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Environment & Highways – 10th April 2025

Pylons crossing the countryside

The Environment & Highways Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 10th April 2025 with topics including:

  • Handymen’s Report including:
    • Seasonal maintenance,
    • Saplings planted,
    • Damaged bollards near the Scout Hut, and
    • Maintenance of Poor’s Land and Ponds.
  • Removal of rubbish bins at the Coop
  • Practice Pitch for the Lorkin Daniell Field,
  • VE Day 80 Update, and
  • National Grid Pylons update and agreed action.

Read the official minutes below.   

Environment & Highways Committee Minutes

Meeting held on Thursday 10th April 2025 at 4.30pm in SC Mtg Rm

Members present:John Gili-Ross (JGR), David Short (DS) Katie Pulford (KP) and Harry Stone (HS) present
Also present:0 members of the public
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Pylons Site Visit in West Bergholt

Say no to pylons and say yes to offshore grid

View of pylons route along Highfield Farm Valley

West Bergholt continues to actively campaign against the National Grid Pylon project as part of the Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk Pylons Group (ESN).  On Tuesday 13th February we were pleased that Cllr Brian Butcher and Parish Clerk Laura Walkingshaw were able to host a site visit from James Ryan, NSIP1 Project Manager, Colchester City Council (CCC) and CCC Cllr Sara Naylor.

Statutory Consultee

As many of you may know, the CCC are the statutory consultee on the Parish Council’s behalf to the Government on this project.  Given that, our working relationship with James and his colleagues are vital to being able to explain the impact that it will have on rural life for us and our neighbouring villages.

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