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Ashingdon Parish Council recently voted to implement a grants funding policy.Grant applications will be considered from new and existing groups or organisations which bring a benefit to the residents of the Parish.
For more information and an application form, please contact the Ashingdon Parish Council via The Parish Clerk :
John Dyke, Clerk to The Council,
Telephone : 01702 587102
10th June 2008
Rochford District Council’s new "Maximise Recycling Scheme"
The Councils new Maximise Recycling Scheme starts on July 21st 2008 and was developed as a result of the clear need for the expansion of the range of materials that can be recycled at the kerbside.
It is clear that there are a number of environmental reasons for introducing more recycling to Rochford. Landfill sites are rapidly filling up and the decomposition of bio-degradable materials in landfill sites can leas to the production of methane - a harmful greenhouse gas.
The new scheme involves three bins – a green one with a yellow lid for compostables, a grey bin for recyclables and a grey bin with a purple lid for non-recyclables. (The grey bin which will be used for recyclables, is the bin currently used for general refuse).
The compostables bin will be used for the collection of food and garden materials, the recyclables bin will be used for the collection of paper, cardboard, tins and cans, glass and plastic and all remaining materials should be placed in the non-recyclables bin.
Each week the compostables bin is collected along with either the recyclables bin or the non-recyclables bin.
From 16th June to 18th July two additional bins will be delivered to each property. These are the compostables and the non-recyclables bin, and they will need to be stored until the new scheme starts on 21st July.
Due to the large number of properties in the area and the logistics involved, it has been necessary to deliver these bins over a number of weeks.
During the week commencing 14th July your existing grey bin will be emptied as normal and then re-stickered to show its new use. You should not use this bin for general rubbish from this point, as it will then be used for recyclables only. At the same time, residents will receive an information pack giving full details of the materials that can be placed into each bin, on the outside of the envelope, your collection day will be stated. Please make a note of this, as some residents collection day may have changed.
On the week commencing 21st July the new recycling service starts with collections of compostables and non-recyclables. The following week compostables and recyclables will be collected and so on.
Code of conduct
Please follow these simple points in order for your collections to run smoothly and efficiently:
• Ensure your wheeled bins are left inside the boundary of your property at the point closest to the highway by 7am on your collection day
• The collection crews have until 5pm on your collection day to collect your wheeled bins.
Rochford Districth Council 6th June 2008
"ASHINGDON YOUTH FC SCORE WITH FOOTBALL FOUNDATION GRANT"
Footballers of Ashingdon Youth FC were celebrating today following a £15,941 grant awarded by the Football Foundation, the UK’s largest sports charity. The cash bonanza will allow the Club to purchase much-needed new Plant Machinery that will enable the Club, who have had their own ground since 2002 in Cherry Orchard Lane, Rochford, to continue the maintenance & development of the ground & pitches. The Football Foundation is dedicated to revitalising the grass roots of the game, constructing modern football facilities, developing football as a force for social cohesion and as a vehicle for education in communities throughout the country. Funded by the Premier League, The Football Association, Sport England and the Government, the Football Foundation is the nation’s largest sports charity with a £45m budget going straight into the heart of football.
Paul Thorogood, Chief Executive of the Football Foundation said :
“We warmly congratulate the club and the local FA for their hard work and dedication in securing this award. “Sport is playing a central role in helping people to stay fit, strengthen communities and promote responsibility amongst young people. I am delighted that Football Foundation investment is opening up access to sport in Ashingdon and encourage other organisations in the region to apply to us.”
Ray Cracknell, Club Projects Officer at Ashingdon Youth FC, said :
“This grant will enable our Club Ground maintenance team to purchase the necessary equipment which will not only reduce significantly their present manual labour tasks, but help them with the maintenance and development of the pitches at our 13.3 acre site that can only improve conditions & facilities for the young footballers thereby helping with the development of their footballing careers in the future ”; He added : ‘’ We are much indebted and grateful to the Football Foundation for this grant award, and also would like to thank Essex County FA for their help & support ’’.
Ashingdon Youth Football 28th March 2008
Ashingdon Youth Football Club has got 2 teams through to the South East Essex Mini Soccer Cup Finals and so with 4 finals, The Club is excited to have acheived 50% of its teams on view. The Finals are being held at Great Wakering Stadium on Sunday 11th May 2008, and The Club would like to see as much support there as possible to cheer on our 2 local sides to victory.
The teams concerned are The Club’s Under 9 Pumas and the Under 10 Leopards.
Ashingdon Youth Football 11th March 2008
Football Tournament
The Ashingdon Youth Football Club's Annual Football Tournament will be held over the weekend of the 5th and 6th July 2008.
With another day added this year - the 12th July 2008 open to any Mini Soccer teams from ages Under 6 through to Under 10’s.
With B-B-Q, Refreshments, Bouncy Castle and other fun activities.
Teams who would like to enter sides should refer to the AYFC Tournament Website : www.ashingdonyouthfc.co.uk
Ashingdon Youth Football 11th March 2008
Important Recruiting Message
Ashingdon Youth Football Club is looking for players aged 8 years old for the Under 9 "Lions Team" who will be playing in the South East Essex Mini Soccer League next season 2008 - 2009).
Interested parties should contact Paul on Tel. 01702 530735.
