Annual Parish Meeting

This year's annual parish meeting is taking place on Wednesday 28th April in the John Lampon Hall at Orpen Hall. Starting at 7pm, items up for discussion include faster broadband services and the village design statement.

During the evening refreshments will be available and there will be an opportunity for you to have informal one to one discussions with your Parish and Borough Councillors.

Scavenger Hunt

The West Bergholt First Responders are organising a Village Scavenger Hunt to run on Sunday 27th June. Meeting at St Mary’s Church Hall at 2pm this event, which is suitable for all ages and abilities, will cost just 50p per quiz sheet.

Come and join in the fun!

Light Refreshments available afterwards

For more info/or expressing your interest in entering a team call Annie on 240469 or call into 50 New Church Road.

Women's Institute - April Report

President, Pat Moran, welcomed members to the April meeting.

50 guests attended the Fashion Show and make up demonstration last month and letters of appreciation had been received from many of the WI's. The raffle raised £140.50p.

Crosswords are available from the treasurer price 80p.

The annual outing to Carter's Vineyard was approved by everyone, cost £15 including tour and refreshments.

Mr Webber was welcomed with his talk on A Glimpse into the Bee's World. He revealed so many fascinating fact about their life and roles inside the beehive. With the aid of a beehive he showed his audience the process of gathering honey.

Members were thanked for their freshly baked cakes which will be taken to St Helena Hospice. Next month, following resolutions, Simon Gallup will talk about Flatford Mill and Constable Country.

Bergholt Heath YFC - Results 18th April

Only one match yesterday:

Under 11
Bergholt Heath 0 - 3 Lexden Saints

Village Litter Pick

Are you fed up seeing litter around our village - then why not join us for our Village Litter Pick day on Saturday 1st May. We will be meeting at Orpen Hall at 10 o'clock; all equipment needed will be provided.

Did You Know ...

... Girl Guiding in the UK is celebrating its centenary this year. The Guide Associations objective is to use the Centenary year to go all out, push some boundaries, pick up challenges, live a dream and remind themselves and the wider world what they're really made of.

To find out more about Guiding (& Brownies & Rainbows) locally visit their page on our website here.

To find out more about the National Programme, visit the Centenary website here.

Laying The Ghost - A Comedy by Simon Williams

This fast moving, witty play is set in Yew Tree House, a retirement home for actors and actresses on the South coast. The plot revolves around Margot Buchanan (played by Giovanna Austin) the witty and acerbic ex-wife of the famous actor Sir Leo Buchanan (played by Robin Warnes), and Freda Deacon (played by Avrial Gamble), an eccentric lady with a love of naughty jigsaws and an unusual tendency to talk to ghosts. Things go haywire on the morning of Margot’s 70th birthday, when she receives a variety of unwanted guests and well-wishers.

The box office for this Orpen Players production opens on Saturday 17 April at Ash's shop Colchester Road in the village (or telephone Roger Milne on 01206 241048).
The play runs at the Orpen Memorial Hall, Lexden Road, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday 29/30 April and 1 May. Tickets are £6 (£5 on the Thursday). Doors open 7.30pm with curtain up at 8pm.

Bergholt Heath YFC - Results 11th April

Only two games today:

Under 14
Crusdader Blues 17 - 0 Bergholt Heath

Under 16
Bergholt Heath 0 - 6 Lawford

Spring Nature Walk & Bluebell Open Afternoon - Hillhouse Wood

The Friends of Hillhouse Wood, in conjunction with the Woodland Trust, have two upcoming opportunities to see the wood in all its spring splendour.

Sunday 18th April is the Spring Nature Walk; starting from the Old Church at 10am you are advised to wear stout footwear or wellies and warn clothing. Joe Firmin and Philip Smith will lead the walk in which you have the opportunity to see numerous spring birds inlcuding chiffchaffs and other warblers, spring butterflies and the earliest spring flowers.

The next date for your diary is Saturday 24th April when there is a Bluebells & Spring Wildlife Open Afternoon. Starting at the Old Church at 2pm where the Friends have a display between 2-4pm, you can join Joe Firmin and Philip Smith for a guided walk to see the bluebells and other spring flowers, butterflies and spring bird life, possibly including early nightingales.

Both events are "weather permitting".