North Weald Village Life March 2018 Magazine

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March 2018

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NORTH WEALD VILLAGE LIFE About North Weald Village Life North Weald Village Life is an independent magazine and website, owned and published by a local resident who is dedicated to strengthening the local community, improving communication and promoting local businesses and suppliers to local residents.

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What a week we experienced in February recently, school half term week including both Valentine’s Day and Shrove Tuesday. That kept everybody on their toes!!

We have also experienced some lovely weather, warm and sunny during the day even topping double figure temperatures, cold evenings and early mornings but lovely days and they really do put you in mind of spring and nice weather and puts a smile on everybody’s face.

This month celebrates Mother’s Day, a celebration I agree with. Being a mother can be wonderful, rewarding, and something special but can also be worrying, stressful and frustrating. But being a mother and thanking your mum should definitely be something to celebrate. As a mother, it is often what is done and not what is spent that can mean the most. Breakfast in bed, lunch cooked, a nice cup of coffee made, or just time for rest and relax would be welcome by most mums.

For those that know Andy, he has unfortunately spent most of 2018 in hospital and is still there. He is still suffering from ongoing infections and operations on his large chronic arm wound and now his leg. So life is busy with regular visits to Broomfield. It is amazing how many people he meets during his stay in hospital.

One recent gentleman celebrated his 92nd birthday and he really didn’t look it. He spent many hours entertaining Andy with his tales of life experiences. How the years have changed over those 92 years.

However, spending so much time in hospital, does prove the saying there is always someone worse off than you. There are so many brave people in the world.

I know there are general issues with the NHS but it is easy to overlook how frustrating and sad it is for some of the doctors and nurses who cannot provide the level of care they would like because of time and money constraints. We are fortunate enough to have had fantastic support from Broomfield Hospital and with Andy going onto the same ward time and time again, they do treat him like a long lost friend and he knows most of the nurses’ life stories. It is hard to believe that they work hard for 12 hour shifts regularly. Imagine working 12 hour shifts in an office, shop etc. Many people moan about working 8 hours. If you think about It, is not just the job they do, the aggro they face, but it is hard work and full on for most of those 12 hours. I know the same can be said for Doctors but I must admit I do value the role of the nurse. They really do so much, often taking the time to explain what the Doctors have said or written in the notes because the Doctor has not done it, chasing the results of tests for anxious patients and their relatives and so much more.

They really do have to deal with some difficult patients and relatives. Some who really do stretch the resources, moan about little things, and take advantage of everything. Delays occur, operations take longer than needed, emergencies arise.

It is never done on purpose. The hardest thing is when people are waiting for operations and these are cancelled at the last minute. Getting physically and mentally prepared for operations is hard and when they are cancelled at the last minute it can be so upsetting.

Isn’t it strange, that patients and relatives are always curious why other people are in hospital. We are so nosey.

There has been lots of talk in the village on wildelife and birds. We are fortunate again to have some lovely bird photographs featured this month. However there has been talk about seeing Deers which are often seen and even Badgers locally.

How lucky we are to be able to see all this on our doorstep. Please share photos taken locally of any wildlife with readers by sending them into me.

That’s enough of me, hopefully see you around the village.

June Editor

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Law and Order Budget set to bring first rise for 8 years Epping Forest District Council is to vote on its first Council Tax increase in 8 years as councillors decide on whether to pay for various law and order initiatives. This includes 3 extra police officers employed by Essex Police who would be dedicated to the district.

Should the Cabinet recommendation agreed on 1st February 2018 receive Full Council approval, residents will be asked to pay an extra £3.69 a year on average for a Band D property. Final decisions on the budget and setting of Council Tax will be taken at Full Council on 22nd February 2018.

Finance Portfolio Holder Councillor Gagan Mohindra is recommending the budget. He said: “Without these initiatives, we would have been putting another zero percent Council Tax increase forward. However, our residents are telling us they want more resources to tackle law and order issues, especially around anti-social behaviour. Essex Police is also putting extra resources in but we are fortunate we can add more. These officers will be based at the Civic Offices and work closely with our own Community Safety Team. They will be dedicated to our district and spend the vast majority of their time with us.”

Councillor Mohindra says this is a strong budget despite challenging financial times. Speaking ahead of the Council meeting to set the District Council budget and Council Tax, he explained how significant savings and increased income are being reinvested into services.

He said: “Our residents have seen their overall Council Tax bill increasing over the years and think Epping Forest District Council’s precept of the Council Tax has gone up too. This has not been the case – this is actually our first increase since 2010.

The historic increases have been made by Essex County Council, Essex Police and local town and parish councils.”

Councillor Mohindra also said: “I would like to do some mythbusting. Some people have got the wrong idea about pay and display car parks identified for housing in the Local Plan. Our Pay and Display car parks are a direct source of income to the Council. Any redevelopment proposal must include full reprovision of parking spaces.”

“The District Council part of our Council Tax bill for a Band D property is going up from £148.77 to £152.46 a year. A 2.48% increase which represents incredible value considering the law and order costs we are taking on and a raft of other investments.”

“The first phase of the new council house building programme has been completed with 23 new homes in Waltham Abbey. Further developments including new flats and houses in Loughton, Epping and Coopersale are on track for completion this year. Income from council houses is set to fall again as a further 1% reduction in line with Central Government policy brings the average rent down to £95.34 per week.”

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LOCAL EVENTS Every Monday

Ballroom and Latin American Dancing Classes

8.15pm & 9.15pm

Every Monday

Taoist Tai Chi

10.30am —12.30

North Weald Village Hall. Beginners at 8.15 and intermediate at 9.15. Contact Debbie on 07872 427946.

Epping Hall, St Johns Road, Epping. Tel: 01992 523854.

Every Tuesday

Taoist Tai Chi

7.30pm— 9pm

Queens Hall, School Green Lane. Tel 01992 523854 for more information

Every 1st Tuesday

Ongar Flower Club

7.30pm

Every Tuesday

Baby & Toddler Group

1.15pm— 2.45pm

Zinc Arts Centre, High Road, Ongar. A floral art demonstration given by a qualified and experienced demonstrator. guests/visitors £4.50 members free.

Queens Hall, School Green Lane. Term time only. £2 per family.

Every Thursday

Baby & Toddler Rhyme Time

10.30am —11am

North Weald Library. For under 5’s and their parents/carers (term time only) Songs, rhymes and stories. Free to attend

Every Thursday

Bingo

7pm— 9.30m

Wheelers Farm Gardens, £4 for book of 8 pages (2 games per page) Option Flyer £1. 50p for small raffle and cup of tea/coffee. Over 18 only

Every third Saturday in the month Every 1st and 3rd Tuesday in the month

The Jack Free Show Theydon Jazz Club

8pm— 10.30pm

Thornwood Village Hall

Every Saturday and Sunday

North Weald Airfield Museum

North Weald Airfield Museum, Hurricane Way

Every second Saturday of the month Every second and Fourth Wednesday

Ploughmans Lunch

12 noon— 5pm 12noon

Theydon Jazz

8pm

First Tuesday of the month

Ongar Flower Club

7.30pm

Every Tuesday

Board Games Session

2.30— 4.30pm

Wednesday 7th March

North Weald WI

1.45pm

North Weald Village Hall. ‘What a Wonderful World’ is the title of this month’s talk by John Watkins. All welcome, join us as a visitor £3.00 on the door.

