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  Welcome to BIRCH PARISH COUNCIL's  new look web site. Within these pages you will find details of your Parish Councillors, minutes of Parish Council meetings, as well as discovering what events are taking place in BIRCH over the coming months., plus lots more useful local information . Use the links at the top and bottom of the page to take a look at the many subjects covered on this web site.
   
 

 

Funding to Identify Local Community Needs (England)
 

Grants of up to £5,000 are available to Parish Councils to fund local consultations in order to identify the needs of local communities. The funding which is being provided through the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Rural Social and Community programme and administered by the Rural Community Councils can cover up to 75% of the costs involved in undertaking the consultation and producing an action plan that addresses their local community needs. The benefits that have resulted from Parish Plans are very varied, and have included; highway safety improvements; village hall refurbishments; planning permission for health facilities; installation of IT facilities; and revitalised Parish Councils. The programme will run until March 2008 and Parish Councils interested in applying for funding under this scheme should contact their local Rural Community Council..
http://www.defra.gov.uk/funding/schemes/pp.htm

   
 

COLCHESTER BOROUGH COUNCIL ATTENDED FREIGHTER DATES

 


For a list of dates and venues for the council's travelling waste skips, click here

   
   
 

MOBILE LIBRARY

Essex Libraries have informed us that due to lack of users, the stop in Mill Lane has been discontinued. The Mobile Library will continue to stop in Luard Way on Tuesdays from 2.55pm to 3.10pm.

 

 

BIRCH PIT EXTENSION

With the strong feelings of Residents opposed to the possible extension of Birch Pit, The Parish Council aided by Borough Councillors Peter Crowe and Kevin Bentley will contest any planning application to extend Birch Pit across the B1022, nearer to Birch Village, as they feel this would have an adverse effect on the environmental climate that we enjoy at this present time

The Parish Clerk has written to Essex County Council regarding the delay in publication of the initial consultation results

WeShould hear by the end of the year if Birch is to be considered for expansion.

Click here for details

 

 

If you are interested in village matters, and we hope you are, you are most welcome to come along to the Parish Council meetings. Details of these can be found on the 'Planned Events' page. You can register your interest in joining the Parish Council (providing you have lived within the village boundary for a minimum of 12 months) by letting the Parish Clerk know. (His email address and telephone number can be found at the bottom of this page.)

Birch is represented at Borough Council level by two Borough Councillors. If you wish to contact your Borough Councillors, you can email them directly from here.

For Cllr. Peter Crowe click on cllr.peter.crowe@colchester.gov.uk

For Cllr. Kevin Bentley click on cllr.kevin.bentley@colchester.gov.uk

If you would like to know more about the Three Villages Community Association, (Birch, Layer Breton and Layer Marney) please click here. The Association would welcome more people getting involved to help organise events that all residents can enjoy and that will provide positive benefits to our community.

Our aim is to make BIRCH a great place to live, raise a family or retire to. We do however need your help in achieving these aims so, please get involved with your community. We hope you enjoy your visit to the site but if we have omitted subjects you would like to see included, please let the editor know by using the email link below and we will do our best to include your suggestions.

 

  You can find Birch just south of Colchester in the county of Essex. The village centre is just off the B1022 Colchester to Maldon Road. Why not try one of our hospitable pubs, The Heckford Angel or The Hare and Hounds. You can expect a warm welcome, good food and great beer.
   
 

Birch Parish Council Contact Information.

 
Telephone 734400  
Postal address 55, Malting Green Road, Layer de la Haye, Essex CO2 0JJ
Electronic mail    
      General Information: birchparishclerk@aol.com
      Webmaster: editor@birchpc.org.uk