SPNDP prepares to publish draft Neighbourhood
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SPNDP prepares to publish draft Neighbourhood
Published quarterly since 1976 December 2016 email: [email protected] Little Hadham Bypass Update No bypass for Standon There will be no by-pass for Standon in the short to medium term. Hertfordshire After pausing the A120 Bypass (Little County Council has successfully kicked Hadham) and Flood Alleviation Scheme the proposal into the long grass. planning application, modifications have been made to the design. This means the Their decision was taken following the planning decision process has restarted. consultation conducted about by-pass routes in March. This seems to mean a In March this year, we paused the bypass will not be considered until 2030, application process to allow a review of and possibly not before 2050. the application in light of consultee The consultation, based on a survey comments relating to protected species which I believe was deeply flawed, did and a recent change in government not come up with agreement about the mitigation guidance. route. Although the County Council has Over the summer we have undertaken been protecting a “band of interest” for bat surveys to better understand impacts the northern route for 40 years or more, on barbastelle bats, working with the the Council’s consultation materials Herts & Middlesex Bat Group and a contained an obvious bias towards the national expert. Barbastelle is one of the southern route and this resulted in a rarest UK bat species and a breeding petition of over 2,000 people opposing colony (possibly the largest in Herts) is an elevated road over the water known to roost within woodlands to the meadows to the south of Paper Mill east of the Proposed Scheme. Lane. Based on the report the County Council has decided not to consider a by Jenny Singh, an ecologist studying the bats said: “The barbastelle is one of the -pass, but to seek to obtain funding for a rarest UK bat species, found in southern study of what can be done to “improve” the existing road. and central England and Wales. Very few breeding sites are currently known I very much regret that the in the UK and it is important that STANDonA120 campaign had withered surrounding habitats and winter away before this consultation took place hibernation sites are maintained.” so the campaign group was not there to encourage residents to respond to this Further survey results have provided consultation. At its last public meeting information about how barbastelle use the area. This information has been used in October 2013 it changed its thrust to devise a mitigation approach that will from controlling traffic speeds on the ensure that this colony is protected. We A120 to pressing for a Standon by-pass. have replaced the proposed Hadham There is a glimmer of hope. At the Park Bridge with a new underpass which County Council panel meeting, combines crossings for bats, farmers and councillors supported an East-West bridleway users; maintaining their links route from Stansted to Luton and this across the scheme for the same costs. should feed into the council’s paper on This change reduces the visual impacts Transport Vision 2050. Such a route of the scheme. We have also included would improve traffic flow through additional planting for suitable Standon. This paper is out for replacement habitat, and reduced the consultation until 14 December, and impact of lighting in key areas to does not mention this route. Indeed, it maintain the bat colony. does not acknowledge any problem on the A120 in the period up to 2050. The additional information will be consulted on by the Planning Authority. However, the proposed Transport Vision For information on the application go to 2050 (see page 6)emphasizes improving the Hertfordshire Planning Portal by the A414, including a Hertford bypass. searching for application reference It also mentions the proposal for a new PL/0744/15. M11 junction to which the A414 could link. Issue 162 I suggest that Standon residents respond to the consultation prioritising Standon’s need for an East-West route—go to http://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/yourcouncil/consult/transportconsult/ TV2050/. Of course, it is even more important that you respond to the consultation on the Neighbourhood Plan (see page 2). We need to monitor the A120 improvements through Standon. The draft Neighbourhood Plan says the parish council will try to ensure there is consultation about such proposals, but we may have to lobby for the changes that improve our quality of life, rather than just the flow of traffic. The main concerns expressed previously to STANDonA120 were traffic speed , resulting in excessive noise, severance of the community, discouragement of cycling and even of walking where the pavements are narrow, and air pollution. All these are factors acknowledged as relevant in government guidelines. I believe that the only way to alleviate these problems is to revert to the STANDonA120 proposal for average speed cameras. We came close to getting agreement on this proposal in 2008, when a meeting set up by Sir Oliver Heald MP found that there were no technical difficulties with the proposal, but that it was contrary to Hertfordshire’s policy on speed cameras and that it was very expensive. At that time, David Beatty was our county councillor and he undertook to try to get the policy changed, but he became ill and then gave up his seat. Without his support, we were unable to get the policy change, which requires four people to be killed or seriously injured before cameras are considered. I shall try to keep residents along and close to the road informed. Meanwhile, I should be pleased to have comments, preferably by email to [email protected] or by telephone to 821698. When STANDonA120 stopped there was £206 in the bank, this has been passed to the parish council for use by the Neighbourhood Plan steering group. David Bell Page 2 email: [email protected] SPNDP has published Draft Neighbourhood Development Plan The Draft Neighbourhood Plan is available to view on our website (www.spndp.org) and in hardcopy at various locations listed below. In the Plan we have laid out various policies which affect the Parish as a whole, Standon and Puckeridge in particular. PS News December 2016 EHDC Planning Portal at https:// publicaccess.eastherts.gov.uk/onlineapplications/: comment into the boxes in the Something Lovely Tearooms Puckeridge or the Post Office Standon. 3/15/2081/OUT: 160 Houses on the Café Field/Standon Hill Puckeridge Alternatively you can post comments to the SPNDP Steering Group, c/o Standon Parish Council, 14 Crawley End, Chrishall, Herts, SG8 8QL or by telephone 01763 838 732. 3/16/1218/FUL: 29 Houses on the Chestnuts and Glanton Site, Cambridge Rd Puckeridge (deferred to enable discussion on reduction of dwellings and Copies of the Draft Plan have been to look at implications of traffic at the placed at the following locations for A120/Cambridge Rd junction) you to read: 3/16/2311/OUT:15 houses on the land at Buntingford and Bishop East Herts District Council Draft Plan Stortford Libraries states that Standon and Puckeridge will Stortford Rd/Town Farm Crescent, Bishop Stortford have to have a minimum of 146 houses Standon and Wallfields Council Offices up to the period to 2033. 3/16/0589/OUT: 11 houses on land Pearces Farm Shop restaurant Unfortunately several sites had already adjacent to Buntingford Road/A10 and The White Hart PH come forward for approval which have Clements Close Puckeridge The Crown and Falcon PH forced our hand and may already have 3/16/1918/REM: At the time of The Something Lovely Tearooms bypassed the NP. We hope not! writing 24 Houses on the Co-Op Land Puckeridge Buntingford Rd Puckeridge was The Parish Council and SPNDP have TG's store Puckeridge approved. It was not possible to fought long and hard to encompass The Hairdresser Puckeridge withhold approval by referring the developments as they have been thrust The Vintage Service Station application back for change to the upon us and to mitigate any undesired access. The Standon and Puckeridge Surgery consequences they threw up. The Bell PH Standon 3/16/0438/FUL Vintage Court The following Planning applications, The Star PH Standon which have been lodged with East Herts Cambridge Road Puckeridge 2 retail units and 7 residential flats (appealing) The Heron PH Standon District Council, add up to 246 The Hairdresser Standon dwellings. You will agree that this is If this PS has reached you before the more than we need to accommodate. closing date of the 13 December please The Post Office Standon make every effort to comment by email: Standon and Puckeridge Community You may still be able to comment on Centre these developments by logging on to the [email protected] or via the website: www.spndp.org or by posting a Audi Volkswagen Seat & Skoda Specialist Timing Belts Air Conditioning Mechanical & Electrical Repairs Latest Dealer Diagnostic Equipment Brakes, Steering & Suspensions Clutches, Batteries and Exhausts Standard Warranty Remains Unaffected Expert Volkswagen Audi ltd Same Day Servicing Genuine Parts Used Theobalds Grove Station Waltham Cross EN8 7BQ CALL CHRIS: 01992 630333 www.expertvwaudi.co.uk [email protected] FREE COLLECTION & DELIVERY FROM STANDON & SURROUNDING AREAS PS News December 2016 email: [email protected] Christmas in Standon Braughing Village Walks A Service of Nine Lessons and Carols Braughing Parish Paths Group will be leading a village walk on the first Sunday of the month. Come and enjoy carols old and new, some sung by the choir and some for all to join in. Listen again to the story and message of Christmas told through traditional bible readings. Meet in the Village Square. Walks last approx. 2 hours. Please wear boots/ wellies as the walks are mainly across farmland which can be muddy at this time of year. Well-behaved dogs and children who can manage the distance are welcome. More information:- Paul 01920 822748 or Graham 01920 821715 St Mary’s Church, Standon on Sunday 18 December, 3.00pm Details from Michael Smith 821281 [email protected] St. Mary's Church, Standon on Friday/ Saturday 2-3 December. All enquiries to Stephanie Beeston 01920 821669. Christmas Tree Festival Carols round the Christmas Tree Monday 19 December at 6.30pm in Standon High Street. All welcome. St Thomas of Canterbury School Midday Supervisor Assistant Vacancy Permanent or Temporary Cover Hours: 12:00 midday to 1:15 pm Rates of pay per hour: £7.88 Please contact School Office (01920 821450) For an Application Form We operate a Safer Recruitment process for all staff and volunteers Sun 4 December 1.30pm Sun 1 Jan 11.00am Sun 5 Feb 2.00pm Sun 5 March 2.00pm The Community Cafe at the Standon & Puckeridge Community Centre Wednesdays, 8.45-11.30am. 7 December - Christmas offerings from Phoenix Cards, Tudor Chutney Co and Lucy Carr Ceramics 11 January 1 February 1 March - Charity Cafe supporting Cancer Research UK with stalls and a raffle. 5 April Join us for a drink and a chat. All ages welcome, pre-schoolers to pensioners! For more information contact Alison on 01920 822872 Local Car Repairs & Servicing Professional, Friendly & Caring Service MOT’s Now Available. Car, Van & Commercial work undertaken 24 Hour Recovery Service Full MOT preparation All work Guaranteed Collection Service if Required Lorry trailers, Horse Boxes and Vans Brakes Clutches Exhausts Full Diagnostics Servicing & Repairs All makes of tyres supplied at great prices Herts and Essex Garage Services Standon Business Park, Stortford Road (opp The Heron) Standon SG11 1PH Office 01920 823897 Fax: 01920 823823 Page 3 Have you noticed the increase in aircraft flying low over our villages? Over several months I have telephoned the Stansted Noise Line to report aeroplanes for flying low and loud. This should not be happening, aircraft should be flying on the outskirts of the villages of Standon and Puckeridge only. The Noise Line response was that this was within the guidelines which I find extremely worrying. I have been in contact with Stop Stansted Expansion and our Parish Council who forwarded my concerns onto Councillor Graham McAndrew who forwarded it to Stansted Airport Environment Committee. However, on 23 October, I was walking the dog between 6-6.30pm and counted 10 Aircraft flying overhead proving that the amount of aircraft is on the increase. Several years ago I was a Parish Councillor and managed to get a monitor in the village when strangely enough, aircraft disappeared.!!! When I challenged this, I was told by one of County Councillors that the wind had changed!!! So the problem disappeared If you are worried about these increases please contact the Stansted Noise Line http://www.stanstedairport.com/ community/local-environmentalimpacts/noise/investigating-a-noisedisturbance/ or 0800 243 788 before it is too late. Liz Sapsford, Perowne Way, Puckeridge Luxury Toilet Hire (UK) Ltd Toilet trailers (both luxury and party range), single event portable and disabled units available for hire. www.luxurytoilethireltd.co.uk Other services we provide: effluent waste removal (cesspits and septic tanks). Email [email protected] or call 01279 504638 Page 4 email: [email protected] New research finds that Scouts & Guides have better mental health A new study has found a strong link between participating in Scouting and Guiding as a young person, and having significantly better mental health. The data, from almost 10,000 individuals, came from the National Child Development Study a lifelong UK -wide study of people born in November 1958. 28% had been members of Scouting or Guiding as young people. The major finding of the study was that, at the age of 50, this group were around 15% less likely to suffer from mood disorders (including depression and anxiety) than adults who had not been members of Scouting or Guiding. Despite it having been many decades since the participants had been members, there was a clear and strong mental health protective effect. This was present even when the researchers accounted for childhood risk factors, including mental illness being generally more prevalent in families from low socio-economic backgrounds. ‘It is quite startling that this benefit is found in people so many years after they have attended Scouts or Guides,’ said lead researcher Professor Chris Dibben. ‘We expect the same principles would apply to the Scouts and Guides of today, and so, given the high costs of mental ill health to individuals and society, a focus on voluntary youth programmes such as Scouting or Guiding might be very sensible,’ he continued. The authors suggest that the findings represent the benefits of learning ‘soft’ skills through Scouting and Guiding, including teamwork and self-reliance, coupled with frequently being outdoors in natural environments. Scouting and Guiding teaches young people skills for life, and now there is evidence that these skills can have a lifelong positive impact on one of the most important indicators of our health and wellbeing. The study was conducted by researchers at the universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, and has been published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. East Herts Pre-Submission District Plan, 2016 For a reliable, personal service Call Tracey on 01920 438432 or 07966 392444 3 Modern six seater cars with Air Con & Sat Nav All Airports, London Trips, Parcels and all Taxi Journeys Derek & Anne Peters Mobile 07749 678416 [email protected] www.riversidetaxis.co.uk Positively prepared – is the Plan based on a strategy which seeks to meet the objectively assessed development and infrastructure requirements? Justified – is the Plan the most appropriate strategy, when considered against reasonable alternatives, based on proportionate evidence? Effective – is the Plan deliverable over its period and based on effective joint working on cross-boundary strategic priorities? and; Consistent with national policy – does the Plan enable the delivery of sustainable development in accordance with the policies in the framework? Please try to ensure that your comments address these issues as this will help the Inspector in deciding which are the key The Pre-Submission District Plan sets out the Council’s proposed development matters for the Examination. The Council will collate all the comments strategy through to 2033 along with received during the consultation period detailed policies to guide development and these will be submitted alongside across the District. The document is being published for public consultation the District Plan to the Planning for a period of six weeks, during which Inspectorate. All the consultation time the Council is seeking the opinion documents as well as supporting technical studies are available via the of members of the public and other stakeholders on the soundness of the Pre Council’s website: -Submission Plan. The Pre-Submission http://www.eastherts.gov.uk/ Plan is the version that the authority presubmissiondistrictplan intends to submit to the Planning There are several ways in which you can Inspectorate in 2017. respond, although we would prefer The Inspector will need to know which comments to be made using the online parts of the Plan you support or object to consultation portal. Please select the and, if you object, what is the basis for following link to access the portal and your concern. The Inspector will want to submit your comments: know whether the Council has met the legal requirements for the preparation of http://consult.eastherts.gov.uk/portal/pre the Plan and whether it meets the "tests -submisson_district_plan_consultation/ pre-submission_plan of soundness" which are set out in the National Planning Policy Framework. If the link appears to be broken, please The tests of soundness are set out try copying the entire link into the 1 - 8 seater minibuses 01763 43 43 43 below: Will be available to view and comment until 15 December at 5pm. TRACEY’S Travel RIVERSIDE TAXIS PS News December 2016 PR Taxis SPW Taxis 1-6 SEAT FULLY LICENSED AIR-CON VEHICLES ALL AIRPORTS THEATRE TRIPS SPORTING VENUES ON BUSINESS 01920 470047 PS News December 2016 address bar on your web browser. email: [email protected] Page 5 Standon Bakers Charity efforts raise over £1,100! Alternatively, a comment form is available online which you can complete 25/09/2016 and return by email or post to the Agnes Planning Policy Team at: Wisniewska, [email protected], or Heidi East Herts Council, Planning Policy Wagstaff, Team, Wallfields, Pegs Lane, Hertford, Abby Friend, Herts, SG13 8EQ. Tasha Butler, Heyley, Carole Comments may be accompanied by a request to be notified: when the Council Thornton, Tom Masterson, submits the Plan to the Planning Sandra Prior Inspectorate for independent And Catherine examination, when the Planning Hills aged 81, Inspector publishes their decided to raise recommendations or when the Council so money for adopts the District Plan. Isabel Hospice The deadline for consultation responses That day we is 5pm on Thursday 15 December 2016. walked over 11 Please note the Council cannot guarantee Bridges of Beautiful London and I like to inform everyone that we raised over that responses received after this deadline will be considered. £ 600. It was a long beautiful day but it If you have any queries about any aspect was worth it , we couldn't do it with out help from ours great customers. of the consultation please contact a member of the Planning Policy Team on 29/10/2016 Myself and the staff from 01279 655261 or the Standon Bakery decided to [email protected] something different for Charity so we found a male volunteer from Day’s Bakery and he offered to have Full Quiz Night Body Wax for the great charity Herts - Saturday 28 January Air Ambulance, it was funny, but not so St Mary’s Church, Standon. 