Mile End Highway updates

2nd May 2016Cycle LaneAnne Turrell, Bakers Lane, Bergholt Road, Braiswick, Dominic Graham, Martin Goss, Mile End, Mile End Lib Dems, Mile End Road, North Colchester, Northfields, Phil Coleman, Turner RoadMartin Goss

Turner Road sinking

As you may have seen Turner Road is sinking in places and each time road repairs are undertaken by Essex County Council (ECC) they simply fail. Following our complaints ECC have now agreed to undertake an investigation to find the cause of the issues and implement a long term solution. We will update you once we have further details.

Bakers Lane & Bergholt Road

Essex County Council have confirmed that Bakers Lane will undergo some partial resurfacing this financial year (2016/17) and we are awaiting to see if Bergholt Road has made it to the list.

Mile End Road cycle lane

You may have noticed work starting on the £750,000 Mile End Road cycle lane by Essex County Council. To be clear, we have objected to this project when we first found out about it and have supported a formal complaint made by the Colchester Cycling campaigners as they don’t support the project either.

We have asked ECC to replace all trees which have been removed and also suggested places where further trees should be put in along Mile End Road. The pinch point at the bottom of Mile End Road is also not yet resolved and we are pushing for ECC to share the designs for this area.

Martin Goss, Dominic Graham, Phil Coleman & Anne Turrell

Waste survey for Colchester

24th April 2016UncategorisedAnne Turrell, Braiswick, Clean for the Queen, Colchester, Colchester Council, Dominic Graham, Martin Goss, Mile End, North Colchester, Phil Coleman, Rubbish, Survey, Waste survey, Zone teamMartin Goss

Colchester Council is currently running a consultation to look at potential improvements you may wish to see made to the current waste and recycling collections across Colchester. In order to respond to the survey online please use the link below:

www.colchester.gov.uk/recyclingsurvey

Dominic Graham said “I urge all residents to visit the website and take part in this survey, to ensure we can help shape the future service to be even more effective”.

Propelair Way/Bergholt Road station cycle path repairs

9th April 2016Cycle LaneAnne Turrell, Bergholt Road, Braiswick, Colchester, Colchester Station, Dominic Graham, Martin Goss, Mile End, Myland, New Braiswick Park, North Colchester, Phil Coleman, Propelair WayMartin Goss

After over a year of the team consistently chasing Essex County Council whom at one stage even denied owning the cycle path, it has finally been repaired. The cycle path was subsiding and in a poor state of repair.

We of course continue to chase the poor state of Bergholt Road, along with Turner Road, Mill Road and Kingswood Road which need urgent and long lasting repairs.

If there are any other issues you wish to raise with us, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Regards

Martin Goss, Dominic Graham, Phil Coleman & Anne Turrell

Mile End Community Funding – How you voted on the £4000

9th April 2016Community funding£4000, Anne Turrell, Braiswick, Braiswick Academy, Colchester, Community funding, Dominic Graham, Martin Goss, Mile End, Mile End Lib Dems, Myland School, North Colchester, Phil Coleman, Queen Boudica SchoolMartin Goss

Mile End Community Funding

Over 400 people voted on how they wanted us to spend the £4000 community funding in Mile end. The money was split on 3 projects based on how you voted.

1. £2000 will be spent on new tree planting in Mile End.
2. £1500 will be spent on new playground equipment which will be used on the Mile End Playing fields area off Fords Lane.
3. £500 was awarded for new sports equipment for Queen Boudica School and Braiswick Academy School. Each school received £250.

Myland School didn’t manage to reply by the deadline, so we have offered them a contribution from our own pockets if they can come up with what Sports equipment they wish to purchase.

Martin Goss, Dominic Graham, Phil Coleman & Anne Turrell

Northfields Resident meeting

16th March 2016NorthfieldsAnne Turrell, Colchester, Dominic Graham, Linden Homes, Management company, Martin Goss, Mile End, North Colchester, Northfields, Phil Coleman, Trinity Estates, Turner RoadMartin Goss

A meeting was chaired by Cllr Martin Goss in January with Trinity Estates for all residents to attend of the Northfields development off Turner Road. Many issues affecting the development were discussed which included Satellite system reliability, parking and estate completion.

The minutes have now finally been produced and they can be found below:

Northfields_Minutes_Trinity(Click the link to open the minutes)

We are working closely with Trinity Estates and Linden Homes to ensure the actions agreed are carried out.

Martin Goss, Dominic Graham, Phil Coleman & Anne Turrell

Mile End Road cycle lane update

26th February 2016Cycle LaneAnne Turrell, Braiswick, Colchester, Cycle Lane, Dominic Graham, Essex County Council, Martin Goss, Mile End, Mile End Road, North Colchester, Phil ColemanMartin Goss

We have been working hard on your behalf to raise all of the concerns directly to Essex County Council about the cycle lane. The latest design proposes the lane will only be down the west side of the road (odd numbers) rather than split as per the previous design.

