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Latest Village News
The Month in Theydon Bois
Trevor Roberts our
Local History Recorder's
News Review of the Month
(Every month since November 2002)
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The Month in Theydon (January 2010): Trevor Roberts latest report is on line Click Here.
Parish Council Minutes: The Minutes of the Bi-Monthly Parish Council Meeting with Public Participation held on 26th November 2009 are now available. Click Here
December 2009 Village News: The latest quarterly PDF version of Issue 68 of Village News is now available on line. Click Here
Parish Council General Business Meetings: Minutes of the meeting held on 10th December 2009 are available here.
26th February 2010 Theydon Bois Village News is one of the Top Three Essex Community Magazines:
Community magazines from all over Essex entered this years Essex Life Community Magazine Awards Competition run by the RCCE (Rural Community Council of Essex sponsored by Essex Life Magazine & the Church of England, Diocese of Chelmsford.
Sixty five communities all over Essex had submitted their entries for the competition and our very own Village News was selected as one of the 12 finalists invited to the the awards ceremony on 25th February 2010, held at The Compasses, Pattiswick, Braintree.
I attended along with village website editor Jim Watts and we browsed through samples of many of the entering magazines before Nick Shuttleworth Executive Director of RCCE opened the proceedings.
Village News Editor Tony Ames Accepts the RCCE/Essex Life AwardFirstly merit awards were made to four magazines and we held our breath. Time came for the final three and we were delighted to learn that we were one of the top three community magazines in Essex along with Arkestone and St. Osyth. The editor of Essex Life, Julian Read, announced that details results and photographs of the event would be published in the April edition of Essex Life.
Many thanks to all the team, from the editorial committee, to the providers of copy, to our sponsors and to the individual deliverers. All are important parts of and contribute to, the continuing success of our Village News.
TONY AMES Village News Editor
23rd February 2010 Theydon Bois Drama Society Presents:
23rd February 2010 Epping Forest District Swiming Club:
EFDSC is a non-profitmaking swimming club that exists to provide the opportunity for young people to learn to swim and to achieve their potential in competitive swimming. It is run by parents solely for the benefit of the swimmers.
We provide swimming lessons for children of around 4 years upwards and training for competitive swimming from around 7/8 years. Swimming is universally recognised as an excellent way of keeping fit and we have an active Epping Forest 'Masters' section.
Whilst much attention is focused on helping swimmers achieve success at Essex, East Region and National competitions, we also hold Club Championships, Charity Galas and Social Events. Our Christmas Relay Gala in support of Cancer Research is an established favourite.
Whilst EFDSC is a small club compared to its London neighbours it is huge on success. 2010 has started well with outstanding performances at County level, great expectations at the forthcoming East Region Championships In Norwich and for the first time in many years the club will be represented at the Nationals in Sheffield.
We also have a thriving disability section with a number of swimmers on the British Disability Swimming World Class Pathway programme, competing at National and International Level.
If you are interested in finding out more about the club as a swimmer or to offer your support in anyway please contact Susan Whitehead on 02082810254 or visit www.efdsc.org
23rd February 2010 M25 Bell Common Tunnel Refurbishment:
Costain has been carrying out refurbishment works on Bell Common Tunnel. They are near completion and it is anticipated that they will complete the work approximately 2 months ahead of programme.
The current phase of the works is nearly completed. This phase of works has concentrated on the commissioning of the mechanical and electrical works; communication systems and the environmental control systems of the tunnel.
The current traffic management has included the running of 3 full width lanes in each bore at 50mph. It is the intention in March to return the Motorway to full operational service in the Bell Common Tunnel. This will include the removal of the traffic management, the removal of a free recovery service and returning the speed limit to 70mph.
It will be necessary to continue to reduce the lanes available at night to enable access to elements of the project to complete some minor commissioning and minor work activities. This will culminate with the emergency exercise night time closure and testing of the integrated system over the night of 17/18 April 2010.
Costain Limited apologises for any inconvenience caused by the works. They would like to take the opportunity in thanking the local community for their patience during the refurbishment works.
If you require any further information or need to contact them, please leave a message on 08456-037-985 or e-mail Ann Gout the Public Relations Manager: BCTinfo@costain.com and one of the team will contact you.
23rd February 2010 March Litter Pick:
23rd February 2010 Cricket Club Looks Forward to New Season
It is now less than two months before the Club commence their 2010 season and, as usual, applications for playing membership will be welcome from all ages from eight upwards regardless of ability. You will be joining a progressive and sociable club in beautiful surroundings. Social membership is also available for anyone wishing to support the Club on a non-playing basis.
