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HELLO AND WELCOME TO THe July edition of THE CM21 CONNECTION The warmer weather (notice I didn’t say sunny or summer!) sees the continuation of our favourite outdoor events. The whole of Hertfordshire and beyond has a plethora of things to keep us busy in the run up to and during the summer holidays. Aren’t we lucky! Take a look at our community pages and also the what’s on section to plan your July - there’s lots happening and there are several outdoor concerts and plays to look forward to. Colour Me Happy 5k in support of Isobel Hospice takes place at the end of the month and I for one can’t wait for that - although haven’t quite figured out how to get home without contaminating the inside of my car! Could be very interesting! Before that, and a little further afield, is CAZFEST in Bishop’s Stortford. This will be my first experience of it and I can’t wait! So much to do! I am hoping the weather is kind but will be packing waterproofs just in case. I’d like to wish The Centre of Wellbeing all the very best for their official opening on 4th July. It will be Sawbridgeworths “one stop shop” for all things mind, body and spirit! Congratulations Claire! Did you know that if each of us spent £100 a year more on local businesses instead of chain stores, it would put an extra £3 million into our economy and create thousands more jobs every year? Where we can, let’s support local by keeping it local! Until next month, Lorraine
CONNECTION July 2015 ISSUE 9
CONTENTS ■ FEATURES & ARTICLES 9 In Person 10 Allotment & Gardens Autumn Show 11 Author Review: Russell King 18 Rotary Stort Sponsored Walk 21 Herts Libraries: Summer Read 24 Gaston House Picnic Concert
■ FUN & LEISURE 12 Local Walks 14 Just for the Kids 22 Look What’s Cooking 25 Puzzles & Brain Teasers
■ IT’S YOUR COMMUNITY
CONTACTING US editor Lorraine Perry call 01279 410345 or 07808 000 113 email lorraine@cmconnection.uk web www.cmconnection.uk Join us on Facebook The CM21 Connection
16 Local Community 26 What’s On 29 The Listings 30 Useful Numbers
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Allotments & gardens Show Sawbridgeworth Allotments Society invite you to have a go this autumn...
Go on, surprise yourself and have a go and enter this year’s Allotments and Gardens Autumn Show! If you have never taken part before here is a sample of the categories that you can enter: Flower Class Dahlias, chrysanthemums, vase of gladioli, sweet peas, a rose, pot grown plant and floral art etc. Domestic Class Chutney, jam, pickled onions and if you are a budding Jamie Oliver or Mary Berry how about entering your Victoria sponge, scones, quiche, savoury pie or bread?
Hopefully this has provided you with some ideas as to what to enter and perhaps you have items ready for a category. All you need now is the schedule for the finer details, which can be obtained from Hazel Mead via email: hazelmead404@btinternet or by calling 01279 724503 or 0770 906 8882. We look forward to seeing you at Sawbridgeworth Memorial Hall on Saturday 5th September between 9.30am and 11.15am laden down with entries for the show!
Vegetable Class Runner beans, potatoes, onions, carrots, beetroot, leeks, courgettes etc. The list is vast. Handicraft Class Includes a painting or drawing of your choice and photography - items not larger than 18” x 18”. Children’s Class Vegetable art, mini allotment on a tray, heaviest pumpkin and much more, all grouped by age. There is also the fun group of the longest runner bean, heaviest marrow or misshapen vegetable - it’s always a crowd-pleaser.
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Spending time with my family and playing golf when I can. I set up my business because… I wanted to make money and build a business that cared for customers in an industry plagued by cowboys and con-men.
