Network October 2017

Lifestyle
Shenfield Environmental Partnership
Village sign links 2000 years
of history of old Shenfield.
Shenfield Environmental Partnership,
has installed a village sign on
Chelmsford Road to celebrate some of
the history of the village over 2000
years. Chelmsford Road is a section of
the road that Roman soldiers built. It
represents the first proper road built
into Essex and East Anglia.
Funding was received from Brentwood
Community Fund and Essex County
Council Community Initiative Fund to
create the sign which also featured the
logo for the new Elizabeth Line.
Students from Shenfield High School
and St. Mary’s C of E Primary School
worked together to create ideas for
the sign which also shows Shenfield’s
entry in the Domesday Book of 1086
when the village was called Chenefield
which means “good lands”. There were
6 households and 40 pigs. Also
depicted are St. Mary’s Church
established in 13th century, The Olde
Green Dragon Pub, Shenfield Cricket
Club and logos of both schools.
The sign was launched by Charles
Courage whose family has long been
benefactors to Shenfield.
Attending the sign’s launch was Cllr.
John Aldridge, Chair of Essex County
Council, the Mayor of Brentwood, Cllr.
Willy Russell, Cllr. Barry Aspinell and
Charlotte Simpson and Sophia Morgan
from Shenfield High School.
Valerie Webb commented that this
was a community effort which
celebrates the history of the village at
a time of significant change.
Shenfield Environmental Partnership’s
aim is to improve the environment for
local residents by planting spring bulbs
in association with Shenfield Garden
Society, 1st Shenfield Scouts and
students from Shenfield High School.
John Newberry,
as chair of SEP,
started the
local
Community
Speedwatch
Scheme which
operates
regularly in
Shenfield and is
now run in
association
with the Community Safety
Partnership of Brentwood Council.
If anyone would like to join us,
please contact John Newberry,
01277 210675.
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