January 2011

January 2011 THE MAGAZNE THAT KEEPS YOU IN TOUCH Est. 1893

YOUR VILLAGE Who needs Oxford Street
when we have Beehive Court
NEEDS YOU
TO VOTE TURN TO BACK PAGE TO SEE WHAT
THE YOUNG LADIES
TO GO TO INFINITY BELOW WERE WATCHING

AND BEYOND

We want to be one of the five areas chosen
to enjoy BT’s new superfast fibre optic
Broadband - “BT Infinity”

Help by going to the website

It takes less than two minutes
It won’t cost you anything

Benefits are faster smoother Broadband

www.racetoinfinity.bt.com/home

You're not changing your provider.
it’s just BT changing the copper wiring
to fibre optic wiring to a limited number
of rural exchanges who show the most
votes

Village Website : www.hatfield-heath.co.uk Email: [email protected]
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“Wendycot”,Chelmsford Road,
Hatfield Heath,

Bishop’S Stortford, Herts
Opening Hours

Mon - Fri 8am - 5.30pm
Sat 9am - 1pm

Tel: 01279 730 274

[email protected]
www.jewhitemotors.co.uk

PLAY BUS
FOR UNDER FIVES

Buffy Bus is a playbus designed to give the under fives an
opportunity to paint, play and socialise in a playgroup
environment that they would otherwise not have access to

 Donation, suggested of ₤2.50 per family per visit
PARKS ON CENTRE OF VILLAGE GREEN

TUESDAYS 9.30am - 11am

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I’m happy with my Hallingbury Hall Equestrian Centre

current broadband why British Horse Society Approved
Riding lessons for children and adults
do I need superfast
beginners to advanced riders
broadband? FACILITIES

In 2002 few people in Hatfield Heath were regular Super indoor school, three outdoor arena's,
users of the internet and many of those were happy show jumping arena, and cross-country course
with dial – up access and didn’t want the added
expense of broadband. Despite that, and BT’s CHILDREN'S LESSONS
reluctance to provide it, a group of volunteers We have super ponies from quiet schoolmasters to
mounted a successful campaign to get broadband
into the village. Who wants to go back to dial – up ones trained to do jumping and dressage
now? It’s incredibly slow and quite expensive as Children's own a pony day courses are held every
you pay for connection time. But it took 2 years to Wednesday and Thursday during the holidays, Great Fun!
get broadband.
Now more and more services and entertainment BEGINNER ADULTS
opportunities are being created that will demand Maximum four riders on a 45 minute lesson gain
superfast broadband access and we have a group of confidence and enjoy on one of our lovely sensible cobs
volunteers driving the campaign to get it. But there INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED RIDERS
is the old refrain – “I’m happy with what I have
got and I don’t need superfast broadband”. Well Improve your dressage, learn about tests
don’t think about today, think about how rapidly lateral work, engagement and collection
technology and its usage is changing around us and
anticipate what we need in the future. It won’t Or join a jumping lesson and
happen instantly and it will happen a lot slower if practise courses, grids and related distances
we do nothing.
Vote now – if you vote there is no cost and no Please ring or pop in for a chat
commitment but if you don’t vote there will be
no choice. 01279 730 348
To vote simply go to
www.racetoinfinity.bt.com/home put your www.hallingburyhall.com
postcode into the search box it should then show
you the current voting status for the Roothing Little Hallingbury, Bishops
exchange; go to 'VOTE NOW' and enter your Stortford, Herts CM227RP
details. Don't forget to pass it on to your friends on
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Home Visiting Practice ALL TREE WORK
UNDERTAKEN AT
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A professional service at a competitive rate Or Find us in YELL

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MINUTES OF PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
HELD AT 7.30 PM ON WED 9th DEC 2010

IN THE URC HALL, HATFIELD HEATH

OPEN FORUM

1 member of public present.

