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Village Design Statement & Parish Plan

parish-signsCause for rejoicing!  The Village Design Statement is complete and has been approved  by Colchester Borough Council.  You should expect your own copy to drop through your letterbox in a month or so.

It covers the villages of Peldon, The Wigboroughs, and Salcott cum Virley.  Many of you contributed to it by completing a long and detailed questionnaire back in 2009 and a small group have been working on the results ever since.

A Village Design Statement is a statement of a village’s character and qualities.  It documents what residents value about their area and what they consider are the important character and features which should be retained and preserved for current and future generations when new developments are considered. Once approved by the Borough Council the VDS must be taken account of when planning applications are assessed.

In giving unanimous approval to our VDS the Borough Council were most complimentary.  Comments included “wonderful”, “fabulous”, “interesting and unique”, ”very useful to other groups”, “should be issued to Estate Agents to describe the parish to buyers”.  A councillor representing one group who started their VDS before we did said they would be using ours as a model.

Unusually our VDS also includes a Parish Plan which highlights those issues the community would like the Parish Council and other authorities to address.  Many suggestions were made during the lengthy process of producing the VDS and Parish Plan – not all of them correctly reported in the recent edition of the County Standard!  The Parish Council will be formally considering the feasibility of implementing those suggestions which were supported by a majority of residents.

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PC Minutes 13th March 2012

WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL
Peldon   Great Wigborough   Little Wigborough   Salcott   Virley

Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held at Salcott Village Hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday 13th March 2012.

Present: Netty Knill Jones, Lynne Simmons, Phil Gladwin, Jinny Gale, Nicky Ellis, Jane Banks, Charles Dymond, Kevin Bentley, 1 Police Officer and 4 members of the public

Apologies for absence: John Walker, Andrew Ellis

Minutes of the last meeting were agreed by all and signed by the chairman with the alteration of Phil Gladwin being absent (not present) and the additional wording to Declarations of Interest: ‘and left the room when this was discussed.’

Borough Councillors: The structure of the Police force will be changing with the appointment of a Police and Crime Commissioner who will have overall responsibility for financial affairs, crime figures etc.

Essex has been picked for trials for the Community Budget in joining up of some government public bodies with ECC with the aim of reducing spending in certain areas. Civil Servants from Whitehall have come to County Hall for this purpose.

Abberton Reservoir Liaison Group meet tomorrow and our application for funds to improve our broadband will be discussed.

Lighting at the new Visitor Centre will be brought up for complaint. We’ve heard since that this was due to the time switch not working correctly and it should therefore not be a problem in future as the lights will only be used on occasions.

School Lane has had repair work carried out and all pot holes are being repaired more sensibly by repairing all in an area rather than the worst ones first and then returning for lesser ones later.

CBC have sent further letters to residents about cost of works that must be carried out in clearing drains and culverts to help in potential flooding problem areas.

Certain missing road signs will be reported for reinstating.

Public-Have Your Say – None

Declarations of Interest – None

1. Playgrounds – inspections have been routinely carried out and arising matters will be dealt with.  Rubber clippings for Salcott have yet to be organized. Salcott goalposts have been repainted.

2. Village Design Statement – the completed work was presented to everyone for approval. With the alteration of a couple of minor details the parish council agreed unanimously to adopt this document.  A very big thank you was given to all the team who contributed to the completion of this splendid piece of work. All households in our villages will receive a copy and it will be put on our website.

3. Police – there has been hare coursing locally, some children damaged a fence and the theft of diesel and catalytic converters still continues.

4. Website update – next month due to John’s absence.

5. CALC Meeting – was attended by two parish councillors where there was a presentation from CBC Tree Preservation Officer.

6. Broadband update – Parish Councillors have had a meeting with Lloyd Felton from County Broadband to discuss a scheme taking in some surrounding parish councils for faster broadband. It was agreed by all for Phil to represent us in our bid for a grant from the Reservoir Community Funds for this project.  There was a suggestion for a display at the Peldon May Festival.  A vote of thanks was given to John and Phil for their extensive work on this so far.

7. Les Lapwood – due to family commitments has resigned and therefore the correct procedure will be followed to enable us to fill the vacancy. A letter of thanks will be written to him.  See below.

