North Weald Village Life November 2022 issue

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Is it really November?

I know it is November, but the weather is telling me something different. It is so mild, I am not complaining, I love that I can go out without the bulkiness of coats, scarves etc— especially during the day.

I was driving home the other day along the M25 and during my journey I had torrential rain, strong wind, falling leaves, bright sunshine and a beautiful rainbow. I do love a rainbow — there is something cheerful about them—lovely colours in the sky.

I am not going to discuss politics but if I was confused before I am certainly confused now. Mind you for the salary and ongoing allowances/bonuses I would be a Prime Minister for a day!!!

The North Weald Methodist Church has now closed, I was sorry I missed the last day but I had a family commitment.

The village has lost something special.

It is the deer rutting season now, I have seen and heard of many deaths of deer in and around North Weald, Thornwood and Epping. The deer are not paying attention to the roads, and will dart out. With the dark nights it is even harder to see them until it is too late.

The only thing you can do is drive slowly and be alert. I must admit I am very conscious when driving through the forest especially at night. Not only because of the safety aspect and the damage to the car but also because I know how upset I would be to harm one of these wonderful animals that we are so lucky to have. I have heard from a local farmer that we do have a lot of local deer around at the current time.

With the cost of living increasing, fuel, energy, mortgages and food prices increasing substantially—please reach out if you need help. There are now warm places available locally, I have included more details about this in the magazine.

Food bank, vouchers and help is available from local groups and the District and Parish Council.

For those that this does not affect as much, please make sure you support the food bank and local groups with the provision of donations or support.

Talking of energy, I have never ever had an electric blanket.

When I was young, I didn't have heating upstairs in my house, but to warm up our bed my mum put in a hot water bottle under the sheets about 10 minutes before we went to bed. I must admit there was only a small patch of warmth but it was bliss and we kept the hot water bottle with us whilst we went to sleep (I can hear the violins playing in sympathy now). I do hear good things about electric blankets thought—apparently they are economical and very effective.

Maybe I will put it on my Christmas list for Santa.

I did take a trip to North Weald Market recently and I was pleased to see it is getting stronger, with an increasing number and variety of stalls. I am mixed about the ban of dogs from the market which has recently been implemented but I must admit it was quite busy and I guess it is better for the dogs not to be squashed or stood on.

Take care.

June

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Cover photo—Chosen as I thought this look very seasonal and beautiful horse.

CONTENTS November Issue Page No.

4. Brain Teaser 5. Inland Border Facility Closed 6. & 7. Events 8. Rutting Season 10. Local Plan Consultation 13. Warm Places 14. Essex Highways ready for colder weather 18. Stay safe this Winter 21. New fundraising for St Clare 24. Church Chat 25. EFDC reveal financial 29. Citizen Advice 33. Gardening Hints 35. Road Safety Competition 37. Poem 41. 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.

Disclaimer: Whilst every care has been taken to ensure any data in this publication is accurate, neither the publisher nor it’s editorial contributors can accept and hereby disclaim, any liability to any party, or loss or damage caused by errors or resulting from negligence, accident or any other concerns. North Weald Village Life does not officially endorse any advertisement material included within this publication. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reported, stored in retrieval systems or transmitted in any form electronically. Mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the permission of the publisher.

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NOVEMBER TEASER—Win a bottle of wine!

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Thank you to J. Jones and well done for winning the October Brain Teaser.

Just search and find the words, ring them and then send your completed wordsearch to me by 20th November. Please send it to: - October 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 email address and home address.

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Inland Border Facility now closed North Weald Bassett Parish Council has received a total of £130,000 from the HMRC in respect of the Inland Border Facility being located on North Weald Airfield.

The facility closed on 11th September with the Rayley Lane site currently being decommissioned.

Parish council chairman Alan Buckley told Monday's parish council meeting the parish council had received three payments - an initial £50,000 and two further payments of £40,000.

District and parish councillor Nigel Bedford added that HMRC had also contributed £100,000 for a flood relief project on Church Lane, North Weald.

Epping Forest District Council has also received rent for the use of facility which opened in January 2021.

The site was one of several Inland Border Facility locations where officials checked the documents of HGV drivers entering and leaving the country after the UK left the EU. The site operated 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

There were initially lots of concerns regarding the lorries coming through the village, the car park at the Church and surrounding roads with lorries parked up.

Get help with the cost of living Epping Forest District Council understand that local residents and local business owners are concerned about how the rising cost of living will affect them.

Financial advice and support is available from many places, but not always obvious, for those struggling to make ends meet.

According to a survey last month by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) a staggering 91% of adults have reported an increase in their living costs compared with a year ago.

They have put together some helpful advice and information on where to go to find extra advice and support.

Check what benefits and financial support you can apply for: • Income • Disability benefits • Bills and allowances • Childcare • Housing • Travel Get face-to-face advice at The Epping Community Hub. It’s a one -stop shop for residents to access a wide range of services: • The Epping Community Hub includes: • Citizens Advice • Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) • Epping Food Bank • Essex County Council – adult social care and family solutions • Voluntary Action Epping Forest

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Copy Deadline for Event Details For the December Issue—20th November For the January Issue—20th December

West Essex Flower Club

North Weald W.I. North Weald W.I. meet at our Village Hall on the first Wednesday of each month starting at 1.45pm. enjoying an interesting speaker and a friendly get together.

We welcome visitors, pay £4.00 on the door.

Home Instead Singing For The Brain This runs on the third Wednesday of the month at Theydon Bois Village Hall in the morning. These sessions bring people affected by dementia together to sing a variety of songs they know and love, in a fun and friendly environment. We do vocal exercises that help improve brain activity and wellbeing. We also serve light refreshments and enable the group to chat amongst themselves.

West Essex Flower Club has a seasonal feeling this month with demonstrator Fiona Harrison’s arrangements entitled ‘Countdown to Christmas’.

Come along and enjoy an afternoon with this friendly club at Thornwood Village Hall at 1.45pm on Monday 14th November.

Visitors Welcome £6.00:on the door or why not join and become a member.

Home Instead Memory Lane Café This runs every second Wednesday of the month in the afternoon at Theydon Bois Village Hall. These are fun afternoons, we run a quiz or a competition, serve light refreshments and always have a sing along of our favourite songs. One of our team, Kevin, plays his guitar and we have song sheets so it is simple to join in.

This event is free of charge and organised by Home Instead, Epping

Christmas Market Epping Saturday 3rd December

10am—4pm Christmas stalls, entertainment, singing and festive fun.

Remembrance Sunday Sunday 18th November 12.15 North Weald Memorial and Debt of Honour All welcome

What’s On in Church?

Sundays 10am: all-age, all-welcome informal service with songs and crafts.

3pm: Mass in a contemplative, prayerful tradition with incense, candles and robes.

Tuesdays: - 7.30-8.30: Bible study and homegroup over zoom. Email summersaimee@gmail.com to join!

Wednesdays: First Wednesday of the month: Rosary Group meets at 12 in St Andrew’s to pray and meditate using prayer beads. Beginners welcome.

Every Wednesday, 12.45-1.30: social club. Bring your own lunch. Hot drinks are provided.

Pub Theology -November 10th, 12pm in the King’s Head pub. We meet to discuss various topics in religion, philosophy and current life. Email summersaimee@gmail.com if you would like to come.

Remembrance Sunday 13th November, 10.50am in St Andrew’s: Royal British Legion Act of Remembrance, followed by a service in Church.

St Andrew’s Day 30th November. There will be a Eucharist in St Andrew’s school, 9am, to which parents and governors are most welcome.

