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If you have an event coming up, or there is something that you want to tell the whole village about, just email me the details and I'll put it on the site.
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Gardening Hints and Tips

March
Jill Foxley gives us advice on what we should be doing in the garden now. Gardening Pages

Chishill Bygones

Slide Show
Peter Wiseman's Photos of the village.
13th March, 7pm,
Village Hall
Tickets £7.50 including sausage supper.
Sold Out !
Bar
Raffle
Proceeds to Village Hall & Bell Fund

Great British Fish and Chip Supper – Friday 21st May 2010

Want to do something different? Want to raise money where you live or work? Want to eat Fish and Chips, while raising money for charity? Hold a fish and chip supper on Friday 21st May 2010 whilst raising awareness of spinal cord injury and supporting SIA’s information and support services.
You can hold a fish and chip supper in your own home, at work or hold a larger supper at your local community centre.
SIA will provide a fundraising pack containing hints and tips, recipes, invitations and donation envelopes. By inviting 7 friends and asking them to donate an additional £5.00 means you will raise at least £35.00 from your supper but we will also give you additional fundraising ideas to raise even more money for SIA.
For more information or request a fundraising pack call Elizabeth Wright on 0845 678 6633 xtn 229 or email fishandchips@spinal.co.uk or visit www.spinal.co.uk


Winter Warnings

Gritting
A national shortage of salt and a new countrywide rationing system means that Cambridgeshire has had to review its gritting operation. For us in the Chishills this means that apart from the Barley Road there will be no gritting in the area! Not only will New Road and Heydon Road not be gritted, but Fowlmere Road Heydon will not be done either. Map showing new gritting plan.
It may be a mistake, but it appears from the map that a section of the A505 around Royston will not be gritted! South Cambs Info Page

Oil Deliveries
Due to the cold weather most of us are using more oil for our central heating. Many oil suppliers claim to give a 1 to 7 day delivery. However, the 1 to 7 day delivery excludes weekends and the order commences only when they have placed your order with their supplier! So if you are in need of oil please allow for longer lead-times.
Church Vandalism

There have been three separate incidents of church vandalism recently. These were at Ickleton Church in Mid November and then again on 4th January. The second incident was at Strethall Church and the third was on Tuesday 12th January some time between 9am and 4pm at St. Mary’s Church in Newport. Please keep a close eye on your local church and if you see anything suspicious going on, please dial 999 immediately.
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Sunrise 5th Jan 2010 Photo J Brearley

'Red Sky in the Morning....'

With snow forecast for later, this sunrise photo was taken on Tuesday 5th January 2010.
More local photos


Feature
"If there's ice in November to bear a duck, there'll be nothing after but sludge and muck"
Country Notes from Wurzel

Fancy a Walk?
Circular Walks from Great Chishill 13.3Km
or
7.4Km

The Pheasant

Notes from one of the focal points of the village


Barley Shop Opening Times

Normal opening hours
Mon to Fri 7am to 7pm
Sat and Sun 7am to 2pm

Tel 848288
More about Barley Shop here

History
Read an extract from 'A tale of two villages' by the late Lorna Prior together with the Doomsday Book entry
SPORT RELIEF returns to Great Chishill
The event will take place on the playing fields for a third time!
Find out how you or your organisation can join in and rise to the challenge or Click here to sign up.

Village Email Directory

We have set up a village email and telephone directory which now has a few entries on it.
Access to this directory is limited to those people who supply their own details. Access is via a username and password, issued after you have supplied your details.
Click here to register your details.
If you have registered you can go to the directory here

St Swithun's
Parish Church Services

Sunday 14th March (Mothering Sunday)

9.00am Heydon
10.40am Chrishall School
6pm Chrishall

Other Parish activities, news etc.available here


St Swithun's Church,
Great Chishill

St Nicholas,
Little Chishill

United Reformed Church

Services at 9.30 on 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month
next service 14th March

Diary Dates

Mobile Library
Friday 12th March

March 2010 Chishills Newsletter now available to view or download
Back numbers of Newsletters here

Forthcoming events

Sloe Gin Competition Friday 12th March

Great Chishill in the Past
13th March, 7pm, Village Hall

Sports Relief Sunday 21st March

Wine Circle Wed 24th or Fri 26th March TBA
 
Get your event listed here by emailing webmaster@greatchishill.org.ukor phone 838311


Snowdrops at the Gardens of Easton Lodge
LITTLE EASTON • GREAT DUNMOW • ESSEX
Picture by Petra Loewe-Broeker
MARCH Sundays 7th and 14th
Entry £2.50, children free. Refreshments available.
OPEN FROM NOON TO 4pm (LAST ENTRY - 3pm)
Tel: 01371 876979 or visit www.eastonlodge.co.uk
Situated off the B184 north of Great Dunmow
Follow the brown Heritage Signs
photo: Petra Loewe-Broeker
Supported by Essex County Council.

Bin Collections
- Fridays unless noted below
12/03/2010 : Green Bin and Box
19/03/2010 : Black Bin
26/03/2010 : Green Bin and Box 03/04/2010 : Black Bin Saturday
10/04/2010 : Green Bin and Box Saturday
16/04/2010 : Black Bin
23/04/2010 : Green Bin and Box
30/04/2010 : Black Bin

Thriplow Dump
Gravel Pit Hill, Thriplow, Cambridgeshire SG8 7HZ
Tel: (01223) 839001
Opening hours:
8am - 4pm Monday to Sunday (Winter) (1 October - 31 March)