7:30pm funny for the volunteer (he he) but I arrivals for an 8pm start. Teams up to 8. must say he did great. I would like to Ploughman’s included and bar available. inform everyone that we raised Tickets £10 per person to be booked £521.24. A big thank you to everyone with Caroline Franks on 01920 822723. who helped us to get everything organised: Tasha Butler, Nicole and Karen Vyse, and Morgan, also for great support from Buntingford, Royston and Ashwell shops and Something Lovely Tea Room. To all customers for joining us and for their great generosity and local Pub The Star for having us for a dinner. Thank you all. Agnes from the Standon Bakery. 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The exciting WW1 drama, ‘Seeing it Through’, held in conjunction with Braughing Local History Society, drew an audience of over 100 into the church and raised £750. ‘Apple Teas’ was exceptionally busy and the teas alone raised over £320. Selling our own locally produced Apple Juice, Smoked Cheddar Cheese, Chutney, Apple Sauce and Christmas Cards added further to the day’s takings. We are also very grateful to Jill Cook who kindly donated half the profit from the recent Jazz Night in memory of David Williamson. The Trustees of the St Mary’s Church Braughing Restoration Trust would like to thank the FOSM Fundraising Team, Braughing Local History Society and Jill Cook and her team for their hard work in making the drama, the teas and the Jazz Night such a great success. Thanks also to everyone who came along and supported these events. A total of £1400 from the drama and the teas will provide much needed funds for the ongoing maintenance of the Church building – for example replacing the South Porch Roof, and the donation PS News December 2016 from the Jazz Night will go towards the planned extension. transport objectives and principles as well as proposed policy options and FOSM exists to raise funds specifically major schemes. We are also seeking views on how we can achieve modal for the maintenance and improvement of shift and increased investment in the buildings and structure of the sustainable transport provision. Church. Thank you for your continued support of the FOSM, and for helping us Your views and comments on this consultation will help us to define and to keep this lovely building open and shape the full transport strategy and available to all. accompanying policies. A separate More on how you can contribute can be consultation on the full draft Local viewed on the Braughing website Transport Plan will take place later in www.braughing.org.uk/friends-of-st2017. marys. To assist you in consulting on the Local Transport Plan Summary, and giving Transport Vision 2050: your feedback on it, we have set up a Public Consultation on a new Local consultation page accompanied by a Transport Plan for Hertfordshire small number of questions. A Strategic Hertfordshire County Council is pleased Environmental Assessment accompanies to be able to present the latest stage in the Transport Vision 2050 Summary the development of its Transport Vision document. Please visit 2050 project, which will be used to www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/ shape the long term development of transportvision2050 to access the Hertfordshire’s transport system over the consultation material open until next 35 years. As part of the overall Wednesday 14th December. Transport Vision 2050 project, we are If you have any queries on this now consulting on new content of our consultation, or require any of the Local Transport Plan. materials in an alternative format or We would like to invite you to provide language, please contact the Transport your views and comments on the Local Policy and Growth Team (Email: Transport Plan Summary document [email protected], Tel: 0300 which includes proposed strategic 123 4040). The Crown & Falcon Inn 33 HIGH STREET, PUCKERIDGE 01920 821561/821949 www.crown-falcon.demon.co.uk 15 CENTURY FREE HOUSE TRADITIONAL FOOD. CASK ALES. PUB GARDEN 2/3/4 REGULAR GUEST ALES EVERY WEEK FRESHLY BATTERED FISH AND CHIPS HOME-COOKED SUNDAY ROAST 12-2PM (BOOK EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT) SENIOR CITIZEN'S LUNCH TUES-FRI 12-2PM 20 Green End, Braughing. www.goldenfleecebraughing.co.uk 01920 823555 NEW MENU TUES-FRI & SUN 12-2PM TUES-THURS 7-9.PM. FRI & SAT 6-9PM PS News December 2016 email: [email protected] Braughing W.I. Braughing Local History Braughing W.I. have enjoyed a very Society Programme busy year. As well as some excellent December: no meeting speakers, a few new members have Sunday 29 January 2.45pm – 5pm, St joined. Activities during the year have Mary’s Church Hall, Braughing included a regular craft afternoon on a Talk & Teas: Farming in the First Monday, Theatre Outings, a Spring World War - how the farmers of Walk from Little Munden and another Hertfordshire responded to the Autumn walk from Buntingford. Over challenges of the First World War. the Summer members have been to one Speaker: Julie Moore, followed by tea of the local pubs on a Wednesday & cakes. £3 members; £5 guests evening and formed a Petanque team with refreshments after the game. On a lovely sunny afternoon in August cream Thursday 23 February 12 pm – 2pm, St Mary’s Church Hall, Braughing teas were served in a member’s garden Farmers’ Lunch with ‘Braughing in and a soup lunch was very well attended old pictures’ slideshow. £3 members; in October. The year ended with a £5 guests Christmas party. Programme for 2017 19 January Anne Styles: Craft Night 16 February Readings 16 March Lesley Pearson: Flower Arranging 20 May Annual Meeting All meetings held in The Church Hall at 7.30 p.m. Refreshments, Raffle Secretary Kate Fish 01920 822397. Braughing Sing Singers, especially Tenor and Bass needed for “Braughing Sing” - a community choir for all ages and abilities covering a range of musical styles. Come along and join our fun-filled Tuesday Evenings at the Jenyns School, Braughing 7.30-9.00 pm. No audition required! Page 7 East Herts Community Capital Grants Fund Open for applications.: Deadline 19 December East Herts Council is pleased to announce it has funding available for improvements to community buildings, green spaces and sports facilities or to purchase sports or play equipment. The maximum grant is up to £8,000. Go to www.eastherts.gov.uk/grants for information on eligibility and to download an application. The fund is open to all voluntary and community groups in East Herts. We are looking for projects that achieve one of the following outcomes Improved access to a community facility so it is easier for people to take part Increased use of green open spaces and built facilities by a new audience Places and spaces that are fit-forpurpose The closing date for applications is 5pm, 19 December. www.braughingsing.com Contact Elaine - 01763 289 738 Country Pub & Casual Dining A fine selection of wines & McMullens Ales Locally sourced fresh food served Tuesday to Friday 12—2.30pm & 6—9pm Sat 12—9pm Sundays 12—5pm For bookings call 01920 821309 [email protected] THE STAR 62 High Street, Standon 01920 823725 www.star-standon.co.uk Fresh Food Homemade on the Premises Monday to Saturday Lunch: 12.00 – 2.00 Evenings: 6.00 – 9.00 Sundays: 12.30 – 3.00 Char Grilled Steaks Homemade Pies Fresh Fish Sunday Roasts Cask Ales IPA - Abbot Two Guest Ales Page 8 Isabel Hospice email: [email protected] Dickensian Night in Ware. Our Christmas Gift Stall at the Drill Ware Group Fundraising News. Hall from 6pm – 9pm on Friday 2 The September Jumble Sale raised £455. December, will feature many items We would like to thank particularly the donated over the year, which are volunteers who stepped forward to help suitable for Gifts for all ages. Teresa when we were short-staffed because of Mattock, one of our volunteers, giftholiday arrangements. The first Jumble wraps them beautifully so they are ready Sale of 2017 is at 2pm on Saturday 28 to give. Please support Isabel Hospice January at Thundridge Village Hall. and enjoy a very festive occasion. Admission 20p. We would like to wish everyone a very Can collections from Allenburys Social peaceful Christmas and New Year. and Sports Club, The Star Standon and Ann Davey 01920 462992 Braughing Post Office amounted to a total of £175. Thank you to all those Lights of Love generous customers. 3 December – Isabel Hospice Lights An anonymous donation of £1,000 was also received, which was very much appreciated. The weekly Wednesday Coffee Mornings have been held at Place House Hall, Ware for the last 34 years but regrettably we have decided that we will have to close after Wednesday 21 December, because of a lack of customers and volunteers able to help. However, having thought it would be a temporary venue for 6 weeks in 1982, the Coffee Morning has provided a valuable service to many people over the years. of Love, Halsey Masonic Centre, Cheshunt. 4pm- 5pm 3 December – Isabel Hospice Lights of Love, Herford Castle, 4pm- 5pm 4 December – Isabel Hospice Lights of Love, Market Square, Bishop’s Stortford, 4pm- 5pm At the Lights of Love ceremonies, the lights on the trees are symbolic in remembering and celebrating the lives of loved ones at this special time of the year. Each ceremony has a Book of Love, in which the names of loved ones are entered. The book can be viewed at Will Writing PS News December 2016 the ceremony, and then will be on display at the nearest Isabel Hospice shop until the beginning of January. At the ceremony there will be a short service of remembrance, the singing of carols, and a countdown to the lighting of the tree. You will be able to take home a small star to keep and hang on your own Christmas tree. You can make your dedication online at www.isabelhospice.org.uk or 01707 382500. Santa Run 4 December at Hatfield House Park, Hatfield, AL9 5NQ, 10am – 3pm Get in the festive spirit and raise money for Isabel Hospice by taking part in the Santa Run! All participants will receive a Santa costume in the entry fee, and little ones will receive reindeer antlers. Everyone will be kept entertained on the run by a Brass Band. Isabel Hospice will receive some of the entry price alongside the Herts Action on Disability (HAD) charity, but you can also raise funds for the Hospice in sponsorship. This event is fantastically coordinated by The Hatfield Rotary Club. To buy your tickets, visit the Rotary's Santa Run website. http://santa.rotaryhatfield.uk/ index.html Private Tutor KS1/KS2 English, Maths, Reading 1:1 tuition for Key Stage 2 SATs and/or extra help for children aged 4 - 11 from a qualified Primary Teacher. Collette Olive 01920 823128 or 07709 431404 Email [email protected] LASTING POWERS OF ATTORNEY Inheritance Tax and Care Home fee planning advice Lasting Power of Attorney Advance Directives (Living Wills) Funeral Plans Advice & assistance with Probate Ongoing review service We are based in Braughing and offer visits in the comfort of your own home. Email: [email protected] Website www.liberty-wills.co.uk Contact us on 01920 823096 Plan ahead for a stress-free retirement with a lasting power of attorney prepared by retired solicitor, Alexandra Denison. Happy to do home visits within a 20-mile radius of Bishop’s Stortford without extra charge. Please call 01279 843041 or 07766 411503 or email [email protected] for a chat about lasting powers of attorney and/ or to arrange an appointment. Alexandra is married with teenage children. She was a partner in a London law firm for 14 years before leaving the city to spend more time with her family. PS News December 2016 Isabel Hospice Carols in the Chapel. 20 December at Haileybury College, Hertford Heath – 7pm email: [email protected] CPRE Hertfordshire Offer talks on two different, but inextricably linked, aspects of our Join us for a wonderful evening of lovely, varied and surprising carols in the beautiful candlelit chapel at Hertfordshire countryside. Page 9 The Railway and a Certain Railway Bridge Walk down Papermill Lane, from High Street, Standon, turn left into the field and walk about 100 yards. On your left the prestigious Haileybury, the perfect Elizabeth Hamilton, our immediate past there is a mound of grass. Look closely way to celebrate the festive season. This Chairman, walked all 194 miles of the and there is a substantial bridge made year, the Braughing Sing will be Hertfordshire Way to get to know her from blue engineering bricks made by performing and we will be inviting the county better; to raise awareness of the Berry Hill Brickworks, Stoke on Trent. audience to sing along to their favourite county’s countryside which is under The bridge crosses over the line of the Christmas Carols. The ticket price of threat in many places and to raise funds old Buntingford and St Margarets £20 will include festive refreshments for our work of celebrating and and entry into our draw to win a luxury protecting it. She gives a fascinating talk railway. On 8th October, 1871, the Duke of Wellington who owned Standon Christmas Hamper with the lucky on the Way and her experiences along Lordship, complained about the winner to be announced on the night. the Way. incomplete road to and from the bridge. Buy your tickets online at Standon Parish Council offered to pay Kevin FitzGerald, our Hon. Director, is www.isabelhospice.org.uk or for more £240 towards the total of £640 for a Hertfordshire-born and bred. Kevin is information please contact Megan road, but the road was never built. passionate about his native county's Sparrey on 01707 382500. countryside, which he views as some of Today it stands as a sturdy memorial to a Dry January for Isabel Hospice the best in the country. He talks about once loved railway line. the threats it faces, explains how we go 1 – 31 Jan about its work of protecting it; and how Take part in Dry January and go sober we can all be a part of this work. for 31-days in support of Isabel CPRE Hertfordshire is a registered Hospice. Raise sponsorship by setting charity; we make no charge for talks, but up a JustGiving page. Contact Community Fundraiser, Laura Pigott for request a donation. Ideally the minimum number of people attending the talk more information on 01707 382500. should be about 30. 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In the clearing and general tidying. For this purpose they meet on the first Saturday second of these we were able to report morning of each month. In addition they pleasing but slow progress towards the elimination of inappropriate ornaments convene on an occasional basis to undertake one-off tasks – for example, and non-compliant surrounds and hedge-laying, re-surfacing of paths or headstones. the clearance of compost. The extent of It is perhaps a tribute to the long reach the work that can be undertaken is, and influence of PS, as well of course to naturally, dependent on the number the sensitive and positive reaction of attending each month. This year the very those who tend graves in the heavy and protracted growth of grass has Churchyard, that the progress has been posed a significant challenge but, with a maintained and the pace of change even great deal of extra work by one or two slightly accelerated. volunteers, we believe the Churchyard We want now to outline some of the less now looks better than it has done for routine work that is likely to be done in some years. the near future, to explain how that may The Work Now Required: be undertaken, and to leave you with a Trees thought about a common interest which, There are seventeen lime trees along the we believe, links the volunteers who High Street. These should be crowntend the Churchyard with those who tend pruned every five years or so. This the graves of relatives or friends. But involves taking out about a fifth of their first a word about the volunteers upper growth which, in contrast to themselves. pollarding, retains their shape and pleasing appearance. 