The latest proposals from Essex County Council can be seen below in 4 PDF documents below:

PDF1 PDF2 PDF3 PDF4

Work to remove trees will begin on 2nd March on the east side of the road (even numbers) and these trees will be replaced later in the year.

Work on the cycle lane will begin on 7th March and residents may be directly affected by the works. Some driveway access may become blocked or parking inaccessible. Essex County Council have assured us they will write to residents directly.

We must be clear that we are not in support of this cycle lane whatsoever, have never requested it and believe the funding could be better spend on other cycling projects in our area. However, Government have given the £750k of funding to Essex County Council for this specific project and therefore they must spend it only on this project.

If you have any queries or concerns regarding this or any other matter, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Kind regards

Martin Goss Dominic Graham Phil Coleman Anne Turrell

Vote how to spend £4000 in Mile End

7th February 2016Community fundingAnne Turrell, Braiswick, Colchester, Colchester Council, Community, Community funding, Dominic Graham, Martin Goss, Mile End, Mile End Colchester, Mill Road, Myland, North Colchester, Phil Coleman, VoteMartin Goss

Thanks for the feedback on the project ideas for the £4k community funding that Martin and Dominic have to spend on projects in Mile End. The ideas have all been suggested by Mile End residents. The vote is now open online for people to choose the winning project.

Please click on the link below:

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/W2FR3R6

Martin Goss, Dominic Graham, Phil Coleman & Anne Turrell

Clean for the Queen in Mile End

2nd February 2016LitterpickAnne Turrell, Asda, Bardsley Close, Bergholt Road, Bolsin Drive, Bradford Drive, Braiswick, Cambie Crescent, Clean for the Queen, Colchester, Dickenson Road, Dominic Graham, Groves Close, Hakewill Way, Hutley Drive, Knevett Close, Litter, Litterpick, Martin Goss, Mile End, Mile End Road, Mill Road, North Colchester, North Station, Northern Approach Road, Northern Approaches, Northfields, Orrin Walk, Peto Ave, Phil Coleman, Prior Way, Queen, Queen Boudica, Queen Elizabeth, Road sweeper, Shepherd Drive, Stevens Close, Tranter Drive, Tufnell Way, Turner Rise, Turner Road, Wallace Road, Zone teamMartin Goss

We have been working with Asda to come up with a Clean for the Queen event in Mile End. March 5th has been suggested as the date we aim to make Mile End even more sparkling!

Currently we are proposing to clean the North Station, Northern Approaches, Bergholt Road area, Turner Rise and Turner Road areas as these are close to the store and are also areas where litter does accumulate. We are happy to go further afield with more volunteers.

We would very much like to involve local residents so if you can spare some time on March 5th, please let us know.

Martin Goss, Dominic Graham, Phil Coleman & Anne Turrell

Severalls planning application comments

28th January 2016Severalls planningAnne Turrell, Bellway Homes, Bloor Homes, Boxted Road, Braiswick, Crest Nicholson, Development, Dominic Graham, Management company, Martin Goss, Mile End, Mill Road, Myland, North Colchester, Northern Approach Road, Phil Coleman, Rosewood, Severalls hopsital, Taylor WimpeyMartin Goss

The Severalls planning application for Phase 2 will be going before the committee in March.

As a team we have submitted extensive comments to the scheme raising many important issues.

We have met with the architects and consortium several times to raise concerns face to face. We are expecting a formal response to all the points raised.

To read the points raised please look at the PDF document in the link below.

Severalls comments – click here!

Martin Goss, Dominic Graham, Phil Coleman & Anne Turrell

Northern Gateway update

27th January 2016UncategorisedAnne Turrell, Braiswick, Cineworld, Colchester, Community Stadium, Development, Dominic Graham, Leisure, Martin Goss, Mile End, Mile End Lib Dems, Myland, North Colchester, Northern Gateway, Phil ColemanMartin Goss

Thank you to those residents who managed to attend the Northern Gateway drop in sessions last week. The feedback from residents has been very positive and there is a buzz about this future destination for Colchester.

Once the initial detailed planning application is submitted before March 20th it will include 11 restaurants, a state of the art Cineworld, 80 bedroom hotel, 750 car parking spaces, 3 large leisure units (with suggested uses for rock climbing and wind tunnel experience amongst others) impressive landscaping and engaging play facilities for children being amongst some of the facilities.

For those who couldn’t attend we have included a link to the details shown at the drop in sessions. The link is below.

www.northerngatewayleisure.co.uk

Martin Goss, Dominic Graham, Phil Coleman & Anne Turrell