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2021—Bring it on! So new year, new hopes.
When I look back over the last 12 months, it feels like forever. I remember watching the news and watching reports of Covid-19 in China and naively I never ever thought this would affect the rest of the world as it has done. If anything it has taught me how much I have taken for granted. Simple things such as meeting up with friends in a local pub for a drink and chat, popping in and seeing family whenever I wanted and having people around for a barbecue.
Cover photo: Chosen to reflect new beginnings and to remember all those loved and lost in 2020 and before
Who would have thought my checklist on leaving the home now is keys, phone, money, masks and sanitiser. Masks – I now have so many in different colours, styles and fabrics. Will there ever be a day when we don’t have to wear these. I am asthmatic but I still wear them, admittedly some of the masks are harder to wear for long periods of time and you don’t end up gasping a little.
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However, 2021 has to be a time to look forward. Two vaccines with the UK leading the way in vaccination. We may not be able to build a hospital in 10 days but we can lead the way in vaccinations. I know some are sceptical about the safety but to provide a form of prevention or lower the symptoms of the disease and protecting more people from potentially dying from this virus has to be a positive and we need positive things right now.
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I am so very proud of our community over the last 12 months, people have shopped, collected prescriptions, donated, volunteered, shared books and toys, searched for people and dogs, checked on neighbours, helped out to provide food to those in need, provided a listening ear to the lonely or scared and so much more. We have a special community that has certainly helped me to get through this.
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Plus the weather has helped, we were so lucky that we could enjoy our gardens and our fantastic area with lots of walking and exercise. I look forward to walking around the village and smiling without a mask maybe so at least we can see expressions on people’s faces again.
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4. Brain Teaser 5. Brexit Checkout concerns 7. Winter walkies 12. Covid 19 major incident 14. BT Scam 16. Photos 19. Church Chat 21. Help for everyone 24. Poem 25. Garden Hints 27. Citizen Advice 29. Bird Column Editor June Peachey june@northwealdvillagelife.co.uk 07814 863955 Write to: 49 York Road, North Weald, Epping, Essex CM16 6HU www.northwealdvillagelife.co.uk Subscription: If you would like to guarantee your personal copy or perhaps you have relatives or friends who would like to receive their own copy, you can subscribe for £25.00 for 12 issues. Contributions & Editorial: If you would like to contribute editorial, poems, recipes, letters or anything else, we would be delighted to receive these. Please send them to us via letter or email. Advertisers: Please email or telephone us for full advertising rates and sizes. Booking deadline is 5th of each month.
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NEW YEAR BRAIN TEASER —Win a bottle of wine • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
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Thank you to Mrs M. James who won last month’s brain teaser. Just search and find the words, ring them and then send your completed wordsearch to me by 20th January. Please send it to:New Year Brain Teaser, NWVL, 49 York Road, North Weald, CM16 6HU. This month’s prize is a bottle of wine. Don’t forget to include your name, telephone no and address.
Carrying over holiday During the coronavirus pandemic, it may not be possible for staff to take all their holiday entitlement during the current holiday year. Employers should still be encouraging workers and employees to take their paid holiday. Employees and workers should also make requests for paid holiday throughout their holiday year, if possible. The government has introduced a new law allowing employees and workers to carry over up to 4 weeks' paid holiday into their next 2 holiday leave years. This law applies for any holiday the employee or worker does not take because of coronavirus, for example if: they're self-isolating or too sick to take holiday before the end of their leave year they've had to continue working and could not take paid holiday They may also be able to carry over holiday if they’ve been 'furloughed' and cannot reasonably use it in their holiday year. Some employers will already have an agreement to carry over paid holiday. This law does not affect any agreements already in place. If an employee or worker leaves their job or is dismissed and has carried over paid holiday because of coronavirus, any untaken paid holiday must be added to their final pay ('paid in lieu'). Page 4
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Costings to be sought for war memorial cleaning The Epping war memorial is to be professionally cleaned for the first time in more than four years. Councillors have approved the work, subject to the final cost being agreed, following comments made about the memorial's appearance during the period of Remembrance last month. Town clerk Beverley Rumsey reported at a recent Town council meeting that the war memorial was last cleaned four years ago and it was expected it would not need further cleaning for another four years.
Councillor Barbara Scruton said: "We don't want it to deteriorate. It's a prominent feature of the town and it does need to be done. The money is there." Councillor John Duffell said: "The number of comments I received on Remembrance Sunday and afterwards show the strength of feeling there is for it." The memorial is a Grade II listed monument and listed building consent may be required before the work can be done.
Fresh concern over HGV routes for Brexit checkpoint Fresh concern has been expressed over the prospect of HGVs using roads in North Weald village to get to the HGV Brexit checkpoint on North Weald airfield. Councillor Andy Tyler reported at the parish council meeting in December how a juggernaut had got stuck in Wellington Road because of cars parked either side of the road. He fears lorries could use narrow roads instead of the designated routes to get to the 'inland border facility', such as Church Lane that has a 7.5-tonne weight limit. Mr Tyler told the meeting: "As the bad weather comes this is obviously a health and safety issue. "I think it really should be a number one concern for Epping Forest District Council (which owns the airfield) as to how they make the HMRC site work safely. "I know they are not responsible for the routes but surely they should be putting in some kind of roadblock to stop that size of juggernaut getting through." Signs have been sign for this in the village but reports that it is far from completed has also been received.
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Planning Applications Application No: EPF/2879/20 Officer: Alastair Prince Applicant Name: Mr Riqbal Sidhu Planning File No: 000824 Location: Thornwood Filling Station, High Road Epping CM16 6LZ Proposal: Install plant/machinery as necessary for a small commercial kitchen to produce hot food for takeaway purposes wiithin the existing footprint of the building plus the partial blocking up of an existing external exit on southern elevation. Any representations on applications should be made in writing, by Monday, 18th January 2021
Epping Forest District Council www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk Comment online at www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk/iPlan or by post to: The Director of Planning and Economic Development, Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex CM16 4BZ Any enquiries should be made to the Application Processing Team T: 01992 564436 E: appcomment@eppingforestdc.gov.uk
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calling on local pet-owners to enter their favourite photograph of their pet to win a hamper of doggy goodies and the chance to officially start the Winter Walkies event.
Winter walkers is coming
Puppy love is in the air at St Clare Hospice as registration offiVoting for the St Clare ‘Cutest Canine Competition’ will run from cially opens for the charity’s annual Winter Walkies event. Monday 18th to Friday 22nd January 2021 on the charity’s FaThe 5k pooch parade will be taking place at the Hastingwood- cebook and Instagram pages. All entries are due by 12noon on based hospice on Sunday 28th February 2021 and more than Friday 15th January and entrants must have registered for Win200 walkers and their furry friends are expected to support the ter Walkies 2021 in order to be eligible for the competition. fundraiser. Registration costs £10 for adults, £5 for children and £27.50 for St Clare Hospice’s Events Fundraiser, Emma Broadbent, is a family (2 adults & 2 children) which includes a free soup, dog organising the event and said: “This year marks the 15th time rosette and certificates for children. Walkers can also sign up the Hospice has hosted the event and it is as popular as ever! on the day. Please be aware that the route is not suitable for The 2020 walk saw 160 walkers and their dogs take part, and pushchairs and wheelchairs. we are hoping even more people register for 2021. We’ll be making sure to follow all the current Covid-secure measures, so This year’s event is kindly sponsored by Epping-based vets, Forest Veterinary Centre. that the event can go ahead safely.” Emma continued: “Anyone is wel- For more information and to register, call Emma Broadbent on 01279 773754, email emma.broadbent@stclarehospice.org.uk come to join us on this rural route across the beautiful Essex coun- or see https://stclarehospice.org.uk/event/winter
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tryside – whether you are a dog owner or not. Just remember your wellies as it is likely there will be plenty of muddy feet and paws. It is such a great event – you’d be barking mad to miss it!” As part of the event’s launch the hospice is once again hosting their ever-popular ‘Cutest Canine Competition’ – and the charity is
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Local Covid-19 Contact Tracing proving a success Essex County Council’s Covid-19 contact tracing service, which operates with the help of partners in city, borough and district councils in Essex, is proving to be a huge success with 86 per cent of cases closed and 93 per cent of contacts traced. The local contact tracing service was launched in June to support the national NHS tracing service. It originally just supported outbreaks in settings such as schools care homes and businesses. The National NHS tracing service traced people who needed to selfisolate after coming into contact with people who had tested positive for Covid-19.
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From October this year, when the national service had proved unable to contact a person, the contact was referred to the county level service who could use local knowledge and phone calls to track down contacts. The county tracing service was able to contact 86 per cent of cases which were referred to them by the national NHS service. City, borough and district Councils in Essex have been supporting with the next step in contacting the last 14 per cent of cases which will result in even more cases closed and contacts traced. The district level tracers were asked to help with contacts that had limited details such as no phone number or the wrong details, maybe a cross reference with Council tax info or other local sources. Finally, as a last resort, a door to door visit was arranged to any non-responsive cases to ensure they are isolating, have the necessary support and to contact Essex and Southend Contact Tracing Service (ESCTS) to close the case and get any contacts. Of particular note, among the district teams, the team from Basildon Council has proved to be a huge success. On December 14 Basildon Council contact tracers were asked to contact 40 referrals, and they were able to contact 31. Dr Mike Gogarty, Essex County Council Director of Wellbeing and Public Health, said: “This is a great example of partnership working between the county council and the city, borough and district teams. “Contact tracing is such an important part of our strategy to stop Covid-19 transmission and this work will have made a huge difference to transmission rates. “I will again, underline the need to maintain social distancing to a width of two metres, to keep up a good hygiene regime of hand washing and the ongoing need to test, and self-isolate in the event of a positive test.”
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Compassionate Neighbours needed Compassionate Neighbours is a project run by St Clare Hospice which is working to prevent loneliness and social isolation amongst people who are living with a life-limiting illness or frailty. Compassionate Neighbours aims to help tackle loneliness within local communities and, since the project started in 2018, has trained 166 volunteers to become Compassionate Neighbours, giving an hour a week to offer social and emotional support to others who are isolated.
On-call firefighters supporting the Ambulance Service as drivers Firefighters from Essex County Fire and Rescue Service will be supporting the NHS as ambulance drivers again as the East of England Ambulance Service responds to an unprecedented number of calls. 12 on-call firefighters from stations across Essex will begin work as ambulance drivers, alongside paramedics, as soon as they are able to and will support the Ambulance Service until 31st January. During this time, they will not be asked to fulfil any of their on-call firefighting commitments so they can maximise the support they can offer to the Ambulance Service. They have already been trained having supported the Ambulance Service during the first wave of the pandemic.
The project is actively recruiting volunteers who are able to spare time to bring friendship to the lives of people who are lonely and socially isolated. Regular training sessions are being run, currently via online meeting platform zoom and volunteers are DBS checked prior to becoming Compassionate Neighbours. Volunteering as a Compassionate Neighbour is a rewarding role where people can build genuine friendships by calling or meeting a local, socially isolated person every week. The Compassionate Neighbours are ‘matched’ based on common interests, lifestyles and experiences and both parties benefit from a mutual, supportive relationship as friends. For more information and to find out more about becoming a Compassionate Neighbour visit: https://stclarehospice.org.uk/your-community/ compassionate-neighbours/get-involved/ The Compassionate Neighbours project has become a vital scheme during the pandemic, when instances of isolation and loneliness have increased with lockdown and the restrictions, especially in relation to those who are clinically vulnerable. To date, the project has already matched more than 150 Community Members and the project is open to people to self-refer to the service or for professionals to make referrals. For more information on how people can access support, through friendship, visit: https://stclarehospice.org.uk/your-community/ compassionate-neighbours/support/
Parish council co-opts new councillor North Weald Bassett Parish Council has co -opted Paula Etherington as a councillor for the Hastingwood ward. Mrs Etherington has lived in the parish for about 36 years and is a governor at St Andrew's Primary School. She was a North Weald parish councillor for several years about ten years ago. Paula has been an active member of the community for many years.
