The CM17 Connection June 2013 Edition

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Hello and welcome to the June edition of the CM17 Connection.

This month is the start of our summer (er hum!) and with it the outdoor season of summer time events begins. In Harlow and CM17 in particular, there are lots of events for you to enjoy: Fawbert & Barnard are having their school fete, St Mary’s are holding their annual Garden Party to raise funds for “Kidz Week” and The Gibberd Gardens have a Jazz concert to name but a few. Why not make yourself a cuppa, get your diary out and check out the What’s On and Community Pages, there really is something for everyone.

I wanted to bring to your attention a particularly noteworthy event happening at St John’s ARC. On Sunday 16th June from 3pm, there will be a “A day of celebration” in memory of Candida Tobin who developed the Tobin Method of teaching music. It will be a day of music for all the family with music for guitar, piano, viola, cello, trombone and euphonium. For further details about this exciting event please contact St John’s ARC on 442447 or visit the website www.stjohnsarc.org.uk.

We have a prize word search this month! Many thanks to Shwe Tan in Old Harlow for providing a £20 gift voucher. Just send your completed word search of summery Gelish nail colours to me (address on page 35) for your chance to win. Good luck!

Until next month, Lorraine

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Connectionwelcome contents

FEATURES & ARTICLES9 In Person

Getting to know local business people

14 Thinking About Audio Visual?Top tips from MediaComs

18 Harlow ChorusFinal concert of the season

23 Running To FitnessFitness Nirvana

FUN & LEISURE24 Just For The Kids

Henry Hedgehogs puzzle page

32 Look What’s CookingBBQ Season - Spiced Beans

35 Puzzles & Brain TeasersWin £25 in our Sudoku competition

PLUS a £20 Shwe Tan gift voucher!

44 The AllotmentsJethro digs in Hastingwood

IT’S YOUR COMMUNITY29 Policing Our Community

Reports and advice from local PCSO’s

37 Potter Street SchoolScience week

39 Henry Moore SchoolMusic week

42 Local CommunityLocal notices, events, amenities

and attractions to visit

46 What’s OnUpcoming local events

49 Index of Advertisers

50 Useful NumbersTHE CM17 CONNECTION cannot be held

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FUEL As regular CM17-readers will know, I have long campaigned for cheaper fuel. I was concerned to hear that the European Commission is investigating several oil companies for price-fi xing. If true, they have potentially added hundreds of pounds to the bill of every motorist. This is completely unacceptable, especially as many are struggling to keep up with the cost of living. I have raised this issue in Parliament, and have also written to the Police and the Serious Fraud Offi ce asking for an investigation in the UK. It is disappointing that the European Commission has had to take action on this, as only last year I led calls for the OFT to investigate, but their investigation was limp-wristed.

If found guilty, the people responsible must face prison, and the companies should be subject to a windfall tax. This should be passed onto hard-pressed consumers through tax cuts. When 800,000 families in the UK spend a quarter of their income on fuel, it is essential that we do everything we can to keep down the cost of fuel. I will continue to lobby both the Government, and the greedy oil companies, to help keep fuel affordable for everyone in Harlow.

DANGEROUS DOGSI was disturbed to hear the story of 14 year-old Brandon Elston, who was bitten by an out of control dog. Brandon suffered a 5cm fl esh wound and severed an artery, yet the owner received no punishment as they were not walking the dog, and the person walking the dog got hit by a fi ne of £250. I believe it is unacceptable that the dog’s owner escaped unpunished. We need tougher repercussions for owners of dangerous dogs to encourage responsible ownership. I have raised this issue in Parliament, and am setting up a meeting between Brandon and his mum with the

Justice Secretary, so that they can take this issue right to the heart of Government.

TESCOEarlier this year, Tesco made the disappointing decision to close their distribution centre in Harlow. Despite offering to transfer many of their workers to Dagenham, I was worried about how some of the staff were being treated. Workers were being asked to take a signifi cant pay cut (as an example, one worker would have lost nearly one-third of their pay) for doing the same job, and disabled workers were being asked to hit new targets, despite not being able to transfer with their existing adjustments. This left many workers facing the dole queue. I tabled several motions, and had a debate in the Commons on this issue, where I received a very positive response. Usdaw, the trade union, has worked night and day to reach an agreement with Tesco, and hopefully this has now been reached. This is good news for Tesco depot workers in Harlow, many of whom had spent over 20 years working for the company. However, if you have any questions, please do get in touch.

