Ingatestone, Fryerning & Mountnessing Parish News Magazine Issue 03 April 2023

Ingatestone, Fryerning & Mountnessing

Parish News Magazine

Coronation Celebrations and Community Spirit with Ingatestone, Fryerning & Mountnessing Parish News

Whether you’re a royalist or not, the month of May is set to be a good one! The weather’s warming, we’ve got some upcoming bank-holidays to look forward to and to top it all off there’s an additional Bank Holiday to celebrate the coronation of Kings Charles III! We love a good excuse for a party, to come together and make memories so in this issue of your community magazine we’ve included some easy bakes for you to enjoy alongside your celebrations. Friends of Ingatestone Station undertook a fantastic walk to Writtle Forest which included lot of local ecological and historical information on the area which I’m hoping you’ll find as interesting as I did.

As always, your Ingatestone, Fryerning & Mountnessing Parish News magazine is available to read online and 3,500 copies are also printed and delivered through the doors of homes in the community.

If you’re a local charity, group or club and you’ve got something you want to share with your community then do get in touch because we always endeavour to support the local organisations that work tirelessly to benefit the greater community.

As you read this, we are preparing the May edition of our magazine, for any article submissions, and reader comments please make sure you get this across to us before 20th May! Until next time, happy reading!

Editor of Ingatestone, Fryerning & Mountnessing Parish News

enquiries@community-publishing.org

Our thanks go out to all of the fantastic local businesses for supporting the magazine by advertising.

Chatty Bench initiative aims to reduce loneliness and isolation

For those who are feeling socially isolated, or needing to talk, Brentwood Council has launched the Chatty Bench initiative in a bid to combat loneliness and isolation.

The Chatty Bench signs have been installed in various locations across the Borough to help bring local people together, thanks to a partnership between Brentwood Community Tree, Axis, and Brentwood Borough Council. The initiative behind the campaign and prominent signs is to encourage residents to stop and chat together, reduce social isolation, combat loneliness, and raise awareness of mental health services in the Borough.

Brentwood Borough Council’s Chair of the Community, Environment and Enforcement Committee, Councillor Will Russell, said:

“The Coronavirus pandemic has played a significant role in triggering increased levels of loneliness and isolation. While we worked together to stay safe and save lives, many have found themselves spending less time with friends and family.

“By breaking down social barriers and encouraging people to connect and chat, the Chatty Benches initiative is a small but very effective way of tackling loneliness and isolation. The benches are designed to encourage people to talk to one another, helping reduce their sense of loneliness and isolation. So, if you see someone sitting on one of these benches, please do say ‘Hi’, you may be the first person they have spoken to in a while.”

Chatty Bench locations

• Baytree Centre (Rear)

• Bishops Hall Park

• Brentwood Rail Station

• Brentwood Town Hall

• Brentwood High Street, Chapel Ruins

• Hutton Community Centre

• Ingatestone - Community Garden

• Ingatestone - Fairfield

• Ingatestone - Seymour Field

• Ingrave - Village Playing Fields

• London Road Cemetery

• Mountnessing Postmill

• River Road Play Space

• South Weald (Opposite St. Peters Church)

• The Hermit - Essex Youth Service

• Tipps Cross Remembrance Hall

• Warley Hill (Outside shops)

• West Horndon Village Hall

• Westbury Road Car Park

CHATTY BENCH

Bee Good Plot Competition 2023

Whether your school is just starting out or looking to develop an established garden, the Bee Good Plot Competition can help demonstrate the value of gardening, enriching the curriculum, teaching life skills and contributing to children’s mental and physical health.

This year it is all about the British Bee and how we can help by supporting these mini beasts that are so crucial to our ecosystem. GC is asking our busy bee helpers to create a bee haven for our buzzy little friends to feed, live and prosper.

The competition is open to all primary schools in Essex and requires teamwork. All we ask is for the children to think outside of the box with their plot design and encourage schools to promote wellness within their community so that children can explore and enjoy the natural world.

GC has some exciting prizes to be won this year including literature for the classroom, Bee Good Hotel and the number one request via our Bee Good Survey that supersedes all other needs, gardening equipment!

To find out more and to enter the competition please visit the Rural Community Council of Essex website www.essexrcc.org.uk/our-work/growingcommunities

The Growing Communities project is managed by the Rural Community Council of Essex (RCCE).