Details of the Club can be found on our website: www.tbcc.co.uk or call Club Secretary Peter Gooch on 01992 812908.
23rd February 2010 New Children’s Dance Classes
(Children get a free trial session)
Ballroom & Latin American Dancing
Wednesdays (during term time beginning 24th Feb 2010)School Years 1,2 & 3 4:30 – 5:15pm
School Years 4,5 & 6 5:15 – 6:00pm
Secondary School/Young Adults 6:00 – 7:00pm
Adults Only 7:30 – 9:00pmAll levels welcome
Cost:
School Years 1- 6: £4.50 per session, course of 6 payable in advance at beginning of each ½ term total £27.00.
Secondary School/Young Adults: £6.00 per session, course of 6 payable in advance at beginning of each ½ term total £36.00.
Adults: £8.00 per session, course of 6 payable in advance at beginning of each ½ term
total £48.00.Venue: Theydon Bois Primary School
For more info contact:Tel: Kerry Tite 07711 255932
Email: kerrytite@yahoo.co.uk
23rd February 2010
One-2-One Consultations
To all residents of Theydon Bois
! STOP PRESS !
OUR LOCAL POLICEMAN PC ANDY COOK WILL ALSO BE IN ATTENDANCE AT THE NEXT SESSION. IF YOU HAVE ANY POLICE ISSUES THEN PLEASE COME ALONG AND DISCUSS THEM WITH ANDYTHE NEXT SURGERY WILL NOT TAKE PLACE UNTIL 7TH JUNE DUE TO BANK HOLIDAYS SO IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WISH TO RAISE THEN COME ALONG ON MONDAY 1ST MARCH 2010
The Parish Council is pleased to announce the continuation of its
One-2-One consultations once a month at the Village Hall.This is your opportunity to tell us what is happening in the village – good or bad. If you have issues or concerns that you would like to be addressed, come along and discuss these, in confidence, with a Theydon Bois Parish Councillor.
One-2-One sessions are held at
Theydon Bois Village Hall, between 5.30 and 7.00 pm on the first Monday of each month (excluding Bank Holidays)Next session: Monday 1st March 2010
safe and pleasant place to live.
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17th February 2010 Rise in Village Buglaries:
PC Andy Cook has advised us that since 1st January there have been a much higher number of burglaries in the village than average. He tells us that these have comprised thefts of relatively small easily concealed items such as cash, jewellery and laptops. There is no particular pattern; some incidents have been in the afternoon, some in the evening and even some at weekends. Also the problem is apparently village wide and is not limited to any particular roads.
Please let fellow residents know and advise them to be vigilant and security conscious. If any resident needs any further help or information then they should contact the Police or seek help and advice from the local Crime Reduction Officer on 0300 333 4444
17th February 2010 Rural Police Office Timetable:
17th February 2010 Theydon Bois Neighbourhood Action Panel:In accordance with the Government's Directive, the Theydon Bois Neighbourhood Action Panel was formed, so that local people are able to assess the different concerns requiring Police or Partner involvement, and to establish priorities for Policing in our area.The Panel is composed of local residents and members of our local Policing Team.New panel members ,of any age, will be made very welcome at our next meeting which will be held on Tuesday 20th April at 7--30 at the Village Hall. Meetings are held every other month and usually last for about 1hour or so.This group is not connected to Neighbourhood Watch although a representative from Neighbourhood Watch is on the Panel.If you would like to know more , or have any queries please contact PC Andy Cook on 0300 333 4444 or Caroline Law on 01992 813905.
17th February 2010YOUR NEW COMMUNITY CENTRE NEEDS YOU! :
After many years of negotiations with Essex County Council the Parish Council are pleased to announce that real progress is now being made with the purchase of the former Youth Club Building, our solicitor has received draft legal documentation from Essex County Council and we hope to exchange contracts in the near future.
We have also received approval from the relevant Government Department to borrow the purchase monies by way of Public Works Loan.
Theydon Bois Village Association has agreed to provide very significant financial support for the project and the Parish council would like to express its sincere thanks and appreciation to the Association for their ongoing support and commitment.
It is the Parish Council’s intention to set up a Charity to run the facility therefore:
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!
It is intended to hold a meeting with all interested parties to discuss the uses and the way forward for this exciting new Village opportunity next month.If you are interested in helping to run this new community facility in any way then please contact Sally (the Parish Clerk) or Greville (Finance Officer) at the Parish Office The Village Hall or Cllr Peter Hammond via the Parish Office on 01992 813442 or by email: parishclerk@theydon.org.uk
Please be part of it, don’t forget once purchased the hall and grounds will be available for the use of the community.
