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Half way through the year. Half way!? I don’t know if this
year is flying because I have a daughter that is coming CONTENTS
to the end of her time at senior school - sitting GCSE’s,
“Leaver’s Day”, Prom etc or whether as you get older life ■ FEATURES & ARTICLE
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8 Easton Lodge Fun Day For Dogs
What I do know is that the majority of businesses that 9 Local Business People in
support this magazine through their advertising are based
(approximately) within a 6 mile radius. They live locally, work Person
locally and play locally and they really value your custom. Here’s
an interesting fact for you: Alan Cook, mobile Chiropodist

Did you know that if every adult in the UK spent just £5 per week 10 Armed Forces Day 2019
in their local shops and businesses, instead of online, at the 11 HR Tips by EmployAssist
supermarket or with huge multinationals, it would be worth £16.8 12 BS Choral Society
BILLION going directly back into our towns? Which means real 13 Locals that Launch
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With that in mind, let me introduce Barracudas Activity Day 14 BS Art Society Exhibition
Camps, Be Naturally Healthy, Daisy Footcare, EmployAssist 16 Georgie Does it for St Clare
HR, Garolla Garage Doors, Harlow Salt Company and 20 Charity of the Year - ASL
Newman Interior Services. A warm welcome to you all and 22 Brookfest 2019
thank you for choosing CM23! 37 East Herts Woodturners

Until next time, ■ FUN & LEISURE

Lorraine 6 Local Walks

ASL is our charity of the year 2019. To find out Picture Perfect Villages
more about the wonderful work that they do visit
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CONTACTING US 26 Looks What’s Cooking: Sweet
editor Lorraine Perry
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This lovely country walk explores places where a
group of artists, including Eric Ravillious, lived and
worked. OS map 195 will help! Follow footpath
sign by Vine pub and then waymarks right down
to footbridge. Cross bridge and follow path right.
Fork right and continue with fence and then river
on right. Cross footbridge and turn left with river
now on left.

Cross stile and continue beside river. Immediately
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continue with hedge on left. At junction, follow
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Turn right over footbridge, right uphill and right
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LOCATION: Great Bardfield
Distance: About 4 miles
Pub/Café: The Vine

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On 29th June The Royal British Legion, Bishop’s Please come out and show your support as the
Stortford Branch, will again be organising the
Armed Forces Day Parade in Bishop’s Stortford. Parade marches through the Town. We would
The Parade will be led by Royal British Legion like to thank Daniel Robinson and Sons for
Standards and 309 (Sawbridgeworth) Sqn. sponsoring the event this year.
ATC Cadet Band and will include Royal British
Legion Branch and Women’s Section Members,
past and present members of the Armed
Forces, Army, Navy and Air Cadet Units, and
representatives from local emergency services.
The newly formed Hertfordshire Police Cadet
Unit will also be joining the parade this year.

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Basbow Lane and Windhill at 1.50pm and at
2.00pm march down Windhill and Bridge Street ARMED FORCES DAY
to the War Memorial where a short Service of
Remembrance and Minutes’ silence will be Saturday 29th June 2019
held with addresses by the Mayor of Bishop’s 2.00PM
Stortford and John B Robinson, President
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participants and members of the public will From Windhill to the War Memorial Gardens
then be invited into the Markwell Pavilion where Followed by refreshments at Markwell Pavilion
refreshments will be served.
Any Serving or Ex Member of the Armed Forces and Cadets
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Exhibition: capture
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The Bishop’s Stortford Art Society will Painting by BSAS member: Tony Jarman
be holding an exhibition of members’
work upstairs at the Ecco charity shop on life drawing sessions and exhibitions. We
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with a large selection on show, including see your work alongside ours, then you
watercolours, oils, acrylics and pastels can, but only members can display their
across a variety of subjects – including work. So if you want to join us, come along
portraits, landscapes and local scenes, as and talk to one of our members who will
well as abstracts. Unframed work will also be stewarding the event and pick up an
be available, so there should be something application form.”
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An 83-year-old grandmother of four from Bishop’s cars! When we arrived, there were many Suzuki
Stortford has raised approximately £1,400 for St Swift cars lined up – and I made sure I chose a
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Hastingwood-based Hospice, Georgie has raised of running the Hospice themselves.”
almost £15,500 for the charity through a series of
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From a 490m zip wire flight (50m above the
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By Michelle Tohill, CEO of ASL

