The CM17 Christmas 2017 Edition

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I love the festive season, don’t you? There’s a sense of community and togetherness that is more apparent now than at any other time of year...

Thank you to our fabulous local ministers who took time out of their busy schedules to answer our “traditional” Christmas question. This year they were asked, if you could invite 4 people to Christmas lunch who would they be and why?

As always, they gave some thoughtful answers and some surprising - David Welch you will be truly missed! Turn to the centre pages to find out more.

I would like to invite you to nominate your favourite local charity to become our charity of the year 2018. I’ll be drawing up a shortlist for voting during December. Whichever charity or community interest company receives the most Facebook “likes” will receive £100 in lieu of sending out business Christmas cards and of course, they will receive a years worth of promotion within the magazine and all the associated benefits that brings. Please do get in touch; I really want to support the groups that are closest to YOUR heart.

december 2017 ISSUE 147

CONTENTS ■ FEATURES & ARTICLES 5 Robert Halfon - working hard for Harlow 9 Local Business People in Person Mark Rowley - All Things PC

11 Cllr Joel Charles

Keeping in touch with you

13 Aspire Support Learn

In her own words by Kathy Budd

16 “The Longest Night”

A quiet time for Christmas at St Mary Magdalene Church

20 Church Langley Church

Update on the recent memorial service

Finally, a heartfelt thanks to you for your support this past year, quite simply this magazine would not be what it is without you, mwah x

24 We asked our Local Ministers...

Wishing you a very merry Christmas & a happy New Year!

30 Streets2Homes - Our Charity of the Year 2017

Until 2018!

Lorraine

37 Venture into Volunteering

Streets2Homes are our charity of the year 2017. To find out more about the wonderful work that they do visit their website or find them on Facebook. www.streets2homes.org

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28 Harlow Chorus

■ FUN & LEISURE 22 Just for the Kids

Henry Hedgehog’s puzzle page

33 Puzzles & Brain Teasers

■ IT’S YOUR COMMUNITY 35 Henry Moore School 38 Local Community

Local notices, events, amenities and attractions to visit

42 What’s On

Upcoming local events

45 Listings 46 Useful Numbers CM Connection Magazines cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions, products or services that appear in this publication.

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A Letter from Robert Halfon MP Robert Halfon MP Working Hard For Harlow

Dear Residents, I recently introduced a bill to Parliament to abolish hospital car parking charges. This is something I have long campaigned for and my work in 2014 led to the Government releasing guidance on the issue. Hospital car parking affects everyone who uses the NHS. We cannot say, in good faith, that the NHS is free at the point of access if people face extortionate and unfair car parking fees to get to their hospital appointments, go to work in our vital public services or visit sick relatives.

I started campaigning for this change in 2014 after finding out that hospitals in England were charging staff and visitors up to £500 a week to park. Despite the new guidance suggesting that concessions should be available for staff working unsociable shifts, blue badge holders and visitors of ill relatives, there has been little improvement.

Charges have fallen overall but drivers still pay on average £1.48 for a one hour stay.

No one goes to hospital by choice, no one chooses to be ill and we rely on our doctors and nurses to look after us. Being admitted to hospital or visiting a suffering family member is an already stressful situation and no one should be expected to worry about high parking charges at the same time.

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It was never envisaged that people with cars would end up paying for the NHS but drivers are still charged extortionately to park at NHS hospitals in England. I will continue to work hard to abolish hospital car parking charges to ensure the NHS really is free at the point of access for all.

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A local community interest company (CIC): the story so far...

Back in 2016 Michelle Tohill launched ASL, a day opportunity for adults with learning difficulties (18+). Since that time the day centre has gone from strength to strength and was recently granted CIC status.

Michelle, shares the story so far...

I felt that young adults with additional needs, deserved more choice in Harlow with regards to supported day care and accessing work opportunities. So in 2016 I began putting my vision together, I then met Andy who had a work based training background who also just happened to have the same vision and passion for these young adults as I did and ASL was born.

In May 2017 we moved premises from Old Harlow cricket club to Maddox Road, having our own space allowed us to open 5 days a week. We continued with our card making enterprise and have since added keyrings and bracelets to our collection. Everyone benefits from these enterprises; so far, with help from the proceeds, we have enjoyed days out such as Clacton, Southend, Stansted Mountfitchet Castle, Top Golf, Foot Golf, Strawberry picking, lunches and lots more.

We then opened our Tea Room which was always part of my vision. It has been a huge success and has given everyone here a great

sense of purpose as well as experience of running every aspect of the Tea Room as a team. The scones, which are baked fresh every morning, are delicious.

In the future we would like a full working cafe/ tea room, somewhere to sell our handmade products and also accommodate our day service clients all under one roof.

As we are a not-for-profit organisation, we were recently granted CIC status – A community interest company so this means we can start fundraising and applying for grants to help support the future of ASL. We have seen significant outcomes along the way for our day clients. We have seen each one blossom and gain a sense of self worth and purpose in a community where they are valued.

Our formula of just being ourselves, having fun and genuinely caring seems to be working just fine and is pivotal to all that we do.

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St mary Magdalene church “the longest night” A quiet time for Christmas at St Mary Magdalene, Harlow Common Fr James writes: Christmas is great, isn’t it? Time off work, nice food and presents, chance to see the family, and the time when Christians celebrate a very special moment in history – God coming to be with us in Jesus, born in Bethlehem 2000 years ago.

Yes, but….not everyone feels like celebrating at Christmas. Many of us feel under extra pressure at this time of year: stress levels are high and the rest of the world seems to expect us all to have a good time. And we may be lonely, or depressed, or recovering from the loss of a loved one. For all these reasons, the usual Christmas jollity can be very difficult.

