Church Services Sunday 13 August Sung Eucharist: 9.30 am St Mary’s Church, Langham 11 am service at Boxted Methodist Church led by Ann Worker. Mobile Library Boxted Playing Field car park Tuesday 15 and 29 August 10.55 – 11.30 am The AGM of the Village Hall Management Committee will take place on Tuesday 15 August…

Boxted Cricket Club Home match Saturday 5 August from 1 pm. The Community Hub and bar will be open. Church Services Sunday 6 August Sung Eucharist: 9.30 am St Peter’s Church, Boxted 11 am service at Boxted Methodist Church. Mobile Library Boxted Playing Field car park Tuesday 15 August 10.55 – 11.30 am Read a…

Evergreen Club A Music Quiz will be held on Thursday 27 July from 2.30 in the village hall. Attended Refuse Freighter Will next visit the Community Centre car park on Saturday 29 July, 11.00 to 12.00 noon; household refuse only please; separate green waste. Church Services Sunday 30 July Joint Three Parishes Service with Archdeacon…

Mobile Library The van will not be calling at the playing field car park on Tuesday 18 July. Boxted Airfield Historical Group Tuesday 18 July, 7.30 pm at the Museum, Langham Lane, Langham; admission by donation £4 including refreshments. Richard Turner will speak on The Marauder Men. Details available from Jeremy on 07885 657255 or…

WI Treasure Hunt and Geocaching around Boxted followed by a quiz at the village hall. Tuesday 11 July at 7.30 pm Parish Council Meeting This month’s meeting takes place on Wednesday 12 July in Boxted Village Hall at 7.30 pm. Read the agenda for the July meeting of Boxted Parish Council here: Church Services Sunday…

Mobile Library Tuesdays 4 and 18 July Boxted Playing Field car park 10.55 – 11.30 am Drop in Session for Colchester Borough Council’s Local Plan Draft Consultation Langham Community Centre Thursday 6 July 4 – 8 pm Church Services Sunday 9 July 9.30 am Sung Eucharist at St Mary’s, Langham. 11 am service at Boxted…

Straight Road and Dedham Road, Boxted will be closed over night between 20.00 to 05.00 for patching works from 26 to 30 June. Carriageway resurfacing will take place later in the year. Evergreens A Strawberry Tea Thursday 29 June at 2.30 pm in Boxted village hall. Click here for the recipe for the strawberry slice…

Faces of The Village James Collitt James was co-opted to the parish council in April. Married with two young children, one starting Boxted school next September, James and his family moved to Boxted a year ago and really enjoy the peaceful village life. They especially like the walks in the countryside, the village playing field…

Faces of The Village Val Banwell, who was co-opted to Boxted Parish Council in May. Val has lived in Boxted for 25 years and likes the quiet, rural feel of the village. Val, who enjoys walking her dog, Freddie and stopping to have a coffee en route at the hub is particularly interested in the…

Mobile Library Tuesdays 6 and 20 June Boxted Playing Field car park 10.55 – 11.30 am New & Free! Boxted Running Club First meeting Thursday 8th June Meeting every Thursday @ 9:15am Boxted Village Hall “Start your day the healthy way!” All abilities, various distances. To find out more, email: Vanessa at boxtedrunningclub@gmail.com Or just turn…

Bingo at the Community Hub 2 pm Tuesday 30 May.   Wednesday 31 May is Donna’s last day at The Community Hub. The premises will be open from 8.30am – 9pm. Boxted Cricket Club will be playing against West Bergholt with a 6pm start. Bonny, the new tenant, will be opening next week. Evergreens Members…

Mobile Library Tuesdays 23 May and 6 June Boxted Playing Field car park 10.55 – 11.30 am Read a review of the book Untold Stories here: Church Services Sunday 28 May 9.30 am Sung Eucharist, St Mary’s, Langham. 11 am service at Boxted Methodist Church. Boxted Cricket Club v Gt Horkesley – 1 pm start.…

Boxted Airfield Historical Group Neil Storey will speak on “Zeppelin Blitz”: Tuesday 16 May, 7.15 pm, the Airfield Museum, Langham Lane, Langham. Open Day: Sunday 28 May, 10.00 am to 4.00 pm; admission by donation £4. Contact 07503 952354. Boxted History Group “The History of Salt Extraction on The Blackwater” an illustrated talk by David…