Sunday 11th March

Mothers Day

Monday 12th March

West Essex Flower Club

1.45pm

Thornwood Village Hall. afternoon with arrangements ‘From Me To You’ by Anne Bell. All Welcome Visitors pay £5.00 on the door.

North Weald Village Hall

North Weald Village Hall. In aid of NWSS. All welcome Abridge village hall. Enquires davedyer24@gmail.com or phone 07903 879209 Zinc Arts Centre, Ongar High Road. friendly group who enjoy a varied programme of flower demonstrations, in a social atmosphere. Tea, coffee and all the floral designs raffled at the end of the evening! Visitors always welcome, £4.50.

01277.365441 North Weald Library. Learn new games. Share your knowledge and enthusiasm. All ages welcome Free drop-in session

If you know of a local event, please let me know and I will include this in the events calendar on www.northwealdvillagelife.co.uk.

There is also a new Facebook Group— North Weald village Life events—events are posted by myself and members that are taking place throughout Essex, London and Hertfordshire.

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Planning Applications Planning File No: Application No: Officer Name: Application Name: Location: Proposal:

001473 EPF/0105/18 James Rogers Mr & Mrs Baker The Bungalow Little Weald Hall Rayley Lane North Weald Bassett Epping Essex CM16 6AR Demolition of existing bungalow and stables and the construction of a replacement dwelling

Planning File No: Application No: Officer Name: Application Name: Location: Proposal:

020766 EPF/3468/18 Steve Andrews Mr Michael Janes 36 Tempest Mead North Weald Essex CM16 6DY Erection of a single storey garage and convert existing garage into an office and games room.

Planning File No: Application No: Officer Name: Application Name: Location: Proposal:

010360 EPF/0101/18 Graham Courtney Mr G Stamo Glovers Barn Glovers Lane Hastingwood HARLOW CM17 9LA Grade II listed building consent for proposed use of barn as a single dwelling If you are viewing this report in an electronic format, click on the link below to view related documents including plan

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Any representations on applications should be made in writing by Monday 26th February 2018.

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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Husband publishes Lisa’s book to help cancer patients A businessman from Chigwell has fulfilled his wife’s wish to publish her inspiring biography to help other cancer patients, following her death.

Russell Brenner (52 years from Chigwell) published Lisa Brenner’s biography ‘Cancer and Bling’ in January 2018 with a portion of the profits from book sales being donated to St Clare Hospice where Lisa received care from February to May 2016. The remaining profits will be split between two other charities close to Lisa’s heart, the Helen Rollason cancer charity and Isabel Hospice.

Lisa Brenner was first diagnosed with cancer in 1996 at the age of just 31 years, shortly after the birth of her son Marc.

Lisa lived through cancer for more than 20 years, using her experience to also campaign for better treatment and raising awareness of the need for early diagnosis. Lisa was also instrumental in successfully campaigning for the drug Herceptin to be made available on the NHS, even appearing on Sky TV News whilst having chemotherapy in 2000.

Lisa was cared for by St Clare’s Hospice at Home team in her own home, as well as spending time on their Inpatient Unit in Hastingwood in May 2016. Lisa Brenner died on 3rd May 2017 at the age of 52 years.

Lisa wrote about her experience with cancer right from her first diagnosis, with the intention to inspire other people living with cancer to ‘not give up’ and it is these writings which form her inspirational biography. Russell Brenner said: “Lisa was going through hell but she never let cancer win. Lisa won. She was happy, never miserable, and I think that’s the reason she lived for so many years after first being diagnosed. Lisa was very glitzy and glamorous, and she loved life. She loved anything sparkly! That’s why her book is called ‘Cancer and Bling’. Lisa would always put her make up on, get dressed, and go out and do whatever she wanted to do.”

Russell Brenner continued: “Now, less a year on from Lisa’s death, I have published her book – as Lisa asked me to. She was writing about her fight with cancer right from the very start – to help and inspire other people with cancer. Lisa wanted her experience to benefit others and to inspire them to stay strong and live life to the full. I hope that her readers will find the book a beacon of hope and that her bravery and glamorous approach to her illness will serve as an inspirational tale to all of us who face obstacles in life.”

Commenting on the care Lisa and Russell received from St Clare Hospice, Russell Brenner said: “St Clare’s was one of the highlights of Lisa’s time in care. St Clare is like an extended member of your family. I think that what St Clare’s does is absolutely incredible. My over-riding memory of St Clare would have to be, that you always had somebody there to talk to. I knew that if I had a problem with anything, I could ask. I didn’t feel like I was alone.”

Lisa Brenner’s biography ‘Cancer and Bling’ is available to purchase for £9.99 in all 8 of St Clare Hospice’s shops. Surplus profits, after the publication costs, will be split between St Clare Hospice, the Helen Rollason cancer charity and Isabel Hospice.

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Sad news for Councillors and the community Di Collins, Epping Forest District Council’s former Conservative leader and District Councillor for a total of 19 years, passed away on 13th February 2018.

The District Council flag in Epping High Street has been lowered today as a mark of respect for the former leader of Council.

Chairman of Epping Forest District Council, Councillor David Stallan said: “My deepest condolences as Chairman of the council go out to her family for their sad loss. It was an absolute pleasure and an honour to serve in Di’s cabinet as Housing Portfolio holder.

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Di first became a District Councillor in 1991 and was elected to represent the Epping Hemnall ward, which she did until 1999. In 2001 she was elected to represent the Passingford ward and served her constituents until she retired in 2012.

She became Leader of the Conservative Group in 2004 and furthered her political success by becoming Leader of Epping Forest District Council in 2006, a role she undertook for 6 years. She was a member of many committees and panels, she also represented the Council on many outside organisations such as, Epping Forest Local Strategic Partnership, the East of England Regional Assembly, the Corporation Board of Epping Forest College and the East of England Local Government Association. She also held positions such as; Chairman of the Board of Governors of Epping Forest College, Chairman and later President of the Epping Forest Conservative Association and Governor of Epping Junior School.

She was a major fundraiser for national and local charities including the RNLI, Abbeyfield Society, St Clare’s Hospice and the League of Friends of St Margaret’s Hospital. So much so that in 2013 one year after she retired from her role as Councillor, she was awarded the accolade of Citizen of the Year for her commitment to the district, its people and to the Council.

Just the day before, on 12th February, it was announced that Councillor Brian Surtees, district councillor for the Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash ward, had died.

“Brian’s death came as a great shock” said Councillor Jon Whitehouse, Leader of the Liberal Democrat group at Epping Forest District Council.

“He was someone who believed in service and in helping others. He demonstrated that commitment in his professional life, in his ministry for the Church of England and in his service on Ongar Town Council and the district council.”

“I will miss him greatly and my thoughts are with his family and close friends.”

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Highways is winning the battle with winter Harsh winter weather has seen an increase in potholes forming on Essex roads but, thanks to six additional pothole repair, crews managed to fix an incredible 1,101 potholes during January alone.

There is no let up for gritter crews either as they will be out across Essex tonight as road surface temperatures drop to -4.5 degrees.

But don't worry - we have 116 drivers qualified and on standby (they can only work a legal number of consecutive shifts) for our 62 gritters which can cover 2,000 miles in under 3 hours. We've now exceeded the number of gritting runs for the whole of last winter.

Hall named Chairman

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The main function room within the Parish Hall at Thornwood is to be named after former North Weald Bassett Parish Council chairman Cyril Hawkins.

Parish councillors have agreed that this will be named 'The Cyril Hawkins Room' with a plaque unveiled in the hall.

There will also be a bench on the green behind the Parish Hall with a plaque commemorating Mr Hawkins who was known as 'Mr Thornwood' for his years of dedicated work in the Thornwood ward, and throughout the North Weald Bassett Parish.

Don’t get lax on your car tax The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is cracking down on owners of untaxed cars.

You can now check whether your car is currently taxed in a few seconds www.gov.uk/check-vehicle-tax for peace of mind.

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Developers interested in building in the North Weald Parish are to be invited to meet with members of North Weald Bassett's Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group and two additional councillors.

Council chairman Alan Buckley and vice-chairman Brian Eldridge will join three parish councillors who are already on the group to meet with potential developers.

These will be developers who have contacted the parish council and may or may not have sites which are included in the approved district council Local Plan.

District council chairman and parish councillor Dave Stallan, speaking at Monday's parish council meeting, spoke against meeting with developers because he said the invitation would have to be made to all landowners in the parish.

He said: "I don't think we should be listening to developers, we should be coming to our own views. It's down to the steering group whether they wish to (meet with developers) and whether members wish to attend that."

Council chairman Alan Buckley said it would be beneficial to speak with developers who have approached the parish council.

"We can listen to them, it's not going to sway us or change our minds a great deal. We can listen to what they have to say which is only fair and proper."

Councillor Sheila Jackman suggested developers should be invited to present their proposals at a public meeting which was open to the whole community.

She said:" We have a duty to the community and suggest we hire the village hall and invite groups and residents to hear what developers have to say and have one meeting when everyone hears the same thing.

"I would say they would all be made welcome."

Councillor Terry Blanks said meeting with developers was a "good i dea".

He said: "We have had presentations from three or four (developers) over the last year or so. I found them very interesting and don't feel any better or worse. I'm very happy to speak to developers."

Councillor Andy Tyler said: "There are lot of people saying 'what is this housing going to be?'

"It should go out as a public consultation sometime but I think it's worthwhile the group and five councillors meet (with developers) to get a base line".

Council clerk Sue deLuca said: "If we can open up dialogue, at the end of the day it will be a good thing (to speak to developers

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Councillor Andy Tyler said the council was "between a rock and a hard place" adding: "We need to be well informed and need to meet developers with a set of questions.

Those (developers) who want to come forward we should listen to."

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LETTER

Dear Editor,

Following recent correspondence from Mr/Ms J Ross concerning the Village Hall and the Horticultural Society, I can only state how favourable it has been for J Ross, having lapsed their membership many years ago, still being able, as a nonmember, to continue enjoying the facilities offered by the Horticultural Society at its annual show, even winning some of the most prestigious cups.

The other main part of the letter requested news of clubs and associations now using the Village Hall.

These include: The Hamilton School of Dance (for up to twenty year olds), the Spiritualist Healing Group, Time 4 Dance (for ballroom and Latin American dancing), Kick Boxing with Zoe, Bag Pipes (for those interested in pipes and drums), Muso Shugyo Ryo (Japanese swordsmanship), Village Hall Crib evening, North Weald and District Angling Society, Ploughman’s Lunch (Senior Citizen’s Society), The Jack Free Jazz Show, The Royal British Legion, The Lazy Salsa Sunday (Latin music and dancing), the Lea Valley Cigarette Card Club, the Redbridge and Rapier Cycling Clubs and The Women’s Institute (Ladies only).

In addition there are annual events which take place, such as the pantomime, a great success in December last and already booked for December this year and the Horticultural Society’s Sausage and Mash Supper and cabaret.

Details of all these organisations are available on the Village Hall website: www.northwealdvillagehall.org and many of them do advertise in the North Weald Village Life Magazine.

Mr/Ms. Ross is indeed correct, Short Mat Bowls does not, and has not for many years been played at the Village Hall but is available, and has been for some time, at Bantham & Ongar Bowls Club. The details are included in their monthly advertisement in North Weald Village Life.

Roger Smith.

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LETTER Dear Editor

LETTER Dear Editor,

Ms Ross is clearly confident of her horticultural achievements and possibly this may be justified, I simply don't know.

I have started work on another book on Thornwood Common. I have already conducted more interviews with former residents of the village and received many more interesting photographs.

As a person wholly confident of their green fingered expertise perhaps they may like to offer there self to the Horticultural Society committee for consideration as the saviour of future Horticultural Shows which are presently redundant. They may of course not thank me for this suggestion.

Notwithstanding, the more general wailings of Ms Ross are unwarranted.

The censure by Mr Smith is fully justified.

Get over it.

If any readers would like to help contribute to the next one, through sharing their memories or photos with me, I'd be very privileged to meet them. They can phone me on— 575950.

There is literally only a handful of the reprint left of my first book which are either available from myself or North Weald Newsagents @ £13.

When they're gone, they're gone and this next book will be a few years off yet.

Thanks, Jimmy.

Tony Miller

LETTER Dear Editor,

JOB VACANCIES

HANDY MAN WANTED one day per week CLEANER (office and tea room) one day per week

Thank you to all friends of the three villages of North Weald Bassett. Who have recently sent me get well cards at Princess Alexandria Hospital, also cards from the North Weald branch of the Royal British Legion and the Clerk and Town Councillors of Epping (over thirty), Eileen said that the telephone did not stop ringing asking about my wellbeing.

I tripped over and fell on the footpath and broke the femur in my right leg. I will try and thank you all personally when I am mobile again.

Both jobs are based at local warehouse in North Weald

With my very best wishes.

David Lodge.

For further information please contact email: john@prestopets.co.uk

Editor’s comment: I am so sorry to hear of your accident David. I really hope you are the ‘path’ to feeling better and getting back on your feet.

(Payment P.A.Y.E.)

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NORTH WEALD HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY The annual sausage and mash supper and cabaret will be held on Friday 23rd March 2018 in the Village Hall starting at 7.00 p.m. for 7.30 p.m.

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Parish council opposes cafe plans Plans to turn part of the former post office in High Road, North Weald, into a cafe are being opposed by the parish council.

The same applicant whose two previous applications to use the premises at 38 High Road as a take-away were rejected by the district council has now submitted proposals to convert part of the groundfloor into a cafe.

The opening hours, when compared to the take-away plans, have been shortened, to 8am to 5pm Monday to Saturday.

However councillors continue to have concerns over the parking - with only two parking spaces to be provided - and ventilation proposals, including the removal of grease and fat.

The planning committee voted unanimously to object to the latest application.

Councillor George Mulliner, speaking at Monday's committee meeting, raised concerns over parking, fearing customers would park in the village hall car park. "I think parking is one of the main issues," he said.

Council vice-chairman Brian Eldridge said: "I can't see much difference to the previous application."

Council chairman Alan Buckley asked: "What's the difference between a cafe and a takeaway?" He added the dispersal of grease and fat is already a problem in the area. He said: "It's notorious in that area. We have constant problems with grease and fat coming from hot food outlets. If this carries on, this will just add to the problem we've already got."

Councillor Andy Tyler said: "The application states that 98 per cent of smells will be eliminated - it's the other two per cent that will

Councillor Sheila Jackman said the parish council should re-submit its list of hot and cold food outlets which are already in the village.

"I don't see any reason why those objections shouldn't be repeated this time."

Parish council clerk Sue De Luca said she was aware of 19 villagers who have written to the district council highlighting issues with smells and parking saying such a use was "not right" for the village.

