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WELCOME HELLO AND WELCOME TO The april edition of the cm17 connection magazine... I don’t know about you but I’ve come over all “spring cleany!” Perhaps it’s my sixth sense letting me know that spring has finally sprung... or more obviously that blossom is, well, “blossoming”. Either way, and here comes a shameless plug, the first place that I turned to for help was the CM Connection. Now, there is a lot that needs to be done. Not just on my house but also on me! Yep! It’s time to get myself prepped and preened for the summer too! It will be a great opportunity for me to catch up with advertisers old and new and also means I will be able to personally recommend even more of our lovely local businesses - win/ win! And if that wasn’t enough, there are lots of fun things happening locally throughout the month too. I might see you at one of the many theatre productions, charity events, fetes or shows. You’ll notice me - I’ll be the one all glowy and smiley, you know, the “prepped & preened” one.
CONNECTION may 2015 ISSUE 116
CONTENTS ■ FEATURES & ARTICLES 9 Local Business People in Person 10 Creative Cake Contributions 14 Boarding a Guide Dog 16 Civic Society Lecture 19 Property Column 20 Walking: BSDF 26 Fundraising Fun Day! 28 Herts & Essex English School 30 Harlow Chorus
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22 Just for the Kids
Until next month,
34 Puzzles & Brain Teasers
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32 Look What’s Cooking
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24 Policing our Community
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38 Local Community
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27 What’s On at Victoria Hall
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Letter from Robert Halfon MP Working Hard For Harlow Dear Resident, Five years ago, I was honoured to be chosen by fellow residents to become the MP for Harlow and the surrounding villages of Hastingwood, Matching, Nazeing, Roydon and Sheering. Since being elected in 2010, I have made it my mission to put Harlow on the map. In Parliament, I have campaigned to cut fuel prices, curtail hospital car parking charges, championed jobs and apprenticeships and helped ensure that Harlow housing goes to Harlow people. In 2012, for my campaign on fuel duty, The Telegraph included me on their list of ‘Britons of the Year’ and The Sun newspaper called me a ‘crusader who has fought hard to make sure Brits have more money in their pockets’. For two years, I fought hard to bring the brand-new Sir Charles Kao University Technical College (UTC) to Harlow, which opened in September 2014. The school will transform education in Harlow and will help our young residents for generations. Whenever we have faced major problems in our town, whether it be illegal encampments, the possible closure of our respite centres or the loss of our Lollipop men and women, I have stood up against the authorities. Whether it be the Government or the Council, I’ve helped get these problems resolved. In fact, after we saved our Lollipop service I was named an “honorary Lollipop man” by Potter Street Lollipop Lady, Jane Chivrall! I love Harlow and am proud to represent our town and villages in Parliament. That is why I have championed our community and given it strong support - such as raising funds and working hard for charities like the Foodbank, Pact for Autism and many others. If you trust me to be your MP once again, I will continue to do my best to bring jobs back to Harlow, speak up for our community and support higher wages, whether it be through a strong minimum wage or lower taxes. The many Harlow residents who are backing me at this election are from every walk of life, including
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Thank you Robert for all your hard work to get the matter of illegal encampments taken care of properly, unlike some other politicians out there who are just full of sound bites. Penny S, local resident
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You have been the best MP Harlow has had for at least twenty years, and you have helped my family on several occasions. For that I thank you. Philip Bradbury, local resident
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Brilliant news, congratulations and thanks again for all your hard work in getting the fuel duty increase scrapped! David Gradley, local resident
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supporters of Labour, the Conservatives and UKIP. This is because whatever people’s own views, they know that I am an MP that loves Harlow, stands up for Harlow, and works hard for Harlow. I hope very much you will back me on the 7th May, and let me be your MP once more. Very best wishes, Robert Halfon
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local business people in person Name and Business: Richard Vine from Grabco, local grab hire service and stockist of topsoil & aggregate products for delivery or collection. Where do you live? I currently live with my wife and five children in Takeley. What’s your favourite local shop? I always try and shop locally so it is very hard to pick a favourite, but my wife would choose Shwe Tan Beauty Salon in Old Harlow, for sure! What’s your favourite local venue? I like taking my children to Harlow Town Park to see the animals and play football. What do you like best about Harlow? There are lots of indoor and outdoor activities for us to do as a family like Harlow Leisure Zone and the Cinema.
What do you like doing when you’re not working? I love spending time with my big family! I set up my business because… My parents have always run a successful furniture business and I always hoped that one day I could set up a business of my own, so I just took a “leap of faith! What’s the best thing that’s happened to you recently? At the moment I’m excited about the new Top Soil Screener we have bought for our Hunsdon recycling yard – it means we can now recycle up to 80% of the muck we take away. Favourite one liner or saying? “Never, never, never give up.” Winston Churchill.
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IT’s your community
Free Cakes for kids Creative Cake contributions! Free Cakes for Kids is a community service to families who find it difficult to provide a birthday cake for their child. The cakes are baked by volunteers from our community with your kid’s favourite theme or style. Free, friendly and confidential.
Thank you to Sara for baking.
Thank you to Linda for baking.
