First Bus have published timetables that will apply to services over the Christmas and New Year period. To find out how any particular route is affected, visit the following link –

Christmas/New Year timetables

Broomfield Snow Clearing Scheme, supported by Essex County Council, relies totally on volunteers.  In this case, this year, the grit would need to have been spread on Sunday afternoon, on Monday the snow would need to be cleared and then the pavements re-gritted.   This will of course be several hours of work.    

We think that School Lane outside the primary school is important, we did the pavements around the sheltered housing this year, bus stops are also important.  Volunteers have to undergo training and be able to store the bags of grit.  

Please see https://www.essexhighways.org/roads-and-pavements/winter-travel/salt-bag-partnership for full information.  

Please let us know if you wish to volunteer in future or suggest places which need gritting.    Broomfield Parish Council always welcomes Volunteers

To reach the Essex County Council web page shown below click here.

Money-saving tips for travelling around on public transport in Essex

If you’re looking to save money on your travels around Essex, check out our money-saving tips.

Park and Ride discounts

Beat the traffic by using one of our Park and Ride services in Chelmsford or Colchester. All the routes offer 12 tickets for the price of 11 discounts. See the park and ride pages for more info on pricing, routes and timetables.

And with Christmas fast-approaching, look out for offers of FREE Park and Ride journeys after midday every Saturday in the run-up to the big day.

Free TravelEssex App

Download our free-to-use sustainable journey planner. The new TravelEssex app helps people in Essex to plan their journeys and travel by foot, bike, bus and train anywhere in the county.

Providing real-time travel information, users are given detailed expected journey and departure times for walking and cycling routes as well as bus services, including First, Arriva, Hedingham, and Stephensons, as well as Greater Anglia and C2C rail, National Rail and London Underground trains.

To download the TravelEssex app, search for it on the Google Play or Apple app store.

Chelmsford Mildmay Rotary will be assisting Santa to visit as many children as possible this year.

Santa Sleigh: Dates and Destinations

Look out for Santa in your area between 5.30 pm and 8.00 pm

December

04 Sun    Beaulieu Community Centre Christmas Fayre 10 am – 3.00 pm

06 Tues  Armistice Avenue ▪ Wright Crescent ▪ Ben Wilson Link

08 Thurs Paddock Drive ▪ Daffodil Way ▪ Hunters Way ▪ Martingale Drive ▪

Trenchard Crescent ▪ Mountbatten Way ▪ Goldenacres ▪ Stablecroft

10 Sat      Sainsbury’s Springfield Superstore, White Hart Lane 8am – 8pm

13 Tues  Channels Drive ▪ Brassie Wood ▪ Mashie Link ▪ Jigger Gardens ▪

Fairway Drive

15 Thurs Channels Area:  Belsteads Farm Lane ▪ Albatross Way ▪

Belfrey Crescent ▪ St Andrews Drive

16 Fri       Boreham:  Co-op Main Road ▪ Shops in Butterfield Road ▪

Tour of Butterfield Road ▪ St Andrew’s Road ▪ Fitzwalter Road ▪

Juniper Road ▪ Boreham Primary School

17 Sat     Boreham: Orchard Way ▪ Orchard Plaza ▪ Orchard Way (loop) into

Plantation Road ▪ Village Hall

18 Sun    Ford End

19 Mon  Great Waltham ▪ Little Waltham

21 Weds Centenary Way ▪ Wilfred Waterman Way ▪ Robert Finch Crescent ▪

Minns Avenue

22 Thurs Centenary Way ▪ Linge Avenue ▪ Regiment Gate

Routes may change depending on weather and other unforeseen circumstances so please check our daily updates:

www.mildmayrotary.org.uk

https://www.facebook.com/mildmayrotary/

To track the Sleigh on the night, go to: www.SleighTracker.co.uk

Local Plan Review – Deadline Extended!

The Chelmsford Local Plan says where new development and infrastructure will be built across Chelmsford over the next 20 years.  You can still respond to the consultation, as the deadline has been extended until 20^th October.  Click here for more information.