What's new in Stambourne and beyond- Stambourne

A day out in… Foulness Island

Posted on 25 Oct 202225 Oct 2022 by Editor

Foulness Island in Essex was once only accessible via the deadly Broomway. Approach with caution! Just when you thought you knew Essex, did you know that you can only visit this island one day per month, for only 7 months of the year? And have we already said that it's in Essex? The place we are going today is Foulness Island, an island off the east coast of the county near...

Clocks change on Sunday

Posted on 25 Oct 202213 Jan 2022 by Editor

This Sunday, 30th October 2022, the clocks in the UK will go back 1 hour at 2am. This means you'll get one hour more in bed, and the mornings become lighter! In the UK the clocks go forward 1 hour at 1am on the last Sunday in March, and back 1 hour at 2am on the last Sunday in October.The period when the clocks are 1 hour ahead is called British Summer Time (BST). There'...

Autumn Craft Market in Stambourne

Posted on 05 Oct 202220 Dec 2022 by Editor

Saturday, 15th October 2022 — 10am - 2pm // Come along to the Village Hall on Saturday, 15th October 2022 for our FIRST EVER Autumn Craft Market in Stambourne and make a start on your Christmas shopping! What will I find at the market? Greeting cards, pottery, handmade jewellery, florist, butcher, t-shirts, and more. #buylocal There will also be a charity tombol...

Recycling calendar for 2024-25

Posted on 26 Sep 202208 Oct 2024 by Editor

Recycling calendar 2024-25 for Stambourne // Next Bin Day is: From March 2024, the green bin garden waste collection has become chargeable. More information can be found on Braintree Council's website. We should all aim to recycle as much as possible and councils have targets in place to increase the amount that's recycle...

Road closure from 3rd October 2022

Posted on 20 Sep 202220 Dec 2022 by Editor

Monday, 3rd October 2022 // Road closure near Stambourne: Cornish Hall End (road B1057), Finchingfield Road, due to commence on 3rd October 2022 for 16 days. Cornish Hall End, Finchingfield - Temporary Prohibition of Traffic) Order 2022. Effect of the order: To temporarily close that length of Cornish Hall End, Finchingfield in the District of Braintree, fr...

National Moment of Reflection

Posted on 16 Sep 202220 Dec 2022 by Editor

Sunday, 18th September 2022 — 8pm // There is to be a National Moment of Reflection at 8pm on Sunday, 18th September to commemorate Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. There will be a gathering to do this by the War Memorial in the church yard at Stambourne, where a wreath will be laid. It will commence at 7.55pm. St. Peter and St. Thomas Beckett Church, 1 Church Road, S...

Bank Holiday bin collections

Posted on 13 Sep 202221 Dec 2022 by Editor

Monday, 13th September 2022 // Important update regarding Bank Holiday bin collections. Following the announcement that there will be an additional Bank Holiday on Monday, 19th September 2022 for the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Braintree Council will be making some amendments to the planned bin collections. There will be no collections on Monday, all collections...

King Charles III Proclamation – Video

Posted on 12 Sep 202214 Sep 2022 by Editor

Sunday, 11th September 2022 — 4pm // King Charles III Accession Proclamation, read by Val Kerrison at Stambourne Church. The proclamation of the new King was read in the Church by Val Kerrison, Churchwarden, on Sunday, 11th September 2022 at 4pm. The proclamation of the new King was read at Stambourne Church by Val Kerrison, Churchwarden, on 11th September 2022 at 4pm. ...