Galleywood Grapevine Community Magazine

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Galleywood is a Winner!

At the Rural Community Council of Essex AGM in July 2015, Galleywood Parish Council was presented with the Best Kept Village Award, Class 1, Runner Up. This is a fantastic achievement for Galleywood. Pictured L-R are Mr David Boyle JP DL, president of RCCE, Cllr Bob Villa, Chairman of Galleywood Parish Council, Cllr Richard Hyland and Cllr John Turkentine.

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Inside this issue…

Butterflies on Galleywood Common ��������������� 6 Christmas Luncheon ��������������������������������������� 7 In Memory of Ted Hawkins ���������������������������10 Grant Application Scheme �����������������������������12 Best Front Garden Winner �����������������������������15 Competition ��������������������������������������������������16 St Michael’s Big Project ������������������������������� 23 Diary Dates �������������������������������������������������� 29 Sir Simon Burns MP ������������������������������������� 30 Contacts ������������������������������������������������������� 32

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This is the perfect opportunity for anybody wanting to learn new skills and gain valuable work experience, or for those who are looking for a social activity in a friendly environment.

There are a variety of tasks to be completed on a day to day basis, to suit most abilities, which help keep our shop constantly restocked. We are open from 9:00am to 4:30pm Monday to Saturday.

Farleigh Hospice is a mid-Essex charity, existing to meet the needs of local people affected by life limiting illnesses and to support those who have been recently bereaved. Our thirteen Hospice Shops help contribute to the ÂŁ8,376 needed per day to continue its caring work across all of our services.

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Old school reunion The old school reunion was held on Tuesday 11 August. Around 85 people enjoyed the afternoon and had a great time exploring the archives of the Old School and meeting up with old friends.

The place buzzed with conversations and chat. The event planned to end at 3.30 pm eventually finished at 4.30 pm ! A wonderful afternoon! Old pupils came from far afield-Ipswich, Norfolk, Kent and Somerset, as well as all over Essex it was clearly a very popular event and one that hopefully will be repeated in 2017.

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I will start by telling you a bit about myself, my name is Kevin Taylor and I moved to Galleywood in November 2013 from Hertfordshire and only discovered Galleywood Common this year, and was not disappointed. I am a member of the Butterfly Conservation and at the time of writing this article (6 August 2015), I have now found up to 20 different species on the Common – Peacock, Orange Tip, Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Green Veined White, Small White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Painted Lady, Small Copper, Large White, Holly Blue, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Common Blue, Ringlet, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper and Purple Hairstreak. I am hoping to add a few more next year.

The Purple Hairstreak is difficult to spot as it usually seen around the top of oak trees, I have been lucky to find these on six different parts of Galleywood Common.

If you would like to join the Butterfly Conservation or find out more about what is happening in Essex and even visit the sightings page go to www.butterfly-conversation.org or call 0333 2592645 Kevin Taylor 07480 956768 email kevrt59@gmail.com

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Chelmsford City Council offers a free service to some of the more isolated or vulnerable communities within the borough to make our services more accessible. The Mobile Customer Information Service (MCIS) provides residents with access to all relevant information on their doorstep.

The team now visits 16 communities around the City every month and includes the monthly Village Market at Keene Hall. The service is usually targeted where public transport is perhaps less frequent, to make sure that residents with the greatest need for advice and support, such as the elderly, young families and those with mobility requirements, can access information and advice about Council services locally.

A range of enquiries includes: • advice on how to seek help with housing benefit or Council Tax • reporting environmental problems • FREE replacement recycling sacks and dog waste bags • providing information on leisure, tourism, local issues and much more Essex Police attend several locations to hold their ‘Street Meet’ sessions and Essex Fire & Resuce Service often attend to promote fire safety in the home.

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Mobile customer information service Christmas Luncheon For Galleywood Senior Citizens Come and celebrate Christmas in Galleywood at the Keene Hall on Friday 18 December 2015, from 12 noon - 3.15pm.

Tickets priced at £6 will include a traditional Christmas Lunch with drinks, entertainment and gift from Father Christmas.

To register your interest please contact the Parish Council Office on 01245 348756 or 01245 358898

The full schedule and contact details are available at www.chelmsford.gov.uk/mobileinfo

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VE/VJ Days exhibition On Sunday 19 July 2015 Galleywood Heritage Centre commemorated VE & VJ Days with a special exhibition.

Food tastings of Wartime food from Val Villa and Karen Dudley were enjoyed, and both ladies dressed in

Visitors were able to look at documents, medals etc.. and read memories of these two important days in WW2

costumes of the time. Contributions from“veterans” Ralph Tyrrell [Bomber Command], Leslie Jenkins [Arctic convoys]

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The trustees would like to thank all participants for their efforts in making this exhibition such a success.

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Ted Hawkins In celebration of his life 8 August 1925 – 16 August 2015 Ted was born on 8 August 1925 in Forest Gate, the third of four children. At school, he enjoyed most sport and represented his school at boxing, so he was never bullied!

When war broke out he was evacuated with his younger sister, first to Martlesham in Suffolk and then to Abberley in Worcestershire.

At 16, he returned to London and worked as a junior audit clerk for a firm of Chartered Accountants, and was also involved in fire-watching armed with a stirrup pump.

As a founder member of West Ham Sea Cadets, it was natural that he went on to serve in the Royal Navy. After initial training he opted to train in wireless telegraphy.

