local services Archives - West Bergholt

March 5, 2024March 5, 2024

Something to say about Bus Services?

If you have something to say about Bus Services Travel Essex is waiting to hear from you.

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Travel Essex is conducting a survey to better understand public opinion on the bus services in Essex. They are looking for responses from both bus users and non-bus users.

They are committed to enhancing public transportation services across the region. To achieve this goal they are seeking valuable insights from residents with their opinions and suggestions to improve services in Essex.

The online survey is now online, and will remain so until Sunday, March 17th, 2024. You can access the survey at:

https://consultations.essex.gov.uk/h-t/f9874637

All of the questions are multiple choice. This survey is completely anonymous but you will have the option to leave your email address if you would like to an emailed copy of your responses to be sent to you.

If you want to make your point in person, they will also be conducting face-to-face surveys in Osbourne Street, Colchester.

On this website

This website has details of local bus services and other transport-related links here.

September 20, 2023September 20, 2023

Essex Waste Strategy

Essex Waste Strategy 2023

If you already know what you want to say then jump to the how to respond section.

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.

New Strategy

The new strategy will focus on the following key elements:

September 14, 2023October 10, 2023

Garden Waste Collections to Change

Colchester Changes Garden Waste Collections

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From January 2024 Colchester City Council will be charging for Garden Waste collections. With ever-reducing government support and increasing costs, CCC are having to look elsewhere to raise revenue to maintain services. You will still be able to dispose of garden waste at Colchester’s Household Recycling Centres, and the City Council will also work to encourage other options such as composting.

You will no longer be able to use the current Garden sacks, but you can choose between 140L and 240L wheelie bins instead. If you already have a wheelie bin you can continue to use it but will still have to pay. If you want to return an existing, bin the City Council will make provision to receive them.

Charges

The new service will require you to pay £35 to register for the service plus £55 per year per bin – a household can have up to 4 bins. You can get more details from CCC’s website.

Find out about current rubbish & recycling on our website here.

August 1, 2023August 2, 2023

New Accessible Toilet at Orpen Hall/Daniel Lorkin Field

The opening of the new outside Accessible Toilet at Orpen Hall

West Bergholt’s Orpen Hall/Daniel Lorkin Field boasts excellent facilities, now including a brand-new external Accessible Toilet catering for all. The toilet is designed with ramps and accessible features, and it even provides baby changing facilities for added convenience. Visitors can access the toilet during daylight hours.

Hub of Activity

The field is a hub of activity, frequently used by West Bergholt Football Teams with their enthusiastic spectators. Fitness Instructors also conduct workouts and bootcamps here, promoting a healthy lifestyle. Additionally, other onsite amenities, such as Tennis Courts, Children’s Play area, and Zip Line, offer other active opportunities.

April 14, 2023April 14, 2023

Stroll with a Patrol and other News Updates

Essex Police Invite you to Stroll with a Patrol.

Other news items in this update include:

Stroll with a Patrol

PC Dex Adams, the Colchester Community Safety & Engagement Officer, invites you to join a patrol.

West Bergholt is one the first of dozens of locations where residents are being invited to join a patrol. They will be coming to West Bergholt at 6 pm on 7th May 2023, where you can join them at Orpen Hall.

The hour will start with a ‘Street Meet’ for those who wish to speak to the patrol but not join them on it. This is a really great opportunity for you and the local residents to come along, speak to, raise issues and get to know the community policing team that are responsible for our area.

Reporting a Crime

Related to the patrol, we have had a link shared with us for reporting crime to the police, click here if you want to use it.

Your Annual Meeting – Will you be attending?

The Annual Parish Meeting might be hosted by the Parish Council but it is very much YOUR meeting.

September 20, 2022September 20, 2022

The “Back to Normal” News Update

Back to Normal

As the nation gets back to normal routines, it’s time to catch up on some local news. Click the links to the updates that interest you:

Councillor Lewis Barber appointed to Team Colchester panel – they need your input by 2nd October;
Love Your Library Day – themed on the environment;
Silver Sunday – another Libraries Service event celebrating older people;
Online Language Learning – over 110 available, where are you holidaying next?
Chapel Lane Road Closure;
With Colder weather coming, is your chimney ready for it?
All you need to know about applying for secondary school places for year sixes.

Colchester City Centre Masterplan

July 12, 2022July 12, 2022

Essex Libraries Summer 2022 Update

Essex Libraries have three updates for Summer 2022 covering:

for those with kids starting primary school,
who knew, you can recycle used ink cartridges and more in Libraries,
Book Groups, and
their Summer Reading Challenge (starts this weekend).

Is your child starting primary school?

February 9, 2022February 9, 2022

Free Meals & Transport

Age Concern Launch Free Lunch Initiative

Free Lunch of Fish & Chips and Companions

If you aren’t interested in Free Lunch, then skip on down to the COVID19 Transport article.

Age Concern are currently running a free Lunch Club to engage those in later years who may be lonely. Also to help encourage a resumption of socialising as we leave COVID19 restrictions. Six free lunches are available per person at either of the venues below:

December 6, 2021December 6, 2021

Free Cycle training, Police & Other Updates

Free Cycle Training

Through Safer Essex Roads Partnership, ECC is offering free cycle training until the end of March 2022. They have courses available for Children, Adults (beginners to advanced) and even families. Sessions are led by qualified instructors and range from 45 minutes to 3 hours!

If you are interested then you should register your interest here.

Other updates

Essex Police

Essex Police has recently published issue 15 of their local news update. It is a decent read with much to interest, e.g. spiking, property closed due to anti-social behaviour and joint patrols with RMP. There’s also a nice snippet on ‘Disruptor Teams’ who look into and tackle crimes such as anti-social behaviour within communities. It rounds off with an article on cycle security and contact information to help victims of domestic abuse. You can read the whole update below.

Community Updates

This is a much slimmer document with more white space than words, however, items of interest are:

Details of vaccination clinics,
A spreadsheet with funding opportunities,
An article on £9.4m Household Support Funding, this covers free school meals during holidays, food for rough sleepers and more,
Finally, it gives details of the ‘Community Enabling Team’; their remit is to reach out and help find local solutions to issues. The Community Enabling Officer covering West Bergholt is Mark Healy, contact details are:
tel: 07817 889992
email: [email protected].

The Police Update in Full

Essex-Police-Colchester-Update-15 Download

September 21, 2021September 22, 2021

Fairfields Farms start their harvesting

Fairfields Farms Tractors and Other Vehicles on the Roads and Lanes

Fairfields Farms Potato Harvester — Harvesting Potatoes at Fairfields Farms

Fairfields Farms are now starting to harvest their potatoes and maize. This means that you will be seeing an increase in agricultural vehicles on local roads for the next month. Operations will typically be underway between 7 am – 8 pm (or a little later if weather pressures demand it).