Harlow Times Summer Edition - Harlow Council
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2013<br />
News from <strong>Harlow</strong> <strong>Council</strong><br />
harlow<strong>Summer</strong><br />
Youth<br />
<strong>Council</strong><br />
The voice of<br />
young people<br />
celebrates its<br />
tenth birthday<br />
(page 5)<br />
times<br />
What’s<br />
on this<br />
summer<br />
(pages 8 and 9)<br />
Win!<br />
A family ticket<br />
to see Buddy at<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> Playhouse<br />
Modernising<br />
<strong>Council</strong> homes<br />
£100m investment<br />
programme unveiled<br />
(<strong>Harlow</strong> Home page 1)<br />
<strong>Council</strong>
News in Brief<br />
Help with<br />
managing<br />
your money<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> <strong>Council</strong> has produced a<br />
list of organisations that provide<br />
free help and support to people<br />
struggling with their finances.<br />
The list, which includes free<br />
local and national services, can<br />
be found online at www.harlow.<br />
gov.uk/advice or by calling into<br />
Contact <strong>Harlow</strong> at the Civic Centre<br />
and asking for our information<br />
sheet “Do you need free advice<br />
and help?”<br />
Services listed also cover family,<br />
housing, employment, tax, health,<br />
immigration, nationality, and legal<br />
matters.<br />
Front Cover: Past and present<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> Youth <strong>Council</strong>lors.<br />
Take a look at<br />
our new website:<br />
www.harlow.gov.uk<br />
www.facebook.com/harlowcouncil<br />
Small businesses show the way<br />
Despite the tough financial<br />
climate businesses continue to<br />
thrive in the town.<br />
According to research conducted<br />
by the BBC, the number of<br />
businesses in the town increased<br />
from 3,782 to 4,260 between 2010<br />
and 2012 and <strong>Harlow</strong> also saw a<br />
23.5% increase in the number of<br />
business start-ups.<br />
In March 2013, the Leader of<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> <strong>Council</strong> Mark Wilkinson<br />
met a number of small local fi rms<br />
as part of a visit to the Greenway<br />
Business Centre, which is home to<br />
over 60 different businesses.<br />
Housing development<br />
wins a building award<br />
A new housing development,<br />
which is helping to create a new<br />
community in Old <strong>Harlow</strong>, has<br />
won a regional building award<br />
for its high-quality construction.<br />
In April 2013 Vince Dunn Mews<br />
in Old <strong>Harlow</strong> won a Local<br />
Authority Building Control Building<br />
Excellence Award (East Anglia)<br />
for the Best Large Housing<br />
Development in the region.<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor Mark Wilkinson, said:<br />
“The Greenway Business Centre<br />
demonstrates just how small local<br />
businesses continue to grow and<br />
thrive in <strong>Harlow</strong>. I met several<br />
local entrepreneurs who have<br />
shown innovation to grow their<br />
businesses during these diffi cult<br />
times. This shows that <strong>Harlow</strong><br />
continues to be a good place for<br />
business.”<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> <strong>Council</strong> organises<br />
monthly business support<br />
sessions aimed at new and<br />
existing businesses. For more<br />
information please see page 10.<br />
www.twitter.com/harlowcouncil<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> <strong>Times</strong> can also be read online<br />
at www.harlow.gov.uk/harlow-times<br />
The online edition is compatible with<br />
screen reading software BrowseAloud.<br />
The awards recognise the<br />
innovative partnership between<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> <strong>Council</strong>’s Planning and<br />
Building Control Teams, Denne<br />
Construction, Moat Homes and<br />
PRP Architects in delivering this<br />
development.<br />
The 43-home development,<br />
which is part of <strong>Harlow</strong> <strong>Council</strong>’s<br />
plan to regenerate Old <strong>Harlow</strong>, is<br />
providing brand new homes for<br />
rent, sale and shared ownership.<br />
The scheme will now be put<br />
forward for the national awards to<br />
be held in November 2013.<br />
2 email: contact@harlow.gov.uk ● www.harlow.gov.uk ● Tel: (01279) 446655<br />
harlow times • summer 2013
News in Brief<br />
<strong>Council</strong> becomes a<br />
Living Wage Employer<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> <strong>Council</strong> has taken<br />
the first step towards <strong>Harlow</strong><br />
becoming a “Living Wage town”<br />
after it successfully received<br />
Living Wage Employer status.<br />
The Living Wage is an hourly<br />
rate (currently £7.45 per hour)<br />
set independently and updated<br />
annually, based on the cost of<br />
living in the UK. The status means<br />
that low-paid <strong>Council</strong> workers earn<br />
not just the minimum wage but the<br />
Living Wage.<br />
The <strong>Council</strong>, which was offi cially<br />
given the status in May 2013,<br />
hopes that other local businesses<br />
and organisations sign up and<br />
become Living Wage Employers.<br />
Rhys Moore, Director of the Living<br />
Wage Foundation, said: “The<br />
benefi ts the Living Wage brings<br />
to staff and business are clear.<br />
I welcome the leadership shown<br />
by <strong>Harlow</strong> <strong>Council</strong> on this<br />
important issue.”<br />
The Living Wage campaign has<br />
been running for ten years and<br />
has lifted over 45,000 people out<br />
of poverty.<br />
For more information on<br />
the Living Wage please visit<br />
www.livingwage.org.uk<br />
Target reached for<br />
Shakoor family memorial<br />
A £25,000 target for the Shakoor<br />
memorial playground at<br />
Abbotsweld Primary School has<br />
been beaten, with fundraisers<br />
receiving a total of £26,000 in<br />
donations.<br />
The memorial fund, set up<br />
by residents Neil and Donna<br />
Betteridge following the tragic<br />
Barn Mead fi re last October,<br />
aimed to provide benches and<br />
play equipment as a lasting tribute<br />
at the school attended by three of<br />
the Shakoor children.<br />
The playground was built by the<br />
local community, with <strong>Harlow</strong><br />
<strong>Council</strong> partners Kier <strong>Harlow</strong><br />
Limited providing extra manpower,<br />
tools and vehicles to help with<br />
the installation of fi ve benches, a<br />
canopy and a jungle gym.<br />
The extra money raised means<br />
that a further memorial can be<br />
installed in the neighbouring<br />
infants’ school.<br />
The memorial playground is due to<br />
be completed and opened by the<br />
end of June.<br />
In my last column I spoke about the plans<br />
the <strong>Council</strong> has to improve the town and<br />
we are starting to put these plans into<br />
action.<br />
More and better housing is our number<br />
one priority. In <strong>Harlow</strong> Home we unveil our<br />