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If you run a community event or charity event, don’t forget to let me know so I can share the details with readers—just email me June@northwealdvillagelife.co.uk

North Weald Allstars Jazz Session 1st Saturday of each month

Don’t forget to send details of any events you are holding in the local the area.

12pm onwards Tickets available on the door—£12

Ploughman’s Lunch Held in the North Weald Village Hall Starts at 12.00 Every Second Saturday each month - This is organised for the the benefit of the Senior Citizens Society, a North Weald institution.

Memory Café Every 3rd Wednesday of the Month—10am—12pm This is a free event At St James’ Church Hall, Ongar Welcoming café especially for those with varying degrees of memory issues and those who love and care for them.

Enjoy activities, bingo and more.

Sponsored by Home Instead

NEW Community Thornwood Market

Ongar Farmer’s Market

Saturday 3rd September 2022 9.30 – 1pm Thornwood village hall Lots of different styles including food, local artisans

Sunday 4th September 2022 10am– 2pm Pleasance Car Park (Next to Chipping Ongar Library) Lots of different styles including food, local artisans

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Rutting season is here!

It is currently the deer rutting season – a time when they engage in fierce mating battles.

Rutting activity is most intense after dawn and before dusk, though some activity occurs throughout the day.

Male deer are much more aggressive and females are a lot more active during this season. Epping Forest has a large deer population and drivers on forest roads should be more cautious at this time of year.

Walkers in the forest are also advised to be aware and keep dogs on leads or under control.

Epping Forest’s deer population is made up of dark fallow deer – thought to have been introduced to the Forest from Scandinavia by King James I – and Muntjac, a small Asian deer introduced by the 11th Duke of Bedford to his Woburn estate at the turn of the century. Escapees successfully bred and can be found throughout the Epping Forest District.

A Deer Sanctuary to the south west of Theydon Bois, provides safe grazing for a herd of just over 100 dark fallow deer. Deer numbers outside the sanctuary are monitored on an annual basis, and a number of ‘deer glades’ have been created within the forest to provide safe feeding areas.

If you’re out and about in the forest during the rutting season it is wise to follow a few simple rules: If you have your dog with you, keep it on a lead and under close control Keep your distance! Do not approach any deer closer than 50m, and stay at least 100m from rutting deer Pay special attention to any signage and follow its advice If you find a deer advancing towards you or acting in a threatening manner, do not shout or wave at it. Back off slowly if possible.

The deer may be satisfied that you have left its personal zone. Do not run, though, as this may trigger the animal into chasing you.

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New digital programme set to boost connectivity and inclusion Essex County Council has launched a new £1.88 million programme to support digital connectivity and tackle digital exclusion. Working with key partners, Digital Essex will deliver the County Council’s Digital Strategy for Essex over the next four years, in line with the Everyone’s Essex agenda.

Plans include the development of a local grant scheme to provide additional funding to reach the final 1% of rural addresses that still cannot access decent broadband.

This investment is in addition to £14 million spent by Essex County Council on upgrading digital infrastructure across the county with its superfast broadband programme, which has so far boosted connections to 160,000 homes and businesses.

Research shows that people who do not have the access, skills and confidence to use the internet are more likely to face inequalities than those who do. By making faster broadband and mobile internet connections available, Essex County Council is aiming to address inequalities, including employment prospects and poor mental and physical health.

Cllr Lesley Wagland OBE, Essex County Council Cabinet Member for Economic Renewal, Infrastructure and Planning, said: “This funding will help to ensure that no individual or business is excluded from digital opportunities due to lack of infrastructure, affordable access, equipment, or skills.

Wintry Wood Wonderers Winter Warm Ups

“Enabling people to build the skills they need to be part of the business recovery is key to a stronger economy for the future.”

Having become tired of hearing the depressing news stories and the general gloom and doom in the air and as a result I thought and hoped there would be some interest for the proposed :A regular monthly walk/stroll in Wintry Wood including the City of London's buffer lands close by. They will not be of the fast ramble type, more of an amble. It is hoped that people will look on these as an opportunity to take part in an active and social stroll in what is a magical environment. I am aware that some females are apprehensive about being in the forest on their own and that some men too have said how they now feel uncomfortable walking on their own in the forest, everyone is welcome, whatever age, come with a friend or alone. It is a chance to get and keep warm with a walk, get social with a talk and take in the natural beauty around us.

Wednesday 9th November - 11am Gate to be advised Wednesday 14th December - 11am Gate to be advised I do hope you too will be interested and want to join the WWWWWU! Friends of Wintry Wood have a face book page - join to see photographs and comments on the magical place, and a contact email address friendsofwintrywood@outlook.com.

Source: De Spence

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Local Plan consultation on further Main Modifications The Local Plan is a district-wide plan which identifies the vision and aspirations for the future of the area. The planning policies, and allocations in the plan identify sites or areas which can be developed and those which should be protected.

The Local Plan will help shape future development in the district Councillor Nigel Bedford, Cabinet Portfolio Holder responsible for up to 2033. It sets out the level and distribution of planned the Local Plan was pleased to update councillors at Full Council growth, including new homes and employment land. on Tuesday 11th October.

The Plan includes policies which will be used to assess planning The Council is aiming for the consultation to commence on or applications, ensuring new development is sustainable, well dearound 28th October 2022. Council staff are working behind the signed and provides for the future needs of the district. scenes to prepare the website, documents and consultation Once finalised and adopted, the Local Plan will become the statforms. The consultation will last 6 weeks. utory (legal) development plan for the Epping Forest district.

Consultees will be given the opportunity to comment solely upon the further Main Modifications proposed at this stage. It is not an Responses to the consultation will be sent to the independent opportunity to comment upon previous changes that have al- government-appointed inspector. Once the inspector has considready been consulted upon, or parts of the Plan that are not sub- ered the responses, including the evidence presented throughout the duration of the Examination, he will determine whether the ject to further modification.

Local Plan is ‘sound’ and make his final recommendations to the The Schedule of Main Modifications, clearly identifying the fur- Secretary of State. Only once the plan has received ministerial ther Main Modifications which are subject to consultation, and all approval can it then be adopted by the Council. supporting documents will be published via the Council’s Local Plan website.

An additional consultation on the further changes (known as further Main Modifications) to Epping Forest District Council’s emerging Local Plan is scheduled to start shortly as the Council reaches the final stages of the Plan’s Examination.

Anyone who has previously registered for the Local Plan updates will receive notification when the consultation commences. Paper copies of the consultation material will be available at the Civic Offices and local libraries.

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SCAM Energy Rebate If the cost of living and the increase in energy prices is not enough to cause worry, Essex Police are asking everybody to beware of email scams.

As household bills rise, we need to stay one step ahead of the scammers.

Beware of scam emails claiming to offer you refunds from Ofgem.

Action Fraud have seen a rise in reports of an email scam which claims you are due a refund from Ofg em and asks you to follow a link to a website. Where you will then be asked to fill in personal and financial information.

The scams in this incidence are using the Ofgem logo and colours to make it appear real.

If in doubt about an email, contact the organisation directly and do not click on any links.

The legitimate organisation will be happy to help you and not pressure you into providing unnecessary information. You can report any suspicious emails to report@phishing.gov.uk

Town sign restored Have you noticed that the Epping town sign on the town green has been restored, and now bears the market charter to mirror the town sign on the corner of Tower Road.

Town council receives £60,000 from Qualis Qualis Commercial, which is developing five sites in Epping, has awarded Epping Town Council £60,000 - £30,000 for work on the Stonards Hill recreation ground playground and £30,000 towards funding for the skate park refurbishment project.

The money will pay for the replacement of logs and a new roundabout at the play area.

