Winstred Hundred Parish Council
Supporting the local community
This section of the website contains village and club news as well as news from the Parish Council and Borough Councillors. If you have news to contribute please contact the parish clerk.
Our recent meeting in June was well attended by 43 members and a number of visitors, when we welcomed back Chris South, to give us a talk on “Basic Garden Design”.
Chris explained the essentials of redesigning a garden by knowing the type of soil you have, which direction it is facing, Continue reading “PAWS June – Basic Garden Design”
Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held at Salcott Village Hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday 14th June 2016
Present: Netty Knill-Jones, Lynne Simmons, John Walker, Phil Gladwin (chair), Nicky Ellis, Jinny Gale, Bob Holmes, Liz Davidson, Andrew Ellis and 2 members of the public
Apologies for absence: Kevin Bentley, Jackie Maclean, Robert Davidson, Zone Warden
Minutes of the last meeting were agreed by all and signed by the chairman
Zone Warden Report: None sent but they had cleared up a fly tipping problem for us
Borough Councillor Report: Certain matters are to be chased up including requesting resurfacing of Mill Road, Virley but in particular the sunken areas either side of the bridge, Continue reading “PC Minutes 14th June 2016”
A meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council will be held at Salcott Village Hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday 14th June 2016 to which the Councillors are summons to attend.
Zone Warden Report:
County and Borough Councillor Reports:
Public-Have Your Say:
Declarations of Interest:
Super Music for Peldon Village HallOrganised by the Peldon Village Hall Management Committee and in support of Peldon Village Hall Rebuilding Fund and Cancer Research UK, we plan to have an amazing evening of fun, food and fab music.
The licensed bar will open at 5:30, followed by music from the amazing Sam Plackett Organ Trio and a two-course supper as the evening gets going.
Crissy Lee, widely acclaimed to be the UK and Europe’s finest female drummer will be headlining the entertainment with her Crissy Lee All Stars who will play an opening set as we dine away the summer evening. Performing with Crissy will be former Shakatak member, Jackie Rawe, who has also worked with stars such as Suzi Quatro, Sheena Easton and Imagination. Auctioneer, Kevin Bentley will then provide us all with some fun in the Grand Charity Auctionand raffle, leaving Crissy and the All Stars to play us into the dusk with their final set.
CONTACT: Bob Holmes on 01206 735510 or [email protected].
Supporting CarersIf you are a carer in need of some support, or maybe you know somebody who is and does, then Supporting Carers in Essex offers “A single source of help and advice for all unpaid carers”. This organisation is a partnership of registered charities working together offering a single point of contact by phone or email. The group offers the following range of support Continue reading “Supporting Carers”
Essex Highways’ ‘Capital Maintenance Programme’ reaches Winstred Hundred this week with 3 roads in the parish to be benefitting from Surface Dressing accompanied by road closures. This process involves repairing main defects in the road surface and then laying a new surface of loose chippings on bitumen. Continue reading “Road Closures as local roads get dressed”
We have been given advance notice of the overnight closure of part of Colchester Road in Peldon on 3 nights (9pm – 5am) some time between 13th June and 13th December (we will hopefully get more specific dates nearer the time). The picture shows the approximate extent of the closure and the diversionary route that will be put in place, there will, undoubtedly, be an increase in overnight traffic flow through Peldon during these closures. Continue reading “Advance Notice – Colchester Road Closure”
39 members and 1 visitor attended our May meeting when Jenny Gibb, dressed in traditional Turkish dress, gave us a talk called “A Turkish Shirley Valentine”.
Jenny explained how in 1993, Continue reading “PAWS May – Shirley Valentine”
Peldon Village Fete 2016Lots of Traditional Village Fun, the Peldon Village Fete is being held by the Friends of St Mary’s and promises lots of activities for the children in particular. Taking place at the Peldon Village Hall, Church Road, CO5 7PT, on 11th June between 12-4pm, the fete will offer:
Entrance is just £2 for adults, 50p for children. See you there!
Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held at Peldon Village Hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday 10th May 2016.
Present: Bob Holmes, Nicky Ellis, Liz Davidson, Jinny Gale, Lynne Simmons, Phil Gladwin, John Walker, Netty Knill-Jones, John Jowers, Pat Moore, Robert Davidson, Andrew Ellis, Kevin Bentley and 5 members of the public
Apologies for absence: Jackie Maclean
Everyone was welcomed to the meeting by the chairman and all the Continue reading “PC Minutes 10th May 2016”
