North Weald Village Life July 2019 issue

North Weald Village Life Strengthening the Community

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July 2019

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July….really? Over half way through the year. Did I blink and miss the last six months?

Thank you for all the messages of sympathy over the recent loss of my mum. I know this hasn't really hit me fully yet, I keep going to ring her or think I will tell her something. I know from experiences of others this can go on for a long time. I know I will always talk to my mum—just no answer.

We all know we are lucky to have a fantastic range of wildlife visiting the area and our gardens but amazingly a racoon visited a garden in the village. You can find out more about this by reading the article and see the photograph.

I spent a lovely day with my daughter in Oxford. I have never taken the time to walk around Oxford and I had a great tour guide as my daughter is at Oxford Brookes University. The sun shone and we had a lovely day.

We even spent a few hours in a cocktail bar— apparently that’s what a lot of people do on a Sunday afternoon!! I could only drink mocktails as I was driving but I enjoyed the atmosphere and the mocktails.

Cocktails are such a trend at the moment aren't they? I mean they have always been around but now they have smoke, bubbles, colour changing.—and of course cost the earth. Whoops showing my age there—but I did enjoy it and Oxford is lovely.

Cover photo: Wildlife and summer garden—what a fantastic pairing

Contents July 2019 issue Page No.

5. Dogs cause fire 6—7. Events 8. Planning applications 9. New pods for homes 11. Unsafe mobile phone batteries 15. Fire caused by mirror 18. Neighbourhood Plan Information

GCSE and A Level exams are over and universities have finished for the summer and year end. So summer can really begin for families. I know how much hard work goes into exams by many students, I have a daughter who has just done her A Levels, and she is enjoying her time not having to revise and I look forward to my eldest daughter coming home for summer. Although they both have jobs in the village so will be working but it will be nice to have the family together.

At the end of Summer, my middle daughter will be going to university, so will be planning that during this summer, stocking up with all the bits and pieces, visiting the area and oh of course teaching her to cook!

I have entered the Race for Life which takes place on 10th July along with two of my daughters. You may see me walking through the village getting ready although I have only given myself a few weeks.

We have had a real mixed bag of weather haven't we?

Rain, storms, cold weather and then very hot humid days. Are we going to get some nice long days with sunshine? I hope so.

We have a busy month ahead of us with the annual Town Show in Epping, the Race for Life and many other events. I hope to see some of you at these. If not I will share my photos.

Kind regards

21. Hospice wins award 22. Photos of the month 24. Filming in North Weald

25. Racoon visits North Weald 29. Gardening Hints 33. Letter regarding local road conditions 34. Church Chat 37. Missing Cat 41. CAB—Scams 42. Bird Column Editor June Peachey june@northwealdvillagelife.co.uk 07814 863955 Write to: 49 York Road, North Weald, Epping, Essex CM16 6HU www.northwealdvillagelife.co.uk Subscription: If you would like to guarantee your personal copy or perhaps you have relatives or friends who would like to receive their own copy, you can subscribe for £25.00 for 12 issues.

Contributions & Editorial: If you would like to contribute editorial, poems, recipes, letters or anything else, we would be delighted to receive these. Please send them to us via letter or email.

Disclaimer: Whilst every care has been taken to ensure any data in this publication is accurate, neither the publisher nor it’s editorial contributors can accept and hereby disclaim, any liability to any party, or loss or damage caused by errors or resulting from negligence, accident or any other concerns. North Weald Village Life does not officially endorse any advertisement material

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Guess what—yes I did make a couple of mistakes in last months word search—sorry. I think it drove a few of you mad—trying to find the answers. Congratulations to Mr Rich this month who will be celebrating with a bottle of wine. To enter this month, please send your completed entry to July Brain Teaser, NWVL, 49 York Road, North Weald, Essex CM16 6HU. Entries need to be received by 10th July 2019. Please ensure you put your name, address and telephone number on your entry so that I can telephone you if you are the lucky winner. Good Luck.

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Dogs rescued from fire after turning on the cooker Just after 5pm on 14th June, two dogs have been rescued from a ground floor flat after they unwittingly started a fire.

Fire Crews were called to Pennymead, Harlow, after a neighbour heard a smoke alarm sounding from a nearby flat. On arrival firefighters forced their way into the property, as the homeowner was out at the time, and reported that the kitchen was smoke logged and there was a smouldering fire on the hob.

Crews then rescued two dogs from the kitchen and extinguished the fire by 5.35pm.

The cause of the fire has been recorded as accidental, and started after the electric hob was turned on and set alight to papers which had been placed on top of it.

The flat has suffered some smoke damage. Watch Manager Stefan Tanfield, Harlow Fire Station, said: “Smoke alarms can warn us, and others around us, of the first sign of fire and should always be taken seriously.

"The occupant has their neighbour to thank for alerting us to the fire before it got out of control, meaning we were able to save the flat from fire damage and the lives of the dogs. “Always keep your cooker and hob area clear and turn the whole appliance off when you're not using it to ensure it doesn't get accidently switched on."

Fire crews from Harlow, Epping and Stansted.

Source: Essex County Fire & Rescue Service.

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Celebration Ceremony As part of their 75th Anniversary celebrations, the Royal Norwegian Air Force will be holding a ceremony on 15th July at 12.00 at the North Weald Airfield Memorial next to the Airfield Museum.

Epping Town Show Sunday 7th July 12 noon to 5pm

Stonards Hill Recereation Ground Epping Free Entry Stalls, entertainment, arena, acts, music, fun fair, animals, dog show.

The Roding Players Orchestra Summer Concert—‘The Sound of Music’, is being held at St Mary's Church, 201 High Road, Loughton, on Saturday, 13 July 2019 7.45 pm.

Tickets are priced £8 (£7 concessions, free for under 11s). Refreshments included.

The orchestra is always looking for new players, especially brass.

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Save the date for St Andrew’s School summer fayre St Andrew’s School in North Weald would like you to save the date for their annual summer fayre that will take place on Saturday 13th July, 11am – 3pm.

Blessed with large playing fields, the event is going to be packed with fun for everyone. The team of parents that make up the school’s PTA has pulled together a super line up for this year’s event, which includes gifts, plants & community stalls, displays and entertainment in the central arena, games and sporting competitions, pony rides, inflatables, music and refreshments, including a BBQ, licenced bar, tea, cake and much more.

With a strong community focus, the school welcomes everyone to join in the fun and entertainment. If you have pre-school children, what better way to see the school in a more informal setting.

We look forward to welcoming you. If you would like to support the event by donating a raffle prize, advertising in the programme or having a stall, please get in touch with the PTA: fostas1@st-andrewsnorthweald.essex.sch.uk

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LOCAL EVENTS Every Monday

Ballroom and Latin American Dancing Classes

8.15pm & 9.15pm

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

Every Monday

Taoist Tai Chi

10.30am— 12.30

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

Every Tuesday

Taoist Tai Chi

7.30pm— 9pm

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

Every 1st Tuesday

Ongar Flower Club

7.30pm

Ongar Sport Pavillion. Ongar. A floral art demonstration given by a qualified and experienced demonstrator. guests/visitors £5.00 members free.

Every Tuesday

Baby & Toddler Group

1.15pm— 2.45pm

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

Every Thursday

Baby & Toddler Rhyme Time— starts again on Thursday 13th September

10.30am— 11am

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

Free to attend

Every Thursday

Bingo

7pm— 9.30m

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

Every Friday

Reiki Healing/Hands on Healing

1pm—3pm

Every Friday

Medium doing Clairvoyance

Every Saturday and Sunday

North Weald Airfield Museum

Every second Saturday of the month

Ploughmans Lunch

3.15— 4.15pm 12 noon— 5pm 12noon

North Weald Village Hall. The healing is free with donation.

North Weald Village Hall. £3 per entrance. With free raffle ticket.

Every second and Fourth Wednesday

Theydon & Abridge Jazz

8pm

Abridge village hall. Enquires davedyer24@gmail.com or phone 07903 879209

Every Tuesday

Board Games Session

2.30— 4.30pm

Saturday and every two weeks .

