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Hello I will need to issue a bit of a warning here. You will not want to be going away in June or July because there’s just far too much going on locally! We have had over 70 community events sent to us for this issue. We have had to literally shoehorn them all into six pages - and I do mean it when I say ‘shoehorn’. It was quite a job to fit them in! We have 13 ﬂoral inspired events and lots of art exhibitions and open days. Plus, we also have events at Colchester Castle Park featured on page 23. There’s something for everyone - I promise! We’ve reviewed a lovely book for this issue which was brought to our attention by a local resident from Bures.You can read all about it on page 6. Finally - if you’re a keen cyclist and have some spare time, you might find the information on page 10 useful. National Bike Week is coming up in June and we have highlighted various initiatives including the charity Re-cycle. They are looking for volunteers to help at their premises in Colchester and at their new warehouse in Wormingford. Take a look - it might appeal to you.

Inside 6 - Book Reviews 10 - Re-cycle 13-18 - What’s On 22 - Notice Board 24 - Crossword 25 - Walk 26 - Sudoku 29 - Recipe 30 - Gardening 32 - Country Mutters 34 - Spot the difference 36 - Useful Numbers 38 - Index of Advertisers

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Book Review ‘With Love’, by Gloria Geeve and Laura Ford. Commentary by Piers Ford Foreword by Ronald Blythe This is the story of the 1950’s observed through the letters of two sisters. For social historians the letters give a fascinating insight into post war Britain and the wider world but they also celebrate the minutiae of family life and the strong bonds of affection between the sisters. Laura Ford, formerly Head of English at Stoke-by-Nayland Middle School and Bures village correspondent for the Suffolk Free Press, grew up with her sister Gloria in suburban Ilford. Written in a compelling and lively style, the letters reveal the many challenges they face growing up in an austere society. Money, or lack of it, is a recurrent theme, with a constant ﬂow of funds passed from one member of the family to the other according to whose need is greatest. Almost every purchase is a small triumph of budgeting, carefully itemised, hard won and celebrated. By the mid 1950’s the world away from 6

home is explored. Gloria takes a teaching post in Alexandria and her letters show the transition from the exciting life of the ex-pat to one of growing tension and peril as the Suez Crisis unfolds, itself neatly summed up by a remark from one of her pupils,‘We still love the Queen but we hate Eden.’ Laura also goes on to travel in America, her observations of booming consumerism acutely contrasting with life back home, although that life opens up as her career in a London publishing house takes off. The letters reveal how the sisters support and encourage each other as they forge lives and careers not with any heroic bluster, just through a series of small steps in education, hard work, travel and relationships. As Ronald Blythe writes in his foreword,‘We, the inheritors of this regular correspondence, are the benefactors.They admit us to a private realm that tells us much about our own existence and reminds some of us of what we ourselves saw and heard, but have long forgotten, and puts the record straight for those who have been taught to write-off the 1950s as a non-event.’ ‘With Love’ is published in paperback and as an ebook by Acorn Independent Press.

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Re-cycle is a small charity that takes thousands of unwanted bikes, parts and tools from the UK and sends them to trusted project partners in Africa. The donation of a bike can have far reaching benefits for many people. Cycling reduces the time spent walking miles to collect water or food or for a child to get to school. It makes access to healthcare easier and helps the economy of an area, either from training people to become bike mechanics or freeing up more time to be productive by reducing long, arduous journeys. Recycle have a dedicated team of volunteers but due to increased success and an upcoming relocation they are busier than ever and need more help. They are looking for people to help out in their Colchester warehouse and at their new warehouse in Wormingford. If you can help please call 01206 841268 or visit www.re-cycle.org

National Bike Week

For anyone who may need a bit of encouragement to get on your bike, this year’s National Bike Week falls on 14th - 22nd June and whether you’re interested in cycling for health, convenience or pleasure, there is plenty of local help and events to get you up and running. The splendidly titled ‘Colchester to Wivenhoe pootle’ is a bike ride which takes place on Thursday 19th June. Starting at Middleborough in Colchester at 6.00pm, the ride takes you on a 5 mile riverside route to the Black Buoy public house in Wivenhoe for food and drink (you are advised to book your own table) then back along the river cycle path after 9.00pm. Please email alexoldman226@

Cycle Colchester

Cycle Colchester are working hard to make cycling around the town easier. Their website has route maps, advice on cycling safety and even a Cycling Centurion Treasure Trail which might give added incentive to younger children. For those who haven’t cycled for years or who haven’t yet learned, Cycle Champions work with groups, communities and clubs to give people the support and encouragement to get cycling.

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CTC, the national cycling charity also has plenty of information and contacts for cycling groups so that you can explore new places by bike and perhaps make new friends in the process. Lots of friendly local groups meet regularly each week throughout the year.

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Summer Sale At Chappel &Wakes ColneVillage Hall, Colchester Road,Wakes Colne CO6 2BX Saturday 14th June 10.30am - 2.00pm Home made refreshments, stalls including cakes, crafts and greetings cards. Raffle and tombola. In aid ofThe Royal British LegionWomen’s Section.

Art Exhibitions At theWaterside Gallery, Brightlingsea CO7 0FH ‘Art at the Regatta’ Saturday 31st May - Sunday 1st June 10.00am - 5.30pm Art & Craft Exhibition coinciding with theTown Regatta & Boat Show ‘Completely Coastal 2’ Saturday 26th July Thursday 14th August Contemporary Art & Craft Exhibition For enquiries please contact Jane Howden on philip@cddltd.plus.com

Demonstrations, performance of wartime songs byWormingford Community Choir, afternoon Tea Dance, family nature activities, Art Hub, Pilates, children’s archaeology, stop motion animation sessions. Come and find out about our courses and workshops including ArtWalkshops, eco therapy, history project, Knit and Natter, ballroom dancing, monthly talks and much more. Light lunches, scrumptious cakes. All welcome. For more information, please call Amanda on 01206 337338, email wcec12@ gmail.com or visit www. wormingfordcec.org.uk

Colne Engaine Festival

The Colchester Dogathon At Highwoods Country Park, Colchester Sunday 22nd June 10.30am Take your hound for a bound through the beautiful Highwoods Country Park and raise funds for Headway Essex, the charity which provides support, advice and rehabilitation for those who are living with the effects of acquired brain injury, their families and carers.There are 2 routes available, a 2.5 mile walk for the energetic hounds and their owners and a short walk option for the pups and pooches of a more sensitive nature. Fun competitions with 6 categories to choose from: Dog and Owner Lookalike, Most Colourful Character, Prettiest Bitch, Most Handsome Dog, WaggiestTail and our newest category, Furry Fashionista! You can register online at www.headwayessex. org.uk/headway-events or call 01206 547616.