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Author Interview In conversation with local writer Russell King, author of Face-Mum So, what is Face-Mum all about? Well, the title character is missing, which is at the heart of the novel. Her sons, Michael and Paul, both find different ways of coping while she is not at home and their dad struggles with his new role as lone carer. The book is told from Michael’s point of view, as his mum’s social media messages just aren’t enough for his emotional needs. This leads him to make some unwise decisions. It is an interesting title: what should we read into it? Again it is about what’s not there: Michael cannot face his mum and the details about what is going on in her life are a mystery to him. Social media can allow people to present a version of themselves to the world and that is what happens in this book. Who will enjoy this book most? This is an impossible question really as readers mature at wildly different speeds. I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone beneath the age of nine, personally. My daughter who is nearly ten enjoyed it and she is an avid reader. I hope that the students I teach will enjoy it too - they may even notice a bit of themselves in there. And then, as Harry Potter proved, taste in literature can be quite universal. How did the novel come into being? One day, while pottering about, the idea for Face-Mum popped into my head, along with those ideal starting words “What would happen if..?” The first two pages were written within minutes. The next 168 were two years in the Published by As Ever Publishing Web: facemum.wix.com/site Twitter: @face_mum Facebook: Face-Mum
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crafting but I always knew that the idea was strong enough. I just hope I have done it justice: readers will let me know, I am sure. Do you have any advice for budding writers? Yes, write something! Just like runners need to build up their muscles to improve their lap times, so will you need to practice to master your art. Don’t worry about it being perfect, just scribble a first draft and take it from there. Finally, what do you hope people will take from Face-Mum? That forgiving is an act of love! Russell lives in Bishop’s Stortford and teaches English at Passmores Academy in Harlow. FaceMum is his first novel and will be available in print and online from Monday 22nd June.
Pub & café Walks
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Explore our lovely countryside and local pubs and cafés for a perfect day...
Summertime Treats From June to September, Down Hall Country House Hotel, a mile south of Hatfield Heath, opens its terrace to visitors. July’s walk, which needs OS map 183, could start or end with a drink there. Walk away from the hotel along the driveway, turn left at the end and follow the road downhill for about a third of a mile. Immediately after crossing a little brick bridge, turn left along a delightful path with trees on left. Where the trees end, follow this path right uphill and then turn right again following waymarks through field. Continue to follow waymarks straight on in this direction. Cross a footbridge and then turn left, right and right again around a field. Finally turn left towards houses to emerge onto road. Turn right along the road and fork left at the junction, past a thatched cottage. Turn right past Gibsons farmhouse, left along grassy path beyond, right along stream and then left over footbridge and up grassy bank beyond. Walk along the edge of two lakes, keeping the water on your right. Turn right at end of lakes onto track leading between buildings. Just beyond houses, turn left and immediately right along hidden, wooded path, following signs for “Forest Way”. At end of path, keep straight along a lane, turn right on road and left at sign for Matching Church. Follow this lane as it curves right and left around a pond. Before road swings left again, turn right on path around another pond and follow a grassy track between woods. At the end of a ditch with a line of willows, turn right, now following the “Stort Valley Way” with its dragonfly waymarks. Keep to right of small pond, over hidden stile, and out onto road. Turn left along the road to return to Down Hall. LOCATION:
Near Hatfield Heath
Distance:
About 5 Miles
Hotel:
Down Hall Country House
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For more detail and longer walks in the area, Phoebe Taplin’s book of “Scenic Walks” along the local Harcamlow Way is available for £5 from Bishop’s Stortford Tourist Information Centre or from www.amazon.co.uk
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Sawbridgeworth Memorial Hall Weekly Activities Monday 13:00 - 15:00 Petanque (French Boules) Wednesday 09:30 - 12:00 Multi taster session, try some new activities, Table tennis, Carpet Bowls, Petanque etc Thursday 13:30 - 15:30
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rotary stort Walk 5 mile sponsored walk along the river stort
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Stort Walk 2015 Rotary Stort Walk organised by your local Rotary Clubs on Sunday 19th July converging on Pishiobury Park Sawbridgeworth, starting from either Pig Lane Bishop’s Stortford or The Moorhen Pub in Harlow. Your local Rotary Clubs invite you to a 5-mile sponsored family-friendly walk along the beautiful River Stort in aid of St CLlare Hospice. The event will be rounded off by a picnic with beer tent, brass band, refreshments and activities for children in Pishiobury Park, Sawbridgeworth. Walkers have a choice of two starting points: Pig Lane, CM22 7QA or The Moorhen Pub, CM20 2QS, with both routes leading to the Park. Tickets are £10 for adults with children going free (under 16). All children must be accompanied by an adult. To book go to www.stclarehospice.org.uk/events All proceeds from the ticket sales will
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Sunday, 19th July
10am - 4pm All proceeds to
5 mile sponsored walk along the River Stort with a picnic in Pishiobury Park, Sawbridgeworth
Starting from:- The
Moorhen, Harlow or Pig Lane, Bishop’s Stortford
BRASS BAND • REFRESHMENTS • BEER TENT • KIDS’ ACTIVITIES (Bouncy Castle/Face Painting) For more information and/or to secure your place visit the St Clare Hospice website at www.stclarehospice.org.uk/events You can also call or email Derek Crowther – 01279 832580 or john.crowther2@ntlworld.com for more information about the event and your local Rotary Clubs who are organsing the event
£10 for adults CHILDREN FREE!
be donated to St Clare Hospice. Those taking part are also encouraged to raise sponsorship for their walk for the benefit of St Clare’s but are welcome to raise sponsorship for their own favourite charity if they wish. For more information please contact Derek Crowther on 01279 832580 or email john.crowther2@ntlworld.com
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Summer reading challenge Are hertfordshire’s children ready to enter the record breakers?
