BRICKENDON LIBERTY NEWSLETTER

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1 BRICKENDON LIBERTY NEWSLETTER Issue No.140 January March Facebook page: Brickendon Liberty around the parish and the lanes were noticeably tidier as a result of this great effort. Other picks will take place in 2018 and will be advertised around the parish so please look out for the notices the more participants the easier the job!! The contents of this Newsletter are for the benefit of residents living in Brickendon Liberty Parish and are not for wider publication without the permission of the Editor. Wishing everyone a healthy, happy and prosperous 2018 (especially the stalwart group of folk who deliver the Newsletter to every residence in the Parish thank you!) Charitable donations: Following on from our September Fete, Brickendon Liberty has made donations of 500 each to Herts & Essex Air Ambulance and MIND in Mid-Herts. An additional amount of was raised in conjunction with the Farmer s Boy for the Air Ambulance by re-raffling a hamper. The Parish Council co-operated with the Farmer s Boy to provide car parking at the fireworks event on 4 th November and raised almost 90 which, together with a donation of 100 from the pub, was donated to Isobel Hospice. Dates for 2018 FAST FIBRE BROADBAND IS HERE IN THE PARISH BUT UNFORTUNATELY NOT AT THE MOMENT FOR ALL OF US!! A BT package is available now in Brickendon village area whereby you could get fibre broadband at an estimated download speed of 60Mb-80Mb with a 54Mb lowest assured download speed (see BT website for details). Brickendon Liberty Parish now own the old red telephone box in Brickendon Lane, so... how should it now be used? The PC already has a few ideas; they could purchase a second defibrillator and install it there; it might be used as a book exchange; BUT the PC would like to hear from local residents with other ideas. These can be ed to our Parish Clerk at clerk@brickendon-liberty.org.uk Whist Drives: (7.30pm start in Fanshaws Room) (No Meeting in January) Feb 15 March 15 April 19 May 17 June 21 July 19 August 16 September 20 October 18 November 15 December 20 Friendly Club: (2.00pm start in Fanshaws Room)Jan 15 Feb 19 March 19 April 16 May 21 June 18 July 16 August 20 September 17 October 15 November 19 December 17 Gardening Club: January 10 th lunch; February 14 th AGM: full details of programme for 2018 will be available after the AGM. Litter Pick: Well done to the group of around 20 parishioners who carried out a successful litter collection on a bright and sunny Sunday in November. Again a huge amount of rubbish was collected from Tennis Courts Following concern regarding the amount of moss growing on the courts, which makes them unsafe, and the need for servicing of the nets and white lines, it was decided to close the courts on 22 November until work can be done to re-furbish both courts. They will be re-opened as soon as possible. Welcome: a very warm welcome to all who have recently moved into this Parish, we hope you will spend many happy years living in Brickendon Liberty.

