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CONTENTS ■ FEATURES & ARTICLE 8 Easton Lodge Fun Day For Dogs 9 Local Business People in Person Alan Cook, mobile Chiropodist
10 Armed Forces Day 2019 11 HR Tips by EmployAssist 12 BS Choral Society 13 Locals that Launch Be Naturally Healthy
With that in mind, let me introduce Barracudas Activity Day Camps, Be Naturally Healthy, Daisy Footcare, EmployAssist HR, Garolla Garage Doors, Harlow Salt Company and Newman Interior Services. A warm welcome to you all and thank you for choosing CM23!
14 BS Art Society Exhibition
Until next time,
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Lorraine
16 Georgie Does it for St Clare 20 Charity of the Year - ASL 22 Brookfest 2019 37 East Herts Woodturners 6 Local Walks
Picture Perfect Villages
ASL is our charity of the year 2019. To find out more about the wonderful work that they do visit their website of find them on Facebook. www.aspiresupportlearn.co.uk
18 Just for the Kids
Henry Hedgehog’s Puzzle Page
26 Looks What’s Cooking: Sweet Strawberry and cream eclairs
29 Puzzles & Brain Teasers £25 in our Sudoku Competition
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■ IT’S YOUR COMMUNITY 24 Policing Our Local Community 30 Local Community
Local notices, events, amenities and attractions to visit
34 What’s On
Upcoming local events
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Pub & café Walks Explore our lovely countryside and local pubs and cafés for a perfect day...
PICTURE PERFECT VILLAGES This lovely country walk explores places where a group of artists, including Eric Ravillious, lived and worked. OS map 195 will help! Follow footpath sign by Vine pub and then waymarks right down to footbridge. Cross bridge and follow path right. Fork right and continue with fence and then river on right. Cross footbridge and turn left with river now on left. Cross stile and continue beside river. Immediately after next stile, turn right on fenced path. Turn left on lane and keep right, following sign to Pitley Farm. 80m beyond junction, turn right on wide path up field. Fork left through gap in corner and continue with hedge on left. At junction, follow arrow right to keep going in same direction. Follow waymarks past small wood. Keep straight, with ditch on right, and follow wide grassy path around edge of field. Keep straight on this track leading east to Finchingfield. Continue on wooded path past houses and down lane ahead. Turn left down village road to pond. Turn right over footbridge, right uphill and right again onto Pightle. With churchyard on left, turn right through barriers onto footpath. Cross footbridge and turn immediately left on fenced path. Follow path ahead for more than a mile. Eventually, turn right along edge of big field. Turn left at end over footbridge and follow path over another bridge near watermill. Immediately after garden, turn right through yard onto track and follow it left. Cross footbridge and turn left on road back to Vine. LOCATION:
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The gardens at easton lodge fun day for dogs
THE Gardens of Easton Lodge are holding a Fun Day for Dogs on June 23, thanks to the hard work of Annette Boreham, of Take the Lead, Essex dog training club, who is organising the events for dogs. The day will build on the huge success of the inaugural event in 2018. The fun day will include classes to judge the best puppy, best veteran, prettiest bitch; handsomest dog; waggiest tail; and the dog the judges would most want to take home with them! There will be an agility ring and stalls for gifts for dogs or their owners. The Gardens are always beautiful in June with colourful flower borders, lots to see in the walled kitchen garden and the peace and quiet of the Glade and emerging new Japanese area. Perfect for an early summer stroll – whether or not you have a dog!
The Gardens open from 11.30am to 5pm on June 23, with last entry at 4pm. Entrance fee is £4.50 for adults and children under 16 get in free, dog class entry £1, dog agility ring entry £1. The judging of classes will start at 12.30, the Rock Choir will sing at 1.15 pm; and the dog classes will continue from 2.30pm. There will be a fun children’s trail and craft activities. A full programme for the day can be found on the Garden’s website: http://www. eastonlodge.co.uk/whats-on/open-day/
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Mobile Chiropody Practitioner Alan A Cook MSSCh MBChA
Name and Business: My name is Alan Cook and I run Alan’s Mobile Chiropody Service.
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Where do you live? I live in Bishop’s Stortford.
I love cycling, going out on my bike helps me to relax.
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I set up my business because... I have been doing chiropody since 1997, but now only concentrate on home visits and nursing homes.
What’s your favourite Venue? Brett’s Country restaurant in White Roding. Great for all the family! What do you like best about Stortford? Southern Country Park - I really enjoy taking my grandchildren there and feeding the ducks. What do you like doing when you’re not working?
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armed forces day parade
Sat 29th june in bishop’s stortford On 29th June The Royal British Legion, Bishop’s Stortford Branch, will again be organising the Armed Forces Day Parade in Bishop’s Stortford. The Parade will be led by Royal British Legion Standards and 309 (Sawbridgeworth) Sqn. ATC Cadet Band and will include Royal British Legion Branch and Women’s Section Members, past and present members of the Armed Forces, Army, Navy and Air Cadet Units, and representatives from local emergency services. The newly formed Hertfordshire Police Cadet Unit will also be joining the parade this year.
Please come out and show your support as the Parade marches through the Town. We would like to thank Daniel Robinson and Sons for sponsoring the event this year.
