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GRAHAM,S FRESH GRIMSBY

Available every TIIURSDAY
Outside Debden Villagc Shop
11.30a.m. - 12.00 noon.

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Telephone order taken: M12751513

Also at:

THAXTED Post Office RICKLING Post Office

10.00-11.00 a.m. 12.45- 1.00 p.m..

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NEWPORT Paragon Cafe

2.00 -230 p.m.

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PARISH PUMP:Reflecting the life and people of Debden

Volume 13
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Number

April,

1991

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You know, being editor of the parish Magazine is not always as straightforward as it might seem. we sometimes have to deal with controversial issues and try to give all interested parties a fair hearing. Then again, we have to decipher all sorts of handwriting, making sure that the "transLation" is correct so as not to offend the writer by changing the sense or emphasis of his or her article. t{e al.so run the gauntlet of Debden folk who, "whilst not wishing to criticise" manage to correct us (we11' me anlrway) when they feel r have got it alr wrong again! ! ! However, this month has been extremeJ.y rewarding because of the bumper bundle of contributions received for inclusion. r staggered home from t.he shop under the sheer weight of it all lm not kidding. This is very encouraging. rt is good to have something to EDIT! !

something must have inspired you to write - surely not the Panto! sorry, this is not another panto issue although the subject does stilr keep coming up, doesn't it? r think it may well do so for some time to come - Deryck Johnson has produced an interesting piece on this very subject.

This positive and optimishic start. to the issue - who said, "what a change" - is ternpered by the need for a reminder about care of the village.
Environmental issues are always emotive (see Letters page) and our village and its surroundings should be treasured and not ignored, taken for granted or abused. I r.ronder if anyone is interested in starting an action group to keep the place tidy (at least), safe for children to play in and a 'pleasant valley' f,or the future generations to enjoy.
Give me a call if you are - 4072L. Stephanie Watson.

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REPORT OF PARISE COT'NCIL MESAING 21ST FEBRUARY 1991

The invoice for repairing the clock has now been paid and the Special Projects Bank Account closed.

Village Fair : No offers to run the fair and no applications for proceeds have yet been received. Drains : The Clerk is to write to Mr. Rose about drain cleaning.
Apri1.

Skip : A skip will be on the Recreation Ground on 21st and

22nd

Saffron Walden Conservation Volunteers 3 A letter has been received saying that if any village has a suitable project, they will provide a team of up to 12 people at a cost of 3 per person per day. Elections will be held on 2nd May 1991. We would be very pleased to welc ome anyone who is interested in standing to the next meeting on Anri'l 2nd at 6-3O p.m. in the VilLage llall.
Parish Precept : This was set aL 82,650.00.

U.C.v.S. ! Mrs. Winter agreed to be co-ordinator.

Annual Assembfy: This wilI be on Monday, 29th April in the Village Hall at 8.00 p.m..
PSOTOGRAPEY TIE9TS ITEM

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exhibition.

of Debden Green will be having another photographic This time it will be in Thaxted Galreries, 1 Newbiggin Street, Thaxted (opposite the Swan HoteL).
Dates :
Theme

third and fourth weeks of April, starting 15th April, L991.

: People and their Skills and Crafts.

Also on show will be landscapes and other interesting subjecLs, available framed or unfrarned, all for sale. (* Debden's answer to Lord Lichfield.)

FBIE$DS OF DEBDEN

SCHOOL

The new Committee is as follows:-

Philippa Mackri]l
Marion Curran (Chair)
Lynn Smith (Treasurer)

Gill

Brown

Eva Perry
Dawn

Holland

Cefia Hare
(

Debbie Moore Secrebaries

)

Heather Jones

Jane tuck

Diana
We

Rous

are planning a MAY FAIR on SATURDAY MAY 18TH - 10 a.m. 'ti1 I p.m. There will be stalls, sideshows, entertainment and refreshments. Fun for aIl the family. We will need many helpers and tots of ideas so if you would like to get involved, please don't hesitate to contact anyone on the Commit.tee.
We

are also hoping to run a

BARN DANCE

in June or Ju1y. Celia Hare s/w 22L97

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The Group is now being run by a comrnit.tee and we have also organised helper rotas so the work involved is being shared. Our aim is for everyone to get more enjoyment out of the Group.

