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Welcome to the Bures Hamlet Parish Council web site.

Here you will find details concerning :-
(a) the role of the parish council in the community,
(b) the current membership of the parish council,
(c) the parish council clerk,
(d) contact telephone numbers for the District and County Councils and their respective Councillor representatives,

 

We trust you will find this information useful.

 
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Bures Hamlet Parish Council - About us

As well as being members of Bures Hamlet Parish Council, the members serve on the Joint Cemetery Authority which maintains the cemetery, the Joint Sportsground Committee and the Village Hall Committee.

The Parish Council partly maintains the parish footpath cleansing via a grant from the District Council. It also pays for the upkeep of the parish owned street lamps.

The Parish Council is in partnership with Essex County Council under the Parish Paths Partnership Scheme for overseeing the maintenance of all parish footpaths, bridleways and rights of ways.

The Parish Council has the right of representation on planning matters, which included all planning applications and strategic plan proposals.

Council meetings:

Meetings are normally held on a Monday, bimonthly in the Village Hall commencing at 8.00pm. The meeting notices are posted on the noticeboard at the end of Station Hill adjacent to the Swan Public House.

Meetings are open to the public - anyone is welcome to attend and to raise questions during question time at the end of the meeting

Agenda items:

Members of the public are welcome to write to ask that a particular matter be placed on the agenda. Such requests must reach the Clerk two weeks before the meeting.

The Council will either accept the request or explain in writing why it is not appropriate to do so.

The Annual Parish Meeting is normally held in March.
At the Annual Parish Meeting it is your opportunity to raise matters appropriate to the Parish Council in an open forum.

List of Committee Members & Representatives


CHAIRMAN:
Mr. D. Lee, Malt Cottage, 15 Maltings Close, Bures, Suffolk CO8 5EJ

VICE-CHAIRMAN:
Mr. D. Matthews, River House, Colchester Road, Bures, Suffolk CO8 5AE

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Mrs. D. Boulanger, 5 Bridge Street, Bures, Suffolk CO8 5AD
Mrs. T. Lewis, 27 Normandie Way, Bures, Suffolk CO8 5BE
Mr. J. Evans, 7 Normandie Way, Bures, Suffolk CO8 5BE
Mr. A. Ryman, 40 The Paddocks, Bures, Suffolk CO8 5DF
Mr H. Turner, 30 Normandie Way, Bures, Suffolk. CO8 5BE

PARISH RIGHTS OF WAY REPRESENTATIVES:
Mr H. Turner, 30 Normandie Way, Bures, Suffolk. CO8 5BE
Mrs. Jenny Wright, 38 The Paddocks, Bures, Suffolk CO8 5DF

PARISH TRANSPORT:
Mrs. Jenny Wright, 38 The Paddocks, Bures, Suffolk CO8 5DF

TRAFFIC REPRESENTATIVE:
Mr. A. Ryman, 40 The Paddocks, Bures, Suffolk CO8 5DF

TREE WARDEN:
Mr. J. Evans, 7 Normandie Way, Bures, Suffolk CO8 5DF

CEMETERY AUTHORITY CLERK:
Mrs. Jenny Wright, 38 The Paddocks, Bures, Suffolk CO8 5DF

SPORTSGROUND COMMITTEE CLERK:
BURES ST MARY PARISH CLERK:
Mrs. Debra King, Church House, 2 Church Square, Bures CO8 5BS

CLERK TO BURES HAMLET PARISH COUNCIL
Mrs. Jenny Wright, 38 The Paddocks, Bures, Suffolk CO8 5DF

BURES NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH CO-ORDINATOR
Mrs. Jenny Wright, 38 The Paddocks, Bures, Suffolk CO8 5DF

District and County Council Representatives

Cllr. Tony Shelton (Braintree District Council)
Tel: 01787 477560

Cllr. David Finch (Essex County Council)
Tel: 01787 371878

District and County Offices

Braintree District Council - Tel 01376 552525
Braintree Web site.

Essex County Council - Tel 01245 240000
Chelmsford Web Site.
Parish Council Minutes (1) Joint Cemetery Authority Minutes.
Annual Parish Meeting Minutes (2) Sports Ground Committee Minutes

This site is now linked to the Essex Information Site
at www.essexinfo.net

PARISH NEWS



Recycling Collection day for the parish has now changed from Friday to Wednesday: (Refer to your new Braintree District Council Recycling Booklet).
 There is an increase in the types of plastic which can be recycled. Please see parish noticeboard for info.


Parish Channel Sweeping:
22nd July, 28th October 2008
and 27th January 2009.

Parish Bottle Bank facility is situated in the rear car park of the Swan PH, Station Hill.

Garden Waste Collection Service 2008:
24th May, 28 June, 26th July, 23rd August, 27 September, 25th October
Location:  Railway Station, Bures Hamlet
               Time: 12.00 - 12.15pm
 
and Normandie Way, Bures Hamlet
              Time: 12.20 - 12.40pm

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PARISH NEWS

Community Warden
The Parish now has a Community Warden accredited to the Police Community Safety Accreditation Scheme (CSAS) who has  certain fixed powers, such as the authorisation to issue Fixed Penalty Notices for litter, fly posting, dog fouling and graffiti on behalf of Braintree District Council.
Contact telephone David Walls on:- 07785 515516


Police Community Support Officers:
PC Duncan McMaster and PCSO Deb Green,
(Hedingham Ward)
email: hedinghamnpt@essex.pnn.police.uk
Mobile No 07855 781608

email and telephone number are for public use.
To contact PC Duncan McMaster or PCSO Deb Green for help, info and assistance in following up police matters.
Please note: it is not for reporting incidents or emergencies which should be via the normal route
i.e. incident police desk or 999.
Police HQ Chelmsford :  0300 333 4444

Halstead Mobile Police Unit will visit Bures Hamlet on the following dates:
Opposite the Eight Bells PH, Colchester Road:-
10.00 - 11.00am
7th May, 4th June, 2nd July,30th July, 27th aug, 24th Sept, 22nd Oct, 19th Nov, 17th Dec

Council Meetings:-
Dates for 2008: 12th May, 21st July, 22nd September, 17th November.