BISHOP’S STORTFORD
ARMED FORCES DAY Saturday 29th June 2019 2.00PM
ARMED FORCES DAY PARADE
From Windhill to the War Memorial Gardens
The Parade will assemble at the junction of Basbow Lane and Windhill at 1.50pm and at 2.00pm march down Windhill and Bridge Street to the War Memorial where a short Service of Remembrance and Minutes’ silence will be held with addresses by the Mayor of Bishop’s Stortford and John B Robinson, President of TRBL Bishop’s Stortford Branch. Parade participants and members of the public will then be invited into the Markwell Pavilion where refreshments will be served.
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Followed by refreshments at Markwell Pavilion Any Serving or Ex Member of the Armed Forces and Cadets are welcome to join the parade
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bishop’s stortford choral society a day at the fair, saturday 29th june Summer in Bishop’s Stortford: the town Carnival, school fetes and A Day at the Fair by Jonathan Rathbone, sung by Bishop’s Stortford Choral Society on 29th June. A Day at the Fair is a set of light-hearted contemporary style folk songs about the stalls and games at an Edwardian Fair. Rathbone wrote the songs in 2015, drawing on his experience with the Swingle Singers and his other wide-ranging work with leading musicians, including the Beatles producer, George Martin, Sir Cliff Richard and singers Katherine Jenkins and Lesley Garrett. Bishop’s Stortford Choral Society will also sing arrangements of some traditional folk songs, including The Oak and the Ash and Swansea Town.
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Tickets include tea/coffee & biscuits There will be a collection in aid of the Holy Trinity Winter Night Shelter
Saturday 29th June 7.30pm Bishop’s Stortford Methodist Church Bishop's Stortford Choral Society Richard Brain conductor
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Bishop’s Stortford Art society Exhibition: capture the moment in paint
The Bishop’s Stortford Art Society will be holding an exhibition of members’ work upstairs at the Ecco charity shop on South Street, Bishop’s Stortford in June. All paintings are created by local artists with a large selection on show, including watercolours, oils, acrylics and pastels across a variety of subjects – including portraits, landscapes and local scenes, as well as abstracts. Unframed work will also be available, so there should be something to appeal to all tastes and budgets. David Cooper, President of the BSAS, said: “Anyone is welcome to attend as a guest, but only as a member can you get the most from our new programme of events – visits to sketch and paint at local venues, demonstrations from professional artists,
Painting by BSAS member: Tony Jarman
life drawing sessions and exhibitions. We are looking forward to displaying our latest creations for everyone, and if you’d like to see your work alongside ours, then you can, but only members can display their work. So if you want to join us, come along and talk to one of our members who will be stewarding the event and pick up an application form.”
Tue 4th to Sat 8th June (9am-5pm)
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St Clare Hospice
super-gran georgie rasies £1400 for Hospice after daring racetrack challenge An 83-year-old grandmother of four from Bishop’s Stortford has raised approximately £1,400 for St Clare Hospice after jumping into the driver’s seat at a Suzuki Swift Sport Cup Rally Car Race. Goolmohr ‘Georgie’ Cantel is an avid St Clare supporter and ‘local legend,’ taking on an annual adrenaline-based challenge in aid of the charity for the past four years. Georgie’s latest hair-raising fundraising feat included taking to the racetrack at Langely Park Rally School in Saffron Walden on the morning of Saturday 30th March. Driving six laps, each three miles long, Georgie put ‘pedal to the metal’ in a Suzuki Swift Sport Cup rally car to raise vital funds for the Hospice. During her five years volunteering at the Hastingwood-based Hospice, Georgie has raised almost £15,500 for the charity through a series of sponsored adrenaline-fuelled challenges – as well as several charity Race Night and Afternoon Tea Party events.
cars! When we arrived, there were many Suzuki Swift cars lined up – and I made sure I chose a red one to match with my outfit! After some safety instructions, I was helmeted (not comfortable!) and taken by rally car champion Simon to my red car, ‘Number 5’. I was strapped in and given cushions to raise me so I could see over the dashboard, and then we were off! The track was full of twists and turns, and I completed eight laps in the end. At the end, I got a certificate and Simon said, ‘well done’. This super-gran seems to be qualified to rally car race! Excitement and exhilaration? Check!”
From a 490m zip wire flight (50m above the ground!) to scaling the O2 in London and whizzing down Stratford’s Orbit slide, Georgie’s fundraising fun has this year been topped by her latest charity challenge in aid of St Clare.
“It’s a lot of fun to fundraise for the Hospice in this way, but the real reason that I do it is because I know how valuable their care is to local people,” Georgie explains. “And with limited NHS funding, they need to raise around 60% of the entire cost of running the Hospice themselves.”
Commenting on the experience, Georgie says, “Saturday was fun and I enjoyed the experience! The sun shone, the birds sang, the wind blew gently and my son took me to the Racing School without too many instructions on how to handle the
If you’d like to congratulate Georgie and make a donation to the Hospice to boost her total to £1,500, please visit Georgie’s charity fundraising page (details below).
