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* Service is in the older style of language (from1662). All others in modern English.

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Church Services In October

Sunday 2nd

October * 9.00am Holy Communion Service at Little Chishill

10.40am Harvest Service at Chrishall (no Sunday Clubs)

6.00pm Harvest Service at Strethall

Sunday 9th October

* 9.00am Harvest Service at Heydon with Holy Communion

9.30am Great Chishill United Reformed Church with Revd. D Goldie

T 10.40am Harvest Service at Elmdon with crèche and Sunday Clubs

T 6.00pm Youth Service at Chrishall Methodist Church

Sunday 16th October

* 9.00am Holy Communion Service at Strethall

10.40am Harvest Service at Great Chishill with crèche and

Sunday Clubs

3.30pm Harvest Service at Little Chishill

6.00pm Harvest Service at Hamlet

Sunday 23rd

October * 9.00am Holy Communion service at Hamlet

9.30am Great Chishill United Reformed Church with Revd. D Goldie

10.40am Combined Anglican and Methodist Service at Chrishall

School with crèche and Sunday Clubs

Sunday 30th October

10.00am Family Holy Communion Service at Great Chishill

Collections at the Harvest Services for Jimmy’s Night Shelter

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What are Bishops for?You might see them on television or readabout them in your paper. You may evenget a glimpse of one at a confirmation orordination service. But you may neverhave spoken to one. I’m talking aboutbishops. Of course, not every wing of theChristian Church has bishops; forexample, the Church of Scotland, theKirk, doesn’t have them.One answer is that bishops are for runningdioceses; in our case, Bishop StephenCottrell oversees the huge diocese ofChelmsford which runs from the IcknieldWay Villages in the north west to Clacton-on-Sea in the east, and right the waydown to the Thames estuary and includingthe five London boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Havering,Newham and Barking. Chelmsford is the second largest diocese inEngland. It has three area bishops to support the diocesan bishop (thebishops of Colchester, Bradwell and Barking). For all of them it is a bigadministrative burden involving many hours in committees and meetings. S e c o n d l y, bishops have a particular responsibility of care for the peoplein their diocese, including the clergy and lay ministers who work underthem. When a man is ordained a bishop in the Church of England (and itis currently always a man) these words are addressed to him: ‘Bishopsare ordained to be shepherds of Christ's flock and guardians of the faithof the apostles, proclaiming the gospel of God's kingdom and leading hispeople in mission.’ I know that our bishops take this charge veryseriously and are always keen to meet with people to explain the issues ofthe Christian faith and address problems that people may have with it.There is a great opportunity coming up to meet Bishop Stephen and findout what makes him tick, when he visits this parish on Saturday 22ndO c t o b e r. He is coming for breakfast at 8.30am in Great Chishill Vi l l a g eHall, and he would very much like you to join him. If you have never


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had an opportunity to speak to a bishop before and have your questionsanswered, this is a breakfast you don’t want to miss! Come and discoversomething of the man beneath the mitre. You can book your place through Erica in the Church Office; we aremaking a small charge of £5 to cover the cost of the breakfast. After wehave eaten I shall be chairing a question and answer session which hasbeen labelled ‘grill-a-bishop’. If that sounds a bit cruel, don’t worry,Bishop Stephen will enjoy the chance to engage with us over questions offaith and the pressing issues of our day. It will be a lively and goodhumoured debate whatever questions are put to him. If you already havea question for the Bishop it would be helpful to the chairman to knowwhat it is, so I can structure the debate. You can email questions to medirectly at [email protected]. You can, of course, askquestions as they occur to you on the day.

