General Local Information / Public Notices (inc. Town Council Meetings Calendar 2005 - 2006)
A) TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS CONFIRMED FOR 2005 - 2006 : (Parish Hall venue)
2005
Town Council Planning Committee Finance Committee
Thurs. 13th October '05 Thurs. 20th October '05 Convened as required;office
has further details
Thurs. 24th November '05 Thurs. 1st December '05
Thurs. 15th December '05 * Thurs. 15th December '05 *
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2006
Thurs. 19th January '06 Thurs. 12th January '06
Fri. 17th February '06 Thurs. 26th January '06
Thurs. 16th March '06 Thurs. 9th February '06
Thurs. 13th April '06 Thurs. 23rd February '06
Council AGM Thurs. 18th May '06 Thurs. 9th March '06
Thurs. 23rd March '06
Thurs. 6th April '06
Fri. 21st April '06
Thurs. 4th May '06
Thurs. 17th May '06
Annual Town Meeting : Friday, 12th May 2006.
Notes : All Council, Planning and Finance Meetings are open to the public and commence at 7.30 pm in the Parish Hall, Victoria Place, Brightlingsea.
* December Council and Planning Committees take place at 5pm and 5.30 pm, respectively.
With reference to the Office Opening Times cited on this Website, the Council wishes to explain that, in order to get through a big workload and as the Parish Hall is only staffed during week-day mornings, it is not always possible for the Town Clerk and/or Councillors to have Meetings with Parishioners without a prior appointment. Thank you.
B) TOWN DIARY (Major, usually Annually-Recurring Events in and around Brightlingsea)
Please refer to 'Sister Website' for Brightlingsea Town Guide and its included Contacts at :-
Summary of Key Town Events : -
MAY 2006 14th : Classic Car and Craft Show @ Colne Community School, Church Road; Contact Jeanette Morgan on 01206 - 303511
27th : Town Plant and Garden Sales - Parish Hall Car Park, Victoria Place, 8.30 am to 2.00 pm. Contact Val Gilders on 01206 - 302563
JUNE 17th : Brightlingsea Carnival Contact Jane Chapman on 01206 - 303012
24th - 25th : Brightlinsea Open Gardens and Scarecrow Festival Contact Ann Hopkins on 01206 - 303157
JULY 3rd - 10th : Bert Stock's Annual Fun-Fair; Visits Western Promenade, Brightlingsea
27th to 30th : Brightlingsea Music Festival; various venues around the locality; Contact John Barrett on 01206 - 302287
AUGUST 6th - 11th : Pyefleet Week Contact Peter Ball on 01206 - 302676
12th : All Saints Church Summer Fair Contact Janet Russell on 01206 - 305552
28th : Brightlingsea Town Show (Horticultural, Craft and Annual Dog Show) Brightlingsea Community Centre Contact Sue Last on 01206 - 303338
SEPTEMBER 2nd : Annual Smack and Barge Boat Race Starts 9am Contact Brian Webb, on 01255- 431907
23rd : Town Regatta Contact Jean Robinson on 01206 - 302594
DECEMBER 1st : Christmas Late-Nite Shopping in the town Contact Des Rowson, Brightlingsea Business Association (BBA) on 01206 - 303049
Look out for regular Brightlingsea Carnival Association Car-Boot Sales on the Greensward, off Western Promenade, throughout the Summer. Contact is Jane Chapman, as above. Farmers' Markets also take place during the year, hosted by the Community Centre off Lower Park Road, (opp. Railway Tavern), on 01206 - 302055, or info. via Bob Shotton, on 01206 - 302669
Once again, Brightlingsea Town Council was an Exhibitor at the Tourism and Leisure Show, which, for 2006, was held at The Brentwood Centre on Thursday, 23rd February. The new 2006 Brightlingsea Town Guide was 'hot-off-the-press' and 'fielded' for the first time. Copies are now available via the Council Offices, the local Library, Harbour Office and will become supplied to all NE Essex Tourist Information Offices shortly.
Free entry to the public and a very wide range of tourism, leisure and conservation stalls were on-offer, plus special attractions and refreshments. For further information about the event, please contact Carol Jolly at the Essex Tourism Association (ETA) on 01206 - 562878 or consult www.hidden-treasures.co.uk
The above notice posted am Tuesday, 28th February 2006.
C) Town Council : Summary of Scale of Charges for the 2006 - 2007 Season :
Facility or Service Annual Fee (Operative from 1st April 06) Allotments (per rod) £3.00 (vat exempt)
Beach Huts - B'sea Residents £70.00 pa
Non-Residents £140.00 pa (inc. vat)
Boat Park Lots Resident and Non-Resident Rates on request
The Parish Hall - Council Chamber Commercial/Business @ ££35.00 per session
" Local Vol. Organisations @ £10.00 "
" Other Bodies @ £25.00 (inc. vat) "
Information also available for Bayard Recreation Ground, The Town Hard, Hurst Green and local Open Spaces, etc. Please contact the Office during opening hours for details.
