Great Notley Garden Village Residents Association
Newsletter Number 17
Date : 2001.
Chairman : Ken Game. Telephone - 343030. Secretary : Bert Rix. Telephone - 341066.
E-mail : herbertrix@btinternet.com
NEWS OF THE SCOUT GROUP AT GREAT NOTLEY VILLAGE.
Braintree District Scout Council will be holding a meeting on Thursday the 5th. July in Great Notley Garden Village Community Centre at 7.30pm.
The purpose of the meeting will be to ascertain the interest of the residents in GNGV to the opening of a Scout Group in the village.
There will be a display of photographs etc. depicting what is available for young people in scouting, also there will be a number of Scouters there who will be able to explain what happens in each of the Sections (i.e. Beavers, Cubs, Scouts).
Scouting is for young people, boys and girls, from six to twentyfive years of age, but we also need adults to become leaders, helpers and supporters. So please come and meet us on the 5th. July and "we'll take it from there".
Please phone : Dan Collis - 01376 320839 or Barbara Roberts - 01376 344857 if you need to know more.
NOTLEY GREEN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.
The annual fete of the Community Association will be held on Saturday, the 4th. August at the Community Hall and the village green adjoining.
As the new Great Notley Garden Village grows, so does the size and scope of it's great summer fete. Set up on Notley Green, where there will be more attractions, competitions and entertainment than ever before. a pet show, mainly for children and for pets of every description. There will also be Flower Arranging, Glass Painting, Art Display , 5 a side Football competition and Archery plus Books, Bottles, A White Elephant Stall, Cakes and Plants and demonstrations.
The fete co-ordinator Keith Johnson says "The fete is a combined operation by all ten groups and clubs at the Village Hall. Everyone and all ages are involved, from Toddlers Group and the pre-School Nursery through the Youth Club to Club 55. It is a wonderful effort by the growing community. Alison Hartley of B.B.C. Radio Essex will open the show.
To date all preparations are going well, with one exception. We haven't got a band yet and are looking for a youth band, or a school band of up to about 10 players. So, if anyone has any helpful suggestions for a suitable band please ring Keith Johnson on 01376-341324.
Admission is free. Programmes are free at the Village Hall. Topping it all will be a shopping spree raffle.
GREAT NOTLEY GARDEN VILLAGE W..I.
The next meeting of the W.I. is on Monday, the 4th. of June at 10 oclock in the Community Centre. If you want to call in for a coffee - a chat - or meeting new friends, here is the opportunity for a break from the household chores. We always have a guest speaker at each meeting to give a talk and the subject of next month's talk is "The Life of a Lady Funeral Director" With a title like that it should be fun.
Four weeks ago 14 members enjoyed the show "Charlies Aunt" at the Cliffs Pavilion, Southend, starring Eric Sykes.
WEB SITE FOR THE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION.
More and more e-mails are being received by the Residents Association, but too few include their postal address so that we can contact the sender for a reply. Just bouncing e-mails back and forth is not really productive. Also a telephone number would often be helpful so that we can either go into action or point a person in the right direction.
