Essendine

News from the Village of Essendine – Aug 2022

MALLARD PASS ACTION GROUP: LAST CHANCE to respond to this Stage 2 statutory Public Consultation for the Mallard Pass Solar Farm. DEADLINE AU-GUST 4th. Go to www.mallardpassactiongroup.com and click on ‘Act now’ for full details. Have your say, there won’t be another chance to influence the proposal before they put

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News From The Village Of Essendine – July 2022

JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS: Though it was a little chilly on the day, there was a good turnout of villagers to help celebrate Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee. The raffle and associated games and competitions raised nearly £500 towards replacement gates for the play area. We would like to thank all the local businesses who

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St. Mary Magdalene’s Church, Essendine – June 2022

Greetings to you all from St Mary Magdalene’s Church  God bless our gracious Queen,  I hope you are all well and looking forward to all the Jubilee celebrations. It will be a lovely sight to see gardens and villages decked with royal bunting. I hope you all have a lovely

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News From The Village Of Essendine – June 2022 

PLATINUM JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS:  A separate flyer with the details of our village celebration on Friday 3rd June at the village hall, will have been delivered through your letterbox.  A special commemorative tree planting with a time capsule buried beneath it will take place during the celebration.  VILLAGE HALL NEWS:  We

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News From The Village Of Essendine – May 2022

VILLAGE HALL:  The 2022 AGM re-elected Adele Stainsby, Chair, John Saunders, Treasurer and Sue Cunnington, Secretary. Adrian Forsell, Peter Foster and Tom Klimes all continue as committee members. Linda Barker continues as Caretaker. New volunteers are both needed and welcome, as there will be some changes in the management committee in 2023. Please do

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From Essendine To Peru 

Peru is a very long way away! Over 6,000 miles from Essendine.  Famous for Paddington who comes from the deepest, darkest of jungles … which is very exciting unless you need access to medical services. What happens then?  The Vine Trust, a Christian Scottish charity, started the Amazon Hope Medical Programme

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St. Mary Magdalene’s Church, Essendine – April 2022

Easter Greetings from St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Essendine.  I hope you are all well and managing to stay warm and enjoying the Easter holidays. It is so lovely to see all the lambs out in the fields. I’m sure we are all looking forward to some warmer weather so we

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News from the Village of Essendine – April 2022

Twice recently Anglian Water have had to deal with sewer blockages in Bourne Road. In both cases they were caused by a build up of wipes which had completely blocked the sewer, causing raw sewage to overflow into residents’ gardens.  Please put all used wipes and cotton wool pads, no matter

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News from the Village of Essendine – Mar 2022

VACANCY  Parish Council Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer  Essendine Parish Council  Salary £11.08 per hour Part Time (4 hours per week) Home Based  Essendine Parish Council is looking to recruit a Parish Clerk who will also act as the Responsible Financial Officer.  Working from home the successful candidate will agree

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News from the Village of Essendine – Feb 2022

ESSENDINE PARISH COUNCIL OPPOSES MALLARD PASS SOLAR FARM.  “Essendine Parish Council strongly opposes the proposed Mallard Pass Solar Farm development” is the resolution passed by the Parish Council in December 2021.  As a council we oppose the development based upon the voiced concerns of the Essendine population and the overwhelming

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