March 2022

Inside this issue
. Prison of War Camp protection
. Eden Surgery update
. Festival update
. Vintage Car Rally
. Cricket, Gardening & Leisure

Hour Clubs
. Parish Council Minutes

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Hatfield Heath Photographer, Rachel Sloan is awarded the title of
“International Newborn Photographer of the Year”

The winning image was selected from thousands of entries into the
prestigious Master Photographer International Awards and was
announced virtually on Saturday night. Initial plans for an incredible
awards ceremony in London were put on hold thanks to rising Covid
concerns, so the MPA (Master Photographer Association) took the
decision to hold them online with a select number of winners receiving
their award in person with surprise visits from their company Directors.

“The whole family were watching with me,” beams Rachel, “and we
were literally jumping in the air when we saw my images appearing on
screen as a finalist! As my name was announced as the Newborn
Category Winner, the doorbell rang and I was over the moon to see the
MPA chairman Ray Lowe and MPA Director and fellow photographer,
Ian Boichat standing there with my trophy!”

Commenting about her win, Rachel said: “The last few years have been really difficult as a photographer,
with nearly 6 months downtime because of Covid restrictions. I am in total shock and feeling a tad
emotional about it too! I love being a photographer but didn’t dare to dream I could have won this and I am
so so proud!”

The winning image features a beautiful baby boy, just 10 days old within a stunning set up of Autumn
leaves around a leaf shaped bowl. The judges commented on it’s beautiful tones and use of props to
create a timeless and stunning portrait of a newborn baby.

Award winning photographer, Rachel Sloan, works from her studio in Hatfield Heath and specialises in
pregnancy and newborn photography. “I just love meeting these new families and creating pieces of art for
their families to enjoy for years to come” comments Rachel. “Each shoot is different and tailor-made for
every client according to their taste, with a little sprinkling of creative magic from me! This award means so
much to me in recognition of all the hard work and effort, which goes into every shoot”.

Established in 2008, Rachel Sloan Photography is a multi-Award winning professional photography business,
specialising in pregnancy, newborn baby and family photography. Working from her home studio
Rachel creates stunning and personal portraits of her clients with a distinctive style, that is recognised among
her clients and peers.

Further information available at www.rachelsloan.co.uk

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DO YOU FANCY BEING THE NEXT EDITOR Village Magazine AGM
OF OUR VILLAGE MAGAZINE? At Hunters Meet
16th March 3pm
I have been Editor of our Village Magazine for 6 years
and feel it is time to clock off! If you would like to join us, please email Jean at
[email protected]
You will need to have skills in Microsoft Word, PDFs ,
emailing and downloading attachments. URC Fundraiser
Saturday 26th March 11.00
If you have any skills in any publishing program that
would be fantastic, however when I took the role on, I In aid of Church restoration funds.
had no previous experience in publishing! I am Small entry charge with
proposing to support the new editor for as long as
necessary rather than drop anyone in it straight away! refreshments available. Help would be
most welcome.
If this voluntary post interests you, please email me at
[email protected] or call me on
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or come along to our AGM (see adjacent advert)

Mary Stewart - Editor

Honorary Treasurer

to Hatfield Heath Village Hall Trust

Due to the planned retirement of the present Treasurer an opportunity has arisen to join the Village Hall
management team at an exciting time of change to the charitable organisational structure and the extensive
refurbishment of the premises.

This is a voluntary job that is an integral part of the Village Hall Trust management team. The Trust manages two
premises: the Village Hall and the Institute. It is accountable for ensuring that the buildings are maintained and
equipped to provide for the comfort and safety of users of the facilities and for ensuring sufficient income,
through hiring fees, grants and donations, to meet the associated costs.