Laughter Club

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North Weald Library. Learn new games. Share your knowledge and enthusiasm. All ages welcome Free drop-in session North Weald Methodist Church Hall. Must book. Tim 07956 670712 email on friendlylaughteryoga@gmail.com

Wednesday 3rd July

North Weald WI

1.45pm

North Weald Village Hall. Join us to learn about Harlow Sculptures with Mrs Jennifer Lushington. Just pay £3.00 on the door as a visitor. We will be pleased to see you.

Sunday 7th July

Epping Town Show

11am— 3pm

Stonards Recreations Ground. See page opposite

Sunday 7th July

RDT Classic & Supercar Show

Wednesday 10th July

Race for Life

10am – 4pm 7.00pm

North Weald Airfield. Charity supercar rides, supercar show, activities, food. Entry fee £10 (under 12s free ) North Weald Airfield. Raising funds for Cancer research

Saturday 13th July

Summer Fayre

1100am— 4.00pm

St Andrews Primary School. see page opposite

Saturday 13th July

Roding Players Orchestra Summer Concert

7.45pm

St Marys Church Loughton—see page opposite.

Monday 22nd July

West Essex Flower Club

2.15pm

Thornwood Village Hall. Members only Annual Luncheon. starting at 12.15pm.All welcome 2.15pm for National Demonstrator Carol Gardiner with arrangements entitled ‘The Wow Factor’. Visitors pay £6.00 on the door.

North Weald Airfield Museum, Hurricane Way North Weald Village Hall. In aid of NWSS. All welcome

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

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

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Planning Applications Planning Applications Planning File No: 013590 Application No: EPF/0719/19 Officer: Zara Seelig Applicant Name: Kate Chilvers Location: 3 Smiths Court, High Road Thornwood, Epping CM16 6BD Proposal: Proposed rear single storey & side extension to single family house.

Any representations on applications should be made in writing, by Monday 8th July 2019

Application No: EPF/1076/18 Officer: Francis Saayeng Applicant Name: Mr Harry Dheansa Planning File No: 012537 Location: 76 Weald Bridge Road, North Weald Bassett, Epping CM16 6ES Proposal: Construction of three dwellings on established garden land to rear utilising existing access.

Application No: EPF/1362/19 Officer: Sukhvinder Dhadwar Applicant Name: Mr Tony Tyler Planning File No: 018714 Location: 12 Marconi Bungalows, High Road, North Weald Bassett, Epping CM16 6EQ Proposal: Proposed ground floor rear extension

Comment online at www.eppingforestdc.gov .uk/iPlan or by post to: The Director of Planning and Economic Development, Epping Forest District Council, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, Essex CM16 4BZ Any enquiries should be made to the Application Processing Team T: 01992 564436 E: appcomment@eppingfores tdc.gov.uk

Application No: EPF/1417/19 Officer: Zara Seelig Applicant Name: Ms and Mr J & A Courtney & Cook Planning File No: 018519 Location: 6 Scrap Villas, Hastingwood Road, North Weald, Harlow CM17 9JX Proposal: Proposed rear single storey extension.

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New ‘pods’ for houses Epping Forest District Council have introduced a new accommodation approach by using new, bespoke shipping containers as affordable housing units, to help solve the growing housing crisis.

The containers – or pods, as they are calling them – provide emergency accommodation to those struggling to find places to live. Four have been installed, as a trial project at the Council’s homeless hostel at Norway House, North Weald providing temporary homes, and storage, for single people.

Norway House already offers forty-eight including single and double rooms in the main building and five chalets in the grounds for families, couples and individuals who find themselves homeless.

The containers are studio or one-bedroom homes and are insulated, fitted with windows, doors, kitchen units, radiators, electricity and running water. They not only provide an independent living solution – preferable to bed and breakfast accommodation – for homeless people, but also a cost-effective solution for the Council.

Councillor Holly Whitbread, Cabinet member for Housing said: “These pods will boost the district’s housing supply and reduce the Council’s reliance on bed and breakfast accommodation.

“With over 1,500 people on the Housing Register, it is a quick and innovative way of providing temporary accommodation for people facing homelessness, while more permanent places can be found for them. We work hard to provide homeless people with accommodation, advice, support and ultimately a better future.

Having recently visited the pods, I am most impressed with their quality. I am pleased this temporary accommodation is comfortable and practical.”

If the pods prove successful the Council will be looking to introduce more to meet future needs of homeless people in the district.

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Cabinet decisions Council Leader Councillor Chris Whitbread opened the meeting of Epping Forest District Council’s Cabinet on 13 th June which is the first one since the local elections by welcoming his new portfolio holders, Councillors Holly Whitbread, Aniket Patel and Nigel Bedford.

Local Plan - Planning Portfolio Holder, Councillor John Philip reported the completion of the Local Plan examination hearings. The independent planning inspector will now consider her findings before publishing the outcome later in the year. Councillor Whitbread echoed Councillor Philip’s words of appreciation for all the council staff who contributed towards the process.

Councillor Philip also reported on the updated Statement of Community Involvement, a series of principles and commitments to consult and engage with residents and stakeholders in planning matters including the Local Plan, planning applications, masterplans, neighbourhood plans and other processes.

Asset Management Portfolio Holder presented the new Asset Management Strategy for adoption by the Council. The Council has a large property portfolio including commercial lettings generating significant income to support public services. Among the new options explored in the strategy is the potential for a new council-owned Local Housing Company and Local Trading Company to maximise the benefits of future development and income generation opportunities. Councillors also took note of enabling money including substantial grants to local volunteer and charitable groups supported by the Council.

Having noted the latest quarterly Corporate Plan report, Cabinet received a Digital Innovation Zone (DIZ) report from Projects Portfolio Holder Councillor Alan Lion. Epping Forest District Council is leading the development of the Essex and Herts Digital Innovation Zone.

The initiative aims to place Epping Forest District at the forefront of digital infrastructure investment benefitting local homes, businesses and public services. Councillor Lion noted that the best practice being developed locally was being used as a potential blueprint for national implementation.

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Unsafe Mobile Phone Batteries Essex Trading standard Officers have been dealing with a case recently which serves as a reminder to everybody about buying parts for our smart phones! replacement

A consumer recently put her son’s Iphone into a small repair shop for a new battery to be fitted.

She says her son complied with all instructions relating to charging etc but after a few weeks, she had a phone call from the school to say that the phone had exploded in her son’s school blazer pocket. Luckily her son wasn’t hurt but obviously has been left feeling scared after the incident.

On investigation the repair shop based in Essex had been sourcing the parts from a wholesale business in the UK but it appears likely that they weren't genuine Iphone parts. The trader has been spoken to about his legal obligations in respect of safety legislation, particularly the traceability for the parts which he supplies.

Consumers are advised to only use authorised service repair centres. Report any concerns to the Citizens Advice Consumer Service on 03454 040506

Caretaker's celebrates 40 years service A surprise tea party was held to mark Epping Hall caretaker Jeanette Tappenden's 40 years' service with Epping Town Council.

Council staff past and present joined councillors and members of Jeanette's family for afternoon tea at the 'Julie's At Stonards' cafe at the Stonards Hill recreation ground in Epping on Tuesday 4th June - 40 years to the day that Mrs Tappenden began working with the town council.

Since Monday, June 4 1979, Mrs Tappenden has worked with countless members of town council staff, including seven town council clerks and with 39 different Town Mayors.

Present Mayor Grahame Scruton, before presenting Mrs Tappenden with an anniversary gift and flowers, paid tribute to her contribution to the town council over four decades and thanked her for her "dedication and commitment to the town council and for the special extras that make you a special employee".

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Photographs and Facts from the past

1971 - Helicopter lands in front of the Kia Ora CafĂŠ Which was situated where Roughtallys is now and run by the Scruby family.

1940 – Hurricane flying over the Epping New Road

Source: Wendy Clarke and photographs by Allan Church

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Local groups get cash support from council A sports club and a church are benefitting from the latest round of grant aid allocations from the Community and Partnership team at Epping Forest District Council.

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The scheme supports applications from voluntary and community groups towards projects that benefit their communities.

Cat & Dog Flaps Fitted Front Door Panels Renewed

Theydon Bois Baptist Church received £5,000 towards refurbishment of its kitchen which is used for many events, including community lunches – often attended by lonely and elderly residents.

