2022 news roundup
Read below the latest news and information from Contact magazine 2022.
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12 new social homes in Braintree ready for tenants
Braintree District Council has completed the construction of 12 new homes for social rent in Braintree’s town centre for Eastlight Community Homes.
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Free Ukrainian community event to include English conversational language lesson
New dates have been announced for a popular community event held to provide support for Ukrainian guests and sponsors in the Braintree District.
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Volunteers from the Braintree District recognised in awards ceremony after two-year hiatus
The Braintree District Volunteer Awards were back on Thursday 11th August after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Work underway on the installation of art at Braintree’s new business park
“The new installations are impressive in both scale and form and create opportunities for people to stop and pause and make a connection with the art."
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Thousands being issued to households in the Braintree district to support with rising energy costs
A new discretionary energy rebate scheme will begin to make payments to eligible households in the Braintree district to help with rising energy costs.
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Councillor visits Swann Engineering Group Ltd
Cllr Tom Cunningham, our Cabinet Member for Economic Growth, recently paid a visit to Swann Engineering Group Ltd.
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Braintree District Council seeks occupier for Witham’s new community centre
Braintree District Council is looking for a community group or organisation to take on the proposed new multi-use community centre in Witham.
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New SOS Bus Outreach project launches to support most vulnerable
A new SOS Bus outreach project has launched to help support vulnerable people in the Braintree District.
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Recycle your small electrical items residents urged
Residents are being reminded that recycling their electrical and electronic items is easy via their local libraries.
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Kelvedon Neighbourhood Plan adopted to shape future of village
The Kelvedon Neighbourhood Plan can now be used when considering planning applications after it was formally adopted at a meeting of Braintree District Council’s Full Council on Monday, July 25, 2022.