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Final Concert of 2012/2013 Season at St Peter ad Vincula, CoggeshallWords by Mick Rumens

On Saturday 13th July at 7.30pm, Harlow Chorus will close our current season with a concert featuring the works of Mozart, Schubert and Haydn. We will be joined by, the Brandenburg Sinfonia and soloists from the Royal Academy of Music.

The setting for this concert is one of our favourite venues, St Peter ad Vincula at Coggeshall which was built in the fi rst quarter of the 15th Century by wealthy wool merchants. Our programme will include Haydn’s Te Deum and Schubert’s Mass in G, however the main item will be Mozart’s Requiem & Symphony No. 1. Wolfgang Amedeus Mozart was born in Salzburg on 27th January 1756 and died on 5th December 1791 at a relatively young 35 years of age. He showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood. Already competent on keyboard and violin, he composed from the age of 5 years and performed before European royalty. At 17 he was engaged as a court musician in Salzburg but grew restless and travelled in search of a better position always composing abundantly. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as the pinnacle of symphonic, concertante, chamber, operatic and choral music. He is among the most enduringly popular of classical composers and his infl uence on Western art music is profound.

Tickets £16 centre nave; £13 sides; £7 (restricted view) will be available by post six weeks before the concert, by e-mail at [email protected] or by calling Julia Dimon on 01277 362440. Tickets can also be purchased online. Credit card bookings (no booking fee) can be made at www.harlowchorus.ticketsource.co.uk

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As part of the Harlow Music Festival, the Chorus will be staging an Open Rehearsal at Passmores Academy on Saturday 8th June from 10am to 1pm. We invite anyone interested in joining us as we rehearse the above items for the Coggeshall concert. You are most welcome to come along simply to listen and see what fun we have, but also anyone who would like to join in should attend for registration at 9.30am when music will be available. Full details are being publicised by Harlow Council in their Music Festival programme.

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• Less StressRunners are less prone to depression than sedentary people. This is partly because of the endorphins that the body releases but also because they enjoy the benefi ts of achieving new goals and targets.

• Healthier LifestyleRunning can improve people’s sleep and make people think more about their lifestyle. Many runners prefer to eat healthier foods and also give up smoking.

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Look after the ones you love – Make a Will Fortnight10th – 21st June 2013Three out of four people reading this do not have a will, so we’re hoping to convince you to do one now, and help St Clare Hospice at the same time.

Arrange an appointment at one of the solicitors fi rms below during Make A Will Fortnight, June 10-21, and they will help you draw up a will for free, in lieu of a donation to St Clare. It’s a serious offer, as a standard will could cost you around £150 upwards.

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Open Gardens forSt Clare Hospice29th & 30th June 2013The 19th open garden weekend promises to be bigger and better than ever, with new gardens open for the fi rst time as well as many favourites. Programmes that include a map of all 28 gardens open during the weekend can be bought from the Hospice reception, or on the day at any of the gardens, costing £3.50 per adult, children free.

The Open Gardens weekend runs 10.30am-5pm – please support this wonderful event! For further details please telephone 01279 830886 or 01279 414785.

Midnight Walk 6th July 2013We’re hoping the sixth Midnight Walk on Saturday July 6 will be the best and biggest ever – but we need your support to make it so! Last year 1,165 walkers took part and we’re hoping to beat that number this year. We’re also hoping to top last year’s total raised: an amazing £67,000 – enough to pay for 17 days of care for everyone in our Inpatient Unit.

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policingourcommunityDuring May myself and PC Armor and PC Stapleford from Chigwell Traffi c conducted a speedcheck on Mulberry Green after several members of public raised this as a priority. Although only one motorist was found to be speeding and was issued with a ticket during the time we were there I am sure word soon got around that we were present! We hope to conduct more of these checks throughout the area when possible. Please be aware that fl ashing your headlights warning approaching motorists of the police speedcheck is seen as preventing the course of justice. Offi cers were all wearing high viz jackets and if motorists were driving with due care and attention they would notice our presence anyway.

Early in May I spent an afternoon in Newhall with Derek Barry who is Chairman of Harlow Badger Group. Firefi ghters and Police had been called

out as someone had tried to destroy one of the badger setts by starting a fi re at its entrance. Badgers are a protected species and it is against the law to injure or kill one of the animals or interfere with its sett. Anyone with information on suspicious behaviour near a badger sett should report the incident to police on 101 and call the Harlow Badger Hotline on 07751 572175.

