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Save Our Village Campaign
For the most part, rather than duplicate items on this site which relate to
our campaign to save Henham and Elsenham from the threat of unprecedented
development, please visit the special
saveourvillage.co.uk
site for the latest news.
It is very important that you
keep yourself up to date with developments.
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ELSENHAM SURGERY
FLU
VACCINATION CLINICS
It’s
that time of year again
Autumn
has begun, the cold weather’s coming… and so, unfortunately, is the flu.
Flu vaccination clinics are held in October/November each year for all 'at
risk' patients. ‘At risk’ patients are those who suffer from heart, kidney
or liver disease, asthma, diabetes, those aged 65 and over, carers and
anyone living in a residential or nursing home.
The
flu jab is currently the only way to protect yourself. The good news is
that if you are ‘at risk’ you are entitled to a flu vaccination free of
charge.
Please contact Reception on 01279 814730
Clinics from 3rd October
Saturday
Clinic 4th October - 9am – 11am
BOOK
NOW!
further
details on our website: www.elsenhamsurgery.co.uk
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See the Latest from Henham
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Daniel Kodesh - Guest author |
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From The Parish
Council
Simon
Lee co-opted on to the Council (see latest
minutes)
The
Parish Council have responded to concerns about speeding in the village by
applying to join Community Speed Watch. This involves members of the
community monitoring speed around the village using a hand held speed gun.
Persons observed exceeding the speed limit are sent a letter by the Police.
To join we need 6-12 volunteers to take the 2 hour training locally and use
the equipment in and around Henham. Essex Police provide training and the
speed gun. To obtain further details contact Councillor Owen Griffiths on
01279 850461.
The
Council have also been invited to send a representative to the annual Essex
Rail Seminar held in Chelmsford on Friday 3rd October. This is an
opportunity to enter into discussion on current rail issues. It is an all
day presentation by invited speakers and feedback sessions. If anyone wishes
to attend as a representative of Henham please contact Owen Griffiths
Regards Owen Griffiths
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New Driving Instructor
business in Henham -
click here to view |
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Also I have just
used LAN ONE Computers in Stansted to service my computer - An excellent
job at a very reasonable price - BB click
here to view |
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Tuesday 1st July 2008- Sad Day
for Henham as our Post Office Closes |
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Since the community shop was re-opened in
December 1998, the Post Office part has been run by Mrs. Bessie Hayden, a
Henham resident for many years. Indeed her late husband Jack's parents
used to own the shop in the 1900s.
Despite the Post Office being highly popular, profitable and cost effective,
it fell foul of the last round of closures. Having been told it was
safe, at the last minute it became a substitute for one of the three POs in
the region that were reprieved. A cruel blow. |
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Bessie with shop volunteers |
Bessie knows practically everyone in the
village and the service and support she has given to our community went far
beyond just being the lady behind the counter.
May I on behalf of everyone in Henham
wish her every happiness in her forced retirement and many many thanks for
all she has done for us. - BB |
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The Save Our Village Campaign goes to
London
Click
here for full details |
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"Parish Council Notice Board"
The Parish Council has seen an
increasing number of notices from Village Organisations pinned up on the PC
Notice board.
We do not wish to be parochial but
the notice board is intended for Parish Council or Official notices only
(including at the
moment 'Save our Village' messages) and
given the amount of information we are obliged to publicise at this time we
find
we often have to move or
remove unofficial notices and advertisements.
Could we please ask all Henham
organisations therefore not to place their notices on the PC notice board at
this busy time
for the village.
Martin Nicholson
Chairman, Henham Parish Council |
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Marie Curie Tea Party
Although having to
compete with Andy Murray's match at Wimbledon and other events in the
locality, it was great to see a steady flow of people enjoying cream teas at
Di Jackson's Marie Curie Tea Party at OSCA on the afternoon of Saturday 28th
June. Thanks to Diana whose inspiration it was, everyone who gave
cakes, including Waitrose who donated the cream and scones, all the helpers
and especially all who came along. A magnificent £665 was raised - JB |
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Stop Stansted Expansion - Second Runway Planning Application
If you do not want a second runway at
Stansted Airport S.S.E needs as many people as possible to write to
Uttlesford District Council stating objections. To help you along they
have written a crib sheet which you can see by
clicking on this link.
S.S.E. say -
Please take a few minutes
to write or email now – even if only in the simplest of terms – to express
your concerns about noise or other impacts that would result from making
Stansted bigger than Heathrow today in terms of flights, passengers and land
grab. The deadline has been extended to 26 September (from 26
June) although the council is keen to have comments sooner rather than
later.
We therefore urge you to
help tackle this problem by encouraging your friends, family and neighbours
to write or email Uttlesford District Council (UDC) to lodge objections to
the second runway application – and to do so yourself if you haven’t
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Public Meeting
Eco-town in Elsenham/Henham
Held on Monday
2nd June
7.00pm
at Henham
. Keynote speaker
was Grant
Shapps M.P. the Shadow Minister for Housing.
We were
then told
how
to respond to the consultation.
Please
click here to go to the Save our Village
site to see what we have to do.
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Fund Raising Event for 'Save Our
Village'
Sunday 1st June -a very successful Rally
Rounders Tournament at Woodend Green Henham which raised a brilliant £610.
Click here
to go to the Save Our Village site to see details. |
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Annual General Meeting of the Village
Shop Association held at Thursday 8th May 2008 at 8.00pm at OSCA |
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Considering how much we say we
value our shop the attendance was somewhat disappointing. The meeting was
addressed by the Chairman, Chris Swain and he presented the current
financial position which is quite healthy. The closing of the Post Office
was obviously a topic of conversation. A full report of the meeting
will be available from Barry Tate in the next few days.
Linda Peake was presented with a
bouquet of flowers in recognition of all the extra hard work she puts in to
the running of the shop.
Well done yet again to the
shop committee and all the helpers for your efforts on our behalf. - BB
Minutes |
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ANNUAL HENHAM PARISH MEETING
The 2008 Parish Meeting was held on
Thursday 1st May at OSCA
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Prior to the meeting starting we
had an excellent guest speaker, namely Brian Ross,
the Stop Stansted Expansion Economics Adviser and their main representative
at the recent Airport Inquiry. He stated that it was his belief that the
proposal for an Eco-town in Elsenham was inextricably linked with the plans
for airport expansion. He said it was a utopian dream by government
that people would walk to work. If permission was given for a second
runway then the workforce would expand to 30,000 plus. Where would
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He said that already there was active
recruiting in Polish newspapers for workers. Most of these would be on
a minimum wage of £6.50per hour. Could they afford affordable housing?
He painted a vision of an airport bigger than Heathrow with all the
attendant buildings and services. Imagine 50 hotels with more than 200
rooms in a 10 mile radius of the airport.
However it was not all doom and gloom and he
was he was quite upbeat on the chances of SSE being successful in their aims
and said in relation to the eco-town - "Our fight is your fight and your
fight is our fight." He stressed that in relation to the BAA planning
application for G2, that people should write now to Uttlesford D.C.
Planning Department at London Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 4ER or sent to
planning@uttlesford.gov.uk
by 26th June quoting 'Second Runway Expansion' as the heading and forcibly
state their objections.
Following Mr Ross, Martin Nicholson, the
Parish Council Chairman then opened the AGM and invited discussion on
various topics. Perhaps the most pressing was the planned closure of
our post office. Ray Gooding, our Essex County Councillor said that
Post Office Ltd. were 'dragging their feet', but two post offices at
Tendering and Hallingbury had been scheduled for re-opening and that
negotiations were continuing. |
