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HELLO AND WELCOME TO THe new year edition of THE CM21 CONNECTION January is my fav month, actually a bit like Len Goodman from Strictly, ALL the months are my favourite! However, there’s no better month than the month that you’re in! I like the optimism that comes at the start of a new year - the clean slate, the “I can do anything”, the “This is my year!” kinda feeling. We will ignore the fact that the third Monday in January is said to be the most depressing day of the year... a mathematical formula based on time elapsed since Christmas, time to wait for pay day and the failure of new year’s resolutions! Others argue it is a marketing tool to help sell summer holidays! Either way, one day will not detract from the 30 other days in January. For the record, I should disclose that this month is also the month of my birth, so I may be a little biased about it. It also, happens to be my 50th! I know, how did that happen! My birthday gift to myself is to do one celebratory thing a month for the entire year, I already have a few adventures pencilled in, which I’ll probably share as the year unfolds. However, if it wasn’t my “special” birthday what a great new years resolution it would be to set yourself one thing to do a month - one fear to conquer, one trip to make, one meal to share... Just one thing. That’s quite manageable isn’t it? I challenge you. What one thing will you set yourself to do this month? Let me know how it goes... Until next month,
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CONNECTION january 2018 ISSUE 39
CONTENTS ■ FEATURES & ARTICLES 8 Central Surgery Update 9 Local Business People in Person
Steve Woods, Steve Wood’s Removals
10 Streets2Homes
Our Charity of the Year 2017
12 A Mayor’s Life 16 Sawbridgeworth Town Council 18 St Clare Hospice Canine Capers
20 History
Welcoming in the New Year
PS Congrats to Isla (aged 4) and Melissa McHugh who won our spot the reindeer comp - they chose to split their winnings between the Green Room and Mint Café.
Streets2Homes are our charity of the year 2017. To
■ FUN & LEISURE 6 Local Walks
Snow in Stansted
14 Just for the Kids
Henry Hedgehog’s Puzzle Page
find out more about the wonderful work that they do visit their website of find them on Facebook.
22 Puzzles & Brain Teasers
Win £25 in our Sudoku Competition
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■ IT’S YOUR COMMUNITY 24 Local Community
Local notices, events, amenities and attractions to visit
26 What’s On 29 Listings 30 Useful Numbers The CM21 Connection cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions, products or services that appear in this publication.
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Pub & café Walks Explore our lovely countryside and local pubs and cafés for a perfect day...
SNOW IN STANSTED A windmill, a wooded nature reserve with lakes, and some great pubs and cafés make Stansted a great place to stroll. With your back to the railway station, turn left along Water Lane, parallel with railway. At the end, turn right uphill to find the windmill. From mill, turn right and fork left, along Recreation Ground, then right again down Chapel Road back towards station. Turn left onto Lower Street and keep straight. Fork right past Dog and Duck pub. Keep on along wooded lane and straight on fenced path beyond. Follow path on around left hand edge of field. Turn left at arrow and follow path in this direction to reach lane eventually. Turn right on lane. When lane veers left, keep straight on track to find entrance for Aubrey Buxton Nature Reserve. Go right through gate and follow path as it leads right past ponds, keeping water on your right. This lovely wood was once the landscaped park of a grand house nearby. Follow path out of nature reserve at far end and continue in same direction, eventually heading back around edge of field to return to Stansted Mountfichet. LOCATION:
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Restless Leg Sufferers: There will be a meeting in the Hailey Day Centre on Monday 22nd January at 10:30am. Everyone welcome. Medication: The Surgery has advised that, if a drug is not available from your usual Pharmacy, please do try elsewhere. Sometimes there can be a temporary problem with supply. Stay Well this Winter: Cold weather can be seriously bad for your health. That’s why it’s important to look after yourself, especially during the winter. If you start to feel unwell, even if it’s a cough or a cold, don’t wait until it gets more serious. Seek advice from your pharmacist. Age UK & Dementia: If you care for a person with dementia, you can download a leaflet which gives very clear information about services to people with, and carers of those with dementia. www.ageuk.org.uk The Patient Participation Group’s Annual Meeting will be on Thursday 1st March at 7pm in the Memorial Hall. The Speaker will be Kathrine Foy, the new Navigator for Social Prescribing (District Councils Housing and Health.) She will be talking to us about other means to keeping healthy than just medication. Social prescribing enables GPs, nurses and other primary care professionals to refer people to a range of local, non-clinical services. Bell Street Sawbridgeworth Herts CM2 19AQ Tel: 01279 603180
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What’s the best thing that’s happened to you recently? I married the girl of my dreams last year on a beach in Cyprus.
