The Braxted Bulletin July 2016

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1 The Braxted Bulletin July 2016

2 VILLAGE INFORMATION Clerks to the Parish Councils: Great Braxted Sarah Mann Tel Little Braxted Gordon Musset Tel Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator: Great and Little Braxted Mandy Chapman Non-urgent contact for Police: 101 or Responsibility for Essex Highways: Essex County Council Library Information: Wickham Bishops Library School Road, Wickham Bishops, Witham CM8 3NU Tel Opening times Monday Wednesday Saturday Next Parish Councils Meetings: Great Braxted 8 pm - Thursday 7th July 2016 in the Pavilion Little Braxted 7pm - Tuesday 12th July 2016 Braxted Bakery, Witham Road All members of the public are welcome to attend. 2

3 POP UP PUB NIGHT 8th July, 7.30pm At the recent Hog Roast a few of the Braxtedites who attended thought it would be great to have some sort of regular social activity in the village to, in some part, take the place of a local. Perhaps one evening a month. To get the ball rolling there will be a social evening at the Pavilion on Friday 8th from Just pop along at any time, bring a drink and some nibbles and meet your neighbours. Hopefully we can also discuss possible formats for future evenings and gauge how many people are interested. No need to rsvp - just turn up. Braxted dog of the month Ziggy, who belongs to the Knight family from Little Braxted, all dressed up for the Hog Roast on 11 June. BRAXTED GARDEN AND SOCIAL CLUB The AGM of the Braxted Garden & Social Club was held on Thursday 16th June 2016 in The Braxted Pavilion. Several members were away or unable to attend, so there were only fourteen of us. The Committee agreed to continue for another year although Barry Grainger will not want to continue after that, so we will be wanting a new committee member for 2017 please. It was decided to have an outing this year to Wimpole Hall Royston, which is a National Trust property, on Sunday 11th September As well as the house and gardens, there are plenty of activities for children, so all family and friends are welcome to join us for an enjoyable day. The next meeting will be the annual Harvest Fish & Chip Supper on Saturday 22nd October After the meeting everyone enjoyed the usual Cheese & Wine refreshments, a good ending to a pleasant evening. Hope to see you all soon. Jenny Hornett

4 ALL SAINTS GREAT BRAXTED CHURCH NEWS We have a number of special services this summer. The Pets service was on 29th May in the Braxted Pavilion and was well attended and 100 was raised for the Cinnamon Trust, an animal charity. There was a Sunday service to celebrate baptism in June and a large number of families whose children have been christened came. This month we have a similar service for Marriage and many couples who have been married in the last few years will be attending. Our wedding ministry continues : two more weddings this month and FIVE in August. We wish the all couples well and will pray for them. And we have THREE baptisms this month. The programme of services for the coming period is as follows: SUNDAY 3rd July Celebration of Marriage at 11 am SUNDAY 10th July Communion at 11am followed by Baptism at 12.30pm SUNDAY 17th July Matins (Morning Service) followed by Baptism at pm SUNDAY 24th July Communion at 11 am FRIDAY 29th July WEDDING at pm SATURDAY 30th July WEDDING at 1 30 pm SUNDAY 31st July Communion at 11 am followed by Baptism at Contacts: Rector Revd. Anne-Marie Renshaw Churchwardens Mike Puttick Toni Curson Curate Revd. Liz Barnes

5 BRAXTED OPEN GARDENS 8th June On one of the few hot and sunny days in June the Braxted Park NGS Open Garden attracted some 500 visitors raising funds for Horatio s Garden. Gallons of tea and accompanying scones and cake were consumed and the gardens looked lovely. BRAXTED Bulletin Apologies for lateness this month. I had a little accident which put me back a few days. Am increasingly busy with my job of late and find it hard to find the time to put magazine together, so if anyone would like to take the Bulletin on please let me know! 5

6 WHAT S ON Reel Picture House Wickham Bishops Village Hall Eddie the Eagle CERT PG Friday 29th May 8.00pm - doors open 7.00pm In 1987, Eddie Edwards dreams of sporting glory. Eddie decides to tune out the world and try achieve the impossible, switching to ski jumping to improve his chances with a sport abandoned by Britain a long time ago. Heading to Germany to train alongside aspiring Olympians, Eddie discovers the painful reality ofski jumping. Coming to his aid is Bronson (Hugh Jackman), who takes a shine to Eddie s spirit. Grasping the enormous challenge ahead of him, Eddie takes the plunge, hoping to prove his tenacity in front of a global audience. Tickets 5 Wickham Bishops Health Food Store Wickham Bishops Drama Club Once again the drama club participated in the annual Gimsom One Act Play Festival, this year hosted by Junior Kelvedon Players, on Sunday 12th June. The Wickham Bishops team, directed enthusiastically by Jane Smith, was fortunate to be awarded the title of Best Production with Sharks in the Custard, where Pauline Roast shared the Best Actress award and Linda Burgess attained the Best Supporting Actress award. Hearty congratulations to Jane and her team. Congratulations also go to all concerned, both winners and participants, for providing once again, a splendid day of entertainment. On a day where good wishes abound, the final and biggest congratulations must go the the Gimsom Festival organising committee tirelessly led by Rosemary Townsend. On behalf of all who attended: Thank You. SUNDAY 10 JULY, 11am MICA Centre, Mersea, CO5 8QA 6 per ticket or 20 for a group of 4 Book via Part of the Roman River Music Festival Whilst one curtain closes another opens, as the members of our drama club now continue to work towards the Summer Revue, The Show Must Go On in Wickham Bishops Village Hall on 8th and 9th of July. Summer Revue The Show Must Go On Showcasing the versatility and talents of all members, young and old. Friday 8th and Saturday 9th of July - Wickham Bishops Village Hall (CM8 3JZ) Doors Open at 7pm Curtain up at 7.30pm Tickets: 8.50 per person Tickets now available from Wickham Bishops Village Hall on Monday and Thursday evenings (8 to 8.30pm) or ring Please visit www. wickhambishopsdrama.co.uk/showgo.htm or ring for more information. Directed by Jack Williams. 6

