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Fresh Air Festival- seaside fun for everyone

Sunday, 2 October, 2022 - 11:00

Brightlingsea’s first Festival of Outdoor Arts launched with a huge success this Sunday, the 2nd of October.  The Fresh Air Festival (FAF) brought together a wide variety of free outdoor performances and seaside fun for everyone.

FAF is a street performance festival where community is at the heart of everything. Residents enjoyed a fun day outdoors with plenty of activities taking place for all the family.

Essex Youth Orchestra Concert - 'Restoration' by Chester Tribley

Friday, 12 August, 2022 - 19:30 to 22:00

Essex County Council and The Essex Climate Action Commission has been working with young Essex composer, Chester Tribley, and the Essex Youth Orchestra to compose an anthem for climate action in Essex – to mark the importance of a stable, habitable and precious climate. This piece of music, titled Restoration, aims to inspire people to take action on climate change, to consider its chaos and to go back to basics, by taking time to pause, look at and listen to the beauty of the world around us.

GRIDSERVE Electric Vehicles Awareness Day

Saturday, 16 July, 2022 - 09:00 to 16:30

Hold your diaries for the GRIDSERVE EV awareness day! At the UK's first fully electric charging forecourt, GRIDSERVE Braintree, the team is hosting an event to help and support local residents in the transition to electric vehicles in the UK. On Saturday 16th July at the Braintree Electric Forecourt, there will be an opportunity to visit the forecourt and to encourage and learn about the simplicity of this transition and view the incredible technology that is increasingly available and affordable.

Manningtree Earth Festival

Sunday, 26 June, 2022 - 12:00 to 20:00

Manningtree Earth Festival, taking place in Manningtree Town Centre on 26th June 2022, featuring bands, speakers and stallholders will be the first Earth Festival to be held in the UK’s smallest town and is run entirely by a group of volunteers. Come along to learn more about climate change and climate action in an interactive and enjoyable way, with a chance to meet some of the Essex Climate Action Commission's Commissioners too.

 

Net Zero: Making Essex Carbon Neutral

Tuesday, 20 July, 2021 - 16:00 to 17:15

The Essex Climate Action Commission is launching its report at this online event to mark the end of its first year advising Essex on how best to reach net zero.

Since it was established and met for the first time in May 2020, the Commission has been discussing what action it recommends the county of Essex should take in order to tackle climate change. This event will launch the report which will reveal the Commission’s key recommendations on a number of key themes:

DigiGo Celebrates 100,000 Passenger Journeys

Fri, 23/05/2025 - 12:28

On demand transport service hits 100,000 journeys.

Our on-demand transport service, DigiGo, has officially reached 100,000 passenger journeys. This marks a major milestone in improving connectivity across rural and suburban areas.​

Since launching in April 2022, DigiGo has transformed local travel within the Travel Zone. It has provided vital connections for residents. This means better access to healthcare, education, employment, and social opportunities.​

Over one million trees planted across Essex

Thu, 08/05/2025 - 14:32

120 hectares of new woodland now populate the county.

A total of 1,099,295 trees have been planted across Essex to exceed a five-year commitment.

The Essex Forest Initiative and Essex Forest Partnership have planted more than 120 hectares of woodland and 57km of hedgerows combined.

The Essex Forest Initiative was Essex County Council’s commitment to plant 375,000 trees between 2019 and 2025 using £1 million. This was exceeded with 476,200 trees planted in this period, as well as a further 63,697 in 2024/25.

5,000 electric vehicle chargers to roll out across Essex

Tue, 29/04/2025 - 14:05

Millions of pounds in government funding will significantly expand local charging infrastructure.

More than 5,000 electric vehicle charging sockets will be installed across Essex with millions of pounds awarded in government funding.

Essex County Council will receive £8.3 million from the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund to complete installations in different locations over the coming months.

First residential electric vehicle chargers installed in Essex

Thu, 13/03/2025 - 12:20

More than £200,000 of government funding is being used to install the chargers in the county.

The first residential electric vehicle chargers in Essex have now been installed.

The chargers, which are located on Moulsham Street in Chelmsford and Wimpole Road in Colchester, are the first of 66 for the county. Further points will be installed over the next six months.

They have been funded by £236,000 from the Government’s residential charge point scheme.