So this year at St Mary Magdalene we’re having a special event on the Wednesday before Christmas. It’s a service, but an informal one

Photo courtesy of Paul Blake

- you can stay as long as you like between 6.30pm and 8pm. We’ll hear the Christmas story with other readings, sing some carols and hear other reflective Christmas music: we’ll light candles, say some prayers and be quiet. But above all it’s a chance for a bit of space for all of us in the run up to Christmas – and a chance perhaps for us to be reminded of God’s love for all of us. We’re calling it “The Longest Night” – because in that week, our daylight hours are at their shortest. But, if you’re in a dark place of your own this Christmas, this might be a moment when some light can shine into your life and your situation.

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“grief is itself a medicine” - William Cowper Grief is both necessary and often difficult following the loss of a loved one. The recent Memorial Service offered by Church Langley Church was an acknowledgement of this important, but so often overlooked – or even denied – fact. Church Langley residents were invited to a reflective evening service, with the opportunity to light candles in memory of loved ones, and to hear their names read out. Around a hundred took advantage of the opportunity, and the service was very well received.

Among the prayers offered and the familiar hymns, two members of the Church gave brief personal insights into grief. We were also pleased to welcome Mr Phil Clegg, Funeral Manager at Daniel Robinson and Sons (for whose generous support for the event we are grateful), who spoke on the importance of grieving and the difficulties some experience. Members of the Church Langley Voices community choir gave a heart-felt rendering of ‘The Rose’, a song of love and loss. Many stayed to the after-service refreshments, and proceeds of the retiring collection were donated to the St Clare Hospice.

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we asked some of our local ministers… If you could invit

Tony Mayes

James Rodley

Harlow Baptist Church

St Mary Magdelene church

A difficult choice since I would say all of our family, our children, their partners and grandchildren at Christmas lunch, a total of 12. But if I set that aside who else would I want to celebrate Christmas with? I would like to say my parents-in-law would figure highly since I learned so much from them both and they played quite a part in helping me shape my adult life into what it is, but they both died 20 years ago.

Christmas for me is a special time of the year, I love the decorations, food, Carols and celebrations as we remember the greatest event in all of Human history, God’s son Jesus sent to us to restore our relationship with God. As part of that I like making people happy so it would more likely be people with no family of their own to celebrate with or whose family are too far away for them to meet. That would include those with no homes and family as well as those who are on their own.

So no there are no particular people I could name, but we find that there are often folks at the table at Christmas with us who are invited at the last minute because they are on their own and so they become, at least for a day, a part of our family and celebrate with us.

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Now this is an interesting one!

Hopefully I’m allowed to invite 4 people as well as my family (7 in total) – we’ll just about get round the Vicarage dining room table though this is the coldest room in the house and we’ll need to get the fire on!

Of course I’d like to invite the Holy Family – Mary, Joseph and Jesus - to come (if they’re free-they’ll probably get invited by all the other ministers!)

But not the family as we see them in nativity plays and Christmas cards – with Jesus as a baby (my son doesn’t “do” babies and dinner might be a bit difficult as a result…) But what about meeting an older Mary and Joseph and, say, the teenage Jesus?

(He was a teenager once, though not perhaps in the modern sense!)– to ask them what they remembered about Bethlehem and the events we still think we know so well? The Bible says hardly anything about Jesus between his birth and the age of 30 – and they were, in a very real sense, an ordinary family, like most readers of CM17.

But that leaves us one more space round the table. And I’d like to invite my grandfather, whom I never knew, but heard much about. He served in the RAF in 1917 and spent time in Palestine - he might have visited places that Jesus and his family would have known too. And I’d love to ask him if some of the stories my own father told about him were true!

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Dave Welch St Mary’s Church, OLd harlow

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te 4 people to Christmas lunch who would they be and why?

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I would like to invite Faith, Hope, Charity and Joy to my Christmas Lunch – cheating I know but we do have two people with those names in our Church. After the shops are shut and the post is delivered; the community activities and Christmas Service are all completed; it will be time to relax and reflect on the true meaning of it all.

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Christmas can be a very stressful time especially for those without work or a permanent home; many people are sad as they grieve to loss of loved ones and how many of us are anxious that we have spent too much on the credit card! Certainly, the Christmas period puts great strain on relationships with many marriages breaking down.

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It concerns me that when we celebrate the birth of Jesus at Christmas many experience the exact opposite of his purposes in coming. He came to bring us: unconditional love (charity), an enduring hope of a fulfilled future, faith that enables us to live and inexplicable joy in knowing his presence.

Alison Taylor Potter Street Baptist church Who would I invite to Christmas lunch?

Well I’ll tell you in a minute who I will be having lunch with, but in an attempt to make the world a better place, maybe Donald Trump, President Putin and Kim Jong-un. This could be a very explosive and bad idea, but I would want them to listen to each other, hear each other and my hearts desire would be for them to realise that they are not in control of the world but at this time of year there is something very special worth celebrating that is ‘peace on the earth and good will to all on the earth’.

That is all, not just the little bit of the earth they have influence on.

That would be my prayer, but let’s get back to the real world and Christmas lunch, we have Christmas lunch with a few people known to us who would otherwise perhaps be on their own, because as I said it is ‘Peace on the earth and good will to all on the earth.’

Perhaps we can make a difference in our little ways rather than trying to change the world!

I do hope that whatever you do this Christmas that you will have time to reflect on the real meaning of Jesus’ birth and as you tuck in to your Christmas Day lunch that you will have Faith Hope Charity and Joy sitting down with you.