There’s an amazing adventure waiting for the children of Hertfordshire when they take part in the 2015 Summer Reading Challenge, Record Breakers, at libraries across the county. They can join in the adventure, simply by reading six books from the library. The Challenge starts on Saturday 11 July and runs until Saturday 5 September and children of all ages can collect a free starter’s pack from any Hertfordshire Library, including the mobile libraries, while stocks last. Participants will be rewarded with stickers when they visit their local library to talk to staff about what books they have been reading. If they complete the Challenge they will be invited to attend a special presentation ceremony to receive their medal and certificate and will have their name entered into a prize draw where they could win the chance to meet a real life author. A special launch event will be held at Welwyn Garden City Library on Saturday
11 July where there will be lots of free activities to join in with. Children can also visit www.recordbreakers.org.uk for more fun and games, and the chance to link with top authors and other children taking part across the country. Look out for other events happening over the summer including, and a special libraries day at the Butterfly World Project in Chiswell Green on 28 July. For more information, visit www.hertsdirect. org/libraries , phone 0300 1234 049, or drop in to your nearest library. Record Breakers, Summer Reading Challenge 2015 is produced by The Reading Agency.
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Summer holiday workshops Tempos Performing arts present: The magic of the musicals Our summer workshops are held at The Victoria Hall Theatre, Old Harlow and Saffron Walden Town Hall. With courses for all ages from 3yrs to adult, there is a Musical Theatre Workshop Week for everyone! All of our tutors are local, professional teachers with fully enhanced DBS checks, first TEL:
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RECIPE OF THE MONTH
LOOK WHAT’S COOKING VEGGIE BEAN BURGERS 3 tbsp olive oil 1 large red onion, peeled and finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed 4 spring onions, trimmed and finely chopped 1 carrot, peeled and grated 2 tsp chilli powder 2 x 400g cans mixed bean salad, drained and rinsed 100g canned sweetcorn, drained 100g fresh breadcrumbs 1 large egg
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1. Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a frying pan and fry the chopped onion over a medium heat for 8-10 minutes until soft and golden. Add the garlic, spring onions and carrots and fry, stirring, for a further 2-3 minutes. Stir in the chilli powder. 2. Tip all the beans into a large bowl and roughly mash with a fork. Stir in the onion mixture along with the remaining ingredients and mix well to combine. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper. 3. Divide and shape the mixture into 8 burgers. Cover and chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes. 4. Heat the rest of the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat and fry the burgers for 3-4 minutes on each side until golden brown (you may need to do this in two batches so add a little more oil, if needed). Drain on kitchen paper then serve in toasted burgers buns with spinach leaves and sliced tomatoes. TIP: The uncooked burgers freeze well, just place on a lined baking tray and freeze until solid then pack away into freezer bags. To cook from frozen, place the burgers on a lined baking tray, brush lightly with oil and bake for 25-30 minutes at 200C, fan 180C, Gas 6 until golden and piping hot.