on April 4th the Health Visitor is giving us a talk on basic first aid and minor childhood ilrnesses. Everyone is welcome to
come along.

r would rike to ask if anyone has an oLd laundry basket they no longer need or a simiLar storage container for us to keep our toys in. A1so, we would be very gratefur for any old toys or
crayons.

rf you can help us in any way please contact Lorna on s,/w 40553.

chrlstlan ald week; may l3-19

Workers are wanted for the house-to-house collectlon ln Chrlsilan Ald Week. Please wlll you contact the Rector if you wlll help even lf you have offered before (he might just have forgotten; It's not lmposstble...) Please

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1 cup finely diced 1 cup fresh bread2 tbsps. melted butter 1/4 tsp. onion salt
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ham

Start heating oven to moderate (3500 F., mark 4). Into sour crean in small bowl, stir double cream and sal,t until well blended. In a greased 1 L/2 quart casserole, arrange on-third of potatoesi top lrith egg slices, then one-hatf of cream mixture. Add another one-third of potatoes; sprinkle with hami pour over remaining crearn mixture; then top with remaining potatoes.
Toss crumbs with but.ter and onion salt, and sprinkle evenly over potatoes.
Bake for 30 mintues or until bubbly. (Makes 6-8 servings.)
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s",
on Debden,s in the February Edition of Parish purnp was origina),. It was based upon personal observations at many old Works in this country at a time when I was employed by a large Civil Engineering Contractor on whose behal f I was attempting to secure the task of upgrading those
Sewage Works Works.

my article

Despite scurrilous suggestions to the contrary,

I suggest that a letter direct to the offending P.L.C. would be more appropriate-. Anrl .\nyway, who suggested that the process was 'High Tech"? I'nr quite sure it wasn't me ! !
R. Manser.

This letter carne in response to the request that the original L0 village children who were enrolled at the schoof in 1970 should 1et us know where they are now. One dor'rn - nine to go - keep the letters coming.
Ed. ooo0ooo

I am now living in Chrishall. After finishing further education at Braintree College, f took up a position at the Saffron Hotel where r experienced all aspects of hotel work' ending up as the receptionist. I got married on 1st october 1"988 to william How1and. I now have two daughters, Joanne born SeP. 1989 and AJrigail born Nov. L990. I come home quite a lot so I keeP in touch with Debden.
Davinia Howland
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nee Bunt,i"ng)

P. s.

On looking through the names, Lucy Schlette was not mentioned. She is now married and lives in Kentucky, U.S.A. I am sure she started when I did. She was in class with me I know.

we wouLd like to thank everyone for their kindness and for all t.he cards we received. Thank you to alL who attended sonny,s

funeral.

A special thank you to Nell.ie and pam for sitting with

Thank you

Mum.

all. his sister Doris (DoIl)

and Claude

Sonny's

Mum,

Forgive me for banging on again about the verges. (You may ask what verges, since they have all disappeared for miles around. )

I have in the past complained about the needless damage to the triangle outside Redbrick House and have on a number of occasions tried my inadequate best to make good some of this damage. In addition, I have offered to supply and instal chain link fencing myself to try and safeguard it but I gather that The green Essex County Council. would not aPprove of this. continues to be violated, and I have rather given up trying to fill in the scars. May I make a renewed plea that it be fenced off? At my expense? Shall I do it anlrway and see what happens? Do we not wish to try and keep our village in
reasonable condition?

