting.She then introduced our speaker NickGrounds, an expert flower arranger anddemonstrator. Nick spoke in a very clearvoice with excellent diction, that carried hiswords to the back of the large hall - no meanfeat in Fyfield - and what he said was bothinstructive and very entertaining. Nickrelated some very amusing anecdotes abouthis experiences, arranging flowers forweddings and big events around the country,including Ely Cathedral.
The colours chosen for the very attractivetable flowers and decorations were white,emerald green and purple – a reflection ofthe 100th anniversary of the decision forsome women getting the Vote. Some WImembers - including Fyfield’s ownPresident, Wendy Henshaw - wore hatsdecorated in these colours and Marion Lawof Fyfield WI distributed pretty ribbonbutton-holes, in the same colours, that shehad made for everyone to wear. Severalladies arrived in complete 1918 outfits andone stalwart gave us a fleeting glance of herknee length bloomers!
Nick emphasised the importance of selectingthe right containers and gave valuable tipson how to achieve the best from flowers andplant material according to the season.Using varying shades of green, purple andwhite, Nick created three beautiful and verydifferent large arrangements. His choice ofcontainers included a large galvanised metaltrough, a tower of interwoven sticks, and -most surprisingly – a white porcelain toiletcomplete with seat and lid. The resultswere stunning, and three lucky ladies wenthome bearing his arrangements which wereincluded as raffle prizes. Nick received ahuge round of applause, rightly deserved,for an excellent presentation.
An excellent Tea was then served by ladiesof Fyfield WI who had worked very hardand provided tasty sandwiches anddeliciously tempting cakes. So we all fell towith gusto and enjoyed everything verymuch.
Throughout the afternoon, the £1 ParcelLucky Dip table did great business withsome very nice items being unwrapped –with thanks to Ongar W.I. There was also atable displaying a vast array of 89 warmknitted hats, 6 gloves, 17 scarves and 4balaclavas that members had made for TheMission to Seafarers charity. A splendidRaffle had been organised by Moreton W.I.and was very well supported. It was drawnat the end of the meeting, after ChristineBurgess from Epping W.I. thanked everyonewho had worked so hard to put on thisspecial event, and announced that theEpping WI would be hosting the 2019Cripsey Group Meeting.
Patti Nicholson
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Out of Focus (It can't get any worse, or can it!)
I took my driving test many years agoand since those days the driving test hasevolved. However, I suspect that a newfeature will soon be added to the practi-cal driving side of the test. What's that, Ihear you say? Well it's something thatyou do every day that is vital to the well-being of your vehicle especially if it is atwo wheel variety. I refer to Pot HoleDodging, a new kind of assault coursefor motorists. Ignore pot holes at yourperil as they can cause wheels to bendand suspensions to collapse. The besttechnique is to carefully watch the vehi-cle in front of you to see if it suddenlydeviates from a straight direction; mean-ing that it is trying to avoid something,animal, human or pot hole. But be care-ful. A new breed of driver will, on see-ing a following car, will avoid a pot holeat the very last opportunity totallycatching the following car unawares andinviting it to plunge into the gaping voidthat is an Essex Highways pot hole.This could possibly become an Olympicsport!
Watching the Giro d' Italia and ChrisFroome destroy the field coming fromforth to finish in the lead on the 19thstage made me think about one of themajor disadvantages in getting older.Recovery! Froome can sprint up amountain and ride to win the stage un-accompanied with 50 miles still to goand then repeat the effort on the next
day and become the first Brit to win theGiro and only the third to hold all threegrand Tour titles in the same twelvemonth period.
When I was younger I used to recoverquickly from most things but now Idon't have to recover as I cannot evendo the things that require me to recover!e.g. I don't need to recover after runninga marathon because I can't run a mara-thon anyway. Is this a benefit or not? Isuspect not. Even so, I have no inten-tion of running a marathon or evensprinting for a bus or last orders at thepub. Well, maybe the last one.
Has anyone noticed that there is a mo-bile phone mast in Fyfield?
