The Windmill and its Surroundings
Inspection of the timbers of the mill has revealed both good and bad news. The main supporting timbers (side girts) are less rotted than feared and, with simple steel straps […]
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Archaeologist Tells of our Local Past
Report by Ro Gadian On Saturday 14th October Professor Carenza Lewis talked to an enthralled audience about the history and archaeology of Great Chishill. Carenza Lewis has appeared on many […]
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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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£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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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 […]