He served in this capacity from 1944 on SS Britannic and HMS Exmoor, mainly engaged in convoy duties to and from Italy, North Africa and Malta.

On VE Day in 1945, his ship was in dry dock being prepared for the probable destination of the Far East. The bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki saved him from this experience.

At Christmas 1945, Ted’s whole family were all together for the first time in 7 years; they all survived.

Ted finished his navy career on HMS Virago, before being demobbed.

Ted then joined the M&G Investment group in the City as a junior accounts clerk, and following further studies he eventually became a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administration in 1969.

He went on to become Director of subsidiary companies until retiring from M&G in 1980 aged 55.

Feeling too young to fully retire, Ted held

several other temporary placements with other companies. One of these placements enabled Ted and his wife Barbara to visit Canada.

Ted had met Barbara at a Young Conservatives dance in 1950 and they married in 1952 in Goodmayes.

Their son Peter was born in 1954 and son Alan in 1956 in Forest Gate, West Ham, ensuring that they are both loyal West Ham fans.

The family finally moved to Galleywood in 1979, and Ted instantly fell in love with the village, and of course the historic racecourse.

Finally fully retired in 1985, Ted became involved in local politics and voluntary work.

In 1986, he became Associate Member for the Centre of Policy Studies in London, founded by Margaret Thatcher and Sir Keith Joseph.

His list of voluntary connections are too numerous to name!

Ted became a Parish Councillor in 1987 for the newly-established Galleywood Parish, serving with the council until 2003.

He was Vice-Chairman for 4 years and Chairman for 7 years.

He was also a Trustee of the Keene Hall for 16 years, 9 years as Chairman, and he was a governor of Galleywood Infants’ School.

He also co-wrote the updated version of “Glimpses of Galleywood”.

Ted and Barbara were invited to the Queen’s Garden Party at Buckingham Palace in 2005 to represent Chelmsford District parish councils.

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He was a founder member of Galleywood Historical Society in 1998, serving as programme director ever since then, and finishing as President of the association.

He gave several talks on local history, especially the racecourse which remained his passion and he carried out a vast amount of research on this, all generously shared with the Heritage Centre.

He visited the Heritage Centre regularly and gave help whenever he could, and was involved from the beginning in the campaign for our War Memorial. He was also a member of Galleywood Horticultural Society.

Their sons organised celebrations for their Golden and Diamond anniversaries and also a surprise 80th birthday for Ted on HMS Belfast.

More recently, Ted was a special guest at Chelmsford City Racecourse in March 2015.

The occasion was a commemoration of the incredible feat by jockey Len Lefebve who rode 3 winners at Galleywood Racecourse in 1924. The event was organised by Len’s sons, with a race named after their father.

Ted, in his research, had come across this information, and had been in touch with the sons. They invited him to join them for the occasion, which of course he did, and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

Ted was not only a valued member of the Galleywood community, he was an avid researcher till the very end and a real expert on the racecourse, but most of all he was a true gentleman.

He will be sorely missed by a great many people.

Ted leaves a wife Barbara, sons Peter and Alan and four grandchildren.

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Galleywood Library in Guinness World Record attempt Saturday 11 July 2015, saw both children and adults flocking to Galleywood Library to attempt to set a new Guinness World Record for the largest number of people pledging to visit libraries and read books with children over the summer holidays.

Galleywood Library participated in a countrywide attempt run in conjunction with The Reading Agency. The number of Galleywood children who took part – Record Breakers (0 – 12 years), 171 children, Read Me! (10 – 18 years), 22 young adults. The Library has received some positive and delightful comments about the scheme. One Mum was very pleased and said “After a long struggle, the Librarian at Galleywood Library recommended some books for my son, he enjoyed them so much he couldn’t stop reading them. Fantastic for a Mum to see, Thank you”.

We were grateful to members of the community and Councillor Richard Hyland for acting as witnesses. Support your local library and join in the fun, look out for posters advertising our half-term event.

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Galleywood Parish Council Grant Application Scheme 2016/17 The purpose of the Galleywood Parish Grant is to encourage and assist Clubs/Organisations/ Societies/Associations to carry out activities for the benefit of Galleywood parishioners. Applicants should be voluntary, non-profit making and non-commercial businesses, with a minimum of 50% members residing in the parish of Galleywood. On 2 October 2015 notices will be posted on boards and the GPC website stating that Grant Applications forms are available. The deadline for completed application forms is 10 November 2015.

Applications will be considered by the Finance & Resources Committee on 26 November 2015, with recommendations to Full Council on 7 December 2015. Grant cheques will be issued in April 2016.

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Chelmsford’s Best Front Garden announced This year’s winners were awarded tickets and vouchers to RHS Hyde Hall in Chelmsford, an engraved planter, a vase, two gardening books and a large collection of seeds. The Council would like to congratulate all entrants on their fantastic front gardens.

The Council was assisted by the Royal Horticultural Society to judge all of the entries and would like to announce that the winner of the competition is Richard Thirkettle from Millfields in Danbury. The winning garden features drought tolerant perennials and grasses which provides food for bees and birds almost all year round. This garden requires no watering and minimal weeding.

Cabinet Member for Waste Management and Recycling, Councillor Janette Potter said, “I’ve been very impressed by the high standards of the gardens in this year’s competition. Not only do these front gardens look beautiful and help create an attractive community, but they are also helping to support a number of our wildlife and protecting our environment. I’m looking forward to next year’s Best Kept Front Garden Competition.”

