Nayland with Wissington 2025 Calendar :  ON SALE

The 2025 calendar is available to purchase at; Forget Me Not 2 Birch Street, Studio B Hair Salon 3 High Street, Mill Street Deli 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’.

Father Christmas comes to Nayland
Tuesday 24th December

Starting at 2pm from the Village Christmas tree in the High Street. 
He will tour the village stopping at Caley Green, Bear Street, Stoke Road and back to the High Street.
He will spread his Christmas cheer and hand out chocolate coins to the little people of the village.
See enlarged poster and map here

Nayland & Wiston Christmas Trail has begun!  

From 1st to 24th December advent windows around the village are being ‘opened’ each day. 
The Christmas trees and wreaths will be displayed from 9th December. 
For a little extra interest there is a question associated with each tree - see how many you can get right - answers will be published here from 20th December.
The winners of the wreath competition will also be revealed at that time.

The locations of all the Advent Windows, Christmas Trees, Christmas Wreaths and other festive spectacles are shown in the graphics. 
The printed Trail leaflets are can be downloaded here or are available in Nayland shops.

The Community Council hope you enjoy this Christmassy Trail around the village and thank all those who are participating
 

Dates for your Diary

Further dates and details of village activities can be found in the Community Times
1st December: Christmas Trail Advent windows are revealed 
4th December: Village Payers’: ‘Rapunzel’ Village Hall - 6.30pm
6th December: Village Payers’: ‘Rapunzel’ Village Hall - 7.30pm
7th December: Village Payers’: ‘Rapunzel’ Village Hall - 2.30pm & 7.30pm 
8th December: Community Council: Christmas tree going up in High Street 9am 
9th December: Christmas Trail Christmas trees and wreaths are revealed 
12th December: Women’s Institute: ‘Nayland Handbell Ringers’  2.30pm Village Hall
13th December: Village Cinema: ‘Wilding’  open 6.30pm, screening 7.30pm Village Hall  
15th December: Nayland Choir concert ’Winter Solstice in Song’ 3,30 for 4pm Village Hall 
18th December: Carols Around the Christmas Tree with the Boxted Silver Band at 7pm High Street 
19th December: First Responders Fundraiser:  Antony Roberts’ A Christmas Carol  6.30 for 7pm Village Hall
21st December: Winter Solstice Picnic 1pm on Caley Green 
22nd December: Country Music Sundays: ‘Kevin Barry’ 1.15pm for 2pm 
22nd December: Candlelit Carol Service at St James’ Church at 6.30pm 
24th December: Father Christmas will be touring Nayland  at 2pm  
Other dates and details can be found in the Community Times 

Community Times

The latest issue for December/January 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 30th October 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