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Five Parishes 2014

82nd-5-parishesThe main programme and horse show schedule are now available for download from the Show page on this website – click the link : http://goo.gl/gQJkQ6.

Arena and stall highlights this year inlcude:

  • K9 Quackers, Sheepdog show
  • Colchester Birds of Prey
  • East Anglian Kite Flyers
  • Tendring Dog Agility Display Team
  • Suffolk Punch Trust
  • Annies Fantasies Clog Dancing
  • Colchester Model Aircraft Club
  • Horse Show
  • Exemption Dog Show
  • Colne Endeavour Music Club
  • Horticultural Marquee (Entries on Saturday, 3rd August)
  • Craft Marquee
  • Licensed Bar
  • Food Stalls

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    PC Agenda 8th July 2014

    WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL

    Peldon   Great Wigborough   Little Wigborough   Salcott   Virley

    A meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council will be held at Salcott Village Hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday 8th July 2014.

    Apologies for absence

    Minutes of the last meeting

    Police and Zone Wardens reports

    Borough and County Councillors reports

    Public-Have Your Say:

    Declarations of Interest:

    Items for Discussion

    1.   Playgrounds and Playing Fields

    • Reports on both play areas and fields
    • Progress on work completed and any that needs addressing including rubber clippings for Moss Hay play area.
    • Newly installed equipment on Moss Hay – discussion on signage & matting
    • Discuss what’s required re fencing at Salcott – look before meeting if pos.
    • Decision required: Who and how often will maintain this new equipment?
    • Decision required: What other work needs addressing now?
    • Decision required: Should we do anything now about the overhang on Moss Hay?

    2.    LGBC Warding – Colchester Electoral Review

    • Suggestions for new warding with 51 (in 3s) Borough Councillors for Colchester. 
    • Decision required: Agreed suggestion to register for this Parish Council?

    3.    Our Standing Orders and Code of Conduct

    • Update and changes suggested
    • Decisions required: Are we happy to make these amendments/changes?

    4.    Pete Tye Common Footpaths

    • Decision required: Are we taking any action at this time on this?

    5.    Salcott Telephone Box

    • Following the comprehensive contract drawn up for the lease of this box 
    • Decision required: Agreement and signing thereof.

    6.    Broadband Update

    • Update on present and future availability and proposed launch event.

    7.    Pensions – LGPS – Employer Discretions – Policy Statement

    • Decision required: Do we need to take any action on this and if so when and what?

    8.    Salcott Field Road Edge Trees

    • Decision required: What if anything needs doing and by whom?

    9.    Transportation Meeting Report

    10.   CALC Meetings – next one 4th September 2014

    • Decision required: Who is willing to attend these meetings on our behalf?

    11.   Actions and Reminder List updated

    Correspondence:

    • Thank you from Salcott PCC
    • Thank you from Wigboroughs PCC
    • Essex University Volunteers

    Planning Applications:

    145158   Proposal: Two storey rear extension at South View, Mersea Road, Peldon

    Finances:

    101776 Business Services at CAS – new equipment on insurance£166.36
    101777 Wicksteed Leisure Ltd. – new equipment on Moss Hay£20,400.00
    101778 R S Pullen – clerk’s salary for July£367.57

    The next meeting will be on Tues 9th September 2014 at 7.30pm at Abbotts Hall Farm, Great Wigborough

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    PAWS June – Gardens & Jokes

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    David Clarke & Gen Fretwell, President

    PAWS June Report – A Garden Holiday Experience

    Six visitors joined our meeting on Tuesday 24th June when David Clarke came along to entertain us with “A Garden Holiday Experience”.

    He started his talk with a joke relaying a story about a Grand Mother who was looking after her 2 year old Grandson who wanted to go out into the garden.  She was horrified some time later to find him with a slug in his mouth.  Asking him what it tasted like he replied “like worms granny!”  We all laughed and then David went on with his slide show involving gardens in Shropshire and Cheshire.  These included Ashwood Nurseries, Stockton Bury Gardens, Herefordshire, Cruckford House, and Wollerton Old Hall in Shropshire and finished with the Tatton Park Flower Show in Cheshire.  His slides were amazing and made most us of most envious of the wonderful gardens and displays of flowers etc.  David finished how he started, with another joke about a man who went into a flower shop to buy flowers for his wife.  As he didn’t seem to know what he wanted to buy flowers Pasadena TX, he just simply said “Tell me what you have done!”