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Celebrate Christmas with us: St. Mary’s Sunday 17th Dec at 6.30pm - Carol Service Tuesday 19th Dec at 10.30am - Coffee Shop Christmas Special Sunday 24th Dec at 4pm - Children’s Carols and Christingle Sunday 24th Dec at 11.15pm - Holy Communion Monday 25th Dec at 9am - Holy Communion Monday 25th Dec at 10.30am - All Age Celebration

Harlow Baptist Church Monday 4th Dec at 12.30pm - Coffee Club Christmas Lunch Friday 15th Dec at 10am - Toffee Christmas Sunday 17th Dec at 6.30pm – Candlelight Carols Monday 18th Dec at 12 noon - Coffee Club Carols Sunday 24th Dec at 5.30pm – Family Nativity Celebration Monday 25th Dec at 10.30am – Christmas Celebration

St. Mary’s & Harlow Baptist Church Thursday 30th Nov at 5pm - Old Harlow Lighting Up Evening & Carols Tuesday 19th Dec at 8pm - Carols at the Crown, Market St, Old Harlow Thursday 21st Dec at 5.30pm - Heart4Harlow Carols in the Harvey Centre

“In His Name The Nations Will Put Their Hope” Harlow Baptist Church St. Mary’s Fore Street (off Market Street) Churchgate Street Old Harlow, CM17 0AB Old Harlow, CM17 0JT PLEASE www.harlowbaptistchurch.org MENTION THE CM17 CONNECTION WHEN RESPONDING TO ADVERTS www.stmaryschgate.org.uk

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Harlow Chorus Saffron Hall Concert a sell-out success Words by Mick Rumens

The Remembrance Day concert on 11th November proved to be a great success for both Harlow Chorus and the Saffron Walden Choral Society conducted by Janet Wheeler and Sarah Tennant-Flowers. With the Choristers of Jesus College, conducted by Richard Pines, and the three brilliant soloists, Erica Elf, soprano, Robin Tritschler, tenor and Peter Harvey, Baritone all supported by the Chameleon Arts and Chamber orchestras the performances received rapturous applause from the completely sold out Saffron Hall audience.

The concert programme contains a message from Gill Williamson who wrote; “This concert was conceived, inspired and supported by my late husband, Roger Williamson (1947-2015). He had loved this Requiem from the time he was a pupil in Highgate School, London, and Benjamin Britten asked the school’s choir to sing in his recording of it. Unfortunately, Roger’s voice had recently broken, so he was unable to take part.

He thought it would be wonderful to unite Harlow Chorus and Saffron Walden Choral Society, (the two choirs he sang in) to sing the Requiem in this amazingly uplifting and acoustically pure venue. Roger died before this dream could be realised, but I was able to complete his request.

My heartfelt thanks go to all those who have worked so hard to bring it to fruition.

I am sure that singing in choirs prolonged

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Roger’s life: he lived an active six and a half years after being diagnosed with terminal duodenal cancer, singing bass 2 and working part-time as a physicist.”

A brave and generous gentleman with an equally brave and supportive wife.

We look forward to meeting up with our supporters at our Family Christmas Concert at St John’s Epping on Saturday 9th December at 4pm, but I would also like to draw your attention to another Christmas programme at St John’s ARC in the Old Town on Friday evening 15th December at 7.30pm. Our President, Sarah Tennant-Flowers, was a great support to the Chorus at Saffron Walden and she is the founding member of a unique female a cappella group, Papagena, who will provide an evening of Medieval, Celtic & Contemporary Carols under the title of The Darkest Midnight.

The singers are : Suzzie Vango, Sarah TennantFlowers, Abbi Temple, Elizabeth Drury, and Suzzie Purkis. “…the amazing variety of their repertoire and their superb vocal dexterity mark this female quintet out as la creme de la crewe in the crowded a cappella space” (Edinburgh Festival 2016).

On behalf of Harlow Chorus I wish CM17 Connection staff and all its readers a very happy, healthy and enjoyable Christmas season and a successful New Year 2018.

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Milestones in months - From very first the day your baby arrived, he’s changed so much already. Together we can capture the character of your baby; the ear-to-ear smiles, the dimples and the chubby cheeks, so you always have a way to look back and celebrate those pre-mobile days.

And they’re off! Almost - This is a crucial time in baby photography. In no time at all your baby will be crawling, cruising, walking and running everywhere and you will be right behind him every tiny step of the way. Grab this window of opportunity with both hands and photograph him before he becomes a speedy blur!

It’s the next best thing - After newborn photography, creating characterful and timeless photographic memories of your baby at 6-8-months is the next natural milestone. This is where he’ll be engaged, happy to pose, smile, giggle and wiggle rather than run away from the camera.

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Our chosen charity Awards for achievement Words by Kerrie Eastman, Chief Operations Officer S2H

In October, Streets2Homes held our annual evening of celebration, Awards for Achievement, where we acknowledged the successes of our clients, volunteers and significant others who help us as an organisation to achieve our aims.

We had the wonderful Vice Chair of Harlow Council, Maggie Hulcoop, in attendance at the centre to present the awards; unfortunately, her stunning chain of office had been sent off for repair, so our quick-thinking, solution-focused project worker, Wayne, designed and crafted a makeshift one which Maggie accepted with good humour, grace and wore all evening (Maggie actually stated she preferred Wayne’s design as it wasn’t so heavy!).

Certificates were presented to our clients who had successfully completed accredited courses such as Health and Safety, Food Hygiene, IOSHH, Food Allergy Awareness and many more; our volunteers who had successfully completed courses were also presented with their certificates. It is wonderful to see our clients grow in confidence, self-esteem and improve their employment opportunities and we are immensely proud of our clients who have successfully completed these courses.

our Welfare and Support Worker, is passionate about encouraging our clients to develop their confidence, well-being and reach their full potential. We are currently seeking further funding through the Aviva Community Fund to continue and further develop our Achieve2Believe project and YOU CAN HELP US by voting. Quite simply, if we receive the most votes, Aviva will award us vital funding. To vote you can go to https://community-fund.aviva.co.uk/voting/project/ view/17-6250 During our awards ceremony, we also recognised Rachel Bartlett of Astro Lighting as our Champion of the Year; the Astro Lighting Company support us in so many ways throughout the year with funding, events, specialist support and delicious pizza lunches to name a few! But Rachel goes above and beyond this and has become a face that everyone at the centre recognises and welcomes as she takes part in all the events that Astro arrange and is a frequent visitor to the centre. We are truly grateful for all her enthusiasm and the support we receive from Astro Lighting.

