Niall Pollinger, sixth form student at Great Baddow High School and Young Leader for the Chelmsford School Sports Partnership, was voted ‘Young Leader of the Year’ at the Chance to Shine Awards in London, in recognition of his commitment to developing and supporting the Chance to Shine programme through leadership over the last four years.…
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Google Satellite Maps Updated Over Great Baddow
In the last few months Google updated its satellite images over Great Baddow. You can see the Bringey Cottage development underway, which means that the maps were updated in around May 2015. These images are a great way to see what is happening in the village and also show how the village is changing. Google…
Great Baddow’s Tony Appleton Announces Birth of Royal Baby
The Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a girl, Kensington Palace has announced. Tony Appleton announced the birth outside St Mary’s Hospital this morning. The royal baby was born at 8.34 am and weighs 8lbs 3oz (3.7kg). Both Catherine and her newborn daughter are “doing well”. The birth was in the Lindo Wing at St Mary’s Hospital, which…
Sad News – The Beehive Pub Closes Its Doors
We heard today that The Beehive on Beehive Lane has called last orders for the final time. At the moment there is no other news, no sign on the pub. It has been closed for around two weeks – its windows are boarded up. The only announcement is one line on the Beehive Facebook page: The…
Planning: Removal of grass bank & extension of tarmac road surface outside Bringey Cottage
A new planning application has been submitted regarding the Bringey Cottage development, this time for alterations to the path (road) opposite the new houses. Application Summary Reference: 14/01681/FUL Address: Bringey Cottage The Bringey Great Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM2 7QY Proposal: Removal of grass bank & extension of tarmac road surface to provide vehicle turning area…
Barclays in the Vineyards lease available
Great Baddow’s Barclays Bank will close its doors on Friday for the last time. Currently there is no new occupier for the property and it is being advertised. The property has a rent of £40,845 per year. Additional details: Address: 7 The Vineyards, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, CM2 7QP Retail/Office Premises Plus Basement Ground floor: 1,930 sq ft…
Major fire at Harberd Tye
On Friday night there was a major fire in a block of flats on Harberd Tye in Great Baddow. Harberd Tye is just to the west of Beehive Lane. It is thought that the fire started in the roof space and top floor of a three-story block. It took fire crews from Chelmsford and Great Baddow 90 minutes to…
Denise Whiffin, founder of J’s Hospice, wins Point of Light Award
Great Baddow’s very own Denise Whiffin, who founded The J’s Hospice, has won the Prime Minister’s Point of Light volunteers’ award. Great Baddow’s community is officially part of the Big Society! Denise set up J’s after the death of her son, Jonathan. J’s provides palliative care for 16 to 40 year-olds in Essex and it was the first charity…
Bringey Cottage, The Bringey – Planning Application
Bringey Cottage on The Bringey, the footpath that runs from New Road past Baddow Hall Infants and Junior schools to Molrams Lane. Today we learned that there has been a planning application to demolish Bringey Cottage and build three new homes on the site. Earlier this year some surveyors were seen on The Bringey viewing…
Gold Grade Status for Baddow Ten Mile Run
The Great Baddow ten mile run, which takes place again next Sunday on 18th May, has been awarded “Gold Grade Status” by the British Association of Road Races (BARR). The BARR have been very impressed by the excellent organisation of the annual run. A Gold award is given for “Outstanding Management” and is described as being…