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Trial bus service to replace bus route 87
worried about the availability or cost of parking at their place of work or Tube Station.
Epping Forest District Council will be running a bookable bus service on a trial basis from 2nd January 2021.
There are 4 steps to book your place:
The Demand Responsive Transport (DaRT87) service will replace the Arriva 87 route which is being withdrawn from 30th December.
1. Pre-register your interest (details below) 2. You will hear back from EFCT to join as a member (full instructions for journeys included)
Demand Responsive Transport offers a scheduled pick up and/ 3. Check route and availability or drop off service requested by passengers in advance. It is usually aimed at multiple users who are going to the same loca- 4. Book your seat with EFCT in advance (by phone, email or tion e.g. a large employer, a rail/tube station etc. via app) The DaRT87 will run as a 3-month trial from Saturday 2nd January, in partnership with Epping Forest Community Transport (EFCT), who ran a similar service through the spring lockdown for key workers at Princess Alexandra Hospital and St. Margaret’s Hospital. All vehicles are wheelchair-accessible. It will approximately mirror the route of the Arriva 87, covering Debden, Theydon Bois, Epping, Epping Green, Staple Tye and Harlow. Princess Alexandra and St Margaret’s Hospitals will also be included, as well as the Epping Forest District Council offices, Epping Forest Shopping Park and New City College – Epping Forest Campus. Tube links are provided at Debden and Epping stations. EFCT usually requires a £15 12-month membership fee to use their services, however for this trial, that fee has be waived (registration is still required). This is aimed at key workers and commuters who know they need to be at work at a certain time on a regular basis, (usually the same time each day) and are
The buses cannot run at full capacity (16), due to Covid rules, so places must be booked at least 2 working days in advance. This also lets EFCT know whether a journey is needed or whether more buses are required due to high demand. It may also mean they are able to take a more direct/quicker route on some journeys. Peak fare structure is being finalised and may adopt a simple TfL-style three-zone approach, or something related to distance travelled. We will publish peak fares before launch. The ‘off-peak’ buses will start as a fully timetabled but prebooked service for the traditional bus users with a similar route and timings to Arriva’s 87 route, operating from 9.30 am – 4.30 pm. EFCT will move towards a full DRT approach off peak only once we are confident all types of user can use understand and use the service. Off-peak fares remain the same as the Arriva 87 fares and concessionary bus passes will be accepted, within existing Essex County Council rules. All buses for this route will be cashless and have contactless payment options on board or via pre-payment to EFCT by online banking. A maximum of seven passengers can travel due to Covid bus regulations and EFCT will abide by all national cleaning and disinfection regimes. All passengers must wear a face covering while travelling, unless exempt. To find out more visit - https://www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk/trialbus-service-will-replace-cut-bus-route-87/ Or For more information Email Transport@eppingforestdc.gov.uk Call: 01992 564000
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Public toilets to remain closed on Sundays Epping Town Council has voted against opening the public toilets in the Cottis Lane car park on Sundays. A request was made to the council by a member of the public. At a recent town council meeting was it was confirmed that it would cost about £780 a year to unlock and lock the toilet block - which is open Monday to Saturday - and to meet the cost of additional cleaning.
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Town clerk Beverley Rumsey added that the staffing situation on Sundays would need to be considered if the toilets were to be opened.
COVID-19 pressure on the NHS prompts ‘major incident’ At the end of December, COVID-19 pressure on the NHS and health system prompted a ‘major incident’ declaration by Essex Resilience Forum. In response to a significant growing demand on hospitals and health and social care services across Essex, and particularly Mid and South Essex due to coronavirus, the Essex Resilience Forum (ERF) declared a ‘major incident’ – enabling the County to seek further support from Government to address the pressures. Local leaders from the ERF – a group that comprises the NHS, blue light responders and local authorities – say the pressures were being felt primarily in NHS and local authority services and were associated with critical care and bed capacity, staff sickness/self-isolation levels and the system’s ability to discharge patients quickly into safe environments. The number of patients in Essex receiving treatment for coronavirus increased to levels which have exceeded those seen at the peak of the first wave of the virus in the Spring. These levels are likely to increase further in the coming days.
Anthony McKeever, Executive Lead for Mid and South Essex Health and Care Partnership, said: “We are taking every action possible within the NHS and across the wider health and social care partnerships in Essex to limit the impact on the NHS and the wider health system. This involves using critical care capacity elsewhere in Essex and the Eastern region and identifying additional locations and capacity to assist with the discharging of patients to reduce pressure on hospitals.” “I would also like to pay tribute to all those hard-working colleagues who are working tirelessly to support our communities across the system. They are all doing an amazing job in extremely difficult circumstances.”
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Letter
Dear Editor,
As the North Weald War Memorial is in the Churchyard of St Andrew;'s Church I thought, as a Churchwarden of St Andrew's, that it would be a useful contribution to village history to gather details about the men whose names are remembered on the memorial. I have started by matching the names on the War Memorial against the records on the website of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. In some cases it was easy because there was one and only one name on the website that matched the name on the Memorial and had connections with North Weald or the surrounding district. In other cases it is more difficult because, among a number of possible men there was not one with an obvious North Weald connection. I should be grateful if anyone who is a friend or relation of any man whose name is on the Memorial would send me with any details they have by using my contact details below. Any such details would be shared with the local Branch of the Royal British Legion and North Weald Parish Council. J. Alan Smith 40 Albany Court, Epping, Essex, CM16 5ED Email: j.alan.smith@btinternet.com Tel.; 01992 577168
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IMPORTANT
Defibrillators Recently I understand defibrillators from both Thornwood and North Weald have been needed to help people who have become unwell whilst awaiting emergency services. So to ensure all residents are aware of the location of our defibrillators, here are the details. Once you ring emergency services to inform them of someone needing emergency assistance, they will give you the code required to access the defibrillator looked in coded cabinets.