At the Recreation Ground off Station Road, Colne Engaine Saturday 31st May, Sunday 1st June 12.00 pm A huge range of things to see and do that will keep the kids (and you!) entertained Braintree Model for the afternoon.There will be music, singing, air Railway Exhibition displays (weather permitting) At Bocking ArtsTheatre NCT Nearly marching band, bouncy (formerlyThe Institute), New Sale castles, dog show, beat the Bocking End, Braintree At Queen’s Hall, Halstead goalie, dancing, history, bell Saturday 28th June ringing, church fete, sideSaturday 28th June 10.00am - 4.00pm shows and stalls in a mixture 10.00am - 12.00pm of fun and entertainment Prices £4 adult, £2 child For information contactTricia (5 - 15yrs), under 5 free, for all the family. Free entry. on nns@halsteadnct.co.uk £3 seniors, £10 family (2 + ‘Country Flair’craft and 2). For more information Scotland in hobby show in the marquee please visit www. on Sunday 1st June. Colchester braintreeandhalsteadmrc. Evening entertainment At Lower Castle Park co.uk includes: Colchester CO1 1UD June Jolly Thursday 29th May Sunday 15th June AtStMary’sChurchRaydon Quiz night 9.30 - 5.30pm Saturday 7th June Friday 30th May‘A Night Pipe Band contest, Highland 10.30am - 4.00pm at the Movies’– sing along Dancing, beer tent and food to Grease the musical Jolly good plants, cakes, stalls. Free family day out tombola and raffle. Bumper Saturday 31st May‘A Open Day book sale,Win-a-Bottle, jolly Night on the Dance Floor’ good children’s games, teas AtWormingford with two of the Colne and coffees all day. Massive Community Education Valley’s hottest bands castaways sale, working Centre, Church Lane, Tickets available from Colne steam engine and military Wormingford CO6 3AZ EngaineVillage Shop and vehicles. BBQ 12.00 - 2.00pm, www.theconnectionmagazine.co.uk Saturday 28th June Five Bells Colne Engaine or strawberry teas. In aid of 10.00am - 4.00pm St Mary’s Fabric Fund. call Jo on 01787 223163

Collectors Exhibition

At BulmerVillage Hall Sunday 25th May 10.00am - 4.00pm Raising money for hall funds.

Artists Around Sudbury Saturday 7th June, Sunday 8th June 11.00am - 5.00pm Suffolk Open Studios presents an artist’s trail of open studios featuring 10 artists from the Sudbury Area.The trail will exhibit the inspiring and interesting media used by the artists including oil painting, acrylic painting, fused glass art, lampwork glass and Silversmithing, textile art, eramics, photography, weaving and sculpture. Offering the visitor a fabulous array of colour, light and texture creations and a unique opportunity to meet the artists while they work.You will have plenty of time to chat to the artists about their influences, techniques and future projects, and purchase any pieces that you fall in love with.The Artists on the trail are Katie Green, Clare Penny, Sandy Larkman, Michael Crowe, Gail Bushell, Emily Fox, Brin Edwards, Catherine Allen, Anna Boon and Heather Rachel. For further information including a trail map please visit www.suffolkopenstudios.org/artist-trails

Halstead Art Group Art Demos At Ramsey College, Colne Road CO9 2HR Art Demos by professional artists, all at 7.00pm - 9.00pm Monday 2nd June Keith Morton, Portrait in Acrylics £5 entrance fee. All welcome to come along.

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What’s On Dedham Guided Walks Meet at the Dedham Car Park Every Saturday in June and July 2.30pm Walks with Badged Guide, about 1.5 hours, no need to book. Adults £4, child £2. For details please call Dick Barton on 01206 573999.

‘Art Garden’ exhibition presented by The ArtMix group At the Blue Room, Coggeshall Conservative Club, 32 Church Street, Coggeshall CO6 1TX Thursday 12th Sunday 15th June 10.00am - 5.00pm The exhibition is being held to coincide with Coggeshall Open Gardens on 15th June and explores garden themes with work in various media by Coggeshall artists Louise Cowlin, Sue Fraser, Dorothea King, Rose Langford and Liz Pottinger. Admission free (charge made for entry to Open Gardens). More information available from Sue Fraser 01376 563518.

Great & Little Tey Village Weekend

village and breakfast in the Village Hall, followed by an afternoon of football competitions for all ages.

Kelvedon and Feering Scout Group Carnival and Fete Procession starts at 1.00pm followed by fete at Scout Hut at 2.15pm Saturday 21st June Archery, beer tent, barbecue and stalls. For more information please call Mark Leslie on 07930 160071.

Glyn Morgan ‘Behind the Landscape’ Exhibition of Oils and Collages At Chappel Galleries, Colchester Rd, Chappel CO6 2DE Saturday 21st June - Sunday 13th July 10.00am - 5.00pm For more information please call 01206 240326, email info@chappelgalleries. co.uk or visit www. chappelgalleries.co.uk

Circle Of Friendship Afternoon At theVenture Centre, Lawford Thursday 5th June 2.00pm - 4.00pm Link Line are hosting a Circle Of Friendship afternoon and you are invited to come and enjoy tea, coffee, conversation and light entertainment. For further information please contact Marion Cox on 01206 512565.

event is free to attend. Numbers are limited so please call or email to book or for more information 01787 379164 or Sudbury. reception@nwes.org.uk

Catch a Falling Star! At St Mary’s Church, Kelvedon Saturday 5th July 3.00pm - 6.00pm Catch the stars and planets as they fall from the 60ft church tower and win prizes! Just one of the games for all ages at this years church fete along with raffles, tombola plus all the usual stalls, books, bric-abrac, cakes, plants as well as teas, beer tent and barbecue.