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In the past this work would have been undertaken by the Friends of Standon Churchyard themselves but the nature and extent of the current work (and the increasing age of the volunteers!) makes it prudent to seek professional help. We expect to complete the tree work this winter. Hedges Some years ago the Friends planted a mixed hedge along the boundary between the almshouse meadow and the almshouses. It has grown faster than we have been able to trim it and has now reached the point where it badly needs laying. We hope to do this ourselves but with some professional guidance. Levelling The flat upper part of the almshouse meadow (where all new graves are sited) is full - or almost so – and the next level needs to be prepared. This will require work with a digger, removal of weeds and re-sowing with grass. The mechanical work will necessitate some external help – we have a benevolent ‘outsider’ in mind but the Friends can probably undertake the rest themselves. PS News December 2016 Wall Clearance of undergrowth and ivy by the Friends has revealed that the wall next to Standon House, is in need of attention. The wall itself is of flint topped with brickwork and the work will involve skills beyond those of the volunteers. The Common Interest This article is not intended as a plea for funds – far from it. Nor is it in any direct sense a call for more volunteers – although in recent months a small number of family members of those who have recently been buried in the Churchyard have become active in its maintenance - and not just in their family’s grave. Rather, it is intended to emphasise that those who tend graves and the volunteers who do their best to look after the Churchyard have a common interest. In part it can be expressed in blunt terms: ‘You can expect us to improve and beautify the whole Churchyard and, in return, we can expect you who tend graves to do so in a way which respects the sanctity of the ground and complies with the Regulations.’ But it’s more than that. All of us, whatever our standpoint, can surely agree that the churchyard should be ‘a place of dignity and calm, suitable for peaceful contemplation, full of email: [email protected] Page 11 natural flowers and filled with birdsong, in harmony with its natural surroundings, emphasising the presence of life alongside death.’ We, for our part, have been much encouraged by the subtle but significant changes to many of the graves which are bringing the churchyard steadily into greater compliance with the requirements of the Diocesan Regulations. Tea Time Talks for 2017 Michael Baker 01920 822144, [email protected] Saturday 11 March The History of St Edmund’s College Something to look forward to on Saturday afternoons over the winter. We are pleased to have arranged for three speakers to come to Standon Village Hall to give talks in January, February and March next year, with the usual, (or maybe unusual!) cakes and tea to follow. All the talks will be at 3.00pm in Standon Village Hall, with £5.00 We know that there have been difficulties with churchyard maintenance payable on entrance. over the height of the summer but we Saturday 14 January The Stort Story believe these have been overcome and A History of the River Stort from the hope that the work outlined in this article head of navigation at Bishop’s Stortford will show the Friends’ commitment to to the Lee Navigation at Hoddesdon by create a churchyard which demonstrates Richard Thomas God’s eternal love and compassion for Saturday 11 February Literary the whole of our community. And, Hertfordshire finally, we three who have contributed this article remain, as before, more than A look at the life and works of some of willing to discuss any problems or needs the many writers who have lived and in respect of any of the tended graves in worked in the county by Marion Hill from HALS the churchyard. The story of the oldest Catholic school in the country by Headmaster, Paulo Duran James King 01920 821704 [email protected] Cliff Beeston 01920 821669 [email protected] For more information please contact Trish 01920 821069 or Helena 01920 822177- we hope to see you there. 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Standon, Puckeridge, Braughing and Buntingford remain in the same East Herts Rural Branch constituency, although we lose areas like We also had two by-elections in our So, since my last report, Labour has a Tewin, Watton-at-Stone and Walkern to constituency – in Royston and then in new leader – or, rather, we have rePuckeridge. In Royston, the by-election other constituencies. The core of the elected the same leader, after wasting constituency – Letchworth, Baldock and time and money on a pointless election. arose because of the sad death of our constituency party secretary, Les Baker, Royston – remains, but to meet the This constituency party – and I think constraints on variation in numbers of whose standing in Royston was such most others – is now desperate that we voters between constituencies as set by that, as a mark of respect, none of the should put all this behind us, unite the government, the Commission has behind Jeremy Corbyn whether we voted other political parties put up a candidate. had to go over the county boundary to for him or not, and get on with the job of However, our candidate was beaten by an independent, which perhaps indicates add the Mordens and Melbourn. being Her Majesty’s Opposition. the size of the task that Labour faces to David Bell The first task is to do all that we can to win back the electorate’s confidence. get the best deal possible for the UK in The Puckeridge by-election gave us the Could you help the the negotiations about the terms of our same message. Having stood for leaving the EU. The second task is to Neighbourhood Plan Puckeridge in 2015, I stood again, but make up for the time lost in leadership was not helped by the fact that I had elections to demonstrate that Labour’s Advisory Committee ? already booked to go on holiday for policies are, in fact, a coherent way We need volunteers to distribute forward for the UK. This has to be done much of the campaign period. The result leaflets in: quickly because there might be a general for me was much worse than it had been Barwick only one year earlier, re-iterating the election before 2020. task that we face. Maybe I kid myself in Colliers End Our activities are now getting under way thinking that I would have been able to Old Hall Green again after the leadership election period retain second place if I had campaigned Our usual folks are either poorly or have during which meetings were not as vigorously as in 2015. left the villages, so it would be great if allowed. However, we did have special Finally, I should mention that we have you would be able to help us out please permission in that period to hold our usual garden party – this year in Standon now had the first proposals of the Can you please contact Jan Boundary Commission, who have the rather than Buntingford. It was a rather Cunningham: task of reducing the number of UK cold, though rainless, day, but we constituencies by 50. They propose that [email protected] managed to raise a goodly sum to help DEBORAH LOWETH MSSCH MBCHA DIP POD MED VISITING CHIROPODIST/PODIATRIST ALL ASPECTS OF FOOTCARE 01763 272673 07748 152538 CHIROPODIST HPC REGISTERED Graeme Riddle BSC (Hons), SRCh, MChS Dance JAM Academy CLASSES Standon Village Hall Ballet-Tap-Freestyle-Choreography Musical Theatre-Holiday Courses Julie McPartland AIDTA 07971 699615 www.dancejamacademy.co.uk D A N C E Buntingford School of Dance Ltd www.buntingforddancingschool.co.uk Classes from age 3 to Adult. ISTD & IDTA Exams. 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Welcoming new pupils to the school always displays true ‘Ralphie’ spirit at Dweck's definition of fixed and growth its best with the whole school mindsets from a 2012 interview: community pulling together to help with "In a fixed mindset students believe their settling in. We hope all of our new basic abilities, their intelligence, their pupils enjoyed their first term as a talents, are just fixed traits. They have a Ralphie and we look forward to watching them become more confident certain amount and that's that, and then their goal becomes to look smart all the around the school. We welcome new time and never look dumb. In a growth staff members also who would be the first to assure all new pupils that the first mindset students understand that their talents and abilities can be developed day at a new school is just a daunting when you are an adult. Mr Creasey joins through effort, good teaching and persistence. They believe everyone can our Year 6 team and brings with him a get smarter if they work at it.” wealth of educational knowledge and experience. Mr Taplin has returned to us In September, our first cross-curricular as a fully qualified teacher and day of the academic year focused on completes our team of Year 6 tutors. Growth Mindset with activities for Miss Chandler has also proven that you pupils to engage in to help them cannot keep a good Ralphie away, and understand the theory and to see if they joined our Science department she is already have a growth mindset or if they also a Year 7 and 8 Tutor. might be open to change. Our new Ralphies, young and old (er), Mr Spong invited guest speaker and needed to hit the ground running in growth mindset expert Robin Launder to September as Headteacher, Mr Spong the school after being very impressed launched a strategy to foster Growth with hearing him speak at a Mindsets in Ralph Sadleir in the whole Headteachers conference. Mr Launder school community. was an engaging, thought-provoking and humorous presenter who raised reactions Growth Mindsets is the work of Carol in the pupils when he asked for their Dweck; a Professor of Psychology at thoughts, but then when explaining the Stanford University in the USA. Her theory to them using various examples, Your Local Window Cleaners 2 Station Road, Puckeridge, SG11 1SN Call for a Free Quotation Telephone either JOHN: 01920 822255 07913 452065 or MARK: 07801 133028 Citizens Advice East Herts provides free, confidential, impartial and independent advice. To contact us: • Phone – ring Adviceline on 03444 111 444 • Online – visit www.citizensadvice.org.uk • In person – drop-in to our offices in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertford, Sawbridgeworth, Ware and Buntingford. No appointment needed. For opening hours please visit our website www.ehcas.org.uk or ring Adviceline Page 13 you could hear a pin drop as the pupils were so engrossed. Mr Launder also gave an extended presentation to Ralph Sadleir parents, staff and colleagues from neighbouring schools. His informative and positive presentation certainly gave his audiences food for thought. Ralph Sadleir has embedded this theory into the culture of the school and look forward to seeing positive examples of this theory in learning and working attitudes across all areas of the school. The first term is always a hub of activity with every year group busy with one thing or another. Whilst Year 5 were busy settling in and doing tests to assess ability and knowledge in core subjects, Year 6 were only back for a couple of weeks before hopping on a coach for their week long residential trip. We hope their parents enjoyed the peace and quiet because once the pupils return, although very tired, they had loads of stories to tell about activities they have taken part in, fears or worries they overcame, and new friends they made. Our Year 8’s also started another type of journey – their Business Enterprise project. This project lasts throughout the Autumn and Spring Term and teaches the pupils business, team working and problem solving skills. Which, if sales follow plans and are good, results in the pupils funding their own reward trip. The Business Enterprise project kicked off with an intense, jam-packed Business The original oven cleaning specialists Put the sparkle back into your oven! Friendly, professional and reliable Completely safe, eco-friendly cleaning No fumes, no mess, no bother Removes grease, fat and burnt on carbon from: Ovens, Filters, Hobs, Grills, BBQ’s, Microwaves, Aga’s Call Owen Rowlands 07445 073 648 or 0800 840 7127 www.ovenclean.com Standon & Puckeridge Community Centre, Station Road, SG11 1TF Every Tuesday @ 7.30pm Sophie 07855 079070 Page 14 email: [email protected] PS News December 2016 Week. We welcomed guest speakers from charity “Learn to Earn” who gave a day long workshop to our pupils, teaching them skills on how to budget, what they need to earn against what they can then afford to buy and interview skills. The guest speakers did not end there as on Tuesday Scott Saunders, who was a contestant on BBC’s The Apprentice in 2015, encouraged the pupils to be brave in their ideas, be ambitious and hard working. This years’ businesses range from selling cakes, brownies and cookies, to washing cars, to running lunchtime gaming sessions. So far, business is good! Not to be left out, Year 7 pupils have enjoyed a workshop from our regular expert on Shakespeare, Anthony Glenn. His one man show helped support and engage pupils’ understanding of The Tempest and as proven historically, he always has success with getting all pupils involved. Our annual STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) day took place in October. Year 7 pupils interviewed engineers, programmed a robot to follow a route and made stable, strong structures out of cocktail sticks and jellybeans. Well, it doesn’t seem that long ago that we were all basking in the heat of a lovely hot summer. Now the darker evenings are with us and gloves and scarves are being dug out from storage and Christmas is just around the corner. Puckeridge High Street about 1905 With Fordham’s Department Store. We thank all of our parents for their support to the school and their child’s learning. It really is a team effort! Number 50 High Street on the right of the picture was the brewery house and offices with the actual brewery behind We wish all Ralphies, past, present and the house. Number 48, which is now future, and indeed the whole community, TG’s shop, was named the Brewery Tap. 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The Hairdressers Be Glamorous PS News December 2016 email: [email protected] Sunday Tea Success for Jenyns School Friends of Jenyns would like to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who supported our Sunday Teas in October. We are delighted to report a total of £395.84 was raised which will be spent on fun and educational class resources that our school budget does not stretch to. We took the opportunity to fundraise Page 15 for Standon & Puckeridge Community First Responders through a raffle of 'Made in Braughing' produce. The team, who are all volunteers, provide an essential emergency life-saving service to Braughing residents, and we wanted to show our gratitude for the work they do in addition to giving something back to our community who support us so well at every event we run. Tony, Richard and Hayley from the team, came to the teas and provided us with useful information and an opportunity to practice our life saving skills on their dummies. If you are interested in training to become a First Responder, please email [email protected] m. As Braughing will soon be receiving two AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators), which will be sited at accessible points in the village, there will also be opportunities to receive training in CPR and how to respond to a Cardiac Arrest Emergency. If you are interested in receiving training, please email [email protected]. Caution - Deer Crossing Hertfordshire County Council is asking drivers to be extra vigilant on the roads this autumn. At this time of year the male fallow deer is unpredictable and can travel several miles a day in search of a mate, crossing roads in the process. The most common time for the male deer to roam is at dawn and dusk, which in late September and October coincides with the rush-hours. Although deer are present in residential areas it is where major roads pass near wooded areas, with traffic moving at high speeds, that there is a particular risk of collisions with crossing animals. Some basic safety tips which might help you to avoid collisions with deer: Reduce your speed in high risk areas such as wooded areas close to major roads. Use your headlights on full beam, when safe to do so. Be aware that more deer may cross after the first one you see. Brake firmly when you notice a deer in or near your path. Don't over-swerve to avoid hitting it as you may cause a more serious collision. 