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Archie’s Column (Tails from the Riverside)
As you are aware,because I've saidit many times, usParson JackRussell Terriersare almost assmart asPresidentTrump. Now it's
official. Dogs have a good sense ofhumour which means we are smart.Cats on the other hand are humourlessand make me wonder why they are hereat all? Let's face the facts, humans needdogs to do all sorts of work for thembecause they can't do it. For example;We herd sheep (also a stupid animalalthough they do taste good and makesoft dog blankets), We sniff things outlike explosives, drugs, in fact anythingas our noses are 100 times moresensitive than human noses, we guideblind people and help people who can'thear too well, we help people relax byallowing them to throw balls which wethen fetch, we also let people stroke uswhich is very relaxing for them andreasonably pleasant for us. Now, answerme this! What has a cat ever done apartfrom screech and scratch? Show me thecat equivalent of Greyfriars Bobby orLassie or that dog that followed thatman across the desert recently. Thepolice and military like dogs and so dosecurity companies. Of course, I haveto be careful what I say about all cats assome of them are very big. I like that
one called Christian the Lion whoremembered his master after being letoff in the wilds of Africa. I saw him onYouTube, take a look, it's good. Isuppose other cats aren’t all that badeither, although I couldn't eat a wholeone!
Anyway, I'm off to Bubbles to buy somecat flavoured dog food! Only joking!I'm really going to find a spot in themiddle of a field to see if I can pick up asignal from the new mobile phone mast.
Bye for now,Archie.
Christian the Lion greeting hismasters ( I said greeting not eating!)
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District Matters
As many of you mayknow, I stood for theDistrict election on 3��May following theresignation of TonyBoyce. However, asthe seat wasuncontested I became
the EFDC councillor for the Moreton &Fyfield Ward directly after the closingdate for candidate nominations. As I wasnot fully aware of all the areas that EFDClook after I thought it may be of interestto detail who does what in terms ofCounty, District and Parish Councils.
Essex County Council is responsible for:· Education· Transport· Planning· Fire and public safety· Social care· Libraries· Waste management· Trading standards
Epping Forest District Council isresponsible for:
· The Local Plan· Planning
applications/enforcement· Waste/recycling & street
cleaning· Grounds maintenance &
arboriculture· Council tax· Housing (6,400 properties)· Benefits for council tax &
housing· Licencing (Premises & Taxi's)
· Off-street parking· Commercial estates & properties· Community safety· Leisure & community services· Environmental health· Land drainage· Local land charges· Building control
Fyfield Parish Council is responsible for:· Allotments· Public clocks· Bus shelters· Play areas and play equipment· Grants to help local
organisations· Consultation on
neighbourhood planning· Litter· Graffiti· Fly posting· Dog offences
I look forward to representing this wardat Epping Forest District Council level onthe Planning Committee, District Devel-opment Management Committee and theLicensing Committee and will continuecommunicating with you in this maga-zine in the future.You are welcome to contact me at anytime.
Cllr. Ian HadleyEpping Forest District Council, Moreton &Fyfield WardFyfield Parish Council01277 [email protected]
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The recent Parish As-sembly went well withvarious groups reportingon their activities andinput from the RCCEand EFDC Lifewalks or-ganiser. As always, theScouts impressed withtheir range of projects
and activities. The Fyfield Film Club atthe Zinc Arts Centre was a great successand a second meeting is planned for 26thJune from 12.30pm to 4/4.30pm. At theFyfield Parish Council AGM, the Chairand Vice Chair were re-elected (Cllr. IanHadley and Cllr. Les Lamb) and Cllr. To-by Wallden selected as the FPC repre-sentative on the Fyfield Village HallCommittee. We have reached the secondstage in the Village of the Year contestand will be further judged on the 1st June.
For some time now, there have been ver-bal reports of intimidation and anti-socialbehaviour against walkers exercising theirright to pass over Public Rights of Way(PROW). If you are the victim of anything
like this then it should be reported to thePolice on 101 and ideally accompanied byvideos of the incident and the names ofany witnesses. Even if you have no videoevidence please still report it to the policeas this helps them to detect a pattern ofevents. Of course, it is important thatyou stick to the PROW and keep dogs un-der control to avoid any allegation of tres-pass. In Fyfield, we are blessed withmany PROWs and it is not acceptablethat people have their pleasure interrupt-ed whilst behaving in a perfectly propermanner. The Fyfield Parish Council fullysupports and encourages residents tokeep fit and socialise by walking ourpaths. To that end FPC has setup monthlywalks, actively supports the EFDC Life-walks program and has engaged with theWest Essex Ramblers to keep our paths ingood condition.