PARISH COUNCILLOR PETER HAMMOND
6th February 2010 Theydon Youth to Organise 2010 Open Gardens' Day:
This year’s Open Gardens’ Day is being organised by Theydon Youth with the continued support and help of the Village Association. This prestigious event, which is in it’s 30th year, is always held on the last Sunday of June. It has become an annual tradition where visitors, from near and far, have the chance to look around some of the beautiful private gardens within our Village. If you would like to show your garden please contact Karen Collins (Tel.01992 812295/E-mail ckte@btinternet.com ). If you would like more information or have a spare hour or so to help on the day then please contact Thea Buisson (Tel 01992 815982/E-mail Theydonyouth@hotmail.com).
6th February 2010 Youth Pages Updated:
Ellie our Youth Editor has now update our site Youth Pages, but she stills needs to hear from you about young peoples activities in Theydon and what you would like to see on the young peoples part of our website. You can email Ellie at youtheditor@theydon.org.uk
3rd February 2010 Theydon Bois Shindig raises £1,400 for Children’s Cancer Charity:
Over 110 people packed into Theydon Bois Village Hall on the 30th January for a Shindig organised by local mum Xanthe Bearman to raise money for the CLIC Sargent Charity.
Xanthe Bearman & Karen Sheard at the 'Shindig'.Xanthe’s good friend Karen Sheard is running the marathon for Clic Sargent this year and pledged to raise £2000. Xanthe thought that an event to help Karen reach her target was in order, and the Shindig was born!
Live band The Mazers rocked Theydon Bois and had everyone up dancing. The buffet went down well and everyone bought raffle tickets. The raffle was well supported by many Theydon Bois businesses and Xanthe was thrilled with the donations – as were the winners!
The total amount raised on the night was £1,400 which will go a long way towards helping children and young people with cancer and supporting their families through the trauma of their diagnosis and treatment.
Xanthe commented “I can’t thank everyone enough, from the businesses who gave raffle prizes to the people who came on the night – their generosity is overwhelming”.
3rd February 2010 One-2-One Consultations:
The first of the Parish Council One-2-One's consultations of 2010 took place at at the Village Hall last Monday 1st February. Our local Policeman, Andy Cook attended this session to give advice on Police issues and he hopes to be able to attend the future sessions also.
The One-2-One's are your opportunity to tell us what is happening in the village – good or bad. Or if you have issues or concerns that you would like to be addressed, come along and discuss these, in confidence, with a Theydon Bois Parish Councillor. The next One-2-One is on Monday 1st March.
One-2-One sessions are held at
Theydon Bois Village Hall, between 5.30 and 7.00 pm on the first Monday of each month (excluding Bank Holidays)
3rd February 2010 Theydon Bois Drama Society's Next Show:
Time of My Life - by Alan Ayckbourn
Dates - March 18-20. Performances start at 8.00 pm.At - Theydon Bois Village Hall
Tickets - £6.50 Box office - Mr and Mrs James - 01992 812250.
Time of My Life - by Alan AyckbournIt's a bitter-sweet comedy about a family that has to cope with a devastating event that changes all their lives. Set in a restaurant, it's one of Ayckbourn's most ingeniously constructed plays. We meet Gerry and Laura, their sons Glyn and Adam and their partners as they celebrate Laura's birthday. The play subsequently follows the relationships of the three couples, moving both forwards and backwards in time. There are plenty of laughs but a few tears as well as the family reacts to a tragic accident that occurs after the dinner party.
3rd February 2010 Sarah Hannibal is British National Telemark Champion for 2010:
The third Army Telemark Championships was held in Rauris between 6 - 18 January. Once again, the army also hosted the Royal Navy Telemark championships, but this year the championships also formally doubled as the GB Telemark championships, for the first time.
For the last three years the Army Telemark Ski Association has run the Army and Navy (and this year GB National) Telemark championships in Rauris, so when the opportunity arose to run a World Cup Telemark event over the same period it was seized with little hesitation. The event offered Service racers - the clear majority of whom have recently returned from or are about to deploy on operations - the stimulation of being an integral part of a top class event ahead of their own championship races.
The championships began slowly, with snow in UK delaying some competitors' arrival for the training week in Rauris by as much as two days. Nevertheless, around 70 Army, Navy and UK Civilian skiers joined the championships.