Faces of The Village Bonny Chaplin (L) and Donna Hamblion (R) Bonny will be taking on the lease at the Community Hub from 5 June as Donna is standing down due to needing an operation on her foot and wanting to spend more time with her family. Bonny, an experienced patisserie chef, and her daughter,…

Faces of The Village Ros Cryer Ros, pictured with her daughter Martha, joined the parish council six years ago when she moved to the village. She enjoys living in Boxted and the sense of community it gives her. Ros was very involved with the formation of the Boxted Neighbourhood Development Plan during her time with…

Mobile Library Tuesdays 25 April and 9 May Boxted Playing Field car park 10.55 – 11.30 am Read a review of the biography ‘Ironside’ written by his son, Lord Edmund Ironside, who lived in Boxted until recently: Langham Monthly Community Café Friday 28 April, 10.30 am to 12 noon, in the Langham Community Centre, hosted…

History Group AGM & Castro’s Cuba an illustrated talk by Paula Short. Wednesday 19 April 7.15 pm at Boxted village hall. Evergreens A talk by Norman Jacobs: Light Entertainment from 1920 to 1940. Boxted village hall at 2.30 pm on Thursday 20 April. On 22 April, Langham and Boxted’s Borough Councillor, Nigel Chapman, will be…

Faces of The Village Jasmine Pearl, who is running the London Marathon on 23 April. Jasmine has lived in Boxted all her life, and is the third generation to live in the family home. Jasmine attended Boxted Primary School and East Bergholt High School before studying A-Levels at Colchester Sixth Form College and she now…

Book Sale A range of books from children’s, adults, secondhand and new. Wednesday 5 April from 10 – 5 pm. Boxted Community Hub Evergreens Hot Cross Buns and Easter Baskets Boxted village hall at 2.30 pm on Thursday 6 April Attended Refuse Freighter Extra domestic collections of large household items. Saturday 8 April Boxted Playing…

Mobile Library Tuesdays 28 March and 11 April Boxted Playing Field car park 10.55 – 11.30 am Read a review of the book:’ Archangel’ here: Coffee Morning Friday 31 March at 10.30 in Langham Community Centre. Everyone is welcome, and refreshments are being provided by Langham WI. There will be the usual 100 club draw…

Boxted Airfield Historical Group On Tuesday 21 March at 7.30 pm Gordon Donaldson will speak on “The Greatest Escape”. All events held at the museum visitor centre in Langham Lane, Langham, unless otherwise stated; admission by donation of £4. Details available from Jeremy on 07885 657255 or jezzyh Evergreen Club Canine Friends – Helping people…

Mobile Library Tuesdays 14 and 28 March Boxted Playing Field car park 10.55 – 11.30 am WI Tea tasting with the Colne Valley Tea company.Tuesday 14 March at 7.30 pm in Boxted village hall. http://www.colnevalleyteacompany.com/index.php History Group ‘Transport Revolution’: a talk by Sue Brown Boxted Village Hall Wednesday 15 March 7.30 pm Church Services .…

Boxted Parish Council The next meeting is on Wednesday 8 March. 7 pm Boxted Village Hall. Read Boxted Parish Council’s March meeting Agenda here: Evergreens Guest speaker Peter Banham will be giving a talk about the origins of old sayings e.g. ” Red sky in the morning – shepherds warning” Boxted village hall at 2.30…

Faces of The Village Vanessa Dolling I heard about the “Help Alexia Walk” Campaign at Boxted school and was inspired to raise money for this little girl with Quadriplegic Cerebal Palsy. Alexia needs an operation overseas to enable her simply to walk. Most of us can’t imagine such difficulty for our children. In April I…

Boxted Airfield Historical Group On 21 February at 7.30 pm James Chandler will speak on “It was a Schoolboy’s year in the Falklands after the Falklands War”. All events held at the museum visitor centre in Langham Lane, Langham, unless otherwise stated; admission by donation of £4. Details available from Jeremy on 07885 657255 or…