Billericay Town Crier YOUR QUALITY COUNCIL the OFFICIAL PUBLICATION of the BILLERICAY TOWN COUNCIL June 2012
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Billericay Town Crier YOUR QUALITY COUNCIL www.billericaytowncouncil.gov.uk THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE BILLERICAY TOWN COUNCIL June 2012 great big thank you to all of you who turned out to vote on 3rd A May in the Town Council elections. You have re-elected 14 of the councillors who served you during the last few years and 6 people who came forward and said they wanted to help make Billericay a better place to live. If you didn’t vote, please don’t complain about what we do for you over the next four years. Two members of the previous council decided not to seek re-election, and, as is the way with democracy, four who sought re-election didn’t get back in. I am grateful to them for all the efforts they put into helping achieve great things. My colleagues have given me a second chance to be chairman, and I hope that together we will make a difference. Cllr Peter Bowditch, who was chairman for 3 years before me, has been appointed as the vice-chairman. I am pleased to let the new councillors introduce themselves to you in their own words. Cllr. John Buchanan, Chairman JOHN BELLRINGER to preserve and enhance have also been involved with fund raising for the I have lived in Great Burstead, through working on the Mayor of Chelmsford’s Charities. I look forward Billericay since 1995. I am Planning Committee. I am to now extending this to the Town Council. married and have 4 children. an active member of the MARIE DEAR local church community, I work as a Health & Safety I have lived in Billericay for Auditor. I have always having served on Parish Church Council and forty years and raised my had an interest in politics, family here. I worked at local government and the local Basildon Deanery Synod. I am a London lawyer and am Chairman Ford for twenty years and community. I sought election as a councillor in have a B.Sc.(Hons) degree. order that I can play my part in ensuring that and past Chairman of a number of trade and professional bodies as well as charitable and I work voluntarily for the Billericay remains a great place to live and retains Phoenix Partnership giving its sense of community spirit and vibrancy. educational institutions, and being actively involved with administration of the City of London mock interviews at local schools to JULES BOTTAZZI through two Livery Companies, which experiences prepare students for the workplace. I am on the I worked for many years on I hope will be useful whilst working with the Finance and General Purposes Committee, the national newspapers and Finance and General Purposes committee. litter working party and I am Neighbourhood Action Panel representative for Burstead. I am now run training courses JO CLARK for journalists, work as a PR happy to work for the people of Billericay. consultant and help to run I have lived and worked EMMA WILLIS Phoenix FM, our community in this area for thirty five years. I have two sons who I was educated at the radio station. I’m a mum of Billericay School and two young children who go to Buttsbury attended local schools. Originally I trained as a am now furthering my school and my favourite things about Billericay are education, studying for the friendly people and feeling of community spirit. teacher but later retrained as a Social Worker. a degree in Physical I’m on the Environment Committee and am looking Geography. While at forward to working with the Youth Town Council. Since then I have worked jointly for the Local Authority and the South Essex school I was a member of TONY BOWN Partnership Trust where I managed local mental the Billericay Youth Town Council, I have lived in Billericay for about ten years, health teams. I am now retired but have taken which has inspired me to get involved in politics. and love and appreciate the town, residents an interest and been involved in local activities I feel that Billericay is my home and always will and way of life there which I value and I will try such as the Billericay Town Design Statement and be; therefore I am looking forward to working on the council to improve the local community. 