Since the last edition we have produced three birthday cakes, all of them going to children in domestic violence refuges in Harlow. The blue first birthday cake was baked a new baker to our team, Sara Evans, who is also a trustee of local charity Kisses 4 Kids. Sara says: “I wanted to get involved in Free Cakes for Kids Harlow as baking is something me and the husband enjoy doing together. It is fun and allows us to explore our creative sides.” Using some of the money we raised from the last year’s bake sale and quiz night we were able to put on a very special Easter party for some of the families in the refuge. We hired the soft play centre, Wild ‘n’ Wacky, and to help the families get to the venue we hired a mini bus from Alley Cat Vehicle Hire. Many local
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Guide Dogs
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Three years ago, we began the journey of becoming volunteer Guide Dog boarders, after our eldest daughter, Jessica, sought out volunteer opportunities regarding animals. Jessica was applying for Veterinary School at Nottingham University, and needed some extra animal experience above having a house rabbit and guinea pigs. We began the journey by being interviewed by Guide Dogs to be sure we were suitable candidates. We then undertook training on how to walk a Guide Dog, how to cross roads, squeeze passed parked cars, how to toilet and feed them correctly, and how to manage their behavior in our home and out and about. We had to learn how to give a dog a regular free run, which meant letting the dog off the lead and letting it run around wildly, letting off steam and enjoying being just a dog without the constraints of being a working dog for a while. We had to trust the dog would come back to us, which is nerve-racking the first few times. Can you imagine losing a Guide Dog which takes about £30,000 to train! Although we took the training on board, I was nervous about boarding a fifteen-month-old dog for three months, but I knew I had Jessica to lead the way. Our first dog arrived, Gus, and he was an energetic, excitable black Labrador. He would jump up at us in greeting, jump on the sofa, and bound upstairs. We had to get him out of all these unwanted habits, which took time and patience and with the support of our instructor we got there - it really is a joint effort! Gus quickly became a much-loved part of the family, and soon I could not imagine the home without him. But that was soon to change. Towards the end of the three months, Guide Dogs begin matching the dog to a blind or partially sighted person. To make this match, Guide Dogs assesses the temperament of the dog, the dogs preferred walking speed and the environment that it is most suited to working in. The dog is then tried out with the potential
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match, until the instructor and the service user are satisfied with the choice. Only then does it feel real, and we know we’re going to lose the dog. It is so much harder than I ever anticipated; hugging the dog for the last time is heartbreaking. However, we try to keep in mind that the dog is going to give a blind person the freedom and independence we all take for granted. We have to keep our eye on the “greater good” of the process. Jessica has been at university for almost two years, and we have continued boarding Guide Dogs without her support, something I never thought we would do. Volunteering has become part of our lives, and as has Guide Dogs. You are fully supported by the charity and you get to see what your home looks and feels like with a dog as a family member. It’s a beautiful experience, and we’ve started a photograph album with all the dogs that have touched our lives before improving someone else’s immensely. Guide Dogs are currently looking for new dog boarders in Church Langley. If you are at home for most of the day, have a fully enclosed and private garden and would be prepared to board for us then please do get in touch using the contact details below to apply. Each dog stays with the boarder for around 12 weeks; the instructor collects the dog for each training walk and returns the dog afterwards. Boarders need to attend an initial training session before they get started and receive on-going training thereafter according to the specific needs of that particular dog.
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Harlow Civic Society Lecture: Gibberd reassessed
IT IS nearly 70 years since architect Frederick Gibberd was appointed Master Planner for the new town of Harlow, a brave venture in large-scale postwar urban planning. Gibberd (1908-84) was one of the major figures of his generation with a large and varied architectural practice. During his early career, he was regarded as a pioneering architect of the Modern Movement. However, as his professional career progressed, Gibberd continued to develop an aesthetic approach to architecture and town design which led some to question his commitment to architectural modernism. Now architect Christine Hui Lan Manley is coming to Harlow Museum on Thursday, May 14, to talk about her research into Gibberd’s achievements and influence. She will reassess Gibberd’s work to show that he was at the forefront of the development of a distinctly English form of modern architecture and planning. Christine’s lecture will include illustrations of the amazing scope, scale and variety of Gibberd’s commissions.
of the Month feature. She knows Harlow well, having written and lectured on urban planning using areas of Harlow as study examples. Currently, she is completing a book about Sir Frederick Gibberd and his work as a major modernist architect and planner, and has used the extensive Gibberd library and archive in Old Harlow as a major source of information. The event is the second of three in Harlow Civic Society’s 2015 Lecture Series. Admission to the lecture is £2 for members of Harlow Civic Society, and £4 for visitors. The venue is Harlow Museum, Muskham Road. Time: 7.30pm. For more information, contact Mag Barrett: 01279 429134 or email: barrett. mag@gmail.com.
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1. Sell your property first If you’ve sold your home already and are living in rented accommodation, you will be in a much better position to exchange contracts FAST and avoid someone coming in at the last minute and outbidding you. A vendor is far less likely to accept another offer if they know you’re in a very strong position. 2. Build rapport with the vendor This might seem an odd suggestion, but if you’ve put in an offer on a property that you’re desperate to buy, building a positive relationship with the vendors could be the difference between them accepting a slightly higher offer or sticking with you. Ask your estate agent to arrange a second viewing to meet the vendors once you’ve put the offer in. 3. Be prepared This one is obvious - make sure that you have already spoken to an independent financial advisor to discuss all the possible mortgage options (if you need one), a property surveyor picked out and a solicitor who knows you want to move quickly. Get as much packing and moving preparation done as you can. 4. Act quickly This one links with the previous point. Once you have made your offer, ensure that you speak to your financial advisor to get your mortgage underway. Call your surveyor as soon as the offer has been accepted and get them in to the new property to survey ASAP and finally, ensure that you contact your solicitor and you are hot on their case to get things moving quickly. Being proactive when it comes to moving home is a sure fire way to fend off pesky gazumpers and get you the property you love! Selling your property first is an easy way to put yourself in the best possible position and avoid disappointment.