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pathway to paid employment and I am so proud
that just after our 2nd Birthday we are able to do thank you to everyone who comes along and
this. I interviewed some of the original members supports us because together we really are
of ASL for paid employment on a Saturday in making a difference.
our Tea Room: Marc, Hayley, Kathy and Sasha.
Two of the four have never had paid employment The first Saturday opening of our Tea Room was
so this is not only a huge milestone for ASL but shared with some of our regulars plus “Double
an even bigger one for the guys being offered up your spirit” choir who sang to us all, which we
the job. Their reactions were filmed and can be all thoroughly enjoyed, thank you!
viewed on our Facebook page (ASL-Aspire-
Support-Learn) they were priceless!

With your continued support we can eventually
offer paid employment to more young adults
with additional needs in the future. So a huge

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About the Tea Room: Any tips received
At present our Tea Room is open Monday, in our Tea Room go
Tuesday, Friday and every other Saturday 12pm towards organising
to 2.30pm. The young adults who attend ASL fun and social
arrive at 9.30am and prepare all the food fresh activities for all of
with support for the day ahead. This includes the young adults
freshly baked cakes and scones, a savoury to enjoy, we have
dish such as quiche and a soup of the day. a team meeting
Their day finishes at 3.30pm after we have all and a vote is set
tidied up and had our staff lunch together. to where everyone
would like to
We offer work based training in the kitchen and go and how the
the dining room to young adults with physical money is spent.
and learning disabilities. Most of the young So far we have
adults who work in our Tea Room have Down been for pub dinners, cinema, bowling, pizza
Syndrome however we cater to all young adults hut and a boat trip. This is not only a wonderful
with a fast range of additional needs. way to allow everyone to see where their
well earned tips have been spent but it also
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Tea Room because it is very important to keep huge social aspect for everyone who attends
a controlled and manageable environment for ASL.
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IT’s your community brookfest 2019

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Brookfest returns in July 2019 for its third year, Booking information:
with a stellar line-up of local talent.
Tickets are now available online from
An annual one-day, family-friendly music www.brookfest.net or from the cafe or office
festival deep in the Hertfordshire countryside, at the riding school.
Brookfest will take place at Brook Cottage
Farm Riding School, Furneux Pelham on Prices are:
Saturday 6th July 2019. • £20 for adults (early-bird £18)

Gates open at 12.00pm with live music all • £15 for 13-17-year-olds (early-bird £13)
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area, an interactive theatrical tea tent, art
& crafts, food and drink stalls along with General enquires to:
activities for children. Camping is available [email protected]
and well-behaved dogs on leads are
welcome.

The festival is a not-for-profit event raising
money for Brook Cottage Farm Riding for the
Disabled (RDA) activities which take place
at the riding school. This allows people with
disabilities to enjoy nature, to be physically
active and benefit from contact with horses.
Brook Cottage Farm RDA group is making
preparations for becoming an RDA carriage-
driving group, and is raising funds for the
continuing creation of a half-mile driving
and riding track around the hay-field with
wildflowers, butterflies and a picnic area.

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advance. Can you travel home with a friend? approaching you.
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and leave to cool completely.

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IT’S YOUR COMMUNITY LOCAL NOTICES, EVENTS, AMENITIES

HARLOW LIONS CLUB PRESENTS

QUIZ
NIGHT

Saturday 22 June 2019
7pm for 7:30pm start

St Michaels Mead Community Centre,
Bishop’s Stortford, CM23 4FZ

Tickets: £5 per person, payable at the door.

Teams of up to 6. Bring your own drinks and
nibbles. Prizes and Raffle.

Details from: [email protected]

Proceeds to: local Scout troop for Scout Jamboree.

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Tidy Up Bishop’s
Stortford!

We are a group of
volunteers who want
to make Bishop’s
Stortford a tidier place.
We welcome groups
and individuals who share our vision to join
us. If you can spare a couple of hours (or
even one) why not get involved? Your help
will really make a difference.
Next TUBS Meetings:
Saturday 13th July, Castle Gardens
Prospective volunteers can keep in touch with

us on our website – http://tubs.yolasite.com/
For more information speak to: Ian Hudson on

07817 778870.