Ian HadleyChair, Fyfield Parish [email protected]: 01277 899840M: 07765882001
Letter from the Chairman
Fyfield Parish CouncilCllr. I. Hadley (Chairman) 01277 899840 [email protected]. L. Lamb (Vice Chair) 0777 6178794 [email protected]. L. Chisenhale-Marsh 01277 899262 [email protected]. J. Hall 01277 899808 [email protected]. B Saward 07747 803829 [email protected]. T. Wallden 01277 899772 [email protected]. D. Webster 01277 899405 [email protected] Farr, Clerk 07783 505906 [email protected]
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Roger Hirst, thePolice, Fire andCrime Commissionerfor Essex, is urgingpeople to have theirsay and take part in anational survey whichhelps to paint apicture of rural crimenationally andlocally.
It has been three years since the last NationalRural Crime Survey revealed the huge cost ofcrime to rural communities – both financial,at £800 million per year, and fear, withchronic under-reporting, anger andfrustration at the police and government.
The National Rural Crime Network produceda series of recommendations and, in manyareas, the police took steps to improvematters. Essex has been one of the few forcesin the country to introduce a dedicated ruralteam to work with communities to tacklespecific rural issues. Essex Police along withpartners also launched the Rural CrimeStrategy in 2017.
Roger Hirst said: “Now we want to knowwhat’s changed. Do you think rural crime hasgone up or down in Essex? Do you feelsafer? What’s your view of the police in yourcommunity?
“In short, we want to know the true picture ofcrime and anti-social behaviour in ruralcommunities across Essex – and the impact ithas where you live or work.
“Questions in the survey cover a range ofissues – from whether you report crimes thatyou or your business suffer, to the impactcrime and anti-social behaviour has on youand your area, and whether you believeenough is done to catch those who carry outthe offences.
It’s all about making sure the voice of ruralcommunities is heard by those who can makea difference to where we live and work –from the Police to Government.”
The survey is now available atwww.nationalruralcrimenetwork.net
and is open for submissions until Sunday 10June.
Rural Crime Survey
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WD50+ EXERCISEWork out with a friendly group of Over 50s on Fridays, 1.45pm – 2.45pm
Monica Couling Room – Fyfield Village HallEnjoy a social cuppa afterwards
Instruction from qualified Physical Fitness TrainerAll equipment supplied
Sessions cost £3 Members, £4 Non-Members, Club Membership £15 per annumFree `Taster’ Session – just turn up!
The Club also holds social events and outingsFurther information from Patti Nicholson 01277 899504) or
Liz Bird (01277 899324)
Arts Section
The Pageturners“If Only They Didn’t SpeakEnglish” by Jon Sopel
We have enjoyed Friends,appreciated the Americanmusic scene and munched into tubs ofBen and Jerry’s, so we have a sense ofsharing common values with thoseacross the pond. However, after thePresidential Election result in 2016, weprobably started to question this.
As the BBC’s North AmericanCorrespondent, Jon Sopel had a verybusy 2016 travelling the length andbreadth of America covering theextraordinary election campaign. In thisinsightful look at American life, Sopeldescribes a country that is very dividedand angry by looking at such topics asrace, guns, religion, patriotism and
views on government. The more youread the more you realise that theAmerican psyche is so very differentfrom our own.
A book observing the politics of anothernation could be a dull read but this is farfrom that. Sopel produces a book thathas a conversational style interspersedwith wit and our group agreed we hadunderstood more about America andhow it came to vote the ‘master ofassassination in 140 characters’ asPresident.