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gaston house picnic concert West End stars perform songs from stage and screen in support of Home Start Harlow On Sunday 19th July West End stars Kate Coysten and Greg Castiglioni will be performing songs from stage and screen in a fund raising picnic concert not to be missed at Gaston House, Little Hallingbury. Local girl Kate, a former head girl at Bishop’s Stortford College, has appeared in numerous top West End shows including: Les Miserables, My Fair Lady, Sound of Music, Sister Act, Wizard of Oz, Stephen Ward, Made in Dagenham and this month starts in Mamma Mia. Kate and Greg became friends during their appearance on Les Miserables and have performed together in many concerts both in the UK and abroad. Concert promoter Geoff Petts commented: “Not many people can say they have worked almost continuously in the West End with stars like: Michael Crawford, Whoopi Goldberg, Lesley Garrett to name just a few. I am delighted that Kate and Greg will be performing to help raise much needed funds and awareness for Home Start Harlow.“
Home Start Harlow Being a parent, whatever your situation, can be very difficult, especially when children are young. Many parents feel exhausted and overwhelmed by the stresses of family life, particularly if they have little support from family and friends when they need it most. For some parents it’s a particular struggle because they are also having to cope with issues such as post-natal depression, their or their child’s
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UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS
WHAT’S ON ■■ every mon Adult Choir Sawbridgeworth Memorial Hall No experience required, suitable for all ages and abilities. Time: 8-9pm, cost: £5.50 per session, contact: 07785 562529 or email: infor@ diverseperformingarts.co.uk ■■ Every Fri Sawbridgeworth Country Market The Church House Hall (next to Great St Mary’s) Homemade cakes and preserves, seasonal fruit & veg, free range eggs plus crafts and greetings cards. Everyone welcome. Time: 10.30am-12noon. ■■ Fri 3rd july Family Fun Disco Sawbridgeworth Memorial Hall Bar open, family fun with drinks and snacks available. Time: 6-8pm, tickets can be reserved on Sawbridgeworth Memorial Hall Facebook page. ■■ Sat 4th July Mark David Kitchen Showroom Re-Launch Mark David Kitchens Join us for fizz & nibbles as we relaunch our kitchen showroom. Time: from 12noon, visit: www.markdavid.co.uk ■■ Sat 4th July Grand Opening of The Centre of Wellbeing Above the Mark David Showroom Come and find out more about the secrets to wellbeing and experience taster sessions. Time: from 11am, visit: www.thecentreofwellbeing. co.uk ■■ Fri 17th July CM21 Network Meeting Mark David Kitchens CM21 Network Group provides
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Head around the trail with a spotter sheet to see how many trees you can identify and test your knowledge. Contact: 430005 or email josey. travell@ecco.org.uk
■■ Sun 26th july Isabel Hospice: Colour Me happy 5k Leventhorpe School The rules of Colour Me Happy are simple. Start off in white and finish in an infusion of colour as you and your friends get showered in mulitcoloured powder pain at every 1km mark. This is the happiest 5km run around so sign up today and get ready for the Colour Revolution! Time: 11.30-2.30, www. isabelhospice.org.uk
■■ Sun 5th July Stortford 10 Bishop’s Stortford Rugby Club The Stortford 10 has been a premier event in the UK road running calendar since the early 1980’s and is widely acknowledged as one of the biggest ten mile races in South East England at this time of year. There is also a Fun Run for school children. Time: 10am, enter via: www. entrycentral.com/event/101817
What’s on a little further afield... ■■ Every Sat Hatfield Forest Park Run Hatfield Forest, CM22 6NE This 5km event takes place every Saturday at 9am. It is a free event but please register before your first event and bring a printed copy of your barcode with you. Run for your own enjoyment and join in whatever your pace. It is entirely run by volunteers and welcomes new help. Time: 9am, FREE, www.parkrun. org.uk ■■ Every Sat Parkrun: Harlow and Hatfield Forest Harlow Town Park or Hatfield Forest FREE, weekly, timed 5km run. Time: 9am, www.parkrun.org.uk ■■ Sat 4th & sun 5th july Tremendous Trees Parndon Wood Nature Reserve, CM19 4SF