As always, we are extremely grateful to our funders who enable us to provide these opportunities to our clients in an environment that they feel safe and supported in. Helen,

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Rachel Bartlett from Astro Lighting receiving her award for Champion of the Year

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Streets2homes Astro Lighting have now organised a charity event for Thursday 7th December, presenting inspiring art pieces by A-Level design students from Harlow College. There will be light refreshments, great art and superb company at the Gibberd Gallery from 6.30pm-8pm you are most welcome to come along!

Brenda Durrant from DWP also received an award for her outstanding support to Streets2Homes.

Often dealing with statutory agencies is difficult for our clients but Brenda works closely with our staff and clients to make it as stress-free as possible – not an easy task!

Keeley Nickolds, a local letting agent, received an award for her outstanding support to Streets2Homes in helping us to house our clients without homes.

The Rent Guarantee Company who are one of our corporate supporters very kindly sponsored the event and we had a wonderful buffet to celebrate all the achievements of our clients and supporters.

If you would like to support Streets2Homes and also be in with a chance to win up to £25,000,

Brenda Durrant from DWP receiving her award from Maggie Hulcoop, vice chair of Harlow Council

you can support us in the Essex Lottery. Tickets are just £1 and Streets2Homes receive 50p from every ticket sold! To purchase your ticket and support S2H go to www.essexlottery.co.uk and choose Streets2Homes!

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Do you have good IT skills? Volunteer eBay Assistants are needed by a local organisation who sells donated items to raise funds for their valuable work. The role would include, updating stock inventory, photographing and listing items, dispatching stock and managing refunds and returns.

Contact the Elderly organises monthly Sunday afternoon tea parties for isolated older people who live alone and find it difficult to get out and about by themselves. Volunteers are needed to host a Tea Party once or twice a year and drivers are required to take the guests to and from the host’s home, help out with the tea party and join in the fun.

The local branch of the Citizens Advice Bureau are recruiting volunteers to take on various roles including Receptionists, Administrators and Gateway Assessor. Full training is provided for all of these roles.

Even with the colder days here now, there are still plenty of gardening and conservation volunteering opportunities available, if you fancy wrapping up warm and joining in, do get in touch.

Volunteers over the age of 50 are needed to support a young person with their aim to secure paid employment. Your life skills and knowledge will be invaluable for this role plus training is provided and times for are flexible.

If you would like to find out more about these volunteering opportunities or others do contact Volunteer Centre Harlow.

Phone: 07910 075101 email: dellanash@ volunteercentreharlow.org.uk web: www.volunteeressex.org.uk

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LOCAL NOTICES, EVENTS, AMENITIES

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Carols in the Harvey Centre at BB’s Coffee and Muffins Thursday 21st December 2017

Friends of Jenner House Christmas Fayre

Arrive 5.30pm to give time to buy drinks and find tables.

Carol singing and special performances from 6pm-7pm.

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All are welcome to come and share Christmas with the late evening shoppers of the Harvey Centre and stay around after to get those last-minute gifts!

Each year we have been a distinctive crowd by the colour we have worn, this year we will go traditional Christmas with RED. Please also help to bless BB’s for their welcome by only taking one of their seats if you buy a drink and/or cake, thank you.

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Carols in the Harvey Centre at BB’s Coffee and Muffins charliekosla@gmail.com Thursday 21st December 2017

Arrive 5.30 pm to give time to buy drinks and find tables.

Carol singing and special performances from 6.00pm – 7.00pm.

All are welcome to come and share Christmas with the late evening shoppers of The Harvey Centre, and stay around after to get those last-minute gifts!

Each year we have been a distinctive crowd by the colour we have worn, this year we will go traditional Christmas with RED.

Please also help to bless BB’s for their welcome, by only taking one of their seats if you buy a drink and/or cake. – thank you.

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CAROLS FOR ADVENT

Harlowbury Chapel Sunday 3rd December from 2pm Mary Evans, flute from 2pm Demerc Choir, carols for all at 3pm.

Mulled wine, mince pies, refreshments and raffle.

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Friday 1st December 3:15pm – 5:30pm

Church Langley Church Sunday service 10am in Main Hall.

Sunday School; prayer ministry. Thurs Communion (2nd & 4th Thurs in Chapel, 9.30am). Mini-church 10am Thurs. Weekday house groups.

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Live music • Carol singing • Santa grotto Games and Family stalls

Harlow Baptist Sunday Service 10.45am Tel: Rev. Tony Mayes 442642 www.harlowbaptist.org fb: HarlowBaptistChurch

Potter Street Baptist Church Worship on Sunday is open to all with varied service types to suit the wide range of people who attend PSBC. Morning Service 11am.

Rev Alison Taylor. Tel: 491029 www.psbc.co.uk

Sunday 3rd December at 3pm

Church Langley Community Centre Celebrate the Birth of Jesus in a creative way with; craft, games, stories and singing followed by a simple meal together Children must bring an adult who will join in the activities Please come prepared to give a small donation towards craft materials and food

St. Mary Magdalene, Harlow Common Fr James Rodley. Tel: 451065 Email: jwerodley@yahoo.co.uk www.mmharlow.co.uk

St Mary’s, Old Harlow Sunday Services 8am, 10.30am and 6.30pm (5pm every 3rd Sunday).

Please contact the Parish Office for all enquires Tel: 432135.

Email: admin@stmaryschgate.org.uk, www.stmaryschgate.org.uk

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LOCAL NOTICES, EVENTS, AMENITIES &ATTRACTIONS TRUSTEE VACANCY

Xmas Day parkrun - Starts at 10am, volunteers from 9.30am. Jog, walk or run Christmas attire not compulsory but fun!

