February 2017 EDITION

THE HEDINGHAMS 

PARISH MAGAZINE 

FEBRUARY 2017

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THE HEDINGHAMS PARISH MAGAZINE 

PRIESTLY PONDERINGS 

The Benefice of the Hedinghams and Upper Colnes. 

Last month seven of the local churches were joined into a grouping 

known as a 'benefice'. This is a very old churchy word but I didn't 

really know what it meant. So I looked it up and here is the definition:- 

Benefice(n) c 1300 “a church living” – from joining the Latin 

beneficium (a favour, service, generosity, kindness, benefit) and 

facere (to do, to make). 

So the benefice is here to make a difference in these communities by 

acts of service, generosity and kindness. 

I would like to think that there are a lot of ways in which we do this 

already. As well as our Sunday services, we run community events, 

visit the sick and the housebound, provide a welcome to young 

parents and their pre-schoolers at the Pram Service and the elderly 

at our coffee mornings. We bury the dead, baptise (Christen) the 

young and old, and marry those who are ready to make a life long 

commitment to each other. We also teach people about the Christian 

faith with courses like theAlpha course. 

One of the most important things we do is pray for our community. We 

do this in public in our Sunday worship, we do this in small groups that 

meet every week to pray and study, and we do this as private 

individuals wherever we live. If you would like us to pray for you or 

your family, you can leave us a note in either of the churches, or you 

can email your request for prayer to me (email below). 

Perhaps there is some other way that you would like to see us 

reaching into the community. We are always looking for new ways to 

serve the community – and we are always looking for new people 

who would like to help us to do that, too! If you feel that you can help 

with some children's work, the coffee morning, the choir, the church 

flowers, the lent lunches that will be coming along in the next few 

weeks, then do get in touch. 

With every blessing 

Rev Liz Paxton liz@paxtonconsulting.co.uk 

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CHURCH SERVICES 

Church Services 

St Nicholas', Castle Hedingham 

Sunday Feb 5th 9.30am Family Service 

5.00pm Evensong 

Sunday Feb 12th 9.30am Holy Communion 


Sunday Feb 19th 9.30am Morning prayer 

5.00pm Holy Communion (1662) 

Sunday Feb 26th 11am Joint Holy Communion (with St Peter’ 

s) 


Church Services 

St Peter's, Sible Hedingham 

Sunday Feb 5th 11am Family Service 

Sunday Feb 12th 11am Holy Communion, 

Sunday Feb 19th 11am Morning Prayer 

Sunday Feb 26th 11am No service - Joint Holy 

Communion at St Nicholas 

Wednesday March 1st 11am Ash Wednesday Holy Communion 

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Pram services every Tuesday in term time 1.30pm St Peter's Sible 

Hedingham 

Prayer Breakfasts 

Hedingham 

Sat 11th February 9.am St Peter’ 

s Church, Sible 

Coffee Mornings at both churches 

Saturday 18th February 10.30-12.30 at St Peter's, Sible Hedingham. 

Every Monday in February 10.30-12.00 at St Nicholas', Castle 

Hedingham. 

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PARISH REGISTER 

Weddings 

Daniel Holbrook and Suzanne Bolland 

29th December 2016 at St Peter's Sible 

Hedingham 

Funerals and Memorial services 

Mrs Christine Knopp 15th November 2016 St Peter's Church 

Mr John Moles 1st December 2016 St Nicholas Church 

Mr Colin Peal 28th December 2016 St Nicholas Church. 

Memorial Hall 

Castle Hedingham 

St Peter’s Church 

Sible Hedingham 

Every Tuesday 

9.30am to 11.30 am 

Every Tuesday 

during school term times 

1.30pm to 3pm 

Snack and juice for the children. 

Drink & biscuit for the 

parent/carer 

. 

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CHURCH ACTIVITIES 

The Catholic Parish of St Francis of Assisi, Halstead 

Father Brian McGilloway MA 

90 Colchester Road, Halstead CO92EW 

Tel: 01787 472477 

You are warmly welcomed to join us in our religious, pastoral and social 

activities. A Catholic Mass is celebrated at St Peter’s Church, Sible 

Hedingham, every Sunday at 9.00am. 

Details of the Mass times at St Francis of Assisi Parish Church are 

published on our Facebook page and can also be found on: 

Enjoy Halstead and Streetlife Halstead pages. 

halstead@dioceseofbrentwood.org or 

stewardofthegospel592@gmail.com 

www.facebook.com/stfrancishasteadparish 

For Christian Activities and Information in the Colne Valley, please visit 

www.colnevalleyalive.co.uk 

United Reformed Church 

The United Reformed Church, at 

32 Queen Street, has now closed. 

The final service was held on 

Saturday 4th June. The two 

nearest United Reformed 

Churches are at Halstead (Kings 

Road, CO9 1HJ, 5 miles away) and 

Bocking (142 Church Street, CM7 

5LH, 7 miles away). The Revd 

Joshua P Norris is the minister of 

both these churches. Other nearby 

United Reformed Churches are at 

Clare, (CO10 8NP, 8 miles away) 

and Sudbury (CO10 6HA, 9 miles 

away). 

Singers 

Wanted! 

Hedingham Church Choir sings at the 

major festival services (Christmas 

and Easter) and occasional other 

events during the year. 

Reading music is an advantage but 

not a necessity. Being able to sing 

also an advantage but you don't have 

to sing like Pavarotti to be able to join 

us. Some tuition and LOTS of 

encouragement given. 

Come and try out Wednesday 16th / 

23rd November 7.30pm St Peter's 

Church or call Rev Liz Paxton on 

01787 277270 

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BAPTIST CHURCH 

Hedingham Baptist Church 

177 Swan Street, Sible Hedingham, CO9 3PX 

www.hedinghambaptist.org.uk 

www.facebook.com/Hedinghambaptist 

Twitter: @HedinghamBC 

A word from the minister: 

We started this year with a reminder that 

our true identity has nothing to do with 

how we see oursleves or how we feel about 

ourselves. If we find our identity in God, 

that puts an end to the rat race of trying to 

gain the approval of others. It saves us from 

the pressure of having to earn it through 

hard work, achievements, rank, promotions, 

status, education, wealth, property, or 

relationships. It delivers us from the drive to 

win the approval, admiration, respect, or 

even the fear of others. It saves us from 

being slaves to what we can own or possess, 

collect or create or consume. 

