University College London students fine tune their competition car on the Airfield We like to welcome activities that are out of the ordinary onto the Airfield, and students from UCL arrived on Monday 17 June to carry out the final performance tests…
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Improving your health is as easy as riding a bike with ‘Cycle For Health’
Starting on 19th June we will be running a new daytime cycling programme called “Cycle For Health”. The programme is a series of weekly lead rides in Epping Forest and the Lee Valley. It has been proven that regular cycling…
Cabinet on 10 June 2013
Members of Epping Forest District Council’s Cabinet met on Monday 10 June 2013. The agenda was dominated by Planning issues with the first debate considering the impact of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) on local planning applications. Watch…
Council services disrupted
The council headquarters in Epping High Street are working with reduced electrical power and some offices are unavailable to staff after a water pipe burst over the weekend. Finance including, council tax, and housing benefits are among services affected. The…
Report out on M25 Managed Motorways J23 to J27
Read the first report on the Highways Agency progress to convert the M25 to a managed motorway between junctions 23 to 27. The Highways Agency newsletter tells you why we need the Managed Motorway Scheme about community relations about design features about vehicle…
Posted in Business, Local business, Media, Out and about, Planning, Residents, Supporting business, Travel, Your area, Your community
Stay & Play group achieves Gold Award for good practice
The Community Development Team at Epping Forest District Council runs a regular parent and toddler session at Norway House Homeless Hostel for families and mums to be. The session provides space for children to run around, play, be messy and…
Posted in Community, Epping, Health, Housing, Media, Our activities, Out and about, Playschemes, Residents, Young people, Your area, Your community, Your council
Proposed changes to the planning rules – new permitted development rights
As from 30 May 2013, new changes have come into force in respect of further permitted development rights for certain building works and changes of use without the need to apply for planning permission. Despite most Council’s, including ourselves, having…
Posted in Buckhurst Hill, Building control, Business, Chigwell, Community, Epping, Heritage conservation and listed buildings, Local business, Loughton, Older people, Ongar, Planning, Regulations, Residents, Supporting business, Uncategorized, Waltham Abbey, Young people, Your area, Your community, Your council, Your environment, Your home
Transitions – from carers to creators
Our Community Arts team have recently held a celebration day for their pilot project Transitions. Transitions has been a creative development programme which has enabled artists and carers to work together in care homes. By combining their expertise and specialist knowledge they have planned, delivered and evaluated…
Posted in Arts, Buckhurst Hill, Community, Epping, Health, Media, Older people, Our activities, Out and about, Residents, Waltham Abbey, Your area, Your community, Your council
Golf opportunities for women and girls
Epping Forest District Council and North Weald Golf Course are offering women and girls the opportunity to learn to play golf through the expert coaching of an ex-ladies’ European tour professional. The club will be running two six-week courses every…
Posted in Community, Epping, Older people, Ongar, Our activities, Out and about, Residents, Sports, Young people, Your area, Your community
Tudor Fun for half term week at the District Museum
There has been lots of Tudor themed fun at the District Museum in Waltham Abbey this week to celebrate the opening of the Tudor exhibition. Yesterday we made Tudor Portraits out of fabric collages. You can still catch Richard York who…