North Weald:- Outside the Methodist Church Hall.
Thornwood—Outside the Parish Hall.
BT SCAM Residents are warned to be alert to a spate of calls claiming to be BT outreach that result in a computer takeover by the criminals. Essex Police is aware of reports by residents that have received a call claiming to be from BT and stating that there is either an issue with the broadband in the area, or that the residents internet access is due to be cut off unless they follow the callers instructions. The criminals use this cover in order to request that the resident downloads a program that will allow them access to the computer – this will allow them to remotely control the computer, meaning they are able to change passwords and view banking information. When dealing with companies over the phone remember to:-
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Protect – Contact your bank immediately if you think you’ve fallen for a scam and report it to Action Fraud If you want to check whether the call is genuine, remember to call back after 5 minutes or, if possible, on a different phone. Always use a trusted number, and not a number provided by the caller. A number of reports have stated that the caller has provided another fake number designed to continue the scam. If you believe criminals have accessed your computer, take it to a trusted computer expert and explain the situation. If you or someone you know is vulnerable and has been a victim of fraud, please call Essex Police on 101. Report fraud or attempted fraud by contacting Action Fraud online, or call 0300 123 2040. Page 14
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PHOTO GALLERY—Your photos
Thank you to Kevin Champion for sending in these photos of beautiful birds photographed whilst in his garden.
Please send in your photos to June@northwealdvillagelife.co.uk Readers love to see photos submitted by local people
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Epping Town Council changes criteria for blue plaques Epping Town Council has changed its criteria for blue heritage plaques which recognise well-known people who have lived in the town. The council had previously not considered requests until 20 years after the person's death but has now amended its criteria to ten years,
Ready, steady, census The decennial census is almost upon us. Households across North Weald Bassett Parish will soon be asked to take part in the nationwide survey of housing and the population. It has been carried out every decade since 1801, with the exception of 1941. Information from the census will help decide how services are planned and funded in your local area. This could mean things like doctors’ surgeries, housing or new bus routes. Census 2021 will be “digital first” meaning it’ll be mainly online. However they appreciate that there are people who’ll find this challenging so they will offer a wide range of support services to make sure the census is as accessible and inclusive as possible. These include: ● guidance and support in many languages and formats
● a contact centre to give help over the phone
● help in local centres with trained staff and online access
● field staff will contact households to support those that have not yet filled in their form ● accessible census questionnaires, for example, in Large Print ● the option to request paper questionnaires They will also automatically issue paper questionnaires in areas where we’ve identified residents are highly likely to need them. ONS has a proven track record of protecting data built over many decades of delivering the census in England and Wales and the UK’s biggest regular household surveys. And like all our data collections, at the heart of the census is keeping information safe, confidential, secure and private – no one can find out an individual's details for 100 years. ONS will never sell your data. All census records are kept secure for 100 years and only then can they be viewed by future generations, for example, by those interested in family history. The next census is due to be held on 21st March 2021 and the anonymous results will be available the following year. For more information, visit census.gov.
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Planning applications for Bakers Lane Car Park and Cottis Lane sites Following public consultation, Qualis Commercial has submitted travel by environmentally friendly methods. planning applications for its Bakers Lane Car Park and Cottis The vision is that Cottis Lane will form the ‘Yard’, a flexible hub Lane sites. for new and creative business that can connect into the town Proposals for the Bakers Lane Car Park site show a new leisure and use the new courtyard spaces to showcase their work and facility incorporating a six lane pool, gymnasium, studios, a new engage with the community. There will be space for events sports hall and squash courts and a first floor public viewing which will enliven the town, along with a new south facing public gallery. The scheme has been designed to ensure no residential square and amenity space, new public toilets, cycle storage and neighbours have loss of amenity and a comprehensive land- public realm connecting to Bakers Lane and the High Street. scaping strategy is included to create high quality public and The images are artist impressions. private spaces.
A new car park to service the high street with no net loss of spaces is proposed at the Cottis Lane site, providing priority spaces placed at ‘street level’ and all spaces will have the potential for electric vehicle charging. Cinema, retail and offices are also included in the final configuration but Qualis Commercial is committed to a phased approach to development to ensure that any new commercial activity is appropriate and complements the High Street as well as promoting and encouraging
Pre demolition St John’s Road A pre demolition and refurbishment survey will be taking place on the three retained buildings at the St John’s Road site on Monday 4th January 2021. On Wednesday 6th January the boards to certain windows within the site will be removed to allow natural light into the buildings so that a measured survey on each of the three buildings can be carried out on 12th January. Once the survey has been completed the boards will be re installed to the windows. The works will be contained within the site and there will be minimal noise disruption.
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CHURCH CHAT January 2021 In one of the Christmas cards I received this year a friend had written, “what a year that was! Here’s hoping for a better 2021.” As I read it I thought, ‘well that’s the understatement of the century!’ 2020 will, for many of us, long be in our memories as one of the worst years in our lifetimes. I looked back to see what I wrote in this magazine at the start of last year, before we knew about the pandemic and the events of the last 12 months. I wrote about love. And about how Christmas is the greatest love story ever told – God came down to earth in Jesus to be amongst us in our pain. He was born into the mess of this world – there was no room for him, and his arrival went almost unnoticed. People then were crying out to God, “where are you?” They were longing for God to intervene in the pain of life. When he came, they didn’t even notice him for 30 years and even then, most people rejected him, as they cried out “crucify him”. Today, many of us are still crying out, “Where are you God? Why wont you intervene?” The Christmas story reminds me that God is sometimes closer to us than we realise. He walks with us in the pain of this world, even though we allow him to go unnoticed and don’t make room for him most of the time. The shepherds and the wise men found God in the most unlikely of places – as a baby in an out-building of a quiet back-town. When we search, we usually find Him in unlikely places too. We recognise Him because He is hope. Hope of a better 2021; hope of a vaccine; hope of a return to normality. God walks with us through the pain and leads us into hope.
