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Billericay Town Crier February 2016 the OFFICIAL PUBLICATION of the BILLERICAY TOWN COUNCIL @Billericaytc Billericay Town Crier February 2016 www.billericaytowncouncil.gov.uk THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE BILLERICAY TOWN COUNCIL @BillericayTC HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOUR MAJESTY n 2012 Billericay honoured Her Majesty by dedicating the field at Sun Corner to be a Queen Elizabeth II Field, and installed a wonderful beacon there. By dedicating Sun ICorner as a QEII Field its use as an open space for the people of Billericay has been protected for perpetuity. This year sees Her Majesty’s 90th birthday, and Billericay will honour her in special ways again. First, on Saturday 5th March, we will participate in the nationwide “Clean for the Queen” campaign to spruce up the town. The Litter Pick will focus on the town centre and nearby areas, including of course, Sun Corner. If you want to join in meet at the Town Council Offices in Crown Yard at 9am. Special “Clean for the Queen” rubbish sacks, litter pickers and all other essential equipment will be provided. Contact the Town Clerk to let her know you are coming. Then, on Thursday 21st April, which is Her Majesty’s birthday, a special event will take place at Sun Corner at around 8pm, when our beacon will be lit. It will be one of hundreds of beacons being lit that evening across the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and UK Overseas Territories, and Her Majesty herself will light the Principle Beacon. Visit our web site, Facebook page and follow us on Twitter to keep up to date on details for these events. CIVIC SERVICE BILLERICAY TOWN AND THE illericay Town Council will be holding Bits annual civic service on Sunday 13th BASILDON BOROUGH LOCAL PLAN March at 3pm. This year the theme for the event will be “Never On Your Own” so we he Basildon Local Plan 2016 says at which the Draft Local Plan can be can focus on loneliness in the community Tthat altogether the Borough needs discussed; the programme for these and bring together all the community 15,260 new homes to meet housing meetings can be viewed online at www. groups that try to alleviate it. needs over the next 20 years. This is basildon.gov.uk/planningpolicy. We are currently in discussions with about a 20% increase. Billericay Town has The easiest way to comment is online Churches Together in Billericay regarding been allocated 1380 (an 11% increase). at http://basildon.objective.co.uk/portal, where the service will be held and when Previously developed land will be used or comments can be submitted by email known this will be publicised on Facebook, wherever possible, but because there is to [email protected] or by the Town Council website, Twitter and also little urban or brownfield land available post to Planning Policy at The Basildon by the local churches. It will be attended for building in Billericay, nearly all the Centre, St Martin’s Square, Basildon SS14 by the Chairman of Essex County Council, new homes will be built on Green Belt 1DL. sites. The public consultation on the Draft Cllr Norman Hume as well as our own The Town Council is preparing a Local Plan, which can be viewed online County Councillor Kay Twitchen. response to the consultation and urges at http://basildon.objective.co.uk/portal, This year we are pleased that High residents to submit individual replies to commenced on 28 January and runs until Voltage Big Band will once again be Basildon Council. If you disagree with 24 March. Copies of the document can providing the music. If you would like the proposals individual comments are be viewed at Council Offices and in local more information about the service and more effective than petitions or joint libraries during normal opening hours. the confirmed location please contact the objections. There is also a series of public meetings Town Clerk. continued on back page For further information and general enquiries contact: Town Clerk Billericay Town Council • The Loft • Crown Yard • High Street • Billericay CM12 9BX • T: 01277 625732 F: 01277 634784 • E: [email protected] • W: www.billericaytowncouncil.gov.uk Official Office Opening times 9.30am - 12.30pm Mon-Fri. Outside these hours please ring as there may well be office staff present. Details of Town Councillors can be obtained from the Town Council website or Offices. REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY AND THE WAR MEMORIAL emembrance arrange for a road closure and the event was able to take place RSunday took without mishap. The closure was financed by the Town Council place on Sunday, with contributions from Co-operative Funeralcare and the November 8th Billericay Society. 