White Colne

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White Colne

 

 

White Colne Parish Council News  -  April 2008

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Dear Residents

Important meeting- Have your say

 

The Annual Elector’s meeting is our open evening, giving everyone an excellent opportunity to raise  concerns and queries, listen to reports on the work of the Council over the last year, and debate any thorny issues.

 

One such issue is the Council tax portion for White Colne which Braintree District Council has increased by 1.3% despite our decision to cap the budget at last year's figures. We were angry and we are sure you were too - come along to the meeting and get some answers.

 

We are all concerned about the building of new homes in our village, the impact this may have, the importance of safeguarding our traditional and ancient architecture whilst appreciating that new affordable homes are required for our young people. With this in mind we have invited the Rural Community Council of Essex to give a short presentation at this meeting on the pros and cons of writing a Village Design Statement – a project which allows the residents to decide for themselves the best and worst aspects of their village. The Statement is accepted by the local authority as a reference when deciding planning applications.

 

At the end of the meeting we shall be officially opening the new hall kitchen and celebrating with a glass of wine and a few nibbles.

 

We hope you can join us on Monday April 21st at 7.30pm for what we hope will be a lively, informative and enjoyable evening.

 

Kevin Nolan, Chairman

 

 

 

 

Services at St Andrews White Colne

Sunday 6th April 10.00am Holy Communion

Sunday 20th April 10.30am Rogation Service at Baggaretts, with a short walk in the countryside followed by coffee. All are very welcome (sensible shoes!)

 

Annual Parochial Church Meeting

The Annual Vestry Meeting and Parochial Church Meeting will be held on Wednesday 23rd April at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. All are welcome to attend.

 

Easter Egg Hunt – New date

Due to atrocious weather we cancelled the Easter Egg hunt and re-scheduled for Sunday April 6th. The fun starts on the Meadows  at 10.30am  until midday – please come along and support. Refreshments will be available from the pavilion.

 

Tree planting.

Our heritage fruit trees have arrived for our community orchard on the Meadows. We shall be planting on April 6th from 10.00am. If you would like to help, please just turn up and bring a spade.

 

Web site

Our new web site is now live

www.whitecolne.com

It is being updated almost daily, so please check it regularly for the latest news. Plus, we want your photos. Send your village photos to the web master – see if you can win “photo of the month”