    Another very informative and entertaining evening.

    Our next get together is on 22nd July when we are having our annual social night. This year’s theme is County and Western, so grab your cowboy boots for a spot of line-dancing. Currently membership is full but visitors are very welcome at the cost of £5.00 which includes a light supper and refreshments.  Pre-booking is requested by calling one of the undermentioned.

    Details of all our meetings and speakers can be found on the diary of the home page of the Winstred 100 website.  If you would like further information about P.A.W.S please ring one of the following committee members: Alice Holmes 01206 735510, Jane Banks 01206 735004 or Jane Anderson 01206 735505.

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    Best place to have a stroke

    The local NHS CCG has issued the following news update reporting on the success rate of Colchester General Hospital, which has one of the largest stroke units in the East of England, with stroke patients, admitting over 70% of patients within 4 hours compared to the national average of below 60%:

    Local stroke patients get best care in country, latest figures show

    The quality of stroke care coordinated locally by Colchester Hospital is again in the top two hospital trusts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, according to the Royal College of Physicians (RCP). This makes us the best over the last six months, nowhere else having been in the top two consistently. The RCP clinical audit of stroke patients who were admitted to hospital in the three months from October last year shows Colchester was the second best-performing out of the 175 hospital trusts that admit stroke patients directly for acute stroke care. Dr Shane Gordon, Clinical Chief Officer at NHS NE Essex CCG said:

    This result is a credit to several organisations, including voluntary organisations who work together to provide not only emergency and acute care at the hospital, but also vital recovery care in the community when patients are safe to leave the hospital. Specially-trained nurses from ACE, the NHS community organisation, help patients to recover as much function as they can in the days, weeks and months after a stroke.

    The figures show that whereas on average nationally 58% of people who have had a stroke were admitted to a stroke unit within four hours, in NE Essex it is over 70%.  Perhaps most remarkable is that locally over three-quarters of people are helped by the dedicated Early Discharge Team to get quick, dedicated support to go home or to rehabilitation out of the acute hospital, whereas nationally on average just one quarter of patients are helped in this way. Dr Gordon added:

    These figures are the results of a shared determination to get higher standards of care for our patients resulting in less death, disability and better quality of life. But we are very far from having a perfect service, there is much more we can do together to give stroke patients here even better treatment and recovery. Rapid and thorough treatment and recovery for patients can make all the difference to otherwise more serious outcomes for patients and families.

    Recently published by the RCP, the audit was welcomed by Dr Ramachandran Sivakumar, consultant stroke physician at Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust and its clinical lead for stroke. He said the aim of the comparative information is to improve the quality of stroke care by auditing stroke services against evidence-based standards. Dr Sivakumar said:

    Stroke care is very much teamwork and our success is down to a multidisciplinary approach that involves therapy staff, such as physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and dietitians, besides doctors and nurses. While these figures show we are performing extremely strongly, we are certain we can do even better and that is what we are focusing on.

    Moira Keating, nurse consultant for stroke services, said:

    In my opinion, the entire Colchester stroke team takes ownership of each and every patient and pulls out all the stops to ensure that patients receive the best possible care and achieve their goals.

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    New blood test service going well

    The local NHS CCG has issued the following news update following changes to their phlebotomy service intended to increase capacity from 2,900 to 4,600 tests per week:

    New blood tests (phlebotomy) service working well, according to patients

    Comments made by patients, on feedback forms and informally to staff show universal approval of the new expanded and more convenient service in NE Essex. The new service is provided by GP Primary Choice, a new organisation set up jointly by all the GP practices in our area. Around 11,500 blood tests have been carried out in May, but in a month with the full service now operating in all areas we expect that around 17,000 tests will be carried out. Comments on feedback forms include:

    With three children would have found it difficult to go to a local hospital, as we live in a village.