Handles Replaced Letter Plates Replaced Guttering Replaced/Cleaned Full Maintenance of UPVC & Aluminium

Epping Sports Club in Lower Bury Lane, received £1,703 towards refurbishment of its car park which is in a poor state.

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Neighbourhood Watch Needs You! North Weald Neighbourhood Watch volunteers would love to hear from you if you’re interested in joining them as Neighbourhood Watch Coordinators.

Their goal is to see a Neighbourhood watch sign on every street in the village, but they still have many streets without coordinators, it only takes a small amount of your time and is very easy.

If this is something you would be interested in then please get in touch with their Village Co-ordinator Will Stallan via email willstallan@hotmail.com or 07581746052 to discuss more.

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Mobile zoo brings smiles to families at local Hospice Faces lit up at St Clare Hospice in Hastingwood on Saturday 8th June after Chelmsford-based Animal Workshops’ Mobile Zoo made a special visit to a group of families who had each experienced the loss of someone close to them.

“We were delighted to host our first ever ‘family day’ here at St Clare last Saturday,” says Jo Feld, St Clare’s Children, Young People & Family Therapist. “We invited several families known to us here at St Clare, who had recently experienced a bereavement, for a fun and light-hearted day of meeting some furry friends and creepy crawlies – courtesy of Animal Workshops’ Mobile Zoo!” From 2pm – 5pm, six local families, including children and young people of all ages, gathered in St Clare’s Dining Room and gardens to connect with others who had experienced loss and meet an exciting collection of exotic creatures. At the beginning of the session, participants also had the opportunity to ‘pot a plant’ together, to take home as a memento of the day.

“This is the first event of a series of Family Days that we’re hosting here at St Clare,” explains Jo, “with the aim of bringing local families together, offering a space to meet and connect with others who may share similar experiences.

“After a bereavement, it’s very common for people to experience social isolation, or not engage in the activities they took part in before as a family. However, meeting and socialising with like-minded others can be one of the most beneficial forms of support during grieving. So, we wanted to ensure people had access to a place where that could happen – where they could engage in enjoyable activities, without the pressure of having to plan a family outing, which is why we hosted it right here at the Hospice!”

The Children, Young People and Family Bereavement Service at St Clare Hospice is funded by BBC’s Children in Need, and since its launch in 2017 has reached more than 50 local families in need of support throughout West Essex and East Herts.

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Mirror caused Fire This is hit the first time I have heard of a fire being started by a mirror. Unfortunately Firefighters were called at just after 6pm to reports of a bedroom fire in a detached house in Herons Lane, Ongar, after sunlight on a mirror caused curtains to ignite.

When Firefighter crews arrived they were informed there was a fire on the first floor. Crews quickly brought the fire under control and extinguished the flames by 7.30pm.

Watch Manager Mark Elsey, Brentwood Fire Station, said: “The occupants were home at the time and alerted to the first sign of fire by their working smoke alarm.”

"The homeowner then tried to tackle the fire himself and as a result suffered from smoke inhalation. If you discover a fire in your home always get out, stay out and call 999."

The bedroom has suffered some fire and smoke damage, but as the internal doors were closed the damage was contained to that single room.

Watch Manager Elsey added: “This incident shows how easy it is for magnifying or reflective objects to cause fires.

Always ensure these objects on your window sill, dressing tables or anywhere else in your home are out of direct sunlight."

Government overcharge the Public £18.4 million in court fees

Source: incident details and photos courtesy of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service.

The Ministry of Justice has admitted overcharging the public by £18.4 million in court fees in their 2017-18 annual report.

The majority is from charging the incorrect fees. Depending upon your income, people can claim an exemption to the court fee, this seems to be being done incorrectly.

Looking at fees for a divorce application, the court charge up to a maximum of £550. However, depending on your income or whether you receive benefits, you can be partially or fully exempt from this £550 court fee. For some, claiming this exemption is relatively easy, but for others, the Ministry of Justice makes it quite difficult to claim this exemption. The partial exemption is hardly advertised at all.

For example, a man with 2 dependent children earning £2000 per month looks to be well over the £1085 per month limit to claim court fee exemption. But this is not the case. He only needs to pay a court fee of £212.50, less than half of the standard court fee. Middle-income earners are being led to believe that they are not exempt or partially exempt court fees, when in fact they are. People who are entitled often get rejected. When they make a claim, they often want to get the process moving and with the time it takes for the court to assess, they end up paying the full fee even though they don't need to.

Since the divorce system went digital, there has been a massive increase in processing errors at the 11 divorce centres in England and Wales.

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Short Mat Dementia Bowls Group Success This new group which was set up last year by the Alheimer’s Society is proving to be a great success after having become in October an independent and now self-supporting organisation.

Freephone 0800 975 7477 Fyfield based

The secret of the group’s success is because both the people who suffer from Dementia and their carers are able to enjoy playing short mat indoor bowls at the Bantham and North Weald Bowls Centre in Weald Bridge Road.The games are stimulating and fun for all who take part.

The group meet weekly from 10am to midday every Tuesday and the cost of only £2 per person per weekly session makes it an atttractive proposition particularly since tea, coffee and biscuits are included in the fee.

To help meet the cost of the hire charge the group ran a Tobola stall at the Ongar Town Festival in May and had an empty table by mid afternoon.

If any readers of North Weald Village Life would like further details please ring Dorreen Gilmour on 01277 363202

Rogue Trader Sentenced to 9 Years in Jail

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Essex Trading standards have confirmed a rogue trader who scammed 11 elderly victims across London by tricking them into paying for 'pointless' repairs has been jailed.

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On 11th April, a jury at Inner London Crown Court convicted Patrick Cleere, 65 from Ealing, of conspiracy to defraud and two counts of converting criminal property following a six-week trial. Cleere was sentenced at Inner London Crown Court on Friday 10th May to nine years imprisonment.

In each case, bogus builders pressured the victims to pay money for fraudulent roofing and drainage repairs which one building surveyor described as “totally pointless”.

The scam involved the use of a variety of fake company names to target vulnerable householders and created professional looking leaflets. Victims were offered a gutter cleaning service and it was then claimed their roof or drain urgently needed repairing.

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Dog Cuddles are the Ultimate Escape Initially the internet was perceived as an amazing escape from the humdrum of everyday life but after years of technological revolution, people are questioning their online habit and looking for real life solutions to escape digital dependency.

Cuddling and caring for a friendly dog could be the perfect solution to distract us from digital devices, suggest local dog lovers from Barking Mad Enfield and Harlow.

In media regulator Ofcom’s annual Communications Market Report in August 2018, a decade of digital dependency was highlighted. Survey data showed that ‘one in five people spend more than 40 hours a week online’ and British people are ‘checking their smartphones every 12 minutes.’

These shocking statistics highlight the negative effects that spending too much time online can have on significant numbers of people. The report said that some people feel that ‘they are always at work’ while 54% of people surveyed admitted that ‘connected devices interrupt face to face conversations with friends and family.’

Dogs have been proven to encourage us to exercise, get out and about more and generally improve our well-being. After all, who can resist those puppy dog eyes pleading for a walk?

This has been documented by Deborah L. Wells of the School of Psychology, Queens University, Belfast, in ‘The Effects of Animals on Human Health and Well-Being’ which concluded: This particular companion animal can contribute to a significant degree to our wellbeing and quality of lives.”

Mandy Joy of Barking Mad Enfield and Harlow enthuses, “We are currently seeking more hosts in the local area to care for dogs whose owners are away. This is an ideal opportunity for retired people, home workers, families, or teaching professionals, to experience the joy and life enhancing benefits of canine companionship, at a time to suit them.

Cuddling and caring for a lovely dog provides real interaction and exercise. We witness families’ leisure time being transformed by visiting dogs. The dogs arrive with all their own food, bedding, toys and treats, with all insurance and administration taken care of by us. There is no need to provide anything other than your time and affection and a loving home environment. If you are real dog lovers and have some free time, we would love to hear from you!”