In this respect I note Lhat the area opposite the Shop sti1l Looks like marshes of the Camargue, and lorries cannot now even go down the motorway through the village without churning up the strip of grass outside my house (which is Council owned anl.way! ). r
am

not Pleased'

John Mawer

A coffee Morning in aid of "Addenbrookes Kidney patients Association" is being held at staines Farm, Debden Green on Wednesday, May Bth : 10 a.m. to LZ noon. please support this worthy causei any contributions for the various starrs would be gratefully accepted.
D.E.
Camp

B/S 850309

STANSTED AIRPORT

Following upon a visit to the New Terminal at Stansted (as a representative of the Village Parish Council) it was interesting to subsequently learn of bhe efforts being made to ensure that any Community and Passenger complaints or recommendations are investigated.
The vehicle for such activities is a Committee known as the STACC - St,ansted Airport Consultation Committee. This Comrnittee meets quarterly and embraces members of the Stansted Airport Management, together with representatives of Local Authorities, of the District Council, Members of the General PubIic and various other bodies.

In respect of Aircraft Noise the local contact is:STANSTED AIRPORT

LTD.,

STANSTED, ESSEX CM24

8QW

Telephone 92 502380

In respect of matters relating to Airline, Passenger or Airport issues the address is:GATWICK HANDLING, BUILDING

130,

STANSTED

AIRPORT, ESSEX

Alternatively, any complaints or suggestions can be handed in at most local Libraries, incfuding those at DUNMOW and SAFFRON
WALDEN.

Jack Jefferies.

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DEBDEN AND DEBDEN GREEN HOMEN'S INSTITUTE

After the formal business of the evening at our February neetinE members were taken on a holiday trip vtith music. A North American Adventure with slides and music, by our Guest Speaker Mr. Trevor Fry. He explained that this was the ultimate in holiday photography and an exce]lent way to make a special- trip more memorable. Audio visual photography is a lot of hard work but, as we sar{, the resul! }ras we}1 worth the effort. Our trip took us from the hustle and bustle of New York to the serenity of the Canadian Rockies to our destinat,ion, Maui, an island near Hawaii for sun, sea and sand. A rnarvellous way to brighten a dull February evening. Birthday posies were presented to several nembers and a buttonhole to the Speaker. The evening concluded with refreshments provided by Mrs. Viv Applin and Mrs. Pam Gilder. The next meeting will be held on April 25th at 8 P.rn. in the Village HaIl when the Speaker will be Mrs. Jean Gumbrel whose topic will be "Down Your StreeE".
Remember,

visitors and friends are always welcome.

Janet Lennox, Press Officer.

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DEBDEN PAN:TOMIME

what a good thing we decided not to do Babes in the wood. Had we continued with this which was our original pIan, the village would have been subjected to two consecutive Pantomimes of the same tiEle.
Babes in the wood was performed in the village halL under the direction of MargareL Young in 1947. When I first learned of this, it was a joint Debden-Wimbish production but as I researched furbher it became plain that wimbish had nade great

I am sure however that many Debdeu residents will Two performances were given at remember it nostalgically. Wimbish Village Hall and one at Debden. Their ability to move venue was due to the fact that they did not have such professional scenery as that seen in Puss in Boots' input. Talking t,o some of the cast however revealed that they enjoyed much as we the experience just as,Alan-a-Dafe'did and memories are sti1l with the words "Do you r approached vivid. He immediately burst into song remember Lhe panto in Lg47?". with one of the chorus numbers an:l sung it right through. wtrat,s more he lras word perfect. one of the babes (Ann Johnson?) was taken i11 before one of the performances and a very young understudy in the form of Pat Thake (now Pat Rust) had to steP into the breach. During one chorus number, the Merry Men were singing'come Landlord fill the FJ.owing Bowl' and brandishing their tankards when an astute member of the Debden audience sitting in the front row was heard to remark "They've got the real thiug in Joan Thake assures me however those glasses. I can smell it!". was purely to overcome stage-fright and the tankards that it weren,t completely full of sherry. (Distinct similarities eh
Mick & Mack?)
For those

of you wanting to remini sce with Geoffrey's 'Where are they now?' this is what I have been able to glean about the cast.
Robin Hood Maid Marion Alan-a-Dale

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Friar Tuck tit,t,le 'John

Margaret Young Mary Plumb (nee John Tetlow Fred Moul.e Stanley Swan

ChaPman)