Pebmarsh Art Group Summer Exhibition At PebmarshVillage Hall Saturday 19th July 11.00 - 5.00pm and Sunday 20th July 11.00 - 4.00pm A varied selection of paintings for sale, both framed and unframed by members of this well established group. Admission free, refreshments available. Further information from Anne Duffill on 01787 228548.

Around the Clock Relay

event by putting up tents and gazebos and camping overnight. Registration is free and closes on Monday 14th July at 5.00pm.To register for this event, go to www.sthelenahospice. org.uk/clock14 or call the Fundraising office on 01206 791740.

Nayland Church Fete At Nayland Playing Fields Monday 26th May 2.00pm A lively traditional fete with TheVictory Jazz band, classic vehicle display, childrens sports,Tug ofWar, sideshows for all, stalls including plants, books, toys, vintage. Ice creams, homemade teas, hot dogs. Adults £2, children 50p, concessions £1. For more information please call Lorna Burgin on 07769 665182.

Wildlife & Country Fair At Abberton Reservoir Saturday 31st May 10.00am - 5.00pm. Various local conservation organisations,The Bug Man, craft stands, children’s activities, bouncy castle, astronomy group with solar telescope, art demonstrations, beer tent and refreshments. £5 donation per car. Fun for all the family. For more information please call EssexWildlifeTrust on 01206 738172.

Saturday 28th June At Philip Morant School 1.00pm and College, Colchester Village Fair on the Old Saturday 19th July Playing Fields, to include a respectful commemoration from 11.00am to of the outbreak ofWW1 with Sunday 20th July a display of the memorial A 24 hour sponsored team Colchester Military book, photographs and relay, with the only rule artifacts from local families, Tournament being that you keep at ‘WorldWar One’theme fancy least one member of your At Abbey Field dress, plus an historical/ team on the track at all Saturday 5th and Sunday archaeological exhibition times! An exciting, family 6th July 9.30am of the village from Bronze Rise and Shine friendly event organised by age to 1911, family picnic, Business Club Great day out for all the famSt Helena Hospice.Teams bell ringing demos, tea and can consist of between ily.This event has everything At the NWES South Suffolk cakes, local produce, bouncy two and 30 members.The ‘military’including Red Devils Business Centre, Alexandra castle, tug-of-war and a host track will be an interesting display, music,WW1 &WW2 Road, Sudbury CO10 2ZX of stalls and old fashioned walk, taking participants re-enactments, plus so much participation games. Friday 6th June through the Philip Morant more! Staged by ABFThe Sol7.45am - 9.00am Sunday 29th June school grounds and in to diers’Charity. For more infora woodland area.Team A great chance to network Tour de France/World mation please call 0844 871 members will be invited to with likeminded business Cup themed Sports Day, Please mention The Connection when to adverts 8819 or visit www.colchesindividuals. A light breakfast stay for theresponding whole 24 hours with14 a Duathlon (running termilitarytournament.co.uk will be available.This & cycling) around the and get in to the spirit of the

What’s On Art Exhibition and Spring Fair At St Mary’s Church, Stoke by Nayland and the village playing fields Monday 26th May 10.00am - 3.30pm An exhibition and sale of paintings, sculpture, prints, woodturning and ceramics by local artists and a Spring Fair with craft fair, dog show, children’’s activities, hog roast and lots of stalls. All in aid of St Mary’s Church fabric fund.

Chappel & Wakes Colne Village Fete At Chappel CofE (VC) Primary School Saturday 19th July 2.00pm - 5.00pm A fun packed afternoon for children and adults led by Colchester Hospital Radio. Terrier racing, live music, Abigails Performing Arts Group, Chappel Notes, various inflatables, swing boats, beer from Chappel Brewery,The Ladies Red BarrowsTeam, Pets Corner with Emily Nightingale, Barrons BabyTurkeys, BBQ, egg throwing competition, childrens races and lots of stalls from local businesses and organisations. All in a beautiful setting. For more information please call Sue Chamley on 01787 222774 or Linda Goodchild on 01787 228508.

refreshments, raffle with many exciting prizes. No entry charge. Songs of Praise service 25th May at 6.30pm.

Flower Festival at Mount Bures Church 21st and 22nd June, 10am - 5pm Scrumptious cakes, local sausages and drinks in the village hall with book stall, bric a brac and raffle. Includes open garden, plant stall and opportunity to buy beautiful roses and metal artwork. Culminates in a Songs of Praise service on Sunday evening.

Aldham Open Gardens Sunday 8th June 11.00am - 5.30pm The 32nd and last Open Gardens Day! Around 20 gardens open. Coffee, light lunches, teas, cake, produce and plant stalls. Live music, clog dancers, flower display‘Remembrance’and art exhibition in church. Sponsored by Mill Race Garden Centre. Admission £5, children free. Free minibuses around village, good parking. Evensong with theVesper Singers 6.30pm. Proceeds for Church Fabric Fund and NSPCC. For more information please visit www.aldhamchurch.co.uk or call 01206 240425 or 01206 571070.

Charity supporting the maintenance of the historic parish church and its unique bellcage. Enquiries to Dr Walter Marshall (Chairman) 01206 298643 orVal Ayton (secretary) 01206 298692.

Long Melford Open Gardens Monday 26th May 10.00am - 5.00pm Lots of gardens to see including new ones for this year. £5 programme available from Fine Foods in the village and any open garden on the day. Refreshments and plant sales available. Raising funds for HolyTrinity Church, Long Melford.

Bures Open Gardens weekend Saturday 31st May and Sunday 1st June 1.00pm - 6.00pm Around 16 village gardens of varying design and interest. Art Exhibition in the church, CreamTeas, cakes, book stall, local produce market on the common on Saturday. Admission £4 per person, programmes available from any participating garden or the church.

