Salt Bag Partnership (including a 'How To' guide on salt spreading)

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For Salt Bag Partnership details, please visit: http://www.essexhighways.org/Roads-and-Pavements/winter-travel/salt-bag-partnership.aspx If you want to volunteer, please contact your local council/community organisation in the list at the bottom of this description. During periods of extreme weather; such as heavy snow experienced in past winters, communities and individuals can do a lot to help themselves and others. Self-help is actively promoted as it is about communities coming together to help each other on a voluntary basis to target their local needs and build their resilience. Essex County Council operates the Salt Bag Partnership scheme which is designed to help local communities support themselves during periods of heavy snow. One tonne of bagged salt, delivery and a support pack is provided, free of charge, to help County Councillors and Parish Councils organise the scheme and to provide helpful information to volunteers. It is also an opportunity to plan ahead and think about how your community will be ready for winter. How does it work? Each participating council/urban area is given one tonne of palleted salt (approx 40 x 25kg bags) for use on locations they consider important in their local community, such as footpaths outside doctors surgeries, local shops and services and access routes to main bus stops. Remember you don't need to salt those sites already on the salting route. These priority areas will then be cleared by volunteers in the event of snow. Once we know the list of participants we will publish it on this page. You can use this to check if your local council/urban area are taking part. How do I sign up? We contact all Parish/Town Clerks by the end of May with a link to the online form where they are asked if they still have enough salt from last year, if they require more salt, or do not wish to participate for that year. The closing date for this year is 22 July 2016. The salt bags will be delivered to the person named on the form prior to the start of the winter season. Can I volunteer to help? Parish and Town Councils and urban areas participating in the scheme always need reliable local volunteers to help them clear snow from the pavement and salt during the winter. If you would like to get involved in your local community and want to volunteer in your local area, please contact your participating Parish/Town Council. LIST OF SALT BAG PARTNERSHIP (Correct as of November 2016): Parish Council Arkesden Parish Council Ashingdon Parish Council Barling Magna Parish Council Borley Parish Council Broomfield Parish Council Broxted Parish Council Bulmer Parish Council Bures Hamlet Parish Council Canewdon Parish Council Chappel Parish Council Chigwell Parish Council Cold Norton Parish Council Danbury Parish Council Debden Parish Council Doddinghurst Parish Council Eight Ash Green Parish Council Elsenham Parish Council Feering Parish Council Finchingfield Parish Council Fingringhoe Parish Council Goldhanger Parish Council Great Bentley Parish Council Great Canfield Parish Council Great Easton & Tilty Parish Council Great Hallingbury Parish Council Great Horkesley Parish Council Great Notley Parish Council Great Yeldham Parish Council Hadstock Parish Council Halstead Parish Council Halstead Parish Council Hawkwell Parish Council Helions Bumpstead Parish Council Henham Parish Council Henny's, Middleton & Twinstead Parish Council Herongate & Ingrave Parish Council High Easter Parish Council Latchingdon Parish Council Layer de la Haye Parish Council Little Hallingbury Parish Council Little Waltham Parish Council Manuden Parish Council Margaret Roding Parish Council Messing-cum-Inworth Parish Council Mount Bures Parish Council Myland Parish Council Nazeing Parish Council Newport Parish Council Pebmarsh Parish Council Pentlow Parish Council Purleigh Parish Council Quendon & Rickling Parish Council Rettendon Parish Council Sible Hedingham Parish Council Silver End Parish Council Southminster Parish Council St Osyth Parish Council Stanford Rivers Parish Council Stisted Parish Council Stondon Massey Parish Council Sutton Parish Council Terling & Fairstead Parish Council Theydon Bois Parish Council Tillingham Parish Council Ugley Parish Council Wakes Colne Parish Council Woodham Walter Parish Council Wormingford Parish Council Highwood Parish Council Little Burstead Parish Council Parish Council Bowers Gifford & North Benfleet Parish Council Town Council Canvey Island Town Council Great Dunmow Town Council Halstead Town Council Harwich Town Council Loughton Town Council Manningtree Town Council Ongar Town Council Rayleigh Town Council Saffron Walden Town Council Tendring Town Council Wivenhoe URBAN: Colchester Urban Parsons Heath and Eastgates Basildon Urban Westley Heights Chelmsford Urban Division Chelmsford West