COUNCIL MEETING
PRESENT:
Cllr Mel Sullivan (MS) (Vice Chairman) Cllrs Mark
Lemon (ML), Bart Sheekey (BS), and Gary Waller
(GW)
In attendance: Clerk to the Council Ernie Fenwick

GM Property Maintenance CHAIRMANS WELCOME:
In the absence of The Chairman, Vice Chairman MS
Decorating Specialists took the chair and welcomed everyone present and
opened the meeting with the Open Forum.
Est. 1987 342. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Cllr Paula O’Sullivan (POS) away on business, Janet
Specialising in: Briscoe (JB) injured, Bob Jones (BJ), David Parish
Home interior and exterior decoration (DP) ill, Sandra Saban (SS)
Building maintenance and restoration 343. MINUTES OF MEETINGS
The minutes of the council meeting of 10th
Professional and reliable service Fully insured November were signed as a true record of the
meeting.
Tel: 01279 730733 344. DECLARATION OF MEMBERS
07867 805382
INTERESTS:
E-mail: [email protected] BS & MS declared they are members of SSE.

CARPENTER 345. REPORTS TO / FROM COUNTY AND
DISTRICT COUNCILLORS
John Adamson
ML has held a meeting with planning enforcement
Bespoke fitted furniture regarding breaches of planning consent.
Free quotations Fully insured
346. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON AGENDA
07779 715 888 01371 811 688 ITEMS

HERTS HEATING Dianne Couchman advised the council that the
development at Pellhurst is causing distress and loss
Town Grove, Dunmow Road, Hatfield Heath, of amenity and privacy to her own house
Bishops Stortford, Herts CM22 7BN ML declared an interest as he has advised Ms
Couchman and is in consultation with the planning
For all your Gas Installation and Servicing needs officer. Council decision under Item 349
High Efficiency Condensing Boiler Installations
Gas Boiler Servicing and Breakdowns 347. CLERKS REPORT:
Landlord’s Gas Safety Records Matters from last meeting and Action Register
Free Quotations for gas heating installations i. Clerk has left messages at Holy Trinity for
Plumbing and Pipework information re clash of church services but is
Replacement Bathrooms, including Tiling & awaiting a reply
Decoration
Local company established in 1974. Correspondence FIBRE OPTIC
Gas Safe register number 222
i. Buffy Bus Association thanks for donation
· Call us on 01279-730 060
· Fax us on 01279-730 065 ii. St Clare Hospice thanks for donation
· E-mail us at [email protected]
iii. Home Start thanks for donation

iv. Citizens Advice Bureau Bishops Stortford

thanks for donation

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Clerk has been approached to take over as Clerk to MHS Builders
Abbess Beauchamp and Berners Roding Parish Local Builder
Council in March 2011 and as a matter of courtesy, Carpentry & Roofing
if there were no objections from this council he Loft and Garage conversions
wished to accept. To be discussed at next meeting Kitchens & Bathrooms
Plastering
348. FINANCIAL MATTERS: Extensions
references available on request
Parish Precept agreed at £21260 which is
Call Mark Savage
unchanged since 2007/08 and will be the fourth
HELYAR
consecutive year at Zero increase. PROPERTY SERVICES
The Complete Home Repair and
The Clerk reports that payment for the cutting of Maintenance Service
From the garden to the roof
the Rural Verges in year 2009/10 has still not been no job too big or small!!
FREE ESTIMATES & ADVICE
paid and has spoken to the Leader of Essex County Phone 07521 088 438
Or 07599 796 149
Council Peter Martin to ask for his assistance in

getting the matter resolved. It now transpires that

firstly the order was raised with Hatfield Peveral

Parish Council and then Hatfield Broad Oak Parish

Council have been paid for those works. Revised

orders have been issued which included VAT for

which we are not registered and finally a correct

order has been raised with this Parish Council.