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While you can end the week playing walking basketball at Birchwood Our two year olds were introduced to Letters and Sounds, which included High School, Bishops Stortford every General Sound Discrimination whilst on Sunday from 9 – 10am. Outdoor Walks. The Children also First class free collected natural resources on these You can pay as you go so you can walks. Sticks were used to explore choose a class that fits in with your other outdoor drumming, which encouraged work or life commitments. Classes start them to make their own music. Different at £2 and the first class is free. surfaces were tapped to experiment with the sounds different objects make. You can find more full details of these and other classes on our website, The additional natural resources, which The game is already proving very www.foreveractiveeh.org.uk..You can included leaves, conkers, cones and popular with the over 50s. As the name also take follow us on Twitter, we are acorns were used to create our very suggests, players walk rather than run – @foreveractivEH. own Autumn Nature Trail. Children hide in fact an indirect free kick will be animal figures in amongst awarded to the opposing team if a player Why get active? the undergrowth, they had created for runs on or off the ball. It’s a great way to Keeping physically active after 50 can them. They also took part in sound lotto. reduce your risk of major illnesses such boost both men and women’s health. as heart disease, type 2 diabetes and Our three year olds also took part in this Here in East Herts, we have a selection cancer. Regular movement will boost activity and played alongside their of walking activities provided by the your mobility, balance and strength and younger peers allowing them to naturally Forever Active East Herts programme can even help your sleep better. 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Children were asked to “feel” the weather and act out Spins Toddler Group had immense fun what they have seen and felt, to make at their Christmas party with Sally large movements through play. Squiggle The children were fortunate enough to be able to sit in a tractor. The purpose of the tractor was discussed and the size and shapes were explored to enhance descriptive and positional language. Spins children have started with their initial Halloween Celebrations. Children arrived in Nursery on the last day of term in fancy dress. We carved our pumpkins and gourds feeling the flashy fruits together with the seeds. Mini beasts were submerged in gloop, the children were given the opportunity to use their hands or tweezers to retrieve the beasts/bugs. For further information please contact Sam Christie or Paula Smith on 07881 533339 or email us on [email protected] Reverse Advent Calendar Our 3 churches, All Saints, Little Munden; St Catherine’s, Sacombe; and St Mary’s, Standon would like to invite you to join in our Reverse Advent Calendar appeal for the Harlow Foodbank. To take part, we ask that on every day during Advent you put an item into a box or sack for the Foodbank. This does not have to be rice, beans, cornflakes etc. but they are always wanted. The Foodbank always needs long life juices and bottles of squash. Remember….. Our Spins Toddler Group Items such as tinned sponge puddings runs every Monday From 9.30am - 11am (which could be eaten from the tin) are welcomed. Chocolate bars, as well as We are now making preparations to celebrate other festivals and our Christmas Plans are well under way. 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We will be making this appeal a ‘prayerful’ event and ask that you pray for the eventual recipients as you put each item in the box or bag. We will have reception points at the back of all three of our churches and you can leave your donations there each week. If you are not a member of the church but would like to join in, the churches are open during daylight hours every day and you can leave contributions at any time. 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There are classes and activities to suit all levels of fitness as well as the opportunity to get a free personalised fitness programme. And Use of a swimming pool and sauna, a you can reward yourself with a massage large fully equipped gym, health MOTs at the end of your hard work.” and a range of classes are being offered Personalised Programme: for free for the over 50s at Nuffield Based on the MOT health check, an NH Health’s fitness and wellbeing gym in wellbeing advisor will devise a Bishop’s Stortford. personalised programme which can be The complimentary membership is part of the Forever Active East Herts programme to encourage the over 50s to ditch the sofa in favour of gentle exercise. The offer includes: Swimming pool (20m) with sauna, steam room and spa facilities Large gym Two studios with lots of classes throughout the week including Zumba, Bodypump, Yoga, Pilates, Spin/Cycling Relaxation area with treatments including massages, facials and nail treatments Café bar with hot and cold drinks, sandwiches, paninis, salads and hot food Free health MOTs and programme with our wellbeing advisor fully tailored to the participant’s goals, including their likes and dislikes. At the end of the complimentary membership, class participants will have the chance to purchase membership or continue to attend classes below on a ‘pay as you go’ basis. Grit Strength, Zumba Gold and Swim Fit classes specifically geared for the over 50s. Grit Strength, Tuesdays, 1.15pm-2pm High intensity strength training with weights. Great for burning calories, toning and building strength. salsa style music. For further information or to activate your membership, contact deputy general manager Sylvia Green on 01279 Swimfit, Thursdays, 11am-11.30am A pool based class to improve aerobic 507002 or email [email protected] capacity and burn calories. Zumba Gold, Fridays, 12.30pm1.30pm A fun low impact dance based class Eric Buckmaster, executive member for for the active older participant, to health and wellbeing, said: “Nuffield burn calories and learn fun moves to Health is offering a fantastic package The full address is Bishop's Stortford Fitness & Wellbeing Gym, Anchor Street, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3BP. Traditional Hogroast & BBQ Services aaaa A show-stopping centre-piece for any occasion, get in touch and we’ll be happy to give you a free quote or some expert advice! qqq xxx 07738 181 007 or 07957 000 477 [email protected] www.spitnroast.co.uk JIM BARLOW mciat OVER 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE FREE INITIAL ADVICE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN PLANNING & BUILDING REGULATION APPLICATIONS NEW BUILD ALTERATIONS & EXTENSIONS Tel: 01763 288028 email: [email protected] PS News December 2016 email: [email protected] Autumn Bounty But an even worse fate for leaves, in my view, is the bonfire, to see a heap of It's that time of year again, an amazing burning leaves is to see crime bounty from the sky, well perhaps not committed, the destruction of a natural the sky but almost, the trees are showing resource. It is a strange built in genetic every colour in the spectrum and the instinct for mankind to get satisfaction garden is covered in a multi coloured from lighting smelly bonfires sending carpet. All part of the cycle of life, the smoke across neighbouring gardens and removal of carbon from the air and its permeating into houses and washing deposition into the soil where it feeds the hanging on washing lines, I find it is an multitude of life that is the soil. Most intrusion into my right to fresh air years the wind blows them all away and especially at night when someone's puts them under the hedges, at least in smelly vapours, held down by a damp my garden it does, any that are left on atmosphere waft into my bedroom. the lawn are mown into food for the worms. The few that end up on the door But that is enough moaning for now This is such a wonderful time of year, in our step are put on the compost or straight local area particularly so, especially onto the garden. compared to so many other regions of To me this a wonderful resource not to the world, how privileged we are to live be squandered, but it appears that others here. find leaves to be a chore, something that has to be cleared up, blown around with Pat Wilkinson. a noisy blower, controlled and got rid of, what a waste. I suppose that across the Bramble Hill Children’s country brown bins are being filled up with this free soil conditioner and carted Centre away to be made into compost which is Royston & Buntingford Children’s sold back to us gardeners, why waste Centre Group is made up of Bramble precious fossil fuels shifting this Hill Children’s Centre based in material around our country lanes when Buntingford and Royston, & Villages it can be composted at source. Children’s Centre based in Royston. I could never understand the need for the Both centres offer access to services for brown bin collection service anyway, if children under five years old and their families. you have a garden big enough to produce waste to put in it you have space We are currently working towards to have a compost heap, in these times of becoming accredited as a Healthy austerity this is the first service I would Children’s Centre, through embedding do without. key Public Health messages into our TEDDY’S PETS Dog & Cat caring. House Sitting CRB Checked, Many References 07876-737 747 S P SABAN LTD U.P.V.c Doors, Windows, fascias, soffits, bargeboards and claddings. All work backed by a 10 year guarantee. 01920 462343 (eve) www.spsaban.co.uk “No job too small, local reliable service” Page 19 work with children and families. The Healthy Children’s Centre programme is a local initiative which was launched in September 2015, to ensure that all families in the Children’s Centre area have the opportunity to live the healthiest lives possible. The Healthy Children’s Centre Programme covers 8 health priorities where Children's Centres can positively affect outcomes. These are: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Healthy weight; healthy lives Improving oral health Improving mental health and emotional wellbeing Improving sexual health Reducing alcohol and substance misuse Tobacco control Increasing childhood immunisation rates Child, family and Centre safety For more information on any of these subjects please contact us at Royston and Villages Children's Centre on 01763 243338 or Bramble Hill Children's Centre on 01763 273008. Alternatively, please email us at [email protected]. You can also receive up to date information by liking our Facebook pages “Royston and Villages” or “Bramble Hill” We look forward to seeing you Layston Windows D o u b l e Gl a z i n g S p e c i a l i s t s W i n d o w s • Do o r s • C o n s e r v a t o r ie s R o o f Li n e Pr o d u c t s Ali Smith Tel: 01763 272419 Mobile: 07790 162140 FENSA Insurance Backed Guarantees In The Gutter 01992 730242 07891 967217 [email protected] J C ROOFING 07772 016226 Call John on: 01920 739323 :Slating :Tiling :Flat roofs :Guttering :Maintenance :Repairs Free estimates and advice :Fully insured All work guaranteed Gutter Cleaning & Repairs Blocked Gutters Leaf Guards Supplied and Fitted Roof Tile Repairs Page 20 email: [email protected] 101 in Hertfordshire now has a live online web chat facility Battle of the Somme Centenary After several months training , they arrived in France at the end of August 1915. 1 July 2016 was the centenary of the start of the Battle of the Somme. Many Hertfordshire Constabulary’s nonwill have seen coverage of the moving emergency number 101 now has a live ceremony at Thiepval in France web chat facility, so people reporting commemorating this event, and the five non-urgent crimes or those with a police months of fighting that followed. query can contact an operator online. Two Standon men are commemorated Force Communications Room Assistant on the Thiepval Memorial to the missing Manager Richard Wilde said: “This new of the Somme: Ernest Clarence J. facility could benefit those who, for Clements & Horace Hawken – both whatever reason, may not feel Privates in the 8th Battalion, the comfortable speaking to our 101 Bedfordshire Regiment. They were good operators over the telephone. friends, they probably tried to stick together, and both died 25th September This could be due to a number of 1916, possibly even killed by the same reasons – perhaps you are more comfortable communicating online, it is shell. more convenient, perhaps you do not Clarry as he was known was the son of want others in the household to know Ernest and Marion Clements. His family you’re contacting us, or maybe you are moved to Standon when father Ernest hard of hearing and would find it easier became the blacksmith in the village in to communicate online. about 1900. Whatever the reason, our new online One of nine children, Clarry proved web chat facility still puts you directly himself a keen and capable pupil, through to a control room operator and winning a school prize in 1903 for is another way that we are making it attendance and progress. easier for the public to contact police. Clarry and his younger brother Bert However, please remember that the 101 (who was also to lose his life seven number and web chat facility should months after his brother) enlisted at the only be used for non-emergencies. If a same time. It seems a group of local lads crime is in progress or you or others are joined up that day, including Horace at risk of harm always dial 999.” Hawken, born 1892 in Cornwall, one of seven children of Horace & Mary To find out more visit https:// Hawken, who ran Town Farm, just www.herts.police.uk/contact_us/ across the road from the Clements forge. contacting_us.aspx UK CITY ROOFING TEL: 01920 822775 Martin 07970 940290 Mark 07973 835449 ROOFING SPECIALIST [email protected] Three Layer High Performance Built-up Felt High Performance Torch-on Felting Mastic Asphalting ● Slating & Tiling Roof Repairs ● Guttering UPVC Fascias & Soffits ALL WORK GUARANTEED FREE ESTIMATES ● FREE ADVICE NO OBLIGATION PS News December 2016 The lads had a rather confusing first experience of battle, marching up and down the front line the night before the Battle of Loos. Once battle had commenced, they followed their C.O., going to support another brigade, when the C.O. was wounded. Contact was lost with the battalions to their front, so they stayed put, enduring constant shelling, and were later withdrawn without having reached the front or firing their weapons. Later, Clarry, Bert, Horace and their Battalion spent many months in the trenches north east of Ypres. In a New Year’s Eve letter home, Clarry described an uncomfortable Christmas Day carrying rations back and forth between a ruined village and frontline trenches, whilst eating bread and butter for his own meals, tea without milk, and having a spot of jam with his bread for dinner. He remarks on being upset because a friend called ‘Punch’ had been killed a few days earlier. ‘Punch’ was in fact Private 15306 Francis W Oakley who was another of the local lads that had enlisted the same day. Until April 1916 the men spent a quiet if uncomfortable time in the trenches, and survived a German raid on 19 April which caused about 200 casualties in the hand to hand fighting in the dark. Following this incident they settled back into trench warfare until the Somme A10 TIMBER CO One of the largest Timber and Board Stockists in the area Graded and treated softwood at competitive prices, Plywood, Hardboard, OSB, Plasterboard, MDF, Planed Softwood, Timber/ MDF Mouldings, Roofing Felt & Battens, Claddings, Fencing, Q Deck & Accessories, Barn Paint, Insulation, Range of Flooring, Mini Wood Briquettes for Log Burners, Cutting & Delivery Service BARWICK FORD, WARE, SG11 1AL Tel: 01279 842016 www.a10timber.co.uk Email: [email protected] PS News December 2016 campaign in September. It is at this point that the brothers parted company. Clarry and Horace experienced some of the bloodiest fighting the Battalion endured in the war, but Bert, suffering from a fever, was removed from the lines in August, so saving him from the carnage of the Somme. While Bert was being treated in hospital in both France and England, his brother, and brothers in arms were training for another stage of the Somme offensive. On 15 September the battle of FlersCourcelette opened, Tanks, being used for the first time, got bogged down, and the British artillery fell short, resulting in the German wire being uncut along their portion of the line. The attempt to get through the wire under heavy machine gun fire resulted in great loss of life, following which the Battalion was rotated back out of battle to regroup. On 25 September 1916 the 8th Battalion were again in action at the Battle of Morval, which saw Clarry, Horace and the 8th Battalion in reserve after sustaining huge casualties the week before. Although in reserve they provided carrying parties for those in the front line and suffered from shelling. Almost 30 were killed, including Horace and Clarry, and twice as many wounded. An article in a local paper dated 11 November 1916 mentioned both Horace and Clarry. It stated: STANDON – Two Standon Soldiers email: [email protected] Missing having elapsed it is feared little hope can be entertained that he is not among the Private Ernest Clarence Clements and Private Horace Hawken, both belonging roll of the Bedfordshire’s heroic dead. to the Bedfordshire Regiment, have been He was 24 years of age, and prior to joining the Army was a grocer’s officially reported as missing since the assistant at Standon.” engagement on September 25th last. Both enlisted at the commencement of the War and have done good service at Signs that your roof needs the front for some time. Their last repairs communications home were sent a day or two before September 25th and their So winter is officially here. But there are things you may have overlooked as we parents have heard nothing further to have had a dry summer and autumn. alleviate their anxiety. Mr & Mrs Clements have another son in the same Roof repairs can be expensive if the Regiment, who is now in hospital in situation is not tackled in time. The England and Mr & Mrs Hawken have saying "out of sight, out of mind" is very three other sons in the Army, both apt when it comes to roof maintenance. families having responded with alacrity Firstly, if there are signs of peeling to the nation’s call. paint on soffits/fascia', this is an It is hard to imagine how the families indication rot maybe present. coped living day to day knowing that Algae on underside of guttering several of their sons were in constant indicates the water is not flowing away danger and perhaps would not return maybe because of wrong size gutter or home. blocked downpipes Some 8 months later another article Green/grey algae patches on render. dated 26 May 1917 gave the following Again water spill over or ingress is information: “The eldest son of Mr & likely the cause which is a real Mrs Ernest Clements of Stortford Road, concern with render/pargetting Standon enlisted with his brother Albert Left unattended to the result could very and a number of Standon lads, in the easily go back into the Roof trusses, Bedfordshire Regiment early in behind render, into casements and then September 1914. He went to France in August 1915 and proved himself a very the problems becomes even worse . efficient soldier. He had a number of Have it checked by us for peace of mind narrow escapes, and has, we regret to and a free initial call out. say, been reported missing since September 25th 1916. 