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Surgery Dates: Monday 3rd June 10:00-12:00 at Harlow Baptist Hall and Saturday 15th June 10:30-12:00 at Old Harlow Library.Contact Details: 101 ext 300173Email: [email protected] or visit www.essex.police.uk

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Prentice Place - Anti-social Behaviour and Drug Traffi ckingThe community has raised awareness surrounding an increase in anti-social behaviour and drug dealing in the Prentice Place shopping hatch. There has also been an increase in burglaries at shopping hatches in Harlow. Police are working with the community to target these criminals. High visibility patrols will be conducted in the area with intelligence reports to be gathered with the help of the community. We hope with the response received that suspects’ addresses can be identifi ed. The Police will be working in partnership with the Council Housing Offi cers and Harlow Councils’ Community Safety Team to tackle these issues. We would urge anyone that witnesses this type of activity to call Police and the council. Your calls will be treated as serious and confi dential.Community Engagement Day (Prentice Place Shops)The Neighbourhood Policing Team in partnership

with Harlow Councils’ Community Safety Team are running a Community Engagement Scheme over the coming months. This scheme is designed to give the residents of Harlow convenient, local access to both Police and Council offi cers. A Mobile Police Station will be positioned in all the Harlow shopping hatches at some point during the year. It will be equipped with various literature which will be relevant to both adults and children. Offi cers will be available to the public to discuss any issues or topics you may need guidance on. Please come along and take this opportunity to have a chat with your local offi cers in an informal friendly atmosphere. A list of dates for when the community bus will be in your area is detailed on the Essex Police website under your neighbourhood.

Surgery Dates: Monday 24th June 10am - 12noon at the Potter St Community Centre.Contact Details: 07710 016031 or 101Email: [email protected]




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texture• Pine nuts

1. Heat a tbs of oil in a frying pan, add onion and garlic for a couple of minutes, then the red pepper, soften.

2. Then add spices and chilli. Cook for a further 2-3 mins.

3. Add the drained beans, lemon juice and zest and heat through.

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Do you remember the trenches we dug to take water off our plots? Well, we’ve now received instructions to fill them in or fence both sides of the ditches! This is not for the Health and Safety of site allotment holders but against the chance of some poor intruder hurting himself/herself in the execution of his or her trespass. We live in a mad, mad, mad, mad world! Trenches apart, allotment life has returned to being good with just enough rain and plenty of soil-warming sun to bring on our ground-sown seeds and plants. A piece of country lore you most likely know… If the Ash come before the Oak you’re in for a soak. If the Oak come before the Ash we’ll just get a splash! Last year the Ash leaves came a good two weeks before the Oak and, boy did we get a soaking! This year the Oak leaves have won by a country mile and so we can look forward to normal weather. Well that’s the plan…

Now I will agree that our apple trees wrapped in fleece and cardboard, in the photograph on the right, don’t look a very pretty sight but at least the blossom has not been taken by the frosts we had at the end of April. Some around Harlow have lost the frost-scorched blossom on their plum, apple and pear trees. Remember to keep an eye on the weather forecast as we can get frosts right into June. My fleece and clothes pegs are ready.

What’s growing? In the seed bed we have Early Carrots, Beetroot, Leeks, Parsnips, Spring Onions, Chard and Spinach. They all look really healthy and will be ready for thinning and planting out this month. Our Purple Sprouting, Celery and Courgettes are hardening off. The late Percy Thrower came up with his hardening off timetable… One week out in the open, but away from damaging winds, during daylight. One week in the open day and night and then the planting out. Of course if frost was forecast the plants would still be out but covered with fleece or similar. The Runner Bean plants look strong and healthy and are now ready to climb up the bean supports we’ve erected. Our French Beans sown under cover have been a disaster with only 20% germination but we have planted some more and June is just the right time to plant them directly into the soil. Plant some at

the beginning of the month and some more at the end and you’ll extend your picking season accordingly. Our Celeriac, Onions and Salad Leaves are doing really well.

Where’s your Celery, Jethro? How many thousand seedlings do you want? I have to confess that I planted some and nothing happened. I planted some more with the same result and so I banished the seed trays to an area of open ground on the allotment and sowed some more. When I went to empty the compost from the first trays onto our plot I found that both had produced a swathe of Celery seedlings! The third lot are doing just as well!