The meeting heard that the planning definition and class use for a cafe stated it is for on-food sales only, while take-away use, which had been the issue with the two previous applications, was for the sale of hot food off the premises.

Councillor Dave Stallan said: "The issue of competition is not a planning reason."

He added: "While I support the comments (about parking)... that was not one of the reasons why it was refused (by the district council).

"It weakens the case when highways raise no objection."

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Parish council: Local Plan is "unfair, undeliverable and unsound" The district council's Local Plan is "unfair, undeliverable and unsound" according to a North Weald parish councillor who claims the Parish has been unfairly treated when compared to other parts of the district.

Councillor Terry Blanks said the North Weald Parish - which includes North Weald Village, Hastingwood and Thornwood Common was earmarked to take 25% of all the new housing set for the Epping Forest district.

The council has also said it believes the Plan is 'unsound' because of the lack of infrastructure proposed to support the number of homes earmarked for the area.

Mr Blanks told the parish council meeting held on 23rd January, the Local Plan "charade" started in July 2012 with the Issues and Options consultation when, he said, North Weald was treated differently from all other parts in the district, with areas named as 'North Weald', 'North Weald Airfield', 'Thornwood Common', and "land around Harlow' which was "basically Hastingwood".

He said the district council had said at that time that the new development should be "proportionate" across the district. He added: "Some of the more affluent (parts of the district) Buckhurst Hill, Chigwell, suggested North Weald Airfield (for development).

It was clear even at that early stage there was a bias towards development in North Weald."

Parish council vice-chairman Brian Eldridge said infrastructure detailed in the Local Plan for North Weald Parish was "practically non -existent".

Planning committee chairman Baden Clegg said: "We have to say it as it is and others far above us will tell us what will happen to North Weald in the future."

Council chairman Alan Buckley said: "It (the Local Plan) doesn't pass the test (for soundness)."

Mr Clegg said: "We really do have to stand up to be counted and the veiled threat (that the district could have to accommodate an additional 9,000 homes if the March 31 submission deadline is not met by the district council)... what happens if the Government changes?

Councillor Andy Tyler said the "threat" had been issued to "bully us".

He added: "We are hear to represent the people of this parish. We can get it right or get it wrong. If people are going to issue us with a threat I say 'bring it on'.

"We can sit here and feel we've been targeted. I don't like being threatened. I'm here to represent the people of this parish and do what I feel is right. I think we have to challenge this."

The parish council agreed unanimously to respond to the district council saying the Plan is "unsound".

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Parish council receives Community Orchard grant North Weald Bassett Parish Council has been awarded a grant of £1,350 from Essex County Council's Community Initiatives Fund to create a Community Orchard.

The orchard will be established on three unused Queens Road allotments.

Work has started to clear the area.

The council has also received £290 compensation from Thames Water after the area had an historic sewerage problem.

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Police renew appeal over armed robbery Police have renewed their appeal for information after a member of staff at Coverdale Racing in High Road, North Weald, was threatened at gunpoint in a "terrifying ordeal on Wednesday 17th January at around 8.40pm.

Police say a man walked into the bookmakers and pulled out what is believed to be a black handgun. He threatened a member of staff and then left with cash.

The gunman has been described as white, about 6ft tall and of medium build. He had a scarf covering his face and wore a black coat, trousers and gloves.

Investigating officer Detective Constable Sarah Barker, of Loughton CID, said: "An innocent member of staff was subjected to a terrifying ordeal with an armed robber threatening him at gun point and demanding cash.

"We have been making extensive enquiries at the scene and have reviewed CCTV at the business and surrounding area.

"We are now appealing for information and would urged people to call Loughton CID on 101 quoting crime reference 42/8210/18 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."

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Hospice to host Art Exhibition celebrating patients’ talent St Clare Hospice will be hosting an Art Exhibition to showcase a selection of their patients’ art and raising awareness of the variety of creative and therapeutic services offered by the charity. Taking place in the Gibberd Gallery at Harlow Civic Centre from Friday 16th March to Friday 23rd March 2018, the free exhibition will feature a range of paintings, sculptures and art pieces created by St Clare Hospice patients.

Many of the art pieces have been created during the creative and therapeutic sessions which the charity offers, free of charge, to local people who are living with a life-limiting or terminal illness.

Creative groups form an important part of the charity’s Day Therapy service for outpatients to the hospice, and provide a safe space for people to relax, ‘switch-off’ from their illness and take enjoyment from the therapeutic nature of art.

One of the patients who will be exhibiting at the event, Jennifer Steadman, commented on taking part in St Clare’s creative group: “In the creative sessions you literally forget why you are at the Hospice. You just know that you are having fun, and getting messy with the paints! For those two hours you just completely forget everything else. We are all just in the art room enjoying ourselves, exchanging views and ideas in fun surroundings – completely forgetting everything else that is going on in our lives for that moment. I go to the creative classes and I can just sit there and create! I may not be able to make a work of art – but I thoroughly enjoy making it. It’s the process that matters. It is about mentally switching off from your illness – and I think that is what’s important.”

The St Clare Art Exhibition is taking place in the Gibberd Gallery, Civic Centre, The Water Gardens, Harlow, CM20 1WG from Friday 16th March to Friday 23rd March. The Gallery is open from Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 4.45pm and on Saturday from 11.00am to 4.00pm.

Entry to the exhibition is free. You can find more information on their website here: https://stclarehospice.org.uk/event/artexhibition/

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Upcoming Events February 16th Chinese New Year

11th March Mother’s Day

April 1st Hangar Dance

22nd April Classic Car Club Meet

April 29th April Tractor Fest

24th June Classic Bike Jumble

30th/1st June Air Britain Fly In

14th/15th R.V. Fly In

249 Squadron Reunion

19th August Classic Bike Jumble

Battle of Britain Sunday September 16th Live 40’s music, static aircraft, beer festival, Vintage Jaguar Car Club annual meeting, Hog Roast, Stalls

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Photo of the Month The subject of birds was focused on in January with the Great British Bird Watch.

This month I am delighted to feature more photos of birds taken locally. These photos were sent in by Ken Care.

Ken said ‘ I thought you would like to see these photos attached of gold finches feeding on sunflower hearts and a green woodpecker in our garden. I've seen so many gold finches in the garden over the last few weeks, we counted twelve in one group alone.

We have been feeding the birds regularly for many years with nuts, a variety of seeds and fatballs. This has contributed to the twenty plus different species that now visit our garden. Paul Corbet will be pleased to know that we also had a little egret in our garden a few months ago, probably the same one that's been seen in the village. ‘ Thank you Ken, they are lovely.

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Movies come to Epping Epping at the Movies – the town’s friendly and affordable community cinema continues its popular screening series with some brilliant titles to brighten up March.and will be celebrating some of this year’s Oscar nominated titles including Christopher Nolan’s WWII war epic and critically acclaimed romance, Call Me By Your Name – as well as the latest adventure from everyone’s favourite marmalade-loving bear!

Tickets available to buy from Epping Library (cash only) and via our website: www.eppingatthemovies.com and follow the links to our eventbrite page.

Any remaining tickets will be available to buy 30mins before the screening (cash only). Advance tickets are available on Eventbrite via our website www.eppingatthemovies.com (card payments) and from Epping Library (cash only). Any remaining tickets are sold on the door 30mins before the screening (cash only).

Tickets cost £5 for adults and £2 for children under 16.