2015. This is always As always it was a most memorable parade and service with spearheaded by representatives from Billericay Churches, groups, clubs, societies the British Legion and Town and Youth Town Councillors laying wreaths as well as together with some individuals. It was most rewarding this year because as a Churches Together result of the road closure people were able to linger and chat and other Billericay and reflect around the memorial for longer than in previous groups and years. societies. This year The Memorial itself is cared for by the Town Council and it is the normal plans very important to us to keep it looking its best. To this end it is were thrown into a regularly tended and kept clean and tidy by Councillors. It is a state of confusion prominent feature on the corner of Chapel Street and next to St. when the police Mary Magdalen and important to us that it is well kept. announced they would no longer Last year’s weather patterns were so strange with plants not be providing traffic necessarily doing what they should when they should and we management as found that the begonias were still looking a picture in October. they had done in So prior to Remembrance Sunday we agonised over whether to previous years. keep these flowers but run the risk they might be frost damaged As in many areas by the Sunday or should we replace them with the problem they the British Legion might not be at their best when they were needed. We took the numbers are decision to replant and have been suitably rewarded because diminishing and so they came to the Town Council for help in the polyanthus looked a picture and they are still looking good managing this difficulty. The Council immediately stepped in to especially now at this dull time of the year. Billericay TOWN COUNCIL Celebration OF XMAS LIGHTS illericay Town Council has been organising the switch on go to the following who gave up so much time to support Bof the Christmas Lights for many years but ventured into the event both before and on the day:- pastures new putting on an afternoon of entertainment The Christmas Lights Working Party, provided by local schools and community groups. The Flt Lt Steve Horncastle and The Billericay Air Cadets, weather was kind with just a brief shower early afternoon The Billericay Lions and Father Christmas, and The Chequers provided a Christmas feel with snow David Randall and the Billericay Mayflower Rotary Club, falling, mulled wine, hot chocolate and some characters David Vinten and Jarvis Print, Jim Shrubb, The Chequers, from Frozen. The Railway Public House for Santa’s changing room, We were entertained by the Mayflower Morris Men and The Salvation Army Band. the Wickford Majorettes announced by our Town Crier in The Town Council is very grateful to all sponsors who the High Street. The focus was then directed to the stage helped to make the event possible:- with High Voltage Big Band playing a medley of Christmas Bellefontaines Jewellers, Bennetts Funeral Directors, songs. They played at intervals throughout the afternoon. Billericay District Residents Association, Billericay Homecare, Both Woodlands and St Peter’s School choirs were a Billericay Lions, Billericay Neighbourhood Watch, delight to listen to and Mayflower High School Choir were Co-operative Funeralcare, FE Farrer Funeral Directors, wonderful, especially with their renditions of Alleluia and Fish & Chick’n, Fisher Jones Greenwood, Bohemian Rhapsody. Dance Steps Academy brought us a Hallmark Care Homes, Hamiltons Carpets, great example of modern dance. The event showed the Ian Brown Financial, Jarvis Print, wide range of talent and community spirit in Billericay. Michael Letch & Partners LLP, Picturesque, Thanks must also be given to all our sponsors who Reginald O’Neill Dental Care, Rotary Club of Billericay. helped to make this possible, but very special thanks must Crowds watch the Switch On High Voltage Big Band St Peter’s School Choir Page 2 Billericay Town Crier February 2016 SHOPS DRESS UP FOR CHRISTMAS n the following Monday after the switch on, Billericay OTown Councillors together with Youth Town Councillors judged the Christmas Window displays in the town. Councillor Jo Clark, Vice Chairman of the Town Council, Cllr Adam Adshead and Youth Councillors Harrison Birch, Adam Waldie and Jasmine Margalit had the exciting but very difficult task of selecting the best dressed windows. The competition was close but in the end The Olive Branch was selected. Their winning cheque for £100 was presented to Leanne Knightley Town Cllrs attend the presentation of the winner’s cheque from staff of the Olive Branch to St Lukes Hospice from St Luke’s Hospice. Highly Commended certificates Bakery. Cllr Clark said that it was very difficult to make were also presented to Billericay the selection this year as many shops have made such a Blinds, The Gift Box, Halls Interiors, marvellous effort and she thanked them all for entering into The Little Tin Shed and Ravens The Olive Branch the spirit of Christmas making the Town look so festive.
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