fi ve-year, £100m programme to modernise<br />
<strong>Council</strong> homes. Around a third of homes<br />
in <strong>Harlow</strong> are <strong>Council</strong>-owned and over the<br />
next year we plan to make improvements<br />
to over 4,000 homes. Proposals for the<br />
building of 10,000 new homes to the north<br />
of <strong>Harlow</strong> have been announced. We will<br />
only support such a development if it is of<br />
benefi t to the town, bringing with it new<br />
homes for local people, infrastructure<br />
improvements to support growth and helps<br />
with <strong>Harlow</strong>’s regeneration.<br />
The <strong>Council</strong> also continues to campaign<br />
for a new M11 Junction 7A. I know that<br />
traffi c congestion is a major frustration<br />
for residents and businesses. A new<br />
junction in the right place and with the<br />
right connection to the town would reduce<br />
congestion. We continue to make our<br />
case to Government, standing up for<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> to ensure the town gets the<br />
investment it needs.<br />
Opposite you will read that the <strong>Council</strong><br />
has achieved Living Wage Employer<br />
status. I hope other businesses and<br />
organisations follow our lead to make<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> a “Living Wage town”. Paying<br />
the Living Wage would make such a<br />
difference in lifting low-paid workers out<br />
of poverty.<br />
With this being the summer edition, on<br />
pages 8 and 9 you will fi nd a guide to<br />
what’s on. This includes activities at<br />
former <strong>Council</strong>-run facilities – The Gibberd<br />
Gallery, <strong>Harlow</strong> Museum and Parndon<br />
Wood Nature Reserve – as well as events<br />
at <strong>Harlow</strong> Playhouse and Pets’ Corner.<br />
The paddling pools will be open for the<br />
holidays and there’s a full line-up of events<br />
taking place in the Town Park. Whatever<br />
you do this summer I hope you take the<br />
opportunity to support these local events.<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor Mark Wilkinson,<br />
Leader of the <strong>Council</strong>.<br />
harlow times • summer 2013<br />
email: contact@harlow.gov.uk ● www.harlow.gov.uk ● Tel: (01279) 446655 3
Clean and safe streets<br />
Crucial safety lessons<br />
for young people<br />
Moving from primary to senior school is an<br />
important time in a child’s life. This is when<br />
children start to become independent and are<br />
out and about much more without an adult.<br />
To help young people on their way, <strong>Harlow</strong><br />
<strong>Council</strong> leads on the delivery of an interactive<br />
event called Crucial Crew, which is designed to<br />
highlight the potential dangers children can face<br />
in everyday life.<br />
In March 2013, more than 950 Year Six pupils took<br />
part in the event which was held at the Latton Bush<br />
Centre. The interactive scheme saw the primary<br />
school pupils take part in a number of scenarios<br />
which required them to make decisions relating to<br />
fi re safety, road safety and personal safety. The<br />
scheme also covers other serious issues such as<br />
how alcohol affects behaviour and judgement.<br />
This year, the event was sponsored by <strong>Harlow</strong><br />
Education Consortium and Kier <strong>Harlow</strong> Limited.<br />
Staff from Kier <strong>Harlow</strong> delivered a scenario focused<br />
on information around recycling and environmental<br />
issues, to teach awareness of how to dispose of<br />
rubbish in a responsible way.<br />
Since the scheme began, Crucial Crew has become<br />
a popular event for local schoolchildren, and is held<br />
over two weeks ensuring all primary schools in<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> have a chance to participate.<br />
“I learned valuable skills and lessons –<br />
my favourite was the fire one, I learned a<br />
lot from it.” Crucial Crew participant<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor Emma Toal, Cabinet Portfolio Holder<br />
for Youth & Citizenship, said: “The Crucial Crew<br />
experience raises awareness of issues relating<br />
to personal safety at a time when children are<br />
beginning to think about the transition from<br />
primary to senior school. What children learn will<br />
undoubtedly help keep themselves<br />
and others safe in future.”<br />
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harlow times • summer 2013
Youth <strong>Council</strong><br />
Celebrating ten years of<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> Youth <strong>Council</strong><br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> Youth <strong>Council</strong>, a locally elected<br />
body of young people, reached an<br />
important milestone recently when it<br />
celebrated its tenth anniversary.<br />
Since being set up in 2003, the Youth<br />
<strong>Council</strong> has been actively involved in the<br />
development of the Skatepark and Café<br />
Youth, which have both given young people<br />
in the town places to go. The Youth <strong>Council</strong><br />
has also championed youth issues, holding<br />
conferences in 2009 and 2012, and has<br />
been involved in projects to reduce antisocial<br />
behaviour and raise pride in the town.<br />
More than 120 young people have stood as<br />
Youth <strong>Council</strong>lors, including Emma Toal who<br />
made the transition to adult <strong>Council</strong>lor and<br />
is now <strong>Harlow</strong> <strong>Council</strong>’s Portfolio Holder for<br />
Youth & Citizenship.<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor Emma Toal said: “When you look<br />
back at the last ten years the Youth <strong>Council</strong><br />
has achieved so much and played a big role<br />
in championing youth issues in the town.<br />
The development of the Skatepark and Café<br />
Youth stand out as the big achievements and<br />
both projects continue to be a huge success.<br />
The Youth <strong>Council</strong> is closely supported by<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> <strong>Council</strong> and it will continue to play<br />
its role in giving a voice to young people.”<br />
HARLOW<br />
Today’s Youth <strong>Council</strong><br />
The 24-member strong Youth <strong>Council</strong> holds public<br />
meetings on the fi rst working Monday of each<br />
month at the Civic Centre from 6.30pm to 8pm.<br />
Youth <strong>Council</strong>lors have the ears of local politicians<br />
and community leaders who they meet regularly<br />
to ensure that young people’s issues are heard.<br />
The Youth <strong>Council</strong>’s priorities for 2013/14:<br />
Education and employment – improving<br />
education at school and encouraging more<br />
employers to offer apprenticeships and<br />
volunteering opportunities for young people.<br />
CO U N CIL<br />
HARLOW<br />
CO U N CIL<br />
Youth <strong>Council</strong> Community Clean-Up Day<br />
The Youth <strong>Council</strong> is holding a community<br />
