Issue 142 - Nov 2002 - Brentwood Borough Council

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BRENTWOOD
NO. 142
NOVEMBER 2002
Brentwood Borough Council’s
newspaper is made from
100% recycled paper.
Please recycle after reading
The last
Give your views on the
War on Waste
before Christmas
- page 15
pages 7-8, 12-13
Have
Your
Say
The Council
has some
important
budget
decisions to
make. We
need to
know where
your
priorities lie.
Please turn
to the centre
four pages of
this issue
and find out
more. Then
fill in the
questionnaire
and give us
your views.
Christmas is coming
Find out what’s on and where at this
year’s lighting up event Brentwood Christmas Magic,
sponsored by the Anton Group Ltd
See pages 4 and 5
Spectacular!
that was the verdict on this year’s
Musical Fireworks event
HELD AT the Brentwood Centre
Showground on Saturday November
2nd, this year’s show was nothing short
of spectacular.
The annual event, which is renowned for its
themed special effects and wonderful fireworks,
is supported by Brentwood Borough Council
and Brentwood Events.
Flying Pictures, the company behind many of
the aerial films shots in international films,
attended once again this year with their impressive hot air balloon 'Night Glow'.
The show’s compere, Peter Holmes, of Breeze
and Classic Gold radio stations, introduced an
excellent programme of live stage entertainment.
At 8pm the fireworks were fired to pop and classical music, with performances on stage by the
Abba Girls, Easy Feeling Band and All Star
Dancers.
Ye Olde Red Tail Falconry Display, whose owls
have featured in the promotion of the Harry
Potter films, also attended to add to the special
effects at this year's event.
Event organisers wish to thank all those who
attended this year’s display and made it the fabulous success it was.
A fond farewell to a very special lady
LAST MONTH the
town paid its respects
to a woman considered
by many to be ‘Mrs
Brentwood’.
One of the Borough’s
most successful businesswomen and philanthropists, Elsie Pepperell
died last month, aged 88.
Elsie’s life was a real
rags to riches story, com-
ing as she did from the
East End of London. Her
final gift to the town she
loved was the listed
building
Pepperell
House, housing the
Information Centre in
Brentwood’s High Street.
Elsie will be missed by a
town which saw, in her,
boundless generosity and
an ever-youthful spirit.
Elsie Pepperell, who
died aged 88
Thousands flocked to the Brentwood Centre to see the fireworks
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BRENTWOOD BOROUGH COUNCIL, NOVEMBER 2002
Benefit Bulletin
For those who claim help
with rent or Council Tax
A regular feature, Benefit Bulletin will
keep you updated on claiming benefit
and let you know of any important
changes to the benefit system
The Council is determined to encourage Brentwood residents to apply and
receive their full entitlement to help with housing costs. Look out for more
information about Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit next month!
Please contact Sue or Catherine on 261111 ext 217 for help and advice on
claiming Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit, or visit the Council’s
website on www.brentwood-council.gov.uk
Are you trying to support a family on a low income?
If your income is not sufficient to cover your basic living expenses, compare your income against the Ready
Reckoner below to see whether you would qualify for Housing Benefit or Council Tax Benefit.
To use the Ready Reckoner !Choose the table that best describes your situation: single parent aged over 18; or parent couple, at least
one of whom is over 18 years.
!Look down the ‘Weekly Income’ column until you reach the amount closest to your total weekly income after
tax, National Insurance and 50% of any private pension contributions.
!Slide your finger along the table until you reach the column with the heading that most closely matches your
rent/Council Tax - the point where your finger rests is the approximate amount of any Housing Benefit or Council Tax
Benefit you may be entitled to.
DELIVERING COUNCIL services electronically is part of the modernising government
agenda.
Table 1. Single parent aged over 18 years, working 30+ hours per week in receipt of Working Families Tax Credit (2 children
under 16 years)
Weekly Eligible Rent
Weekly Council Tax
£80.00 £90.00 £100.00 £110.00 £120.00
Band A
Band B
Band E
Band F
Total weekly
Total weekly
Weekly Housing Benefit
Weekly Council Tax Benefit
income
income
£80.00 £90.00 £100.00 £110.00 £120.00
£9.32
£175.00 (or less)
£10.88
£17.09
£17.09 £175 or less)
£69.82 £79.82
£89.82
£6.19
£99.82 £109.82
£7.75
£195.00
£13.96
£13.96 £195
£56.82 £66.82
£76.82
£215.00
£2.19
£86.82
£96.82
£3.75
£9.96
£9.96 £215
£63.82
nil
£43.82 £53.82
£73.82
£83.82
£235.00
nil
£5.96
£5.96 £235
£30.82 £40.82
£50.82
nil
£255.00
£60.82
£70.82
nil
£1.96
£1.96 £255
£17.82 £27.82
£37.82
£57.82
nil
£275.00
£47.82
nil
nil
nil £275
£4.82 £14.82
£24.82
nil
£34.82
£44.82
nil
£295.00
nil
nil £295
nil
£1.82
£11.82
nil
£315.00
£21.82
£31.82
nil
nil
nil £315
Table 2. Couple, at least one of whom is over 18 year sand one of whom works 30+ hours per week, in receipt of Working
Families Tax Credit (two children under 16 years)
Weekly Eligible Rent
£80.00
Total weekly
income
£195.00 (or less)
£215.00
£235.00
£255.00
£275.00
£295.00
£315.00
£335.00
!You
£90.00 £100.00 £110.00
Weekly Council Tax
£120.00
Band A
Weekly Housing Benefit
£80.00
£67.03
£54.03
£41.03
£28.03
£15.03
£2.03
nil
£90.00
£77.03
£64.03
£51.03
£38.03
£25.03
£12.03
nil
£100.00
£87.03
£74.03
£61.03
£48.03
£35.03
£22.03
£9.03
£110.00
£97.03
£84.03
£71.03
£58.03
£45.03
£32.03
£19.03
Band B
Band E
Band F
Weekly Council Tax Benefit
£120.00
£107.03
£94.03
£81.03
£68.03
£55.03
£42.03
£29.03
£12.43
£8.44
£4.44
£0.44
nil
nil
nil
nil
£14.50
£10.51
£6.51
£2.51
nil
nil
nil
nil
£22.79
£18.80
£14.80
£10.80
£6.80
£2.80
nil
nil
You can now pay
your Council Tax
online
£22.79
£18.80
£14.80
£10.80
£6.80
£2.80
nil
nil
Total weekly
income
£195 (or less)
£215
£235
£255
£275
£295
£315
£335
should be aware that the amount of your rent that is eligible for Housing Benefit may be less than the amount you actually pay
Tax Benefit for properties in Band F is restricted to the amount for a Band E property
!Council
Housing and Council Tax Benefit are calculated after taking into consideration your family circumstances, your eligible rent and Council
Tax, and your income. The examples above are based on you having 2 children under 16. If your children are over 16 years, or if you
have more than two children, your entitlement may be higher than that shown. If you have one child, or if both you and your partner if
you have one, are under 18 years, your entitlement may be less than shown.
The Ready Reckoner is intended to be a guide only and does not represent an accurate assessment of your likely benefit.
Brentwood Borough Council is planning to make all
services available to you via the website by 2005.
Among the many services already available, is bill
payment on line using your credit or debit card. You
can now pay your Council Tax bill from the comfort of
your home or office at any time, night or day.
What can I pay online?
You can pay business rates, Council Tax, housing
rents, Housing Act advances and sundry invoices.
What do I need?
Well apart from your card of course, you will need to
have a copy of your bill or invoice handy. Payments
can be made by Visa, Mastercard, Switch, Delta and
Solo.
Is it safe?
The Council's website is secure. We are committed to
protecting your privacy online. To ensure that nobody
can read the information you send us we have taken the
following measures:
!A certificated secure payment gateway provider is
used to authorise payments. Secure communication
means that information you provide, such as your
name or credit card number, is encrypted so that it cannot be read or intercepted by other people.
!We do not store your payment card details on the
Council's computers.
We comply with data protection laws. The Data
Protection Act 1988 ensures the protection and care of
personal information. This means that information you
give us electronically will only be used for the purpose
you intended.
Can I have a receipt?
Yes. If you enter an e-mail address on the payment
details page, we will send you a receipt.
What if my card is refused?
Cards are not refused by Brentwood Borough Council,
they are refused by your bank. There are many reasons
why this may happen and we suggest that you contact
your bank directly.
Go on - try it! It's easy, quick and secure.
Fighting fraud
THE COUNCIL is committed to
the prevention and detection of
the abuses of the Council’s
Housing Benefit and Council
Tax Benefit systems.
People who commit fraud
aren’t stealing from the
Government or the Council,
they are stealing from you
We pay Housing and Council Tax
Benefits to help people who struggle to meet their housing and
Council Tax costs.
The Council’s Housing Benefit
Investigation Team is a small,
dedicated unit determined to
detect and stamp out fraud. Their
job is to find out whether fraud
has occurred by scrutinising
claims and information received,
making comparisons, interviewing claimants and, in some cases,
carrying out surveillance on a controlled environment. They have successfully
prosecuted
fraudulent
claimants.
The work is extremely sensitive and
confidential. They work closely with
the Benefits Section and other organisations.
How can you help?
!You can help make sure that the
right benefit is payed to those who
need it.
!If you claim benefit you can help
us by telling us about any change in
your circumstances so we can ensure
you are paid correctly.
!If there is someone you think may
be claiming benefits they are not
entitled to...
please phone our confidential
Fraud Hotline on 0800 0281492.
