1 Stebbing Scene Your Village — Your Magazine Edition No: 135 Autumn 2015 It wouldn’t be summer without cricket on the green. The friendly and light hearted match between the Church and the Village team has provided seasonal jollity for a number of years, as has the vintner’s match report (see page 43). The Scene is feeling just a tiny bit smug at the moment, having been awarded a certificate of merit for our efforts in the Best Community Magazine Awards. I was on holiday at the time but Karen Howe, Deputy Editor, and Jackie Kingdom represented us at the awards evening; Jackie’s account on page 3 tells you just what I missed. I hope you are continuing to enjoy the magazine; yours is the only judgement that really matters to us. We do need your help though to ensure the Scene doesn’t get stale, so please write to us with your ideas for future editions. Richard Foot Editor The Church team received their annual thrashing at the hands of Stebbing CC
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Stebbing Scene Your Village — Your Magazine
Edition No: 135 Autumn 2015
It wouldn’t be summer without cricket on the green. The friendly and light
hearted match between the Church and the Village team has provided seasonal
jollity for a number of years, as has the vintner’s match report (see page 43).
The Scene is feeling just a tiny bit smug at the moment, having been awarded
a certificate of merit for our efforts in the Best Community Magazine Awards. I
was on holiday at the time but Karen Howe, Deputy Editor, and Jackie Kingdom
represented us at the awards evening; Jackie’s account on page 3 tells you just
what I missed.
I hope you are continuing to enjoy the magazine; yours is the only judgement
that really matters to us. We do need your help though to ensure the Scene
doesn’t get stale, so please write to us with your ideas for future editions.
Richard Foot Editor
The Church team received their annual thrashing at the hands of Stebbing CC
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The Stebbing Society will be holding - on behalf of Stebbing Community
THE ANNUAL STEBBING VILLAGE FETE
SUNDAY - SEPTEMBER 27TH 2015 at 1.30pm
MILL LANE CRICKET FIELD
Arena Events ◊ Felsted School Band ◊ Village Organisation Stalls
Side Shows ◊ Games ◊ Bouncy Castle ◊ Archery ◊ Coconut Shy
Fun Dog Show ◊ Crockery Smashing ◊ Children’s Roundabout
Another successful year has drawn to a close at Stebbing Primary. The children have had the opportunity to take part in so many fantastic activities and have had such a variety of experiences.
As the year 6 pupils venture to pastures new, I asked them to write some words to summarise their feelings towards our school and the experiences they have had.
Thank you Year 6 for creating such amazing memories; we will always treasure them. We wish you the best of luck as you continue your educational journey.
Miss Mawson (Head of School)
A brilliant school and great
with learning. (Amber Rosewell)
An amazing, fun-
filled wonderland.
Stebbing is where I
got a massive boost
in my education, It
is an amazing
environment!
(Millie Clark)
Stebbing School
is the best and
makes sure
you get the best
out of it!
(Lucy
Pickford)
Stebbing School pushes you to do
your best in everything.
(Isabel Atherton)
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Stebbing School is welcoming and always
helps you with a problem. When you start
in reception or whenever you start, you
feel like you’ve been here for years.
(Tegan Yapp)
An amazing school!
(Felix Wilson)
It’s
the most
fun school in
The whole world!
(Callum Campbell)
Stebbing School is brilliant in so many
ways, such as: lessons and teachers.
(Joshua Newsome)
Stebbing School
is confidence boosting and
pushes you to achieve
your potential
(Oliver Brinkley)
Stebbing School has
given me a boost and
has done the same to
everyone else.
(Bam Mayne)
Stebbing School has an amazing
army of teachers with
brilliant lessons!
(Joseph Gustavina)
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Stebbing Village Stores
A date for your dairy!
A cheese and wine tasting, followed by a ploughman's
supper, is planned for Friday, 16 October at the
Friends Meeting House. The wines will be supplied
from our store and selected carefully to accompany
the delicious cheeses, which will be supplied by a new
shop in Dunmow called Parrish Cheeses. Parrish's now
deliver weekly to the Village Store. After the tastings
of the cheeses and wines, there will be wine available
to buy, by the glass, to compliment your supper. We will also be selling cheeses
and bottles of the wines on the night to take home - or else come into our store to
buy any time. Tickets will be available shortly. Any profit, after expenses, will be
accrued for the benefit of the community. Make a note of the date!
