Community, Parish Council & Village
The Environment & Highways Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 14th April 2022 with topics including:
After a gap of three years, guided walks return with two great walks to enjoy with Steve Hallam in the next few weeks.
The last Spring Flower walk took place in 2019 in the company of Storm Hannah! Despite the weather, 22 folks assembled for the walk and thoroughly enjoyed themselves; the comic highlight possibly being when Steve was pretty much blown over by the force of the wind! The walk is normally conducted at a gentle pace (storms permitting).
In a typical year you are likely to see the following flowers:
Continue reading “The return of guided walks at Hillhouse Wood”
Following the resignation of a councillor, West Bergholt Parish Council currently has a vacancy. Would you make a good parish councillor, or perhaps you know somebody else who could? In either case, why not visit a council meeting to see how it works? The next one is on 27th April at 7:30 pm in the Orpen Hall. Contact the Parish Clerk – Laura Walkingshaw – at [email protected] for more details if interested,.
Local council elections give you the opportunity to have your say on local issues that matter to you. Don’t miss the opportunity!
To vote, you must be registered by 14th April! Go to gov.uk/register-to-vote today – it only takes 5 minutes.
The following candidates have been nominated to stand for the Lexden & Braiswick Ward of Colchester Borough Council:
Continue reading “Not registered? Deadline is Thursday 14th April”
The next Local History Group meeting will learn about The Minories in Colchester. Max Fox will lead this meeting which will take place on April 13th starting at 7:30 pm. Max has been a Tour Guide in Colchester for 28 years, a former Minories manager for Colchester Institute and a traveller through many ruins who has a passion for history.
As ever, all are welcome for a modest charge of £2 for members and £5 for visitors. Next month the group start their summer visits, the first being to Harwich Museum on Wednesday 11th May. If you would like more information about talks or visits please contact [email protected].
If you are proud of it, you might want to consider adding it to this year’s Open Gardens. The Gardeners Association are now working to finalise details for the event. Contact [email protected] to find out more.
Programmes for entry to all the gardens and the allotments will be on sale beforehand in shops and businesses; on the day also at the Orpen Hall. The Gardeners Association also plan to have a stall selling plants in the Hall on the day; they would welcome plant contributions to sell.
This edition of St Mary’s News starts with a message saying “All You Need is Love” and then addresses Easter Services and the usual listings of services and contacts.
We moved house last year, to Great Horkesley, into a house that is smaller. This, of course, meant some sorting out, and giving or throwing things away. We all accumulate ‘stuff’ – things that might come in handy one day, or perhaps have a sentimental attachment. And now, a year later, we can’t even remember the things that we thought were important and that we were so reluctant to get rid of!
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has tested us all, now you can be tested in a special charity quiz for Ukraine. This quiz will follow the normal Village Quiz format with 10 rounds of ten questions; all profits will go directly to the DEC Red Cross Ukraine Appeal.
Continue reading “Quiz for DEC Red Cross Ukraine Appeal”
The Environment & Highways Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 17th March 2022 with topics including:
Information you need, with deadlines, for those wanting to:
…in the Borough Elections taking place on 5th April 2022:
Continue reading “Notice of Borough Council Election – May 2022”