Great Baddow Win Cup Final

April 2012

Great Baddow F.C. won the Mid Essex Premier Division Cup on Good Friday beating United Chelmsford Churches 5 - 3 (after extra time) in the final held at Maldon Town F.C.

A crowd in excess of 300 watched the Great Baddow team triumph - with the match finishing 2 - 2 at 90 minutes before going into extra time. The Baddow side had to pull back being a goal down on three separate occasions before running out 5 - 3 winners in a highly entertaining game.

Great Baddow Teacher To Carry Olympic Flame

April 2012

Great Baddow High School Deputy Head Teacher Andy Green has been selected to be an Olympic Torchbearer for Essex this summer.

Andy, a lifelong sports fan, was nominated for the honour by his fellow teachers and is now looking forward to the event. He has been a teacher for 39 years, beginning his career as a PE teacher at the Great Baddow School in 1973.


He said: "I am very fortunate and very lucky to have been given this honour.Unbeknown to me I was nominated and accepted, and it was announced in front of everyone at an assembly at school. I am very excited about the Olympics coming up, it is a big deal for me.You do end up thinking, 'what have I done? I do not deserve this incredible privilege'."

Andy has decided to donate the Olympic Torch he carries to Great Baddow High School after the ceremony on July 6.

Great Baddow Reach Cup Final

April 2012

(The Great Baddow team - in their changed 'Barcelona' strip - playing at Baddow Rec.)

Great Baddow 1st team, who play in the Mid Essex Premier Division, have reached the Cup Final. They play United Chelmsford Churches at Maldon Town F.C. on April 6th (Good Friday) Kick Off 11.00.a.m. 

In the league, Great Baddow are challenging for the title with their close rivals Braintree and Bocking United.

For further information visit www.facebook.com/BaddowClub

Blue Lion Beer Festival

March 2012

Following the success of last year's event the Blue Lion Pub will be holding a beer festival from Thursday March 29th - Sunday April 1st.  Tel: 01245 476632.

High Street Land Development?

March 2012

(Reading Room building in Bell Street)

The piece of land directly behind the Reading Room building in Bell Street, Great Baddow was bought at auction for £40,000.

The land has now been partially cleared of trees. It adjoins the High Street directly opposite Foxholes Road.

(vacant land in the High Street, Great Baddow)

Great Baddow Village Sign Missing?

March 2012

(The location of the village sign at the junction of High Street/Church Street between St Mary's Church and the White Horse pub - photo kindly provided by Richard Beck)

The Great Baddow village sign is, in fact, not missing. It has been removed for health and safety reasons as the post on which it stands had become rotten causing it to list badly.

The village sign will return once repaired.

Olympic Champion At Great Baddow Fun Run

March 2012

Fatima Whitbread, the former Olympic and world champion javelin thrower has agreed to start this year's Great Baddow Fun Run. Fatima is also well known for recently appearing in the popular 'I'm A Celebrity' TV show.

The Great Baddow Charity Race is now in its 28th year and consists of two events - a two mile fun run around the village and a ten mile road race for more serious competitors (chosen as the official Essex AAA ten mile championship for 2012). Both events start and finish in Great Baddow Recreation Ground.

Organisers are keeping their fingers crossed that they can persuade Fatima to don her running shoes and take part in one of the runs. The event takes place on Sunday, May 20th.

For further details go to http://www.baddowraces.org.uk/

(Runners line up to take part in the Great Baddow Charity Races)