NEWS LATEST
FREE TREES FOR RESIDENTS
Colchester Borough Council in partnership with OfficeIS will be holding the sixth Trees for Years Initiative on
Saturday 14th January 2012.
Free trees will be given away to Borough Residents, Community Groups, Schools and Parish Council’s from the Rowan House Council Offices Car Park off Sheepen Road between 9am -2pm. This year’s theme is fruit and nut helping to promote the benefits of grow your own. Residents can collect up to 3 trees per household and up to 20 per community group, School and Parish Council.
The following species will be available.
Raspberry canes
Blackcurrent canes
Gooseberry
Betula pendula – Silver Birch
Acer campestre – Field Maple
Prunus padus – Bird Cherry
Cornus alba Siberica – Red Stem Dogwood
Forsythia Spectabilis
Corylus avellana – Hazel cob nut
2012 bare root trees/fruit bushes will be available on a first come first serve basis. Trees must be planted on private property and postcodes will be recorded to monitor the distribution.
Cultivation guidance will be available so that trees can be selected, taking into account the ultimate size and form of mature trees. Remember to bring a bag to put your trees in.
Please telephone 01206 282903 or visit www.colchester.gov.uk and follow the links to see more information on the
Trees for Years Initiative 2012.
A REQUEST FOR LOCAL POSTCARDS
’ Prior to World War II a collection of photographs of churches, houses and local scenes were published as Picture Post Cards and sold in Village Shops.
Sadly the photographer cannot be traced and the firm that published these cards is no longer in business.
I would like to trace as many as possible of these cards and wonder is any Readers have retained copies in their scrap books or records.
I would be grateful if any Readers who have copies of these cards would please contact me.
Thanking you in anticipation.
Roger Browning of Great Tey Brook, Nr Colchester, Essex CO6 1JE.
Tel Nos 01206 210310 ’
NEWSPAPER DELIVERIES
For any one who is new to the village and is interested, we do have a paper delivery service. The papers come from the Post Office at Marks Tey and are delivered to a point in the village where the children collect them and deliver them before going to school. Unfortunately this delivery service is limited to the village only during the week (Mon – Fri), all out lying houses have to fend for themselves. There is a delivery service to the outlying houses as well as the village at the weekend though. The charge is 30p per day in the village and 75p per day (Sat – Sun) for out lying house. This cost may seem high, but it has to cover the cost of the children and weekend adult who deliver the papers and also the cost of the man who delivers early every morning to the village. If any one is interested in having a paper delivered they should contact the Post Office at Marks Tey and let them know your name and address and where your house is situated.
FLYTIPPING
Incidences of Flytipping of household rubble, hardcore and green tree cuttings in Brook Road ( and other sites in the Parish ) have been brought to the attention of the Parish Council.
The Parish Council kindly request those persons involved in this practice to make arrangements to ensure that any waste material that cannot be catered for by the weekly refuse collections is disposed of in a correct and environmentally friendly manner.
Please keep Great Tey clean and tidy. Thank you.
THE PLAYING FIELDS IN GREAT TEYSeveral parishioners have asked the Parish Council about the ownership and use of the two playing fields in Gt Tey.
Both the Harold Fairs playing field (next to the school) and the Old Playing Field, (next to the Church, and accessed via the Chase) are in the ownership of the Parish Council, for the use of and enjoyment of all parishioners.
Dog fouling is not allowed on either field and there are dog bins on both fields.
Pedestrians have right of way down the Chase, and it leads to The Essex Way, and the allotments.
There is a pedestrian gate leading into the playing field.
If anyone needs to take a vehicle onto the Old Playing Field, the permission of the Parish Council has to be sought, but as long as the ground is sufficiently firm enough, no reasonable request would be refused.’
SCOUTS, BEAVERS AND CUBS
Places are available for girls and boys to attend our Beaver Colony (6-8 years), Cub Pack (8 – 10.5 years) and Scout Troop (10.5 – 14.5 years).
We meet every Wednesday evening during school term time in the Village Hall. Beavers from 6pm to 7:15pm, Cubs from 7pm to 8:30pm and Scouts from 7:30pm to 9pm.
If you know a young person who might like to join our group, please contact Melvin Tarman (number above) or speak to any of our Leaders on Wednesday evenings.
BROWNIES
Places are available for girls aged 7 — 11 years to join Great Tey Brownies
Due to lack of numbers the 35+yr old pack may have to close.
We meet Mondays at the village hall at 6pm
Please don’t let this happen. join now!
If you are nearly 7, call too!