Alan Dyson from South View Road in Danbury was awarded second place. This garden has long lived perennial plants which are drought resistant and sun loving for bees and butterflies.

Third place was Lorraine Robinson from Brook Lane in Galleywood. This garden welcomes birds, bees and butterflies, most features in this garden have been upcycled. An old bike, teacups and old watering cans are home to many flowers.

On a visit to this Front Garden we were greeted with many items which have been re-used to create a home for wildlife and flowers. Since the competition Lorraine has rehomed a windmill which is now a main feature in her garden which someone else was going to throw away.

Lorraine’s garden is a fantastic example of reusing instead of discarding old items.

Lorraine Robinson said: ‘I entered the competition because I wanted to show that anyone can have a nice garden. You don’t have to be a gardener and you don’t have to spend lots of money, you just have to have fun doing it. My children and I have loved spending time together, being outside and learning about our environment.’

The winning gardens and ideas and tips for your own gardens can be found at www.chelmsford. gov.uk/frontgardencompetition.

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The winners of Chelmsford City Council’s Sustainable Front Garden Competition have been chosen. The most sustainable front gardens in Chelmsford consider plants and flowers which increase the number of pollinators such as bees, and use materials which are used to reduce flooding effects.

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Photographic competition

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Galleywood Parish Council are launching a competition to capture the beauty of our pretty village.

The competition is open to all Galleywood parishioners with a £10 voucher prize for the lucky winner. The winning photograph will be published in this Magazine and may even be on the front cover!

All you need to do is email your photograph to clerk@ galleywoodparishcouncil.org.uk or send to Clerk, Galleywood Parish Council, Keene Hall, Watchouse Road, Galleywood, Chelmsford CM2 8DU and remember to include your contact details.

Deadline for entries is 26 October 2015.

Happy snapping!

Chris Sayers receiving his certificate and prize from the Chairman The competition themes for the next three issues of the Magazine…

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Events at Galleywood Heritage Centre SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER “Hoffmann & Marconi” Display in the Heritage room at Galleywood Heritage Centre. Entry free but donations welcomed. The Heritage Room is open Tuesdays 1.30pm to 3.30pm and most Sundays 11 am to 1pm. (closed 6th September) Tuesday 29 September “ Marconi & Hoffmann’s past - The Frederick Roberts Archive of Industrial History” by Catherine Pearson, author.

• 1.30 pm talk in the main Hall at Galleywood Heritage Centre. £3 per person.Tea, Coffee and cakes available from the tearoom.

Sunday 4 October Bird Walk on Galleywood Common - 9.30 start from Galleywood Heritage Centre, £2 per person. Walk will be approximately 2 hours and the tea room will be open afterwards for tea/coffee and cake. Bring binoculars and suitable footwear.

Saturday 17 October Essex Society For Family History Chelmsford Group Meetings • 10 am to 4 pm at Galleywood Heritage Centre. All welcome with free entry and family history advice available.

Refreshments available from tearoom.

• 10.30 am to 11.30 am – Bishopsgate Institute Archive - Stefan Dickers • 12.30 to 1.30 pm - Reforming the Poor Law, 1834: Rural Queries as a research resource by Michael Holland • 2.30 pm to 4 pm - ”Magna Carta, I know my Rights” by John Neal www.esfh.org.uk for more details or contact Meryl Rawlings 01245 225200 Tuesday 27 October “Growing up during and after WW2” by Philip Field and Barrie Dennis • 1.30 pm talk in the main Hall at Galleywood Heritage Centre. £3 per person.Tea, Coffee and cakes available from the tearoom.

Galleywood Heritage Centre is located on the Common, off Margaretting Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 8TR. As well as the car park at the centre there is a public car park off Margaretting Road, just before the centre. www.galleywoodheritagecentre.org.uk 01245 357700 | mail@galleywoodheritagecentre.org.uk

Saturday Drop-in Surgeries

(in the Ron White Room, Keene Hall, 10am-12noon) Your opportunity to meet your local Parish Councillor in an informal setting to discuss ideas or issues.

Initial dates: October 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 Proposed subject to engagement levels: November 7, 14, 21 & 28; December 5 & 12 See page 32 for Councillor contact details

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Saturday 31 October Halloween Themed Family Supper 5.30pm to 7.30pm. Cost £5 per person, tickets to be purchased in advance and children must be accompanied by an adult. There will be a three course supper, bobbing apples and “Tricks & Treats” in a safe environment.

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NOVEMBER & DECEMBER “The Home Front” Display in the Heritage room at Galleywood Heritage Centre. Entry free but donations welcomed. The Heritage Room is open Tuesdays 1.30 pm to 3.30pm and most Sundays 11 am to 1 pm Sunday 15 November WW1 Exhibition, 10 am to 4 pm, free entry.

This is a repeat for one day only of our popular exhibition last year. Refreshments will be available. Kindly sponsored by Galleywood Parish Council.

Saturday 21 November Essex Society For Family History Chelmsford Group Meetings • 10 am to 4 pm at Galleywood Heritage Centre. All welcome with free entry and family history advice available.

Refreshments available from tearoom.

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Harvest Festival focus on Leprosy Mission St Michael’s Church Galleywood, and St Michael’s School Galleywood, have been supporting The Leprosy Mission since the 1920s, and the church sends a proportion of its income every year, year after year!

The Leprosy Mission is the world’s leading anti-leprosy charity, supporting 2000 staff fighting Leprosy in 20 countries. Every £30 we raise will pay for food for a patient in a Leprosy Hospital for one month.