Will Scarlett

Bill Norgate

Another merry

Ginger-nut (first

man

rogue) Ginger-knob (second rogue) Bad Baron Inn Keeper

Ernie Wiseman Geoff Plumb Alan Chapman Hector Green John Plumb snr.
Peggy Jeffrey Joan Thake

tadies in waiting:

Freda Plumb

Cathy Bayne Nonny Young Ann Johnson

Pat Rust (nee Thake)

Villagers:

Ruth Hare Carol Murphy Linda Jeffrey '1 --Laura Mvnott

May Chapman

Jnrenaa Goddara V'Lon Thake

Piano

v':::,:'l:::; Russell

Boatman

Lighting

Spencer Thake

wonder if Puss will be remembered in the year 2035?

Deryck R. Johnson

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SAFFRON WAI,DET{ CONSTITUBNCC CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATTON : DEBDEN BRANCE

The Annual General Meeting of the Branch will be held on w"d"""a.y, fOtn aptll, in the Memorial Hall The "t !:L@. guest speaker will be Mr. John Summers, Chairman of the Saffron Walden Association and the meeting is open to all, whatever your political beliefs. So please come along: Mr. Summers is sure to have plenty of interesting things to say and nonCongervatives may hear things to interest them about the Party now in power. For more information, please contact Miss Janet Tomblin, Secret.ary, or Mr. Edward Tetlow, Hon. Treasurer.
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BRITISE GAS -

T,TAINS CONNECTION FOR TEE VILI,AGE

In the course Of making preparatious for some alterations to our house, I made an approach to the Gas Board and have received the following reply wtrich I think will be of general Interest to us all. ,,I
can confirm
whenever

complete

that British Gas p1c Eastern is keen to extend its supply network this is a viable proposition. I can a'lso confirm that we hope to a detai'led evaluation of Oebden by July, having already completed a

preliminary study.

to a favourab'le detailed eva'luation our aim would be to offer supplies to al'l residents during the Surmer and subject to a reasonab'le demand, we would proceed wi th mai n'l ay.i n9 i n the Autumn 'wi th an anti ci pated compl eti on date of
Subject
March 1992.

Should residents wish to ask any questions which could not wait unti'l our launch exhibition to be he'ld locally during the Sunrner, please contact Cath Morgan on 081 447 1788, extension 205. At this stage she will not be in a position to advise on connection charges. These will be avai'lable at the time of the
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When discussing the evaluation, the Gas Board rePresentative mentioned that the evaluation was being made combining the expecLed demands from Debden and Widdington'

I hope this informat.ion will drum up some interest in the village and anyone with friends in widdington - get gossiping!
Sue Barton.
DEBDEN WOMEN'S WEDNESDAY SOCIAL CLT]B

what might have started as a disappointment became a very enjoyable afternoon in February. The speaker was unable to come and, at short notice, Mrs. cLark showed slides of Australia. Lovely sunny pictures on a cold snowy day. Mrs. M. Peacock proposed a hearty vote of thanks to Mrs. Clark.
There were only 3 lovely white hyacinths for the comPetition they were not judged.
so

Mrs. June Clark and Mrs. D. Gipps were the tea hostesses.
A Bring and Buy in aid of the Heart Foundation realiseal f,16.
Mabel Lindsell.

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HOW WOI'LD YOU IMPROVE

TgE VILI^ACE EALL?

Most people in the village have used the village halI at one time or another - over 300 rrere in there for the Panto recently. So uhat do you think of it? How could it be improved? Are you prepared to be involved in managing it?
you have the opportunity to express your views at the Hall AGM on TUESDAY 9TH APRIL at 8.30 P.M. and if you arrive early 8.00 p.m. onwards - you will get a glass of wine!!

Apart from the normal items on Ehe agenda there are three questions I particularly Ltant you to think about l. Are you satisfied riLh the rray tbe Comnittee mena{Ies the
HaIl? There has been some suggestion that some people are not. that is so please tell us so thaE we can respond.

If for

2. What do

you

thinL

our

priorities

should be

improvements?