JOBS FOR JUNE

l Keep hoeing the weeds

l Keep an eye on white, black and green fly and other harmful insects on the plants. (I have sprayed our Gooseberries because last year caterpillars stripped the leaves from all the bushes)

l Prick out and pot on even more seedlings

l Keep an eye on the weather and prepare for late frosts. (Some plants can be covered with fleece but where this is not possible, spray with a light mist of water at dusk. The water actually protects leaves and blossom.)

l Sow Maincrop Carrots (away from where the earlies have been). The carrot root fly female has stopped laying her eggs and June sown carrots are less likely to be attacked.

l Sow Chicory, Kale, Kohl Rabi, Sweetcorn, Swedes and Turnips.

l Turn the compost

l Sow second sowings of vegetables. By sowing at monthly intervals we should get a longer picking season without a glut over a short period. Seeds last longer than it says on the packet. If you have some left over store them in a cool, dark place and use them next year (or even the year after!)

l Continue to earth up potatoes. (That is pulling earth up to almost cover the foliage)


Jethro Digs In Hastingwood

l Keep everything lightly watered. (Usually water in the evening except for fruit in flower which are best watered in the morning. This will help the fruit to set.)

l Pinch out the tops of bean plants. This will promote more vigorous growth.

Although June is the first month of our summer, it also contains the longest day of the year (circa 21st June). About that time our onions will stop adding leafy growth and the bulbs will start to swell. I marvel every day at nature’s clever ways and impeccable timing and feel sorry for all those who have no interest in growing anything. They are missing daily miracles AND it is now official … Gardeners are healthier, stronger and live longer too! I must go back to my hoeing to add a few more weeks to my life! Have a great month!

For more information about North Weald Basset Parish Council Allotments contact:

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For information on Harlow allotments contact the Allotment Officer, Suzanne Prunty, through Contact Harlow 446655 or by email: [email protected] or for your nearest self-managed site contact the Harlow Allotment Association on Harlow 442809.

Our Daily Rhubarb Soon to be Strawberries

Apple Tree Blossom-laden

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Until launch Weds 19th JuneExhibition: “All alone together “ by Nick TurveyGibberd Gallery, Civic CentreInternational artist/ sculptor will start to build the three bunkers reminiscent of WW2 shelters with volunteers from our community.For more information: www.gibberdgallery.co.uk

Until Thurs 30th JuneInspired By HorsesThe Gallery At Parndon MillPaintings and drawings of horses by Julie Cooper and paintings and prints inspired by horseracing silks by Paula Wilson.Time: Tue-Fri 10am-5pm, Sun 2-4pm, admission: FREE, contact: 426042, [email protected] or www.parndonmill.co.uk

Tues 4th June Bat WalkParndon Wood Nature ReservePlease note that for all events children must be accompanied by an adult.Contact: 430005 or email [email protected]

Fri 7th JuneMusic@Midday: Virginia Black - PianoSt John’s ARCPartitas - J.S. Bach. A retiring collection will be taken for the musicians. (Lunch served from 12:45pm).Time: 1.30pm, contact: 442447 or www.stjohnsarc.org.uk

Fri 7th Juneifriday - Free Bite-sized Computing & Tech Tips over lunchHarlow Enterprise HubBring your lunch, learn some tips, Got a question? Troublesome Laptop, iPhone or Tablet?Time: 12.30pm-1.30pm, FREE booking: www.ifriday.biz/book

Fri 7th JuneMusic at Marigolds: The Spanish Harlow OrchestraHarlow Cricket ClubThe SHO is a very hugely talented 9-piece band bringing the sounds of salsa and Latin jazz led by composer and arranger, Adam Amor. Don’t miss the chance to see such a talented group of musicians playing truly great Salsa. Contact: 414174 or 421763, www.musicatmarigolds.co.uk

Sat 8th June New Edition Singers: Do You Hear the People Sing?St John’s ARCA concert to celebrate the twentieth birthday of New Edition.Time: 7.30pm, tickets: £6 / £9, tel: 434028.

Sat 8th JuneLittle Fishes 21st Birthday Celebration Coffee MorningSt Mary’s Church, Churchgate StreetWe would love to see as many parents and children who have attended between 1992-2012.Contact: [email protected] or Natasha Rudge on 432135.