The town council has thanked Qualis Commercial for its contribution.

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£7.9m secured to help Essex residents improve their maths Essex County Council receives Department for Education (DfE) funding of £7.9m to run Multiply programme across county, helping thousands of residents brush up on their numeracy skills and gain a qualification, get into employment, and build their confidence.

The Department for Education has accepted Essex County Council’s (ECC) case for ‘Multiply’, part of a new Government initiative to help residents across the country improve their numeracy skills.

The funding, which will be spread over the next three years, has been secured following analysis of skill levels which showed a significant gap in adult numeracy in Essex compared to the national average. This can limit people’s ability to get a job and to get promoted in work.

To address this, Multiply aims to raise participation in learning and attainment in maths up to NVQ2 (Good GCSE) for adults aged 19 and over.

Essex’s Multiply programme will offer short, practical courses showcasing maths tools which can be used in everyday life, providing support for adults with things like the cost of living, helping children with their schoolwork, accessing employment, and getting a promotion at work.

There will be courses for beginners and those who want to build on the foundations of their maths knowledge, through to more advanced courses such as GCSE maths.

ECC has pitched for and been awarded an initial grant of £2.4m to deliver 3,400 opportunities by March 2023.

Fire damage to bedroom

The programme will be delivered through a range of skills providers with the support of partners, voluntary and community organisations, as well as ECC services such as ACL Essex (Adult Community Learning) and Essex Libraries.

Just after 8pm on 23rd October, Fire crews were called to a house in Shaftesbury Road, Epping, after the homeowner noticed smoke coming from upstairs.

On arrival firefighters discovered a fire in a bedroom and worked quickly to stop it from spreading and extinguish it.

Watch Manager Marc Lemon, Loughton Fire Station, said: "We're unsure whether the fire was caused by a candle or a laptop as both were close to the bed where the fire started.

"Our main advice is to make sure you have at least one working smoke alarm on every level of your home. It'll alert you to the first sign of fire which means you can get out, stay out and call 999 much more quickly.

"Additionally, if you're using candles, always blow them out before you leave a room and never burn them close to anything flammable."

The whole bedroom has been damaged by fire and the upstairs of the house has been damaged by smoke.

Source: Essex County Fire & Rescue Services Ltd

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Warm Places Warm Places provide a free, safe, warm and comfortable space for those who need it throughout winter.

Many of the venues are offering refreshments (with some offering hot food), activities such as board games and Wifi.

There are many venues across the district offering a warm place. All open from Saturday 29th October.

Here is a list of some of the local warm venues available:Abridge—Abridge Evangelical Church, 27 London Road, RM4 1XA Wednesday, 3pm to 8pm Refreshments, activities and public WiFi available

Epping Epping Community Hub, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, CM16 4BZ Opens Monday 24 October Monday and Tuesday, 9am to 5.15pm Refreshments (available from 10am to 4pm), activities, public WiFi available and access to other support and services based in the community hub More information: call 01992 910701, 07967 726851 (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm) or email communityhub@vaef.org.uk Epping Sports Centre, 25 Hemnall Street, CM16 4LU Monday to Sunday, 11am to 2pm Vending machines available for snacks More information: call 01992 565670 or email enquiries@eppingsportscentre.org Ongar—St James’ Church, St James’ Avenue, CM5 9EL Monday 1pm to 5pm and Thursday 9am to 12noon Refreshments and activities available More information: call Rev Stewart Gibbs 01277 366047 or 07507 274872

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Ongar Leisure Centre, The Gables, Fyfield Rd, CM5 0GA Monday to Sunday 11am to 2pm Vending machines available for snacks More information: call 01277 363969 or email enquiries@ongarleisurecentre.org

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Essex Highways ready for colder weather Gritters to travel 114,000 miles during colder months to spread almost 13,000 tonnes of salt on county roads.

Essex Highways is ready to deliver this year’s winter gritting programme on the county’s roads, a service which starts on Monday 24th October.

Salt-barns are filled and gritter truck drivers will be on stand-by from this date. County residents may have seen gritter vehicles at the beginning of October, even though it was not cold enough.

This was to allow drivers to refresh their knowledge of all the routes we grit and learn new routes.

Last year, Essex Highways began a route optimisation scheme which saw 12 routes combined into six. A further optimisation has been carried out ahead of this winter season.

Changes were made in-house to routes, reducing the need for five of the gritting vehicles. Routes have also been made more efficient, reducing fuel spend on ‘dead running’ - when the gritter is travelling between routes but not spreading any grit.

These changes mean an estimated £10,000 less will be spent on fuel this year, saving 14 tonnes of CO2.

The reduction of 11 routes and added efficiency enhancements mean that the Essex Winter service this year is being delivered for around £216,000 less than two years ago and helping to deliver a safer, greener, and healthier Essex.

Councillor Lee Scott, Cabinet Member for Highways Maintenance and Sustainable Transport at Essex County Council, says; “Throughout our winter maintenance period, our gritter crews are on standby to keep the Essex road network open and safe. Long

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-range weather forecasts cannot always tell us with any reliability what sort of winter weather we may get, so being as prepared as possible for all conditions is a must. Last winter in Essex our gritters went out 59 times on our 59 routes, over 114,000 miles and using almost 13,000 tonnes of salt on our road network.

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank our gritter team for the vital work they do to keep our road network moving safely throughout the winter months. The gritter drivers are the same operatives who repair potholes and jet drains, among other things, so they are very busy at this time of year.”

Further information about travelling on Essex’s roads over the winter can be found by visiting extensive winter travel pages on the Essex Highways website, https://www.essexhighways.org/ winter-travel or gritting routes here: https:// www.essexhighways.org/salting-routes Finally, during cold autumn and winter weather, county families may like to track where the gritter trucks are at any given moment by using our gritter truck tracking page https:// www.essexhighways.org/track-the-gritting-lorries For families with young children, many of the trucks have names, including, Gritty, Gritty Bang Bang, Gritendor, Frosty, Andy Flurry, Grit Notley, Gritty McGrit Face and Gritty Gordon.

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Feel the fear and do it anyway.

My name is Arhon, I am the Senior Website Designer for Consider Local based in Epping. I am somewhat shy by nature, so I was never a fan of networking. In fact, I suffered from what I later discovered was a condition called Glossophobia (fear of public speaking). This was probably one of the appeals of web design, as it allowed me to work behind the scenes and 'go public' with my work only.

About 8 years ago, a colleague recommended I join his local networking group, which he spoke very highly of. He said it would be good for the business and that it might benefit me to step out of my comfort zone. I made many excuses before reluctantly agreeing to 'give it a go'. Fast-forward nearly a decade later here I am - the Chair of the Epping Forest Business Group.

How did that happen? If you would have told me that I would one day chair a business group I would never have believed you.

When I first started attending, I was petrified of getting up and doing my weekly 60 second introduction. I do not exaggerate when I tell you that the people sitting next to me could literally hear my tummy rumbling before it was my turn to speak. One day a member of the group invited me to attend a special workshop on 'Glossobpia'. The workshop enabled me to face my irrational fears and turn them into healthy challenges. Studies have shown that the sensation the body goes through when experiencing fear is the same as excitement. Being that the majority of our fears are not routed in an existential threat, most of them can be dissolved by changing the way we relate to them.

After doing the course, I then went on to win 'Best 60 Second Presentation' at the business group. Something I had not managed to do during the 3 years prior, it was evident to me that my change in perspective was having a tangible impact. And the more challenges I embraced the more my confidence grew.

