Danbury, UK - News archive

NEWS ARCHIVE...... 2004-2007
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November 2007: COUNCILLOR JULIAN BROOKS It is with great sadness that the Parish Council has to report that Cllr Julian Brooks passed away unexpectedly on Friday 9th November 2007. Julian was a Member of the Council for 13 years and carried out sterling work for the village during that time. The Council extends its deepest sympathy to his family.

November 2007: REMEMBRANCE DAY in DANBURY The annual Remembrance service took place in Danbury Parish Church on 11 November 2007, and was followed by a procession to the War Memorial at Elm Green for the laying of wreaths. Report and photographs here. For more information about the Royal British Legion contact Dennis Donovan on 225096.

July 2007: AWARD FOR OUR VILLAGE! ESSEX BEST KEPT VILLAGE COMPETITION 2007 Danbury has won First place in its class in the annual Best Kept Village competition sponsored by Calor. The Clerk, Margaret Saunders, along with Councillor Alan Keeler, one of the Parish Council's longest serving members, collected the certificate and plaque at an award ceremony on 11 July.

March 2007: ANNUAL PARISH MEETING This year's Annual Parish Meeting was held on Monday 26 March in the Village Hall. You can see some photos and read the Parish Clerk's Report

November 2006: NEW COUNCILLORS for DANBURY PARISH COUNCIL At its meeting on 29th November, the Parish Council co-opted three new members to fill vacant positions. Welcome to David Bolwell, John Langley and Alan Wells! Further details of the new councillors, and all councillors, can be found on our Parish Councillors page.

November 2006: WELL DONE, ROBIN! The Essex Playing Fields Associstion has awarded Danbury 1st place in the 2006 Best Kept Playing Field competition, thanks to our Groundsman's skill and hard work. The picture shows Robin holding the Shield. Read our report.


November 2006 : MORE DAFFS FOR DANBURY! Chelmsford Borough Council donated 1000 bulbs to the village, and on 1st November 2006 a team set about planting them. See our report.

October 2006: PLANNING FOR A MAJOR EMERGENCY Could you help if an emergency hit Danbury? Read more about the Community Safety Plan, the work of the Emergency Planning Unit at Chelmsford Borough Council, and how you may be able to assist.

October 2006: NEW WEBSITE FOR THE BOROUGH COUNCIL Chelmsford Borough Council has a new website where you can find information, comment on planning applications, read about local events, and much more. Read the Press Release and find out how to order a copy of the free leaflet telling you all about the site.

Sept 2006: AWARDS FOR PARISH COUNCIL'S NEWSLETTER The Parish Council's twice-yearly newsletter, Danbury Times, picked up three awards in this year's Newsletter and Annual Report competitions run by the Essex Association of Local Councils (EALC). To get the low-down, read our report!

July 2006: CONGRATULATIONS TO DANBURY ! Our village was Runner Up in the Calor Essex Best Kept Village Competition (Class 1) 2006.Parish Clerk Margaret Saunders received the Certificate on behalf of the village at an award ceremony on 12 July . Click here to see a larger photo and the certificate. Congratulations also to the winner of Class 1- Great Dunmow.


May 2006: ANNUAL VILLAGE MEETING The meeting on Wednesday 10 may was attended by around 100 village residents, and many local clubs and organisations had stalls with information about their activities. Read the Clerk's report of the meeting - and see the photos! Report

April 2006: NEWSLETTER and ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PARISH COUNCIL FOR 2005-06 See the Spring 2006 edition of the newsletter, Danbury Times (pdf file), for the Parish Council's annual report, including a summary of the accounts for the financial year 2005-06. (File opens in a new window.)

April 2006: EMERGENCY PLANNING UPDATE Read an article by Chelmsford Borough Council's Emergency Planning Officer, Kelvin Ward

March 2006: HEADTEACHER OF ST JOHN'S SCHOOL TO RETIRE Keith Parsons, for 22 years Headteacher of St John's Church of England Primary School in Little Baddow Road, retires at Easter. Sue Dobson, a Parent Governor of the school, has written this report.

March 2006: "DIGGING FOR TREASURERS " The Chelmsford Volunteer Centre is seeking new volunteers. Charities and voluntary organisations need appropriately skilled people to to be their Treasurer. If you could offer your skills and experience to act as Treasurer, please click here for more information.


September 2005: AWARD FOR COUNCILLOR CAROLINE LAMBERT Mrs Lambert, a life-long village resident and Danbury's longest serving Parish Councillor, received a Community Award from Chelmsford Borough Council for her contribution to the environment of the village in organising the annual 'Litter Pick'. The three village Primary schools, Danbury Park, St John's and Heathcote, were 'Highly Commended' in the Neighbourhood Awards for their part in the 'Litter Pick'.

September 2005: NEW YOUTH CLUB FOR DANBURY Calling all 13-16 year olds! The 'Drop-In Cafe 4 Kidz' is open on Thursday evenings from 6.30pm. More information here. The Club needs more male volunteers to help run it - more details here.

November 2004: HIGH SHERIFF OF ESSEX FOR 2005-06 lives in Danbury Congratulations to Jennifer Mary Tolhurst, recently appointed High Sheriff of Essex for 2005-06, who lives in Danbury. But what does the High Sheriff actually do? Learn more.....

November 2004: NEW BOROUGH COUNCILLOR for Little Baddow, Danbury and Sandon Bob Shepherd (Conservative) joins Ian Wright and Christopher Kingsley as a Borough Councillor representing Danbury on Chelmsford Borough Council. Full results are available for a while on the Borough Council's website.

October 2004: PLANNING APPLICATION AT DANBURY PALACE Danbury Parish Council submitted its comments to Chelmsford Borough Council on Anglia Polytechnic University's plans to convert Danbury Park Conference Centre, including the Palace, for residential use. Read the Council's submission (pdf file)

September 2004: "DANBURY TIMES" WINS AWARD ! Danbury Parish Council's newsletter has been placed in the top five in the 2004 Local Council Review Newsletter of the Year Awards. The September edition of the Local Council Review gives the results as Claygate Courier (1), Nettleham News (2), Melbourne Magazine (3), About Town (4), and Danbury Times (5). Five other newletters were Commended. The Review says that the winning newletters "all successfully communicate the key messages of their councils, all are colourful, lively and interesting, all make use of concise writing and all have an easy-to-read design". Click the image above to see the Certificate commemorating Danbury's award.