■■ Fri 10th July Style Me Vintage Rhodes Art Complex Full of vintage goodies, browse through the stalls and find yourself a bargain or speak to our hair and makeup experts and find out how to create the perfect vintage look. Grab yourself a front row seat for our Vintage Catwalk. Hair and make-up demonstrations, photo booth, shopping, dance demos and free Pimms on arrival. Time: 7.30pm, tickets: £5 including a glass of Pimms, www. rhodesbishopsstortford.org.uk ■■ Sat 11th July Charity Race Night The Marquee, Bishop’s Stortford Rugby Club In aid of St Clare Hospice with a cash bar and charity raffle. Time: 7pm, tickets: £13 per person, including fish and chips, chicken or vegetarian supper, contact: Goolmohr Cantel on 504343 or gcantel@btinternet.com ■■ Sat 11th July Cazfest 2015 Sworders Field Cazfest is a boutique, family-
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IN July 2015 friendly music festival. Alongside three stages of world-class UK music, Cazfest will hold its’ first Street Food Market, made up of over forty street food traders offering cuisines from across the globe as well as fun fair rides and a whole host of stalls selling clothing, jewellery, cards, gifts and Cazfest merchandise. Time: 11-11pm, tickets: £20 (children £5), buy tickets at: www. shop.ticketscript.com, or any Intercounty branch. ■■ Sun 12th July Open Air Garden Theatre Hopleys, Much Hadham SG10 6BU Charterhouse Theatre Company present The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, adapted by Laura Turner. Please bring your own rugs or low seating. Refreshments will be available with free parking via Hopleys main gate. Time: 6pm (gates open for picnics from 5.15pm, tickets and information from 842509. ■■ thu 16th july Night Safari and Bat Walk Parndon Wood Nature Reserve, CM19 4SF Join us for a talk from Essex Bat group about the flying mammals of Parndon Wood Nature Reserve, before we set off on our night Safari to see what we can see. Time: 8-9pm, entrance: £2pp, contact: 430005 or email josey. travell@ecco.org.uk ■■ Sat 18th july 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,
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FREE entry. ■■ Sat 18th july 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 19th July Herts and Essex Baby and Toddler Show Rhodes Arts Complex The Herts and Essex Baby and Toddler Show is coming to Bishop’s Stortford this summer! Browse around 30 different stalls and take part in free workshops! Grab a bargain and meet local service providers. Also meet George and Peppa Pig! Time: 11-5pm, www. rhodesbishopsstortford.org.uk ■■ Sun 19th July Picnic Concert Gaston House, Little Hallingbury, CM22 7QS West End stars Kate Coysten and Greg Castiglioni perform songs from stage and screen. Bring your own picnic and drinks. Time: 3pm gates open for 4pm concert, tickets: £15 (children under 12 FREE, contact Geoff Petts: g.petts@btinternet.com or 07802 921401. ■■ Sun 19th July Rotary Club Stort Walk Start from Pig Lane Bishop’s Stortford or The Moorhen, Harlow. Five mile sponsored walk along the River Stort with a picnic in Pishiobury Park, Sawbridgeworth and brass band, refreshments, beer tent, kids activities. Time: 10-4pm, £10 for adults (children FREE), contact www.
stclarehospice.org.uk for more information and to secure a place, or call Derek Crowther of Stort Valley Rotary Club on 832580. ■■ Fri 24th July The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Hatfield Forest Illyria return with the original boywizard story, most famously told in Disney’s Fantasia. Bring a fold up chair, cushion or blanket and enjoy this open-air film. Performed at the open-air stage by the café. Time: 6pm, ticket prices on website www.nationaltrust.org.uk ■■ Sat 25th july 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. ■■ Tue 28th July Geocaching Mega Event Hatfield Forest A geocaching event to enjoy the Forest and find the geocaches hidden within it. Also learn how to identify some of the trees in the Forest and pick up basic woodland survival skills (suitable for children). Time: 11-3pm, booking essential www.mega2015.org.uk/register. php ■■ Sat 18th & Sun 19th July Beautiful Butterflies Parndon Wood Nature Reserve, CM19 4SF Join in with our butterfly fact hunt around the trail. Free spotter sheets are available from the visitor centre. Why not have a go at designing your own butterfly with our arts and crafts* after your walk too? Contact: 430005 or email josey. travell@ecco.org.uk Watch out for many more events in our next issue.