I suppose my biggest fear in taking on the role of chair was that I would fail a group, and at such a critical time too. Post-lockdown the numbers had receded to an all-time low of just 6 members. Making the challenge my fear had highlighted my focus, in just 6 months and a concerted team effort we managed to grow the group to 14 members, and had to move out one of the small rooms within the Epping Connection (where the group is hosted) to their main hall.

One of the most special challenges I said yes to whilst being at the group was doing the London to Brighton cycle ride in aid of Haven House Children's Hospice. I agreed to do it at very short notice and managed to ignore the voice within me saying 'it's too late, there just isn't enough time to raise any meaningful sponsorship'. So instead of dwelling on the possibility of failure. I set myself a goal and worked out a strategy to give myself the best chance of success. And in just 7 days managed to raise £2000 for this amazing charity.

I owe the group a great deal and would like to thank the many members who have inspired me during my journey. With such a diverse range of businesses and expertise to hand, The Epping Forest Business Group has provided the ideal environment for me to grow and develop personally and professionally.

In hindsight, I would say that the most amazing things in my life have happened by somehow overcoming my fears; from graduating, running a business, Chairing the Epping Forest Business Group, to becoming a father. The trick it seems is to feel the fear and do it anyway.

Arhon Ankhkara - Consider Local EFBG - Chair (2022)

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Stay safe this winter Essex County Fire and Rescue Service are urging people to take simple steps to protect themselves from accidental fires and carbon monoxide poisoning while keeping warm and cutting energy use this winter.

The call comes following concerns from the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) that the cost of living rise will mean people could turn to alternative ways of heating and lighting their homes.

For people most at risk of fire or with concerns about fire safety in their home, we offer a free home fire safety visit. You can book a visit for yourself or for someone you know at: www.essex-fire.gov.uk/book or by calling 0300 303 0088.

To help keep you safe: • Check any heating appliances are in good working order and not subject to a product recall by checking the Office for Product Safety and Standards website for any alerts or recalls: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/office-for-productsafety-and-standards •

Place flammable items like furniture and drying clothes well away from heaters and fires Use the correct fuel for woodburning stoves and open fires – to reduce the risk of toxic fumes, chimney fires and carbon monoxide poisoning

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Check your escape routes are clear from clutter and items like portable heaters are not blocking them

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If possible, don’t skip servicing of boilers and gas appliances by a Gas Safe engineer to prevent gas leaks and CO poisoning. Landlords must arrange for an annual gas safety check in rented accommodation.

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Crucial Crew 2022 More than 900 pupils from 21 schools across Epping Forest District took part in this year’s virtual Crucial Crew.

Now in its 18th year the event aims to educate Year 6 children on child exploitation in its many forms before they take the big step into secondary school.

The format involves watching a thoughtprovoking film followed by an interactive workshop looking at how young peoples’ decisions could change the outcome of the film’s story.

Themes such as gang crime, grooming and County Lines drug activity were discussed to raise awareness of the wrong decisions being made in the film and highlighting the warning signs and how to stay safe.

Cllr Aniket Patel, Cabinet Member for Wellbeing and Community Partnerships said: The Council is committed to supporting local children and young people to stay safe and well by equipping them with the knowledge and skills to make positive choices in life. It’s particularly encouraging that we have been able to continue Crucial Crew, albeit in a different format, for all this time, helping equip thousands of our young people for the challenges they face.

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(from Bishop’s Stortford) who was walking in memory of his sonin-law Michael Deer, who was one of the first patients to be cared for on the Hospice’s Inpatient Unit not long after it was established in 2000. Mr Bliss completed the entire 5k course in just More than 160 local people turned out to support St Clare Hos- under 2 hours 30 minutes. pice on Sunday 16th October 2022 to take part in the charity’s fourth annual Walking in Memory event – a 5k sponsored walk Mr Bliss commented, “It was a real challenge for me, as the furthrough the local, Essex countryside. The event has raised round thest I had walked in the last 9 months before today was just 500 yards! I had been sponsored by my family and friends so was £15,500 so far, with sponsorship money still coming in. determined to take part. I aimed to do 2 miles, but ended up doStarting from the Hospice at 11am, the 5k walk wound through ing the whole walk with everyone’s support. I particularly want to the local Hastingwood countryside, taking hundreds of people on thank Terry and James, the St Clare volunteers who walked the a thoughtful journey as they gathered to remember lost loved route with me – they were brilliant and I couldn’t have done it ones. without them.”

Hundreds attend local Hospice event to remember lost loved ones

Clare Morris, St Clare’s Challenges and Events Fundraiser, organised the event and said: “Seeing so many people gather to remember and celebrate the lives of family members, friends and loved ones was beautiful and touching. It really brought home the importance of community, and supporting each other when facing loss and bereavement – and what an honour it is to be able to host an event like Walking in Memory for the people of West Essex and East Herts.”

Walking in Memory meant so much more than the event itself – with participants’ tickets and sponsorship money totalling around £15,500 in vital funding for the Hospice. That is enough to fund more than 800 counselling sessions for bereaved family members or friends, delivered by a qualified counsellor.

One of the highlights of the day was seeing “the sea of people in blue St Clare supporter t-shirts winding across the fields”, remarks Clare. “Walking in Memory was a pleasure to organise, and we’ll continue to host the event annually as part of our mission to support local people facing death, dying and bereavement, in any way we can.”

The oldest participant on the day was 89 year old Hugh Bliss

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New funding for St Clare Hospice leads to easier access to hospice care for local people Thanks to a generous donation of £25,000 from The Charles French Charitable Trust, St Clare Hospice in Hastingwood, Harlow, will soon be welcoming patients and family members to their newly equipped outpatient consulting rooms. The rooms will be set up for both face-to-face and virtual appointments with the charity’s extensive community palliative care team.

Trevor Farrington, St Clare Nurse Consultant said, “Here at St Clare a large proportion of our care is carried out by nurses, therapists and doctors in people’s own homes. The new outpatient consulting rooms are an additional part of that personalised care, and will offer patients the choice in where they are seen, either at home, at the hospice itself or virtually via video links.

“We know that an ageing population in West Essex is leading to an increased demand for specialised palliative care in our area.

The over 85+ age group will double within the next 20 years. We also know there is currently a lack of patient choice in making decisions about their care. The pandemic has demonstrated the need for virtual access to care alongside face-to-face appointments. Our catchment area in West Essex and the East Herts borders is large, at over 400 square miles. Public transport is limited and many people to struggle to attend medical appointments.”

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offer our expert care to people living with complex needs who need help with distressing symptom control and pain management. This project will allow us to deliver high quality rehabilitative care, ensuring patient choice, independence, and dignity, and so reduce the need for distressing emergency care interventions for people living with a life-limiting condition.”

Trevor added: “Alongside the appointments that are offered in the new consulting rooms will be an extension of the St Clare Hospice teaching provision. Trevor added, “We are proud to be a teaching hospice and already run an extensive education programme, providing free of charge training and placements for health and social care professionals and students. The new outpatient clinics will enable us to further enhance the skills and build the experience of clinical partners, as well as our own staff. “ If you would like to find out more about the Outpatient Clinics offered at St Clare Hospice you can call our First Contact Service on 01279 773774.

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Epping Forest dementia fair A dementia fair for people affected by dementia and those with an interest took place at St John’s Church in Epping .

Around 100 people attended the free event organised by Epping Forest Dementia Action Alliance in partnership with the Epping Team Ministry.

The fair offered lots of support with talks, singing, seated exercises and tasters from some of the local dementia friendly groups.

