22nd September 2016
Local Development Plan Consultation
Car Parking Charges Survey
Bradwell Wind Farm Community Fund
Middlewick Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund
Celebrate! – Extra Funding Added
Essex Vital Signs Survey 2016
Transforming Care
Rally Round
Local Development Plan Consultation
Maldon District Council
Consultation is currently being undertaken in relation to the Maldon District Local Development Plan. Consultation starts 16 September 2016 and will run for six weeks until Thursday 27 October 2016.
To view the documents visit or click here
Copies are also available to view at libraries in the district and at the Council offices at Princes Road, Maldon, CM9 5DL.
Comments on the these documents can be sentto Adrian Tofts at Maldon District Council or by email
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Car Parking Charges Survey
Maldon and District CVS, as part of the Task and Finish group formed by Maldon District Council,would like to hear from people affected by the introduction of Car Park Charges in Maldon at evenings and on Sundays from April 2016.
Many voluntary and community sector groups use locations and venues in and around the High Street to offer services and activities and are potentially being affected by the introduction of these fees. We would like to know how and to what extent.
MDCVS are carrying out three different surveys that will help us to build a picture of the effects and in turn will report back to Maldon District Council.
Please visit to complete the survey that is most relevant to your situation.
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Bradwell Wind Farm Community Fund
Bradwell Wind Farm Community Fundsupports community projects in the area of Bradwell-on Sea and Tillingham. Funding applications are currently being accepted until Friday 14th October with decisionsbeing made in November. The Panel particularly encourages small community and not-for-profit groups to apply where a small grant can make a real difference to the local community.
Bradwell Wind Farm Community Fund was set up in 2013 by RWE npower Renewables for the life of the wind farm (up to 25 years), to support community projects and activities in Bradwell-on-Sea and Tillingham with grants of up to £10,000. The Fund is administered by Essex Community Foundation, an independent charitable trust with a panel of local people making the decisions.
To date, 21 grants have been awarded in Bradwell and Tillingham to a value of £88,078 supporting a wide range of community projects and activities, e.g. upgrading and improving a wildlife area and study centre, extending advice outreach and home visiting services to the two villages, improving cricket facilities, setting up of an under eights football team, contributing to a multi-use games area for use by young people, improvement to village hall facilities, supporting community shop sustainability, supporting local scouts and guides.
Help and support is available throughout the application process – please call the Grants Team on 01245 356018 or email For Essex Community Foundation's guidelines and standard application formgo to:
and choose the under £1,000 or over £1,000 process.
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Middlewick Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund
Panel Members Required
Residents living in communities around Southminster and Burnham are being invited to join a panel of local people to help make decisions on the distribution of charitable funding from the Middlewick Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund which will be managed by Essex Community Foundation (ECF), an independent charitable trust.
Voluntary and community organisations in and around the Southminster and Burnham areas will benefit from grant funding for around the next 20 years thanks to this charitable fund which will be opened for grant applicants soon.
Local residents who may be interested in joining the fund panel should contact the ECF Grants Team on 01245 356018 or e-mail with regard to this opportunity. A short application form will be provided for completion and return– ideally by the end of September.
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Celebrate! – Extra Funding Added
The Big Lottery Fund
Celebrate! opened for applications on 6th July 2016 with a total of £3.875m available for projects in England. However, due to its huge success a further £4.1 million of funding has been allocated to give even more local communities the chance to come together and celebrate – a total of £7.695 million for projects in England.
The Big Lottery Fund Celebrate! programme is offering grants of between £300 and £10,000 for groups to hold one off events or activities which celebrate their local community.
This could be celebrating something from the community's history or a local hero, or could just be a chance to bring people together to get to know their neighbours better.
Applications are assessed and awarded on a first come, first served basis and the fund will close to new applications when all the money has been awarded.
Voluntary or community organisations with a constitution and bank account, schools and statutory bodies can apply and The Big Lottery are especially keen to receive applications from groups who have not applied to them before.
To find out more visit
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Essex Vital Signs Survey 2016
The Essex Community Foundation’s annual ‘Essex Vital Signs’ survey is a unique insight into how people feel about the communities where they live in Essex. Vital Signs is a long-term initiative that combines a range of existing statistical data with feedback from community consultation to give a more digestible, well rounded picture of what life is like in Essex.
To complete the survey go to Vital Signs Survey 2016 It should take no more than 5 to 10 minutes to respond to the tick box questions.
Please complete the survey by Friday 14th October 2016.
To view the 2015 Vital Signs Report Click Here
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Transforming Care
NHS England have created a plan with othernational partners to improve services for peoplewith learning disabilities and autism who displaybehaviour that challenges, including those with amental health condition.
Called Transforming Care for People withLearning Disabilities – Next Steps, the plan setsout how more people will be able to live in thecommunity, with the right support, and close tohome.
More details are available at
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Rally Round
Rally Round is a new free service available from Essex County Council, working with Action for Family Carers and Age UK Essex.
This online servicehelps family, friends, and volunteers come together to help a loved one who may be in need of some support at home.
For more information, and to watch a video about how this works, visit the Essex Rally Around webpage at
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