The Arts Society Brentwood District

2023-2024

‘Membership of the Arts Society Brentwood District has been a lifeline’, is a sentiment frequently expressed by members attending meetings.

Whether it is the warm welcome, the plentiful supply of tea/coffee and biscuits or the attractive raffles is a matter of current debate. What is in no doubt is the stimulating and entertaining quality of the illustrated talks catering to the wide interests of our growing membership. Forthcoming sessions for this year include ‘We are amused: Victorian Leisure’ (17th May), ‘A Haaaand Baaaag: The Importance of Being Oscar’ (21st June), ‘Napoleon III, Baron Haussmann and the Rebuiding of Paris’ (19th July) and ‘The Savoy Operas of Gilbert and Sulivan’ (20th September). In addition, the Society is arranging a day trip to Gainsborough’s House in Sudbury later this year.

Society meetings are usually held at Ingatestone Community Hall, 7 High Street, Ingatestone CM4 9ED on the third Wednesday of the month, apart from August and December. Free parking is plentiful. Coffee/tea are served from 7:30pm and lectures start at 8pm ending about 9:15pm. A visitor’s fee of £8 per meeting is redeemable against annual subscriptions which include three copies of the Arts Society’s richly informative national magazine. More information is available on 01277 356634, online at www.tasbd.org.uk, or just by turning up on the night. Visitors and new members are always welcome. www.essexrcc.org.uk/ our-work/growing-communities

Ingatestone & District Camera Club

We are an active Camera Club based in the village of Ingatestone.

We have a core membership of experienced photographers as well as those new to photography. We meet in person between September and May on Friday evenings at 8pm at the pavilion at Seymour Field, New Road, CM14 0HH. Why don’t you come and join us, whether you are a beginner or a more accomplished photographer, for 3 free meetings to get to know us and consider joining our club?

We would particularly welcome non-members to our Digital Images of the Year session on 12th May, which also includes a Raffle!

Visit our website

www.ingatestonecamera.club for more information and contact details.

Tom Smith - Whirligig

Jacqueline Simmond - Explosion

Simon Farr - Moonlight Reflections

Rod Silk - Stag at Blackmore

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When talking to the Manager of Cloudy2Clear windows Chris Miller it became clear that these

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Books for children receiving social care support are launched

We have launched a series of unique picture books developed to help children receiving social care support.

The five books, written by author James Henry and illustrated by Valeria Valenza, have been produced with the help of young people with experience of Essex social services. The books look to address issues they have identified during their journey.

Young people worked together in workshops to develop the main themes of the books and met the author in a series of Zoom calls to share their own experiences with him.

Each book in the series focuses on a different subject, including coming into care, social work, grief, loss, reunification and adoption.

The first of the five books, ‘A New House for Little Mouse’, was published in 2020. Due to its success, four more were created. The series of books are:

• ‘A New House for Little Mouse’ - for children experiencing grief and loss after moving into a new home with new adults.

• ‘Little Robot’s School Play’ - for children who live with other family members, such as kinship carers and special guardians.

• ‘Dino and Bun’ - for children who experience adoption.

• ‘Koala and Panda’ - for children who are living at home with family but need the support of a social worker.

• ‘Looking After Little’ - for children who have experienced being in care and are being reunified with their families.

The books were officially launched during a special celebration event for young people hosted by our Involvement Service and care leavers on Tuesday 28th February.

Cllr Beverley Egan, ECC Cabinet Member for Children’s Services and Early Years, said:

“The books are a unique way of ensuring that any child that needs to move away from their family home, for whatever reason, is well-supported.

“Importantly, they’ve been developed with input from children and young people from Essex who have had a social worker, spent time in care, or have been adopted themselves, so their lived experiences have helped to shape the content. They’re also bright, colourful and engaging and we have had fantastic feedback so far from the professionals and adults who will be using them.

“It was a lovely moment to be able to launch the books at the celebration event and hear the thoughts of the children in attendance. With the series now complete and available, more children will be able to benefit from these stories about circumstances similar to their own.”

Author James Henry said: “I was honoured to be asked to work on this wonderful innovative project alongside the illustrator Valeria Valenza and the teams from ECC, as well as teenagers and children who had experience of social care support.

