Community, Parish Council & Village
The Environment & Highways Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 9th May 2024 with topics including:
The Environment & Highways Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 11th April 2024 with topics including:
The Environment & Highways Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 14th March 2024 with topics including:
| Members present: | Cllrs Katie Pulford (KP), David Short (DS), Manya Barrow (MB) and James Owers (JO) |
| Also present: | Two members of the public |
The Parish Council has noted there to be quite a lot of interest in Ditches and responsibilities on Social Media. It is hoped that you will find the following of use in understanding this topic.
| Q. | What is a ditch? |
| A. | A ditch is defined as a man-made feature which has been created in order to drain an area of land. Historically these were normally dug by a landowner at the edge of their field and the spoil deposited on their land, on which hedges grew over time |
| Q. | What are watercourses? |
| A. | Watercourses are natural features which drain the surrounding catchment and normally have some water flowing in it, typically rivers, streams etc. |
| Q. | Who is responsible for the maintenance of watercourses and ditches? |
| A. | It is generally the responsibility of the owners of the land on either bank. This means that they have both rights and responsibilities associated with the ditches, or other watercourses, flowing through or adjacent to their property. |
The Environment & Highways Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 8th February 2024 with topics including:
| Members present: | Cllrs Katie Pulford (KP), Harry Stone (HS), David Short (DS) and John Gili-Ross (JGR) (via Zoom), |
| Also present: | No members of the public |
Apologies were received from Cllrs Manya Barrow and James Owers.
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The Environment & Highways Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 11th January 2024 with topics including:
| Members present: | Cllrs Katie Pulford (KP), Manya Barrow (MB), Harry Stone (HS), David Short (DS) and John Gili-Ross (JGR) (via mobile phone), |
| Also present: | No members of the public |
Apologies were received from Cllr James Owers.
None.
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The Environment & Highways Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 16th November 2023 with topics including:
| Members present: | Cllrs John Gili-Ross (JGR), Katie Pulford (KP), Harry Stone (HS), Manya Barrow (MB), David Short (DS) and RFO Andrew Savage (AS) |
| Also present: | No members of the public |
Apologies were received from Cllr James Owers.
None.
Continue reading “Environment & Highways – 16th November 2023”The Environment & Highways Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 12th October 2023 with topics including:
The Environment & Highways Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 14th September 2023 with topics including:
The Orpen Memorial Hall was on an electricity tariff that was due to end in September 2022. The replacement electricity contract would result in a 4-fold increase in the unit cost. Our task was to see how we could reduce the financial impact and improve the sustainability of the Hall.
To install a solar panel and battery system paid for by a grant.
We were aware that our 2-year fixed rate deal would soon be ending. We, therefore, started getting system quotes and looking around for potential grant sources earlier in the year.
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