Nayland with Wissington 2025 Calendar : NOW ON SALE

The 2025 calendar is available to purchase at; Forget Me Not 2 Birch Street, Studio B Hair Salon 3 High Street or from 17 Court Street.  They will be available at various village events.  The calendars remain priced £7 and make ideal gifts.

They are also available to purchase online from here where payment is via Paypal and delivery by post. 

Alternatively, they can be ordered using the order form from here with payment by cheque.  .

The fabulous photographs were taken by local residents and selected by public vote.  The stunning photographs in the calendar provide a wonderful record of the parish as it is today.  Wendy Sparrow, the Parish Recorder, has included a history piece entitled ‘Heavy Traffic in Days Gone By’.

Dates for your Diary

Further dates and details of village activities can be found in the Community Times
19h October: St James’ Churchyard: Autumn Working Party from 9am
25th October: Village Cinema: ‘Baltimore’ open 6.30pm, screening 7.45pm Village Hall
26th October: Village Hall: Autumn Garden Working Party from 9am
30th October: Community Council: meeting Church Hall 8pm (Exec 7.30pm)
31st October: St James’ Church: Light Stop 4.30pm
31st October: Community Council: Sale of Bonfire Night tickets with Nayland Bear
6-8pm at the Old Bus Shelter, Harpers Estate
2nd November: Royal British Legion: Poppy Appeal Coffee Morning Church Hall 10am-12 noon
4th November: Village Hall Management Committee: meeting 7.30pm Village Hall committee room 
5th November: Community Council: Bonfire & Fireworks 6.15 for 7pm Village Hall Playing Field
10th November: Remembrance Sunday: War Memorial Wiston (10am), Nayland (10.45am) followed by service in St James’
11th November: Royal British Legion: Armistice Day 11am War Memorial High Street
12th November: Conservation Society:: ‘Sutton Hoo’ Ship’s Company’ David Pryor 7.15 for 7.30pm Village Hall
13th November: Parish Council: meeting 7.30pm Village Hall committee room & by Zoom 
14th November: Women’s Institute: ‘Things we have made’ 2.30pm Village Hall
15th November: Village Cinema: ‘Vindication Swim’ open 6.30pm, screening 7.30pm Village Hall p
30th November: Community Council: Christmas Fayre 10.30am-1pm Village Hall
Other dates and details can be found in the Community Times 

Community Times

The latest issue for October/November is now available here.

The deadline for receipt of copy (subject to availability/resevation of space) for theDecember/January issue is 1pm on 19th November.  

Film: For those of you not on social media, or who simply missed it.... as promised in the Community Times, here is the link to a fabulous film featuring Nayland's wonderful scenery and wildlife which was filmed by a local resident, Stuart Howells.  Watching this is a real tonic. 

Community Council Meeting

Minutes of the meeting held on 3rd September are available here.

 

Nayland Coronation Celebrations:

Sunday 7th May 2023 : Like many other communities Nayland residents celebrated with a Coronation Picnic on Webb’s Meadow at the village hall.  It was a lovely, relaxed affair. just what the doctor ordered after the hustle and bustle of the past year.  It was a lovely, informal and jolly get together with about 150 gaily dressed villagers turning out to enjoy the sunshine and the lovely community atmosphere.  A huge thank you to all helpers for their efforts leading up to and at the Coronation Picnic and of course to everyone that came along. 

Answers to the Fun Quizes can be found below:
Royal Quiz Solutions
Think You Know Nayland Photo Quiz Solutions

5th June 2022:  the Platinum Jubilee celebrating 70 years of the Queen’s reign. It was a wonderful event with a fabulous atmosphere and reflected the spirit of the Community Council in true Nayland with Wissington style.  Whether you put up the bunting, rung the Church bells, sung in the choir, entered the fancy-dress parade, joined in with the community singing, were a member of the set up/clear up committee or just attended the event you were part of a day to remember.  Thank you so much to Wendy Sparrow and her team of helpers for a wonderful 1950s exhibition which evoked so many wonderful childhood memories for so many people.

View the photo Album of the Jubilee Party here

 

River Watch 

As featured in the August 2022 issue of  the Community Times, the following correspondence was sent to the Environment Agency expressing concerns over the management of the section of the River Stour that runs through Nayland,  They were asked to respond for circulation in the Community Times. These documents can be found below:

Letter to Sir James Bevan, CEO, Environment Agency
'A River in Need of Maintenance' Document
Timeline of Photographs 1975-present

The Save Caley Green Campaign

In 2021the Parish Council raised concerns regarding erosion of the riverbank at Caley Green and proposed putting vegetation around the bay to prevent further erosion.  There was public opposition to this; saying it would impair the open view and reduce access to the water’s edge; they would like an alternative solution such as installing revetment without vegetation. The background of this can be found in the following documents: 
‘A Much Loved Village Amenity’: reaction, options, why it matters and more can be viewed here.
Visit the 'Save Caley Green Nayland' Facebook page by clicking here
'Caley Green Vegetation v's Revetment: weigh up the pros & cons yourself' can be viewed here
 

Local Bus Service

Details and timetables can be found at Hedingham & Chambers

Upcoming Events [  Cal  | List ]


 
Nayland art group
Wednesday 13 November 2024
14:00-16:00
Nayland Church Hall
Nayland art group

  Weekly meeting


Parish Council Meeting
Wednesday 13 November 2024
19:30-21:30
Nayland Village Hall
Nayland with Wissington Parish Council
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  Parish Council Meeting


Monthly meeting
Thursday 14 November 2024
14:00-17:00
Nayland Village Hall
Nayland WI

  Monthly WI Meeting with guest speaker.


Zumba
Thursday 14 November 2024
18:15-19:15
Nayland Village Hall

  Zumba fitness class 6.15pm - to book please message 07791 496767


Toddlers
Friday 15 November 2024
09:30-11:15
Nayland Village Hall
Nayland Baby and Toddler Group

  toddlers


Nayland Cinema: Vindication Swim
Friday 15 November 2024
18:00-22:30
Nayland Village Hall
Nayland Cinema

Country Music Afternoon
Sunday 17 November 2024
13:15-18:00
Nayland Village Hall
Brian Mann

  Live Entertainment and Dancing


Table Tennis
Monday 18 November 2024
14:00-16:00
Nayland Village Hall
Table Tennis Club

19 November

Practice
Tuesday 19 November 2024
13:15-15:15
Nayland Church Hall
Nayland handbells

20 November

Study Day
Wednesday 20 November 2024
10:30-15:00
Nayland Village Hall
The Arts Society Colchester

  Three lectures with buffet lunch


22 November

Toddlers
Friday 22 November 2024
09:30-11:15
Nayland Village Hall
Nayland Baby and Toddler Group

  toddlers


25 November

Table Tennis
Monday 25 November 2024
14:00-16:00
Nayland Village Hall
Table Tennis Club

26 November

Practice
Tuesday 26 November 2024
13:15-15:15
Nayland Church Hall
Nayland handbells

27 November

Nayland art group
Wednesday 27 November 2024
14:00-16:00
Nayland Church Hall
Nayland art group

  Weekly meeting


Local Social Media

There are useful local social media groups which offer interesting and useful information including:

Public Access Defibrillators
in Nayland

There are TWO Public Access Defibrillators located in Nayland – on the outside wall of Nayland Fire Station and on the outside wall of Nayland Village Hall.

Always dial 999 in an emergency, the call handler will know there is a defibrillator nearby and will provide the access code if needed.














The History of Nayland & Wiston





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