To find out more about becoming a Barking Mad host, you can call Mandy Joy on 01992 350191 or visit

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Race (or walk) for life The Race for Life comes to North Weald on 10th July. As many will know this raises vital funds for Cancer Research.

I have taken part in this event about 8 times but not for the last couple of years This year there is a bigger personal reason for taking part and raising funds for this particular cause, which is of course, the death of mum just a few weeks ago, having lost her fight with breast and secondary bone cancer.

I know the whole experience will be so emotional but being with people who have all been affected by cancer in one way or another I am sure will be supportive. .

This year I am taking part along with two of my daughters namely Beccy who has done it before and also my youngest daughter Susie who has never done it before.

I know lots of other local people will also be taking part.

This year for the first time men can take part, so whole families can get involved to raise vital funds.

If you would like to sponsor us Peachey Girls, at the end of June there will be a sponsor form in the Kings Head Garage, or you can sponsor us by going online to our fund raising page:- https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/susies-race-for-life-2309.

Even if you don’t take part, you can come along and cheer everybody along.

Town council launches market competitions Regular competitions are being introduced by Epping Town Council at the weekly Monday Epping market.

The first two competitions held in June involved shoppers trying to guess how many balloons where in a vehicle and the next challenge was to find a cuddly teddy hidden among the stalls.

Town clerk Beverey Rumsey said: "The town council has decided to hold regular competitions - two each month - to add some variety and fun to the weekly market.

"We have welcomed some new stallholders in recent weeks and see the competitions as another way of reinvigorating the market which has been a focal point for shoppers and visitors to the town for many decades."

During June and July, Epping St Johns School students will be trading from their own stall in the High Street for five weeks.

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Hospice’s community project wins prestigious regional award A community-led social wellbeing project, Compassionate Neighbours, led by Hastingwood-based charity St Clare Hospice, has recently won the Voluntary Community Service Award at Essex County Council’s Who Will Care? Awards 2019.

Awarded on the grounds of “outstanding service delivery to support their community and/or service users”, the Compassionate Neighbours team at St Clare received the news at the Award Ceremony on the evening of Wednesday 22nd May, at Anglia Ruskin University in Chelmsford.

Presenting the awards on the night was BBC Radio Essex’s Dave Monk DL. Seconds after, the Hospice was announced winner of the Voluntary Community Service Award, in competition with four other organisations including: Little Heroes ASD Support Group, Indee Rose Trust, Epping Forest ReUSE, Colchester Gateway Clubs and Brentwood Community Print.

Stacey Towler, Compassionate Neighbours Project Manager at St Clare Hospice, has led and delivered the programme throughout West Essex and the borders of East Hertfordshire since January 2018.

On winning the award, Stacey said: “We are absolutely over the moon to have won this incredible, local award! The competition was extremely strong, as we were in the running along with lots of other wonderful local projects that sounded amazing. However, when Dave read out ‘St Clare Hospice’ as the winner, I just swelled with pride! It is with thanks to all of our amazing volunteers that the Compassionate Neighbours project at St Clare has been such a success. Their dedication and compassion towards local people, who are experiencing social isolation and loneliness as a result of a life-limiting illness or frailty, is totally awe-inspiring.”

The Compassionate Neighbours project works by connecting local people together, by way of a mutually beneficial “matching” process, to help tackle social isolation in the community.

“The role of a Compassionate Neighbour is to regularly visit someone in the community who is living with a life-limiting illness or frailty. They are matched based on their personalities and experiences so that the relationship is mutually beneficial. It’s as simple as that,” said Stacey.

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Community Engagement Manager at St Clare Hospice, Sally Muylders, played an instrumental role in the practical development of the Compassionate Neighbours project at St Joseph’s from 2015.

Sally says: “This ‘win’ for the Compassionate Neighbours project at St Clare is a tribute to the importance of social support networks for people who are socially isolated due to illness or frailty, or when they are approaching the end of life. It’s absolutely brilliant to see the project receiving recognition for successfully addressing and tackling this nationwide issue in the local area. Stacey and the team have done a superb job over the last year and five months – real lives are being changed for the better. The future is bright for the project, and I can’t wait to see our plans for the next several months unfold at St Clare, when we will be trialling further support for local people as part of the project.”

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Photos of the month

This month I feature two photos sent to me by Debbie Bryan. Debbie has recently moved into the village, loves photography and has offered to take photos of community events, the village etc for me to publish in the magazine and online to share with readers. How fantastic, so watch out you should see more of these in the magazine.

By the way, don’t forget if anybody has photos they have taken please email them to me.

Readers love to see photos of local events and their local village.

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North Weald is the venue for filming again North Weald was once again the venue for filming. The Kings Head Garage was the chosen venue.

During the first week of June, filming took place over a couple of days. The filming was for the second series of a Sky Series called Bulletproof.

Lots of drama, crashes and fights took place during the 48 hours of filming.

Stars of the show Noel. Clarke and Ashley Walters were on the set both days.

The sun shone on the Thursday but the heavens opened on Friday.

I was lucky enough to be on set for Friday. I enjoyed meeting everybody, from production, to runners, to St Johns ambulance, stunt actors and support, carpenters and of course the actors. It is surprising how many times just one small fight takes to film correctly.

Every angle is assessed as soon as it is filmed, and then improvements suggested and filmed again. This poor one actor got pushed onto a sofa about 20 times.

I did get to talk to Noel Clarke and he was very interesting to talk to.

The sound of gunfire filled the village and bullets were all over the forecourt.

Photo: Debbie Bryan

Roads were closed to traffic whilst filming was taking place and people walking by were informed they may appear as an extra.

Many local people turned out to watch from the surrounding pavements and grass verges on Thursday and Friday afternoon, after the rain had stopped.

The episode featuring North Weald will be shown towards the end of November.

Photo: Debbie Bryan

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Wildlife visitors to the village As most local residents will know, we are lucky enough to have a whole range of wildlife on our doorstep. We are also a community of animal lovers, many of you put out the special food for our valued wildlife including hedgehog food, bird food and more recently feed for badgers and foxes.

Local residents have photographed and filmed many badger visitors to their garden in the village and shared them on the North Weald Village Life Facebook group, it is lovely to see them relaxed and close up. One of these residents is Lisa Hyams-Price., show often shares photos of her badger visitors with members of the North Weald Village Life Facebook group.

However over the last few weeks, a very surprising visitor has been visiting some gardens in the village. Others have seen this particular animal in their garden briefly but did not believe it.

The surprise visitor was a raccoon. Again Lisa captured photos of the Racoon in her garden, looking forward to seeing the Badgers but could not believe it when she saw a Racoon. t was amazing to see photographs of a raccoon eating some food left out for the badgers in a garden in the village. I would not believe it if I had not seen the photos that were posted in the North Weald Village Life Facebook group.

It was seen in gardens close to the Talbot and School Green Lane.

I am pleased to confirm that only in the last few days, It was confirmed that this had escaped from Ashlyns, has now been trapped and returned.

So how lucky are we?

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Summer Reading Challenge Essex Libraries and The Reading Agency are excited to introduce Space Chase, Summer Reading Challenge 2019; an out-of-this-world adventure inspired by the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing.

The challenge runs from Saturday 20th July to Monday 2 nd September in all Essex libraries and mobile libraries.

Children will be challenged to read six books to help our super space family track down books nabbed by mischievous aliens! As they read library books, they’ll solve clues and collect special stickers to complete their mission folder. If they complete the challenge and read all six books they earn their Space Chase certification and medal. Can they find the aliens in time to save the day?

Children can read any library book of their choice; fiction, non-fiction or picture books and Sensory Story Boxes, which they can share with parents and carers – they all count. The under threes are not forgotten with a special version of Space Chase just for them.

The Summer Reading Challenge is delivered by libraries and produced by The Reading Agency. It is open to all children, free of charge. You can get involved or find out more about this at North Weald Library.

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How can you help our bees?

Many of you may be aware bumblebee populations have crashed and two species have become extinct in the UK during the last 80 years.