You might be interested to know that Love
Stortford - a Social Action project - is
organising litter-picks in the town from
Saturday 15th June. They would welcome
extra hands. Details can be found at:
https://ccbs.churchsuite.co.uk/events/8o8xkffz

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St Elizabeth’s

Summer Fayre
Saturday 29th June 2019

From 12noon—4 pm
Family Fun- Live Music
Craft Stalls - BBQ and Afternoon tea
St Elizabeth’s Centre, Much
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For more information contact:
[email protected]

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Saffron Walden symphony orchestra

music scores from the
silver screen

Responding to popular demand, Saffron Walden Booking Information:
Symphony Orchestra presents a concert Tickets (Adults - £18, £15; Under 18s - £3)
celebrating some of the greatest music from the from Saffron Hall Box Office (0845 5487650) or
silver screen on Sunday 30th June 2019 at 3:00 can be bought online at www.saffronhall.com.
in Saffron Hall, Audley End Road, Saffron Walden Tickets are also available from Saffron Walden
CB11 4UH. Tourist Information Centre (01799 524002).

With a focus on John Williams this year (who
has a career spanning over six decades and
has composed some of the most popular,
recognizable and critically acclaimed film scores
in cinematic history), the programme will include
music from Jurassic Park, Jaws, the original Star
Wars film and Escapades from Catch Me if you
Can. Escapades is a three movement concerto
which will be performed by Julian Landymore,
Cambridge based and nationally renowned jazz
saxophonist. The concert will also include Back to
the Future and Forrest Gump by Alan Silvestri, as
well as Dark Knight by Hans Zimmer and some
other surprises…

when: Sunday 30th june tickets: Saffron walden tic

Time: 3pm tel: 01799 524002

where: Saffron Hall, CB11 4UH web: www.saffronhall.com

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UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS

WHAT’S ON in june

■■ every mon (inc bank hols) des Forges, the travelling Cure-All Association
Thorley Health Walks Salesman, at Audley End this half Cricketfield Lane
Southern Country Park term for a myths and legends themed GR: TL485220, postcode CM23 2SP
Meet in the car park at St James the storytelling session. The walks are generally 5-6 miles long
Great Church Time: 11am-5pm, book via: and last between 2 and 2 ½ hours. All
Time: 10am, www.englishheritage.org.uk are welcome.
www.hertfordshirehealthwalks.org Time: 10am, walk leader Dave: 01279
■■ Sun 2nd June 832632 / 07914949547,
■■ Every Thu Bishop’s Stortford & District Footpaths www.walksaroundstortford.org.uk
Bishop’s Stortford Country Market Association
At rear of the Star Public House, Manuden Community Centre ■■ Sun 16th June
Bridge Street GR: TL486272, postcode CM23 1EH Songs for the Samaritans
Homemade produce. The walks are generally 5-6 miles long Rhodes Arts Complex
Time: 8am-12pm and last between 2 and 2 ½ hours. An evening of first class musical
Time: 10am, walk leader Daphne: entertainment, in aid of the Samaritans.
■■ EVERY FRI 01279 812259, Time: 7pm, tickets: £18,
Castle Park Health Walks www.walksaroundstortford.org.uk www.rhodesartscomplex.co.uk
Meet at entrance to Castle Park by
Link Road car park ■■ Sun 9th June ■■ Sat 22nd June
Health Walks are a part of a WW1 Historic Walk Bug Hunt
countrywide programme of free walks, The Museum Stortford, Holy Trinity Birchanger Woods, by
helping everyone get outdoors, get Church, Havers Lane the water tower, Heath Row
more active and reap the benefits. Join us on one of our popular walks Join us on a bug hunt to examine
Time: First steps at 10.15am (20 mins), around Bishop's Stortford. Birchanger Wood’s biodiversity.
Grade 1 at 11am (30 mins, about 1.5 Time: 2pm-4.30pm, to book your place Time: 11am-1pm,
miles) and Grade 2 (45 mins, about contact: 07488 914972. www.birchangerwoodtrust.org
2 miles). www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/
healthwalks ■■ Tue 11th June ■■ Sun 23rd June
Coffee Morning Fun Day for Dogs
■■ Every Sat Markwell Pavilion Easton Lodge, CM6 2BD
Castle Park parkrun Everyone is welcome, held in aid of Join us for this main season open day
Castle Park Isabel Hospice. and fun day for dogs.
This 5km event takes place every Time: 10.30am, email: Renee_friend@ Time: 11.30am-5pm, adults £4.50,
Saturday at 9am. It is a free event msno.com or contact: 01279 755320. children under 16 FREE, £1 entry for
but please register before your first each dog class,
event and bring a printed copy of your ■■ Fri 14th June www.eastonlodge.co.uk
barcode with you. Run for your own Jazz Evening
enjoyment and join in whatever your Gibberd Garden, CM17 0NA ■■ Tue 25th June
pace. It is entirely run by volunteers Bring a picnic and enjoy the CAMRA Ministry of Science
and always welcomes new help. bar. Rhodes Arts Complex
Time: 9am, FREE, www.parkrun.org.uk Time: gates open 6.30pm, music from This production takes an anarchic
7.30pm, tickets: £15 on the gate, approach to science communication,
■■ until Sun 2nd June www.thegibberdgarden.co.uk looking at the inventors and engineers
Manuden Scarecrow Trail who have shaped the modern world
Manuden, CM23 1EH ■■ Sat 15th June that we live in.
Maps are available daily from the Bishop’s Stortford Carnival Parade Time: 6pm, tickets: £15.50,
Manuden Village Community Centre. & Fun Day www.rhodesartscomplex.co.uk
All proceeds go to local causes and HighStreet and Sworders Field
SANDS (Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Join us to celebrate everything that is ■■ Sat 29th June
charity). good about Bishop's Stortford. Armed Forces Day Parade
Time: 10am-4pm, £2.50 per map Time: parade starts 12.30pm, followed High Street and Sworders Field
with a prize for all completed by Fun Day in Sworders Field, Parade to celebrate the local armed
entries, www.manuden.org.uk/ www.bishopsstortfordtc.gov.uk forces community.
ManudenScarecrowTrail.asp Time: 2pm from Windhill,
■■ Sun 16th June www.branches.britishlegion.org.uk/
■■ Sat 1st June Classic Cars for Father’s Day branches/bishops-stortford
Farmers & Craft Market Audley End, CB11 4JF
North Street Treat Dad to a charming collection of ■■ Sat 29th June
Local produce & handcrafted goods. classic cars and discover what it takes Comedy Night in aid of Grove Cottage
Time: 9.30am-1.30pm. to take care of your dream motor. The Bishop’s Stortford High School
Time: 11am-5pm, book via: Featuring Steve Bugeja & Rhys James
■■ Sat 1st & Sun 2nd June www.englishheritage.org.uk with their Edinburgh Fringe Previews.
Myths & Legends Time: 8pm, tickets: £20, visit:
Audley End, CB11 4JF ■■ Sun 16th June www.mencapgrovecottage.org
Come and hear Dr Vainen Schuch- Bishop’s Stortford & District Footpaths

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HISTORY ENTERTAINMENT FAIRS & FETES

UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS

What’s on in july

■■ Sat 6th july knowledge with a thoughtful variety of and understand the lives of the men
Farmers & Craft Market pub trivia challenges and a raffle. and women who were based on the
North Street, Bishop’s Stortford Time: 7pm, tickets: £8pp with tables of site.
Local produce & handcrafted goods. up to 10 people, www.stclarehospice. Time: 11.30am-5pm, tickets: adults
Time: 9.30am-1.30pm. org.uk £4.50, children under 16 FREE,
www.eastonlodge.co.uk
■■ Sat 6th July ■■ sat 13th july
River Stort River Clean, Whoosh Herts and Essex Border ■■ Fri 26th July
Explore Centre Outing Marigolds Jazz Club
Redricks Lake, CM21 0RL Methodist Church, South Street presents: Greg Abate Quartet
Volunteers required to help tidy up An outing to the William Morris Gallery Harlow Cricket Club, CM17 0DJ
the river, boats & equipment provided. & Sutton House. John Pearce - Keyboards, Simon
Contact: www.whooshexplore.co.uk Contact: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ Thorpe - bass and Matt Holmes -
features/herts-and-essex-border-centre drums.
■■ Sat 6th July Time: 7.30pm, tickets: £10 on the door,
An Evening of Live Music ■■ Sat 13th July contact: 01279 414174,
Manuden Village Hall Wind in the Willows www.musicatmarilgolds.co.uk
Join us for an evening of live music Hatfield Forest, CM22 6NE
to raise funds for TheGivingMachine Join Toad, Mole, Ratty and Badger on ■■ Sat 27th July
Charity. their adventures in Quantum Theatre’s Little Hadham Farmers Market
Time: 8-11pm, contact: adaptation of the Kenneth Grahame Little Hadham Village Hall, SG11
www.thegivingmachine.co.uk classic – a treat for all the family! 2BS
Time: 17.30pm-19.10pm, tickets: The market promotes the best of local
■■ Sun 7th July adults £16, children £10, book via: produce, and has a strong ethos
Festival of Flavour www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hatfield-forest of offering only items grown, bred,
Sworders Field prepared or made by the stall holders
Come and join the fun at this very tasty ■■ Sat 13th July as much as practically possible.
Grove Cottage food & drink festival. TUBS Tidy Up Bishop’s Stortford Time: 8.30-11.30am
Time: 11am-4pm, entrance: Meet at Castle Gardens
adults £5, children FREE, www. TUBS is a group of volunteers who ■■ Sat 27th July
mencapgrovecottage.org want to make our town a tidier place. St. Clare Hospice
They hope to set an example and Donation Centre Sale
■■ Sun 7th July persuade others to pick up litter. They Units 9-10, The Links Business
Music on a Sunday welcome groups and individuals who Centre, CM23 5NZ
Audley End House, CB11 4JF can spare a couple of hours and get On the last Saturday of every month,
Enjoy your day out in the stunning involved. All equipment is provided. our Donation Centre will open its doors
surroundings of Audley End Time: 10am, email: irhudson@gmail. to the public, inviting you to peruse an
accompanied by a musical treat. com or visit: www.tubs.yolasite.com eclectic selection of pre-loved goods
Time: 12pm-4pm, book via: at discounted prices.
www.englishheritage.org.uk ■■ Sun 14th July Time: 8am-4pm, www.stclarehospice.
Goodness in the Park org.uk
■■ Tue 9th July Castle Park
Coffee Morning Friends of Castle Park present a day of ■■ Sat 27th & Sun 28th July
Markwell Pavilion fitness and wellbeing for all. Legendary Joust
Everyone is welcome at the monthly Time: 10am-4pm, entrance: FREE, info Audley End House, CB11 4JF
coffee morning, held in aid of Isabel via FB: CastleParkBishopsStortford Authentic 13th-century jousting
Hospice. tournament, the encampment will be
Time: 10.30am, email: Renee_friend@ ■■ Thu 18th to Sun 20th July alive with the sights, sounds and smells
msno.com or contact: 01279 755320. Water Lane Theatre Company – Much of medieval life.
Ado About Nothing Time: 10.30am-5pm, book via:
■■ Wed 10th July Monastery Gardens www.englishheritage.org.uk
Teddy Bear’s Picnic Let us take you back to the 1870’s
Gibberd Garden, CM17 0NA Wild West for this much-loved comedy. ■■ Tue 30th July
Bring your picnic and teddy and enjoy Please bring something to sit on and Have a go Archery
the Garden. Activities for the under 5s your own food and drink. Hatfield Forest, CM22 6NE
(a small charge for some activities). Time: gates open at 6pm, tickets: £6 Head to the lake area and have a go
Time: 12pm-3pm, entry: adults plus booking fee or £7 on door, book at shooting a long bow and some
£5, children £1, visit: www. via: www.waterlanetheatrecompany. traditionally fletched arrows.
thegibberdgarden.co.uk co.uk Time: 11am-4pm, £3 for 6 arrows,
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hatfield-forest
■■ Fri 12th July ■■ Sun 21st July
Big Summer Quiz in aid of St Clare Time to Remember Watch out for many more events in our
Hospice Gardens of Easton Lodge, CM6 2BD next issue or on our Facebook pages.
Paringdon Sports Centre, CM19 4QT An opportunity to explore the World
A celebration of all things general War history of the Gardens and estate