In addition to being a key member of the management team jointly responsible for day to day running of the
Village Hall and Institute, the Treasurer is responsible for bookkeeping, initiating payment against authorised
invoices and expenses, analyses of receipts and payments for preparing summary reports to the quarterly
management committee meetings and collating data for the external Independent Examination provider at year
end. The candidate should be IT literate and proficient with e-mail, word processing and spreadsheets. Training
for the role of Treasurer is available and there will be a period of overlap.

The Village Hall Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission.

If you want more information contact Mel Sullivan [email protected] and if you are
interested in undertaking this important and fulfilling community role please contact Hilary Allen
[email protected]

Hatfield Heath Cricket Club.
The club are currently gearing up for the start of the new season, players of all ages, gender and ability are always
welcome.
On Saturdays we play league cricket in the premier division of the ‘Herts and Essex Border League’ this consists of
9 home and 9 away matches within an approximate radius of 15 miles of Hatfield Heath.
On Sundays we play friendly matches these can be either home or away.
The club have a very successful Junior Coaching set up and this year we have our first female coaching assistant.
It is our intention to upgrade our pavilion to include facilities for disabled access and female changing and to this
end we will be embarking on a series of fundraising events throughout this year.
Up to date details about the club can be found at:
Facebook: hatfieldheathcricketclub
Instagram: hatfieldheathcc
Twitter: @hatfieldheathcc
Email: [email protected]

Sign up for the club Newsletter www.hatfieldheathcc.co.uk

Tim Mascall - Chairman HHCC.

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Please ensure that any items for the magazine, whether adverts, photographs, articles or notices, are

submitted at the latest by the 14th of the month preceding the next publication.

Thank you, Editor

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HOLY TRINITY CHURCH HHPC Parish Council Forum
Dear all,
Friday, 4 March at 2.00pm Thanks to those who attended our February
World Day of Prayer in Forum. We will by the time you have read this
followed up on all of your issues at our PC
the URC meeting and you will see that reflected in the
minutes and KTM which we will keep updated
SUNDAY SERVICES IN MARCH on the website.
Our next face to face forum in 2022 will be
13 March at 10.30am Matins on March 12th from 1000 to 1200 in the
Institute.
13 March at 4.00pm Evensong Please join us to discuss your issues in full.
27 March at 10.30am Holy Communion As a guide you will as usual find the latest
(Mothering Sunday) minutes of the Parish Council meeting plus
the Key Task Monitor on the village website
WEDNESDAY TRADITIONAL HOLY COMMUNION SERVICES so you can see what progress we are making
(no hymns) IN MARCH prior to the meeting.
Nigel Robley
2 March at 10.00am Holy Trinity (Ash Cllr, HHPC

Wednesday Service with optional ashing) United Reform Church
Diary March 2022
9 March at 10.00am St Mary’s Church, Little
Hallingbury Tuesday 1st March Bible Study 12.00 pm

16 March at 10.00am Holy Trinity Wednesday 2nd March Leisure Hour 2.00 pm

23 March at 10.00am St Mary’s Church, Little Friday 4th March World Day of Prayer 2.00 pm
Hallingbury URC Pauline Beaumont

30 March at 10.00am St Mary’s Church, Little Used to be known as The Women's World Day of
Hallingbury Prayer. All welcome.

RESTRICTIONS DURING WORSHIP Sunday 6th March Family Service 10.30 am Alan
Whymark
Please continue to wear a face mask, unless exempt, on
entry and exit. There is a designated area for those who Tuesday 8th March Bible Study 12.00 pm
wish to be distanced from others.
Sunday 13th Family Service 10.30 am Communion
SIX VILLAGES ZOOM SERVICES EACH SUNDAY Rev Blair Kirby
AT 11.30AM
Sunday 20th Family Servie 10.30 am Fred Arthur
You are very welcome to attend our Zoom service each
Sunday. For log-in details please email Tuesday 22nd Bible Study 12.00 pm
[email protected]
Saturday 26th All Sorts Sale 11.00 am URC hall
THE GARDEN WASTE SERVICE WILL
RECOMMENCE IN MARCH 2022. Sunday 27th Family Service 10.30 am Elizabeth
Stockdale
Unfortunately there were no dates on the Uttlesford
web site when the Magazine went to print and I did Leisure Hour

not get a reply to my email request for dates. Wednesday 2nd March URC 2.00 pm Jonathan
Forgham Bishop's Stortford Independent’s Wildlife
Reporter. Everybody welcome. See P. 27

All Sorts Sale
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President: William Gosling - Lord of the Manor

Gladwyns and The Invasion of 1910.

