Community, Parish Council & Village
The Environment & Highways Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met via Zoom on 12th November 2020 and discussed:
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The Environment & Highways Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met via Zoom on 8th October 2020 and discussed:
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The Environment & Highways Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met via Zoom on 10th September 2020 and discussed:
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We have been awarded £1,000 to upgrade existing CCTV equipment and install extra cameras around Orpen Memorial Hall.
New HD cameras will provide maximum visual coverage around the building. This will help address
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Lexden Road Pond Facelift UpdateParish Councillor Phil Spencer reports on completion of the Lexden Road Pond facelift.
Sadly the pond had become badly silted over the years. By mid-Summer it had become an overgrown stagnant pool, with little signs of life. Remedial work was clearly required to restore the habitat to it’s former glory.
Parish Councillor Phil Spencer is pleased to report on the good progress that has been made on West Bergholt Heath.
The Management Strategy for West Bergholt heath appears to be bearing the first signs of fruit this Summer. The plan drawn up by Place Services (a public sector provider of environmental assessment, planning and consultation) and implemented with the help of our own village handymen. It aims to restore the original acid grassland heath in the area around the school. Lowland heath is a rare and threatened habitat
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Lexden Road Pond Needs a FaceliftParish Councillors are developing an environment action plan using their professional skills and capabilities. This will help develop the village environmental care and management over the years ahead. As implemented it will run in parallel with regular and planned maintenance activities.
The Queens Head, Lexden and Hall Road ponds all need appropriate management if they are to remain havens for wildlife and attractive features of our village. The Queen’s Head pond had significant work completed two years ago; it included dredging and clearance of the banks. More recently the council replaced the railings which were approaching end of life. Continue reading “Lexden Road Pond To Get a Facelift”
Do you have a vision for the future of the MUGA?The MUGA/Tennis Court surface by the Orpen Hall is reaching the end of its life and we need to develop a vision for its future. The Parish Council would like to set up a Working Group of potential users to investigate the use of the MUGA and the provision of an appropriate surface which needs to be renewed.
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Environment & Highways – 9th July 2020The Environment & Highways Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met via Zoom on 9th July 2020 and discussed:
Day 114 since LockdownOn day 114 we get an update on the village’s Swift project. In other news:
This summer, villagers may have noticed an increase in the numbers of swifts wheeling about at speed, high up in the sky with their unmistakable scythe shaped wings and forked tail.
Thanks to funding received last year, we are now in the process of installing a total of 32 swift nest boxes at various sites around the village. As well as Orpen Hall and Heathlands School, eight private households are also taking part.
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