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Our chosen charity Streets2homes Thank you! Words by Kerrie Eastman, Chief Operations Officer S2H
The year has gone really quickly – it has been great being CM Connection charity of the year and we are sad this is our last month but glad another worthy organisation will benefit from CM Connection and its readers support. We hope you have enjoyed learning more about Streets2Homes and the work we do. We have certainly enjoyed getting to know some of you better. We have received great support from many of you over the past year and even a few visits – including the Chair of Sawbridgeworth and District Rotary Club with his wife and a donation from the club for which we were very grateful. We have also been introduced to the Women in Business Networking (WIBN) group whose members have been a fantastic support and we will continue to work with. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has supported us over the past year. If you would like to support us in the future we always welcome donations of clothes, toiletries and of course donations through local.giving. com. You can also support us and have the chance to win £25k every week with the Essex Lottery we receive half the proceeds of all tickets sold supporting Streets2Homes.
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We will be very busy over the coming months as the colder weather is upon us, we will be providing a Severe Weather Provision when temperatures are zero degrees or below for three consecutive nights in addition to coordinating the churches winter provision throughout January and February (If you are interested in being involved please contact Kerrie Eastman) We will be working hard over the next year to develop an accommodation project to reduce the number sleeping on the streets – if you see someone sleeping rough please signpost them to Streets2Homes or contact us and we can visit them, please do not regularly give them money and provisions as this often prevents them accessing services to overcome their issues and situation that can help them in the long term. Thank you once again to all at CM Connection especially the wonderful Lorraine Perry and we wish you all a very Happy 2018!
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a mayor’s life Charity events by Ruth Buckmaster
I hope you have all had very good Christmas and new year. I’d like to let you know about a couple of events coming up in support of the two charities for my year as mayor, High Wych Pre-school nursery and Make Lunch. Both have been very busy in the run up to Christmas. The first will be at the award winning restaurant The New Mexico on the 24th January from 6:30pm. It will include a meal, entertainment and a raffle. If you would like to join me please book directly with the restaurant, on 01279 721070. The second event is a Pamper Evening to be held at the Sawbridgeworth Young People’s Recreation Centre at Bullfields on the 6th February, more details to follow. I also have some news about our town twinning friends from a Germany. Later in the spring we are looking forward to welcoming the Mayor of Moosburg, Anita Meinelt, to Sawbridgeworth. She and I will be signing the official Town Twinning charter formalising the relationship between our two towns, an event we are both very much looking to.
Finally, I thought you might like to know that we have had another good harvest of apples from the Rivers Orchard. With help from the community we collected enough apples to produce almost 1000 bottles of juice. If you would like to buy some then please go to Full of Beans in Church Street. Or look out for our stalls at various community events throughout the year.
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sawbridgeworth Town council
Christmas lights switch on
Saturday 25th November marked this year’s
A town wide school competition takes place
Sawbridgeworth Christmas Lights Switch
each year where every child is encouraged to
On. The Town Council organise the event
take part in the competition and also design
that takes place in the main car parks in Bell
a badge for Christmas 2018, we are looking
Street. The event has gone from strength
forward to seeing all of the entries. The first
to strength over the last few years and is
Prize is a Kindle and a bag of Christmas
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goodies, the second prize is a family ticket
host stalls in the event area. Many shops
to Rhodes Panto and a bag of Christmas
stayed open late to welcome local people
goodies and the third prize winner will
visiting the event. Local entertainers were
receive a bag of Christmas goodies. Over
on stage throughout and these included Jo
1000 entry forms are distributed to schools
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revealed.
