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
27th September: Nayland Post Office presentation and toast to the postmistress 4pm 
29th September: Royal British Legion: visit to Boxted Airfield Museum 10.30am meet at the museum
5th October: Woodland Corner & Community Council: Sale in High Street 9am-11.30 Cakes, Bonfire Night tickets
7th October: Village Hall Management Committee: meeting 7.30pm Village Hall committee room
8th October: Conservation: ‘Home Guard’ Nigel Amies 7.15 for 7.30pm Village Hall
9th October: Village Lunch: ‘Colchester Zoo and it's Conservation Programme’ 11.45 for 12noon Village Hall
9th October: Parish Council: meeting 7.30pm Village Hall committee room & by Zoom
10th October: Women’s Institute: Sue Carbett ‘Her grandmother, the first Essex County Chair of the WI’ 2.30pm Village Hall
12th October: Community Litterpick: meet 1.30pm at Village Hall
14th October: Royal British Legion: AGM Michael Callaghan ‘Change to decimal currency’ 7.30 for 9pm Church Hall
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
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