With global crashes in insect numbers causing alarm, a unique free online gardening resource to get people growing more flowers for bumblebees and other pollinating insects has been launched at the RHS Chatsworth Flower Show in the Peak District recently by the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, with support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

The conservation charity’s upgraded, interactive ‘Bee kind’ web tool helps people across the UK choose the best plants for pollinators in their gardens, window boxes or community spaces – including native ‘bee super plants’ such as apple trees, bugle, foxglove, lavender, and red clover.

Users can find out and score how bee-friendly their patch already is, and how to improve it for pollinators, with advice based on conditions in their own gardens. They can also discover how to ensure bumblebees have a lifeline of food even in months when nectar-rich plants are in short supply.

Gill Perkins, Bumblebee Conservation Trust CEO, said: “Bee kind provides people with vital information to make bee-friendly choices in their gardens and green spaces. With so much worry about insect declines, it’s useful to know there are simple, positive actions we can all take. If everyone planted just one bee-friendly plant we could make a huge difference to bumblebees and other insect pollinators.”

Bee kind is available at beekind.bumblebeeconservation.org and can be used by schools, businesses, councils and the public. It can also help local authorities deliver national and local pollinator strategies.

The tool includes a database of more than 650 plant species – never collected for pollinators in this way before – with many images generously provided by the Royal Horticultural Society and floralimages.co.uk.

For information about the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, see bumblebeeconservation.org.

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Gardening Hints It doesn’t seem possible that I’m writing the column for July already, I’m sure I’ve only just done June’s!

Any way I write this following a few days of rain, obviously our gardens do need the rain and many plants will grow better after a rain shower, on the down side it only takes a brief shower to germinate the weeds in our flower beds and lawns. Use a hoe to weed around your flowers taking care not to accidentally hit a wanted plant. In lawns you can use a specialist tool (available at Art) or a feed, weed & moss killer as mentioned in previous issues of the Village Life Magazine, how ever if you missed those copies you can always pop into the nursery and Lisa or myself will be happy to advise you on what treatment to use.

As we’ve had a few weeks of nice weather this has benefitted the hanging baskets greatly, many customers (hundreds in fact) have already collected their baskets which they brought in for re-filling, how ever if you brought empty baskets in for us to plant up can we please ask that you collect them ASAP before they get to big to transport.

Keep your baskets and planters well watered, even if it’s rained they may still require watering. As we move into summer they will need watering more frequently and will also use up the slow release feed which we put in at the time of planting, so you can top up with a good quality feed or even tomato food will do the job nicely.

Once tomato plants start producing flowers feed them weekly, continue to remove all side shoots except on tumbler and other basket varieties.

Harvest marrows and courgettes regularly. Runner beans and peas should now be growing nicely, it’s not to late to set a second batch for later harvesting.

If you’re growing sweet peas then pick the flowers often to encourage continuous flowering. There are many varieties of sweet peas but I prefer the highly scented types, their delicate perfume can fill a whole room.

Once again this year the area has been hit hard by the buxus caterpillar, these pests can literally destroy a plant over night, but don’t despair it is preventable and also in most cases curable. Use bug clear or provanto every few weeks. Also feed with a specialised buxus feed, feeding will give you a nice stronger health plant which will be stronger enough to fight off pests and diseases such as blight.

As always sit back and look at your garden, the colours, the smells, how it changes from month to month. Obviously don’t forget to have a drink in hand as well, mine at this time of the year and after a long day at the nursery is a nice cold beer.

Cheers Nigel, (Art Nursery) P.S.... I’d better mention it before I get told off, please follow our Facebook page which Lisa takes care of @ArtNGC At the moment we are very busy in the nursery so she can’t always respond to messages and questions etc so if you don’t get a rapid response please give us a call.

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ONGAR WILDLIFE SOCIETY (OWLS) An often seen but little understood group of organisms, Lichens, was the subject of the talk at the May meeting of Ongar Wildlife by an enthusiastic John Skinner. John showed us slides of a range of these fascinating forms of life, an association between a fungus and an alga or cyanobacterium, also known as a blue-green alga, that results in a distinct and different organism. Although appearing to be plants, under a microscope the association is seen to consist of millions of cells of algae woven into a matrix formed by the filaments of a fungus.

Approximately 15,000 different kinds of lichens have been described, some of which provide forage for reindeer, the so-called reindeer moss. Some lichens are flat and leaf-like, many form beautiful rosettes on rocks and tree trunks (see picture); while yet others are filamentous and drape the branches of trees, sometimes reaching many feet in length. At the opposite extreme are those smaller than a pin head and seen only with a magnifying lens. Lichens grow on virtually any type of surface and can be found in almost all areas of the world.In this country, lichens are especially abundant on trees, stones, walls and wooden fences, and range in colour from bright yellow to black.

Lichens typically grow slowly and some are excellent environmental indicators, often sensitive to changes in air-quality. Since the clean air acts of the 1950s, many species affected by sulphur dioxide in the air now thrive. The threat to many species today are high levels of atmospheric nitrogen resulting from poultry, pig and dairy farming, and car emissions.

What’s next?

There is no meeting of OWLS in July or August so the next talk will be on 16 th September when Brian Eversham, CEO of the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust addresses us on the important and topical issue of Climate Change.

Other OWLS meetings in 2019 are: 21 October Insect Trends. Is it all bad news? Rosie Earwaker; 18 November Wildlife and Landscape Photography Andrew Bailey and 9 December Christmas Corals Brian Rosen.

All meetings are held at 8pm at Jubilee Park Pavilion, Love Lane (off High Street), Ongar CM5 9BL You may wish to join OWLS and learn more about other aspects of the natural world. For more information, please take a look at our website: www.ongarwildlifesociety.org.uk

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LETTER

Dear Editor, Firstly, please accept my condolences for the sad loss of your mother.

I would like to offer support to both yourself (editorial May edition) and Mrs Jones’ (letter June edition) regarding speeding vehicles and bad driving – not only through North Weald but the parish as a whole and also highlighted in the Neighbourhood Plan questionnaire results.

Unfortunately, our parish has developed around two major thoroughfares – the London / Newmarket road – later to become the A.11 and then down-graded (when the M11 was built) to the B.1393, and the Epping / Chelmsford road – later to become the A.122 also down-graded to become the B.181 until it meets the bit now numbered A.414 at the Talbot. The roads were toll roads administered by the Epping & Ongar Highways Trust from 1769 until 1870 (lookout for their historic milestones locally) and road speeds were typically 8 – 10mph. Then came the motorcar!

We have two speed cameras in the parish and I’m currently trying to find out if they are successful i.e. no or low triggers – which I doubt. We also have a number of minor roads that feed the two majors I’ve mentioned. These are becoming increasingly unpleasant to live in due to passing speeding drivers.

Fact: Driving is a privilege not a right.

Fact: A speeding driver on a public road is either unable or unwilling to control their vehicle.

If they cannot control their vehicle – they cannot drive safely and should be sent for immediate retraining or removed permanently from the public road.

One speed control option I’ve been looking at recently is ‘Woonerf’. It’s a Dutch idea that’s been around since the 70s where everyone, without designated areas, shares the roadspace - actually there are quite a few roads in the parish like this already without any pavements but with traffic passing well above the speed limit, for pedestrians it doesn’t quite work. Woonerf or Home Zones have obstructions created like trees in large containers or narrow sections that only one vehicle can pass at a time and tight bends designed into them so passing traffic can only move at walking pace. It’s a thought for the side roads at least? As we just about live in a rural area and not quite a suburb of Harlow - yet, there must be provision for the safe passage of large farm machinery as well as the delivery vans and lorries for all your supplies ordered off the interwebby thing. Or do we have to change our shopping habits?

We need to take ownership of our communities and one step in the right direction is to join a Speedwatch group. This is currently nearing the point of becoming live throughout the parish. Unfortunately a very close member of my family was nearly killed by a speeding, uninsured driver seven years ago near Chelmsford.

She will never make a complete recovery from her injuries, so you can appreciate my absolute distaste for this sort of behaviour in people.

Don’t get me wrong; I am not ‘anti car’. For the record, I have worked in the motor trade, built my own car – a Waters/Ford, held a RAC competition licence, won the Vintage Taxi Driver of the Year 3 times and also passed the RoSPA Advanced Driving Test to Gold (the highest possible) Standard.