Call: 01206 211350 for details
The maintenance of the roads and lanes in and around our village are the responsibility of Essex County Council. Their contact points have recently changed, and if you wish to contact them regarding any Highways issue, or to report potholes, please telephone 0845 603 7631 or email H&TLocalism&Customereast@essex.gov.uk
Great Tey Parish Council
ANTI SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR HOTLINE
Colchester Borough Council and Essex Police have joined forces to provide you with a direct line to report anti-social behaviour. You can now speak to a team of dedicated specialists who can talk through your problems and deal with your call more efficiently by assigning it to the correct agency.
The ASB hotline number is 282731, it will operate between 8.30am and 5.30pm Monday to Friday. Callers outside these times should leave a message, but urgent calls (i.e. threats to life) should ring 999.
FIRST RESPONDERS GROUP
Russell Cottis is very keen to hear from anyone wishing to find
out more about the FIRST RESPONDERS group in
Great Tey as more people are URGENTLY required.
Please email him on russell.cottis@btinternet.com or
by telephone 01787 223573
Great Tey Parish Council
SALT BAG PARTNERSHIP
Following our note in last months A&A and by way of further explanation, Essex County Council is supporting local communities to help themselves during periods of heavy snow through encouraging Parish Councils to take part in a Salt Bag Partnership.
This project involves each Parish being distributed salt for use on the pavements that are important to their community, such as footpaths to local shops and services, doctor’s surgeries, bus stops, schools etc. Thank you to those that have responded regarding the identification of locations badly affected by the snow and ice last winter.
The salt comes as a one tonne delivery of 20kg sealed bags for ease of storage and Great Tey Parish Council have organised delivery to a central location, prior to prioritising distribution.
ECC have advised that salt is ineffective against snow of a greater depth than 10mm (1/2 inch) so the area must be manually cleared before salt is spread. Your Parish Council are now looking for volunteers (who at their own risk) are willing to assist in clearing the snow from pavements. There are information packs on ‘best practices’ that will be made available to those that volunteer their services.
If you feel you are able to assist and offer support (given the nature of the work, volunteers should be physically able to manually remove snow and then spread a thin layer of salt), then please contact David Williams, Parish Clerk:-
Tel Phone: 01787 224895 or Email david@greenlandsfarm.freeserve.co.uk.
Please Note:
i.Great Tey Parish Council are co-ordinating this initiative on behalf of ECC and cannot accept any legal responsibility for actions to / by Volunteers.
ii.The salt provided as part of this scheme is for use on use on the highway only and not for any other area, such as, private driveways.
iii.This initiative does not substitute any action that Householders consider appropriate to clear pavements or footpaths outside their own properties.
Thank you.
COMMUNITY STREET WARDENS
Whilst other Councils are cutting back it is encouraging that Colchester B.C. have introduced a team of Community Wardens, who by car or on foot, and armed with wide ranging set of roles, target improving the quality of life for residents and visitors and to reduce the incidence and fear of crime and disorder
There are 7 Zones – our Parish falls in Zone 2 and our contacts are Gary Cole on 07507 647373 or Zoe Frost on 07817 297215. Both may be contacted direct on these numbers.
Warden’s cars are very distinctive with large lettering emblazoned on the sides saying ‘Colchester Community Wardens’ with ‘Community Safety Scheme Accredited’ symbols.
Wardens all wear a distinctive uniform, which while being intentionally ‘casual’ also serves the purpose of being both functional and visible.
Although the wardens have no police powers, they have been accredited by Essex Police to issue fixed penalty notices (FPN’s) for specific misdemeanours. Activities include: –
•Developing links with local neighbourhood-watch schemes.
•Attending community forums and residents associations.
•Distributing crime reduction advice.
•Being a point of contact for access to services for vulnerable people.
•Monitoring and/or removing graffiti.
•Attending to abandoned vehicles and issuing notices for car tax evasion to DVLA.
•Enforcing laws concerning fouling by dogs and littering.
•Monitoring and feeding back on environmental concerns.
•Under police accreditation, removing cigarettes and alcohol from young people.
•Educating and providing information on recycling and environmental issues
•Investigating incidences of fly-tipping, clearing – where case evidence can be found prosecuting.
The Wardens are also involved with the communities’ youth and older peoples groups, assistance with sport and leisure activities, community Fete’s and organising shopping trips.
POST OFFICE
The post office outreach service for Great Tey is now every Tuesday and Friday at the Village Hall, opening from 1.30pm until 4.30pm. Please use this service if you want to keep a post office service in the village.
The Village Notice Board is located on the wall of Bell House Garage, at the top of the Chase opposite the Chequers Pub..
Parish of Great Tey and Little Tey
Advent and Christmas 2011
A warm welcome awaits everyone at St Barnabas Church, Great Tey and St James the Less, Little Tey to this year’s Advent and Christmas services. Details of Christmas worship and carol singing are listed below and all other worship details may be found in the Parish magazine on page 4 and on the back page. The Rector and Churchwardens wish everyone a very happy, blessed and peaceful Christmas and extend their best wishes for the new year.
