Alan Goggin Former Essex County Councillor - Established 1947

06/09/2026

Many may have received a pamphlet direct to your home, but this is a small reminder that our MP, Sir Bernard Jenkin, is visiting Brightlingsea this coming Friday- September 11 - and holding a public meeting to provide updates and answer questions around national and local issues.

Although organised by the the local Conservative group, you do not have to be a supporter or member and there is not any entry fee.

If you wish to have a drink the Yacht Club bar is open for purchase as normal.

No advance ticket is needed and we are planning to start at 7 PM.
This is the fourth such meeting in recent years and they have been a good opportunity to hear views from one the most experienced members of Parliament.

18/08/2026

Clarity from a reliable source. Hopefully some rain in the next few days may help.

We’re extending our hosepipe ban to customers across our East region.

The hosepipe ban comes into effect immediately, covering the Tendring Peninsula in Essex (CO7, CO11, CO12, CO13, CO14, CO15, CO16). These customers join those in our Central region, who have been following the same restrictions brought in last month.

England recorded its warmest June on record, with temperatures reaching as high as 38°C. The Met Office has also published data showing this was England’s driest July on record, with just 6.5mm of rainfall.

This has affected Ardleigh Reservoir, which supplies around a third of the drinking water used across our East region. At the same time, demand for water is well above what we’d normally expect, placing further pressure on local water resources.

Introducing the hosepipe ban now will help protect water supplies for our customers, communities and the environment while these conditions continue.

The restrictions come into effect immediately and apply throughout the day and night until further notice.

We'll continue to monitor conditions closely and will lift the restrictions as soon as we're confident supplies can continue to meet demand.

Find out if you're affected, what's included in the hosepipe ban and whether any exemptions apply: affinitywater.co.uk/hosepipeban

30/07/2026

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09/07/2026

Good to see surface and top dressing on some of our bigger local road’s especially the B1029 serving Thorrington, Gt.Bentley & Brightlingsea.
Many are planned 12/18 months in advance to take advantage of the right weather conditions.
As always with fresh top-dressing and fresh white lines with “cats eyes”please drive slower than normal. It’s only a short time.
Yes there are always more roads and pavements to be included in programs, but the £2 million spent in our Brightlingsea Division over the last few years helps to understand the size of the various repair and maintenance budgets. We are definitely never ignored.

09/06/2026

I saw part of the programme and was very proud for you and your team. It looked like a fantastic experience for the Lads! Well done to you all. I follow your story with passion.

14/04/2026

Road works on Brightlingsea Road, B1029 for 15 to 17 April 2026.
Reference ECC number EC3006497278501.
UK Power Network.
There has been much social media speculation and some confusion about the above road works. I wanted to double check the facts as I had them.
Within the licence there are strict conditions. They have been there since the original Licence was granted many weeks ago.
These conditions are shown on the web site.
To be specific they are:-
Activities to take place between 09.30 AM & 14.30 PM.
All traffic management to be removed by 14.30,
Smart lights to be deployed on site.
Traffic not to stack back past property Quenby or Westerlings in the opposite direction.
There is to be no footway closure.
I am told that an ECC inspector will be on site early hours to make sure that the conditions are operative.
There will be inevitable delays whatever happens, so please allow some extra time for your journey.
Also please drive carefully. Be safe. The last thing anybody wants is an accident, or an injury to one of the workers.

While I was on the site, I double checked some works from Openreach for reference EC30096314896 on 21/22 April. I am told that these have the same conditions.

Hopefully there will be no "unknowns" or even unknown, unknowns, to force any last minute changes. At least the weather forecast looks okay!
Both Brightlingsea and Thorrington Councils are aware of these details. Hopefully the "stop/go" signs will not be needed.
I hope this clear, but if there any other questions please feel free to contact me direct on my email. [email protected]

13/03/2026

B1029. Church Road. The worsening pot hole on the hill has been upgraded to Emergancy following the motor accident. It appears to have been reported as a standard item on March 9. The reference number is 4029031.

The emergency upgrade has an expectation of 2/3 hours call out time, depending on where other vehicle’s are already working. This will create a traffic problem as residents return home.

Apologies for this. The team may operate some form of stop/go sign system. Even the easiest quick fix will take some time and will definitely cause disruption during rush hour.

The engineers attending will decide which immediate and longer term action is best suited. I have been promised an update. Sadly there is no repairing option that will not cause chaos. Please be careful and plan for extra term.
For all the Emergancy number is well publicised and is worth noting as 0345 603 7631.

This is a terrible time for potholes. Please be extra careful.