Food Bank collection on the day.

DATE FOR YOUR DIARY: Church Langley Neighbourhood Meeting Meet with your local councillors and neighbours to discuss local issues.

Date: Monday 29th January 2018 Time: 7.30pm Where: CL Community Centre

AT GODSAFE ALMSHOUSES Have you some time to help manage these properties?

The local charity owns and manages a group One of our longest serving Trustees is retiring later this year of 14 Almshouses in Churchgate Street, Old and if you are interested in becoming one our Trustees we need yourand help! the properties Harlow, known asurgently "Godsafe" The local charity owns and manages a group of 14 are let to single,in retired either Almshouses Churchgatepeople Street, Old of Harlow, knownsex as in "Godsafe" the properties a housing or and social need.are let to single, retired people of either sex in a housing or social need.

The Charity is run by a board of nine Trustees who are The Charity is run by a board of nine Trustees responsible for the governance of the organisation and for who are responsible the governance of the occasional fundraising. for Our Trustees are not paid and come from a wide range of backgrounds and have a variety of organisation and for occasional fundraising. skills and expertise between them useful to the management Our Trustees are notof the paid and come from a Almshouses. wide range of backgrounds and have a variety of skills and expertise between them useful to the management of the Almshouses.

If you are interested and would like more information please contact: Email: contactgodsafe@virginmedia.com or The Clerk to the Trustees 9 Newton Drive, Sawbridgeworth, Phone:01279 726833 Herts, CM21 9HE or Email: contactgodsafe@virginmedia.com or Phone:01279 726833

Sweet Chiming Bells Christmas music with the NEW EDITION SINGERS Musical Director: Susan Hickman Saturday, 2nd December 2017 Time: 7.30pm. Tickets available from 01279-434028 for £10.00

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WHAT’S ON ■■ Every Tuesday Latton Ladies Various Locations A friendly group of ladies who meet weekly on Tuesdays who go on visits to interesting places and meet for tea and talks.

Contact: Barbara 869806 or Carol 410324, www.harlowlattonladies.org ■■ every wednesday Green Team Volunteers Various locations Woodland maintenance activities.

Time: 10am-3pm, contact: 446997 or darren.fazackerley@harlow.gov.uk ■■ Every Saturday Harlow parkrun School Lane, Town Park FREE, weekly, timed 5km run. Pacer events on the last Saturday of every month.

Time: 9am, www.parkrun.org.uk/harlow ■■ Every Sunday Harlow junior parkrun Showground field, Town Park Free, weekly, timed 2km run for children aged 4-14.

Time: 9am, www.parkrun.org.uk/ harlow-juniors.

■■ every Sunday Harlow Sunday Walkers Meeting point varies Meet every Sunday for different walks around the local area and sometimes a little further afield! All welcome to join us!

Contact: 07928 511423, email: boldmorestaffy@mail.com or find us on Facebook - Harlow SundayWalkersGroup ■■ Until Mon 18th December Made in Harlow: Seasonal Artisan Craft Show Gate House Arts, CM20 1HP Unique artworks and prints, handmade gifts, glass, ceramic, textiles, cards, jewellery, homewares and decorations.

Time: Mon, Tue, Fri & Sat 10am-3pm, Thu 3-6pm, contact: 01279 446404, email: gatehouse@mail.com, www. gatehousearts.com ■■ until fri 22nd december Present Arts Gallery at Parndon Mill The Gallery at Parndon Mill presents a series of exhibitions of fine art and crafts by skilled and distinguished artists. A great opportunity to acquire a unique and special present, something

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new for the home, individual cards, or even decorations for the Christmas tree.

Time: Tue-Fri 10am–5pm Sun 2-4pm, FREE, www.parndonmill.co.uk ■■ Fri 1st to sun 31st December Peter Pan Harlow Playhouse Let your dreams take flight at Harlow Playhouse this year, in the most lavish, thrilling and innovative Christmas event for miles around!

Don’t miss this spectacular family extravaganza and see Peter Pan soar to new heights at Harlow Playhouse.

Book: harlowplayhouse.co.uk ■■ Fri 1st December Friends of Fawbert & Barnard’s Christmas Bazaar Fawbert & Barnard School Live music, carol singing, Santa’s grotto, games and family stalls.

Time: 3,15-5.30pm, entrance: under 12’s FREE, 12 and over 50p.

■■ Sat 2nd December Grove Cottage Santa Dash & Reindeer Run Grange Paddocks, Bishop’s Stortford Everyone welcome - all ages and abilities. Entrants can run, jog, skip or walk either or both routes.

Time: 10.45pm for 1k Reindeer route, 11pm for 5k Santa route, for more info go to: www.mencapgrovecottage.org ■■ Sat 2nd december Essex Society for Family History St John’s ARC Family history quiz & social.

Time: doors open 2.15pm, talk starts at 2.45pm, email: suespiller@yahoo. co.uk, www.westessexsecretary@esfh. org.uk ■■ Sat 2nd December New Edition Singers Present: Sweet Chiming Bells St John’s ARC A concert of music for Christmas.

Time: 7.30pm, tickets: £10, contact: 01279 434028, www.neweditionsingers. co.uk ■■ Sun 3rd December The Magical Christmas Santa Show Pets’ Corner, Town Park A Spectacular Cjristmas Show for all the family. Limited tickets, must book.

Time: 12pm & 2pm, tickets: £3pp from Pets’ Corner shop.

■■ Sun 3rd december Carols for Advent Harlowbury Chapel, CM17 0HE Mulled wine, mince pies, refreshments and raffle. Mary Evans, flute from 2pm, Demerc Choir, carols for all at 3pm. Money raised for the Alzheimer’s Society.

Time: 2pm.

