Thorpe Bay Residents Association

Thorpe Bay Residents Association is a not for profit organisation for the residents of Thorpe Bay, Southend.

For Residents by The Residents.

[Thorpe Bay Residents Association @THORPEBAYRA]

@SouthendCityC I was referring to the bags on the side. But thank you for removing.

[Thorpe Bay Residents Association @THORPEBAYRA]

@SouthendCityC can we get someone to clear up the rubbish please?

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@SouthendCityC Thank you for sorting but why was it not taken when it was cleared?

[Peter Hawkins @299Peter]

Just a quick message to let you know that I’ve decided to fundraise for Prostate Cancer Research and I’d really appreciate your support. You can donate to our JustGiving page by clicking here:

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[Rosie P 🦇 🦎 🕷️ 🦭 🐌 🍃🌳🚲💧 @RosieP4]

I was asked this question in a radio interview with LBC last night: why can’t nature just move? I was so angry about the question that I don’t think I answered very coherently!

[dominic dyer @domdyer70]

The Cul-de-Sac That Used to Be Her Home.
A female badger stands at the edge of a fresh tarmac driveway in the April twilight, her paws caked in the clay of a leveled hillside.

"I have raised six generations in the dark earth beneath this spot," she grunts, her scent-marking glands working fruitlessly against a concrete kerb. "I know the exact root where the bluebells first break and the slope where the oak mast falls. Now, there is only a fence where my front door used to be. I am not lost—the world is."

We often assume that wildlife can simply "move next door" when we build new housing estates, viewing animals as flexible commuters.

In reality, badgers are deeply site-faithful. A social group may use the same sett for over a century. Right now in mid-April, sows are weaning cubs and require immense caloric intake. When a development goes up in months, it destroys 15 years of topographical memory. Displacement leads to "road-kill" spikes as confused animals attempt to navigate old paths that are now motorways.

Practical Actions:

Support Wildlife Corridors: Advocate for "badger gates" in new housing fences to allow ancestral passage.

Report Sett Damage: If you see active digging near construction, ensure a license is in place.

She isn't a "nuisance" in your garden; she is a refugee standing in her own living room.

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@299Peter @DawnR58845237 @CommunityPlann1 I included summaries in last week's newsletter. Let me know if you've not received it.

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@299Peter @DawnR58845237 @CommunityPlann1 I have spoken to both previously. David is fully behind building there. Bayo says he wants infrastructure but no guarantees on whether it will come first. Bayo said he would support Rochford bid to reduce guidelines but in Southend there is way more political support for 24000

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@Feargal_Sharkey @SOSWhitstable I will add though that the far bigger threat to water security is this insane push to build on green belt with no thought to the consequences.

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@Feargal_Sharkey @SOSWhitstable I hear the arguments for just writing it off. My starting point would be to disallow inflation linked debt. Then you can think of nationalisation. We look to be on the same page for goals, just timing is different. Raised this at the Southend water summit

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@c2c_Rail currently stuck at Laindon. Crew hear doesn't know when buses will get here. Can you give me an ETA please?

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@CommunityPlann1 @RosieP4 @cllrLisaScott @DailyMail In Southend, there's two planning applications for 5000 houses on on one Greenbelt. This does not include the 1000s of others in Rochford and castle point.

[Thorpe Bay Residents Association @THORPEBAYRA]

3000 more applied bringing the total on Bourne's to 5000 houses. Responses from councillors: "those who protest are like dogs on a lead", "selfish", "duped", "stupid", "Let it be now." Response to complaints about insults - more insults. WE HAVE TO OBJECT!!

[Thorpe Bay Residents Association @THORPEBAYRA]

Today is the last day to register your objection to the development of green belt land at Bourne's. The portal is problematic so please email [email protected] quoting 25/01792/OUTM. Ignore local councillors who call you a dog or tell you to let it be.

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The lights on the bridge between Vic plaza and Vic station are out. One bulb in 10 working. Can't have City Vision if we can't see?

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@299Peter Yes. This is the application for that.

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I don't need to add anything. Anyone with an ounce of common sense knows this is the wrong development in the wrong area. It's not a "dog whistle" nor are concerned residents "being led on a leash" when they object to this overdevelopment