Community, Parish Council & Village
Day 25 of LockdownWe have three bits of news from Colchester Borough Council on day 25. Let’s get stuck in, we have:
Leisure World has launched the My Wellness App to help residents stay healthy during the lockdown. This is being offered Continue reading “Day 25 of Lockdown – The Keep Fit Edition”
Day 24 of LockdownDay 24 starts off being a day of cancellations, passes by some gratitude from the NHS and moves on to an inevitable lighter moment with a musical cups game to try with the kids. Don’t forget to join the applause for those in the front line tonight!
Whilst recognising that the Village Bulletin is particularly appreciated by those without access to technology, the difficult Continue reading “Day 24 of Lockdown – The “Wot No ….” Edition”
Day 23 and the sun continued to shine down on us. Wonderful with a bit of a but. Each year our popular Hillhouse Wood becomes an attraction as the spring flowers create carpets of colour. The paths, though, are rather narrow and social distancing will become a problem if the same numbers come along this year.
If you are not a local resident can you please put off your visit until next year when, all being well, there will be no lockdown. In other news:
Old Church RefurbishmentThe last update on this project left us with the conservators planning how to deal with the Mediaeval Paintings discovered during refurbishment works. Well, the plan now is to complete the refurbishment of the interior walls but leaving the paintings Continue reading “Day 23 of Lockdown – Don’t Go Down To The Woods”
Day 22 of LockdownOn Day 22 there is an appeal from Colchester Borough Council (CBC) about loud music; also a few other items from various sources.
Upset residents, including key workers, are increasingly calling CBC about noise levels from neighbouring properties. The increase comes as more and more families respond to Government advise to stay home.
In response, the council is Continue reading “Day 22 of Lockdown – The Loud Music Edition”
Day 21 of LockdownDay 21 and we’ve managed to behave ourselves for 3 weeks! There hasn’t been much official news over the holiday weekend but something did come up. Ipswich & Colchester Hospitals are short of scrubs (and other stuff but that probably can’t be made at home). We will also go for some light relief as well in the form of TWO musical treats.
If you want to keep track of what’s happening in our local hospital you can follow their news updates here. It’s interesting to note that virtually all COVID-19 related deaths recorded at Colchester Continue reading “Day 21 of Lockdown – The “Can You Make Scrubs?” Edition”
Day 18 of LockdownGiven that we can’t meet up with friends or travel for pleasure, day 18 focusses quite a bit on Easter activities. There are also a few more serious bits. As usual, we start with the serious bits with the fun stuff at the end.
Easter message from Cllr David FinchThank you for staying home and saving lives.
The last few weeks have been challenging for everyone. Whether you are a key worker, or staying at home juggling work, childcare and home-schooling, I want to thank every single person who is complying with the current restrictions and social distancing guidelines. You really are helping to protect our NHS and save lives. Continue reading “Day 18 of Lockdown – What to do for Easter Edition”
Day 17 of Lockdown and apparently the curve is beginning to flatten but, we aren’t out of the woods yet. Hence our slightly macabre focal image today.
With a sunny ‘holiday weekend’ ahead we really can’t take a holiday from the lockdown although please do go outside your house this evening at 8 pm to clap for those who are supporting our society right now.
There is also one update from ECC and some, possibly slightly worrying, news from the Essex Resilience Forum. We will finish with some lightening of the mood looking at some things that have got better.
ECC has introduced a new service to help vulnerable adults stay physically and mentally active during the COVID-19 outbreak. The Stay Connected service Continue reading “Day 17 of Lockdown – The “Let’s Not Waste It” Edition”
Day 16 of LockdownDay 16 of Lockdown and there’s definitely a lot going on. We have updates from the ECC, CBC, Essex Police and more. Let’s get started:
With the weather expected to turn increasingly Spring-like over the weekend, residents are being reminded to follow advice to stay at home, protect lives and help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Continue reading “Day 16 of Lockdown – “There’s a Lot Going On” Edition”
Day 15 of LockdownDay 15 and after two weeks of lockdown it almost seems like the new normal! But, things keep changing. First, there was no recycling, then there was and, the good news, there will be again tomorrow but read on. Also, there were no council meetings but, watch this space! And, again, a little light relief at the end.
Colchester Skip Hire (CSH) were very appreciative of residents respectful behaviour during the recycling collection last Wednesday. Accordingly, they have arranged to collect again tomorrow at Continue reading “Day 15 of Lockdown – The Recycling News Edition”
Day 14 of LockdownDay 14 brings 3 snippets of news and a musical interlude to round it off. Two come from Essex County Council, one for small businesses, the other welfare-related. The final one is from Essex Police for all of us.
ECC has put a dedicated team in place to support businesses through Continue reading “Day 14 of Lockdown – The “I gotta wash my hands” Edition”