Payment in full is expected within seven days. The

Invoice for cutting of the Rural Verges for 2010/11

will be issued in the next few days

The current bank balances after the payment of the

following cheques are

Deposit Account £35048.27

Current Account £5660.17

The following payments were approved:

E Fenwick - Expenses incl litter pickers - 253.80
John Kenney Services - Grass Cutting - 10475.84

MD Landscapes - Wildlife Project - 423.00

SSE - S137 Grant - 1000.00

Hatfield Heath CC - S137 Grant - 150.00

D Parish - Replacement of 200487 - 9.80

349. PLANNING
Decisions by UDC Planning Dept
Valdor, Chelmsford Road HH: UTT/1442/10/FUL:
Erection of two dwellings with vehicular access:
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL

Summerfield House Sawbridgeworth Road: • Interior & Exterior decoration
UTT/1678/10/FUL: Two storey and single storey • carried out to a high specification.
rear extension: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL • Full public liability.
• 30 yrs Experience
Home Farm Matching Road : UTT/1681/10/CLP:
Cert of Lawfulness for two storey rear extension: • Ceilings papered.
APPROVED
• Wall coverings and wall paper hung
Randwick House Sawbridgeworth Road:
UTT/1678/10/FUL: Single storey rear extension No job too large or too small
Garage conversion and extension to barn to form
garage: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL Contact Steve.

Phone : 01279 724 805 Mobile : 07836 588 886

E-mail: [email protected]

Address: Field View, Sheering, Herts.

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Heath Computers Applications
Pompadours Chelmsford Road HH:
For all your IT needs UTT/1756/10/FUL: Erection of double garage:
Object on garages being in front of the building line
Whether you run a business, or are a home user,
Heath Computers has an IT solution to suit your requirements Pellhurst, Sawbridgeworth Road HH:
UTT/2054/10/FUL: Variation of condition C19.1 No
• IT Solutions for home or office windows or other form of opening shall be inserted
• Web Design (CGI / PHP / Java Scripts ) into the side elevations of the first floor of the
• PC Repairs / Upgrades storey side extension hereby permitted without the
• Network Installation - Fixed and wireless prior written consent of the local planning authority)
• Internet, E-mail, Broadband on planning application UTT/0393/09/FUL.: The
• Virus Protection and Spyware removal Parish Council objects in the strongest possible
• Data Recovery terms to this application and requests that this
Web: http://www.heathcomputers.co.uk Office : 01279 912 345 window not be allowed as it interferes with the
Email: [email protected] Mobile: 07958 482 889 enjoyment of amenity by the next door property.
The Parish Council is extremely unhappy that
Hatfield Heath planning approval may be granted for a
contravention of a specific condition of a prior
& planning decision. The Parish Council specifically
request a copy of the report of the Building
INSTITUTE Inspector as to the accuracy of the building works
against the planning permission. We do not accept
Are Available for that it would be reasonable to allow frosted glass
and locked windows as there will be light pollution
Children’s Parties
Laurel Cottage, Stortford Road HH: UTT/2181/10
Small tables and chairs now available FUL: Raise ridge and eaves line, Proposed two
storey extension to rear gable end:
Celebrations NO OBJECTIONS

including Briarwood, Chelmsford Road HH:
UTT/2089/10/FUL:
Wedding Receptions
Proposed pitched roofs and first floor extension to
front elevation: NO OBJECTIONS

Monthly Enforcement Reports
No comments

Classes etc., etc., 350. WILDLIFE PROJECT
Nothing to report
PREFERENTIAL RATES 351. SCHOOL PARKING
FOR Defer to next meeting
352. POLICIES
LOCAL ORGANISATIONS i. Speeding
AND
No further progress
LOCAL RESIDENTS
ii. Signboards. Implemented 1st December
For Details Telephone
iii. Housing for local people
01279 730 544
353. BT BROADBAND
Clerk reported that support for Roothing exchange
to be upgraded for high-speed broadband has now
risen to 13.64% in the BT Race to Infinity
competition, largely thanks to the efforts of the PC,
but more needs to be done. Council agreed to fund
a leaflet drop at a cost of not exceeding £100. Clerk
to design poster and arrange delivery with MS
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354. VILLAGE PROJECTS McTimoney Chiropractic
Agreed to publish material supporting broadband
application. Agreed to place temporary signs on The gentle treatment suitable
Village Green for people of all ages
Other projects suggested
Deborah Flack BSc (hons) Chiro MCA
1. Enlarge playground and bring in new
equipment including shelter. 01279 870 077 / 07908 918 934
2. Festival in 2012 (Olympics and Diamond
Jubilee) www.mctimoney-chiropractic.org
3. War memorial lettering is difficult to read.
Lavender Barn, Brewers End,
Agreed to pursue all suggestions, and BJ to make a Takeley, Essex CM22 6QJ

proposal on item 1, the Festival Committee re item 2, and DIXON & CO

Hatfield Regis Society re Item 3 CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS

355. COMMUNICATION For local, friendly advice contact Paul Dixon

MS withdrew this item Wallburys, Stortford Road, Hatfield Heath, CM22 7DL

356. REPORTS FROM MEMBERS ON Tel: 01279 739076

MEETINGS ATTENDED Email: [email protected]
www.dixonandco.com
MS reported on Standards Committee. Coalition
Red BarnInteriors Limited
government intends to dismantle the whole

standards structure.

ML attended the Uttlesford Futures Assembly on

behalf of HHPC.

357. MATTERS RAISED BY MEMBERS FOR

INCLUSION ON NEXT AGENDA

Annual Parish Meeting

Village Green

Elections 2011

Parish Clerk vacancy at Abbess, Beauchamp and

Berners Roding

358. DATES OF NEXT MEETINGS

12th January 9th February 9th March

Meeting closed at 10.10 pm

NEW PARISH NOTICE BOARD

OLD PARISH NOTICE BOARD Beautiful Hand- made
Kitchens, Bedrooms, Office Furniture

Telephone: 01279 722 811

Email: [email protected]

Website:www.redbarninteriors.co.uk

Greenleys, Slough Road, Allen Green, Sawbridgeworth, Herts, CM21 0LR

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Curtains TREE WORK
Made to measure by
Jennie Childs STARTS 9AM MON 17 JAN
All types of Curtains & Matching Accessories
CLEARING THE POND
Telephone:01279 730 608
E-mail: jenniechildsmac.com STARTS 10AM MON 24 JAN

32 Broomfields, Hatfield Heath, Herts. CM22 7EH Please note that the Tree
www.curtainsbyjenniechilds.co.uk work will commence on
Pond 1 at 9am on Monday
PaintingandDecorating 17 January 2011 and
clearing the pond will
If you are Looking for an commence at 10am on
Excellent Standard of Decorating Monday 24 January 2011. It is very important we
get help with the tree work which will last for one
by a week
Professional Tradesman possibly running into
the following Saturday.
Exterior/Interior
Please let me know if
Then look no further you can make it and let
Please call John for a free estimate me know if you can
bring someone so I can
inform Ernie for our insurance purposes.
We will meet Sheering side of the church but you
will need to wrap up warm and bring with you a
large flask of hot drink. Please park as close to the
church as possible so we have access for heavy
vehicles.
David Parish

Broad Oak Consultants

IT Solutions for everyone

Established 1993 • Sales • Networks • Repairs
• Upgrades • Web Design • Programming
Broadband • Databases • PC Systems • Training
Internet • Internet • E-mail • Virus Protection

Connection 01279 718 596
Supplier
Web: www.broadoak.net
Email: [email protected]

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TRAVELLER SITE Curtains
LITTLE HALLINGBURY Made to measure by
Jennie Childs
Report to the All types of Curtains & Matching Accessories
Secretary of State
for Communities and Telephone:01279 730 608
Local Government E-mail: jenniechildsmac.com

The above report is about 30 pages long if you want 32 Broomfields, Hatfield Heath, Herts. CM22 7EH
to read it in full you can go on the Uttlesford www.curtainsbyjenniechilds.co.uk
District Council website and see it all there.
Councillor Gary Waller has given us a summation in Professional singer/songwriter
a really small nutshell. has vacancy for 4 students for:

GARY WALLER’S SUMMARY PERFORMANCE
OF THE ABOVE REPORT SINGING LESSONS

The Inspector recommended that temporary Hatfield Heath
planning permission be granted for 4 years, and the Mondays & Thursdays
Secretary of State reduced this to 3 years.
The idea is that during that time Uttlesford is Book your audition now
supposed to make available alternative sites that are Tel: 01279 730 731
not within the green belt (and the Inspector believes
these can be found). Mobile 07812 158 463
There are conditions attached to the temporary Live original recording on
permission, such as a limit on the number of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUt3mSktfwk
caravans that can be put on the site.
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**We are a full member of the NICEIC
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Call Bob now for a free quotation
TEL: 01279 722 351 or
MOBILE: 07774 941 668

www.kingsremovals.co.uk Next Festival Date
Sunday 19th June 2011

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LIST OF CLUBS, GROUPS & CLASSES
WITH TELEPHONE NUMBERS

2 EPIPHANY - CHRISTMAS 2 DANCE CLASSES 212
CRICKET CLUB 730 674
Thurs & Sat

08.00 Holy Communion 1662 HT Call/Text HEATH PLAYERS
09.30 Family Service..HT
10.30 Family Service URC Gemma 07508 515 264 and play reading for pleasure
18.00 Service at The Close
[email protected] 730 825 or 730 517

5 18.30 Evensong HT VILLAGE HALL 730 544 HISTORY SOCIETY
10.30 Holy Communion – 1662 The Close INSTITUTE 730 544 Robin Gurnett 730 672

9 EPIPHANY 1 ROYAL BRITISH LEGION

PRE-SCHOOL 730 042

09.30 Holy Communion HT (2 ½ -5) BELL RINGERS 730 526

10.30 Family Service with Communion 730 354 CHOIR 730 390
URC LITTLE FRIENDS
Mother,Baby and Toddler WOMANS LEISURE HOUR
12 20.00 Leisure Hour URC Group
16 EPIPHANY 2 Thur 9.45am term time 730 465

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Hatfield Broad Oak

08.00 Holy Communion Village Hall - 07956 563 710 01371 872 550

09.30 Matins HT 01279 730 375 TALKING NEWSPAPERS

10.30 Family Service URC URC 01279 651 270
18.00 Service at The Close
19 20.00 Leisure Hour URC FRIDAY CLUB (7-12 yrs) OR 01279 653 925

739 218 SECRETARY U.R.C.
Mark Lemon 730 581
JO JINGLES
23 EPIPHANY 3
(6 mths - 7years) 868 410 HEALTH WALK
10.30 Service of Christian Unity – St Giles
HATFIELD HEATH

Great Hallinbury SCHOOL FOOTBALL Friday 10am outside

NO SERVICES IN OTHER LOCAL CLUB Broomfield Surgery 730 512
CHURCHES
26 10.30 Midweek Holy Communion HT SCOUTS 812 586 HEALTH WALK
LITTLE HALLINGBURY
19.45 Gardening Club VH CUBS Chris Hancock Monday 10.30am Village Car
27 20.00 Village Hall Committee CR Park 722 156
731 646

BROWNIES 734 391

SUNDAY CLUB

30 EPIPHANY 4 9.30am Holy Trinity FARMERS MARKET
09.30 Family Communion HT 730 288 07956 563 710

10.30 Family Service URC H.T. YOUTH GROUP
15.00 Healing Service URC
H-Village Hall / CR-Committee Room H / HT-Holy 731 318 KEEP FIT FOR OVER 50S
Trinity Church / URC-United Reform Church / I-
KARATE 445 539 Village Hall

JUNIOR KARATE Weds 9.30am 07776 221 975

01992 575 679

Institute / S-School KEEP FIT

HH WU CHI 07947 599 801 Village Hall Fridays 9.30am

Hatfield Heath 07776 221 975
Half Hour HelpersHHH
SENIOR BOWLS 724 833 BOOTCAMP

Neighbourliness is not a thing of the past in OPEN BOWLS 730 539 Village Hall
Mon 9.15am-10am &

Hatfield Heath. BRIDGE CLUB 723 948 Thurs 7pm-7.45pm
GARDENING CLUB
We want to help anyone who could do with a minute to Men and women of all ages &
“Half an Hour” of our time 730 425
shapes 07775 663 742
e.g. Help with shopping - change a light bulb pick up
prescriptions etc, OPEN COFFEE VISITING OPTICIAN
MORNING AT 01279 443 181