You need not give your name
BRENTWOOD BOROUGH COUNCIL, NOVEMBER 2002 3
Green waste collection gets off to a
great start with 6 to 9 tonnes collected per day
AFTER AN overwhelmingly successful
first week, when over
38 tonnes were collected, Brentwood’s free
green waste collection
service is off to a great
start.
Since the 7th October
Brentwood
residents
have been able to enjoy
the benefits of a free
green waste recycling
service following a successful
bid
to
Government for funding
for a short-term trial
scheme. The money must
be used before the end of
the financial year, i.e. by
the end of next March.
Residents have received
twenty free biodegradable sacks in which to
recycle their green waste,
along with an explanatory leaflet. The bags are
collected from residents’
kerbsides on alternate
The free green waste collection is a great success
Please! Do not
weeks to the kerbside
paper collection service
throughout October and
November, and then starting again mid January (to
take Christmas trees)
through to the end of
March. Extra bags are
available to purchase.
! overfill sacks
! tie them
Fire Safety
Advice
THE COUNCIL has
been advised by the
Fire and Rescue Service
that there may be periods in the near future
when the fire service is
not available due to
industrial action.
A limited emergency service will still be available, but there are simple
steps that can be followed to reduce the
affects of a fire.
Have a working smoke
detector - regularly test
your detector.
Have an escape plan do you know what to do
if your detector sounds?
Reduce fire risks:
!Avoid using candles or
naked flames
!Do not leave chip pans
unattended
!Extinguish any smoking materials completely
!Use a fire guard in front
of open fires
!Never dry clothes too
close to a fire
!Switch off all electrical
equipment not designed
to stay on
!Close doors to rooms at
night
!Keep your exit routes
clear of obstructions.
Get out. Stay out. Call 999.
A third of
blankets fail
the test
SEVENTY-TWO Brentwood residents
took advantage of the Council’s free electric blanket testing day at the Town Hall;
and a third of electric blankets tested failed
to meet basic safety requirements.
Aimed at reducing the incidence of fires and electrocution, the event was organised by the Council in
conjunction with Essex Trading Standards.
Old or damaged electric blankets cause more than
5,000 fires each year.
Many electric blankets failed because of a lack of
protection against overheating or physical defects,
although faulty elements or switches not working
properly were also reasons for failure.
Blankets should be tested by an expert at least every
three years, or as recommended by the manufacturer.
Once the green waste is
collected it is sent to a
processing plant in Pitsea
for composting and will
eventually be available to
buy as organic compost.
The Council hopes to
secure funding to run the
scheme again next year.
! place
them inside
other sacks
! contaminate with any
other type of waste e.g.
plastic bags, cooked
food, concrete, plastic
pots
News for all wouldbe entrepreneurs
BRENTWOOD ENTERPRISE Agency has taken a
big step forward and become part of the new MidEssex Enterprise Agency.
The new Agency will provide advisory and support
services to new and small businesses across
Brentwood, Chelmsford and Maldon districts. It grows
out of a "merger" with the Chelmsford Enterprise
Agency and will ensure a wider and more comprehensive range of services can be offered on a continuing
basis. Local prospective entrepreneurs will find the
new Agency can provide all the support that they will
need in starting up and growing their business. You can
call the Agency on 01245 496712.
The formation of the new organisation coincides with
the retirement, after 10 years as Chief Executive of the
Brentwood Agency, of Jim Campbell. Jim started with
the Agency as long ago as 1990, on a two-year secondment from the Ford Motor Company. The
Brentwood Enterprise Agency was founded with the
Council's support in 1987, and over its 15 years it has
had been influential in the starting-up of nearly 800
new businesses.
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CHRISTMAS
Christmas begins in
Brentwood on Saturday 30th
November with a day of fun
and excitement for the family
Join the party on Saturday 30th November and swing into the Christmas
mood. Thousands of people joined in last year’s event to see the switching
on of Brentwood’s Christmas lights and enjoy a day of entertainment.
The High Street and part of Crown Street will be closed to traffic from 1pm
to 8pm to allow easy access to the staged entertainment and to the stalls
and fun fair rides for the children. Many shops will stay open late, and
there will be competitions and shows to add to the atmosphere.
Take the Open on
stress
Sundays
Good
news for
out of
shopaholics! Many of
shops
shopping - Brentwood’s
will once again be
open for business on
shop
Sundays up to
locally the
Christmas.
Light up a Life 2002
Little Haven Children's Hospice once
again invites the residents of
Brentwood to participate in their
'Light up a Life Tree' appeal this
Christmas.
The tree holds hundreds of lights, each
of which can be sponsored in memory
of a loved one for a donation to the hospice.
Lighting of the tree will take place outside the Town Hall, Ingrave Road,
Brentwood on Friday 29th November,
following a service and blessing at
5.30pm.
For every light sponsored, the name of
the individual remembered will be
acknowledged with a card, and an entry
in the Book of Remembrance to be displayed at St Thomas Church,
Brentwood.
This Christmas marks the fifth anniversary of Brentwood's participation in
'Light up a Life' and Little Haven is
extremely grateful to local residents for
their continued support of this appeal.
Growing interest in this event has meant
that much needed funding has been
raised for the hospice.
For further information please call Little
Haven's fund-raising department on
01702 220350, or fill in the coupon
below.
Little Haven Children's Hospice aims to
provide support and care for children
and their families who are affected by
life-threatening or life-limiting illnesses.
The hospice offers short-term respite
and specialist terminal care to children
throughout Essex and the outer London
Boroughs.
Brentwood Light up a Life
In aid of
I wish to sponsor
In memory of
(no.) light(s) for a donation of £
per light
Please print names clearly in the way you would like them to appear
in the Book of Remembrance.
Your name: Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms Initial
Surname
Address
Postcode
Daytime Tel No
Cheques should be made payable to ‘Little Haven’ and sent with this form to:
Light up a Life (Brentwood), Little Haven Appeal Office, Stuart House,
47 Second Avenue, Westcliff on Sea, Essex SS0 8HX Tel. 01702 220350
www.seech.org.uk
RCN 1022119
Make this the
year you enjoy
Christmas shopping!
Forget the horrors of
Lakeside and Bluewater.
Shopping in Brentwood
has never been easier.
Although the High Street
will be closed to traffic
from 1pm until 8pm on
30th November, William
Hunter Way will allow
shoppers access to the
town centre car parks.
The town centre offers
shoppers many of the top
names in retailing,
including: Marks and
Spencer, Next, Dixons,
Argos, Wine Cellar,
Boots, Superdrug, W H
Smith,
Ottakar’s,
Clement
Joscelyne,
Edinburgh Woollen Mill,
The Link, Mobile Phone
Centre, VShop, Athena,
Robert Dyas, First Sport,
Mothercare,
Early
Learning Centre and
many more smaller, specialist shops.
Crown Street, Ongar
Road and Kings Road
also have a range of individual shops to find that
perfect gift!
Don’t forget Shenfield
and Ingatestone, both of
which have an attractive
range of smaller shops,
for hunting out antiques,
jewellery, clothes, furniture or shoes.
Cards for Causes
Brentwood residents can support many different charities this year, simply by purchasing
Christmas cards from Brentwood Library.
The library will be hosting a multi-charity
Christmas card shop this year until 14th
December, 10am-4pm Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 9.30am12.30pm on Wednesdays.
MAGIC
Brentwood’s High Street
& Crown Street will be
closed to traffic from
1pm to 8pm
CHILDREN’S
PANTO!
The day’s programme so far includes...
Ye Olde Red Tail Falconry Display, Nutty Norman,
Eye2eye, Essex Dance Theatre, Diane Moore, Peter Prince,
All Star Dancers and the Crazy Bears’ Roadshow, plus
many more...
5pm Christmas Lights switched on
by the Mayor, Councillor Derek Hardy
6pm Fireworks over the Chapel Ruins
a fitting finale to a great show
For reasons of safety, this year there will
not be a parade
This year, for the first time ever, a
children’s pantomime, Santa and
the Toy Makers, will be performed
live by the All Star Dancers on the
main stage in the High Street at
Brentwood Christmas Magic.
Don’t miss
it!
Brentwood’s
Christmas
brochure
Don’t miss...
this year’s Christmas brochure;
the essential guide to Christmas
in Brentwood.
Sponsored by the Anton Group
Ltd, Christmas in Brentwood
features a guide to what’s on
over the Christmas period
including the events for
Brentwood Christmas Magic,
church services, refuse collection dates, information on
Christmas tree recycling, and
more! It’s available from shops,
Information Centre, libraries
and Town Hall.
St Michaels Homes Ltd
Family owned and managed
Residentia l Ca re Home
For the elderly
“let our home be your home”
Dudbrook Hall
Dudbrook Road
Kelvedon Common
Brentwood
Essex
CM14 5TQ
Sponsor a
light in
memory
ST FRANCIS Hospice
invites you to help illuminate its tree with
symbolic lights in memory or honour of a loved
one.
The Hospice will be
holding its annual Carol
Service on Sunday 15th
December at 6.30pm at
St Thomas’ Church.
Following the service,
the lights on the
Christmas tree outside
the church will be lit and
remain alight throughout
the Christmas season.
By sponsoring a symbolic light you will be honouring or remembering
someone special in your
life, or showing support
to a friend by remembering their loss.
The tree will be illuminated until 6th January
and donations will be
accepted until then. St
Francis Hospice offers
care to more than 200
local patients at any one
time.
All dressed up
with somewhere
to go?