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Kloe also organised a free water jug to help with Jim’s fluid intake Could you help the Safer and gave him a water spray fan to help Neighbourhood Team? keep cool on hot summer days. A volunteer is sought to assist the Safer Here is an example of the service Neighbourhood Team based at Hertford Another worry was water arrears. As provided to one local resident: Police station. The volunteer will well as a referral to the CAB for Emily* contacted Herts Help in June, provide administrative support by specialist support, Kloe provided a wanting some support for her Uncle number of water saving devices to help assisting in the management of Jim*, 81, whose boiler had recently Jim save water and thus money. Lastly, Neighbourhood Watch on the OWL (Onbroken down. Groundwork Line Watch Link) database. Tasks will as a result of everything they’d had to Hertfordshire’s advisor, Kloe, visited Jim, based in North Hertfordshire for a deal with, the garden had become quite include assisting with the verification and updating of contact details for Herts Healthy Homes visit. Kloe helped overgrown with brambles & nettles. Neighbourhood Watch. Kloe made a referral for a free visit from Jim & Emily access support to get a replacement boiler fitted and provided 2 Groundwork’s Green Aiders gardening The volunteer must be committed, have team to give it some TLC and make it a good interpersonal skills and be oilfilled radiators and a heated blanket to see him through until the new boiler safe space for Jim to enjoy! confident with dealing with the general arrived. public. The volunteer must also be If you, or someone you know, needs computer literate and able to undertake help or support to stay healthy and well Kloe also applied to have the loft and training on Police systems. at home, call HertsHelp on 0300 123 cavity walls insulated as well as financial help to cover energy costs, all 4044 and quote HOME1. The Volunteer Scheme welcomes measures which will make heating the applications from across the county and * client names have been changed on home more affordable for Jim. will reimburse travelling expenses up to request of the service users. 15 miles from the volunteering location. 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Builders Steelwork Laser House, The Fairway, Harlow, Essex, CM18 6LY Tel: 01279 635525 email:[email protected] Page 26 email: [email protected] Nine myths about science education in early years education and start to hone their skills – skills that will be useful in all walks of life whether or not you end up becoming the next Stephen Hawking – from an early age. Not to put too fine a point on it, but STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) is the key to unlocking our future success as a nation – and it should be educators’ mission to nurture the next generation of scientists, developers, engineers, medics, etc. who can lead the way. The STEM learning journey can start in the early years – indeed, the earlier we engage our children with these fundamentals and break down the barriers associated with the perception of science, thus turning it into a subject that children are excited about and not fearful of, the better. Not all scientists wear lab coats and not all science is done in a lab. Whilst it’s true a lot of scientific work is undertaken in a laboratory environment, teaching science in the early years can be done anywhere. Finding the magic in everyday items, using kitchen chemistry, forest school, engineering with Lego (other branded building blocks are also available) – the options are limitless. Exploring science as part of the EYFS will help children become familiar with concepts that will lead to faster progression when they go on to school – but don’t underestimate what your preschoolers are capable of, and don’t impose your own limits on them. Expose them to as much as possible and they will surprise you! 2. STEM has to be done in a lab Science is so broad; it encompasses everything; it truly is ‘understanding the world’, or at least trying to! The world is not confined to a lab, so how therefore can you confine science to one? 3. Three-year-olds don’t have the attention span... You’re right, three-year-olds don’t have the attention span for a traditional classroom setting – that’s why we need to rethink our vision of science education. Why not turn experimentation or the illustration of an idea or scientific concept into a physical 1. Science is too complicated game? Get creative! If you have a Whilst teaching advanced quantum parachute and play balls, you can pretty mechanics to three-year-olds might be taking things a little too far, science is all much turn that into anything! Why not around us, in everything we see and do. play a game of rainbow toss? Lay the Anything is complicated when you look parachute out (a large piece of material would do just as well), let’s call this our at it in enough detail. white light. Lay out coloured play balls Teaching the basic principles of science, in the centre – one for each colour of including experimentation, observation, the rainbow; Red, Orange, Yellow, deducing/concluding findings, evidence- Green, Blue & based approaches, discovery, analysing, Violet (don’t worry questioning, finding out the answers too much about needn’t be difficult because they are all indigo!). When all things that children do naturally. 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Get the children to take hold of the parachute, make a wave (as light is a wave) and send the balls soaring, splitting the white light into all the colours of the rainbow. The balls will go flying and the children will be in hysterics! Now get the children to collect up all the balls and place them into the containers provided – one colour per container. Once all the balls have been collected, and the room is once again tidy, get the children to place the containers in the correct order of the visible spectrum. For large classes, you could set up multiple rainbow containers, promoting teamwork and a little healthy competition. You could time the children to see how quickly they can complete the task and maybe even give out a sticker (or 3!). 4. Science is boring Is finding out about new things, how things work and why things occur boring? No, so let’s re-think. It’s the way science has been taught in the past that was boring, not science itself. Would you have found it boring if you’d played games, made things glow, made things pop, fizz and bang? All are achievable in an early years settings – it just takes a bit of creative thinking. www.adamschimneyservices.co.uk 07788 412 738 Chimney lining • Twin wall flue systems Stove installations • Sweeping and Servicing All aspects of chimney work undertaken PS News December 2016 5. You need specialist equipment In some instances, yes – and we don’t all have a Van der Graff generator in our living room, I’ll admit. But there is so much you can do with everyday materials – it just takes a bit of creativity! Why not turn the visible spectrum into a real life rainbow? Take a length of ribbon (about 2m should do it) – 1 for each colour of the rainbow. Have the children pair up and sit down in 2 parallel lines facing one another. Give each pair a different piece of coloured ribbon – making sure you follow the correct order of the spectrum - Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue & Violet (again, don’t worry about indigo!). Now, white light is a mixture of all the colours of the rainbow and light is a wave. All the colours travel at different speeds, that’s how we can split them into the visible spectrum. Red is the slowest wave, so get the reds to set the wave speed by moving the ribbon up & down to create a slow wave. Then get the Oranges to move their ribbon – a little quicker, then the yellows – quicker still (you get the idea!). Until we get to violet – the quickest wave. You’ve now made your very own rainbow! email: [email protected] Page 27 coverall and some safety goggles, there’s a world of scientific discovery waiting for you! into profound life lessons. For more ideas, or to see how Lab Tots may be able to help you enhance and develop your science curriculum and help you to join the STEM revolution, email us at [email protected] or call 07720292350. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ labtots.preschool.science and visit our website www.labtots.com 7. Girls won’t enjoy it as much as boys If my research has shown me anything, this is utter rubbish. I have equal ratios of boys to girls in all of my Lab Tots classes and I see no gender divide. Exposing all children to science at this age breaks down potential gender stereotypes, before they have even been Lab Tots Christmas Special with established. Bramble Hill Children’s Centre Friday 16 December 8. You need all the answers at my fingertips Whilst it’s scary if you’re asked a question you can’t answer, most of science is questioning the unknown. There’s no need to feel that you need to know the answer to everything. Surely one of the biggest things we can teach our children is how to go about finding out the answer. If you don’t know, find out and engage the children in the process. Some of life’s biggest questions still lie unanswered – this next generation could be the key to unlocking them. Lab Tots Spring Term Starts 11 January Lab Tots Half Term Event Wednesday 15 February Booking required for all Lab Tots events Stop Stansted Expansion Update The Government has at last responded to the Final Report of the Airports Commission, which was published in July 2015. The Commission had recommended that there should be one 9. If an experiment doesn’t go to new runway in London and the South plan, it’s a failure 6. It’s too dangerous East by 2030 and that that runway I have had a number of demos not quite There are risks involved with any should be at Heathrow. The go to plan, and it can feel quite experimentation; the essence is to be Government has now accepted this embarrassing at the time. However, responsible and assess the activity as recommendation. most scientists will tell you that if an you would anything you do in the This however is not the end of the classroom. If you keep to materials you experiment works, you’ve done story. The Government now has to something wrong! find around the home, invest in a publish its National Policy Statement Most of what we on Aviation, and it will probably do this know has actually early in 2017. This will set out the been discovered Government’s long-term plans for through failures, so aviation. Looking ahead, it may well Chelsea designer with extensive plant knowledge if something doesn’t work, that’s great – spell out a role for Stansted. Advice with a smile At present the throughput on Stansted’s learn from it. As existing runway is 24mppa (millions of long as you learn Hopleys, High Street, passenger movements per annum). 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We want more to the point the turkey and all the course Heathrow will have to apply for everyone to take a moment to pause and trimmings!!! planning permission to build another think to help stop fraud.” Food is a huge part of the festivities, so runway, and it is far from certain that We’re asking everyone to help protect how do Slimming World members cope this permission will be granted. If that themselves from financial fraud by with this big busting caloried day?? is the case Stansted may possibly come remembering some simple advice: into the reckoning again. Easily. As a consultant, its my job to 1. Never disclose security details, such support, help and show clever swaps to We can never relax! as your PIN or full password - it’s never ensure a member can Food Optimise Peter Sanders , Chairman okay to reveal these details. through any celebration, including the festive season. There never has to be a 2. 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No government organisation would seek payment in this way. Page 29 If you are unsure if a caller is genuine, take their name and contact details and seek advice from a person you know and trust. Please share this alert, particularly with persons who may be at home in the Whether you would like to lose weight Unexpected calls are a favourite tactic of daytime, the peak time for calls of this nature. now before Christmas, or begin the new scammers and fraudsters. While some year with a fresh start, Food Optimising scammers claim to be from government For more information about scams and is the easiest, most family-friendly and departments, such as Immigration or the how to prevent yourself from becoming Tax Office, others claim to be police successful way to achieve your a victim, visit: www.herts.police.uk/ officers or bank officials. We also Target......please come and join us! protectyourmoney frequently receive reports of scammers Sophie, claiming to be from your internet provider, your telephone company or Puckeridge Community Centre, Prince of Peace from Microsoft. Station Road, More than seven hundred years before Puckeridge SG11 1TF As always, we would advise residents to Jesus was born in Bethlehem, God gave 07855 079070 a prophetic message about His birth to a be very sceptical of all unexpected Every Tuesday @7.30pm. man called Isaiah. Some of the words telephone callers, especially those from that message have become part of claiming to represent official our Christmas tradition, read at just organisations. We advise that you never HMRC Scam about every carol service and quoted on give any personal information about Over recent weeks we have received numerous Christmas cards: "Unto us a yourself to an unexpected caller. Do not numerous reports from Hertfordshire Child is born, unto us a Son is given... residents who have answered telephone allow yourself to be pressured to make a and His name will be called Wonderful, payment: you should never make a calls from persons claiming to be payment to an unexpected caller, even if Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting HMRC staff. The callers have claimed Father, Prince of Peace". that the resident owes money to HMRC they claim to represent an official or government body, as genuine Wow! Prince of Peace! If that’s how and they have demanded that a payment organisations would not ask you to do you're going to label your baby, you is made. In some cases, the caller has this. must have great expectations that he become aggressive and intimidating towards the resident. If you feel that a call is not genuine, do will live up to his name. His parents not be afraid to put the telephone down. were then instructed by God to name In two of the reports, the callers have Page 30 Him Jesus – in Hebrew, that’s Yeshuah. A name that literally means to save, to liberate, to deliver, to heal physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. You might be tempted to look at the world through the lens of the media and conclude that for millions of people across this war-torn globe, peace couldn't be further from their experience, not to mention the emotional, health and financial turmoil faced by those of us living in "peaceful" countries. email: [email protected] PS News December 2016 importantly for us, is the promise still good for today? Christ for the forgiveness of our sins”, and it says that “If we confess with our mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in When Princess Elizabeth sat on her coronation throne in 1953, there came a our heart that God raised Him from the dead, we will be saved.” (I Corinthians point in the ceremony when she was 15:3; Acts 2:38; Romans 10:9). By the anointed to be Queen. From that moment forward she had the power and way, “Christ” is simply a form of the Greek word for “anointed – the anointed authority to rule as sovereign. Well, one”. “Jesus of Nazareth was anointed with power and went about doing good and “Therefore, since we are justified healing all who were oppressed by the (acquitted, declared righteous and given devil.” (Acts 10:38). In the authority of right standing with God) through faith, His anointing He healed and delivered let us grasp the fact that we have So, how did Jesus measure up to this everyone who came to Him, even the peace of reconciliation to hold and expectation of His name and title? Fast- raising the dead. He then went to the to enjoy peace with God through our forward 750 years and hear some of cross to die a sacrificial death for each Lord Jesus Christ, the Messiah, the Jesus' last words to His friends before and every one of us, and was then raised Anointed One”. (Romans 5:1, He was crucified: “Peace I leave with to life again. He said, "I have power to Amplified Bible). So, Jesus Christ, the you; my peace I give to you - the kind lay my life down and I have power to Prince of Peace, purchased eternal of peace that only I can give. It’s the take it up again."In so doing, He paid salvation for us all. That’s heart-peace, kind of peace that this world cannot the penalty for the sins of everyone who mind-peace, emotional-peace, physicalgive. So don’t be worried and don’t be has ever lived on planet earth. That peace, eternal-peace that starts today. afraid.” This was said during very rough penalty payment totally squares our That’s God’s promise, and Father God's times for Jesus and His Jewish account with God for eternity – Christmas gift to us all, if we would like countrymen. Israel was occupied by a provided we personally renounce (ie, to accept it. brutal enemy (Rome) who extorted repent of) our sins, and believe and Wishing you all a very Happy exorbitant taxes and put down the accept that Jesus did just that. The bible Christmas and New Year slightest dissent with the sword - or declares that “Christ died for our sins… worse yet, the cross. Hardly peaceful and was buried…and was raised on the Revs Colin & Teresa Marks conditions! 