< Back German Carnival Medals We have three German carnival medals from 1988, 1990 and 1991/92. The first 2 are much simpler, enamel and printed with a VW Beetle and a scroll, both bearing also a picture of a jesters hat. The third is more ornate, gold coloured and bearing two crests. It also includes a jesters hat and a beer barrel. All three medals bear the letters WKG which likely refers Waldbröl Karnevalsgesellschaft, or Waldbröl Carnival Society, and are awarded in the name of different princes, Thomas, Bodo and Kenning respectively. The gold medal of 1991/2 bears a scroll showing '30 Prinz d. WKG' suggesting that this was for a special anniversary. Witham was twinned with Waldbröl in Germany for 32 years from 1986 until the Twinning Association was disbanded in 2018.

Environment Committee This committee covers parking monitoring and highways issues, and other matters generally impacting the environment. Members of the Press and Public are welcome to attend Environment Committee Meetings. Local residents are invited to address the meeting on any item on the agenda, speaking for a maximum of 3 minutes. The Environment Committee meets at 7.30 pm in the Council Chamber in the Town Hall. Members of the Environment Committee: Cllr JC Coleman Cllr JM Coleman (Vice Chair) Cllr B Fleet Cllr J Goodman Cllr L Headley Cllr J Martin Cllr J Robertson (Chair) Cllr A Sloma Cllr B Taylor Cllr E Williams Agenda for Meeting 27th July 2026 PDF Inquorate Statement 27th July 2026 Agenda for Meeting 20th April 2026 - Cancelled Minutes for 20th April 2026 - Cancelled Agenda for Meeting 26th January 2026 PDF Minutes for 26th January 2026 PDF Agenda for Meeting 13th October 2025 PDF Minutes for 13th October 2025 PDF Agenda for Meeting 22nd July 2025 PDF Minutes for 22nd July 2025 PDF

Agenda & Minutes from Civic Year 2022-23 Full Town Council Agenda for meeting 2 May 2023 Minutes for meeting 2 May 2023 Agenda for meeting 17 April 2023 Minutes for meeting 17 April 2023 Agenda for meeting 20 March 2023 Minutes for meeting 20 March 2023 Agenda for meeting 21 February 2023 Minutes for meeting 21 February 2023 Agenda for meeting 23 January 2023 Minutes for meeting 23 January 2023 Agenda for meeting 19 December 2022 Minutes for meeting 19 December 2022 Agenda for extraordinary meeting 12 Dec 2022 Minutes for meeting 12 December 2022 Agenda for meeting 21 November 2022 Minutes for meeting 21 November 2022 Agenda for meeting 24 October 2022 Minutes for meeting 24 October 2022 Agenda for meeting 26 September 2022 Minutes for meeting 26 September 2022 Agenda for meeting 30 August 2022 Minutes for meeting 30 August 2022 Agenda for meeting 1 August 2022 Minutes for meeting 1 August 2022 Agenda for meeting 4th July 2022 Minutes for meeting 4th July 2022 Agenda for meeting 7th June 2022 Minutes for meeting 7th June 2022 Agenda for Annual Meeting 16th May 2022 Minutes for Annual Meeting 16th May Community Committee Agenda for Meeting 6 February 2023 Minutes for Meeting 6 February 2023 Agenda for Meeting 7 November 22 Minutes for Meeting 7 November 22 Agenda for Meeting 15 August 22 Minutes for Meeting 15 August 22 Agenda for Meeting 23 May 22 Minutes for Meeting 23 May 22 Planning Applications & Transport Committee Agenda for 2nd May 2023 Minutes for 2nd May 2023 Agenda for 17th April 2023 Minutes for 17th April 2023 Agenda for 3rd April 2023 - Note 6.45pm start time Minutes for 3rd April 2023 Agenda for 20 March 2023 Minutes for 20 March 2023 Agenda for 6 March 2023 Minutes for 6 March 2023 Agenda for 21 February 2023 Minutes for 21 February 2023 Agenda for 6 February 2023 - Please note 6pm start time Minutes for 6 February 2023 Agenda for 23 January 2023 Minutes for 23 January 2023 Agenda for 9 January 2023 Minutes for 9 January 2023 Agenda for 19 December 2022 Minutes for 19 December 22 Agenda for 5 December 2022 Minutes for 5 December 22 Agenda for 21 November 22- Note 6pm start Minutes for 21 November 22 Agenda for 7 November 22 Minutes for 7 November 22 Agenda for 24 October 22 Minutes for 24 October 22 Agenda for 10 October 22 - Note 6pm start Minutes for 10 October 22 Agenda for 26 September 22 Minutes for 26 September 22 Agenda for 12 September 22-Meeting postponed Minutes for 12 September 22-Meeting Postponed Agenda for 30 August 22 Minutes for 30 August 22 Agenda for Meeting 15 August 22 Minutes for Meeting 15 August 22 Agenda for Meeting 1 August 22 Minutes for Meeting 1 August 22 Agenda for Meeting 18 July 22 Minutes for Meeting 18 July 22 Agenda for Meeting 4 July 22 Minutes for Meeting 4 July 22 Agenda for Meeting 20 June 22 Minutes for Meeting 20 June 22 Agenda for Meeting 7 June 22 Minutes for Meeting 7 June 22 Agenda for Meeting 23 May 22 Minutes for Meeting 23 May 22 Estimates Committee Agenda for Meeting 12 December 2022 Minutes for 12 Dec 2022 Staffing & Accomodation Sub-Committee Agenda for Meeting 20 February 2023 Minutes for 20 February 2023 Agenda for Meeting 29 November 2022 Minutes for 29 November 2022 Agenda for Meeting 14 October 2022 Minutes for 14 October 2022 Policy & Resources Committee Agenda for 6th March 2023 Minutes for 6th March 2023 Agenda for 5th December 2022 Minutes for 5th December 2022 Agenda for 3rd October 2022 Minutes for 3rd October 2022 Agenda for 12th Sept 2022 - Meeting Postponed Minutes for 12th Sept 2022 -Meeting Postponed Agenda for 20th June 2022 Minutes for 20th June 2022 Environment Committee Agenda for Meeting 3 April 2023 Minutes for 3 April 2023 Agenda for Meeting 9 January 2023 Minutes for 9 January 2023 Agenda for Meeting 10 October 2022 Minutes for 10 October 2022 Agenda for Meeting 18 July 2022 Minutes for Meeting 18 July 2022 Open Space Management Sub-Committee Agenda for Meeting 14 March 2023 Minutes for Meeting 14 March 2023 Agenda for Meeting 6 December 2022 Minutes for Meeting 6 December 2022 Agenda for Meeting 6 September 2022 Minutes for Meeting 6 September 2022 Agenda for Meeting 24 May 2022 Minutes for Meeting 24 May 2022