clean-up on 29 June 2013 and is inviting community<br />
groups, residents’ associations and individuals to<br />
join in. Litter pickers, bags and protective clothing<br />
will all be provided. If you would like to join in and<br />
clean up part of the town, please phone<br />
(01279) 446093, email alan.webb@harlow.gov.uk<br />
or visit www.harlowyouthcouncil.tk<br />
Promoting health for young people –<br />
encouraging leisure providers to operate<br />
concessions and provide free or low-cost activities<br />
for young people, and promoting the use of<br />
existing cycle tracks.<br />
Raising the profile of the Youth <strong>Council</strong> and<br />
fundraising – Youth <strong>Council</strong>lors will be attending<br />
many events and organising activities to raise<br />
their profi le around <strong>Harlow</strong> and Essex.<br />
For more information on the Youth <strong>Council</strong><br />
please contact Alan Webb on (01279) 446093,<br />
email alan.webb@harlow.gov.uk or visit<br />
www.harlowyouthcouncil.tk<br />
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Clean and safe streets<br />
Minimise your litter,<br />
maximise your recycling<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> <strong>Council</strong> is working hard<br />
to encourage residents to be<br />
responsible with their rubbish<br />
and it now has a new face to<br />
head up its efforts – Reece Icle.<br />
The <strong>Council</strong> spends around<br />
£800,000 a year on street<br />
cleaning services, which includes<br />
picking up litter that doesn’t make<br />
it into a bin.<br />
In order to minimise littering<br />
and increase awareness about<br />
recycling and its benefits, the<br />
<strong>Council</strong> launched a competition<br />
in October of last year, available<br />
to all Year Six school students in<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong>, which involved designing<br />
a mascot to support its campaign.<br />
The competition was a great<br />
opportunity for the young people<br />
of <strong>Harlow</strong> to get involved in<br />
looking after the environment and<br />
the <strong>Council</strong> received over 300<br />
entries.<br />
The winning design, Reece<br />
Icle, was unveiled at a special<br />
presentation assembly in May and<br />
was created by ten-year-old Nisha<br />
Ramphal of William Martin Junior<br />
School. As the competition winner<br />
Nisha received a Litter Bugs<br />
game, a trip for her whole class to<br />
a Recycling Centre and a framed<br />
certificate – congratulations<br />
Nisha!<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor Phil Waite, Cabinet<br />
Portfolio Holder for Environment,<br />
said: “Reece Icle will play an<br />
active role in helping <strong>Harlow</strong><br />
<strong>Council</strong> to promote recycling and<br />
reduce litter in and around the<br />
local community.”<br />
Reece Icle said: “Please use a<br />
litter bin or take your litter home<br />
and recycle it where you can.”<br />
Kier <strong>Harlow</strong> operations director,<br />
John Phillips, said; “Kier is<br />
pleased to support Reece Icle<br />
promoting responsible rubbish<br />
disposal, clean streets and<br />
neighbourhoods are really<br />
important to us all and reducing<br />
the quantity of litter being<br />
dropped is something we can all<br />
play a part in changing.”<br />
Nisha with Reece Icle<br />
Reece Icle will quickly become<br />
a familiar face around <strong>Harlow</strong>.<br />
The mascot will be making<br />
appearances at schools and<br />
community events around <strong>Harlow</strong><br />
to promote the use of recycling<br />
at home and educate <strong>Harlow</strong><br />
residents on the importance of<br />
reducing litter.<br />
Dropping litter is an offence<br />
and carries an £80 fine with a<br />
maximum penalty<br />
of £2,500.<br />
If you see litter<br />
report it to us<br />
at www.harlow.gov.uk/report,<br />
email contact@harlow.gov.uk<br />
or call (01279) 446655.<br />
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harlow times • summer 2013
harlow<br />
Issue 34<br />
For <strong>Council</strong> tenants and leaseholders<br />
home<br />
Investing in your home<br />
Programme agreed for modernising <strong>Council</strong> homes<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> <strong>Council</strong> has unveiled a £22m<br />
programme for the next year (June 2013<br />
to March 2014) which paves the way for<br />
the start of modernising <strong>Council</strong> homes<br />
as part of a five-year, £100m housing<br />
investment programme.<br />
The next two years will see the investment<br />
programme concentrate on internal<br />
improvements to bring around 1,800 homes<br />
up to the Government’s Decent Homes<br />
Standard and in addition 4,500 homes will<br />
get new high-security front doors.<br />
Years three, four and fi ve of the investment<br />
programme will focus on maintaining the<br />
Decent Homes Standard and modernising<br />
other homes. This will include both internal<br />
and external improvement works.<br />
Houses, fl ats, maisonettes and sheltered<br />
accommodation are all included in the<br />
programme.<br />
Starting next month and over the next year<br />
the <strong>Council</strong> plans to make improvements to<br />
4,188 <strong>Council</strong> homes.<br />
Continued on page 2<br />
Page two<br />
Housing investment<br />
programme<br />
Page three<br />
Pay your bills<br />
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Page four<br />
Extra Care Scheme -<br />
one year on
More and better housing<br />
Continued from page 1<br />
Over the next year the <strong>Council</strong><br />
will be:<br />
• Upgrading over 1,300<br />
kitchens.<br />
• Modernising over 900<br />
bathrooms.<br />
• Replacing over 3,400 front<br />
and rear doors with highsecurity<br />
products.<br />
• Installing over 1,300 new<br />
energy-effi cient heating<br />
systems.<br />
The fi ve-year £100m investment<br />
programme will be funded by rents<br />
and additional grants secured by<br />
the <strong>Council</strong>. Changes to the way<br />
<strong>Council</strong> housing is now fi nanced<br />
means the <strong>Council</strong> can reinvest<br />
money back into improving<br />
homes.<br />
The programme has been<br />
prioritised following an<br />
independent condition survey<br />
of <strong>Council</strong> homes carried out<br />
last year. The homes that will<br />
benefi t fi rst are those that require<br />
improvement to meet the Decent<br />
Homes Standard by 2015. These<br />
homes will receive a letter from the<br />
<strong>Council</strong> outlining the work that will<br />
be undertaken.<br />
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<strong>Council</strong>lor Rod Truan, Cabinet<br />
Portfolio Holder for Housing, said:<br />
“This is the biggest investment<br />
ever made in modernising <strong>Council</strong><br />
housing in <strong>Harlow</strong>, which will<br />
improve our tenants’ quality of<br />
life. The programme has been<br />
prioritised so we make sure the<br />