“Together, I think we developed some really special stories which I hope will help children and their carers who are taking their first steps through such a difficult time.”

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Community Lip Reading Classes

Do you have difficulty following conversations even though you may be wearing a hearing aid? Is hearing loss making you feel isolated? Are you missing out?

If you have become deaf or hard of hearing then lipreading can help you improve communication. Attending a lip-reading class can help you to manage your hearing loss, boost understanding and your confidence.

Starting in the last week of April at the Pavilion in Seymour Field, local lip-reading teachers Jacqui Chamoun and Helen Perry will provide lipreading and managing hearing loss classes in a relaxed and social atmosphere.

If you are interested for yourself (or know someone who might benefit) either email rmls.lipreading@gmail.com or contact Jacqui, on 07879 621927, and she will be able tell you all about the classes.

Cheaper Bus Travel for Essex passengers extended to end of June

Chelmsford and back would be only £4, cheaper than the car park! In fact, First Bus say that “this means that most single journeys across our Essex network will cost no more than £2”, so try Ingatestone to Southend for a day out!

If you put “2-bus-fare-cap” into Google you will get full details and for First Bus put in “first bus 2-bus-fare-cap”. The £2 fare doesn’t apply to school buses.

Citizens Advice Essex to run evening and weekend advice line thanks to Essex County Council funding

We have announced a package of support for the county’s Citizens Advice Services. It includes additional funding in response to unprecedented demand for their services. The funding, initially worth £185K, will support the network of community-based advice charities throughout the remainder of the financial year.

The new funding supplements funding received by local offices from their borough or district councils as well as national sources.

The majority of bus passengers in Essex will be able to travel more cheaply by bus until the end of June, after a Government fare discount scheme was extended. Initially set to end on 31st March, the scheme has now been extended to 30th June. This is thanks to additional funding of up to £75 million across England from central Government.

The Department for Transport has also confirmed up to £80 million of continued support for critical bus services across England.

Why wait in a queue when you could catch the bus?

Until June 30th you can get a single bus journey for just £2.00. So, your trip into

It will be used to increase capacity and deliver new services. This will include a new “out of hours” advice line available in the evenings and weekends. The funding will also be used to enhance existing advice services and provide additional specialist debt advice.

The new “out of hours” adviceline is available from 4pm to 8pm during the week and 9am to 1pm on Saturday mornings on 0808 250 5724

Don’t plant one plant two!

Saturday 20th of May is Plant and Seed time, as the Ingatestone and Fryerning Horticultural Society will be holding its annual plant and seed sale. Come along to the Parish Rooms, Stock Lane, Ingatestone between 10am and 11:30am to buy

plants ready for the season. Entry is free.

But now’s the time to start planting and maybe you would consider donating plants or seedlings to the society, please bring them along on the day before 10am. That’s why we want you to plant two, or maybe even more!

Brentwood UK Shared Prosperity Fund grant programme now open

Brentwood Borough Council is inviting applications from not-for-profit organisations, registered charities and businesses for a share of funding available through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund: prospectus - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Applications can be made for between £5,000 and £10,000 to support arts, culture, heritage and sports projects, delivered between June 2023 and March 2024. The grant scheme is being funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).

The council is looking for inspiring applications that support UKSPF outcomes E6 and E10, including increasing volunteering, participation in sports and delivery of creative programmes. For more information, see the Brentwood Borough Council Funding webpage via www.brentwood.gov.uk/funding

Brentwood is set to have new boundaries for its council wards from 2024

Brentwood is set to have new boundaries for its council wards.

The Local Government Boundary Commission is the independent body that draws these boundaries. It has reviewed Brentwood to make sure councillors will represent about the same number of electors, and that ward arrangements will help the council work effectively. The Commission has published final

recommendations for changes in Brentwood. It says residents should be represented by 39 councillors. This is two more than the current arrangements. Publishing the recommendations Professor Colin Mellors, Chair of the Commission, said: “We are very grateful to people in Brentwood. We looked at all the views they gave us. They helped us improve our earlier proposals. We believe the new arrangements will deliver electoral fairness while maintaining local ties.” The Commission has made further changes to its earlier proposals. Details can be found on their website. The changes become law once Parliament has approved them. Staff at the council will ensure that the arrangements are in place for the 2024 elections.

