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| SMOOTH MOVES After 7 years working as a professional dancer and with over 10 years teaching experience, Lauren Cooke A.B.A.T.D BA(HONS) has founded SMOOTHMOVES which will open in the Institute Hall in September. 16 Jul 08 |
| Tai Chi for Health Crystal Wells will be offering a course of lessons in Tai Chi starting on 18th October 2007. The classes will be held on Thurday evenngs form 6.30 - 7.30 pm in the Institute Hall. The full course consists of 12 - 14 sessions covering 42 exercises which promote health and are suitable for people of all ages. No special equipment is needed and exercises can be done at home, or in the office. Anyone interested should contact Crystal on 01992 571663 or 0799 0676543. 2 Oct 07 |
| Institute Jazz Night Raises Over £400 The Jazz Night in the Institute Hall on 12th March was thoroughly enjoyed by all who attended and provided a welcome boost of £475 for Institute funds. Grateful thanks to the organisers. especially Tina, Doreen and Fiona. 29 Mar 05 |
| Coopersale Football Club The Coopersale football team has reformed due largely to the efforts of Ian Morris and his supportive wife Tracey. They felt that children get to a certain age when there is nothing for them to do except hang around the streets where they are likely to get into trouble, be accused of vandalism or of being a nuisance just by association. A group of parents from the school were aware of this and decided to do something about it. Hence the reformation of Coopersale FC for both girls and boys from 10 - 16 years old. The Club is part of the Harlow League and trains on Saturdays between 2-4 o'clock at St John's school playing fields; games are usually on a Sunday. In their first season, 2004/5, the under 16's did very well finishing at the top of their league and the other teams did well also. This is a new club starting from nothing so there is much to do. There is a small Management Committee which has already put a lot into place; a Child Protection Officer has been appointed, CRB checks are being done and should be in place by next season. However, because there is so much to do the Club desperately needs more Committee members so if you are interested in helping to build up this club please contact Ian on 0785 460 8886 and perhaps you could come along to the next meeting. They are also lucky enough to have four Coaches, one for each team and a floating Head Coach. All the club needs now is more members. So if you are a boy or a girl, between 10-16 years old and would like to come and meet some new friends, keep fit and have fun give Ian a call on the above number. 29 Mar 05 |
| Little Ark Chocolate Day Saturday 19th March was Littel Ark's Chocolate Day. We awoke on Saturday morning to glorious sunshine, not thinking it would last we set up the Chocolate Day inside at the hall, about one hour before blast off it was obvious that the weather was not going to change so we hastily moved everything into the garden. The day was a tremendous success, we had a delicious chocolate cake stall, chocolate fondues, decorate an egg, face painting, refreshments, decorate a biscuit and hook a duck to name but a few. We even had a special visitor in the shape of our resident Easter Bunny who, along with about 70 other people, joined in the Easter Egg hunt which the children enjoyed. We raised nearly £300.00. 29 Mar 05 |
| Little Ark Barn Dance The Little Ark's next event is a Barn Dance on the 21st May, 2005. The very kind people at Ashlyn's Organic Farm have let us use their barn. We have a live Ceilidh band arranged and food, but not drink, is included in the ticket price. Which is £15.00 for adults and £5.00 for children. If you would like to come please contact Lesley at the pre-school on 01992 578322. Tickets are available now!! 29 Mar 05 |
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New Year's Eve Disco Raises over £500 The New Year's Eve Disco organised by Doreen Pavitt raised £549 for hall funds, which need topping up after the expense of a new floor. The raffle prizes, including a meal voucher for two at the Theydon Oak, had all been donanted. The winner of a bottle of whisky genersously offered it for aucton to raise additional funds for the Tsunami appeal; it was knocked down for £25. The next major project is to replace the curtains throughout the hall. Forthcoming planned functions include a Valentine's disco on 12th February and Jazz Night on 12th March. Click here for more details. 13 Jan 05 |
| New Floor Finished The new floor was laid during the summer holidays and has already been greatly admired. The project was only possible due to many generous donations and tremendous fund raisng efforts. The total cost was just under £8,000, of which £7,000 was raised from EFDC (£1,900), Essex Community Foundation (£1500), Anonymous Resident (£500), North Weald Market Traders (£165),
Coopersale Snooker Club (£100), Coopersale Group 2000 (£50), Music Hall Evening (£1440), Fund raising events & other gifts (£1440)
Click here to see the floor, which was laid by First Floors of Romford. The floor is solid Merbau hardwood and should last for many years as long as we all take care of it.