The committee decided some time ago that the toifets should be Number 1 (: ) but the Parish Council has recently suggested rte should consider whether additional storage should take Precedence.

3. will you come orr to the Conrnittee? Up to three members are elected (ttre rest rePresent users and we can co-opt a further two). Not all the Present etected members wish to stand again. So please think about it and pass your nominations to Halt Secretary, Sue Sims before the AGM.

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DEBDEN YOIITE FOOTBALL

Those of you who read these reports I write each month (someone must), know that one of the words I use most frequently is "enthusiasm". We1l, after the performance of Debden Youth against Spartak of Saffron Walden, where we rrere thrashed 0-7, one or two new words entered 'my vocabulary (not to be repeated). So, after a verbal lashing at the following Sat,urday's training when the Lads' legs were almosL run off them, another word entered the scene - PASSION. They a1l left the 'Meadows' brainwashed into some positive thinking. I'm sure half of them went home muttering "We are the best, we are t.he best".

Sunday ar.rived, bathed in sunshine and quite. a crowd had gathered as the referee started the match. After a few minutes we were 1'-0 up. Soon, Grange scored and the "here we go again" thoughts started to creep back. Then, BANG!, two goals by Danny Wil,dman in ten minutes had us 3-1 up. The crowd. was screaming and I was doing cartwheels down the touchline. As we changed ends at half time, still 3-1 ahead, our luck (and the wind) changed. The final result was a 3-4 win for Grange but the lads came off to rapturous applause. Could all of the months coaching and training be starting show results or was it a'flash in the pan'. Who knows?
WATCE

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So,

THTS SPACE.

Players of the week:

As we enter the 'final

24 Feb.

Tommy

3 Mar.

Danny

Barker of Debden Wildman of Finchingfield

l-ap' of the football season, we can look forward to some entertaining football. Our under 11 league are having a small end of season trophy competition, giving us a chance to sbow our new found form. Then, looking forward to June, we have entered two teams for our league's S-a-side competition in Bishops Stortford.
So, who knows what new adjectives will be applied to the teams performances in the weeks to come. Last week's gane left me with one; I was PROUD to be part of our team's splendid disptay.
Jirn Higgins,
Manager. 0371 - 830620

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THE WORK CONTINUES

Carols at

After the vlslt of Peter Masteika to our servlce of Lessons

mlnistry to the homeless.

Christmas, lt was good to begln sendlng him blankets and clothlng from the deanery churehes, to be used ln thelr

and

After the appalllng weather in February, sprlng ls now wlth us, but even so, the nlghts are by no means balmy on the streets of
London.

If you have blankets or sleeplng bags to spare, they are as preclous as gold to those who care for the homeless. They are vulnerable to wear and tear - and theft - and they are often used as currency, so the 'llfe-expectancy' of a blanket ls short.
Please help us malntaln

suPPlY"

women,6 clothtng

the leavlngs of Jumble sales.

We

ls less !n demand than men's - and good shoes and boots are of great value. But please don't ask us to take
are looklng for people who regularly drlve lnto east London, perhaps wlth a van. We dellver to Peter's home, whlch ls between the All and the Romford Road, below Wanstead Flats'

THE GOOD NEWS OF MARCH

The soldlers of the 9th/l2th Royal Lancers are eomlnS home every one of them. A hundred and twenty-four men went to the culf, and some thtrty-flve wlves were among the many famlly and friends who pald Epeclal attentlon to the war news' The timetable for return ls not yet clear, but some may be home in ilme to read the new magazlne as lt ls publlshed. But there are quite a few chlldren who wlll want Daddy to put the magazine down and pay attentlon to them lnsteadl

But no sooner home than thoughts wlll turn to golng abroad agaln' It has been conflrmed that last year's plans for the 9th/l2th to go to Germany have been relnstated, and we shall soon be welcoming the 16th/5th Lancers and thelr famllles as our nelghbours for the next few Years
So welcome home, 9th/lzth, and well done vilyage - a hapPter trlP next tlme. 1...