I hope to see you there.Kind regards

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Chrishall Primary SchoolGovernor’s NewsThe governing body of the school comprisesparents, staff and members of the community. Thegovernors are responsible for the strategicmanagement of the school. They are not involved indecisions on the day to day running of the school.At the end of last school year, two of our foundationgovernors ended their terms. Jean Hards-Nichollswas Vice Chair of the governing body and amember of the Finance and Personnel committeeand Monitoring workgroup, as well as having a variety of otherresponsibilities. She will continue to come into school to help run the Cars- Maths in Motion groups. Colin Murrant was vice chair of the Finance andPersonnel committee and a member of the Premises committee. They wereboth very active governors and we shall miss their contributions.I am delighted to confirm that Eamonn Quigley has been appointed by theDiocese to join the governing body from 1st September. Many of you willalready know him, but for those who don't, here is a note of introductionfrom Eamonn:I'm married to Andrea and we have 4 children, Hannah, Caitriona, Aislingand Ben. We live in Colts Croft in Great Chishill. All of my children eitherhave attended or are currently attending Chrishall School, so I've had aconnection with the school for 10 years or so. By profession, I am anelectronics engineer. I work for a company called ARM in Cambridgewhere I design computer chips.My children have all been very happy during their time at Chrishall Schooland have received and continue to receive an excellent educationalfoundation. For this reason, I look forward to being able to contribute tomaintaining the current excellent standards at the school.Eamonn will be joining the Finance and Personnel committee and we arelooking forward to working with him.Governors have elected Laurence Brett to the role of Vice Chair of thegoverning body.You will note that we therefore have one vacancy for the role ofFoundation Governor. This role is unique to Church schools and the


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governor is appointed by the Diocesan Education Board. We shall shortly lose another of our governors. Andrea Hamblin is a ParentGovernor, whose term of office ends in November. She is not eligible tostand for re-election as she no longer has a child at the school. We shalltherefore be inviting parents to put themselves forward for election to thisrole in the coming weeks. Further details of this process will be sent to allschool families.One or two governors end their terms of office each year, as each term is fora four year period. If you think you may be interested in finding out moreabout current or future vacancies, please do not hesitate to contact myself orSarah Scott, our clerk, and we shall be happy to discuss this with you.

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From The Registers

Baptisms

Alexander Peters on Sunday 28 August at St Nicholas, Elmdon

James Melville on Sunday 11 September at St Swithun’s, Great Chishill

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Richard Murphy to Lauren Tribble on Saturday 27 August at St Swithun’s, Great Chishill

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From The Registers

Funerals

Kenneth Lawrence on Wednesday 24 August at St Swithun’s, Great Chishill

Lilian Cartwright on Tuesday 7 September at St Swithun’s, Great Chishill

Arthur Hammond on Thursday 8 September at St Nicholas, Elmdon


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Harvest Home 1859A delightful tale, imagined by Peter Hodges, with thanks to Carolyn Hughes for the loan ofOlive Harvey’s books to help with the history ofDuddenhoe End

Our present parish contains seven remarkablechurch buildings. The youngest of them is Duddenhoe End. In June 1859their ancient tithe barn was dedicated as a church and still stands today asone of the only two thatched churches in Essex.Life in 1859 was very different from today, especially in August, at harvesttime, when the whole village is struggling with the immense task ofharvesting by hand.Just imagine, today they will be mowing the last of the three fields ofchurch land, down behind the church. The day starts at 4.30, as the sunrises, the harvest horn sounds and Charlie the stableman calls the horsesfrom the meadow, to be harnessed to their carts.“Kp.Kp.Kp. Ca-aahm along Boxer, Ca-aalm along Prince. Kp.Kp.Kp”.In the farmhouse, Tom is snatching a quick bite of bread and drippingbefore slipping out to join the team of mowers gathering behind their newchurch. Today he is Lord of the Harvest and leads them to their last field,where they string out along one side. He chooses the starting place andswings his scythe slow and steady, setting the pace and one by one theytake up the rhythm, two paces between each. Tom could scythe the frontlawn at Lofts Hall, and often does. They work steady until eight whenSquire Wilkes arrives bringing food for the day.“How goes it, Tom”“Tis cutting well. Tis a good yard tall but its taking the edge off thescythes. We’ve all had our rubbing stones out time and time again. Ifwe’re gentle with it, it would thatch a roof or two, there’s several in thevillage that needs it.”“ Well, we’ll see about that when the time comes. You’ve got a good turn out.”“Ay, we’ve thirty six good men and a couple still learning. The women-

