Fiona Bayley has kindly provided a DVD of the events which took place in Stambourne village on the 7th and 8th May 1995 to mark 50 years since VE and VJ day. Watch the video » window.location="/history/world-war-ii/ve-vj-day-anniversary/";

Plant swap & sale at Stambourne Chapel With the worst of the frosts hopefully over, it's time to get your garden going! This year you have three options: Order from this list and we will allocate as best we can and deliver when the plants are ready – second week of May, probably.Order and collect on 8th May.Come along to our stand on the Chapel Front on 8th May b...

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Yarn bombers have created a cute little knitted display on Tesco's postbox in Great Dunmow to celebrate Easter! Check out the video below and thanks to Vicky Dowling for sending it in! Feeling suitably inspired? Why not have a go at knitting your own Hot Cross Bun? Bonus: it's calorie-free! Or make some colourful eggs for your Easter hunt. And if crochet is more up your str...

This Sunday, 28th March 2021, the clocks in the UK will go forward 1 hour at 1am. This means you'll get one hour less in bed, but the evenings become lighter! In the UK the clocks go forward 1 hour at 1am on the last Sunday in March, and back 1 hour at 2am on the last Sunday in October.The period when the clocks are 1 hour ahead is called British Summer Time (BST). There...

Stambourne road closure: Stambourne Road (between Stambourne and Great Yeldham) will be closed for 3 days from Monday 22nd March 2021. Whilst there are no specific details on the Essex Highways website, it may be due to the large number of works which are taking place in the area to provide hyper-fast broadband to the local area, although Stambourne is already covered by th...

The COVID-19 vaccine will always be available free of charge and the NHS will never ask you to share any bank details, to confirm your identity, or ask you to pay for a vaccine. Find out more at: nhs.uk/CovidVaccine.

The census will take place on 21st March 2021 and should be completed by each household as close to that day as possible. A census is held every 10 years in the UK and is used by organisations such as local authorities and charities to plan the resources they will need to help the communities they serve. You must complete the census by law. It should be completed on Sund...