■■ Sun 3rd december Messy Church Church Langley Community Centre Celebrate the Birth of Jesus in a creative way with; craft, games, stories and singing followed by a simple meal together. Children must bring an adult who will join in the activities.

Please come prepared to give a small donation towards craft materials and food.

Time: 3pm, www.churchlangleychurch. org ■■ Sun 3rd December New Edition Singers Present: Sweet Chiming Bells St James & St Lukes, Staple Tye A concert of music for Christmas.

Time: 7.30pm, tickets: adult £7, child £5, contact: 01279 434028, www. neweditionsingers.co.uk ■■ Sun 3rd December Harlow Brass Band: A Christmas Celebration St John’s ARC Join in the fun at Harlow Brass Band’s Christmas Concert.

Time: 7.30pm, contact via: www.harlowbrassband.co.uk ■■ tue 5th December New Edition Singers Present: Sweet Chiming Bells Potter Street Baptist Church A concert of music for Christmas.

Time: 7.30pm, tickets: £7, contact: 01279 434028, www.neweditionsingers. co.uk ■■ Thu 7th December Friends of Jenner House Christmas Fayre Jenner House, CM17 0AX Tombola, cake stall, raffle, craft stalls, coffee & mince pies.

Time: 9.30am-12noon.

■■ Fri 8th december Music at Marigolds: Paul Lamb and the King Snakes Harlow Cricket Club Over time Paul has become known around the world as one of the

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IN december foremost blues harp players playing with many famous blues players. He and his band have won countless awards and sold record breaking quantities of albums. Paul himself has been inducted into the British Blues Awards Hall of Fame.

Time: 7.30pm, tickets: £8, contact: 414174 or 421763, www.musicatmarigolds.co.uk ■■ Sat 9th December to 6th January Snow White & the Seven Dwarves The Rhodes Arts Complex The Rhodes panto returns with a magical performance of Snow White.

Time: see website for times and ticket prices, www.rhodesbishopsstortford. org.uk ■■ Sat 9th December Harlow Brass Band: Christmas Carols at Asda Asda Superstore The band are playing their usual Christmas carols in the Asda Harlow Superstore, collecting for Cancer Research.

Time: 10am-12pm, contact via: www.harlowbrassband.co.uk ■■ Wed 13th December STAIR School Workshop The Gibberd Gallery A FREE workshop with Harlow’s inaugural Sculpture Town Artist in Residence Finn Thomson. Booking advised.

Time: 1-3pm, email: gallery@ harlowarttrust.org.uk, phone: 01279 446404, www.gibberdgallery.co.uk ■■ Wed 13th December Light Up a Life St Clare Hospice Light Up a Life is a very special annual event, full of the warmth and love that St Clare Hospice has been bringing to local people’s lives for over 25 years.

Time: 7-9pm, for more information contact Emma Broadbent 01279 773754.

■■ Wed 13th December An evening with Finn Thomson - STAIR The Gibberd Gallery A FREE workshop with Harlow’s inaugural Sculpture Town Artist in Residence Finn Thomson. Booking advised.

Time: 7-8.30pm, email: gallery@ harlowarttrust.org.uk, phone: 01279 446404, www.gibberdgallery.co.uk

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■■ Wed 13th december Harlow Heritage Society: The London Temple of Mithras: New Findings by John Shepherd Saint Marty-at-Latton Church Hall John Shepherd is an archaeologist with field experience in Bulgaria, France, Italy and the UK. He specialises in the Roman period. Much of his career has been focused upon Roman provincial archaeology, working at the Museum of London for over 20 years.

Seasonal refreshments will also be available, with the usual raffle and opportunity to socialise.

Time: 7pm, entrance: FREE to members, visitors £3pp.

■■ thu 14th december The Arts Society Harlow St John’s ARC Prague - The City of the Winter QueenDouglas Skeggs MA (Cantab).

Time: 8pm, coffee from 7.15pm, contact Lesley Collischon: 0208 508 5694, visit: www.harlowdfas.org.uk ■■ Fri 15th december Under the direction of Sarah TenantFlowers: The Darkest Midnight St John’s ARC Medieval, celtic and contemporary carols.

Time: 7.30pm, tickets: £15/£12 conc, phone: 442447, www.stjohnsarc.org.uk ■■ Sat 16th december Matching Farmers’ Indoor Market Matching Tye Village Hall Third Sat of the month. 19 food and drink stalls, plus a few craft stalls.

Enjoy good quality fresh produce from farmers and other producers from within a 40 mile radius. Why not give it a try?

Time: 10am to midday, FREE entry.

■■ Sat 16th December ‘Harmony In Harlem’ - Jazz under Michael Kilpatrick St John’s ARC Harmony In Harlem are performing Duke Ellington’s and Billy Strayhorn’s take on everyone’s favourite Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker Suite.

Nine movements of the ballet arranged in 1960.

Time: 7.30pm, tickets: £15/£12 conc, phone: 442447, www.stjohnsarc.org.uk ■■ Sun 17th December Harlow Brass Band: Carol’s by the Cafe Town Park, Spurrier’s Cafe We will be performing in the Spurriers

Courtyard. Refreshments available from the newly refurbished Spurrier’s Cafe.

Time: 10am-12pm, contact via: www.harlowbrassband.co.uk ■■ wed 20th december “The Longest Night” A quiet time for Christmas St Mary Magdalene, Harlow Common A special event on the Wednesday before Christmas. A service, but an informal one - you can stay as long as you like between 6.30pm and 8pm.

We’ll hear the Christmas story with other readings, sing some carols and hear other reflective Christmas music: we’ll light candles, say some prayers and be quiet. But above all it’s a chance for a bit of space for all of us in the run up to Christmas.

Time: 6.30pm, phone: 01279 451065, email: jwerodley@yahoo.co.uk ■■ Thu 21st December Heart4Harlow Carols in the Harvey Centre The Harvey Centre, Harlow All are welcome to come and share Christmas with the late evening shoppers of the Harvey Centre. This year we will be wearing red.