So why not come to our harvest festival service at 10am on Sunday October 4 at the church, and bring money in something interesting! If you work in a pub, you could bring money in a tankard; if you like tea, you could bring money in a tea-pot; if you ride horses, you could bring money in a hard hat. The school choir will be singing to us, and we’ll be thanking God for the harvest and thinking about what we need.

Then you could join us for lunch, also in the church; over lunch there’ll be games, a chance to discover more about leprosy, and some presentations. We’ll be charging you £7.50 for lunch, with is extortionate - but that money will feed a hospitalized Leprosy patient for a week!

For more information, see www.leprosymission.org Rev Andy Griffiths

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Children from Jubilee Friends Preschool helped to raise £676.88 for Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a genetic disease, in memory of Zack Cochrane who lost his life aged 7½ months in July 2014. Jubilee Friends Preschool would like to thank all families that helped to raise the money.

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St Michael’s Church “BIG” Project St Michael’s Church on the Common has had many developments, additions and re orderings over its 140 year history. About 5 years ago, when the Churches at the School and the Common merged, ideas were considered about enhancing the facilities at St Michael’s, i.e. More rooms, and plans were then drawn up for a BIG Project. This turned into a three phase plan and the first phase came to its active stage in the Late Summer / Autumn of 2014.

This phase of the plan, put simply, involved the removal of the organ console and pipes from the north east corner - to be re-sited elsewhere; the pipes in the west tower and the console on the south east corner.

The work in the north corner of the church is now completed and the photos show how the space has been improved - How it used to look and images of the two new rooms, stairs and disabled toilet.

The work to re-site the organ pipes has not yet been completed, but a gallery has been constructed for the pipes’ new home and the West Tower room (underneath) has been increased in size to make it a more flexible usable space. More of this, with photos, next time.

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Celebrating 100 years of the National Association of WI Ladies were seen arriving at the Galleywood Heritage Centre in hats and finery to rival Ascot when we celebrated 100 years of the National Association of Women’s Institutes.

The bubbly flowed and members enjoyed a sumptuous finger buffet lunch provided by the Committee. Entertainment was provided

by Trevor Ford who encouraging singing and dancing. Our special guest May Graham thoroughly enjoyed the event and received an Honorary membership certificate. Pictured Val presenting May with her certificate.

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New benches for school Volunteers from TEG, The Environmental Group, worked over 3 days to construct and install a circle of benches in the forest area at Galleywood Infant School and St Michael’s Church of England Junior School.

The children love the new benches, which are made from new oak railway sleepers and are much more comfortable than the logs! Children from the infant school enjoy Forest Schools sessions each week as part of their curriculum. The circle is always the start and end point for every Forest Schools session, where children plan their activities and later share and reflect on things they have discovered. The focal point of the

circle is a “Storytelling Chair”, which members of TEG cut and shaped from a felled tree at Parklands Farm. Both schools are very grateful to the TEG volunteers for their time and expertise on this project, and for extensive maintenance work carried out earlier in the year on the willow dome, willow tunnel and wildlife area. Out thanks too to Mrs Willett for providing the tree trunk, and for transporting the very heavy seat it to its new location in the school “forest” to be enjoyed by children for many years to come!

Sarah Manning Headteacher, Galleywood Infant School

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GHS Summer Show fantastic success The Galleywood Horticultural Society Annual Summer Show took place on Saturday 11 July 2015 at Keene Hall.

The weather was sunny and hot, and this encouraged a high turnout of visitors to the show. Classes covered vegetables, fruit, flowers, flower arrangements, cookery and crafts with sections for children up to 5 years old, and up to 11 years old. Each year there is a novelty competition for members to grow the most potatoes by weight from a potato given to them in February by Peter Seabrook, the Society’s President. Peggy Andrews won the novelty competition with 3 lbs 12 oz in potatoes.

The overall Show winner was Helen Pennock, who was given the Cramphorn Tropy. Carole Wheeler-James was second and Jenny Clarke was in third place.

During the prize giving, Peter Seabrook commended the pupils, staff and volunteers (some volunteers are Society members) at both St Michael’s Junior

School and Galleywood Infant School for the high standard of their entries.

Both Schools entered the Community Group section, the photographs show their entries for the Class ‘a collection of vegetables’. The best exhibit in this section was won by Galleywood Infant School. In the Children’s sections, the best exhibit was won by Laura M. for five years old and younger, and by Elizabeth Ebden for 6 to 11 years old. The photograph shows an entry to the class ‘a decorated child’s wellington boot.’

I would also like to thank everyone at the Rainbow Pre-School for their contribution again this year.

The photograph shows the entries to the class entitled ‘a sculpture made from a vegetable and/or a fruit.’

Overall the show was deemed a success and an enjoyable day was had by members and visitors.

Phil Walters

Remembrance Day Event Please join Rev Andy Griffiths, Councillors and Staff at the Galleywood War Memorial, Keene Hall on Wednesday 11 November 2015.

Assemble at 10.45am, refreshments will follow.

Great Baddow & Galleywood U3A I would like to introduce you to the Gt Baddow and Galleywood U3A. We are an association for anyone retired or semi retired and we offer special interest groups for you to join from Arts and Crafts to Ramblers! Our yearly costs for members are just £12 a year.

Come and Support the Galleywood Market Galleywood Market is now in its 11th year and runs on the third Friday of the month at the Keene Hall from 10.00 am - 12 noon.