Christingle Service for all ages on Sunday, 4th December at 4.00pm at Great Tey Church
Christmas Family Service with Nativity Play on Sunday 11th December at 9.30am at Great Tey Church
Family Toy Service on Sunday 11th December at 9.30am at Little Tey Church
Carols ‘round the Crib on Friday 16th December at 7.00pm at Great Tey Village Hall followed by refreshments and mulled wine.
Sunday 18th December:
Christmas Service of Nine Lessons and Carols at 3.00pm at Wakes Colne Church
Christmas Service of Nine Lessons and Carols at 6.30pm at Great Tey Church
Christmas Service of Nine Lessons and Carols at 6.30pm at Little Tey Church
Christmas Eve
Crib Service at 6.00pm at Chappel Church
Midnight Holy Communion at 11.00pm at Great Tey Church
Christmas Day
Parish Communion at 9.30am at Great Tey Church
Family Worship at 9.30am at Little Tey Church
Parish Communion at 11.15am at Wakes Colne Church
Edward Bear Club
Edward bear invites all babies and pre-school children with their grown ups to Edward Bear Club at Great Tey Church at 2.00pm on the first and third Friday of each month.
We have time to play, chat and have refreshments together as well songs, stories and prayers. The dates for December are:
Friday 2nd December and Edward Bear Christmas Party on Friday 16th December.
All new members are very welcome and we hope that you will come be able to come along and make new friends.
Helen, Emma and Jane
Social Events
At the time of going to press we are just about to have our shepherds pie evening and thank everyone for supporting this event. The Church Social Committee would like to thank everyone for their support and generosity over the past year – we really couldn’t do it without you. Special thanks come from the Rector and Jane to all the many people who work so hard organising and supporting the church social events calendar over the year; everything you do is truly appreciated so a big thank you to all those involved.
Great Tey Drop In Centre
After a slow start we eventually had a good number of people to this months Drop-In, which was quite fortunate because we had two gentlemen from Colchester Council’s new “Help” scheme – see Roger Brewer’s report. These gentlemen were able to go around to each table explaining the new scheme and getting to know some of the villagers who may find use of their services.
Next month we will be another charity Drop-In and this time it is in aid of the Colchester Night Shelter. Usual time and place – 2.00pm – 4.00pm, Village Hall, Thursday 8th December. Along with our normal fare of tea, coffee, biscuits and home made cakes we will be having a raffle, including a lovely Christmas Hamper filled with “goodies”, mulled wine, mince pies, a cake stall (donations of all sizes most welcome) and of course the usual book table. Hopefully we may even have the school children singing carols to make the day feel really festive. If anyone would like to have a table to display their “wares” they are more than welcome too. On behalf of everyone involve with the Drop-In I would like to wish you all a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Peaceful New Year.
Great Tey Footpath Preservation Society
Our November walk was entitled ‘Jane’s Surprise’ and led by Jane Pearson. We drove to Polstead, to uncover the story of William Corder, Maria Marten and the Red Barn Murder, which took place in 1827 and for which William Corder was hanged in 1828. It was very foggy when we left Polstead Church and so we could not admire the view but, as the circular walk progressed, the sun managed to make an appearance and we were able to see the site of the Red Barn, Corder’s farm and the Marten house, as well as being able to appreciate the lovely Autumn colours and the beautiful Suffolk countryside. Lunch was taken at the Cock Inn in Polstead, where the inquest, following Maria Marten’s death was actually held. Many thanks to Jane for organising this very interesting walk.
In December we plan to attend, as usual, the annual Cyclists’ and Ramblers’ carol service at Lawford Church. We will leave the village hall at 9.39 am, on Sunday 11th December and have a morning walk, followed by lunch, after which we will make our way Lawford Church for the service. We will share cars and look forward to welcoming as many members and friends who would like to join us.
Also in December we will be having our annual pre-Christmas walk, on Sunday, 18th December, meeting at the Chequers, at 10.00 am and returning there afterwards for seasonal refreshments. Again, all are welcome to join us.
Finally, we will be walking ( 4 to 5 miles) in the Lavenham area, on Sunday, 15th January, leaving the village hall at 9.39 am. Again we will be sharing cars and will welcome all who would like to join us on this Away-day walk.
Any enquiries about the above walks, please contact Peter Wakeling – 211887.
Great Tey C of E (Controlled) Primary School
Chrismund Way, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1AZ Telephone: 01206 210415 www.greatteyprimary.ik.orgWe are now well into the second half of our autumn term, and the children are all getting excited and enthusiastic about our planned Christmas activities and events. We have started to rehearse our Christmas production and the children are working hard learning lots of new songs.
