News Articles recorded during 2003
ByDavid Stacy In 2001 the government conducted a census of every home in the country. Despite instances of spoilt and missing returns, the project is regarded as statistically correct as it’s ever likely to be. As no sacks of forms have yet turned up on the allotments or in someone’s shed; we can assume that the figures…
ByDavid Stacy Chairman of the Parish Council, Ted Hawkins, has retired from office after 12 years service on the Council. He has been a member since 1987, serving as Vice Chairman and then as Chairman. A Trustee of Keene Hall as well as a representative on the Essex Association of Local Councils; his long service to the…
ByDavid Stacy Early in the year a small working group was formed to consider the preparation of a Village Design Statement. This document would describe the physical qualities and characteristics of the village and the values these have for local people. The aim would be for the Statement to be eventually linked with the formal planning system…
ByDavid Stacy The annual Chelmsford Horse Fair took place this year at Carlton Farm in Beehive Lane. The appeal of this event is its old fashioned style where horses are traded by bartering. Around 1000 visitors attended to look over the 60 to 70 horses from miniature ponies to shires. A range of stalls provided other attractions…
ByDavid Stacy A teenage girl was threatened by a robber that he would slit her throat during a raid at Threshers Off Licence in Watchouse Road. Jenny Willis was working alone when two men entered the store at around 7.30 pm. After a brief conversation one of them walked behind the counter and grabbed Miss Willis’ hair,…
ByDavid Stacy When Vi Cook heard that her husband was being recommended for an award for services to education she was sworn to secrecy. And she kept the secret. ‘I didn’t even tell our daughters!’ she proudly declares. So although almost two years were to pass before the distinguished looking envelope fell through the letterbox, she guessed…
ByDavid Stacy The parish of St. Michaels said goodbye to their assistant minister in January this year. The Rev. Mike McNamara came to Galleywood in 1997 from Bolton where he was Team Vicar in an inner city multi-faith community. Prior to that he had served as pastor to the Cathedral Chaplaincy in Tanzania – a mixed congregation…