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We will take details of events as far ahead as you like to try to stop two events clashing and spoiling the day. NB Some activities will be seasonal or in term time only, please phone the contact to check before turning up and possibly being disappointed. Every Weekday 7.45-8.30am WASPS Breakfast Club at Standon and Puckeridge Community Centre (term time only).Trained staff currently take children to Roger de Clare, Ralph Sadleir and St Thomas of Canterbury Schools for registration. For further details please contact Nicola on 07904391133 or email on [email protected]. 9.30 - 12.15 or 2.15 (lunch club). Term Time only SPINS Pre-School Standon & Puckeridge Community Centre. Fun and friendly atmosphere with qualified staff. Visits welcome. Details 07881 533339. 3.15-6.15pm WASPS After School Club based at Standon and Puckeridge Community Centre (term time only). Trained staff currently collect children from Roger de Clare, Ralph Sadleir, St Thomas of Canterbury and Jenyns Schools. For further details please contact Nicola on 07904391133 or email on [email protected]. Monday 9.30- 11.00 SPINS Toddler Group at Puckeridge & Standon Community Centre. Term time only. Details 07881 533339 10.00am - 11.30am Iyengar Yoga at Standon Village Hall, Hadham Road, Standon, SG11 1LE. Contact Sarah on 07427 596961 or visit www.TowardYoga.com for info. 10am – 4pm CAB North Entrance, Manor House, 21 High Street, Buntingford. Tel: 0844 848 9700. email: [email protected] Page 33 1.45 Kettleball Exercise Classes, for adults. Details Alex Chapman Standon & Puckeridge Community 01920 465726 Centre. Details Sue 07854 316628 7.30 Braughing Bridge Club in the Old 2pm Second Monday of the month Boys School, Braughing. Details Buntingford & District U3A, 2pm Sue 01920 823692 at the Seth Ward Community 8.15 Dance JAM Academy - Standon Centre, Buntingford. & Puckeridge Community Centre Rib Valley Trampoline Club Adult Tap (All levels). Tel Julie: 07971 699615 Classes for children aged 5 upwards, Monday evenings during Tuesday term time. Freman College 10am Bizzy Bodies Exercise Class for 4.30pm, 5.30pm, 6.30pm. Details the over 60’s. Standon Village Hall. Andrea Allen 07989 980038 Details Denise Sallows 01920 823072 email: [email protected] 10am – 1pm CAB North Entrance, website: www.ribvalleytc.co.uk Manor House, 21 High Street, 4pm Dance Jam Academy at Standon Buntingford. Tel: 0844 848 9700. Village Hall. Details Julie 07971 Third Tuesday Colliers End Village 699615 Walks followed by refreshments. Starlight Stars: Details Suzanne Anderson 07896 Standon & Puckeridge Community 699844 Centre 11.15am Chair-Aside exercise. Standon 3:45 Performing Arts Class 4-6yrs Village Hall. Details Denise Sallows 01920 823072 4:45 Performing Arts Class 7-9yrs 11.30 Punchline Boxing (adults) at 5.45 Drama Class 10+yrs Standon & Puckeridge Community 6:15 Street Dance 11 - Adult Centre. Details Adam Davidson Call Alex 01763 287691 07903 657146 6pm 1st Standon & Puckeridge Standon & Puckeridge Tennis Club Brownies. Term time in Standon. 4pm Mini Red (5-8 yrs). Details Naomi Divall 01920 5pm Mini Orange/Green (8-10 yrs) 822169 6pm Junior Club night 6pm 2nd Buntingford Brownies. Term 7pm Senior Club night time in Buntingford. Email for Details Tracy Llewellyn 07985 details [email protected] 183796 6.35 Zumba Fitness at Standon Village Hall. Details 07578 994221 7 Braughing MATT EDMONDS Bridge Club, TEL: 07840 - 826268 Old Boy’s School, EMAIL: [email protected] Braughing. WEB: WWW.HERTSWOODFUEL.CO.UK Details Sue 01920 823692 7.15 4th Monday of the month: 7.15pm Ware Barn dried locally sourced hardwood District Trefoil firewood Guild, St Mary's 1.2m³ Loose Tipper 2.4m³ Loose Tipper Log Nets (min 10) Church Hall, Net bags of kindling Ware. Guiding Logs cut to size and delivered to your home Mr J Moule 01763 272516 07813 249778 Wood pellets (Woodfuel & Equestrian bedding) Multiples of 10 x 10kg bags or 10 x 15kg (EQP) HeatLogs: 5.5Kwh / kg available as ton pallets or 10 x 10kg bags Free delivery within 5 miles of Ware Stacking service available Chip & Pin payment available Prices include 5% VAT Page 34 email: [email protected] Starlight Stars at Standon & Puckeridge Community Centre 4pm Hip Hop 7-11 yrs 4.30 Advance Street Dance(UDO) 12+yrs Call Alex 01763 287691 4.30 -7.45 Ballet at Braughing Church Hall: Karen Howarth - 01279 651535 5.30 Beavers (6-8yrs Scouts) Standon & Puckeridge Community Centre, Term time only, Angie Adamson 01763 849902 6pm Tap, Modern & Jazz at Braughing Community Centre: Kate Dutton 07969 362224 6pm 2nd Buntingford Brownies. Term time in Buntingford. Email for details [email protected] 6.30 Cubs - Puma Pack (8-10 years, Scouts), term-time only. Standon & Puckeridge Community Centre. Details Jackie Andrews 01763 247675 6.30 Cricket Club practice night, Colts and Adults. Details Kai Michael 01763 273127 or Dave Bantick 01763 273205 7 Tennis Club evening (continues under floodlights throughout the winter). Details Diana Foster 01763 274244 7.30 Bell Ringing Practice, St Mary's Church Tower, Standon. Interested? - Come along or: Details Trevor Chapman 01920 821341. 7.30 Embroidery Group. Second Tuesday in the month, Sargeant Room, Standon Village Hall. Details Barbara Norris 01920 822104 8 Puckeridge WI, Roundhaye, Puckeridge. 2nd Tuesday of the month. Details info@ puckeridgewi. org 8.30 Puckeridge Karate Club meets 7pm at Standon & Puckeridge Community Centre. Details Clive Bowen 01763 231132 Wednesday 8.30 Under 1’s Childrens’ Group, Standon Village Hall. Details Kelly Brightman 01920 463949 9.30-11.30 Coffee Morning at Place House, Bluecoats Yard, East Street, Ware in aid of Isabel Hospice. Details Ann Davey 01920 462992 9.30 Pilates at Standon & Puckeridge Community Centre. Details Clare 07966 213880 9.30 (term time) Little Hadham Parents & Toddlers group. Held Little Hadham Village Hall 10am Standon & Puckeridge Tennis Club Adult Tennis. Details Tracy Llewellyn 07985 183796 10am Adults coffee morning. Standon & Puckeridge Tennis Club. Details Keith Bradshaw 01920 821152 10am – 1pm CAB North Entrance, Manor House, 21 High Street, Buntingford. Tel: 0844 848 9700 11am Pilates Group Standon Village Hall. Details Judy Coward 01920 822812 11.30 Kettleball Exercise Classes, Standon & Puckeridge Community Centre. Details Sue 07854 316628 12.30 Bramble Hill Children’s Centre young parents group. (Term time). Details 01763 273008 2pm Second Wednesday of the month – Ware U3A, Wodson Park, (doors open 1.30pm). Pat Davidson, 01920 438309 2.15 - 4.30pm Little Munden Cafe at All Saints Church, Little Munden. April - October. 3pm Friendly club bowls game. New members and interested people welcome. Standon & Puckeridge Bowls Club, Station Road, Puckeridge. Details John Simmons PS News December 2016 821282 Dance JAM Academy – Standon Village Hall 4.00pm Baby Ballet (3+ Years) 4.30pm Prep/Primary Ballet (57years) 5.00pm Grade 1 Ballet (8+ years) Tel Julie: 07971 699615 Starlight Stars at Standon & Puckeridge Community Centre 3:30 Mini Street Dance 4-6 yrs 4pm Junior Street Dance 7-11 yrs 5pm Private Acting Lessons Call Alex 01763 287691 6.15 Punchline Boxing (juniors) at Standon & Puckeridge Community Centre. Details Adam Davidson 07903 657146 6.30 Cubs - Cheetah Pack (8-10 yrs, Scouts), term-time only. Braughing Church Hall. Details Derek Goodall 01763 273149. 7pm Braughing Tennis Club night. Details Karen Gore 07860 484878 7pm Zumba classes, Standon & Puckeridge Community Centre. Details Diana 01920 822667 7.15 till 8.45pm Ranger Girl Guides (14+ years), Cottered Guide Centre, SG9 9QP. Details Rosanne Kenealy 01920 821304 7.30 Explorer Scouts (14-18 yrs) Bowling Green Lane, Buntingford. Meets throughout the year Details Christine Pestle 07711 506281 7.30pm 1st Standon & Puckeridge Guides. Term time in Braughing. Details Louise Jenkins 07971 800 443 7.30 Worship and Bible School, A10 Christian Mission. Details Rev Colin Marks 01920 821684 7.45 Third Wednesday Ware and District 41 Club, Meet at White Horse. High Cross. Book in with Melvyn Cousins 01920 420197. JOHN D KILBY & CO CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS & REGISTERED AUDITORS Specialising in the accounts and taxation affairs of the smaller business and self employed. Limited company formations and audits. Free initial consultation, without obligation, anytime by prior arrangement. Answerphone service out of normal hours. MUTFORDS, HARE STREET, BUNTINGFORD, HERTFORDSHIRE SG9 0ED TEL: (01763) 289466 FAX: (01763) 289888 local practice individual attention up-to-date knowledge PS News December 2016 email: [email protected] 8pm Kettleball Exercise Classes, Llewellyn 01920 823677 Standon & Puckeridge Community 6 Cricket Club Practice Session. Centre. Details Sue 07854 316628 Details Kai Michael 01763 273127 8pm Ware Photographic Society meets or Dave Bantick 01763 273205. at The Arts Centre, Kibes Lane, Puckeridge Karate Club Ware, SG12 7ED, September to Juniors: 7-8pm, Adults 8-9.30pm, May. Details: Barbara Norris 01920 Standon & Puckeridge Community 822104 www.wareps.org.uk Centre. Details 01763 231132 or at 8pm Last Wednesday of the month, TG’s Convenience Store. Braughing Aviation Society meets 7 Puckeridge Karate Club meets 7pm in the Old Boys School, Braughing. at Standon & Puckeridge Details Terry Gilroy 01920 822296 Community Centre. Details Clive Bowen 01763 231132 Thursday 7 Church Choir meets at St Mary’s Starlight Stars at Standon & Puckeridge Church, Standon. Details Michael Community Centre Smith 01920 821281. 3:45 Performing Arts Class 4-6yrs 7 Punchline Boxing (adults) at 4:45 Performing Arts Class 7-9yrs Standon & Puckeridge Community 5:45 Singing Class 7-9yrs Centre. Details Adam Davidson 5:45 Musical Theatre Class 10-14 07903 657146 yrs 6:45 Youth Theatre Class 14-18 yrs 8 Hertfordshire Holly, Mixed Clog Morris Dance Side. High Cross 7:45 Cheerobics Adults Village Hall. New dancers and Call Alex 01763 287691 musicians welcome. Details Mary 4.45pm 1st Standon & Puckeridge Deeks 01920 822905 Rainbows. Term time in Standon. Details Karen Evans 07425 134 363 8 Prayer and Life Group, A10 Christian Mission. Details 01920 Standon & Puckeridge Tennis Club 821684. 5.15 Mini Orange/Green (8-10 yrs) 8.30 Standon Morris practice nights, 6.30 Club evening. Details Tracy Standon Village Hall, Oct to Apr. Page 35 Meet in The Star from 8pm - new male & female dancers & musicians welcome (aged 12 and over) Tel: 07808 969379 Friday 10am Third Friday Digital Photography for Beginners, Ware U3A Standon Village Hall. Details Barry Jackson 01920 821356 2pm Standon & Puckeridge Tennis Club Adult Tennis. Details Keith Bradshaw 01920 821152 6.30 Scout & Guide Band, Standon & Puckeridge Community Centre. Term times only. Details Garry Edwards 01920 823163 7:30 Scouts (10½ - 14½ years old), term -time only. Standon & Puckeridge Community Centre. Details Karl Adamson 01763 849902 7:30 Explorer Scouts (14 - 18 years old), Christ Church, Ware. Meet throughout the year. Details Jim Campbell 01920 461134. 8 Ware Swimming Club Trials evening. All welcome. Training evenings are Monday and Friday. Details Mr Vanner 01920 464439. Page 36 email: [email protected] Saturday Communion with Junior Church 5th Sunday no service in Braughing Dance JAM Academy – Standon - shared Holy Communion service Village Hall 10.30am in Stocking Pelham. 9.00am Grade 3 Tap 8am Holy Communion service in St 9.30am Grade 3 Freestyle Mary's Church, Standon. (1st and 10.00am Grade 2 Tap 5th Sundays) 10:30am Grade 2 Freestyle 11.00am Choreography St. Mary’s Church Standon: Please see 11.30am Musical Theatre the church notice board or service 12.30pm Dance JAM Mini’s (Tap cards or the monthly church and Freestyle for under 5s) newsletter for up-to-date 1.00pm Grade 1 Freestyle information. Details: Rev Alan 1.30pm Grade 1 Tap Comfort 01920 318864 2.00pm Prep/Primary Tap 11.15 Mass at Old Hall Green Roman 2.30pm Prep/Primary Freestyle Catholic Church. Details 01763 Tel Julie: 07971 699615 271471. 9am - 1pm at Jenyns School Braughing: 11am Main service at The Methodist Ballet: Karen Howarth - 01279 Church, Braughing. Details Revd 651535 & Tap, Modern & Jazz: David Mullins 01279 654475. Kate Dutton - 07969 362224 2.45 -5pm Braughing Sunday Teas. 9.30 First Saturday of the month - help Every Sunday May - 14 October with work in Standon Churchyard. (excluding 3 June). Home-made 9.30 Pilates at Standon & Puckeridge cakes and teas in the Church Community Centre. Details Clare Rooms, plus homemade jams. 07966 213880 4.45-6pm St Mary’s at the School (with 12.30-2pm Contessa Vaulting Group Messy Church), at Roger de Clare training sessions and competition School during term time. 4th practice. All welcome. Details Sundays 10.45am at St Mary’s Tina Layton 01920 821792 Church. Details Rev Alan Comfort 6pm Evening Mass at Puckeridge 01920 318864 and on our Roman Catholic Church. Details website: www.ubsms.org.uk 01763 271471. December Sunday 2-3 Braughing, St Mary the Virgin Services: 1st Sunday: 11am Holy Communion 3 2nd Sunday: 9.30am Family Service 3 3rd Sunday: 11am Holy Communion 4th Sunday 9.30am Family Christmas Tree Festival at St Mary’s, Standon. Enquiries to Stephanie Beeston 01920 821669. Stay & Play at Hertford Museum, 18 Bull Plain, Hertford. Free. 10.30 -4.30pm Details 01992 582686 Lights of Love ceremony for Isabel Hospice. 4pm, Hertford Castle, Hertford. 3 Lights of Love LOOKING FOR MARKETING WORK? ceremony for Isabel We are a company based in Standon and are looking for the following part time, full Hospice. 4pm, time or freelance marketing roles: Halsey Masonic • SEO/Website Content Management • Marketing Assistant Centre, Cheshunt. PS News December 2016 4 Santa Run for Isabel Hospice at Hatfield House Park. Full details at http://santa.rotaryhatfield.uk 4 Braughing Guided Walk, meet opposite the Axe & Compasses, Braughing. 1.30pm. Details Paul 01920 822748 or Graham 821715. 4 Lights of Love ceremony for Isabel Hospice. 4pm, Market Square, Bishops Stortford. 7 Community Café at Standon & Puckeridge Community Centre, 8.45-11am. Details Alison 01920 822872. 8 2pm Knit & Natter group, Sargent Room, Standon Village Hall. Details Marion Timmons 01992 505513 13 Christmas Meal with Puckeridge WI, 8pm at Roundhaye Lodge, Roundhaye, Puckeridge, SG11 1SW. Details [email protected] 15 Christmas Party with Braughing WI. 7.30 in the Village Hall. All welcome. Details Kate Fish 01920 822397 16 Miscellaneous Talk, Buntingford Railway & Local History Society. Old Crown, Buntingford. 8pm. Details John Blaxill 01992 421843 18 December at 10.45am, ‘Walking Nativity’ with live animals, at Roger de Clare School 18 December at 3pm, Candlelit Service of Nine Lessons and Carols at St Mary’s Standon 18 December at 6.30pm, Candlelit Carol Service at All Saints Little Munden 19 Carols Round the Tree in Standon High Street. 6.30pm. All welcome. 20 Isabel Hospice Candlelit Carols in the Chapel, Haileybury College, Hertford Heath at 7pm. Tickets from www.isabelhospice.org.uk • Brand Management/Strategist All enquiries [email protected] Recruitment of temporary/permanent staff Specialist Recruitment St Thomas of Canterbury School Midday Supervisor Assistant Vacancy Permanent or Temporary Cover Hours: 12:00 midday to 1:15 pm Rates of pay per hour: £7.88 Please contact School Office (01920 821450) for an Application Form We operate a Safer Recruitment process for all staff and volunteers Qualified/Unqualified Social Workers Occupational Therapists, Housing Specialists Revenue & Council Tax Officers and Administrators Approved Supplier to over 50 Nationwide Local Authority Contracts, Including; Hertfordshire, Kent, Essex, Norfolk, Enfield, London and many more. SW Locums Ltd www.swlocums.com T: 01920 823775 M: 07545 696819 Email: [email protected] PS News December 2016 email: [email protected] 22 Dance JAM Theatre Trip to The Snowman, Sadler’s Well’s Theatre, London. Details Julie McPartland 07971 699615. 