8. Flooding matters – as above in Borough Councillors.

9. Standing Orders – alterations to the wording to accommodate changes to our rotation of villages for chairman arrangement will be discussed next meeting.

10. Actions and Reminders List – updated.

Planning Applications:

120413 Proposal: Two storey side extension at Mill Cottage, The Strood, Peldon

Planning Decisions:

112327 Proposal: 3 vehicle detached garage at Fourways Farm, Barnhall Road, Salcott – Permission Granted

112422 Proposal: Demolition of existing and erection of replacement dwelling with attached garage at The Farmhouse, Abbots Wick Lane, Great Wigborough – Permission Refused

Appeal no. A1530/A/12/2171150 against the above CBC decision

Appeal no.A1530/D/12/2170062 against the refusal of proposed extension to dwelling to provide additional accommodation at Fourways Farm, Barnhall Road, Salcott.

Finances:

101650 – R S Pullen – clerk’s fee for March                                                             £353.53

101651 – R S Pullen – clerk’s expenses, stationary etc.                                             £204.50

101652 – T Simmons – play insp and repainting goal posts                                        £113.27

The next meeting will be held at Peldon Village Hall on Tues 10th April 2012 at 7.30pm

We now have a vacancy for a Salcott Parish Councillor who must live within 3 miles of the boundary of Salcott.  Anyone interested please contact the clerk Sue Pullen on 01206 735367.

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PAWS – February 1st Ladies report

paws-john-knightPAWS’ February meeting on 28th February was when Ann Hardy was due to reveal the “Secrets of the Royal Jewels”, but unfortunately due to ill-health she had to cancel and we were fortunate to enlist John Knight for the evening who told us about “America’s First Ladies.”  

John proved to be a very able and knowledgeable speaker who has spent a lot of time in the U.S.A and indeed had a photo of his wife and himself with Bill Clinton taken in 2004, together with photographs of the portraits of the 13 First Ladies that are in the gallery of the Whitehouse. He told us a lot of background information about the First Ladies from Eleanor Roosevelt through to Michelle Obama and that the average age of an incoming President was 58 with his wife being 52. When most of us are thinking about taking things easy, or retiring, these people are taking on the most powerful job in the USA if not the world. A most interesting evening and hopefully we’ll see Ann next year.

Our next meeting is actually our AGM and therefore it is for Members only and is on 27th March. We will be having a St. Trinians Night (so get out all the old school uniforms ladies).  A Fish and Chip Supper will be provided and a Quiz. Details of all our meetings and speakers can we found on the diary on the home page of the Winstred 100 website.

Membership is currently full, but visitors are very welcome at a cost of £3.50, at any other meeting other than March.

If you would like any further information about P.A.W.S. please ring any of us on any of the following numbers. Alice 01206 735510, Jane 01206 735004, Julia 01206 735053 or Sue 01206 735212.

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PC Minutes 14th February 2012

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 14th February 2012.

Present: Charles Dymond, Jane Banks, Nicky Ellis, Jinny Gale, Phil Gladwin, Netty Knill Jones, Lynne Simmons, I Police Officer and 2 members of public

Apologies for absence: John Walker, Phil Gladwin, Kevin Bentley, Andrew Ellis

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

Borough Councillors: Empty salt bins have been an issue in Salcott and Great Wigborough and been followed up rigorously.  The contractors who carried out the initial fill up insisted they had filled them all. This is obviously not the case but it was considered too late to address this now even though we had tried many times to get them filled up during the past month or two.  Next year things will be noted and acted on more positively much sooner.  There will be another fill all round this winter if there is another cold spell.

The Parish Council would like to express thanks to Chris Jones for clearing away the snow on Mill Lane.

Flooding issues are explained at item 5.

Public-Have Your Say – None

Declarations of Interest – Netty Knill Jones for planning item application no.120033

1. Playgrounds – Reports were received from Salcott. Rubber clippings will be ordered shortly. Peldon is in good order and benches on Moss Hay will be painted on the corners with bright paint for safety at night.  Also dog fouling signs will be erected shortly.

2. Village Design Statement is nearing completion and will be ready for the draft to be considered at the March meeting.  Quotes for printing are being sort.

3. Police – there has been a break-in at a farm in Peldon and some items stolen.  A number of cars etc have been retrieved from ditches due to the icy road conditions.