All our films are screened in Epping Hall, St John’s Road. There is ample car parking nearby and it is a less than 5 minute walk from the High Street bus stops. The venue has level access to the foyer and a lift to auditorium level. For more information on the venue please visit:

Fri 16 and Sat 17 March 2018, EATMovies will be showing another trio of brilliant titles – including the critically acclaimed love story, Call Me

By Your Name, a film that didn’t reach local cinemas for very long, if at all! On top of that, the weekend will also feature Christopher Nolan’s tour-de-force, Dunkirk, and the hilarious, harming and hands-down wonderful – Paddington 2. We can’t wait to see you at the movies!

Call Me By Your Name (15) 7.45pm - Fri 16 Mar 2018

In this Oscar nominated romance, seventeen year-old Elio and visiting research assistant, Oliver, bond over shared heritage, their emerging sexuality and the luscious Italian landscape.

US/Italy 2017, 132min Paddington 2 (PG) 11am – Sat 17 Mar 2018 +10.30am free pre-film craft activity Paddington must track down a dastardly thief when a precious book goes missing. Even more fun than the original, this film will charm both young and old! Starring Hugh Grant, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters and Ben Wishaw.

UK/US 2017, 101min Dunkirk (12A) 2.30pm - Sat 17 Mar 2018 Christopher Nolan's Oscar nominated depiction of the WWII Dunkirk evacuation is a masterclass in suspense and stars Mark Rylance, Kenneth Branagh and Tom Hardy.

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EOR—Report of Residents’ Forum The Railway held a residents’ forum for people who live adjacent to the stations at North Weald and Ongar. A number of points were raised but the items causing most concern were : visitor parking, noise, and emissions from our steam and diesel locomotives. It was agreed at the meeting that we would publish a response to those points in Ongar News and North Weald Village Life.

Parking – our buses carry thousands of our passengers from Epping and Shenfield who would otherwise travel by train – our first priority therefore is to encourage our visitors to come to us by public transport who would otherwise come by car. Our second priority is to tell our passengers where there is parking (Ongar Town Centre and Epping Town Centre and station) but also to explain that they shouldn’t park close to our stations.

Emissions – we instruct our diesel crews to shut down engines rather than have them idling for long times and in relation to steam locomotives our crews are trained to keep emissions of smoke and steam to an absolute minimum. Guidance on this was sent most recently in November and the situation is monitored.

Noise – our crews only use the whistles when they need to – for safety reasons. We have taken the decision to run trains no later than 2200 and in fact running beyond 1630 is rare. We only run trains on around 120 days (mostly weekends) in any case, but we do have other shunting operations during the week. If we have an intensive programme lined up for a weekend we send a letter to local residents.

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Two men arrested over stolen lorry pursuit Two men have been arrested near Ongar and two police officers injured after officers pursued a stolen articulated lorry that was used in a ram-raid in Harlow.

Officers received reports that the vehicle was used to ram gates at a business in Temple Bank at about 11.15pm on Tuesday 6th February. Two suspects then stole a skip and drove off.

Officers quickly located the lorry, gave pursuit and signalled for the vehicle to stop, without success.

A police spokesman added: "The vehicle was then used to ram our police car with officers suffering minor injuries before a stinger was successfully deployed.

"The suspects decamped in Blake Hall Road, Ongar, at about 11.35pm and following a search of the area using police dogs and our helicopter we located them."

A 23-year-old man, from Laindon, was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to steal a motor vehicle and a 29year-old man, from Hockley, was arrested on suspicion of driving while disqualified, theft of a motor vehicle, theft and failing to stop.

They remain in custody for questioning.

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Hospice launches new project to tackle loneliness in West Essex and East Herts St Clare Hospice has announced the launch of a new community-led project aimed at tackling loneliness and isolation across West Essex and East Herts.

The Hastingwood-based hospice charity is launching a volunteer community project called Compassionate Neighbours.

Compassionate Neighbours is an award winning, community-led project for people living with a life-limiting illness, or who are experiencing loneliness or social isolation. The project was founded

by St Joseph’s Hospice in East London in 2011 and received national recognition when it won the Charity Times Community Award in 2017. Compassionate Neighbours projects have now been established in a total of seven hospices.

Outlining the Compassionate Neighbours Project, St Clare Hospice Chief Executive, Sarah Thompson, said: “Compassionate Neighbours is a network of trained volunteers who offer their time and support to people living in their local area. They offer friendship and a listening ear, and help them to continue to do the things they enjoy. We carefully match the Compassionate Neighbours with members of the community, so that they are suited to each other based on their interests and hobbies.”

St Clare Hospice is launching the project alongside fellow local hospice charities, Isabel Hospice and Garden House Hospice Care. The three hospices serve a population of over 800,000 people across West Essex and East and North St Clare Hospice’s Compassionate Neighbours project is being led

by Stacey Towler, Compassionate Neighbours Project Manager.

Commenting on the launch of the project Stacey said:

“ It is vital that we work together to tackle loneliness and social isolation in our communities, and find new ways to support people at the end of their lives. The fact that Compassionate Neighbours pairs community members based on their shared likes, interests and shared experiences, means that the support will be even more meaningful and have a positive impact on people’s well-being.”

To find out more about the St Clare Compassionate Neighbours project, including how to become a volunteer and how to refer a person who could benefit from the project, contact the Compassionate Neighbours Project Manager, Stacey Towler, on 01279 773279 or visit https://stclarehospice.org.uk/care/ compassionate-neighbours/

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St Clare Hospice is hosting a Compassionate Neighbours Open Day on Wednesday 7th March from 15.00-19.30 at St Clare Hospice, Hastingwood Road, Hastingwood, Essex, CM17 9JX. This event is an opportunity to meet the Compassionate Neighbours Project Manager, learn more about the project, and find out how you could get involved. Local health, social and voluntary sector professionals are encouraged to attend, as well as those interested in volunteering with the project, or those simply interested in learning more.

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CHURCH CHAT-Spiritual Reflections St Andrews Church We’re now in the season of Lent, leading up to Holy Week and Easter. Whilst there are some who are trying in our day, perhaps, to “reinvent” Easter without any religion (think fluffy bunnies etc), the reality is that our Easter holiday weekend makes no sense at all unless it’s understood in the light of Christian belief. And so I want to use this month’s piece to offer a rather more serious reflection for us all. Why did Jesus die? And why do Christians say it’s important?

Even the most sceptical person would find it hard to deny that, around 2,000 years ago in Jerusalem, a man named Jesus (quite a common name in 1st century Palestine), from the town of Nazareth, died a very unpleasant death by crucifixion, carried out by the occupying Roman army. In terms of history, that alone tells us a lot- crucifixion was a special punishment dealt out primarily to those who rebelled against Roman authority; it was not only horribly painful but utterly humiliating. So it suggests that this man Jesus wasn’t quite the rather soapy character portrayed in some old-fashioned Hollywood films, going round telling people to be nice to each other. That sort of behaviour (not that the Jesus of the Bible ever did this!) was hardly likely to get him executed as a threat to the state; and neither was Jesus’ death just another tragic case of an innocent man suffering because of a miscarriage of justice (although of course, it was that too).