Parrish Cheeses supply us with beautiful
specialist cheese, which comes wrapped and
ready to take home. Every week there is a
different selection of three different types.
The Wookey Hole, cave aged, cheddar flies
off the shelf. This is made from the highest
quality rich milk from the Somerset pastures.
If you like Blues you will love the Cheshire
Blue, which is a creamy and salty blue,
packed full of flavour. The Somerset Brie is
almost good enough to die for....the original
English Brie from Lubborn. It melts in your
mouth - so soft and creamy. To avoid
disappointment, come along to your Village Store on a Thursday when the delivery
comes in. The prices are identical to those of the Dunmow shop - so what could
be better than that!
The Tea Room continues to thrive and, although school holidays have taken some
of our regular customers away, this has been more than made up for by the
builders working opposite the school. We now make bacon and egg rolls and take
away teas every day. Our sausage rolls are becoming very popular and the cries
of disappointment can be heard the length of the High Street when a customer has
discovered the last one was sold a few minutes earlier. Sausage rolls, like our
cakes can be ordered in advance.
From September, the Tea Room will be offering a hot cooked lunch, two days a
week, probably Wednesdays and Fridays. The lunch could consist of shepherds pie
and baked potato, lasagne, chilli with one of these being available each week.
Notices/menus will be available in the shop nearer the end of August.
If you are interested contact Peter Hall on 01371 856410
On the social front, it was disappointing that Kevin Farr’s fund raising event at Pri-
ors Hall had to be cancelled because of poor advanced ticket sales and even poor-
er weather on the day ... a rare rainy day in an otherwise warm and dry summer.
I hope I will be able to report on a more successful day of better weather for our
Vice-Presidents lunch in late August.
We again thank our vice-presidents and commercial sponsors, the White Hart, D &
A Hills, Dennis Locks, Eddy Parsley Associates and Daniel Brewer Estate Agents for
their continued and generous support of the club.
Adrian Farr, Club Secretary
The Vice-Presidents’
Lunch on 23rd August
and a home friendly
match with Hatfield
Heath to entertain.
A big thank you was
given by the President,
Kevin Farr, to Phil
Barker for all his work
and to Nick and staff of
the White Hart for the
excellent food and
drink.
Only the weather let us
down.
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The Annual Stebbing XI vs Church XI Cricket Match
Friday 3rd July 2015
It is amazing to think that this fixture is in its 12th year, although the
thought of the Church Team winning is about as likely as Stebbing
receiving city status.
In time honoured tradition, the village team batted first and it was soon apparent
that the usual was in store. A score of 32 for 1 wicket heralded the arrival of the
Gallian lads and a certain Kevin Meakin, who quickly took the score to 114. Then
Steve Hooper arrived and the score reached about 136. The innings score was
144 for 3. With regard to the Church fielding, special mention must be made of
Gary Bentley, who was like a veritable greyhound in the out field and our young
bowlers did very well - Matt Troup, Jack Verallo and Dan Cohen.
In fear and trepidation the church opening batsmen approached the wicket and, lo
and behold, the Gallian boys struck again. They took the wicket of our star
batsman, Ant Challis, who recently got married and, as he and Becs are expecting
their first baby, his mind was obviously not on cricket – many congratulations to
you both !
Steve “Stumping” Hooper, behind the wicket, was in good form and, after royally
abusing and sledging the Vintner, had the temerity to stump him; I was only
trying to get away from the abuse! Our Captain, James Crick, who has recovered
from an injured shoulder, managed to restore some order to the score and the
Church finished on 86 for 9.
Thanks must go to Steve Sparrow and Wally for their excellent umpiring skills.
They frequently looked on with a bemused expression at some of the antics that
purported to be cricket! Grateful thanks also to Paul Short for scoring; how he
managed to see through the throngs to record events is one of life’s mysteries!
We reckon at least 100 people were watching (See photo) and, as ever, many
thanks to Cath, Becs, Michelle, Fran and Sharron for helping with the bar.
Donations made £412.00 for the “Way Forward Project” at St Marys. Chefs
extraordinaire, Tony Lunt, Paul Barnes and Pat Smith did a magnificent job in
feeding so many people.
And so another annual cricket
match draws to a close and if
you refer back to the first
paragraph about “city status”
you will all be delighted to
know that Stebbing still
remains a village – and a
very beautiful one it is too,
made special by the people.
Please don’t forget to support
the cricket club and go to
their home matches!
