Chair’s Report Since my last report, we are finally seeing signs of summer arriving and have held our Annual General Meeting and the Myland Platinum Jubilee event. Our thanks to our speaker, Andrew from Eco Colchester, who attended the AGM and gave some useful background information on recycling issues in the borough. We are one of the best authorities for recycling in England, but there is still some way to go and little choices from all of us add up. I had the pleasure of attending the Jubilee event and meeting many of you enjoying the opportunity for the community to get together and celebrate. It was a joyful occasion of picnics, ice cream, music and dancing and we were blessed with sunshine. We hope to have just as successful an event for our fete on August 29th, 12pm to 4pm. Please come and join us! MCC councillors will also be there to answer any questions you may have about what we do and our priorities. We will be pleased to hear from you. We have continued to focus on the more modest concerns in the Parish, such as grants to local organisations and helping residents with concerns. We have worked closely with ward and county councillors, local developers and businesses to make your voices heard and the Parish one we are proud of. Small things, but all make a difference. The repairs to our Nayland Road office pathways, driveway and garden are now complete and we look forward to inviting residents to join us at “meet your councillor” drop ins, formal meetings and events, now we have easy and safe access. The work represented a one-off cost of less than the expected £2.49 per taxable household, as we came in under budget and keeps a valuable MCC asset in good repair. I am sure all residents are delighted that the recycling pick-up service from the office is back. It has certainly been very busy, and we are now able to confirm we will be open from 9am until 11am on a Saturday from 1st July for those of you who cannot come to the office during the week. Many thanks to our Street Officer Herbert for agreeing to help us provide this service. We have been grateful for increased feedback from residents at our meetings and through our recent Neighbourhood Plan survey, which has had the highest response we have had yet. This means we can continue to represent our residents’ views in the way they want. 5
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