Sunday services 

10.30am & 6.30pm 

February special events 

10 Feb. 7.00pm 

Movie night—with snacks! 

FREE! 

19 Feb. 10.30am 

All-age family service 

FREE! 

FREE! 

The message of the Gospel is not “Get your 

act together.” It is “God will make you a new 

person, he will give you a new life.” 

Today Jesus says: “If you’re sick and tired of living 

in that mess, if you are willing to come to Me, I 

will forgive you your sin, I’ll wash you in My 

blood, I’ll sanctify you by My Spirit, I’ll justify 

you by My Word, I’ll regenerate your heart and 

renew your mind. I will give you of My own 

Spirit, and translate you into the Kingdom of My 

Father where you will become an heir of My 

Father and a joint-heir with Me. We’ll live in the 

Kingdom of God together forever.” (from author 

Ed Cole.) 

That has to be good news in anyone’s book! 

Cygnets 

toddler group 

Mondays 10:00AM to 12:00PM 

during term time 

For more information contact: 

Angie 01787 460203 

Sarah 01787 462191 

Carole 01787 460265 

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ST NICHOLAS CHURCH 

We all love a get together 

But 

We cannot do it without YOU! 

The Friends of the Church of St Nicholas is a voluntary group looking for 

new committee members. It is great fun arranging village events - but we 

need new leadership with energy and time. 

Our previous occasions have included: cocktail evenings, barn dances, 

picnics, street parties, concerts, fetes etc 

Are you a community minded person that likes fundraising and organising events? 

Please ring Demetra on 01787 460435 MANY THANKS! 

The Friends of the Church of St Nicholas is the only fundraising group that helps 

to pay for repairs our church urgently needs. this remarkable and historic building 

is the centre of our village and we need to look after it. 

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Notes from the Bell Tower 

Many of you will hear the ringing before the evening service at Castle 

Hedingham on a Sunday and the Bell ringing evening at St Peters on 

a Thursday evening, some of you may wonder how easy it is to be 

involved but are too reticent to ask. 

We are constantly looking for new bell ringers and you are most 

welcome at the Thursday evening practice, 7.30-9.00pm at St Peters 

where ringers of all abilities meet. There is also the Essex Ringing 

Course at the Honywood School, Coggeshall, April 6th -8th with tutor 

groups ranging from the inexperienced to the more advanced 

methods. 

If anyone is interested in taking up the challenge in 2017 or renewing 

previous skills please call Mark Barnes 07836650817. 

Classes Held At: 

Halstead Ramsey Academy 

Colne Road CO9 2HR 

MONDAYS 6.30-7.45pm 

Hedingham School, 

Yeldham Road CO9 3QH 

MONDAYS 8.30-9.30pm 

The Delphi Club, 

Alexandra Road, 

Sudbury CO10 2RR 

THURSDAYS 10.15am-11.30am 

SUITABLE FOR ALL 

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karenperkinsfitness@btinternet.com

Castle Nursery 

Kirby Hall Road Castle Hedingham CO9 3EA 

T: 01787 463450 E: info@castlenursery.net 

St Peter’s Nursery 

School Road Sible Hedingham CO9 3NR 

T: 01787 460086 E: info@stpetersnursery.net 

For Children from 2-5 years. 

8.45am-3.30pm Term Time Only 

We provide a place where children can play, invesgate and explore the world around 

them; where their own interests and ideas are valued and supported. 

We make mud pies – run in the rain - splash in puddles - build dens - 

make poons - go on bug hunts - use real tools - build camp fires – 

jump – balance - create – make music – dance – sing! 

Government funded places available for 3 and 4 year olds and for some 2 year olds. 

Please call or email for more informaon or to arrange a visit. 

Sing-a-long with us 

are looking for more voices to join our successful 

and critically acclaimed choir. 

Sopranos, Altos, Tenor or Bass - all are welcome 

to join us every Tuesday at 

Hedingham Baptist Church 7.30-9.30pm. 

For further details contact Bob Lilley 

07790 573435 

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GUIDES 

First Hedingham Guides 

would like to invite you to their 

Annual Coffee Morning and Spring Sale 

on Wednesday 15 February 2017 

at Wooding Lodge, Sheepcote Road, Castle Hedingham from 10.00 am 

to 12.00 noon. 

We plan to have all the usual stalls, Bric-a-Brac, Raffle, Bring + Buy, Cakes, 

Toys, Books, Games, Quizzes plus many more attractions and would 

welcome any suitable items you may like to donate, we accept most things 

and are able to collect. 

Many Thanks - Kathie - 280200 

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Need somewhere special for your guests? 

Castle View Rooms can accommodate up 

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Cathy Nicholson 

8 Priory Wood 


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T: 01787 827341 

M: 07778 704688 

www.castleviewrooms.com 

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CANCER SUPPORT 

YELDHAM & DISTRICT CANCER SUPPORT GROUP 

The group held its first meeting of the year by setting some goals that will be 

both achievable and satisfying. One was to sort out the old family 

photographs and create some albums for the younger family members. 

Others had ideas such as small gardening projects or books they always 

meant to read. 

We continue to provide friendly companionship as well as tea, coffee and 

nice biscuits. So, if you are a cancer patient, in or beyond treatment, a carer, 

or bereaved by cancer, you are welcome at The Reading Room, Great 

Yeldham at 10.30-12 on the third Thursday of every month. Next meeting is 

16th February. 