In looking on Google for images of Gladwyns to illustrate a previous article, a reference to a book ‘The
Invasion’ was flagged up and looked to be of local interest.
‘The Invasion’ by William Le Queux was written in 1904 with serialisation in the Daily Mail and belongs
to the genre of books warning about the unpreparedness of Britain to resist any invasion, such that the
increasing military might of Germany might indicate, should the Navy not stop any fleet approaching the
coast. Today ‘The Riddle of the Sands’ by Erskine Childers is probably the most well known of such books.
Having the backing of Lord Harmsworth, Le Queux was requested to include as many towns as possible
from the Daily Mail’s readership heartlands!
The events are set in 1910 and the Germans manage to make unopposed landings on the east coast on
Sunday 1 September, with their agents cutting telephone wires and blocking the rail system, particularly in
East Anglia. The main landings were at the docks of Lowestoft and Yarmouth but also at Weybourne and
Cromer and Kings Lynn. Further landings were made on the Humber at Hull, Goole and Grimsby and in
Newcastle. The story concentrates on the German advance on London from East Anglia with an additional
landing at Maldon, leading to a major battle at Colchester before continuing their advance. At this stage
Hatfield Heath and Hatfield Broad Oak enter the story with British defences along a line from Hyde Hall -
Little Hyde Hall – Gladwyns – Sheering - Harlow. Night time advance patrols from both sides had clashed
at Hatfield Heath crossroads. ‘It was still profoundly dark when the Rifles at Hatfield Heath heard a dozen
shots cracking through the darkness to their left front. Almost immediately other reports sounded from due
east. Nothing could be seen beyond a very few yards, and the men of the advance company drawn up at the
cross roads in front of the village inn [Fox and Hounds pub, now Nursery on the Heath] fancied they now
and again saw figures dodging around in obscurity, but were cautioned not to fire until all their patrols had
come in, for it was impossible to distinguish friend from foe.’
A skirmish with an advancing German patrol in semi darkness occurred at the crossroads and after half an
hour the main battle was joined as dawn broke.
‘Twelve guns opened with a crash from Hatfield Heath, raking the Gladwyns enclosure with shrapnel,
whilst an almost solid firing line advanced rapidly against it, firing heavily. The British replied lustily with
gun, rifle and maxim, the big high-explosive shells bursting amid the advancing Germans and the houses of
Hatfield Heath with telling effect. …. In the midst of this desperate fighting the Leinsters, supported by a
Volunteer and a Militia Regiment, which had just come up, assaulted Hatfield Heath. The Germans were
driven out of it with the loss of a couple of their guns, but hung on to the little church [URC church],
around which such a desperate conflict was waged that the dead above ground in that diminutive God’s
acre outnumbered the “rude forefathers of the hamlet” who slept below. …. At this time the positions were
as follows: One German battalion was hanging obstinately on to the outskirts of Hatfield Heath, two were
in possession of the copses about Gladwyns, two were in Sheering village or close to it and the sixth was
still in reserve at Down Hall.’

Thus Hatfield Heath featured at the start of William Le Queux’s Battle of Harlow and the British retreat to
Epping and then London. He had done his homework on the local terrain and likely German tactics to carry
his story and message forward.
It is interesting that come the Great War a decade later, the Government took the prospect of invasion on
the east coast seriously and set out evacuation instructions and defined which roads were for military use
only (in Hatfield Heath’s case all five roads into the village were military ones) and which roads and lanes
the local population should take to evacuate to the Oxford area. The Dunmow Museum has a copy of the
instructions on display.

