Environment & Highways – 12th September 2024

The Environment & Highways Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 12th September 2024 with topics including:

Handymen’s update covering work such as:
- Clearing the area behind the Football Club,
- Removal of damaged trees & stump grinding,
- Some light hedge trimming and grass cutting.
Report on the condition of ponds and the wildlife in them.
Plans for contractors to do annual hedge cutting during the October half term, and
The upcoming replacement of “Unsuitable for HGVs” signs at both ends or Argents Lane.

Environment & Highways Committee Minutes

The Environment & Highways Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 11th July 2024 with topics including:

Handyman updates:
- Making safe hedges,
- New storage hut,
- Equipment, and
- Selection of new handyman,
Condition of ponds and the need for a timetable for spraying;
Road signage, in particular in Argents Lane;
Actions to address Idling buses in Chapel Lane;
Footpath to St Mary’s Old Church; and
Flooding in Colchester Road.

Read the minutes in full below:

The Environment & Highways Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 11th April 2024 with topics including:

D-Day Flags,
Handyman update including:
- litter-picking,
- grass cutting,
- work on new shed.
- purchasing replacement tools,
Staffing update,
Refurbishment of Practice Goal,
Noting that the Pylons consultation is underway and needs contributions, and
Possible engagement with Village Fete organisers regarding traffic, health & safety..

The Environment & Highways Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 14th March 2024 with topics including:

Handyman update including:
- grass cutting,
- litter picking,
- play equipment inspection,
- laying foundations for a shed, and
- storm damage,
Works undertaken by Arches Plant Hire on behalf of the Parish Council at Hall Road Pond and
The Practice Goal on the Lorkin Daniell Field.

Members present:	Cllrs Katie Pulford (KP), David Short (DS), Manya Barrow (MB) and James Owers (JO)
Also present:	Two members of the public

The Environment & Highways Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 14th September 2023 with topics including:

The CCC proposal for a management company to look after the Armoury Road maintenance,
Progress on dealing with ‘advisories’ from the recent ROSPA playground inspection,
Discussion on attendance at a Heath Conservation course,
Future provisions for ponds maintenance,
Progress of the Mayor’s Oaks on Poor’s Land,
Discussion on ‘No Parking’ banners, possible application for planning approval and portable signs.

The Environment & Highways Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 8th June 2023 with topics including:

Appointing Transport and Public Rights of Way Representatives,
An update on Handymen including a number of relatively minor issues to rectify in the playground following ROSPA inspection also some concerns about mowers, truck and other equipment,
Progress on wildlife areas on parish council owned land,
Discussion of a tree inspection with some mixed news,
The condition of village ponds,
How to continue undertaking some local works given the cessation of the Essex Highways Devolution scheme.