Margaret Dines
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Fyfield Ongar & District Bridge Club
Since we opened in 2015, we have beenkeeping our scores in a paper format calledTravellers and these are used at the end ofthe evening’s play to produce the results.The process was all a bit long-winded andreliant upon the person scoring eitherstaying up at the end of a long day orgetting up early the next morning tocomplete the process. After muchdiscussion, we decided to embrace themodern world and save the scoreselectronically thus enabling us to finalisethe results and upload them onto our website before our members had even arrivedhome.We looked at the various products on themarket and visited other clubs who used anelectronic scoring system to understand allthe good parts as well as the bad. We haddiscussions with the suppliers and finallydecided that the then latest introduction,ArcScorer, fitted our requirementsperfectly. We met with the author ofArcScorer who could not have been morehelpful and answered all our queries andconcerns.As this was going on we also approachedEpping Forest District Council regardinggrants and to cut a long story short theygave us a very generous grant of £1,200 tohelp fund the purchase of the programmeand associated hardware.We have now been using Arcscorer sinceChristmas and apart from the few expectedteething problems the system is workingextremely well. The main problem weencountered, which was not a problem atall in the end, was the concern by some ofour players that, in not being IT literate,
they would find the system toocomplicated; after being introduced toArcScorer they have all found it a very easysystem to use and would now be lostwithout it.Until we became familiar with theprogramme, we have had to talk to theArcScorer help desk a few times and foundthat post purchase they have been every bitas helpful as they were prepurchase. Thesystem is now our standard and rightly so.I did think that it might improve my bridgeplay but unfortunately, that was wishfulthinking although it has freed up some ofmy time to practise more.We pride ourselves in being a friendly andsociable Club and this seems evident in thenumbers of new members we haveattracted in recent months. We alsooccasionally run our own in-housebeginners course and have refresher classesthroughout the year and details of whichwill be posted on our websitewww.fyfieldbridge.club as and when.
New players of any standard are verywelcome on either a Monday afternoon orThursday evening at Fyfield Village Hall offHouchin Drive. If you wish to join us, pleasefirst check our website for times andcontact details. Do not worry if your skillsare a bit rusty as, as I have said, we are avery friendly club and can assist ifnecessary.
John Adair
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Fyfield Carpet Bowls Club
Another twomonths have passedso quickly. The clubis still managing tosurvive despite the
loss of four of our members to ill health,either to themselves or members of theirfamilies. I wish them all good luck forthe future and hope they will return.The competition season has finished forthe summer, but we look forward to theLadies v Gents tournament, which is afun day for all, happening in August.
Our County Team finished the seasonwell. This was away against
Bedfordshire. We had our best result ofthe season, beating Bedfordshire 24points to 12, so the long journey was wellworth it! The season finished withSuffolk in 1�� place with 123 points,Hertfordshire 2ⁿ� with 112 points andEssex 3�� with 92 points, withCambridshire, Norfolk and Bedfordshirebringing up the rear.
That’s all I can report on for now. Havea great summer and catch you later!
Jacky Brown
Soon be SUMMER
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Light Hearted Monologues from a Local
Typewriter Ladies
Here's to the wonderful church ladieswith typewriters proving that TraditionalReligion in Britain still has a warm andhumorous side like our NationalCharacter, harmless but always wellintended, so long a part of our culture.The following" selection?", with tonguein cheek, are taken from church bulletinsor church service announcements.
The sermon this morning: 'Jesus Walkson the Water.' The sermon tonight:'Searching for Jesus'. Please note thatthe Fasting & Prayer Conference includesmeals.
Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale.It's a chance to get rid of those thingsnot worth keeping around the house.Bring your husbands.
Mr. Grundwig, the elderly leader of thechurch hand bell group, still has his armin plaster. Luckily Mrs. Swanson rang hisbell. It was B flat.
Don't let worry kill you off – let theChurch help.
Miss Charlene Mason sang 'I will notpass this way again,' giving obviouspleasure to the congregation.
For those of you who have children anddon't know it, we have a nurserydownstairs.
After a visit from the Bishop it wasreported that he especially liked theflower arrangement by the vestibuledoor. Please note that these werediscarded flowers from earlierarrangements and should not be lefthere in future.
