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More Chitts Hill Closures – March 2009

A temporary closure of Chitts Hill has been announced from 05:00 hours on Saturday 14 March to 06:00 hours on Monday 16 March 2009. The closure will be for a distance of 20 metres either side of the level crossing and is scheduled to take place to facilitate track works.

An alternative route is available via Halstead Road, Spring Lane and Argents Lane and vice versa.

Access for pedestrians, including prams and wheelchairs, will be maintained during the closure.

This material has been developed for the West Bergholt Village Website at http://www.westbergholt.net
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Chitts Hill Road Closures


Further notices have been issued in respect of road closures at Chitts Hill to allow railway works to take place. The affected dates are Sundays 13th, 20th & 27th January and 3rd February starting from 1am and due to be finishing by 4am on the following Monday in each case. More details are available here.

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Road Closures – Spring Lane/Bakers Lane

Closure of Spring Lane & Bakers Lane (as detailed below) is required between 8am on Monday 10th December and 5pm on Friday 14th December to facilitate anti-skid works.

  • Spring Lane – between its junctions with Spring Lane Roundabout and Bakers Lane
  • Bakers Lane – between its junctions with Spring Lane and Braiswick

An alternative route for both closures is available via Cymbeline Way, Station Way, North Station Road and the B1508 Bergholt Road/Braiswick.
Access to property will be maintained during the closure.

This material has been developed for the West Bergholt Village Website at http://www.westbergholt.net
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Road Closures at Chitts Hill


Further road closures are planned at the level crossing as follows:

  • Between 1am on Sunday 25th November and 4am on Monday 26th November
  • Between 1am on Sunday 2nd December 2007 and 4am on Monday 3rd December
  • Between 1am on Sunday 9th December 2007 and 4am on Monday 10th December

An alternative route is available via Halstead Road, Spring Lane and Argents Lane.

Access to property will be maintained during the closure. Cyclists, pedestrians, prams and wheelchairs will be able to ride through the closure.

This material has been developed for the West Bergholt Village Website at http://www.westbergholt.net
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A12 lane and road closures

The Highways Agency has announced details of A12 lane and road closures over the weekend of 18th – 20th May 2007. Details can be found on our website here.

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Women’s Institute February Report

The president, Mrs Joyce Woolhead, thanked everyone for their contributions of toiletries which George and Marion Mills will be donating to the Children’s Rehabilitation Centre in Chernigov, Ukraine. Any further items can be brought to the March meeting. The first play-reading meeting was a great success. Please give Clarice Chittenden any raffle items before the March meeting.

The treasurer reported 52 paid up members so far. The coach for the birthday lunch outing will leave outside the Orpen Memorial Hall on Wednesday 21 February prompt at 12noon.

The speaker was Mrs Gil Fairhead on Aloe Vera and Bee Products.The competition An Old Fashioned Natural Remedy was won by Mrs Marie-Louise Fuell.

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Flower Club

At the Colne Valley Flower Club’s annual meeting last month a cheque for £900 was given to a representative from the local Alzheimer’s Society. This had been the club’s chosen charity for 2006. Follwing the business meeting member, Mrs Sheila Greaves gave an interesting demonstration on the making of flower stands from unusual alternative materials. The new season begins on Wednesday 21 February at 7.30pm in the Orpen Memorial Hall. Subscriptions of £19 are due ( first rise in 4 years) . Helen Bird from Marks Tey is the demonstrator with her arrangements entitled ‘Just Imagine’.

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Gardeners

The Gardeners’ Association reported a good attendance at the pre-Christmas Club social evening in December in the Orpen Memorial Hall. The quiz was followed by festive fare and a sale of plants and gardening items. The first meeting of the new year takes place on Monday February 19 at 7.30pm when Matthew Tanton Brown from The Place for Plants will talk about Plants for Problem Places. Visitors and potenial members are always welcome.

This material has been developed for the West Bergholt Village Website at http://www.westbergholt.net
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