The group can only continue with organisers, so if you have time to help us 

out, or if you want more information, please contact Mary Marshall on 

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CASTLE PLAYERS 

CASTLE PLAYERS 

READ THROUGH and AUDITIONS for their MAY 2017 Producon 

of: 

MARIA MARTEN 

(or MURDER IN THE RED BARN) 

by Constance Cox 

A Victorian Melodrama with music 

Performance dates: 18-20 May 2017 

READ THROUGH: 7.30 pm on Monday, 13 th February 2017, at the 

Memorial Hall, Castle Hedingham 

AUDITIONS: 7.30 pm on Wednesday, 15 th February 2017, at the 

Memorial Hall, Castle Hedingham 

Cast and Backstage Crew needed. Rehearsals will begin in February 2017 on Monday and 

Wednesday evenings at the Memorial Hall, Castle Hedingham 

All welcome on 13th and 15th February - do come along to join in the fun 

Further details from the Director, Lauri Scrivens: 01787 469766 

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WOMEN’S GROUP 

Castle Hedingham Women's Group 

The next meeting is on Friday February 17th at the Memorial Hall, 

Castle Hedingham, starting at 7.45pm. The original speaker very sadly 

passed away over the Christmas period, so there is a change to the 

printed program. 

One of our long-term favourite speakers, Paula Short, has very kindly 

agreed to come to our meeting and will present her talk entitled 

'Josephine Baker – An American in Paris'. Apparently Ms Baker was 

quite a character and, as well as being an entertainer, was also a 

devoted Civil Rights Activist and WWII heroine. She became wildly 

popular in France during the 1920s as a dancer and, despite her death 

over 40 years ago, remains a popular icon. 

This promises to be a fascinating insight into an amazing person's life 

and character. Guests are always welcome, so why not come along for 

this talk and see if you like us as a group? Contact Ann on 01787 

469719 for any information about the group. 

As we are now in 2017, Hilda and I are organising coach trips for the new 

season. The first planned trip is on Tuesday 16th May. We are going to 

Stody Lodge Gardens, near Holt in Norfolk. At that time of year the 

gardens are a blaze of colour from the exceptional rhododendron and 

azalea collection of over 200 varieties. Areas in the garden include 'The 

Azalea Walk', 'Woodland Walk', 'Sunken Garden' and 'Secret Garden'. 

There are many images on their website and Hilda has some 

photographs. 

The cost is £25 per person, including coach, entrance to and a cream 

tea in, the gardens. We leave the Shell garage at 9am, then pick-up at 

the Bell and Memories. We stop en route at Swaffham, arriving there at 

10.45am. Leave Swaffham at 12.45pm and arrive at Stody at 1.30pm. 

Time to wander and admire, plus the organised cream tea, before 

leaving at 5pm. 

Please contact Ann on 01787 469719 or Hilda on 01787 460876 to 

enquire or to book. 

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CASTLE HEDINGHAM 

PAROCHIAL CHARITIES 

A Trust Fund exists in Castle 

Hedingham for any resident ‘in 

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Hospital transport** can also be 

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For more information please 

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Mrs Brenda Beadle, 01787 

460336 

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HERITAGE SOCIETY 

Hedingham Heritage Society - Our next meetings: 

February 

Butterflies of East Anglia – an illustrated talk by Mark Wood, lepidopterist 

and chair of Butterfly Conservation 

Meeting – 7.45pm – Thursday 2nd February – Castle Hedingham 

Memorial Hall 

The Heritage Society's February meeting welcomes butterfly expert Mark 

Wood to talk on the state of butterflies in our area. More than three-quarters 

of the UK butterflies have declined in the last 40 years with some common 

species suffering significant slumps. A number of widespread species such 

as the Wall, Essex Skipper and Small Heath now rank amongst the most 

severely declining butterflies in the UK. Conservation efforts have helped to 

arrest some of this decline and Mark will be referring to projects in Essex 

and Suffolk as well as informing us about butterfly identification and 

ecology. 

March 

History of the Industries of the Hedinghams – an illustrated talk by 

Adrian Corder-Birch on the Industrial past of the Hedinghams 

Meeting 7.45pm Thursday 2nd March – Castle Hedingham Memorial 

Hall 

Both meetings are open to all, do come along and join the society – 

Members free for meetings and events, non members pay £5.00. 

Further details: Rob Worley 01787-460664 / Trudi Cullum 01787-462889 

Or go to our website – 

www.hedinghamheritage.org for further details of the society's 

programme, projects and events. 

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SCOUTS 

Majendie Explorer Scout Unit 

We held our annual presentation evening on Wednesday 11th 

January at Wooding Lodge and it was well attended with over 60 

parents, scouts and invitees attending. We started with a brief update 

on numbers and then looked at what we had done in 2016. That is 

quite a lot and all of the activities like Southern 50, Badminton, hikes, 

rock climbing, kayaking etc you will have read about in the last year. 

We then presented year badges, hikes and nights badges before 

concluding the giving of awards with the Scouting awards and the 

Duke of Edinburgh awards. 

Chief Scout Platinum and Bronze Duke of Edinburgh awards were 

presented to Abbie Stoney, Abbi Craig, Isabella Ottevenger and 

Lewis Craig, Chief Scout Diamond and Silver Duke of Edinburgh 

awards were presented to Natasha Hill, Kirsty Page and Holly Smith. 

All a culmination of months of volunteering, sport and skill; plus the 

expeditions for each section. 

Since the evening Daisy Partridge has achieved her Diamond and 

Silver Award and hopefully within a month we should have some 

more success. 

The evening finished with a presentation of many of the activities we 

have done in 2016 put together byAdam ranging from Morris dancing 

to the North wales trip. 

Over the next month we are playing badminton, celebrating both 

Burns night and the Chinese New Year, participating in the Southern 

50 in the Chilterns and looking forward to longer evenings. 

For more information about Explorer Scouts call Mark Barnes 

07836650817 

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Garage Sale Trail 6th May 2017 

This will take place this year on Saturday May 6th and we hope many 

garages, forecourts and front lawns will be open to support this 

community event raising money for the Majendie Explorer Scout Unit 

based in the Hedinghams. 

You can participate if you are a householder in either Sible or Castle 

Hedingham and receive the magazine monthly through your 

letterbox. 

Please register by either emailing the following email address:- 

majendiesteepleesu@googlemail.com 

or call Mark on 07836650817 or 01787462126. 

