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🚗 UPCOMING ROADWORKS ⛔![]()
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7th-15th May: B1508 between Bakers Lane junction and Hall Road junction (also known as Main Road, Lower Road, Sandy Hill, Bures Road and Colchester Road) will be closed 10am-3pm for surface dressing This will impact Braiswick, West Bergholt and Wormingford directly. Please note if you travel through these areas too. Access is maintained as much as possible, although a longer way round may be needed dependent on where the works are at any time.![]()
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19th-23rd June: Nayland Road, West Bergholt will be closed 8am-4pm for road repairs.![]()
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Transport - Buses, Roadworks & all things Transport - West Bergholt
westbergholt-pc.gov.uk
Details of transport options such as bus roiutes and times, roadworeks etc... with built in trabnsport planner and roadworks map.
FREE EVENT, JOIN US for a special evening to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of VE Day!![]()
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West Bergholt Parish council warmly invites you to The Orpen Hall Complex on Thursday 8th May at 8.30pm for an unforgettable evening of remembrance and celebration.![]()
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🎵 Enjoy the sounds of the era with live music from The West Bergholt Band and vocals by the Vocal Zones Choir![]()
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☕ Free refreshments will be available![]()
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🎇 At 9.30pm we will come together to light the beacon in honour of this historic moment![]()
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🌜 Weather permitting this will be an outside event, but in case of inclement weather we will congregate in the Orpen Hall![]()
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Let’s share this special occasion with friends, family, and the wider community. We would love to see you there!![]()
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#VEDay80 #VEHAPPY #LestWeForget #WestBergholt #Community
Community Climate Action Workshop![]()
11am - 3pm Sunday 18th May 2025![]()
Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester, CO1 1JH
Colchester wants to hear from you!![]()
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The Colchester City Centre Survey is now live and takes just 5 minutes to complete. It’s a chance to share your views on how the city centre is used, what you value most, and what could be improved – especially with so many exciting changes on the horizon by 2030.![]()
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Your views will help shape the future of Colchester’s city centre, and all responses are anonymous.![]()
As a thank you, participants can opt in to a prize draw to win four tickets to a Friday night show at the newly opened Dragonfly Lounge.
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First Essex Buses running through West Bergholt have changed from S3 to the 53/53A ![]()
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Transport - Buses, Roadworks & all things Transport - West Bergholt
westbergholt-pc.gov.uk
Details of transport options such as bus roiutes and times, roadworeks etc... with built in trabnsport planner and roadworks map.
Back in May 2017 the Friends of St Mary's Old Church were nearing their funding goal to "Keep The Bell Ringing" with a Maytime Melodies event. Read about it at:![]()
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westbergholt-pc.gov.uk/200-go-keep-bell-ringing/![]()
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#ThrowbackThursday #historymatters #maytime
🙏 Thank you to all that attended this years Annual Parish Meeting🎇![]()
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West Bergholt Parish Council was presented with their Local Council Award Scheme Gold status by guest speakers Mayor of Colchester Lesley Scott-Boutell, and Cllr Mike Eldred, Chair, Local Council Forum Representative at EALC.![]()
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A special thanks to all our guests and speakers who made the night a success!![]()
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#goldaward #westbergholt #community #parishlife
West Bergholt resident Max Fox will be leading ![]()
WALK 17: The Dead, the Undead and things that go ![]()
bump off the scaffold!![]()
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All the ghosts you could want, a walk over the bodies you didn’t even know were there, and vivid descriptions from times gone by. A rollicking tour of Colchester for the Dead and Undead. Not for the faint hearted! ![]()
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Meet: 5.30pm, between the Mercury Theatre and Balkerne Gate (1m, 2 hrs)![]()
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www.walkcolchester.org.uk
An international weekend of local walks led by local people on local themes (‘citizen-led, walking conversations’), taking place in towns and cities around the world, honouring the legacy of the u...
JOIN US for a special evening to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of VE Day!![]()
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West Bergholt Parish council warmly invites you to The Orpen Hall Complex on Thursday 8th May at 8.30pm for an unforgettable evening of remembrance and celebration.![]()
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🎵 Enjoy the sounds of the era with live music from The West Bergholt Band and vocals by the Vocal Zones Choir![]()
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☕ Free refreshments will be available![]()
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🎇 At 9.30pm we will come together to light the beacon in honour of this historic moment![]()
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🌜 Weather permitting this will be an outside event, but in case of inclement weather we will congregate in the Orpen Hall![]()
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Let’s share this special occasion with friends, family, and the wider community. We would love to see you there![]()
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westbergholt-pc.gov.uk/ve-day-80/![]()
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And thank you to @NicholasPercivalEstateAgentsSurveyors for the advertising signs around our village!![]()
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#VEDay80 #VEHAPPY #LestWeForget #WestBergholt #Community
JOIN US for a special evening to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of VE Day!![]()
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West Bergholt Parish council warmly invites you to The Orpen Hall Complex on Thursday 8th May at 8.30pm for an unforgettable evening of remembrance and celebration.![]()
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🎵 Enjoy the sounds of the era with live music from The West Bergholt Band and vocals by the Vocal Zones Choir![]()
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☕ Free refreshments will be available![]()
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🎇 At 9.30pm we will come together to light the beacon in honour of this historic moment![]()
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🌜 Weather permitting this will be an outside event, but in case of inclement weather we will congregate in the Orpen Hall![]()
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Let’s share this special occasion with friends, family, and the wider community. We would love to see you there!![]()
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#VEDay80 #VEHAPPY #LestWeForget #WestBergholt #Community