Bikers needed for support

from North Weald Village Life June 2021 magazine

Citizen Advice—Travelling in Europe

Essex & Herts Air Ambulance asks bikers for support

Essex & Herts Air Ambulance (EHAAT) is again calling on motorcycling supporters to get on their bikes and say “I Did It My Way’’ to help keep your local life-saving charity flying. Building on the success of last year’s inaugural event the charity is asking bikers to tackle a route of at least sixty miles in May and September, the months when it would normally be welcoming them in person to its much-loved motorcycle events. EHAAT normally holds two motorcycle runs – in May to North Weald and in September to Harwich – but these have both again been cancelled. Kerry Russell, EHAAT’s Head of Events said: “A big thanks to everyone who has supported us previously. Our bike runs are enormously popular with riders, and we love hosting them, so we know many people will share our disappointment that we can’t hold them this year. However, we know that our biking friends loved the first “I Did It My Way” last year and we have made some enhancements to help ensure the event raises as much as possible to support our lifesaving work”. In return for a £10 registration fee, riders will receive an exclusive sticker to display on their bike with pride and show other riders they are supporting EHAAT. New for 2021 a biking supporter has created four beautiful routes for participants to enjoy and these are available in return for a small fee. Similar to last year there is also a specially-designed t-shirt available to purchase from the website. Bikers will also be able to upload their photos to the Wall of Fame. EHAAT would like to thank their amazing sponsors Woodland Group, SorryMate.com and Colchester Kawasaki for once again supporting this event. To register for EHAAT’s “I Did It My Way 21” motorcycling fundraiser visit www.ehaat.org/my

Report non-emergency crime easily through Live Chat

Essex Police have recently confirmed that you can now report non-emergency crime and antisocial behaviour through Live Chat. Live Chat is an online service, available every day between 7am and 11pm, allowing people to send and receive real-time direct messages with our #Digital101 operators. To use Live Chat, go to their website www.essex.police.UK and select the Live Chat icon at the bottom right of the page. You can find out more about our digital 101 services by visiting www.essex.police.uk/ digital101

Outgoing Mayor wishes successor a more "normal" year

The outgoing Epping Town Mayor has wished his successor a more "normal" year as the town reopens from the COVID-19 'lockdown'. Councillor Grahame Scruton, who had held the chain of office for two years, has handed over the role to councillor Michael Wright with councillor Barbara Scruton the new Deputy Town Mayor. Councillor Grahame Scruton, reflecting on his time as Mayor, told the Annual Council Meeting on Tuesday: "This past year has been very different to my previous year as Mayor. "Rather than attending functions and events and actually meeting people, the year was very much a case of decision-making based on the ever-changing legislation. "I firmly believe that we as a council made the right decisions at the right time and I thank each of you for your input into these decisions."

Despite a reduced number of civic engagements, councillor Scruton attended the 100th birthday of an Epping resident, opened the refurbished tennis courts at the Stonards Hill recreation ground, helped celebrate the 70th birthday of Town Supervisor Bill Towers and, last month, officially opened the new season for Epping Bowls Club 2021.