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Annual General Meeting - Reminder
The Billericay District Residents’ Association will be holding its Annual General Meeting on Friday, 22 May 2009 at 8pm in the Canon Roche Social Centre, Laindon Road, Billericay. The guest speaker will be Patrick Rothon, Chairman of the Radford Way Industrial Group, whose subject will be “Radford Way Industrial Estate”. Following the Presentation, the Question & Answer session and the short meeting to deal with the formal AGM business, there will be light refreshments and an opportunity to meet the members of the Executive, East and Burstead Area Committees.
All nominations and resolutions must be lodged with the Executive Secretary, Mrs M. Dann, 10 Cranmer Close, Billericay, CM12 0YG not less than 14 days before the date of the AGM given above.
Zoe Binning
It is with great sadness that I have to report the death of Zoe Binning on Friday 13 March in Basildon hospital. She died from various ailments including acute arthritis, pneumonia and a pulmonary embolism and was cremated at Chelmsford crematorium on Monday 30th March. She was 88 years old.
Zoe was born in Manchester on 1st May 1920 and for some time lived in Hounslow, then, in the thirties, the family moved to East Ham in Forest Gate. In 1943 she married Joe and they set up home in West Ham in Forest Gate. Always very keen on amateur dramatics she performed in many plays and had such a good memory she would learn every member’s script, so she could prompt them if they forgot their lines. She had a qualification in English language and English literature and would find fault with the spelling and diction in editorials and notices; her passion was making up crosswords and word searches which she would often have published.
Useful Information
Although the Town Council holds Litter Picks, when residents collect as much litter from the High Street as possible in the time available, it is still incumbent on people to keep the town looking good by reporting graffiti and litter to the relevant authority. Below are three e-mail addresses which one can contact to report instances of accumulation of rubbish which need removing:
victoria.ingram@basildon.gov.uk. To report Unsightly Graffiti on Telephone Boxes, Post Boxes (including grey ones), Walls, Bus Stops, Railway Bridges, Garages.
streetcare@basildon.gov.uk To report Litter, Missing Street Signs, Dog Mess, Litter in ditches etc.
HighwaysSouthArea@essexcc.gov.uk To report missing white lines on roads e.g. white lines on Zebra crossings, missing road warning signs, missing white road markings when the roads have been resurfaced. Contractors Street Furniture e.g. Cones, Metal Signs etc.
Copy Dates for "Resident"
If readers wish to advertise an event or have an article printed in the newsletter the following gives dates by which copy should be received by the editor – Trevor Stansfield, 174 Perry Street CM12 0NX or e-mail Tremar@aol.com:
February issue copy by 15 January, March issue by 15 February, April issue by 15 March, May issue copy by 15 April, June issue by 15 May, July/August issue by 15 June, September issue by 15 August, October issue by 15 September, November issue by 15 October. December/January issue by 15 November, February issue by 15 January.
If an event is to be held before the 10th of the month then, to ensure circulation, the advertisement should be included in the previous month’s issue e.g. an event taking place on 3 May should be advertised in the April issue. Similarly if an event is scheduled for 3 September then the advertisement should appear in the July issue.