No job is too small - some may be too big INSTITUTE 730288 NEIGHBOURHOOD
ring us and we will tell you WATCH
LUNCHEON CLUB Paula O'Sullivan 730 281
Tel:- 07944 748 478 For all Senior Citizens [email protected]
730 581
Monday to Friday 10am to 12noon ITALIAN LANGUAGE Uttlesford Badger Group
(any other time it will be on answer phone) Michelina 07786 341 754
Derek Barry (on call 24/7 )
Please remember SPANISH LANGUAGE
we are not an emergency helpline Ann Whale 01279 731 01279 503332 Home
We are looking for more volunteers you only need 07941185171 Mbl
to have the mobile phone every six week or less. 288

You are not obligated to do any jobs FOOTBALL CLUB 730

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NEXT PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS LIST OF WEBSITES
CLUBS, GROUPS ETC. IN VILLAGE
URC Hall Wed 7.30pm
12th Jan 2011 School.....www.hatfieldheath.essex.sch.uk

Village Website www.hatfield-heath.co.uk

PARISH COUNCIL Village Magazine

Parish Clerk - Ernie Fenwick............... 730 770 www.hatfield-heath.co.uk/magazine

Chairman - Paula O’Sullivan.....................730 281 Surgery Websites

Vice Chairman - Mel Sullivan.................. 731 434 (Repeat prescriptions can be applied for on these sites)
www.hatfieldheathsurgery.co.uk
Mark Lemon (District Councillor)....... 730 581
www.hatfieldbroadoaksurgery.co.uk
Bart Sheekey.................... 730 663

Robert Jones........................ 730 741

David Parish (H.H.Tenants Forum Mem.).730 573 H. H.Football Club www.hatfieldheathfc.co.uk

Gary Waller.......................................... 739 345 H.H. Cricket Club www.freewebs.com/hatfieldheathcc

Janet Briscoe............................................. 730 674 Bridge club www.hatfieldheathbridgeclub.org.uk

Sandra Saban..............................................730 042

WHEELIE BIN Terry’s Photos www.terrysphotos.org.uk
COLLECTION FOR
Farmers Market
www.hatfieldheathfarmersmarket.webs.com

Friday 7th Jan 2011 HATFIELD HEATH
Black and Brown bins
Normal collections after 10th Jan 2011 POLICE
See xmas edition for xmas collections
Police available for Beat Surgery every other
Tuesday between 4pm and 6pm

HIRE UR CHURCH HALL FOR H.H. TENANTS FORUM MEMBERS
BIRTHDAY PARTIES
Paul Simpson ....................................730 026
You can hire the hall for children's parties David. N. Parish............................... 730 573
£9.50 / hour Tel :01279 730 581
MAGAZINE DETAILS
PHONE NUMBERS OF
POLICE, DOCTORS, SAMARITANS Sun

SCHOOL & CHURCHES 16th

PCSO Jo Trevail-Philips Email:[email protected] Jan
Pc Brad Healey Email: [email protected] Email :- [email protected]

Mobile for above police officers........ 07779 316 979 Send your letters /articles/ reports /photographs, by hand, CD, or
Essex Police Non Emergency.............0300 333 4444 email - [email protected].

Emergency ............................................... 999 If posting or delivering by hand you can send direct to me :-
Bruno(Editor) “Manor Lodge”, Chelmsford Rd, Hatfield
DOCTORS Broomfields......................... 01279 730 616 Heath CM22 7BD.
DOCTOR Sawbridgeworth.................... 08444 773 360
THE SAMARITANS............................... 01279 421 110 Editor: - Bruno Scheggia (Skedja) 01279 730 498

HATFIELD HEATH C.P. SCHOOL...... 01279 730 382 Bruno’s Mobile Phone number 07768 606 309
PRE-SCHOOL........................................ 01279 730 354
Treasurer: - Mel Sullivan 01279 731 434
HOLY TRINITY
Distribution:-Barbara Scheggia 01279 730 498
Rev. Stewart Gibbs.......................................01279 730 288
Secretary: - Jean Clarke 01279 730 667
CHURCH WARDENS
Gerald Pearson .............................................01279 730 526 Chairman - Brendan Carrig
Lesley Noel ................................................ 01279 870 390
Irene Harriss..................................................01279 734 334 Printed by Cornerstone 01279 437 851
Fiona Klimeke............................................. 01279 831 965

URC Rev Terry Keen............................. 01279 726 771 DISCLAIMER: The Editor and Printers do not take
HALF HOUR HELPERS........................ 07944 748 478 responsibility for the information given or views expressed in
the Hatfield Heath Village Magazine. Nor is any culpability
accepted in work done by advertisers.