homes that benefi t fi rst are those<br />
most in need of improving to meet<br />
the Decent Homes Standard. Over<br />
the next fi ve years the plan is that<br />
nearly every <strong>Council</strong> home will<br />
receive some form of improvement<br />
work.<br />
“Improvements like making homes<br />
warmer and more economical<br />
to run, updating kitchens and<br />
bathrooms and replacing old<br />
windows and doors with highsecurity<br />
products will all help<br />
provide better housing in <strong>Harlow</strong>.”<br />
The <strong>Council</strong> has published a<br />
two-year programme showing the<br />
number of homes in each area<br />
and types of improvement work<br />
which will be completed.<br />
An outline programme for years<br />
three, four and fi ve has also been<br />
agreed and before each of those<br />
years a detailed programme will<br />
be published.<br />
More information on the<br />
investment programme can be<br />
found at www.harlow.gov.uk/<br />
housing-investment-programme<br />
Over the next fi ve years the<br />
<strong>Council</strong> plans to:<br />
Internal modernisations<br />
and replacements:<br />
• Upgrade over 4,600<br />
kitchens.<br />
• Modernise over 4,400<br />
bathrooms.<br />
• Install over 4,900 energyeffi<br />
cient boilers and/or full<br />
heating systems.<br />
• Carry out over 3,500<br />
electrical rewires.<br />
• Install over 3,300 hardwired<br />
smoke detectors.<br />
• Replace over 10,000<br />
extractor fans with new<br />
models.<br />
External works:<br />
• Upgrade over 2,400<br />
double-glazed windows<br />
in homes.<br />
• Replace over 6,300 front<br />
and rear doors with highsecurity<br />
products.<br />
• Replace over 1,000 fl at<br />
and pitched roofs.<br />
• Carry out environmental<br />
improvements – new door<br />
entry systems, bin store<br />
upgrades, fencing and<br />
paving schemes – in fl at<br />
blocks.<br />
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harlow home • summer 2013
More and better housing<br />
Annual Tenants Survey 2012<br />
Thank you to all tenants who filled in a Housing Services Annual<br />
Tenants Survey which was carried out by BMG research.<br />
Over 290 surveys were returned and the data is now being analysed.<br />
The results will be shared with you in the September edition of <strong>Harlow</strong><br />
Home.<br />
The winner of the survey prize draw was Miss Worth of Great Parndon<br />
who wins £100 of shopping vouchers after her name was randomly<br />
selected by BMG Research.<br />
Tenants Forum January 2013<br />
Dates for forthcoming events<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> Tenants Forum 2013<br />
Tuesday 25 June 2013<br />
Committee Rooms 2A & B, <strong>Harlow</strong> Civic Centre<br />
Forum begins at 7pm<br />
Annual Tenants and<br />
Leaseholders Conference<br />
Saturday 12 October 2013<br />
10am at the Latton Bush Centre<br />
Kier <strong>Harlow</strong><br />
Customer Services Surgeries<br />
The surgeries are useful for discussing repairs, refurbishment works,<br />
street cleaning or grounds maintenance issues directly with a Kier<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> representative.<br />
Why not drop in and see them at the Civic Centre between 9am and<br />
4.45pm on any of the following dates:<br />
Friday 28 June 2013<br />
Friday 26 July 2013<br />
Friday 30 August 2013<br />
Please ask at reception for more information.<br />
Contact Zulfi Kiani, Tenant Initiatives Offi cer on (01279) 446330,<br />
or email tenant.relations@harlow.gov.uk<br />
Pay your rent and<br />
service charges by<br />
Direct Debit and help<br />
keep costs down<br />
Tenants and leaseholders – it is<br />
now easier to pay your rent and<br />
service charges by Direct Debit.<br />
We offer three choices of dates within<br />
the month for Direct Debits: 1, 15<br />
and 25 for rent and 5, 15 and 25 for<br />
leaseholder service charges.<br />
The benefits of Direct Debit<br />
include:<br />
It spreads the cost<br />
Your payments are spread evenly<br />
throughout the year and once it is<br />
set up you no longer have to worry<br />
about getting behind with your<br />
payments.<br />
It reduces the cost to the <strong>Council</strong><br />
It helps us to keep costs down<br />
for collecting payments and that<br />
means lower charges for you.<br />
It costs the <strong>Council</strong> around 4p to<br />
process a Direct Debit and around<br />
39p to process a cheque, and this<br />
does not include staff costs.<br />
It’s guaranteed<br />
You are protected by three<br />
important safeguards:<br />
• An immediate money-back<br />
guarantee from your bank in the<br />
event of an error.<br />
• Advance notice if the date or<br />
amount changes.<br />
• The right to cancel at any time.<br />
There’s no queuing up to pay<br />
your bills<br />
The process is quick and easy<br />
to set up. If you would like to pay<br />
by Direct Debit or change the<br />
date of your existing plan<br />
please call Contact <strong>Harlow</strong> on<br />
(01279) 446655.<br />
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More and better housing<br />
New appointments to Housing Standards Panels<br />
The Standards Panels recently elected their annual<br />
Chairs for 2013/14.<br />
Standards Panels meetings, which are open to the public,<br />
are where your tenant and leaseholder representatives<br />
meet up with <strong>Council</strong> Offi cers and <strong>Council</strong>lors to work<br />
together and discuss housing-related issues.<br />
The panels meet monthly and your representatives are<br />
always happy to hear from you.<br />
You can email tenantrep@harlow.gov.uk for your tenant<br />
representative and leaseholderrep@harlow.gov.uk for<br />
your leaseholder representative.<br />
If you would like to attend a meeting, or would like more<br />
information on how you can get involved, please contact<br />
Zulfi Kiani, Tenant Initiatives Offi cer on (01279) 446330<br />
or zulfi.kiani@harlow.gov.uk<br />
Tenancy Standards Panel<br />
Chair: Mr Shaun Russell<br />
Repairs Standards Panel<br />
Chair: Mr Bob McKenzie<br />
Finance Standards Panel<br />
Chair: Ms Jane Steer<br />
Leaseholders’ Standards Panel<br />
Chair: Ms Annette Hogan<br />
Involvement Standards Panel<br />
Chair: Mr Bob Mckenzie<br />
Care agency celebrates<br />
anniversary<br />
Advertisement<br />
John Stanley’s Care Agency, which is based at<br />
Sumners Farm Close, is to celebrate its first year<br />
of operation in <strong>Harlow</strong>.<br />
The agency provides 24-hour care services in<br />
a joint venture with <strong>Harlow</strong> <strong>Council</strong> and Essex<br />
County <strong>Council</strong> at Sumners Farm Close Extra Care<br />
Supported Housing Scheme. Extra care provides<br />
additional support for vulnerable elderly people<br />
that is not available within other supported housing<br />
schemes. This type of scheme is seen as a genuine<br />
alternative to residential care for those tenants<br />
wishing to retain their independence.<br />
John Stanley’s has been successfully operating<br />
