After being closed for just a week the Kings Head pub in Maldon Road re-opened on Friday February 11, 2011 with another new manager.
Kings Head Pub Re-Opens
February 2011
After being closed for just a week the Kings Head pub in Maldon Road re-opened on Friday February 11, 2011 with another new manager.
After being closed for just a week the Kings Head pub in Maldon Road re-opened on Friday February 11, 2011 with another new manager.
Kings Head Pub Closes Down Again
February 2011
The Kings Head pub in Maldon Road, Great Baddow barely made 6 weeks trading since re-opening on December 22, 2010 having closed for business again on Saturday, February 5, 2011.
With two other pubs in the central part of the village (the Blue Lion and the White Horse) and with ever increasing beer prices it begs the question - does the village really need three pubs?
The price of a pint of lager at the Kings Head was £3.20.
Yasmin Indian Restaurant, Baddow Road
February 2011
The popular Indian restaurant in Baddow Road was formerly the Carpenters Arms pub. Take a look at a photograph from the 1970's here and compare it with the photograph below.
The Yasmin Indian Brasserie is open 7 days a week including bank holidays. There is also a take away menu. Tel: 01245 299188.
The popular Indian restaurant in Baddow Road was formerly the Carpenters Arms pub. Take a look at a photograph from the 1970's here and compare it with the photograph below.
The Yasmin Indian Brasserie is open 7 days a week including bank holidays. There is also a take away menu. Tel: 01245 299188.
Marrable House - Over 100 Attend Meeting
January 2011
Over 100 Great Baddow residents attended a meeting held at Sandon School to discuss the future of Marrable House at the Vineyards, Great Baddow.
Rubicon West, owners of the Vineyards, put forward their revised proposals via a slide presentation (their original proposals were rejected by the Chelmsford Borough Council planning commitee in 2010).
These include a rebuild on the Marrable House site and a new building parallel to Maldon Road. The new proposals have reduced the scale and height of the original plan and set the building back from the road - thus saving the trees.
In the discussion that followed, serious concerns and objections were again raised about the project. Most residents who attended would like to see the redevelopment of Marrable House in a suitable style in keeping with the village and no new building in Maldon Road.
Over 100 Great Baddow residents attended a meeting held at Sandon School to discuss the future of Marrable House at the Vineyards, Great Baddow.
Rubicon West, owners of the Vineyards, put forward their revised proposals via a slide presentation (their original proposals were rejected by the Chelmsford Borough Council planning commitee in 2010).
These include a rebuild on the Marrable House site and a new building parallel to Maldon Road. The new proposals have reduced the scale and height of the original plan and set the building back from the road - thus saving the trees.
In the discussion that followed, serious concerns and objections were again raised about the project. Most residents who attended would like to see the redevelopment of Marrable House in a suitable style in keeping with the village and no new building in Maldon Road.
Launch Of New Great Baddow Website
January 2011
As many of you will know, the Great Baddow On-line website ceases being "on-line" this week.
Chris Harvey has spent 5 years putting together the information on that site and Chris has now passed the baton on to myself and David Haddington, who have recently launched a new site at www.inGreatBaddow.co.uk incorporating much of Chris's web content.
This new site aims to provide locals with a one-stop shop for information about local businesses, organisations, history, news and events. Since most of the information is collected piecemeal from local sources, there are bound to be gaps. If you'd like to help plug these gaps, I would like to hear from you (email: maurice@ingreatbaddow.co.uk). If you are a small business based in Great Baddow, then you can have a mention if you tell us. We will even set up a micro web-site, or even just a single page, for you and promote it for a very nominal sum. Such site sponsors, get a front page mention on the site for a part of the year to help promote their business even more and a web address (URL) of the form
by Maurice Crockard
Chris Harvey has spent 5 years putting together the information on that site and Chris has now passed the baton on to myself and David Haddington, who have recently launched a new site at www.inGreatBaddow.co.uk incorporating much of Chris's web content.
This new site aims to provide locals with a one-stop shop for information about local businesses, organisations, history, news and events. Since most of the information is collected piecemeal from local sources, there are bound to be gaps. If you'd like to help plug these gaps, I would like to hear from you (email: maurice@ingreatbaddow.co.uk). If you are a small business based in Great Baddow, then you can have a mention if you tell us. We will even set up a micro web-site, or even just a single page, for you and promote it for a very nominal sum. Such site sponsors, get a front page mention on the site for a part of the year to help promote their business even more and a web address (URL) of the form
e.g. www.ingreatbaddow.co.uk/alittlebazaar
The development of the Local History section is on-going and would benefit from your input. Old photographs showing buildings that have been demolished are especially welcome, as are any items about local notable families. Well, actually, anything that's historical and interesting about the village or its inhabitants will be gratefully accepted.
If you spot any glaring gaps in the information available, just let us know.
The development of the Local History section is on-going and would benefit from your input. Old photographs showing buildings that have been demolished are especially welcome, as are any items about local notable families. Well, actually, anything that's historical and interesting about the village or its inhabitants will be gratefully accepted.
If you spot any glaring gaps in the information available, just let us know.
Rising Fuel Prices
January 2011
The country has been hit with extortionate fuel prices with petrol at £129.9 a litre and diesel £133.9 a litre. They are set to increase even more in April 2011.
The 'Jones of Chelmsford' garage in Baddow Road was formerly owned by the Jones brothers who sold the business in 2010.
The BP garage, also in Baddow Road, has recently been revamped.
Kings Head Pub Re-Opens
December 2010
The Kings Head pub in Maldon Road, Great Baddow re-opened on 22nd December 2010. The pub had been closed since the beginning of November.
The Kings Head pub in Maldon Road, Great Baddow re-opened on 22nd December 2010. The pub had been closed since the beginning of November.
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