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Colchester Campus Map 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 E A133 Colchester A133 Clacton LM STE CLINGOE HILL AD ROAD Colchester Entrance A133 A Capon Road Car Park BOUNDARY CAPO O N ROAD ROAD D OA D R IEL SF NE Innovation Car Park 21 Lake House B 28 20 P 19 B Quays Bridge 27 1208 CAPON ROAD North Towers Car Park 18 26 D L 31 OA S R ER LIGHTSHIP WAY W O T 17 16 H BBQ Area 29 T R 30 O 14 N J Wivenhoe House Hotel C and Edge Hotel School 25 G 15 24 23 Brightlingsea 27 13 0 12 1 22 B Wivenhoe Park Day Nursery 11 Visitors’ Reception F A Sports Field Health Centre I D B N M Square 5 Wivenhoe Square 4 Entrance E C Valley Car Park Map Key: H Sports Pavilion Square 3 Square 2 Cycle Path Information Centre E Square 1 Cycle Parking All Weather Pitch VALLEY ROAD K D Bus Stop Essex Sport Arena BOUNDARY ROAD Main Road Tennis Courts 10 Main Squares 9 Sports Centre PARK ROAD 8 Car Park A Path Multi-deck Car Park F 28 Wivenhoe Vehicle Barrier 6 0 1 4 B Wivenhoe Trail Car Park B 1 RIVER COLNE 2 7 Area: 3 5 North Campus G B OU Central Campus ND ARY ROAD South Campus Our Learning Spaces Our Art Spaces Student Residences South Towers (9–10) The Houses (16–21) The Meadows (25–30) Disabled Visitors A Albert Sloman Library (D6) M Art Exchange – Gallery (D6) 9 Bertrand Russell (F6) 16 Anne Knight (C5) 25 Cole (C2) For information on access and parking B The Hex (D5) N Lakeside Theatre (D6) South Courts (1–8) 10 Eddington (E6/F6) 17 Swaynes (C5) 26 Arber (C2) arrangements, please contact Visitors’ C Ivor Crewe Lecture Hall (E6) 1 Harwich (F5/G5) 18 Issac Rebow (B5) 27 Godwin (B2/C2) Reception: +44 (0)1206 874321 D Lecture Theatre Building (E6) Our Knowledge Gateway 2 Brightlingsea (G5) North Towers (11–14) 19 Richard Woods (B5) 28 Elton (B2) E The Limehouse (E6) O Parkside Office Village 3 Manningtree (G5/6) 11 Rayleigh (D5) 20 Thomas Hopper (B5) 29 Tansley (B2/C2) F The Tony Rich Teaching Centre (D5) P Innovation Centre (B4) 4 Walton (F5/6) 12 Keynes (C5) 21 Josephine Butler (B5) 30 Conway (C2) G North Teaching Centre (E7) 5 Thaxted (G6) 13 Tawney (C5) H The Orangery (E5) 6 Frinton (F6) 14 William Morris (C5) University Quays (22–24) 31 The Copse (C3) I Silberrad Student Centre (D6) 7 Rowhedge (F6/G6) 22 Sainty Quay (C1/D1) J Essex Business School (C4) 8 Alresford (F5) 15 Wolfson Court (C5) 23 Hawkins Quay (C1) K STEM Building (E5) 24 Matthews Quay (C1) L Constable Building (C8).

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Designer Shopping and Country Living Pdf to Download
Designer shopping and country living Braintree and Great Dunmow routes Total distance of main route is 87km/54miles Cobbs 1 7 5 5 Fenn A Debden 0 B1053 0 1 1 1 Short rides B B 0 1 T B1 7 HA 05 XTED 3 RO A A 9.5km/5.9miles D R i v A B 1 e 1 1 r 24 8 P Finchingfield B 32.8km/20.5miles B 4 a 1 n 3 t 83 Debden C 8.9km/5.5miles Green 51 Hawkspur 10 Green B B 7 1 A 5 0 11 D 23.5km/14.7miles 0 5 2 1 1 3 B 4 3 1 Widdington A E 20km/12.5miles Thaxted Wethersfield 7 F 12.8km/8miles 1 0 Little Bardfield 1 Blackmore A G 13.8km/8.6miles 2 End B ROAD 105 H 32.4km/20.2miles BARDFIELD Great 3 Bardfield I 12.6km/7.9miles 1 m 5 B a 0 7 iver C 1 05 R 1 8 1 B 4 J 14km/8.8miles Cherry Green B Gosfield HALSTEAD N Rotten ORTH HAL End L RD 1 05 1 B1 3 Richmond’s S 1 Attractions along this route H A Shalford A Green L FO RD R Holder’s OA 1 Broxted Church D B r Green Monk 1 e 0 5 2 Henham lm Street Great Bardfield Museum Visitor Centre e 3 h . C 3 1 R Saling Hall Garden 5 7 B 0 1 1 0 B 1 8 1 4 Blake House Craft Centre E 4 1 B A M N A 0 1 L 5 I B1 3 L 0 1 51 S 3 5 L B1051 M A The Flitch Way R 57 LU O 10 P A LU B B D 6 B Great Notley Country Park & Discovery Centre E 1 Lindsell A RHE DGE R GA O L S i L R AD L L N v Broxted LO EN L L A E 7 Braintree District Museum WS GRE IN E e Elsenham D S r Duton Hill P High 1 a 5 1 8 n Garrett Warner Textile Archive Gallery 0 3 Bardfield t 1 1 B Saling A 9 Freeport B B 1 1 0 0 5 10 5 Cressing Temple 7 B PI 3 3 1 L T OO S 8 W 2 R Folly Elsenham 4 O 11 AD 3 Green Pleshey Castle 1 B105 B A Great 12 Hatfield Forest R O Saling B