Enquiries 01277 372095
Howard Lodge
Howard Lodge Road
Kelvedon Common
Brentwood
Essex CM14 5TG
Enquiries 01277 373909
For Care Staff training telephone 01277 373909
The Borough Council,
in partnership with
Brentwood
Town
Centre Partnership,
will once again be
holding a seasonally
dressed shop window
competition.
There will be several
categories
including
small shops, charity
shops and large multiples. Prizes will be
awarded for overall
effect, effort and originality.
Light up a Life
Name............................................................ Telephone.......................................
Address....................................................................................................................
..................................................................................................................................
.............................................................
I wish to sponsor.......................lights.
Postcode............................................
I enclose £...........................
Cheques/postal orders payable to Saint Francis Hospice.
In memory of..........................................................................................................
..................................................................................................................................
..................................................................................................................................
I am a tax payer and wish that the Hospice reclaim tax on all my donations. I note that I
should advise the Hospice if my tax payments change and are less than the amount to be
reclaimed on my donations. (Tax reclaimed is currently 28p for each pound donated)
Signed......................................................................................................................
Please send to: St Francis Hospice, Fundraising Office, The Hall,
Havering-atte-Bower, Romford, Essex RM4 1QH 01708 723593
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Your 4 page pullout for what’s on in Brentwood
Culture Bites is produced bi-monthly in
liaison with Brentwood Arts Council. We hope
to include as much local information as
possible about what is on in your Borough.
But we need your help. Let us know if you
have a local event, concert, etc and we will
endeavour to include it in the next edition of
Culture Bites distributed in the middle of
January 2003.
Brentwood Operatic Society finish a successful 2002 with the cult classic “Sweeney Todd
- The Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Stephen Sondheim.
This darkly majestic operatic and funny everyday tale of the deranged, but
talented, barber taking his oh-so-sweet revenge upon those who have wronged him, is
played against the background of early Victorian London, where the poorer of the
residents have to endure the likes of Mrs Lovell’s ‘Worst Pies in London’.
“Sweeney” is director Wayne Harris’ first production for Brentwood Operatic Society, as
well as being his absolute favourite. We have all been delighted to share his realisation
of “Chopper” Harris’ superbly staged visionary interpretation.
The show runs from Tuesday 19th to Saturday 23rd November (extra matinee
show on Saturday). Tickets are available from Brentwood Theatre Box Office on 200300.
For more details on the Operatic Society contact www.brentwood-operatic.org.uk.
CHRISTMAS
CONCERT
Tuesday 17th
December
Stondon Singers
present a concert at
Priory Church of St
Laurence, Blackmore
at 8pm. Director
Justin Doyle, organist
Stephen King.
Programmes at £8
(conc £6). Concert
followed by mince
pies etc. For further
details contact Jill
Evans on 212861.
LOOKING FOR A
TENOR
The Malvern Singers,
based in Havering, are
looking for a tenor to join
their five-piece ensemble.
The group performs songs
from the shows, film scores
etc to a high standard, but
simply have been unable to
find a tenor who can join
them. If you would like to
know more, please contact
Sue Freeman on 01708
762449.
CANON’S CUP RESULTS
Another successful year for the Canon’s Cup saw
Junior Winner Kirsty Williams (pictured left), and
Senior Winner Donna Marie Walton (pictured right)
walk off with the top prizes from the competition.
Other results on the night include Junior Runner Up
Lauren Chia, Senior Runner Up Chloe Du Pre. The
Mayor’s Trophy was won by Angie Louse Diggins.
The Hi Ho Award for Juniors was awarded to Lauren
Chia, and the Hi Ho Award for Seniors was awarded
to Hannah Meakin Cheshire. The Phoenix FM
Award was awarded to Haley Stanford.
BRITTEN AND THE BRITISH
On Saturday 30th November the Stondon Singers present a concert at
Priory Church of St Laurence, Blackmore at 8pm. Including Britten’s Dances
From Gloriana and Five Flower songs and Ridout’s Concerto for cello and
voices. Director Justin Doyle, cellist Sarah Suckling. Programmes / tickets
at £8 (conc £6). For more details call Jill Evans on 212861.
Grow your
own?
Allotments to
rent in Hutton
are available
now at
reasonable
cost,
and half price
for OAPs.
Please contact
Jim Robinson
225322.
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Brentwood Centre
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
#Friday 15th
Bjorn Again
At 8pm tickets £15.50,
£14.50, £13
DECEMBER
# Saturday 21st
Hutton & Shenfield
Choral Society
Music for Christmas with the
Aurelian Ensemble conducted
by Tim Hooper. At 7pm, tickets
from £5.50 available from Mrs
M Pender on 219916 or the
Box Office 200300.
JANUARY
#Saturday 16th
Hutton & Shenfield
Choral Society
A Night at the Opera with the
Aurelian Ensemble conducted
by Tim Hooper. At 7pm tickets
from £5.50 available from Mrs
M Pender on 219916 or the
Box Office 200300.
#Saturday 30th
Antique Toy & Train Fair
10.30am - 3.30pm
admission £1.50.
# Monday 2nd
Jethro’s Beyond the
Edge Tour... Only For
the Barmy!
At 7.30pm Tickets £14.50,
£13.50, £12.50. Warning: not
for the vicar!
# Wednesday 4th
Bootleg Beatles
At 8pm tickets £17.50,
£15.00, £13
# Sunday 8th
Christmas Craft Fair
10am - 4pm admission £2.50
# Friday 13th
Carols for All
Presented by the Federation
of Essex Women’s Institutes.
At 1.45pm and 7.30pm.
Tickets £6.50 available from
WI Centre, Rectory Lane,
Chelmsford (enclose SAE) or
by 01245 261771.
# Saturday 14th
Police Christmas
Concert
With the Essex Police Band
and the melodic tunes of Kids
Choir 2002.
# Saturday 4th January
Toy Fair
10.30am -3pm tickets £1.50
S unday 12th
The Syd Lawrence
Orchestra tribute
concert to Glenn Miller
and other Big Band Greats
Voted
Best
Big
Band
in the
World
today
by the
readers
of Big
Band International magazine.
At 7.30pm tickets £15.50,
£13.50, £10.50.
# Saturday 18th -Sunday 19th
Brentwood Racing Car
Show
10am - 5pm tickets from £5
# Saturday 25th - Sunday 26th
Antiques Fair
10am - 5pm Sat, 10am - 4pm
Sun. tickets £2.50
LEOPARDS
BASKETBALL
Home Fixture List at the
Brentwood Centre
November:
Sunday 17th Leopards vs Chester at 5pm
Saturday 23rd Leopards vs Newcastle at 7.30pm
December:
Sunday 1st - Leopards vs Birmingham at 5pm
Sunday 15th - Leopards vs Thames Valley at 5pm
Friday 20th - Leopards vs Leicester at 7.30pm
January:
Sunday 5th - Leopards vs Towers at 5pm
Friday 10th - Leopards vs Sheffield at 7.30pm
Tuesday 14th - Leopards vs Milton Keynes at 7.30pm
Friday 24th - Leopards vs Newcastle at 7.30pm
Wednesday 29th - Leopards vs Milton Keynes at 7.30pm
Tickets available on the door or contact 230231
CHARITY
LADIES NIGHT
On
the
12th
December
the
Brentwood Centre will
be holding a charity
Ladies Night to raise
money for Scope.
Events during the
night include a male auction, giving ladies an opportunity to bid for
male staff personal training, sports coaching and much more.
Tickets are limited so act fast. If you buy your tickets before the end
of November you can benefit from a £1 discount. Only £4 for a fun
packed Christmas girls night out! For more details
contact Kelly on 215151 ext 740.
LOCAL POLICE CHILL OUT
BRENTWOOD SCHOOL
SPORTS CENTRE
Local police officers took the opportunity to Chill Out with local youngsters this summer. Five-aside football matches were arranged in Hutton and Warley as part of the Council’s Summer Chill
Out project. Pictured are two of the winning teams with three local police officers. Local young people organised themselves into teams to take part, with one group even designing their own kit for
the occasion. The matches were friendly and good natured, with the police officers also providing
players for short numbered teams. Plans are underway for a follow-up match, this time with
eleven-a-side on a full-size pitch. If you are interested in taking part and are aged between 13 16, contact Sue Lawther on 261111 ext 420 or email [email protected].
JUNIOR DANCE CLASSES
There is something for everyone at the new
look Brentwood School Sports Centre:
Ballet and Tap classes for children aged 2½ - 12+
at Bishops Hall, Tuesdays 3.30 - 7pm. Contact
Lorraine on 216080 for further information.
25 Metre indoor swimming pool
25 Station fitness suite
7 Badminton courts
4 Glass backed squash courts
3 Multi activity rooms
Full group fitness program for all levels
Extensive function rooms and catering services
For further information about our flexible
membership packages or hospitality services
telephone 01277 243344
For further information please contact the Centre Reception
Brentwood School Sports Centre, Middleton Hall Lane,
Brentwood, Essex CM15 8EE
Tel: 01277 243344 Fax: 01277 243346
www.brentwoodschool.co.uk
Email: [email protected]
PRESENT PERFECT
BRENTWOOD CENTRE
OPENING HOURS
Christmas Eve 9am - 5pm
Christmas Day CLOSED
Boxing Day
CLOSED
27th December CLOSED
28th - 30th December 8am -8pm
New Years Eve CLOSED
New Years Day CLOSED
2nd January
normal hours
Confused about what to buy a loved
one for Christmas? Then why not give
them some personal training
sessions
available
from
the
Brentwood Centre to help them start
their annual January 1st fitness regime.
