TTHHEE VVIILLLLAAGGEE VVOOIICCEE Great Burstead and South Green

SPRING 2021 Edition 13

Mrs Mel Linwood Village Council Virtual Meetings Clerk & Responsible Financial Officer Tuesday 5th May, 1st June PO Box 12648, , CM12 2FB Tel: 01268 712866

A VERY HAPPY EASTER TO ALL OUR RESIDENTS

NEW TREES VILLAGE COUNCIL TREE WARDENS ON THE GREEN Residents will be We are fortunate as our village has many glad to hear that at beautiful trees making the surroundings green the Village Council and pleasant. There are a wide variety of has funded the trees from elm to ash including many ancient replacement of 2 oaks. Some of these trees are protected by a maple trees on the TPO (Tree Preservation Order) which means green. The Billericay lopping or managing these trees requires Tree Wardens permission from Borough Council. managed the project Are you interested in preserving our and planted the trees for future generations to enjoy their maples. The shade and shelter? Would you be willing to maples are ­ An keep an eye on these emblems of nature? Acer October Glory The Village Council would like Maple tree– (Acer residents who are interested to form a Great rubrum) with Burstead and South Green Tree Warden stunning autumn red Group. If you would like to be a local foliage & Acer Princeton Gold (Acer volunteer Tree Warden please contact our platonoides) a golden­leaved Norway Maple – Clerk who will supply the information needed Both were planted as “standards” on the to start a group, to identify trees and the weekend 20th February. The Village Council is correct procedure to protect and manage grateful to the Billericay Tree Wardens. trees in our village.

CHRISTMAS FOOD BANK MOHAMED JAVED DONATION £100 OF FOUNDING CHAIRMAN NON­PERISHABLE FOOD OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL The Village Council decided With great sadness Village Councillors learnt of at its December virtual the sad passing of Mohamed Javed early this meeting to donate £100 year. Mohamed served as Chairman of the worth of food to the Village Council for 10 years being one of its Billericay Food Bank at founding members. After retiring from the Christmas. Cllr Suzy Village Council Mohamed then served as our Crowe managed buying Transport Representative for 10 years. appropriate non­perishable Mohamed will be greatly missed. Our sympathy items of food for delivery to and condolences to Mohamed's family. the Food Bank. COMMUNITY POLICING BENCH ­ MEMORIAL HALL BUS STOP PC Newman attended our February meeting to As concerned residents reported the damaged share key messages and reach out to members bench at the bus stop near the Memorial Hall of the community, especially those who do not the Village Council decided it should be have the internet. Areas of concern were replaced. The Village Council will fund the new vaccination fraud and scams. The COVID­19 bench and liaise with Basildon Borough Vaccine is free and bank details will never be Council who will manage the installation of the requested by the NHS. With non­internet users bench. The bench will match the existing low in mind Cllrs M Dear and B Chapman offered to maintenance benches the Village Council put posters up on our two notice boards and already funded on the green. It will be a retailers at Grange Parade have kindly displayed welcome resting place for residents going to relevant posters. Cllr S Crowe offered to display and from the green and local shops. police information on our twitter pages and our Clerk will update our website accordingly. Cllr J VILLAGE COUNCILLORS Dear offered to include this article in our Village CONTACT DETAILS: Voice. Councillor Alan Boyce Information is also available via the alan.boyce@greatbursteadsouthgreen­vc.gov.uk Police Facebook page ‘Essex Police – Basildon Councillor Bob Chapman (Litter Rep) District’ and the Twitter page ‘ – bob.chapman@greatbursteadsouthgreen­vc.gov.uk Billericay & Wickford’. Essex Police also have a Councillor Lesley Cowles (Planning Rep) ‘Live chat’ facility available via their website lesley.cowles@greatbursteadsouthgreen­vc.gov.uk between 7am – 11pm where members of the Councillor Suzy Crowe (Media Rep) public can discuss concerns directly with a PC. suzy.crowe@greatbursteadsouthgreen­vc.gov.uk For more information please visit: Councillor John Dear (Newsletter Rep) www.essex.police.uk john.dear@greatbursteadsouthgreen­vc.gov.uk Councillor Marie Dear (Chairman) marie.dear@greatbursteadsouthgreen­vc.gov.uk CHRISTMAS LIGHTS Councillor Linda Thomas (Foothpath Rep) linda.thomas@greatbursteadsouthgreen­vc.gov.uk Despite the Covid­19 pandemic the Village Council arranged the usual festive lights display LOCAL ELECTIONS at the shopping parade in Grange Road. The THURSDAY 6TH MAY, 2021 lights twinkled and brought cheer to our FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: residents. basildon.gov.uk/article/6596/Basildon­Borough­ Council­Election­Thursday­6­May­2021

Sites for Coronavirus (Covid­19) information :

GOVERNMENT www.gov.uk/coronavirus

NHS www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus­covid­19

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL www.essex.gov.uk/topic/coronavirus

BASILDON BOROUGH COUNCIL www.basildon.gov.uk/coronavirus