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Bishop’s Stortford & District Footpaths Association By Daphne Wallace-Jarvis for BSDFA
Hi there! OK, Quiz time... Question: What does the BSDFA stand for? Answer: Bishop’s Stortford and District Footpaths Association. The BSDFA! The words to remember are - ‘AND DISTRICT’.... This local organisation embodies a wide local area across Herts & Essex. BSDFA has its roots dating back to 1957 - it is a multi-aged group who enjoy walking the very many and generous number of footpaths, bridle-ways, and bi-ways in our area and who wish to ensure they are well maintained and available FREE FOR ALL for the foreseeable future. Our area encompasses north Harlow, Stortford, Hatfield Heath, Stansted, Birchanger, Much Hadham, Little Hadham and all the super villages around and en-route to Saffron Walden. We walk twice a month, on a Sunday, in the morning, gathering for set-off at 10am sharp, so there is plenty of time after a 5-6mile walk to enjoy the rest of the day participating in other activities and being with the family. This is not an all-enveloping commitment, simply come when you can and join in.
banana and water if you wish, and we can normally accommodate a dog on a lead. As a bonus, sometimes there is a pub at our start/end point. We have some stunning local countryside, animals, plants and birds in the Herts/Essex borders which we will see, walk and talk through. Yes, all this, and your weekly exercise too. Remember we need to leave at 10am so allow sufficient time to park & change into boots and whatever! Come and see a buzzard in flight! Sunday 10 May, Nags Head, Dunmow Road BS, GR: TL500210, Post Code: CM23 5HP (TEL: 07920 254 825) Sunday 31 May, Hatfield Heath, Car Park next to the Chippy, GR: TL523150, Post Code: CM22 7EB (TEL: 01279 501 596) Sunday 14 June, Stanstead Abbots, Car Park, GR: TL384119, Post code: SG12 8AG (Tel: 07941 435 001) Sunday 28 June, Prince of Wales, Brick End Broxted, GR: TL572258, Post Code: CM6 2BJ (TEL: 01279 812 574)
It is not an expensive experience. You do, however, need to have suitable clothes and sensible shoes or boots particularly if it is bad weather or has been raining in the days before as we do walk over fields. WE DO NOT HURTLE ALONG but we like to be back at our starting point at 12.30-1pm. Bring a
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POLICING OUR Harlow North PCSO Chrisie Goodman
Summer may be just around the corner but so is the Doorstep/Rogue trader. That loose slate on the roof, the flashing or pointing on the chimney, the guttering, driveway, jet washing and at this time of the year the tree that needs cutting or gardening work that needs to be sorted for the summer are all on the rogue traders list.
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Essex Police and Essex County Council Trading Standards advise you never to agree to have work done by anyone who knocks on your door. Fully check out traders who leaflet your home before you agree to any work as they may be providing you
Please keep an eye on vulnerable neighbours, family or friends as the doorstep/rogue trader may be knocking on their door right now to relieve them of their savings. Please help them by calling the Trading Standards helpline on 03454 040506 or Essex Police on 101 and giving us the information we need to put a stop to this criminal activity.
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I shall be on dayshift on General Election Day on Thursday 7th May so will be patrolling around the polling stations in Old Harlow and Mark Hall. I look forward to meeting many of you during the day, let’s hope for good weather and lots of you turning out.
Harlow common PCSO Rebecca Durrant
Use Of Force It’s a rare but frightening prospect to be confronted by an intruder in your home. Your first reaction may be to defend yourself but it’s important to know where your actions stand in law. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) have issued a joint public statement entitled Householders and the Use of Force Against Intruders. What is reasonable force? Anyone can use reasonable force to protect themselves or others, or to carry out an arrest or to prevent crime. You are not expected to make fine judgments’ over the level of force you use in the heat of the moment. So long as you only do what you honestly and instinctively believe is necessary in the heat of the moment that would be the strongest evidence of you acting lawfully and in self-defense. This is still the case if you use something to hand as a weapon. As a general rule,
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the more extreme the circumstances and the fear felt, the more force you can lawfully use in selfdefense. Do I have to wait to be attacked? No, not if you are in your own home and in fear for yourself or others. In those circumstances the law does not require you to wait to be attacked before using defensive force yourself. What if I chase them as they run off? This situation is different as you are no longer acting in self-defense and so the same degree of force may not be reasonable. However, you are still allowed to use reasonable force to recover your property and make a citizen’s arrest. You should consider your own safety and, for example, whether the police have been called. A rugby tackle or a single blow would probably be reasonable. Acting out of malice and revenge with the intent of inflicting punishment through injury or death would not.
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LOCAL COMMUNITY Will you believe the intruder rather than me? The police weigh all the facts when investigating an incident. This includes the fact that the intruder caused the situation to arise in the first place. We hope that everyone understands that the police
have a duty to investigate incidents involving a death or injury. Things are not always as they seem. On occasions people pretend a burglary has taken place to cover up other crimes such as a fight between drug dealers.
Church Langley PCSO Phyllis Chipchase
I am starting this column with a request of help from Church Langley residents to track down a group of around 4 youths on scrambler type bikes. There have been over 8 separate incidents called in to Essex Police regarding nuisance motorbikes/ scramblers being driven at high speed on the bridle paths, by the Water Tower and on the playing field between Church Langley and Newhall.
bike but the person too.
I have also received numerous emails regarding this same issue and have managed to track down one of these bikes. A home visit and warning has been issued. Due to the seriousness of this I spent an evening last week patrolling these areas, when all of a sudden a dark green or black scrambler bike came hurtling across the park at very high speed. The rider was wearing a grey hoodie a dark green or black full visor helmet with the number 151 clearly visible on the petrol tank.
• Walk around your property think how you would get in if you lost your keys? Perhaps through that open window, made even easier by the ladder propped up against the garden shed?
At this time the field was full of very young children at football practice, this driver showed complete disregard for their safety. I called out to him to stop, which he did, I then shouted out to stay put, at this point he revved up and sped off at high speed towards Tesco. Do you know who he is? Please be unaware that a bike can be seized if it is seen to be driven in an anti-social or dangerous manner. In the first instance they will receive a warning the second occasion the bike will be seized and crushed, the warning is not only on the
With the nice weather upon us please remember to lock all windows and doors, keep valuables out of sight both at home and in your vehicle. • Keep vigilant, report any suspicious activity. • Be neighbourly keep an eye out for each other.