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Alzheimer’s Society – their support services and dementia friendly communities Essex Police – their Herbert Protocol for people with dementia at risk of going missing Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust – role of the Admiral Nurse – specialist in dementia Essex County Fire & Rescue Service – keeping safe at home

Home Instead Epping Forest – Singing for the Brain Epping Forest District Council – Lucy Vandermark, Health, and Wellbeing Assistant – taster seated exercise class

Epping Forest District Council Community and Wellbeing Team, Alzheimer’s Society, Essex Police, St Clare Hospice, Voluntary Action Epping Forest, Carers First Essex, Woodland Grove Care Home, Ashlar House Care Home – Barchester Healthcare, Dementia UK and Epping Forest Youth Council were also in attendance.

Councillor Aniket Patel, Cabinet Member for Community Services said: The event was created to inform people of all the local support available for anyone who is interested in dementia, including those affected by dementia.

It was a tremendous success, and we hope to stage another fair in the future.

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The origins of ‘Essex’ North Weald Bassett lies in the county of Essex. But where does Essex get its name from? To answer this question, we need to take a trip back in history...

After the Romans left Britain in the fifth century, settlers came to our shores from Germany and Denmark. Many of them were Angles or Saxons – which is why we now collectively refer to this settler group as the ‘Anglo-Saxons’.

Volunteer with your local hospice St Clare Hospice are seeking more volunteers to join their 600-strong team of people across their shops, in the community, and at the Hospice site in Hastingwood.

The charity needs people with a range of skills and knowledge – so however much time you can spare, we’ll find the right role to suit you. You can meet eet new, like-minded people; make a difference; be part of a team; and share your skills with your community.

For more information, and to see the current list of roles available, visit: stclarehospice.org.uk/volunteer or call the team directly on 01279 773704 or email volunteer@stclarehospice.org.uk

Upon arrival in England, the Anglo-Saxons split the country into seven kingdoms: Northumbria, Mercia, East Anglia, Kent, South Saxons, West Saxons and East Saxons. Present-day Essex fell within East Saxons.

The Anglo-Saxons spoke the language now termed ‘Old English’. The Old English term for East Saxons was Eastseaxe’ ...which is where the county name Essex derives from! Similarly, it is from ‘Suthseaxe’ (the Old English term for South Saxons) that the county of Sussex gets its name.

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“He look ed at the scene before him, drinking in the still beauty of it. It was endlessly deep and it pulled at his soul in way that hurt like love, like true happiness.

He gazed with intensity at the waves, rollicking softly upon the hesitant sand; at the late sun, melting into the darkling sea and gilding the wave -froth; at the silver stars blinking distantly as the night stole, surefooted and silent, over the living shore – and something deep inside him whispered, home.”

This month, November, is one of remembrance. We remember those who lost their lives in war, and we remember all those who passed a way before us on the feast of All Soul’s (November 1st).

What do you imagine Heaven to be like? There are so many different visions, experiences, descriptions, ideas, imaginings about what life after death might look like.

I’ve always thought of it like a ‘coming home’, after a long journey, but lots of people who have near-death experiences report seeing loved ones who have passed on, or a tunnel with light at the end, or meeting Jesus.

I knew someone who had a near-death experience and came back, but it was something he never liked to talk about much.

What do you think that Heaven will be like?

The Bible uses many images, almost kaleidoscopic in their intensity.

We have the vision from the book of Revelation, where Heaven is a great city, bejewelled and filled with the saints and angels. At its centre is a river, and the tree of life, bearing fruit. In front of the city is a sea, as if of glass.

Or perhaps Heaven is a house; Jesus tells us that He is going before us to prepare a place for us in His Father’s House, where there is many rooms.

Hebrews refers to it as a ‘heavenly country’, from which we get the final verses of the famous hymn, “I Vow To Thee My Country”; And there's another country I've heard of long ago Most dear to them that love her, Most great to them that know We may not count her armies; We may not see her King Her fortress is a faithful heart; Her pride is suffering.

And soul by soul and silently Her shining bounds increase And her ways are ways of gentleness And all her paths are peace However you envision heaven, we know that going there will be a welcoming home; a return to the heart of the Father; an embrace into Love.

I want to leave you with a vision of the Undying Lands as described by Tolkien and adapted by the screenwriters. It is based heavily on the Biblical description of heaven, and is something which brought me great comfort in a time of loss.

PIPPIN: I didn't think it would end this way.

GANDALF: End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take. The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass, and then you see it.

PIPPIN: What? Gandalf? See what?

GANDALF: White shores, and beyond, a far green country under a swift sunrise.

PIPPIN: Well, that isn't so bad.

GANDALF: No. No, it isn't.

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EFDC reviews financial outlook Epping Forest District Councillors took their first look at projected budget predictions for 2023/4 and beyond at a recent meeting of Epping Forest District Council’s Cabinet held on 10th October.

Inflation, higher borrowing costs, and reductions in government grants are among a range of concerns raised in the Medium Term Financial Plan. The latest local government pay award is also expected to be higher than anticipated due to the rise in the cost of living driven by the war in Ukraine. Early analysis shows a significant gap of more than £4 million between income and expenditure next year. Higher costs are also contributing to a budget shortfall in the current year.

Portfolio Holder John Philip reminded councillors that the council was by no means alone in facing new financial challenges. All councils are facing difficult decisions in coming months. Attention was also drawn to council house rents. Any increase in rents is likely to be capped at a much lower level than inflation.

A huge amount of work is being done to identify savings, increase income and ensure services to the most vulnerable in society are protected. Councillor Phillip was confident that the budget gap could narrow in coming months.

Council Leader Councillor Chris Whitbread highlighted the work to balance the budget and protect the most important services for residents. He also emphasised that the challenges facing local services would not lesson in the short term. It would be some years before the situation improved.

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Qualis. With no value in trying to present a four-year business plan in such uncertain economic conditions, councillors agreed to a single year business plan for next year.

The success of temporarily transferring the Council’s Commercial Assets Team to Qualis has increased income from the Councils commercial business portfolio. However, increases in construction costs have significantly impacted Qualis.

Other items before Cabinet included the adoption of a new litter strategy and the Waste and Recycling Collection contract.

Councillors agreed proposals tabled by Contracts Portfolio Holder Nigel Avey to go to market and run a full procurement process.

Consultants reviewed the current waste contract in August 2020. Councillors had agreed in principle to extend the waste contract with Biffa. Since then, Biffa’s performance and service delivery has deteriorated, leading to ongoing missed collections and service delivery issues. There has been district-wide disruption to the collection of residents’ waste and recycling.

Biffa has indicated that any contract extension is likely to cost significantly more than the current contract price. Epping Forest District Council is not legally bound to extend the current contract. Considering Biffa’s current performance and costs of extending the contract, councillors approved the appointment of consultants to develop a full procurement exercise inviting competitive bids from other potential suppliers.

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Queens Hall Short Mats Bowls Club celebrates 31 years It is 31 years since Dick Cattel and Jack Holden started the Queens Hall Short Mat Bowls Club and after all that time we are still bowling at the Queens Hall. Some of our current members were there at the beginning.

During lockdown we had an enforced break but are back now bowling again and enjoying the game as much as ever. We celebrated our 31st birthday a bit late and had a good afternoon of fun playing target bowls instead of our usual roll ups.

After the afternoon's fun we enjoyed tea, coffee and cakes made by our members. The overall winner with the highest score was Michael Ringer seen in the photo receiving his prize from our club chairman, Diane Archer. If you fancy joining us you will be most welcome. We play from 2pm to 4.30pm on Wednesdays and Fridays.

Come and give it a try, all abilities welcome.