4. Broadband Update – our two sources of information were absent from this meeting

5. Walkabout following Flood Summit Meeting – Borough Councillors were joined by Parish Councillors along with Simon High, CBC Land Drainage and Building Technician to look closely at particularly bad spots for flooding.  Letters have been written by Simon High to land owners with regard to ditch and culvert clearance.

6. Grass cutting offer from Tiptree – we will be replying to Tiptree PC declining their offer to join forces with their grass cutting equipment and staff as we are more than satisfied with our own arrangements.

7. Actions and Reminders List – updated

    Planning:

    112327 Proposal: 3 vehicle detached garage at Fourways Farm, Barnhall Road, Salcott – amended plan

    120074 Proposal: Replacement dwelling and garaging following demolition of existing dwelling at Thornfleet, Church Road, Peldon

    120033 Proposal: Lawful development certificate for an existing use – The Bungalow let to non-agricultural tenant at Virley Hall Farm, Mill Lane, Virley

    120170 Proposal: Installation of photovoltaic solar panels on land to rear of farm buildings at Sherwins Farm, Abbots Wick Road, Great Wigborough

    120215 Proposal: Change of use of land from agricultural to domestic garden, bringing fenced border in line with other properties at land adjacent to Magpies and Hepzibah, Church Road, Peldon

    Notice of Planning Decisions:

    112135 Proposal: Two storey extension to provide additional kitchen and wc in study space at ground floor also incorporating a utility room. First floor additional bedroom at 9 Sharlands Row, The Street, Salcott – Permission Granted

    111937 Proposal: Detached office, garage and car port building at Rosefield, Lodge Lane, Peldon – Permission Granted

    112345 Proposal: Single-storey extension in brick and tile at north door, providing WC and wet area to Church at St Mary’s Church, Peldon – Permission Granted

    Appeal Decision: APP/A1530/D/11/2164288 against refusal of planning permission by CBC at Beckton House Farm for proposed extensions and alterations to existing dwelling – Appeal Dismissed

    Finances:

    101645 – Salcott Village Hall – hire                                                                           £150.00

    101646 – Webhosting UK Com Ltd. – website                                                            £29.99

    101647 – David J Kingaby – website running                                                             £300.00

    101648 – R S Pullen – clerk’s fee for February                                                           £353.53

    101647 – T Simmons – 2 x play insp                                                                          £60.00

     

    The next meeting will be held at Salcott Village Hall on Tues 13th March 2012 at 7.30pm

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    PC Minutes 10th January 2012

    WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL

    Peldon   Great Wigborough   Little Wigborough   Salcott   Virley

    Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held at Salcott Village Hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday 10th January 2012.

    Present: Nicky Ellis, Phil Gladwin, Jane Banks, John Walker, Netty Knill-Jones, Kevin Bentley, 3 Police and 2 members of the public

    Apologies for absence: Jinny Gale, Lynne Simmons, Charles Dymond, Terry Sutton, Andrew Ellis

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

    Police: Thanks were given to the police for their attendance.  There has been very little crime in our villages of late apart from hare coursing.  Speed checks have been carried out periodically and just a few people are exceeding the limit.  Possibly on one of the worst occasions out of 50 people checked 8 were speeding and none by very much.  The perception often appears greater than the actual truth.

    101 is the new number to call with non-emergency situations.

    Borough Councillors: Grants from the Abberton Reservoir Community Funds have been awarded to the three applicants, Peldon Church, Peldon Village Hall and a resident in Layer affected by noise from the works. A time limit is given for spending these funds.

    Following the Flood Summit meeting our Borough Councillors and an experienced CBC Officer will be visiting the places that have serious flooding problems when the weather is particularly wet.  One of our parish councillors will join them if available at the time.  Who owns which culvert will be the main source of the investigation.

    Poor road surfaces including Maldon Road, School Lane and St Stephens Lane will be chased up for repairs as will empty salt boxes, in Great Wigborough and Salcott.

    Broadband improvements are a concern for all our villages and ECC are working alongside other bodies to help achieve a good solution to the problem.

    Public-Have Your Say – None

    Declarations of Interest – None

    1. Playgrounds – reports were not available due to illness etc. but inspections had been carried out as normal.  Rubber clippings will be ordered when a suitable drop off time and place have been decided.