There are a variety of stalls including Fairtrade products, crafts and fresh produce. Each month the cafe is run by a different group providing home made cakes and coffee.

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We were all very sorry to see the beautiful Willow Tree at Pipers Tye being felled on Tuesday 4 August 2015. Unfortunately there was a deep cut to the heartwood which meant that one of the large boughs could have fallen in high winds. Three separate contractors advised that the Willow Tree be removed. We notified Essex County Council of the issue on 31 July 2015 and they immediately conducted a survey and instructed their contractors to remove the main body of the tree. The trunk has now been cut down to ground level. Photographs here taken by Cllr Bob Harman and John Cummin show the tree surgeons at work.

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Diary Dates NOVEMBER

Thu 24 | 7pm | Lodge Room Finance & Resources Committee

Mon 2 | 7-9pm | Keene Hall Galleywood Parish Council Meeting

OCTOBER

Wed 11 | 10.45am | War Memorial Remembrance Day Event, refreshments to follow, all welcome

Half-term event at Galleywood Library celebrating 150th birthday of Alice in Wonderland. Lindsay 01245 259042 or galleywood.library@essex.gov.uk Sat 3 | 10am-4pm | Heritage Centre Mill Camera Club Annual Photographic Exhibition Mon 5 | 7-9pm | Keene Hall Galleywood Parish Council Meeting Fri 9 | 10-12 noon | Keene Hall “It’s Time to Chat” (Galleywood Good Neighbours Sat 10 | 10 - 12 noon | Keene Hall Chelmsford Mildmay Inner Wheel Shoe Sale - ladies shoes, boots, handbags and Christmas gifts.

Mon 12 | 7.30pm | Galleywood Library Rosie Sandler reads and talks about her poetry. Free event. Further details on 01245 259042

Fri 13 | 10-12noon | Keene Hall “It’s Time to Chat” (Galleywood Good Neighbours) Sat 14 | 10.30am-4pm | Keene Hall Galleywood Art Club Annual Art and Craft Fair Thu 19 | 8-10pm Galleywood Ladies Club welcome Georgie Godbold demonstrating “Sugar Wobblies” Thu 19 | 7pm | Lodge Room Planning & Highways Committee Fri 20 | 10-12noon | Keene Hall Galleywood Market Thu 26 | 8-10pm | Keene Hall Galleywood Horticultural Society Members’ Evening and AGM. Sat 28 | 4pm Messy Church DECEMBER

Thu 15 | 8-10pm Galleywood Ladies Club welcome Mary Bartlam talking about “Quilting 1850-1950” with displays. June Ramsay 01245 473463 or Shirley Russell 01245 355232

Fri 4 | 10-12noon | Keene Hall “It’s Time to Chat” (Galleywood Good Neighbours)

Fri 16 | 10-12 noon | Keene Hall Galleywood Market

Thu 10 | 8-10pm | Keene Hall Galleywood Horticultural Society Christmas Social

Thu 22 | 7pm | Lodge Room Planning & Highways Committee Thu 22 | 8-10pm | Keene Hall Galleywood Horticultural Society charity evening with Richard Jackson from QVC Channel. Talk entitled “From Charlie Dimmock to Joan Collins, My Adventures in TV gardening”. Tickets £5 in advance from GHC Secretary 01245 473191 Sat 31 | 4pm Messy Church

Mon 7 | 7-9pm | Keene Hall Galleywood Parish Council Meeting

Fri 11 | 10-12noon | Keene Hall Galleywood Market Thu 17 | 7pm | Lodge Room Planning & Highways Committee Fri 18 | Christmas Luncheon for Galleywood Senior Citizens, contact the Parish Council Office on 01245 358898 to register your interest Thu 24 | 4pm Messy Church

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Rt. Hon. Sir Simon Burns MP

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The Rt. Hon. Sir Simon Burns MP was selected as the Parliamentary Candidate for the Chelmsford Constituency in 1986 and was elected on the 11th June 1987 with a majority of 7761. At the 2015 General Election, he increased his majority to 18,250.

During his 28 years as a Member of Parliament, Sir Simon has served as a Parliamentary Private Secretary to Timothy Eggar MP and the Rt. Hon. Gillian Shephard MP. He was appointed an Assistant Government Whip by John Major in 1994, before coming a Lord Commissioner of Her Majesty’s Treasury in 1995 and the Parliamentary UnderSecretary of State at the Department for Health in 1996.

In Opposition, he held a number of Front Bench positions including Shadow Spokesman for Social Security, the Environment, Housing and Planning and also Health. He also served as an Opposition Whip.

In 2010, he was appointed Minister of State at the Department of Health and in 2012 moved to be Minister of State at the Department of Transport.

Margaret Thatcher, on Galleywood Common when she came to campaign for him as part of the General Election campaign. Despite Galleywood not being within the West Chelmsford Constituency which he represented between 1997 and 2010, Sir Simon has always enjoyed visiting the village and was delighted when it returned to his constituency following the Boundary Commission Review which came into effect at the 2010 General Election.

He has also served on the Health Select Committee and the 1922 Committee.

Sir Simon works closely with Galleywood’s City Councillors Janette Potter and David Stevenson, as well as County Councillor, Jenny Chandler.

One of Sir Simon’s best memories of his time as the MP for Chelmsford is when in 1987 he met the then Prime Minister,

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Galleywood Open Gardens raised some useful money for Farleigh Hospice at the same time”.