• Lock away anything that may help a burglar enter your home, most are opportunists looking for that unlocked door or window. Reported Crime March 15th to April 16th Nuisance Vehicle 8 Theft of motor vehicle 0 Theft from motor vehicle 1 Criminal damage 0 Burglary 1 Surgeries Thu 21-May 10:00-11.30am at the Community Centre coffee morning, Fri 22-May 12:30-2pm and Sat 30-May 12:00-2pm in the foyer at Tesco. Tel
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Family Day Kenyan Expedition Fundraiser 14 year old Matthew Damiral and Samuel Mason have been given the opportunity by Burnt Mill Academy with African Adventures to do something amazing in Kenya. They have been given the opportunity to volunteer in Kenya in 3 ways: 1. Community work and teaching To assist teachers in the classroom, read stories, cook meals and play games. 2. Multi-sports coaching To coach sports eg. rounders, football, cricket or dance. 3. Community building and renovation Help with building programs. For this lifetime experience to be achievable for these boys they need to fundraise about ÂŁ2500 each. They have planned a family fun day for the, 28th June at the 1st Great Parndon scout hut. Please come along and join in with the fun!
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to Harlow for over 20 years and have built lasting friendships across the miles. The visiting students have a full and varied programme featuring English lessons, day trips and activities, so will be out most of the day. The trip is due to take place from 26 June to 24 July. Please get in touch if you are able to help.
Elizabeth Williams, who runs the Herts and Essex English School, which organises the stay, said: “We have some wonderful host families in the area, but we desperately need more to enable as many students as possible to make the trip. This is a great opportunity if your child is learning Spanish at school, to have a native speaker in the house. It is also a great way to make new friends, whilst earning some extra money for the summer”. Small groups of 30 students have been coming
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Harlow Chorus ‘A Summer Serenade’ Thaxted Church Saturday 18th July Words by Mick Rumens
Our musical direct, Alex Chaplin, who has been absent for our first concert this year, will make a most welcome return for this event and we shall have the highly acclaimed Charivari Agreable, a baroque ensemble, under their Artistic Director Kah-Ming Ng, providing our musical accompaniment.
season, which will commence in September. The main item in this concert will be Bach’s Magnificat in D, and is his musical setting of the text from the Gospel According to Luke, scored for five vocal parts (two sopranos, alto, tenor and bass), and a Baroque orchestra. In 1723, after taking up the post as Thomaskantor in Leipzig, Bach set the text in a twelvemovement composition in the key of E Flat major. In the Gospel of Luke, the words, of the Magnificant, are spoken by Mary when she visits her cousin Elizabeth, both being pregnant. The feast commemorating that visit is called Visitation. The D major version, a brighter key, was first performed in 2nd July 1733, as part of the feast day service in the St Thomas Church in Liepzig.
We shall be performing works by Bach, Charpentier and Purcell in this celebration of summer, prior to our 40th Anniversary
More of this programme next month, however we look forward to your support at this concert.
This concert, the last in our current season, was originally due to be performed at St. Peter ad Vicula church in Coggeshall. However, due to a wedding being booked for the same day, and the village carnival being staged the same afternoon, the venue had to be changed. Thankfully, the Thaxted Music Festival having finished the previous week, the church was able to offer their excellent venue for our concert.
Tickets: Advance bookings: £15 full, £13 concessions, £7 under 16’s. (all reserved)
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PINEAPPLE CHUTNEY to accompany gammon or ham steaks 3 X ½” slices pineapple, peeled, cored and cubed (or tinned) Grated rind of ½ lemon 4-5 grams grated ginger 2 teasp lemon or lime juice 1 cinnamon stick (after use wash and dry to use again) Sugar to taste Fresh red chilli chop a small piece in tiny squares 1 teasp Cornflour or arrowroot mixed to a runny paste with water 15 mins preparation, 5 minutes cooking.
15 m ins prepa ration, 5 m inutes cooking. Taste before yo u a dd the chopped ch il l i a ccord ing to how hot yo u l ike it. It wo u ld a lso go dow n wel l at a ny BBQ, even w ith cu rries.
1. Cook all ingredients other than the cornflour/arrowroot, in a non-stick pot over a medium heat until it comes to the boil. 2. Stirring all the time, slowly pour in enough paste to thicken, you probably won’t want all of it and simmer for 4-5 minutes. 3. Cool and remove the cinnamon stick. 4. Grill the ham steaks or alternatively, pour over some pineapple or apple juice, place a slice of pineapple on top of each steak and cook in the oven for about 15 mins - until juice is beginning to bubble (the ham or gammon doesn’t need a lot of cooking). 5. Serve with the chutney on the side. TIP: Buy pineapple when it’s on offer, chop off the peel, slice, core and freeze it. It freezes perfectly, as does the chilli, red, green or orange. Slice it in half lengthwise (with rubber gloves on as it burns if you touch your skin) take out all the seeds and carefully chop it into small squares, freeze it in a small container and it’s ready whenever you need it. Peppers are the same.
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The Henry Moore Primary School Sketching Week Linked to PSHE
Teachers and pupils of The Henry Moore School sharpened their pencils for a whole week dedicated to drawing! All year groups got involved and began by developing their observational skills. Most teachers linked their drawing to their PSHE (Personal, Social, and Health Education) topic. For example, Year 3, who were learning about ‘Helping in the Community’, took part in a school litter pick and then sketched rubbish, such as rotten fruit. In Year 5, their topic was ‘Keeping Healthy’. They looked at Leonardi Da Vinci’s work on the human form, which culminated with the children sketching hearts.
Each year group completed the week with a display of finished artwork. The end result was phenomenal!
Some year groups took part in a ‘Big Draw’, whereby every child was given the opportunity to select a medium of their choice and draw on any scale, whilst listening to music.