Colne Engaine Open Gardens

Saturday 28th June 1.00pm - 5.30pm A wonderful variety of gardens and allotments in and around Colne Engaine East Bergholt, aboveThe ColneValley. All Things Suffolk Open There are 17 gardens Floral to explore and teas and Gardens Day homemade cakes will be Wormingford Sunday 1st June available at three of them. Annual Flower 11.00am - 5.00pm Hadley’s AwardWinning Ice Festival 12 gardens open to visitors. Cream, gardening books and Free parking at the High plants also for sale. Any dogs At Saint Andrew’s Church, School with hop-on hopon a lead please. All funds Wormingford (off B1508 off bus round the village. raised are for the restoration between Colchester 3 tea venues and an Art of St. Andrew’s Church, and Sudbury) Saturday show/sale. Entry price £6, Colne Engaine. Entry by 24th, Sunday 25th accompanied children free, programme, which includes and Monday 26th May programmes with lucky details of the gardens and 10.00am - 5.00pm daily. draw £1.Tickets from car a location map from the park, gardens, tea venues Wonderful and imaginative village shop,The Green and and Budgen’s store in centre floral displays on the theme some gardens. £4 per adult of village. Money raised of pub names, Bric-a(children under 16 free). www.theconnectionmagazine.co.uk for St. Mary’s Church East brac sale in the old barn, Further information from teas, cakes, lunches and Bergholt Preservation Society www.colne-engaine.org.uk

Feering Open Gardens Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th June Raising funds for the Feering Community Centre.There will be 20 gardens to delight in with a collection of familiar favourites and new discoveries, all horticultural gems to enjoy, enchant and inspire. Programmes £4, on sale in advance at Ridgeons in Feering and Bhavani Stores in Kelvedon, children under 16 free and must be accompanied by an adult and sorry no pets. Programmes will also be available on the weekend at the Community Centre and in all the gardens. Refreshments will be available in many of the gardens. Donations of cakes and plants most welcome. For more information please contact Hazel on 570666 email h.edridge643@ btinternet.com or Jane on 07912 682419 email eanswythe@btinternet.com

Nayland Flower Show At NaylandVillage Hall, Church Lane CO6 4JH Saturday 2nd August 2.00pm - 5.00pm Schedules are now available for the 33rd annual Nayland Flower Show. There are classes for vegetables, fruit, flowers, flower arranging, photography, art, craft, cookery, as well as family and children’s sections. Non members are welcome to enter. Schedules available from Nayland Post Office, http://www.naylandhortsoc. org.uk/ or 01206 262807. Exhibits in the 87 classes will be on display, produce stall, raffle and refreshments.

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What’s On Eight Ash Green and Fordham Heath Open Gardens Sunday 15th June 11.00am - 5.00pm (some gardens may have shorter hours – see programme for details) About 16 gardens which are all very different but a joy to their owners! Refreshments available in some gardens. Allotments also open for those who want to talk veg. All proceeds for our scout hut rebuild project. Admission £2 by programme available from the scouts on the day who will be positioned outside the village hall in Spring Lane and at other points around the village close to where the gardens are open. For more information please contact Christine and Dennis Willetts 01206 240314.

‘Our Village,’ A Flower Festival celebrating Village Life

the Abbey from 4.00pm - 6.00pm. Lunches in the church from 12.00 noon, hot dogs, morning coffee and cream teas also available or bring a picnic to enjoy at Scrips garden.Tickets £6 with children under 16 free, from Fork‘andles, Paycockes and theVineyard or on the day from the church and at the ClockTower, Market Hill. For more information please visit www. coggeshallopengardens. org.uk

Nayland Open Gardens

Sunday 8th June 2.00pm - 6.00pm Up to 20 gardens of all sizes open in this medieval River Stour village in the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.Teas in the Village Hall from 2.30pm. Plant sales at various gardens. Proceeds go towards local conservation projects. £5 per ticket, available from any garden or theVillage Hall. For further information please call 01206 262970.

performs a programme of baroque, romantic and 20th century music. Refreshments during the interval. Donations to the organ fund welcomed. Further details at http:// www.kelvedonfeeringub. com/ or please call Caroline on 01376 571612.

Colchester Organ Society At Alderman Blaxill School, Paxman Avenue, Shrub End, Colchester On the first Friday of each month 7.45pm - 10.15pm. Live keyboard concerts with music to suit all tastes, featuring top musicians from around the country. Friday 6th June John Cooper Friday 4th July - Chiho Sunamoto £4 members, £6 non members. Refreshments and raffle. Ample parking inside school grounds. Free entry for two non members upon production of this advert. Contact Alan Pilgrim on 01787 269458 or email alanwpilgrim@tiscali. co.uk for further details.

‘A Night at the Movies’, Halstead & District Choral Society’s Summer Concert At Earls ColneVillage Hall Saturday 14th June 7.30pm A Cabaret Style evening conducted by Philip Prior including songs selected from Mama Mia, James Bond and more.Tickets £10 in advance, £12 on the door, available from Bromley’s, Frank Smith & Sons on Halstead High St and Ziels in Earls Colne. For more information contact Sue Bennett on 01787 478759

Drama and Dance

Robin Hood - Spirit of Sherwood

AtWhite Colne Meadows, Off Bures Rd,White Colne At Kelvedon Institute Hall Saturday 28th Saturday7thJune10.00am Music June 3.30pm - 5.00pm and Sunday 8th Outdoor theatre Concert ‘Lyra’ from June 11.00am - 4.00pm performance presented by St Petersburg A wealth of flower ChameleonsWebTheatre West Bergholt AtThe Parish Church arrangements and exhibits Concert Band events Company.This summer, join of St Peter adVincula, representing businesses Robin and his Merry Men Sunday 22nd June and societies plus raffle Coggeshall in an outdoor production 3.00pm - 5.00pm and homemade cakes. that’s fun for all the family. Saturday 24th May 7.30pm Free admission, donations At the bandstand in Romance, adventure, sword An evening of Russian vocal welcome. Organised by Castle Park, Colchester fighting, dancing, laughs music featuring performers Friends of Kelvedon Institute and gasps. Bring rugs, chairs, A wonderful afternoon of from the world renowned in aid of the village hall. For picnics, and if necessary music ranging from Big Band Conservatoire in St more information please visit Standards such as Liberty Bell wet weather gear!This will Petersburg.The programme www.kelvedoninstitute.co.uk to Pirates of the Caribbean will feature music from be a signed performance. via One Direction. Definitely the Orthodox Church and Coggeshall Open Disabled parking available Russian folk music complete something for everyone! on the Meadows.Tickets Gardens with with traditional costumes. in advance £10 adults, £8 Saturday 12th July 7.30pm Music and Art Tickets available on the door concessions, £30 family At St Peter’s Church and from Florum (florists Sunday 15th June (2 adults, 2 children). On in Coggeshall in Church St Coggeshall) 11.00am - 5.00pm the door £12 adults, £9.50 £10 adults, £8 concessions, An opportunity for many Explore the hidden gardens concessions, £35 family under 18’ s free. For more of the talented young of Coggeshall, from small ticket. For more information information please visit www. musicians to showcase quiet courtyards to the more please call 01787 222477 st-peter-ad-vincula.org.uk their skills playing some of expansive with lawns and or visit www.whitecolne. their favourite pieces.Ticket beds reaching down to the Organ Recital com. Booking office: details will be available river Blackwater. Music from At St Mary the HeadgateTheatre 01206 closer to the concert. For Soaring High Montessori Virgin, Kelvedon 366000. Please visit www. more information about School and Academy East Saturday 7th June 7.00pm chameleonsweb.co.uk/ the band and forthcoming Music School, art display next.html for details of other Please mention The Organ Connection whenplease responding to adverts concerts visit by the16 Artmix Group.The Richard Moore, Bocking Band will play at www.wbcb.org.uk Scholar at St Paul’s Cathedral, performances in the area.