7 Penhaligon Pets Du Cane Natural Dog Treats Black pudding, Venison, Liver and Cheese & Ham Biscuits: Marrowbone, Chicken Gravy, Liver, Bacon & Cheese. Dried fish skin cubes Antler Dog Chews Naturally fallen 100% red deer antlers. No additives or preservatives, sustainable and Eco-friendly For our full range of high quality dog collars, leads, coats and accessories please visit our website Tel: or Collection available from Great Braxted or postal service. Call Dan now for advice and a free estimate: Tel: or info@peverelflooring.co.uk 7

8 JOHN DOUBLEDAY A new book has just been published about the work and life of local artist John Doubleday. John s public sculpture, including Sherlock Holmes in Baker Street, Charlie Chaplin in Leicester Square, Isambard Kingdom Brunel at Paddington Station and Nelson Mandela commissioned by United World Colleges, can be seen in many countries of the world. Dorothy L Sayers in Witham and the striking statue of Byrhtnoth at the end on Maldon Promenade are also his work. John, who lives in Goat Lodge Road is also a successful painter and silversmith and examples of all his work can be found in the book. His current Touring Exhibition, entitled Landscape and Echoes, is based on the Essex landscape. It will be at The Chelmsford and Essex Museum at Oaklands Park Chelmsford from 16th September until 20th November. To order a copy of the book please visit They are also on sale at Hayletts Gallery in Maldon. 8

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10 BRAXTED PAVILION 11th June 2016 The Great Braxted Pavilion Management Committee wanted to hold a reception for all those people and organisations that helped in the extension and refurbishment of the Pavilion. In fact it was a requirement of some of the donations that we acknowledged them in this way. With the final completion more or less coinciding with the Queen s official birthday it was decided to have a party for the village as well so it was decided to hold the reception at 1 pm with the party starting at 2 pm as our guest the Rt. Hon Priti Patel MP declared it open. A cash bar was provided with a subsidy from Alec of the Commodity Centre and a free hog roast was provided for all residents and guests, funded by the National Lottery and organised by Gordon Mussett the Clerk to Little Braxted Parish Council. Priti Patel with Peter Hennessy and Roger Smith, two air ambulance volunteers, at the Essex and Herts Air Ambulance Trust stand. The raffle on behalf of the Air Ambulance raised 604. The weather was extremely kind (until about 5 pm!) and in excess of 100 people enjoyed themselves. The Essex and Herts Air ambulance were invited to have a stand there and a raffle was held for their benefit. Our villages and community have seen the demise of facilities and over the last few years we have lost our Post Office, the two village shops and one of our pubs. The Pavilion, originally built about 40 years ago for cricket, has been used for a variety of meetings; our polling station; and events, but we felt that the community needed more of a focal point. But we had very little money. The committee delegated David Joyce and Ken Hornett to see what could be done. To cut a long story short, David was the moneyman and Ken the administrator. A total of well over 80,000 was raised in six months. We would like to thank a number of people and organisations for their considerable help in achieving what is now a valuable asset. They include: Donald Rees, president of the Cricket Club and chair of the committee for many years until He was and is our inspiration and motivation. David Joyce for the wonderful effort in raising the monies. George Traer-Clark the architect for the design and plans Andy Holt for being the Project Manager Jim Goodey the local builder for the works The people of Gt and Lt Braxted who donated over 12,000 10

11 The charities & organisations that provided the majority of the funds: The Essex County Council Community Initiative Fund The Essex Community Fund/Little Braxted Community & Educational Fund The Garfield Weston Foundation The Rank Foundation The Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation The Parish Councils of Gt & Lt Braxted The Granville Group for gratis services We must also mention the Rural Community Council of Essex who gave us guidance and advice. We now have a pavilion which is a multi purpose asset for our community. It is already widely used something like 200 times a year Cricket in the summer; two art groups, a garden club; a whist club, dog training group, pilates and keep fit sessions; meetings such as the council; polling station (twice this year) and many private hires for birthday parties, The official opening of the Pavilion by the Roght Hon Priti Parel MP anniversaries etc. There have been a number of village Pop Up Suppers which hopefully will continue. 11

