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MANEA MATTERS
MANEA MATTERS
FROM OUR CHAIR
Contents

Dear Readers
Useful Contact Details .............................................2
At the time of going to print there has Message from Chair & Contents .........................3
not been an update from the Police
regarding the dreadful incident, which Manea Community Groups ............................4 – 7
took place on 25th January. This could Manea Meditation Group........................................8
be due to the local elections taking
place and the period of purdah, which Save the Date for Manea Gala ..............................9
precedes them, i.e. ‘decisions, which St Nicolas Church
may influence the political campaigns,
are not announced during the period – 150th Anniversary .................................10 – 11
for that reason’. I sincerely hope we will Free Health Checks ................................................12
have some positive news to report in
MM86 (Autumn). Manea Pre-School ..................................................13
There are lots of Save the Dates in this Manea Community Orchard ....................14 – 15
issue – for events taking place in the Tilley’s Proposed Future .......................................16
village during the rest of the year. They
include those for St Nicolas Church Manea Archive ........................................................ 17
and the Village Hall, both of which are
celebrating special anniversaries in Aluminium Can Recycling Project .....................18
2025 (150th and 100th respectively). Manea Social Group ...............................................19
These were also featured in MM84 if
you want to read about them again. Village Hall Centenary ...........................................20
It was good to receive a number VE Day Post Box Topper .......................................21
of articles promoting Manea clubs Manea Allotments ..................................................22
and organisations this quarter. All
village groups are very welcome to Getting About and DEADLINES .........................23
submit information to encourage Parish Council Update ................................24 – 25
new members – please do so by the
deadline date though and please check Noticeboard ....................................................26 – 27
out the Guidelines on the website for
information about the word count and
how to send images etc. Any queries, DEADLINE FOR THE AUTUMN ISSUE IS
or if anything isn’t clear, please don’t TH
hesitate to get in touch. FRIDAY 15 AUGUST 2025
Meanwhile, many thanks to Harry
Mitchell for the lovely photo of St The views and beliefs expressed by contributors are not necessarily
Nicolas Church’s stained-glass window those of Manea Matters Committee and the Committee reserves
the right to amend submitted items at its discretion. The Committee
on the Front Cover. does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any of the
advertisements published within Manea Matters.
Enjoy the, hopefully sunny, summer This magazine is published by the Manea Matters Committee and is
months ahead. delivered free to the vast majority of households within the Parish of
Manea. An online version is also available at:
Dianne www.maneamatters.com
Manea Matters Committee is a group of Manea residents who work
Dianne Rowe, Manea Matters Chair with the community to produce this quarterly magazine because
Manea really does Matter.
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