We would like to know your name, address and contact details. 

Please no animals, meat, alcohol or children!! 

Cost is £10 which will be collected before the day, we will be 

advertising in local papers, on social media and will put large signs up 

on the main roads into the Hedinghams. 

We will produce signs for the garages etc that are open and maps for 

both villages showing positions of those garages. 

Thank you, 

Mark Barnes 

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PARISH COUNCIL 

Parish of Castle Hedingham 

Mrs Claire Waters (Parish Clerk) 

25 Bayley Street, Castle Hedingham, Essex CO9 3DG 

07845 056597 castlehedinghamparishclerk@gmail.com 

NEWS FROM CASTLE HEDINGHAM PARISH COUNCIL 

JANUARY 2016 

HAPPY NEW YEAR 

Councillors wish all parishioners a happy and healthy 2017. Parish 

Council meetings take place at the Castle Hedingham Club, usually on 

the 4th Monday of the month, starting at 7.45pm. A public forum is 

available at every meeting, when residents can speak for up to 3 

minutes on any issue of concern or interest to them. Advance notice of 

anyone wishing to speak is helpful but not essential – just turn up! Our 

annual parish meeting in 2017 will be held at the Memorial Hall on 

Tuesday 9th May, starting at 8pm. This is when we review the work 

done by the Parish Council over the past year. Our District and County 

Councillors usually attend this meeting to report on their work. 

Everyone is welcome to any Parish Council meeting, we would be 

pleased to see you there. 

BDC LOCAL PLAN AND VILLAGE OPEN SPACES 

The Parish Council does not meet in December, but this does not mean 

the work stops. We have been working on discussions with Braintree 

District Council about the strip of land they own next to the Playing Field 

at New Park. Several attempts have been made by the Parish Council 

to take out a long-term lease on this piece of land so we can put a small 

amount of play equipment there, but so far requests have been refused 

by Braintree District Council. 

Castle Hedingham was on the agenda for the BDC Local Plan Sub- 

Committee meeting on 10th November. A webcast of the Castle 

Hedingham discussions at the meeting can be found at 

http://braintree.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcast_interactive/252024. At 

this meeting a proposal was made to remove the “informal recreation” 

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designation from the BDC land at New Park, and our District and Parish 

Councillors challenged this proposal. The decision has now been 

deferred to a later Local Plan Sub-Committee meeting, probably in 

February 2017. Our District and Parish Councillors plan to attend and 

speak at that meeting. 

VILLAGE DEFIBRILLATORS 

We are applying for funding for a number of defibrillators for the village, 

one to be housed in our adopted telephone box at St James Street. If 

anyone has any views on a good location for other defibrillators in the 

parish, please contact the Parish Clerk. Every second counts with this 

life-saving equipment and we want it to be readily accessible to all and 

easy to use in an emergency situation. 

FUNDING FOR VILLAGE PROJECTS 

Residents are reminded that Castle Hedingham Parish Council has a 

grant awarding policy and can make funding available to local groups or 

individuals to support projects which benefit our local community. It is 

simple to apply by contacting the Parish Clerk in writing at 

castlehedinghamparishclerk@gmail.com or at 25 Bayley Street CO9 

3DG. The full policy is available to view on the parish website at 

www.castlehedingham.org. The process is intended to be as informal 

as possible, please contact the clerk if you have any questions. 

VILLAGE EVENTS CALENDAR 

A Google calendar has been set up on the website 

www.castlehedingham.org for village groups and organisations to 

publicise and co-ordinate their events to avoid clashes of dates. It is 

free and simple to use - secretaries and publicity officers of village 

groups or clubs are asked to contact the Parish Clerk at 

castlehedinghamparishclerk@gmail.com to be given access to add and 

edit their own events on the calendar. 

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ACTIVITY PAGE 

NAME THAT TUNE 

The following words are from songs with the name or names of real 

historical figures in the song title. Can you name the song? 

a. She's ferocious and she knows just what it takes 

b. This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you 

c. Were pretty looking people but I can tell you they were the 

devil's children 

d. It was business as usual in police room 619 

e. With silver hair, a ragged shirt and baggy pants 

f. Wouldn't have a Willy or a Sam 

g. Er war ein punker 

h. Awalk in the park can become a bad dream 

i. As for Troy Donahue, I know what you wanna do 

j. Her photo is hanging on every post office wall 

SUDOKU 

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PARISH COUNCIL 

Minutes of Sible Hedingham Parish Council Meeting Held at the Village Hall, 

Parkfields, Sible Hedingham on Monday 9th January 2017 at 7.30pm 

In the chair: Cllr R Volkwyn 

Present: Cllrs G Jefferson, P Sarel, S Metson, P Gammon, L Heywood, J Skittrall, B 

Newman, D Holmes, D Finch (County Cllr), H Johnson (District Cllr), Mrs G McCoyd 

(clerk) and 3 members of the public. 

Public Comment 

The following statements were made: 

An email had been received regarding the proposed increase in the precept. A copy is on 

file in the Office. The amount of reserves was questioned. 

158. Apologies for Absence 

Cllr L Parkin (hospital) Cllr K Greeno (sick) 

159. Co-option of two new Councillors to fill the casual vacancies. There were no 

candidates. 

160. Declaration of Acceptance of Office of new Councillors. There were no candidates 

161. Members declarations. None 

162. To confirm the minutes of meeting held on 12th December 2016 

The minutes of 12th December having been circulated, were taken as read and signed 

by the Chairman as a correct record. 

163. Matters arising from those minutes. There were no matters arising. 

164. Chairman's Report 

Cllr R Volkwyn wished everyone a Happy New Year. He said the Christmas tree had 

been a success and thanked Cllr S Metson for supplying the electricity. 

165. Youth Council Report. There was no report as there is not a representative from the 

Parish Council. 

