1998

At the Parish Council Open Forum held in the Keene Hall in April, four parishioners were presented with framed certificates to mark their outstanding services to the community. Councillor Carol Colledge recalled the work of David Cook on the governing board of St Michael’s Junior School for thirty one years and as chairman since 1987….

The refurbishment of the shopping area continues with the installation of a new noticeboard. The black and gold ‘Victoriana’ style is now double-sided with the display panels protected by glazed windows. This protects the notices from the weather of course, but does mean that these must be submitted to the Clerk’s office who hold the…

The computer in the Parish Office has been updated with current versions of Windows 95 and MS Office. The equipment was also checked by the software installers to ensure a smooth transition into the year 2000. The widespread fear that older programmes using a two digit year date would not recognise the twenty-first century has…

St Michael’s is organising a series of events throughout 1998 to mark the 125th anniversary of the building of the church on The Common. Activities will include an Art Exhibition presented by the Galleywood Art Club, a cricket match, Fun Day at St Michael’s School and a Flower Festival in October. The Methodist chapel in…

Parish clerk, Jane Head, took charge of a rather larger class than usual when she conducted a warm-up session before the start of the first Chelmsford Race for Life in aid of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund at Hylands Park. Almost 1000 women took part in the event over the 5km course. A fully trained…

A packed audience at the Keene Hall attended the Inaugural Meeting of the Galleywood Historical Society, on Thursday 26 November.The evening was opened by Council Chairman, Ted Hawkins, who acknowledged that the decision to form the Society was largely inspired by the work of Ron White who had created an extensive photographic archive of Galleywood…

The garden at ‘Stavely’ in Slades Lane, home of Douglas and Gretna Godwin, was the setting for a Garden Party at the end of July. Galleywood Community Care has been providing its services in the village for twentyone years and marked the occasion by inviting around eighty guests to enjoy this beautiful setting. Early threatening…

The ever popular appeal of nostalgia brought large crowds to this event organised by the Parish Council in September. The centrepiece of the show, in the Keene Hall, was a display of wedding and bridesmaids dresses. Dating from 1874 to 1997, the 20 dresses provided a perfect backdrop to the fascinating array of memories of…