Diane Archer

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PHOTO GALLERY Photos: Terry Taylor sharing a wonderful photo of his amazing robins

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Town council repeats opposition to flats plans Revised plans for 20 flats and one commercial unit on the site of the former Travis Perkins builders merchants fronting Epping High Street and Hemnall Street are being opposed by Epping Town Council.

The planning and general purposes committee voted to repeat its original objections, and add that it believes none of the committee's previous concerns have been addressed.

Six local residents have sent objections to the town council.

The new scheme proposes fewer parking spaces - eight instead of 21 - after Epping Forest District Council suggested to the applicant to "decrease the reliance on cars

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The new application for 14 one-bedroom and six two-bedroom flats follows a district council decision in June to refuse permission for an original scheme.

A local resident told Tuesday's town council meeting the reduction in parking had been met with "utter confusion" among local residents. He said: "Parking is already a bit of a stress for us. None of the residents are opposed to development on this site but this is a gross overdevelopment."

Councillor Michael Wright said: "Why we need one-bed flats is beyond me. We will have 130 one-bed flats in St John's Road which is crazy but I guess that is going to happen.

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Citizens Advice: how we can help you This article is an outline of the services we offer at Epping Forest Citizens Advice and the issues that people come to us about.

area. So, a service which may be available in one area won’t be necessarily be in another area.

In our District we can advise you on any benefits issue. If it’s appropriate we can help with form-filling and can correspond on Citizens Advice has been around a long time. It was set up in your behalf with the Department for Work and Pensions or the 1939, just before the Second World War. It came to this area in Council.

If you want to challenge a decision we can advise you the 1950s through various local initiatives. It is still very much a what to do and can argue your case for you, though we can’t locally-based service. Each local Citizens Advice is a separate charity with its own board of local trustees. We are all affiliated to usually represent you at a face to face hearing before a tribunal.

We can’t guarantee success but our success rate is high. the national organisation, which provides us with advice, technical support, and audit services, but almost all our money is On debt issues, we have experienced and skilled debt advisers raised locally. who can advise you on debt solutions and deal with creditors on Our main financial supporter is Epping Forest District Council but your behalf.

they do not control us and they respect our need to be independ- There are many other charities and advice agencies providing ent and to act solely in the interests of our clients. services in this area and across the country so if you come to us Who can ask our help? Anyone who lives, works or studies in the with an issue where we don’t have the resources or expertise to help you over time or in detail we can refer you to another approEpping Forest District. You don’t have to be a British citizen. In the last year (1 October 2021 to 30 September 2022) we regis- priate organisation, such as the Advisory Conciliation and Arbitered a total of 1925 clients across the District. Of these, 76 were tration Service (ACAS) for employment issues, or Shelter or a specialist housing solicitor for housing issues. from North Weald.

What are the issues that people come to us with? There is a wide range but the biggest issues are those relating to state benefits and tax credits. These amount to about half of our caseload.

They include Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Attendance Allowance, and many others. After benefits the biggest issues are debt, financial services and housing. Often a lot of issues are connected, which is why we try to cover as wide a range as possible.

How do you contact us? The best way is by phone. The number, which is free, is 0808 278 7855. We have advisers on hand to answer between 9.30 and 2.30, Tuesday to Thursday. We are very busy at the moment so if you can’t get through at first try again.

We also have an adviser at the Hub at the Civic Offices in Epping every Thursday between 9.30 and 2.30 if you want to talk to someone face-to-face.

What can we do to help? The service any local Citizens Advice If you just want information you can go to the Citizens Advice can provide is inevitably limited by the locally available resources national website www.citizensadvice.org.uk. and the skills and the experience of the staff and volunteers in an Source: Paul Stockton

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Encouraging parents and carers to talk to their children about what they are playing and looking at online From the 16-23 October, the Essex Safeguarding Children Board (ESCB) and partners hosted a week of online activity raising awareness of online risk, spotting the signs of abuse, discussing the importance of healthy relationships and open communication at home, and exploring methods to protect young people from abuse.

Traditional signs of exploitation include a young person having more money, being secretive, or getting taxis everywhere.

New and emerging signs of exploitation stem from the online world, such as receiving online commodities - game currency and other gifts within games.

It is important to remember exploitation is not the child’s fault and they are never to blame.

By creating a supportive environment where online safety is discussed in the same way as road safety or stranger danger, children will feel more able to speak openly about concerns they may have and potentially avoid an online threat escalating.

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Online safety advice for primary and secondary age children as well as younger children Online gaming How to discuss healthy relationships and consent with children Online bullying Frightening content/harmful online challenges

Concerns about child exploitation can be reported anonymously via Crimestoppers 0800 555111.

There is also a dedicated Police Child Exploitation hotline - for parents, carers and members of the public to seek advice around concerns they may have about their own or other children with regards to criminal and sexual exploitation - 01245 452058.

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November Gardening Hints I must defiantly be getting old, each year passes by much quicker than the previous one and I want to say stop the bus I want to get off. The strange weather we have had this year doesn't help, there are no defined seasons like there used to be (or is that nostalgia and old age talking again), they all seem to roll into one.

At the time of writing we are experiencing a real Indian summer, after torrential much needed rain.

It’s still in good time to plant spring flowering bulbs such as daffodils, tulips, snow-drops, crocus, hyacinth etc. We still have a good selection at the garden centre.

The summer hanging baskets, pots and tubs at home were still looking good up to the monsoon type weather that hit late October so I will now plant up my Autumn/Winter containers and baskets. I will include tulips and daffodils planted in the containers at different depths to create a longer flowering time in the Spring. We still have plenty of Pansies, Violas, Sweet William, Primroses, Cyclamen etc., at the garden centre for planting now.

The lawn still needs cutting because of the warm unseasonable weather, break-off debris and falling leaves before mowing and raise the blades up a notch or two at this time of year.

If you get a change its well worth digging over your empty areas of your vegetable patch introducing well rotted manure at the same time. This will definitely improve the quality and structure of the soil in preparation for Spring sowing and planting.

Generally after a mild Autumn, there is usually a spell of cold weather, it’s worth identifying the tender plants in your garden and if they are in pots move them to a sheltered area or if planted in the soil get ready to fleece to protect them from hard frosts. If in pots lift them off the ground using pot feet or bricks or wood etc enabling the water to drain freely from the pot, this will prevent water clogging and the water freezing and cracking the pots.

Visit our Facebook page, because we have some seriously good bargains in our Christmas section to mirror the situation of the country at the moment. Also we have an extensive range of fireworks for sale at very good prices until the 10th November.

Our very fresh non-drop Christmas trees will arrive at the garden centre last week of November. As always I advise you to come early, pick your tree from a large selection, take it home and stand it in a bucket of water outside for at least a week to soak up loads of moisture before bringing indoors. This will keep it fresh throughout the Christmas festivities as long as it’s not sited near a radiator.

As always, sit back and relax and enjoy your garden with a drink of your choice. Mine is a sloe gin—cheers!!

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ONGAR NATURE WATCH Grass We are all very familiar with grass in gardens and parks, sports pitches and in the countryside. It is a common plant easily recognised by its long narrow leaves.

Like all plants, grass obtains water from the roots in the ground and healthy grass is usually green in colour, although some types of grass may have hues of grey or even blue. Recently, with little or no rain for long periods, grass has been noticed because its colour has changed from green to yellow and our surroundings have taken on a quite different appearance. But then came the rain and in no time grass made a remarkable recovery. Some has died because of lack of water and excessive heat, but the majority is flourishing once again.

As well as the common grasses, the group also includes cereals and bamboo Cereals such as wheat, barley, oats, rice and millet, and sugar cane are grown commercially and used for food and drink (beer and whiskey), for thatching, insulation and manufacture of paper and clothing, fuel, and much more. People use bamboo to build houses, fences and furniture. Many cereal crops are grown locally and you will see them when you drive out of Ongar.