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folk and boys will join after brekfus, binding the sheaves and setting thestooks to dry out. But it’s already warm work. I recon I’m swettin’ off apint an hour already.”“I thought you might mention that, Tom, so I put a barrel for the men in theback of the cart, along with the bread and cheese for all.”“Well, that’ll help the work along, an’ no mistake, Squire. You don’tmuzzle the working ox, as the Good Book says.“And the other two fields?” asked the Squire, hastily changing the subject.“If this weather holds, we should have it all in by the end of the week.We’ll make a stack in the yard and then Fred and his son will thatch it,since we’ve no longer got the barn.”“Good, how is young Billy coming on?”“ Well, he’ll make a good pair of hands, but he’s still learning. He’s elevennow and we had him stooking yesterday, but he took his shirt off. Hew o u l d n ’t be told and what with the sun and the scratching of the corn ears, hischest and neck ended up red raw. He couldn’t sleep. I’ve put him on cartingwith Charlie today. He’s leading Boxer. That old hoss knows his trade.”“What about Billy and school, Tom?”“Well, that penny a day (1/2p) takes a bit of finding and Jenny will bestarting in September. That’ll be two pence a day to find Squire. And whatwith the rent, I’ll have to think about it.”“But your Jane gleans well and with Jenny to help I’m sure they’ll takeenough to the mill to cover both.”And with that the Squire got back into the empty cart and drives back toLofts Hall, leaving the men mowing and the women and boys binding thesheaves and setting them in stooks, six or eight at a time. The youngchildren are in the shady corner, looked after by the older girls.“Jenny”, said Tom’s Jane, “You look after the babby and if she cries giveher some of those special poppy seeds to suck that old Mother Pattersongave us. She’s teething and it will help her sleep.”The sun is now well up, but nobody complains for the corn is drying welland the village depends upon the harvest and men, women and somechildren are all working hard to get it in. A quick drink of ‘Bever’ (eleveno’clock) and then a shorter working run to dinner time at one.The Elmdon clock strikes and they all gather in the shade for the food left

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by the Squire. The inexperienced mowers have blisters, despite the slow,steady pace set by Tom. The women gathering the corn into sheaves willrest their backs and those setting the stooks will find they are scratched redby the ears tearing at the skin on the necks.But this is the time to recover, to take your mind off the work still to bedone, and look forward to the end of the harvest celebrations. Dinner timeon the harvest field is a social time, eating, chatting and resting before thetiring, hot period until tea time at four. The women and children will headhome at six and prepare supper for the men, who will work until dusk. Butall will look forward to ‘crying the mare’ on the last day when harvestingis over.“I have her!” Tom will yell“What have ye” the men will reply“A mare”“Who she be?”“Squire Wilkes”“Where’ll us send ’er?”To Farmer Harvey!”Or some other, unfortunate enough to be the last to get his harvest in.And as the last cart comes wearily in from the fields, the women and girlswill throw water over both men and cart to ensure a good harvest nextyear. Nobody knows why, but they keep the tradition.And from the last sheaf a corn dolly is make, which Squire Wilkes will notwant in their Harvest Festival, but other plaited straw decorations he will allow.For this will be their very first Harvest Festivalservice in their own church. And they will have their own ‘Hopkey’ dinner incelebration, provided by the Squire. And fromnow on, that long pull up Elmdon hill, so hard onthe old and difficult for the young, will be a thingof the past. For now they have their own church.Note: The reaper and binder which cut the corn and bound the sheaveswas invented in 1872. It reduced the harvest work and left some familiespoorer. The combine harvester was invented at the end of the century inAmerica, but in 1939, when war broke out, there were only 10 in the wholeof Hertfordshire.