In WW2 the Home Guard defences were also geared towards holding up attackers from the east taking the
road to Harlow with three spigot mortar positions along the south edge of the Heath, two of which are still
extant. Luckily the village has only had to contend with paper plans of invasion and destruction.

…………….

Our next meeting is the AGM at the URC on Tuesday March 15 at 7:30pm

Quentin Spear

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Prisoner of War 11 Camp 116, Mill Lane, Hatfield Heath
Hello all Residents,

Once again I am asking for your help because Uttlesford District Council Chief Executive and his
team have refused to allow finance for Article 4 Directive to the POW11 Camp 116 which would have
protected the Camp for a long time. The POW Camp 116 was placed on the Heritage List in 2021and
we were under the impression that this would keep it protected.
This quote is taken from the web site historicengland.org.uk
“Article 4 directions are used to control works that could threaten the character of an area of acknowledged

importance, such as a conservation area.

Article 4 directions can increase the public protection of designated and non-designated heritage assets and their
settings.”
Councillor Day told Councillor Niki Champion and myself to get it approved back in May 2021 which
myself (as Chairman of your History Society) and Niki (a member of our Parish Council) asked
Uttlesford to apply as a priority. Uttlesford Planning Department wanted to apply it at very little cost.
The owner’s agents have presented a new idea for building a number of houses on the POW site which
will sell at well over a million pounds which none of us could afford. Some of the present buildings will
be converted into Holiday Homes and the rest destroyed.
If you don't know where the camp is, please visit Mill Lane and if you walk around the outside of the
perimeter fence you will see the camp. The land is privately owned so should not be entered.
We must get Article 4 Directive applied to protect the Camp 116 for years to come so our children can
understand what the terrible War was about and never let it happen again.
Please everyone, email or write to
. Mr Peter Holt, Chief Executive,Uttlesford District Council,
email pholt@uttlesford,gov.uk
. Councillor Petrina Lees, Chair of the Cabinet, Controlling Committee,
email cllrlees@uttlesford,gov,uk
. Councillor Maggie Sutton, Chair of Assets of Community Value and Local Heritage
If you cannot email you can write to the two Councillors named above and the
Chief Executive at Uttlesford District Council, Council Offices, London Road, Saffron Walden,
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We appreciate your help and assistance. Very best wishes David Neil Parish, Chairman,
Hatfield Regis Local History Society. 07483 276543.

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11:30 Wednesdays Contact 07940735773 . Luncheon Club for senior citizens 730581
[email protected] . Open Coffee Morning at the Institute 730288
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. History Society- Frances Smith 718410
. School Football Club :- 812586 . Royal British Legion 730042
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Tues 17:45 Cricket Pitch . Leisure Hour 730465
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. Hatfield HeathScouts:- . Talking Newspapers 651270 or 653925
[email protected] . Heath Players – Mark Ratcliff 503174
. Italian Language – Michelina 07786 341 754
. Cubs – Chris Hancock :-731646 . Spanish Language – Ann Whale 731288
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Sport & Fitness Groups . Farmers’Market 07956 563 710
. Visiting Optician 443181
. Cricket Club – Mark Graves 07999 416424 . Neighbourhood Watch - Hilary Allen
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. Keep Fit for over 50s Wed 9:30-10:30 V.Hall [email protected]
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Saturday 12th March
Wednesday 2nd March 7.30pm 10am to 12 noon
At the URC Hall in the Village Institute

Parish Clerk :Richard Bowran
E mail: .…[email protected]

Mark Bissell - Chairman ……………07966 154 401 Village Facebook Group created for residents of
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Hatfield Heath United Reformed Church (Dry Rot)

Dear residents of Hatfield Heath, over the past couple of years I have put several “doom and gloom” articles
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able to bring you.