12 GREAT BRAXTED & TIPTREE CRICKET CLUB The season so far The club s season, competing in Division Four of a restructured North Essex Cricket League, got off to a winning start on 1st May with a 22-runs home victory against Rayne, followed the next week by an overwhelming 10-wickets away win at Chappel & Wakes Colne, who were bowled out for just 87 before this season s GB&T captain, Sean Hummerstone, and fellow-opener Alan Cookson knocked off the 88 runs needed in under an hour and just 15.5 overs. Our visit to Coggeshall Town on 22nd May saw the first loss, by 33 runs, despite the heroic effort of Rob Hill, who finished on 76 not out. On 5th June the club bounced back with a 44-runs victory at High Ridge against Tendring, despite a dramatic collapse in the GB&T innings from 166 for 2 to 178 all out, with four wickets (including a hattrick) falling in the final over. Tendring, though, were never in the chase and scored only 134 for 6 from their 40 overs. On 19th June GB&T were soundly beaten by 177 runs by current division 4 leaders, Galleywood, at Slades Lane. This leaves GB&T in 3rd position at the end of June. Two other fixtures (both at home), against Boxted on 12th June and Great Horkesley & Lexden on 26th June, fell victim to the soggy June weather. Spectators are very welcome to any of our matches: our next home games (weather permitting!) are on 24th and 31st July. David Lamming Fixture Secretary Not what it seems: the Rayne wicketkeeper failed to hold on to this catch offered by Alan Cookson on 1st May. 12

13 Players wanted The club is always on the lookout for new players, especially younger players from the villages of Great Braxted and Tiptree. If you are interested in playing for the club, or know someone who might be interested, please get in touch with Sean Hummerstone: Weekly reports You can follow the fortunes of the club on the North Essex Cricket League website. There is a weekly roundup of all the previous weekend s matches posted on a Wednesday. Go on Scores: 1 May: GB&T 121 for 6 beat Rayne 99 all out by 22 runs 8 May: Chappel & Wakes Colne 87 lost to GB&T 88 for 0 by 10 wickets 22 May: Coggeshall Town 185 beat GB&T 152 by 33 runs 5 June: GB&T 178 for 9 beat Tendring 134 for 6 by 44 runs 19 June: Galleywood 257 for 4 beat GB&T 80 all out by 177 runs. Fixtures in July Sunday 3 July: Real Oddies (away) Sunday 10 July: Great Horkesley & Lexden (away) Sunday 17 July: Rayne (away) Sunday 24 July: Coggeshall Town (home) Sunday 31 July: Chappel & Wakes Colne (home) Alan Cookson hooking Ben Jackson to the boundary during his unbeaten innings of 46 against Chappel & Wakes Colne on 8th May. Sam Yeates setting off for a run against Coggeshall Town on 22nd May. A big hit by Mark Stefanani during his innings of 50 against Tendring on 5th June. An athletic caught and bowled by Tendring s Hughes-Day to dismiss Tom Hummerstone for 11 on 5th June. 13

14 MATTHEW RUFFLE Chimney Sweep Service GARDENER NEEDED URGENTLY Can you spare a 2 or 3 hours a week for general garden maintenance in Great Braxted? Strimming, hedge cutting, weeding, leaf clearing etc. Tools provided, or if you prefer to use your own. Good rate of pay for the right person. Please call Lesley Or lesleyholt@firn.co.uk ALL SAINT S CHURCH PETS SERVICE 29th May 2016 Many thanks to all who attended and participated at the Pet Service on Sunday 29th May at the Pavilion. It was well attended, and all the animals and their owners were well behaved, even Percy the parrot did not have a lot to say. Everyone was very generous and the collection raised 100 which has been sent to The Cinnamon Trust. This is a national charity solely devoted for the care of the elderly, the terminally ill and their pets. It provides peace of mind for owners, love and care and safety for pets. It helped 32,142 people in a year with 41,342 pets. It has two pet sanctuaries and about 15,000 volunteers. A worthwhile cause. 241 PIZZAS TUESDAYS 241 BURGERS WEDNESDAYS 14

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16 BRAXTED PAVILION HIRE The Pavilion is available for hire at very competitive rates: For bookings, etc. please contact: Mrs Yvonne Hunter, Meadow Cottage, Bung Row, CM8 3EJ POP UP MARQUEES For hire to village residents. 3 mtrs sq, and 3x 6 mtrs. They are fairly easy to erect and can be used with side panels up or down. A minimum donation of 20 per tent is asked (proceeds given to both parishes). To hire please contact: Richard and Sheena Collins on Copy for August Bulletin by Monday 25 July to: julie@thedesigningwoman.co.uk Any editorial very gratefully received: Letters, Quiz Nights; Jumble Sales; Art Exhibitions; Amateur Dramatics; fund raising etc. happy to give all a mention, (space allowing), whether in the Braxteds or surrounding villages. If you would also like to receive the Bulletin via in pdf format, please send me your address and I will add you to the mailing list. Printed by: info@elliottsprinting.co.uk