24 (Christmas Eve) at 3pm, Christingle at All Saints Little Munden 24 (Christmas Eve) at 4.30pm, Christingle service at St Mary’s Standon 24 6pm Christmas Children's Mass at St Richard of Chichester RC Church, Station Road, Buntingford 24 (Christmas Eve) at 7.30pm, Candlelit Carol Service at St Catherine’s Sacombe 24 8pm Christmas vigil Mass at St Thomas of Canterbury RC Church, High Street, Puckeridge 24 (Christmas Eve) at 11.30pm, Midnight Communion at St Mary’s Standon 25 (Christmas Day) at 9.15am, Christmas Family Worship service at All Saints Little Munden 25 10am Mass at St Richard of Chichester, Buntingford 25 (Christmas day) at 10.45am, Christmas Family Worship service at St Mary’s Standon 25 12 noon Mass at St Edmund and the English Martyrs RC Church, Farm Lane, Old Hall Green. January 2017 All month— Sponsored Dry January for Isabel Hospice. Details Laura Pigott 01707 382500 1 Braughing Guided Walk, meet opposite the Axe & Compasses, Braughing. 1.30pm. Details Paul 01920 822748 or Graham 821715. 11 Community Café at Standon & Puckeridge Community Centre, 8.45-11am. Details Alison 01920 14 19 20 28 28 29 822872. Teatime talk ‘The River Stort’ at Standon Village Hall. 3pm. £5 at the entrance. Craft Night at Braughing WI, 7.30pm at Braughing Church Hall. Details Kate Fish 01920 822397 AGM, Buntingford Railway & Local History Society. Old Crown, Buntingford. 8pm. Details John Blaxill 01992 421843 Jumble Sale for Isabel Hospice at Thundridge Village Hall, 2pm. Quiz Night at Standon & Puckeridge Community Centre, 7.30pm, £10 including a fish and chip supper. Tickets 07854 916404 Farming in the First World War— talk for Braughing Local History Society 2.45pm at St Mary’s Church Hall, Braughing. £3 members, £5 guests. February 1 5 11 11 16 28 Page 37 29 Farmers’ Lunch with ‘Braughing in Old Pictures’ slideshow, with Braughing Local History Society 12-2pm at St Mary’s Church Hall, Braughing. £3 members, £5 guests. March 1 Community Café at Standon & Puckeridge Community Centre, 8.45-11am. Details Alison 01920 822872. 5 Braughing Guided Walk, meet opposite the Axe & Compasses, Braughing. 1.30pm. Details Paul 01920 822748 or Graham 821715. 11 Teatime talk ‘The History of St Edmunds College’ at Standon Village Hall. 3pm. £5 at the entrance. 16 Flower Arranging talk at Braughing WI, 7.30pm at Braughing Church Hall. Details Kate Fish 01920 822397 25 Jumble Sale for Isabel Hospice at Thundridge Village Hall, 2pm. Community Café at Standon & Puckeridge Community Centre, April 8.45-11am. Details Alison 01920 5 Community Café at Standon & 822872. Puckeridge Community Centre, Braughing Guided Walk, meet 8.45-11am. Details Alison 01920 opposite the Axe & Compasses, 822872. Braughing. 1.30pm. Details Paul 01920 822748 or Graham 821715. May Teatime talk ‘Literary Hertfordshire’ at Standon Village 1 Mayday in Standon High Street. Hall. 3pm. £5 at the entrance. 20 Annual Meeting of Braughing WI, 7.30pm at Braughing Church Hall. Cabaret Night at Standon & Details Kate Fish 01920 822397 Puckeridge Community Centre. 7pm. £10 (inc ploughman’s). Advance booking only 07771 713723 Readings at Braughing WI, 7.30pm at Braughing Church Hall. Details Kate Fish 01920 822397 Jumble Sale for Isabel Hospice at Thundridge Village Hall, 2pm. Details Ann Davey 01920 462992 Domestic Assistants £7.85/hr Posts available for full time or part time (7am to 11:30am or 6am to 10:30am, Mon-Fri ) inside and outside of term time (with occasional evenings and weekends). To clean designated areas, Flexible to provide cover for other staff, hard working and with regard for health and safety. Current UK work permit required. To apply please visit our website in order to download an application pack at www.stedmundscollege.org/About/Job-Opportunities or contact: St Edmund’s College & Prep School, Old Hall Green, Nr Ware, Herts, SG11 1DS Tel: 01920 824335 or [email protected] The College is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children. Therefore, all candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check. Midday Supervisors £7.85/hr Required as soon as possible Hours are from 11.30am until 1.00pm, Monday to Friday, term time only. We require two Midday Supervisors to assist with lunchtimes and during outdoor / indoor play in the Prep School. The ideal applicants will have a caring personality, excellent communication skills and a flexible approach. Child care qualifications would be an advantage but are not necessary. For an application pack, please contact 01920 824335 or [email protected] The College is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children. Therefore, all candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check. Page 38 email: [email protected] PS News December 2016 Talks followed by tea and homemade cakes. Saturday January 14th The Stort Story The history of the River Stort from the head of navigation to the Lee Navigation at Hoddesdon Richard Thomas ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ Saturday February 11th Literary Hertfordshire A Look at the life and works of some of the many writers who have lived and worked in the County Marion Hill ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ Saturday March 11th The History of St Edmund’s College The story of the oldest Catholic school in the country which was founded in 1568. Paulo Durán—Headmaster ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ ̴̴̴ £5—Pay on entrance All talks at 3.00pm in Standon Village Hall For more information contact Trish 01920 821069 or Helena 01920 822177 PS News December 2016 email: [email protected] Page 39 Full Details from http://santa.rotaryhatfield.uk/ ALBURY SEEDLINGS Within the beautiful small setting of Albury School we are now able to offer “Albury Seedlings”, caring for children from the age of two, developing young minds through play. Led by our qualified teacher who is a Specialist Leader of Education for Early Years. Thinking of Letting Thinking of Renting Think of We have flexible sessions, 9 am to 3 pm Monday to Friday. We are registered for funding for children aged 2 to 4 years. If you would like to come and visit our newly refurbished learning environment or to find out what places we have available, please call 01279 771253. Considering Moving? or just curious about the value of your home? NO REGRETS Your local Fully Bonded Professional Member of ARLA Association of Residential Letting Agents For all your property needs. t:01920 412200 For Free Valuation Tel: 01920 469221 76-78 High Street, Ware SG12 9AT Page 40 email: [email protected] PS News December 2016 RECYCLING INFORMATION Bulky Waste, Unwanted / abandoned cars & Flytipping Contact East Herts Council on www.eastherts.gov.uk or phone 01279 655261. Foreign Coins collected for Church work in Sudan. Isabel Hospice collects foreign coins (and notes!) drop them in to their Charity Shop in Buntingford or Ware High Street. Furniture Ink & toner cartridges Bulky waste details: One household item Roger de Clare School is now - £23.50 (£10.00 per item thereafter recycling ink jet and toner cartridges, (maximum 4.) original manufacturers only, from printers, fax machines and The Council will remove flytipping: use photocopiers. They can be dropped off the on-line form. on any school day between 8.30 and 11.00 am Puller Memorial School - drop them in Car batteries, engine oil, to the School. Fridges and Freezers Isabel Hospice collects toner All are recycled at:: cartridges, drop them in to their Charity Shop in Ware High Street. Bishops Stortford Household Waste Site, Woodside Road (off Dunmow Road). Buntingford Household Waste Site, Aspenden Road. Ware Household Waste Site, Westmill Road. Cameras & Photography Books The Disabled Photographers Society always welcome good serviceable cameras to adapt for disabled persons use, also photography books. Disabled Photographers Society: www.the-dps.co.uk/ Computers Only fully working PCs. Please telephone first. www.computeraid.org Tel: 020 7281 0091 Another site worth checking is www.donateapc.org.uk Domestic Batteries The Furniture Re-use Service in the county are listed at http:// www.hertsdirect.org/services/envplan/ waste/wasteaware/yrservices/furniture/ furniture/ Knitting wool Unused wool which will be turned into baby clothes etc., for children in Uganda can be left in the collection box at the back of St Mary’s Church, Standon. Stamps Gwen Duckett collects used stamps for the Leprosy Mission. Drop them in to 5 Vicarage Close, Standon. Puller Memorial School in High Cross collects used stamps to ‘Save the Albatross’. Drop them into school or 32 Batchelors, Puckeridge. Isabel Hospice collects used stamps, drop them in to their Charity Shop in Ware High Street or post them to the Hospice at Great Barmingham Lane, Luton LU3 3NT. Standon Post Office & supermarkets Mobile phones Postcards Please save your postcards and take the to St Mary’s Church, Standon or All Saints Church, Little Munden. They are Ralph Sadleir School PROUD TO ACHIEVE An Academy Trust for 9 - 13 year olds Loads of charities recycle old mobile phones. Just search ‘donating mobile phones’. SPINS PRE-SCHOOL (Community Centre, Puckeridge, SG11 1TF) SPINS is a safe and caring environment where your child can learn, grow and develop. Open Mon – Fri Term Time, 9.15am- 12.15pm (or 2.15pm lunch club) Visits Welcome. Tel: 07881 533339 Station Road, Puckeridge, SG11 1TF. Tel: 01920 Give your child the opportunity to be part of a middle school community that offers specialist teaching facilities similar to that of a secondary school, but with smaller year groups, personalised learning and a supportive environment. RALPH SADLEIR SCHOOL PUPILS’ BEHAVIOUR AND GENERAL ATTITUDES TO EDUCATION ARE EXCELLENT. OFSTED Registered Charity no. 1122647 Now permanently relocated to Ralph Sadleir & Roger de Clare Schools, Puckeridge & Braughing Playing Fields. THE SCHOOL IS A CALM AND ORDERLY COMMUNITY, PUPILS’ BEHAVIOUR AND RELATIONSHIPS ARE EXCELLENT. OFSTED Come along and see us in action — we promise you won’t be disappointed! formerly Hormead Hares PUPILS ARE EXTREMELY WELL PREPARED FOR THEIR FUTURE STUDIES. OFSTED Please visit our website at: www.ralphsadleir.herts.sch.uk Providing football for boys & girls of all abilities. ACADEMY – for boys & girls age 3 to 6 years at Roger De Clare School, every Thursday 4pm - 5.15pm starting on March 5th 2015, cost £3 per session. Appropriate clothing for the weather & shin pads must be worn. Sessions will be run by an FA Level 2 qualified coach. Further information please contact Rob Cavill on 07816 215378. Mixed teams from U7–U13, Girls & Boys teams from U14– U18 email [email protected] PS News December 2016 Sunglasses & Spectacles email: [email protected] Environment Agency Page 41 Do you need help paying The large chains of opticians, e.g. Boots For reporting all environmental incidents your council tax bill? or Specsavers will recycle old glasses for relating to air, land and water: 0800 80 If you are on a low income and currently the developing world. Drop them in to 70 60. pay Council Tax, you may be eligible for any branch. Council Tax Benefit. Even if you receive Stop junk mail, phone calls other benefits, you may still be entitled Waste Disposal to help. For an application form or and faxes For further information, call advice, contact East Herts District Register and junk mail and phone calls WasteAware on 0300 1234 051 Council’s Benefits Service on 01279 will miraculously reduce! All Household Waste sites are closed 655261 or www.eastherts.gov.uk/ on 25 & 26 Dec and 1 Jan. index.jsp?articleid=8772 Mailing Preference Service Aspenden Road, Buntingford. 0207 291 3310 Open: Mon - Fri 5pm - 8pm, www.mpsonline.org.uk/mpsr/ Free Home Security Service Sat & Sun 10am -1pm. Hertfordshire is recognised as one of the Telephone Preference Service Westmill Road, Ware safest counties in England. 0845 070 0707 Open: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/ Saturday, Sunday The Home Security Service provides a number_type.html Oct 1 - Mar 31: 8am - 4pm, free service to those who qualify,. This These services are Apr 1 - Sep 30: 10am - 6pm free (apart from the Closed: Thursday and Friday cost of the call). Do not respond to Report a Water Leak (I come to you) anyone asking for www.affinitywater.co.uk/report-amoney for these Friendly, patient, very experienced and local. leak.aspx services. One to One Tutor Much Hadham Pre-School Help & support for Key Stage 1 to G.C.S.E. Ages 6 to 16 We offer a fun, stimulating, supportive, safe and caring environment for every child. We’re Ofsted registered. We have limited places available from April 2016 and there is funding available. It would be our pleasure to show you round. Please ring us on 01279 842614 between 8.45am and 12.15pm in term time and ask for Maria. Follow us on Facebook. Much Hadham Pre School, Oudle Lane, Much Hadham, SG10 6DQ 07835 193854 (SATS, 11+, 13+, Entrance Exams & GCSE, etc) References, Enhanced CRB Would You like the best possible education for your child? Offering a secure family-friendly environment for children from 2 to 5 years old. Open Monday to Friday during term time. Tel: Sarah or Sandra 01763 273005 or 07934 195812 Email: [email protected] Village School - Excellent Nursery Facility Smaller Classes - High academic achievement Good results (SATS) www.westmillnursery.co.uk A caring, friendly, stimulating environment - Good parental support The ethos of a church school Roger de Clare First School & Nursery Station Road, Puckeridge, SG11 1TF Puller Memorial C of E Primary School High Cross, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG11 1AZ Phone 01920 463178 for further information www.puller.herts.sch.uk A very successful friendly and caring village school with a Church School ethos. OUTSTANDING in all 7 OFSTED categories (February 2007) Experienced, happy and caring staff and supporting governors and parents. High expectations of behaviour and achievement. Happy and motivated pupils. A well established outdoor area for the Foundation Stage. A separate, exciting and recently developed outside learning area for the whole school. Achieved Herts Quality Standards Award for excellent Early Years practice. Investors in People and Healthy Schools accreditation. Opportunities for Maypole Dancing at Standon May Day. Meeting point for WASPS After School Club (3.15 – 6.30 p.m.) Aim: Maximum achievement for all in a happy, caring and stimulating environment. Visits warmly welcomed. Come and share the fun and join our family. Headteacher Mrs. Laura Woods Telephone 01920 821363 www.rogerdeclare.herts.sch.uk e-mail [email protected] St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School High Street, Puckeridge, Herts, SG11 1RZ Tel: 01920 821450 www.stcanterbury.herts.sch.uk “We learn, love, respect and accept our responsibilities through our faith in Jesus Christ” “ An outstanding, caring school offering an excellent education and outstanding opportunities for pupils’ personal development” Ofsted 2007 Welcomes girls and boys from Nursery to Year 6 Achieved Herts Quality Standards Award for excellent Early Years practice Experienced and dedicated staff and governors Promotes strong values and discipline offering a secure and stimulating learning environment Extensive fields and playground area Visits warmly welcome – please contact the office on: 01920 821450 and visit our website Page 42 email: [email protected] PS News December 2016 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Isabel Hospice Shop We would be pleased to hear from anyone who would be interested in helping to run our shops. Half a day a week is the usual volunteers’ stint. Please call the Shop Manager on the appropriate number: Buntingford 01763 274904, Hertford 01992 504401, Bishop’s Stortford 01279 659551,Ware 01920 463959. Our van driver also needs help with collections and deliveries 01707 395002. Do you feel needed and valued? Might you have some time to spare? Would you like to help other people maintain independence and dignity in their homes and communities, particularly in later life? If so, call Pauline on 01992 552069 to find out about volunteering for the WRVS Good neighbours scheme locally." Hospital Transport Scheme Age UK Volunteers needed Age UK Hertfordshire is always on needs Volunteer Drivers the look out for Volunteers to help Do you drive your own car? Can you spare one morning/ support its many projects. A variety of interesting roles are available so no afternoon a month? matter how much time you have Do you live in the area bounded by available or what your level of skills High Cross, Dane End, Dassels and and knowledge are, then we probably Little Hadham? have something just right for you. Then please consider being a volunteer driver for the local Hospital Transport Scheme. (You are paid a mileage allowance) For further information please contact 01707 323 272 or e-mail: [email protected] Details: Robin Chalkley 01920 822156 Riding for the Disabled We need help now! Sessions held weekly, term-time only, at The Contessa Riding Centre, Colliers End. Mondays 2pm – 3pm Tuesdays 9.45am – 10.45am Tuesdays 10.45am – 11.45am Fridays 10am – 11.30am For more information contact: Boo