- and lt'll

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The funeral of John Holgate on March 8 once agaln brought over hundred people to church

Qulte an honour for someone who wasn't wholly a vlllagerl All of twelve years of John's llfe had elapsed before he entered the haven of Debden.
He seems to have been a very normal young man, although deeply commltted to football. Edward Tetlow tells of a time when John, along with Edward's brother John and others (whlch others, does anyone remember?) were soundly thrashed 6-O by an Army team at Blshops Stortford. Nothlng changesl
However, football doesn't entlrely satisfy, and it wasn't long before John fell for (or fell over) Betty. [You must ask her

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The happy couple spent the flrst year of thelr marrled llfe at the Plough (where else?) and then became the very flrst occupants of the newest houses ln Smlths Green.

ln were Reg and Evle Boatman, and there they have remained untll thls day - neighbours who have never had a cross word, who knew that each would supply the other's need when necessary and lf possible, without hesltatlon.
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Even tempered and good natured, John has been a popular figure in the vlllage all hls llfe. Football contlnued to hold his attentlon, and he formed an ran an under-l4s team for some time

(wtth Kerry as star player, of course).

John demanded hlgh standards of hlmself and others - hls house bears wltness to the quallty of his work; as do many other houses in the vlllage - and he dlsplayed a constant devotlon to hls mother, who a few years ago became one of our almspeople ln the High Street. There's a special sadness ln the loss of a chlld at any age, and our love and prayers are especlally for Mrs Holgate, as well as Betty, son Kerry, slster Doris and so many others who deeply regret John's death.

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IS RISEN! _ WEAT ABOIE US? itre pattern of Christ's death and resurrection is to be found in Ure tife of his Church - just as it is paralleled in the created order of nature. Darkness and horror' suffering and death, are not the endi merely the end of the beginning' so I am looking for a special atmosphere at the church Annual Parochial Meetings Lhis year' An atmosphere of hope and trust' an atmosphere of faith and lovei an atmosphere of victory over all that hinders us. and in A year of illness, a year of war, a year of recession - of Ehe or tension around the re-ordering oeiaen a good deal building, means that there is fow morale in our congregations' and Poor attendance at worshiP' This at the very beginning of the Decade of Evangelism needs tackling. The "pirit of optimism and positive thinking needs to be regenerated. It,s not aS if }'e lack for talent and ability - both parishes are well stocked with people full of gifts and graces' AII members of the Electoral Rolls of the parishes will attend the Annual Meetings as a matter of honour - but that leaves room for plenty more. ThereareslotstobefilledinDebden-butitseemstheremay be at least one candidaLe for the position of churchwarden (might there have to be a vote?)' That would still leave us looking for a Treasurer and a Secretary' at the churchwardens are sworn into office at a special ceremony VisitationoftheDeanerybytheArchdeacon-averyBarchester occasion that badly needs cheerinq up' I don,t mean that it is not a serious business - would that it' (just for a were taken more seriously! - but just once a year an Archdeacon! few minutes!) I wish I had the Power of This year the Visitation will be specially real for me and our Wardens, because the Visitation is being hetd in our benefice' Normaltyweusethelarger.barns.fortheseoccasions,but with the Archdeacon Ernie stroud is keen to share the honour villages, and this year we shall meet vith him in wimbish Church on May the 8th. It.snicethatthisshouldcoinciderrithmybecominganex-Rural Dean, and hopefully we shalI know' before the Visitation' who my successor is to b;. Meanwhile' remember your Churchwardens in your Prayers.
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Mother & Toddter Group - 10am - l2noon in the

Everyone welcome.

Village HalI. Health Visitor is giving a taLk on basic first aid and childhood illnesses'
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l"i:"rTTrir"T:tr:i:l ;rt "ttt: ;"#'ff Tilli". Treasure". Competition:- Oldest Coin.

Mo:her & Toddler Group - 10am - l2noon in the Village Hall. E/eryone welcome. A skip will be placed on the Meadow for you to deposit your rubbish.
Debden & Debden Green Women's Institute 8pm - Village HaIl - Jean Gumbref,L "Down Your

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