Co-op Buys Baddow Road Garage

October 2012

Brothers Chris and Peter Jones have sold their garage in Baddow Road to Chelmsford Star Co-op for £2 million. The garage has been in the Jones family since 1958 when it was started up by their father Bill.

Bill Jones came from Caterham, Surrey where he ran a milk distribution company but wanted to use his Royal Navy marine engineering skills so bought the garage in Baddow Road, near the junction with Beehive Lane. He expanded the business to run the Opel (later Vauxhall) dealership with his sons in Gloucester Avenue, Moulsham Lodge which was later sold to John Pease.

The Co-op will continue to run Texaco petrol  and expand the produce on offer in the convenience store.

Chris Jones, aged 65, has moved to Cumbria and is buying a village store and post office to run with his wife Jane.

Maldon Road Shop Re-Opens

September 2012

The off-licence and convenience store in Maldon Road, Great Baddow has now re-opened. The shop is open from 7.00am - 10.00pm Sunday to Thursday and from 7.00am - 11.00pm on Fridays and Saturdays.

New Great Baddow Book Published

August 2012

 

Great Baddow Village Green
 (To see more old photographs from around Great Baddow click here)

A former Great Baddow student has finally seen her book about the village published  - 50 years after it was written. Christine Goldstone, nee Steele, (pictured below) wrote 'The Study of Great Baddow' back in the 1960's but her work remained unpublished until local historian Allen Buckroyd became involved.

Allen typed up the handwritten study for the Great Baddow archives and the book is now published and on sale for £10. The book is also available at the library. For further information on how to buy a copy of the book please contact Christine at: christine.goldstone@blueyonder.co.uk.

 

 (Christine Goldstone, nee Steele originally wrote her study in 1962)

Great Baddow Beer Festival

August 2012

Landlords Dave and Anne Heelis will be hosting their ever popular beer festival at the Blue Lion pub during the August bank holiday weekend. The festival starts on Friday 24th and runs until Monday 27th. There will be a hog roast on Sunday 26th.

There will be numerous real ales and ciders on sale. For further details call 01245 476632.

Helen Rollason Cancer Charity

July 2012

Great Baddow resident Angela Lodge is the Head of Fundraising for Helen Rollason Cancer Charity which supports people living with cancer. 

The charity runs an award-winning support centre in nearby Springfield where cancer patients and their carers can go for counselling and support. Patients can also benefit from therapies that complement their medical treatment and help them to manage stress, including massage and reflexology. 

 

The charity makes no charge for these services and so Angela is always on the lookout for new supporters and fundraising ideas! Please contact her if you would like to help – angela.lodge@helenrollason.org.uk

New Indian Restaurant For Great Baddow

July 2012

The former Italian restaurant in Church Street, Great Baddow has now become an Indian restaurant - Baddow Tandoori, Indian Restaurant and Takeway. It is open 7 days a week. Tel: 01245 478884 or 471100. Details at www.baddowtandoori.co.uk

Great Baddow Cricket Club Aiming For Success

July 2012

The 2012 cricket season is now well underway (despite the poor weather) and Great Baddow Cricket Club have five senior teams and four junior teams playing competitively in the local leagues. The club are based at the Recreation Ground, Great Baddow - www.facebook.com/BaddowClub. The 1st XI (pictured above) were promoted to the T-Rippon Mid Essex Premier Division last season.

The 2nd XI (below) were also successful in 2011 winning the T-Rippon Mid Essex Division 6. This season they play in Division 5.