166. County Councillor's Report - Cllr D Finch wished everyone a Happy, prosperous 

and pleasant year. He spoke on the following topics: 

a. Social Care 

Cllr D Finch explained that the government had given ECC the ability to raise a Social 

Care precept but Essex have an older population that is growing, 22% of the population 

is over 65. This puts pressure on the budget in terms of social care. He feels this precept 

is unfair on home owners/occupiers as it is essentially another tax and taxing locally is 

wrong. ECC have had to save 106 million pounds and have looked at ways to re-shape 

services rather than cut any. 

b. Education 

Cllr D Finch said ECC were investing 70 million pounds in school building plans, it is a 10 

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year plan. 

c. Highway Maintenance 

ECC will pay 65 million pounds each year for the next 3 years on Highway maintenance 

and road resurfacing. 

d. Digital Age 

ECC was looking at ways and means to move the Council into the digital age. 

e. Devolution 

Information on devolution was quiet at the moment but Cllr D Finch was expecting the 

Government to raise the subject again and when it does ECC will be ready. Cllr D Finch 

praised Sible Parish Council, he said it is well run, good humoured and gets the business 

done. 

Cllr R Volkwyn then asked Cllr H Johnson to speak. 

Cllr H Johnson reported that there were a number of scams around involving computers 

and phones. He warned residents to be vigilant regarding access being gained via 

windows. He questioned the purpose of the camera that is on a pole near the football 

ground. The clerk will ask Highways. 

167. To receive minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held 9th December 2016 

The minutes having been circulated were accepted in lieu of a report 

168. To receive the minutes of the Finance Committee meeting held 9th December 2016 

The minutes having been circulated were accepted in lieu of a report. 

169. To consider the budget and precept for 2017-2018 

The clerk explained the ring fenced reserves which are ear marked for projects. 

Cllr H Johnson said that a diligent Council should be commended and not criticised. 

The clerk explained that the Localism Fund Entitlement had decreased over the years 

from £18,712 in 2013/14 to £7,649 for 2017/18 in this time the precept had only been 

increased once, for 2018/19 it would be £3,825 and after that it would be nil. 

Cllr P Gammon said a gradual rise in the precept rather than a large increase was 

sensible. 

The Finance Committee recommended the budget which has been circulated to all Cllrs. 

It was proposed by Cllr J Skittrall, seconded by Cllr P Gammon and carried unanimously 

that the budget is approved and that SHPC precepts for £97386.00 for 2017-2018. The 

precept form was duly completed, signed by the Chairman and countersigned by the 

RFO 

170. To receive the Accounts for payment. Appendix 1 

Cllr G Jefferson proposed the accounts be approved and paid, Cllr D Holmes seconded, 

the motion was carried 

171. Any other business 

Cllr P Sarel asked if any more could be done to support the Post Office, the family own 

the building, the Post Office is planned to move into the Londis garage and be staffed 

through the Londis staff. He felt it is a very unfair situation for the Postmaster and his 

family. Cllr R Volkwyn explained the consultation period had now closed; the Parish 

Council had responded to the consultation and received communication back. 

The meeting closed at 8pm 

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BOOK CLUB 

Four Parishes Book Club 

We have room for more members now so why not join 

us to enjoy reading a wide range of books and then 

discussing them with a friendly light-hearted group. We meet monthly on a 

Thursday evening at members’ homes and have wine, tea or coffee. 

Members are from the Four Parishes and Hedingham areas. 

Recent books read include “The Man of Property by John Galsworthy”, 

“Wide Sargasso Sea” by Jean Rhys, “The Night Circus” by Erin 

Morgenstern, “ATrick of the Light” by Louise Penney and “Peyton Place” by 

Grace Metalious. There is no pressure to finish the book if you don’t like it 

and all opinions are valued. Books are chosen by suggestion or 

recommendation from members and are all borrowed from the library. 

For more information, contact Alison Cantor on 01787 462537 or 

07713509445, acantor@linus.plus.com 

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SOLAR SOCIETY 

The Solar Society – Your Adult Learning Group 

February/March 2017 meetings 

Your local adult learning group. 

On Monday 6th February at 2.30pm Miles Scrivens will give a talk on 

'The Inevitable Revolution: Russia 1917.' 

On Monday 6th March at 2.30pm there will be an illustrated talk on 

'Alec Guinness' by Simon Frampton. 

Both talks will take place in The Memorial Hall, Church Lane, Castle Hedingham 

and last about 2 hours with an interval., 

Entrance £4.00 Free refreshments. 

More details from: Miles Scrivens 01787-469766 

or Wanda Sellar 01787-463459 

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FILM CLUB 

HEDINGHAM FILM CLUB 

AT THE HEDINGHAM SPORTS & SOCIAL CLUB 

STATION, ROAD, SIBLE HEDINGHAM 

ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS 

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 24TH 8PM 

Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, 

Jane Horrocks, June Whitfield, Julia 

Sawalha and guests. 

After inadvertently dumping Kate Moss 

in the Thames, Patsy and Edina go on 

the run. What could possibly go 

wrong?! 

BRIDGET JONES’S BABY 

FRIDAY MARCH 31ST 8PM 

Renee Zellweger, Gemma Jones, Jim 

Broadbent, Colin Firth 

Bridget’s focus on the single life and 

career is interrupted when she finds 

herself pregnant. Whoops! Who’s the 

father...it’s 50/50. 

MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR 

PECULIAR CHILDREN 

FRIDAY APRIL 28TH 8PM 

Eva Green, Samuel L Jackson, 

Judi Dench, Terence Stamp 

Jacob discovers clues to a mystery 

that stretches across time and is in 

danger as he learns about the powers 

of the peculiar children. 

£5.00 on the door. Refreshments and bar available. Doors open 7.30pm 

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Acre Wood Pre-School 

Mount Nebo, Brickwall Farm, Sible Hedingham, 

CO9 3RH 

A Pre-School offering learning through play for children aged 2 

5 years 

Brand New Baby Room for children aged from 6 months old. 