What’s On Barn Dance for all ages At Bunting’s Nest, Inworth Saturday 5th July, doors open 6.00pm, last dance just after 10.00pm Scampering Rogues, live band with experienced, patient caller. Booking essential, tickets £15 (aged 14 and under £10) to include Hog Roast and delicious desserts (vegetarian alternative available). Organised by Friends of Kelvedon Institute in aid of the village hall. For more information please call www. kelvedoninstitute.co.uk

Mid Summer Dance At theVenture Centre, Lawford Saturday 28th June 7.30pm - 12.00pm midnight Live music by Solid Gold, fully licensed bar.Tickets £8.50 available from Michelle on 07966 485188.

Cinema

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pregnant and was forced to live in a convent. Saturday 5th July ‘Captain Phillips’(12A). Tom Hanks and Barkhad Abdi.The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.

Little Treasure Basket classes for your pre-schoolers based in Coggeshall on Wednesday mornings during term time. Classes to inspire creativity, fun and development from birth to three years. Contact Julie on 01376 562000 for more information.

Things for Children

At Sudbury Library, Market Hill, Sudbury Sundays 10.30am - 12.00 noon Children of all ages are welcome for craft and storytelling activities held every Sunday. For further information contact Sudbury library on 01787 296000.

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Absolute Angels Montessori Nursery Open Day At Christ ChurchWesley Hall, 15 Stoneham Street, Coggeshall, CO6 1TT Saturday 7th June 10.00am - 1.00pm Please contact Julie for more information on 01376 562000 www. coggeshallmontessori.co.uk

Sunday Kids Club

The Hip-Hop Workshop At Slackspace,Victoria Place (off Eld Lane), Colchester CO1 1LR EveryWednesday 4.00pm - 6.00pm (under 16s accompanied by a parent/guardian) and 6pm - 8pm (over 16s) Teaching the Arts of HipHop to the Community. Free entry. For more details please contact Chris Hease, chris.hease@gmail. com, 07521 219 630

At Leavenheath Village Hall,Wrights Way, (signposted from the High Road) Soaring High Doors open 7.00pm for Montessori Primary 7.30pm start. Refreshments School Open Day Archaeology (wine, beer, soft drinks, tea At Purley Farm, Colne Workshops and coffee) will be available Road, Coggeshall, before the film starts and AtWormingford during the interval.Tickets CO6 1TH Community Education £3.50 per adult and £2 Saturday 7th June Centre,The Old per child.You can now 10.00am - 1.00pm. reserve your seat online School, Church Lane, Please contact Kathryn at www.leavenheath.org. Wormingford CO6 3AZ on 01376 564392 for uk or please call Lesley Saturday 31st May and more information. www. 01206 262505 or Ken coggeshallmontessori.co.uk Saturday 7th June 10am 01206 263266 for tickets. - 3.00pm £20 per session Saturday 7th June or £35 for 2 sessions ‘Philomena’(12A). Judi Dench and Steve Coogan. Travels inTime offer fun A world-weary political hands on archaeology journalist picks up the story courses for children aged of a woman’s search for 8-12. For further details her son, who was taken email Ellie or Jane at www.theconnectionmagazine.co.uk away from her decades travelsintime@live.co.uk ago after she became

No partner needed. £5/ class. MarksTeyVillage Hall,Tuesday 10.00am (side hall) andThursday 6.45pm (main hall). Old Heath Community Centre,Thursday 9.30am; Crowne Plaza fitness studio, nr Maldon, Sunday 10.00am. Call Katy on 07980 382009.

Summer Solstice ArtWalkshop AtWormingford Community Education Centre,The Old School, Church Lane, Wormingford CO6 3AZ Saturday 21st June 10.30am - 1.30pm Do you like being outside in nature and currently paint or draw or would like to have a go? Come and join a fun and informal workshop. Small group, maximum 8 people. £15 per person. Absolute beginners to practicing artists very welcome.To book and find out more, please email heather@heatherrachel. co.uk, call Heather Johnston on 07801 246113 or visit www.HeatherRachel.co.uk

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What’s On Coggeshall Patients Participation Group Health Talks At theVillage Hall, Coggeshall Monday 23rd June 7.00 pm Facilities available at local chemists A talk by SimonTyrannes, Manager, Coggeshall Chemist.This will be a public meeting with the opportunity to ask general questions about the subject.

Wormingford Talks - 22 Years of Word from Wormingford AtWormingford Community Education Centre,The Old School, Church Lane, Wormingford CO6 3AZ Friday 27th June 7.00pm for 7.30pm Dr Ronnie Blythe will talk aboutWord from Wormingford, a regular weekly feature of the Church Times. In this talk, Ronnie will reflect on the many sources of inspiration for this long running and much loved series, including the seasons, the countryside, his beloved StourValley, poetry, the Saints, Bible stories, his friends and, of course, the white cat, with readings from some of his favourites.We ask for a donation of £4 per person. Refreshments (wine and nibbles) are available.To reserve a place, please phone Amanda on 01206 337338 or email wcec12@gmail.com

Flower and Garden Painting Course Wednesday 9th and Thursday 10th July 10.00am - 4.00pm

Work outside or in the conservatory of a beautiful Pebmarsh garden. Fee £75 for 2 days. All refreshments and two course lunch included. Bring own materials and work in any medium. Further information from Anne Duffill on 01787 228548.