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Charity of the year New employees for Saturday Tea Room By Michelle Tohill, CEO of ASL
ASL’s mission has always been to offer a pathway to paid employment and I am so proud that just after our 2nd Birthday we are able to do this. I interviewed some of the original members of ASL for paid employment on a Saturday in our Tea Room: Marc, Hayley, Kathy and Sasha. Two of the four have never had paid employment so this is not only a huge milestone for ASL but an even bigger one for the guys being offered the job. Their reactions were filmed and can be viewed on our Facebook page (ASL-AspireSupport-Learn) they were priceless! With your continued support we can eventually offer paid employment to more young adults with additional needs in the future. So a huge
Sasha, Marc, Hayley and Kathy thank you to everyone who comes along and supports us because together we really are making a difference. The first Saturday opening of our Tea Room was shared with some of our regulars plus “Double up your spirit” choir who sang to us all, which we all thoroughly enjoyed, thank you!
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Aspire support Learn About the Tea Room: At present our Tea Room is open Monday, Tuesday, Friday and every other Saturday 12pm to 2.30pm. The young adults who attend ASL arrive at 9.30am and prepare all the food fresh with support for the day ahead. This includes freshly baked cakes and scones, a savoury dish such as quiche and a soup of the day. Their day finishes at 3.30pm after we have all tidied up and had our staff lunch together. We offer work based training in the kitchen and the dining room to young adults with physical and learning disabilities. Most of the young adults who work in our Tea Room have Down Syndrome however we cater to all young adults with a fast range of additional needs. We do prefer customers to book a table in our Tea Room because it is very important to keep a controlled and manageable environment for the young adults who attend ASL.
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brookfest 2019 Returns Saturday 6th july Brookfest returns in July 2019 for its third year, with a stellar line-up of local talent. An annual one-day, family-friendly music festival deep in the Hertfordshire countryside, Brookfest will take place at Brook Cottage Farm Riding School, Furneux Pelham on Saturday 6th July 2019. Gates open at 12.00pm with live music all day, including The Mamma Mia’s, Jack the Lad, GunRunner, Tingeymajig, Trojan Horses, Hugo Valentine, and the Peter Lemer Quintet. The festival also features record-playing party-starters ‘The Shed’, a yoga/mindfulness area, an interactive theatrical tea tent, art & crafts, food and drink stalls along with activities for children. Camping is available and well-behaved dogs on leads are welcome.
Booking information: Tickets are now available online from www.brookfest.net or from the cafe or office at the riding school. Prices are: • £20 for adults (early-bird £18) • £15 for 13-17-year-olds (early-bird £13) • £10 for children aged 5-12, (early-bird £8) and FREE for under 5s • Camping is £20 per tent, and £30 per large tent General enquires to: brookfest@btinternet.com
The festival is a not-for-profit event raising money for Brook Cottage Farm Riding for the Disabled (RDA) activities which take place at the riding school. This allows people with disabilities to enjoy nature, to be physically active and benefit from contact with horses. Brook Cottage Farm RDA group is making preparations for becoming an RDA carriagedriving group, and is raising funds for the continuing creation of a half-mile driving and riding track around the hay-field with wildflowers, butterflies and a picnic area.
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5 minutes, 5 tips Let’s Talk About Personal Security 1. Before you go out socially or for work, think about how you are going to get home. Avoid travelling alone and set aside some money in advance. Can you travel home with a friend? What time does the last bus or train leave? 2. For reassurance, carry a personal safety alarm. For more information about personal safety visit our website or www.suzylamplugh.org 3. Be extra careful when using cashpoints. Make sure nobody is hovering nearby and don’t
count your money in the street 4. Pay attention to your surroundings. If you’re chatting on your mobile phone or listening to music on headphones you won’t hear someone approaching you. 5. Trust your instincts. If you think you are being followed, as confidently as you can, cross the road, turning to see who is behind you and head for a busy area where you can tell people what’s happening. If necessary, call 999.
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STRAWBERRY & CREAM ECLAIRS 50g butter, chilled and diced 65g plain flour, sifted 2 medium eggs, lightly beaten 300ml double cream 1 tbsp icing sugar, plus extra for dusting 150g small strawberries
Filled
with sweetened whipped cream and fresh strawberries, these dainty pastries make a great treat for afternoon tea or can be served as a delicious summer dessert. Swap the strawberries for fresh raspberries or blueberries, if liked.
1. Place the butter and 150ml cold water in a small pan and heat gently until the butter melts. Bring the mixture to a rapid boil then quickly remove from the heat and add all the flour. Beat thoroughly with a wooden spoon until the mixture comes away from the sides of the pan and forms a ball. Leave to cool for 3-4 minutes. 2. Preheat the oven to 220C, fan 200C, gas mark 7. Line a large baking sheet with baking paper. Beat the eggs into the mixture, a little at a time, until smooth and glossy. Spoon the mixture into a large piping bag fitted with a large star nozzle. Pipe 8 x 10cm lengths, spaced well apart, onto the baking sheet. 3. Bake for 12-15 mins until the eclairs are well risen and golden. Remove from the oven, pierce each eclair with the tip of a small knife and return to the oven for 2-3 minutes. This allows the steam to escape and dries out the centres of each eclair. Transfer to a wire rack and leave to cool completely. 4. Whip the cream and icing sugar in a bowl until softly peaking. Spoon into a large piping bag fitted with a large star nozzle. Hull and slice most of the strawberries (reserving four for decoration). 5. Halve each eclair and fill with the cream then top with sliced strawberries. Sandwich back together and dust with icing sugar. Decorate each one with a swirl of piped cream and a reserved strawberry. TIP: You can make and bake the choux pastry eclairs a day in advance. If the pastry
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LOCAL NOTICES, EVENTS, AMENITIES
HARLOW LIONS CLUB PRESENTS
QUIZ NIGHT
Saturday 22 June 2019 7pm for 7:30pm start
St Michaels Mead Community Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, CM23 4FZ
Tickets: £5 per person, payable at the door. Teams of up to 6. Bring your own drinks and nibbles. Prizes and Raffle. Details from: Curtis.rosemount@sky.com Proceeds to: local Scout troop for Scout Jamboree.