These sessions are suitable for everyone:
for those that want to lose weight, begin to train, or are pregnant and want to maintain their fitness levels. If you are interested in joining our personal training plan for yourself or
someone else and want to find out more then call Vicky at the
Brentwood Centre on 215151 or text phone 225346 or come
down to our Personal Training Open Evenings on
Wednesday 25th November or Tuesday 14th
January 2003 at 6pm and find out how you can get 20%
off your personal training sessions.
Have Your Say
The Council has some important budget decisions to make.
We need to know where your priorities lie.
EACH YEAR, the Council sets a
budget to provide the range and high
standard of services that the public
demands.
This means that each year we have to
use our reserves in order to fund this
level of services. Through prudent budgeting we have reduced our expenditure
considerably over the last 10 years and
lessened our use of reserves. However
we are still using our reserves to provide
the services at the level you have told us
you want.
The level of reserves has now reached
the point where we have had to draw up
a strategy in order to eliminate our
reliance on them over the next three to
four years. This means that we have to
take steps to reduce our costs even more.
Where the money
comes from...
In the financial
year 2002/03 the
Council requires
funding of £8.476m,
after taking into
account income
from fees and
charges and the
use of reserves.
Revenue
from
housing is ringfenced
which
means the money
must be spent only
on housing so their
4,500
figures, in effect,
cannot be part of the
equation.
Many people think
that the Council's
funding comes from
the Council Tax,
however,
the
£3.916m we receive
only accounts for
46.2%.
£1.546m (18.2%)
comes from central
government through
the Revenue Support
Sources of funding
4,000
3,500
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
Revenue
Support
Grant
NonCouncil Tax
domestic
Rates
Reserves
Under pressure
There are a number of specific issues which may cause
particular difficulties for the Council budget for 2003/04:
Maintenance of Core
Services Although inflation
is low there is still an
increase in the cost of providing services each year,
for example increases in
electricity, gas, insurance.
Concessionary
Travel
From 1st April 2003 men
between the ages of 60 and
65 will also be eligible for
bus passes.
Pensions The cost of the
Local Government Pension
scheme is increasing due to
the poor performance of the
stock market.
National Insurance There
is to be a national increase of
1% in National Insurance
rates
Policy Growth
The Government has introduced many new policies
over the last few years
including
!Best Value
!Asset Management
!new
Environmental
Health policies, and
!increased
checks on
Housing Benefit claimants.
Low interest rates The
record low interest rates
mean that the Council is not
earning as much from its
investments as it has done
in previous years.
At the moment the Government is looking at the way
that councils receive their grant. We are very concerned
that Brentwood could receive even less grant in future
and so have to pay for more of its services from the
Council Tax, hence our desire to find out your views.
Grant (RSG), with the
remaining £3.014m
(35.6%) coming from
the rates paid by businesses.
Business
rates
although collected
locally are returned
to the Government.
The
Government
then decides how
much to give back to
each local authority
to help them provide
local services. This
means that the rates
paid by businesses in
Brentwood do not go
automatically to the
Borough. In 2002/03
the Council will contribute £20m to the
Government, while
receiving just over
£3m back.
4,600
Government Grant received
over the past 9 years
4,500
4,400
4,300
4,200
4,100
4,000
Over the last 9 years Brentwood's grant
has hardly increased at all not even to
take account of inflation.
Your views count
We want to know what services
you think are important so that we
know what your priorities are
We are looking for
your views on the
Council's intended
budget for the period 2003-2004. This
is part of the
Council's continuing
consultation
with Brentwood's
residents and communities on key
issues. The Council
will set the budget
in February 2003.
Please read the
information on the
following pages and
then complete our
questionnaire and
return it to us by the
30th November.
All responses will
be analysed and
reported to the
Council to assist our
The finances
The Council is a large diverse business, with an annual spend of
around £32million. How this budget is spent will affect each and
every one of its 71,000 citizens and all those who visit or work in
the Borough. The Council feels that it is important that the
people of Brentwood understand how the Council is funded and
where the money is spent.
decision making on
the budget. Later in
the year, once the
Council knows how
much government
funding it is going
to get for 2003/4
and provided there
is sufficient time,
we will try to consult further with a
smaller group of
residents to help us
decide what level of
Council Tax rise
you think is acceptable - bearing in
mind the services
you consider important. If you would
like to be part of
this second consultation please fill in
the box on the questionnaire.
2002/03
Gross Revenue
Expenditure
£32m
(including Housing)
Income
£24m
Net Expenditure £8m
10 BRENTWOOD BOROUGH COUNCIL, NOVEMBER 2002
Where your Council Tax goes
Our Performance now
Many people don't realise that although they only receive one
Council Tax bill the money is shared out between the
Borough Council, Essex County Council, the Police Authority
and in some places Parish Councils.
We have a reputation of providing high
quality services and you have confirmed
this in recent surveys that have been carried out. For example, in a MORI poll
carried out last year, 76% of you were
either satisfied or very satisfied overall
with the Council.
Other examples of the high levels of
services we provide are….
! 99% of Council Tax collected
! 98% of due housing rent collected
! 89% of planning applications determined
within 8 weeks
! 100% of standard searches carried out
within 10 days
! 98% of new homes built on previously
developed land
!18 hours was the average time taken to
remove fly tips
!100% urgent repairs to council homes were
completed within Government time limits
! 83% council tenants satisfied with the
overall service
!100% of inspections of food premises that
should have been carried out were carried
out
! 89% new claims for Council Tax benefit
were processed within 14 days, and 87%
of new claims for rent allowance
! 94.5% of highways were either of a high or
acceptable standard of cleanliness
On average Brentwood receives just 13% of the
Council Tax you pay
Brentwood
Parish Councils
Borough
0.2%
Council 13%
The ‘Walking Bus’ to schools is organised by the
Council’s Road Safety department
Essex
Police
8%
Essex
County
Council
78.8%
Services provided by Essex County Council include Fire and
Rescue, Highways, Social Services, Libraries, Education,
Trading Standards and Consumer Protection
Regular inspections of all food premises in the Borough
are carried out by the Council
So how does the Council decide
its Council Tax level?
By law, the Council
must set its Council
Tax by 10 March
2003. This year we
shall set the level in
February 2003 at
the annual budget
meeting of the full
Council.
The Council Tax
will be set against a
budget strategy. In
previous years this
has been:
!To bring spending
in line with government guidelines
!To
stop
the
reliance on reserves
!To
set Council
Taxes in line with
government guidelines.
The
Council's
expenditure is split
into Revenue and
Capital. Revenue is
spent on recurring
costs
such
as
salaries, heating,
and lighting, materials and day to
day delivery of
services.
In light of restricted
resources, service
developments generally have to come
from
efficiency
savings or reducing
spending on activities.
Councillors of all
parties examine and
review the expenditure plans and put
forward their views.
Proposals for the
level of Council Tax
are discussed and
the level set at the
annual
budget
meeting of the
Council.
Timetable for setting the Council Tax
September
Start reviewing current year
expenditure with a view
towards next year.
early December
The Government tells the
Council how much grant it
will get for the following
year.
mid December
The Policy Board sets guidelines for the spending Panels
as to how much they can
spend the following year.
Partnerships
One of the Council’s street cleaning vehicles keeps
local children enthralled
Council staff at the Information Centre, 44 High
Street, are always ready to help
January
The spending Panels
agree their budgets for
the following year.
February
The Council agrees
how much it will
spend in total, how
much it will take from
reserves and what the
Council Tax will be for
the following year.
The licensing and inspection of hackney carriages is
carried out by the Council
The demand for council services is great
and the funding limited. In addition,
because central government has placed strict
controls on how that money is spent, the
Council has to work creatively with other
bodies to try and secure investment in the
borough. We do this with a number of
organisations such as:
Essex County Council
Essex Strategic Reserve
Association of Essex Authorities
Essex District and Unitary Authorities
Essex Police Authority
South Essex Health Authority
Brentwood Primary Care Trust
Housing Corporation
Brentwood Chamber of Commerce
Brentwood Town Centre Partnership
Parish Councils
Registered Social Landlords
Tenants and Leaseholders of Council
dwellings
The voluntary sector, in particular the
Council for Voluntary Services and the
Citizens Advice Bureau.
Private Sector partners
Other organisations which share the
Council's mission and core values
Government Office for the Eastern Region
Local Strategic Partnership
We are looking for your views on the Council’s budget for the period
2003/2004. This is part of the Council’s continuing consultation with
Brentwood’s residents and communities on key issues and their priorities.
Please take some time to complete the questionnaire this page and over and
send it back to us by November 30th 2002.
1 Can you please say how strongly you agree or disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Don’t know
Disagree
Disagree strongly
with the following statements?
(please tick one box only for each statement)
a It is important for the Council to maintain current
levels of service even if this means increasing Council Tax
by more than inflation
b It is important for the Council to improve current
levels of service, even if this means increasing Council
Tax by more than inflation
c It is important for the Council not to increase Council
Tax by more than inflation, even if this means a
reduction in the levels of some services.
2 Having answered question 1, please turn the page and let us know if there are any specific council services in which you would like to see an
increase or a reduction in service.
Service Increases
Service Decreases
Top priority
3 If you were asked to prioritise services for increased or
decreased spending, what would these be? Please specify.
4 The Council's overall spending on each service is
described in the pie chart. Do you feel that the pattern of
About right
Needs alteration to reflect needs
Strongly agree
Agree
Don't know
spending is:
5 The information on the Council's budget provided in
the preceding pages has helped me to understand the
Don’t know
Disagree
Disagree strongly
Council's financial situation
Name
This information will be treated as confidential but for
Address
verification purposes please complete the following:
Postcode
E-mail
Would you like to take part in a further consultation?