Practical Photography Workshops AtWormingford Community Education Centre, Church Lane, Wormingford CO6 3AZ Thursday 12th June 10.00am - 4.00pm BeginnersWorkshop. Do you have an SLR, bridge or creative compact camera? Learn, improve and practice your photography in these‘non techy’workshops. Thursday 26th June 10.00 - 4.00pm Beginner PlusWorkshop. Build your knowledge and try out new techniques. £85 per person for either workshop or £150 for both if booked together. For more information or to reserve your place please contact Sally Parkinson on 07849 854308 or email sally@sallyparkinson.co.uk

Farmers Markets

Please note that some dates may be liable to change so for more information contact individual markets for details.

Lavenham Farmers Market AtTheVillage Hall, Lavenham

Feature your not for profit, village, community or charity events FREE OF CHARGE in our What’s On pages by emailing your listing to info@theconnectionmagazine.co.uk

Sunday 22nd June and Sunday 27th July at 10.00am - 1.30pm Contact Justine Paul 07704 627973

Colchester Farmers Market The Arts Centre, Colchester Friday 6th June and Friday 4thJulyat9.30am-1.00pm Contact Rowley Castiglione 01206 367776

Wivenhoe Farmers Market Congregational Hall,Wivenhoe Saturday 21st June and Saturday 19th July at 9.00am - 12.00 Contact Rowly Castiglione 01206 367776

Brightlingsea Farmers Market At the Community Centre, Brightlingsea Saturday 28th June and Saturday 26th July at 9.00am - 12.00 Contact 01206 302055

Sudbury Farmers Market At St Peters Church, Sudbury Friday 27th June and Friday 25th July at 9.30am - 2.00pm Contact Justine Paul 07704 627973

Rowhedge Farmers and Crafters Market At RowhedgeVillage Hall Saturday 7th June and Saturday 5th July at 9.30am - 1.00pm ContactYvonne 07780 923688

Hedingham Farmers’ Market AtThe Baptist Church, Swan Street, Sible Hedingham (next to the Sugar Loaves pub) Saturday 21st June and Saturday 19th July at 10.00am - 1.30pm Contact Roy Reece 07513 464567

Nayland Farmers Market At NaylandVillage Hall Saturday 14th June and Saturday 12th July at 10.00am - 1.30pm Contact Roy Reece 07513 464567

Long Melford Farmers Market At Long MelfordVillage Memorial Hall Saturday 21st June and Saturday 19th July at 10.00am - 1.00pm Contact DarylTurner 07780 258 202

The Connection has listed all the events in What’s On in good faith. We cannot accept responsibility for inaccuracies, changes to events or cancellations. It might be advisable to check with venues before attendance.

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Notice Board Pilates Based Exercise Classes

At Wormingford Community Education Centre, The Old School, Church Lane, Wormingford CO6 3AZ. We are planning to run Pilates based exercise classes lead by a Chartered Physiotherapist and commencing in September 2014. The classes will include some time discussing health education around subjects such as joint care as we age, how the body changes after menopause, application of relaxation and mindfulness. We will aim to promote an improved sense of well-being. There will be an opportunity for those with health concerns such as back pain to be assessed individually by the physiotherapist to establish their suitability for the classes prior to their commencement. It is our intention to tailor the classes according to the needs of those who would wish to attend. We would therefore like to invite anyone interested in attending the classes to drop in to the WCEC Open Day on Saturday 28th June between 10.00am 12.00 noon where you can find out more about our plans and make a contribution. For more information please call Amanda on 01206 337338 or email wcec12@ gmail.

West Bergholt Concert Band

Over the last 35 years, West Bergholt Concert Band has not only been at the forefront of promoting the performance of a wide range of music in the Colchester area, but has also raised more than £30,000 for local and national charities. At the March concert at The Westcliff Theatre, Clacton, it was with great pleasure that a cheque for just over £1,300 was presented to Chris Estall, one of the ambassadors for St Helena Hospice by the band’s conductor and

director of music, Graham Wilson and Katherine Cavender, leader of the Cavender Singers. This fantastic sum was raised at the joint Christmas concert by the two groups in December 2013. One of the main reasons for the foundation of the band by Sid Cooper in 1978 was to provide young brass and woodwind musicians with an opportunity to play great music alongside those with more experience; this continues today with open practices and a series of free music workshops at local schools. The band is keen to recruit new members who, in time, will fill the places left by those leaving. See What’s On pages for details of forthcoming concerts and for more information about the band please visit www.wbcb.org.uk.

Aldham Village Hall Update

Since the reopening of the hall I am pleased to report that our bookings have doubled. We are booked nearly every week day, with only a few slots on a Thursday afternoon and Friday to fill. Weekend bookings have also increased, as well as hire of the Meeting Room, which is a useful size for smaller meetings. Our fund raising is still continuing however. We need to build cupboards in the storeroom, resurface the car park in certain areas, replace the kitchen door and provide a further storage unit in the village hall grounds. To cover these costs, we estimate we have to raise at least another £10,000. We have several more fund raising events in the pipeline, so please keep an eye on the What’s On pages in future issues of the magazine. My grateful thanks to Sarah (Editor) for allowing me to keep readers informed of our

achievements over the past seven years, and to everyone who has supported our fund raising events. We hope you will still do so in the future. Anne Fulcher - Aldham Village Hall Fund Raising Committee

Regular Club and Group Meetings Essex and Suffolk IVC

A social club for singles and couples meeting on the first Tuesday of every month from 7:30 onwards at The Woolpack, Church Street, Coggeshall CO6 1UB. For more information contact Brad on 07587 004207. Coggeshall Patient Participation Group

For patients interested in finding out more about Coggeshall surgery and contributing to the development of local health services. See What’s On pages for details of current talks. For more information call 01376 561840 or 01376 561943. Kelvedon Women’s Institute

Various activities and outings. Meetings held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at the Kelvedon Institute (except August) from 8.00pm - 10.00pm, doors open from 7.30pm. For further information visit www. kelvedonwi.org.uk, follow us on Twitter @Kelvedon_WI, email contact@kelvedonwi.org.uk or call Joanna Puczkowski on 07855 369516. Coggeshall Heritage Society