within the scheme since moving to Sumners Farm<br />
Close in June 2012; in fact it has been so successful<br />
that it is expanding its operation by renting offi ce<br />
space at the Leah Manning Centre, which is where<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> <strong>Council</strong>’s Supported Housing Team is based.<br />
A joint celebratory event is planned to mark the fi rst<br />
anniversary of the extra care service at Sumners<br />
Farm Close, which will take place in July.<br />
Allocation to properties at Sumners Farm Close<br />
is made by a joint allocations panel consisting of<br />
offi cers from <strong>Harlow</strong> <strong>Council</strong> and Essex County<br />
<strong>Council</strong>. To be eligible you must be over 65 and in<br />
receipt of a care package, although each allocation<br />
is assessed on the need of the individual.<br />
4 email: contact@harlow.gov.uk ● www.harlow.gov.uk ● Tel: (01279) 446655<br />
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Renewing <strong>Harlow</strong><br />
England World Cup<br />
stars open new pavilion<br />
A new £290,000 pavilion which provides one of the best facilities for an amateur<br />
cricket club in Essex has officially opened.<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> Town Cricket Club’s new<br />
pavilion at Ash Tree Field was<br />
opened in April 2013 by England<br />
World Cup-winning female<br />
cricketers Lydia Greenway and<br />
Beth Morgan.<br />
The Frank Pavesi Pavilion, which<br />
was previously a football changing<br />
room, has been given a complete<br />
revamp thanks to funding from the<br />
Gateway Partnership and grants<br />
from Sport England and Essex<br />
County <strong>Council</strong>.<br />
The improvements have largely<br />
been to improve access for all<br />
facility users and include:<br />
• Installation of four unisex<br />
changing rooms.<br />
• Improved facilities for people<br />
with disabilities.<br />
• Access improvements which<br />
include pedestrian steps down<br />
to the pavilion and an access<br />
road with a drop-off point for<br />
people with mobility issues.<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor Jean Clark, Portfolio<br />
Holder for Community & Social<br />
Inclusion said: “The building has<br />
been transformed into a modern<br />
cricket pavilion, providing the club<br />
with some of the best facilities<br />
for an amateur club in Essex.<br />
By using Gateway Partnership<br />
funding, which has provided the<br />
town with facilities like <strong>Harlow</strong><br />
Leisurezone, the <strong>Council</strong> and<br />
its partners continue to invest in<br />
improving sports facilities.”<br />
The improvements are already<br />
having a positive impact on the<br />
development of <strong>Harlow</strong> Cricket<br />
Club.<br />
Club Chairman, Stuart Alderson,<br />
said: “This is all part of a fi ve- to<br />
six-year plan for improvement at<br />
the club and these facilities mean<br />
we can host disabled cricket as<br />
well as Essex Women’s cricket<br />
matches.”<br />
The project was overseen by<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, which owns the<br />
pavilion, and was completed in<br />
time for the start of the cricket<br />
season.<br />
Stuart Alderson added: “<strong>Harlow</strong><br />
<strong>Council</strong> has been extremely<br />
helpful and ensured the project<br />
was done to a very high<br />
standard.”<br />
If you are interested in getting<br />
involved with the club, email<br />
paul.morrell@harlowtowncc.co.uk<br />
or call 07719 567333.<br />
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What’s on<br />
What’s happening in<br />
Events and activities on your doorstep this<br />
Information correct at time of going to press. Please check times, dates and prices of events by calling the relevant contact number. Children must be accom<br />
The SX Urban Games return to the Skatepark in June<br />
Gibberd Gallery<br />
(01279) 446404<br />
corrina@harlowarttrust.org.uk<br />
www.gibberdgallery.co.uk<br />
The Gibberd Gallery is based at<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> Civic Centre and is open to<br />
the public Monday to Friday 9am<br />
to 4.45pm.<br />
Until 23 August<br />
Nick Turvey: All Alone Together<br />
An exhibition of three military<br />
bunkers built by the local<br />
community. These will be social<br />
spaces drawing inspiration from<br />
the post WW2 period.<br />
Saturday viewings on 22 and 29<br />
June, 6 and 13 July, 11am-2pm<br />
Thu 19 Sep-Fri 20 Dec<br />
Michael O’Connell (1898–1976)<br />
For the first time in Britain,<br />
dramatic large-scale hangings<br />
including Festival of Britain works,<br />
concrete pots, personal notes<br />
and diaries will be in one place<br />
to showcase the talent and skill<br />
of this British artist who had local<br />
connections. Saturday viewings on<br />
28 September, 26 October and 7<br />
December 11am-2pm<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> Playhouse<br />
(01279) 431945<br />
www.playhouseharlow.com<br />
Wednesday 24 July-7.30pm<br />
Jethro<br />
Jethro returns to the Playhouse<br />
with his fruity Cornish humour.<br />
Suitable for 15+<br />
Thursday 25 July-7.30pm<br />
Whole Lotta Led<br />
This professional tribute band<br />
recreates the sound of Led<br />
Zeppelin’s original studio albums<br />
to an astonishing level.<br />
Fri 26–Sat 27 July-7.30pm<br />
An Intimate Evening with Joe<br />
Longthorne MBE<br />
Joe Longthorne is back at the<br />
Playhouse by huge popular<br />
demand to delight audiences.<br />
Sun 28 July-11.30am/2.30pm<br />
Chris & Pui Roadshow 2013<br />
CBeebies’ favourite double act<br />
Chris and Pui are bringing their<br />
roadshow to town.<br />
Victoria Hall Theatre<br />
(01279) 420062<br />
enquiries@victoriahalltheatre.co.uk<br />
www.victoriahalltheatre.co.uk<br />
Fri 28 June-Sat 29 June<br />
Lost in Nowhereland<br />
Diverse Performing Arts<br />
Sunday 30 June<br />
Charity Night<br />
Class Act Theatre School<br />
Wed 10 July-Sat 13 July<br />
Roald Dahl’s The Witches<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> Theatre Company<br />
Parndon Wood<br />
Nature Reserve<br />
(01279) 430005<br />
info@ecco.org.uk<br />
August summer holidays open<br />
all week<br />
Sunday 30 June<br />
Butterfly hunt<br />
Tuesday 16 July<br />
Bat walk<br />
Sunday 28 July<br />
Photography competition<br />
Sunday 18 August<br />
Dragonfly hunt<br />
Sunday 8 September<br />
Den building competition<br />
Pets’ Corner<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> Town Park<br />
(01279) 422790<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> opening 11am-4.45pm<br />
Wed 24 July and Tue 27 August<br />
Horse Day<br />
Tuesday 30 July<br />
Small Animal Day<br />
Wednesday 7 August<br />
Reptile Day<br />
Wednesday 14 August and<br />
Friday 23 August<br />
Pop-in craft sessions<br />
Sunday 1 September 2013<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> Fun Day<br />
Fun dog show, donkey rides, BBQ,<br />
bouncy castle, falconry display,<br />
tractor rides and refreshments.<br />