Please tick:
Please return this questionnaire to the Chief Executive and Town Clerk, Brentwood Borough Council, Town Hall,
Ingrave Road, Brentwood CM15 8AY. Or you can return it to the Information Centre, 44 High Street, Brentwood.
Or you can fill in the questionnaire online at the Council’s website www.brentwood-council.gov.uk
If you would like more information please telephone 261111 ext 388.
12
Where the money goes
14 Parishes 2%
15 Central Services
7%
1 Community
Safety 3%
2 Technical Services
20%
13 Corporate
Management
14%
3
Environmental
Services 5%
12
Implementing
Planning
Policy
2%
4 Licensing
1%
5 Health
Services 3%
11
Development
Control 5%
6 Housing Services
8%
1 0 Policy 8%
9 Arts and Heritage
8%
7 Parks and Recreation
13%
8 Information Centre
1%
2 Please let us know the specific council services in which you would like to see an increased service by ticking the relevant blue boxes
below. If you are prepared to see a reduced service please tick the red boxes:
Environment and Transport
Housing and Health
9Arts and Heritage
12 Implementing
1 Community Safety
5 Health Services
community halls
Planning Policy
food safety
arts and heritage
Production of Local Plan
community safety
health and safety at work
youth initiatives
13 Corporate Management
emergency planning
CCTV security
pest control
grants to voluntary
management of the Council
2 Technical Services
6 Housing Services
organisations
Council committee meetings
refuse collection
paying housing benefits
street sweeping
inspecting unfit housing
Policy/General Services
14 Parishes
highway maintenance
renovation grants
10 Policy
Grants to Parish Councils
traffic management
homelessness and welfare
helping the voluntary sector
15 Central Services
Brentwood Training Services
collection of council tax
car parking
mayor and member services
building control
Cultural Services
bus passes and rail cards
collection of non-domestic
recycling
7 Parks & Recreation
Council for Voluntary
rates
drainage
parks
Services
land charges
public conveniences
sports
economic development
conducting elections
3 Environmental Services
entertainment
public consultation and
pollution control
children’s play
liaison
dog warden
Brentwood Centre
countryside management
sports halls
Planning
cemetery administration
nursery
11 Development Control
4 Licensing
allotments
planning enforcement
licensing of taxis
8 Information Centre
dealing with planning
licensing of premises etc
tourist information
applications
local information
Now please return
to questionnaire
overleaf
SING FOR FUN
Brentwood Arts Council presents a Choral Workshop
with Paul Spicer on Saturday 25th January 10am 4pm at St Martin’s School. Paul Spicer is a conductor,
composer, organist and professor of choral conducting
at the Royal College of Music. This music day is open to
singers of all abilities, enabling them to come together
and enjoy each other’s company - and the singing!
Contact Angela Harris on 223267 for more details.
ESSEX
! ON TOUR!
make this scheme possible and ticket prices
affordable, performances are subsidised by
Brentwood Borough Council and Essex County
Council. The tour runs from September 2002 March 2003 throughout the county with performances in the Brentwood area running January February 2003 at Brentwood Theatre.
Brentwood is part of the Essex on Tour season which involves local people as promoters
- getting together to organise a wide of exciting arts opportunities. The first tour has over
30 promoters hosting nights out in local
venues. The scheme, new to Essex, joins an
ever-growing network of local promoters all
over the country. All the shows listed are profesional performances by companies specialising in work for a variety of small spaces. To
# Friday 31st January
RUMPELSTILTKIN - By the NTC Touring
Theatre Co.
A retelling of this classic fairytale from the
Brothers Grimm. The king is miserable. His royal
vaults, once crammed with gold are stuffed with
straw! Will the miller’s beautiful daughter with
magical powers be able to help him and achieve
the impossible? But at what cost? At 8pm .
Contact the Theatre Box Office for details.
BRENTWOOD THEATRE PROGRAMME
#Tuesday 19th - Saturday 23rd November
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
at 8pm with Saturday matinee at 3pm tickets £8 and £10.
#Thursday 28th - Saturday 30th November- Hutton Players present
THE GHOSTS by Ibsen at 8pm tickets £7 (conc £5)
The newly-formed Brentwood Theatre Company is delighted to announce its
first production. By arrangement with Samuel French Ltd
DAVID WOOD’S
Directed by Stephen Prater, Produced by Mark P Reed & David Zelly
Book, music & words by David Wood
Based on the Meg and Mog books by Helen Nicoll & Jan Pienkowski
Meg, the incompetent witch, attempts to use a spell to provide breakfast but only
succeeds in conjuring up Steggy, a stegosaurus which begins to eat everything in
sight. In order to be rid of him Meg, with Mog her cat and her pet owl, begin a quest
which takes them into the night sky and thus to a castle, a zoo and the moon.
The situation is resolved by the final curtain and ends happily for all concerned.
Schools’ Week 9th - 13th December 9.45am & 1.30pm
14th December 2pm and 6pm
18th - 20th December 7.30pm
21st - 23rd, 27th - 29th December2pm and 6pm.
Tickets £7.50 (conc £6)
#Tuesday 21st - Saturday 25th January - AU Productions present
PUTTIN’ ON THE STYLE at 7.45pm
Songs and dance from the golden era of the 1950s. Tickets £7-£9 (conc £6)
#Thursday 30th January
CLAIRE HARPER QUARTET at 8pm
An evening of Jazz and Blues. For ticket details please contact the Box Office.
#Friday 31st January - Essex on Tour presents
RUMPELSTILTKIN (See Essex on Tour display box)
For more detailed information pick up a Brentwood
Theatre leaflet or contact the Box Office on 200300
SPIKE’S PLACE
Mainstream jazz - LIVE! every Tuesday
Tickets £8 - £12 (members save £2) for
further information call 01245 420475.
LIVE GIGS
Young Band Night. Doors open 8.30pm. For
up to date line up call 249303 for details.
GUFFAW COMEDY CLUB
Wednesdays.Doors open 8pm,
show starts 9pm.Bookings: Alaric 222896
ME AND MY GIRL
Take a trip down the ‘frog and toad’
and ‘ave a butcher’s hook’ at what
happens when the leading character
Bill, from Lambeth, swaps his ‘tit fer tat’
for a coronet to become the Earl of
Hareford. His horrified aristocratic
relatives try to educate him in the ways
of the gentry and the result is comical
chaos! Shenfield Operatic Society present the famous musical at the Queen
Theatre, Hornchurch Tuesday 28th
January
to Saturday
1st
February 2003 at 7.45pm with a
matinee on Saturday at 3pm.
Contact
01708
700625
for
booking details.
CHRISTMAS
CONCERT
Ingatestone Choral Society
presents its Christmas
concert on Saturday
14th
December at
Ingatestone United Reform
Church 7.30pm.
Conductor Bruce Pennick.
Accompanist
Martyn
Heald. Tickets available
from Chris Melling on
353146 or from choir members. Limited availability on
the door. Mulled wine and
mince pies to be served
during the interval.
CHORALE CONCERT
FAMILY
CHRISTMAS
CONCERT
Saturday
21st December
at Brentwood Cathedral
with Brentwood Cathedral
Singers, Cathedral
Choristers, AWSOM
Singers and Linda Pery
Smith. Stephen King organ
and directed by Andrew
Wright.
Howard Wallace Chorale concert at Bishops Hill
Sunday 15th December at 7.30pm.
Conducted by Howard Wallace. Tickets £6 (14
years and under £2.50) details from Mrs E
Williams 01708 767961
ORGAN AND KEYBOARD MAGIC
Future concerts are held at Mountnessing
Village Hall, Roman Road, at 8pm. Future
concerts include: Monday 25th November
- Craig Boswell, Friday 13th December Steven Allison (ticket only), Monday 27th
January - Michael Woolridge. Please contact
373707 for tickets for Friday concerts.
A NIGHT AT THE OPERA
On Saturday 16th November Hutton & Shenfield Choral Society
performs a programme which includes March of the Toreadors from Carmen;
Finale from Act 1 of La Bohème , Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves from Nabucco;
Meditation from Thaïs; Overture: Force of Destiny; Brindisi (drinking song)
from La Traviata; Easter Hymn from Cavalleria Rusticana; Triumphal scene
from Aida; Nessun Dormaq from Turandot and the Anvil Chorus from Il
Trovatore. With the Aurelian Ensemble
and Naomi Harvey soprano and
Wynne Evans tenor.
MUSIC FOR
CHRISTMAS
On Saturday 21st
December Hutton & Shenfield
present a festival of Christmas
music and carols for Choir, Audience
and Orchestra featuring the school
choir from St Peter’s Primary School,
South Weald and excerpts from
‘Nutcracker Suite’ by
Tchaikovsky performed by the
Chelmsford Ballet Company.
Conducted by Tim Hooper with
the Aurelian Ensemble.
Tickets for both shows are
£10, £9 (senior citizens,)
£5 (students/children)
and areavailable from
Mrs M Pender on
219916 or the
Brentwood Centre
Box Office on
262616 / 200300
Your guide to Brentwood’s clubs and societies
SPORTS
HOBBIES
MUSIC
AND
DRAMA
SOCIAL
OTHER
Archery - Holdens Archers: 211281
Brentwood Badminton Group: Sunday mornings 234365 / 229438
Brentwood Cricket Club: Neil Webb 634201 or www.brentwoodcc.co.uk.