Back in June 2020, as you know, we discovered that we had dry rot in the old school room of the Church, it had
spread down the stairs and into the Church, (luckily for us, avoiding our historic organ). After engaging specialist
contractors, we managed to get this fixed. BUT worse was to come in February 2021, it was discovered we had a
further dry rot problem at the front of the Church. Unfortunately for us, by this time the Church had been awarded
grade 11 listed status, resulting in like for like repairs. (Lime plaster, oak beams, no chemicals in any of the paint etc)
We had to have meetings between our contractors and specialists from Synod and Historic England. As you can
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We were very fortunate in obtaining Grants from several sources, including our local and district councillors, Essex
County Council, The URC Eastern Synod and some very generous personal donations from members of our
congregation and other villagers who just wanted to help. The Church itself had to pay approximately 50% of the
costs and as you can imagine this has hit our reserves. Today, 01/02/22, the final decorating was finished. The work
unfortunately does not stop here, our toilets are next in line for an update, plus new carpeting in the school room.

In the coming months we will be arranging a few fund raisers to help refill the coffers, the first being our All-Sorts
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HATFIELD HEATH PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of the Meeting of the Parish
held at 19:30 on Wednesday 02 February 2022 in the URC Hall

Presen

Cllr M Bissell (MB) Cllr N Champion (NC)Cllr S Saban (SS)
Cllr P Brown (PB) Cllr M Lemon (ML) Cllr N Robley (NR)
Cllr R Breavington (RB) Cllr S King (SK)

In attendance: 1 member of the public R Bowran – Parish Clerk

Welcome by the Chairman

3115 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Received and accepted from Cllr Overton – contact with Covid

3116 DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY INTEREST
There were no Declarations of Pecuniary Interest by Members

3117 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
To receive and respond to questions from members of the public on matters within the remit of
the Parish Council

A member of the public asked for financial assistance towards the running of the Community
Hub similar to the assistance given to Leisure Hour. The assistance was needed because the
Village Hall Trust had charged the Holy Trinity church. This was declined. The distinction
between grants to the church and the Community Hub were explained and also pointed out
that the VHT does not make any charge to the Community Hub.

A member of the public commented about many overgrown footpaths. The distinction between
responsibility for footpaths and footways was explained, Clerk to take action with Essex CC on
footways and with UDC on footpaths and overhanging conifers.

A member of the public thanked the parish council for the grant to provide a mower for the Holy
Trinity church and said it has already been in use.

3118 REPORTS FROM COUNTY AND DISTRICT COUNCILLORS
To receive and note reports from County and District Councillors.

Dist Cllr Lemon had investigated the legality of removing an abandoned van in the village car
park.
He advised that external auditors had not signed off UDC accounts for two years, shortly to be
three years. He also noted comments from the new CEO, Peter Holt, that the council is in a
dire financial position due to the change in rules about accounting for income from its investments.

Cty Cllr Barker reported that the Stortford Road flooding issue was receiving attention from the
Surface Water Alienation Team in February.
Highways panel

�� Chelmsford Road signs to be installed in Q4.
�� B1060 feasibility study will take place in Q4
�� 20 mph signs in validation, to be considered in April.
�� Zebra crossing, impractical because of lack of pavements.
�� VAS signs are on request list and in validation.
Need contact with Lord of the Manor to dealt with ditches. ML to talk with him.

Dunmow Road carriageway surface highlighted.
TruCam is a new speed watch camera, Hatfield Heath can be part of the pilot scheme.

March Highways panel priorities to be reviewed.

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3119 MINUTES OF COUNCIL MEETING
Resolved: To approve the minutes of the meeting of 01 December 2021. [all in favour]
There were no other matters arising from the minutes not included elsewhere on the
agenda.

3129 MINUTES OF PLANNING COMMITTEE
Received and noted: The draft minutes of the Planning Cttee held on 24 January 2022.

3121 REPORT FROM OPEN MEETING
Received and noted: A report on the Open Meeting which was held on Saturday 15
January 2022. Action items placed on KTM.