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Arts & Crafts Explorer Scouts aged 14-18 Social & Meeting Clubs
Cottage Crafters Contact via website: www.voyageresu. Bishop’s Stortford Age Concern
co.uk
Meet Tue 2pm at South Street Pantry Open Mon to Fri at The Apton Centre
Contact: Fiona fds66@ Health & Family Care Contact: 504748 or visit:
outlook.com or Facebook.com/ Alzheimer’s Support Group www.theaptoncentre.org.uk
cottagecraftersbishopsstortford
Meet 2nd Thu of every month Bishop’s Stortford History
Community Contact: 508448 or email: june. Society
Stortford Kickstart (for CVs etc.) [email protected] Meet from Sept to May on third Thu
of the month, usually at Apton Centre
Meet Thu and Fri 10am to 12.30pm at Mad Hatters Toddler Group from 7.30pm
BS Methodist Church Meet Wed at St Michaels Mead CC Contact: Rob Francis 655643 or
Contact: 501745 or 656381 Contact: www.bishopsstortfordhistorysociety.
www.stortfordkickstart.org.uk [email protected] org.uk

TUBS (Tidy Up Bishops Stortford) P.A.C.T Parents of Autistic Bishop’s Stortford Railway
Meet every other month Children Together Society
Contact: 07817 778870 or visit: Meet 1st Wed of every month at All Meet on Tue and Thu
www.tubs12.info Saints School Contact: 503511 or visit:
Contact via website: www. http://bsrs.webplus.net/
Fine Art & Literature pactforautism.org.uk/index.php/
Bishop’s Stortford Decorative and services/parent-meeting Bishop’s Stortford WI
Fine Arts Society Meet 1st Thu of every month at Charis
St John Ambulance Centre from 7.30-9.45pm
Meets 2nd Tue of the month at The Meet Wed at Havers CC Contact: bishopsstortfordwi@yahoo.
Rhodes Arts Complex Contact via website: www.sja.org.uk/ co.uk
Contact via website:
www.bishopsstortforddfas.org Stort Valley & Villages Children’s Bishop’s Stortford VIP Club for
Centre Group Blind and Partially sighted people
Guides & Scouts Contact: 696853 or visit www. Meet 1st Tues afternoon of each
1st Bishops Park Rainbows stortvalleychildrenscentres.org.uk month in Havers CC
Contact: 832837
Meet Tue at Bishops Park CC Thorley Manor Mother & Toddler
Contact: www.girlguiding.org Group CST.Today
Meet Tue & Fri at Thorley CC Meet weds in the New Apton Centre
7th Bishop’s Stortford Guides Contact: thorleytoddlergroup@live. 10am until 3pm including a hot meal
Meet Thu at Havers CC co.uk at lunchtime
Contact: www.girlguiding.org Contact Debbie: 07904 198309 or
Music & Performing Arts [email protected], www.cst.
1st Bishop’s Stortford and Bishop’s Stortford Acoustic Club today
Hockerill Scout Group - Beavers,
Cubs and Scouts Meet at The Half Moon, North Street Grove Cottage
Contact via website: Weds fortnightly. Doors open 8.30pm Various clubs throughout the week
www.1stbishopsstortford.org.uk music starts 9pm. Contact: 656085 or
Contact: acousticclubstortford@gmail. [email protected]
1st & 2nd Hockerill Brownies com, www.thehornbs.co.uk
Meet Thu & Fri Parsonage CC Herts & Essex Boundary Flower
Contact: www.girlguiding.org Bishop’s Stortford Choral Society Club
Contact via website: www.bscs.org.uk Meet 1st Tue of every month at The
1st Thorley Guides, Brownies & Barnabus Centre
Rainbows Bishop’s Stortford Musical Contact via: herts_
St James Church Thorley Theatre Company essexboundaryflowerclub@
Contact: www.girlguiding.org Contact via website: www.bsmtc. yahoo.co.uk, www.
org.uk hertsessexboundaryflowerclub.weebly.
1st West Bishop’s Stortford com
Rainbows Bishop’s Stortford Musical
Meet Tue at Havers CC Theatre Company - Juniors NT Herts & Essex Border Centre
Contact: [email protected] Contact via website: www.bsmtc.org. Contact Mrs M. A. Draper: 656255 or
uk/juniors.html [email protected]
Bishop’s Stortford Trefoil Guild www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hertscen
Meet 2nd Wednesday of the month at Bishop’s Stortford Town Band
Thorley Community Centre at 7.30pm Meet Tue at Markwell Pavilion The Inner Wheel Club of Bishop’s
Contact: [email protected] Contact: Sue Swan: 506123 Stortford
Meet fourth Tuesday of each month
Silver Leys Scout Group BSUS (Bishop’s Stortford Ukulele (except August and December)
For Beavers, Cubs and Scouts Society) Contact Margaret Webb:
Contact: Anne Winship Meets every Wednesday 7.45-10pm at [email protected]
[email protected] the British Legion
Contact via website: www.bsus.co.uk The Phoenix Stroke Club
STMM Brownies Meet every other Thu 2-4pm at
Meet Thu at St Michaels Mead CC De Merc Chamber Choir Bishop’s Park CC
Contact: Janet Gordon: Contact: Gillian 01279 655483 or visit
[email protected] www.demerc.org.uk

