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…

Faces of the Village Local lads Ryan, Toby and Harry jamming during half term at the playing field. The band, Misprinted Lines, were filming a promotional video which is now on You Tube. A song from the EP will be available to download in the near future. Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2Wy_cBQ5z8 FRUGAL LUNCHES Annual Lenten…

Mobile Library Tuesdays 16 February and 1 March Boxted Playing Field car park 10.55 – 11.30 am Read a review of the book The Road Home FRUGAL LUNCHES The annual Lenten Frugal Lunches will begin on Tuesday 16 February at Boxted Village Hall and will continue each Tuesday at 12 mid-day (following the weekly Coffee…

Saying Goodbye to Faces of The Village Sarah Carr Sarah and her husband Jules, who have lived in Boxted for thirty years, are moving to Suffolk. Their two sons attended Boxted Primary School and Sarah was a school governor for several years. She also served on the Parish Council.

Faces of The Village Cheryl Damen Cheryl and her husband Ton live on one of the smallholdings in Horkesley Road with their young family who attend the local primary school. The family moved to Boxted in 2004 to live the Good Life with their horses, chickens and vegetable patch. Cheryl is a member of Boxted…

Bring and Buy Unwanted Gifts: Evergreens Club, Thursday 28 January 2.30 pm Boxted Village Hall Watch the match on the TV at the British Legion club from 12 noon. All welcome.

Mobile Library Tuesdays 19 January and 2 February. Boxted Playing Field car park 10.55 – 11.30 am http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22318578-the-life-changing-magic-of-tidying-up        

Faces of the village Anne Slater Anne and her husband Ashley moved to Boxted 23 years ago and brought up their family in the village. Anne has always had a passion for knitting. It is a very sociable pastime and after meeting a group of knitters online who became friends Anne started a knitting group…

Faces of the Village Adrian Pearl Adrian has lived in the same house in the village all his life, first with his parents and then with his own family after he purchased the house from his father. His parents settled in Boxted as a result of them meeting in The Cross Inn which Adrian’s maternal…

Some of Boxted’s Past and Present Boxted Cross 2015 The first St Peter’s Boxted Primary School showing a new classroom built in 1954 on the front of the original Victorian Building. This photo shows the original school building, built in 1837, prior to it’s re-development as a house. The new house built on the site…

Christmas Church Services 24 December 2.30 pm Crib Service, St Peter’s Boxted 24 December 4 pm Christingle Service, St Mary’s Langham 24 December 11 pm Midnight Mass, St Peter’s Boxted 25 December 9.30 am Christmas Morning Service, St Mary’s Langham Please note that the grass parking at Langham on the left hand side of the…

History Group History of Spoken English: A talk by Charlie Haylock. Wednesday 16 December 7.30 am Boxted Village Hall Christmas Carol Services Sunday December 20 9.30 am Christmas Carol Service at St Peter’s Church, Boxted. Coffee will be served after the service. 3 pm Christmas Carol Concert with Boxted Methodist Silver Band at the Methodist…

Mobile Library Tuesday 8 and 22 December Boxted playing field car park 10.55 to 11.30 am Read a review of the book ‘On Beauty’ here: Boxted Methodist Silver Band Listen out for the band touring the village singing Carols from Thursday 10 December. On Saturday 12 December the band will be playing at Fred Smith’s…

Faces of The Village Scott Dolling, who organises the advertising for the village magazine, with his children, William and Poppy. Scott and his wife Vanessa moved to Boxted from Needham Market in Suffolk to be nearer to his employment in Southend. The move certainly cut down his commuting time but he has noticed a gradual…

Faces Of the Village Boxted St Peter’s Primary School Governors are very pleased to announce that Mrs Laura Khine, pictured above, will take up the post of Head in January 2016. Mrs Khine has already met with some parents and of course the staff and children, who are looking forward to welcoming her to the…

Faces of The Village Denise Humphris, Clerk to the Parish Council. Denise is also clerk to Copford and Easthorpe and Fordham Parish Councils which gives her a wide range of experiences to draw on to help with her job. Denise attends Coffee Cafe at Boxted Village Hall approximately once a month if anyone wishes to…

Tommy Graves, who celebrated his 90th birthday on 1st November. Tommy has lived in Boxted all his life. He was born in a cottage on Burnt Dick Hill when his father was a shepherd for Colonel Blewitt at Boxted Hall; the family then moved to Greenfield Cottages in Wet Lane. In 1932, when Tommy was…

Faces of The Village Jayne Tarrant (nee Dingemans) Jayne, who attended Boxted Playgroup and Boxted Primary School, receiving an award for her product Medpac which she designed as a result of her daughter being diagnosed with a condition that required her to carry medicine with her at all times. Jayne now lives in Suffolk but…

Rivers Hall Estate, Boxted Faces of The Village Lisa Scott, who took the photo above. Lisa has lived in the village with her husband for 23 years. Working from home as a web designer affords her the luxury of leisurely daily strolls through the village with her two lurchers and camera. Lisa has traced her…

Mobile Library Tuesday 13 and 27 October. Boxted playing field car park 10.55 to 11 am Forthcoming events at the British Legion, Straight Road Boxted To coincide with Rugby world cup quarter-finals weekend there will be a mini beer festival on Friday 16- Sunday 18th October with a selection of cask ales to try. Children’s…