Mobile Library Tuesdays 16 and 30 August Boxted Playing Field car park 10.55 – 11.30 am Boxted Airfield Historical Group Next meets on Tuesday 16 August at the Museum, Langham Lane, Langham, when John Camp will speak on A Falklands Odyssey; further details available from JEREMY on 07885 657255 or jezzyh History Group “The History…

Church Services Sunday August 28 9.30 am Sung Eucharist: St Peter’s Church, Boxted. 11 am service: Boxted Methodist Church Mobile Library Tuesdays 30 August and 13 September Boxted Playing Field car park 10.55 – 11.30 am Read a review of the book ‘The Streets’ here: Ride and Stride for Churches Saturday 10 September 9am to…

“The opening evening for the Boxted Community Hub was well attended, with a lovely relaxed atmosphere on a beautiful summer’s evening. Donna and friends did a marvellous job in making the evening a success. It was a great occasion for bringing the people of the village together – with lots of us having the chance to meet people that…

The Community Hub will be opening at 5pm on Friday 5th August. The bar will be open until 11pm – so even if people can’t get there at 5, they can come along any time during the evening to see what is happening and to talk to Donna about what they would like to see…

Mobile Library Tuesdays 19 July and 2 August Boxted Playing Field car park 10.55 – 11.30 am Courtaulds – Success Story: a talk by Andrew Phillips Boxted History Group: Boxted village hall 7.30 for 8 pm on Wednesday 20 July Church Services Sunday July 24 9.30 am Eucharist at St Peter’s Church, Boxted 11 am…

Faces of The Village Andy and Linda Tralau (seated) their daughter Lindsay and Lindsay’s partner Trevor. Trevor was looking for some voluntary work in his retirement and offered to maintain St Peter’s Church old graveyard. It has turned into a family affair with Lindsay’s young sons Owen and Reece often helping out as well. Andy,…

Faces of The Village Donna Hamblion Donna was brought up in Langham and married a Boxted boy, John. They met at St Helena Secondary School and used Hundred Lane as a short cut to walk or cycle to see each other. John has been a member of Boxted Cricket Club since he was 14 years…

Faces of The Village Amanda Clowe. Amanda has lived in Boxted Cross for 21 years and she 
loves the peaceful surroundings, the lack of streetlights and having the wonderful unspoilt countryside on her doorstep. Her main passion in life is photography and 
Amanda has taken many of the images which are on the village website…

Faces of the Village L – R: Carola Markham, Kay Wright, Maggie Bland, Jill Graves. The final profit from the Queen’s 90th birthday celebration held at the village school was £952.88. This has been split equally between the Royal British Legion’s poppy appeal and Breast Cancer Care. Thanks go out to everyone who supported the…

Boxted W I June 14th Wildlife Walk round Boxted with Kieran Alexander from Essex Wildlife Trust. http://www.essexwt.org.uk/about-us/about-the-trust Start and finish at Boxted village hall. July 12th Garden Party and BBQ Elmcroft History Group The group will be visiting Felixstowe Museum on Wednesday June 15. http://felixstowemuseum.org The Fisherman’s Mission – a talk by Andy Malcolm. Evergreen…

Mobile Library Tuesdays 7 and 21 June Boxted Playing Field car park 10.55 – 11.30 am Florists preparing for a wedding at Boxted Church last year. Village organisations and individuals will be busy this week preparing for the flower festival next weekend.