Class 3 visited Copford Primary School, along with other local primary schools, to take part in a Music Workshop. The theme was London 2012 with a focus on our country, our royal family and patriotism, the children wore red white and blue costumes! The children sang songs such as God Save the Queen, Singing in the Rain and Waterloo and everyone had made a top hat with an English flag to wave. The highlight was the final song when all 8 schools waved their flags in time to ‘There’ll always be an England’. The children were a real credit to the school.
Class 2 and Class 3 have welcomed parents and grandparents into school to talk about their experiences in their lives; the children posed as oral historians and spent time with the visitors interviewing them.
Now for our Christmas events; we will be holding a Christmas Fayre in the school hall on Monday 5th December from 2 pm. Please come along and enjoy festive refreshments with us, and maybe take part in a few side stalls. Don’t forget all of our other Christmas events that we have mentioned earlier:
•Christmas Production on Tuesday 13th December at 10.30 am in the school hall (please ring and let us know you are coming so that we can reserve a seat for you)
•Carols by Candlelight Service on Thursday 15th December at 5.30 pm at St. Barnabas Church
•Traditional Christmas Carol Service on Friday 16th December at 10 am at St. Barnabas Church
We hope we will see some of you at the above mentioned events.
Looking ahead to next year, we are planning a Quiz Night, so another date for your diaries is Friday 23rd March. The quiz will be held in the school hall, and guests are welcome to bring drinks and nibbles. If you would like to come along, tickets will be on sale in the spring term after we return from the Christmas holidays; watch out for more details on this event.
Another quick reminder, don’t forget when you are doing your Christmas shopping on-line, to log into www.thegivingmachine.co.uk and place your order; you can then select schools and charities of your choice to whom you would like to make a donation; there are over 350 of the UK’s leading retailers signed up to this scheme – please help us to raise much needed funds for our children.
Finally, on behalf of myself, my staff and the children at Great Tey Primary School, we all wish you a very Merry Christmas.
Deborah Crabb, Headteacher
The Chequers Inn
NOV 26TH Saturday Curry Night
DEC 11th Sunday Quiz Night (7:15pm start) £2/person, teams of up to 6 people
DEC 18TH Sunday Xmas Draw: 1st prize: 7 nights accomodation in Mar Menor, Spain for 4 people, many other prizes. £2 per square. Tickets available from 1st November
DEC 29TH Thursday Golf Day: £35 includes, breakfast, 18 holes, dinner and prize giving.
DEC 31ST Saturday New Year’s Eve Disco: no entry fee
JAN 1st Sunday Petanque: come and support the local team for their annual Brass Monkeys competition.
JAN 25TH Wednesday Burns Night: more details to follow
Great Tey Womens Institute
At our annual meeting in October the year’s activities were reviewed and we had completed a busy year with the addition of several new members. Our president and the committee were all re-elected, and one new committee member was added.Our W.I. adviser gave a talk together with photographs of her Buckingham Palace Garden Party attendance.
Our next meeting will be on Tuesday 1st November at the Village Hall at 7.30pm when we shall be making Treats for Christmas so members are asked to bring along the boxes made in September if you can.
Our Christmas meal will be at The Chequers on Tuesday 6th December at 7.30pm and members are asked to book and make your meal selection as soon as possible.Any new members are always welcome to our meetings, please contact Christine on 01206 210872 for further details, as we have an interesting programme for the next year.
1st Great Tey Scout Group, Beavers and Cubs
WEBSITE & EMAIL Our website is now up and running and we are regularly uploading new content. Please go and look at www.1stgreatteygroup.co.ukPLACES AVAILABLE
A few places are available for Beavers and Cubs (Scouts is currently running at capacity), so if your young person (age 6 – 10 years) is interested in joining, please contact Melvin Tarman (as above), or via our website.
Great Tey Pre School
Thank you to all of those of you who supported our Fashion Show in September. Hopefully you picked up some bargains.
Looking ahead to cooler days and darker evenings what better way to warm you up than Auntie Christine’s traditional and delicious Harvest soup lunch. You are warmly invited to the annual Harvest Lunch on Tuesday 11th October at 11.45am. Money raised will go to Concern Worldwide.
Also in October we have the annual visit of our photographer who is available to take photos of individuals, groups and families ready for Christmas gifts. Booked time slots will be available on Thursday 20th October in the small hall. Sittings will be available between 3 and 7pm. If you would like to book a slot please contact Jade on 211585.
Looking ahead to Christmas – a note for your diaries. Our Christmas Fayre will take place on Friday 25th November.
We still have some spaces available for this term, and are taking registrations for next term. If you would like more details please ring 07712967081 or e-mail mail@greatteypreschool.co.uk
GREAT TEY PRE-SCHOOL
invite you to their annual
HARVEST SOUP LUNCH
On Tuesday 11th October
At Great Tey Village Hall
Time 11.45am
ALL ARE WELCOME
MONEY RAISED WILL GO TO
CONCERN WORLDWIDE