near Colchester, Essex, England
near Colchester, Essex, England
A village of about 800 inhabitants, 6 miles north west of Colchester. It has its fine church, All Saints, two pubs, the Shoulder of Mutton and the Three Horse Shoes and one Village Stores, incorporating the Post Office. In 2001, over 500 acres of Fordham land was donated to the Woodland Trust for the creation of a woodland environment.
This unofficial website will tell you something of Fordham and its people. It includes some of our history, some pictures of our interesting sights, details of activities of the several clubs and local organisations, dates and agendas for parish council meetings, announcements of forthcoming events and attractions, etc.
LATEST
FORDHAM NEWS
NEWSLETTER
Well! The fair has been and gone. We had a great time, despite a little rain, and we raised over £1000 towards the Village Hall refurbishment costs. Plans are already under way for the 2011 Fordham Fair so, if you fancy getting involved, please send us an email.
FORDHAM UNDER THREAT!
Sadly, we now have a problem to deal with in the form of COLCHESTER SKIP HIRE, a nearby company who sends its vehicles through our village. They started out in a small way and were seen as part of Fordham life, together with Flatman's vehicles, tractors and farm produce vehicles. Over the years, this company has got bigger and bigger and is now re-cycling waste at its premises rather than taking it to landfill. Skip lorries are steadily being replaced with huge bulk carriers, carrying tens of thousands of tonnes of waste. It has bought some nearby agricultural land and has put in plans to build an industrial plant that is six times bigger than at present. It will not only be a millionaire making move for the owner due to the land revaluation, and a blot on the landscape due to the sheer size of the required building, but will still require Fordham's roads to be the conduit for its expansionist operations. Our roads, in places, are not wide enough for pavements, putting our children's and any pedestrians or cyclists lives at risk from these vehicles. Two of them cannot pass each other. The vehicles are a menace to all other road users and our schoolchildren, who have to cross the road whilst these juggernauts are bearing down on them. Please help us in our campaign to rid Fordham of this menace by getting them to relocate to an industrialised area such as nearby Tollgate, where the road system is better suited to this sort of activity. We don't want to close them down. They are doing a very important job for us all. We just want them to move away to a better suited location.
Please contact:
Fordham RESIDENTS AGAINST SKIP HIRE Expansion
at:
There is further information to be found by clicking on any underlined word or words - and on some of the pictures.
Please click below to view the latest
Murder in Fordham
click here for the gory story.
Fordham Maps
1770
1897 - 1923
Local Links
FORDHAM RECALLED a social history project recording the lives of people with links to Fordham
Fordham Fair - 29th May 2010.
Keep up to date with the church's activities and programme by clicking here.
Rector - Rev Mike Neville
01206 240221
Assistant Rector - Rev Andy Saville
01206 242112
Administrator - Mrs Helen Main
Fordham Hall Annexe, Church Road, Fordham. Colchester. CO6 3NL
01206 241233
Please also visit here for pictures of the church interior, taken in 2007.
PAUL and JULIE TRAVIS
Fordham Village Stores
tel 240391
TOM and SHEILA HOWELLS
tel 240464
TINA and ANDREW PERCIVAL
tel 240195
Our village hall is available for hire.
Details can be obtained from Jenny Kay - tel 240929
PRESIDENT - Pat Lewis - tel 01245 347683
CHAIRMAN - Jenny Kay - tel 240929
TREASURER - Veronica Doughty - tel 240532
PROGRAMME 2010
Thursdays
7.30pm at Fordham Village Hall, unless otherwise stated
Admission £2.00
(unless stated otherwise)
The membership fee for 2010 is £10.00
Copies of the book 'Fordham, A Photograph Album' are available to members at £3.00 each. (Retail price is £5.00)
Fordham artist John Kay has published a book entitled Fordham in Watercolour which is available for purchase at £6.
Some photographs of Fordham sights.
All Saints Church - Feb 2003
The Shoulder of Mutton Pub - Feb 2003
Fordham Hall - Feb 2003
Our village sign situated on the Village Green with the recently (2003) installed interpretation board.
The School - Old Part
With thanks to John Kay for his illustrations on this website and in our news letters.
If you have anything to add to the site or require further information, please contact us at:
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