    2. Salcott Meadow/Creek – requests for fencing along the creek edge were discussed at length all of us having read the four reports received from authoritative bodies.  Phil proposed, Netty seconded and all agreed that following four independent reports regarding a potential water hazard the advice received was to install more signage which we will carry out shortly. Only one report mentioned fencing but advising against it.  We were required to pay for two of the reports totaling £260.

    3. Precept/Grant 2012/2013 – finances were discussed at length using the prepared detailed sheet.  Our predicted spending for the year (year finishes 31/03/12) is not far out from the money received therefore Phil proposed, Jane seconded and all agreed to keep the precept/grant the same as last year.

    4. Police – as above

    5. Chairman and Vice for the next 2 year period – following councillors circumstances changing it will prove difficult to keep to the same village rotation system that we have been using therefore we will amend our standing orders to adapt this at the AGM in May.  It was agreed by all that Jinny has made a huge contribution to the parish council since she joined and every effort will be made to keep up the standard that she has created.

    6. Broadband update: John presented us with a very informative pack and has been researching this matter thoroughly in the aim of better broadband speed and availability for all our villages.

    7. Website update: Again John has been working to take up this work.

    8. Sparklers Report: The number of people seemed to be similar to last year, although by mistake the counter wasn’t carried out. The set-up had been moved around to give more space for the crowds.  A road sign had been put in the wrong place causing congestion.  A few people had been treated by the Red Cross, mainly for grit in eyes and nothing too serious although one person had been hit by a bottle being thrown.  Record money was taken and in general it was a very successful evening.  Any problems have been noted and will be addressed for next year’s event including a limit on the advertising.

    9. Abberton Reservoir Report: Work has progressed well due to the dry weather. The new road will be opened in March.  Any complaints to the Water Company have been addressed immediately.  We are not happy with the outside lighting at the new Visitor Centre and will be making our feelings known to the planning department.

    10. Actions and Reminders List – updated

      Planning:

      112327 Proposal: 3 vehicle detached garage at Fourways Farm, Barnhall Road, Salcott

      112345 Proposal: Single-storey extension in brick and tile at north door, providing WC and wet area to Church at St Mary’s Church, Church Road, Peldon

      111937 Proposal: Detached office, garage and car port building at Rosefield, Lodge Lane, Peldon

      112422 Proposal: Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of replacement dwelling with attached garage at The Farmhouse, Abbots Wick Lane, Great Wigborough

      112023 Proposal: 1st floor extension to rear over existing g/floor 2 storey extension to side at The Briars, Peldon Road, Peldon – Withdrawn

      Finances:

      101641 – R S Pullen – clerk’s fee for January                                                           £353.53

      101642 – St Mary the Virgin, Peldon – mag entries                                                  £150.00

      101643 – Peldon Village Hall – hire                                                                         £174.00

      101644 – T Hedger – sorting fallen tree on Moss Hay                                                 £12.00

      The next meeting will be held at Peldon Village Hall on Tues 14th Feb 2012 at 7.30pm

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      PC Minutes 13th December 2011

      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 13th December 2011.

      Present: Nicky Ellis, Charles Dymond, Jane Banks, Phil Gladwin, Jinny Gale, Netty Knill-Jones, Lynne Simmons, John Walker and 4 members of the public

      Apologies for absence: Kevin Bentley, Andrew Ellis

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

      Borough Councillors: The really poor state of School Lane, Great Wigborough has been reported to ECC Highways and their complaint of the use of passing places for bird-watching along there is being chased up.  Empty salt bins, one in Church Lane, Great Wigborough and two in The Street, Salcott have been reported and are being chased up.

      Public-Have Your Say: The concrete footpath sign for Moss Hay in Church Road is leaning badly.  This had been reported and will be chased up for reinstatement.  A site meeting will take place to sort out the rubble in the ditch problem in the same area.