Essex Housing Annual Delivery Plan approved

Our Cabinet has approved the 2023/24 Annual Delivery Plan for Essex Housing, our award-winning in-house developer. The plan sets out Essex Housing’s approach to delivering new housing across the county. Schemes are being brought forward in Colchester, Harlow, Epping Forest, Maldon, Chelmsford and Castle Point.

The current Essex Housing programme will deliver 1,028 homes and seven new community assets – around half of the homes are for older people, people with disabilities or general needs affordable. Of these 357 properties already have planning permission and a further 70 are currently awaiting determination.

We established Essex Housing in 2016 to work with public sector partners throughout Essex to identify and bring forward land and assets for development. Any surpluses from Essex Housing developments are reinvested in public services.

Mouth-Watering May Treats

The month of May is always a great month marking the transition from Spring into Summer but this May will be extra special and hopefully one to remember!

Millions will be coming together to rejoice in the crowning of King Charles III and celebrating His Majesty’s Coronation. With that being said, we thought it would be handy to provide you with some easy treats this month whether you’re looking to enjoy a treat alongside the Coronation celebrations or you’re venturing into the garden to enjoy some spring sunshine for the first time this year.

Traditional Scones With Clotted Cream And Jam

Ingredients

350g self-raising flour

¼ tsp salt

1 tsp baking powder

85g cubed butter

3 tbsp caster sugar

85g sultanas or fruit of choice (optional)

Dash of lemon juice

175ml milk

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 egg beaten

Jam of choice

Clotted Cream

Method

1. Heat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7 and into a large bowl, add the selfraising flour, salt and baking powder, then mix.

2. Add the cubed butter into the flour and rub in with your fingers until the mixture looks like fine bread crumbs. Stir in the caster sugar and sultanas (if using).

3. In a microwavable jug heat the milk in the microwave for about 30 secs until it’s warm, but not hot. Add a dash of lemon juice and the vanilla extract to the warmed milk and set aside.

4. Put a baking tray in the oven. In the dry mix, make a well and add the liquid. Combine the mixture quickly with a cutlery knife.

5. Dust some flour onto your work surface and tip your dough out on top. Coat the dough and your hands with a little more flour, then proceed to fold the dough over 2-3 times until it’s a little smoother. Do not over-work the dough or it will become tough.

6. Pat into a round roughly 4cm deep, take a 5cm smooth-edged cutter and dip it into some flour.

7. Using the cutter, cut out your scones from the dough until you have four scones. You may need to press what’s left of the dough back into a round to cut out another four.

8. Lightly brush the top of the scones with a beaten egg, then carefully arrange on the hot baking tray.

9. Bake for 10 mins until risen and golden on the top. Eat just warm or cold on the day of baking, generously topped with jam and clotted cream.

Biscuit Bunting

Ingredients

350g plain flour

100g cold cubed butter

1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

140g light soft brown sugar

1 large egg

75g golden syrup

2 tsp vanilla extract

To decorate:

1kg ready-to-roll icing

Food colouring in colour of choice

Icing sugar for rolling

Rhubarb crumble with custard

Ingredients

500g rhubarb chopped into 2-inch chunks

100g golden caster sugar

For the crumble topping:

140g self-raising flour

85g chilled butter

50g light brown muscovado sugar

Method

1. Tip the rhubarb and sugar into a saucepan, cover and simmer on a very low heat for 15 mins.

2. When the rhubarb is soft but still holds its shape and sweet enough (you can add more sugar), pour the rhubarb into a medium baking dish.

3. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.

4. For the crumble, rub together the butter and the self-raising flour with your fingers until you have a soft, crumbly topping.

5. Add the light brown muscovado sugar and mix together with your hands.

6. Scatter the crumble over the rhubarb and bake for 30 mins or until golden brown on top.

7. Serve piping hot with a big jug of thick vanilla custard.

Method

1. In a food processor add the flour,butter, bicarbonate of soda and sugar and blitz together until no lumps of butter remain, then tip into a mixing bowl.

2. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, golden syrup and vanilla extract and then stir this into the bowl with the flour mixture with a wooden spoon. Using your hands, knead together into a smooth dough.

3. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.