Regular talks, outings and meetings for anyone interested in the history and development of Coggeshall. For more information call the Membership Secretary Mr. R.Creswell on 01376 561570 or visit www.discoveringcoggeshall. co.uk

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Colchester Castle Park events

To celebrate the re-opening of Colchester Castle following a major redevelopment of the museum, there will be a spectacular Battle of the Ages event in Castle Park on Saturday 7th June 11.00am - 3.00pm. Roman v Iceni, Saxon v Norman and Cavalier v Roundhead will go head to head racing chariots around the castle bailey to find the ultimate winner. Free entry. For further details see www.visitcolchester.com. The Colchester Medieval Festival and Oyster Fayre at Castle Park also takes place on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th June 10.00am - 5.00pm. The reenactors at this traditional country fair pay a great deal of attention to historical accuracy and their cheerful enthusiasm makes the event genuinely absorbing and atmospheric. As well as stalls,

side shows and armed combat demonstrations, there is an archery competition, drama, music, falconry displays and period industries. Along with many food and drink providers, there is plenty to keep the whole family occupied. Tickets £7, under 14’s £4, concessions £5. www. ColchesterMedievalFestival.co.uk For those who prefer the peace and quiet, you can join one of Christopher Howard’s Tree Tours on Sunday 6th or 13th July 2.00pm - 3.00pm. These fascinating guided walks are a great opportunity to find find out about the wide range of trees to be enjoyed within the park. Meeting at the Castle entrance, the tours cost £2, children free.

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Mussel & Potato Chowder Serves 4

Ready in 45 minutes This filling meal-in-a-bowl makes a lovely weekend supper that’s ready in less than an hour. Most supermarket fresh fish counters sell bags of fresh mussels all year round, but if they are unavailable you can use 2 x 500g packs of mussels in white wine sauce and just reduce the fish stock to 300ml and omit the white wine. First clean the mussels. Scrub under cold running water and discard any that are cracked or do not close when lightly tapped. Pull away the ‘beards’ from the sides of the shells. Place in a bowl and set aside.

Ingredients: • 1kg fresh mussels

Heat the oil and butter in a large deep saucepan or ﬂameproof casserole. Add the shallots and fry gently for 5-6 minutes until softened. Stir in the garlic and fry for 1-2 minutes then pour in the wine and cook for a further minute

• 1 tbsp olive oil • 15g butter • 4 shallots, peeled and finely chopped

Add the potatoes and stir well. Pour in the stock and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes until the potatoes are tender. Stir in the crème fraiche and half the chopped parsley and season lightly with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed • 100ml white wine • 2 baking potatoes, peeled and cut into small chunks

Add the cleaned mussels to the pan and cover and cook for 3-4 minutes until the mussels have opened – discard any that remain closed.

• 350ml fish stock made with ½ stock cube

Ladle the chowder into warmed bowls and garnish with the rest of the parsley and more ground black pepper. Serve with warm ciabatta or sour dough bread.

• 200ml crème fraiche • 4 tbsp fresh chopped ﬂat leaf parsley • Warm ciabatta or sour dough bread, to serve

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For a spicy Thai-style chowder, add 1 deseeded and chopped red chilli to the fried shallots and 1 bruised stalk of lemon grass to the simmering liquid. Replace the crème fraiche with 150ml coconut milk and the chopped parsley with coriander. Serve with steamed jasmine rice.

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Plotting a Vegetable Garden by Pippa Greenwood Even the smallest garden can find space to grow vegetables. Start now and you can enjoy delicious home-grown salads all summer long. Producing useful quantities of your own vegetables doesn’t take up as much space as you might imagine. There’s a lot you can plant out or grow from seed right now that will give you some super-tasty, succulent, and top-quality salads in just a few weeks’ time. And salad leaves grown in ornamental pots can be as decorative as they are nutritious. Before you get sowing or planting, choose the right containers. Big ones are easier to maintain than small ones; and of course bigger pots mean more produce. Go for something of at least 30cm (12in) in diameter, larger if possible. As salad crops tend to be pretty short-term there’s no need to spend a fortune on compost. Ideally choose a good-quality multi-purpose compost, but you can get perfectly acceptable results with the contents of a growingbag. I find the quality of the compost in these isn’t all that brilliant, but for the time you need it – and provided you keep it well-fertilised – it’ll be adequate.

If you grow your own salad leaves you can get precisely the mix you like best. There are plenty of eye-catching lettuces such as the frilly Lollo, either a gorgeous bright-green standard Lollo a burgundytinged Lollo Rosso or a mixture of both. Treat them as cut-andcome-again crops, snipping off the leaves as you want them but not cutting into to the base, then they’ll put out new shoots and keep cropping for longer. Baby beet leaves are a popular salad ingredient, too. Choose a variety like Bull’s Blood for the prettiest leaves or grow any of the standard varieties, and you’ll also get a great-tasting root crop later on. I generally harvest the young leaves a few at a time but let the plant produce a root too. There are still plenty of tomato plants in the shops now, but hunt carefully to find the ones that are still in top condition. If you choose an outdoor variety it can be grown in a pot on its own, and if you have a big enough container you can grow some other salad ingredients around the edge of the container. If you’re after some fire in your cooking, a chilli pepper thrives in a pot in a warm and very sheltered spot as do sweet peppers.

Fresh herbs can make a salad more interesting too. Choose your favourites and either grow them in a dedicated herb pot with extra grit in the compost for good drainage, or even consider popping a few in with your main crops. Vegetables, like most plants, do best in a relatively warm spot with plenty of sun, so site your containers carefully. You want them to be easily accessible from the kitchen, but it’s more important to ensure they’re sheltered from the wind yet still get enough sun. You may prefer to raise some of your crops in pots and grow them on a bit before planting them out. The garden containers will always be full and looking their best, even while you’re harvesting them. The new plantings will very quickly blend in with the old, and all summer long you’ll have a garden that’s as pleasing to the eye as it is to the tastebuds. Visit Pippa’s website, www. pippagreenwood.com, for ‘Grow Your Own with Pippa Greenwood’, the AskPippa Q&A service, Nemaslug, natural pest controls, and lots more.