The Vintner
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West Essex Judo Club
West Essex Judo Club celebrated their first anniversary at Stebbing Village Hall
this week.
Coaches, Thomas Cousins (Manchester Commonwealth Games Silver medallist,
twice Junior European Champion and Junior World Silver medallist) and Faith
Pitman (Glasgow Commonwealth Games Bronze medallist and Croatia Grand Prix
Gold medallist) have been teaching at the new venue since last August and the
club numbers have grown considerably, ranging in age from 5 upwards.
The club, sponsored by Mercedes Benz of Hertfordshire, have had visits from
Polish clubs as well as other local clubs and athletes, including Peter Cousins
(World Bronze medallist and European Bronze medallist), who came especially to
train with the coaches.
"We look forward to another successful year and welcome new members of any age or ability," Chairman Andy Kiberd said. For club and class details please contact us via the BJA website or our Facebook page.
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Stebbing Bowls
This year’s bowls season is nearly ended
and what a great season its been for us.
This was our second year in the North
West Essex Bowls Association League with
our promotion to Division B. We have
learned a lot and risen to the challenge. It
was a nail biting last match which left us
in second place in the Division and
therefore promotion next year to Division A. Everyone involved has grown in
skill and confidence and enjoyed the matches. We will strive next year to
conquer the big boys in the next division.
At the same time we also continued a programme of friendly fixtures with local
clubs and continue to win more than half our matches. This, together with
internal competitions, has made us a very lively club with something for
everyone - whatever level you wish to play at. However, you can still just
come for a game when it suits you. There is no pressure to be competitive
and we always enjoy ourselves.
Notably this summer, two
groups of people approached us
to learn some basics and have
an evening of fun. These
people had seen us bowling
and wanted to have a go
privately amongst themselves.
So one evening we hosted a
group of accountants and on
another evening a group from a
local cricket club, and together
with a BBQ and drinks everyone
had a fun evening. If this
appeals to your group please
approach us at any time as our
coaches enjoyed the evenings
too. The added bonus for us was promoting the game to people who
otherwise we might not have reached.
We continue to have an open evening policy on Thursdays starting at 6.30 pm
when any one can join us to try the game. All we ask is that your bring some
flat shoes.
Please do not hesitate to contact us with any enquiries
set sail for India but it was to be a long journey.
In the Bay of Biscay they encountered a storm;
the Captain was washed overboard but the
waves then washed him back! The ship was
damaged and they had to return to Plymouth. The ship was refitted and left again
for India but this time the engine shaft fractured and again they had to return to
Plymouth. The third attempt was successful and the regiment landed in January
1858. Although the mutiny had been largely quelled, there was still much unrest
and they had to sleep with their rifles loaded and bayonets fixed, with their arms
through the rifle slings to prevent them being stolen. Despite this he recalled that
he did not fire a single shot at the enemy during his ten years army service. He
was stationed in Peshawur, still today a centre of unrest.
When he returned to Stebbing, he started a chimney sweeping business, which
grew to include most of the big houses in the area, including Easton Lodge, Horam
Hall, and Felsted School. For forty two years, with a little horse and cart, he swept
the local chimneys. During this time, at the age of 44, he married a lady twenty
years younger, who bore him eleven children. Chimney sweeping was so dusty
that he often drank two or three quarts of beer at a time.
The 1901 Stebbing census lists William and his family living at Church End with (at
63 years of age) a young son, Alec, of 8 months. Of his six sons, five fought in
the First World War and he too wanted to enlist, but at 77 they thought him a little
too old. All his sons returned, although one was wounded. He remarked to his
interviewer that he had seen seven different vicars during his years in the village.
William died in 1934.
Thanks once more to Stebbing History Society for raiding their archives and supplying this
interesting little snapshot of a piece of Stebbing’s history, which they first published in
November 2009. -Ed
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Did you know that this issue, and back copies, are available to download at
www.StebbingScene.uk
STEBBING AFTERNOON CARPET BOWLS
THURSDAYS 2.00–4.30pm at the Village Hall Cost £1.50 including tea and biscuits
Newcomers welcome Informal instruction and encouragement given
Contact: Pat Hopwood 856183
TUESDAY AFTERNOON BADMINTON CLUB - PLAYERS NEEDED!!!
