From inside the community May will be the Annual General Meeting, when elections of officers will take place. Our Junemeeting should be the evening of 3rd June, but as this will be a Bank Holiday for the Queen’s Jubilee, it will be a Garden Party instead, to take place at the home of one of our Committee Members. On 30th June the FEWI County Annual Meeting will be held at Charter Hall, Colchester. The guest speaker will be Jennie Bond, the well-known broadcaster and journalist, and entertainment will be provided by The Big Sing, a community choir, which was started in Witham 10 years ago. It promises to be a memorable occasion for everyone. In addition to the monthly meetings, there is a Book Club and occasional Coffee Mornings. Now the lighter evenings are with us, why don’t YOU come along? You would be most welcome. The evening starts at 7.15pm on the first Friday— at Highwoods Community Centre. Sandra Jones Walking in England Time to get walking again! At this time of year we start to think about the mud drying up and getting out to walk in the beautiful English Countryside again, but where to find new and interesting walks? Walking in Essex has hundreds of walks to download and print, free, it also has books of walks, details of all the walking groups in the county andmuchmore. Whether youwant towalk on your own or with a group all the information is there in one place. John Harris (the custodian of the website) said ‘There is so much walking information on the web but it is difficult to find. Walking in Essex (part of the Walking in England website) has brought it together in one place so whether you are walking from home, or away on holiday, you will be able to find a walk suitable for you’. With walks from half a mile to twelve miles plus long, and a note of suitability for pushchairs and wheelchairs, everyone can find a walk to enjoy. So home or away, check out the websites and get walking! John Harris 31
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