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Urgent call for help with COVID-19 vaccination campaign The NHS in Hertfordshire and west Essex has issued an urgent call for nurses, pharmacists, doctors and other medically -trained professionals to support the COVID-19 vaccination campaign. The news that the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has now also been approved for use in the UK is a tremendous boost to our efforts to combat COVID-19, saving lives and helping our communities to return to a more normal way of life. If you are a retired or former clinician, or you are currently not working clinically but have time to offer, your NHS needs your help COVID-19 vaccination centres are up and running in a variety of settings and locations across Hertfordshire and west Essex, with more planned to open very soon. Each centre needs to be staffed by a team of people in a variety of roles, including preparing and administering the vaccine and observing people after they have received it. Sarah Browne, Director of Nursing and Quality at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust said: “We have a range of paid roles offered on a flexible basis, including outside of usual working hours to fit with other responsibilities. By coming forward, you will be part of a team helping to deliver the largest and most important vaccination programme in the history of the NHS – and will help to ensure that the health service can continue to support everyone who needs it.
“We are keen to hear from anyone who is registered with a professional body, including nurses, therapists and pharmacists. You can express your interest by emailing your CV tohct.covidimms@nhs.net and our team will be in touch shortly to explain the next steps. For all roles, we will provide appropriate training, supervision and PPE.” NHS organisations in Hertfordshire and west Essex are facing multiple pressures this winter, with rising numbers of people with COVID-19 and other conditions needing urgent medical care, and staff themselves affected by both COVID and the requirement to self-isolate. At the same time, we have begun to vaccinate local people with the COVID-19 vaccine, starting with those aged over 80, older people living in care homes and the staff who care for them. If you’re already working for the NHS and want to help, please speak with your line manager in the first instance. To find out more about the types of roles available, information is also available on the NHS England website at https:// www.england.nhs.uk/ coronavirus/join-the-nhscovid-19-vaccine-team/
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You are not alone—there is always someone to help The Essex Association of Local Councils have put together some details of helpful organisations which can support residents into the New Year. This time of year can ordinarily be hard for many people, but will prove particularly challenging given the backdrop of Covid-19 and it’s tightening restrictions. Pleas find these details below and provide them to anybody who may need help. Samaritans The Samaritans are a wonderful registered charity which aim to provide emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope, or at risk of suicide throughout the United Kingdom, often through their telephone helpline. They are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Call 116 123 for free to get help. You can also email jo@samaritans.org and you will receive a response within 24 hours. The Samaritans also have a self-help app which can help you keep track of how you're feeling, and get recommendations for things you can do to help yourself cope, feel better and stay safe in a crisis. NHS 111 can also give you someone to talk to in the event that you are having suicidal thoughts and would like to seek different approach to accessing support.
CALM The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) is a leading movement against suicide. Through this challenging time they are currently supporting more people than ever before through by taking far more calls and web-chats than usual. If you need help, are worried about someone, need support after someone you know has committed suicide or need help and support on some other specific issue then CALM can help. Please find the following link to learn more about CALM and access expert counselling: https://www.thecalmzone.net. Alternatively, call 0800 58 58 58 from 5 pm to midnight, 365 days a year. Text ‘SHOUT’ if you need immediate support from a mental health counsellor. Essex Wellbeing Service The Essex Wellbeing Service offers free support with practical tasks, mental health, feelings of loneliness, debt, housing, employment, caring responsibilities and more. Please visit the Essex Wellbeing Service website or call 0300 303 9988 for more information and details of how you and your residents can access support over the coming weeks. Community Led Support Please remember to look out for your neighbours and local community member.. Please continue to ring up your neighbours and check in on how they’re doing. Live Well, Link Well Live Well, Link Well can really help residents to get nonmedical support which can improve their lifestyles and help them to lead longer, happier lives. This number will give you access to Community Agents, Learning Disability support, Blue Badges, Mental Health support and lots. There is one number to call, and you will be triaged to the correct agency. Please contact 0300 303 9988 to access this support. Essex County Council To see the latest news and updates from Essex County Council on Covid-19 and various other areas of public interest, please visit https://www.essex.gov.uk/latest-news. This website is updated on a daily basis.