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Tidy Up Bishop’s Stortford!
We are a group of volunteers who want to make Bishop’s Stortford a tidier place. We welcome groups and individuals who share our vision to join us. If you can spare a couple of hours (or even one) why not get involved? Your help will really make a difference. Next TUBS Meetings: Saturday 13th July, Castle Gardens Prospective volunteers can keep in touch with us on our website – http://tubs.yolasite.com/ For more information speak to: Ian Hudson on
07817 778870.
You might be interested to know that Love Stortford - a Social Action project - is organising litter-picks in the town from Saturday 15th June. They would welcome extra hands. Details can be found at: https://ccbs.churchsuite.co.uk/events/8o8xkffz Further events are updated weekly on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/TheCM23Connection/
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St Elizabeth’s Summer Fayre
Saturday 29th June 2019 From 12noon—4 pm Family Fun- Live Music Craft Stalls - BBQ and Afternoon tea
St Elizabeth’s Centre, Much Hadham, SG10 6EW For more information contact: fundraising@stelizabeths.org.uk Charity No. 1176777
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Saffron Walden symphony orchestra music scores from the silver screen Responding to popular demand, Saffron Walden Symphony Orchestra presents a concert celebrating some of the greatest music from the silver screen on Sunday 30th June 2019 at 3:00 in Saffron Hall, Audley End Road, Saffron Walden CB11 4UH. With a focus on John Williams this year (who has a career spanning over six decades and has composed some of the most popular, recognizable and critically acclaimed film scores in cinematic history), the programme will include music from Jurassic Park, Jaws, the original Star Wars film and Escapades from Catch Me if you Can. Escapades is a three movement concerto which will be performed by Julian Landymore, Cambridge based and nationally renowned jazz saxophonist. The concert will also include Back to the Future and Forrest Gump by Alan Silvestri, as well as Dark Knight by Hans Zimmer and some other surprises…
Sunday 30th june
when:
Time: 3pm where:
Saffron Hall, CB11 4UH
Booking Information: Tickets (Adults - £18, £15; Under 18s - £3) from Saffron Hall Box Office (0845 5487650) or can be bought online at www.saffronhall.com. Tickets are also available from Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre (01799 524002).
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WHAT’S ON in june ■■ every mon (inc bank hols) Thorley Health Walks Southern Country Park Meet in the car park at St James the Great Church Time: 10am, www.hertfordshirehealthwalks.org ■■ Every Thu Bishop’s Stortford Country Market At rear of the Star Public House, Bridge Street Homemade produce. Time: 8am-12pm ■■ EVERY FRI Castle Park Health Walks Meet at entrance to Castle Park by Link Road car park Health Walks are a part of a countrywide programme of free walks, helping everyone get outdoors, get more active and reap the benefits. Time: First steps at 10.15am (20 mins), Grade 1 at 11am (30 mins, about 1.5 miles) and Grade 2 (45 mins, about 2 miles). www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/ healthwalks ■■ Every Sat Castle Park parkrun Castle Park 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 always welcomes new help. Time: 9am, FREE, www.parkrun.org.uk ■■ until Sun 2nd June Manuden Scarecrow Trail Manuden, CM23 1EH Maps are available daily from the Manuden Village Community Centre. All proceeds go to local causes and SANDS (Stillbirth & Neonatal Death charity). Time: 10am-4pm, £2.50 per map with a prize for all completed entries, www.manuden.org.uk/ ManudenScarecrowTrail.asp ■■ Sat 1st June Farmers & Craft Market North Street Local produce & handcrafted goods. Time: 9.30am-1.30pm. ■■ Sat 1st & Sun 2nd June Myths & Legends Audley End, CB11 4JF Come and hear Dr Vainen Schuch-
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des Forges, the travelling Cure-All Salesman, at Audley End this half term for a myths and legends themed storytelling session. Time: 11am-5pm, book via: www.englishheritage.org.uk ■■ Sun 2nd June Bishop’s Stortford & District Footpaths Association Manuden Community Centre GR: TL486272, postcode CM23 1EH The walks are generally 5-6 miles long and last between 2 and 2 ½ hours. Time: 10am, walk leader Daphne: 01279 812259, www.walksaroundstortford.org.uk
Association Cricketfield Lane GR: TL485220, postcode CM23 2SP The walks are generally 5-6 miles long and last between 2 and 2 ½ hours. All are welcome. Time: 10am, walk leader Dave: 01279 832632 / 07914949547, www.walksaroundstortford.org.uk ■■ Sun 16th June Songs for the Samaritans Rhodes Arts Complex An evening of first class musical entertainment, in aid of the Samaritans. Time: 7pm, tickets: £18, www.rhodesartscomplex.co.uk
■■ Sun 9th June WW1 Historic Walk The Museum Stortford, Holy Trinity Church, Havers Lane Join us on one of our popular walks around Bishop's Stortford. Time: 2pm-4.30pm, to book your place contact: 07488 914972.
