Tendring Parish Council News.

Hope you are all enjoying the hot weather despite the swarms of houseflies and cluster flies that many of us are experiencing. Presently looking out at a parched landscape and wondering if our crops will be harvested early.

During our latest meeting we were briefed by Cllr Harris ( Leader of Essex County Council ) on a number of issues which will be close to the hearts of many of you. Firstly,he has declared an Emergency situation regarding the state of our roads namely potholes. Money will be redirected to deal with a number of problem areas within the Village. The Street will have a new surface dressing in the next few months.  There will also be work carried out on Crow and Crown Lane .The teams are now directed to repair the pothole notified by the public and if there are others in close proximity they are to repair them too . I was assured that the repairs will be permanent repairs and not the temporary fixes that we have experienced in the past.

Other initiatives involve the management of speed -there are proposals to reduce the speed limit on The Heath and also on The Green to 30mph. I did enquire about a revision of the speed limit on Thorpe road and was told this will be reviewed at a later date. Essex County Council are looking at   the feasibility of  new automatic speed signs and  the repair of those that  have fallen into disrepair. The bus route down Crow Lane is under review too. Hopefully these reviews will result in some real action  to improve the safety of road users and pedestrians in the Village.

The Parish Council have received information that BGG will be putting in their new HGV entrance and construct a new pavement bus stop over July -August. This should make it easier for School children and the public to access the transport.

Thank you to those of you who have cut back your hedges. Properties who are still causing issues with public access across pavements and footpaths will be notified by letter of further action. It really does make a difference to families and the Villagers if they can safely use the pavements throughout the Village. Thanks also to Old Hall farm for mowing the grass along the pathway boundary-it's so much easier now to walk down that path.

Many of you attended the meeting last month where application 26/00722 was discussed -conversion of 5 barns to commercial use. Your views were forwarded to the District Council and they have refused the application on the grounds of insufficient information of the impact on existing highways and the ambiguity around the change of use.

We have received a letter of thanks from John Parry  ( Welsh Grandad )who received £300 towards his bid to raise £20,000 for Cancer and hospice charities. I am pleased to report that he is currently completing his 462 mile walk and has already raised in excess of £20,000 and has now revised his target to £30,000. Good luck John.

Tarchon have launched their non statutory  consultation from 3rd July to 13 August. Your views can

 be recorded using

www.tarchoninterconnector.com or info@tarchoninterconnector.com

Please take part to influence their decisions.

 Our next meeting is on

Monday 27 July at 7.30pm in the Village hall

Monday 24 August 7.30pm in the Village hall ( planning only)

Monday 28 September 7.30pm in the Village hall.

All are welcome to attend.

Jill Brattan

Chair of Tendring Parish Council