News Articles recorded during 1993
ByDavid Stacy “Following several years of low rainfall, combined with very dry summers, the Essex Water Company has installed water meters outside the premises of most of its customers. Previously fitted to some commercial premises and available only as a chargeable option for private consumers, these meters have now been installed free of charge by the Company….
ByDavid Stacy “The Parish Council invites local organisations to apply for cash grants each year and the following grants were approved for the year 1994/95 The 1st Galleywood Guides had been notified that when they left Keene Hall a grant would no longer be forthcoming and so their request for a grant was not allowed.”
ByDavid Stacy Ken and Madeleine Howard held an Open Day in the Spring at Parklands Farm in Lower Green. The season’s new lambs proved a great attraction and the proceeds of the entrance charge were donated to St Michael’s Church Roof Fund.
ByDavid Stacy On December 2, the Justices’ Licences at two public houses were transferred to new names. At The Eagle, the new licencee will be Ronald Eric Fitch, and at The Horse and Groom it will be David John Lovejoy.
ByDavid Stacy Residents in West Hanningfield Road have raised complaints at the number of activities at the Baddow Park Mushroom Farm. They are concerned about the parking of container lorries, with arrivals very late at night and movements as early as 4.30 am. The presence of a number of skips together with a 20 foot high pile…
ByDavid Stacy The Parish Planning Committee has protested against proposals by the Borough Council to extend the village envelope into the Green Belt. The Council suggests that the area bounded by Slades Lane, Beehive Lane and Stock Road and also the land between ‘White House’ and ‘Ravenscroft’ should be used for residential purposes. The Planning Committee has…
ByDavid Stacy At a gathering attended by around sixty people on the Common in July, the Mayor of Chelmsford formally announced that The Common had been granted the status of Local Nature Reserve. It now becomes one of around 200 ‘LNR’s’ declared in England since the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act was passed in…
ByDavid Stacy “The centre of the village has undergone another alteration with the demolition of number 2 Skinners Lane. Some concern was expressed by local people that the house, that has overlooked the shopping area for many years, might be of some historic importance. Enquiries at the County Archaeology and Historic Buildings section produced the response that…
ByDavid Stacy A short service of dedication was held in October at the Headquarters Room of the Royal British Legion in The Street, when a Roll of Honour was installed in memory of the local men who died in the two World Wars.