We are delighted to announce that at the Parish Council Meetings of 16th May it was agreed to proceed and have an additional 20 car parking spaces created close to the barriers on Bicknacre Playing Fields. This will be used by the football club on Sundays to help alleviate parking issues, and by request from Bicknacre Village Hall, The Priory Primary School, Friends of Priory Fields for overflow parking when required.
The Parish Council received £6,800 from the EALC Local Service Fund to employ a company to upkeep our village greens & open spaces!
The Parish Council received £1,180 from the Essex County Council CIF Fund for matched funding for new swings at Lodge Road – installation date 15th February 2019
Woodham Ferrers Herb Garden – planted by St Mary’s School
New swings at Lodge Road – part funded by Essex County Council Community Initiatives Fund
OUR THANKS TO JOHN COUSINS FOR MAKING & DONATING THIS TO OUR VILLAGE
We have installed Automatic External Defibrillators (AED’s) installed in the villages, one at Bicknacre Village Hall, the other at The School Room, Woodham Ferrers. We are running a futher training courses in conjunction with local First Responders, which are open to all residents of the Parish in the first instance.
AEDs are proven to save lives and are therefore an invaluable addition to health and safety for all
Who did we help in the last finance year ? click here
New equipment installed in 2017 at The Hooe Playing Fields:
Niagara Play Tower – free of charge (Sovereign Play)
Teenage Bench (free of charge Soveriegn Play)
Trim Trail ( PC Funded)
New Swings including basket swing
New pathway to swings to allow wheelchair access
Lodge Road Playing Field
New basket swing to include disabled use
Free Services click hereto see help from Chelmsford College Public Services
Village Maps – newly created to help new and existing residents click here for Bicknacre and here for Woodham Ferrers
Community Special Constables – please contact the Clerk for further details……..