KEY TASK MONITOR
Noted: The updated Key Task Monitor.

3122 FINANCE MATTERS

1. Received and noted: The budget report to 28 January 2022

2. Received and noted: Items of expenditure in January 2022 as approved by the
Finance Committee

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3123 BUDGET 2022/23

1. Resolved: To note and adopt the recommendation of the Finance Committee as to a budget for the
civic year 2022/23

[prop Cllr Bissell; secd Cllr Robley; all in favour]

2. Resolved: To resolve to set a Precept demand in the sum of £42,245 on Uttlesford District Council
for the civic year 2022/23

[prop Cllr Bissell; secd Cllr Saban; all in favour]

3124 CLERK’S REPORT & CORRESPONDENCE

Received and noted: The Clerk’s report and correspondence.

3125 UDC CALL FOR SITES
NR outlined the activities of the parish council, including a report of the activities of
USAG (Unsustainable Sites Action Group), the withdrawal of Hatfield Broad Oak PC
from the working party and on the transition of activities to The Three Parishes Local
Planning Group (TPLPG).

Resolved: That this council delegates the responsibility for responding to the
consultations relating to Site Reference HatfieldBO 005 MIX to the councillors appointed
to represent the council on the Working Group known as the Three Parishes Local
Planning Group. But that all matters relating to financial commitments proposed to be
made by the group must be referred to the council for resolution. Not in contravention
of any superior legislation in S101A of the LGA 1972.
[prop Cllr Bissell; secd Cllr Robley; all in favour]

3126 HIGHWAYS MATTERS
To consider any matters relating to Highways. Mainly concerned with blocked footway
on Sheering Road. Action as described in the public forum.

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3127 VILLAGE GREEN
To establish ownership and an action plan for the care and maintenance of certain
trees on and around the village green. Clerk to contact UDC Ben Smeeden, ML to
contact Lord of the manor.
To discuss actions relating to signage on Pond Lane. MB to advise by-law for
advertising signs, ML to contact Lord of the Manor about land ownership.

3128 PARKING MANAGEMENT AND CAR PARKS
To consider any matters relating to village car parks, including:

�� Abandoned van in village car park. UDC Enforcement contacted to issue legal notices prior to
removal.

�� Broken manhole cover noted and SK commissioned to source and provide replacement.
�� Noted incursion of parked cars on the pedestrian walkways and suggested the installation of

bollards to inhibit this.
�� Safer passage from enlarged church car park discussed and request for a pedestrian crossing

noted. Cost implication could be as much as £25k.

3129 ALLOTMENT REPORT
To receive and note a report on the Allotments. Little activity at the moment, there is
still a waiting list for plots.

31320 PLAYGROUND
To consider any matters relating to maintenance and risk management of the
playground. There were no active items for discussion, next health and safety
inspection is now due.

3131 JUBILEE FESTIVAL
To consider arrangements for the holding of a Festival in June 2022 to mark the
Platinum Jubilee of HM The Queen. Programme being arranged, details will be
published in due course.
To consider the provision of a souvenir of the occasion to be presented to the children
on the roll of the school. Agreed to obtain 400 celebration mugs for the children at
the Primary School and Preschool and participants in the Fun Run. Clerk to liaise
with ML.
[prop Cllr Lemon; secd Cllr Robley; all in favour]

3132 FAMILY FUN FAIR
To consider a request from Joshua Meakin to hold a “small family fun fair” on the
Heath in May 2022. After due consideration, including the proximity to the June Fair,
the request was denied.

3133 NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN
To report on the briefing from RCCE and UDC on 17 January and the meeting of the
Planning Committee on 24 January 2022. NR outlined the pros and cons of producing
a Neighbourhood Plan, the costs and time commitment involved over an estimated
three years.