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PLACES OF WORSHIP Church Langley Church Sunday service 10am in Main Hall. Sunday School; prayer ministry. Thurs Communion (2nd & 4th Thurs in Chapel, 9.30am). Mini-church 10am Thurs. Weekday house groups. Tel: Ann Kosla 629950. Email: ourvicar@churchlangleychurch.org Web: churchlangleychurch.org
Church of the Assumption Church House, Mulberry Green. 6pm Sat mass, 10am Sunday Mass. Fr Michael Butler. Tel: 429388. Email: harlowold@dioceseofbrentwood.org
Harlow Baptist Sunday Service 10.45am Tel: Rev. Tony Mayes 442642 www.harlowbaptist.org
Coffee Morning
Potter Street Baptist Church Worship on Sunday is open to all with varied service types to suit the wide range of people who attend PSBC. Morning Service 11am. Rev Alison Taylor. Tel: 491029 www.psbc.co.uk
In aid of Caring for Harlow Carers WI Hall, Garden Terrace Road, Old Harlow
Saturday 16 May from 10am until noon Admission £1
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St. Mary Magdalene, Harlow Common Fr James Rodley. Tel: 451065 Email: jwerodley@yahoo.co.uk www.mmharlow.co.uk
St Mary’s, Old Harlow Sunday Services 8am, 10.30am and 6.30pm. Please contact the Parish Office for all enquires Tel: 432135 Mon to Thu 9.30am to noon. Email: admin@stmaryschgate.org.uk, www.stmaryschgate.org.uk
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‘ENGLISH COUNTRY GARDEN’ A programme of Old and New Music with a Summer feel and memories for all ages with a few smiles along they way. Tickets £9 in advance, £10 on the door, including refreshments St Jon’s Arc, Old Harlow
Saturday June 13th 7.30pm Call 01279 434 028
David Livingstone Club We are a social meeting club for people with special needs open on Monday evening 7-9pm We are located at 11 Potter Street, Harlow (rear of Livingstone House) We offer a disco, a games room, a craft room, a quiet sitting area and pool tables. We have a kitchen where you can buy refreshments and sweets too. Feel free to come and pay us a visit on a Monday evening (not open on Bank Holidays).
For any information call Yvonne on 07840 866 945 (after 5pm) Registered charity number 301326
Mill Lane allotments #2 SAINT CLARE OPEN GARDENS WEEKEND Sunday, 28th June 2015 Open 11.00am until 4.00pm Refreshments, plants (including hanging baskets whilst stocks last!) and produce will be available for purchase. There will also be a tombola stall. All proceeds will be donated to St Clare Hospice.
The allotments are off Mill Lane, Old Harlow. Parking is available (on the field at the rear of the allotments).
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• Hardstanding for 200+ Buses and Coaches. • Transport Enthusiasts’ Bazaar with wide variety of stands. • Real Ale Beer Tent. Hot and cold refreshments available. • Parking for 2,000+ spectators’ cars. • Vintage Bus 396 to & from Epping Central Line Station and Epping Ongar Railway. • Admission £10 (includes parking at airfield & travel on bus 396) accompanied children free. • Rally open from 10.00 to 17.00. Booking forms and information: S.S.A.E. please to 132 Moorfield, Harlow, Essex. CM18 7QQ email: northwealdrally@btinternet.com www.northwealdrally.com
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UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS
WHAT’S ON ■■ Every Saturday Harlow Parkrun School Lane, Harlow Town Park FREE, weekly, timed 5km run. Time: 9am, www.parkrun.org.uk/harlow ■■ until Fri 15th May Jazz: As Artists See It The Gibberd Gallery, The Civic Centre A celebration of Jazz from its African American origins to today’s smooth jazz scene. Over 10 artists have been commissioned to create themed visual interpretations, which include portraits, abstract art and unique sculptures. Rare posters and instruments will also be a feature of this show and live Jazz music on Saturday 9th May 11am - 2pm. Contact: 446404, email: gallery@ harlowarttrust.org.uk, www.gibberdgallery.co.uk ■■ Until 17th May 2015 A Journey to Abstraction The Gallery at Parndon Mill This exhibition starts with a few older figurative paintings and progresses through to pieces of complex abstraction painted in recent months. The photographs range from the period 2011 to 2014 and illustrate the beauty and visual interest in apparently mundane aspects of our world, that are often overlooked in our everyday ‘tranquillised’ state. Time: Tue-Fri 10am-5pm & Sun 2-4pm, contact: 426042, email: info@ parndonmill.co.uk, www.parndonmill. co.uk ■■ Sat 2nd & sun 3rd May Pond Life Parndon Wood Nature Reserve Learn all about the animals and plants which live in the ponds of Parndon Wood, why not have a go at pond dipping yourself too?! Contact: 430005 or email josey.travell@ ecco.org.uk ■■ Sun 3rd May Ignite: encountering God Together Church Langley Church Join in as our exciting new community seeks to encounter God Together. Time: 6pm, contact: igniteforharlow. co.uk
