West Bergholt Campaigning

West Bergholt Parish Council campaigns mostly through its committees, working parties and relationships with other authorities such as CCC.  Sometimes, though, that is insufficient and so we need to actually campaign publicly.  This page provides a window on current and, in due course, prior campaigns.

Current Campaigns

Safe Crossing for Colchester Road

Crossing this road is inherently dangerous due to the narrow pavements and fast speeds often seen on it.  This is particularly the case during school hours. The Parish Council has been trying to get traffic calming measures or a pedestrian crossing, but efforts have been rejected.  The council recently decided to launch a public petition and, as this campaign grows we will update you here.

• Sign the petition here.
• Read the Launch Announcement here.

National Grid’s Pylons Project

West Bergholt Parish Council has opposed National Grid’s plans for a line of pylons marching across our countryside.

The earliest reference to this opposition was on 27th April 2022 – over 2 years ago. It is apparent, though, that residents are now also getting more engaged and so we have set up a dedicated page to share what we know and what we have done in one place. 

Twenty’s Plenty

This is both an ongoing and an imperfectly, but adequately, completed campaign.  In 2013 the Parish Council agreed its New Church Road Traffic Safety Plan which called, among other calming measures, for 20mph speed limits.  Essex Highways policy, however, is & was to not support 20mph speed limits.  Many other aspects of this plan were, however, fulfilled.

Moving forward to 2017 the Parish Council were able to implement 20mph signage in the vicinity of the school with the proviso that the signs had to be erected on private land.

Moving forward again to 2023, West Bergholt Parish Council has joined forces with numerous other Parish & Town Councils to call on Essex County Council to implement 20mph limits more widely where communities feel they are needed.