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Keeping Up To Date on COVID-19

Keeping Up To Date on COVID-19

If you want to keep up to date on COVID-19 with a local slant then it is worth tracking Essex County Council’s information page.  ECC update this daily with news specific to Essex but it also gives highlights of recent national government announcements.  Some of the biggest items addressed most recently are:

Appeal from Council Leader and Director of Public Health

Cllr David Finch and Dr Mike Gogarty express their dismay about the Continue reading “Keeping Up To Date on COVID-19”

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Pavement Upgraded on Colchester Road

Pavement being improved on Colchester Road

Pavement being improved on Colchester RoadPavement Upgraded on Colchester Road

Essex Highways prioritise pavement repairs as County Councillors nominate the most needed works.  Thanks to Councillor Anne Brown, who presented a list of West Bergholt’s top five worst footpaths to the Highways Team, one has already been done.

Work started on Monday resurfacing the footpath between Hop House to Armoury Road, a stretch of path which leads Continue reading “Pavement Upgraded on Colchester Road”

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Chitts Hill Closure for Track Geometry

Chitts Hill closure due to track geometry works Oct 2019

Chitts Hill closure due to track geometry works Oct 2019Chitts Hill Closure for Track Geometry

Network Rail will be undertaking Track Geometry works starting tonight and then again on Wednesday night (30th).  Unusually, specific times are not given although they often start from 11 pm.

The closure is for safety reasons although access will be maintained for emergency services and pedestrians.

The alternative route is via Argents Lane, Spring Lane, Halstead Road, Halstead Road Roundabout, Chitts Hill and vice versa.

Other Roadworks

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Allotments Get Interest from BBC Essex Radio

BBC Essex Radio van at AllotmentsAllotments Get Interest from BBC Essex Radio

BBC Essex Radio runs a regular show called Essex Quest and a recent episode saw them visiting West Bergholt.  The episode which aired on 16th June (still available to hear online until approx 11th July), was on the topic of Cricket, Foraging & Grow Your Own.  It saw the team of Eric Dixon, Liana Bridges and Barry Lewis have 3 hours to find 4 mystery places around Essex based on cryptic clues.

Last Call

On 16th June the West Bergholt Allotments were the 4th port of call and the team waiting to welcome them were biting their nails as time wore on and they had still not arrived.  Eventually, Continue reading “Allotments Get Interest from BBC Essex Radio”