The Conservators of Epping Forest, part of the City of London Corporation, have submitted a response to the Next.plc distribution centre planning application in Waltham Abbey. Their response echos and builds on many of our own concerns, particularly around traffic, pollution and loss of habitat. Points raised include: Air Quality […]
Waltham Abbey Community Campaigns
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We’ll be on Sun Street for World AIDS Day, collecting for the Terrence Higgins Trust. Progress in treating HIV/AIDS has been astounding – AIDS is no longer the death sentence in the UK that it once was – but we can’t afford to become complacent. Effective treatment is expensive and […]
Come along to hear updates from local campaigns and projects we're running and/or support, and to look ahead at planning and organising our group.
As the rutting (breeding) season approaches the fallow deer in Epping Forest will be moving around more. This means more deer crossing the forest roads. Sadly there are increased vehicle collisions at this time of the year resulting in higher than usual deer deaths and damage to vehicles. WACC are […]
Shaunagh and Jay were on BBC Radio Essex on Wednesday 19h September to talk abut their meeting with Ofsted. They had a bit of a shock when they heard what Ofsted made of the meeting.
Waltham Abbey Town Council will discuss the Next.plc planning application at tonight’s full council meeting, from 7.30pm at the Town Hall.
This letter was written by a member of the public and sent to their District Councillors, with a copy sent to our MP, Eleanor Laing. The letter covers a lot of ground, largely procedural and legislative issues, which you could find interesting.
Stalls: 11.00am – 1.00pm Rally: 2.00pm On Saturday there’ll be less than a week until the deadline for objecting to Next’s planning application.
On Saturday we chatted with Liam Burke, owner of Vinter & Mason on Sun Street. Liam’s concerned about the impact Next.plc’s proposed Waltham Abbey distribution centre could have on our town’s heritage and tourism.
Highways England reequest more information from Next.plc about their planning application for a distribution centre in Waltham Abbey.