    One woman from Tiptree wrote:

    Brilliant service, if I had to go to Colchester I would need to arrange child care and pay for car parking etc. Excellent service.

    A woman from Colchester wrote:

    Very positive change. Surgery is closer to home and offer an all-round excellent service.

    Of feedback survey responses received so far, asked to rate their experience, 244 people said excellent; 53 good; 6 adequate, and no-one said poor or very poor. * Patients needing a blood test advised by their GP can have their blood taken at their own GP surgery, or by arrangement at any other GP surgery throughout the area. Surgeries normally do blood test five days a week, Mondays to Fridays (please check with staff for times) but of the 40 local GP practices, 1 offers tests 4 days a week and 2 practices offer tests on 3 days per week. Dr Andrew Lennard-Jones, the Medical Director of GP Primary Choice said:

    We have only been running these new services for a few weeks, but already patients are telling us this is much better. Blood tests, taken promptly, are a key tool for diagnosing and treating peoples’ health conditions, and when you consider that there are around 240,000 tests carried out each year in just Colchester and Tendring, then these tests have a major effect on health in the area. We will keep learning from how these services are used, and what patients tell us, so that we can use that experience in designing other health service improvements in future.

    Tests are now more conveniently available for GP-referred patients on the Clacton Hospital site in the Reckitts Lodge building, where blood tests are available from Monday to Friday between 8am and 2pm. This service is provided mainly for patients of East Lynne surgery, though patients from other surgeries can make an appointment or just walk in if that is more convenient. The maximum wait that patients are seeing there is about ten minutes, less for booked appointments. This compares favourably with the queueing that used to sometimes take much longer at the hospital before tests were available at all GP surgeries. For patients at St. James surgery, there is a service provided at Old Road Surgery in Clacton, where again appointments can be made, or patients can walk in. There is a free car park there, and as everywhere this service is available for patients from any other surgery. (Old Road Surgery’s own staff do the tests for their patients). For patients who might need to have a test early in the morning, perhaps because of work commitments, they can book an appointment or walk in at the Mayflower Centre at Harwich (Fryatt) Hospital from 7:00am on Wednesdays and 7:45am 4 days a week, or in Colchester attend the Walk-in Centre in Turner Road from 7am, 5 days a week. Walk in clinics are also being offered at the following GP Practices: Ambrose Avenue 9:30 till 1pm, Tollgate 9:30 till 1pm, Tiptree 8:00 till 10am and Winstree (formerly Stanway) 8:00 till 12pm. Dr Hasan Chowhan, clinical lead for the CCG, said:

    I am delighted that patients are so pleased, particularly with the convenience of the expanded service. I am greatly encouraged at this key example of GPs and all staff at Practices working together to make improvements for patients. It won’t be as easy as that in all our local health services, but it is a powerful example of what can be done together.

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    Annual Report 2013~14

    WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL CHAIRMAN’S ANNUAL REPORT 2013/14

    Personnel

    2013 has been a relatively stable year in terms of personnel

    In Peldon:  Charles Dymond became Vice Chair in 2013 and thank you to Jane Banks who retired from the Parish Council in 2014 ;  Wigboroughs: Jinny Gale, Phil Gladwin, Salcott: Netty Knill-Jones, Lynne Simmons and Andy Beharrell as councillor for Virley and I am very grateful to the whole team for their support and continued hard work for the Parish.

    Thanks

    We are supported by many in the Parish who give their time to their community, those who do regular and occasional work for us. Our Borough and County Councillors Andrew Ellis, Terry Sutton, Kevin Bentley and John Jowers for keeping us up to speed with wider issues and our colleagues from Essex Police who have regularly turned up to our meetings to report on crime and Speed Watch  results in the area.

    We are particularly pleased when our local residents take an interest and come to the meetings bringing ideas and local issues which gives focus to our work. Many actively support in looking after the Parish voluntarily – clearing ditches, cutting hedges, unblocking drains, clearing after flooding and grass cutting.