I think the County Highways need to concentrate more on supporting Essex communities like ours affected by the vehicles using the road system. Especially if more and more homes are to created. When the pavement becomes an obstacle course (especially next to 60mph traffic) you wonder what exactly is the point of having a Highways Department that we pay for, at all?

The photo above shows the single pavement has been narrowed significantly by soil and rubbish collecting on the B.1393 through lack of highway maintenance near the junction with Rye Hill road in Thornwood Common. Not only that, but the encroaching foliage forces pedestrians on this bend into the path of 50mph traffic.

Looking more like the surface of the Moon is another stretch of pavement on the B.1393 again half buried by soil with the surface breaking up. Road speed here is 50mph. A few years ago my wife and I spoke to a County Highways worker who was using a small crawler with a grading blade along this stretch of footway. We asked if they were going to repair the pavement at last? The reply was they were trying an experiment to see if it could work to clear the path all the way up to the depot at the Harlow roundabout. About 100yds was graded and we never saw him again!

I had the pleasure of trying to push a wheelchair user through this lot outside a business on the B.1393. We ended up in the road.

The speed limit here on the B.1393 is 50mph yet the traffic is stationary due to a motorway closure. This road is hundreds of years old and not designed for fast traffic. When will the authorities wake up to this fact?

Road speed limits involve the Local Highways Panel. This is made up of a selection of your councillors from across the district and highways representatives who meet about four times a year.

The press and public are not allowed into the meetings – it’s called democracy.

There are many people who want the speed limit on the two local Forest roads brought into line with those south of Epping, which is now a maximum of 40mph.

The B.1393 is currently 50mph and the B.181 is 60mph once it leaves the Epping confines and passes into Thornwood and onto North Weald. There is no logical reason why this cannot happen – now!

Do you remember the accident earlier this year involving HRH Prince Phillip?

The local council announced they would be looking to reduce the road speed limit where the accident occurred - following day!!!

Jimmy Waters (North Weald Bassett Citizen of the Year 2016)

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Be prepared for a surprise this month. Or perhaps I should say a shock.

And to be frank I suspect that there will be a number of readers of this column who will find it impossible to accept the facts that I am about to set out before you as being true. That is your freedom of choice.

So thorough have the promoters of liberalism and rationalism been in telling the world that belief in God is a delusion, that in the space of half a century we have changed from being a Christian country to a godless one. And ‘So what?’ or ‘Who cares?’ is the most likely response from the majority of people. The answer to both these questions is simple. God cares! And because He cares, He has been sending messages intended both for the church and the world regularly since 1986.

Before telling you what is contained in these messages let me explain how they come to us. If you have any understanding of the role of the prophets of old you will be aware that when God wants a job to be done he picks the person we would regard as being the least-likely candidate from the crowd. Surprised and initially frightened, these individuals of no status, power or influence, have quickly come to terms with the particular task being put upon them and got on with it. (The exception was Jonah who panicked and who thought he could escape from God by running away to sea and thereby to another country!.)

So in 1985, seeing the state of the world and the waywardness of all his children world-wide, our Heavenly Father selected a lapsed Greek Orthodox woman living in Bangladesh to start taking dictation and so to distribute these messages round the world. Her name is Vassula Ryden. Today these statements are universally known, translated into many languages and published world-wide by non-commercial associations under the title that God, as the author, has given them, which is True Life in God. Any readers of North Weald Village Life who feel that this is more than they can be expected to swallow can at this point use their computer to see what comes up under True Life in God and find it is a reality.

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The messages are still coming to us and the first 106 notebooks are available from the associations in a single volume. Be warned, it runs to over a thousand pages! In 2017 the Roman Catholic church experts who have studied them closely have declared them to be authentic.

So then, assuming you have read this far, you may well be wondering what God is saying to us. For much of the time it is Jesus who is pleading with us to return to God but occasionally hinting that because people have rejected him ‘The Father’s hand is raised and ready to strike’. But Jesus also pleads for us to heal his broken body which is the state of the splintered and divided church today. He calls for Catholics and Orthodox to unite with one shared date for Easter. He many times asks that everyone should acknowledge His mother as the chief among the saints and as Holy Mother of the church. He declares his hatred of liberalism and rationalism and when looking at England’s lack of faith declares the country to be a graveyard, (ie spiritually dead.). He encourages His followers who read His messages to proclaim them from the housetop’.

As I happen to live in a bungalow with houses on three sides I am passing on this one. But these words to you in print are one way in which I can follow Our Lord’s command that His messages should be used.

It would be inappropriate to follow what I have written here with some local chat but next month I propose to get back to that but also reveal what God has said about what we are doing to our fragile planet. In the meantime at St Andrew’s church we continue to pray regularly for you the parishioners and for our church school.

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North Weald Cricket Club Through To T20 Cup Quarter Finals North Weald Cricket Club chased down a massive target of 182 in 20 overs to knock local rivals Epping Foresters out of the Herts and Essex Cricket T20 Cup. After a quick-fire 41 from opening batsman Jacob Ellis, captain James Ward scored a match winning 85 not out to see the team over the line with 5 balls to spare. North Weald now face Matching Green in the quarter finals.

The club went on to register their first league win of the season, defeating Potter Street by 24 runs. Liam Thrift and Vince Curren worked hard to see off the opening bowlers in difficult conditions to help North Weald post 168-8, before bowling out Potter Street for 144, with Gareth Carr taking 3-18.

On 26th May the Sunday team had a very high scoring match away at Abridge. After conceding 316-4 in 40 overs, North Weald made a valiant effort in the chase, ending on 256-3, as Ben Marks, Liam Thrift and Carl Ginn all scored fifties.

All Star training sessions for 5 to 10-year olds continue on Sunday mornings from 10.00am to 11.30am on the Memorial Playing Field at The Queen’s Hall. The Under 9s won their first match of the year against Harlow Town in an All Stars festival hosted by Theydon Bois Cricket Club.

Source: Carl Ginn

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With summer getting into gear, we all gathered for a very popular evening which wasn't as scheduled. Unfortunately our demonstrator had to pull out due to illness but fortunately for us, Jack Bell from our very own high street florists, Bloomin' Jacks, kindly stepped up to the plate and provided us all with a wonderful evening once again. For those who came to our last meeting with Jack entitled Surprise, Surprise!, this meeting was just as generous, with beautiful fresh flowers.

This time he provided us all with a Flower Basket Workshop, with an amazing selection of flowers and foliages and of course a handle basket with foam. After watching Jack create a very pretty multi-coloured basket, everyone chose their flowers and got cracking.

It was really interesting to see all the different choices of colour and design, some ladies doing their own thing, others staying with the traditional all-round design. Many thanks again to Jack.

Our next meeting returns to the traditional format of us all sitting back and watching a demonstrator, and that demonstrator will be Doug Howard who will take as his title Colours Rich and Glorious.

So why not join us on Tuesday 2 July at Jubilee Park Pavilion, Love Lane, Ongar CM5 9BL 7.30pm. We always have a good evening enjoying our flowers, and the social gathering - a warm welcome awaits you!

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What Your Iron Says About You Love it or loathe it, ironing is a process that most of our clothes shouldn’t live without apparently and not only does ironing keep our garments looking pristine and wrinkle-free, it also helps to keep clothes hygienic. Whilst washing keeps fabrics clean, it doesn’t always kill germs and in particular, those such as fungi and thermophilic bacteria.

The only sure-fired way to eliminate such nasties from your wardrobe is to iron, as high temperatures will kill microorganisms left over after the washing process. This may surprise you or not, but it did surprise me.

Apparently there are different types of people who iron, which one are you?

There is - The Artisans If you take your style seriously, you won’t dream of leaving the house without perfectly ironed seams and folds and always impeccably dressed.

Then - The Go Getters For business minded individuals, whilst looking impeccable is crucial, sparing the time to iron is not. The go getter is focused and driven. They don’t have the time to iron and likely to hire help or be lucky enough to have a partner who enjoys ironing to perfection.

Don’t forget - The Analysts These ironing individuals are sensitive souls who shudder at the thought of wearing creased clothes. . Going on holiday is concerning as squashing clothes into a suitcase can wreak havoc on freshly pressed and laundered items and what happens if your hotel doesn’t offer an ironing service?