Evergreen Club A Strawberry Tea will be held to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday. Boxted Village Hall at 2.30 pm on Thursday June 2 Red White and Blue Attire suggested Attended Refuse freighter Boxted Playing Field Car Park from 11am – 12 noon on Saturday 4 June For extra domestic collections of large household items.…

Mobile Library Tuesdays 24 May and 7 June Boxted Playing Field car park 10.55 – 11.30 am Read a review of the book ‘Me Before You’ here: Evergreen Club forthcoming Coach Trips: Non members welcome Woodbridge calling at Notcutts Garden Centre on the way home: Wednesday 25 May £15 coach fare Wroxham with optional boat…

Faces of the Village Lisa Scott very kindly took on looking after the village website when the previous webmaster, Howard Gilbert, moved to Suffolk. Lisa also stepped in recently to rescue the church website and has revamped both. A village calendar has also now been introduced with a view to organisers adding to it or…

Mobile Library Tuesdays 10 and 24 May Boxted Playing Field car park 10.55 – 11.30 am WI AGM and Resolutions with Champagne, Canapés and a Foodie Quiz. Tuesday 10 May. Boxted Village Hall from 7.30 pm Boxted Parish Council Annual Parish Meeting 7 pm, Wednesday May 11, Boxted Village Hall followed by: May Parish Council…

Boxted British Legion Quiz night Saturday 7 May from 8pm Pictured above: a wooden cross brace in St Peter’s Church Tower Church Services Sunday 8 May 9.30 am Sung Eucharist at St Peter’s Church, Boxted 11 am service at the Boxted Methodist Church led by Alan Beesley Mobile Library Tuesdays 10 and 24 May Boxted…

Boxted based folk / rock outfit Silbury Hill have released a CD of original tracks one of which features the song the duo performed at the WW1 centenary event at St Peters in 2014. The song called ‘This Noble Man’ features the story of Walter Denny, a Boxted resident and relative of Douglas Carter, a…

Faces of The Village Ian Hollands, editor of the St Mary & St Peter (Langham & Boxted) Newsletter. The newsletter was started in April 1996 as a service by the Church to the two villages and Ian has edited it for the last fifteen years. Ian is now giving up his role and everyone hopes…

Faces of The Village Sallie and David Smith. David has lived in the village all his life and Sallie joined him when they married. David grew up with horses at Priory Hall where the family had a licensed riding school and livery yard. It was a natural extension to start selling horse feeds and bedding.…

Charlotte, a variety of salad potatoes destined for the supermarkets in July, being planted on Boxted Heathland soil last week. Evergreen Club Sayings with Peter Banham Thursday 7 April from 2.30 pm. Boxted Village Hall Upcoming Events at Boxted British Legion Grand National Saturday 9 April the clubhouse will be open from 12.00 to watch…

Public Footpath 34 which runs from Oldhouse Lane to Langham Lane, Boxted. ECC’s Interactive Public Rights of Way Interactive map can be found here: Mobile Library Tuesdays 29 March and 12 April Boxted Playing Field car park 10.55 – 11.30 am Read a review of the the book, A Spy among Friends here: Upcoming Events…

FRUGAL LUNCHES The last of these is on on Tuesday 22 March at Boxted Village Hall at 12 mid-day (following the weekly Coffee Café). Proceeds to the Colchester Emergency Night Shelter. http://colchesternightshelter.org.uk Evergreen Club Hot Cross Buns, Easter Raffle Easter Bonnets or Baskets. Thursday 24 March. Boxted Village Hall from 2.30 pm. a recipe for…

Faces of The Villages Brian Flack has lived in Langham for almost 25 years with his wife Gill and sons Matt and Tim. They have all been very involved with village life. Brian has always had an interest in art and he studied Art and Art History whilst at college. He then had a long…

FRUGAL LUNCHES Annual Lenten Frugal Lunches on Tuesday 8 March until Tuesday 22 March at Boxted Village Hall at 12 mid-day (following the weekly Coffee Café) until 22 March. Jos Carter (272755) will be very glad to have offers of help in making the soups and other aspects. Proceeds to the Colchester Emergency Night Shelter.…

Mobile Library Tuesdays 1 and 15 March Boxted Playing Field car park 10.55 – 11.30 am Read a review of the book ‘Home’ here         FRUGAL LUNCHES Annual Lenten Frugal Lunches on Tuesday 1 March until Tuesday 22 March at Boxted Village Hall at 12 mid-day (following the weekly Coffee Café) until…