Bradfield Parish Council - Essex

19/06/2025

Please could all vehicles be moved out of the car park by the evening of Thursday 26th June.

11/04/2025

Posted on behalf of Bradfield Village Hall.

Due to some changes in the committee over the last couple of weeks, we are looking for some residents to come on board as trustees. The village hall is run by a management committee & being a committee member means that you are a charity trustee.

Your commitment would be to attend an informal meeting on the second Tuesday of the month at the village hall at 7.30pm for around one hour. That’s it & if you wish to take on any further tasks we will always welcome your further support.

Trustees are asked to bring ideas about further improvements needed & make decisions on any spend that we need to make. If any of you have visited the hall recently you will have been able to see how well kept it is due to a recent refurbishment along with new toilets.

The village hall is a charitable community facility that is available to the public in a particular area for community-related recreational activities.

Village halls are charitable because they are held on trust to be used for purposes set out by the Recreational Charities Act 1958.

If you would like to have a chat with me further about the trustee role, please do not hesitate to ring me on 07990515250.

Regards, Karen Burton

04/04/2025

VE Day’s 80th Anniversary is on the evening of Thursday 8th May from 7.00pm – 10.00pm & Bradfield Parish Council will be hosting an event at Bradfield recreation ground.

The church bells will start ringing at 6.30pm 80 times to mark the start of the evening.

Our local band The Victory Arms & Tendring Brass Band will be playing throughout the evening. We will also have some tunes from our resident piper Bob too.

We have the honour of Deputy Lieutenant Simon Brice attending on behalf of HM Lord Lieutenant of Essex.

There will be presentations from Bradfield Scouts, Parish Councillors & a visual display leading upto the lighting of the beacon at 9.30pm when the international tribute & blessing will be read.

Food vans & a mobile bar are available throughout the evening along with a free bouncy castle.

Hope to see you there as it would be lovely if we can all come together and make this a memorable occasion.

28/03/2025

All residents of Bradfield need to be aware of the current consultation by Tendring into options for the Local Plan for the next 15 years. There are currently 4 options being considered and 3 of these include a large garden village at Horsley Cross which will greatly impact us here in Bradfield.
You can view and download the document that outlines the proposals here :https://legacy.tendringdc.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/planning/Planning_Policy/LocalPlanReview/Issues%20and%20Options%20Consultation%20Document%202025.pdf

We would encourage every single resident of Bradfield to respond to the consultation before it closes at 5pm on Monday April 14th.
If you do not want to see a large development appear at Horsley Cross you need to add your voice to the consultation now.
There are many questions on the consultation but do not let that put you off as you only need to complete the ones you want to.
The consultation can be completed here : https://tendringdc.oc2.uk/document/46

Please encourage all your friends and neighbours to complete the consultation too as if we do not object / support this now it will happen without any influence from your local community.

Have your say on Local Plan and other consultations.

28/03/2025

Although the In-Person events have expired the Parish Council would like to draw everyone in Bradfield's attention to this consultation. Along with lots of other proposals across Tendring this will directly affect us in Bradfield so visit their website www.tarchonenergy.net and make sure you voice your opinions on the consultation.

14/03/2025

Litter pick this Saturday at 10am. Please come along and help if you can.

11/03/2025

You may have noticed some work going on at the playground recently and we are pleased to announce that this current phase is now complete. There are new pathways now from the street to the Under 8's playground and onto the accessible roundabout via the newly installed Rota Net.
Hopefully as the Spring finally arrives many of you will have the time to visit the playground and enjoy the newly installed equipment and access some of the equipment far easier with pushchairs etc.

10/03/2025

To all residents of Bradfield this is very important and you should all respond to this consultation. There will be more over this year but it is regarding the new housing targets in Tendring which will directly affect Bradfield.

The consultation period for ‘Issues and Options’ and the ‘Call for Sites’ runs from Monday 3rd March 2025 until 5pm on Monday 14th April 2025 – a period of just over six weeks.

Information can be found here: https://www.tendringdc.gov.uk/content/local-plan-review
and responses can be submitted here:
https://tendringdc.oc2.uk/

Consultation Events

The Council will be holding drop-in events in four
locations around the District. The events will be held between 3pm and 7pm, and Officers will be available to answer questions and assist with responding to the consultation.

Monday 17th March 2025 Harwich 1912 Centre
Cow Lane
Harwich
CO12 3ER

Tuesday 18th March 2025 Brightlingsea Brightlingsea Parish Hall
Victoria Place
Brightlingsea
CO7 0BP

Monday 24th March 2025 Lawford Venture Centre 2000
Bromley Road
Lawford
CO11 2JE

Wednesday 26th March 2025 Walton on the Naze The Columbine Centre
Prince’s Esplanade
Walton on the Naze
CO14 8PZ

06/03/2025

We know you all love the village we live in so why not come down and help the Parish Council keep the village the way we all want it.
The litter pick will take place on Saturday 15th March at 10am - arrive at 9.45am to collect your pickers and sacks from Bradfield Village Hall
If the weather is nice bring your children and make it a fun morning helping keep the village tidy. This year we are doing the litter pick as part of the Great British Spring Clean https://www.keepbritaintidy.org/get-involved/support-our-campaigns/great-british-spring-clean
and we'd love to see loads of you there on the day helping out. All equipment is provided we just advise wearing gloves and sturdy shoes. It only takes an hour or two and you will have the pleasure of knowing you have helped keep Bradfield the beautiful clean village it is.

27/02/2025

The consultation on the proposals for devolution of governance in Essex is now live and you are all encouraged to go online or submit your views by 13th April. The council highly recommends that all residents read and contribute to this as it will affect everyone who lives in Essex.
The details of this consultation are as follows (and can be found here : https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/greater-essex-devolution/greater-essex-devolution-consultation

Establishing a Mayoral Combined County Authority across Essex, Thurrock and Southend-on-Sea
Topic of this consultation:
This consultation seeks views on a proposal to form a Mayoral Combined County Authority for the local government areas of Essex County Council, Thurrock Council and Southend-on-Sea City Council (referred to as Greater Essex in this consultation).

In December 2024, the government published the English Devolution White Paper. This sets out plans to move power out of Westminster and back to local communities, ensuring that every part of England is covered by devolution. The local council leaders from Essex County Council, Thurrock Council and Southend-on-Sea City Council have since written to government expressing their interest in taking forward devolution within their area through the establishment of a Mayoral Combined County Authority, with the first election for a Mayor taking place in May 2026. Before taking a decision on whether to proceed with the making of the necessary legislation, the government is seeking views from interested parties, including those who live and work in the area.

Scope of this consultation:
This consultation seeks views, particularly from interested parties, including those who live and work across Greater Essex on the effect of establishing a Mayoral Combined County Authority in the area. It includes questions on the proposed geography and how the Combined County Authority will make decisions, together with questions on the effects of working across this geography through a Mayoral Combined County Authority.

In some parts of the country, there may be proposals for reorganisation of existing councils. This is a separate process and is not covered by this consultation. Further information on this is set out in this document.

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17/02/2025

As a result of these roadworks beginning on Monday 24th February the Parish Council would like to offer any residents affected the use of the Village Hall Car Park. You are welcome to park there if you cannot access your properties at any point during the 3 weeks of works.

07/02/2025

If you have books that you would like to donate to the Book Exchange it is appreciated, but, could you hold onto them for now as the book exchange is full.
Please do not take them down and just leave them on the floor or outside the phone box as they will be subject to the elements and will be damaged.
We will update you as soon as we need more donations.