Huge thanks to Father Christmas who turned
A shop window competition also takes place in the town and this year the theme was ‘a Christmas song or carol’ – This year all of the town’s windows were judged by Concetta Clarizio who is the Events, Market and Tourism officer from Bishop’s Stortford Town Council. Following judging on a very snowy night on 30th November Concetta said, “There was a delightful selection of high quality decorative shop fronts, well done to everyone. House of Harlequin (1st Prize) demonstrated a strong connection to the theme and the creativity made me smile, it was a privilege to judge.”
up in plenty of time to greet Mimee Spoto who was the 2017 badge competition winner, 300 badges were produced from Mimee’s design and given out with a lolly by Father Christmas in the grotto. The grotto was themed this year to the Wizard of Oz, a big thank you to Dorothy and the Scarecrow who were on hand to help. The grotto is free of charge but a Pudsey collection box was on hand for those who wanted to donate, we were thrilled to be able to send £273.50 to Children in Need from Sawbridgeworth.
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Canine Capers at Winter walkies 2018
Puppy love is in the air at St Clare Hospice as registration officially opens for the charity’s annual Winter Walkies event. The 5k pooch parade will be taking place at the Hastingwood-based hospice on Sunday 25th February 2018 and more than 300 walkers and their furry friends are expected to support the fundraiser. St Clare Hospice’s Events Fundraiser, Emma Broadbent, is organising the event and said: “This year marks the 12th time the Hospice has hosted the event and it is as popular as ever! The 2017 walk saw a record-breaking 350 owners and their dogs take part, and we are hoping even more people register for 2018.” Emma continued: “Anyone is welcome to join us on this rural route across the beautiful Essex countryside – whether you are a dog owner or not. Just remember your wellies as it is likely there will be plenty of muddy feet and paws. It is such a great event – you’d be barking mad to miss it!” As part of the event’s launch the hospice is once again hosting their ever-popular ‘Cutest Canine Competition’ – and the charity is calling on local pet-owners to enter their favourite photograph of their pet to win a hamper of doggy goodies and the chance to officially start the Winter Walkies event.
Photo Credit – Vikki Lince, Pawesome Pawtraits
Friday 26th January 2018 on the charity’s Facebook page. All entries are due by 12noon on Friday 19th January and entrants must have registered for Winter Walkies 2018 in order to be eligible for the competition. Registration costs £10 for adults and £5 for children, which includes a free soup, dog rosette and certificates for children. Walkers can also sign up on the day. Please be aware that the route is not suitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs. This year’s event is kindly sponsored by Epping-based vets, Forest Veterinary Centre. For more information and to register, call Emma Broadbent on 01279 773754, email emma.broadbent@stclarehospice.org.uk or see https://stclarehospice.org.uk/event/ winter-walkies/
Voting for the St Clare ‘Cutest Canine Competition’ will run from Monday 22nd to
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St Clare Could Your Perfect Pooch Be St Clare’s Cutest Canine? Is your pooch positively perfect? Is your dog dazzling? Is your cuddly companion the cutest? Is your furry friend the fairest of them all? Then why not enter them into St Clare Hospice’s Cutest Canine Competition. The Hastingwood-based charity is searching for a handsome hound or pretty pup to officially launch its annual 5km Winter Walkies countryside walk taking place on Sunday 25th February 2018. The winner will also receive a hamper of doggy goodies and the coveted title of St Clare’s Cutest Canine! St Clare Events Fundraiser, Emma Broadbent, said: “We have been running the doggy photo competition as part of our Winter Walkies event for the past 4 years and have had an overwhelming response. Last year’s contest really captured the imagination of our animal-loving supporters, who cast hundreds of votes to make Poppy, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier from Church Langley, the overall winner.” Emma continued: “We know how much people love their pets, so this year we hope the competition will be just as successful and we can’t wait to see which top dog will be voted St Clare’s Cutest Canine.” All you need to do to enter the competition is: 1. Register for the Winter Walkies event at www.stclarehospice.org.uk/event/winterwalkies 2. Email a picture of your marvelous mutt and a brief description of your pet (including name, breed and age) to fund@ stclarehospice.org.uk by 12noon on Friday 19th January 2018 to go forward to the public vote.