Ashingdon Youth Football 11th March 2008
Ashingdon supports youth football 8th July 2007
In 2007, Ashingdon Parish Council made arrangements for the application and eventual supply of funds from the Football Foundation to local football with the help of Essex County Council. The Parish Council matched the funds available and in so doing, doubled the amount awarded to Ashingdon Youth Football Club who provide football for several hundred local boys and girls from 5 up to 17 years of age.
On 7th and 8th July 2007, Ashingdon Youth Football Club held a football festival weekend at their Cherry Orchard Lane grounds for several hundred young people from their own teams and from visiting teams from all over Essex. All of the children enjoyed themselves and spent a fun time of playing and watching good football during two days of excellent weather with sunshine, a little wind and blue skies. The event was well organised and featured many other youthful means of enjoyment including bouncy castles, climb and slide attractions, skill galleries, targets and side shows.
At the end of the Sunday matches, the youngest players received medals for their efforts and good football. The medals were handed out to every girl and boy who played by Councillor Peggy Shaw, the Chairman of Ashingdon parish Council accompanied by Councillor Glen Dryhurst. Photographs of the Footbal Festival are shown in our Photo Album.
Ashingdon on cycle ride route 15th July 2007
Ashingdon was on the route of the famous annual London to Southend Bike Ride on Sunday 15th July 2007, organised by the British Heart Foundation, a UK charity for the research and treatment of heart diseases.
Over 3000 enthusiasts from all walks of life rode all sorts bikes over a gruelling 58 miles route from Victoria Park near Bethnel Green in the East of London through urban streets, then through forest, woods, leafy country lanes and scores of pretty Essex villages and quite a large number of steep hills on their way to Southend on Sea where they finished in Priory Park.
All of the contestants passed through Ashingdon after making their way via Rettendon, Battlesbridge, Watery Lane, Hullbridge, Lower Road and Ashingdon's steep hill. All morning and much of the afternoon those few thousand weary cyclists kept up the struggle with the help of marshalls and refreshment stops on route. Many Ashingdon residents stood and watched the brave multitude passing through our village. They were tired, exhausted and well exercised but by then they were not far from the finish line.
In past years, the ride and charity collections raised over £110,000 per year towards heart ailments. It must have been worth it and for those arriving at Priory Park, they were treated to music and refreshements.
The "One" Great Eastern Railway - provided a cheap special train service to Stratford in London in the morning and return for those returning there.
Ashingdon Parish - Innovating and improving August 2007
The Ashingdon Parish Council is striving to provide more activities in Ashingdon and South Fambridge for young people, we are working in partnership with the local Police and with our neighbouring Parish Councils. In response to requests from local youth, we are negotiating with the Rochford District Council to provide BMX bike dirt ramps inside the King George’s Field. If this project is successful, we intend to provide more facilities for youth.
We recently received some publicity regarding our new “Graffiti Wall” which is a mural painted on the large east wall of The Ashingdon and East Hawkwell Memorial Hall by a well known local graffiti artist. The full colour painted mural depicts Ashingdon “then and now”. A reporter came from a local newspaper for the story and a photo shoot of our Chairman, our Parish Clerk and some Councillors in front of the work of art which depicts the Vikings in Ashingdon one thousand years ago and the young people of today.
Ashingdon Youth Football Club is a large and respected provider of football sports activities for our local young people. They approached us for assistance and we were pleased to support their application for funds from the Football Foundation as a result of promotion of this from The Essex County Council which our Parish Council passed on. The Club wish to gain funds to improve their Club, their club premises and their grounds, as well as to provide for equipment, maintenance, training, balls, goals, nets, team sportswear, toilets and a larger electricity generator.
We are working with the Ashingdon and East Hawkwell Memorial Hall to help improve the Village Hall and its car park. We wish to make both safer and more secure. These proposals will be done at no cost to the Hall which operates as a charity managed by The Hall Committee, who manage and maintain the hall which is our “war memorial” for Ashingdon Parish and for East Hawkwell, which is just over the road opposite. The Hall is our memorial to honour the memory of the men and women who died for their country in wartime. We will be improving the Hall’s security by providing security devices for the doors, windows, lighting and the car park. We will be putting a gate at the entrance to match the gate at the exit, so that they can be closed when it gets dark, or after events finish, to prevent misuse and nuisance when the Hall is not in use. Ashingdon Parish Council has secured grants to cover these costs.
St. Andrew’s Church, previously called “Ashingdon Minster”, has also received assistance from the Parish Council. A few years ago, we installed floodlight illumination so that our beautiful historic church can be seen at night from many miles away, along and across the River Crouch valley. We are now helping them with the project to replace the old Church Hall with a completely new larger brick building on the same site. We have obtained a grant to assist them in obtaining planning, permissions, design and funding for this project, which could include a permanent office for the Parish Council.
Grants were won to provide for four new notice boards to be placed throughout our large spread-out Parish. Grants have also been obtained for the installation of two new bus shelters in The Parish, all at no cost to the rate-paying Parishioners.
In addition to the special projects described above, we are the first point of query, information, complaint and reporting by The Public. We also carry out our usual tasks of protecting and improving local rights of way. We liaise with The Essex County Council on roads, pavements, footpaths, public transport, mobile libraries, hedge and verge cutting, etc. We liaise with The Rochford District Council on many matters. We monitor local planning issues before they go to the Rochford District Council, we plant and maintain roadside verges, we remove litter, we provide and maintain street lighting, bus shelters, benches and much more.