No- Jesus himself was convinced that he had to face up to this ordeal because somehow it was what God wanted of him. He would have to stand in the place of the rest of humanity and face the full power of the dark forces that are present whenever human beings act selfishly and with an interest only in their own power, wealth and comfort. And, unbelievably, through it all, and through what Christians say was Jesus’ overcoming of death itself on Easter Day, the world and each one of us can be brought back into relationship with God – if we want to! Jesus’ death was an act of love – the ultimate act of love in the whole of history, if you like. And it matters now because, let’s face it, our world is hardly any more peaceful and just and fair than it was 2,000 years ago. Christians say that the only way to put that right is to follow Jesus and take seriously what he did on that weekend all those years ago in Jerusalem.

Perhaps, reading all that, some of our readers are a bit overwhelmed with the whole story. Well, so am I, every time I read it or think about it, even though it’s been familiar to me for almost 50 years. Sometimes we just need to hear once more about what happened and let our hears and minds reflect quietly.

So if you’d like the chance to do this, come to St Andrew’s Church on Monday evenings in March from 7pm to 8pm when, each week, we will take the time to ponder once more the events of Good Friday and Easter as we mark the “Stations of the Cross.” Everyone will be very welcome.

W i t h best wishes to you all, Fr James (jwerodley@yahoo.co.uk or 01279 451065)

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Essex wide Livewell campaign launched Livewell, a countywide website to get Essex healthy has been launched. The Livewell campaign sees all local authorities, including Epping Forest District Council and health partners, work collaboratively to promote positive health and wellbeing by providing public health advice, activities and events tailored to the needs of local residents.

The Council’s local museum, arts, sports, social and Forest Countrycare events will be available on the site.— www.livewellcampaign.co.uk The website aims is to encourage Essex residents to be more active and to make healthier lifestyle choices for themselves and their families. It focuses on more effectively tackling county-wide issues affecting the 12 local authority areas together.

To celebrate the website launch, residents are being encouraged to take part in a number of #21 challenges – a nod to the fact that it takes 21 days to break or create a new habit.

The first part of the campaign is #21situps21days, Residents can find out more information on: @livewelllocal on Twitter or @LivewellCampaign on Facebook Post-Christmas is a good time to think about improving lifestyle choices, lose weight and live a happier, healthier and longer life. The 21 day theme of the project, the number of days it is thought we need to break a bad habit or establish a new one also has the support of Public Health England. Anyone can try and it is fine to start with an easy goal.

An occasional day off is also fine but the message is ‘don’t stop, just let that go and do as best you can towards the 21 days’.

There are 6 themes that are used to deliver the health and wellbeing programme: startwell – Giving children the best start in life. We will endeavour to help young families have the best start in life. staywell – Clinical wellbeing, a state of health. We will work together with the community and professionals to ensure our residents have access to the best clinical services. feelwell – A state of mental wellbeing in which every individual realises his or her potential and can cope with the normal stresses of life. We will improve the access to services that address mental wellbeing. eatwell – Healthy eating means consuming the right type and quantity of food from all food groups in order to lead a healthy life.

We will raise awareness across the district about healthier eating. bewell – People of all ages, shapes, sizes and abilities can benefit from being physically active. We will encourage more people to undertake regular physical activity, which will in turn produce longer term health benefits agewell – Plan now for the future, for a h e a l t h i e r r e t i r e m e n t .

We will endeavour to encourage people to look at improving their health and wellbeing now, to be able to lead a better quality of life in the future. We will also encourage and provide opportunity for our elderly population to be more active during their retirement years.

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Hospice sets out new three year strategy to ‘reach significantly more people’ St Clare Hospice has announced the launch of a new organisational strategy which will shape the care and services they deliver in the future.

The Hastingwood-based charity provides specialist palliative care to improve the lives of people living with life-limiting illnesses in West Essex and the borders of East Hertfordshire – a population of over 300,000 people.

The charity currently cares for around 1,300 patients a year but, with the number of people dying each year in West Essex projected to rise, the Hospice aims to reach significantly more people in the next three years and beyond.

Describing the Hospice’s strategic approach for 2018 onwards, St Clare Chief Executive Sarah Thompson said: “The vision of St Clare is that every adult with a life-limiting condition in our local communities should have access to palliative care services wherever and whenever they need them. This is so that they can make the most of every moment, no matter how long they have left to live. In the coming years we aim to reach significantly more people who are facing death, dying and loss in our communities. We know that 2,900 people die in West Essex every year, and that an estimated 75% of these are predictable deaths. We also know that the number of people who die in hospital in our local area is higher than the national average. We therefore want to reach considerably more of these people in the coming years.”

Outlining how the Hospice will deliver care to significantly more people, Sarah Thompson said: “St Clare aims to become the number one choice for referrers and families in delivering care to patients with complex conditions, and to develop a joined -up approach to care for patients who are moving between home, hospital, hospice and community care teams.”

Sarah continued: “We are also keen to take our services and expertise to patients when they can’t get to us in Hastingwood, to ensure that every person gets the care that they need and deserve.”

“Death and dying has become highly medicalised in our society and hidden from public view. Death is often viewed as a ‘failure’, rather than a natural part of life.

This is contributing to people who are facing serious illness and loss becoming socially isolated which has an impact upon their health and wellbeing. St Clare wants to support local communities to overcome fear of death, dying and hospice care, by raising awareness of end of life care issues and developing programmes to enable people to support each other.”

To read St Clare Hospice’s full 2018 Strategy, visit their website: https:// stclarehospice.org.uk/us/our-reports/

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Spot the signs of child exploitation Would you know what to do if you saw a vulnerable young person travelling on a bus or a train? If the answer is no, check out the latest campaign from Essex Safeguarding Children Board (ESCB), aimed at keeping young people who may be at risk of exploitation, safe on our county’s transport networks.

Under the banner of Operation Henderson, the campaign is based on research that shows these environments are often used by young people who gravitate towards them because they are busy, anonymous places that also provide some form of shelter and access to food. Busy bus and rail networks can also be used by offenders to traffic young people for the purpose of sexual and criminal exploitation.

Check out how to spot the signs by visiting www.escb.co.uk and if you do have concerns about a young person while you’re out and about, contact the British Transport Police on 0800 40 50 40 (text 61016), or through Crimestoppers on 0800 55 51 11.

Road traffic collision Firefighters were called to assist at the scene of a road traffic collision on Sunday 18th February at just before 8pm.

The collision took place at Theydon Garnon.

On arrival, Fire Brigade crews reported that a car and a van had collided, leaving one person trapped in the car and the van alight.

Firefighters freed the man from his car by 8.40pm, before leaving him in the care of the Ambulance Service and liaising with the Highways Department to make the scene safe.

Source: Essex County Fire & Rescue Service

Man assaulted in High Street, Epping A 19-year-old man suffered a broken jaw and facial injuries when he was assaulted in Epping High Street.

Police say the incident happened at 2.55am on Sunday morning on 4th February.

The victim, from Hoddesdon, was taken to hospital.

Enquiries are ongoing.

Witnesses and anyone with information about the incident are asked to ring officers at Loughton Police Station on 101 quoting reference 42/16419/18.

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Businesses visited by bogus council officers Businesses beware, bogus Environmental Health Officers and Licensing Officers have visited businesses across Essex, issuing fake on the spot fines for non-compliance and asking for annual fee payments in cash.

The Council has received 3 reports of individuals falsely presenting themselves as Epping Forest District Council Environmental Health Officer’s to food establishments within the Waltham Abbey area.

The imposters demanded the business owners pay fines for not complying with regulations.

Licenced businesses within Essex have also received visits from individuals pretending to be Council Licensing Officers, requesting licence fees be paid in cash.

