Leigh-on-Sea Town Council has a new Chairman

Cllr. Margaret Cotgrove replaces Hilary Davison as Chairman. The Council expressed their gratitude for what Cllr. Hilary Davison had done during her year as Chairman, particularly for kick-starting the Good for Leigh campaign and for raising the profile of the Council. 

Cllr. Carole Mulroney will become the new Vice Chairman.

 Grants

The Town Council has recently been awarded two grants:

1. £10,000 from Awards for All. This for water supply on the Leigh Allotment Site. A quote has been received for the supply of water, and the next step is to get quotes for the supply of piping and water tanks to the site.

2. £20,000 from Southend's Fix-it fund for lighting for the Youth Facility. The electrical supply has been confirmed and the lighting column is in place. The next step is to apply for planning permission for the light. 

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  Airport Meeting

The meeting on the proposed airport expansion on 6th May was very successful. Over 300 people attended the meeting to hear Southend Borough Council's response to questions from residents.

Unfortunately, some people were not able to get in, as the hall had to be closed on police advice for public safety reasons, due to the number of people.

Airport Meeting - Questions and Answers

Red Telephone Boxes

BT want to remove all red telephone boxes,

but are giving Councils the opportunity to buy them or sponsor them.

Leigh-on-Sea Town Council has decided to sponsor the phone box in Old Leigh, near Ye Olde Smack.

This means it will operate as a telephone for the future, and its existence will be guaranteed, maintaining part of the charm and character of Old Leigh while still providing a useful service

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Meetings for the coming week

Community Transport on Tuesday 30th June at 10.30 am

Finance & General Purposes on Tuesday 30th June at 8.00 pm

This meeting will be held at the Council Offices, 67 Elm Road in Leigh-on-Sea.

 Leigh-on-Sea - A Quality Council!

Leigh-on-Sea Town Council is proud to announce that it has achieved 'Quality Status'. This means that the level of service provided by the Council has reached the level required of a quality council, from both the councillors and the administration.

We are justifiably proud of this achievement, as there are only 345 quality councils in the whole country out of about 9,500 parishes.

We do recognise, however, that Quality Status is not an end in itself, and we know that we must continue to act as a quality council in all our activities.

We would appreciate help from the members of the public in Leigh to highlight and identify areas of our service we can improve. Nevertheless, we have to acknowledge that there are various facets of everyday life over which we cannot exercise control: roads and pavements, schools, housing, libraries, recycling and rubbish collection are outside our control, but we may be able to have an impact on Southend Borough Council.

For the time being, we are content to be a quality council, and thank all those who have contributed towards this achievement.