Next Thursday there will be try-outs forthe choir. They need all the help theycan get
Irving Benson and Jessie Carter weremarried on October 24 in the church soending a friendship that began in theirschool days.
Footnote to Tuesday's notice: Tired ofthe cold? Come to church and warm upwith Miss Bligh on the piano.
Eight new choir robes are currentlyneeded due to the addition of severalnew members and to the deterioration ofsome older ones.
Many ladies of the Church have cast offclothing of every kind. They may be seenin the basement on Friday afternoon.
Low Self Esteem Support Group willmeet Thursday at 7 PM. Please use theback door.
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Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM atthe First Presbyterian Church. Pleaseuse large double door at the sideentrance.
At the evening service tonight, thesermon topic will be 'What Is Hell?'Come early and listen to our choirpractice.
A bean supper will be held on Tuesdayevening in the church hall. Music willfollow.
The church will host an evening of finedining, super entertainment andgracious hostility.
The pastor would appreciate it if theladies of the Congregation would lendhim their electric girdles for thepancake breakfast next Tuesday.
On Friday at 7 pm the eighth-graderswill be presenting Shakespeare's Hamletin the Church basement. Thecongregation is invited to attend thistragedy.
Our priest invited The ReverendBartholomew to give a talk on " ReadingMinds". The Reverend would be grateful
for comments on what those attendingthought.
'Rock of Ages', a popular hymn writtenby the Rev. Augustus Toplady , wasdescribed as unlike any other by theRector after our rendition. It wasfollowed by home-made scones donatedby Mrs. Merryweather.
The Vicar would be grateful if his cycleclips were returned if found. He cannotkeep his trousers up when cyclingthrough the village.
Held to raise funds for the renovation ofthe church spire, villagers enjoyed aMagic Presentation evening in thevillage hall. A down side to the occasionwas the disappearance of several walletsamounting to an overall loss.
Barry Betteridge
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1st Moreton & Fyfield Scout Group
The Beaver Scout Colony – 5¾ to 8years - Tuesday 6.00pm to 7.15pmThe summer term for Beavers startedwith learning about St George’s Dayand the Beavers all designed their ownflags to represent their own family.The next two weeks were spentlearning how to take part in Archery.This is one of the Beavers adventureactivities which is part of theAdventure Challenge Award. Whilstone group were learning about Archerythe other half were learning somebasic first aid. They took part in somescenarios of accident that couldhappen for example a Beaver had fallendown a rabbit hole and hurt his leg.They had to find where the nearestadult help was, how to put a person inthe recovery position and how to callfor an ambulance. Beaver Scouts alsoneed to know how to put up a hike tentand how to light a fire and they mustcook something easy on the fire andthis was all achieved in the first weekof term.There are four Beavers swimming up toCubs this term they are Jacob, Zack,Taliesin, and Nathan. We have had fournew Beavers join us this term, they areFlorence, Xander, George and Alfie.The Beavers joined the whole ScoutGroup in the St George’s day Parade to
St Nicholas’ Church, Fyfield on the29th April.
