Finally we return

Having been away for around a year we are now able to start posting on this site again.  In the past a number of problems have led to breaks in posts, mainly time constraints but over the last year sorting out and updating the site appropriately. We have now done updated the site and will …

Licensing Committee, and some new Policies

The Licensing Committee of Rochford Council met a couple of weeks ago to discuss new Licensing and Gambling Policies, these had to be reviewed as they had become out of date with changes in legislation and the Agenda and Draft Policies can be seen here. The meeting discussed the new draft Licensing Policy first and I raised the …

Rayleigh Chamber of Trade meeting

The Rayleigh Chamber of Trade meets tomorrow night (Monday) at Marco's Bar in Eastwood Road, Rayleigh.  The Rayleigh Chamber of Trade covers the Rayleigh, Hullbridge and Rawreth areas. Local business's, whether members or not, can attend but membership costs only £40 per year and can be paid as two £20 instalments   Membership gives a page on …

Uncontested Elections on 3rd May

The District Council has published the list of those elections where candidates have been elected uncontested, in other words there were fewer candidates than council places available. This year all the uncontested elections were for Town or Parish seats in Rayleigh, Hockley and Hullbridge.  The full list can be seen here. In Hullbridge this means that there is one vacancy still, …

Very temporary closure of public toilets – for maintenance

The public toilets in the Rochford District will be subject to closures for a day to allow for essential maintenance and cleaning on the following dates; Rayleigh, Crown Hill - 5th April Hockley, Southend Road - 10th April Hullbridge, Pooles Lane - 11th April

Rochford District Council Elections 3rd May

Rochford Council has published the candidates that have been nominated for the Elections being held on 3rd May.  For Hullbridge, where the Green Party are defending Diane Hoy's seat taken in a by-election in June last year the candidates are Diane Hoy - Green Party Mark Hale - Conservative Debbie Townsley - Labour Party This …

Rayleigh’s new market starts on Wednesday

The market in Rayleigh is moving after Rayleigh Town Council's take over of it earlier this year. The Town Council have decided to move the market from its position in the car park at the top end of the car park to the taxi rank island in the middle of the Town. The first market …

Christmas Lights

The Rochford Area has a number of Christmas Light events going on.  Each Parish or Town does try its best not to clash with another, but with the numbers involved it is bound to happen. The list, from the District Council site, can be seen here.  However some of the events are Rayleigh - Thursday 24th …

Rayleigh Arts Festival

Rayleigh Arts Festival starts this Saturday (17th September) and runs until Friday 23rd September. From the District Councils website "The first day of the week-long event is Saturday 17th September (12 noon to 4pm) and will host a range of activities and events at the Mill Arts & Events Centre, Rayleigh Windmill Museum, Rayleigh High …

Rotary Concert in the Park

The Rotary Club of Rayleigh Mill (which meets every Monday evening at Lords Golf Club) is the organiser of the annual Concert in Priory Park which takes place this Saturday in Priory Park Southend. The main event is music from The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra.  Formed in 1987 the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra has been in constant …