Birchanger Community Website

I apologise but regret to announce that some site content has been lost. It's all items posted between about 23rd March and today (19th April). It's a long story, but suffice to say that keeping two separate backups in inadequate when Mr. Murphy's really trying. I'll restore some of the information over the next few days, but much is irretrievable.
 
On a happier note, it will have deleted the accounts of the spam posters that had been trying to infest the site of late.

The Sports and Social Club has announced that from the 25th March it will no longer open on Thursday lunchtimes. That leaves Wednesday and Friday as the only weekdays on which Kim's excellent lunches can be sampled.

The March edition can be accessed via the link below. The front page is about Birchanger resident Chris Lansdowne who is to cycle to Rome to raise money for Help for Heroes.

All villagers are invited to attend the annual village meeting which is to be held in the church hall on Wednesday, 31st March. This is an opportunity to have your say to members of Birchanger Parish Council and other villagers. This year you will be able to talk to the police; to comment on the local development framework and the updated parish plan. You will also have the opportunity to meet Mrs. Shirley Warbrick, the new head teacher of Birchanger Church of England Primary School.
Hot drinks and biscuits are provided. 

Please see attached.

Alex Stewart has been co-opted to fill a vacancy on Birchanger Parish Council. Alex joins another recently co-opted member, Angie Driscoll.
 
For a full list of councillors see www.birchanger.com/BPC.

Birchanger now has a new neighbourhood watch coordinator. She is Liz Sloan of Harrisons and can be contacted on 812781. Information on Neighbourhood Watch can be obtained from her or from Essex Watch coordinator, Lindsey Bailley (01376 556232).

National Grid engineers are currently in the village trying to resolve problems with the gas supply, thought to be due to the ingress of water. Several properties at the northern end of Birchanger Lane, including The Cottage guest house, have had their supplies cut off, as has all of Bradley Common.
 
National Grid plans to lend fan heaters to affected properties.
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The 510 bus service, operate by Arriva The Shires, now passes the Sion House end of Birchanger Lane and along Forest Hall Road on its way from Harlow to Stansted Airport via Old Harlow, Sawbridgeworth and Bishop's Stortford.
It runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Frequencies are hourly overnight and on Sundays and about every 20 minutes on Mondays to Saturdays (less frequent in the evenings). 
Timetable available at www.traveline.info.

Please find attached April 2009 minutes