Annual Report East Bergholt Neighbourhood Plan Committee 2023/24 The work of the committee has gathered pace since last September when we appointed consultants Rachel Leggett and Andrea Long to assist the work of reviewing the original East Bergholt Neighbourhood Plan. The work is painstaking and detailed. Even with a group of willing and talented members, this work is too burdensome for volunteers. This reviewed plan must be robust and must stand up to scrutiny so that it can ensure the village has some control over its future. We need the expertise of our consultants to make that happen. The Neighbourhood [...]

East Bergholt Parish Council Neighbourhood Plan Committee Chair’s Annual Report 2022 In order to combat the climate emergency the East Bergholt Neighbourhood Plan Group has decided to put achieving carbon neutrality in the village at the core of our new Neighbourhood Plan. As a first step, we produced a report which helped define what Net Zero would mean for homes in East Bergholt and we are now planning a delivery road map. We have set a target of achieving Net Zero for homes in East Bergholt by 2045 and our next steps will include extending our analysis to the non-residential [...]

EBNP Projects Committee The Parish Council has advanced from the Neighbourhood Plan on to the implementation of the Projects outlined in the plan. This new committee has been established to make sure that the proposed projects in the EBNP are progressed in line with the expectation of village residents who voted for the neighbourhood plan. To date the Committee has prioritised the implementation of the projects and an initial priority was given to establishing East Bergholt Community Land Trust. The EBCLT is now fully functioning as a self-standing not-for-profit organisation with the aim of ensuring that the houses the village [...]

  East Bergholt Parish Council  Neighbourhood Plan Committee     Annual Report  2015    The Neighbourhood Plan Committee is formed mostly from volunteers f rom the Parish who have  worked exceptionally hard to get where we find ourselves today. The Committee has made  considerable progress both in promoting the need for a Neighbourhood Plan and in capturing all our  views. They are now working towards producing the final plan. They have:  • Run monthly meetings, typically attended by 20-30 people at Gandish Ro ad and the Grange  Caravan Park at East End.  • Secured financial support for £4775 and assistance from Planning Aid to the value of £9000  • Formulated a strategy and plan to guide the production of our Neighbourhood Plan.  • Ran an event at the Lambe School in June seeking people’s views on wha t was important to  them and to increase awareness of the Neighbourhood Plan commit tee, attended by over 300  people.  • Formulated a detailed questionnaire that was circulated to the village in October. The response  from the Parish was exceptional. Around 50% of households co mpleted the form and the  demographic and geographic coverage was excellent.  o The number and quality of responses to the questionnaire delayed the publication of the  final report until March. It took a number of weeks to enter the 500 or so paper based  responses onto the database. Additionally, with 6000 free text comments that  translated into over 10,000 individual points, it took a major effort by the editorial  team, led by Peter Wright, to categorise and summarise this data.  • Work has now started under the guidance of Rachel Hogger (Plannin g Aid) in formulating a  vision and set of objectives, based on the questionnaire responses, that will form the heart of  our Neighbourhood Plan.  o To maintain the village feel and atmosphere, a working group has been considering  design criteria for new housing.   o An Environment and Views working group has been formed to identif y parts of the  village that contribute to its character.  o To support a new housing number target, the requirement for a detailed housing needs  survey was identified and a working group formed to manage this.  • An additional grant of £8000 has been applied for to support this year’s work.  I would personally like to thank:  • Valerie Ayton (Parish Clerk), who is acting as secretary on a voluntary basis, for her dedication  and efforts in supporting the Committee.  • All Working Group members and particularly their Chairs, for giving their time and effort for the  benefit of our community.  Paul Ireland  Chair East Bergholt Parish Council Neighbourhood Plan Committee 

EAST BERGHOLT PARISH COUNCIL Extraordinary Young People Committee Meeting Minutes Thursday 5th March 2026, 8.00pm at the Lambe School Present: Marion Burns, Mark Hurley, Lyn Matthews, Joan Miller, Nigel Roberts OPEN PUBLIC SESSION No members of the public attended the meeting. 1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE There were no apologies for absence. 2. DECLARATION OF INTERESTS There were no declarations of interest. 3. 4YP CONTRACT The performance of 4YP’s youth club (YC) was considered. It was agreed that there are a number of problems. Current attendance is disappointing although it was noted that numbers have fluctuated and seemed to be building [...]

1 EAST BERGHOLT PARISH COUNCIL Young People Committee on Thursday 16 th April 2026 at 7.00pm at The Lambe School, Gaston Street, East Bergholt. AGENDA OPEN PUBLIC SESSION - Prior to commencement of the Committee business, the opportunity will be given to members of the public to make representations and to ask questions. Guest: Rebekah Warnock, Chief Executive, 4YP 1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE - 2. DECLARATION OF INTERESTS- To receive any declarations of interest 3. MINUTES – to approve minutes of meetings on Jan 21 and March 5 4. MATTERS ARISING/UPDATES – To consider any matters arising or updates from [...]

EAST BERGHOLT PARISH COUNCIL Young People Committee Meeting Minutes Wednesday 21 st January 2026, 7.00pm at the Congregational Church, Cemetery Lane, East Bergholt 1. OPEN PUBLIC SESSION There were no members of the public in attendance. 2. WELCOME AND APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Attendees: Cllr Burns Cllr Hurley Cllr Miller Louise Smith (minutes) Apologies received from Cllr Lyn Matthews and Cllr Nigel Roberts. 3. DECLARATION OF INTERESTS There were no declarations received. The meeting commenced at 7.44pm due to waiting for Cllr Hurley to arrive who had been delayed. 4. TO APPROVE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The minutes of the last [...]

EAST BERGHOLT PARISH COUNCIL 9 April 2026 ITEM 11: DECISION IN PRINCIPLE POLICE COMMUNITY SUPPORT OFFICER (PCSO) PROPOSAL At last month’s Parish Council meeting there was an update on the research undertaken into the services of a local PCSO. Amongst the questions asked was why the report had not begun with an analysis of what crime levels there were in the village and why in a village with relatively low crime statistics we might need this service? Were we just paying out a lot of money to make people feel safer, when in relative terms people are safe? =t was [...]

Council Meeting 9 April 2026 BUDGET MONITOR 202 6/27 1. All Committees The Council’s budget for 2025/26 was £207,383.50 of which £160,000 was funded by the Precept, the remainder to be taken from reserves as necessary. At the end of the financial year the Council had spent £162,996.09 which represents 101.9% of the precept and 77.1% of the budget. £2,996.09 was taken from reserves to support the budget. 2. Burial Grounds At the end of the financial year, the Burial Grounds Committee had spent 125.9% of its budget of £9,120.00, leaving an overspend of £2,362.74. There are three reasons for [...]