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D) Town Council Response to Essex County Council re. Local Minerals Plan
/ Aggregates Extraction Sites Proposals (26th January 2006) :
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With reference to the topical Consultative Activities concerning potential new Sand and Gravel Workings and Changes to Operations at Existing Sites in the Brightlingsea Area :-
On behalf of the local resident population, Brightlingsea Town Council has formally discussed this issue in-Council and has drawn the following points to Essex County Council , as Minerals Authority covering this area -
a) Proposed New Site - Thorrington Hall Farm, Thorrington Cross (whether in whole or in part)
Since the issue of the 'Site Allocations - Issues and Options Paper' (December 2005), the Town Counci has been made aware of growing converns about the taking-forward of the 300 + acres @ Thorrington Hall Farm into 'Preferred Site' status this April / May. Essex County Council will have already received Petition and Representations of Opposition to such new workings directly from a wide range of local residents and amenity organisations.
Whilst it is accepted that St. Mary's Church and Graveyard area do not now form a direct part of the proposed areas (erroneously depicted as such on initial Plans), there are continuing concerns on the following points -
* Considerable and long-term impact upon the local environment, landscape and vistas, and possible adverse impact on water resources abstraction and supplies @ local level
* Adverse effects upon indigenous nature conservation / wildlife qualities (esp. regarding a particular loss of woodland and upon local soils, with their related drainage regime consequences. To draw attention also to SSSI, RAMSAR Site and essex Wildlife Trust conservation land qualities and interests in the area - particularly re SSSI-related, should a new Conveyor-Belt be constructed to service a proposed new jetty fronting the River Colne.
* Whilst in itself helping to reduce road traffic movements, a ca. one mile Conveyor-Belt, if constructed, will cross the only road into / out of Brightlingsea; there may be public safety implications, esp. if crossing at prinicipal road bends. Any related increase in lorry movements will undoubtedly accentuate liong-standing accident 'black spots'. Road traffic consequences for the movement of the aggregates tow-wards / to any new jetty off Moverons Farm (definitely not desired) are very prominent Community concerns.
* Dust, mud, noise and possible local vibration consequences for local residential areas.
* Major gtraffic management issues arising, from aggregates lorry movements, on the main B1029 road, already greatly over-burdened by industrial-related traffic, with mounting wear-and-tear on road surfaces, kerbing, traffic islands, signage, etc. This giving rise to severe local concern and opposition (including on general public safety and road safety grounds), especially in relation to the B1029, being the only road into and out from Brightlingsea, which also runs directly adjacent to local schools.
* Brightlingsea Town Council would urge very serioud, express consideration to the usage of the existing jetty at 'Wellwick Wharf', re. Martin's Farm / District Council's Civic Amenity and Recycling Site and its approach road / track, on the south eastern flank of the Wivenhoe to Clacton-on-Sea B1027 ('Clacton Road' @ Thorrington Hall) for the trans-shipment of any / all Aggregates, should these ever become extracted from the Hall Farm locality - although the preferred position is not to develop this site, (either in whole or in part), at any time in the future.
The Town Council understands that a jetty (adequate for the purpose) already exists and this now has the capacity to handle, since the recent (October 2005) discontinuation of coastal sand and gravel barge movements from this particular jetty, (which can normally be used for at least ca. 1 hour either side of hight water). Proximal Transit by water via an existing, non-residentially-lined, non-town approach road in an already established industrial/works environment would hold infinitely less adverse impact upon local roads and the local population.
b) Prospective Operational Changes at Existing Site Moverons Farm, Brightlingsea
This operation has been a large and long-standing element of the Brighltingsea scene. It is recognised that this is an existing, not proposed new source of Aggregates, nor is it understood that there are anhy major proposlas for extension from existing works boundaries. Coment here, therefore, related to an essential need to ensure that there is mitigation or avoidance of any adverse environmental, residential and traffic consequences which may arise from eitehr changes to current working practices or the eventual decommissioning of this site, whereupon restoration activity should take place, which takes local community views fully into consideration. These views embrace the visual, noise, highway, public safety and other practical impacts and limitations assoicate with local-level overland Conveyor-Belt exportation of Aggregatres to onward water-borne transit points, serving both Moverons Faorm and the Hall Farm case. To reiterate Council's position that, using the existing jetty outlet via Marin's Farm is far preferable to creation of new river jetty off Moverons Farm and attendant access / supply-routes, which are opposed.
c) Conclusion : The Town Council is making this Position Statement on the Extraction of Aggregates from Local Sites available to the Resident Community and has posted its response on this Website on 31st January 2006. It would be most obliged if the concerns and observations expressed are now taken into the reckoning whien County determines which Candidate Localities are to be brought-forward into the Listings of 'Preferred Site' Options to be published in three to four months' time. It's opposition to any future use of the Thorrington Hall Site should be duly registered.
John G. Kingsbury (Town Clerk) - for Brightlingsea Town Council
Tues. 31st January 2006.
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D) Special Notice from Tendring District Council (Received & Posted onTues. 21st March '06)
The Public's attention is drawn to the following "Vehicle Amnesty" being staged by Tendring District Council next month. Unwanted vehicles will be removed free-of-charge by the District Council from 3rd to 28th April '06, inclusive, upon bona fide notification and subsequent verification of the 'status' of the vehicle(s) reported.
For reporting or further information, please contact TDC via the "Waste Crusader" line, on 01255 - 686 799 or on e-mail address : wcrusader@tendringdc.gov.uk Thank you.
E) The "Tour de Tendring" Big Cycling Event : "Have You done it yet ? !"
Sunday 21st May 2006, from Dovercourt Seafront adjacent the Swimming Pool. For your entry form tel. 01255 - 686 650 or consult website : www.tendringdc.gov.uk Proceeds to the R.N.L.I. Official Event Sponsors : Britton Construction Ltd. Notice posted 21 Mar. '06.