Make a splash!<br />
The town’s five paddling pools<br />
(Bush Fair, Norman Booth, Staple<br />
Tye, Sumners and Town Park) and<br />
the splash park in Potter Street<br />
will be open from Saturday 20<br />
July to Sunday 1 September. The<br />
pools are open seven days a week<br />
from 10am to 6pm. Although there<br />
will be attendants at each pool,<br />
children must be supervised at all<br />
times.<br />
National Bike Week<br />
Various themed bike rides taking<br />
place between 15 and 23 June.<br />
For more information please visit<br />
www.cycleharlow.com<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> Science at<br />
the Time Machine<br />
Science Alive, <strong>Harlow</strong>’s very own learning laboratory, is cooking up a super Science of<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> at its Time Machine gallery in <strong>Harlow</strong>’s Leisurezone.<br />
Each week during the summer holidays there are shows and workshops covering themes<br />
ranging from space to energy and some truly disgusting bits of body science!<br />
Opening times are 10am-4pm, Monday to Saturday, with a special holiday family saver<br />
ticket for only £10 (up to four people). Shows are free and the wacky workshops cost just<br />
£1.50 per participant.<br />
For more information visit www.science-alive.co.uk or call (01279) 413412<br />
Week of Theme Show Workshops<br />
22<br />
July<br />
29<br />
July<br />
5<br />
August<br />
12<br />
August<br />
19<br />
August<br />
26<br />
August<br />
Energy NRG Show Balloon Buggies<br />
Flash, Bang,<br />
Wallop<br />
Space<br />
Oddity<br />
Good<br />
Vibrations<br />
Light<br />
Fantastic<br />
Body<br />
Beautiful<br />
Wow! (A brand<br />
new show!)<br />
Planetarium<br />
Wall of Sound<br />
Light Show<br />
Eeuww!<br />
Alka-splat and<br />
Paper Bangers<br />
Rockets,<br />
Orbiting Planets<br />
Bee-Hummers,<br />
Make Your Own Kazoo<br />
Camera Obscura<br />
Kaleidoscopes<br />
Slime/Snot,<br />
Beady Neuron<br />
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What’s on<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> this summer<br />
summer!<br />
panied by an adult at all events.<br />
Town Park Events<br />
(01279) 414081<br />
If you would like to know which<br />
events are coming to <strong>Harlow</strong><br />
Town Park text HSE INFO<br />
to 07850 445533 or email<br />
harlowshowgroundevents@<br />
gmail.com<br />
Wed 26 June-Sun 30 June<br />
Circus Wonderland<br />
Showground<br />
Sunday 7 July<br />
Linkfest in the Park<br />
Bandstand<br />
Featuring Me & Him, Repertoire<br />
Dogs, Mary Cameson, Lee Vann,<br />
The Reason, and Coldplay tribute<br />
band Coolplay.<br />
Fri 26 July-Sun 11 August<br />
Jon Carey Children’s Fun Fair<br />
Showground<br />
Saturday 27 July<br />
Outside Picnic Cinema<br />
Bandstand<br />
Mama Mia! The Movie<br />
Doors open 8.15pm for 9.30pm<br />
start. Entrance fee into viewing<br />
area, all other areas free. Adult £6,<br />
OAP/Child £3, Family £15.<br />
Wednesday 7 August<br />
National Playday<br />
Bandstand<br />
Sunday 11 August<br />
Country & Western Festival<br />
Bandstand. Featuring Gary<br />
Perkins and the Breeze, Next of<br />
Kin, Blake and Brazil, Kevin Barry,<br />
Nancy Ann Lee and Russell Kemp.<br />
Sunday 11 August<br />
Oxford Playhouse Pop-Up<br />
Theatre Tent<br />
Showground<br />
Saturday 17 August<br />
Outside Picnic Cinema<br />
Bandstand<br />
Hairspray! The Movie<br />
Doors open 7.45pm for 9.30pm<br />
start. Entrance fee into viewing<br />
area, all other areas free. Adult £6,<br />
OAP/Child £3, Family £15.<br />
Sat 24 August-Sun 25 August<br />
Two-day Linkfest<br />
Bandstand. Featuring tribute,<br />
original and cover bands.<br />
Fri 30 August-Sun 15 Sep<br />
Billy Davis Fun Fair<br />
Showground<br />
SX Urban Games<br />
Saturday 22 June<br />
SX Urban Games<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> Skatepark, 11am-4pm<br />
Scooter Jam 11.30am<br />
BMX Jam 1pm<br />
Skate Jam 2.30pm<br />
Cycle <strong>Harlow</strong>, BMX Ramps, Essex<br />
Youth Bus, Mountain Bike Time<br />
Trial, health checks, music and<br />
refreshments.<br />
Phone (01279) 446435<br />
Mini Rugby<br />
Come and try mini-rugby<br />
(for ages 6-13)<br />
Sat 13 July, 11am-12.30pm<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> Rugby Club, Elizabeth<br />
Way. For more information call<br />
Paul on 07881 518260 or email<br />
pauloweneynon@gmail.com<br />
Cricket<br />
The following matches for people<br />
with disabilities are being hosted<br />
at Ash Tree Field, Elizabeth Way.<br />
Sun 14 July – Essex v Middlesex<br />
Wed 7 August – Essex v Northants<br />
Sun 11 August – Essex v Herts<br />
Health & Wellbeing<br />
Saturday 3 August<br />
Family Health & Wellbeing Day<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> Fire Station, 10am-4pm<br />
Information, activities, live music<br />
and refreshments.<br />
Win a<br />
Family ticket!<br />
Buddy –<br />
The Buddy Holly Story<br />
Thursday 29 August-<br />
Saturday 31 August<br />
Seen by over 22 million people<br />
worldwide, the sensational multi-awardwinning<br />
West End show is coming to<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> Playhouse. Forget feel-good, this<br />
show is feel-great!<br />
Experience the drama and excitement as a cast of phenomenally<br />
talented actors and musicians tell Buddy Holly’s story, from his<br />
meteoric rise to fame to his final legendary performance at The Surf<br />
Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa.<br />
Featuring two terrific hours of the greatest songs ever written,<br />
including That’ll Be The Day, Rave On, La Bamba, Shout and many<br />
more, this show is just Peggy Sue-perb!<br />
Win a Family ticket (four tickets) for the matinee performance<br />
at 2.30pm on Saturday 31 August by emailing your name, address<br />
and telephone number to leigh.hesketh@harlow.gov.uk (only one<br />
entry per household). The deadline for entries is Monday 1 July<br />
2013 after which time the winner will be randomly selected. Tickets<br />
for Buddy are available from the Playhouse Box Office:<br />
(01279) 431945 or www.playhouseharlow.com<br />
A Mellow Midsummer at<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> Museum!<br />
Over at <strong>Harlow</strong> Museum, a more mellow and gentle summer is planned. If you haven’t<br />
visited the Museum for a while, you’re in for a real treat – beautiful walled gardens which<br />
are perfect for a family picnic, plenty to do and see and, best of all, admission is completely<br />
free!<br />
To add to the interest, there are drop-in craft activities every Wednesday, Time Detective<br />
workshops every Saturday and exciting new discovery trails for history lovers, young<br />
gardening gourmets or anyone who is just plain curious! Workshops cost just £1.50.<br />
For more information visit www.science-alive.co.uk or call (01279) 454959.<br />
Week of Theme Daily Wednesday Workshops<br />
22<br />
July<br />
29<br />
July<br />
5<br />
August<br />
12<br />
August<br />
19<br />
August<br />
26<br />