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Contact: Kath 724285 The Christian Centre (opposite www.bsgc.co.uk
Sainsburys)
The Rotary Club of Bishop’s Contact: Barbara Martin 303225 Bishop’s Stortford Hockey Club
Stortford Contact: 654463 or visit: www.bshc.
Meet Mon 12.55pm at Bishop’s The University of the Third Age hitssports.com
Stortford Golf Club Contact via website: u3asites.org.uk
Contact via website: www.rotary-ribi. for information on local groups and Bishop’s Stortford Rugby Club
org classes Contact: 652092 or visit: www.
pitchero.com/clubs/bishopsstordrfc
The Rotary Club of Stort Valley Sport & Fitness
Bishop’s Stortford’s Evening Rotary Bishop’s Stortford Badminton Bishop’s Stortford Running Club
Club. Meet 2nd and 4th Tuesdays Club and Junior Badminton Club Meet at Hockerill Sports & Social Club
of each month, 7 for 7.30pm at The Contact Ian McClymont: secretary@
Coach and Horses, CM23 4AS Contact: 654464 or visit www. bsrc.org.uk
Contact via website: stortvalleyrotary. stortfordbadminton.net
com Chantry Squash Club
Bishop’s Stortford Bowling Club Contact via: www.chantrysquashclub.
The Royal British Legion Contact: 755887 or visit: www. com or membership@
Women’s Section bishopsstortfordbowlingclub.org.uk chantrysquashclub.com
Meet on the third Wednesday of the
month at 2.30pm at RBL Apton Road Bishop’s Stortford Cricket Club Havers Park Bowls Club
Day Centre Contact: 654463 or visit: www. (Green) South Street, Bishop’s
Contact: Gwyn 01279 833545 bishopsstorfordcricketclub.com Stortford CM23 3JB
Contact: Secretary Brian Hurst 01279
Thorley Open Door over 60’s Bishop’s Stortford and District 503967 or [email protected]
Club Angling Society
Meets 1st & 3rd Weds every month Contact Honory Secretary: Robin Sunday Smashers Badminton
1.45-3.45pm at The Emmaus Centre, Merritt: 01279 461065 Club
Thorley Meet Sundays 6pm - 8pm at Bishop’s
Contact: Eve 503715 or just turn up Bishop’s Stortford Football Club Stortford High School sports hall
Contact: 01279 306456 or visit: www. Contact: 01279 652980 or
Thorley Women’s Club bsfc.co.uk visit https://m.facebook.com/
Meet every Wed 8-10pm at SundaySmashers/
Bishop’s Stortford Golf Club
Contact: 01279 654715 or visit:

