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Essex Waste Strategy

Essex Waste Strategy 2023

Essex Waste Strategy Flyer

If you already know what you want to say then jump to the how to respond section.

Councils across Essex are working together to develop a new Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy for the next 30 years. They developed the previous strategy in 2007, and much has changed since then, including the significant climate change challenge that we now face.

Waste management is a major contributor to climate change, accounting for about 4% of greenhouse gas emissions in the UK. Improving environmental efficiency by making different choices about how we collect and treat waste will help reduce these emissions. Waste prevention can also deliver benefits by reducing greenhouse gas emissions in other sectors, such as agriculture, transport and manufacturing.

New Strategy

The new strategy will focus on the following key elements:

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Autumn Clean & an Important Day

Litter WarriorsAutumn Clean & an Important Day

This article actually addresses 4 topics and Autumn Clean isn’t the most important day although it is quite so.  We cover:

Autumn Clean as Spring was Postponed

Keep Britain Tidy will once more be organising the UK’s biggest mass-action environmental campaign: The Great British September Clean 2020, after the Spring Clean was postponed due to COVID-19.  On Saturday 12th West Bergholt’s own Litter Warriors will be Continue reading “Autumn Clean & an Important Day”

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Day 98 of (new balls) Lockdown – the ‘wot, no Wimbledon’ edition

Keeping fit

Anyone for tennisDay 98 of (new balls) Lockdown

On Day 98 of lockdown Wimbledon doesn’t start, yet another sporting casualty of the pandemic.    A few topics today, most addressing your mental or physical fitness:

Museum from Home

We’ve reported on Colchester Museums’ Museum from Home initiative before but they keep coming up with new activities so it is worth a reminder.  Some of the newer ideas are: Continue reading “Day 98 of (new balls) Lockdown – the ‘wot, no Wimbledon’ edition”

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The Great Consultation – End of life Church Hall

Consultation inspired by the text: For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.The Great Consultation

Ian Hilton writes about this consultation:

Once in a generation opportunity

St Mary’s Church has a once in a generation opportunity. The church hall has reached the end of its lifespan and needs to be replaced. At the same time the Methodist Church and hall are up for sale and the Village, with St Mary’s, are expressing an interest in taking them on jointly to continue to make them available for the community.

These are both major decisions that offer wonderful opportunities but also Continue reading “The Great Consultation – End of life Church Hall”

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Lots of Interest in Future of Methodist Church

Lots of Interest in Consultation eventLots of Interest in Future of Methodist Church

Residents showed lots of interest in the future of the Methodist Church & Hall with 75 attending our recent consultation event.  The next step is to participate in an online survey established by the Parish Council and St Mary’s Church to build on the event.  The deadline for completing the survey is 10 pm on Sunday 30th June.

The event produced a stunning array of ideas, some pictorial, others in words – please enjoy Continue reading “Lots of Interest in Future of Methodist Church”

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Consultation Update on Playground Equipment

Imagination of what the new playground might look like

Consultation update on what the new playground might look likeConsultation Update on Playground Equipment

This consultation update follows the announcement of the SurveyMonkey questionnaire in April.

The survey carried out by the Parish Council on the proposal to upgrade and expand the range of the play equipment at the Lorkin Daniell Field produced an encouraging response from 114 interested parties.  An analysis of the responses shows overwhelming support of 93% for the project.

The Trustees of the Lorkin Daniell Field have given the results their consideration and approved the development of the project.  They will now use the responses to the questions and added helpful comments to form a more detailed plan for the project.  The detailed analysis of the responses, along with a qualitative summary of the outcomes is shown below.

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Playground Consultation Open Responses & Comments

Imagination of what the new playground might look like

Imagination of what the new playground might look like
How the new Playground might look

Playground Consultation Open

As reported last month, the Playground project has made great strides and the Playground Consultation is now open for your responses.

A draft plan is now available for public consultation, based on Playground Advisory Group suggestions, before a final decision is made.  The consultation questionnaire is now online and we encourage as many residents (of ALL ages) to respond in this way.  Continue reading “Playground Consultation Open Responses & Comments”

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Two weeks left for Libraries Consultation

Library booksTwo weeks left for Libraries Consultation

If you make use of the Essex libraries services you have just two weeks left to give your input.  Over the past ten years, use of libraries has slumped (to use their word) with loans more than halved.  Less than 20% of Essex residents now make use of the libraries.  Against this background, and in the face of pressure on public finances, it is believed that the current service is no longer viable.

Libraries Plan

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