Community, Parish Council & Village
The Jazz Century – Cakewalk to CultureAfter its summer break, the West Bergholt Branch of WEA is welcoming the return of popular tutor Graham Platts with a Jazz theme. Members enjoyed Graham’s previous courses:
For this course, Graham’s subject is “The Jazz Century – Cakewalk to Culture” the origins Continue reading “The Jazz Century – Cakewalk to Culture”
August Highways HighlightsThe latest August Highways Highlights is available now to download, here are some teasers so you can see if you want to read it in full:
As if West Bergholt didn’t know – all Essex Highways’ Road Surfacing crews are working flat out. There is also a list of how many have been fixed in each district with advice to not treat it like some type of league table because each district has different types of roads. 🙂
Apparently, Continue reading “August Highways Highlights”
Colchester Borough Council has issued a few news items lately that you might have missed and yet could interest you:
Heritage Open DaysThis year Heritage Open Days is set to open the doors to over thirty historic properties across Colchester for FREE. This includes Colchester Castle on Saturday 8 September.
From 6-9 and 13-16 September 2018, Colchester’s sites of significant historical and architectural interest will be open free of charge. Other planned activities over the two weekends include accompanied guided walks, talks, tours and exhibitions.
Heritage Open Days is England’s largest festival of history and culture. It sees historic places countrywide throw open their doors to celebrate their individual heritage, community and history. It provides a great way to discover Colchester’s fascinating history and see inside venues that are usually closed to the public, all for free. Find out more here.
This promises to be a great event so why not make the most of it?
Recycling – Thank You!The latest figures for recycling are out one year on from the collection changes which were introduced last June. Non-recyclable rubbish is down by 31% and food waste is up 80%, when compared to the same period last year.
Overall recycling is up to 53% of the total rubbish collected with recycling rates for all individual items also increasing. You can read more here.
KeepCupsEssex County Council has recently launched a Keep Cup campaign. It aims to get as many people in Essex to make a pledge to reduce the use of single-use coffee cups by opting for a reusable cup. More than 1000 residents have already made their pledge so why not make yours today?
Simply visit their website and make your pledge to show your support. Every pledge helps reduce the impact on the environment.
Save paper by switching from pay and display car park tickets to the FREE MiPermit app to pay for your town centre car parking in Colchester (and many other locations country-wide).
You can also use the app to:
You can find out more about the MiPermit app and register for an account here.
Baby & Toddler group need a handThe Baby & Toddler Group have been running in the village for nearly 40 years now and they are asking all attendees, past & present for a hand. Well, figuratively speaking; Continue reading “Baby & Toddler group need a hand”
St Mary’s Church update for 21st August provides listings of services and other events and news. This update includes Village Fete, Café Church, Harvest Festival, Home Groups & Ignite.
Praise on 4 Café ChurchJoin us for coffee & croissants, music, Continue reading “St Mary’s Update – 21st August 2018”
Coming Soon – the 2018 Village FeteSince its launch in March, the Village Fete Working Party has been working hard to deliver the 2018 Village Fete. It is now set to take over the Orpen Hall & fields on Saturday 1st September between 12 noon and 4 pm during which time there will be something for everybody going on.
The Produce Show will take place in the Hall. Entries are only 25p each and trophies will be awarded to those with the most winning points. Entry forms are due in this week, 25th August, either Continue reading “Coming Soon – the 2018 Village Fete”
Every summer security is a number one risk as homes are left unoccupied for holidays. In conjunction with Essex Police, Colchester Neighbourhood Watch has offered the following advice:
Reports of burglaries are high this month and the Police urge Continue reading “Summer Security”
Round 2 of the protest against NEEB Holdings Planning Application started yesterday and will come to a head tonight. As a recap, just a few weeks ago CBC’s Planning Department recommended approval of the application; this was despite the obvious opposition of local residents, Parish & Borough Councillors.
The CBC Planning Committee met on 5th July (as reported here) but deferred the application to the meeting taking place TONIGHT – 2nd August.
Yesterday Continue reading “Round 2 of Protest against NEEB Planning”
Essex Highways & Police UpdatesThe Parish Council have had updates from both Essex Highways & Essex Police that might be of interest:
Kevin Bentley, Cabinet Member for Infrastructure, introduced the second edition of “Highways Highlights” which gives updates on: Continue reading “Essex Highways & Police Updates”
In short the Five Es are the village’s Road Safety Group’s basic principles for improving Road Safety in West Bergholt. The Road Safety Group was formed two years ago prompted by:
The group is made up of Borough & Parish Council members and volunteers from around the village. We are engaging fully with Essex Council and Anne Brown, our County Councilor has a significant interest in our campaign.
No single action Continue reading “So what are the Five Es?”