    Our local Zone wardens have been attending most of our meetings and have been a very effective quick response team helping to clear rubbish from ditches, report and assist in prosecution of fly tippers, dog fouling patrols, cutting overgrown areas and linking closely with the community.

    A personal thanks from the Chair who has been so well supported by our hardworking Clerk Sue Pullen. Her work load has increased with many more reports from County, Borough and outside agencies – NHS, Voluntary Sector etc all sending more information to the Clerk by email which Sue then has to filter. All those who have had the responsibility of the Chair will realise how much help and information is given by the Clerk, her local knowledge is invaluable.

    Finances

    The Council has had the benefit of financial worksheets drawn up monthly by our clerk. We continue to scrutinise all expenditure due to the tightening budget as a direct result of CBC withdrawing most of the revenue grant. The accounts have been internally audited and are currently with the external auditor. Thank you to Steve Copeland for his assistance.

    Planning

    One of the significant changes this year has been the change to electronic viewing of local planning applications which is more difficult to view large scale applications and for everyone to access a computer. This year we have commented on over 25 local applications and would encourage residents to continue to make their views known to us.

    Play Areas

    These continue to be well managed by Terry Simmons (Salcott) and Barry Gooding (Peldon) and are inspected regularly. The play area at Salcott has improved following the addition of rubber chippings last year and this is also planned for Peldon in the near future. The younger residents helped chose 2 new pieces of Play equipment in Peldon, these were funded using grants – S106 (planning gain) money and Cory Environmental Trust. It is a sad fact that we still suffer from dog fouling and occasional vandalism in these areas.

    Broadband initiative.

    A huge amount of work has been carried out with particular thanks to John Walker enabled a very successful launch to go ahead in early 2014 and many of us are now benefiting from faster speeds!

    Other Activities

    Councillors have continued to attend meetings of the Essex Wildlife Trust; the Abberton Reservoir Liaison Group which includes the Abberton Reservoir community fund – Phil Gladwin continues to put a lot of work into this committee on our behalf.

    Abberton Reservoir Rights of Way Committee.  Wigborough Village Hall Committee both Jinny Gale and Phil Gladwin are our representatives and the Colchester Association of Local Councils is regularly attended.

    There is very close linking between ourselves, Colchester Borough Council and The Environment Agency focusing on resolving local flooding issues.

    The clerk attends the Clerk’s forum.

    Jinny Gale runs an excellent email service to the residents.

    The team continually takes information from our residents forward – reporting on potholes, speeding, litter, missing/broken signs/play equipment and problem areas.

    The Parish Council is made up of elected representatives who volunteer their time and support for the residents and parish of Winstred Hundred, I have been very grateful for their help and support.

    Nicky Ellis

    [Click next for Financial Statements]

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    PC Minutes 10th June 2014

    WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL

    Peldon   Great Wigborough   Little Wigborough   Salcott   Virley

    Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held at Peldon Village Hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday 10th June 2014

    Present: Charles Dymond, Jinny Gale, John Walker, Rob Surface, Phil Gladwin, Lynne Simmons, Netty Knill-Jones, Bob Holmes, Nicky Ellis, Andrew Ellis, 7 members of the public and Robert Davidson came later on.

    Apologies for absence: Kevin Bentley

    The Annual Parish Assembly

    MP Report: A report from Priti Patel MP was circulated.

    Zone Wardens or Police Report: None received

    Chairman’s report: A summary of the report was read giving thanks to many and stating our achievements throughout the year, particularly the broadband project and new grant funded play equipment at Peldon.  Numerous planning applications have been considered and commented on and many meetings of other groups and bodies have been attended. The team have continually reported on various highways issues including flooding potholes, speeding etc, keeping our residents informed and dealing with any queries they have had on any matter. The report will be on our website in its entirety.

    Public: Concern was expressed that a hedge should remain in place where the new houses are being built in Peldon. Also it was confirmed that there will be only one entrance to the houses from Lower Road. A complaint raised about inconsiderate garden fires in Church Road will be followed up with CBC Environmental Team. Overhang on a footpath in Peldon will also be dealt with. Concern was expressed about the overgrown verges particularly at junctions which is being chased up for a date when these will be trimmed back.

