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Thousands of Trees Planted in First Year of Colchester Woodland Project Taking to Support the Declaration of a Climate Emergency Last Year CENTURIONYOUR NEWSPAPER FROM COLCHESTER BOROUGH COUNCIL | MARCH 2020 Lighting up our heritage Residents and visitors can now see of Balkerne Gate, the largest surviving some of Colchester’s rich heritage lit gateway in Britain - has also been up after dark, with Colchester Castle permanently lit up from dusk until and a 30 metre stretch of the Roman 11pm each night. Wall now illuminated by LED lighting The project to light both the castle at night. and a section of the oldest town wall in Britain has been undertaken as part The installation of new LED colour- of Colchester Borough Council’s Better changing lighting at Colchester Castle Colchester. was completed at the beginning of last Better Colchester was an initiative month (February). designed to make the borough an even Now a 30 metre stretch of the more attractive place to live, work in Roman Wall - extending to the south and visit. Thousands of trees planted in first year of Colchester Woodland Project taking to support the declaration of a climate emergency last year. It will help offset 32,000 tonnes of carbon New signs The Colchester over the lifetime of the trees. Woodland There are a few planting days left this season including the planting of introduced to Project 30 fruit trees to create a Community Orchard at Colchester Cemetery on aid visitors Wednesday 25 March, and 200 trees New and improved signs are being at Riverside Walk Open Space on introduced across the borough to Saturday 28 March to create a mayoral help visitors and residents find woodland. their way to some of Colchester’s On top of this, 10,000 trees attractions. were handed out free of charge to The initiative will see improved #bettercolchester residents last month as part of the wayfinder signs being put up in the Planting trees in Colchester for now and the future annual Trees for Years scheme. Work town centre and Castle Park. is also continuing to find a site for There will also be updated a community woodland which it is welcome boards at Old Heath hoped will start planting later this year. Recreation Ground and Victoria Thousands of trees have been planted trees at Spring Lane Park, Tilehouse The names of those who have Esplanade on Mersea Island. across the borough as part of the first Farm, Greenstead Slopes and Pondfield planted a tree as part of the As well as new wayfinder signs, year of the Colchester Woodland open space as part of the initiative to Colchester Woodland Project, as clearer dog fouling and cycling Project. plant more than 200,000 trees across well as the future planting dates, signage will also be installed in Colchester over the next five years. Residents, volunteers and can be seen at colchester.gov.uk/ Castle Park. community groups have helped plant The project is one of the steps we are colchesterwoodlandproject Get unlimited entry to Colchester Castle for a whole year with the Resident Pass! Voucher can be used up to and including 1 November 2020 @enjoycolchester @yourcolchester INSIDE THIS ISSUE... colchester.gov.uk Page 2 Mercury Theatre taking shapePage 4 Protecting Colchester’s Also available online as a environment Page 5 Boosting our borough’s economic growth downloadable PDF The publication is produced by Colchester Borough Council. To contact us please email [email protected]. Page 1 #BETTERCOLCHESTER Delivering a Better Colchester The Science Museum London New-look Mercury teams up with Colchester Castle! This Easter it’s all about making science Theatre taking shape fun at Colchester Castle! Throughout the Easter holidays (6-17 April) head community engagement workshops. to Colchester Castle to understand This space will also be available for use the science of archaeology. Feed their by other organisations and community imaginations and discover surprising groups in Colchester, providing a great facts about archaeology by handling hub in the centre of town. museum objects and taking part in a The £9.8 million project has been range of fun activities, all available for supported by £4 million from Arts free after castle admission. Council England, £1.2 million of As an extra special treat over the European Regional Development Easter weekend (10-13 April) the castle Fund money, £1 million from will be welcoming its colleagues from Colchester Borough Council, Essex the Science Museum in London to help County Council and South East Local bring science to life! Ensure you book Enterprise Partnership, as well as public early to watch and take part in a series fundraising from the local community, of special fun-packed presentations, private trusts and foundations. from arguably the most famous Science Ahead of the theatre’s official Museum’s experts. Hurry though as reopening in the autumn, the final few spaces are strictly limited and these months will culminate with a weekend sessions must be pre-booked. of celebration and performances in To find out more