Please be advised that works will be taking place on Stone Bridge on Halstead Road from 9 July and continue throughout the financial year.
To minimise disruption and avoid a lengthy diversion route, the bridge will be rebuilt in three key phases. This approach will allow traffic to continue using the A1124 for most of the construction period. The speed of the traffic along this stretch of the road will be reduced to 30mph for the duration of the works.
A temporary pedestrian footpath and footbridge will be installed to maintain access between the two Public Rights of Way in the area. This temporary route will run around the outside of the working area and will be clearly signposted.
Please be aware that a small number of road closures will be required when certain activities make it unsafe for traffic to use the bridge. These closures will be kept to a minimum, and dates will be shared as soon as they are confirmed.
Our dedicated webpage Stone Bridge, A1124 Halstead Road, Earls Colne has been updated.
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Essex ActivAte is the name for the Holiday Activity and Food (#HAF2025) programme across Essex, run by Active Essex, Essex County Council and Thurrock Council, on behalf of the Department for Education.
The programme aims to support the physical and mental wellbeing of primary and secondary school children, through engagement in a wide variety of enrichment and physical activities, and provision of a nutritious, school standard meal.
Working with a network of trusted local delivery partners, Active Essex run theseFREE face to face clubs during the school holidays for children and young people who are eligible for benefits based free school meals, as well as those from low income working families who would benefit from this extra support.
Each Essex ActivAte club will deliver a variety of fun physical and enrichment activities, fun food education and a nutritious meal.
We currently have on offer:
Braintree = 11 clubs over 3800+ spaces on offer
Chelmsford= 22 clubs over 6000+ spaces on offer
Maldon = 8 clubs over 2000+ spaces on offer
You can view this on our new Essex ActivAte activity finder here.
How to book?
For all bookings children will require to book via their unique Holiday activities code from schools accessed by being Income related FSM. We also have 15% of spaces on offer for those who are low income, vulnerable or at risk. To refer a space under 15% please contact HAF Admin haf@activeessex.org
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