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Country Mutters Wheeler dealing......by Lady Muck

I reckon, in terms of hassle factor, buying a car is somewhere just above trying to find a bra that isn’t made of a fabric recycled from plastic bottles/doesn’t have a floral puce pattern/actually fits. There are similarities: there’s far too much choice, too many variables and you end up feeling stitched up like the proverbial kipper. The main hurdle is the shock of the new. It’s very difficult choosing a car based on a 2 minute test drive. You can’t go any further than that because there’s only a teaspoon of petrol in the tank in case you go mad and decide on impulse to take it to Hadrian’s Wall to see how it copes with hills. It’s like agreeing to get married after one blind date. The next problem is a difference of opinion between Husband and myself about which car to buy. He freely admits to car snobbery. As far as I can see, if it starts of a morning, hasn’t gone round the clock more than once, goes at least 3 days without needing to be filled up again and is in a colour that you can find in the supermarket car park, who cares about the badge? Husband carefully inspects each car we go to see, anxiously running his fingertips over the bodywork searching out blemishes. Why? I live in a rural area with narrow roads populated by other road users who have a relaxed attitude to speed and actually looking where they’re going. Sooner or later I’m going to end up in a hedge (if I’m lucky) resulting in a whole bunch of scratches. Why not embrace the inevitable?

One car (a nice shade of blue) was rejected out of hand because it was dirty and unkempt, which apparently means it’s not been looked after. Just because I didn’t lavish care and attention on my last car didn’t mean I didn’t love him. After all, I love my children but when they were little and fond of messing about outdoors they could go for weeks before I noticed that patch of shade under their chins was actually dirt. Having a full service history just means that the garage who knows the car also knows damn well that major things are due to go wrong just about now and have advised the current owner to offload it. You’ll get 5 miles down the road and the cam belt will go ping. Whatever a cam belt is. I only know you don’t want a broken one because it involves dismantling most of the car which takes an expensive team of mechanics a very long time to do. I mean, do car mechanics have luxury habits to keep up? Are they routinely bathing in asses milk and pouring champagne on their cornflakes of a morning? The man who sold you the car with ‘years left in it’ 10 minutes ago is now shaking his head and explaining that ‘it’s only to be expected from a car of this age’. As long as he accepts that a punch on the nose is only to be expected from a woman of this age.

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Rivers/Floodline

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Tel: 0845 988 1188

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Citizens Advice Bureau

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Tel: 0870 126 4065

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Tel: 01206 710030

Tel: 01206 561234

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Stanway Surgery

Volunteering Opportunities

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Al Anon Family Groups Helpline

Feering C of E Controlled Primary School

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Tel: 01376 570296

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Branch Surgery, Hardwick House Group Practice Tel: 01787 310000 Dr Baldwin & Partners, Nayland Surgery Tel: 01206 262202

Chappel C of E School

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Police Contacts

St. John the Baptist C.E.V.A Primary School

Support Crimestoppers

Tel: 01787 269300

Tel: 0800 555 111

Great Tey C.E Controlled Primary School

ChildLine

Tel: 01206 210415

Samaritans

Fordham All Saints C of E Primary School

Tel: 08457 90 90 90

Tel: 01206 240251

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Copford C of E Primary School

Tel: 0800 1111

Cruse NSPCC

Aldham Village Hall Tel: 01206 212355 Mount Bures Tel: 01787 228055 Bures Community Centre Tel: 01787 227278 Nayland Tel: 0774 895 3175 Dedham Assembly Rooms Tel: 01206 323921 Stoke by Nayland

Essex Police (non-emergency calls to all stations and departments)

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Tel: 0300 333 4444

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Ministry Of Defence Police Tel: 01206 782917

Councils Colchester Borough Council

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Tel: 01206 542221

Tel: 01787 223668

Tel: 0500 700 700

Post Offices

Tel: 01787 224370

National Debtline

Fiveways Post Office

Tel: 0808 808 4000

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National Domestic Violence Helpline

Marks Tey

Holy Trinity C.E. Primary School

Tel: 0808 2000 247

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Tel: 01206 240880

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Inland Revenue

Fordham Village Store and Post Office

Tel: 01376 564392

Tel: 0845 010 9000

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RSPCA

Earls Colne Post Office

Airports

Tel: 0870 55 55 999

Tel: 01787 222258

Stansted General Enquiries

AA Breakdown

Wakes Colne Post Office

Tel: 0870 000 0303

Tel: 0800 887 766

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Floodline

Bures Post Office

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Tel: 0845 9881188

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Transco emergency service

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Tel: 01206 262335

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Missing Persons Helpline

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Kelvedon and Feering Health Centre Tel: 01376 572906

Tel: 0808 800 5000

Rail Enquiries Tel: 08457 484950 AA roadwatch Tel: 09003 401100 BT Faultline Tel: 0800 800 151

Tel: 01206 210314 Tel: 01206 240355

Nayland Post Office Tel: 01206 262210 Stratford St Mary Post Office Tel: 01206 322150 Dedham Post Office

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Index of Advertisers Kitchen Fitters

Accountancy

25, 29, 35

Decorators

23, 37

Antiques

Dental Clinic

Lawn Mower Servicing 39

Architect

26 11

23 21, 3

Lodge Accommodation 12

Bathroom Fitter

Electrician Estate Agent

Nutritionist

Oven Cleaning

Beauty Therapist

Florist

Bookkeeping

25, 29, 35

20 27

Oesteopathy

Pest Control

27, 37

Planning Services

Podiatrist

Public House

Building Services

24, 26, 39

Flooring Funeral Directors

Carpet Cleaners

Garden Design

Caravan Storage

Garden Tutor

Care Support Services

Garden Services

23, 27,

Carpenter Childrens Nursery

Hairdressers

Craft Centre

Heating

Herbalife

Interior Design IT Specialist Joinery

4 12 39, 20

Computer Services

Counselling

Cleaning Services

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Bures

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Nayland

Earls Colne

White Colne Wakes Colne Chappel

Great Tey

A131

Aldham

Fordham River

Colne

Plumber

24, 23

Removals

Storage

11, 27

Swimming Pool

Travel Agent

Therapies

Tree Surgeon

Window Repairs

Yoga and Pilates

Stratford St Mary Dedham

Little Mount Horkesley Bures Wormingford Colne Engaine

Property Maintenance 27, 23

Boxted

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West Bergholt A120

Eight Ash Green

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Coggeshall Feering Kelvedon

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