August<br />
Romans<br />
Archaeology<br />
Tudors<br />
Art and<br />
Design<br />
Victorians<br />
This Old<br />
House<br />
Handling<br />
Session<br />
Handling<br />
Session<br />
Handling<br />
Session<br />
Handling<br />
Session<br />
Handling<br />
Session<br />
Handling<br />
Session<br />
Roman Writing Class,<br />
Oil Burning Pots<br />
Archaeology Test Tube<br />
Sand Box Dig<br />
Old Fashioned Fashion,<br />
Tudor Roses<br />
Mini Mosaic, Marbled<br />
Paper<br />
Paper Flowers,<br />
Decoupage<br />
Thumb Pots,<br />
Felt Making<br />
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Renewing <strong>Harlow</strong><br />
Free ads for local businesses<br />
Space in each edition is limited and will be given on a first come first served basis. Adverts must be supplied as ‘print ready’ jpeg files 45mm x 45mm.<br />
The inclusion of an advertisement does not imply endorsement by <strong>Harlow</strong> <strong>Council</strong> of any product or service. Terms and conditions apply.<br />
Aerials<br />
Plus Satellite<br />
Your Local TV Aerial Specialist<br />
Established 1990<br />
Free Estimates<br />
Call Carl on:<br />
01279 445228<br />
or 07932 163592<br />
Advertise your business<br />
in <strong>Harlow</strong> <strong>Times</strong><br />
Paid for adverts start at £75<br />
Half page (190mm x 95mm) £300<br />
Quarter page (93mm x 95mm) £150<br />
Eighth page (93mm x 45mm) £75<br />
Discounts available on block bookings.<br />
There are also limited free advertising<br />
opportunities available for small<br />
businesses under the free ads section.<br />
Terms and conditions apply.<br />
For more information on advertising<br />
with <strong>Harlow</strong> <strong>Times</strong> visit<br />
www.harlow.gov.uk/harlow-times<br />
or email niel.churchill@harlow.gov.uk<br />
<strong>Council</strong><br />
Start Your Own Business<br />
Are you thinking of becoming<br />
self-employed?<br />
Do you have an idea<br />
for business?<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> <strong>Council</strong> in partnership with HMRC<br />
and NWES will be holding drop-in sessions,<br />
open to anyone wanting to fi nd out a bit more<br />
about becoming self-employed or setting up a<br />
business. Just come along to the Civic Centre<br />
between 10am and 2pm on the last Wednesday<br />
of every month to speak to an advisor or call<br />
(01279) 446487 for a guaranteed appointment.<br />
26 June 2013<br />
31 July 2013<br />
28 August 2013<br />
25 September 2013<br />
30 October 2013<br />
27 November 2013<br />
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Bengali<br />
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If you would like this document<br />
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<strong>Council</strong>lor Information<br />
BUSH FAIR CHURCH LANGLEY GREAT PARNDON<br />
VICE CHAIR<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor<br />
Daniella Pritchard<br />
Labour<br />
55 Elwood<br />
CM17 9QJ<br />
07904 440531<br />
daniella.pritchard@harlow.gov.uk<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor<br />
Ian Beckett<br />
Labour<br />
15 Spencers Croft<br />
CM18 6JX<br />
442669<br />
ian.beckett@harlow.gov.uk<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor<br />
Manny Doku<br />
Labour<br />
56 Great Brays<br />
CM18 6DN<br />
306569/07988 372357<br />
emmanuel.doku@harlow.gov.uk<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor<br />
Tony Hall<br />
Conservative<br />
Fullers End<br />
Kingsdon Lane<br />
CM17 9AB<br />
445897<br />
tony.hall@harlow.gov.uk<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor<br />
Andrew Johnson<br />
Conservative<br />
78 Mallards Rise<br />
CM17 9PL<br />
865673<br />
andrew.johnson@harlow.gov.uk<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor<br />
Simon Carter<br />
Conservative<br />
71 Mark Hall Moors<br />
CM20 2NF<br />
429443<br />
simon.carter@harlow.gov.uk<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor<br />
Joshua Jolles<br />
Independent<br />
c/o <strong>Harlow</strong> <strong>Council</strong><br />
Civic Centre<br />
CM20 1WG<br />
432242/07850 222097<br />
joshua.jolles@harlow.gov.uk<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor<br />
David Carter<br />
Conservative<br />
23 Greygoose Park<br />
CM19 4JL<br />
420340<br />
david.carter@harlow.gov.uk<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor<br />
Eddie Johnson<br />
Conservative<br />
47 Old Orchard<br />
CM18 6YQ<br />
312195<br />
eddie.johnson@harlow.gov.uk<br />
HARLOW COMMON LITTLE PARNDON & HARE STREET MARK HALL<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor<br />
Maggie Hulcoop<br />
Labour<br />
330 Carters Mead<br />
CM17 9HA<br />
452252<br />
maggie.hulcoop@harlow.gov.uk<br />
LEADER<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor<br />
Mark Wilkinson<br />
Labour<br />
56 Sakins Croft<br />
CM18 7BP<br />
07718 696429<br />
mark.wilkinson@harlow.gov.uk<br />
Portfolio Holder<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor<br />
Emma Toal<br />
Labour<br />
1 Oaklands Drive<br />
CM17 9BE<br />
07850 907264<br />
emma.toal@harlow.gov.uk<br />
Portfolio Holder<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor<br />
Tony Durcan<br />
Labour<br />
329 Rundells<br />
CM18 7HN<br />
414357<br />
anthony.durcan@harlow.gov.uk<br />
Portfolio Holder<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor<br />
Jean Clark<br />
Labour<br />
4 Rushmead Villas<br />
CM20 2QE<br />
423474<br />
jean.clark@harlow.gov.uk<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor<br />
Jon Clempner<br />
Labour<br />
1 Canons Brook<br />
CM19 4EE<br />
07805 551824<br />
jon.clempner@harlow.gov.uk<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor<br />
Paul Sztumpf<br />
Labour<br />
1 Wetherly Close<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong><br />
CM17 0JZ<br />
07789 200694<br />
paul.sztumpf@harlow.gov.uk<br />
Portfolio Holder<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor<br />
Paul Schroder<br />
Labour<br />
c/o <strong>Harlow</strong> <strong>Council</strong><br />
Civic Centre<br />
CM20 1WG<br />
07816 774439<br />
paul.schroder@harlow.gov.uk<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor<br />
Jacqui Cross<br />
Labour<br />
c/o <strong>Harlow</strong> <strong>Council</strong><br />
Civic Centre<br />
CM20 1WG<br />
07599 188756<br />
jacqui.cross@harlow.gov.uk<br />
NETTESWELL OLD HARLOW STAPLE TYE<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor<br />
Mike Danvers<br />
Labour<br />
65 Tunnmeade<br />
CM20 3HN<br />
425934<br />
mike.danvers@harlow.gov.uk<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor<br />
Edna Stevens<br />
Labour<br />
210 Fullers Mead<br />
CM17 9AX<br />
324183<br />
edna.stevens@ntlworld.com<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor<br />
Waida Forman<br />
Labour<br />
16 Holmes Meadow<br />
Sumners Farm<br />
CM19 5SG<br />
07970 732314<br />
waida.forman@harlow.gov.uk<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor<br />
Michael Garnett<br />
Conservative<br />
Brookhouse<br />
10 Wyldwood Close<br />