3. Encourage your friends and family to vote for your pet when the gallery of all the competition entrants is published on the St Clare Facebook page on Monday 22nd January 2018. The dog that receives the most ‘Likes’ when voting closes at 12noon on Friday 26th January 2018 will be named the winner. The winning dog and their owner will be invited to officially launch the Winter Walkies event on Sunday 25th February 2018 at 11am, and will also receive a hamper of doggy goodies. The event is taking place at St Clare Hospice, Hastingwood Road, Hastingwood, Essex, CM17 9JX. All entrants to the Cutest Canine Competition must have registered for Winter Walkies 2018 in order to be eligible to enter. Registration costs £10 for adults and £5 for children, which includes a free soup, dog rosette and certificates for children. This year’s event is kindly sponsored by Epping-based vets, Forest Veterinary Centre. For more information and to register, call Emma Broadbent on 01279 773754, email emma.broadbent@stclarehospice.org.uk or see www.stclarehospice.org.uk/event/winterwalkies
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history welcoming in the old new year By Catherine Rose
As we bring in 2018 with toasts, fireworks and a rousing rendition of Auld Lang Syne, it’s perhaps worth remembering that New Year has been a bit of a moveable feast. It is not written in stone that New Year be celebrated on 1st January. With the now wellknown and colourful carnival that takes place in London, most of us are familiar with the Chinese New Year that takes place a few weeks after our own. But did you know that some people in Europe also mark the start of New Year a little later than we do? The 2018 Chinese New Year will take place on 16th February, which is the 23rd day of the twelfth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. A national holiday in China, celebrations feature processions with drums, Chinese dragons, firecrackers to ward off evil spirits, and decorations in signature red for good luck, including banners and Chinese lanterns. The Chinese New Year is also known as the Spring Festival, and celebrations which mark the end of winter and the start of a new crop year have been common since the pagan era, when New Year was traditionally observed on 22nd March at the time of the vernal equinox. Today, in common with the rest of Europe and most of the world, we all use the Gregorian calendar originally set up by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582. Europe universally adopted this calendar in the 18th century, although Russia was behind, changing over to it in 1918 after the Bolshevik Revolution. Previously, the older Julian calendar, introduced by Julius Caesar in 46BC, had been observed. According to this calendar, New Year’s Day falls in the middle of January, after the end of the Advent fast. The Russian Orthodox Church continues to abide by the Julian calendar and although it is not recognised as a national holiday, the ‘Old New Year’ is still celebrated by Orthodox Christians
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in central and eastern Europe on 13th and 14th January. These countries include Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Montenegro, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Macedonia, and Serbia (as well as in Greece), comprising Orthodox Christians across countries that together once formed the USSR, where celebrating the Old New Year had previously been banned by the Communist regime. 14th January also coincides with St Basil’s Day, and the festival is marked with feasting, bonfires and fireworks. In Macedonia, people gather outside their houses to share food and drink and to sing traditional songs. It is customary to eat unleavened (pita) bread with a coin inside (or dumplings with a hidden charm in Russia). Much like our Christmas pudding tradition, whoever finds the coin will have good luck for the New Year. And in Serbia, the Church puts on firework displays. The customary feast includes a range of pork dishes in the hope of securing a good farming year, the traditional St Basil celebratory dinner being a whole roasted pig. Another St Basil’s day morning tradition has been to eat ceremonial porridge that has been cooked overnight by the oldest woman in the house. The porridge would be prepared and put into the oven in the early hours of New Year’s Eve (13th), and the condition of the porridge the following morning would signify whether the year was to be a good one or not. Thick crusted porridge was auspicious, but thin pale porridge or a cracked pot spelled disaster for the household. Observing New Year in the middle of January
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is not uncommon and other countries across the world have their equivalents. Berber tribes in North Africa (Morocco and Libya) mark New Year according to the Berber calendar, which roughly coincides with the Julian one. India also celebrates at this time, following the perceived change in the sun’s path from south to north, in a festival known as Makar Sankranti. And parts of Switzerland see in New Year under the umbrella of St Sylvester’s Day. It can be said that no one knows how to welcome in New Year like the Scots but although Scottish Hogmanay on the eve of 31st December is perhaps the most famous revelry of the New Year, the old Gaelic custom was to welcome New Year on 12th January. In Wales, this is still known as Hen Galan, and there are traditional Welsh songs associated with it that are sung today. The Gaelic year was broken up into quarters: earrach (spring), samhradh (summer), foghar (autumn) and geamhradh (winter), each marked by its own feast day. A few parts of Scotland
continue to celebrate the Old New Year, known as Oidhche Chullaig or Oidhche Challainn where children would traditionally visit each home in their village reciting a Gaelic New Year blessing while carrying a caisein-uchd – a torch made from the breast bone of a sheep dipped in tallow. Used to light the householder’s fire, it was then handed around to each member of the family who had to circle it above their head three times for luck. Unfortunately for some, if the flame died, it meant that the person would not live to see the New Year out! In Burghead in the Moray Firth, residents continue to celebrate Old New Year with the ‘burning of the clavie’ – a torch made of barrel staves, which is lit on the evening of 11th January. January can often be a cold and dispiriting month following on from our Christmas and New Year festivities, so perhaps celebrating the ‘Old New Year’ in the middle of it isn’t such a bad idea after all.