Essex villages participating in the Open Gardens event is growing each year so why not consider taking part in 2016 ? Not only are there beautiful back gardens in Galleywood but also many attractive front gardens that visitors will enjoy viewing.

You can simply open your front gate to the village and welcome visitors to your garden, or if you are really ambitious have a go at serving refreshments and selling plants like Alan and Shirley!

For more information contact the Clerk on 01245 358898 or Farleigh Hospice on 01245 457408 or fundraising@ farleighhospice.org

Capturing Galleywood’s History Can you help? Were you living in Galleywood during the 1920s to the early 1970s? Did you move to Galleywood as the village was starting to develop? Are you willing to share your memories?

For some months now a number of us have been looking into putting together an oral history of Galleywood from before the Second World War until the village became the place it is today. We have been speaking to the Galleywood Historical Society, the Heritage Centre, and the Essex Record Office (which maintains the Essex Sound Archive) about how this might be done.

Although a final decision to go ahead has not yet been taken, we would like to start the process of finding people who are willing to contribute as volunteers to help run the project or who would be willing to record their memories of life in Galleywood to share with others.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a unique project in the village. If you are interested in helping, please contact Graham Smith (Vice Chairman of the Galleywood Historical Society) 28 Russell Gardens, Chelmsford, CM2 8DB – telephone 01245 358570 or email grahamsmith99@hotmail.com

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On Sunday 5 July 2015 Galleywood parishioners opened their gardens in aid of Farleigh Hospice. Alan and Shirley Thomas write “The day started damp, but cleared very soon and we had over 180 visitors on what turned out to be a lovely summer’s afternoon garden party. We sold over 250 plants, made up from some 50 different species, or varieties, The same plants all featured somewhere in our garden, so we challenged some people to try to find them all in our garden. Most of those sold had been raised as cuttings, or divisions from the garden plants and were sold at low prices. With the money going to Farleigh Hospice everybody was benefiting. A thoroughly enjoyable day, with lots of very friendly visitors and we

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Contacts Galleywood Parish Council Clerk to Galleywood Parish Council, The Keene Hall, Watchouse Road, Galleywood, Chelmsford CM2 8PT The Clerk - 01245 358898 clerk@galleywoodparishcouncil.org.uk The Deputy Clerk - 01245 348756 deputyclerk@ galleywoodparishcouncil.org.uk www.galleywoodparishcouncil.org.uk Member of Parliament for Chelmsford Simon Burns, MP, 88 Rectory Lane, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 1RF T : 01245 352872 E : office@chelmsfordconservatives.com House of Commons, London SW1A OAA T : 020 7219 6811 E : simon.burns.mp@parliament.uk www.simonburnsmp.com Essex County Councillor Cllr Mrs Jenny Chandler County Hall, Market Rd, Chelmsford CM1 1LX T: 01245 474441 E: cllr.jenny.chandler@essex.gov.uk Come and meet Cllr Chandler at a surgery to be held on the second Saturday of each month from 10 am - 12 noon in Great Baddow Library, no appointment necessary Chelmsford City Councillors Cllr Mrs Janette Potter E: japotter@chelmsford.gov.uk Cllr David Stevenson E: d.stevenson@chelmsford.gov.uk

Civic Centre Duke Street, Chelmsford CM1 1JE T: 01245 606606 St Michael & All Angels Church Rev Andy Griffiths T: 01245 353922 M: 07788 299061 www.stmichaelsgalleywood.org.uk Galleywood Parish Councillors Cllr Bob Villa (Chairman) 01245 258559 Cllr Mrs Janette Potter (Vice Chairman) 01245 352516 Cllr Robert Harman 01245 601520 Cllr Richard Hyland 01245 475734 Cllr Anthony McQuiggan 01245 808225 Cllr Graham Nichols 01245 475596 Cllr Neville Paul 01245 474891 Cllr David Stevenson 01245 475290 Cllr John Turkentine 01245 475263 Essex Police Emergency 999 Non Emergency 0300 333 4444 or 101 www.essex.police.uk Gt. Baddow & Galleywood Policing Team Neighbourhood Constable PC Craig Bernard T: 07817 454525 E: craig.bernard@essex.pnn.police.uk Police Community Support Officer PCSO Jenny Powell and PCSO Danielle Rushton-Hickman T: 07817 454525 E: 71500@essex.pnn.police.uk

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Men of Galleywood remembered

This edition’s Hints and tips looks at things from a slightly different angle. It looks at some recent findings from the Office of National Statistics.

• Young people were the least likely to regularly stop and talk to their neighbours: Less than half (45%) of those aged 18 to 24 regularly stopped and talked to their neighbours, compared to around 8 in 10 (83%) people aged 65 to 74 (2011 to 2012).

• People aged 75 and over were the least likely to have at least one close friend; 11% of them reported having no close friend at all, compared to 2% of those aged 18 to 24 (2011 to 2012).

• Around 1 in 4 women (24%) and 1 in 5 men (19%) aged 75 and over reported caring for someone sick, disabled or elderly within their household (2012 to 2013).

• Middle aged people (aged 45 to 54) were the most likely to feel lonely of all age groups (15% in 2011 to 2012) and the least likely to socialise, with nearly half (49%) reporting meeting socially with family, friends or colleagues less than once a week (2012 to 2013).