■■ Sat 22nd June Bug Hunt Birchanger Woods, by the water tower, Heath Row Join us on a bug hunt to examine Birchanger Wood’s biodiversity. Time: 11am-1pm, www.birchangerwoodtrust.org
■■ Tue 11th June Coffee Morning Markwell Pavilion Everyone is welcome, held in aid of Isabel Hospice. Time: 10.30am, email: Renee_friend@ msno.com or contact: 01279 755320.
■■ Sun 23rd June Fun Day for Dogs Easton Lodge, CM6 2BD Join us for this main season open day and fun day for dogs. Time: 11.30am-5pm, adults £4.50, children under 16 FREE, £1 entry for each dog class, www.eastonlodge.co.uk
■■ Fri 14th June Jazz Evening Gibberd Garden, CM17 0NA Bring a picnic and enjoy the CAMRA bar. Time: gates open 6.30pm, music from 7.30pm, tickets: £15 on the gate, www.thegibberdgarden.co.uk ■■ Sat 15th June Bishop’s Stortford Carnival Parade & Fun Day HighStreet and Sworders Field Join us to celebrate everything that is good about Bishop's Stortford. Time: parade starts 12.30pm, followed by Fun Day in Sworders Field, www.bishopsstortfordtc.gov.uk ■■ Sun 16th June Classic Cars for Father’s Day Audley End, CB11 4JF Treat Dad to a charming collection of classic cars and discover what it takes to take care of your dream motor. Time: 11am-5pm, book via: www.englishheritage.org.uk ■■ Sun 16th June Bishop’s Stortford & District Footpaths
■■ Tue 25th June Ministry of Science Rhodes Arts Complex This production takes an anarchic approach to science communication, looking at the inventors and engineers who have shaped the modern world that we live in. Time: 6pm, tickets: £15.50, www.rhodesartscomplex.co.uk ■■ Sat 29th June Armed Forces Day Parade High Street and Sworders Field Parade to celebrate the local armed forces community. Time: 2pm from Windhill, www.branches.britishlegion.org.uk/ branches/bishops-stortford ■■ Sat 29th June Comedy Night in aid of Grove Cottage The Bishop’s Stortford High School Featuring Steve Bugeja & Rhys James with their Edinburgh Fringe Previews. Time: 8pm, tickets: £20, visit: www.mencapgrovecottage.org
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What’s on in july ■■ Sat 6th july Farmers & Craft Market North Street, Bishop’s Stortford Local produce & handcrafted goods. Time: 9.30am-1.30pm.
knowledge with a thoughtful variety of pub trivia challenges and a raffle. Time: 7pm, tickets: £8pp with tables of up to 10 people, www.stclarehospice. org.uk
■■ Sat 6th July River Stort River Clean, Whoosh Explore Redricks Lake, CM21 0RL Volunteers required to help tidy up the river, boats & equipment provided. Contact: www.whooshexplore.co.uk
■■ sat 13th july Herts and Essex Border Centre Outing Methodist Church, South Street An outing to the William Morris Gallery & Sutton House. Contact: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ features/herts-and-essex-border-centre
■■ Sat 6th July An Evening of Live Music Manuden Village Hall Join us for an evening of live music to raise funds for TheGivingMachine Charity. Time: 8-11pm, contact: www.thegivingmachine.co.uk ■■ Sun 7th July Festival of Flavour Sworders Field Come and join the fun at this very tasty Grove Cottage food & drink festival. Time: 11am-4pm, entrance: adults £5, children FREE, www. mencapgrovecottage.org ■■ Sun 7th July Music on a Sunday Audley End House, CB11 4JF Enjoy your day out in the stunning surroundings of Audley End accompanied by a musical treat. Time: 12pm-4pm, book via: www.englishheritage.org.uk ■■ Tue 9th July Coffee Morning Markwell Pavilion Everyone is welcome at the monthly coffee morning, held in aid of Isabel Hospice. Time: 10.30am, email: Renee_friend@ msno.com or contact: 01279 755320.