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A NEW SEASONHandcrafted sterling silver & gemstone jewellery

Individual contemporary designs created in my Hatfield Heath Gardening Club start off their 2011
Sawbridgeworth studio. Commissions welcome. programme on Wednesday

Visit www.jewelgenie.co.uk or call Teresa 07711 421444 26th. January with a talk by Patrick
Hughes on “Seed Saving at Home”. It
Hair by BEE BEE is always an attractive proposition, in
these days when a packet of a few
ALL ASPECTS OF HAIRDRESSING seeds can cost several pounds, to take
the simple steps to collect and store
LADIES and GENTS some seeds from this year’s crop to be
:Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s for Senior Citizens grown on next year. Not only does
this ensure that you maintain the desirable
OPEN: Tues & Wed 9am - 5pm• Thur 9am -1pm characteristics of your favourite fruit and flowers but
also you may be lucky when nature favours you with a
Fri 9am-6pm • Sat 9am-1pm FULLY TRAINED natural hybrid of even better quality!

Heath View, Pond Lane, Hatfield Heath The programme will continue through
Tel: 01279 730 870 LONDON HAIR STYLISTS February with a talk on “Essex
Gardens” by Dennis Hance, and March
when Hilary Thomas will discuss
“Colour and Seasonal Excitement”.

Hunters Meet Restaurant Hopefully by the April meeting, when we
Cabaret Nights will take a “Light Hearted Look at Daffodils”
with Mike Jarvis, spring will have arrived.
Here at Hunters Meet , on Friday and Saturday
nights, we hold some of the best Meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of
Dinner Dance & Cabarets Nights in the country! each month, take place in the Hatfield Heath
Village Hall and start at 7.45 p.m. Just come along,
Saturday, January 8, CLICHE & comedy From RUSS WILLIAMS everyone is welcome, or if you would like to know
Friday, January 14, LIVE ENTERTAINMENT & MUSIC FROM more about the Hatfield Heath Gardening Club call
TRIPPLE CREAM 01279 726357 or 730425.
Tuesday, January 18, TRIPPLE CREAM
Friday, January 21, Live Music From SPICE and Comedy From Brian Prosser
TUCKER
Friday, January 28, Live Music From BABY GO BOOM & comedy
From IAN RICHARDS
Saturday, January 29, Live Music From BABY GO BOOM &
comedy From IAN RICHARDS