The Tuesday afternoon badminton club is looking for more players to swell
numbers. We play in the Village Hall, Mill Lane, 2pm - 4pm
If you are interested in joining us, please contact
David Arnold Tel: (01371) 856271
WEDNESDAY EVENING BADMINTON
New members needed
Wednesday evenings 8pm-10pm (except 4th Wednesday of each month)
In the Village Hall, Mill Lane
Contact: Graham Phillips
Tel: (01371) 856021 or Mobile: 07971573414
STEBBING EVENING CARPET BOWLS
THURSDAYS 7.30PM at the Village Hall Cost £1.50 including tea and biscuits.
Guidance, encouragement and a warm welcome all come free.
Contact: Roger 856348 or Ann 856476
STEBBING BOWLS CLUB
Welcomes new members of all ages
Experience not needed - free tuition - come and try it at our very friendly club
Contact: Pat Going 01371 856211 Dennis Hustwitt 01371 856137
SAVE YOUR OLD STAMPS
Please save your old postage stamps, whether British or foreign, as I collect them to help The Leprosy Mission, which works with sufferers from leprosy in many parts of the world. They are also glad to receive old picture postcards of any kind. If you have any, please drop them in to me at 6 Oakfield, Stebbing or phone me on 856325 and I can collect them.
Thank you
Anne Howard
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The Scene Crossword - 135
Well it’s harvest time again and this provides the theme for this quarter’s cryptic crossword where there are a number of crops to find.
To see how many of you are paying attention - a bottle of wine goes to the first correct grid drawn out of the hat at the end of September. If you don’t want to cut it out, you can print the page from the copy of the magazine uploaded to stebbingscene.uk
Answers to the Editor at Stone Cottage, or care of the Village Stores.
Solution to Crossword no: 134
Across
1 British Rail goes to East and West to hostelry that make its own beer (7) 5,8 Sin and feel bad about leguminous 25ac crop (5) 8 See 5 (5) 9 Poisonous plant composted to grow rat (7) 10 Consume in great part (3) 11 Vulgarity in low priced headland (9) 13 Birds do it to mixed packet - poor appetite?(4,2) 14 Patterns of fibre in wood gathered in 25ac (6) 17 Greet a bus, gathered at 25ac time. (9) 19 Scatter seed for pig (3) 21 Wheat, second to last; queen follows in sun, wind or rain (7) 23 I’m in labyrinth - gathered in 25ac (5) 24 Reddish and out of practice (5) 25 Gather in her vast confusion (7)
Down
1 Good book Habib let in (5) 2 Stretchy Castle I bounced around (7) 3 Sell drugs to professor for baby buggy (9) 4 25acrossed, malted and used in 1ac (6) 5 Don't give one of these for fruit (3) 6 Run away together, but East pole returns (5) 7 Hates Ed returning to exams (7) 12 Piece of clock works less than a full week (4-5) 13 Mail raw returns after conflict (7) 15 Breathe in to enthuse (7) 16 Hot planet in which fire is set (6) 18 25 acrossed and dried for 22ac - or smoked (5) 20 Hat we reassemble - gathered in 25ac (5) 22 Hot agreement for horses (but ensure 9 is absent!) (3)
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Garden Waste Collection
The green skip service will be at:
High Street Stebbing
(By the Downs)
10.15 - 11.15 am
Every Saturday until
Saturday 13th December
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A Birder’s Holiday
In early August this year I spent several evenings
watching swifts and swallows feeding over my garden,
preparing for their long journey south to southern Africa
for the winter. Just a few days later I was watching
them, or their cousins, feeding over the Isles of Scilly,
off Cornwall, before continuing their journey. I am
always slightly surprised at the number of people I talk
to in Stebbing who have visited the Isles of Scilly but,
given how beautiful they are, perhaps I shouldn't be. I
first visited Scilly in October 1983 and since then have
only missed visiting one year.
From the birders point of view, Scilly in autumn can be
an amazing place, with rare American and Asiatic birds
turning up on most of the 5 inhabited islands. Each of
these is subtly different - but lovely in their own
particular way. So why were Jane, my long-suffering
birder's wife, and I visiting in August? The answer was a
small sea bird, Fea's Petrel, a little known bird which was first recorded in British
waters in July 2001 and tends only to be seen from remote headlands and boat
trips specifically targeting rare seabirds. Fea's Petrel is only known to breed on 2
islands, Madeira and Cape Verde, and only comes ashore to breeding burrows at
night to avoid predation by gulls.