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INFORMATION AT A GLANCE
the listings Arts & Crafts Herts & Essex Boundary Flower Club Meet 1st Tue of every month at The Barnabus Centre Contact via: herts_ essexboundaryflowerclub@ yahoo.co.uk Sawbridgeworth Flower Arrangement Club Contact: Mrs Hayward 01279 723076 Sawbridgeworth Lacemakers Contact: 01279 423233 or 833158 Community Country Market Contact: Mr A Jackson 01279 600251 Friends of Pishiobury Park, Sawbridgeworth Meet third Thurs of each month, 10.00-12.00 Contact via: www. friendsofpishioburypark.co.uk Lifeline Romania Contact: Mr & Mrs Amos 01279 723934 Guides & Scouts First Sawbridgeworth Scouts Contact: Mr Nick Jones 0773 677 0736 Rainbows, Brownies, Guides & Rangers Contact: Mrs Gilly Squire 07752 303437 Health & Family Care Saplings Parent & Toddler Group Meet every Fri 9-11.30am at the Memorial Hall P.A.C.T Parents of Autistic
Children Together Meet 1st Wed of every month at All Saints School Contact: via website: www. pactforautism.org.uk/index. php/services/parent-meeting The Self Help Group for the Visually Handicapped Contact: Mrs Joyce Vincent 01279 723649 Music & Performing Arts Youth Create Contact: Liz Evans 07528 845113 Sawbridgeworth Players Contact: Sheila Goodwin 01279 724608 Social & Meeting Clubs Grove Cottage the home of Bishop’s Stortford Mencap Various clubs throughout the week Contact: 656085 or info@mencapgrovecottage.org Fiddlers Brook Morris Dancing Contact: Mrs G Munro 01279 723707 Hailey Centre Meeting Place for Over 55s Contact: 01279 721221 Friends of Great St Mary’s Contact: Mrs Mary Shipman 01279 723268 Sawbridgeworth Bridge Club Meet Mon 7.15-9.45pm) Contact: Jill Clark 01279 726524 Sawbridgeworth Family History Group Meet every other month at the Church House, Sawbridgeworth at 7pm Contact Mike Norris
01279 722535, email: wychmick@btinternet.com Sawbridgeworth Garden Club Contact: 01279 864398 or 721017 Sawbridgeworth Rotary Club Contact: Mr P Clark 01279 726108 Sawbridgeworth Social Club Contact: 01279 722310 Sawbridgeworth Learning for Pleasure Club Contact: Mrs Verina Pettigrew (membership secretary) 01279 722365 or 723152 Sawbridgeworth W.R.V.S Contact: 01279 659669 The University of the Third Age Contact via website: u3asites. org.uk for information on local groups and classes Sport & Fitness Air Training Corps 309 Squadron Contact: Mr A Passfield 01279 724788 Sawbridgeworth Bowling Club
Contact: 01279 726414
Sawbridgeworth Cricket Club
Contact: 01279 600178
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USEFUL NUMBERS ALL IN ONE PLACE Community Centres
Places of Worship
Cllr Barry Hodges
01279 723189
Sawbridgeworth Memorial Hall The Forebury CM21 9BD 07952 475839
Church of The Most Holy Redeemer Sayesbury Avenue CM21 0ED 01279 842354
Cllr Peter Mitchell
01279 654190
Cllr Will Mortimer
01279 722294
Great St Mary’s Church Church Street CM21 9AB 01279 726629
Cllr Tom Reeks
01279 831830
Cllr Joyce Vincent
01279 723649
Cllr Andrew Wincott
01279 726062
Bullfields Centre Cutforth Road CM21 9DE 07879 861261
Doctors Central Surgery Bell Street
01279 603180
St James’ Church (High Wych) High Wych Road CM21 0JB 01279 600894
Hospitals NHS Direct
111
01279 655191
PAH (Hospital)
01279 444455
0207 219 6358
01279 725428
Pharmacies
Village Pharmacy 7 Bell Street CM21 9AR
01279 722201
01279 722393
Hertfordshire Police Non-Emergency 101
Crimestoppers
01279 722357
0845 782 3333
Leventhorpe Secondary School
101 0845 555 111
Other Numbers 01279 508448
01279 722109
Citizens Advice Bureau
0844 411 1444
01279 836633
Isobel Hospice Advice Line
01707 382575
MS Society
01279 420059
Samaritans
0845 790 9090
01279 723737
Reedings Junior School
01279 722578
St Clare Hospice Advice Line
01279 773773
Spellbrook C of E Primary School
01279 723204
Train Enquiries
0845 748 4950
EMERGENCY NUMBERS
Town Council
Town Councillors Cllr Mrs Angela Alder
01279 722360
Cllr Eric Buckmaster
01279 725428
Cllr Ruth Buckmaster
01279 725428
Cllr Pat Coysten
01279 723425
Cllr Derek Filler
01279 730146
Electricity Emergency
0800 783 8838 Gas Emergency
0800 111 999
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Town Clerk: Richard Bowran 01279 724537
Police
Sawbridgeworth Police
Fawbert & Barnards Infants School
Mandeville Primary School
Mayor
Bell Pharmacy 3 Forelands Place CM21 9QD
BT Faultline Three Valleys Water
High Wych C of E Primary School
Local MP
Cllr Eric Buckmaster
Utilities
Schools
Herts & Essex General Hospital
Mark Prisk MP
Sawbridgeworth Evangelical Congregational Church London Road CM21 9EH 01279 724173
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