Grasses are also an important food for many animals such as cattle, deer, mice, grasshoppers and many caterpillars. Unlike other plants, grasses grow from the base, so when large animals eat grass they usually do not destroy the part that grows and so it is replenished rapidly.

North Weald Village Hall “Pantomime 2022”

Grasses are ancient plants and are known from the time of the dinosaurs. Fossilized dinosaur dung (coprolites) has been found containing grass phytoliths (stones made from silica which occur inside grass leaves).

Keith Snow

Poppy Appeal Volunteers Raising money As with so many local groups and fundraising, there are many people who volunteer tirelessly every year behind the scenes.

This year many areas will not have door to door collections for the Poppy Appeal because of the limited number of volunteers.

Many of you will know Heather from North Weald Chemist, but you may not be aware of the hard work she has been undertaking for the last seven years along with two of her daughters.

Heather, Vanessa and Lauren over the years have collected in Thornwood and Hastingwood the total of £7,144.19 for the Poppy Appeal.

This is a fantastic amount and without their hard work and volunteers such as Heather, Vanessa and Lauren this money would not have been raised.

Well done Heather, Vanessa and Lauren.

You have worked so hard and I know many people will be so very grateful for the time you have spared over the years to raise this essential money.

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Road Safety Competition Many people throughout the local area are worried about the speed some cars and vehicles travel on our roads and throughout the local area.

I have joined up with Jimmy Waters and involved Rockin Robin to launch a competition which is fun, creates awareness about road safety and a home for local birds during the winter/spring.

This competition is to celebrate the national Brake Road Safety Week which runs from 14th – 20th November. This week is designed to bring together communities and professionals to encourage safer roads.

Our competition is aiming to increase speed awareness amongst families. The competition is to create a bird nest box in the style of a roadside speed camera.

There is no entry is free and will be divided into two entry categories: Cat.1. Up to and including year 6 primary school children (Junior Box) Cat.2. Year 7 children upto and including adults (Adult Box) An Essex Roads Policing Inspector has kindly agreed to judge the entries.

The closing date is 30th November 2022. A maximum of 4 photos of the finished bird box should be sent to June at North Weald Photo: C. Jones Village Life via email – june@northwealdvillagelife.co.uk, or you can send photos via text or whatsapp. You can also submit via completing an online form which can be found on the website www.northwealdvillagelife.co.uk.

Here is some helpful guidance regarding the bird nest box design:• The box can be of any size but suitable for the species you are building for. Here are some entrance hole diameters to help – 25mm (Blue Tit) 28mm (Great Tit) 32mm (Sparrow/ Nuthatch) 50mm Starling. Tip – there is plenty of information regarding bird box sizes on the Internet or try the library.

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The box must look like a roadside Speed Camera.

Points will be added for detail – check existing cameras locally for ideas but only paint the outside of the box and do not use wood that has been preserved!

Points will be added for using recycled materials in construction.

Please photograph your entry during construction, completion and also in position.

Tip – try to position the box so the entrance hole faces to the northeast or east and away from predators.

First prize for both categories will be Gardening vouchers where you can buy something to plant or put in your garden.

An extra prize will be awarded for the first photo (from either category) sent to june@northwealdvillagelife.co.uk of your box in use by birds next spring!

There will be an awards presentation in January where the photos will be displayed and the prizes and certificates awarded.

Terms: There is no entry fee. The Judge’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Closing date 30th November 2022.

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Bike Thefts are on the increase Essex Police have reported that bicycle thefts are on the increase. If you’ve ever had your bicycle stolen, you’ll know how upsetting it can be.

These practical tips are from Essex Police and I hope theywill help keep your bike safe and out of the hands of thieves – and also advise on how to get it back if it is stolen.

The most important thing to remember is, double lock your bike and register the frame number.

Follow these 10 tips from Essex Police to ensure your bike remains safe, secure and not a statistic.

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Double lock it—Using two locks slows thieves down and makes your bike less of a target. Use two quality locks, at least one of which is a D-lock. Thieves are less likely to carry multiple tools, so use two different types of lock if possible.

Lock the lot—Lock the frame and both wheels to a secure cycle stand.

Secure it—Secure your bike as close to the stand as possible to give any thieves little or no room to manoeuvre.

Take removable parts with you—Take parts that are easy to remove with you, such as wheels, lights, baskets or the saddle. Or use locking skewers or nuts which can increase security by securing the bike's components to the frame permanently.

Park securely—Lock your bike at recognised secure cycle parking. It should be well lit and covered by CCTV. Register it—Register your frame number for free on a cycle database such as www.bikeregister.com or immobilise.com.

The frame number is usually found underneath the bike between the pedals or where the back wheel slots in. If your bike is ever stolen and recovered by the police, it can be traced back to you.

Mark it—Get your bike security marked. It’s a highly effective, visible deterrent to bike thieves. They know that if they are caught with a registered bike, the owner can be traced and they will be arrested. www.bikeregister.com provide a list of police bike marking events.

Remember safety begins at home—Take the same care to lock your bike securely at home as you would on the street.

Avoid advertising that you have a bike at home, for example, by removing car roof racks, and creating ‘privacy zones’ on apps like Strava to avoid disclosing your location.

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Check ownership—Ask for proof of ownership and check the bike frame number on a cycle database such as those on the websites listed above.

10. Act fast - If your bike has been stolen, contact us as soon as possible by calling 101 or report online at Essex Police.

Give them your frame number, cycle database number, a photo and any other details and make sure you update the status on the cycle database where you registered it. The sooner they know, the sooner they can act, which might stop it being sold on.

Source: Essex Police

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If I? If I was kinder, would I feel less pain, If I was more humble, would I still be treated the same?

If I was richer, would it be an easier ride, If I gave away more, would I feel more pride?

If I hadn't meet my wife, would I still alone, If I hadn't had kids, could I still create a home?

If I’d listened more to others, would I have got to where I am, If I’d done all that I should, would I still have been the same man?

If I’d dreamed different dreams, would I have taken a different path, If I’d gone more with my heart, would I have encountered greater wrath?

If I’d had different role models, would my outlook still be the same, If I’d taken all the easy options, who when it gets hard, would I blame?

If I’d had no purpose, would I have fallen by the way, If I couldn't pick myself up, would I have made it to this day?

If I had a different belief, would I be more sure of where to go, If I had no regrets, would I be someone I’d like to know?

If I was older, would the meaning of life become clear, If I should die, would anyone remember that I’d been here?

Source: Andy—resident poet.

Editor’s comment: Of course he will always be remembered—he is my resident poet and so many of you will remember him for that as well of course lots of other things.

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Young Citizen of the Year Award 2023 Now is the time to nominate an outstanding young person who lives in the district for this award for the Epping Forest District Council Young Citizen of the Year 2023. This Award recognises the work of young people in the community who go above and beyond, making positive changes in the district.

To be eligible, nominees must be aged 11 -18 years and live in the Epping Forest District. The winner of the Young Citizen of the Year Award will receive a certificate and a cheque for £100 You can nominate on the www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk website.

The closing date is 25th November 2022.

Creativity Awards Sports Awards

and

You can recognise and support our district’s inspirational, up-and-coming young creative and sporting talents and help them develop their skills by nominating them for these awards.

Winners are chosen by a panel of judges andwill receive up to £500 to spend on their chosen discipline.

The Creativity Award can help boost creative skills and the Active Epping Forest Sports Award can be used for costs associated with the sporting activity.