IT’s your community East Herts Wood turners

Opportunity for young people to learn Woodturning

The East Herts Woodturners have started a learning this craft please contact John on 01279
Junior Section on a different night to the main 657901 or email, details below.
club night. The Junior Section is open to young
people aged between 13 and 18. The Section Setting up the Junior section is supported by the
will be limited in number to enable as much time Association of Woodturners of Great Britain (The
as possible to work on the lathe. No woodturning AWGB which is the national association) and
experience is necessary. The aim is to teach partially financially supported by the Stansted
young people basic woodturning to enable Airport Community Trust (SACT) and The
them, if they wish, to take part in further training Worshipful Company of Turners (The Company)
with professional turners as part of the AWGB which is a London Livery Company.
Youth Training Scheme.
For many years the East Herts Woodturners
The Junior Section meets in Sawbridgeworth, 6 have been enabling young people to experience
to 8pm on the fourth Tuesday of most months. If woodturning at Scout Jamborees and other
you or a young person, you know is interested in events and enabled over 3500 young people to
experience the craft.

phone: 01279 657901
email: a [email protected] or [email protected]

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INFORMATION AT A GLANCE USEFUL NUMBERS ALL IN ONE PLACE

Community Centres Hospitals 111 Utilities 0800 800 151
Bishops Park Community Centre 01279 444455 0845 782 3333
NHS Direct BT Faultline
Lancaster Way, CM23 4DA 01279 712146 01279 444455 Three Valleys Water
Havers Community Centre PAH (Hospital)
Waytemore Road, CM23 3GR 01279 712146 Police
Markwell Pavillion Herts & Essex Community
Castle Gardens, CM23 2EL 01279 712146 Hospital
Parsonage Community Centre
Parsonage Lane, CM23 5PY 07843 943492 Pharmacies Hertfordshire Police Non-Emergency 101
St Michaels Mead Community Centre Boots Pharmacy
St Michaels Mead CM23 4FZ 01279 712146 Bishops Stortford Police Station 101
Thorley Community Centre Church Street
Friedberg Avenue CM23 4HB 01279 329686 Lloyds Pharmacy 01279 653294 Crimestoppers 0845 555 111
The Thorley Centre 01279 507524
Medicx Pharmacy 0808 202 5469 Other Numbers
Herts & Essex Hospital 0345 6779056
Tesco Pharmacy 01279 654171 AA Helpline 01923 211122
Bishop’s Park Centre 01279 652759
Trinity Pharmacy Alzheimer’s Society 01707 378365
87 South Street
County Councillors Williamson Pharmacy Bishop’s Stortford TIC 01279 715001
1 Snowley Parade
Bishop’s Stortford West Bishop’s Stortford TC 01279 715000
(Central & Silver Leys Wards)
Colin Woodward Bishop’s Stortford Library 0300 123 4049
Email: [email protected]
Citizens Advice Bureau 03444 111 444
Bishop’s Stortford East
(Meads & All Saints Wards) Isobel Hospice Advice Line 01707 382575
John Wyllie
Email: [email protected] Schools MS Society 07880 828858

Bishop’s Stortford Rural All Saints Primary School 01279 836006 Samaritans 116 123
(Includes Bishop’s Stortford Ward)
Graham McAndrew - CMILT Birchwood High School 01279 655936
Email: graham.mcandrew@hertfordshire.
gov.uk Bishop’s Stortford St Clare Hospice Advice Line 01279 773773
High School
01279 868686 Train Enquiries 0845 748 4950

Herts & Essex High School 01279 654127

Mayor Hillmead Primary School 01279 656876

Cllr George Cutting Hockerill College 01279 658451 EMERGENCY NUMBERS

Local MP 07721 654410 Manor Fields Primary 01279 757193 Electricity Emergency
0207 219 6358 School
Mark Prisk MP 0800 783 8838
Northgate Primary School 01279 652376
Gas Emergency
Richard Whittington 01279 657778
Primary School 0800 111 999

Doctors St Joseph’s Primary School 01279 652576

Church Street Partnership St Mary’s Catholic School 01279 654901
30a Church Street, St Michael’s Primary School 01279 810800
Summercroft Primary School 01279 307477
CM23 2LY 01279 657636 Thorley Hill Primary School 01279 654496
Thorn Grove Primary School 01279 653002
Parsonage Surgery 01279 827608 Windhill Primary School 01279 696850
Herts & Essex Community
Hospital, CM23 5JH

South Street Surgery
83 South Street, CM23 3AP 01279 465700

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