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BRAIN TEASERS SUDOKU COMPETITION
How to Play Sudoku Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9, with no repetition! Send your completed puzzle with your name and address to the CM21 office: 10 Fenton Grange, Harlow, CM17 9PG. First correct entry drawn on 10th January wins!
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Congratulations to Paul Dradey of Barn Court who won the December £25 cash prize competition. Thanks to everyone else who entered!
Mathematics
Find these words in the grid and the remaining letters will spell out a related phrase Add Algebra Area Arithmetic Binary Circle Count Cubic Decimals Diameter Divide Formula Geometry Median Minus Numbers Plus
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Here’s the last edition’s hidden phrase: We Wish You a Merry Christmas
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IT’S YOUR COMMUNITY
LOCAL NOTICES, EVENTS, AMENITIES
THURSDAY 18 JANUARY AT HAILEY CENTRE 1900-2100
BOB REED: ‘THE TIME TEAM COMES TO PISHIOBURY’
High Wych Memorial Hall Weekly Activities
The recently-formed Sawbridgeworth Local History Society invites you to our second evening meeting.
MON 10-12noon Art Group
Members £2; non-members £5. Membership on the night £10 including entry! Refreshments.
WED 10-12noon Internet Café
Please contact: Theo van de Bilt theo@ vandebilt.co.uk or David Royle david. royle1@gmail.com if you need further information. www.sbwhistory.com
TUE 9.30-10.30am Pilates
THU 9.30-10.30am Tai Chi FRI 10-11am Fitness Class Check our website for details www.highwychmemorialhall.com
Sawbridgeworth Memorial Hall Monday
Weekly Activities
11.15am-12.15pm................................... Tai Chi 1.45-2.45pm......................................... Fitsteps 8-10pm.......................................... Table Tennis
Tuesday
11.45am-12.45pm................................... Tai Chi 1.30-4pm.................... Indoor Short Mat Bowls 1.45-2.45pm.............................................. Yoga
Wednesday
9.30-11am................................ Nordic Walking 9.30am-12noon... Table Tennis & Short Mat Bowls 1-4pm......................... Indoor Short Mat Bowls 7.30-8.30pm........................................... Tai Chi
Thursday
1.30-3.30pm.................................. Table Tennis
Friday
1-1.30pm............. Line Dancing for Beginners 1.30-2.30pm................................ Line Dancing If interested, leave a message on:
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AND ATTRACTIONS CHRISTMAS WINE TASTING Thanks to all those who attended our Christmas Wine Tasting in Church House on 18th November. We are very pleased to announce that £500 was raised, all this will go towards funding this years annual Christian Aid Big Breakfast, and means that all donations made at this event will go straight to Christian Aid.
