Little Yeldham, Tilbury Juxta Clare & Ovington Parish Council

18/03/2026

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Our first Local Plan consultation (known as Regulation 18) is now live, where we're asking for your views on the draft updated document. This sets out proposals for how the district will grow and develop over the next 15 years.

25/02/2026

LITTLE YELDHAM, TILBURY JUXTA CLARE AND OVINGTON PARISH
Adrian Corder-Birch, D.L., F.S.A.,
Clerk to the Parish Council

I hereby give you notice that the Ovington Annual Parish Meeting will take place in the Meeting Room in the Old Granary at Ovington Hall, Ovington on Wednesday 4th March 2026 at 7pm

AGENDA
1. Apologies for absence
2. To read and confirm minutes of previous Ovington Annual Parish Meeting held 3rd March 2025.
3. Matters arising from those minutes.
4. To consider hiring a skip for Ovington for 2026 and its location.
5. Neighbourhood Watch Report for Ovington. (ML)
6. Ridgewell Airfield Liaison and AJAG Reports. (DN)
7. Braintree District Council Report. (IP)
8. Essex County Council Report. (PS)
9. Parish Council Report. (LL and/or DN)
10. Update upon enforcement action in connection with construction of Solar Farm near the boundary of Ovington with Belchamp St. Paul
11. Update upon proposed Solar Farm on the border of Ashen, Ovington and Tilbury Juxta Clare
12. Highway issues
13. Local Government Re-organisation and Devolution14. Any other business.

07/02/2026

🚧 Stay Ahead of Road Works in Your Area 🚧

Did you know you can get email alerts for road works happening near you? Go to one.network to set up alerts in your chosen area and stay informed.

07/02/2026

Deadline extended 📢

There's still time to have your say on the future of health and wellbeing in Essex.

Residents of all ages, including young people and teenagers, are invited to help shape the Essex Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy for 2026 to 2029.

The strategy brings together the NHS, local councils, the police, other partners, and ourselves, and looks beyond healthcare to jobs, housing, education, transport and the environment.

We would like your views on four priorities for Essex 👇🏼

• Improving life chances for children and young people
• Helping more people into work and to stay in work
• Building healthy, resilient and connected communities
• Creating opportunities to improve health and reduce the impact of poor health

Have your say by Tuesday, February 10, 2026, by heading to the link in our bio 🔎

06/02/2026

Braintree district council will begin delivering new bins in the next few weeks, to find out when to expect yours click on the link below

Find your bin delivery day

05/02/2026

Elections for Essex County Council are taking place on Thursday 7 May 2026 🗳️

There will be 78 county councillors, up from 75, and new division boundaries following a review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Every division will be represented by one councillor.

The county council is responsible for services many of us rely on, including education, social care, highways, transport, libraries, country parks, arts and culture, communities, environment, public health, waste and recycling, youth services and the economy.

Make sure you are registered so you can have your say on the future of these services in Essex ✅

Register to vote now by visiting: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

To apply for a postal vote, visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apply-for-a-postal-vote 📮

05/02/2026

👉 Garden waste subscriptions open today for another year of collections from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027.

💚 The cost of an annual subscription remains at £55 for the first bin. This provides fortnightly collections all year round, with a break over Christmas and New Year. If you want an additional garden bin emptied, subscription is £30 per bin.

Your garden bin is for grass cuttings, weeds, dead flowers and plants, leaf-fall and hedge and shrub cuttings. Garden waste is sent for windrow composting at a nearby facility.

What you need to know if you want to renew or subscribe:

🌿 Subscribing online is easiest and will auto-renew next year, unless you cancel. Link in the comments!

🌿 If you subscribed online last year, you'll have payment taken and your subscription automatically renewed on or around 4 March, making the service seamless and hassle-free.

🌿 If you subscribed by phone or in person, you will need to take action to renew - if you don't want to renew online you can call us on 01376 552525. You can do this at any time - if you want to ensure there are no breaks in your collections, just make sure you do this by mid-March.

🌿 To make any changes, such as cancelling your subscription, cancelling auto-renewal or updating your card details, go to the link in the comments below. You will need to sign into Myaccount, go to the Waste Management Portal and make the changes.

Find out more at the link in the comments section 👇

05/02/2026

Following successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance in the zone around a premises near Castle Hedingham, Essex, the 3km captive bird (monitoring) controlled zone has been revoked.

An AIPZ with mandatory housing measures is still in force across Suffolk to protect poultry & captive birds. This applies to all keepers of over 50 birds and all keepers who sell or give away eggs or poultry products (even if they keep fewer than 50 birds).

All bird keepers must continue to follow stringent biosecurity measures.

05/02/2026

You can now report the sale of illegal vapes and illegal to***co anonymously to us online. You can access the report form via the QR code or at https://forms.office.com/e/AtGm1qWXRe

05/02/2026

🔶Rogue Trader Alert 🔶
We are aware of rogue traders operating in Halstead and surrounding areas in North Essex. Initially they will post a leaflet through your door offering to clean gutters, do not engage with these people. The guise to clean gutters will then escalate to unnecessary roof repairs and more, causing huge emotional and financial distress. Please keep an eye out for friends, family or neighbours who may be vulnerable and easily targeted.
If looking for work to be done at home, make sure you do your research and speak to friends and family for recommendation or choose Buy With Confidence Trading Standards Approved business that will treat you honestly and fairly. The only approved business scheme owned and run by Trading Standards. Residents concerned about doorstep callers operating in their area can contact Citizens Advice consumer helpline on 0808 223 1133.

27/01/2026

AUTISM INCLUSIVE EVENT COMING TO EARLS COLNE!

Local company Training 2 Care UK Ltd are working with the community to make Earls Colne an autism friendly place.

They will be hosting an autism inclusive event at Earls Colne Recreation Club on Saturday 31 January from 10am to 5pm.

The event will be a celebration of neurodiversity, community and inclusion with Ace Music, Underdog Crew, Just Being, Autism Anglia, Carers First, Essex Dental and more!

Autism Inclusive Earls Colne

You can reserve free tickets for guest speakers via the link in the comments.