These people are very convincing as they know how much your licence is and they also use the names of real licensing officers.

Real Environmental Health Officers and any of the Council’s Licensing or Enforcement Officers will be happy to let you see their badges to check their identity.

On the back of their badges, you will find a list of their authorisations and a telephone number, which you can call to verify they are who they say they are. Remember you are well within your rights to request to check their authorisations and be especially careful if they do not allow you to do this.

Environmental Health Officers and Licensing Officers will not ask you to pay an on the spot fine or take cash from you.

If a scammer calls or if you are in any doubt as to whether someone demanding money from you is legitimate, you should contact the Council as soon as possible to check his or her identity. Do not pay them.

If you suspect you have been visited by a bogus caller please contact the Council and the Police as soon as possible.

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Teachers celebrated at 2018 Essex Teaching Awards Outstanding teachers and school support staff were recognised at the 2018 Essex Teaching Awards held on Thursday 8th February.

The annual awards, which are in their fifth year, took place at Hamptons Sports and Leisure Centre in Chelmsford.

The Essex County Council-run event celebrates excellence in education and highlights the outstanding work of teachers and other staff in the county’s schools In amongst the award winners, I am delighted to confirm that the Head Teacher at our very own vill Primary School was awarded the Headteacher of the Year Award Highly Commended. The award was presented to Julie Lorkins Head Teacher at St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, North Weald . Well done and very deserved.

Cllr Ray Gooding, Essex County Council’s Cabinet Member for Education, said: “Schools in Essex do an excellent job, with about 94 per cent currently rated as good or outstanding by Ofsted and pupils continuing to achieve fantastic results.

“Teachers and other school staff have obviously played a vital role in those successes and hearing about the difference our award winners have made to the lives of young people in the county is always one of the main highlights of my year.

“I am very proud of their achievements and these awards are a great way of recognising their hard work and commitment.”

Road traffic collision vehicle in tree

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At just after 11pm on Saturday 17th February, Firefighters assisted at the scene of a road traffic collision in High Street, Ongar.

On arrival Fire crews reported that two females were trapped in a vehicle which was stuck in a tree and approximately four feet off the ground following the incident.

Firefighters stabilised the vehicle due to it's precarious position, before freeing the two females from the car.

Both females were released by 11.41pm and were left in the care of the Ambulance Service

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Could you go the extra mile for a young person in care?

If you can commit to visiting a young person in care once a month to help them have fun away from their placement, find out more about volunteering as an Independent Visitor (IV).

IVs are dependable role models who remain a consistent adult in a child or young person’s life, during what can be an unsettling time for them.

The IV service asks that volunteers are able to commit for a minimum of two years, although many IVs continue volunteering with the service way beyond this. Some young people also live in placements outside of Essex for lots of different reasons and can sometimes feel isolated. They could benefit hugely from regular visits from a volunteer, so being prepared to travel can enable them to experience the benefits of having an IV in their life.

You don’t need any experience to become an IV, just the ability to connect with and offer caring support to a vulnerable young person in care. If you think this is something you could commit to, please visit the Essex County Council website for more information.

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Citizens Advice’s guide to complaining about public transport No one likes to be thought a moaner but that’s no reason to put up with poor service. Good organisations welcome complaints as a way of learning how to improve service. So here’s an outline guide to complaints about public transport in our area.

Buses If you have a complaint about a local bus service you should always go first to the bus company and try to resolve it with them. In and around North Weald that’s mainly TrustyBus. Their contact details are: Hailes Farm, Low Hill Road, Roydon,Essex, CM19 5JW. Telephone: 01992 890225. Email: trustybus@galleontravel.co.uk . Or you can use their website: http://www.trustybus.co.uk/contact-us/ If you can’t resolve the issue with the bus company directly you have a couple of options. You can contact Bus Users UK, which is an independent body that will try to resolve your dispute. You can get contact details from their website - http://www.bususers.org/ complaints/ or ring them on 0300 111 0001. They would deal with things like one-off service failures or rude staff.

For more serious matters you can contact the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency. Their Bus Compliance Team’s remit covers such areas as whether bus operators are running the services they said they would and whether disabled people have proper access. Their email address is enquiries@dvsa.gov.uk. If you are concerned about the roadworthiness of a bus, you can contact DVSA on the same email address or ring their freephone intelligence line on 0800 030 4103.

Ultimately the Traffic Commissioner for the East of England can remove a company’s operating licence (as happened to SM Coaches, the predecessor to TrustyBus) but the Traffic Commissioner doesn’t take complaints directly from the public.

Most of the buses running through Essex are commercial services. This means Essex County Council doesn’t pay for them and doesn’t determine how or when they run. The District and Parish Councils have no responsibilities in respect of buses.

Transport in London

Almost all public transport in London is the responsibility of Transport for London (TfL). They cover the Underground, the Overground, the Docklands Light Railway, London Buses and TfL Rail, as well as regulating taxis and private hire vehicles. The easiest way to contact them is via the TfL website: https://tfl.gov.uk/help-and-contact/ but you can write to them at: TfL Customer Service, 4th Floor, 14 Pier Walk, London SE10 0ES, or ring them on 0343 222 1234.

Trains As with buses, you’ll need to complain to the train company first of all. What redress they offer varies from company to company. If you’re not happy with the response you can take the matter to Transport Focus on 0300 123 2350. They’ll have another look at your claim and make an independent decision.

For more details go to the Citizens Advice website: www.citizensadvice.org.uk.

Contacting Citizens Advice If you need our assistance or advice the nearest branch to North Weald is at 50A Hemnall Street in Epping. We are open for drop-in from 10.00 to 2.00 on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. Elsewhere, the branch in Loughton Library is open between 9.30 and 1.00, Monday to Thursday and the branch in Waltham Abbey Town Hall is open between 9.30 and 1.00 on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

We are also now piloting a drop-in session in Ongar Library. It is between 10.00 and 12.00 on the third Tuesday each month, so the next session is 20 March. Or you can ring the Essex Adviceline on 03444 770 808.

Source: Paul Stockton

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Here is the Newts We inherited a rather large rockery when we bought our house and through the years it has slowly subsided, become unstable and overgrown.

Over the past few weeks we have been reducing it in size and consolidating the rocks (lumps of concrete) and stone into something more firm. Imagine our surprise when we found these?

Fourteen common or smooth newts all crammed into a small area no larger than the size of your hand. As you can see from the photo, they ranged from adult to last year’s babies and all were in that state of suspended animation similar to hibernation. Don’t worry; the adult on its side is fine it’s just zonked-out in ‘hibo’ mode because of the cold.

Luckily we had an area already consolidated to receive them so we quickly re-housed them before they woke up and also before the surrounding birds could get at them as they were by now, you can imagine, going crazy seeing all this potential food about!

Placing them carefully in their new shelter as some recompense to the usual, now common across the country, human interference to habitat. Wait ‘till the developers start building the new houses guys!

To make sure they were safe and protected from the frost, we covered them with a large lump of concrete that will probably stay there, while also making sure we left sufficient gaps so the newts can emerge in the spring or at any time should the weather pick up. Hopefully this arrangement will keep the foxes and snakes at bay although the latter is not a problem until about May. What I find interesting is the fact that all these amphibians made it to this one spot (we’re still looking for more now as we go through the rockery) some 20 feet away from our pond and across varying terrain. It must have been a nightmare for the little ‘ns!

The group are a mixture of different ages and yet they assembled in this single spot!

