Community, Parish Council & Village
The Premises & Recreation Sub-Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 10th October when, among other items, they welcomed a new councillor, discussed health & safety, terms of hire, asbestos surveys, social club, Bergholt Heath YFC, Orpen Hall toilets and storage.
Sub-committee meeting held on Monday 10th October 2016 in the John Lampon Hall Continue reading “Premises & Recreation – 10th October 2016”
The Environment & Highways Sub-Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 13th October welcomed a new member and discussed a range of issues including overgrown hedges, brambles etc… 20mph signs, football club storage, benches, handymen & ponds.
| Sub-committee members present | John Gili Ross, Jenny Church, Murray Harlow, Harry Stone, Philip Spencer, Janet Crichton. |
| Apologies | David Short |
Janet Crichton was welcomed as a new councillor on this sub-committee
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Clerks Report |
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| a) Hedge at Colchester road/Chapel. This is a low priority according to Essex Highways. This hedge will need trimming but should not be flailed. A letter should be sent to the owners in Garthwood Close. | JGR & LW | |
| b) Parking on greensward – this should be passed to Traffic Safety Group. | LW | |
| c) VAS sign in Lexden Road – this needs to be followed up by ECC. | ||
| d) Bollards to Poors Field need checking – Harry will do this. | HS | |
| e) Overhanging vegetation on pathway at 72 Chapel Road. This has been tied back by the owners and is now dying of at the end of the season. | ||
| f) Problem by 30 Chapel Road obscuring light to neighbouring property – clerk has written to householder and there is nothing more the PC can do at the moment. | ||
| g) Overgrown brambles on corner of Albany Road by no.60. This has been noted by CBC. This item now concluded. | ||
| h) Footway along Bures Road from Hall Road to White Hart area. Problem noted by CBC. Our Handy man has trimmed back overgrown vegetation and footway is somewhat clearer now. ECC will need to monitor to assess state of pavement. | ||
| i) Tree enquiry from Erle Havard – roots of tree are causing damage to property. Inspection due by CBC who will report on results. | ||
| j) Broken manhole cover at end of Hall Road where it joins Bures Road. A safety barrier is in place. Need to monitor situation. | PS | |
| k) Request from resident for an extra dog bin in Chapel Lane area. Need to assess if this is necessary. | ||
| l) At junction of New Church Road and Lexden road – the named road sign (NCR) is collapsing – refer to ECC rangers. | LW | |
| m) The 20mph signs in New Church Road and School Road and leaning over and need re-setting. Refer to Essex Rangers. | LW | |
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Environment budget for next year |
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| Invite Andrew to our next meeting. | JC | |
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Storage Facilities |
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| The planning application for a container behind the football clubhouse has been called in by Cllr Dennis Willetts so this will take more time now. | ||
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Benches for Lorkin Daniell Field |
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| Murray agreed to investigate prices and where to purchase | MH | |
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Handymen work |
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| Dave and Matt continue with their good work according to schedule. | ||
| The hedging by Lexden Road pond has been trimmed – Matt will cut the remnants up to allow to rot down in the winter. | ||
| David will be checking all the seats around the village and repairing where necessary. The WI bench at the old Church has been repaired. | ||
| Door in JL Hall and door to Orpen Hall needs attention. | ||
| Bluebell’s notice board needs moving to lobby area in half term. | ||
| Hole in Storage unit needs filling. | HS | |
| Harry will monitor the handyman schedules whilst John is away. | ||
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Village Ponds |
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| All 3 ponds have been assessed by Nicola Downs of TCV. Proposed to cut back vegetation in the ponds by a third. She will send us a quote. | ||
| Hall road pond is very overgrown with irises and other plants. Suggest to ask Paul Downer his advice. | JC | |
| Date of next meeting – Thursday 10th November 2016 at 5pm in JL Hall |
St Mary’s Update – 19th October 2016St Mary’s Church update for 19th October provides listings of services, bible readings and other events and news such as Remembrance and All Saints’ services.
Operation ShoeboxPlease could we have any completed shoeboxes by Sunday 6th November at the latest. Continue reading “St Mary’s Update – 19th October 2016”
The West Bergholt Allotments are coming to the end of another fantastic growing season and are winding down their charity stall and inviting newcomers to join them.
Charity StallWith winter nearly upon us, the Allotment holders have now Continue reading “Allotments Seasonal Update – Charity & Vacancies”
Draft Neighbourhood Plan Consultation StartsFollowing on from the publication of the preferred option for Colchester’s Local plan, the West Bergholt Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group is holding its own consultation. This autumn, starting on 5th October and extending until the end of November, a major consultation on the draft Neighbourhood Plan for West Bergholt will take place.
The consultation will take the form of:
To find out more and to view the consultation material listed above please visit our Neighbourhood Plan pages, so, to get started visit some of the main webpages listed below:
ExhibitionResidents and Businesses are urged to visit the exhibition and read the consultation during the next few weeks to view:
Take time to read the full document, the various consultation summaries, exhibition material and participate in the accompanying survey. This is the last of the informal consultations which will take place. After this our plan has to take its chances in the rarefied atmosphere of statutory planning examinations, including a referendum in due course, before it can declared a “statutory” plan.
As Chris Stevenson, Chairman of the Steering Group says:
It has been my pleasure to lead a group of extremely motivated people, whose concerted effort has been to bring us to this point in the process. Make their day and mine by helping us over the line – by all means challenge us and argue with our findings but do so from the point of making the plan even better than it is. Above all participate!
This is a pivotal point in our history. Never before has national and local government actually asked us to prepare our own plan to cover the next 15 years – let’s make the most of this opportunity!
Chris Stevenson
Chairman West Bergholt Neighbourhood Plan steering Group
Chairman West Bergholt Parish Council
St Mary’s Good News Update – 4th September 2016The latest edition of Good News, St Mary’s Parish Magazine is reproduced below (together with additional material from 4th September notices), use the links to the various stories & news items.
Free Fun Music Day with Concert BandWest Bergholt Concert Band are offering a FREE Fun Music Day for developing Brass & Woodwind players. Taking place at Heathlands School on Saturday 8th October there are two sessions: Continue reading “Free Fun Music Day with Concert Band”
Autumn Fruits with Steve Hallam – 16th OctoberSteve Hallam will lead a guided walk to seek out berries, soft fruit, nuts, seeds & fungi. All of these are now out in abundance. To join Steve you should meet him at the Old Church at 10am on Sunday 16th October -wear suitable clothing!
Steve will explain the folklore about the finds, which ones should not be eaten – and what will happen to you if you do! You should expect to see around 20 types of berries, fruits and nuts.
The walk will take in Hillhouse Wood and surrounding hedgerows, and will thus be a little longer than normal.
Strong boots or wellies should be worn, as we may encounter long wet grass!
Taking place on Saturday 5th November, The 24th Heathlands Fireworks display will definitely go with a bang. With the gate opening at 5pm, tickets on the night (if left) will cost £7.50 for adults and £5 for children. Advance purchase is posisble from Monday 17th October until 2pm on the day at discounted prices of Continue reading “24th Heathlands Fireworks”
The Premises & Recreation Sub-Committee of West Bergholt Parish Council met on 5th September when, among other items, they discussed health & safety, terms of hire, asbestos surveys, social club, Bergholt Heath YFC, Orpen Hall toilets and storage.
Continue reading “Premises & Recreation – 5th September 2016”