01279 730 549

Woollcott House Restaurant JOIN THE CLUB OR JUST VISIT

Gt Hallingbury 01279-504 397 Single membership for year £7 or Family £12
Non Member’s £2 per visit
www.woollcott house.co.uk
Opening hours Hatfield Heath Gardening Club
Call 01279 726 357 or 01279 730 498
Wednesday to Saturday evenings.
Thursday, Friday and Sunday lunchtimes Meetings are every 4th Wednesday
At the Hatfield Heath Village Hall at 7.45pm
( other times by arrangement)
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Hatfield Heath General DIY, Curtain Rails and Shelves Erected, Flat Packs
& District Branch assembled. Patio, Drive and Brickwork Pressure Washed,
Fencing and Sheds Preserved and Repaired, Hedge Cutting,
The Local Poppy Appeal raised to date £8,243-68 but
still some donations to come in as yet. including Shrubs and Tree Pruning,
The local Branch would like to pass on a special thank House Painting, Exterior & Interior, Windows Pipe Work and
you to all who contributed, also to thank those who went
door to door with Poppies.,the Shops, Pubs, & Hotels, Weather Boards Stained and Painted. Fencing Erected,
for selling Poppy Appeal items, Gardens and Driveways Shingf.
The Serving and Ex Service Personnel still need our help
today as they have always done in the past. The Royal Please do not hesitate to ask. Contact lan and Jan at
British Legion spent £71 Million last year helping those San Michelle, Jacks Lane, Takeley
and their dependents some elderly some very young.
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5.57 inches in 2000 0.99 inches in 1994
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Garden Watch remember that there is livestock on the Forest
and to keep your dog under close control at all
With the very low temperatures during the month, a times and to put them on a lead whenever
number of our common species arrived back in the around our sheep or cattle. If you would like to
garden. Our male blackbird, with the black beak was one find out more about responsible dog ownership
of the first to appear and then humorous wagtails decided on the Forest then please call the Estate Office
to make their appearances for the food on offer. Towards on 01279 870678.
the end of November and into December, the red and
orange berries became one the major sources of food for Laura Slater
many species, but none would eat any of the fallen Community Warden
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Hatfield Forest Highlights Fed up with

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Some sad news now, unfortunately we have
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INDEPENDENT FUNERAL DIRECTORS
As you read this article Christmas will have been
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Christmas is one of those times when people who
Email: [email protected] don’t normally share in the worshipping life of a
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& Sons perform a nativity play. One of the reasons many
people give for not being part of a church any
Independent Family other time of the year is because of the differences
Funeral Directors & Monumental Masons we don’t seem able to sort out amongst ourselves.
In some ways that is true but in many ways it
A personal caring service isn’t. For instance, I was actually ordained a
from family business day or night. Methodist Minister but have responsibility for
Our trained staff will be pleased to give free looking after the United Reformed Church
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Sometime in the near future Rev Stuart Gibbs and
I will be renewing the Covenant between the two Email:[email protected]
churches to work together as much as possible in
the life of Hatfield Heath. It isn’t easy working Nikki Robinson MCSP
together, even those within the same church
would say so, but we endeavour to do just that. In PHYSIOTHERAPY
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WINDOWS ON THE PAST

Herts and Essex Observer 25th July 1925
A collision on the Takeley Road at Hatfield Broad
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Special Event? A Christmas message from

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Bailey on a murder charge. Dredge was acquitted but was because he appeared as a defendant at Grays Magistrates
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later received 12 months hard labour. Lee was found impersonating a Police Officer, he was also warned any
guilty and sentenced to death. A third man John Martin further offences would mean the loss of his pension.
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VILLAGE VOICE
From January 1979 Magazine

The interview started in an unusual way. My village
voice drew out some notes and we listened to words he
had written down on a winter's evening long ago when
he had asked his father in law about "the olden days". His
father in law had worked at the big windmill on the Heath
where Mr. Foster's house now stands. All the corn
from the local farmers used to go there but as it could
only work when there was some wind it was overtaken by
more modern machinery and closed down in 1906*.

has opened in Sawbridgeworth, The men made redundant ("not that they used that
offering a range of Studio and word in those days") went to work in the gravel pits.
mat classes to suit all ages and There was one behind the School and one behind the
level of fitness. Chapel. "All the roads round here were gravel in those
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Suddenly we are in the present day and the
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GAINED THE ODD POUND OR 2
OVER CHRISTMAS?? HERE’S

HOW TO LOSE IT!!

It's actually much easier than you think.

I'm not talking about invasive, costly surgery, dangerous
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All it takes is losing one pound each week. One measly
pound.
Let me break it down mathematically. A pound is 3,500
calories—spread that over 7 days and you need a 500
calorie deficit each day to lose 1 pound in a week.

Your 500 calorie deficit can be done by a combination of
increased calorie exertion (exercise) as well as a decrease
in calories consumed (eating less).

Follow these steps:
·   First, record your normal weekly exercise – look at

everything from walking to participating in sports to
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From here you'll need to burn an additional 3500
calories on top of your normal weekly exercise.

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very effective at raising standards will count towards your 3500 calorie weekly goal.
·   Second,  record  your  normal  weekly  food  intake  –
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