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Welcome Page

     


2006

From the Writtle PC

 



2004

History of the Bells

New Bells June Dedication

Writtle Fun Day

2003

Broadband Easter meeting


Writtle Annual Meeting

Writtle Local Elections

 Wear Pond Expansion

New Visitor to Writtle

Broadband
Writtle Update

December 2002
They don't apply to me

Italian Job

Police Presentation

Previous issues


A Lid too Far

On the Buses Update

Village Meeting

Teddy Bears
Aerial Runway

Golden Jubilee Celebrations

Residents Association Meeting



Polo Shirt Offer

 April 2002
The Queen Mother

On the buses in Writtle

 The Hunting debate

 Feb 2002
Lodge Road
Traffic Calming


Fang-id

Feedback results

Police Picture

2001 fete
Cheque Presentation


2001 Archive
 Dec 2001

Christmas Fable

Community Policing Writtle Style

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4

Festive Gruel 

 July

Pooper Snooper for Writtle?

Writtle Fete

All Saints Bell Appeal Barndance

Hannibal the Terrapin of Wear Pond


The Great Post Box debate Update 

Election Results

The Wheatsheaf Charity Golf Day Pictures 

 May
Writtle Parish Annual Meeting

The Great Post Box debate

The Green After the Circus

Albania Calling

Election Information

Teddies Galore!

All Saints Bell Appeal

Wheatsheaf Charity Golf Contest







 

Previous Issues
April, May

Dog Poo
and related matters


Road traffic,  
a  problem?


On Writtle pond 

Fuel Prices etc

What is Art? 

What is Philosophy?


Writtle Green as Good as New!
After the Circus

Its amazing how much ground was covered at the Parish Meeting.  It wasn't until the Circus arrived a week ago or so that I remembered another controversy that had been raised: 

 Do we want the Circus parked every year on our lovely Green, with their trucks and caravans tearing and churning up the Green?


We were given the answer at the meeting, but it did not prevent the chatter throughout the pubs etc in the village.  Especially during this very wet year,  the trucks and caravans were bound to churn up the Green and leave a quagmire.  Last year the Circus promptly paid for the repair of any damage to the Green resulting from their visit and have promised to do so during any future visits. So why the many moans and groans about the use of the Green? 

I recalled my schoolboy history classes and the tales of Merrye Olde Englande with its Villages and Greens, with markets, circuses, archery competitions, pillories and ducking stools.  The Village Green together with the Church were the centres of the village, veritable hives of activity, commerce and recreation.  We have one circus and one village fete on the Green and there are people who moan about those two events.  Should we not try use the Green more as a community? 

Unfortunately  ducking stools and pillories may be frowned upon but they could be good fund raisers, proper cricket is probably out due to damage to cars and windows but we could have soft ball, cricket, baseball,  or rounders and volley ball competitions fuelled by the  healthy rivalry between local business and organisations.  Imagine a rounders match on a Sunday afternoon between Writtle WI and the local hairdressers!   If you let your imagination roam, there could be a few fun events for all the family to enjoy and participate.
 How about some suggestions  for events and teams.

Enough Pontificating
 How is the Green?

As you can see from the photographs above the men from Writtle Landscapes were on the job Thursday and Friday (10th and 11th May) of this week repairing any damage done by the Circus.  By Friday afternoon  all the holes and ruts had been filled with high quality top soil, seeded with new grass and rolled.  
A proprietor of Writtle Landscapes,  Les Mason, said:

" In a couple weeks it will be as good as New! "

 

 

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