■■ Sat 13th July Wind in the Willows Hatfield Forest, CM22 6NE Join Toad, Mole, Ratty and Badger on their adventures in Quantum Theatre’s adaptation of the Kenneth Grahame classic – a treat for all the family! Time: 17.30pm-19.10pm, tickets: adults £16, children £10, book via: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hatfield-forest ■■ Sat 13th July TUBS Tidy Up Bishop’s Stortford Meet at Castle Gardens TUBS is a group of volunteers who want to make our town a tidier place. They hope to set an example and persuade others to pick up litter. They welcome groups and individuals who can spare a couple of hours and get involved. All equipment is provided. Time: 10am, email: irhudson@gmail. com or visit: www.tubs.yolasite.com ■■ Sun 14th July Goodness in the Park Castle Park Friends of Castle Park present a day of fitness and wellbeing for all. Time: 10am-4pm, entrance: FREE, info via FB: CastleParkBishopsStortford
■■ Wed 10th July Teddy Bear’s Picnic Gibberd Garden, CM17 0NA Bring your picnic and teddy and enjoy the Garden. Activities for the under 5s (a small charge for some activities). Time: 12pm-3pm, entry: adults £5, children £1, visit: www. thegibberdgarden.co.uk
■■ Thu 18th to Sun 20th July Water Lane Theatre Company – Much Ado About Nothing Monastery Gardens Let us take you back to the 1870’s Wild West for this much-loved comedy. Please bring something to sit on and your own food and drink. Time: gates open at 6pm, tickets: £6 plus booking fee or £7 on door, book via: www.waterlanetheatrecompany. co.uk
■■ Fri 12th July Big Summer Quiz in aid of St Clare Hospice Paringdon Sports Centre, CM19 4QT A celebration of all things general
■■ Sun 21st July Time to Remember Gardens of Easton Lodge, CM6 2BD An opportunity to explore the World War history of the Gardens and estate
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and understand the lives of the men and women who were based on the site. Time: 11.30am-5pm, tickets: adults £4.50, children under 16 FREE, www.eastonlodge.co.uk ■■ Fri 26th July Marigolds Jazz Club presents: Greg Abate Quartet Harlow Cricket Club, CM17 0DJ John Pearce - Keyboards, Simon Thorpe - bass and Matt Holmes drums. Time: 7.30pm, tickets: £10 on the door, contact: 01279 414174, www.musicatmarilgolds.co.uk ■■ Sat 27th July Little Hadham Farmers Market Little Hadham Village Hall, SG11 2BS The market promotes the best of local produce, and has a strong ethos of offering only items grown, bred, prepared or made by the stall holders as much as practically possible. Time: 8.30-11.30am ■■ Sat 27th July St. Clare Hospice Donation Centre Sale Units 9-10, The Links Business Centre, CM23 5NZ On the last Saturday of every month, our Donation Centre will open its doors to the public, inviting you to peruse an eclectic selection of pre-loved goods at discounted prices. Time: 8am-4pm, www.stclarehospice. org.uk ■■ Sat 27th & Sun 28th July Legendary Joust Audley End House, CB11 4JF Authentic 13th-century jousting tournament, the encampment will be alive with the sights, sounds and smells of medieval life. Time: 10.30am-5pm, book via: www.englishheritage.org.uk ■■ Tue 30th July Have a go Archery Hatfield Forest, CM22 6NE Head to the lake area and have a go at shooting a long bow and some traditionally fletched arrows. Time: 11am-4pm, £3 for 6 arrows, www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hatfield-forest
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INFORMATION AT A GLANCE
The Arts & Crafts Cottage Crafters
Meet Tue 2pm at South Street Pantry Contact: Fiona fds66@ outlook.com or Facebook.com/ cottagecraftersbishopsstortford
Community
Stortford Kickstart (for CVs etc.)
Explorer Scouts aged 14-18 Contact via website: www.voyageresu. co.uk
Health & Family Care Alzheimer’s Support Group
Meet 2nd Thu of every month Contact: 508448 or email: june. iliffemunns@alzheimers.org.uk
Meet Thu and Fri 10am to 12.30pm at BS Methodist Church Contact: 501745 or 656381 www.stortfordkickstart.org.uk
Mad Hatters Toddler Group
TUBS (Tidy Up Bishops Stortford)
P.A.C.T Parents of Autistic Children Together
Meet every other month Contact: 07817 778870 or visit: www.tubs12.info
Fine Art & Literature
Bishop’s Stortford Decorative and Fine Arts Society Meets 2nd Tue of the month at The Rhodes Arts Complex Contact via website: www.bishopsstortforddfas.org
Guides & Scouts
1st Bishops Park Rainbows Meet Tue at Bishops Park CC Contact: www.girlguiding.org
7th Bishop’s Stortford Guides Meet Thu at Havers CC Contact: www.girlguiding.org
1st Bishop’s Stortford and Hockerill Scout Group - Beavers, Cubs and Scouts Contact via website: www.1stbishopsstortford.org.uk
1st & 2nd Hockerill Brownies Meet Thu & Fri Parsonage CC Contact: www.girlguiding.org
1st Thorley Guides, Brownies & Rainbows St James Church Thorley Contact: www.girlguiding.org
