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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:
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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.
The new strategy will focus on the following key elements:
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Steve Hallam will lead a guided walk at Hillhouse Wood on Saturday 23rd September to seek out autumn fruits. Join him and you can expect to learn about local berries, soft fruits, nuts & seeds. He will let you know which ones to eat, and which ones you definitely need to leave alone. You will also hear the folklore associated with them. You can reasonably expect to see around 20 different varieties.
Previous years have revealed a pleasing quantity of late flowers as well. On one recent Autumn Fruits walk, walkers saw hundreds of:
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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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Recently West Bergholt Parish Council commissioned an independent Arboriculturist to undertake a tree survey. The aim of the tree survey was to assess the Wellbeing & Safety of trees under the Council’s care. This initiative stemmed from the Council’s regular review of the buildings and grounds under its management.
The Council invited quotes for the task and were pleased that a Local Business, the Tree & Lawn Company (TLC), offered the most competitive, and timely (outside of school hours), quote to carry out the work. Subsequently, the Arboriculturist surveyed the trees at Lorkin Daniell Playing Field, The Heath, Poors Field and the Allotments. They had the task of investigating signs of declining health, dead or broken branches, decay, or fungus, etc.
The Environment & Highways Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 13th July 2023 with topics including:
| Members present: | Cllrs John Gili-Ross (JGR), Katie Pulford (KP), Harry Stone (HS), & David Short (DS) |
Apologies from Cllr Manya Barrow & James Owers.
Continue reading “Environment & Highways – 13th July 2023”The Environment & Highways Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 8th June 2023 with topics including:
This edition of St Mary’s News starts with Revd. Heather’s “Midsummer” message and then continues with:
It seems hard to believe, that the midway point of the year is approaching, our days are so much longer now, as we enter June and summer begins, but still time seems to rush on and there is never enough time to get things done.
Continue reading “St Mary’s News – the Midsummer Edition”The Environment & Highways Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 11th May 2023 with topics including:
