JUNE 2000

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

About 40 people attended the AGM held on Friday 12 May 2000 in the Canon Roche Hall, Laindon Road when the following people were elected to office for the next twelve months:-

EAST AREA COMMITTEE temporarily incorporating BURSTEAD AREA COMMITTEE

Chairman	Denis Alabaster	631234
Vice Chairman	Eve Oliver	625736
Secretary	Maralyn Buchanan	656715
Membership Secretary (East Area)	Jo Evans	659823
Membership Secretary (Burstead)	Joyce Burg & Daphne Hill

Mr David Kershaw, Passenger Transport Contracts Manager for Essex County Council, gave an interesting talk on how local bus services were financed and managed after which light refreshments were served.

THE CRUNCH

The Crunch will be visiting the following locations between the hours of 9.00am and 12.00 noon :

Little Burstead Car Park	29 July	30 September	25 November
Radford Crescent Car Park	24 June	26 August	28 October

At these locations there will also be a "Green Crunch" for the separate disposal of green garden waste.

Not suitable for oil, paint and other waste liquids. Please speak to the driver about the disposal of these items. Telephone 01268 294949 for information regarding recycling and waste disposal facilities.

 DON'T DUMP IT - CRUNCH IT

At the request of members the latest discount list is printed below, please keep this list for future reference.

DISCOUNTS GIVEN BY LOCAL TRADERS JUNE 2000

PLEASE REMEMBER IT IS UP TO YOU TO ASK FOR A DISCOUNT
AND TO PRODUCE YOUR MEMBERSHIP CARD

NOTE: ONLY THE BUSINESSES LISTED ABOVE GIVE DISCOUNTS, NOT ALL THE COMPANIES ADVERTISING IN THE SUPPLEMENT IN THE RESIDENT.

SATURDAY 17 JUNE from 12.00 noon to 4.00pm "The Wild Wild West" Summer Fayre at SUNNYMEDE INFANTS AND JUNIOR SCHOOL - Inflatables, Side Shows, Arena Events, Refreshments, Crafts and lots more.

TUESDAY 20 JUNE - BILLERICAY RAINBOW PRESCHOOL OPEN DAY - 9.30am to 12.00noon, in the Rainbow Hall, Baptist Church, Perry Street. Telephone 01277 654473. Why not come and meet the fully qualified and friendly staff and find out what we can offer you and your child. Excellent Ofsted and Social Services reports, testimonies from parents. Refreshments available.

MONDAY 19 JUNE from 2.00pm to 4.30pm - ANNUAL STRAWBERRY TEA - at "ACORS", 10 KENNEL LANE, GREAT BURSTEAD. Strawberries and Cream Tea, Stalls, Tombola and Raffle. Admission £2.50. All proceeds to St Lukes Hospice. For further details please ring 01277 623268.

FAB 2000 - SATURDAY 24 JUNE - once again the delightful church of St Mary Magdalene at Great Burstead is organising FAB, the "Festival At Burstead". There will be a concert on Friday evening and special services, including a special "Songs of Praise", on Sunday evening.

This year the theme of the Festival will be "People and Events Through the Ages". On Saturday 24 June, from 11am to 4pm, in the church and grounds there will be a wide variety of arena events and stalls plus many other attractions including, a fancy dress competition, craft fayre and art exhibition.

For anyone interested in churches and church architecture this very attractive and historic church (the oldest parts of which date from the 12^th century) will be open to visitors on Sunday afternoons from 3pm. to 5pm until September.

SATURDAY 26 JUNE at 7.45pm in the Day Centre, Chantry Way. NORSEY WOOD SOCIETY. Talk by Richard Wallis on Danbury Common and Blakes Wood owned by the National Trust. All are welcome. Enquiries - please ring 01277 653852

CHURCHES TOGETHER IN BILLERICAY MILLENNIUM FLOWER FESTIVAL

FRIDAY 30 JUNE - SUNDAY 2 JULY

This Festival will take place at St Mary's on the High Street and the theme will be "In the Steps of Jesus".

Flower arrangers from the Anglican, Catholic, Baptist, URC and Methodist Church are all participating and a small ecumenical group has been working hard over the past few months to plan this Festival. All the proceeds from the weekend will be going to St Lukes Hospice.

Times of opening are:- Friday 30 June & Saturday 1 July - 10am to 6pm. Sunday 2 July - 2pm to 5pm.

Saturday 1 July is also Billericay Fun Day when there will be arena events and stalls on Sun Corner. Book these dates in your diary and be sure to come along and give us your support. All offers of help will be gratefully received and should be made to Janet Lee on 01277 622297.

FRIDAY 14 JULY - 7.30pm onwards. BASILDON AND DISTRICT BRANCH OF THE NATIONAL CHILDBIRTH TRUST is holding a "LADIES NIGHT". Come and join us for an evening of pampering including Beauty Treatments, Reflexology, Clairvoyant, Jewellery and Accessory Stalls. Tickets £2.00 (including free drink). For further details and to book your tickets please ring:- Julie on 01277 622935 or Frances on 01277 633060.

