From inside the community Myland Foodbank You will get a warm welcome and help when you visit the Myland Foodbank (a satellite of the main one at Tollgate, Stanway). We are based in the Myland Parish Hall, Mile End Road, and to make it more convenient for people doing the school run, we have decided to open earlier in the day; we are now open from 8.30am to midday, every Tuesday and Friday. Gillian Tyrrell Lead Volunteer Colchester Countryside Volunteer Rangers Wishing you a very Happy New Year! After a three year break we were finally able to organise two of our social events: Pre-Xmas Buffet: This took place at the Prettygate pub and despite the World Cup, and not very good weather, there was a good turnout. A big thank you to all our wonderful Highwoods Country Park Rangers for attending and our dear friends from Together We Grow (Big Garden). A big thank you also to Lisa at the Prettygate for organising the usual great buffet. New Year’s Day Walk: This has always been a very popular event organised by the Countryside Rangers and it was really lovely to have it back. The walk itself is free, but for those who like to have some refreshments afterwards CCVR provide a sausage roll mince pie and either mulled wine or non alcoholic spiced fruit punch, which this year was made by yours truly, and seemed to go down very well. There is a small charge for this, but the funds go towards training costs for new volunteers. The above items were kindly donated as usual by our local supermarkets Asda, Co-op and Waitrose; many thanks to them for their continued support. Although the numbers were smaller than usual, it was still a very successful event. Paul Horwood 19
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