HarvestCelebrationsAcross TheParish

Elmdon Harvest weekend 2011Elmdon Harvest Supper will be held on Saturday 8th October in thewonderful Great Barn at Elmdonbury Farm. There will be a delicioustraditional 2 course supper followed by the now customary localentertainment!Tickets £5-adults and teenagers (primary age children FREE). Availablefrom Mrs G Smith 838749, Mrs A Mills 838120 or Mrs S Brock 838564

Classic Harvest Supper for Duddenhoe EndHeld on Saturday 15 October 7.30pm for 8.00 pm. Tickets £11 perperson, available in advance, from Jane 01763 838912 or [email protected]. Please book by latest Tuesday 11 October. Details areavailable on www.devh.org

Great Chishill Harvest SupperOn Saturday October 15th we are holding a village harvest supper inGreat Chishill to celebrate the growth and harvest of our local produce.As part of the evening we shall be holding an auction of local producewhether it be jams, jelly, chutneys, wine, cakes, village photographs, pots.The money raised will go towards the East African Famine Appeal.So start cooking and making anything you think we could sell, and contacteither Sarah or Catherine on the emails below with information of youritem. In some cases we may group some smaller products together.Many thanks and see you on the 15th. Buy your tickets from the churchoffice or contact Sarah: 838555 [email protected]: 838402 [email protected]

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Harvest Festival Services2nd October Chrishall at 10.40am

Strethall at 6pm9th October Heydon at 9am

Elmdon at 10.40am16th October Great Chishill at 10.40am

Little Chishill at 3.30pmHamlet (Duddenhoe End) at 6pm

Gifts of tinned and dry goods collected at all harvest celebrations willbe donated to Jimmy’s Night Shelter in Cambridge.

Farming Today An update, on the situation facing our local farmers in Autumn 2011,brought to us by Robert SmithAnother cereal harvest draws to a close, with very mixed results.The dry spring this year had avery dramatic effect on the lighter free draining soils whereyields of wheat were down bynearly 50%. The heavier soils with clay content did much betterand yields on this land were atleast up to average. The quality on the whole has been good,especially where the crops havebeen harvested early.The really bright spot in this year’s harvest was the oilseed rape, which issown in the late summer/early autumn. The yields of the rape crop wereexcellent, mainly due to the fact that the plant put down its long tap rootthat extracted every last drop of moisture from a great depth.The prices of the two main crops have again been very volatile. The tablebelow shows the prices over the last 14 months. Barley, which is the other

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main cereal, again had an indifferent year mainly according to soil type.The price of barley roughly follows wheat.

Combinable Crop Prices July 2010 – September 2011 (All pricesshown £/tonne)

July 2010 Feb 2011 Sept 2011Wheat 97 201 161Oilseed Rape 271 408 375

Any spring drilled combinable crops like peas, beans, linseed oil and milletall faired quite badly due to the spring drought. One spring drilled crop thathas done well is sugar beet again because of its long tap root and the rainsdid come in time for this crop so the yields could be quite good (beet isharvested late autumn/winter).On our own farm potatoes and onions are our main crops. These crops areirrigated and hence have not been affected by drought. One of the biggestproblems on the potatoes was the late frost we had in early May when thecrop was cut down to nothing by one night’s frost. The crop re-grew but ithad a damaging physiological effect that made the plant throw too manytubers that were later absorbed back into the plant.The organics continue to be a challenge, particularly with weeding. Onefield of organic onions did the best yield and quality ever but another fieldwe had to write off – so it’s all swings and roundabouts.On the diversification front two main projects are progressing. One isgetting involved with pomegranate production in Afghanistan. The wholeprinciple of the project is to encourage production of pomegranates andother fruits in the place of heroine-producing opium plants. The idea is tobuild factories to process and store the products, and then distribute themaround the world. The organisation is called P4P – Plant for Peace. It ishoped to bring order and infrastructure back to the war torn areas ofAfghanistan. It is a massive and very ambitious project, but also a veryexciting one.The other scheme we are embarking on is a holiday village around our newreservoir at Sawston/Stapleford. The complex is loosely based on theCotswold Waterpark scheme near Cirencester and we are using the samearchitect. The project will include leisure facilities, with educational andecological schemes which will all be available to local people. Again an

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exciting project but it will take a while to get offthe ground and (hopefully) secure planningpermission.So another harvest draws to a close and the next one is rapidly being prepared for. You will meet two very different arable farmers in the area: onewho farms light land and has had poor yields andpossibly sold his crops too early – he will be quickto tell you how dire things are; then you will meetthe heavy land farmer, who will be feeling verygood about things. He won’t necessarily let you know how things havegone, but he will have a very happy bank manager.