Last year’s Big Breakfast event was a great success, and enjoyed by nearly 200 people. In 2018 we would like it to be even bigger and better. It will be held on Saturday 19th May in the Memorial Hall so please put the date in your new 2018 diaries as soon as possible. The Christian Aid Group
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UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS
WHAT’S ON IN ■■ every monday Adult Choir Sawbridgeworth Memorial Hall No experience required, suitable for all ages and abilities. Time: 8-9pm, cost: £5 per session, contact: 07464 551454 or email: info@diverseperformingarts.co.uk ■■ Every Tuesday Fiddlers Brook Morris Allens Green Village Hall No experience is necessary. It is fun and good exercise into the bargain. Best to ring before attending in case we have to cancel. Time: 8-10pm, contact: 01279 723707, email: neilandgillmunro@ aol.com, www.fiddlersbrook.co.uk ■■ Every Tuesday (Oct to May) High Wych Scottish Dancing High Wych Memorial Hall No experience required. Come and have an enjoyable social evening whilst learning Scottish country dancing. Time: 7.45-9.45pm, cost £2 per session, contact: Linda Masters 01279 723088 or email: linda. masters@talktalk.net ■■ every Wednesday Stort Valley & Villages Children’s Centre Group: Toddler Tales Sawbridgeworth Library Just come along. Time: 2.15pm-2.45pm. ■■ Every Friday 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. ■■ sundays Sawbo Cinema Presents
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Sawbridgeworth Memorial hall See website www.smht.org.uk for films playing this month. Time: 7.30pm, tickets: £4 per adult, tickets available via www. tudorhouse.gallery or in the Mint Café. ■■ MOn tbc East Herts Citizens Advice Sawbridgeworth Drop-In Service Town Council Offices FREE confidential, impartial and independent advice. First Monday of the month. Time: 10am-12noon, contact: 03444 111 444. ■■ mon tBC PCSO Surgery Drop-in Session Town Council Offices Please come along if you have any issues or need any advice. A selection of crime prevention goodies will be available. Time: 10am-12pm. ■■ Fri 12th january U3A Meeting Sawbridgeworth Memorial hall No longer working full-time or retired? Now’s the time to make the most of life. U3A gives you the chance to develop your interests, make new friends and enjoy yourself. Time: 3-4.30pm. ■■ Thu 18th January Sawbridgeworth Local History Society: Bob reed: ‘The Time Team comes to Pishiobury’ The Hailey Centre The recently-formed Sawbridgeworth Local History Society invites you to our second evening meeting. Members £2; non-members £5. Membership on the night £10 including entry! Refreshments. Time: 7-9pm, contact: Theo van de Bilt theo@vandebilt.co.uk or David Royle david.royle1@gmail.
com, www.sbwhistory.com ■■ Fri 19th january SMHT Jazz Club: Irene Serra Sawbridgeworth Memorial Hall Born in Milan,Italy Irene moved to Denmark at the age of 3. From a very young age she developed her love for singing whilst performing in choirs, musicals and churches. Time: doors open 7.45pm, tickets: £10 from Mint Cafe or online via www.smht.org.uk ■■ Wed 24th January Sawbridgeworth Mayor’s Charity Evening New Mexico Restaurant Includes meal and entertainment. Time: 6.30pm, tickets: £30pp, contact: 01279 721070. ■■ Sat 27th January The Fugitives High Wych Memorial Hall With their eclectic mix of material that spans 50’s swing through to Chicago and Delta blues to their own take on more up to date material as well as the odd r’n’b. The fugitives keep things varied and interesting... and they sing! Time: 8pm, tickets: £10, contact: 01279 722213 or 723677.
What’s on a little further afield... ■■ Every Sat Harlow and Hatfield Forest parkruns Harlow Town Park & Hatfield Forest This 5km event takes place every Saturday at 9am. It is a free event but please register before your first event. Time: 9am, FREE, www.parkrun. org.uk ■■ Every Sun Harlow junior parkrun Showground field, Town Park Free, weekly, timed 2km run for children aged 4-14.
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UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS
January 2018 Time: 9am, www.parkrun.org.uk/ harlow-juniors ■■ Until 6th January Snow White & the Seven Dwarves The Rhodes Arts Complex The Rhodes panto returns with a magical performance of Snow White, the enchanting tale of the girl with a complexion as white as snow who befriends a group of seven extraordinary little folk. In association with Phoenix Theatre Arts. Time: see website for times and ticket prices, www. rhodesbishopsstortford.org.uk ■■ Sat 6th january Bishop’s Stortford Farmers’ & Craft Market North Street, Stortford Local artisan food and crafts. Championing local producers from Bishop’s Stortford and surrounding areas. Time: 9.30am-1.30pm, contact: 01279 715000 for more information. ■■ Sun 7th January Bishop’s Stortford & District Footpaths Association Meet at Barkway War Memorial, GR: TL384359, postcode SG8 8BS The walks are generally 5-6 miles long and last between 2 and 2 ½ hours. All are welcome. Time: 10am, walk leader John, contact: 07425 603 506, www.walksaroundstortford.org.uk
Lens RSPB Stort Valley, Bishop’s Park Community Centre Nationally renowned wildlife photographer Russell Savory is well known for his appearances on BBC Spring watch and Winterwatch as well as being part of the national wildlife community. Time: 7.30pm, £3 for Stort Valley members, £5 for visitors, 07808 684723, email: simon.hurwitz@ ntlworld.com ■■ thu 11th january to sun 18th february Paintings and watercolours by David Quantrill Gallery at Parndon Mill Vivid, unique and thought evoking art, continually pushing the boundaries of paint on canvas. Complemented by ceramics by Sarah Crickmore. Time: Tue-Fri 10am–5pm Sun 2-4pm, FREE, www.parndonmill. co.uk ■■ Fri 12th January Castle Park Health Walks, CM23 Meet at entrance to Castle Park by Link Road car park Health Walks are a part of a countrywide programme of free walks, heling everyone get outdoors, get more active and reap the benefits. Time: Walks at 10am, 11am and 1pm of varying difficulty www. hertfordshire.gov.uk/healthwalks
■■ Sun 7th January Christmas Tree Recycling Link Road Car Park Why not drop off your tree to be recycled and make a donation to Grove Cottage. Trees must be bare - no decorations please! Time: 10-4pm.