Cub Scouts – 8 to 10½ years –Thursday 7.00pm to 8.30pmCub Scouts had a fantastic camp awayat the end of the spring term. Theminibus had its first long trip out asthe Cubs all travelled to Duxford. Thiswas part of the Air Activities staged 1& 2 badge. They all really enjoyed thewhole experience and investigated lotsof information and watched someplanes taking off and landing.After a very busy day they alltravelled to the village of Rayne wherethey were staying the night in the 1st
Rayne Scout HQ. Paul who was ourQuartermaster cook for the weekendhad made spaghetti Bolognaise andchicken curry with garlic bread and nanbreads, with Chocolate Brownies andice cream for dessert. After supperthey cleared up. The Cubs were allshown how to make a buddy burnerwith a tin, some cardboard and meltedcandle wax. After they had madethese they took them outside andunder supervision they lit the burnersand they burnt for nearly an hour.When it was bedtime the Cubs all hada hot drink and a bedtime story andthen went to sleep. The next day Paulthe QM for the weekend made
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pancakes for breakfast which they allenjoyed. They all made their packedlunches and they were ready for thehike on the Flitch Way to Great NotleyPark. Once they had hiked the fivekilometres to the park they gotexcited as they could see the SkyRopes in the distance. This was asurprise for the Cubs as they had notbeen told they were going onto thisapparatus. Everyone managed to go onthe sky ropes and Albert Dincu wasinvested on the very top with Davidand Ed the Cub leaders. After lunchthe final part of the day was spent onthe giant seesaw with the leaders onone side and the cubs on the otherside. This was one of the happiest well-run action-packed cub camps I think Ihave ever been on. Everyone was happyand well behaved, and the leaders gotto enjoy camp as well. Huge thanks toDavid, Ed, Sonia, Paul and of courseMichael who planned the weekend andwhose licence was used.This term the Cubs have also had twoweeks of Archery training and will betaking part in a litter pick on thesports field and Dole path. TwelveCubs have also just come back fromCub District Camp which was atTolmers in Cuffley, Hertfordshire.This was two nights away in tentswhich was a bit of a different campfor most of them. They had lots ofactivities which included a VerticalClimbing Wall, Air Rifles, High Ropes,
Inflatable Assault Course and Archery.In addition to this all Cubs completedbadge work. As you see our Cub packare a busy happy pack and achieve alot. Many thanks to our hard-workingleaders.
Scouts - 10 to 14 years - Friday7.30pm to 9.30pmScouts are now in their Hiking time ofthe year. This term they have learnthow to pack a rucksack properly, theyhave all managed to write out routecards, also how to use small solid fuelburners. On the evening of May 4th
they hiked following their route cards,they were in three groups leaving at15-minute intervals from the HQ. Theplan was to follow the route cards,they all succeeded and finished atSkreens Park in Roxwell where theyhad some supper provided by a parent.They put up their hike tents and allslept extremely well. In the morningthey got up and cooked their rationpacks over the burners. Then they allhiked back to Fyfield to the HQ andwere picked up by 11.00am. Once againa huge thank you to the troop leaderRolf for walking the route prior to theScouts planning their route. Thank youto Dennis, Peter, and Jack formonitoring the patrols and spendingthe night at Skreens Park yet again.What would we do without them. Thefollowing week after the hike the
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Scouts went foraging for dandelionsand nettles. They then made Nettletea and Dandelion Pancakes. Whicheveryone did enjoy. The Saturday ofthe 19th May and Sunday 20th
May nineteen Scouts and three olderCubs are going in six teams on theWaltham Walk. This is a two-dayincident hike which is taking placewithin the Witham to Danbury andeast Hanningfield area. The teams willwalk up to nine miles the first day andeight miles the second day. I’m surethey will all enjoy the experience.The Scouts are now looking forward toGliding, Hiking on the South DownsWay and Summer Camp in the LakeDistrict, then followed bymicrolighting in September.
Explorer Scouts – 14 to 18 years –Tuesday 7.30 to 9.30pmMost of the Explorer Scouts are in themiddle of exams so some meetingshave finished until the end of May. Afew of the them have had theopportunity to take part in Archerywhich they have enjoyed.
World Scout Jamboree 2019 & theAustralian Scout Jamboree 2019Jamboree news and fundraisingevents.The Jamboree four have been busyattending local fetes helping at church
functions, bag packing at Sainsburysand collecting scrap. They also helpedat the group fundraising afternoon teaafter the St Georges day parade onthe 29th April. In addition they havealso been looking after pets, dogwalking and gardening. Keeping busyand bringing some funds in. The four ofthem went with Rolf Bassnett theScout leader to the Parish Assembly totalk about how they were selected andthe fundraising they are doing.
Scout Group NewsRolf Bassnett our Scout Troop Leaderand Denise Hayes walked the threeYorkshire Peaks Challenge on May the4th and 5th. They travelled up on Fridaythe 4th and then started walking earlyon the 5th May. They made the finalascent in just over 11 hours and 30minutes. However the final finish timewas just under 15 hours. They wereraising sponsorship for two causes Rolffor a trailer for the minibus andDenise was for the Jamboree Four.
