News Articles recorded during 2004
ByDavid Stacy The exciting days of racing on the racecourse on the Common were vividly recounted at a meeting of the Historical Society by Ted Hawkins. His account featured the history of the national champion Golden Miller and his winning performances at Galleywood. Ted’s dramatic picture showing a race in progress across Margaretting road in 1929 came…
ByDavid Stacy The production of a map showing footpaths around the Parish has been long in preparation. The final product was launched by the Parish Council at Whitsun and shows all bridleways, footpaths, permissive paths, streets, view points and places of natural beauty and historic interest. It will be available free to all parishioners and will be…
ByDavid Stacy A new concept in recycling was sponsored by the Borough Council in March. The public were invited to bring along to the Keene Hall unwanted household items. They were then able to take away anything that took their fancy, with no money changing hands. Items had to be non-hazardous, non-toxic and non-electrical. Knives, household chemicals,…
ByDavid Stacy At the age of 84 Ron White has handed over to the Parish Council his vast collection of photos of people and places in Galleywood. Ron has been a keen photographer since he was a boy and then a student at the Mid Essex Technical college in the 1930s. When he saw an 18th century…
ByDavid Stacy The Parish Council has launched a Parish Newsletter under the title Galleywood Grapevine. The four page sheet is printed on glossy paper with colour illustrations. It is to be distributed free, throughout the Parish, by volunteers. In the introduction Chairman, Janette Potter writes: ‘The object of this often talked of periodical is to provide information…
ByDavid Stacy In March this year, the Parish Council filled two vacancies by co-opting two new members. Jill Bellamy was born and bred in Galleywood. Her hobbies include gardening, art and design and she is a member of the Horticultural Society and Galleywood Social club. She is also a member of Well Lane Methodist church where she…
ByDavid Stacy Tomas Wren was walking home from Great Baddow High School when he was in collision with a motor bike. Fellow students witnessed the accident in which Tomas suffered a serious head injury followed by cardiac arrest. He was taken to Broomfield Hospital by air ambulance but later died. His family and teachers at the school…
ByDavid Stacy John Turkentine was elected chairman of the Parish Council in May this year. He was born in Diss and came to Chelmsford as an engineering apprentice at Crompton Parkinson in 1955. When the firm closed in 1966 he joined The English Electric Valve Co. where he set up a measurement, standards and calibration facility and…
ByDavid Stacy The surgery in Barnard Road has been taken over by a private Company, ChilversMcCrea, in co operation with the Chelmsford Primary Care Trust. The surgery which currently has about 700 patients was previously based in a one bedroom flat. It has now been extended to incorporate the premises next door and the PCT has spent…
ByDavid Stacy To celebrate the 130th anniversary of the formation of the ecclesiastical boundary of the Galleywood Parish, the Council organised a Victorian Exhibition in the Keene Hall in October. A wide range of exhibits was on show including photographs, books, farming equipment and personal artifacts displayed by parishioners. Children were able to take part in Victorian…