Do they communicate with each other? Do they follow any scent? Have they been over wintering here for years and we’ve only just discovered them? As the late Sir Patrick Moore used to say, ‘We just don’t know’.

Source: Jimmy Waters -oOo-

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WANTED Full time Receptionist/Administrator North Weald Competitive salary plus benefits Bassett Business Units is a business centre which offers office space, light industrial units and virtual office facilities in the West Essex area.

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The successful candidate must be polite with a good telephone manner, computer literate, approachable, reliable/ trustworthy and tactful at all times with a good problem solving approach. They must also have the capability to make on the spot decisions.

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Avian flu in wild birds In the first confirmed case this winter, Defra recently announced that avian flu has been found in the UK. As a result, a bird flu prevention zone has been introduced across the whole of the UK, legally requiring all bird keepers to follow strict precautionary measures.

Ensure the areas where birds kept are unattractive to wild birds. For example, by netting ponds and by removing wild bird food sources Feed and water your birds in enclosed areas to discourage wild birds Minimise movement in and out of bird enclosures Clean and disinfect footwear and keep areas where birds live clean and tidy Reduce any existing contamination by cleansing and disinfecting concrete areas, and fencing off wet or boggy areas Public Health England say the risk to public health is very low, and the Food Standards Agency have reassured consumers that bird flu does not pose a food safety risk.

However, poultry keepers and members of the public should report any dead wild birds to the Defra helpline on 03459 33 55 77 and keepers should report suspicion of disease to APHA on 03000 200 301. Currently, there are no plans to carry out culls or put movement restrictions in place.

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Bird Feature Greetings. Spring is on its way but the winter hangs on with occasional cold spells keeping the wildlife on the edge of their survival limits. The breeding season really gets going and indeed by early February there were quite a few species to be heard singing away, telli ng rival males that they are surviving and that this is their territory, whilst hoping to pair up for the year. Of course some species are known to bond for several years but for any birds born last year this will be an all new experience and there are no guarantees of success. Smaller birds general ly live shorter lives than bigger species such as crows and gulls so they have to get breeding right and may not get many opportunities in their lives. Second broods can give these birds a quick chance to try again.

There are still winter thrushes about the area at a number of locations. One of the favoured sites has been in the vicinity o f the village hall and the Weald Common nature area. Earlier in the winter they continued to strip trees and bushes of fruits and berries but there have been wetter conditions and they will target worms in damp grass areas, rather as our native thrushes such as Blackbirds will do. I have seen 30 plus foraging on the ground.

Most fly off to nearby hedges and trees as you approach but you get the occasional individual that seems unbothered and gives really close up views.

There has been a Little Egret around, occasionally hunting for food in the stretch of Cripseys Brook that fronts Wheelers Far m Gardens. Literally in the heart of the village in full view of people walking past along the High Road. A Grey Wagtail frequents that site too.

I mentioned birds singing already and this includes a Song Thrush that has been belting out a few tunes near the village hall, there was one there last year also, and the general area has suitable habitat for this species to breed. Also there are plenty of Dunnocks, Wrens, Robins, Blackbirds and Great Tits calling or singing, not to mention the Collared Doves and Woodpigeons which soon start to get a bit annoying with their repetitive early morning coo-coo calls. Though not a song as such, the distinctive drumming of Great Spotted Woodpeckers serves the same purpose and I have heard this on various occasions over the last 2 or 3 weeks (up to mid Feb). It is a far carrying, resonant sound and once you get to know the sound it is very easily noticed. Of course at this time of year deciduous trees have very little in the way of leaf cover so the woodp ecker itself is that much easier to see once you have heard its drumming. When they fly off they do so with bounding flight. The Great Spotted Woodpeck er is black and white with a bit of red and some will visit garden feeders so some of you may have them visiting your garden. It can be a pre datory species as they will use their long bills to hack their way into nest holes in trees or even nest boxes and consume the chicks within.

Talking of garden feeders, in the last report I mentioned the lack of Greenfinches that I have seen around but happily within a few days I suddenly had over half a dozen turning up, the first time I have seen such numbers for a few years. Mind you there is a lot of competition for food from the Goldfinches which still flourish locally, they seem to be everywhere I look in the area.

My oft expressed desire for Waxwings to turn up in our area has once again failed to materialise. There is a Waxwing sighting s site on Twitter which gives updates on UK locations for this species but there have been none anywhere near here as far as I can see. Oh well, ther e's always next winter.

I have been interested to hear of reports of a Barn Owl being seen locally. They can really struggle in the winter and indeed the UK is at the northern edge of their range. The only times I have personally seen one in the area has also been in winter. They will hunt over grass y areas hoping to nab a mouse or vole and regular sightings of Kestrels confirm that there plenty of these prey rodents to be found. However the owls need good conditions to find them as they rely heavily on their acute hearing to pinpoint the prey and for example a very blustery night can make it very hard for them to hunt. One thing that limits their success in the UK is the diminishing number of nesting sites. Farm buildings with openings and ledges have traditionally been a frequent place to nest - as the name Barn Owl suggests ! - but with modern, secure building methods the openings just aren't there. Barn Owls are beautiful and make memorable sightings. Even folk who wouldn't ordinarily look at birdlife will confirm that Barn Owls do indeed have a wow factor.

By the time of the April report we should be seeing some early spring migrants and during March there should be the return of Chiffchaffs with their distinctive call breaking out throughout the area. That for me is one of the true signs that spring is upon us.

Don't forget that feeding stations should be kept clean with no build up of uneaten or mouldy food. And the provision of clean, fresh water can be just as important as food.

There really is plenty of wildlife to be seen around our area, we may not have spectacular species but overall there are a lo t of interesting birds to see, with an annual list of around 75 different types and even the common ones such as Robins and Blue Tits can in their own way provide engaging viewing with their various behaviours. Over the next few weeks you may spot nest building, even in your own garden, the only thing to note is that it is an offence to disturb nesting birds so the old fashioned pastime of bird nesting has been consigned to the history books.

Enjoy any time you have out and about and keep an eye out for what may be about ...

Paul Corbet.

All the best, Paul Corbet.

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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

01992 522896

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 Direct

0845 4647

Doctors The Limes, North Weald 01992 524383

Essex Police

0300 333 4444

Epping Forest District Council

01992 564000

Police, Neighbourhood/local

101

Epping Town Council

01992 579444

Police, Emergency

999

EFDC & ECC Cllr Chris Whitebread

01992 573557

Police Online reporting

www.essex.police.uk/doitonline

EFDC Will Breare-Hall

01992 575843

RSPCA

01279 306058

MP Mrs Eleanor Laing MP

020 8508 8608

Stuart Poulton

01992 522607

Eleanor.Laing.mp@parliament.uk

24 Hour

01992 572607

Hospital, St Margarets, Epping

01992 561666

St Andrews Church

01279 451065

Hospital, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow

01279 444455

St Andrews Primary School

01992 522283

London & Essex Boarding Kennels & Cattery (Kents Farm)

01992 522183

Traveline

0870 6082608

North Weald Airfield

01992 564200

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

Epping Forest Badger Group

North Weald Seniors Society for over 70’s

Theydon Jazz Club

Tel: 576038 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: 523731

West Essex Flower Club

North Weald Angling Club

Queens Hall Bowls Club

Tel: 524631

Tel: 01992 524071

Tel: 523375 or 522052

01945 588325/davedyer24@gmail.com

Three Valleys Male Voice Choir