Open Monday-Friday, 8.30am-3.30pm, term time only 

Free trial sessions 

Morning, afternoon and all day sessions available and flexible 

hours offered 

Fully qualified staff including an Early Years Teacher 

Outdoor learning sessions offered weekly in surrounding 

woodlands 

Continuous access to an enclosed outdoor play area which 

offers the same learning opportunities as indoors 

For further information or to arrange a visit contact 

Sarah or Fran on 07551543482 or email 

acrewoodpreschool@hotmail.com 

Sible Hedingham CO9 3HT 

01787 461138 

HARVEY•DARKE 

TRADITIONAL FAMILY BUSINESS 

DEDICATED TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY OF NORTH ESSEX 

AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, EVERY DAY 

WE PRIDE OURSELVES IN PUTTING YOUR NEEDS FIRST 

Incorporating 

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47 High Street, Halstead, CO9 2JD 

01787 477500 

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FOODBANK 

Braintree Area Foodbank 

The Foodbank could not exist without the generosity of the public and 

businesses, and over 200 volunteers who collectively provide over 100 

hours of service during each week. Food is collected and donated by 

individuals and by local churches, supermarkets, local charities, schools 

and businesses. 

Urgent appeal for basics foodstuffs Due to demand since November 2015, 

we have given out twice as much food as donations received, so we have 

an urgent need for basic foodstuffs to build up and maintain sufficient 

stocks. 

For information about giving and or volunteering please visit 

http://braintreearea.foodbank.org.uk/ or E-mail 

info@braintreearea.foodbank.org.uk Our Facebook page, Braintree Area 

Foodbank, is now live. “Like Us” to find regular news and Updates 

Now is your chance to learn to 

dance in a friendly and 

relaxed atmosphere 

Starting Monday 20 th February 2 – 3pm 

beginners ballroom and latin classes 

at Sible Hedingham Village Hall, Parkfields, 

CO9 3NJ 

£4 per lesson 

Fully qualified and insured teacher 

For further information phone Tony 07790516580 

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TWINNING ASSOCIATION 

Sible Hedingham Twinning Association 

Bonjour mes amis we are looking forward to welcoming our French 

friends on April 29th until Monday May 1st,it will be a special visit this 

year as we will be celebrating the Twentyfifth Anniversary of the 

Association, we are busy making plans for a special celebration meal 

on the Saturday evening we are making every effort to contact as 

many former members as we can, hoping they will be able to join us 

for this event plus, of course, all our present members, families and 

friends. 

Our Cheese and Wine Evening is being held on Friday March 24th at 

the Memorial Hall, Castle Hedingham 7 for 7.30pm.£7.50 per 

person, the evening will include a very interesting talk to be given by 

Teresa Higgins on “Twinning, Europe and Beyond” plus her 

fascinating visit to China, she is an excellent speaker so we hope as 

many of you as possible will come along and support us. Tickets will 

be available from the Chairman, Les Mitchell, myself and Darkins 

Stores from mid-February. 

Our Annual General Meeting will be held at the Castle Hedingham 

Club on Monday March 13th 7pm we hope as many of you as 

possible will be able to attend as it gives you a chance to meet up with 

your committee and other members and to keep up to date with all 

the latest news. 

Please remember if you are interested in knowing more about the 

Association please come along to the AGM or contact Les, myself or 

Cherry on the numbers below. 

Chairman Les Mitchell 01787 460096. 

Secretary Jean Collings 01787 461663. 

Members' Secretary Cherry Chapman 01787 237556. 

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ALDERFORD MILL 

The Friends of Alderford Mill 

ALDERFORD MILL, SIBLE HEDINGHAM. CO9 3HX 

The end of one season, the start of another 

The Friends of Alderford Mill ended 2016 season of openings with a 

very successful Autumn Craft Fair on Sunday 9th October. We had 

more than 200 visitors to the Fair who were able to browse around 

the stalls set up on the ground floor and many enjoyed a drop of 

mulled cider to ward off the chill. We thank everyone who came to 

the Fair and to the stall holders for making it a successful day. 

Looking back, we have had a very successful season with a large 

number of visitors to the Mill. We are pleased that a number of 

visitors came from some distance away, in this country and from 

abroad, as well as many local people. The highlights of the season 

were the Tea on the Miller's Lawn in August and the National Mills 

weekend in May. 

We shall be opening the Mill in 2017 on the second Sunday of each 

month through the summer from April. Details of the openings and 

any special events will be in the Parish Magazine from month to 

month. We hope that you will come to the Mill to explore this 

fascinating, historic building and to find out about milling in the village 

over the centuries. In the meantime, if you are interested in joining 

the Friends of Alderford Mill to help with looking after the building and 

opening it to visitors, please phone the contact listed at the back of 

this magazine. No special skill is required, just interest and 

enthusiasm. 

The Friends of Alderford Mill thank you for your support during last 

year and look forward to seeing you at the Mill this year. 

You can find details of the Mill on the website: www.alderford mill.org. 

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The Castle Surgery 

10 Falcon Square 


CO9 3BY 

Tel 01787 461 465 

www.thecastlesurgery.co.uk 

Dr. William Littler, Dr. Kate Lethaby, 

Dr. Annabel Bucher, 

Dr. Rebecca Bennett 

Opening Hours 

Mon- Fri 8.30am-1pm 

and 2pm-6pm 

A & E and 999 services are for 

emergency and life-threatening 

conditions only. The Practice 

or NHS direct on 111 

is available for advice. 

Hilton House Surgery 

77 Swan Street, Sible Hedingham 

CO9 3HT 

Tel 01787 460 612 

www.hiltonhousesurgery.co.uk 

Dr Ruth Silcox Dr Caroline Davies 

Dr Alan Symington Dr Liz Hackett 

Mon 

Tue 

Wed 

Thu 

Fri 

Surgery Hours 

8.30am – 1pm 

8.30am – 1pm, 4-6.30pm 

8.30am – 1pm, 4-6.30pm 

8.30am – 1pm 

8.30am – 1pm, 4-6.00pm 

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Mon 2.30-4.30pm 

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WOMENS INSTITUTE 

Sible Hedingham WI 

Hello everyone - it's hard to believe that February is here - 

the time seems to fly past these days just shows how busy 

we all are, especially in the W.I. 

This year is the Centenary of the Essex Federation; a lot of 

events have been planned I will give details of these in the coming months. 