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Gardening Hints for January Here’s to a healthy New Year to all readers of this fine magazine and lets hope thigs move forward and we can begin to return to normal whatever that is! January is a month where in all honesty not much can be physically achieved in the garden or allotment. Especially this year just gone, the ground is sodden and by walking on it or tying to work the soil you can do more damage then good. You can ruin the structure of the soil so be patient and wait for things to dry slightly. I tend to spend this time of the year planning next seasons garden and allotment, look back to last Spring/Summer/Autumn and remember what aeras and plants were a success and where there was room for improvement, what crops gave a good harvest and those that were a disappointment, then look at alternatives or maybe grow in a different position. It’s a good month to spend time organising the shed and greenhouse. Disinfectant tools and all equipment used for growing including pots, trays etc also all benches including the path and glass. If on a dry sunny day (if we get any) look at all fences, trellis, arches and any other structures in the garden and carry out any repairs required, apply a coat of preservative it weather conditions allow. It’s very important to carry on feeding and providing fresh water for all our feathered friends. Please regularly clean your feeders to prevent disease being passed on to the birds. Make sure you fleece up the most tender plans in the garden. As an old fashioned or new just old person, I believe in some of the old tales and superstitions. The one I believe in the most is that if the holly and pyracantha and any other winter berry producing plants are full of berries—we are in for a very hard winter and all these plants at the moment are laden with berries so watch this space. After completing all your chores, I always think it is enjoyable at this time of the year to sit down with a few gardening books and magazines and start thinking about warm sunny days to come, and pour yourself a nice drink of your choice—mines a mug of tea or maybe a nice homemade sloe Gin. Cheers Nigel (Art Nursery Garden Centre)
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Twenty twenty-one A New Year So we finally made it through twenty twenty and into twenty twenty-one, A year that by rights should owe us all some much needed happiness and fun. With so many pinning hopes on a new year ,that will bring vaccinations to make things right, Giving us all back some kind of normality, that seemed to have been removed from us overnight. As we’ll find a new normal, for things will never be quite the same, Maybe it’ll be for the better, as life gives us all a kick in its rich tapestry of a game. We will learn to appreciate the little things that we all took for granted and never really spared a thought for, Like shaking hands and giving a friendly hug to someone you’ve never met before. To meeting friends in a pub where you can sing along to some music and even dance if you dare, All the simple little things we just did until suddenly they were no longer there. Yes twenty twenty-one we are looking to you to reinstall so many of life’s little things, Even just the spur of the moment choices we make and the dividends they may bring. From a year in which we lost so much and caused even the hardiest of us to wain, To a year that will reopen so many of eyes to a world that we should no longer take for granted and help to sustain. Twenty twenty-one please forgive us all our past sins, as from now a new better normal begins. Source: Andy—resident poet. We have to look ahead and with vaccination things will improve.
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Bobbin with the Robin Well, it’s been a miserable winter so far. I can handle the cold; it’s the constant wet I don’t like. I have to roost in a small conifer tree to save getting soaked and frozen solid at night. The humans certainly help by putting food out for us. They make me smile, as most of them fix these perch things up for us birds, mounted way at the top of their own nests (a bit too high for my liking) but then they come out and shoo us away just when we choose to use them – there’s gratitude!
I don’t know if you can make out this small bank vole finishing off an apple in the humans orchard. They are quite difficult to spot though the rounded snout and oval ears give it away as a vole. These are a favourite food of Owls and if the humans allow me to use their specialist equipment, I may stay up one night to get a photo of one for you. Now the nice Editor Lady has been in contact and said, 7 local Doves a-perching on what the humans call a Ya- ‘Robin – I’m compiling my February edition for what we humans call Valentine. It’s lovey-dovey and I don’t gi array, or perch to you and me! mean pigeons! I need cute – understand?’ We’ve had the Kites about again along with some Buzzards and a Sparrow hawk – which has upset the locality.
‘Ok Boss’ I said – ‘I understand.’ So to please the nice Editor Lady and to hopefully cheer you up after this rather strange year, I will give you – cute. Something I took during last summer but first I must issue an official - Cute Warning! Continue to Stay Safe!
Red Kite overhead – dive for cover guys!
Rockin’ Robin
Actually, as we have no chicks about at the moment, these large birds are not much of a problem as long as we stay constantly alert. They are normally on the lookout for rodents. It’s the Hawks that give us trouble.
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EPPING ONGAR RAILWAY – INTO 2021 At the time of writing this article, early-December 2020, the Prime Minister has just announced the government’s plans for the next tiered system, designed to protect us from Covid-19. As Essex falls within tier 2, our Santa Special Trains and the Epping Ongar Light Fantastic Trains will run as planned. The EO Light Fantastic Trains are scheduled to run up to 10 January but all trains are currently fully booked. Regular updates are available on our website at www.eorailway.co.uk I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their ongoing support in these difficult times. Clearly, we will all face further challenges into 2021 and the Epping Ongar Railway has one particular project where we are asking for assistance from the community - all our passenger trains require a brake coach to both give the guard an independent means of stopping the train in an emergency and to provide a handbrake for the coaching stock at any time when a locomotive is not attached. Overtime, wear and tear takes its toll and we will soon need to replace one of our existing brake coaches as part of our regular running fleet. The Railway purchased an additional Brake Composite Corridor Coach (BCK) in 2010 as a long-term restoration project. The vehicle was originally delivered to British Railways in May 1956 and will therefore reach its 65th birthday this year! This particular coach consists of two first class compartments, three second class, a guards’ office and a luggage area. An imEpping Ongar Light Fantastic Train at North Weald on portant part of the work involves converting the luggage area to make it suit3rd December 2020. Photo: Tony Goulding able for use by our disabled customers so that they can fully enjoy their railway experience. We are grateful to the Stansted Airport Community Trust for their support to this part of the project but far more needs to be done. The overall project is being funded by the Epping Ongar Railway with support, in terms of both volunteer labour and finance, from the Epping Ongar Railway Volunteer Society. We currently estimate a further £28K will be needed to bring the vehicle back to the high standard required. If you feel able to support this project by offering your volunteer labour please contact membership@eorailway.co.uk and quote (BCK). Should you wish to make a monetary contribution you can do this direct to the Society’s account: ‘Epping Ongar Railway Volunteer Society’ Sort Code: 60-03-23 Account Number 76521184 Reference ‘BCK (and your name)’. You can also send a cheque, made payable to ‘Epping Ongar Railway Volunteer Society’, please write ‘BCK Restoration Fund’ on the back and post to The EORVS Treasurer, Epping Ongar Railway, Ongar Station, Station Approach, Ongar, CM5 9BN. We will be grateful for whatever you can afford in terms of both volunteer labour and\or a monetary contribution. Robert Good Epping Ongar Railway Volunteer Society robertg@eorailway.co.uk