Mary Bacon – Chairman 1st Moreton &Fyfield Scout GroupTelephone - 01277 899052 Mobile -07554933563Email: [email protected]
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Fyfield Focus - Advertising and Editorial Details
Advertising in the Fyfield Focus
The Fyfield Focus is published bi-monthly on the lst of the month. The publications are:February/March, April/May, June/July, August/September, October/ November andDecember/January. Two publications are special colour editions (subject to receiving the necessarysponsorship) and focus on Spring (April/May) and Christmas (December/January).
Adverts will be accepted in Text format (word etc), Picture format (JPG, GIF, BMP) and PDF file.All accepted adverts will be placed in the Fyfield Focus Magazine and the Fyfield Focus Onlinewebsite www.fyfieldfocus.org.uk. All requests for advertising should be directed to the Editor andadverts must be received by eMail no later than the 10th of the month prior to the publication date(i.e. January, March, May, July, September and November). Payment for all adverts is to be re-ceived in advance of publication (full advertising terms and conditions are sent out with all invoic-es). The Fyfield Focus also provides a ‘Leaflet Stuffing Service’ – contact Cheryl Hadley fordetails.
Distribution of the Fyfield Focus (387 copies) is done by a team of volunteers (18) who deliver acopy to every home in Fyfield and to a no. of key community points in Fyfield and surrounding are-as. It is the aim of the Focus production and delivery teams to deliver the Fyfield Focus Magazineby the 1st of the month.
Advertising Rates
Contributing Articles to the Fyfield FocusContributions to the Fyfield Focus are always welcome and should be sent to the Editor normallyno later than mid-day on the 17th of the month prior to the publication date (i.e. January, March,May, July, September and November). Articles will be published subject to space being available.The Editor’s decision is final regarding suitability for inclusion and material may be edited forgrammatical accuracy and length.
The Fyfield Focus Team:
Editor & Advertising: Cheryl Hadley – [email protected] & Website: Ian Hadley – [email protected]: Chelmsford Diocesan Print UnitDistribution:
Dennis Bird, Liz Bird, Carol Cox, Eddie Fancourt, Elaine Griffiths, Cheryl Hadley,Jackie Hart, Fran Homersham, Ann Jackson, Les Lamb, Helen Llewelyn Jones,Mary Simons, Jenny Stone, Mike Walker, Roy Wilkinson and Mary Woodrow.
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Fyfield Useful Contacts
Bell Ringers - Hand Pat Turnpenny 899223 Parish CouncilBell Ringers - Tower Allan Cook 899240 Chair Ian Hadley 899840Pageturners Debbie Spanton 899317 Clerk Derek Farr 07783505906Bookworms Jane Davenport 899389 Scouts & GuidesBridge Club Marion Alcock 899432 Rainbows Sophie Kelly TBACarpet Bowls Jacky Brown 899076 Brownies Jane Davenport 899389Church Coffee Morning Carol Cox 899245 Guides Alison Lavender 365842Dr Walker's School Mrs. N. Larkin 899298 Beavers Mary Bacon 899052Friends of St Nicholas Allan Cook 899240 Cubs David Gordon 896321Fyfield Art Group Wendy Henshaw 899367 Scouts Mary Bacon 899052Fyfield Focus Cheryl Hadley 899840 Explorer Scouts Simon Mountly 07939 158980Ongar & Villages St Nicholas’ Church Rev. Christine Hawkins 286113Voluntary Care General No. 365363 Warden/Allotments Marcus Dain 899590Luncheon Club Warden David Bessell 07886075889 Bookings Wendy Henshaw 899367 Village Hall Team Co-ordinator Jan Hall 899808 Chair Marie Apperley 899386Pilates Claire Smith 07903121003 Bookings Elaine Tunnard 899306Poppets Day Nursery Katie Holloway 365488 Womens Institute Wendy Henshaw 899367Pre-School General No. 899678 WD50+ Exercise Club Patti Nicholson 899504
Lisa Carey 07917763369
Websites: www.fyfieldfocus.org.uk www.essexinfo.net/fyfield-parish-council/ www.fyfieldvillagehall.org.uk
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