11.30am to 2pm. Hot & cold filled rolls, croissants, scotch pancakes as well as our usual fare. Tea time from 2pm. Time: 11.30am-6pm, entrance: adults £4, concs £3, accompanied children £1 (5-16), www.thegibberdgarden. co.uk ■■ Mon 4th MAY May Day Fair at The Fox Matching Tye Fun For All! Fairground, stalls, Punch & Judy, dog show, refreshments & BBQ. Time: 12noon-5pm, FREE entry. ■■ wed 6th to Sat 9th may Harlow Theatre Company Presents William Shakespeare’s: Comedy of Errors Victoria Hall Theatre Directed by Jeanne Stacey. Jeanne’s production of the Comedy of Errors promises to be an exciting evening’s entertainment set in a world where mistaken identity causes a ridiculous series of events to unfold. She has created a ‘new world’ for its setting, where the audience is distanced and observes the ridiculous behaviour of these odd human beings with one aim only... to entertain. It’s an abridged version to allow the style to dominate… it’s busy and physical for the cast, rooted in clown and slapstick, this play is going to be about ‘play’!. Time: 8pm, tickets: £11, £9, bookings: ticketsource.co.uk/ harlowtheatrecompany or call 0844 8700 887. ■■ Thu 7th to Sat 30th May Gate House Arts Exhibition: Line and Form by Joanne Dennis Eastgate Gallery, CM20 1HP The new works are colourful woven pieces that speak of me more than I realise, or more rather than I want them to. The continued effort to control the form that wishes to do its own thing, only truly seeing the line once it was been done. Continually questioning the meaning of position, scale and colour. Looking for elusive perfection and how life and death is so evident in my work. Joanne will also be working occasionally in the space during the first two weeks. Time: 11am-3pm Wed-Sat, www. gatehousearts.com
Moot Hall, The Stow Written by Brian Clemens. Directed by & Starring Dan Powell, alongside Kerry Rowland & Kevin Smith. On the Costa del Sol, professional safe-cracker Larry has struck it lucky. Gorgeous Suzy asks him to steal the diamonds from her husband Alex’s safe and run away with her to Rio. At the same time, Alex also employs Larry to murder Suzy for her £200,000 life insurance policy...which way will Larry turn, as we reach a thrilling conclusion? Time: 8pm, tickets: £8 adult, £6 (concs), contact: 639170. ■■ fri 8th May Music @ Midday: Alexander Ardakov, Piano St John’s ARC Free admission, collection at the end. Pre-concert light lunch £5 including home made soup & artisan bread with a complimentary glass of wine or juice (lunch served from 12:45pm). Time: 1.30pm, entrance: £5 (lunch), contact: 442447, www.stjohnsarc. org.uk ■■ FRI 8th may Music at Marigolds: The John Edmonds Blues Band with Doc Ika Harlow Cricket Club John Edmonds guitar, Dr Ika guitar, Roger Woods drums and John Kaethner bass. Back at Marigolds after fantastic gigs in recent years the JEBB play classic guitar based blues of all types, albeit in their own indomitable style. Time: 7.30pm, tickets: £7, contact: 414174 or 421763, www.musicatmarigolds.co.uk ■■ Tue 12th may Link4Growth Harlow The Gibberd Gallery Monthly community and business networking event. Completely informal, drop-in session designed to nurture, support and get the community talking... from here good things happen! Time: from 9.30pm, entrance: £3 to cover cost of tea/coffee & biscuits, for more information and to book: link4growth.biz/l4g/ ■■ wed 13th may Derek Marsden: East London & Essex in the 18th Century Harlow Museum My talk is based on fifteen years of
■■ Mon 4th May May Day Brunch The Gibberd Garden Brunch in the Garden served from
■■ Thu 7th to Sat 9th May Moot House Players Present: Inside Job
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IN may 2015 research on London’s eastern parishes in the 18th century which has led, so far, to four books and numerous articles. My ancestors lived in Mile End Old Town in the 1770s opposite Captain James Cook and it was that that started some 15 years of research and writing. I made a deep study of the land tax, insurance records, and many other archives, to identify the hundreds of merchants in the area, and justify my challenge to prevailing views about east London in the 18th century. Time: 7.30pm, cost: FREE to members – non-members £3, contact: 454959 or email: friendsofhmuseum@gmail.co ■ thu 14th may Harlow Decorative and Fine Arts Society Lecture St John’s ARC Encounters with Chopin and Parisian Artistic Life in 1847-8 from Fanny Erskine’s diary by Jeremy Barlow. (Jeremy is her great-great grandson.) Time: 8pm, coffee from 7.15pm, contact: 432377, visit: www.harlowdfas.org.uk ■■ Fri 15th & Fri 22nd May Music @ Midday: content to be advised St John’s ARC Free admission, collection at the end. Pre-concert light lunch £5 including home made soup & artisan bread with a complimentary glass of wine or juice (lunch served from 12:45pm). Time: 1.30pm, entrance: £5 (lunch), contact: 442447, www.stjohnsarc. org.uk ■■ Sat 16th may Matching Farmers’ Indoor Market Matching Tye Village Hall Third Sat of the month. 19 food and drink stalls, plus a few craft stalls. Enjoy good quality fresh produce from farmers and other producers from within a 40 mile radius. Why not give it a try? Time: 10am to midday, FREE entry. ■■ Sat 16th May WI Coffee Morning WI Hall, Old Harlow In aid of Caring for Harlow Carers. Stalls selling home-made cakes, gifts, books, bric-a-brac, tombola and much more. Time: 10am-12noon, admission: £1 (includes tea & biscuits ■■ Sun 17th May Concert: Papagena HEALTH & FITNESSPLEASE LEARNING MENTION
St John’s ARC Sparkling female vocalists singing a musical cocktail of capella works in this unique mix of contemporary, medieval, classical and folk. Tea/coffee & home made cake will be on sale in the refectory after the concert. Time: 4.30pm, doors open from 4pm, tickets may be purchased on the door £8, (concs £6), contact: 442447 or info@stjohnsarc.org.uk, www. stjohnsarc.org.uk
it a try? Time: 10am to midday, FREE entry.
■■ Thu 21st to Sat 23rd May Sawbridgeworth Players present: “Bazaar and Rummage” Victoria Hall Set in the seventies this is the sometimes funny, sometimes quite moving story of a group of agoraphobics who set up a bazaar and rummage sale. Written by Sue Townsend and directed by Sheila Goodwin. Time: 8pm, tickets: £11, £9 concs, available from Don’s Nisa store, Bell Street, Sawbridgeworth.