Brentwood Hardcourt (Tennis ) Club: 222675 / 374714
Brentwood New Century Bowmen: 217294 www.newcenturybowmen.co.uk
Brentwood Tennis Club: 218419 or www.brentwoodtennisclub.co.uk
Brentwood Stags Baseball Club: Tom Keegan 216945 / 07710132006
Burntwood Archers: 261969
Hutton Medway FC: James Farringdon 211302
Kelvedon Hatch Junior FC: 07771 822759 or [email protected]
Orienteering (Havering and South East): 213758
Shaftsbury Cycling Club: Barry Tucker-Vincent 219973
South East Essex Keep Fit Association: 211051
Thriftgreen Trotters Running Club: Brian Harding 821217
Uechi-Ryu Karate Association: 229538
West Horndon Tennis Club:Trevor Moore 811354 new members welcome
Bees in Brentwood- Essex Beekeepers Association: 220561
Brentwood & District Decorative & Fine Arts Society: 202651
Brentwood & District Historical Society: 221637
Brentwood & District Philatelic Society: 218656
Brentwood & District Photographic Society: 217304
Brentwood Cage and Aviary Bird Society: 384342
Brentwood Computer Club: Mondays 7.30pm Fane Hall, Ongar Rd
Brentwood Dungeons & Dragons Role Playing Club: 211353
Brentwood Floral Art Club: 211217
Brentwood Horticultural Society: 213574
Brentwood Model Yacht and Powerboat Club: 01621 854765
Brentwood Scrabble Club: 822050
Brentwood Video Club: 822980 or 216147
Brentwood Writers Circle:1st Sat of the month Ursuline School 2.30pm
Courage Short Mat Bowls Club: Peter 223295 or Geoff 218744
Guild of Brentwood Gardeners: 213773
Hutton Floral Art Club: 214640
Hutton Horticultural Society: 227679
Hutton Poplars Bridge Club: 231122 or 214995
Hutton Social Racing Pigeon Club: Alan Greeenhalgh 822616
Hutton Wine Circle: 214558
Ingatestone & Fryerning Flower Club: 353216
Ingatestone Camera Club: 352093
Railway Correspondence and Travel Society: 215777
Ramblers Association - Brentwood Branch:220781
Scottish Country Dancing: 212102 or 211488
Shenfield Garden Society: 210609
Short Mat Bowls: 213766
South Weald Flower Club: 211107
Tipps Cross Carpet Bowls Club: 822779
West Horndon Horticultural Society: 811413
Brentwood Choral Society: 651689
Brentwood Junior String Orchestra: 223881
Brentwood Musical Society: 373292
Brentwood Organ and Keyboard Club: 373707
Brentwood Philharmonic Orchestra: 233698
Brentwood Recorded Music Society: 212096
Brentwood Theatre: Box Office 200300
Col Canto: Charles Church 374107
Howard Wallace Chorale: 654814
Hutton & Shenfield Choral Society: 810256
Ingatestone Choral Society: 353452
Ingatestone Musical & Operetta Group: 352360
Phoenix Youth Orchestra: 223881
Shenfield Operatic Society: 01245 351701
Association of Wrens: 228063
Bentley Over 60’s Club: 372106
Bishops Hall Wednesday Club: 210232 or 228211
Brentwood 18+ Club: 220577
Brentwood ABC Social Club: 213116
Brentwood Friendship Club: 224158
Brentwood Gingerbread Group: 01708 856743 or 231691
Brentwood Leisure & Retirement Fellowship: 214088
Brentwood Rotaract: 0705 0204896
Brentwood Round Table: 222084 or [email protected]
Brentwood Townswomen Guild: 210632
East Anglian School of Philosphy: 01206 862787
Great & Little Warley W.I: 222015
Hutton W.I: 214499
Ingrave & Herongate Retirement Club: 811487
Options Singles Club: 01268 774611
Probis: Molly 01245 476484 or David 01206 571284
Royal British Legion Brentwood Branch: 218210
Royal British Legion Mountnessing Branch: 354032
Royal Naval Association Brentwood Branch: 222395
Shenfield W.I: 224919
Brentwood St John Ambulance: 01268 545634
Brentwood Museum Society: 224012
Essex Wildlife Trust: 355541
Information Centre: 201111
Krafty Kids/Kids Chorus: 211335
W.I. Market: Fridays 9am Shenfield Parish Hall
CLASICAL CHRISTMAS
Ingatestone and Fryerning have a
Christmas
Open
Meeting
on
Wednesday 27th November in the
Community Club, Ingatestone, at 8pm
with a demonstration entitled Classical
Christmas by Mr R Twistleton from Market
Harborough. Tickets for visitors are £7.50
each and telephone 353216 for further
information. There is a raffle in aid of
Breakthrough Breast Cancer.
DECORATIVE &
FINE ARTS
Meetings every third
Wednesday of the month
7.30pm at Ingatestone
Community Club.
Future events include
20th November
Romancing the Stone A history of the diamond
through 600 years
If you would like more
information about the
society please contact
Pat Barrow on 227568.
HOSPICE BAZAAR
Saturday 23rd November at 10am 12.30pm Friends of St Francis Hospice
hold their annual Bazaar at Ingatestone
Community Club. The bazaar will be
opened by Sir Alex Jarratt CB DL. There
will be a variety of cards, books, stamps,
toys, cakes, new gifts, grocery bargains,
tombola, bric-a-brac and handicrafts.
Entrance 20p and refreshments available.
OPEN ART EXHIBITION
Doddinghurst Art Society presents an Open Art Exhibition 16th and 17th
November 10am - 5pm. Entry fee will be 30p with no charge for children. There
will be pictures for sale, refreshments and ample free parking. As Christmas will be
fast approaching this could prove to be a worthwhile opportunity to solve those gift
problems. Anyone wishing to display their pictures at this exhibition may obtain
application forms from Mrs Brenda Walker on 363481 or Mr Ron Slade on 821802.
ESSEX WILDLIFE TRUST DIARY
17th Novembe r- Walk - Wintering Fowl at Blue House Farm
Meet 10.15am reserve car park
MR168/856969
21st November Evening meeting with Mike Read ‘The
Barn Owl/Under the Cloak of Darkness’ at
8pm Shenfield Parish Hall, Hutton Road.
16th January
Evening meeting with Peter Brandham ‘ The flowers of the Mediterranean’ at 8pm
at Shenfield Parish Hall, Hutton.
19th January
Walk - Metropolitan Meander at Fisher
Green. Meet 10.10am Stubbings Hall Lane
car park MR 166/377033
For more information on on Essex Wildlife Trust,
Wildlife Walks, and car sharing contact 355541
BAZAAR
ADVERTISING WORKS
Three Stones Women’s Institute are
holding a Bazaar at Ingatestone
Community Club on Saturday
16th November between 10am12 noon.
32,000 copies of this paper are
distributed every month.
Target a wider audience -
WALK YOUR SOCKS
OFF!
Brentwood Ramblers meet every
Saturday and Thursday morning
(5-6miles), Sunday and Tuesday
all day (10-12 miles) and
Wednesday evening (4-5 miles).
For more details please contact
the Brentwood Ramblers on
220781 or contact the website
www.brentwoodramblers.org.uk
ADVERTISE!
Please telephone
Lisa Stroulger on 261111 ext 533
Contact me as follows to
publicise your event, club or
society :
01277 261111 ext. 389
Kim.Anderson
@brentwood.gov.uk
Kim Anderson
Brentwood Borough Council
Ingrave Road, Brentwood
CM15 8AY
Wage war on waste
WASTE IS a growing
problem in Essex and
we urgently need to cut
down on the amount of
rubbish we produce,
and find new ways of
dealing with it.
Essex councils are working together to develop a
joint municipal waste
management strategy and
an outline strategy has
now been drafted. It
includes a number of
options on how municipal waste could be dealt
with in future years.
A major public
consultation is
currently under way to
seek your views on the
options within the
strategy
This
consultation
employs a variety of
methods and activities to
ensure that as many
organisations and individuals as possible will
have the opportunity to
put their views forward.
To look at a copy of the
consultation brochure,
technical report or to
express your views via
the electronic response
form on how you think
the waste problem should
be handled, log onto the
consultation
website
www.waronwaste.org, or
collect a copy of the consultation brochure from
the
Town
Hall,
Information Centre or
library or call 0870 990
5410.
Waste facts to frighten
! We use over six billion
glass bottles and jars
each year
! Every year we need a
forest the size of Wales to
provide all the paper we
use in Britain
! Each year in Britain,
we throw away 28 million tonnes of rubbish
from home. This weighs
the same as three and half
million double decker
buses
! The amount of waste
paper buried each year
would fill 103,448 double decker buses
! Each year food shops
give away enough carrier
bags to cover the whole
of London with a layer of
bags.
! Every day 80 million
food and drinks cans end
up in landfill - that’s one
and a half cans per person. In a year, each per-
Major consultation
under way
Every day 80 million food and drinks cans end up in
landfill
son could fill a bath with
the contents of these
cans!
! We fill about 300 million square metres of
land with rubbish each
year; that’s the same as
covering the pitch at Old
Trafford 28,450 times. To
walk around the pitch
that many times would
take you from midnight
on 1st January until midday on May 5th!
One million tonnes of
nappies are thrown away
each year. That’s 8 million nappies every day.
Each child uses 5850
nappies in their lifetime;
that weighs the same as
an average family car!
! In the 1950s the world
made less than 5 million
tonnes of plastic products. This has increased
to about 80 million
tonnes today.
!
More improvements on A12 at Brentwood
Resurfacing and new lighting will hopefully make this
a common scene on the A12
LAST MONTH work started on resurfacing the
A12 at Brentwood.