And lastly - The Amiable Crowd For those who simply view ironing as a basic job to get done with the rest of their household chores. Is good natured and takes pleasure in getting their family’s wardrobes in good shape. For ease, they will often opt for fabrics which require little to no ironing force, and they know all the tricks of the trade of hanging and folding damp clothes to try and cut corners on getting the ironing board out.

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Silent Memories

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Are you gone are you really gone?

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You can’t be gone as I can still see you when I close my eyes.

I can still feel you in the breeze.

I can almost touch you when I fall to my knees.

It’s in the silent moment’s I need to know.

Have you gone, have you really gone?

As there are so many memories that still keep you here.

Source: Andy—resident poet.

This was a different sort of poem from Andy this month, but I hope you will agree it is still effective.

Wish somebody a happy birthday, or announce a birth, death, marriage, or special anniversary Just send these to me via email and I will include these in a future issue

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Robin’s Ramblings. ell it’s been a busy month, not only for mrs R and me but also for all birds generally.

Food is not in the plentiful supply it used to be. The humans seem bent on spraying nasty stuff over our insect food making them all unpalatable or worse, poisoning us! I well remember a few years back, watching a human pick up a poisoned blackbird. As he held it in his hands the bird was convulsing violently then opened its beak, crapped over the humans’ hands and died. Strange they don’t put those images on the packets of poison sprays and pellets they sell to the gullible gardening humans?

Many humans now put out feeders for us, which is welcome but to be honest, I’d rather give my kids a live caterpillar or damsel fly than a lump of animal fat, a few seeds and a rock solid, dried-up mealworm from a country they call China!

I’ve been out with the camera again today and above you can see those delicious damsels emerging from their solidified skins on the leaves of what the humans call – a Water Soldier. I hope the editor lady can print this in colour?

I trust all of you have taken heed of my request from last time for more drinking and bathing facilities for us birds?

The larger the pool you can create for us the better, as birds of my size would not just use it but remember a gentle slop please.

Here’s an example of what I mean. Both Sparrow and Dove can use this pool for drinking and bathing.

I only managed to photograph a sparrow having a good bath. When the dove took a dip, the water went everywhere including over me and into the camera lens so I don’t think the human owner will be too happy.

Next time, if I ever get my long-promised biscuits from that lovely human, June the editor lady, I will show you photos of my offspring. Until then, enjoy the summer!

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The end of the High Street New data from the British Retail Consortium has revealed a worrying 3.5% fall in the number of shoppers visiting stores and retail parks last month, with the high-street hardest hit where footfall was down by 4.8%. It therefore comes as no surprise that 61% of Brits are worried that the high street will disappear completely over the next ten years, according to new research by KIS Finance.

From surveying 1,000 consumers in the UK, KIS unearthed startling findings including: •

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61% of Brits are worried the high street will disappear completely in the next ten years due to the ever increasing number of big-name store closures.

Fashion, food, beverage and value brands are predicted to be the biggest victims of the high street due to online competition..

Convenience is key factor that affects our shopping habits - if local high streets had free parking and easy accessibility, consumers would be more likely to shop in-store There are certain sub-sectors that will face more pressure than others. The fallout from department stores will continue at pace, following the problems with House of Fraser last year, and now with the future of Debenhams at risk.

Food and beverage, value and fashion brands will come under more strain as over stretched markets begin to weed out weaker offers as retail Darwinism bites.”

A degree but not a CV

So what would bring people back to the high street?

A university degree has long been regarded as the silver bullet to landing the best entry-level jobs in Britain, but recent research suggests that many graduates are still struggling to land the job they want in 2019, because they aren’t being adequately prepared for the job market.

When asked what would tempt them back to the great British high street, the top answers from Brits were: • More staff to ensure that the experience is quicker (41) • Clearer stock check in store (34%) • 24-hour service so that you can shop at any time (27%) • Self-checkout service to avoid queues (26%)

A survey conducted by StandOut CV, carried out a survey of 1,000 recent graduates to find out how effective their time at university really is when it comes to securing employment. In particular, they studied the graduate’s ability to create an effective Curriculum Vitae (CV) and land interviews for their target jobs.

The survey found that whilst 59% of graduates felt confident that they had a strong CV, the remaining 41% still did not know whether their CV was good enough to land them a job in their chosen industry.

When asked, how they learnt to write a CV, the majority of graduates (62%) opted for online advice, and only 30% claimed to have used the services of their university careers advisers, and the remaining 8% relied on families and friends.

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Citizens Advice is 80!

Citizens Advice was founded in 1939 just before the start of the Second World War so this year we are celebrating our 80 th birthday. If you go to our Epping office at 50A Hemnall Street you’ll see a display of photos from the earliest days. We’ve been established in the Epping Forest District for over 35 years.

What do you do? We are here to help everyone who lives or works in Epping Forest District. We provide free, independent, confidential, impartial advice. Our main areas of work are benefits, debt, housing and employment issues, but we’ll try to help on anything. If it’s something outside our expertise we’ll try to signpost you to another organisation that can help. We don’t just advise: depending on the circumstances we’ll draft letters for you or write on your behalf, help fill in forms and deal with organisations or companies for you.

How are you organised? We’re part of the national Citizens Advice network but we’re a local charity, run by local trustees, who are all volunteers. We have a few paid staff but almost all our advice work is done by our trained volunteers.

How are you funded? All our services are free. Our biggest funder is Epping Forest District Council, but we also get funds from Essex County Council, Epping, Loughton and Waltham Abbey Town Councils, and central government. Local charities and businesses also support us, either directly or by organising events and collections for us. And there are also donations from individuals. As we are a charity we can claim extra money via the GiftAid scheme.

We also organise fundraising events of our own. Coming up is a concert at Epping Town Hall on Friday 19 July featuring legendary Essex punk poet, Attila the Stockbroker. There will also be 60s and 70s music from The Hackney CABs, and songs from soprano Emma Dogliani. They are all performing for free. You can get tickets on Eventbrite.

How can someone access your services? There are basically three ways. You can go online to https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/ .

The website also has a webchat facility whereby you can chat online to an advisor. This is a nationwide system so the advisor could be anywhere in the country.

Secondly, there are drop-in sessions where you can talk to a volunteer face-to-face. See the end of this article for locations and opening hours.

Thirdly, you can ring our adviceline on 03444 770 808. The service is available Monday to Friday from 10.00 am to 4.00pm. You should be able to speak to an advisor based somewhere in Essex, although not necessarily in the Epping Forest District. This service is very busy so you may have to wait for someone to answer.

What happens at a drop-in session? You’ll be seen by an advisor who’ll try to resolve your query there and then. If it’s too complicated to deal with straightaway we’ll give you an appointment with a suitably specialised advisor.

Where and when? The nearest branch to North Weald is at 50A Hemnall Street in Epping. We are open for drop-in from 10.00 to 2.00 on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. Elsewhere, the branch in Loughton Library is open between 9.30 and 1.00, Monday to Thursday and the branch in Waltham Abbey Town Hall is open from 9.30 to 1.00 on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

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Many people assume that the advisors are employed but many are volunteers giving up their free time to help people and provide them with advice.

A lot of work is undertaken by the volunteers to make sure the information provided is correct. Volunteers help in the office to take phone calls and book appointments.

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BIRD FEATURE - JULY 2019 Welcome to the article for July. Time does go by and when contemplating this report it struck me that it was FIVE years ago that the village was looking forward to hosting part of that year's Tour de France and in that month's report I included a small list of French names for some of the birds that we see in our area. There were some delightful names.

Of course every country has their own name for birds, for instance what we call the Goldfinch is known as a Chardonneret in F rench. To avoid any confusion, for scientific and expert sightings purposes all species have their own unique Latin based name. These scientific names are mostly indicative of the bird family and the unique species. For instance the bird we know in English as the Great Tit has a scientific na me of Parus (the tit family) Major (size reference) and expert naturalists from different countries would recognise that specific species from that Latin based name. The same system applies to all the branches of the animal and plant kingdoms. To this day new species of life are being discovered and ea ch confirmed discovery results in a new scientific name being allocated. As a young child I went through a phase of trying to learn as many of these Latin names as I could and when "rain stopped play" outside I would sit in the house and scour my bird books (no computer games in those days!) trying to find tricky names to memorise. In truth it was only the simple ones such as Pica Pica (that's the Magpie to you and me) that I mastered and I don' t suppose any of my mates were impressed in any case.