■■ Fri 19th to Sun 28th January Robinson Crusoe and the Pirates Little Hadham Village Hall Christmas isn’t over yet with this pantomime! Time: 7.30pm, (3pm on 21st & 28th) tickets £16.50 adults, £10 children aged 10-14, www.ticketsource.co.uk
■■ Tue 9th January Evening Talk - Wildlife through the
■■ Sat 20th January Harlow WI “Rumble in the Jumble”
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WI Hall, Garden Terrace Road, CM17 0AT WI jumble sale. Entrance is free and refreshments will be on sale. Time: 10am-2pm. ■■ Sat 20th January Crocodile Mock - The Elton John Tribute Rhodes Arts Complex Crocodile Mock is an amazing 8-piece band recreating the authentic sound of Sir Elton, performing all his classics. TIme: 8pm, tickets: £18, www. rhodesbishopsstortford.org.uk ■■ Sat 20th january 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. ■■ Wed 24th to Sat 27th january Little Hallingbury Panto Group Presents: Jack and the Beanstalk Little Hallingbury Villager Hall Box ofice: 07754 032852 or 01279 722372, email: pantotickets@ karenbookkeeping.com ■■ Sat 27th January January Quiz St Clare Hospice There will be six tables on the night, each with a maximum of 8 players. Bring your own food and drink and there will be a raffle on the night. Time: 7.30-10pm, tickets: £7 each, contact: 01279 773738, email: dani@stclarehospice.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
Community
Country Market Contact: Mr A Jackson 01279 600251 Friends of Pishiobury Park Meet third Thurs of each month, 10am-12noon Contact via: www. friendsofpishioburypark.co.uk Lifeline Romania Contact: Mr & Mrs Amos 01279 723934
Health & Family Care
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 Meet on Monday afternoons at the Parish hall between 12.30pm and 3pm and we welcome anyone who likes to do craft work Contact: Mrs Janet Moore 01279 723963
Music & Performing Arts Youth Create Contact: Liz Evans 01279 843215 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, email: neilandgillmunro@aol.com www.fiddlersbrook.co.uk
Hailey Centre Meeting Place for Over 55s Contact: 01279 721221
Sawbridgeworth Rotary Club Contact: Mr P Clark 01279 726108
High Wych Ladies Group Meet on 2nd Wednesday of every month, 2-4pm in the High Wych Village Hall Contact: Mrs J Willitt 01279 724404
Sawbridgeworth Social Club Contact: 01279 722310
High Wych Memorial Hall Contact via: www. highwychmemorialhall.com High Wych Scottish Dancing Meet every Tuesday (Oct –May), High Wych Memorial Hall, 7.459.45pm Contact: Linda Masters 01279 723088 or email linda.masters@ talktalk.net Friends of Great St Mary’s Contact: Mrs Mary Shipman 01279 723268 The Arts Society Harlow Contact: Mrs Lesley Collischon 0208 5085694, email: harlow@ theartssociety.org www.harlowdfas.org.uk Sawbridgeworth Bridge Club Meet Mon 7.30-9.30pm Contact: Jill Clark 01279 726524
Sawbridgeworth W.R.V.S Contact: 01279 659669 The University of the Third Age (U3A) Contact via website: u3asites.org.uk for information on local groups and classes
Sport & Fitness
Sawbridgeworth Bowling Club Contact: 01279 726414 Sawbridgeworth Cricket Club Contact: 01279 600178 Sawbridgeworth Tennis Club Contact: Diane Le Count membership@ sawbridgeworthtennis.org.uk www.sawbridgeworthtennis.org.uk Whoosh Canoe Club Meet at Redricks Lake Contact: Peter Nash 01279 815258, email: whooshexplore@outlook.com www.whooshexplore.co.uk
Uniformed Youth Organisations
Sawbridgeworth Evening Women’s Institute Meet on the third Tuesday of every month at Sawbridgeworth Memorial Hall at 7.30 pm Contact: Theresa Pye at theresajpye@hotmail.co.uk
