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Comment: I live on Woodbridge drive near the park and have recently taken early retirement which I am thoroughly enjoying. I would like some advice on how to.open up a debate about identifying an area of the be as christmas in the summertime for responsible dog owners to access. I completely understand that we need to have dog free areas on beaches. I have lived in other areas of the country and there has always been access allowed to.parts of the coastline even in summer. I have spoken to many other residents locally and there is a real interest in pursuing this. Please can you advise how I might bring this to a network for wider discussion ease Thank you Debbie

Comment: I live on Woodgrange drive near the park and have recently taken early retirement which I am thoroughly enjoying. I would like some advice on how to open up a debate about identifying an area of the beach in the summertime for responsible dog owners to access. I completely understand that we need to have dog free areas on beaches. I have lived in other areas of the country and there has always been access allowed to parts of the coastline even in summer. I have spoken to many other residents locally and there is a real interest in pursuing this. Please can you advise how I might bring this to a network for wider discussion ease Thank you Debbie

Comment: I have been promised on several occasions that residents would have a bus shelter provided at the bus stop on Eastern Esplanade at the junction with Lifstan Way. Is there some problem with this. When it is very windy and wet there is nowhere to go for shelter close enough to the bus stop where people can still see if the bus is coming and have time to get to the busstop in time. We are told not to take our cars into the city centre and if you are too elderly or infirmed to walk all you can do is stand at the stop and get soaked. I should be grateful to have some feedback on this. Many thanks.

Comment: Many thanks to Mike Stafford for his help with providing a bus shelter on Eastern Esplanade by Liftstan Way. This long awaited but very welcome shelter is much appreciated and will make waiting times much more comfortable. Thank you once again.

Comment: I have recently moved to the area, just wanted to ask for guidance on the covenants - in relation to a loft conversion, we own the freehold of our property - do we need any Burges Estate permissions?

Comment: Hi - Does anyone have any information on the status of the Parking restrictions order that has been proposed for some of the roads in Thorpe Bay as nothing seems to have been actioned as yet.Thank you.

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Comment: Can some one have word with the people in the flats at the end of station road about parking, they park on the main road just of the roundabout under the railway bridge, they have got there own private parking spaces it courses problems for the buses as well making them pull out into the overtaking traffic

Comment: WOULD SOMEONE BE ABLE TO ADVISE WHAT IS HAPPENING ABOUT THE FLOWER BEDS IN BURLESCOMBE SQUARE? I NOTICE THIS MORNING THAT IT APPEARS ALL OF THE MATURE ROSE BUSHES HAVE BEEN REMOVED . PETER

Comment: I don't live in the Southend area but a good friend does and is a member of BERA. In my area a few people have got together to form a support group to help elderly and people during the Coronavirus quarantine. They have done shopping for me, collected a prescription and taken a parcel to the Post Office. I wondered if you have anything similar, as my friend in Thorpe Bay is in his 80's and is self-isolating.