Ongar Town Council Stall at the Ongar Christmas Festival and Lights
Ongar Town Council Christmas Window Competition
Dear Residents
Ongar Town Council are pleased to announce that we will have a stall on 1st December from 2.00pm onwards as part of the 'Ongar Christmas Festival and Lights' which will be manned by your town councillors.
There will be voting cards and a ballot box for residents to nominate the best dressed 'Christmas shop window display 'in Ongar High Street.
There will also be handouts including our 'Annual Town Council Assembly' report which can also be found here online:
and a copy of 'who does what' which explains what each of the councils do in terms of responsibility, Town Council, District Council and County Council.
If you are unable to attend in person you can email your 'Christmas window' nomination to clerk@ongartowncouncil.gov.uk .
Once we have received all the votes, we will be announcing the winners in the third week in December, these will be for first, second and third place.
We very much look forward to meeting you on the day.
With very best wishes
Cllr Jason Gunn - Chairman
On behalf of Ongar Town Council.
Change NHS: Helping shape a health service fit for the future
NHS staff are working harder than ever to get services back on track, to get waiting lists down and consistently deliver the best care.
We know change is needed. But we also know that many of the solutions we need are already here, working somewhere in the NHS today.
Whether you have a little to say or a lot, your views, experiences and ideas will shape immediate steps and long-term changes: a new 10-Year Health Plan for the NHS.
This is a once in a generation opportunity to make the NHS fit for the future. Together we can fix it. We need your voice.
Go to change.nhs.uk to find out how you can take part.
Essex Police - Epping and Ongar Community Policing Team 'Lets Talk'
Community policing is about keeping our communities safe. It’s about knowing your community and understanding the things that matter to you. We want our communities to have the confidence that we will keep you safe.
Community Policing Teams have police officers, police community support officers, and special constables. They work to prevent crime, deter criminals and make sure those intent on causing our communities harm are stopped.
Your Community Policing Team will work with local organisations, authorities, and community leaders. They will listen to community concerns and find solutions to resolve problems.
On our 'links' page we have information related to the community policing team.
Source: Essex Police, Epping and Ongar webpage
'Lets Talk', an opportunity for Ongar residents to attend a monthly event to ask questions to the Essex police, Epping and Ongar team, here are the dates, times and locations for the rest of 2024 for Ongar:
Let's Talk - Ongar 11:00AM - 1:00PM, Mon 19 August 2024 The Coffee Post, 50 The St, High Ongar, Ongar Let's Talk - Ongar 11:00AM - 12:00PM, Thu 05 September 2024 Fyfield Village Hall, Houchin Drive, Ongar
Let's Talk - Ongar 11:00AM - 12:00PM, Fri 04 October 2024. Willingale Village Hall, The Street, Ongar
Let's Talk - Ongar 11:00AM - 1:00PM, Mon 18 November 2024 The Coffee Post, 50 The St, High Ongar, Ongar
Let's Talk - Ongar 11:00AM - 12:00PM, Thu 05 December 2024 Fyfield Village Hall, Houchin Drive, Ongar
CHAIRMAN'S REPORT
MEETINGS
5th December 2024@ 8.00pm Planning & Environment committee meeting
ADOPT A POT
Adopt a pot scheme for local businesses, interest groups and families’ Ongar Town council are looking for business/groups that would like to ‘adopt a pot’. This will mean that each planter/container will be planted and maintained by that group, throughout the year. We would like our local businesses and interest groups to consider taking this on to keep our high street looking bright and colourful not just for residents but for those people who also visit our town. If you’re a business or group, then you will be able to have advertising on the side of your po