Air Training Corps 309 Squadron Contact: Flt Lt Andrew Passfield 01279 723517 (HQ) or 309atc@ gmail.com
Sawbridgeworth Family History Group Meet every other month at the Parish Hall, Sawbridgeworth at 7pm Contact: Mike Norris 01279 722535, email: wychmick@ btinternet.com
Rainbows, Brownies, Guides & Rangers Contact: Mrs Gilly Squire 07752 303437
Sawbridgeworth Learning for Pleasure Club Contact: Mrs Diana Jones 01279 725233 Sawbridgeworth Local History Society See website for meetings Contact: David Royle 01279 832346, www.sbwhistory.com
First Sawbridgeworth Scouts Contact: Mr Nick Jones 0773 677 0736
Do you belong to a local not-for-profit club, group or organisation? If so, please do get in touch and tell us all about it. We would like to know when and where the group meets and also details of how others can get in touch, thank you. 01279 410345 or email: local@cmconnection.uk
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INFORMATION AT A GLANCE
USEFUL NUMBERS ALL IN ONE PLACE Community Centres
Places of Worship
Cllr John Burmicz
01279 600372
Sawbridgeworth Memorial Hall The Forebury CM21 9BD 07952 475839
Church of The Most Holy Redeemer Sayesbury Avenue CM21 0ED 01279 654063
Cllr Pat Coysten
01279 723425
Cllr Donald Hall
01279 723535
Great St Mary’s Church Church Street CM21 9AB 01279 726629
Cllr Will Mortimer
01279 722294
Cllr Heather Riches
01279 600699
Cllr David Royle
01279 832346
Cllr Michael Shaw
01279 726792
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 Herts & Essex General Hospital PAH (Hospital)
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01279 655191 01279 444455
0207 219 6358
Mayor Cllr Ruth Buckmaster
01279 725428
Pharmacies
01279 722201
Village Pharmacy 7 Bell Street CM21 9AR
01279 722393
Three Valleys Water
Fawbert & Barnards Infants School
01279 722357
High Wych C of E Primary School
01279 722109
Leventhorpe Secondary School
0800 800 151 0845 782 3333
Other Numbers Alzheimer’s Society
01279 508448
East Herts Citizens 01279 836633
Advice Service
03444 111 444
Mandeville Primary School
01279 723737
Isobel Hospice Advice Line
01707 382575
Reedings Junior School
MS Society
01279 420059
01279 722578
Samaritans
0845 790 9090
St Clare Hospice Advice Line
01279 773773
Train Enquiries
0845 748 4950
Spellbrook C of E Primary School
Bell Pharmacy 3 Forelands Place CM21 9QD
Utilities BT Faultline
Schools
Local MP Mark Prisk MP
Sawbridgeworth Evangelical Congregational Church London Road CM21 9EH 01279 722373
01279 723204
Town Council Town Clerk: Richard Bowran
01279 724537
EMERGENCY NUMBERS Electricity Emergency
Town Councillors
Police Hertfordshire Police Non-Emergency 101 Sawbridgeworth Police Crimestoppers
101 0845 555 111
Cllr Sotirios Adamopoulos 07876 743997 Cllr Mrs Angela Alder
01279 722360
Cllr Roger Beeching
01279 722496
Cllr Eric Buckmaster
01279 725428
Cllr Ruth Buckmaster
01279 725428
0800 783 8838 Gas Emergency
0800 111 999
Whilst every care has been taken to ensure that the data in this publication is accurate, the Editor cannot accept any liability to any party for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions. All adverts are published in good faith. The CM21 Connection is an independent organisation. The magazine and content, including all in-house artwork, advert design and editorial, remains the copyright of the Publisher and under no circumstances may be copied or reproduced in any format without the prior consent of the Publisher. © 2018 The CM21 Connection / Connection Magazines / Lorraine Perry. All rights reserved.
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