Charlotte Brooks, Active Travel Engagement Officer, Essex County Council
Connecting Essex through Cycling and Walking – Consultation
Today we have launched a consultation asking residents to give us their views on our proposed Connecting Essex cycling network. The consultation will end on the 10th of January 2025. We particularly want to hear from residents about whether the routes provide the right strategic links and whether there are any important routes not shown.
The page in the link below takes you to the consultation survey and video which explains, what a Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan is; and why we want to hear the views of residents and businesses about how to connect together local cycling networks across the county to gradually create a cohesive cycling network that will link a number of towns and villages across Essex.
Residents have already given feedback on routes in Basildon, Braintree, Brentwood, Castle Point, Chelmsford, Colchester, Rochford, Witham, Maldon, Waltham Abbey, Loughton (including Buckhurst Hill and Chigwell), Jaywick/Clacton and Harwich/Dovercourt. Essex County Council’s Safer, Greener, Healthier team now want to hear the views of residents about the remaining networks in Essex which will connect all the routes together as well as link up rural areas. Our ambition is to have an Essex-wide final network of potential walking and cycling routes which can be developed in the future.
The routes are designed to create a network of sustainable, interconnected linking routes which enable more walking and cycling. They ensure a long-term approach is taken for planning future investment and are reviewed approximately every three years as part of the Government’s Gear Change strategy. By identifying key routes and then seeking funding for high quality infrastructure, we hope that cycling and walking will become the safe and easy choice for travelling, either for shorter, local journeys or as part of a longer one. By switching to more sustainable forms of travel, residents will have more choice in how they get around.
We are keen that local communities and stakeholders have their say and help us shape the future of their streets and would ask that you promote the consultation and encourage as many participants as possible to respond. The consultation can be found at: Connecting Essex through cycling | Safer, Greener, Healthier
If you have any queries or would like to receive content to share on your social media platforms or in your newsletters (if you already have not received any), please either email myself or the Safer, Greener, Healthier mailbox.
If know of vulnerable people in Cressing with low incomes, they could be eligible to claim a blanket or other means to support them through the colder months.
In the first instance, please ask them to contact the Parish Clerk, Christine, either by phone or by coming into the office on a Wednesday or Thursday. Any conversations will be completely confidential between just the resident and the Parish Clerk.
Coffee pod recycling rolled out across recycling centres in Essex
Essex County Council have partnered with Podback, a not-for-profit coffee pod recycling service.
This partnership will provide Essex residents with a way to recycle their used coffee, tea and hot chocolate pods. Just look out for the Podback containers that have been rolled out in selected recycling centres across Essex.
All you need to do is bring your used pods in a bag or container, and tip the loose plastic and aluminium pods into the labelled containers.
Find out more about how the partnership with Podback will help Essex to recycle more!
Monday 18th to Sunday 26th November – Braintree Road/Cressing Road (B1018 from Galleys Corner to Mill Lane) CLOSED20.00 to 5.00
Monday 18th November to Sunday 26th November – Cressing Road/Millennium Way (from Retail Park to Galleys Corner) CLOSED20.00 to 5.00
Tuesday 19th to Wednesday 20th November – Bulford Mill Lane (from either side of level crossing) CLOSED00.30 to 5.30 for Network Rail infrastructure works to level crossing
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