HELP WANTED - SILVER LINK
Could you spare a couple of hours on the first Wednesday of every month to help keep the Silver Link club going?
Fifty years ago, when the club was formed, there were lots of retired folk in the Village, and the idea of forming a social club created a lot of local interest. There were over 40 members who attended the first Christmas dinner.
Membership is now down to 8, and they are finding it very difficult to keep going.
It would be sad to see the club fade through lack of support. They would dearly love to have new members and new ideas which would bring more members into the club. Please consider trying to keep this village club going for a few more years.
Footpaths Walks
Matthew Lawfield, our Parish Councillor with special responsibility for footpaths, is organising a new series of walks exploring some of the 25miles of footpaths that we have in the Village.
The walks will be on the afternoon of the third Saturday of every month, after the Farmers' Market, meeting at 2pm at the crossroads by the Village Green. They will usually last between one and two hours, depending on the weather and conditions at the time, but you can leave the walk at any point convenient to yourself.
All ages are very welcome, but do please wear sensible waterproof shoes or boots!
Boxing Day Walk
Gathering at the Shoes for the traditional stroll after Christmas
[More photos on 'What's Been On' page]
Another Award for Helions Bumpstead!
The Parish Council recently entered a competition organised by the Essex Association of Local Councils, to assess the best Parish Plan produced by a PC in Essex. We were commended for producing the best Parish Plan before 2006 [ours was published in 2004], and also won the best Parish Plan overall, not just for the presentation, but also for the work the Parish Council has done in implementing the recommendations set out in the Plan.
Joy Shepherd, CEO of EALC, came along to the October meeting of the Parish Council to present the awards.
She is pictured with councillors and some of the original members of the Plan team.
We are currently working on an update to our Parish Plan.
Harvest Supper
At St. Andrew's Harvest Supper, held in the Village Hall on 7th October, Les Baker was presented with a Churchwarden Pipe from the congregation in recognition of his many years of service as Churchwarden.
The Hall was, as always, full for the supper - and a wonderful array of dishes were enjoyed by all.
Awards for Helions Bumpstead
The Parish Council are delighted to announce that Helions Bumpstead were runners up in the 2007 Village of the Year Awards organised by RCCE, and sponsored by Calor. The Village also received a Merit Award in this year's Best Kept Village Competition.
We would welcome your thoughts on how best to spend the prize money of £150.
Ideas to Terri, please.