Words by Barry Bloom

Just days after it’s third anniversary, the Play and Learn Nursery on London Road Campus has been forced to close down leaving 54 children looking for a new setting. Just two weeks after we opened we learned that the Landlords, Nortel Plc. had gone into administration. This was the biggest company in Canada with over 100,000 employees worldwide, so to say it was a shock is an understatement.

Words by Mick Rumens

Our Christmas Carols by Candlelight concert at Thaxted on December 17th, cancelled due to the blizzards the previous year, was an enormous success and very well received by a packed audience.

It was very much a party atmosphere with contributions from Harlow Chorus Academy, a Brass Quintet & Percussion, a recitation of a John Betjamin Christmas poem and our conductor, Alexander Chaplin showing off his keyboard skills duetting with our accompanist, Sue Graham- Smith, in a selection from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite. With the audience enthusiastically joining in a number of the more familiar carols. A great evening was had by all!

BURGLARY WARNING FROM OUR PSCO’s

There has been a recent spate of burglaries in Harlow. In the majority of cases entry has been gained via UPVC front /back doors that have not been properly locked.

You may find the following tips helpful in making your property more secure.

• Keep doors locked even when you're at home. Use a 5-lever mortice deadlock or on UPVC units fully engage the multi- locking system. JUST PULLING THE HANDLE UP TO ENGAGE THE BOLTS IS NOT SUFFICIENT. YOU MUST ALSO LOCK THE DOOR WITH THE KEY. Contact the Crime Prevention officer or your local PCSO if you would like someone to call by and show you.
• Fit a door bar or chain and use it every time someone calls.
• Fit a cage or deflector over the letterbox, on the inside, to prevent thieves from accessing the inside handles from the outside.
• Keep windows locked, especially when you are out.

Shared by Christine Beetlestone

If you haven’t got time to stand making pancakes, this is an American version which goes in one pan or dish and is baked in the oven and is rather like a dessert Yorkshire pudding, served with Maple Syrup and berries there won’t be any leftovers. Just traditional fresh lemon juice and caster sugar is equally as good. This batter is also a very good pancake recipe.