The Bridge
Around
about 1998/9 the Billericay Town Council began discussing with Essex County
Council and Network Rail the feasibility of renovating or replacing the
footbridge near the railway station. For several weeks the pros & cons of
both schemes were considered but the deciding factor was money and there was
none available at the time. Consequently talks were discontinued.
Now,
some 9/10 years later, the bridge has been refurbished and reinstalled. That
is good. One is not now ashamed to take visitors to town over the
footbridge. However this does not make the design of the bridge more
acceptable and, at the risk of being accused of nit picking, did it have to
be painted light blue? Would a darker colour not have been more acceptable?
Perhaps it would be aesthetically more pleasing to have removed the bridge
permanently but this option should have been discussed with Essex County
Council before it was refurbished. The photographs, circa 1981, show the
area before and after the bridge was installed.
Road Reps Wanted
We are always looking for ways in which we can please our members. We think of their welfare, their health and their enjoyment. This can be very difficult but on this occasion perhaps we have cracked it. This kind of opportunity only presents itself infrequently so grab it whilst you can!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We need a Road Rep to deliver to 26 houses in Norsey Road, Parklands and Deerbank Road. If you can contain your excitement, and perhaps even if you can’t, please ring Julia Nairne on 01277 631829 and offer your services. Hurry before it is too late.
There is no limit to our munificence. We need yet another person to make sure our members in Courtlands, 6 houses, Kenilworth Close, 8 houses and London Road 15 houses enjoy the stimulating articles which appear every month in The Resident. If you are interested then please ring Trevor Stansfield on 01277 6123519.
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