CM17 0JD<br />
437401<br />
michael.garnett@harlow.gov.uk<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor<br />
Sue Livings<br />
Conservative<br />
15 Seeleys<br />
CM17 0AD<br />
422339<br />
sue.livings@harlow.gov.uk<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor<br />
Muriel Jolles<br />
Conservative<br />
c/o <strong>Harlow</strong> <strong>Council</strong><br />
Civic Centre<br />
CM20 1WG<br />
432242<br />
muriel.jolles@harlow.gov.uk<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor<br />
Guy Mitchinson<br />
Conservative<br />
145 Joyners Field<br />
CM18 7QA<br />
422562<br />
guy.mitchinson@essexcc.gov.uk<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor<br />
Dennis Palmer<br />
Labour<br />
56 Lower Meadow<br />
CM18 7RE<br />
435636<br />
dennis.palmer@harlow.gov.uk<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor<br />
Patrick McCabe<br />
Labour<br />
61 Great Plumtree<br />
CM20 2NU<br />
861177 / 07701 060520<br />
patrick.mccabe@harlow.gov.uk<br />
SUMNERS & KINGSMOOR<br />
TODDBROOK<br />
POLITICAL MAKE-UP<br />
CHAIR<br />
DEPUTY LEADER<br />
Portfolio Holder<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor<br />
Nick Churchill<br />
Conservative<br />
215 Brockles Mead<br />
CM19 4QA<br />
621094<br />
nick.churchill@harlow.gov.uk<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor<br />
Linda Pailing<br />
Conservative<br />
c/o <strong>Harlow</strong> <strong>Council</strong><br />
Civic Centre<br />
CM20 1WG<br />
305802 / 07710 249563<br />
linda.pailing@harlow.gov.uk<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor<br />
Russell Perrin<br />
Conservative<br />
c/o <strong>Harlow</strong> <strong>Council</strong><br />
Civic Centre<br />
CM20 1WG<br />
312195<br />
russell.perrin@harlow.gov.uk<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor<br />
Rod Truan<br />
Labour<br />
17C High Street<br />
CM17 0DN<br />
418362 / 07850 907232<br />
rod.truan@harlow.gov.uk<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor<br />
Christine O’Dell<br />
Labour<br />
c/o <strong>Harlow</strong> <strong>Council</strong><br />
Civic Centre<br />
CM20 1WG<br />
323720<br />
christine.odell@harlow.gov.uk<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor<br />
Phil Waite<br />
Labour<br />
1 Spruce Hill<br />
CM18 7SR<br />
07812 147663<br />
phil.waite@harlow.gov.uk<br />
20 SEATS<br />
LABOUR<br />
12 SEATS<br />
CONSERVATIVE<br />
Ward Surgeries<br />
Please contact your Ward <strong>Council</strong>lors for details of up-coming Ward Surgeries.<br />
1 SEAT<br />
INDEPENDENT<br />
Know your Cabinet Members:<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor Mark Wilkinson - Leader & Portfolio Holder for Governance<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor Rod Truan - Deputy Leader & Portfolio Holder Housing<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor Jean Clark - Portfolio Holder Community & Social Inclusion<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor Tony Durcan - Portfolio Holder Resources and Enterprise<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor Paul Schroder - Portfolio Holder Regeneration<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor Emma Toal - Portfolio Holder Youth & Citizenship<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lor Phil Waite - Portfolio Holder Environment<br />
<strong>Council</strong><br />
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Useful numbers and websites<br />
Adult Social Services<br />
0845 603 7630<br />
www.essex.gov.uk<br />
Affinity Water<br />
0845 782 3333<br />
www.affinitywater.co.uk<br />
Arriva Buses<br />
08701 201088<br />
www.arriva.co.uk<br />
Blue Badge Enquiries<br />
0845 603 7630<br />
www.essex.gov.uk/bluebadges<br />
Bus Pass Helpline<br />
0845 200 0388<br />
www.essexhighways.org<br />
Children’s Social Services<br />
0845 603 7627<br />
www.essex.gov.uk<br />
Essex County <strong>Council</strong><br />
Contact Essex<br />
08457 430 430<br />
www.essex.gov.uk<br />
Essex County <strong>Council</strong> Highways<br />
08456 037 631<br />
www.essexhighways.org<br />
Essex Police<br />
101<br />
www.essex.police.uk<br />
Gas Leak Emergency Number<br />
0800 111 999<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> Bus Station<br />
01279 426349<br />
www.harlow.gov.uk<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> Citizens’ Advice Bureau<br />
0845 120 3717<br />
www.harlowcitizensadvice.org.uk<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> College<br />
01279 868000<br />
www.harlow-college.ac.uk<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> <strong>Council</strong><br />
Contact <strong>Harlow</strong><br />
01279 446655<br />
www.harlow.gov.uk<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> Leisurezone<br />
01279 621500<br />
www.harlowleisurezone.co.uk<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> Registry Office<br />
0845 603 7632<br />
www.essex.gov.uk<br />
Job Centre Plus<br />
0845 6060 234<br />
www.gov.uk<br />
National Rail Enquiries<br />
08457 484950<br />
www.nationalrail.co.uk<br />
NHS Direct<br />
111<br />
www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk<br />
Parndon Wood Cemetery<br />
& Crematorium<br />
01279 620620<br />
www.parndonwoodcrem.co.uk<br />
Post Office Customer Helpline<br />
0845 722 3344<br />
www.postoffi ce.co.uk<br />
Princess Alexandra Hospital<br />
01279 444455<br />
www.pah.nhs.uk<br />
Samaritans<br />
08457 90 90 90<br />
www.samaritans.org<br />
Schools Admissions<br />
0845 603 2200<br />
www.essex.gov.uk/admissions<br />
S M Buses<br />
01279 426266<br />
Go online and save yourself time!<br />
Check out our website – www.harlow.gov.uk<br />
It is now easier for you to fi nd <strong>Council</strong> information 24 hours a day, seven days a week or to<br />
pay a <strong>Council</strong> bill. You can also now book and pay for green waste collections, bulky waste<br />
collections or pest control treatments without having to speak to someone over the phone or<br />
make a trip to the Civic Centre.<br />
The website can also be accessed on a smartphone or tablet.<br />
<strong>Harlow</strong> <strong>Times</strong> is published quarterly by <strong>Harlow</strong> <strong>Council</strong> to help keep you informed.<br />
This magazine is distributed by Royal Mail. In some areas where postcodes overlap the boundaries of <strong>Harlow</strong> and other <strong>Council</strong>s, a small<br />
number of residents outside <strong>Harlow</strong> will also receive this magazine. We hope our residents will appreciate that this system of delivery is one<br />
of the most efficient and that our extra readers on the borders of the town will enjoy their complimentary copies and news about their nearest<br />
important town.<br />
Most photographs produced by Brian Thomas.<br />
summer 2013<br />
News from <strong>Harlow</strong> <strong>Council</strong><br />
Certified Product<br />
<strong>Council</strong><br />
Promoting Sustainable Forest<br />
Management<br />
For more information: www.pefc.org<br />
PEFC/16-33-301<br />
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