This is the next stage of the Highways Agency's programme to repair and resurface the worn out sections
of the A12 in Essex.
The scheme, to provide a quieter, safer road surface,
costs £10.4million and affects about 2.5 miles of the
A12 from Doddinghurst Road bridge to Lower Road
bridge. New lighting will be installed from the A12
junction of the M25 to the Mountnessing interchange.
The new surface will cut noise for nearby residents and
safety will also be improved for road users as less
spray will be produced in wet conditions. The new
street lighting will improve driver visibility and reduce
the potential for accidents, especially at night.
The work is essential for this stretch of the A12 and the
Highways Agency is working hard to minimise disruption wherever possible during the roadworks but there
could be minor delays at times. Drivers are advised to
leave extra time for their journeys and find alternative
routes if possible.
For up to date information on the scheme, readers can
call the Highways Agency information line on 08457
50 40 30 or visit the website: www.highways.gov.uk
16
Are you over 65 and
want to be more active?
THE BRENTWOOD Centre has re-launched its older
people's activity session with a change of day and time.
These sessions are aimed at older people 65+ who
would like to be more active but may have some physical limitations. Activities included in the sessions are
aimed to help cope with everyday life, including balance training to prevent falls, strengthening and flexibility exercises.
The new session takes place every Wednesday between
1pm-2pm at the Brentwood Centre and is a great
opportunity to get together socially plus achieve some
excellent health benefits. To find out more about this
and other health promotion schemes taking place at the
Centre Call Kelly on 215151 ext 740.
It’s so easy to stop
smoking!
HYPNOSIS MAKES
it easy to stop smoking
- so says Richard
Wells, the Brentwood
Centre’s resident hypnotherapist.
Richard says he can help
you to quit in only 60
minutes. What’s more, he
offers a lifetime guarantee; if you ever start
smoking again, whether
it’s one year or ten years
later, he’ll repeat the
process at no further
charge.
For the sake of your
health, stopping smoking
has got to be the most
important change you
can make in your life.
As long as you are motivated to make the decision, and really want to
give up, Richard claims
to help you quit smoking
in just one hour.
No withdrawal symptoms; this method transfers the pleasure of
smoking to a more
healthy habit of your
choice: drinking water,
exercise, jogging or
relaxation.
Talk to Richard at the
Health and Beauty Suite
at the Brentwood Centre
every Friday, or call 0800
083 86 82.
A Christmas gift with a
difference?
HOW ABOUT some personal training
sessions at the Brentwood Centre as a
more unusual gift idea for yourself or
another?
Sessions are on a one to one basis and trainers are
matched to an individual’s needs, ensuring you
can enjoy all the advantages of personal training:
one to one instruction at your fitness level, step by
step progression of your own exercise programme,
plus support and confidence to meet your fitness
goals.
If you are interested in joining the personal training plan for yourself or for someone else and want
to find out more then call Vicky at the Brentwood
Centre on 215151, text phone 225346 or come to
the Personal Training Open Evenings on
Wednesday 25th November or Tuesday 14th
January at 6pm and find out how you can get 20%
off your personal training sessions.
Home
from
Home
THE BRENTWOOD
Centre provided temporary accommodation to
families last month
when fire broke out in
business premises opposite the Rising Sun public house in Ongar
Road.
The fire started around
10.30pm on the evening
of Tuesday 1st October.
As a precautionary measure five households in
the vicinity were evacuated by the Fire Service,
and the Council asked to
provide an emergency
rest centre for those
involved.
Home from home
The Brentwood Centre
was quickly made available and the five families,
together with one very
patient and well behaved
dog were accommodated,
provided with tea and
coffee and looked after
by Brentwood Centre
staff.
The all clear was given at
12.10am and everyone
was able to return home.
Local butcher takes gold,
after gold, after gold, after...
LOCAL BUTCHERS , Hepburns
of Mountnessing, won an amazing total of fourteen awards for
their products at one of the UK
meat industry’s most prestigious
evaluation events.
The Guild of Q Butchers’ Smithfield
Awards gave Hepburns four perfect
golds i.e. a score of 100%, for their
maple cured bacon, Caribbean pork
casserole, bread pudding and port
pate. They also walked away with
golds for their steak and kidney pudding, Essex countryman pate,
Desperate Dan pie, Essex smoked
back bacon, Essex cured rolled ham,
and Essex Old Bob sausage, plus two
silver and two bronze awards.
The Guild of Q Butchers, of which
Hepburns is a member, is the association of progressive independent UK
meat retailers offering top quality
meat and meat products. Independent
inspections are carried out at all
members shops with additional spot
checks. This combination of independent inspection together with traditional skills and knowledge and a
wide range of innovative products,
means that Q butchers are among the
best in the business.
Happy 60th Anniversary!
Roy and Freda Boggis celebrated their Diamond Anniversary in style
SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS
to
Brentwood Council’s
oldest
serving
Councillor, Roy Boggis,
who this month cele brated 60 years of marriage to his wife Freda.
Roy and Freda were not
only congratulated on
their diamond wedding
anniversary by the
Council, but also by the
Queen, who sent a
special card of congratulations to them on
their special anniversay
year.
New timetable for Rural Police Unit
THE MOBILE Rural Police
Unit has changed its
timetable.
The Unit is equipped with an
interview room, which can
be used to discuss any matter
relating to policing or other
crime related topics. The
new timetable operates alternate weeks from 11th
November.
Monday
Blackmore village shop
10-12noon
Tipps Cross Village Hall
1-2pm
Navestock Village Hall
2.30-3.30pm
Tuesday
Ingatestone Parish Rooms
10-12noon
Fryerning Village Hall
1-2pm
Mountnessing Village Hall
2.30-3.30pm
Wednesday
West Horndon Church
10-12noon
Ingrave Village Hall
1-2 pm
Shenfield Parish Rooms
2.30-3.30pm
Thursday
Great Warley, Thatchers Arms
10-12noon
Hutton Free Church
1-2pm
South Weald Church car park
2.30-3.30pm
Friday
Doddinghurst Village Hall
10-12noon
Pointing you in the
right direction
Refurbished and painted and shining like a new pin
YOU MAY have noticed that some of the town centre’s black
and gold finger posts were beginning to show signs of wear
and tear.
But, thanks to a partnership between Brentwood Council and
Brentwood Town Centre Partnership, new signs have now been
erected. The finger posts now point out the direction of the
Shopmobility Centre and the William Hunter Way carpark.
The missing crest finials have also been replaced.
news
UPDATE
from Barbara Waltham
Crime Prevention Co-ordinator
Police Station, London Road,
Brentwood. Tel. 230689
Burglaries
Unfortunately, at the time of
preparing this article there have
been quite a few burglaries and I
am hoping by the time this goes to
print they will have ceased.
There have been a number of burglaries where people have gained
entry because the householder has
left their house and car keys very
near to the front door and the keys
have been hooked through the letterbox and then used.
Please do not leave keys on
show anywhere especially
when you retire for the night;
take the keys with you
Don't leave your car keys in your
ignition either. If your garage is
broken into then your car will be
driven away.
We will never totally eradicate
crime unfortunately, but by taking
simple precautions many crimes
could and can be avoided. Even if
you have taken certain crime
reduction measures, if they want
to get in they will, but the more
you do to make your home secure
the more chance you have of not
becoming a victim.
AUTUMN BREAKS
Don’t Be Dim and Let Them In - Leave a Light On
Another reminder from my last article, now the darker evenings
have drawn in when you leave your property in the afternoon
always leave a light on. A house in darkness is a sure giveaway
that the property is unoccupied. If you are out at work all day,
use a timer switch so the house can be lit up as it gets darker.
Timer switches are inexpensive and easy to use.
Remember Crime Cannot Flourish
in a Community That Cares
BRENTWOOD CITIZENS
CONCERT
Supported by Brentwood Borough Council
and Essex Police Harlow Division
The Essex Police Band &
Kids Choir 2000
I am pleased to announce that this
wonderful annual Concert will again
be taking place at the Brentwood
Centre on Saturday 14th December
commencing at 7.30 pm.
Tickets are priced at just
£3 (all seats unreserved),
if you would like to purchase a ticket please give
me a call on my direct at
the Police Station 230689
or you can ring Mr Jody
Greenfield on 223639 or
you can send me a
stamped addressed envelope and a note requesting how many tickets you
require and a cheque
made payable to The
Police Concert Account
(£3 per ticket) and we
will send the tickets to
you, but please speak to
me if you wish to reserve
a seat if you are disabled.
Although the seats are
unreserved I will of
course reserve places and
seats for persons in
wheelchairs and their
carers.
Defensive Skills and
Safety Courses for
Women
The above evenings
which were held in
October proved extremely successful and all the
ladies attending found
the course very helpful,
informative and taught
them certain 'plans' to put
into action when going
out alone and finding
themselves in out of the
way places. The course
did have plenty of
humour and laughter
attached to it, which
helped break the seriousness of the course.
At this moment in time I
am not able to say
whether the Courses will
be held again but if they
are you will be notified.
Village Voice Village Voice Village Voice
Ingatestone and Fryerning
Council launches
website
On November 1st, the
Parish Council launched
its website. This will
allow us to communicate
on a more timely basis
with a significant number
of our residents, make
council and committee
minutes readily accessible, provide a "shop-window" for the many clubs
and societies in the
Parish and offer the nonresident a snapshot of
what Ingatestone and
Fryerning have to offer.
We view this service as
complementary to our
monthly articles in the
Borough News, to which
we are grateful for providing us with the space
to communicate with our
residents. The address of
the website is ingatestone-fryerningpc.gov.uk
- please try it.