2 In the event of... Fly tipping call Police on 999 if witnessed; call and ask for Environmental services if discovered after the event, or use EHDC online Fly Tipping Report Form Potholes report via the Hertfordshire County Council website or telephone Please be aware that items of this nature are not the responsibility of the Parish Council failure to report a pothole may also affect you if making a claim for damage. Parish People: Sad to hear of the death on 26 th September in Thetford, Norfolk of Neta Marchant, who lived in Fanshaws Lane, Brickendon for many years. Brickendon Liberty Parish also lost long time resident Alan Cobb in April 2017, sincere condolences go to his family. Brickendon Grange Golf Club an opportunity to get fitter in 2018 BGGC are offering a new membership called Get In To Golf it is aimed at beginners of the game and the club are offering six ½ hour lessons with one of their Professionals and 2 months free golf on their academy course for only 99! T&Cs will apply. For details please call the Pro Shop on (option 2) Paradise Wildlife Park Celebration of Speedway PWP would like you to join them for their annual Celebration of Speedway on Sunday 18 th February 2018 from 11am 4pm. This promises to be a great day out for all speedway fans and bike enthusiasts will also be the 90 th anniversary of the sport so an extra celebration. Tickets are just 10 for the day and include full access to the National Speedway Museum and the wildlife park. You are welcome to take your own food and drink. All proceeds raised on the evening will be donated to Zoological Society of Hertfordshire. To book tickets, please contact Carly on ext. 236 / carly@pwpark.com The Dinosaurs are Coming Paradise will be opening an amazing new attraction World of Dinosaurs that will feature more than 25 Life Sized Fully Animatronic Dinosaurs! The new 10 acre woodland site will be one of the UK s biggest Dinosaur exhibitions featuring more than 20, moving, snapping, roaring, life sized dinosaur models, from cunning Velociraptors, to vast Brachiosaurus, from terrifying Spinosaurus to unpronounceable Pachycephalosaurus, plus of course, a mighty T Rex. Visitors will be able to experience their own guided tour of the World of Dinosaurs with every twist and turn revealing a new prehistoric scene or a scary surprise. The World of Dinosaurs will open at Paradise Wildlife Park for Easter 2018, and you can book your visit now at: Parish Council Meetings A reminder that the next PC meeting will be held at 7.30pm in Fanshaws Room/The Village Hall on Thursday 25 January This is an opportunity for parishioners to raise any issues of concern. The March meeting will be on Thursday 22 nd and the May meeting will be on Thursday 24 th. Agendas are posted on Noticeboards at least 3 days before the meeting. AUTUMN/CHRISTMAS 2017 OUR PARISH IN PICTURES Fireworks on 4 th November Bingo Night Eyes Down, Look In! Their annual Bingo Night returns on Saturday 24 th February at Paradise. The evening will commence at 6pm in the Discovery Centre. Go along for just 5 per person, which includes all games with some great prizes to be won!

3 ... wiz - bang Senior Residents Christmas Lunch at The Farmer s Boy A Perfect Party in Paradise And Skating for the Older Children

4 Chapel of the Holy Cross and St. Alban, Brickendon Petanque/Boules at the Farmer s Boy: (Tues evenings, Thurs and Sun mornings) John Table Tennis: Marion (moving from Thursdays to Tuesdays during winter months) Whist Drive: (3rd Thurs) Jean Services in Brickendon church are as follows: (so sorry this section was left incomplete last time!) Sunday 31 st December Group Communion 10.15am Sunday 7 th January Sunday 21 st January Sunday 4 th February Sunday 18 th February Sunday 4 th March Sunday 18 th March Sunday 1 st April EASTER Family Communion Service 11.15am The church is looking for extra help to arrange flowers in the Chapel. You don t have to be a professional flower arranger, or attend church, and it just needs 2 small vases of flowers on the altar 2 or 3 times a year. Please phone Virginia Haryott on or Virginia.haryott@gmail.com if you can help. Useful Contacts: MP: Mark Prisk Herts County Councillor: Jonathan Kaye East Herts District Councillor: Charlotte Snowdon: For more information on clubs and activities contact the following: Book Club: (1st Thurs) Beryl Broxbourne Woods Area Conservation Society: TBA Friendly Club: (3rd Mon) Beryl Gardening Club: (2nd Wed) Chair Janet Burger To hire the Parish Hall in Brickendon: Brenda To hire the Tennis Courts in Brickendon: The Farmer s Boy PH Parish Councillors: Julia Camp Leslie Kotting (Vice-chair) John Lambie Tony Roberts Lynn Whitnall (Chair) xtn 232 Parish Clerk: Laura Brooks-Payne (clerk@brickendon-liberty.org.uk) Mobile: Fanshaws Room Committee: Chair: Linda Ashley Vice-Chair: Janet Burger Secretary: Kate Hillaby Treasurer: Robert Williams Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group: Chair: Tony Roberts Police Emergency calls 999: Non - Emergency calls 101 Crime stoppers CONTRIBUTIONS TO BRICKENDON NEWSLETTER Please remember to use this address if you wish to submit items for the Newsletter: brendalambie@hotmail.com The closing date for sending items for the Spring quarter issue is the first week of March 2018 (for April, May & June 2018). Editor: Brenda Lambie Published by: Fanshaws Room Committee & Brickendon Liberty Parish Council Printed by: Servicepoint, UK

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