■■ Fri 29th may Music at Marigolds: The Robert Fowler Quintet with Karen Sharpe Harlow Cricket Club Robert Fowler saxophone, Karen Sharpe saxophone, Robin Aspinal keyboards, Simon Thorpe bass and Matt Holmes drums. Time: 7.30pm, tickets: £8, contact: 414174 or 421763, www.musicatmarigolds.co.uk
■■ Thu 21st may Harlow Music Society Great Parndon Community Association Duncal Lane Group. Time: 8pm, contact: Fred Farthing 302115. ■■ Fri 22nd to Mon 25th May Heart4Harlow Festival Water Gardens This years festival is entitled ‘Together Community Creates”. Contact: www.heart4harlow.org.uk/ for more information. ■■ Sat 23rd & Sun 24th May Mini Beasts Parndon Wood Nature Reserve Can you find all the creepy crawlies around the trail? Or do you want to have a go at bug hunting yourself? Join us this weekend to learn all about our minibeasts. Contact: 430005 or email josey.travell@ ecco.org.uk ■■ Sat 23rd may Matching Farmers’ Indoor Market Matching Tye Village Hall Third Sat of the month. 19 food and drink stalls, plus a few craft stalls. Enjoy good quality fresh produce from farmers and other producers from within a 40 mile radius. Why not give
■■ Mon 25th May Harlow Rock School: Let’s Rock the Park Bandstand, Town Park Live music, fun & charity stalls, licensed bar. Time: 12noon-8pm, www.facebook. com/events/ 1375585659427945/
■■ Sat 30th may Little Hadham Farmers Market Little Hadham Village Hall Local farmers’ market on the last Saturday of every month. Time: 8.30-11.30am, contact: Geoff and Jan Williamson: 771272. ■■ Sat 30th may Hatfield Heath Farmers Market Hatfield Heath Village Hall Hatfield Heath farmers market is a traditional farmers market where all stallholders have handmade or homegrown the produce they are selling. The market is held the 4th Saturday of every month. Time: 9.30am-12.30pm, FREE entry & parking, contact: 07956 563710. ■■ Sun 31st May Isabel Hospice: On Your Bike Bishop’s Stortford Rugby Club The annual bike ride to raise money for Isabel Hospice is back. Three distances are on offer so there is something for everyone on the day with 25K, 50K and 100K routes starting from the rugby club. On Your Bike is suitable for families, teams, individuals and seasoned cyclists. All donations are welcome to Isabel Hospice. Time: registration from 8.15am, Entry fee before 27th May £18 per adult and £5 per child. Entry on the day £25 per adult and £5 per child. www. isabelhospice.org.uk
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local groups and clubs
the listings Guides & Scouts 1st Church Langley Brownies meet every Fri 6.30-8pm Contact Tina: 07708 812378 1st Church Langley Rainbows meet every Tues 4.30-6.45pm Contact Badger: 07831 153857 2nd Church Langley Brownies meet every Mon 5-6.30pm Contact Brown Owl: 07831 153857 2nd Church Langley Rainbows meet every Tue 5.45-6.45pm Contact Badger: 07831 153857 2nd Harlow Common Brownies meet every Wed 6-7.30pm Contact: 07977 415522 or email: harlowbrownies@hotmail.co.uk 21st Harlow (Church Langley) Beavers, Cubs and Scouts meet at The Barn, 1st Avenue Contact Anne-Marie: 411921
Sport & Fitness Capoeira for kids - Capoeira Essex for ages 6-13 years meet every Tue 6-7pm at GPCA, Abercrombie Way Contact Emma Gibbs: 07894 716833 Church Langley Bowls Club meet every Tue 9.30am-12pm and Thu 3-5.30pm at the CL Community Centre Contact David Whitaker: 629277 Church Langley & Potter Street Football www.clubwebsite.co.uk/ potterstreetfootballclub Church Langley & Potter Street Cricket www.potterstreet.play-cricket.com GPCA Badminton Group meet Wed 8-10pm at GPCA Centre, Abercrombie Way. Some experience preferred. £3 per wk, new members welcome! Contact: Jackie 432569 or John 320215 Harlow Cricket Club Juniors and Seniors Contact Paul: 421763 www.harlow.play-cricket.com Harlow Hockey Club train Tues nights on the astroturf at Passmores School Contact Gary: 07941 382069 or Sonya 07900 345354 www.harlowhockeyclub.co.uk Harlow Lawn Tennis Club Contact Will: 445332 Herts & Essex Badminton Club meet Fri 7.30-9.30pm at Mark Hall Sports Hall, some experience preferred Contact: John 428536 or Kevin 426540 Langley Colts Junior & Youth Football boys & girls www.langleycolts.co.uk Phoenix Feathers Badminton Club meet Mon expect Bank Holidays 8-10pm at Mark Hall Sports Hall, some experience preferred Contact Mick: 412660 or Steve: 07595 303591 Potter Street Bowls Club meet in Potter Street Community Centre Wed and Fri Contact Mrs Baker: 422754 or Mrs Burley: 304575 Shorinji Kempo
children’s martial art class 4.30-5.30pm, Tues at Norman Booth, £3 per session (term time) Contact Linda: 07946 615446 Taoist Tai Chi Contact: 424074 The Harlow Running Club meet at Mark Hall Sports Hall Tues and Thurs www.thehrc.org.uk
Social & Meeting Clubs Church Langley WI meet on the 3rd Wed of the month 8-10pm Contact Sue Winfield: 05602 283109 Gems Widow & Widower Social Club Contact Carol Titterton: 07713 544168 Harlow Branch of the Royal Naval association meets once a month at The Royal British Legion Club Contact secretary June Ray: 865919 Harlow Lions Club meet on the 1st Thu of each month at Oddfellows Hall, Old Harlow, CM17 0AG Contact Ronni Ayres: 443230 or email: ronniayres@hotmail.com Harlow WI meet at the W.I. Hall, Garden Terrace Road, Old Harlow on the 2nd Wed of the month at 2pm Contact Diane Hatt: 428938 or Jean Wright: 432734 Latton Ladies meet every Tue at the New Life Christian Fellowship Hall, CM18 6HP Contact Barbara Harpin: 869806 Royal Air Forces Association meet at David Livingstone House, Potter Street, every Fri Contact Mr LC Hayes: 868950 or email: Marsdendance@aol.com Silver Friends meet at Potter Street Community Centre every Wed 1.45-3.45pm Contact Barbara: 424063 or Joan: 304575 The Rotary Club of Harlow meet on Mon (except Bank Holidays) at Canon’s Brook Golf Club 12.15pm Contact Mike Ruocco: michele.ruocco@ btinternet.com or alan.leverett.surveyor@ talktalk.net Young @ Heart Club meet every Fri 1-3pm Contact Ruth Whitaker: 629277