1st West Bishop’s Stortford Rainbows Meet Tue at Havers CC Contact: suelatto@hotmail.com
Bishop’s Stortford Trefoil Guild
Meet 2nd Wednesday of the month at Thorley Community Centre at 7.30pm Contact: sylvieh57@aol.com
Silver Leys Scout Group
For Beavers, Cubs and Scouts Contact: Anne Winship silverleysscouts@outlook.com
STMM Brownies
Meet Thu at St Michaels Mead CC Contact: Janet Gordon: jan@jkl2000.co.uk
Voyager Explorer Scout Unit
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Meet Wed at St Michaels Mead CC Contact: madhattersgroup@btinternet.com
Meet 1st Wed of every month at All Saints School Contact via website: www. pactforautism.org.uk/index.php/ services/parent-meeting
St John Ambulance
Meet Wed at Havers CC Contact via website: www.sja.org.uk/ Stort Valley & Villages Children’s Centre Group Contact: 696853 or visit www. stortvalleychildrenscentres.org.uk
Thorley Manor Mother & Toddler Group Meet Tue & Fri at Thorley CC Contact: thorleytoddlergroup@live. co.uk
Music & Performing Arts Bishop’s Stortford Acoustic Club
Meet at The Half Moon, North Street Weds fortnightly. Doors open 8.30pm music starts 9pm. Contact: acousticclubstortford@gmail. com, www.thehornbs.co.uk
Bishop’s Stortford Choral Society Contact via website: www.bscs.org.uk
Bishop’s Stortford Musical Theatre Company
Contact via website: www.bsmtc. org.uk
Bishop’s Stortford Musical Theatre Company - Juniors
Contact via website: www.bsmtc.org. uk/juniors.html
Social & Meeting Clubs
Bishop’s Stortford Age Concern
Open Mon to Fri at The Apton Centre Contact: 504748 or visit: www.theaptoncentre.org.uk
Bishop’s Stortford History Society
Meet from Sept to May on third Thu of the month, usually at Apton Centre from 7.30pm Contact: Rob Francis 655643 or www.bishopsstortfordhistorysociety. org.uk
Bishop’s Stortford Railway Society Meet on Tue and Thu Contact: 503511 or visit: http://bsrs.webplus.net/
Bishop’s Stortford WI
Meet 1st Thu of every month at Charis Centre from 7.30-9.45pm Contact: bishopsstortfordwi@yahoo. co.uk
Bishop’s Stortford VIP Club for Blind and Partially sighted people Meet 1st Tues afternoon of each month in Havers CC Contact: 832837
CST.Today
Meet weds in the New Apton Centre 10am until 3pm including a hot meal at lunchtime Contact Debbie: 07904 198309 or debbie.baker@cst.today, www.cst. today
Grove Cottage
Various clubs throughout the week Contact: 656085 or info@mencapgrovecottage.org
Herts & Essex Boundary Flower Club
Meet 1st Tue of every month at The Barnabus Centre Contact via: herts_ essexboundaryflowerclub@ yahoo.co.uk, www. hertsessexboundaryflowerclub.weebly. com
NT Herts & Essex Border Centre
Bishop’s Stortford Town Band
Contact Mrs M. A. Draper: 656255 or maureendraper@uwclub.net www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hertscen
BSUS (Bishop’s Stortford Ukulele Society)
The Inner Wheel Club of Bishop’s Stortford
Meet Tue at Markwell Pavilion Contact: Sue Swan: 506123
Meets every Wednesday 7.45-10pm at the British Legion Contact via website: www.bsus.co.uk
De Merc Chamber Choir
Contact: Gillian 01279 655483 or visit www.demerc.org.uk
Meet fourth Tuesday of each month (except August and December) Contact Margaret Webb: margaretwebb01@gmail.com
The Phoenix Stroke Club
Meet every other Thu 2-4pm at Bishop’s Park CC
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listings Contact: Kath 724285
The Rotary Club of Bishop’s Stortford
The Christian Centre (opposite Sainsburys) Contact: Barbara Martin 303225
Meet Mon 12.55pm at Bishop’s Stortford Golf Club Contact via website: www.rotary-ribi. org
The University of the Third Age
The Rotary Club of Stort Valley
Sport & Fitness
Bishop’s Stortford’s Evening Rotary Club. Meet 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month, 7 for 7.30pm at The Coach and Horses, CM23 4AS Contact via website: stortvalleyrotary. com
The Royal British Legion Women’s Section
Meet on the third Wednesday of the month at 2.30pm at RBL Apton Road Day Centre Contact: Gwyn 01279 833545
Thorley Open Door over 60’s Club
Meets 1st & 3rd Weds every month 1.45-3.45pm at The Emmaus Centre, Thorley Contact: Eve 503715 or just turn up
Thorley Women’s Club
Meet every Wed 8-10pm at
Contact via website: u3asites.org.uk for information on local groups and classes
Bishop’s Stortford Badminton Club and Junior Badminton Club Contact: 654464 or visit www. stortfordbadminton.net
www.bsgc.co.uk
Bishop’s Stortford Hockey Club Contact: 654463 or visit: www.bshc. hitssports.com
Bishop’s Stortford Rugby Club
Contact: 652092 or visit: www. pitchero.com/clubs/bishopsstordrfc
Bishop’s Stortford Running Club
Meet at Hockerill Sports & Social Club Contact Ian McClymont: secretary@ bsrc.org.uk
Chantry Squash Club
Contact: 755887 or visit: www. bishopsstortfordbowlingclub.org.uk
Contact via: www.chantrysquashclub. com or membership@ chantrysquashclub.com
Bishop’s Stortford Cricket Club
