Boxted Parish Council The March meeting is to be held on Tuesday 20 March at 7 pm in the village hall. Boxted History Group Driving Route 66 – USA by David London. Wednesday 21 March 7.30 pm Boxted Village Hall. Evergreen Club Decorate an Egg Thursday 22 March at Boxted Village Hall from 2.30 pm.…

Mobile Library Tuesday 13 and 27 March 10.55 – 11.30 am Boxted Playing Field car park Read a review of the book: ‘notes from a small island’ here: Boxted WI Celebrating Women 100 years of voting Tuesday 13 March 7.30 pm in the village hall Boxted Parish Council The normal March meeting has been postponed…

Daffodils pushing through the remains of last week’s snow. Spring must be just around the corner? Evergreen Club A Flower Demonstration making Easter Baskets. Thursday 8 March at Boxted Village Hall from 2.30 pm. Boxted Methodist Silver Band Spring Concert 7.30 on March 10th in Gt Horkesley New Village Hall. Tickets £6 from Liz 271511…

Faces of the Village Jos Carter Following an inspiring talk by the Catherine Bullen Foundation Jos is recruiting knitters or donations of wool for blankets and hats for a clinic in Namibia (see background below) and would love to hear from anyone who can help. In the summer of 2002, Catherine Bullen, from Mersea Island,…

Lower Farm Road, Boxted Photo credit: ‘barbs outdoors’ on Instagram History Group The Great Essex Earthquake by Peter Jones. Wednesday 21 February from 7.30 in Boxted Village Hall. Evergreen Club Music by Shirley Ann – singer and entertainer. Thursday 22 February from 2.30 Boxted Village Hall. Anyone interested in joining a new drama club in…

Mobile Library Tuesday 13 and 27 February 10.55 – 11.30 am Boxted Playing Field car park Read a review of the book: One Man’s Flag here: Boxted W I Team Bake Off Tuesday 13 February 7.30 pm. Boxted Village Hall 2nd Langham Scouts are hosting the Langham Community Centre 100 club in Langham village hall…

Colchester Borough Council Zone Wardens are at Boxted Community Hub every 1st and 3rd Monday from 10 – 12 noon. They can issue recycling equipment and help with any queries residents may have about the borough. Evergreen Club Musical Quiz Thursday 8 February from 2.30 in the village hall. Defibrillator Instruction Session Thursday 8 February…

Faces of The Village Bradley Maxwell, who was co-opted to Boxted Parish Council at the January meeting. Bradley and his family have lived in the village for three years and his two children attend Boxted school. Bradley, who is a project manager for a global energy firm, is a keen runner and is the coaching…

Evergreen Club Wedding Pictures Thursday 25 Jan from 2.30 in the village hall. Church Services Sunday January 28 9.30 am Sung Eucharist: St Peter’s Boxted https://lb-churches.co.uk 11 am service at Boxted Methodist Church Mobile Library Tuesday 30 January and 13 February 10.55 – 11.30 am Boxted Playing Field car park Read a review of the…

Faces of The Village L – R. Joanna Gant, Martin Beadle, David Hamblion, Tim Gant and John Hamblion. Date, early seventies. On the site of what is now Hobbs Drive. The field was farmed by Alec Sexton at the time. Photo kindly supplied by Peter Gant, a relative of the late Gwen Gant. Peter and…

Mobile Library Tuesday 9 and 16 January 10.55 – 11.30 am Boxted Playing Field car park Read a review of the book, The life-changing magic of tidying up here: Boxted Parish Council This month’s meeting is on Wednesday 10 January from 7 pm in the village hall. Read the agenda for BPC’s January meeting here:…

Saying Goodbye to Faces of The Village Gwen Gant, who died peacefully in hospital recently, aged 91 years. Gwen had lived in the village all her life. She was born in Hope Cottages, Straight Road, and the family moved to a bungalow in Dedham Road after her mother suffered a heart attack. Both were council…

Dates for Boxted Methodist Silver Band Carol Playing around the village: Tues 19 : East Side to Hobbs Drive (evening) Friday 22: The Cross and British Legion Mobile Library Tuesday 19 December and 9 January 10.55 – 11.30 am Boxted Playing Field car park Read a review of the book: Fates and Furies, here Boxted…

