I hope you all had a good Christmas and are looking forward to 2018.
There are still a few places left for our New Year Lunch on Thursday 18th January and the cost is £30.00 which includes transport from Sawbridgeworth if required. Please book your place in the office. I’m sure, ... Read More
05
Jan2018
05
Jan2018
Hello Folks,
A Happy New Year to all of you and I do hope that you all had a splendid Christmas.
Something that has stuck in my mind was the snow and very cold weather we had in mid-December. On one of the Saturdays, while it was snowing hard, I went to ... Read More
13
Nov2017
I would like to thank Ann Godden, Hilda Perkins and Sheila Townsend for their many years of volunteering at the Centre as without volunteers the Centre would not be able to function.
Thank you for your contribution to the Macmillan Coffee Morning, we raised £100.14 for such a good cause.
Unfortunately, the ... Read More
03
Aug2017
DEAR READER,
I’m sure many of you will have read the notice that Julie will be leaving her post as my Assistant on 3rd August. I’m sure you will all want to join with me to wish her every success in the future. Julie will, however, continue to provide Keep Fit ... Read More
03
Aug2017
NATURE'S CORNER
Hello Folks,
The saga of the baby birds is now almost over as most of them are now as large as their parents. I’ve also noticed that there are far fewer birds on the feeders as they will be starting their 'Eclipse' (shedding the ... Read More
07
Jul2017
Dear Reader
I’m sure many of you will have noticed the work that has gone into the Hailey Centre Garden this year and we are looking forward to offering plants for sale on an ongoing basis.
Now that the heatwave is over let’s hope that we will get nice spell of sunny ... Read More
07
Jul2017
Natures Corner
Hello Folks,
Good news, the baby birds are now coming into the garden in droves. The young Blackbirds are grey brown in colour, the baby Sparrows are light brown and the Starlings have no white spots. There are also tiny Blue Tits and little spotty fronted Robins with no tail ... Read More
07
Jun2017
Dear Reader
Thank you to all those who supported us and all the volunteers who helped at the May Fayre and despite the cloudy day, £400 was made for the Centre.
Our Bacon Roll Saturdays (1st in the month) continue to do well and it’s lovely to see new faces.
Our plant stall ... Read More
07
Jun2017
Natures Corner
Hello Folks,
As the weather is still cold, there are now lots of birds feeding in the garden, but as yet, no babies coming in. although plenty of birds are flying off with beaks full of food (a good sign). I think it is good to now see many sparrows ... Read More
05
May2017
Dear Reader
I hope you all had a lovely Easter break.
There are a couple of dates for your diary for May, Monday 1st and Monday 29th May are bank holidays and the Centre will be closed. The Centre will also be closed on Thursday 4th May as we are used as ... Read More