More than 150 communities and neighbourhoods across the city benefited from the Locality Budget (2025/26), with £106,325 awarded to local projects and initiatives. Discover more community enhancements in the Locality budget 2025/26 report.
£510 Birch Parish – Memorial Cross
The project to refurbish our Memorial Cross has been completed. The Memorial Cross is an important landmark in Birch, situated in the Conservation Area close to St Peters Church. Services are held on Remembrance Sundays and other important occasions and are very well attended.
£1000 Wakes Colne Station – Bicycle Shelter
The station adopters are very grateful for a very generous donation from the locality fund for this project. The “Living Roof” is one project looking to make the railway station a haven for natural wildlife and encourage more people to ride a bicycle to the station.
£1000 Tiptree Medical Centre – Slipper Exchange.
The event will help improve safety and comfort at home by ensuring recipients have appropriate footwear designed to reduce the risk of slips and falls. It will also provide an opportunity to engage with older residents, raise awareness about wellbeing, and offer additional support or signposting where needed. This initiative aims to support vulnerable individuals in the community by promoting warmth, safety, and overall wellbeing during colder periods.
£821 Speed limit sign – River Colne
The sign alone, taken together with other initiatives have contributed to a noticeable improvement in behaviour during 2025, with fewer recorded complaints and prosecutions.