Community, Parish Council & Village
As reported last month, the Playground project has made great strides and the Playground Consultation is now open for your responses.
A draft plan is now available for public consultation, based on Playground Advisory Group suggestions, before a final decision is made. The consultation questionnaire is now online and we encourage as many residents (of ALL ages) to respond in this way. Continue reading “Playground Consultation Open Responses & Comments”
Steve Hallam’s Guided 2019 Spring flower walk is fast approaching. These gentle walks guide you from the Old Church into the wonderful Hillhouse Woods in their spring glory where you might be fortunate to see many species of wildlife as well as spring flowers.
The guided walk starts at Continue reading “2019 Spring Flower Walk – Bluebell Heaven”
The Environment & Highways Sub-Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 11th April and discussed ponds, heath, traffic hazards, allotments & much more.
The Premises & Recreation Sub-Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 1st April when, among other items, they discussed noise at Orpen Hall, MUGA, Fitness Classes, CCTV, Roofing project, Stage works, new chairs, hall user meetings, village fete & bulletin.
Great British Spring Clean 2019The Keep Britain Tidy campaign is organising Great British Spring Clean 2019 which runs between 22nd March – 23rd April. They’re aiming to inspire around half a million people to join forces – in partnership with community organisations, businesses and councils – to collect and safely dispose of litter from our streets, parks and beaches, recycling as much as possible.
Last year, countrywide, nearly 400,000 volunteered to participate in the 2018 Spring Clean with Continue reading “Great British Spring Clean 2019”
Vicar of Dibley, History & ArtThe first of three events coming up at St Mary’s Old Church, will be a wedding for a Vicar of Dibley play. This will be followed by an illustrated history talk and an art exhibition.
This will be the Orpen Players next production and the wedding scene between Hugo and Alice will be filmed in the Old Church. Continue reading “Vicar of Dibley, History & Art”
Bulletin DistributorsWe know that you all enjoy getting your quarterly news update through the door but, without more distributors, this is under threat. Over recent months 5 of our distributors have retired and we are in need of new volunteers to fill their shoes. You can pretty much pick how Continue reading “Bulletin Distributors”
The Environment & Highways Sub-Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 14th March and discussed play equipment, ponds, heath, village of the year entry & much more.
New Bus Stop Welcomed By ResidentsThere have been numerous complaints over the years about the location of the bus stop in Colchester Road. With these in mind, the Parish Council approached the Local Highways Panel who agreed to install a new one. The old stop was the most used in the village but had numerous shortcomings: Continue reading “New Bus Stop Welcomed By Residents”
St Mary’s April 2019 UpdateSt Mary’s Church April 2019 update provides listings of services, contacts and other events and news. This update includes an Easter message from Rev. Mandy Elmes, news of Church decoration, Annual Parochial Church Meeting and Easter Services. Continue reading “St Mary’s April 2019 Update”