Sun 9th JuneHarlow Conservation VolunteersStort Valley Meadows (Town Park Marsh)Himalayan Balsam removal.Time: 11am to 4pm, contact: Marilyn Hart 865239 or 07799 731507, email: [email protected], www.harlowwildlife.org.uk

Sun 9th JuneThe Old Harlow Craft & Farmers MarketSt John’s ARCSecond Sunday of the month. Indoor craft and farmers market. Wide variety of local produce and crafts on sale. Time: 10am-3pm, admission: FREE, contact: 442447, email: [email protected] or www.stjohnsarc.org.uk

Weds 12th JuneGreen Team VolunteersStort Valley MeadowsReed maintenance / scrape works.Time: 10am-3pm, contact: 446997 or [email protected]

Thurs 13th JuneHarlow Flower ClubNew Life Christian Fellowship Church, Purford GreenSummer workshop. Time: 7.30-9.30pm, visitors: £4, contact: 432340.

Thurs 13th JuneHarlow Decorative and Fine Arts Society St John’s ARCThree Andalucian cities: Cordoba, Seville and Granada. Gail Turner, MA Hons Oxon, MA, EARAC Dip.Time: 8pm, coffee from 7.15pm, contact

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Fri 14th JuneThe Jazz PicnicThe Gibberd GardenAn open-air concert of good jazz in lovely surroundings and an opportunity to stroll round the Garden created by Sir Frederick Gibberd, with its eighty sculptures. Bring a picnic and some folding chairs or blankets (and a brolly if rain is forecast) and enjoy the music. A CAMRA Bar selling real ale and cider will be available, and hot drinks may be purchased from the Barn tea-room.Time: gates open 6pm, music from: 7.30pm, admission: adults £10 (no concs), accompanied children £5, contact: 442112 or www.thegibberdgarden.co.uk

Fri 14th JuneMusic@Midday: The Niccolo Piano Trio (Violin, Cello & Piano)St John’s ARCPiano Trio In C minor - Beethoven & Piano Trio in G minor - Smetana. A retiring collection will be taken for the musicians. (Lunch served from 12:45pm).Time: 1.30pm, contact: 442447 or www.stjohnsarc.org.uk

Fri 14th JuneMusic at Marigolds: Blues AbuseHarlow Cricket ClubSteve Morrison vocals and guitar, Alan Glen harmonica and Al Hughes drums. Original 3 piece blues combo led by guitarist Steve Morrison and featuring virtuoso harmonica playing by Alan Glen (ex Yardbird) and the creative but always sensitive rhythms of Al Hughes on drums. Time: 7.30pm, tickets: £7, contact: 414174 or 421763, www.musicatmarigolds.co.uk

Sat 15th JuneMatching Farmers’ Indoor MarketMatching Tye Village HallThird Sat of the month. 19 food and drink stalls, plus a few craft stalls. Enjoy good quality fresh produce from farmers and other producers from within a 40 mile radius. Refreshments available, why not give it a try?Time: 10am to midday, FREE entry.

Sun 16th JuneA Concert in Memory of Candida TobinSt John’s ARC

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Food & DrinkFairs & FetesExhibitionsCommunityLearningArt History

Until Thurs 30th June

The Gallery At Parndon Mill

and paintings and prints inspired by

Music@Midday: Virginia

Partitas - J.S. Bach. A retiring collection

Spanish Harlow Orchestra

The SHO is a very hugely talented

Fellowship Church, Purford GreenSummer workshop. Time: 7.30-9.30pm, visitors: £4, contact: 432340.

The Old Harlow Craft &

Second Sunday of the month. Indoor

An open-air concert of good jazz in

You Hear the People Sing?

A concert to celebrate the twentieth

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A day for all the family. Concerts for children - music for Guitar, Piano, Viola, Trombone & Euphonium at 3pm, followed at 6.30pm by a Guitar concert. Time: 3pm & 6.30pm, tickets: TBC, contact: 442447 or www.stjohnsarc.org.uk

Sun 16th JuneFathers Day Survival DayParndon Wood Nature ReserveBBQ and drinks available.Please note that for all events children must be accompanied by an adult.Contact: 430005 or email [email protected]

Thurs 20th JuneHarlow Music SocietyGreat Parndon Community Association Members choice CD evening.Time: 8pm, contact: Fred Farthing 302115.