    Parish Council AGM

    Phil proposed, Jinny seconded and all agreed for Charles to be chairman for the next two years, he then took the chair for the remainder of the meeting and gave thanks and appreciation to Nicky for her term as chair and hoped he could follow her excellent example.

    Nicky proposed, Netty seconded and all agreed for Lynne to be vice-chairman for the next two years.

    Jinny proposed, Phil seconded and all agreed for the clerk to continue as Financial and Responsible Officer.

    Phil proposed, Jinny seconded and all agreed for John Walker to be co-opted on to the parish council for Salcott.

    Rob and Bob were both welcomed on to the parish council and thanks were given to Jane and Andy for their terms of office.

    All Declaration of Acceptance of Office forms were duly completed and Notice of Registerable Interests forms given out.

    Minutes of the last meeting were agreed by all and signed by the chairman.

    Borough Councillors: Having lost an appeal the storage of items on land adjacent to Rowses Farm is to be removed immediately or if not removed it is hoped for a prosecution. The agents for the proposed solar park are now considering a slightly different location site. Potholes and repairs are steadily being done with an increased number of work gangs with priority routes completed first followed by smaller ones. Jet patching is used sometimes with generally good results. A section of the B1022 will be closed for 5 weeks due to repairing of collapsed drains, and traffic will be diverted accordingly. 

    Declarations of Interest: Lynne for item 5. Salcott telephone box

    1.   Playgrounds and Playing Fields – repairs needed at the Salcott playground have now been completed. The Peldon site will be brought up to date shortly including addressing problems of bird droppings on the swing seats and weeds.  Phil proposed, Bob seconded and all agreed to add £200 from parish council funds to the grant we have secured for the rubber chippings for the Peldon playground surface.

    2.   Email protocol – our list of dos and don’ts when emailing was agreed to be current and still appropriate.  

    3.   Our Standing Orders and Code of Conduct – an updated version will be circulated in due course. 

    4.   Horse riding on Pete Tye Common – following complaints about horse riders making deep  ruts along the footpaths a discussion followed and it was agreed that walkers and horse riders have used this common successfully together for many years therefore a suggestion of strimming a wider footpath was thought to be a good plan of action at this time. 

    5.   Salcott Telephone Box – the offer from Mr and Mrs Simmons to maintain the phone box was accepted and a formal agreement will be drawn up. 

    6.   Actions and Reminder List – updated

    7.   Broadband – The Wigboroughs should be up and running by the end of July and there will be a launch event for Salcott and Layer Breton in September. 

    8.   Local Government Boundary Commission – Colchester Electoral Review www.lgbce.org.uk asks for ideas and suggestions supported by logical reasoning for boundary changes, the website has an interactive map for use. This consultation period ends on 4th August 2014.

    Planning Applications:
    144811Proposal: Detached double garage at Longacres, School Lane, Great Wigborough 
    144792Proposal: Variation of a condition 2 (approved drawings) following grant of planning permission (120074) at Thornfleet, Church Road, Peldon
    144847Proposal: Single storey dependent relative annexe and structural support to existing dwelling (resubmission 130557) at Lovedowns Farm, Barnhall Road, Salcott
    144849Lawful development certificate for existing use of dwelling with agricultural occupancy condition as ordinary residential use at Firs Cottage, Mersea Road, Peldon
    144754Proposal: Change of roof design to match with the existing side ridge levels at Hollies, School Lane, Great Wigborough
    144885Proposal: For prior notification of agricultural or forestry development – proposed steel portal frame building for machinery and crop at Sampsons Farm, Sampsons Lane, Peldon
    Planning Decisions:
    142473Proposal: Listed building application for various internal and external alterations at Peldon Rose<Approve conditional
    143677Proposal: Erection of single storey rear conservatory extension at Ashleigh, Lower Road, PeldonApprove conditional
    144576Proposal: Demolish existing garage and erection of new detached garage/carport and alteration to bedroom 1 providing sliding patio door and Juliette balcony at Whitethorns, Mersea Road, PeldonApprove conditional
    144885as abovePrior Approval Required (Approved)