4. Find some clean card and cut out a triangle template in the size you want your bunting to be.

5. On a lightly floured surface, roll out your dough using your template to cut out triangles – re-roll trimmings to get as many as you can.

6. Carefully lift the biscuits onto some baking sheets lined with baking parchment. Use a pencil end to make 2 small holes in the top of each biscuit –not too close to the edge. Bake, one tray at a time, for 8-10 mins, remaking each hole when biscuits are just out and still soft. Cool. (Un-iced biscuits can be frozen for up to 3 months, or will keep in an airtight container for a week.)

7. Divide the icing into as many colours as you want, and knead in food colourings to get your desired colours. Roll out thinly on a surface lightly dusted with icing sugar, and use your template to cut out icing triangles. Brush the backs of the icing with a little water and stick onto the biscuits – making holes in the icing to match the biscuits as you go. Cut out small circles from leftover icing, brush backs with water and stick onto some of the biscuits. Decorate with icing pens, if you wish, then carefully thread through ribbon or string and hang up your treats.

Coronation Of His Majesty The King & Her Majesty The Queen Consort

The Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III and Her Majesty The Queen Consort will take place at Westminster Abbey, London, and will be conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury on Saturday 6th May 2023.

with ideas, top tips, practical advice and loads more.

Tens of thousands of Coronation Big Lunches and street parties will be held in the UK and Commonwealth on Sunday and across the weekend. Big Lunches take place across the UK annually and last year they raised more than £22 million for local charities.

The Ceremony will see His Majesty King Charles III crowned alongside Her Majesty The Queen Consort. Celebrations will be held across the country to honour this historic occasion, including over the special bank holiday weekend between 6th and 8th May.

Celebrations and events

The Official Coronation programme will include the procession and service at Westminster Abbey on 6th May, the ‘Coronation Big Lunch’ across the country on 7th May (with a concert taking place in Windsor in the evening), and ‘The Big Help Out’ community activity on the bank holiday, Monday 8th May 2023.

The Coronation Big Lunch

The Coronation Big Lunch (6th-8th May) brings neighbours and communities together to share friendship, food and fun. Be part of history by joining millions across the UK with a Coronation Big Lunch celebration in your community.

Sign up at www.edenprojectcommunities. com/the-big-lunch to receive your Coronation Big Lunch pack for all you need to get started

The Big Help Out

From rolling up your sleeves to help a local group, to supporting some of the UK’s best-known national charities, the Big Help Out on Monday 8th May will give everyone an opportunity to join in. Hundreds of activities are planned for the day by local community groups, organisations and charities including The Scouts, Royal Voluntary Service, National Trust and RNLI.

Run a charity and want to get involved? Find out more and join a range of national and local charities already signed up at www.thebighelpout.org.uk

Created by Britain’s best loved charities and organised by The Together Coalition, it will highlight the positive impact volunteering has on communities across the nation.

In tribute to His Majesty The King’s lifetime of public service, The Big Help Out will encourage people to come out and support the causes that matter to them.

Read and follow government guidance on how to host a street party on www.gov.uk/government/publications/yourguide-to-organising-a-street-party If you’re planning to host a street party, submit your details to the interactive map via www.coronation.gov.uk/share-event

Coronation Concert

On Sunday 7th May a spectacular Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle will showcase the country’s diverse cultural heritage in music, theatre and dance. One of the highlights of the concert will be “Lighting up the Nation” , in which iconic locations across the UK will be lit up with projections, lasers, drone displays and illuminations.

The Coronation Concert will bring together music icons, contemporary stars, a world-class orchestra and art performances. This concert will be broadcasted live and available to view on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds.

There are plenty of events and celebrations taking place to honour this historic occasion so here’s to what will be a very special and memorable Coronation bank holiday weekend. Long live the King!

Street Parties

The UK has a long history of organised street parties to celebrate national events. Why not organise one with your neighbours for the Coronation?

You’re welcome to host parties right across the Coronation weekend, or as part of the Coronation Big Lunches.

For more information head to www.coronation.gov.uk

DIY Kitchen Compost Bin

Composting is open to everyone – even if you don’t have a garden you can DIY a kitchen compost bin that can be discretely hidden under a sink or by the back door.