Frock SwapTuesday 4th October, 8pm at Great Chishill Village Hall. Drinks,canapés, craft and gift stalls. In aid of Save The ChildrenDo you have things in your wardrobe which you have loved but which nolonger fit/no longer suit or which you have grown tired of? Guess what, sodo we all! Freshen up your wardrobe by swapping those items for somenew ones!Tickets are only £7 and include drinks and nibbles. All you have to dois bring between 1 and 10 items, which can include clothes and accessoriessuch as bags, shoes, shawls etc. Clothes should be clean, in goodcondition and on hangers please, and you may bring them to us in advance,or simply bring them along on the night. When you arrive we will geteverything ready for the swap while you enjoy a glass of Cava, wine orjuice and peruse our stalls, which will include gifts, cards, handmade bags,vintage clothing and jewellery. When the swap is ready you have plenty oftime to choose your items, equal to the number that you brought (there willbe places to try garments on), and if more than one person has put theirname on an item, it is auctioned off at the end (prices starting at £1). If you can’t find any clothes to swap, just come along, have a drink or two,and buy some Christmas presents!For more information or to reserve your tickets, please phone Lucie on01223 870251, or email: [email protected].

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Notes Chrishall marketThe next market is Saturday

October 8, 10.00 - 12.00 in theVillage Hall with Autumn Harvesttheme and judging of The GiantPumpkin competition.The Christmas Market will be onSaturday December 10, 3.00 -6.00pm in the Village Hall.Parish Away Day Held at The Chapel, ChilderleyHall on Saturday 8 October,10am – 3.30pmChurch members are cordiallyinvited to join the PCC on anAway Day to discuss Going forGrowth in the Icknield WayVillages. Book your place withErica at the Church Office 837272Disco time is back!Following the great success of the80's disco last year, by populardemand, Chrishall Village HallCommittee have organised anAbba and Queen disco night. Forone night only on Saturday 15thOctober Chrishall Village Hallwill transform into TheHippodrome, Palmers Lane. 8.30till midnight, licensed cocktailbar, tickets £5 in advance fromany member of the village hallcommittee, or £6 on the door.Contact Lucy Lewis 838737,

Leigh Edgar 838261 or KirstenKinsey for further details.

Chrishall WI OPEN MEETINGChrishall WI invite you to hearLeo Cheng and his work on theMercy Ships. You do not have tobe a WI member to come soplease pop along and listen to theamazing work being achieved insome of the worlds poorestcountries. Leo will be speaking atthe Chrishall Methodist Hall onWednesday 19th October 2011at 7.45pm.We look forward to seeing youand bring a friend.

Coffee (and more)Kate Gardiner, at 62 HeydonRoad, Great Chishill, tel 838511,will be having a coffee morningon 21st October 10-12am, to sellSave the Children Christmas cardsand gift wrap –A chance to buy your Xmas cardsand wrap and to have a cuppa ortwo in aid of Save the Children.

Whodunnit?Great Chishill Village Hall will beholding a Murder MysteryEvening on 29th October at7.00pm. Tickets will be £10including supper, there will be aLicenced Bar & Raffle. Pleasecontact 838301 or 838380 fortickets


New ThatchSunday 23rd October 12 noon atthe Hamlet Church.Come and join us for a glass ofwine to celebrate the new thatchwhich is now complete. This hasbeen possible thanks to manygenerous donations from our localcommunity, grants from ViridorCredits Environmental Companyand Stansted Airport CommunityTrust.

Lost and FoundA hat has been found near theplaying field in Great Chishill. Ithas the name of W Elliott .

Also found a mobile phone onBull Meadow, Great Chishill( notfar from the recreation field). It isdamaged but it’s memory card isintact.Please contact Carolyn Truss,Lynchets Farm 836233

RIP Derek Simmons (16/9/11)Villagers may remember John'sDad, Derek who came to visitmany times. Many of us recall theprivilege of hearing his faithfulpreaching. Our thoughts andprayers are with the Simmonsfamily as they mourn their loss.