Williams – 01279 842805 Talking Newspaper for the Visually Impaired Hear all about it! Do you know someone who would like to keep in touch with local events? www.bstalkingnewspaper.co.uk 01279 651270 or 651313 Registered as a Charity No 244108 Do you want to play chess? Hertford Chess Club is a small friendly club with players of all strengths and ages. We meet in the Hertford Club, Lombard House, Bull Plain, Hertford with oak beams and a private bar! Contact Alan 01920 463698 or www.hertfordchessclub.com Standon & Puckeridge Community Centre is now available for hire. New members needed for “Braughing Sing” - a community choir for all ages and abilities covering a range of musical styles. Come along in September and join our fun-filled Tuesday Evenings at the Jenyns School, Braughing 7.30-9.00 pm. No audition required! www.braughingsing.com Contact Elaine: 07501 495940 ~ 01763 289 738 Meetings/Parties/Regular Bookings. Call Sally on 07854 916404 Email: [email protected] www.standonandpuckeridgecc.co.uk Westmill Village Hall Available to rent for functions To enquire about costs and availability please contact: Organising a Party? Child's? (Up to 14 years), Anniversary? Xmas function? Retirement? Works get-together? Even a wedding? Why not hire the lovely Standon Village Hall for the event? Very reasonable rates! (Maximum 80 persons) Ring Denis on 01279-842625 For further details! Standon Village Hall Mike McRae on 01763 272147 Hadham Road, Standon SG11 1LE or email [email protected] www.standonvillagehall.org PS News December 2016 email: [email protected] Page 43 Police Contacts: Abandoned Vehicles Post Office Times Number for NON 999 calls: 101 01992 655261 Braughing Mon - Fri 9.00 – 5.30 Thursday early closing 1.00pm. Saturday closing 12.30pm Standon Monday - Friday 9.00 - 5.30 Saturday 9.00 - 1.00 Crimestoppers: 0800 555111. Please remember: ALWAYS DIAL 999 IN AN EMERGENCY. Herts Society for the Blind Sight Line The Sight Line telephone number is: 01707 324680, Monday to Friday Hertfordshire Police Authority, Freepost between 9:00am and 4:00pm ANG 6281, Hertford SG13 8YS. Telephone: 01992 556600. www,herts.police.uk Age UK Hertfordshire Information Line Local Library Times Home Library Service: If you can't reach your local library Puckeridge Health Centre because you are housebound, have a Drs. Partington, Foster and Nicolson. Offers you information on a wide range disability or care for someone at home The Surgery, Station Road, Puckeridge of issues that are relevant to older this service will deliver books free of SG11 1TF people. Our trained Information Workers charge. Details 0300 123 4049 Tel: 01920 823860 (inc out of hours). provide information you can trust that Surgery is open: will enable you to make the right choices Bishop's Stortford Library: Mon – Fri 8.30am – 6pm and decisions for you. We can also put Monday 10.00 - 19.00 you in touch with other organisations Tuesday 10.00 - 18.00 that can help you. Minor Injuries Unit Wednesday 10.00 - 18.00 Herts and Essex Hospital, Haymeads Information Line: 0300 345 3446 Thursday 10.00 - 18.00 Lane, Bishop's Stortford CM23 5JH Friday 10.00 - 18.00 Staffed Mon - Fri, 9am - 4.30pm. Ring CABX Saturday 10.00 - 17.00 01279 655191 ext. 4298 to ensure that East Herts Citizens Advice Service: Sunday 12.00 - 16.00 the unit can help. 0844 848 9700 Buntingford Library: Monday 10.00 - 17.30 www.ehcas.org.uk Tuesday 10.00 - 17.30 NHS Non-emergency Bishops Stortford: 74 South Str eet. Wednesday: Closed Number Traveline Thursday Friday: Saturday: Hertford: Yeoman’s Court, Ware Ware Library: Road, Hertford (opposite Tesco). Monday: Home visits are available by appointment Tuesday: please phone the Ware or Buntingford Wednesday: office. Thursday: Friday: www.adviceguide.org.uk. Saturday: Consumer Direct: 08454 04 05 06 or www.consumerdirect.gov.uk 0871 200 2233 www.traveline.co.uk Trading Standards Victim support 03454 040506, 9am - 5pm Monday to Friday . If it is not a 999 emergency but you need medical help fast, Call 111. Domestic Violence/Abuse Help Line 08 088 088 088 (Freephone) Confidential helpline open 9-9 MonFri, 9-4 Sat & Sun. 0300 303 0165 Buntingford: Manor House, 21 High Street. 10.00 - 17.30 14.00 - 17.30 09.00-13.00 10.00 - 17.30 10.00 - 17.30 14.00-17.30 Closed 10.00 - 17.30 10.00 - 17.00 Aircraft noise Shotokan Karate Come and give it a try. Self defence and physical benefits for everyone from age 6 years upwards. 6.30 - 7.30pm every Monday Community Centre, Luynes Rise, Buntingford Information: Mr P Deacon 01462 642922 Stansted Airport Noise Unit. 0800 243 788 email: [email protected] GRANTS AVAILABLE Standon Charities can offer grants (typically £50-100 for school trips, special equipment for a disabled person, etc) to meet the needs of individuals or groups in the ancient parish of Standon (which includes Colliers End and Wadesmill). If you think that you, or someone you know, could be eligible for a grant, write to the Clerk (including a phone number) John Harris on 01920 822887 Page 44 email: [email protected] Animal Warden Halls for hire PS News December 2016 ▪ Puckeridge Congregational Church Century Hall, Station Road. Rev. Ray Waterman 01920 821933 ▪ St Mary's Church Standon: Rev Alan Comfort 01920 318864 To report incidents re: dog faeces, stray Braughing Church Hall and Old Boys dogs and an identichipping service. School, (up to 120 with kitchen 01279 655261 facilities) – contact Phil Firmin 01920 823120, email [email protected] [email protected] Power cut helpline ▪ St Mary’s Church, Braughing: Rev. Braughing Playing Field Association Text POWER and your postcode to Julie Gawthrope 01920 823531 Community Hall - Contact Sue Fox 80876 [email protected] [email protected] ukpowernetworks.co.uk/powercut Colliers End Village Hall (40 people 0800 31 63 105 comfortably, with kitchen) - Contact Sandra Chadwick 07976 254379 Help Required 0333 32 32 105 (if calling from a Dane End Memorial Hall mobile) from Local Artist Johanna Wheeler 01920 438875 [email protected] I am building a scale model of the East Herts District Council Standon & Puckeridge Community The Causeway, Bishop's Stortford or Centre - Contact Sally Sperring 07854 railway line that passed through Standon many years ago. I am looking Wallfields, Pegs Lane, Hertford. Both are 916404 [email protected] for a local artist to create a open 9.00am - 5.00pm, Monday to Friday. Standon Village Hall, Hadham Road, Standon – Contact Denis or Beverly background scene depicting the views Tel: 01279 655261. Olliver on 01279 842625 of Standon and Puckeridge as seen www.eastherts.gov.uk. Westmill Village Hall. Contact Mike from the railway line. The scene will McRae on 01763 272147 or email be approximately 12ft long x 1ft high Herts County Council [email protected] and representing views from the Contact details: bridge on the Braughing road to the Adult Care Services 0300 123 4042 Local Churches: east end of Standon High Street. Children, Schools & Families ▪ A10 Christian Mission: Contact Revs 0300 123 4043 Colin & Teresa Marks 01920 821684 Timescales and a modest reward are Fire Safety 0300 123 4046 ▪ Congregational Church, Braughing all subject to discussion. Highways Fault Reporting Chapel: Secy: Mrs M Page 01920 0300 123 4047 822274 If you are interested in www.hertsdirect.org/highwayfaults ▪ Methodist Church, Braughing: helping with this project Trading Standards 0345 404 0506 Minister The Revd. David Mullins please contact Ian Smith Waste Aware 0300 123 4051 01279 654475 on 01920 822421 or General Enquiries 0300 123 4040 ▪ Old Hall Green & Puckeridge Roman email Catholic Churches: Fr. John White Textphone Users: 0300 123 4041 [email protected] 01763 271471 New Bellringers Welcome COME ALONG AND LEARN THIS ANCIENT TRADITION Phone Trevor Chapman on 01920 821341 Disclaimer PS News is written by many people from the villages who report for themselves or a club or society they represent. The production team do not necessarily agree with the opinions aired in the articles printed here. We are always happy to print another point of view in the newsletter. SUICIDAL? DEPRESSED? UNABLE TO COPE? AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY Whatever you're going through, we'll go through it with you 01920 464099 PS News December 2016 email: [email protected] Page 45 LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES MEP’s District Councillors Parish Councils Patrick O'Flynn (UKIP) email: [email protected] 00 322 284 5337 Braughing Braughing Clerk: Vicky Ford (Conservative) [email protected] 01954 211 722 www.vickyford.org Little Hadham Belinda Irons, 14 Crawley End, Chrishall, Royston, SG8 8QL Tel: 01763-838732 email: [email protected] Puckeridge Chairman: Peter Boylan 01920 822026 [email protected] Web site: www.braughing.org.uk Richard Howitt (Labour) 01223 240202 email: [email protected] www.richardhowittmep.com MP Sir Oliver Heald QC MP, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA Phone 01462 486074 E-mail: [email protected] www.oliverhealdmp.com County Councillors Braughing, including Puckeridge and Standon up to the A120 Rose Cheswright 823742 [email protected] Ware North (Standon from the A120 into Ware)) David Andrews 823836 Fax: 821194 [email protected] Cllr Ben Harris-Quinney 01920 821446 [email protected] Cllr Geoffrey Williamson 01279 771272 [email protected] Vacant Standon Cllr David Andrew 01920 823836 [email protected] Parish Council Meetings Members of the public are welcome and encouraged to attend. Please check local notice boards to confirm details. Braughing Meetings: The Old Boys' Schoolroom, Braughing, 8pm, second Thursday of the month (for planning applications, contact the Clerk). Little Hadham Meetings: Lt. Hadham Village Hall, 8pm, first Monday every month except January & August. Standon Meetings: Standon & Puckeridge Community Centre, fourth Thursday of the month (except August & December).Meetings start at 8pm. Lt Hadham Clerk: Mr B M Evans 01279 842803 [email protected] Standon Clerk: Belinda Irons 01763 838732 [email protected] Chairman: James Cartwright 01920 318901 email: [email protected] Web site: standonparishcouncil.co.uk Westmill Clerk: Marty Kilby 01763 289191 [email protected] Chairman: Mike McRae 01763 272147 [email protected] We need help now! Sessions held weekly, term-time only, at The Contessa Riding Centre, Colliers End. Your Scout Group needs You Mondays 2pm – 3pm, Tuesdays 9.45am – 10.45am Tuesdays 10.45am – 11.45am, Fridays 10am – 11.30am Braughing Scout group is looking for more adult helpers in all sections. For more information contact: Boo Williams – 01279 842805 If you can help out please contact: [email protected] or one of the Scout, Cub or Beaver contacts on page 51 for more details Registered as a Charity No 244108 Page 46 email: [email protected] PS News December 2016 LOCAL DIRECTORY All phone No's are 01920 and clubs in Puckeridge or Standon unless shown otherwise Albury Acorns Preschool: Sue/Kim on 07826 303560 Allotments: Braughing: Tricia Lilley 01920 821700 Puckeridge: Brian Durrant 822331 Art Club: Joan 822758 Aviation Society: Vic Flintham 01763 289636 Baby-sitting Circle: Sylvia Pinnington 822216 Bat Helpline 01992 581442 Beavers: 6-8 years old, Angie Adamson 01763 849902 Bell Ringing: Braughing: Peter Glazebrook 821554, Standon: Stephen Coley 823886. Bishop's Stortford Railway Society: Barry Bridges 438586 Bowls Club: Jean Maslin, 01920 423273 or Fred Barnard, 01920 821214 Braughing Cricket Club: Peter Hobson 01920 438361 Braughing Local History Society: Mary Cockburn [email protected] Braughing Playing Field Association Trust: Sue Fox [email protected] Braughing Society: Sandra Lynch 823500 Braughing WI: Kate Fish 822397 Bridge Clubs: Sue Dailly 823692, Brownies: Register your daughter’s interest at www.girlguiding.org.uk general enquiries to Naomi Divall 01920 822169 Budding Babes: Tracy 01920 824041 Buntingford Choir: Mandy or Gareth 0781 491 2595 Buntingford Heritage Centre: Jenny Dingley 01763 273002 Caged Bird Society (Buntingford): Norman Riddle 01920 870307 Carols Round the Tree (Standon): Caroline Franks 822723 Carpet Bowls: Mick Brown 01763 274114 Church Choir Braughing: Helen Carter 823873, Standon: Michael Smith 821281 Conservative Assn: David Andrews 823836 Cubs: Wednesday Cheetah pack Derek Goodall 01763 273149, Tuesday Puma Pack: Jackie Andrews 01763 247675 Dance Classes - Rhythm & Poise School of Dance: Ballet: Karen Howarth 01279 651535 & Tap, Modern & Jazz: Kate Dutton - 07969 362224 Dance JAM Academy: Julie McPartland 01920 822488 or 07971699615 Dog Training: Jan Mann 823475 Dominoes: Brown Bear, Braughing Graham Frary 821715 Drama Group (Braughing): Sandy Varley 822589 Embroidery Group: Barbara Norris 822104 Folk Music Club: Stortfolk 01279 656664 Veterans Football Club (Braughing): Keith Mardell 822133, Friends of Braughing Church: Ned Dailly 01920 823692 or email: [email protected] Golden Age Club (Braughing): Rita Langley 821340 Golf Club (East Herts): Secretary 821978 Guides: Register your interest at www.girlguiding.org.uk - enquiries to Louise Jenkins 07971 800 443 Low Cost, One Bedroomed, Centrally Heated Almshouses for Local People. Almshouses become available from time to time for people with a connection to the Parishes of Standon and Thundridge. Each almshouse is a self contained unit with it's own kitchen, bathroom and living room. Write for details and an application form to: John Harris, Clerk to Standon Charities, 4 South Road, Puckeridge SG11 1TH. www.standoncharities.org.uk Hertford & Ware Railway Society: Stuart Moye 467132 Hertfordshire Holly: Mixed Clog Morris: Mary Deeks 822905 Herts & Essex Architectural Research society: Kath Pollard 01708 473646 Hormead Hares Football Club: 01763 848449 Horticulture Society (Braughing): Marion Saunders 821700 Hospital Transport for the Elderly: Robin Chalkley 822156 Jenyns First School & Nursery: 821461 Karate Club: Clive 01763 231132 Kettlebell Exercise Classes: Sue Prior 07854 316628 Labour Party: Frederick Perkins 822454 Liberal Democrats: David Albinson 822640 Lipreading classes: Louise Reed 821401 Little Hadham Primary School: 01279 771285 Mayday Committee: Sue Spalding 821624 or Rachel Law [email protected] Mercury Correspondent: Braughing: Clive Marshall 822167 Music at St Mary's Braughing:: Vicky Clough 821434 NSPCC: Alex Lang 822209 Pantomime Group, Braughing: Peter Walsingham 823265 Parish Paths Partnership: Braughing Christine Flintham 01763 289636, Standon - John Harris 822887 Pet Care: Mrs Harvey 822814 Petanque: Brown Bear, Braughing Graham Winter 821373 Pets TLC: 822705 Photographic Society (Ware): Barbara Norris 822104 Braughing Housing Association The Braughing Housing Association is responsible for seven flatlets at Orchard House, The Street, Braughing. Each property consists of kitchen, hallway, bathroom and bed/sitting room, suitable for singles tenancy only. Enquiries concerning possible vacancies and tenancy should be directed, in writing, to The Chairman, Braughing Housing Association, East View, Hay Street, Braughing, Ware SG11 2RG Should any become available, preference would be given to the elderly, most needy and those with a connection to Braughing. PS News December 2016 Puckeridge WI: [email protected] Railway & Local History Society (Buntingford): Stephen Ruff 01763 289516, (Bishop's Stortford) Barry Bridges 438586, (Hertford & Ware) Stuart Moye 467132 Rainbows: Register your interest at www.girlguiding.org.uk - enquiries to Karen Evans 07425 134 363 Ramblers (Royston & Dist): David Allard 01763 242677 R.N.L.I.: Paul Howitt 822342 Royal British Legion: Braughing John Haworth 821757, Standon: Ron Edwards 464218 Ralph Sadleir Assn: [email protected] Ranger Girl Guides (14+ years), Wednesday, Rosanne Kenealy 01920 821304 Rib Valley Trampoline Club: Andrea Allen 07989 980038 Roger de Clare School Association: Sarah Gillingwater 823129 or Sam Risley 823477 Sadleir Drama Club: Liz Pickup 01763 289446 Explorer Scouts: 14-18 year olds, Wednesday Buntingford Unit Christine Pestle 07711 506381, email: [email protected] Friday Ware Unit: Jim Campbell 01920 461134 Scout & Guide Band: Garry Edwards 01920 823163 Scouts: 11-14 years old, Panther Troop Karl Adamson 01763 849902, Jaguar Troop Jackie Andrews 01763 247675 SPNDP (Standon and Puckeridge Neighbourhood Development Plan) Belinda Irons 01763 838732 S.P.I.N.S. Pre-School: 07881 533339 St. Thomas of Canterbury Primary School PTA: C/o School 821450 Standon Green NW Morris & Juniors: Ray Pinkney 821694 Standon Morris: Catherine Ward 07808 969379 Standon & Puckeridge Community Centre: Sally Sperring 07854 916404 Swimming Club (Buntingford ): David Carr 07966 508156 Tai Chi: Mrs A Manwaring 822041 Tennis Club: Braughing: Karen Gore 07860 484878 Standon: Keith Bradshaw 01920 821152 Page 47 Three Villages Eco Group: Trish Street 01920 821069 Trefoil Guild: Guiding for adults - Alex Chapman 01920 465 726 Twinning Assn (Buntingford): Mary Deeks 822905 University of the 3rd Age: Barbara Norris 822104 Veterans Football Club: Paul Mayne 822615 Craig Gardner 823805 Ware and District 41 Club: Melvyn Cousins 01920 420197 Ware Swimming Club: Chris Buck 07947 322808 Ware U3A: Chris Beeton, Membership Secretary 07952 066748 Wasps Out of School Club: Nicola Re 07904 391133 Women's Institute: Braughing: Kate Fish 822397 Puckeridge: [email protected] Yoga in Pregnancy, Baby massage and Baby yoga: Penny Constantinou 07944 416572 Young Countrysiders: Linda Watts 821393 PS News - The idea Copy dates Everyone is welcome to write, there is no charge for articles on any subject of interest to our communities. 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