We arrived on Scilly on Friday 14th August and, that evening, we both went on
the organised trip on the good "ship" Sapphire from 5pm to dark. Conditions
were very good for finding rare seabirds, that is windy and rough, which helps
spread the chum (a delightful mixture of rotting fish, oil and popcorn) which
attracts seabirds from miles away. One tip I learnt on my first trip was to keep
upwind of the chum, others didn't and about a quarter on board were seasick. We
saw some excellent seabirds but sadly no Fea's Petrel and on the way back to St
Mary's, the main island, got soaked.
On the 15th I went without Jane on the 8 hour day time trip; it was much calmer
and we saw some more great birds but no Fea's. On the way back, discussion
took place about the next day's trip. All the locals were predicting it would be a
waste of time as the weather forecast was for flat calm and they were talking of
going to Seven Stones Reef to do some fishing. Given this forecast, I decided not
to go and to keep my promise to Jane to have a leisurely breakfast and walk the
North Coast of St Mary's in the sun. At about 11.55am I received 2 simultaneous
text messages, the first said "Fea's Petrel under the belt?" and the second "Hope
you are on the trip?" I got out my birder pager and the second message said
"11.40 Sapphire six miles SE of Scilly, Fea's Petrel flew up the oil slick and spent 5
minutes flying around the boat at distances down to ten feet". I couldn't believe
it, after hundreds of hours spent on boat trips and sitting on headlands, I had
been so close!! (note from long suffering wife, suicide was being contemplated at
this point and not only by HSJ!)
Continued on page 55
Fea’s Petrel
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We then visited Old Town Churchyard, overlooking a wonderful bay and open sea.
Not only is it the burial place of Harold Wilson but also there are around a dozen
graves of sailors and airmen from the Second World War whose bodies were
washed up on the islands, their average age being about 21. So having put life
into perspective I started thinking about next years trips and will undoubtedly
return for another bash - but this time I will go to sea whatever the weather
forecast!
Howard Jolliffe
Richard’s Rant!
As I become more irascible with each year that passes, my wife
and the friends that I have left, are treated ever more frequently
to my rants about matters which, although they may seem petty
to others, nevertheless are parts of the fabric of everyday life
which succeed in annoying me every time they are encountered.
As I do not want to burden my wife and friends any further, I
thought it might help to share my rants more widely so that
others could help to carry the load. So if you are reading this,
thank you.
But why should you continue to read it, you are no doubt asking yourself? Well,
perhaps there are at least a few like-minded curmudgeons out there who, in
reward for my unloading on you, would welcome the opportunity of broadcasting a
rant of your own. We have had aging celebrities giving vent to their
dissatisfaction with modern life on television but what about the voice of the man
and women in the street I ask? It is time we had our say!
In a future issue, I wish to have a rant about some village matters such as the
relative neglect of Bran End by the powers that be. Have you seen the state of
the pavement that mums have to take their pushchairs along to get their children
to nursery or school? Have you seen the parents pushing prams and shepherding
children along the pavementless road to the recreation ground with traffic
speeding past in excess of the 40 mile limit?
But for now, and to illustrate the pettiness that might be expressed in this page, I
want to mention Tesco. Why do I keep receiving little slips telling me that I can
have money off my next shop - but I can’t have it now. It is nice that they bother
to compare prices with the competition, given that in doing so they are telling me
that I would have saved money by going elsewhere. But then to tell me that I
have to keep my little piece of paper for a refund which I’ll receive next time I
come to be overcharged - and to be given another piece of paper promising a
further refund of the excess they have taken from me this time, is infuriating.
What is most painful is that I can’t moan at the staff, as I recognise that they are
just as fed up with the nonsense of it as I am - and they are stuck there all day!
So there it is, whatever you want to get off your chest and however brief you want
to make it, I hope that this might become the page for expressing your angst
about big or little things. Please write - it’ll make you feel better.
Richard
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The Rodings and Surrounding Area U3A
The Rodings U3A held a very busy and lively Open Day on
the 4th August. Over one hundred members and visitors,
saw displays of the work of several interest groups, bought
plants provided by the two Gardening Groups, played
boules and partook of home-made refreshments (Pimm's and fruit punch). This
year there were a lot of paintings from the Art Group and a new group, Digital
Photography, showed impressive examples of their skill. The Writing Group's
booklet of stories, poems and articles, that members have written throughout the
past year, sold well. Many members put their names down on waiting lists for
groups which are full. It is hoped that second groups for popular subjects will
start up in the coming months. All in all, this year's Open Day, the fifth held since
The RU3A started in 2011, was judged to have been the best so far.