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 - 2.30pm 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. Picture provided by Essex Chronicle Media Group WHAT A LOAD OF RUbbISH! Around thirty volunteers joined forces for the Town Council’s Litter Pick event in May. Among those who joined in were members of the Youth Town Council, Air Cadets and Brownies. We also had a lot of members of the public together with County Councillor Kay Twitchen, two Borough Councillors and a number of Town Councillors. We collected fewer bags at this event compared to last year which was probably due to the bad weather we had in April and early May which stopped people using Sun Corner and other places where we usually find lots of litter. Hopefully because of our efforts over the years, residents are being more careful about taking their litter home or putting it in a bin. Cllr Moira Moore BILLERICAY’S BEACON To commemorate the Billericay Methodist Pre-school Queen’s Diamond Billericay Methodist Church, Western Road Jubilee the Town Council Billericay, Essex CM12 9DT commissioned a Beacon to Tel: 01277 624533 be made for installation at www.billericaymethodistpreschool.co.uk Places available for September 2012 Opening hours Monday – Friday 9.15am – 12.15pm term time only Billericay Methodist Pre-school is run as part of the Methodist Church. Children are accepted from the age of two and a half years,. Our pre-school is registered and inspected by Ofsted, and the staff Sun Corner. The photographs show receive regular ongoing training. the Beacon after it was installed Our main aims are to: enhance the early skills and education of and members of the Town Council children aged 2½ to 5 years in a parent/guardian involved, community based group; provide a safe, secure and stimulating environment; work along with the Town Crier getting within a framework ensuring equal opportunities for all children and ready for the Jubilee celebrations. families We offer your child: a well-planned play-based curriculum, working towards the achievement of the early learning goals in the Foundation Stage; Individual Developmental Records for the Foundation Stage of Learning, based on assessments and observations; Special care and TOWN WALKS attention made possible by the high ratio of trained staff to children; The Town Council are providing another opportunity for local Fun and friendship with children and other adults. residents and visitors to take part in Town Walks. The walks All families are welcome and we are happy for you to visit our Pre- school to ask any questions and see what we do! normally last for approximately 2 hours during which you A proposal is currently being considered to change our learn about the history and architecture of the High Street, outside space from grass to an all weather soft surface play encompassing the Union Workhouse, Norsey Bridge and the area and we would like to take this opportunity to thank Festival Gardens. There is no charge for these walks and this Billericay Town Council for the £250 it has contributed year they will be taking place on Saturday 23rd June, Sunday towards this project. 22nd July, Saturday 18th August and Sunday 9th September. Further details can be obtained from the Town Council office. Page 2 Billericay Town Crier June 2012 ENTRY DETAILS Name: ____________________________________________________ Competition Address: __________________________________________________ I WISH TO ENTER THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES A – Best Kept Small Front Garden (1000sq.ft or less) __________________________________________________________ B – Best Kept Large Front Garden (more than 1000sq.ft) Post Code: __________________ Telephone: _____________________ C – Best Kept Small Back Garden (1500sq.ft or less) Email: ____________________________________________________ D – Best Kept Large Back Garden (more than 1500sq.ft) This information will be treated as confidential and used only for ALL GARDEN SIZES INCludE PATHS AND DRIVES the administration of this competition. E – Best Hanging Basket Please Note – only entries within the Billericay Town Council F – Best Sheltered Accommodation Garden boundaries can be accepted. G – Best School Garden CATEGORIES A-D BEST KEPT GARDENS – Judges will consider all Nurseries / Playschools / Infants / Primary Schools aspects of the garden including the standard and range of plants, *H – Best School Vegetable Plot general maintenance and design. Nurseries / Playschools / Infants / Primary Schools CATEGORY E – Please indicate the location of your hanging basket, I – Best Commercial Premises e.g. front or back of house, porch etc J – Best Public House / Restaurant __________________________________________________________ K – Best Garden in a Container – If located in the back garden, do you give permission for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee OR Olympics theme judges to enter your premises via side gate etc if you are not (Primary School pupils only) there: _____________________________________________________ L – Best Vegetable Plot (minimum 10ft x 6ft) You will be supplied with a label which must be visibly displayed (must be within confines of property) to clearly identify your entered hanging basket. M – Best Garden Design(either front or back garden) CATEGORIES A to H INCLUSIVE AND CATEGORIES K and L N – Best Water Garden No professional help is allowed for these categories.