Happy Christmas from all at CPRE Essex
Thursday 23 December 2021
Well, that was a year! It was of course tough on many for any number of reasons, but the Covid-19 pandemic has continued to dominate proceedings and our thoughts go to those who suffered personal loss. Through it all, CPRE Essex has been here fighting to keep our county special and we thank everyone who […] Read more >
A trio of treats…
Friday 10 December 2021
It’s the end of the week, which means it’s time for a Gordon Ridgewell treat of three pictures for the price of one! And there is of course a wry commentary from the man himself… “Even the seagulls have gone to Plan B. Perhaps there are no free fish and chips at the seaside in […] Read more >
Sowing the Seeds of Hope
Thursday 9 December 2021
Writer Anne Boileau relates the wholly uplifting tale of a rewilding project in north Essex Alex Stevenson lived in Coggeshall until recently. But now she has revealed herself as an Essex Isabella Tree. A landscape architect and award-winning garden designer, she helped draw up the Coggeshall Neighbourhood Plan and recently organised an eco-fair in the […] Read more >
Councillors go against officers’ advice and approve Herongate solar farm
Thursday 2 December 2021
Essex is to get another solar farm. The scheme, targeted for Herongate, west of Dunton Wayletts, was approved by Brentwood Borough Council’s planning committee on Tuesday, November 23. Councillors rejected their officers’ advice to refuse permission on the grounds that the solar farm was against the local authority’s policy and “unacceptable” on Green Belt land. […] Read more >
Nature shines through whatever the weather
Wednesday 1 December 2021
Driving along B1383 near Audley End House on a damp and misty morning I just had to park up and get a few pics. This is normally quite a dark stretch of road when the leaves are out. It was overcast but bright, so I was able to record all the colour and detail that […] Read more >