CCTV in the High
Street
The long running saga of
the funding of CCTV has
come to a happy conclusion with Brentwood
Borough Council offering to provide the £4,500
needed to reach the total
capital cost of £39,500.
For those who have forgotten, Essex Police is
providing £25,000, the
Parish Council £7,500
and local shopkeepers
and businesses about
£2,500. We hope to let
you know timescales
next month.
Reduction in Parish
Council Funding
We have been advised by
Brentwood
Borough
Council
that
the
Discretionary Grant they
make to us will be
reduced next year. The
Borough has always been
generous to its parish
councils and the grant
represents about 50% of
our total income. Any cut
is therefore significant.
The reasons are a reduction
in
Central
Government's funding of
the Borough, and the
Borough's requirement to
fund two new Parish
Councils (bringing the
total up to nine). The
Parish Council has set up
a small working party to
decide how best to address
this problem.
Opening of
International Sixth
Form Centre at The
Anglo European School
I was privileged to be
part of the party which
opened the new Sixth
Form Centre at the Anglo
European School. The
opening ceremony was
performed by David
Boyle, High Sheriff of
Essex, accompanied by
his wife; also in attendance were the Mayor of
Brentwood,
Derek
Hardy, and his wife and
myself. To someone who
had done his A Levels in
1952, the facilities and
range of choice of subject
were a revelation!
Chairman not to seek
re-election
On a personal note, I
advised
the
Parish
Council that I do not
intend to stand for reelection as a councillor in
May, so this will be my
second and last year as
chairman.
The reasons are a combination of the increasing,
and largely unnecessary,
burden that Central
Government is placing
on Parish Councils and
the recognition that a
younger and fitter person
is better able to handle
these pressures.
Brian Tytherleigh
Coffee consumption escalates!
but it’s all in a good cause
Free financial advice for
those nearing retirement or
already retired
THE COUNCIL has
invited representatives
from the Department of
Work and Pensions to
come along to the Town
Hall to offer expert,
friendly advice and
information on...
!Minimum
Income
Guarantee
!Retirement Pension
!Winter
Fuel Payments
!Attendance Allowance
The Council has provided a
private room for confidential
interviews on the ground
floor of the Town Hall. You
can pop in any time between
10am and 2pm as no appointment is necessary.
The next date is Friday 13th
December.
RESIDENTS OF Chichester House drank their way through an
awful lot of coffee last month, but all in the name of charity.
Coffee mornings were held across the country in aid of Macmillan
Nurses, and for the residents of Chichester House it was also a chance to
have a raffle, with the proceeds also going to the charity.
An ‘al fresco’ coffee morning was also held alongside the Information
Centre in the High Street. Shoppers and passers by were treated to a cup
of coffee and a piece of cake, many of whom were served by the Mayor,
Councillor Derek Hardy.
Residents of Chichester House get down to some serious coffee
drinking in aid of Macmillan Nurses
Thank You
Multiple Sclerosis
Society
‘The Brentwood and Billericay
branch of the Multiple Sclerosis
Society would like to thank the
kind people of Brentwood who
generously donated to our branch
on our Flag Day held in Brentwood
on Saturday 10th August. We
raised £1622.15 for our branch.
Funds received will go towards supporting the MS Therapy Centre at
the Brentwood Marillac Hospice,
which helps local people with MS.’
Kids In Need
‘Many thanks to all who contributed to the street collection held
by Kids in Need at Sainsbury’s on
13th July 2001. £726.49 was
donated by generous shoppers.
Thankyou also to Sainsbury’s for
agreeing to the collection.’
BRENTWOOD INFORMATION
Brentwood Borough Council,
Town Hall, Ingrave Road,
Brentwood CM15 8AY. Tel. 261111
e mail: [email protected]
www.brentwood-council.gov.uk Cashier’s hours:
Monday to Thursday 8.45amOPEN :
Mon to Thurs 8.30am to 5pm 4.30pm Friday 8.45am-4pm
Housing reception:
Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm
Monday to Thursday 8.30am-5pm
Minicom telephones:
Friday 8.30am-4.30pm
Town Hall 263956
Brentwood Centre 224386
Meetings
Information Centre 202249
November
EMERGENCY SERVICES
13 Overview & Scrutiny
(at weekends and
Committee
outside office hours)
20 Policy Board
262728 for street lighting, sewer
27 Planning Development
blockages, icy roads, flooding,
Control Committee
obstruction on public highway,
December
dangerous or fallen trees
2 Cultural Panel
261112 for council house
3 Housing & Health Panel
emergency maintenance
4 Licensing/Appeals Committee
Phone 261111 ext 288 for the
9 Environment & Technical
Works Department, Refuse and
Services Panel
Special Collection enquiries
11 Overview & Scrutiny
Committee
Something you’d like to ask?
Don’t forget public question time at the
start of every ordinary council meeting.
Questions must be written and submitted
in advance. Please pick up a leaflet
giving details from the Town Hall.
All meetings take place in the
Town Hall at 7.15pm unless stated
otherwise. Members of the public
are welcome to attend
Advice Bureau dates:
Eric Pickles MP The next date is Saturday 7th December, 9.30am to
12.30pm at the Town Hall. Please phone Lesley Gaymer on 0207 219
4428 for an appointment or e-mail [email protected]
Red and White
thank you
“I HOPE you will
remember the theme
of DeafblindUK, the
national organisation
set up to assist dual
sensory impaired people: Red and White no sound, no sight.
On 28th June we celebrated our Red and White
Stripe Awareness Day
and invited local people,
firms and business establishments to join us in a
fun day.
My daughter, Karen
Attwell, took the invitation into her place of
work and coaxed the
management to respond
and allow her to organise
that fun day. This she did
and response of the 700
personnel was overwhelming. Not only did
they become aware of
DeafblindUK and its
aims and objectives but
contributed £452 towards
those objectives. There
was also a corporate
donation of £250, a grand
total of £702.
We must be grateful to all
at International Financial
Data Services for keeping the DeafblindUK Red
and
White
Stripe
Awareness Day afloat in
the
community
of
Brentwood.
Our Red and White fun
day was a great success
with t-shirts, candy canes
and many innovative personal red and white creations illustrating the
awareness of our theme.
As a local member of
DeafblindUK, I would
like to express our
appreciation and my own
personal thanks to all
involved in this colourful
and memorable event.”
John Attwell, member,
DeafblindUK
Barnardo’s
to the Christmas sleigh
collection between the 3rd
and 13th December, when
£1773.66 was raised.’
‘The street collection
held in Brentwood in aid
of Barnardo’s on 8th
September 2001 raised
£316.72.
Barnardo’s
would like to express their
appreciation to all those
who so kindly gave up
their time to organise the
collection and also to
those who generously
contributed to our essential child care work.’
National
Children’s Home
‘Supporters of NCH at
Brentwood Methodist
Church would like to
thank all those who
donated so generously
outside Sainsbury’s, raising £400 for National
Children’s Home funds.’
The Lions Club
‘The Lions Club of
Brentwood would like to
thank all those who gave
to their street collection on
the 8th December, when
£1027.75 was raised, and
Leukaemia
Research
‘On
Saturday
28th
September,
the
Brentwood, Hutton and
Billericay branch of the
Leukaemia
Research
Fund held a collection,
outside Sainsbury’s in
Brentwood, and received
donations
totalling
£458.95.’
Brentwood
Crossroads
‘Brentwood Crossroads
is pleased to announce
that their two outdoor
events have raised in
excess of £1,000. A
superb barbeque took
place on a long sunny
evening and the annual
Strawberry Tea was also
a great success, with the
Mayor and Mayoress in
attendance.’
No complaints here!
Brentwood Borough Council is delighted to learn that it has
received the second fewest number of complaints in Essex
SECOND
ONLY
to
Uttlesford District Council,
which received three complaints, Brentwood had a
total of seven complaints
determined by the Local
Government Ombudsman
for the year 2001/02.
Of Brentwood’s seven complaints, detailed in the
Commission
for
Local
Administration in England’s
annual report 2001/02, three
had ‘no or insufficient evidence of maladministration’,
with the remaining four ‘outside the Local Government
Office’s jurisdiction’.
True
Bob
McLintock,
Chief
Executive & Town Clerk, said
‘It is true that you can’t please
all of the people all of the time,
so I am happy that we have
received so few complaints
and those issues raised with
the
Local
Government
Ombudsman have not been
substantiated.
We will look to operate in a
manner that reduces even further the number of complaints
raised with the LGO.’
Dangers of speeding highlighted to new drivers
In charge of a legal weapon
Students from the Anglo-European School in Ingatestone with the Ape Theatre Company
SIXTH FORM students in
Brentwood were last month
given a performance of
‘Legal Weapon’ by the Ape
Theatre Company.
The play confronts the issues
of excessive speed, peer pressure and attitudes amongst
young drivers, using stylised,
physical theatre techniques,
and taking the audience
through a roller coaster of emotions.
Legal Weapon shows young
people that they need to combine newly acquired skills with
a safe, responsible attitude
towards driving. Combined
with other educational initiatives, this drama emphasises
the fact that driving skills alone
are not enough to keep young
drivers out of danger. More
young people between the ages
of 16 to 26 years are killed or
maimed on the roads than anywhere else.
The performances were organised and sponsored by the
Council.
The Brentwood Borough News has
no control over the independent
advertisers appearing in this newspaper and in no circumstances can
it accept any
liability for any loss or damage of
any kind which may arise as a
result of any advertisement appearing in this publication.

Issue 142 - Nov 2002 - Brentwood Borough Council

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