The first step is to find a suitable container for your compost bin, and the good news is that this doesn’t have to be anything fancy. A plastic box with a tight-fitting lid is a cheap and easy place to start. Make about five holes in the lid to allow sufficient airflow – you can hot glue or tape some fine mesh over the holes to prevent flies from congregating around the bin.

The next step is to layer your ingredients. The key components of a compost bin are green waste, brown waste, air, soil, and moisture. Waste like fats, meats, and dairy should be avoided as they won’t break down with the other ingredients and will rot, smell, and potentially attract vermin into your house. Stick to plant-based food waste. Pet hair, lint, and pencil shavings can also be composted.

To get started, spread a few inches of dirt or soil at the bottom of your bin, then add a layer of torn-up paper and spritz it with water. Then add green and brown waste as it accumulates in your kitchen.

Green waste is rich in nitrogen, and includes things like vegetable ends, apple cores, banana peels, bread, and eggshells. Brown waste is anything rich in carbon, like coffee grounds, teabags (make sure they’re plastic-free first), dried leaves, newspaper, and cardboard. It’s advised that a bin err on the side of more brown waste than green – try layering shredded paper to aid the composting process.

Give your bin a quick shake every other day or a good stir once a week to keep the air circulating. You can keep the bin in a tray lined with newspaper to cut down on any potential spills. If your bin starts to smell, try adjusting the ratios of dry and wet content by adding more dry brown waste like shredded newspaper or cardboard –the bin should only be damp to the touch, not wet. You can also buy a charcoal filter to fit inside the lid which will help eliminate any unpleasant odours.

You can use your compost as fertiliser for your house plants or blend it into the top layer of your garden soil to give your flowers and shrubs a boost of homemade nutrients.

Saving the planet can sometimes seem like an impossible task, but the humble compost bin is a great way to cut down on waste and recycle at home.

Upcoming Shows With Ingatestone Community

Cinema

The Mission – 27th April

Ingatestone, Fryerning

The doors open at 2pm with the film starting at 2:30pm.

Tickets are £4.00 for IFCA members and £6.00 for non-members and can be purchased from the IFCA office or call 01277 352064. Office opening hours are 10am to 1pm, Monday to Thursday.

Ingatestone & Fryerning Horticultural Society Visit To Cressing Temple Gardens

There is a society outing on Wednesday 17th May.

18th century Spanish Jesuits try to protect a remote South American Indian tribe in danger of falling under the rule of pro-slavery Portugal.

Doors open at 2pm with the film starting at 2:30pm.

Tickets are £4.00 for IFCA members and £6.00 for non-members and can be purchased from the IFCA office, or call 01277 352064. Office opening hours are 10am to 1pm, Monday to Thursday.

Belfast – 18th May

Belfast is the humorous, tender and intensely personal story of one boy’s childhood during the tumult of the late 1960’s.

A visit to Cressing Temple Tudor Walled Gardens with a talk by Alison Warwick their Head Gardener.

You can travel there by car or train, and if you do catch the train the society’s group will catch the 10:15 service from Ingatestone to Braintree alighting at White Notley at 10:41 and then walking to the gardens (just over a mile).

You can bring your own lunch or eat at the onsite Tiptree Tea Rooms which offer a wide range of homemade meals with fresh and local ingredients, plus of course the famous ‘Tiptree’ cream tea.

You might also look out for the ghostly ‘phantom knight’, local legend says that he is buried somewhere on the Cressing Temple estate.

To book your place call Richard Emond on 01277 353 280

Ingatestone Pedallers Social IP5 SUNDAY 21 MAY 2023/RHS HYDE HALL

All Sunday rides start at Market Place, Ingatestone, 10:00. Walks also start at Market Place, Ingatestone; the Longest Day evening walk coming back in the dark, returning at approx. 23:30, and the Boxing Day & New Year walks returning at approx. 14:30. Ride IP8 is a longer ride (up to 30

miles) ride with a longer stop at lunchtime. Refreshment stops normally taken on other rides. Distances vary up to the 30mile ride. Cycling UK affiliated Group Rides and should normally be for not more than 15 participants. No limit on walk numbers.

Ingatestone’s Traditional Summer Show Returns.