The snow on Sunday brought out the sledgers. Photo above taken on Public Footpath 125- 5 which starts from the British Legion Hut All public rights of way can be found on the ECC interactive PROW interactive map: http://www.essexhighways.org/Transport-and-Roads/tell-us/Getting-Around/Public-Rights-of-Way/PRoW-Interactive-Map.aspx Boxted WI Mulled Wine tasting and Stollen Cake Tuesday 12 December from 7.30 pm in Boxted…

Mobile Library Tuesday 5 and 19 December 10.55 – 11.30 am Boxted Playing Field car park. Read a review of the book, Life after Life, here: Evergreens Club Christmas Party Thursday 7 December from 2.30 in Boxted Village Hall. Church Services Sunday 10 December Boxted Methodist Church 11 am Service 3 Parishes Confirmation Service 10.30am…

A Medieval Christmas takes you on a musical journey from the onset of winter through Christmas and into the hope of the new year to come. The Medieval and Renaissance music that accompanies this journey comes mainly from England with a sprinkling of pieces from further across Europe. Interspersed with readings related to the experience…

A Public Footpath through the Walnut Orchard. photo credit: Tracey Wells Melinda and Emma, Colchester Borough Council’s Community Zone Wardens are at Boxted Hub on the first and third Monday of each month between 10 and 12 noon to help residents with any queries they may have. They carry stocks of recycling equipment. Monday 20…

A Special Achievement Award from the Essex Association of Local Councils has been given to Boxted Parish Council in recognition of the Neighbourhood Plan for Boxted. Pictured left to right are: Nigel Chapman, Colchester Borough Councillor, Anne Brown, Essex County Councillor, Cheryl Damen, Chairman of Boxted Parish Council and John Gili-Ross, Chairman of EALC. Following…

Mobile Library Tuesday 7 and 21 November 10.55 – 11.30 am Boxted Playing Field car park. Read a review of the book: The Red Haired Woman, here; Boxted Parish Council The November meeting is on Wednesday 8 November from 7 pm in Boxted Village Hall. Read the agenda for the November Boxted Parish Council meeting…

Northern Gateway Sports Scheme. Colchester Borough Council would like to bring residents up to date with progress on the development and delivery of the proposed new Sports scheme on the northern side of the A12 at J28. The Council is now working towards a planning submission by the end January 2018. A small exhibition of…

Mobile Library Tuesday 24 October and 7 November 10.55 – 11.30 am Boxted Playing Field car park. Church Services Sunday 29 October 10.30 am: 3 Parishes Joint Service, All Saint’s Church, Gt Horkesley with speaker Simon Prestney. 11 am service at Boxted Methodist Church. 6 pm Evensong: St Peter’s Church, Boxted. Northern Gateway Sports Scheme.…

Boxted History Group ‘California and Canyons’, an illustrated talk by Robin Carsberg. Wednesday 18 October from 7.30 pm in Boxted Village Hall. Visitors welcome. Evergreen Club AGM followed by a Cream Tea. Thursday 19 October from 2.30 pm in Boxted Village Hall Church Services Sunday 22 October 9.30 am Sung Eucharist service, St Mary’s Church,…

Faces of The Village Melinda and Emma, Community Zone Wardens Melinda and Emma are at Boxted Community Hub on the first and third Monday of each month between 10 and 12 noon. They are there to help with any queries residents may have about council matters including enforcement for owners of dogs that foul public…

Saying Goodbye to Faces of the Village Jeremy Carter, who died on Sunday. Jeremy was born in Hill House, Boxted, in 1930. His father had planted nearly 1000 acres of fruit trees in the village. The farm helped to keep the village going during the depression providing much employment. Other village businesses grew up around…

Mobile Library Tuesday 26 September and 10 October Boxted Playing Field car park. With seven of the fleet of nine mobile library vehicles coming to the end of their working lives and mobile library use in decline, Essex County Council has launched a consultation to ask residents for their views on how library services to…