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October Dates6th Copy Deadline November Web

contact Alison [email protected]/ 837303Tuesdays 7-8pm Community choir Chrishall Methodist Church

contact Theresa 836962Fridays 7.30-9pm Youth Drop In Chrishall Methodist Church

contact Theresa 8369623rd and 17th Open Door (Special Lunches) Methodist hall,

Chrishall-Everyone Welcome4th, 11th, 18th Community Lunch 12.30pm Chrishall School

–please book 838592 the Friday before.12th & 26th Church Mice 10.45-11.45am Chrishall Methodist Hall

contact Hazel 838703 / Annabel 838464 15th Community Walk Around The Parish

see page 10/11 for details22nd Grill a Bishop 8.30am

Gt Chishill Village Hall (booking 837272)


Parish of The Icknield Way Villages

Our ChurchesAnglican ChurchRector: Revd Andy Colebrooke 1 Hall Lane, Gt Chishill, Royston, Herts. SG8 8SG Tel 838703 [email protected] (free day: Friday)Curate: Revd Jonathan Lowe8 Colts Croft, Great Chishill, Royston, Herts, SG8 8SFTel: 836962 [email protected] (free day: Wed)Parish Manager: Erica DebnamOffice open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 9am - 1 pm.Church Office, Crawley End, Chrishall, Royston, Herts. SG8 8QLTel: 837272 [email protected] www.icknieldwayparish.comYouth Worker: Theresa Lowe8 Colts Croft, Great Chishill, Royston, Herts, SG8 8SFTel: 836962 [email protected] (free day: Wed)Parish Church Wardens:David Brock 838564 [email protected] Marshall 838122 [email protected]

Methodist ChurchChrishall - Minister: Revd David Keeble4 Nightingale Mews, Saffron Walden, Essex CB10 2BQTel: 01799 522037 [email protected]

United Reformed ChurchGreat Chishill - Minister: Revd Duncan GoldieThe Manse, Meeting Lane, Melbourn, Royston, Herts SG8 6ANTel: 260747 [email protected]

If you would like information on other denominations, pleasecontact the church office on 837272.

Published by the Parish of The Icknield Way Villages on behalf of thethe nine churches in our community.

All telephone codes in this magazine are 01763 unless stated otherwise.


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Kairos (Youth Group)

Youth Drop In Centre Every Friday 7.30pm-9pm, Methodist Church

Youth Group Every Sunday 6pm-7.30pm, Methodist Church

Theresa Lowe 836962

Clubs For Children:

Every Sunday 10.40am Service Viv Rogers 837185

Church Mice 2nd + 4th Wednesday, 10.45am Hazel Colebrooke 838703

Chrishall School Head Teacher: Sharon Williams 838592

Prayer Groups:

Monday Prayers weekly 9.10am, please see bulletin or call 837272

Elmdon Prayers Tuesday 9.15pm, Elmdon John Mills 838120

Bible Study Groups:

Monday Afternoon Rectory Group 2pm,Gt Chishill Andy Colebrooke 838703

Tuesday Afternoon Bible Study 1.15pm,Gt Chishill Eileen Murrell 838909

Firm Foundations Tuesday 8pm,Wenden Lofts Alison Wilkinson 837303

Wednesday Evening Fellowship 8pm,Elmdon John Mills 838120

Whatsit allabout Thursday 8pm,Gt Chishill Jonathan Lowe 836962

Contacts In Our Villages:

Chrishall - Marcus West 838294 Elmdon - Sarah Brock 838564

Gt Chishill - Eileen Murrell 838909 Hamlet - Carolyn Hughes 838326

Heydon - Barbara Shaw 838190 Lt Chishill - Peter Lyster 838238

Strethall - Liz Stott 01799 521217

Methodist Hall Bookings: Erica Debnam 837272

United Reformed Church Gt Chishill: Michael Livings 838708

Bell Ringing: For all towers please contact the church office 837272

Tennis At Strethall: Roger Harcourt 01799 525596

Village Web Contacts:

Alison Wilkinson 837303 [email protected]

Advertising - Andrea Hamblin 838465 [email protected]

Marcus West 838294 Peter Hodges 01462 893546

Mel Chandler 838289 Diana Schwieger 836901

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