All applicants must be aged between 13 and 25 years on 12 December 2022 and live, work or volunteer in the Epping Forest District, you must be able to explain how the award will be spent and what it would mean to win an award. The award must be spent on activities that take place in the district.

You can nominate or apply at www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk or email gran-

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BIRD FEATURE - NOVEMBER 2022 Welcome to some bird / wildlife related jottings for the North Weald village and surrounding countryside. I will mention some recent sightings and then throw in a few pointers regarding what to look for during the next few weeks. Obviously autumn is progressing rapidly and although it has been a very mild period there is an increasing possibility of autumn gales or colder weather and a change in conditions can have a significant impact on birdlife.

Most months I mention that it is worth keeping an eye out for wildlife when you are out and about as you never know what might appear. As an example of this a couple of days after I submitted the report for the October edition I saw a Kingfisher by Church Lane flood meadow. I walk through there quite regularly and I always check out the bit of Cripseys Brook where it goes under the small bridge just along from the water treatment works. Over the last few years I have looked over that small stream on many occasions with sightings of Grey Wagtail from time to time but little else. However on this occasion I disturbed a Kingfisher which flew back over the bridge, right past me at head height & disappeared towards the water treatment works. The closest view of a Kingfisher that I have had. It just shows that checking these places out can eventually reap a reward even though normally there is nothing there of any real note. When looking out for wildlife expect the unexpected.

I have mentioned increasing sightings of Ring-necked Parakeets and the trend is continuing. There have been sightings of 2 or 3 on a regular basis, generally flying over but particularly near the village hall or the allotments. In mid October there was a flock of 11 flying over and I have seen reports of 20+ at Epping so it is a species that is definitely expanding its range in our area. Not a native bird, obviously, and can be a nuisance at garden feeding stations but a loud and colourful addition to our local birdlife that we may well have to get used to. Some parts of the South-east have enormous flocks, they survive our winters quite comfortably as their native range includes the foothills of mountainous areas.

The first week of October saw a couple of days of strong winds and this coincided with a passage of Swallows & House Martins with at least 50 of the latter in a flock hawking for insects over local farmland. Birds that were on migration and pushed on by the windy conditions. There were reports of hundreds at the coast over those same 2 days. Since then I have not seen any locally so that was almost a last hurrah for these summer visitors of 2022. We will see their return next spring. As these species depart the UK so the expected arrival of winter thrushes has happened. At the start of the 4th week of October I saw one Fieldfare flying over Weald Common and as they are usually in flocks I kept my eyes peeled for other individuals. Sure enough within 3 or 4 minutes I saw a further 8 Fieldfares followed a short time later by a loose flock of about 15 Redwings. In the ensuing week I have seen winter thrushes on a daily basis with as many as 30 or so Redwings on one occasion. They can be very obvious, as I say they are nearly always in flocks and often call as they go overhead, plus they will target berry bearing trees, bushes etc and can be very easy to note then they have found a good food source. In severe weather they will readily visit gardens where there are berry bearing plants or fruit trees.

One feature of autumn can be roving tit flocks and thus far I have noted several groupings. Long-tailed Tits tend to be the obvious members of the flock, they call constantly and are easy to identify as they pass from one tree or bush to another, or follow the line of a hedgerow with interspersed trees. Generally accompanied by smaller numbers of Blue and Great Tits and even other species such as Goldcrest or in more wooded areas, Tree Creepers. Actually the Long-tailed Tit is not a member of the tit family but the name has been in use for many years. It is the same as the Dunnock, it was always known as Hedge Sparrow but is not related to sparrows. Dunnock is now the accepted name for this species, I wonder if the Long-tailed Tit will ever end up being re -named. Regarding these roving tit flocks there has been research over the years that shows that the birds tend to follow a regular route and often do a return journey back to their roosting locations later in the day. If you see a number of, say, Blue Tits in your garden during the day it is often the case that they are different birds working their way through the vicinity & will probably retrace their route as the day progresses. Even a small garden can see 50 or 60 individual birds over the course of a day. If they all turned up at once it would be quite a sight for sure.

The annual frenzy of Jay activity has gone on apace. A colourful - and screechy - member of the crow family, they are the one bird to really target acorns as a main food source and at this time of year they fly to and from oak trees, largely looking to cache the acorns for use as an emergency food supply in the winter. Studies have shown that they can memorise truly large numbers of hiding places but of course many acorns will be found by squirrels and others will be forgotten about by the Jay and in time one or two may even grow into oak trees. I believe I am right in saying that the oak sustains the biggest variety of invertebrates and other life of any tree species in the UK so even one tree that grows from an acorn left by a Jay can become a vital part of the ecosystem.

Another member of the crow family that is very obvious is the Magpie and there can be roving groups of a dozen or so to be seen, there are 2 or 3 such flocks at various locations around the village. The abandoned golf course has one such flock and in the more open areas you can see (and hear ...) them approaching and still see them as they gradually disappear into the distance.

Talking of the abandoned golf course, this area gives the best opportunities to see water birds in our area. Coot, Moorhen, Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Heron and an occasional Cormorant can be seen fairly regularly with the added bonus of a sighting or two of Kingfisher and Little Egret. The Moorhen pops up at other locations as well. A pair did frequent the small pond near the village hall but when the ditch feeding into that pond dried up during the very hot summer they appeared to abandon that site and I haven't spotted a Moorhen there since July.

The annual autumn increase in gull activity continues, especially on damp or recently ploughed farmland. Just a quick reminder that we generally see 3 species in the village area - Lesser Black-backed Gull (large), Common Gull (medium) and Black headed Gull (smaller). Just to emphasise that the Common Gull isn't common and the Black-headed Gull loses its dark head in the autumn and winter. Gulls are well capable of living in an oceanic environment so surviving in the Essex countryside during winter is a walk in the park for them, or rather a paddle in the pond, relative to being far off shore at the mercy of the sort of storms that can blow up at sea. A family of birds that has adapted to living alongside humans very well, almost too well when they nest in settlements such as coastal towns.

This report covers up to early to mid December so it is pertinent to mention the upcoming winter. If we do get some severe weather then it is in our gardens where we will most notice the effect on birdlife. The colder it gets the harder it is for birds to find food and the more likely they are to rely on garden feeding stations. If conditions were to get really bad then birds such as Bullfinch, Redpoll, Grey Wagtail, Siskin, Marsh Tit etc can start visiting gardens, even the woodland species Woodcock has been seen in local gardens in severe weather.

We're into the last week of October and I have just seen a couple of small blue butterflies at the abandoned golf course and occasional Red Admirals are still on the wing as the mild weather continues. Bats continue to come out as the daylight fades although slowly but surely there is less prey to hunt and soon the bats will hibernate although any unseasonably mild spells during the winter can lure one or two out. There still seems to be a fair number of wasps to be seen. Unusually I didn't come across any 'angry' wasps this year, normally you expect them to be easily stirred up in late summer or early autumn but either it just didn't happen this year or I was lucky.

Anyway, if you do feed the birds just be aware of the need to keep any feeding station clean and free from excess food which creates could and disease or can attract vermin. Clean, fresh water can be just as important.

As always, I would just say keep your eyes and ears open when out and about, you just never know what you may see or hear. You don't have to be obsessive, constantly scanning the skies or undergrowth for any hint of a bird or animal. Just take advantage of a few minutes strolling to the village shops or a short walk along one of our many local footpaths. Seeing wildlife, hopefully being able to identify the bird or animal or insect, can just add to the pleasure of your walk.

All the best, Paul Corbet

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01992 717676

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01992 579270

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07572 507591

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01992 566500

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07968 824283

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