Time: arrive 5.30pm, carols from 6-7pm, contact: Charlie Kosla: 01279 629950 or 07753 634021, email: charliekosla@gmail.com ■■ Mon 25th December Christmas Day parkrun School Lane, Town Park Jog, walk or run Christmas attire not compulsory but fun!

Food Bank collection on the day.

Time: 10am, www.parkrun.org.uk/ harlow ■■ Fri 29th december Music at Marigolds: The Alan Barnes Quartet Harlow Cricket Club Returning to Marigolds Alan is a prolific international performer, composer, arranger, bandleader and touring soloist and is best known for his work on clarinet, alto and baritone sax that has few peers.

Time: 7.30pm, tickets: £10, contact: 414174 or 421763, www.musicatmarigolds.co.uk

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the listings Guides & Scouts 1st Church Langley Brownies meet every Fri 6.30-8pm Contact Tina: 07708 812378 1st Church Langley Rainbows meet every Tues 4.30-6.45pm Contact Badger: 07831 153857 2nd Church Langley Brownies meet every Mon 5-6.30pm Contact Brown Owl: 07831 153857 2nd Church Langley Rainbows meet every Tue 5.45-6.45pm Contact Badger: 07831 153857 2nd Harlow Common Brownies meet every Wed 6-7.30pm Contact: www.harlowguiding.org.uk 21st Harlow (Church Langley) Beavers, Cubs and Scouts meet at The Barn, 1st Avenue Contact Anne-Marie: 411921

Sport & Fitness

meet in Potter Street Community Centre Wed and Fri Contact Joan Burley: 304575 or Les Wraight: 412983 Shorinji Kempo children’s martial art class 4.30-5.30pm, Tues at Norman Booth, £3 per session (term time) Contact Linda: 07946 615446 Taoist Tai Chi Contact: 424074

Social & Meeting Clubs Church Langley WI meet on the 3rd Wed of the month 8-10pm Contact Chris McIlhargey: 01279 301040 Gems Widow & Widower Social Club Contact Carol Titterton: 07713 544168 Harlow Branch of the Royal Naval association meets once a month at The Royal British Legion Club Contact secretary June Ray: 865919

Capoeira for kids - Capoeira Essex for ages 6-13 years meet every Tue 6-7pm at GPCA, Abercrombie Way Contact Emma Gibbs: 07894 716833

Harlow Lions Club meet on the 1st Thu of each month at Oddfellows Hall, Old Harlow, CM17 0AG Contact Ronni Ayres: 443230 or email: ronniayres@hotmail.com

Church Langley Bowls Club meet every Tue 9.30am-12pm and Thu 3-5.30pm at the CL Community Centre Contact David Whitaker: 629277

Harlow Photographic Society meet every Thu 7.45-9.45pm September to June at Moot House, The Stow Harlow Contact Malcolm Tinn 01279 723948

Church Langley & Potter Street Football www.clubwebsite.co.uk/ potterstreetfootballclub

Harlow WI meet at the W.I. Hall, Garden Terrace Road, Old Harlow on the 2nd Wed of the month at 2pm Contact Diane Hatt: 428938 or Jean Wright: 432734

Church Langley & Potter Street Cricket www.potterstreet.play-cricket.com The Griffin Bowls Club in the club house behind the Latton Bush Centre. Tue & Thu indoors 10-12pm short mat Contact: Ann 325691, www.griffinbowls.co.uk GPCA Badminton Group meet Wed 8-10pm at GPCA Centre, Abercrombie Way. Some experience preferred. £3 per wk, new members welcome!

Contact: Jackie 432569 or John 320215 Harlow Badminton Club meet at Mark Hall Sports Centre ladies/adult/ family Fri 6.30-9pm, Junior sessions Sat 122pm, £5 per adult/session Contact Sandra Holbrook: 07943 071269 or email harlowbadmintonclub@gmail.com www.harlowbadmintonclub.co.uk Harlow Cricket Club Juniors and Seniors Contact Paul: 421763 www.harlow.play-cricket.com Harlow Hockey Club train Thu nights 8-9.30pm at Leventhorpe Leisure Centre Contact Romy Antrobus 0750 0158 261 or email: harlowhockeyclub@hotmail.com www.facebook.com/harlowhockey Herts & Essex Badminton Club meet Fri 7.30-9.30pm at Mark Hall Sports Hall, some experience preferred Contact: John 428536 or Kevin 426540 Langley Colts Junior & Youth Football boys & girls www.langleycoltsyouthfc.co.uk Phoenix Feathers Badminton Club meet Mon expect Bank Holidays 8-10pm at Mark Hall Sports Hall, some experience preferred Contact Mick: 412660 or Steve: 07595 303591 PLEASE MENTION THE Potter Street Bowls Club

Herts & Essex Bridge Club meet every Tue 2-5pm at Hatfield Heath Village Hall. Duplicate Bridge players with or without partners welcome Contact Adrienne Tinn 723948 Latton Ladies meet every Tue at the New Life Christian Fellowship Hall, CM18 6HP Contact Barbara Harpin: 869806 Royal Air Forces Association meet at David Livingstone House, Potter Street, every Fri Contact Mr LC Hayes: 868950 or email: Marsdendance@aol.com The Rotary Club of Harlow meet on Mon (except Bank Holidays) at Canon’s Brook Golf Club 12.15pm Contact Mike Ruocco: michele.ruocco@ btinternet.com or alan.leverett.surveyor@ talktalk.net Young @ Heart Club meet every Fri 1-3pm Contact Ruth Whitaker: 629277

Music & Performing Arts Amethyst Flames Majorettes meet every Mon at Lady Fatima Hall 5-7.30pm Contact: 07599 027512 or email: sandieamethyst@yahoo.com or visit: www.amethystflames.piczo.com Harlow & District Caledonian Society meet every Tue 8-10pm at the W.I. Hall, Old Harlow for an evening of Scottish country dancing Contact Betty Allen: 303095 Harlow Chorus Contact Carol Spicer: 428898 Harlow Music Society

Harlow Symphony Orchestra rehearse every Tue 7.45-9.45pm at Tany’s Dell School Contact Andrew Bruce: 838598 or email: andrew@wizaweb.co.uk Harlow Theatre Company welcomes acting and backstage members Contact: info@harlowtheatrecompany.org.uk or visit: www.harlowtheatrecompany.org.uk The Three Valleys Male Voice Contact: Tony Moore: 01279 902452.