In November our speaker Lisa Andress gave an extremely informative and 

interesting presentation about the way in which she had developed and 

designed paper based flowers. She brought along a number of excellent 

examples, members were able to have a try and with her help produced 

some good results. 

In December we all enjoyed a wonderful Christmas lunch at Wildens 

Restaurant, Bocking - it was a great way to end the year. 

After lunch our President, Maureen Lofting, presented Jackie Hawkes, the 

overall winner of the monthly competitions, with the Margaret Tanner Dish 

and Jean Wells and Maureen herself the winners of the monthly flower 

competitions were presented with the Stella Preston Bowl. Well done to 

them and all the runners-up; members will have to up their game this year. 

Our speaker this month will be Angela Clarke giving a talk entitled “Alive 

and Kicking” about the various traditions of Morris Dancing interspersed 

with dancing demonstrations. Gosh this should be fun, hope we are not 

expected to have a go - ha! 

The competition will be “Dancing Shoes”. 

Please remember we welcome new faces so feel free to come along to any 

of our meetings we are very friendly and there is always an opportunity to 

have a chat during tea break and of course enjoy the lovely cakes etc that 

our members provide. 

Just a reminder we meet every third Monday 7.30pm at the Sible 

Hedingham Baptist Church. 

Bye for now 

Jean Collings 01787 461663 

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GARDENING CLUB 

Castle Hedingham Gardening Club 

Hi everyone gosh Christmas seems so long ago, the snowdrops are 

already appearing in our gardens they are such a welcome sight - 

makes us feel that Spring isn't too far away. 

I am so pleased to say that we all enjoyed a wonderful Christmas 

Afternoon Tea at the Poplar Nurseries Marks Tey, there were so 

many cakes most of us were given a box to take some home. 

As I said in my last report there will not be any meetings in January 

and February so we look forward to returning on March 9th for a talk 

by Peter Miller of Kings Seeds. I am sure he will give us tips on how 

to make our gardens look more beautiful for the coming months. 

These meetings are held every second Thursday 2pm at the 

Memorial Hall, Castle Hedingham - we hope you will come along and 

join us, there is always time during tea to have a chat and an 

opportunity to have a look at the sales table where there is usually 

marmalade, jams, honey and eggs - all locally produced. 

We have talks on Scents of the Garden andAWorld of Dahlias inApril 

and May, a Plant Sale on June 3rd and many trips during the Summer 

- details of which I will give to you at a later date. As you can see we 

are a very busy club so please put a note of these dates in your 

diaries. Please. remember we love to see new faces - you will be so 

welcome 

. 

Bye for now Jean 

Secretary Jean Collings 

01787 461663 

Chairman Maureen Lofting 

01787 463343. 

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WETHERSFIELD CHAMBER CONCERTS 

www.wethersfieldchamberconcerts.org.uk 

Sunday 9 April 2017 – 4 pm. 

DANIEL LEBHARDT - piano 

Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, Liszt 

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Sunday 23 April 2017 – 4 pm 

FINALIST OF THE BBC YOUNG MUSICIAN 2016 

JESS GILLAM - saxophone (with piano accompaniment) 

A varied journey through the classical and jazz era 

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Sunday 7 May 2017 – 4 pm. 

CASTALIAN QUARTET 

Haydn, Brahms, Beethoven 

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Ticket price: £17 (concessions £15) 

Season ticket: £45 (concession £39) 

Children under 16: free 

All seats unreserved 

Free refreshments during interval and after concert 

VENUE: WETHERSFIELD CHURCH 

Further information: 

www.wethersfieldchamberconcerts.org.uk 

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Halstead Foodbank 

St Andrew's Church, 

Parsonage Street, 

Halstead CO9 2LD 

Mondays 10 to 2 

General Enquiries 

01376 330694 

E-mail info@braintreearea.foodbank.org.uk 

All donaons will be 

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UNSUNG HEROES 

Help us discover our district's unsung heroes 

To mark the incredible dedication of volunteers within our district, 

Braintree District Council, in partnership with Braintree District Voluntary 

Support Agency (BDVSA), have launched a brand new awards scheme 

'The Braintree District Volunteers Awards'. 

Nominations are now open for residents and groups to celebrate the 

good that goes on in our communities. The awards are made up of six 

categories all designed to celebrate the effort of volunteers who make 

contributions to their community. 

Nominating is easy – it can be done easily online: 

www.braintree.gov.uk/VolunteersAwards. Or you can call 01376 552525 to 

receive a paper version. 

The award categories are: 

Young Volunteer Award 

Long Service Award 

Inspirational Role Model of the Year Award 

Going the Extra Mile Award 

Fundraiser of the Year Award 

Volunteer Group of the Year Award 

Cllr Peter Tattersley, Cabinet Member for Health and Communities, 

said: “We wanted to find a way – along with the BDVSA - to say thank 

you as a community to those who dedicate their time, skills and care day 

in and day out . We want residents to live well in healthy and resilient 

communities where residents feel supported and we can't do that without 

our unsung heroes who work quietly behind the scenes improving 

people's quality of life without seeking reward.” 

Rachel Fahie, CEO of BDVSA said “By supporting local groups and 

charities, I know the great depth of goodwill and community spirit shown 

by many people throughout the whole of the Braintree District. With these 

new awards, we want to recognise their outstanding contributions to the 

community.” 

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Nominations close on 1 March, with judging taking place during March. 

Award winners will be invited to a civic reception with the Chairman of the 

Council in April 2017. 

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Our school provides an excellent all round 

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LIBRARY 

Friends Groups – Press Release 

Libraries are wonderful community spaces that offer a huge range of 

services to meet the needs of their communities, but we want to do 

more. Friends Groups are a way for people to support their local 

libraries and let us know what they want for their community, giving 

us the opportunity to make libraries even more amazing. 

By joining a Friends Group people will be able to; 

 

 

 

Meet others who have a passion for their local library. 

Offer their library feedback and suggestions about how best 

to meet community needs. 

Be ambassadors for their library – raising their profile at local 

meetings and events. 

