Essex Police are collecting gifts for vulnerable children in Essex.
The lists are based on Amazon wishlists, but you can also purchase an item elsewhere and drop it off (unwrapped) at a Police Station.
The lists are here – https://www.essex.police.uk/news/essex/news/news/2020/december/christmas-giving-tree
Scroll down to the Uttlesford list.
Highways England have released some important roadworks information.
PLEASE NOTE – THIS INFORMATION COMES FROM HIGHWAYS ENGLAND AND IS BEING PASSED ON BY THE PARISH COUNCIL FOR THE INFORMATION OF RESIDENTS. THE PARISH COUNCIL IS NOT INVOLVED IN THE ROAD MAINTENANCE, CLOSURES OR DIVERSION ROUTES.
M11 junction 8 Birchanger Roundabout: lighting renewal
We (HIGHWAYS ENGLAND) write to inform you that we will be carrying out essential lighting renewal work at the above location. As part of this work we will be renewing all the existing electrical cables and lighting columns.
We plan to complete this work over fifteen weeks from Monday 14 December to Thursday 15 April, working between the hours of 8pm and 6am on weeknights, subject to weather conditions.
We will be stopping all works on our network for the Christmas period from Friday 18 December to Monday 4 January, works will continue after this period.
The majority of this work will be carried out under lane closures however, full carriageway closures will be required for a few shifts to complete this work. Due to the extensive amount of work taking place, we have split the carriageway closures into five phases. Details of each phase are listed below:
Diversion routes
From Monday 14 December to Thursday 15 of April, we will be carrying out works on Birchanger Roundabout which will require lane closures and temporary traffic lights. We will not be completely closing the roundabout so traffic will be able to travel through here however, please expect some disruption.
Phase 1: M11 junction 8 Birchanger Roundabout, southbound exit slip closure on Friday 5 February (one night)
Southbound traffic will continue on the M11 to junction 7 to turn around and exit the M11 using the junction 8 northbound exit slip road (Diagram 1)
Phase 2: M11 junction 8 Birchanger Roundabout, southbound entry slip closure on Friday 19 February (one night)
Traffic will be diverted onto the A120 to join the M11 southbound from Priory Wood Roundabout (Diagram 2)
Phase 3: M11 junction 8 Birchanger Roundabout, northbound exit slip closure on Monday 22 February (one night)
Traffic will be diverted off the M11 onto the A120 at Priory Wood Roundabout to join Birchanger Roundabout to continue their journey (Diagram 2)
Phase 4: M11 junction 8 Birchanger Roundabout, northbound entry slip closure on Friday 5 March (one night)
Traffic will be diverted on the M11 southbound to junction 7 to turn around and join the M11 northbound (Diagram 1)
Phase 5: M11 junction 8 in both directions, on Monday 15 March and Thursday 18 March (two nights)
Traffic will be diverted off the M11 via the junction 8 exit slip roads to travel over Birchanger Roundabout and re-join the M11 from the entry slip roads, in both directions. (Diagram 3)
We will also be carrying out further resurfacing in the area in the new year and will notify you of these works in due course.
Elsenham and Ugley Parish Councils are holding a joint meeting with the developer Gladman.
Gladman are planning to build up to 220 dwellings, which will have a huge impact on the Village.
The meeting will be held on Zoom and is open to the public.
More information and meeting details are in this document.
March 21st, 2021 will be UK Census Day!
You will soon receive information on taking part in the 2021 UK Census.
The Office for National Statistics has produced a leaflet to give you more information.
Essex Police Fraud Alert System has released guidance on protecting yourself from HMRC scams, which are on the rise in the run up to the self assessment deadline next January.
Dear Resident
The government has announced that the majority of the country, including Essex, is to be placed under new Tier 2 (High) restrictions when the current national restrictions lift on Wednesday 2 December.
The following key changes apply under the updated Tier 2 restrictions:
It’s clear the decision to place Essex into High Covid alert level prior to national restrictions had a positive impact. In the weeks following entry to Tier 2 there was a significant flattening of the upward curve and regionally, Essex’s case rate reduced, from being in the top three council areas to the bottom two. We have seen a subsequent increase in the past two weeks, but Essex case rates have now stabilised. Hospital occupancy has also stabilised.
We recognise that there is still work to be done. We understand that going back into Tier 2 will be hard for many, but we must all work together, follow the restrictions in order to save further lives and continue to protect our NHS.
Our aim is to bring the rate of transmission and Covid hospital occupancy down so that Essex can be placed in the lowest tier of restrictions as quickly as possible. With the help of everyone who lives and works here we can achieve this.
Now more than ever, we need people to follow the rules of hands, face, space, work from home if possible, and always socially distance.
Cllr John Spence
Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Social Care
This winter a £6.2m protective blanket of support for the most vulnerable will provide warmth, food, emergency grants and other help to residents hit by the pandemic.
It includes:
Emergency grants are available from Essex Essential Living Fund.
Other support for residents is available on our website.
The Essex Wellbeing Service offers free support with practical tasks, mental health, feelings of loneliness, debt, housing, employment, caring responsibilities and more.
Visit the Essex Wellbeing Service website or call 0300 303 9988.
We know that businesses, particularly the hospitality sector, will continue to be impacted by the restrictions.
This week, Essex County Council and district, borough and city council colleagues, have launched grant funding to support businesses and enable them to adapt their premises. Businesses can apply through their local district, borough or city council website.
For other support, visit our business support pages.
See the latest Covid data for Essex on our website, including cases by age band, cases by district and hospital beds occupied by Covid patients.
To brighten up our website and Facebook throughout December please send us photographs of Elsenham at Christmas.
Post them on our Facebook page or email them to our Parish Clerk at louise.epc@gmail.com
It would be lovely to get the children involved too so please send us in photos they have taken.
Happy snapping!
Providing food and essentials to families and individuals in crisis across Uttlesford. Our volunteers offer a caring, non-judgemental service and our clients are at the heart of everything we do.
If you are in need please call us on 07531 436335 for help and advice. To find out how you can help by donating food, money or volunteering your time please visit www.uttlesford.foodbank.org.uk and for up-to-date info please follow us on Facebook: UttlesfordFoodbank.
Attached is an invitation to a virtual planning meeting to hear the appeal by Wallace Land Investment & Management Ltd. for a development on the land off Isabel Drive.