Fri 21st Juneifriday - Free Bite-sized Computing & Tech Tips over lunchHarlow Enterprise HubBring your lunch, learn some tips, Got a question? Troublesome Laptop, iPhone or Tablet?Time: 12.30pm - 1.30pm, FREE booking: www.ifriday.biz/

Fri 21st JuneMusic@Midday: Adrian Oldland - PianoSt John’s ARCSchumann’s Symphonic Studies Op.13 with works by Rachmaninov and Liszt. A retiring collection will be taken for the musicians. (Lunch served from 12:45pm).Time: 1.30pm, contact: 442447 or www.stjohnsarc.org.uk

Sat 22nd JuneGarden Party @ St Mary’sSt Mary’s, Churchgate StreetEntry and most activities free, so come and join us!Time: 1.30-4.30pm.

Sat 22nd June“Noah’s Arc Rock” A Workshop/PerformanceSt John’s ARCFor families with children aged 5-10yrs. Help tell The Noah’s Ark story with a narrator, musicians, percussion instruments and puppets.Time: 3pm, family ticket: £5, contact: 442447, email: [email protected] or www.stjohnsarc.org.uk

Sun 23rd JuneHarlow Conservation VolunteersNetteswell PlantationTrail clearance & footbridge inspection/ maintenance.Time: 10am, contact: Marilyn Hart 865239 or 07799 731507, email: [email protected],www.harlowwildlife.org.uk

Sun 23rd JunePAH Charity Bike RidePrincess Alexandra HospitalA 15 mile fun, leisurely ride around Harlow followed by a family fun afternoon back at the Hospital.Time: 2pm, registration: £17.50 (over 14’s only).

Weds 26th JuneGreen Team VolunteersBrenthall & Barnsley WoodSycamore clearance/glade maintenance.Time: 10am-3pm, contact: 446997 or [email protected]

Thurs 27th JuneJohn Petters JazzSt John’s ARCProgramme TBC.Time: 8pm, tickets: £10, tel: 01406 365731.

Fri 28th JuneMusic at Marigolds: Standard Miles - The Simon Spillett Quintet plays Miles DaviesHarlow Cricket ClubStandard Miles presents a British jazz supergroup revisiting the music played by the legendary Miles Davis. Led by Award winning Simon Spillett on saxaphone with Trumpeter Henry Lowther who is widely regarded as the best among British brass players, and pianist John Critchinson, bassist Dave Green and drummer Trevor Tomkins form the most democratic of rhythm sections. This promises to be an exceptional evening of great jazz.Time: 7.30pm, tickets: £8, contact: 414174 or 421763, www.musicatmarigolds.co.uk

Fri 28th June PACT For Autism MeetingThe Treehouse Children’s Centre (Oak Room), CM18 7NGSam Fancett & Caroline Pringle will be Chairing this informal meeting. This will be an opportunity for parents/carers to raise any current issues and for PACT to share information about all our events and activities for the Summer. A great

opportunity for new PACT parents to fi nd out more about the work that we do. All welcome.Time: 10-11.30am, contact: www.pactforautism.org.uk

Fri 28th JuneMusic@Midday: TenStringFeverSt John’s ARCMusic by Boccherini, Schubert, Piazzolla and Villa-Lobos, together with some of their own original material.Time: 1.30pm, contact: 442447 or www.stjohnsarc.org.uk

Sat 29th JuneBook Sale & Coffee MorningSt Mary Magdalene Church HallAll books 20p.Time: 10am-12noon.

Sat 29th JuneFawbert & Barnard Summer FeteFawbert & Barnard School, Old HarlowInfl atables, face painting, tombolas, BBQ, refreshments and much more...Time: 11am to 2pm, under 12’s free entry, 12 & over 50p.

Sat 29th & Sun 30th JuneSt Clare Open Garden Weekend: The Laurels, HastingwoodCorner of Glover Lane, CM17 9JXLive music with singer Sarah M. Homemade cakes and some stalls.Time: 10.30am-5pm.

Sun 30th JuneButterfl y HuntParndon Wood Nature ReserveBBQ and drinks available.Please note that for all events children must be accompanied by an adult.Contact: 430005 or email [email protected]

Sun 30th JuneSt Clare Open Gardens Weekend:Mill Lane Allotments #2Off Mill Lane, Old HarlowRefreshments, plants and produce. All proceeds to St Clare.Time: 11am-5pm.