In the GB Telemark championships events Sarah Hannibal from Theydon Bois (pictured here in the British Team Colours), who we reported on in May last year as being selected for the British Team, became the Female British National Telemark Champion winning in all 3 events.
Conditions were ideal for racing, for most of the week. Although the pack was generally thin, there had been recent snow and the clear, cold days made for good visibility and an excellent racing surface. The championship races were set down the Kreutzboden hill - which had hosted the World Cup event only days before - so racers found plenty of challenge in the course.
Telemark ski racing makes a great spectator sport. The discipline is characterised by the graceful telemark turn and, at this top level, by the perilous and gymnastic nature of the athlete's descent.
3rd February 2010 Parish Council Third ‘Afternoon Tea’ Party:
Theydon Bois Parish Council will be holding their third ‘Afternoon Tea’ for elderly and less mobile residents in the village from 2.30 – 4.30pm on Friday 12th March at the Village Hall.
We are pleased to announce the entertainment for the afternoon will be from ‘Pearly Peggy’. There will be memories, anecdotes and reminisces followed by a musical interlude of songs ranging from 1850’s – 1950’s.
Peggy Oliver, a resident of Chigwell was Crowned Original Pearly Queen of the London Borough of Redbridge, and has now completed in excess of 25 years of talks and entertainment events both in and out of the Borough. Fees or donations ‘earned’ are kindly passed on to various local charities. In 2001 and 2008 Peggy was awarded a ‘Lifetime Achievement’ award from the Borough Mayor for services to local charity groups specialising in the handicapped, youth projects and the elderly. In 2003 Peggy was invited to a Buckingham Palace Garden Party, was honoured by Redbridge Council and entered on the Civic list and in 2006 she completed 25 years as the Borough Pearly Queen. There is never a dull moment, with visits to hospitals, residential homes for the elderly or handicapped, clubs, organisations and schools.
If you would like to come along and be entertained by ‘Pearly Peggy’, enjoy a cup of tea, a piece of home-made cake and a chat, or would like a confidential one-2-one talk with a Parish Councillor, please call Sally or Greville at the Parish Office on 01992 813442 to book your place, or if necessary to reserve a place on the bus! Anyone wishing to help out on the day, please also come along or call the Parish Office for more details.
The following event will be on Friday 11th June from 3pm – 5pm, if you have any ideas of what you would like to see or do please do not hesitate to contact us!
Cllrs. Jacq Dodman, Jenny Berry, Mike Emmett, Sue Jones & Sue Sowerby
3rd February 2010 Open Gardens' Day will be on Sunday 27th June:
This years Open Gardens Day is on the 27th of June and the organisation of the event which in previous years has been run by the Village Association is now in the hands of 'Theydon Youth' who run the village youth club.
3rd February 2010 Men's Forum Program of talks for 2010:
February
10 "Galapagos" Marilyn Taylor24 "A Walk with the Admiral" Richard ThomasMarch10 "Introduction to the Windmills and Watermills of Essex" Graham Robinson24 "A Corporate Look at London Underground" Mike AshworthApril14 "Holy Land Explored" Tony Curtis28 "Journey Along the Ancient Silk Road" Mrs ReekieMay12 "The History of Essex through Famous People" Keith Lovell26 "Tudor and Stuart Harlow" Clair HooperJune9 "Old Loughton" Chris Pond23 "Living in the Tower of London" Helen Leonard
3rd February 2010 IT’S MORE THAN JUST TRANSPORT:
Community Transport is here to help you: the project was set up in the Epping Forest district 8 years ago for people who have difficulty accessing conventional transport. This could be because of restricted mobility, no alternative form of passenger transport and rurally isolated areas.
Since then the facility has expanded and there are now six minibuses operated by a dedicated team of volunteer drivers who also use their own cars, giving up their free time to help residents of Epping Forest district to live an independent life.
All areas of the district are covered so members can go shopping, visit friends, out to lunch, attend doctor/dentist/hospital appointments, and visit hairdressers or the like. We have also introduced a selection of day trips which have proved very popular with our members who enjoyed trips to Clacton and Southend, London sightseeing trips and some very enjoyable lunch dates. If you want some help or make some new friends, contact us:
Epping Forest Community Transport
Homefield House, Civic Offices, High Street, Epping Essex CM16 4BZ
TEL: 01992 564040 FAX: 01992 564254 efcommunitytransport@vaef.org.uk
AN INITIATIVE OF VOLUNTARY ACTION EPPING FOREST.REGISTERED
CHARITY NO.0197376
19th January 2010 Parish Office Opening Hours 2010:
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