21 Sep 04 |
| Essex Community Foundation Grant The Essex Community Foundation has approved a grant of £1,500 towards the cost of replacing the hall floor. 19 Mar 04 |
| North Weald Market Traders Support Hall The North Weald Market Traders held a charity raffle and donated half the proceeds (£165.50) to the Coopersale Social Institute towards the cost of the replacement floor. 30 Dec 03 |
| New Coopersale Institute
Secretary The Institute Committee has appointed a new secretary, Fiona Verhagen. Fiona has lived in Coopersale all her life. With young children (unlike other, older, members of the committee) we hope that Fiona will be able to provide the committee with an insight into how best we can meet the needs of families in the village. 18 Sep 03 |
| Mobile Police Station to Come
to Coopersale
The Essex Police Mobile Police Unit will be in the Coopersale Institute Carpark on alternate Friday afternoons with effect from Friday 10th October. It will be here for an hour between 2.30 and 3.30 pm., so if you have any concerns about crime or would like advice on any police related matter just pop round to Institute Road. 18 Sep 03 |
| Councils
Approve Grants for Institute Epping Forest District and Epping Town Councils have both approved grants for improvements to the Coopersale Institute Hall. The Town Council has agreed to provide £600 towards the cost of the new front doors and the District Council has approved a grant of £1,500 towards the cost of the new floor. The latter project is subject to additional funding being obtained from other sources. We have applied to the Community Fund (National Lottery) and a number of fund raising functions are being planned, details of which will be published shortly. Please support these activities. Two years ago one generous family in the village gave us a gift of £100 towards the cost of rendering the outside of the building; perhaps we will receive a few donations this year for the floor. All gifts no matter how large or small will be gratefully received and the donors wishes for publicity or anonymity will be respected. 3 Mar 03 |
| Aerobics
Classses to Re-start Regular Aerobics classes will be held in the Institute once more. The classes, which will be held on Tuesdays at 8.15 pm and Thursday at 8.30 pm, are being organised by Paula Green. She can be contactd at 73 Parklands (01992 578521) for more information. Feb 2003 |
| Parklands
Improvements As many will have noticed the improvements to the area outside the Parklands shops is underway. The CCTV cameras have been installed and are already working. A new lamp standard has been erected and will be painted as soon as the weather permits. The bollard lights have been removed and the "egg-box" paving will be removed during the week commencing 24 Feb, after which the area will be turfed and a new bed, trees and some additional paving laid. The work should be completed by the end of March. Feb 2003 |
| Institute
Play Area Over the last six months, there have been repeated cases of vandalism and anti-social behaviour on the play area at the rear of the Institute car park. There has been damage to fencing, graffiti, broken glass and damage to neighbours' property, as well as rowdy behaviour late at night. Notices have been posted warning that if the situation did not improve, consideration would be given to closing the site. The only reaction to these warnings received by the committee was that it should be closed. The Institute Committee and Epping Town Council which
has leased the site for many years and maintained it as a
public amenity have therefore agreed that the high cost
of maintaining the play area for public use can no longer
be justified. The Council will give up the lease and the
area will be secured. Feb 2003 |
| LITTLE ARK ROBBED
AND VANDALISED The St Alban's Parish Rooms were broken into on the evening of Monday 25th. Property belonging to the Little Ark Pre-school were damaged and stolen. A new laptop computer, TV and video recorder were stolen, as well as money which had been collected for a Christmas party for the children. The thieves also broke into presents which had been prepared for the children for Christmas and took a set of keys for the building which had just been fitted with new locks, necessitating yet another change of locks. Fortunately many parents and well-wishers are rallying round to replace some of the items, but the young children are naturally upset by the incident. Anyone who has any information about who the perpetrators of this crime should contact Epping police on 01992 561212 Nov 02 |
| ST ALBANS CHURCH
BURGLED On Friday 18th October it was
noticed that a mower (a gift from a parishioner) had been
stolen from the Church equipment shed. 31 Oct 02 |
| MORE IMPROVEMENTS
FOR PARKLANDS SHOPPING PARADE Epping Forest District Council has shortlisted a range of improvements for the Parklands shopping parade based on the consultation which took place prior to last year's work. Additional funding is available for more work to be carried out this financial year and the Council would welcome comments on the shortlisted ideas. They have been circulated to local residents and are reproduced below.
