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The Parish Council provides regular local news through this website and all such news items are then re-posted through Facebook, so many of these below will already be available (in more detail) on our Home page. This may, however, show additional posts and comments.
The Friends of St Mary's Old Church are holding a quiz at Orpen Hall on 8th October to raise funds for the continued support and upkeep of the Old Church.![]()
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westbergholt.org/old-church-quiz-at-orpen-hall/
The Gardeners Association webpage has been updated with its 2022 - 23 programme starting next Monday with Marc McHearne from Beth Chatto Gardens talking about "Beth Chatto & her Legacy".![]()
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westbergholt.org/clubs/gardeners/
Following the success of Orpen Players Spring Pantomime, "They came from Mars and landed outside the Farndale Avenue Church Hall in time for the Townswomen's Guild's Coffee Morning" is an unabashed comedy that will have you crying with laughter.![]()
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westbergholt.org/they-came-from-mars-an-orpen-players-comedy/
Now we are back to normal life there is a backlog of announcements from getting secondary school places to preventing chimney fires via Library events & the City Centre.![]()
westbergholt.org/the-back-to-normal-news-update/
Colchester Borough Council will be closing numerous, but not all, buildings and facilities on Monday 19th September. See the full list in the article. Also find out who painted the portrait - they are local.![]()
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westbergholt.org/colchester-council-services-closed-on-monday/
The Chair of West Bergholt Parish Council's statement on the sad loss of Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II. ![]()
westbergholt.org/chairs-statement-on-the-death-of-the-queen/
St Mary's will be hosting a Commemoration Service for HM Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday, meanwhile Old Church Heritage event is cancelled.![]()
westbergholt.org/commemoration-service-cancelled-event/
The next Local History Group meeting will learn about Essex Lights of which there are many. From Harwich, down the coast and into the Thames Estuary. Peter Jones will be presenting the history of these Lighthouses in the Orpen Hall.![]()
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westbergholt.org/essex-lights-a-history-club-talk/
West Bergholt joins the nation in mourning the sad loss of HM Queen Elizabeth II. Find out here where, when & how you can pay tribute to her.![]()
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westbergholt.org/mourning-the-passing-of-hm-queen-elizabeth-ii/
The Gardeners Club report on Open Gardens 2022, which raised a staggering amount for Tom Bowdidge Foundation and Essex & Herts Air Ambulance, & their other activities over summer.![]()
westbergholt.org/open-gardens-2022-other-gardeners-updates/