Anyway, spring has now transitioned into early summer and the breeding season has been underway for some time. There have already been some young birds about and with many species having second or even third broods there should be plenty more to come. However, I am writing these notes in mid June and we are just emerging from a very wet and cool spell of weather. This time last year we were enjoying (or enduring) a proper heatwave, with too little rain and too much heat for wildlife. The contrast this year to last has been stark and conditions have not be en ideal for many parent birds trying to raise their chicks. Persistent rain can seriously impact on the food gathering opportunities for adult birds, especially those that rely on a continuous supply of insects that fly about. Some species are less affected, for instance Blackbirds and Robins that rely on ground dwelling worms, beetles etc can find their prey that bit easier to locate in damper conditions.

Swallows, House Martins and Swifts have to work that bit harder to find flying insects. There have been a few to be seen arou nd our area but some days there have been no sightings. The one way in which rainy conditions can be beneficial for these species is when swarms o f insects are pushed ahead of the rain clouds. If they can locate these swarms then the pickings become that bit easier. In fact on one afternoon I saw well over 100 Swifts and Martins over the village, twisting and turning as they feasted on a swarm of insects that was between rain showers. Sure enough as the rain clouds were blown onwards the birds drifted off to follow their prey. Minutes later there were none to be seen.

There have been really good numbers of warbler species. Areas around the village with scrubby habitats, especially brambles, will host lots of birds with Whitethroats abounding at the moment. This delightful species can be quite obvious as it will sing with a flourish from prominent perches or when flying up over the bushes. Blackcaps seem to be everywhere, with their strong, lovely song heard from bushes and small trees. Actual sightings of course are quite restricted at this time of year due to the thickening foliage and it is often only the singing that alerts you to their presence.

One summer visitor that is suddenly less obvious is the Cuckoo. For the latter part of April and through May there were numer ous times when the famed call was heard at various parts of the North Weald area but the adult birds have moved on. Of course they have left beh ind a number of youngsters that are being raised by various host species so later in the summer there will be some juvenile Cuckoos to be seen before they head off on migration to their chosen wintering grounds. Quite remarkable when you consider they have no adult birds to guide them. Here's hoping that this species turns up again in 2020.

Continuing from last month's updates, have you spotted a Red Kite during the last few weeks ? Through the latter part of Apri l, during May and into early June there have been regular sightings, including some sightings of TWO of this lovely species. They are really obvious when spotted, with their angular look and forked tails but they can be overlooked as unlike the Buzzard they tend not to call as they fly overhead. I have seen them virtually every day and they can be quite slow moving over the village. Recently apparently there have been up to 8 of this species fre quenting part of the Essex / Cambridgeshire border and during the winter as many as 20 or more were noted so that is probably the source of the bird s we have been seeing.

Keep your eyes out for them, you just never know when one will turn up.

On one recent Saturday there were four different species of bird of prey to be seen over the village. Within less than a quar ter of an hour I saw 2 Red Kites, 7 Buzzards, 2 Kestrels and then a Sparrowhawk. The Buzzards were soaring on thermals and were hard to follow due to th e glare of the sun but the other birds were relatively low and very obvious. There have been more sightings of the Sparrowhawk, they can often be se en circling quite quickly overhead as they look for potential prey. The alarm calls and panicked flight of other species can give their presence away. At this time of year there are some younger and inexperienced birds about and of course the Sparrowhawk is out hunting more intently as they themselves have chicks to feed and small birds are on the menu.

Skylarks have been totally absent from the Weald Common site. I have heard some over the old golf course and in a couple of other places but none at all at Weald Common whereas just a few years ago singing Skylarks were a very common sight there. The farmland to the west of the railway line has a few pairs, there are some fields that are quite overgrown at present and these ground nesting birds have taken advantage of this habitat. Nationally this is a declining species and is certainly fewer in numbers around here.

Talking of the railway line, the strip of trees, bushes and weeds on the banks either side of the track provides a great habi tat for numerous species of birds and other wildlife. Indeed the bridge over the line just up from the derelict communications site provides a great viewpoint because you are level with some of the treetops and get a wide view of the site. The bridge walls partly hide your presence from the birds and I have had various species land in bushes literally feet from where I was standing. At this time of year warbler species are much in evidence and within the last few weeks I have seen Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap and Garden Warbler from the bridge with really good views on each occasion.

I have previously mentioned that gulls are much less obvious during the summer but I wonder if you have seen the Lesser Black-backed Gulls that have been frequenting the village, there have been a couple of them and one is often flying low, wheeling over residential ar eas and being a large gull it is hard to miss.

The BBC series Springwatch champions nature watching both from the point of view of citizen science and indeed the physical a nd mental health benefits of being out and about connecting with the world around us, something I would echo wholeheartedly.

Anyway, there is plenty to see out and about so enjoy. Take care, Paul Corbet.

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Essential Local Numbers The Alzheimer Society

01992 717676

North Weald Chemist

01992 523887

Cats Protection

0333 200 1484

North Weald Methodist Hall

01992 522143

Citizens Advice Bureau

03444 77 0808

North Weald Library

033301 32683

Crimestoppers

0800 555111

North Weald Village Hall Bookings

01992 523731 www.northwealdvillagehall.org/

Doctors High Street, Epping

01992 579270

North Weald Parish Council

01992 523825

Doctors The Limes, Epping (visits/emergencies)

01992 566500

Queens Community Hall Bookings

07522 473024

Doctors The Limes, Epping (appointments)

01992 573838

NHS Urgent help & advice

111

Doctors The Limes, North Weald 01992 524383

Essex Police

0300 333 4444

Epping Forest District Council

01992 564000

Police, Neighbourhood/local

101

Epping Town Council

01992 579444

Police, Emergency

999

EFDC & ECC Cllr Chris Whitebread

01992 573557

Police Online reporting

www.essex.police.uk/doitonline

MP Alex Burghart

0207 2191613

RSPCA

01279 306058

(MP for North Weald)

alex.burghart.mp@ parliament.uk

MP Mrs Eleanor Laing MP

020 8508 8608

Samaritans 24 Hours a day

116 123

MP For Thornwood

Eleanor.Laing.mp@parliament.uk

Hospital, St Margarets, Epping

01992 561666

Stuart Poulton

01992 522607

24 Hour

01992 572607

Hospital, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow

01279 444455

St Andrews Church

01992 577168

London & Essex Boarding Kennels & Cattery (Kents Farm)

01992 522183

St Andrews Primary School

01992 522283

North Weald Airfield

01992 564200

Traveline

0870 6082608

LOCAL CLUB DIRECTORY 3rd North Weald Beavers

North Weald Preservation Society

Queens Hall Charity

Tel: 01992 524672

Tel: read 01992 522618/522630

Tel: 522910

British Legion, North Weald Branch

North Weald Cricket Club

Rapier Cycling Club

Tel: 01992 614415

Northweald.play-cricket.com

Tel: 524631

Epping Ongar Railway Volunteer

North Weald Scouts Group

Taoist Tai Chi Society

Tel: 01277 365200

01992 524672

Tel: 01992 523854/07803243625

Harlow Badger Group

North Weald Seniors Society for over 70’s

Theydon Jazz Club

Tel: 07941 185171 Friends Force Hertfordshire/Essex

Tel: 522196

Thornwood Seniors

Tel: 522464

Tel: 577872

Epping Forest Rotary Club

North Weald Wireless Station Bowls Club

Tel: 07855 911323

Tel: 522803

Forest Highlanders Pipes & Drum

North Weald Women’s Institute (Afternoon)

Tel: 01279 415563 www.3valleymvc.org.uk

Tel: 01708 250820

Tel: 522700

West Essex Flower Club

North Weald Angling Club

Queens Hall Bowls Club

Tel: 524631

Tel: 01992 524071

Tel: 523375 or 522052

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