If you would like to make a difference in Danbury you could volunteer as a Community Special Constable.  For further information, please visit:

https://www.essex.police.uk/join-the-police/special-constabulary/danbury-community-special-constables/

Please click the link to view the Essex Libraries Consultation Video which explains the Library Strategy and Consultation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fiip4jdI3qY

Community SpeedWatch is a traffic monitoring scheme coordinated by Essex Police but managed and run by neighbourhood policing teams and community volunteers.   Volunteers are issued high-visibility jackets, roadside signs and are trained to use the equipment and record the information which is passed onto Essex Police.

The Danbury Speedwatch are local people who want to help make a difference and encourage awareness of the speed that vehicles are travelling through our village.  We usually volunteer for 2/3 hours per month. 

Essex Police are running training sessions for those who would like to volunteer in the coming months.  If you are interested in becoming a community speedwatch volunteer, please contact Debbie Hay on 01245 227258.

Essex County Council is the responsible authority for many highways issues including:

·        Potholes

·        Street Lighting

·        Road Signs

·        Verges

·        Drainage

·        Public Rights of Way (footpaths)

·        Overgrown vegetation

Residents are able to report any problems directly to Essex County Council by visiting their website (link below)  to give details of the issue.  There is also a map showing which problems have already been reported. 

Any emergencies or follow up calls should be reported by telephone on 0345 603 7631.  

The Annual Parish Meeting was held on on Monday 23rd April 2018.  Please see attached summary and details of the public consultation regarding slippage on Dawson Memorial Field. 

Please see attached document from the Essex Wildlife Trust regarding recent hedge planting carried out in Danbury.  

Please see information below received from Essex County Council

Changes to mobile library services.

Following a recent public consultation there will be changes to mobile library services from week beginning 2^nd April, 2018.

I am writing to confirm that the current stop(s) at West Belvedere, Danbury will no longer be served, as they do not meet the new criteria for the provision of mobile library services namely that 

• the stop is 1.5 miles or more from a library
• the average number of customers (rounded to the nearest integer) is more than one
• each community should have only one stop (the most popular and/or accessible stop will be kept)
• the stop(s) remain accessible to the mobile library vehicles

We have been working directly with customers at your local stop(s) to find the best solution for each individual, so that they can continue to access library books.

The option for mobile library users are :- using a local library, using a different mobile library stop, a Friends & Family card, or perhaps a visit from one of our Home Library Service volunteers.

So that we can make sure that we find the right solution to best meet the needs of each individual, we are asking people to get in touch with us by either by

• emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• or telephoning 0345 603 7628.

Details of nearby mobile library stops and the new timetables can be found at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and follow the links about mobile libraries. In future the stop will be every three weeks.

Please see attached for the most recent Planning Update.  

Please note that there has been a second planning application submitted for the Care Home proposed on land adjacent to the Medical Centre (Planning Ref 17/01606/FUL). Danbury Parish Council have objected to this application and the full comments can be found on the attached document.  

Please click below for full details of changes to ECC supported local bus contracts in the Chelmsford area, this includes changes to the 31A route. 

Please see attached document about helping trees in the parish.  The websites below contain general information on monitoring and protecting trees.  

Please see attached public notice regarding fortnightly black bin collections from 31st January.