Keep the date Saturday 15th July 2023

Contact: Robert Fletcher/OrganiserIngatestone Pedallers Social Cycling Group 10 Cherry Trees, The Meads, Ingatestone, Essex, CM4 0AP

Tel/Fax: 01277 354431

Mobile: 07910 679379

Email: rfletcher189@gmail.com

Strongman/Woman Super League: Mythlogies Strongest

Sunday 14th May, 9:00am till 5:00pm at Oaklands Farm Industrial Estate

Back for another year, Bionic Branch Barbell Club - Club3B are bringing you, what will be an awesome Strongman/ Woman Super League throughout 2023.

This year Ingatestone & Fryerning Parish Council have taken over the organisation of the show and returning it to a traditional village fair that will also include the Ingatestone and Fryerning Horticultural Society’s show. It will include children’s races, piping band, choir, dancing, music, art, a dog show, food & drinks traders and farmers stalls. The Parish Council may still have spaces for local clubs, charities, traders and organisations you can check by contacting Anna on 01277 676759 or emailing her on comms@ingatestone-fryerningpc.gov.uk Otherwise – see you there!

Ingatestone Community Centre Coffee Morning

Every Tuesday from 10:00am to 12:00 noon at Ingatestone Community Centre, 7 High Street.

With 4 comps, 5 events in each comp, testing the fullest range of strength across all athletes in 20 events.

This is competition 2 of 4 from the Super League for 2023: MYTHOLOGIES

STRONGEST

Our other comps will be:

•BATTLE OF IngateSTONES 16/07/23

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•INGATESTONES STRONGEST 10/09/23

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For more information head to www.facebook.com

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This is a very popular weekly event. All are welcome, both members and nonmembers, so either come with friends or come alone and make new friends. Drop by and enjoy a chat in this friendly environment, have a cup of tea or coffee with a piece of cake or a scone. There are also regular craft stalls which attend.

Probiotics, prebiotics and gut health

The largest population of microorganisms within our body live within our bowel and this bacterium is completely unique to each and every individual. Each species of bacteria plays a specific role in our health and therefore require different nutrients for growth, this is why it is so important to eat the right foods and aim for a tummy friendly diet. The health of our gut affects the health of our brain, supports a healthy mood and promotes wellness.

So, we all know it’s important to lead a healthy lifestyle and to eat healthy but what does eating healthy mean?

When deciding on what to eat we ideally need to cut out processed foods and focus on gut-healthy foods which typically fall into two groups: probiotics and prebiotics.

We explain briefly below what these two food groups are and provide some suggestions of foods to incorporate into your daily diet.

Probiotics – helpful bacteria found in fermented foods. Suggestions: yoghurt with live cultures, kombucha, sauerkraut, kimchi, cottage cheese, kefir.

Prebiotics – non-digestible food that promotes fermentation and becomes food for gut-healthy prebiotics. Suggestions: mushrooms, garlic, oats, soybeans, artichokes, dragon fruit.

To sum it up, cut heavily processed foods, artificial foods, foods with added sugar and preservatives and try maintain a healthy microbiome by consuming a wide range of fresh, whole foods derived from fruits, vegetables beans and whole grains.

Writtle Forest Circle Walk From Ingatestone Station

Essex & South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership/ESSCRP Friends of Ingatestone Station - Saturday 4 March 2023

On Saturday 4th March 2023, some 30+ walkers with ESSCRP staff Jayne and June, and led by Robert Fletcher from the Friends of Ingatestone Station, took a leisurely stroll from Ingatestone Station to The Viper and back.

Mill Green that week led Adams to remark that he thought these Essex people “Have no Taste”!

Passing the Sarsen stones at the church and at the Fryerning Lane junction, along High Street and up New Road and Little Hyde Lane we followed a route across country to Mill Green Common for a halfway stop at the newly refurbised pub, deep in the woods, before returning to the station. Along the route up, and on the return, we were able to hear about various archaeological, historical and natural history facts relating to this fascinating area:

New Road and Little Hyde Lane forms the boundary of the old Hyde Estate and the home of radical Thomas Brand Hollis. He entertained John Adams, future second President of the United States here for a week in July 1786, together with his family. An amusing visit to a rich banker’s house in

Just across from The Hyde and bounded by Back Lane is Maisonette, the country house of smallpox inoculation pioneer Daniel Sutton, purchased in the 1760s, who is thought to have owned and used properties in High Street in his business and had at least two inoculation houses at Mill Green.