    Finances:
    101770 Salcott PCC – churchyard upkeep£200.00
    101771 Great and Little Wigborough PCC – churchyards upkeep£400.00
    101772 Peldon PCC – churchyard upkeep£200.00
    101773 R S Pullen – clerk’s salary for June£367.57
    101774 EALC – Councillor Training days x 4£268.00
    101775 T Simmons – play insp and repairs, grass and hedge cuts, noticeboard£313.75

     

    The next meeting will be on Tues 8th July 2014 at 7.30pm at Salcott Village Hall

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    Peldon Festival 2014

    peldon-village-festival-2014This weekend sees the 2014 Peldon Village Festival with many old favourites but also, new this year, parachuting Teddies!  The main events are between 11am & 4pm each day unless otherwise detailed.

    Saturday 14th June sees:

    • Craft stalls,
    • Meet the animals,
    • Tower open,
    • Exhibitions,
    • Lunches, cream teas,
    • Punch & Judy,
    • Street Organ, and
    • Parachting Teddies – yes bring along your Teddy, fit him up with a parachute and watch him make his jump from the Church Tower!

    Sunday 15th June we have:

    • Festival service (9:30am),
    • Tower open,
    • Flowers, exhibitions,
    • Refreshments, cream teas, and
    • Song Cycle in Concert (7:30pm).

    All enquiries to Sally on 01206 735931.

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    Music & Fun for Peldon Village Hall

    musicKeen to bolster their rebuilding fund (just over half-way now), the Peldon Village Hall Management Committee are running two great events for all the family early in July.

    An evening of Live Music – 5th July

    You are invited to relax, dine and dance to the sizzling sounds of summer at Brickhouse Farm, Lower Road, Peldon.  Starring the Crissy Lee All Star Band and featuriug Liz Oki (recently seen on the BBC’s The Voice) the lovely Lesley Arden will also be there to entertain at the start of the evening.  Doors open at 5:30pm with music from 6:30pm and food served from 7pm.  Tickets to be booked in advance from Bob Holmes (01206 735510 or [email protected]) and cost £20 including a 2 course supper.

    There will be a licensed bar and free parking.

    Family Fun Day – 6th July

    family funAlso taking place at Brickhouse Farm this event runs from 11am to 2pm.  

    Entry includes:
    • Football,
    • Treasure Hunt
    • Bouncy Castle & Inflatables,
    • Crafts
    Activity Timetable:
    • 11.30am – 4 years & under races
    • 12.30pm – 5-7 years races
    • 1.30pm – 8 years and over races
    • 2pm – Tug of war
    There will also be BBQ, Bar, Sweets and Ice creams all available to purchase on the day.
    For tickets and further information please contact Zena Faulkner on 07970 669375,  01206 735457 or

    Entry includes:
    Football, Treasure Hunt
    Bouncy Castle & Inflatables, Crafts
    Activity Timetable:
    11.30am – 4 years & under races
    12.30pm – 5-7 years races
    1.30pm – 8 years and over races
    2pm – Tug of war
    BBQ, Bar, Sweets and Ice creams
    All available to purchase on the day.
    For tickets and further information please contact
    Zena Faulkner on 07970 669375 or 01206 735457
    [email protected]

    Tickets:
    • Adults £2
    • Children £3 (3-15 yrs),
    • Children under 3 yrs free

    Thank You

    Thanks go to Robert & Liz Davidson for tthe use of their house and garden for these events.

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    Song Cycle in Concert – Peldon Village Festival Event

    Peldon Festival Event – Song Cycle in Concert

    song cycle in peldon churchBy popular demand the Peldon Village Festival sees a welcome return for the male voice quartet known as The Essex  ‘Kings’ Singers’.  They will perform music from Bach to the Beatles and being Humorous and Serious by turn are most entertaining.  As well as performing in Peldon before, they have also appeared on Songs of Praise with Aled Jones and on local radio.

    Evening Concert 7.30pm on Sunday 15th June.

    Tickets £10  (conc. £8 ) inc. refreshments

    St. Mary’s Church, Peldon

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