Wendy Cummin and Cllr Mrs Janette Potter

Do you have some hints and tips to share? Send them to Ken Edwards, 2 Vale End, Galleywood, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 8NZ. kenedwards2012@btinternet.com

Earlier in the year Chelmsford City Councillors were asked if they would like to put names forward of residents in their Ward who died in World War 1 for the purpose of Street Naming on the new Beaulieu Development - Councillor Janette Potter together with Wendy Cummin put forward all the names and full details of the men of Galleywood who gave up their lives in World War 1 - a total of 17 names.

Both Janette and Wendy were pleased to hear from Chelmsford City Council that all 17 names had been accepted for street naming at the Beaulieu Development.

It is a lovely reminder of those men of Galleywood who gave up lives to protect us during World War 1 – At the going down of the sun and in the morning - We will remember them.

To be continued in the next edition…

John Cummin

Some readers will find these unsurprising, others may find them thought provoking.

I think one conclusion we can all draw is that there are plenty of opportunities for each of us in our own way can make a contribution to Galleywood being a good neighbourly village.

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So just what can you and I do to be a good neighbour?

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Club contact details 1st Galleywood (Gemini) Rangers Ginny Lawrence 07757 636446 www.girlguidingessexne.org.uk

French Classes Jane Adams 01245 355448 janeadam7@hotmail.com

1st Galleywood Brownies Tina Bailey 07711 592740 1stgalleywoodbrownies@blueyonder.co.uk

Friendship + Gemma Fraser swchelmsfordcurate@gmail.com

1st Galleywood Guides Suzanne McAllister 01245 604945 suzysmailbox@blueyonder.co.uk

Friends of Galleywood Heritage Centre Daphne Field 01245 263936 daphnefield@talktalk.net

1st Galleywood Scout Group Mike Jones 01245 604238 gsl@1stgalleywood.org.uk Baby Ballet Laura Watkins 07534 260067 romfordcentral@babyballet.co.uk

Galleywood Art Club Sally Bevan 01245 267423 sallyjbevan@hotmail.co.uk Galleywood Chaplin Close Allotment Adrian Batsford 01245 251665 adrianbatsford@tiscali.co.uk

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Galleywood Common Association Susan Blunden 01244 287911 bbblunden@btinternet.com

Baddow & Galleywood U3A Alan Sheahan 01245 472592 alan.sheahan@talktalk.net

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Galleywood Glebe Land Allotment Asc John Castle 01245 601739 jon.cas@blueyonder.co.uk

Chelmsford Cricket Club Bob Shortman 01245 259067 bob.shortman@btinternet.com

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Chelmsford Karate Club Kevin Nason 01245 260747 sensei-kevin@chelmsfordkarate.com Cognative Behavioral Therapy Noel Sawyer 01245 358876 noel.sawyer@me.com

Galleywood Historical Society Graham Mundy 01245 601494 grahammundy@blueyonder.co.uk Galleywood Horticultural Society Sarah Walters 01245 473191 sarah-phil@virginmedia.com

Doll House Club Mrs Chandler 01245 261611

Galleywood Ladies Club June Ramsay 01245 473463 jramsay_1@hotmail.com

Essex Family History (ESFH) Eric D Probert 01245 259914 ericdprobert@blueyonder.co.uk

Galleywood Modern Sequence Dance Julie Shrubsole 01245 440514 julieshrubsole@sky.com

Club contact details Galleywood Neighbourhood Watch Norman Taylor 01245 611426 norman-taylor@supanet.com Galleywood Short Mat Bowls Club Frances Maynard 01245 699891 francesmaynard@talktalk.net Galleywood Theatre Group Paul Hambleton 0794 125 8214 pahambleton@virginmedia.com Galleywood WI Beryl Metcalfe beryl@bmetcalfe.f2s.com

Jo Jingles Stella Paul 01376 331574 jojingles.braintree@tesco.net Keep Fit Pat Wilson 01245 354079 john.wilson@WDP.net Mock Exams Erkal (Eric) Karahalli 01245 474085 eric@11pluslearning.co.uk Movingon Julie 01245 258848 Bill 01376 321112 movingon22@hotmail.co.uk MSI Jamatt of Essex Mr Sajjad Manji 01702 203867 sajjadmanji@talktalk.net

Galleywood Youth FC Scott Linsley 07712 453501 scottylinsley@sky.com German Classes Denise Peacock 01245 260497 denisepeacock@btinternet.com

Pilates Matwork Joani St Cliere 01621 743533 joanistcliere@aol.com

German Classes Birgit Wilkinson 01245 284111 birgitwilkinson@hotmail.com

Point to Point Patchwork and Quilting Margaret Shears 01245 260312 marg.shears@blueyonder.co.uk

Glebeland Allotment Asc John Castle 01245 601739 John.cas@blueyonder.co.uk

Sing and Sign Martine Brockman 07739 832059 martinebrockman@singandsign.co.uk

IYC (Ian’s Yoga Class) Ian Jordan 01245 492640 yogateacher@yogainchelmsford.co.uk

TC Dog Training Tony Cruse 01245 808162 www.tc-dog-training.co.uk

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Galleywood National Women’s Register Pam Munday pamundy@blueyonder.co.uk

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Club contact details Tiny Tunes Jackie Burrell 01621 840103 antandjack@btinternet.com Trudi Osborne Dance Trudi Osborne 07788 712751 trudimorgan@btopenworld.com

CHURCH St Michaels & All Angels Rev Andy Griffiths 01245 353922 www.stmichaelsgalleywood.org.uk