Through Grove Wood we enter the site of the death of Canadian RAF Pilot Officer Camille Bon Seigneur in September 1940 during the Battle of Britain. The path to Hardings Lane is hopefully to be named The Camille Way to mark this event and there are plans for a formal memorial by Grove Cottage.

On reaching Mill Green Common by The Cricketers the route leads through the main sector of the Public Open Space here opposite the car park which passes directly through the site of the WW1 trench warfare school, then skirts the ancient earthworks called Moore’s Ditch to arrive at The Viper where we stop for refreshments.

Beyond Stoneymore and Deerslade Woods at the rear of the pub lies the site of the medieval “Hermitage” at Monks’ and

Mill Green Common and Writtle Forest information boards

Thomas Brand Hollis/The Hyde – Camille R Bon Seigneur/Grove Wood – Daniel Sutton/Maisonette

Barrows’ Farm which reflects the early history of the area as the Royal Forest of Writtle.

The return route bypasses the Roman Villa site further over by Handley Barns, and leads past Potter Row Farm which takes its name from the local pottery production of Mill Green Ware which dates from c1270 –1350. These products were mainly traded in the London markets.

the railway came through the Petre family lands, hence the similarity in the diaper brickwork to the 1846 Station Master’s House and Ticket Office.

On the walk on 4th March 2023 we were twice passed by large herds of Fallow Deer, at Grove Wood and by The Viper itself. It recommended that all dogs be kept on leads on these paths and through the Common itself. One section of our party of walkers were delighted to see a Barn Owl, slowly inspecting the fields near Hardings Lane.

The route back along the whole of High Street enables you to study the impressive tower of Ingatestone Church and the mural on the wall of the Chequers in Market Place which refers to various events in local history since Roman times and the links to the Essex Great Road. Behind Market Place lies what is thought to be Sutton’s place of worship for patients at Chapel House, opposite the turning to Bakers Lane, and then on High Street, Brandiston House which is linked with Sutton and could have been his practice office. Further down, just before Station Lane, are the “new” Alms-houses from 1840, built from monies received when

Suitably, having passed the four 1880s Sherrin houses in Station Lane, including The Gatehouse, you come back from the ancient Essex forest of Writtle to two magnificent Californian Sequoias at Ashleigh Court. They were at the front of old Nithsdale House before demolition in the early 1960s and must date from the 1850s when these trees were first introduced to the British Isles:

Royal Forest to Republican Red Woods.

Robert Fletcher

Station Adopter/Friends of Ingatestone

Station

9th March 2023

Mill Green Common/WW1 war games – The Viper –Moore’s Ditch/ancient earthworks

Hardings Farm/Homeward – ESSCRP tubs/Ingatestone Station

Sequoia, from the 19th century/Ashleigh Court

Mill Green Ware/Museum of London – Roman Villa site / Handley Barns – Mill Green Ware/V&A London

Ingatestone Bowling Club

Affiliated to the Ingatestone & Fryerning Community Association.

We are a friendly lawn bowls club, founded in 1912 and always open to new-comers of all ages (14+) and abilities: both men and ladies.

At reasonable prices we offer everything from sociable games with other like-minded local clubs to matches in various competitive leagues for the more ambitious and with qualified coaches on hand to help hone your skills. The choice is entirely yours. Members have access to a comfortable bar in which to celebrate wins, forget defeats or simply pass the time of day.

Our bowling green is probably the village’s best-kept secret located, as it is, behind the tennis courts at the back of the Community Association car park in the High Street.

To see if you might like to play bowls with us please phone either of the following contacts:

Bernard or Jean Palmer on 01277 525994

John or Jill Snell on 01277 352719

They will arrange for you to visit the club, meet some of the members over a cup of tea in the pavilion and to try your hand at this fun and fascinating sport with no obligation.

Or just come along to the green on any match day (most Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and Saturday or Sunday afternoons) in the summer when somebody will be at hand to answer questions.

FREE taster sessions are run every Sunday morning (10am – 12noon) in May. No equipment is needed as we supply everything: all we ask is that you wear flat-soled shoes or trainers.

We hope to welcome you soon.

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