      Declarations of Interest: None

      1. Playgrounds – inspection reports for both sites were read out noting a couple of jobs to be carried out in the near future.The rubber clippings for Salcott will be ordered.
      2. Salcott Meadow/Creek – it was agreed for this decision on the request for fencing round the creek would take place next month when the meeting is held at Salcott and also when the RoSPA Water Report has been circulated to interested parties as the other reports have been.  Meanwhile we will be organizing the erection of Water Hazard signs at the entrances of the meadow.
      3. Police – no reports of crime in our villages to our knowledge.
      4. Chairmanship and Vice for the next 2 year period from May – Nicky Ellis will be chairman and vice-chairman is to be decided in the next few months.  The wording in our Constitution may need to be altered to accommodate a change in our pattern routine due to people not wishing to or not being able to take up these challenging roles.
      5. Broadband Update – John provided an update based on the paper circulated at the last meeting.  It was agreed that the chances of getting a grant would be improved if adjoining parishes could be recruited.  Phil felt that this might be welcome in respect of Layer Breton and John undertook to speak with Chris de Courcy-Bower to explore the perception that Abberton and Langenhoe were not impressed with County Broadband and to see whether there was likely to be any interest in working with Winstred Hundred.
      6. Precept/Grant for 2012/2013 –was discussed at length taking into account all necessary spending for this forthcoming year.  A more detailed financial report will be circulated for a decision at the next meeting.  CBC’s interpretation of a Band D property on the precept/grant form will be sort.
      7. CALC meeting – was attended by two of our councillors and a report was given.  The working party had met with Councillor Dopson to discuss the withdrawal of the CBC grant but had appeared not to have made any progress in changing her mind on this matter.
      8. Affordable Housing Enabler meeting – took place at the RCCE offices with two of our councillors to explore ways in which we could receive a better response from any future housing needs surveys we carry out.  A more friendly approach was suggested and we will possibly carrying out another survey in 3 years time.
      9. Actions and Reminders List including Website progress – our list was updated and John has made a good start for taking over the website.

        Planning:

        112135 Proposal: Two storey extension to provide additional kitchen and wc in study space at ground floor also incorporating a utility room. First floor additional bedroom at 9 Sharlands Row, The Street, Salcott

        Notice of Planning Decisions:

        111662 Proposal: Extension to dwelling to provide additional accommodation at Fourways Farm, Barnhall Road, Salcott – Permission Refused

        111830 Proposal: Front garden wall and improved existing access to residential frontage only at Beckton House Farm, Barnhall Road, Salcott – Permission Refused

        111972 Proposal: Demolition of existing single storey extension, erection of two conservatory style extensions to the rear of the property with single storey cloakroom between and detached double garage to the front of the property at The Farmhouse, Abbots Wick Lane, Great Wigborough – Permission Granted

        Appeal: APP/A1530/A/11/2163764NWF against refusal of planning permission by CBC at Beckton House Farm for proposed agricultural building to store hay crop produced by the farm.

        Appeal: APP/A1530/D/11/2164288 against refusal of planning permission by CBC at Beckton House Farm for proposed extensions and alterations to existing dwelling.

        Appeal Decision: APP/A1530/A/11/2154584 against planning conditions imposed by CBC at Fourways Farm – Appeal Dismissed

        Finances:

        101635 – SLCC – annual subs                                                                         £97.00

        101636 – Mr B J Gooding – play insp and repairs to goal post on Moss Hay            £89.72

        101637 – Tollesbury (St Mary’s) PCC – mag entries                                            £55.00

        101638 – R S Pullen – clerk’s fee for December                                                £353.53

        101639 – T Hedger – trim of Salcott meadow roadside hedge                            £40.00

        101640 – T Simmons – play insp x 2                                                                £60.00

        The next meeting will be held at Salcott Village Hall on Tues 10th January 2012 at 7.30pm

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        Hundred grand grant for Village Hall

        pvhThe Peldon Village Hall Management Committee were pleased to announce that plans for a new village hall for Peldon took a big step forward in December when they were awarded a grant of £100,000 from the Abberton Reservoir Community Fund towards the project. Following the granting of planning permission in August, this is a significant contribution towards the estimated £600,000 needing to be raised.

        As a condition of the grant, the new building will have a lobby area that is open throughout the day, even if the hall is not in use. This area will include toilet facilities, an information area about the reservoir and a vending machine for the convenience of visitors who may wish to park in the hall’s car park before setting off to walk round the easterly side of the enlarged reservoir, once pathways have been created.