On the 19th July, a coach load
of members visited
Sandringham Flower Show.
The weather was kind and
there was lots to see. Royalists
were pleased to catch a glimpse
of the heir to the throne and his
duchess.
During the summer months,
many members are busy with
grandparenting duties and
holidays, so less is organised
and some of the interest groups take a break. The Walking Group keep on
walking and Table Tennis, Badminton, and many others don't stop. The latest
group to start up is Knitting and Crochet, which has an ever increasing
membership and provides an opportunity to work and talk at the same time.
It is always pleasing when members, who may not have attended any of the
meetings or activities we promote, join a group and start to play a more active
part in our organisation. The whole point of the U3A movement is shared learning
and so the more members actively participating the better. Joining groups and
contributing to the learning process is a way of fulfilling these aims.
The RU3A membership year runs from the 1st September to the 31st August, and
the Membership Secretary is currently busy renewing memberships. Subject to
ratification at the AGM, the annual subscription is being reduced to £15.00.
Increasing numbers of members paying subscriptions has allowed us to
recommend that step, putting our subscription in line with other well established
U3As in the area.
The Rodings U3A website, which can be accessed by typing The Rodings U3A into Google,
contains all there is to know about the RU3A. However you are also welcome to -
♦ Over 60s ♦ History Society ♦ NCT pre-natal classes
♦ First Aid Courses and Quiz Nights
Why not start a new group? Chess, Bridge, Music, Dance,
Craft, Floral or anything else? We have vacant slots on
Monday morning and afternoon, Tuesday & Thursday mornings
in the main hall.
The Pelham Room is available for smaller gatherings.
We have lots of pre-school toys, suitable for a Toddler Group
or a Parents & young children Coffee Morning.
If interested, contact our Steward, Donna - Tel: (01371) 856 607
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Stebbing Directory
AFSS/Stebbing School
Badminton
Beavers
Bell Ringing
Bowls Club
Brownies
Carpet Bowls
Church – St Mary’s
Church Flowers
Cricket Club
Cubs
New Dorcas Society
First Aid Training
Footpath Rep
Friday Morning market
Friends Meeting House
Garden Club
History Society / Archive
Guides
Guides – Senior Section
Judo Club
Ladies Group
Meals on Wheels
Medi-Call EMS
Minibus
Over 60s
Parish Clerk
Police
Rainbows
Scamps
Scouts
Stebbing Society
Tennis Club
Village Hall
Village Stores
White Hart
Office
Graham Phillips (eve)
David Arnold (afternoon)
Maxine Walker
John Gilbert
Pat Going
Loraine Irani
Pat Hopwood
Tim & Ruth Goodbody
Hazel Kerr
Adrian Farr
Please update
Joan Bazlinton
Val Mulcare-Tivey
Brian Martin
Sue Tekell
Angela Newbrook
Jane Foster
Derek Towler
Sue Brown
Sarah White
Andy Kiberd
Gina Going
Ann Howard
Val Mulcare-Tivey
Adrian Greenway
Eve Stephenson
Greg King
All non-emergency
Liz Hooper
Sophie Osborne
Andrew Lipski
Jenny Nichol
Erika Taunton
Donna Kiberd
Nick Eldred
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856271
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856516
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856183
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Please update
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Stebbing School Fete
This year’s weather was
glorious and the attendance
from the school and village
was outstanding. We were
bursting at the seams with
things to see and do,
including: Braintree
Bowmen, Mercedes Benz,
The Toy Box, several craft
stalls, five brilliant class run
stalls, bouncy castle, go
karts, coconut shy, tractor
and our regular tearoom, bar
and barbecue stalls. The
hard work of several
volunteers and AFSS members ensured it all came together; planning had
started as early as September 2014 and an early start on the day itself meant
everything was set up in time for the opening.
Prizes including a Mercedes Benz for the
weekend, £100 of Next vouchers from Daniel
Brewer Estate Agents and a meal for two at
The White Hart pub from Nick Eldred,
ensured a brilliant raffle - thank you to all
our fabulous donators!
The day was a great success and we would
like to thank everyone who organised, helped
out and attended; we raised a brilliant
amount of money for the school.
Special thanks to Andy Kiberd
(Chairman), Alison Pertwee (Vice
Chair), Donna Kiberd (Secretary) and
Mark Francis (Treasurer) for all the
work before, during and after the
event.
Here's to another successful year
ahead fundraising!
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