Spring 2013 News from Loughton Town Council
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Spring 2013 1 News from Loughton Town Council Spring 2013 No 60 Loughton Festival WE ARE delighted to announce to reproduce one of those prints details of the 2013 Festival which here. once again provides a wide Last year the Festival raised range of events to showcase the over £9,000 for charity. Many of people and organisations that the events will be free but the make Loughton such a vibrant main beneficiary of the charity place to live. collections in 2013 will be the The programme includes Chigwell Disabled Group, a small concerts, art shows, walks, group who meet at Loughton talks, a day school about Methodist Church and provide Loughton in the Second World opportunities for socially isolated War, and a six-week class that people with disabilities to will tell the story of suburbia, meet and enjoy one another’s from medieval times to the company. development of the Debden We acknowledge the work Estate. of Sue Taylor and her band of One of the highlights will be volunteers who devote such a an event to celebrate the local lot of their already busy time to Victorian playwright, Arthur organise this prestigious annual Morrison. He was among many event. Full details can be found things, a collector of Japanese at www.loughtonfestival.org prints and we are grateful to the or from the programme available British Museum for permission from Loughton Library. of the British Museum Image: © Trustees THE UPLANDS, LOUGHTON Superb, new luxury detached family home currently under construction. Providing approximately 2500 sq.ft. of well-planned contemporary living space over three floors. 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Monday-Friday 8.30am-5.30pm Saturday 8.30am-4.30pm Late night opening available by enquiry 24 Forest Road, Loughton, Essex IG10 1DX 020 8508 1325 E-mail: [email protected] Spring 2013 3 on the Regular Activities pages. Also, to the volunteers who Directors, for supplying their Clerk’s Looking out of my window work with Epping Forest horse drawn carriages for Remarks as I write there is snow on the Countrycare service, who have various events including ground, so I look forward to continued the clearance work Debden Day and Santa’s seeing the annual display of on the Willingale Road open sleigh ride. daffodils on Hillyfields alongside space next to the allotments. Santa (aka cllr Leon Rectory Lane that means Our long-term goal is to create Girling) brought festive fun to spring is on its way. If you’re a small nature reserve to residents around the Debden out for a walk on that particular protect this local wildlife site Estate just before Christmas open space, (popular with which is already a home for raising £230 for the Chigwell tobogganists in the snow), look slow-worms, lizards and grass- Riding Trust and the Silkworth out for the six new oak trees snakes. Trust. planted at the brow of the hill A final thank you goes to Finally a reminder that our to mark the Queen’s Diamond all those local businesses annual charity fun run is this Jubilee and the dedication of that have sponsored various year on Sunday 14 April, just the land as a QEII playing field. events in the past year and in one week before the London WELCOME to the sixtieth I take this opportunity to say particular: Marathon. The 4km route edition of Think Loughton, a few ‘thank yous’. First of all n Loughton Self-Drive around the beautiful Roding the town council’s quarterly to our volunteers: those hardy Hire for providing a van to Valley Recreation Ground is newsletter. souls who have taken part in move equipment for the not too taxing. It’s also not a As always there is plenty the winter service scheme by Remembrance Day service. race so everyone that finishes of information on the work of clearing snow and spreading n Terry Tew Sound and Light is awarded a special medal. the council but we are proud salt and grit on residential roads for loaning equipment for the For more details, see page 11 to support the numerous and pavements across the Remembrance Service event, or contact the town council. local clubs and societies by town. We now have about fifty Light up a Life and Santa’s promoting their activities in the residents helping to improve sleigh ride. Enid K Walsh Dates for the Diary section or safety for their neighbours. n T Cribb and Sons, Funeral Town Clerk Outdoor gym consultation WE ARE delighted to announce the receipt of a £10,000 grant from Essex County Council’s Big Society Fund towards a second outdoor gym for the town. The existing gym on the Roding Valley Recreation Ground has proved very popular with people of all ages since its installation in 2011. We hope this additional facility on the Willingale Road Playing Field will encourage residents in the Debden Estate to take up this fun way of taking more exercise in the fresh air. You are encouraged to visit the town council’s website www.loughton-tc.gov.uk to help us choose the items of equipment to be installed. Cllr David Wixley at the Photo © Everything Epping Forest Roding Valley gym 4 Spring 2013 Loughton Town Council News round-up Town Mayor: Cllr Stephen Pewsey Deputy Town Mayor: Cllr Jill Angold-Stephens Town Clerk: Enid K Walsh n PARISH BASIC ALLOWANCE: Your town councillors are volunteers who receive Cllr Carol Davies 020 8508 4234 Cllr David Wixley 020 8418 9284 no salary for their work to improve local Councillors 13 Colebrook Gardens 2 Copper Beech Court, Goldings Road services for residents.