visitcolchester. and around the theatre. There will be cimuseums.org.uk/events or call activities for and from young people, 01206 282941 to book. Cost £3.50 community groups and professionals (£2.50 members & Resident Pass The multi-million pound Mercury The new box office at the front of the celebrating the theatre and the town’s holders) + castle admission. Rising initiative is designed to turn theatre is also taking shape. This new history. the theatre in Balkerne Gate into a entrance will be a dedicated box office The theatre’s Autumn/Winter hub for local performing arts. The and ticket sales space, with a new lift season will soon be announced with improvement work is being managed ensuring better and quicker access to more information on the exciting by Colchester Borough Homes. the auditorium for all visitors. shows and activities on offer at www. Anyone walking past the theatre On the first floor will be a new mercurytheatre.co.uk. will see the new production block – community participation studio Anyone wanting to support this housing a double height purpose-built housing the theatre’s arts educational important moment in the Mercury rehearsal space, a professional dance and community engagement activity, Theatre’s history can text MERCURY studio, new dressing rooms, wardrobe including: youth theatre groups; to 70085 to donate £5 towards the and stage management departments – sessions with young people with Mercury Rising fundraising campaign. is almost complete. additional needs; and a range of (Standard network charges apply). Boost for 14 voluntary and community groups Fourteen voluntary and community • Dance Network Association: groups are to receive a share of £221,000 £20,000 from Colchester Borough Council’s • Outhouse East: £22,834 Voluntary Welfare Grant 2020/2023, including Colchester Citizens Advice • Age Concern Colchester: £15,000 Bureau, Age Concern Colchester and • Centre for Action and Rape Abuse Open Door. (CARA): £20,000 The Voluntary Welfare Grant is a • Colchester Gateway: £20,000 three-year funding initiative. • Open Road: £10,963.76 The grant is designed to support • Open Door: £10,000 projects or services that strengthen Colchester’s communities, reduce • Colchester CAP Debt Centre: social isolation and loneliness, and £9,237.58 help the physical and mental wellbeing • Refugee Action Colchester: of residents. £8,000 • Alife James Productions: £3,250 Here is a full list of successful applicants and the funding amounts • Hi Tension Trampoline Club: received: £1,714.66 • Community360: £30,000 • Colchester Citizens Advice ­ Bureau: £30,000 For more information on the Voluntary • Colchester Youth Enquiry Welfare Grant see colchester.gov.uk/ Service: £20,000 voluntarywelfaregrant Page 2 Delivering a Better Colchester #BETTERCOLCHESTER Twenty six new council homes agreed The 26 new council homes, recently given the green light for development by Colchester Borough Council, are part of the initial phase of the drive to deliver up to 350 new council homes in the next five years. Four houses and 12 flats have been given the green light to be built on three former garage sites across the borough. Two three- bed and two two-bed homes New five-year strategy to tackle homelessness will be built in Hardings Close, together with six two-bed homes A new five-year strategy to prevent Colchester Borough Homes, training opportunities. in Buffett Way and six two-bed homelessness and rough sleeping across Sanctuary Housing, Beacon House, We will work with partners to flats in Scarfe Way. the borough comes into effect next Colchester Emergency Night change perceptions of homelessness This forms the second phase month. Shelter and Youth Enquiry Service and rough sleeping through educating of development of former Colchester Borough Council and are among the partners who have people on how they can help homeless garage sites, to help support the a range of partners have developed helped develop the strategy and will people, and the difference between borough’s housing needs. Work a Homelessness and Rough Sleeping also help deliver it. rough sleepers and street beggars. has now started to take forward Strategy to prevent homelessness and It includes actions: to help create The approach builds on the successes a third phase of the project later provide support and accommodation for opportunities for accessing housing; of the last strategy including: the this year. people that are or may become homeless. prevent people from becoming establishment of a multi-agency group These latest developments are The vision for the strategy – to build homeless; to continue providing of support services for single homeless on top of the two affordable flats collaborative partnerships increasing tenancy, debt and welfare advice, and rough sleepers; increasing the given permission in Creffield early intervention and prevention and support to young tenants to prevention of homelessness caused Road and two homes and six flats of homelessness in Colchester – is help them sustain a tenancy.
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