If you have any comments, please complete and return the questionnaire which was attached to the circular or contact Mr S Mitchell at EFDC on 01992 564548 Sep 02 |
| HALL FLOOR
REPAIRED During the short summer break we have taken the opportunity to lift part of the floor in the hall which was showing signs of sagging. The problems were caused by several floor joists which had rotted and snapped. It was apparent that the problme was not a new one as many of the failed joists were replacements for the originals. The cause of the problem appears to be lack of ventilation of the space under the floor in the area of the kitchen and ladies' toilet. The rotten woodwork has been replaced and we are in the process of adding a few vents in the floor to provide ventialtion. We hope that the problems are confined to this area an dthat we won't have to carry out any more major structural repairs. If you use, or help to look after, the hall, please help by avoiding spilling liquid on the floor. Use a damp (but not wet) cloth or mop and clean up spillages as quickly as possible to prevnet them soaking in and weakening the floor. Sep 02 |
| COOPERSALE
CHRONICLE ON-LINE On-line versions of the Coopersale Chronicle are now availble. Use this link to see the latest and previopus editions Sep 02 |
| COOPERSALE
PRE-SCHOOL EXCELLENT SAYS OFSTED Coopersale Pre-School which operates from the Social Institute Hall had its first OFSTED inspection last week and was rated as excellent by the assessors. Cathy Kemp is delighted with the result, especially as the inspectors agreed that the number of places could be increased, allowing children on the waiting list to start. Following the success of last year's summer holiday opening, Cathy intends to keep the school open for the first four weeks of this summer holiday. In September, she plans to use the Institute's newly refurbished reading room as a quiet area for reading and writing. 7 Jun 02 |
| JUBILEE
CELEBRATIONS Golden Jubilee celebrations in Coopersale were muted with the main activities cancelled due to the lack of support. Only a small number turned out for the Tea party on Monday, but those who did enjoyed an excellent tea of sandwiches, scones and delicious cakes, which had been generously provided by members of St Alban's Church congregation. A quiz and raffle added to the enjoyment and resulted in some money being raised for St Alban's Church and Institute funds. Special thanks are due to Mary Knight for organising this festive occasion. A few residents decorated their houses, although several seem to have been more motivated by World Cup fever rather than support for the Queen's Jubilee. Vicarage Road had the highest concentration of decorated houses with No 7, the home of Doreen and Len Pavitt, being judged the winner. Len, who won the prize for the competition held on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee, had said that he didn't want to win again, so left the work of decorating their house to son Martin, who wins a bottle of champagne. Len and Doreen's talents were not wasted, as they masterminded the decoration of the Institute hall. The Maureen Clarke of 16 Vicarage Road and Mr and Mrs Barker, 21 St Alban's Road had also gone to considerable trouble to decorate their houses and were judged equal second by the judges. 7 Jun 02 |
| Coopersale
Chronicle The June 2002 Issue of the Coopersale Chronicle has just been printed and will be distributed shortly. An electronic version is available via this link. We can also send copies by e-mail; if you would like to be added to our electronic mailing list, please email Chronicle@coopersale.org.uk. 31 May 02 |
| Jubilee
Parties Cancelled The Family Disco and Children's Party which had been planned for the Jubilee weekend have had to be cancelled due to lack of support. The Tea Party for residents over the age of 50 will still be held and it is hoped that a number of houses will be decorated. If you want to have your efforts judged in the competion for the bottle of champagne, please contact dave Keehner on 578521. This offer is only applicable for houses within Coopersale. . 20 May 02 |
| Hall
Refurbishment Progress The limewash has been completed and the "building site" at the back of the hall is being cleared up prior to being re-turfed to make a small recreatiuon area. We are aiming to complete this before the Golden Jubilee celebrations. We also need to paint the window frames, clean the windows and repair and re-paint the window cills and get a new front door; any help with these tasks would be greatly appreciated. Contact Chris on 572568 if you can help with any of these jobs. |
| AGM The Coopersale Social Institute Annual General Meeting will take place in the Hall on Wed 8th May, starting at 8pm. If you would like to help the community by joining the committee, or know someone else who would be willing to, this is your chance; simply contact Peter Newton on 574564 and give him the details. Even if you don't want to take an active part why not come along and hear about the different activities in the community. |
| Golden
Jubilee Plans Take Shape Plans for Coopersale Golden Jubilee Celebrations are firming up, with several willing volunteers taking key roles. There will be four events.
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| Aerobics
Classes to Start Again After a break of nearly two years, Aerobics Classes will be starting again in Coopersale soon. Initially the classes, which will start on 9th April, will take place on Tuesday evenings between 7 and 8 pm; however, the possibility of changing to a slot on Thursdays is being considered. Anyone interested in keeping fit, or recovering a lost figure, should contact Gary Moyler on 01992 577770. |
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