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Building ServicesBlu Core Ltd 19FreemanPaul 9, 41M.R Carpentry Services 28Tarpave 40

Car Services & DealershipsKen Brown Motors (Harlow) • 52

Carpet & Upholstery CleaningHerts & Essex Carpet Cleaning • 10

Children’s ActivitiesGraham School of Dance 25Jo Jingles 25LittleSignersClub 25Ruggerbugs 25

ChiropodistSusan Chapman’s Chiropody Surgery 6

Complimentary TherapyInfinite Possibilities • 8

Computer & IT ServicesBigRedHelp.net 48Cloud Info Tec Ltd 8

Conservative PartyRobert Halfon MP 7

Cookery SchoolsCookies Cooking School 25

Dance SchoolsGraham School of Dance 25

Painting & DecoratingCornell Decorating 6D Sam Painter & Decorator 36D&S Lady Decorators 8Plumbing & HeatingBryson Gas Services 10MCP Property Solutions Ltd 5RCB Heating Services 36RCJ Plumbing & Heating 28

Property DevelopersNewhall Projects Ltd 30-31

Restaurants & TakeawaysCrystal Palace • 33Zenz • 51

Schools & LearningCookies Cooking School 25Herts & Essex English School 8Saint Nicholas School 34

SecurityMedia Coms • 2, 14

SolicitorsSpectrum Family Law Ltd • 12

Sports CentresLeventhorpe Leisure Centre • 20

TheatresHarlow Playhouse 16

Used Car DealersI’ll Buy Your Car Today 6

Video CommunicationTalk Fusion 6

Will Writers Giddings Lane Will Consultancy • 12What Will 19

Windows & ConservatoriesA&A Windows Direct Ltd • 3Eco Vitro Ltd 13

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Hospitals

NHS Direct 0845 4647

PAH (Hospital) 01279 444455

Pharmacies

Church LangleyFlorence Nightingale Health Centre, Minton Lane, Church Langley, Harlow CM17 9TG 01279 629065

Old Harlow43-45 High Street, Harlow CM17 0DN 01279 423911

Potter Street12 Prentice Place, Harlow CM17 9BG 01279 422909

Schools

Church Langley Community Primary School 01279 629427

Churchgate Church of England Primary School 01279 866059

Fawbert and Barnard Primary School 01279 429427

Harlowbury Primary School 01279 423444

Mark Hall Comprehensive School 01279 866280

Potter Street Primary School 01279 866504

St Nicholas School 01279 429910

The Henry Moore Primary School 01279 427465

Utilities

BT Faultline 0800 800 151

Three Valleys Water 0845 782 3333

Community Centres

Church Langley Community CentreChurch Langley, Harlow CM17 9TH 01279 629611

Potter Street Community Centre 96, Potter Street, Harlow CM17 9AQ 01279 422746

St John’s Arts & Recreation Centre For opening hours and programme of events call: 01279 442447

Victoria Hall For opening hours and full programme of events call: 01279 420062

Councillors

Church Langley Councillor Andrew Johnson 865673 Councillor Simon Carter 429443 Councillor Tony Hall 445897

Harlow Common (Potter Street) Councillor Emma Toal 07850 907264Councillor Margaret Hulcoop 452252 Councillor Mark Wilkinson 07866 433991

Old Harlow Councillor Michael Garnett 437401 Councillor Muriel Jolles 432242 Councillor Sue Livings 422339

Local MP

Robert Halfon MP 01279 311451

Doctors

Church LangleyFlorence Nightingale Health Centre, Minton Lane, Church Langley, Harlow CM17 9TG 01279 638520

Old HarlowThe Health Centre, Garden Terrace Road, Old Harlow CM17 0AX 01279 418136

Potter StreetOsler House, Potter Street, Harlow CM17 9BG 01279 698658

EMERGENCY NUMBERS

Electricity Emergency

0800 783 8838 Gas Emergency 0800 111 999

Police

Essex Police Non-Emergency 101

Harlow Police Station 01279 641212

Crimestoppers 0800 555 111

Other Numbers

Alzheimer’s Society 01279 418331

Citizens Advice Bureau 0845 120 3717

Contact Harlow 01279 446655

Harlow Food Bank 01279 724515

MS Society 01279 420059

Petsearch-UK 01279 320511

Rainbow Services 01279 308150

Safer Places 0845 0177668

Samaritans 0845 790 9090

St Clare Hospice Advice Line 01279 773773

Train Enquiries 0845 748 4950


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Documents

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