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Fine Art & Literature

The Arts Society Harlow Contact: Mrs Lesley Collischon 0208 5085694, www.harlowdfas.org.uk Harlow Writers’ Workshop meet every Thu 10am-12noon at Moot House Contact Adrienne Tinn: 723948

Arts & Crafts Harlow Flower Club meet for 7.30pm start at New Life Christian Fellowship Church, 2nd Thu in the month Contact: 432340 for further monthly details Bevan Quilters meet at the Women’s Institute hall, Old Harlow every Thu morning from 9.30am to 12.30pm Contact Lynn Lagdon: 444204 email: lynnlagdon@tiscali.co.uk

Collectors & Enthusiasts Harlow Railway Circle meet Tue and Thu 7pm at Halling Hill Common Room Contact John Stratford (Chairman): 415541 or Owen Wood 07800 779745 or email: harlowrailwayclub@gmail.com West Essex Society for Family History meet first Sat of the month 2.15pm for 2.45pm start at St John’s ARC Contact Sue Spiller: suespiller@yahoo.co.uk, www. westessexsecretary@esfh.org.uk

Health & Family Care

Freshwater Contact Centre meet Saturdays at The Meadows Children’s Centre, Harberts Road, CM19 4DL Contact www.freshwaterscontact.org.uk, FB: www.facebook.com/Freshwaters or tel: 01279 450220 (ansaphone) Inner Peace Healing Sanctuary meet Mon, any time between 1-2.30pm (except Bank Holidays) Contact Jan: 861515 or Maureen: 451305 PACT For Autism Charity No. 1148170 Contact: info@pactforautism.org.uk www.pactforautism.org.uk Parkinsons UK Harlow Branch meet every Wed at the David Livingstone club in Potter Street between 11am-3pm.

Contact Corrine Hall: 07982 094194 Tots@Play meet Wed and Fri 10-11.45am (term time only) at Potter Street Baptist Church Hall Contact: 452820 St John Ambulance meet every Tues Contact: 0870 765 7856 or email: DutyOfficer@harlow.sja.org.uk www.sja.org.uk/ essex/harlow St Mary Magdalene Sunday School and Crèche every Sun in the Church Hall at 11am, children of all ages very welcome Contact Karen Herbert: 427956

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INFORMATION AT A GLANCE

USEFUL NUMBERS ALL IN ONE PLACE

Community Centres

Hospitals

Church Langley Community Centre Church Langley, Harlow CM17 9TH 01279 629611

NHS 111 PAH (Hospital)

EMERGENCY NUMBERS 111 01279 444455

Electricity Emergency

0800 783 8838 Gas Emergency

Potter Street Community Centre 96, Potter Street, Harlow CM17 9AQ 01279 422746

Pharmacies

St John’s Arts & Recreation Centre For opening hours and programme of events call: 01279 442447

Church Langley Florence Nightingale Health Centre, Minton Lane, Church Langley, Harlow CM17 9TG 01279 629065

Police

Victoria Hall Theatre For opening hours and full programme of events call: 01279 420062

Old Harlow 43-45 High Street, Harlow CM17 0DN

Harlow Police Station 01279 423911

Potter Street 12 Prentice Place, Harlow CM17 9BG

01279 422909

Councillors Church Langley Councillor Simon Carter Councillor Tony Hall Councillor Andrew Johnson

429443 445897 865673

Harlow Common (Potter Street) Councillor Margaret Hulcoop 452252 Councillor Emma Toal 07885 881255 Councillor Mark Wilkinson 07866 433991 Old Harlow Councillor Joel Charles 07752 096765 Councillor Michael Garnett 437401 Councillor Sue Livings 422339

Local MP Robert Halfon MP

01279 311451

Doctors Church Langley Florence Nightingale Health Centre, Minton Lane, Church Langley, Harlow CM17 9TG 01279 638520

0800 111 999

Schools

Essex Police Non-Emergency

Crimestoppers

01279 641212 0800 555 111

Other Numbers Alzheimer’s Society

01279 418331

Citizens Advice Bureau

0845 120 3717

Church Langley Community Primary School 01279 629427

Contact Harlow (Council) 01279 446655

Churchgate Church of England Primary School 01279 866059

Freshwaters Contact Centre

01279 450220

Fawbert and Barnard Primary School

01279 429427

Gems Widow & Widower Club

07713 544168

Harlowbury Primary School

Harlow Food Bank

01279 724515

01279 423444

MS Society

01279 420059

Mark Hall Comprehensive School

01279 866280

Parkinson’s UK (Harlow)

07982 094194

Petsearch-UK

01279 320511

Rainbow Services

01279 308150

Safer Places

0845 0177668

Samaritans

0845 790 9090

Potter Street Academy Primary School

01279 866504

St Nicholas School

01279 429910

The Henry Moore Primary School

01279 427465

Streets2Homes

Old Harlow The Health Centre, Garden Terrace Road, Old Harlow CM17 0AX 01279 418136

Utilities

Potter Street Osler House, Potter Street, Harlow CM17 9BG 01279 698658

Affinity Water

BT Faultline

01279 430011

St Clare Hospice Advice Line 01279 773773 0800 800 151

Train Enquiries

0345 357 2407

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