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Citizens Advice says: protect yourself from scams One of the consequences of the Covid-19 lockdowns and restrictions has been an upsurge in attempts to defraud people – scams. Here are some ideas as to how you can protect yourself. Many scams start with an unwanted phone call. You can cut down on these by registering your landline or mobile with the Telephone Preference Service via their website – tpsonline.org.uk. To cut down on unwanted post you can contact the Mailing Preference Service – mpsonline.org.uk - to have your name taken off of any marketing lists. Both these services are free to register so if you are offered these services for a fee that will actually be a scam. These services won’t stop all attempts at fraud so it is important to be able to spot the marks of a scam yourself. At Citizens Advice we always advise the following: Be suspicious if you’re contacted out of the blue, even if it’s from a name you recognise If it sounds too good to be true it probably is Never give out your bank details unless you are certain you can trust the person contacting you Don’t be rushed – you never need to make a decision straight away and if you feel pressured say “no”, hang up the phone, or close the door. If you’re making a purchase from a website or person you don’t know and trust, carry out some research first. Look online for reviews of the website or person you’re buying from. Use a payment method that offers buyer protection, such as a credit card. Watch out for phishing emails or texts: Some of the emails or texts you receive about amazing offers may contain links to fake websites. If you’re unsure, don't use the link and visit the website directly instead. If you receive an email you’re not q sure about, you can report it by forwarding the email to the Suspicious Email Reporting Service at report@phishing.gov.uk. You can report suspicious texts you have received by forwarding the original message to 7726. Anyone can fall victim to fraud. If you think you’ve been a victim of fraud, contact your bank immediately and report it to Action Fraud online at actionfraud.police.uk or by calling 0300 123 2040. Action Fraud is warning about a couple of scams currently prevalent. First, people who have to fill in a Self Assessment tax return should be alert to criminals claiming to be from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The tax return deadline is on 31 January 2021 and HMRC issues thousands of SMS messages and emails as part of its annual Self Assessment tax return push. Fraudsters use calls, emails or texts. Be suspicious if a contact offers a refund, tax rebate or grant, asks for personal information like bank details, is threatening, or tells you to transfer money. You should contact HMRC directly using a phone number you’ve used before to check if the communication you have received is genuine. Secondly, there are investment scams. Between September 2019 and September 2020, Action Fraud received just over 17,000 reports of investment fraud, amounting to £657.4m in reported losses. This is a 28% increase when compared to the same period last year. Don’t be rushed into making investment decisions. Get advice from a financial advisor accredited by the Financial Conduct Authority and use the FCA’s online register to check if a company offering investments is regulated. Contacting Citizens Advice: Our telephone service is available from 9.30 to 2.30, Tuesday to Thursday, on 0300 330 2107. Calls cost the same as a local call. Source: Paul Stockton
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BIRD FEATURE - JANUARY 2021 Here are the bird jottings for the first month of 2021. As always I am compiling the report during the middle of the preceding month so any sightings mentioned are up to mid December. The total number of species I have seen in the village and surrounding countryside during 2020 comes to 84. I have had a quick count-up and the overall total I have seen during my years in this area is 101. This includes a small number that I have literally seen on just a single occasion principally Black Redstart (a rare bird, seen in my garden), Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Weald Common) and a Honey Buzzard (flying over). A few species I have seen on just a handful of occasions. I do walk a fair bit around the area but rarely go actively birdwatching with binoculars and I am sure if I did then I could have noted a small number of additional species and seen some of the scarcer birds on more occasions. Mind you just over 100 bird types in a non-coastal area with no significant body of water represents a fair return. And this underlines how much natural history can be seen even when just going about your wanderings, as I have said many times before you only have to keep your eyes and ears open and it is surprising what turns up. Familiar, common birds and insects etc can be just as rewarding as a once in a decade sighting. We are now well into winter although locally we are yet to have any harsh weather. Wet, certainly, but not unduly cold. There are plenty of winter thrushes about, on 3 or 4 occasions there have been in excess of 100 Fieldfares and Redwings. Indeed a good number have seemed to have taken to roosting communally in the trees and bushes by the unmade road between the two sections of Weald Common. This may be a temporary roosting site which they will utilise for the few days it takes to eat their way through the Hawthorn berries that are an abundant feature of the hedgerow and copse at that location. In the last report I mentioned that I had seen a couple of Egyptian Geese, I have seen a pair a couple of further times in the farmland around the bridge over the rail track. When they fly off the large flashes of white on their wings are a very obvious I.D. feature. Also they are not quite as big as the more familiar Canada Goose. Talking of the Canada Goose I saw 40-45 fly over Weald Common in the first week of December and have actually heard some flying over after it has got dark. There is a good sized roost of these geese in the Thornwood area so there can be good numbers locally from time to time. Both of the above species are not native to the UK but were introduced here or escaped from collections. There are many examples of non native ducks and geese becoming established in the wild in the UK and identifying them can be tricky because you also get hybrids which confuse the picture. Another non native species you may see is the Ring necked Parakeet which is slowly but surely expanding its range in the south east. Of course the most obvious introduced species is the Pheasant. They are such a common sight in the local countryside that it is not always apparent to non birders that they don't actually 'belong' in the UK, their true native range should be Asia. You may be surprised to know that there is a reverse situation with some British species. For example the Starling and House Sparrow were introduced to America by European settlers and both species did so well that they have out competed several native birds for food and nesting sites. One reason for the introductions was an attempt to release birds of all species mentioned in Shakespeare plays, I'm sure a worthy arty venture but destined to play havoc with the native ecology. The world is awash with stories of disastrous introductions of species to foreign lands, such as the Cane Toad in Australia. And invasive plant species can be just as disastrous as invasive animals. I suspect it may never be possible to reverse the damage done. Anyway, I have seen a Little Egret about the village, a couple of times at Church Lane flood meadow but also one in the trees overlooking the high road by the entrance to the allotments. This has been a favourite - and almost bizarre - perching place for an egret in previous years so I am assuming it is the same individual. Had you seen it in the early 1990s you would have been amazed but this is a species advancing its range through the UK and it has done it by its own endeavours without interference from us humans. The Collared Dove is a spectacular example of natural range expansion, unknown in the UK in the early 1950s but within a couple of decades it had become a familiar sight over a wide area. I actually remember seeing one for the first time in the mid 1960s and recall that it was regarded as a rare bird at that time. Now I can see them day after day in my garden. No doubt more of you are feeding the birds now that the winter weather is here. You are liable to get a reasonable variety of species if you put out food and if we get a truly cold snap then the numbers and types will increase. Really harsh weather can drive scarce birds out of the countryside into our gardens. There are some basic points to remember if feeding the birds. Try not to put out too much food. If you find that food is being left over then adjust the amount until you strike a happy balance with just enough to keep the birds coming to your feeding station satisfied. Excess food is a waste and can lead to mouldy, stale food which can result in disease or of course can result in rats or mice coming to dine on the excess offerings. If we get a harsh spell then you could consider topping up the supply. Birds need energy to just survive cold days and nights so more food will be consumed in colder conditions.
