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The parish covers an area between
Great Dunmow, Thaxted and Takeley in Essex. It is
a rural parish with much arable farmland.
The population of the parish
is about 2,230 and growing; approximately 350 of those
being under the age of 18.
This show was historically held
by the Countess of Warwick, a former local landowner.
It has been revived and is now held annually over
the August Bank Holiday. This is the main fundraising
event of the year in aid of church funds and from
the 2009 show the churches received £5,000 each for
some expensive restoration work that will be on-going
over the next two/three years. The churches are grateful
to the Show Committee for all their work throughout
the year.
The show
takes place this year on the 29th/30th August and
includes an art exhibition, crafts, horticulture,
a dog show, displays of country pursuits and fairground
activities. The show is estimated to attract in excess
of 10,000 visitors over the weekend.
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The Friends of the Five
Parishes is a registered charity (No. 1059862).
Their mission statement is:
"The Friends of the Five Parishes
is a registered charity dedicated to help preserve
the fabric of the church buildings of Broxted, Tilty,
Great Easton and Little Easton in good order for future
generations".
The Friends have been held up
as a model of excellence for parishes wishing to start
their own Friend's group. Currently, there are 109
active members.
Fundraising activities include
membership subscriptions, an annual evening of magic
and mystery, a St George's Day dinner, the sale of
merchandise and the 50% club monthly draw. To find
out more please contact Angela Harbottle, Secretary,
on 01371 872894.
The Friends have given over
£43,000 in grants to our four churches and are expecting
requests for more as their renovation work for 2010
gets underway.
Events planned by The
Friends during 2010
Evening of Magic & Mystery, 29th October at Great
Easton Village Hall.
21st November Friends Annual Service of Evensong 4pm
Broxted Church
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The Five Parishes is an inspirational
place to live and work. The tranquility of its rural
location makes it an ideal place to raise a family.
Living here, you would be at the heart of village
life, yet close to the wider facilities of local market
towns. Good communications give easy access to larger
towns and cities for anything not available locally.
The churches
There are four working churches
in the Parish, of different sizes and styles. These
are kept in good structural and decorative condition
and the churchyards are well maintained.
The church doors are kept unlocked
to encourage locals, visitors and private worship.
Our churches are popular with
tourists and have been mentioned in several books
on English churches and in guides to the area.
Find out more about each
of our churches.
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The villages of the Five Parishes each have their
own unique character. They all participate fully in
the social life of the Five Parishes, together with
other local events.
The
local pubs are:
The Stag, Little Easton
The Swan, Great Easton
Prince of Wales, Brick End, Broxted
The Three Horseshoes, Duton Hill
The Farmhouse Inn, Monk Street
View what goes on in our
village
halls.
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There are strong links between church and school,
with services held in both school and church. Assemblies
are taken fortnightly by Canon Ivy and our Rural Dean,
Revd Cilla Hawkes, and a service of Holy Communion
once a term. A number of church members are Governors
at the school.
In conjunction with the charity
Website - Bibles
for Children, Email,
pupils from year 2 upwards will each receive a copy
of the Childrens Bible donated by the charity. From
September 2010 The Five Parishes will fund the gift
of a Bible for all new pupils from year 2 upwards.
View the school website,
for more information.
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Donations come from plate collection
offerings at the churches, gift aid envelope scheme
and planned via standing
orders (giving form, Word doc).
The Friends
of the Five Parishes income comes membership,
through subscriptions, fundraising events, a 50% club
and investment income.
Also, the Countess
of Warwick's Country Show, which is a community
event every year, donate the profits to our churches.
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The ministry in The Five Parishes
is funded by those who attend church services, The
Countess of Warwick's Country Show, The
Friends of the Five Parishes, occasional one-off
donations and investment income. A small portion of
our income comes from wedding and funeral fees.
The work of the churches is
greatly helped in managing it finances by knowing
that a large proportion of its money is given regularly
and systematically. Planned giving helps us to know
how much is coming in so that we can pay the monthly
bills.
There are a number of ways in
which people can give systematically:
• Envelope schemes
• Bank Standing Order
• Make a Gift Aid Declaration
• Company matched giving
• Give as you earn
• Login to www.easyfundraising.org.uk
• Login to www.easysearch.org.uk
SHOP ONLINE AND HELP
THE FIVE PARISHES
Did you know that by shopping on line you can donate
to The Five Parishes without it costing you a penny?
Login to www.easyfundraising.org.uk,
enter “The Five Parishes PCC” as your chosen charity
(don’t forget the “PCC”), then by going to Amazon,
Waitrose, Viking, Staples or any of 2,000+ other retailers,
you will raise up to 15% for The Five Parishes from
each purchase you make. The Five Parishes PCC has
been registered with them, so this will not give you
a problem.
Extra funds will be raised by accessing www.easysearch.org.uk,
their associated innovative charity search engine,
instead of Google/Yahoo etc.
Every time easysearch is used
to search the web, they will give 50% of the fees
paid by their advertising sponsors to The Five Parishes
PCC.
WHATEVER YOU GIVE
IS OF GREAT WORTH TO GOD AND HIS CHURCH.
Thank you for supporting our work.
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Giving
form (Word doc)
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This Magazine is publishes
monthly and is distributed free to every household
in the Five Parishes.
View
calendar of events (Word doc)
August 2010 Magazine
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If you have any queries please
contact Angela Harbottle on 01371 872894 or via
email.
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Except for July the Eastons
and Tilty Women's Institue meets at 2.15pm for 2.30pm
on the 2nd Thursday of every month in Great Easton
Village Hall. In July the meeting is held in a member’s
garden.
A varied programme of speakers
is arranged throughout the year. Refreshments are
provided and there are market and bring and buy stalls.
Excursions are arranged to various places. There are
currently 49 members drawn not only from the Five
Parishes but from Dunmow, Thaxted and other surrounding
villages.
A warm welcome awaits ladies
who would like to join and for further information
please contact May Ferris (Secretary) on 01371 870580
or Brenda Smith (President) on 01371 870335.
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Stop Stansted Expansion (SSE)
is dedicated to fighting BAA's expansion plans for
Stansted Airport by the creation of a second runway.
SSE has brought together a host of talented local
volunteers from all walks of life who have the expertise
to deal with most aspects of these plans. Their aim
is always to present the case on behalf of the local
community against massive expansion in the strongest
and most professional terms.
Their Campaign Office is at:
PO Box 311
Takeley
Bishop's Stortford
Herts
CM22 6PY
Telephone 01279 870558
Email
Email Copies of their press releases and latest updates
are available at www.stopstanstedexpansion.com.
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