Helions Bumpstead

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Helions Bumpstead

Helions Bumpstead shown within Essex
Population	c. 440
Parish	Helions Bumpstead
District	Braintree
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HAVERHILL
Postcode district	CB9 7
Dialling code	01440
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
European Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	Saffron Walden
Website: www.helionsbumpsteadparishcouncil.gov.uk
List of places: UK • England • Essex

Coordinates: 52°01′25″N 0°14′31″E / 52.0236, 0.2418

Helions Bumpstead is a small village in Essex located near Haverhill and the Essex/Suffolk/Cambridgeshire borders. It is 2 miles from Steeple Bumpstead. Helions Bumpstead has "the greens"; Pale Green (grid reference TL655421), Wiggens Green (TL663424), and Drapers Green (TL644425).

The main defining features of the village are the Three Horseshoes public house; the village post office, run by Susan Ramsey; the village hall; and St. Andrew's church in the diocese of Chelmsford. The reverend of the church is usually shared with that of St. Mary's Church, Steeple Bumpstead, as they are both quite small parishes. The is also a Gospel Hall in the village. The village hall has recently been undergoing refurbishment with money raised over the years from events and grants given to the village. The hall has had the interior stage removed to increase the space for functions; been given a knew slate tile pitched roof; been repainted; and, more recently, had an extension to the storage area. The hall has a license to sell alcohol at its various afternoon functions, but as of yet has no license to prepare food, but it is hoped that the kitchen will undergo improvements so as to meet the standards required.

Every year Helions Bumpstead has its own Summer Fête and evening party, and Christmas Bazaar. A harvest supper is organised every year to raise funds for the up-keep of St. Andrew's church. A Farmer's Market is held every 3rd Saturday of the month in the village hall which brings in a collection of people from various surrounding towns and villages. A village magazine is printed quarterly, compiled of news articles and pieces of writing by villagers and edited by Melanie Walker. It is subsidised by the sale of advertising space, which also adds to funds for the village hall.

On the year of the Queen's Golden Jubilee, there was a massive fair in the honour of the Queen. People came from miles around just to see the entertainment.