Seeds, bird 'cakes', fat balls, nuts etc can be supplied. Bread is not brilliant nutritionally as it can make a bird feel 'full' but without supplying the calories it needs. Scraps covers a range of bits that can be put out. However some foods are not suitable, any with unduly soft, runny fat on them can soil feathers to the detriment of the birds and any salty foods should be avoided. Bacon for example is too salty for birds. Most of the garden birds are unable to excrete excess salt from their bodies. Robins, tits, finches etc lack this adaptation and can suffer through salt build up. Fresh water can be just as important as food at this time of year, especially on any days when natural sources of water such as puddles and ponds are frozen. Again you have to consider the welfare of the birds - if you have a bird bath or small pond do not use any anti-freeze type chemicals to melt the water. Not good for birds but it has been done. You can use a small ball to keep part of the surface unfrozen or if necessary use some warm water to gently melt the bath or pond. If you are out and about, keep a check on what you can see or hear. There will be gull flocks about, either flying over or loafing in fields and parklands. There will be winter thrushes in berry laden trees and bushes or targeting grassy areas for worms. There will be roaming flocks of tits and finches. There will be a Little Egret or two about the area. Birds of prey will be looking for a meal, be it a Kestrel looking to pounce on a vole, a Sparrowhawk ambushing a small bird or a Buzzard hoping to catch a rabbit unaware or to find a roadkill carcass before the crows move in. And there will be less familiar birds to be seen, maybe a one-off sighting, you will never know unless you keep an interested eye open. As always in winter, my hope is for a Waxwing 'invasion' with flocks of this truly gorgeous species roaming the British countryside, hopefully somewhere local !!! Source: Paul Corbet Page 29
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Car, MOT & Servicing Crownlands Garage
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Essential Local Numbers The Alzheimer Society
01992 717676
North Weald Chemist
01992 523887
Cats Protection
0333 200 1484
North Weald Methodist Hall
01992 522143
Citizens Advice Bureau
03444 77 0808
North Weald Library
033301 32683
Crimestoppers
0800 555111
North Weald Village Hall Bookings
01992 523731 www.northwealdvillagehall.org/
Doctors High Street, Epping
01992 579270
North Weald Parish Council
01992 523825
Doctors The Limes, Epping (visits/emergencies)
01992 566500
Queens Community Hall Bookings
07522 473024
Doctors The Limes, Epping (appointments)
01992 573838
NHS Urgent help & advice
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Essex Police
0300 333 4444
Epping Forest District Council
01992 564000
Police, Neighbourhood/local
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Epping Town Council
01992 579444
Police, Emergency
999
EFDC & ECC Cllr Chris White-
01992 573557
Police Online reporting
www.essex.police.uk/doitonline
MP Alex Burghart
0207 2191613
RSPCA
01279 306058
Samaritans 24 Hours a day
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Stuart Poulton
01992 522607
24 Hour
01992 572607
alex.burghart.mp@ parliament.uk
MP Mrs Eleanor Laing MP
020 8508 8608
MP For Thornwood
Eleanor.Laing.mp@parliament.uk
Hospital, St Margarets, Epping
01992 561666
Hospital, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow
01279 444455
St Andrews Church
01992 577168
London & Essex Boarding Ken-
01992 522183
St Andrews Primary School
01992 522283
North Weald Airfield
01992 564200
Traveline
0870 6082608
LOCAL CLUB DIRECTORY 3rd North Weald Beavers
North Weald Preservation Society
Queens Hall Charity
Tel: 01992 524672
Tel: read 01992 522618/522630
Tel: 522910
British Legion, North Weald Branch
North Weald Cricket Club
Rapier Cycling Club
Tel: 01992 614415
Northweald.play-cricket.com
Tel: 524631
Epping Ongar Railway Volunteer
North Weald Scouts Group
Taoist Tai Chi Society
Tel: 01277 365200
01992 524672
Tel: 01992 523854/07803243625
Harlow Badger Group
Theydon Jazz Club
Tel: 07941 185171
North Weald Seniors Society for over 70’s
Friends Force Hertfordshire/Essex
Tel: 522196
Thornwood Seniors
Tel: 522464
Tel: 577872
Epping Forest Rotary Club
North Weald Wireless Station Bowls Club
Tel: 07855 911323
Tel: 522803
Forest Highlanders Pipes & Drum
North Weald Women’s Institute (Afternoon)
Tel: 01279 415563 www.3valleymvc.org.uk
Tel: 01708 250820
Tel: 522700
West Essex Flower Club
North Weald Angling Club
Queens Hall Bowls Club
Tel: 524631
Tel: 01992 522303
Tel: 523375 or 522052
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01945 588325/davedyer24@gmail.com
Three Valleys Male Voice Choir
www.northwealdvillagelife.co.uk
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