Music & Performing Arts Amethyst Flames Majorettes meet every Mon at Lady Fatima Hall 5-7.30pm Contact: 07599 027512 or email: sandieamethyst@yahoo.com or visit: www. amethystflames.piczo.com Harlow & District Caledonian Society meet every Tue 8-10pm at the W.I. Hall, Old Harlow for an evening of Scottish country dancing Contact Betty Allen: 303095 Harlow Chorus Contact Carol Spicer: 428898 Harlow Music Society meet on the 3rd Thu of every month Contact Joan Connelly: 422760 Harlow Symphony Orchestra rehearses every Tue 7.45-9.45pm at Tany’s Dell School
Contact Andrew Bruce: 838598 or email: andrew@wizaweb.co.uk
Film & Theatre Harlow Theatre Company welcomes acting and backstage members Contact: info@harlowtheatrecompany.org.uk or visit: www.harlowtheatrecompany.org.uk
Fine Art & Literature Harlow Decorative & Fine Arts Society Contact Betty: 432377, www.harlowdfas. org.uk Harlow Writers’ Workshop meet every Thu 10am-12noon at Moot House Contact Adrienne Tinn: 723948
Arts & Crafts Harlow Flower Club meet for 7.30pm start at New Life Christian Fellowship Church, 2nd Thu in the month Contact: 432340 for further monthly details Bevan Quilters meet at the Women’s Institute hall, Old Harlow every Thu morning from 9.30 to 12.30 Contact Lynn Lagdon: 444204 email: lynnlagdon@tiscali.co.uk
Collectors & Enthusiasts Harlow Railway Circle meet Tue and Thu 7pm at Halling Hill Common Room Contact John Stratford (Chairman): 415541 or Owen Wood 07800 779745 or email: harlowrailwayclub@gmail.com
Health & Family Care ABC Children’s Centre Garden Terrace Road, Old Harlow Open 8.30-4.30 Mon-Fri for play, info & advice Contact: 423625 or email lorme@spurgeons. org www.surestartharlow.org Potter Street Children’s Centre Potter Street School Site, open 8.30-4.30 Mon–Fri for play, info & advice Contact: 420587 or email bjones@spurgeons. org or www.surestartharlow.org Inner Peace Healing Sanctuary meet Mon, any time between 1-2.30pm (except Bank Holidays) Contact Jan: 861515 or Maureen: 451305 PACT For Autism Charity No. 1148170 Contact: info@pactforautism.org.uk www.pactforautism.org.uk Parkinsons UK Harlow Branch meet every Wed at the David Livingstone club in Potter Street between 11am-3pm. Contact Corrine Hall: 07982 094194 Potter Street Mum and Tots meet Wed and Fri 10-11.45am (term time only) at Potter Street Baptist Church Hall Contact: 452820 St John Ambulance meet every Tues Contact: 0870 765 7856 or email: DutyOfficer@harlow.sja.org.uk www.sja.org.uk/ essex/harlow St Mary Magdalene Sunday School and Crèche every Sun in the Church Hall at 11am, children of all ages very welcome Contact Karen Herbert: 427956
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INFORMATION AT A GLANCE
USEFUL NUMBERS ALL IN ONE PLACE
Community Centres
Hospitals
Church Langley Community Centre Church Langley, Harlow CM17 9TH 01279 629611
NHS 111 PAH (Hospital)
EMERGENCY NUMBERS 111 01279 444455
Pharmacies
St John’s Arts & Recreation Centre For opening hours and programme of events call: 01279 442447
Church Langley Florence Nightingale Health Centre, Minton Lane, Church Langley, Harlow CM17 9TG 01279 629065
Victoria Hall Theatre For opening hours and full programme of events call: 01279 420062
Old Harlow 43-45 High Street, Harlow CM17 0DN
01279 423911
Councillors
Potter Street 12 Prentice Place, Harlow CM17 9BG
01279 422909
429443 445897 865673
Harlow Common (Potter Street) Councillor Margaret Hulcoop 452252 Councillor Emma Toal 07885 881255 Councillor Mark Wilkinson 07866 433991 Old Harlow Councillor Joel Charles Councillor Muriel Jolles Councillor Sue Livings
07752 096765 432242 422339
Local MP Robert Halfon MP
01279 311451
Doctors Church Langley Florence Nightingale Health Centre, Minton Lane, Church Langley, Harlow CM17 9TG 01279 638520
0800 783 8838 Gas Emergency
Potter Street Community Centre 96, Potter Street, Harlow CM17 9AQ 01279 422746
Church Langley Councillor Simon Carter Councillor Tony Hall Councillor Andrew Johnson
Electricity Emergency
0800 111 999
Police Essex Police Non-Emergency Harlow Police Station Crimestoppers
01279 641212 0800 555 111
Other Numbers Schools
Alzheimer’s Society
Church Langley Community Primary School 01279 629427
CALM Centre (counselling) 01279 411330
Churchgate Church of England Primary School 01279 866059 Fawbert and Barnard Primary School
01279 429427
Harlowbury Primary School
01279 423444
Mark Hall Comprehensive School
01279 866280
Potter Street Academy Primary School
01279 866504
St Nicholas School
01279 429910
The Henry Moore Primary School
Old Harlow The Health Centre, Garden Terrace Road, Old Harlow CM17 0AX 01279 418136
Utilities
Potter Street Osler House, Potter Street, Harlow CM17 9BG 01279 698658
Three Valleys Water
01279 427465
0845 120 3717
Contact Harlow
01279 446655
Gems Widow & Widower Club
07713 544168
Harlow Food Bank
01279 724515
MS Society
01279 420059
Petsearch-UK
01279 320511
Rainbow Services
01279 308150
Safer Places
0845 0177668
Samaritans
0845 790 9090
Streets2Homes
01279 430011
St Clare Hospice Advice Line 01279 773773 Train Enquiries
BT Faultline
01279 418331
Citizens Advice Bureau
0800 800 151 0845 782 3333
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