        Together with the £30,000 already awarded from Essex County Council’s Community Initiatives Fund and £20,000 accumulated from fundraising events in recent years, the committee are now about a quarter of the way towards their target. Three further grant applications have been lodged and more will follow, including a major one to the Big Lottery, about which more will be said in coming months.

        In the meantime there are lots of fundraising events coming up you can support to help:

        1. Race Night on 17th March – flyer attached gives all the details (POSTPONED)
        2. 30th June –Soul Concert with the Crissy Lee Band and Grand Auction. Venue – Brickhouse Barn, Lower Road, Peldon. Further details to be announced.
        3. 16th September – Sponsored Walk – details of route, and how to take part and get sponsorship forms to be announced later in the year.
        4. 10th November – Quiz Night in the Village Hall.

        To find out more about these, of how to help PVH in general, contact Bob Holmes on 01206 735510.

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        PAWS – January Zoo report

        rebecca-perryOur January meeting was on 10th January 2012 (earlier than usual due to the Pantomime) when Rebecca Perry from Colchester Zoo came to talk to us.  Rebecca is Director of Conservation and actually works for “Action for the Wild” which is the charity side of the Zoo.  She explained all about how Zoo’s came into being with the earliest recorded menageries dating back as far as 4000 years ago.  London Zoo opened in 1828 to Fellows only and to the public in 1847.  Colchester Zoo (or Stanway Hall Park as it was originally known as) opened in 1963 by Frank Farrar and his wife Helena before being sold to his niece in 1983.  At the time there were 5 keepers and 5 other staff, no running water or electrics.  Now it’s the largest privately owned Zoo in the U.K. with award winning enclosures, over 60 acres of land, 270 species and a successful captive breeding programme. Action for the Wild now owns a Nature Reserve in South Africa – Umphafa Private Nature Reserve – which has seen the release of many animals including White Rhino, Impala, Antelope, Wildebeest, Zebra and Rock Pythons to name but a few.  It was a very interesting and very enjoyable evening.

        Our next meeting is on 28th February when Ann Hardy will reveal the “Secrets of the Royal Jewels.”  Details of all our meetings and speakers can we found on the diary on the home page of the Winstred 100 website.

         
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        Beauty & the Beast

        beauty-and-the-beastBeauty and the Beast by Stuart Arden adapted for the Peldon Players, will be performed in Peldon Village Hall for 5 performances; Wed 25 to Sat 28 Jan starting at 7.30pm and running to about 9.50pm.  The Saturday Matinee starts at 2.30 pm and should be over by 4.50pm.

        The two Saturday performances are already sold out with a waiting list, a few tickets remain for Thursday and Friday nights with plenty still available for Wednesday but we do tend to sell out so it is best to contact Mel Newton on Email: [email protected] Tel:  01206 736118/07738 000378 if you fancy coming along. 

        Prices are: 

        • Adults  – Wed & Thu – £5.00; Fri & Sat – £7.00
        • Concessions – Wed & Thu – £3.50; Fri & Sat – £5.00 (OAPs, children 14 and under)

        Adapted and Directed by Alison Biegel, Angela Buckley and Mel Newton, this annual entertainment has been a part of the village calendar for 25 years, involves local residents from 7 to 70 and is a terrific way to spend a dreary January evening. Oh yes it is!

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        PAWS – December Xmas Dinner report

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        paws-dec11-4We didn’t have a meeting in December but we did have our members’ Christmas Dinner which was on the 13th December in the Balkerne Restaurant at Colchester Institute. 42 of us enjoyed a cocktail before tucking into a wonderful 4 course meal. (see photo’s above). At the end of which we were entertained by a singer (student) with keyboard accompaniment  (see photo below).  At 10.00pm our coach promptly arrived to take us home. It was another very enjoyable night.

        Our next meeting is on 10th January 2012 when Rebecca Perry from Colchester Zoo is coming to talk to us (details of all our meetings and speakers can be found on the diary on the home page of the Winstred 100 website).

        Membership is currently full, but visitors are very welcome at a cost of £3.50.

        If you would like any further information about P.A.W.S. please ring any of us on any of the following numbers. Alice 01206 735510, Jane 01206 735004, Julia 01206 735053  or Sue 01206 735212.

        It just remains, on behalf of the committee, to wish all our members and visitors a Merry Christmas and a very Happy and Prosperous New Year.

        Alice

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