What's Happening in Ford's Colony 2025-10
Posted on Mar 10, 2025
FCHOA NEWS
NOTES FROM THE FEBRUARY BOARD MEETING
TREE REMOVAL AND MOVING WALKING PATH
Vegetation and tree removal will take place on Edinburgh between John Pott and Tayside (only the cherry tree portion) on both sides of the road beginning this week and will take place for the next 2-3 weeks. This maintenance is required for the numerous drainage pipes that run under Edinburgh. This removal is needed every 10 or so years and is important to assure proper drainage under Edinburgh. In addition to the work for the drainage pipes, select trees will be removed and limbed up that are encroaching towards Edinburgh.
While this work takes place, please use caution while you are driving. Contractor will start on the side opposite the walking path this week and will move to the walking path side next week. A blast e-mail will go out when the walking path side is ready to begin, cautioning walkers that they will not be able to access this portion of the path. We will be strongly encouraging everyone to turn around where the path is closed and not try and walk up or down Edinburgh to go around the work. Thank you for your patience while this necessary maintenance work is being completed.
LEARN HOW TO BEST USE THE COMMUNITY LINK PORTAL
Wednesdays March 12, 19, 26 | 3 pm | S&T Club
Join us to learn more about how to use the FCHOA Community Link Portal an its features. We will present how to use the Portal, answer questions and, if you bring your laptop or tablet, help with any problems you may have encountered.
TALK OF THE COLONY CHANGES
In conjunction with FCHOA Board Community goals, personal information included in the online issues of Talk of the Colony and the Youth - At Your Service listings will now require a resident login through the
Portal.
Ford’s Colony Yard Sale
April 12 – 8 a.m. to Noon at the Williamsburg Indoor Sports Center (WISC)
For those that would like to sell items you can start signing up March 1, until space fills up. The first 15 to sign up will get one table, after that you will need to bring your own table.
To accept your reservation, a check for $25 needs to be included in an envelope, made payable to Phyllis Eastman. Also, your name, email address and phone number. If this information is not included you will not be included.
When you drop off your payment to the John Pott Guardhouse, you will need to ask, what is my sign-up number, so you will know if you have a table or need to bring one.
At the end of the event, if you do not want to take your items home a charity will pick them up at the end of the sale.
CALLING ALL LIFEGUARDS
Do you need a summer job? FCHOA is now hiring for the 2025 Pool Season!
CLUBS & ACTIVITIES NEWS
AED AND CPR CERTIFICATION
Monday, March 17 | 9 a.m. - 12:00 | S&T Club
Ford’s Colony is offering a Hands-On Certification Training Class for AED (Automatic Electronic Defibrillator) and CPR from 9 a.m. to Noon, March 17. The class will be held in the S&T Club. This class will offer a certification and the cost per person is $19. Cash and checks are accepted. Checks need to be made payable to James City County Fire Dept.
To ensure that all participants receive comprehensive training, the class will be limited to the first 14 persons. To register for the class, sign up by 5 p.m., March 12 by clicking
here.
4TH ANNUAL COMMUNITY EGG (ACE) INITIATIVE
Jointly sponsored by FCHOA and FCCC, this proactive and humane intervention prevents fertilized, but not yet incubated eggs, from growing. The goose population does not increase and negative outcomes from a dense goose presence are avoided. Turf damage is reduced and recreational conditions are optimized. Google maps of each pond are provided, showing nest locations from the past 3 years. Join in the highest standard for humane goose management.
FORD’S COLONY MODEL RAILROAD - OPEN HOUSE LAYOUT TOUR
On April 27, six members of the Ford’s Colony Model Railroad Club will open their homes to residents and friends to show their model railroads. More details in the April Talk of the Colony.
FORD’S COLONY BOARD GAMING CLUB?
Consideration is being given to forming a Ford’s Colony Board Gaming Club where residents can connect with others with similar interests to form new friendships through social interaction and game play. This communication is to gauge community interest. Residents should be willing to bring games they would like to play with others and should also be open to trying games they have never played before. Due to the venue availability considerations, Monday afternoons one or two times per month is the likely format.
If interested, please email Ron Maier at
remaier1956@gmail.com by March 14. Please provide your name, number of participants and favorite board games.
COMMUNITY NEWS
WILLIAM & MARY BASEBALLCome out and support William & Mary Tribe Baseball as they compete against Elon in its weekend series from Friday, April 4th to Sunday, April 6th. It’s the perfect opportunity to come together, cheer on our team, and enjoy a fun night out with fellow community members. Choose one or more of these games to go to using this link:
Fords Colony Community. Thank you for supporting William & Mary Athletics. Go Tribe!
SAVE THE DATES
Events listed here are open to all Ford's Colony HOA members. For more information on future events, click
here.
Monday, March 31 | 4:30 - 6 p.m. | S&T Club | Conversation with the Manager
Saturday, April 12 | WISC | FCHOA Spring Yard Sale
Sunday, April 27 | Ford's Colony Model Railroad Club Open House
Wednesday, April 30 | 6:30 p.m. | S&T | Garden Club Tricky Tray Fun'draiser |
Tuesday, May 20 | 6:30 p.m. | S&T Club | Town Hall with James City County Supervisors
REFERENCE
Click
here to view the answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the Homeowners Association on the FCHOA web site.
Click
here for a printable listing of contact information for local utilities, emergency medical facilities, FCHOA contacts, country club contacts and other emergency services near Ford's Colony. This list can also be found on fchoa.org under RESOURCES, AREA GUIDE, New Resident Docs.