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Issue 27 Welcome to the Essex Agricultural Society Newsletter September 2016 Rural Question Time 20 April Regardless of the outcome of the referendum on 23rd June, one thing our On Wednesday, the Essex Agricultural farming and rural business clients can Society hosted an important rural question depend on is the continued support of time at Writtle College on the facts behind Gepp & Sons, providing specialist and the 'Brexit' debate and the impact on practical advice on a wide range of legal agriculture and the rural economy. issues. The high profile panel included former NFU CLA East Regional Director Ben Underwood President Sir Peter Kendall; former Minister said: “To campaign or govern without of State for Agriculture and Food Sir Jim giving answers on how the rural economy Paice; CLA East Regional Director Ben will be sustained in the future, whether we Underwood, and the UKIP Leader of leave or remain, undermines confidence Norfolk County Council Richard Coke. and gives concern as to the future security of the rural economy. “The CLA wants Ministers to confirm whether they are prepared for all eventualities following the EU Referendum: if the UK votes to leave, the uncertainties for farming and other rural businesses are immediate and need to be addressed swiftly; if we vote to remain, there are still critical commitments that Ministers will The event was ably chaired by NFU need to make before the next Common Vice-Chairman and Essex farmer, Guy Agricultural Policy budget is agreed in 2020. Smith. “We’re not telling our members how to The timely debate came in the wake of vote, but we make it very clear that we will demands by farmers for more information be fighting to defend their interests about how agriculture would be affected if whatever the outcome.
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Committee Level Officer Report
AREA PLANS SUB-COMMITTEE SOUTH 21 February 2018 INDEX OF PLANNING APPLICATIONS/ENFORCEMENT CASES ITEM REFERENCE SITE LOCATION OFFICER PAGE RECOMMENDATION 1. EPF/2662/17 Chigwell Library, Victory Hall, Refuse Permission 30 Chigwell Parish Offices Chigwell Members Club Hainault Road Chigwell IG7 6QX 2. EPF/1893/17 60 Traps Hill Grant Permission 44 Loughton (With Conditions) IG10 1TD 3. EPF/3438/17 160 Manor Road Grant Permission 54 Chigwell (With Conditions) IG7 5PX 4. EPF/3397/17 2 Glenside Grant Permission 64 Chigwell (With Conditions) IG7 5RE 5. EPF/2954/17 17 Tomswood Road Grant Permission 74 Chigwell (With Conditions) IG7 5QP 6. EPF/3059/17 Sir Winston Churchill (Now Grant Permission 80 Landmark House) (With Conditions) The Broadway Loughton IG10 3SP 7. EPF/3005/17 7 Briar Close Grant Permission 86 Buckhurst Hill (With Conditions) IG9 5EF 8. EPF/3336/17 6 The Rise Grant Permission 92 Roding View (With Conditions) Buckhurst Hill IG9 6AG 9. EPF/2863/17 20 Tomswood Road Grant Permission 98 Chigwell (With Conditions) IG7 5QS 10. EPF/3314/17 13 Pyrles Green Grant Permission 102 Loughton (With Conditions) IG10 2NP 11. EPF/3036/17 1 Woodbury Hill Grant Permission 106 Loughton (With Conditions) IG10 1JB Epping Forest District Council E V O R G E E L Agenda Item Number 1 3 7 CHI 9 GWEL 6 L RISE 1 123 1 4 1 Y A W W O 5 D 7 A 1 E M 1 1 0 2 0 Redcroft 2 30 EFDC1 2 20 7 12 34.7m 16 18 AY BROOK W 35.7m COURTLAND DRIVE 34.4m Spanbrook Chigwell Brook El Sub Sta El Sub Sta e c King la P t 1 William n o t o m e 1 8 Fourth r la C (PH) 2 in Dra D A O
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An Introduction to the Geology and Fossils of Essex
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