BILLERICAY ARTS ASSOCIATION, THE FOLD, 72 LAINDON ROAD, BILLERICAY. TEL 01277 659286

FRIDAY 16 JUNE at 7.30pm. Plastercast presents "GODSPELL" A 1970's rock pop show that starred David Essex in its original West End Production. Includes such well known songs as Day By Day, By My Side and Prepare Ye, Lively, musical, toe tapping hand clapping, colourful in the extreme and yet thought provoking. Something for everyone. Tickets £5.00 (£4.00 members)

FRIDAY 30 JUNE at 7.30pm. - HOLLYWOOD TALES. Jurgen Wolff, writer of popular sitcoms BENSON and FAMILY TIES and 1998 Hollywood feature film THE REAL HOWARD SPITZ, talks about humorous memories of Hollywood, script writing and how to write sitcoms. Learn how a scriptwriter works and how sitcoms get written. Tickets £4.00 (£3.50 members )

BILLERICAY TWINNING ASSOCIATION - COACH TRIPS - TO BOOK PLEASE RING 01277 623519

WEDNESDAY 12 JULY - THAMES RIVER TRIP. Sail from Tilbury to Chelsea with an informative discourse by the knowledgeable captain of the MV Princess Pocahontas. A meal will be provided on board. Inclusive cost - coach, boat, meal - Adults £24.50, Senior Citizens £20.00, Children £16.50. OR board the boat at Tilbury and disembark at Greenwich, you will have 4 hours ashore (no meal provided) and will be picked up by the boat on its way back to Tilbury. Cost - coach/boat - Adults £15.50, Senior Citizens £12.50, Children £10.00. Depart GG 8.45am, OA 8.50am, LR 8.55am, SG 9.00am. Back in Billericay about 6.30pm.

SATURDAY 22 JULY - BLETCHLEY PARK (STATION X). Britain's "secret army" was stationed here during the war engaged in cracking the codes used by our enemies. Even today many of these people refuse to divulge details of their work . It is fair to say that without their efforts using the highly acclaimed "Enigma" machine, and their keen minds, the war would have taken toll of many more lives. A guided tour has been arranged round the various rooms after which you are at liberty to wander at will. Refreshments can be purchased. Inclusive Cost - Adults £12.00, Senior Citizens/Children £11. Depart GG 9.00am, OA 9.05am, LR 9.10am, SG 9.15am. Back in Billericay about 6.30pm.

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BILLERICAY DISTRICT RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION - COACH TRIPS - TO BOOK PLEASE RING BILLERICAY 626287.

PAYMENT METHOD - by cheque made payable to BDRA and sent to D Osborn, 22 Raven Lane, Billericay CM12 0JA. NO COACH BOOKINGS WILL BE TAKEN BY ANSWERPHONE. DEPARTURE POINTS FOR ALL TRIPS:- GG - Gooseberry Green, bus stop on roundabout. OA - Orchard Avenue, approaching Stock Road. LR - Laindon Road, bus stop near Sun Corner. SG South Green, bus stop to Wickford, opposite The Plough.

THURSDAY 6 JULY - HAMPTON COURT PALACE FLOWER SHOW. (RHS) SURREY. FULL. PLEASE PAY NOW. Inclusive cost:- Adults - £25.00, Senior Citizens - £22.00
Depart GG 08.00am, OA 08.05am, LR 08.10am, SG 08.15am. Back in Billericay about 7.00pm.

FRIDAY 4 AUGUST - GREAT YARMOUTH SEASIDE DAY OUT
Bring your bucket and spade, shorts and cossies - lots to do, places to eat and drink, stacks of amusements. For those young and cool who prefer Pleasurewood Hills a drop off has been arranged.
Coach Fare - Adults - £8.50, Senior Citizens - £7.50, Children - £6.50.
Depart GG 8.00am, OA 8.05am, LR 8.10am, SG 8.15am. Back in Billericay about 8.00pm.

THURSDAY 24 AUGUST - SANDRINGHAM & AFTERNOON TEA. FULL.
Inclusive cost- Adults £17.50, Senior Citizens £16.50, Children £15.00.
Depart GG 8.00am, OA 8.05am, LR 8.10am, SG 8.15am. Back in Billericay about 8.30pm.

WEDNESDAY 13 SEPTEMBER - LONDON PALLADIUM THEATRE - THE KING AND I. MATINEE 2.30pm. FULL. Time available (2 hours) for evening meal. Rear Dress Circle seats.
Inclusive cost - Adults - £28.00, Senior Citizens £24.00.
Depart GG 11.30am, OA 11.35am, LR 11.40am, SG 11.45am. Back in Billericay about 9.00pm.

WEDNESDAY 20 SEPTEMBER - LONDON PALLADIUM THEATRE - THE KING AND I. MATINEE 2.30pm Time available (2 hours) for evening meal. Another trip for those who missed the previous one on 13 September. Rear Dress Circle seats.
Inclusive cost Adults - £28.00, Senior Citizens £24.00.
Depart GG 11.30am, OA 11.35am, LR 11.40am, SG 11.45am. Back in Billericay about 9.00pm.

THURSDAY 28 SEPTEMBER - ALDWYCH THEATRE - WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND. MATINEE 3.00pm.
Andrew Lloyd Webber's best show since Phantom of the Opera. Front Stall seats. Time available (2 hours) for an evening meal.
Inclusive cost - Adults £ 30.00, Senior Citizens £27.00
Depart GG 12.00noon, OA 12.05pm, LR 12.10pm, SG 12.15pm. Back in Billericay about 9.30pm.

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