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The Brightlingsea Society

Brightlingsea Society members care about their town

Do you?
If so then join us today!
Members of the Society believe that Brightlingsea has a uniqueness to be conserved and a history to be celebrated. The pressures of the 21st Century on the natural and built environment is intense and mean that constant attention is required to ensure that what is so special in the ambiance of Brightlingsea and its surrounding countryside is not thrown away. The Society attempts to fulfill the role of monitor, persuader and sometimes
educator. It does this by:

1.    Monthly members meetings where issues of interest to people of the town can be raised and debated followed by presentations by guest speakers

2.    Visits to places of interest - usually associated with a topic from the members meetings

3.    Monitoring all planning applications for the town responding to the planning authorities and alerting members when appropriate

4.    Judging new and modified buildings and environmental projects and presenting awards to the best examples at the AGM

5.    Thorrington Mill - Organizing and manning the regular guide rota for the mill


The Society is always seeking new members and anyone who shares the aims of the Society should join. Membership costs £4.00 single and £6.00 for a family

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Dedicated to the conserving of the beauty, history and character of Brightlingsea

Executive Committee

President:            Claude Dove
Chairman:            Terry Talbot
Hon Secretary:    Vi Harrison
Hon Treasurer:    Roger Crow
Membership Sec:    Josie Crow
Programme Sec:    Judy Lawrence
Minute Secretary:    Allison Gabbedy
Publicity :        Simon Mulholland
Local Authority Rep: Cllr David Dixon

Join the Brightlingsea Society today!

call John Hewitt
Tel: 01206 307408

 

 Watch this column for updates on issues of importance to our members.

'The society has commented formally to Tendring District Council Planning
Department on the revised plans for the former James & Stone site. 
Essentially we take the view that the development is still out of character
with the remainder of the late 19th century conservation area, is too large
and not to be constructed of materials sympathetic to the protected area.  A
full copy of the response is available from the chairman, Terry Talbot, 
01206 305134 or terry.talbot@nationwideisp.net
Additionally, society members have been encouraged to write individually to
the authority expressing their own views and it is believed that a
significant number have done so.
It is understood that the revised plans will be put before the Planning
Committee towards the end of January 2001.  The society intends to circulate
all members with a short brief prior to that date and solicit numbers from
the society who may wish to attend that meeting in an effort to provide a
display of strength to Tendring district Councillors concerned.'