£196,000 Lottery Grant!
A couple of years of hard work organising fund raising events, filling in forms, producing policy documents, and plans for community involvement etc has paid off! The DCC have been […]
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The Chishills Newsletter October 2017
Television celebrity archaeologist Carenza Lewis will visit Great Chishill to give a free talk on local history and archaeology at St Swithun’s Church on 14th October, as part of the
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Walk the Walk
Tracey Greeman writes: 24th September 2017 saw Vyckie and myself take on the Berlin Marathon for the breast cancer charity Walk the Walk. We had a fabulous weekend with our
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The Chishills Newsletter September 2017
The Parish Council is addressing security concerns in the village by distributing a questionnaire to residents to gather opinions on potential initiatives to reduce burglaries, with a deadline for responses
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The Chishills Newsletter August 2017
The windmill restoration team has successfully raised £12,000 through their ‘Sponsor a Board’ campaign and received an additional grant of £15,729 from Historic England to continue crucial repairs and maintenance
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New Vicar for our Villages
At a service in Chrishall church on 26th July, led by the Bishop of Chelmsford, the Rt Revd Stephen Cottrell and the Archdeacon of Stansted, The Venerable Robin King, The
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Skylark Concert
Yet another St Swithun’s restoration fundraising event took place in the church on 22 July with a recital by Skylark, a group founded by singer Jude Short and keyboard player
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The Fete 2017
On Saturday 15th July the Chishills’ annual fete was held on the playing field in Great Chishill. A warm but not so sunny afternoon brought out the villagers for fun
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The Chishills Newsletter July 2017
Great Chishill DCC has received a £196,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to carry out urgent repairs on St Swithun’s church tower, enhancing its utility for community events and
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The Chishills Newsletter June 2017
The Windmill restoration project has made significant progress with the engagement of millwright Bill Griffiths to start work in July, and a sponsorship scheme has been introduced to help fund