Friends groups are much like a PTA (Parent Teacher Association), 

there to assist with enabling libraries to offer additional resources 

and improved services to their local communities, while forging new 

links within them. 

We are starting to develop Friends Groups in two of our smaller 

libraries, Sible Hedingham and West Mersea, with a view to creating 

more across the County. 

If you are interested in finding out more about Friends Groups and 

how you could be involved contact the library on; 

Sible Hedingham Library siblehedingham.library@essex.gov.uk 

Alternatively, email Jo.norris@essex.gov.uk 

Help write the next chapter in your libraries' story! 

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Christopher Devereux-Cooke FCIS FAIA 

Accountant and Business Advisor 

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Sole trader and partnership accounts 

Limited company accounts 

Corporaon tax 

Self-assessment tax returns 

Vat 

Payroll, auto enrolment and CIS 

Company formaons 

Bookkeeping 

Company secretarial services 

QuickBooks training and support – Cloud and Desktop 

01787-388736 chris@carisbrook.co.uk www.carisbrook.co.uk 

Chimney 

Sweep Services 

Open Fires, Log and Multi-Fuel Burners 

Aga and Rayburn 

Power Sweeping and Vac 

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For all enquiries please telephone: 

Tony 07935 963837 – at your convenience 

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ADVERTISERS & ARTICLES 

The Hedinghams Parish Magazine 

The magazine is A5 and delivered free of charge to around 2500 

households in Sible and Castle Hedingham. There are 10 issues per 

year, with joint editions for July/August and December/January. 

Advertising rates per annum are: 

Full Page £380 Half Page £200 Quarter Page £110 

Final date for adverts and articles for inclusion in the 

March Issue is 15th February 

Magazine Deliveries 

May we thank all those who kindly deliver this magazine around the two 

villages. Your assistance is greatly appreciated. If others would like to 

help, please contact: Castle: Sue Southgate 461638 

Sible: Tracy Goodchild 469683 

Name That Tune 

Ten answers 

a. Bette Davis Eyes 

b. Vincent (Starry Starry Night) 

c. The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde 

d. Biko 

e. Mr. Bojangles 

f. Henry The Eighth 

g. Rock Me Amadeus 

h. Robert De Niro's Waiting 

i. Look At Me I'm Sandra Dee 

j. Ma Baker (the real public 

enemy was 'Ma Barker') 

Set by Sam Stent 

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VILLAGE CONTACTS 

1st Hedingham Guides Kathie Hoye 01787 280200 

Alderford Water Mill Matt Vinogradoff 01787 582033 

Art Group Jean Craig 01787 461309 

Beavers , Cub Scouts & Scouts Stuart Carter 01787 461149 

Book Group Alison Cantor 01787 462537 

07713 509445 

Brownies Michelle Blake 01787 460189 

C/Hed Carpet Bowls Club Ray Bird 01787 463291 

C/Hed Club Dave Applebee 01787 462172 

C/Hed Gardening Club Maureen Lofting 01787 463343 

C/Hed Cricket Club Alison Lilley 01787 461488 

C/Hed Memorial Hall Bookings Ann Edney 07736 239599 

C/Hed Parish Council Clerk Claire Waters 07845 056597 

C/Hed Parish Council Chairman Garry Southgate 01787 461638 

C/Hed Tennis Club Sam Stent 01787 463657 

C/Hed Women's Group Ann Beard 01787 469719 

Castle Players Lauri Scrivens 01787 469766 

Explorer Scouts Mark Barnes 01787 462126 

Hedingham Baptist Church Nick Vosper 01787 238553 

Hedingham Film Club Sally Glen 01787 460008 

Hedingham Singers Bob Lilley 07790 573435 

Hedingham Sports & Social Club 01787 460264 

Hedingham United Football Club 

Men's Team Secretary Julie George 01787 460147 

Youth Team Secretary Steve Parsons 07449 753692 

Heritage Society Rob Worley 01787 460664 

Library 169 Swan Street 01787 460650 

Molly's Wood Angela Weatherley 01787 460114 

S/Hed Parish Council: Office 75 Swan Street 

Clerk Glenda McCoyd 01787 462568 

S/Hed Twinning Association Jean Collings 01787 461663 

S/Hed Village Hall Bookings 07795 077750 

S/Hed Women's Institute Jean Collings 01787 461663 

Solar Group Miles Scrivens 01787 469766 

Thursday Club Jayne Laken 07540 720607 

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CHURCH OFFICERS 

Priest in Charge Rev Barbara Hume 01787 462136 

The Vicarage, Queen St, Castle Hedingham 

Associate Priest Rev Liz Paxton 01787 852064 

The Old Stables The Street Stoke by Clare 

LLM David Brown 01787 461904 

14 Hawkwood Road Sible Hedingham 

Organist & Choirmaster Mark King 01787 463371 

24 Graysmead Sible Hedingham 

Evangelist Lynne Moffat 01787 463377 

1 Crown Street Castle Hedingham 

Saint Nicholas Church, Castle Hedingham 

Churchwardens Charles Bird 01787 463350 

Maple Cross Cottage Sudbury Road 

Sue Southgate 01787 461638 


Treasurer Colin Wood 01787 460023 

Pye Corner Castle Hedingham 

Electoral Roll Officer Graham Hurley 01787 461320 

2 Falcon Square 

Magazine Distribution Sue Southgate 01787 461638 


Bell Ringing Mark Barnes 01787 462126 

Petershill Nunnery Street Castle Hedingham 

Saint Peter's Church, Sible Hedingham 

Churchwardens Reg May 01787 462421 

24 Castle Meadow Sible Hedingham 

Sue Brooker 01787 461818 

7 Parkfields Sible Hedingham 

Treasurer Alison Lilley 01787 461488 

10 Hawthorns Sible Hedingham 

Secretary Marie May 01787 462421 

24 Castle Meadow Sible Hedingham 

Covenant Secretary Brenda Powell 01787 460349 

Barr Hall Morris Green 

Magazine Distribution Tracey Goodchild 01787 469683 

Hobarts High Street Green 

Bell Ringing Janice Watkins 01787 460900 

8 Elm Close Sible Hedingham 

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