Agreed: To proceed with the creation of a Neighbourhood Plan for the Civil parish
of Hatfield Heath. Public meeting to be arranged within the next two months. Rachel
Hoggar, UDC NP consultant, to be invited to address the meeting.

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3134 REPORTS FROM MEMBERS ON MEETINGS ATTENDED
To receive and note any additional reports from members.
Cllr Lemon said that his membership of the planning committee was in conflict with
his role as deputy chair of the UDC planning committee and consequently he wished
to resign from this position on the parish council committee.
Cllr King was elected to fill the vacant position on the planning committee.
MB reported that he and the clerk has attended a Zoom meeting with Peter Holt, the
new CEO of UDC, who opined that UDC had vigorously fought the Stansted Airport
planning applications – this was not the general perception.

3135 AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
There were no additional items for the agenda of the next meeting.

3136 DATEOF NEXT MEETING
The next scheduled meeting of the council is on Wednesday 02 March 2022.
The next meeting of the Planning committee is on Monday 21 February 2022.

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he's limited as to how many books he can bring) photographs, we learnt some interesting facts about the
then he can order it for you. architecture, famous people and the historical period.

Next 4 visits are to be: 9th February, 2nd and Wednesday 2nd March URC 2.00 pm Jonathan
23rd March, 4th & 25th April. Forgham, Bishop's Stortford Independent Wildlife
Reporter will talk on Birds of Sri Lanka
Diane Barnett
Tea or coffee and biscuits afterwards with time
Gardening Club to chat and meet new people.

Now held at the URC Hall, Visitors and new members will be made welcome.
Chelmsford Road, at 2pm on the 4th Why not join us?
Jean Wybrew
Wednesday of each month.
Wednesday 23rd March 2pm HERE COMES A DAY

“Willows in the Landscape” There comes a day when you realise
Presented by Deb Hart Turning the page is the best feeling
In the world, because you realise
WHAT IS PROBUS ? There is so much more to the book
Than the page you were stuck on.
Probus is a local association of retired
and semi-retired Professional and by Zayn Malik
Business people who meet monthly to
continue their formal social interaction A Little Bit of Mindfulness for March......
with similarly retired men in the local
area. When we are caught up in difficulty, our world
can become small and our heart space
Stort Valley PROBUS Club meet on the contracted. To stop feeling overwhelmed, we
first Friday of every month at the need to connect to a wider world to counteract
Sawbridgeworth Cricket Club. this feeling. So find an open space (a patch of
green in a park, sit near the ocean, or find a wide
We meet to have lunch and appreciate open space in the country) and contemplate that
each other’s companionship. sense of spaciousness and openness. Just sit,
breathe, look and receive.
Invitation speakers bring a dimension on
interesting topics. Sent in by Kim Butler

If you are interested in meeting like- ‘A Prelude to Spring’
minded people or want further
information, please contact via: The little snowdrops peeping out,
Email: [email protected] It’s almost spring you hear them shout.
The gentle frost gives way to rain
To grow the primrose flower again.
The yellow carpet silky soft
Smiles at the swallows up aloft.
The soft eyed deer graze in the meadow
As sinking sun slips down below
The stark horizon newly born
Awaits tomorrow’s beaming dawn

Angela Everson

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Frosty Pond - Mary Stewart Frosty Morning in Spellbrook - John Jackson

Frosty Sunrise - Mark Homer The Birds!!!
Karen Homer
We would like to receive your photographs of Hatfield
Heath and nearby surroundings for publication, so do Glorious Rainbows - Simon Leach
please send them in with your name and a caption to A bevy of swans -Diana Graves

[email protected]

FOR SALE
The tiled top set is a
g-plan set £80 or
nearest offer.
It is in brilliant condition
and the largest table
measure 20x20 inch.

This is a solid teak set
with some signs
of normal wear and
tear.
Largest table
measures 22x16 inch
and it has removable
legs which screw in for
easy transport.
£20 or nearest offer.

Telephone number 01279 730235.

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