OTHER SERVICES

The Environmental Group (teg) Åsa Pamphilon 01245 609778 asaros@hotmail.co.uk

Area Highways Office 0845 6037631 www.essex.gov.uk

Village Market Elizabeth Willington 01245 224060 ewvillagemarket@hotmail.com

Chelmer Housing Partnership (CHP) 0300 5550500 enquiries@chp.org.uk

Zumba Joani St Cliere 01621 743533 joanistcliere@aol.com

COMMUNITY VENUES FOR HIRE Keene Hall Mrs Susan Royce 01245 268961 administrator@keenehall.com Galleywood Heritage Centre Mr Max Tanner 01245 357700 mail@galleywoodheritagecentre.org.uk

SCHOOLS Galleywood Infant School Mrs Sarah Manning 01245 472686 admin@galleywood.essex.sch.uk St Michael’s C of E Junior School Mrs Maria Rumsey 01245 472682 admin@st-michaels-jun.essex.sch.uk Great Baddow High School Mrs Carolyn Lynch 01245 265821 admin@gbhs.co.uk Thriftwood School Mrs Sally Davis OBE 01245 266880 admin@thriftwoodschool.com Rainbow Pre-School Mrs Maureen Lee 01245 476958 Maureenlee@hotmail.co.uk The Stables Nursery Mrs Susan Mann 01245 348159 www.thestablesnursery.co.uk Jubilee Friends Pre-School Lindsay 01245 474157 or 07761 632793

Chelmsford City Council Switchboard 01245 606606 www.chelmsford.gov.uk Clarendons Vetenary Surgery 01245 353741 www.clarendonvet.co.uk Co-operative Food 01245 474591 www.chelmsfordstar.coop/food Doctors Surgery Barnard Road 01245 478040 Environmental Services 01245 606800 www.chelmsford.gov.uk Essex Police Emergency 999 www.essex.police.uk Non Emergency 0300 333 444 or 101 01245 601520 www.essex.police.uk Neighbourhood Constable PC Craig Bernard 07817 454525 craig.bernard@essex.pnn.police.uk Neighbourhood Watch Alan Bowling 01245 267444 Alanbnhoodwatch@aol.com Galleywood Library Watchouse Road 01245 259042 Galleywood.Library@essex.gov.uk Galleywood Voluntary Community Care Diana Harman 01245 601520 dianajh2@virginmedia.com

Club contact details

Recycling 01245 615837 www.chelmsford.gov.uk/recycling Village Agent John Peart 07540 720611 or freephone 0800 977 5858 or local rate 01376 574341 or email enquiries@caessex.org.uk

BUSINESSES Clarendons Vetenary Surgery Galleywood Road 01245 353741 www.clarendonvet.co.uk

McColls Newsagent Watchouse Road 01245 493187 Milbury Meats Watchouse Road 01245 353435 www.milburymeats.co.uk Mr Fish Watchouse Road 01245 250557 Post Office Watchouse Road 01245 353139 Safa Indian Restaurant Watchouse Road 01245 350085 Top Ten Hair Beauty and Tanning The Street 01245 284718

Co-operative Food 83 Barnard Road 01245 474591 www.chelmsfordstar.coop/food

TC Dog Training 01245 808162 | 07976 807690 tcdogtraining@me.com

Chelmsford Star Co-operative Funeral Services 348 Baddow Rd, Chelmsford 01245 268993 www.chelmsfordstar.coop/funerals

PUBLIC HOUSES

Farleigh Hospice Charity Shop 49 Watchouse Road 01245 359739 Galleywood Kitchens Skinners Lane 01245 258666 www.kitchens-chelmsford.co.uk Galleywood Motor Spares Watchouse Road 01245 475406 Galleywood Pharmacy Watchouse Road 01245 258583

The Great Baddow Barn Galleywood Road 01245 473738 www.thegreatbaddowbarn.com The Eagle Stock Road 01245 496571 www.theeaglegalleywood.co.uk jcoldron@yahoo.com The Horse and Groom The Common 01245 261653 www.grayandsons.co.uk

Galleywood Stores Stock Road 01245 352139

The Running Mare Galleywood Road 01245 253031 www.vintageinn.co.uk/ therunningmarechelmsford

Jacksons Hairdressers Watchouse Road 01245 698737

The White Bear Watchouse Road 01245 353034

Kim and Company Hairdressers Watchouse Road 01245 353566

CASH POINT MACHINES

Liberty Dry Cleaners Watchouse Road 01245 357710

McColls (free) Watchouse Road Co-operative Store (free) Barnard Road

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The Guinness Trust Housing 01245 496773 www.guinesspartnership.com

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Galleywood Street Names There are over 70 named streets and roads in the village ranging from Archers Way to Willow Bank. Occasionally through my involvement with Galleywood Historical Society I get asked how a particular road got its name – Deadman’s Lane is a particular favourite and as far as I am aware no one has yet come forward with any evidence although many have speculated.

Just which dead person?

So what I have decided to do is collect together the information we do have as over time those with long memories of the village will sadly no longer be around to tell us.

Even when things are obvious (Keene Way is named after the Keene Family but is the whole family or one particular member?) it is s useful to collect what people know. So any response will be gratefully received.

So what I am asking readers to do is to send me any knowledge and information

they have about why their street or road or any other in Galleywood got its name – its as simple as that. If they have any evidence to back this up that would be even more helpful.

I will be lodging the results with the Heritage Centre and it may well lead to an article or two in future Grapevines.

Let’s see what we can find out and if anyone does know exactly why its called Deadman’s Lane…

Ken Edwards Kenedwards2012@btinternet.com

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