WELCOME TO FELSTED

Readers of the Church magazine, Interface, will be aware that the editor is standing down. Without a replacement editor, the magazine is at risk of closing down.

The Parish Council wants to support the continued publication of Interface and so would encourage anyone interested in becoming the editor, or being part of an editorial team, to contact the existing editor or the Parish Clerk.

Longer term residents will remember the previous quarterly Parish Council Newsletter. This was produced progressively less frequently, until it finally stopped a few years ago. Although it was partially replaced by a new Parish website, with regular news items, we were conscious of the lack of printed news and so began a regular news page for Interface.

We have considered restarting the newsletter in the past and found no way forward, due primarily to the lack of a volunteer editor and of course the fact that we had Interface and the website.

The Parish Council wants to support the continuation of Interface or, if not possible, then consideration of a broader newsletter.

If you would like to learn more about the role of editor for Interface, or have ideas about a quarterly parish newsletter, as editor or as a part of an editorial team to share the work, then please contact the Parish Clerk. 

We are holding our next little pick on Saturday 12th October. 

If you can come along and spend a little time helping keep our Parish clean, then meet in the Playing Field Car Park (off Jollyboys Lane North – CM6 3DU) anytime between 10am and 2pm.

You can choose which area you ‘pick’ and high viz vests will be provided, along with grabbers and refuse bags.

Any queries please ring Diane Smith (Clerk) on  01371 823071.

We continue to thank those who give their time to help in our regular litter picks. It really does make a difference. So, if you have been thinking about an odd hour you could spare to help the community, please come along.

Even if you can’t make the day, or perhaps you are a dog walker,  please  think about picking up that odd bit of litter you see, rather than walking past it, as every bit picked up will help.

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This year’s Felsted Primary School Art Competition saw 36 entries on the theme of ‘Space’, and over 60 visitors to see and admire them.

Graham Harvey, Frances Marshall and Richard Freeman, from Felsted Parish Council, took on the challenge of judging.

With the school back from holidays, the winners were announced and the prized awarded by Alan Mackrill on Friday 27th September.

Alan congratulated the winners, saying “I know it was a very difficult task to find winners from the very high standard of entries. Well done to all who submitted entries.”

Age range 4 – 6

• 1^st           Emmie Peart
• 2^nd          Obi Powles

Age range 7 – 9

• 1^st           Matilda Hulett
• 2^nd          Charlotte Holly Pascoe

Highly commended:

• James Malthouse
• Julia Collyer

Age range 10 – 11

• 1^st                           Rose Powell
• 2^nd (JOINT)          Eve Hodson and Ned Purcell

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