Havers Park Bowls Club
Bishop’s Stortford Bowling Club
Contact: 654463 or visit: www. bishopsstorfordcricketclub.com
Bishop’s Stortford and District Angling Society Contact Honory Secretary: Robin Merritt: 01279 461065
Bishop’s Stortford Football Club
Contact: 01279 306456 or visit: www. bsfc.co.uk
Bishop’s Stortford Golf Club Contact: 01279 654715 or visit:
IT’s your community
(Green) South Street, Bishop’s Stortford CM23 3JB Contact: Secretary Brian Hurst 01279 503967 or bhurst98@aol.com
Sunday Smashers Badminton Club
Meet Sundays 6pm - 8pm at Bishop’s Stortford High School sports hall Contact: 01279 652980 or visit https://m.facebook.com/ SundaySmashers/
East Herts Wood turners
Opportunity for young people to learn Woodturning The East Herts Woodturners have started a Junior Section on a different night to the main club night. The Junior Section is open to young people aged between 13 and 18. The Section will be limited in number to enable as much time as possible to work on the lathe. No woodturning experience is necessary. The aim is to teach young people basic woodturning to enable them, if they wish, to take part in further training with professional turners as part of the AWGB Youth Training Scheme. The Junior Section meets in Sawbridgeworth, 6 to 8pm on the fourth Tuesday of most months. If you or a young person, you know is interested in
learning this craft please contact John on 01279 657901 or email, details below. Setting up the Junior section is supported by the Association of Woodturners of Great Britain (The AWGB which is the national association) and partially financially supported by the Stansted Airport Community Trust (SACT) and The Worshipful Company of Turners (The Company) which is a London Livery Company. For many years the East Herts Woodturners have been enabling young people to experience woodturning at Scout Jamborees and other events and enabled over 3500 young people to experience the craft.
phone: 01279 657901 email: a woodturningsurf@aol.com or woodturningsurf@uwclub.net
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Community Centres
Hospitals
Bishops Park Community Centre
NHS Direct
01279 712146
Lancaster Way, CM23 4DA
Havers Community Centre
Waytemore Road, CM23 3GR 01279 712146
Utilities 111 01279 444455
Three Valleys Water
Herts & Essex Community Hospital
01279 444455
Police
Markwell Pavillion
Castle Gardens, CM23 2EL 01279 712146
Parsonage Community Centre
Parsonage Lane, CM23 5PY 07843 943492
St Michaels Mead Community Centre
St Michaels Mead CM23 4FZ 01279 712146
Thorley Community Centre
Friedberg Avenue CM23 4HB 01279 329686
County Councillors Bishop’s Stortford West
(Central & Silver Leys Wards) Colin Woodward Email: colin.woodward@hertfordshire.gov.uk
Pharmacies Boots Pharmacy
01279 653294
Church Street
Lloyds Pharmacy
01279 507524
The Thorley Centre
Medicx Pharmacy
0808 202 5469
Herts & Essex Hospital
Tesco Pharmacy
0345 6779056
Bishop’s Park Centre
Trinity Pharmacy
01279 654171
87 South Street
Williamson Pharmacy
01279 652759
1 Snowley Parade
Bishop’s Stortford East
(Meads & All Saints Wards) John Wyllie Email: John.wyllie@hertfordshire.gov.uk
Schools
Bishop’s Stortford Rural
All Saints Primary School
(Includes Bishop’s Stortford Ward) Graham McAndrew - CMILT Email: graham.mcandrew@hertfordshire. gov.uk
01279 836006 01279 655936
Birchwood High School Bishop’s Stortford High School
01279 868686
Local MP
Mark Prisk MP
0207 219 6358
Doctors 30a Church Street, CM23 2LY
Crimestoppers
0845 555 111
Other Numbers AA Helpline
01923 211122
Alzheimer’s Society
01707 378365
Bishop’s Stortford TIC
01279 715001
Bishop’s Stortford TC
01279 715000
Bishop’s Stortford Library
0300 123 4049
Citizens Advice Bureau
03444 111 444
MS Society
07880 828858
Samaritans
116 123
St Clare Hospice Advice Line 01279 773773 Train Enquiries
0845 748 4950
EMERGENCY NUMBERS
01279 757193
Electricity Emergency
Northgate Primary School
01279 652376
0800 783 8838
Richard Whittington Primary School
01279 657778
Gas Emergency
St Joseph’s Primary School
01279 652576
0800 111 999
01279 654901
St Michael’s Primary School 01279 810800 01279 657636
Summercroft Primary School 01279 307477 Thorley Hill Primary School
Parsonage Surgery
Herts & Essex Community Hospital, CM23 5JH
101
01279 658451
St Mary’s Catholic School
Church Street Partnership
101
Bishops Stortford Police Station
Manor Fields Primary School
Hockerill College 07721 654410
Hertfordshire Police Non-Emergency
01279 656876
Hillmead Primary School
Cllr George Cutting
0800 800 151 0845 782 3333
Isobel Hospice Advice Line 01707 382575
Herts & Essex High School 01279 654127
Mayor
BT Faultline
PAH (Hospital)
01279 654496
Thorn Grove Primary School 01279 653002 01279 827608
Windhill Primary School
01279 696850
South Street Surgery
83 South Street, CM23 3AP 01279 465700
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