< Back Crittall's First Aid Board Framed blackboard with first aiders name and location Many will remember the Crittall Windows factory in Braintree Road that stood where Morrison's now stands. The factory was built around 1919, trading in Witham until the factory closed in 1990. Over the years, the Crittall factory was an integral part of the town. It was used for war production during World War II, and was bombed, although thankfully there were no injuries and little damage. The building was demolished in 1992, but town historian Janet Gyford rescued many items from the building before the site was cleared. Witham Town Council are lucky to have these items in our archives. Crittall Windows later returned to Witham and continue to trade from the Freebournes Industrial Estate. This item is a First Aid board from the factory. Presumably the numbers refer to a location where the first aider could be found.

Commemorative Bench Scheme The purpose of this scheme is to provide members of the public a means of remembering a loved one with a lasting tribute. A commemorative bench can be dedicated to a special person or even a much loved pet and installed in one of Witham Town Council’s open spaces, while also improving the availability of public seating across the town. You can choose to have a bench in areas of The River Walk, Whetmead Nature Reserve and James Cooke Woods. Your preferred location can be chosen from a map available in the Town Hall. When your bench is installed, a ribbon cutting ceremony can be held for you, family and friends to mark the occasion, if you wish. We can also provide you with copies of photographs of the occasion for you to keep. For more information and to take part in this scheme, simply contact Witham Town Council on 01376 520627 to discuss or email openspacesadmin@witham.gov.uk Commemorative Bench Scheme Information Leaflet PDF Download Application Form Terms & Conditions

< Back Council Chamber Clock Council Chamber Clock made by King & Son, Witham In our Council Chamber, we have this lovely clock hanging on the wall, together with a framed explanation of how it came to be there. The clock was presented to Witham Town Council in 1998 by the committee of Abbeyfield Witham Society Ltd when the Society dissolved. Abbeyfield Society was established to provide relief for 'aged, impotent and poor people of all classes, for the advancement of religion and education and for other charitable purposes beneficial to the society'. The clock, made by E. King & Son of Witham, had been presented to the Abbeyfield Society in 1969 by Leslie King, who was the first chairman of the Society. The clock was to be used in Poplar Hall, a property owned by the Society in Hatfield Road, Witham. The property was considered unsuitable for continued use for the increasingly frail residents in 1997. Poplar Hall is now a private residence and still stands on the corner of Hatfield Road and Spinks Lane. Residents were moved to other modernised Abbeyfield properties in the locality.

Dog Bin Adoption Scheme The Scheme Would you like to help keep our town clean? Would you like to donate to a dog charity? Would you like to see a photo of your dog on your daily walk? If so, you may wish to adopt one of Witham’s dog bins on the River Walk, James Cooke Woods or Whetmead Nature Reserve. A large photo of your dog will be placed on a selected dog bin reminding dog owners of their responsibility to clear up after their dogs. We will also arrange for a donation to go towards a dog charity of your choice What Does It Cost? The scheme is provided at a fixed cost of £50 for one year with £15 going to the dog charity of your choice. What Happens Next? To take part in this scheme, simply complete the form overleaf with your details and, together with a photo of your dog, email a copy to openspacesadmin@witham.gov.uk . You can also post or hand it in at Witham Town Hall at 61 Newland Street, Witham, CM8 2FE. For further information, please call 01376 520627 Application Form PDF

< Back Pamphlet of Traffic Signals Pamphlet of Traffic Signals to be used by the Police and Drivers of Vehicles In our archives, we have this pamphlet of signals, published by The Automobile Association and printed by His Majesty's Stationery Office in 1923. It bears the copyright of the Crown and is approved by the Home Office and the Scottish Office. The pamphlet includes the signals of a Police Officer when directing traffic and also the hand signals that should be used by drivers to indicate when turning left or right, or slowing and stopping.

< Back Webster's Pocket Dictionary Webster's Pocket Dictionary belonging to Eva Croxall We have this well used copy of Webster's pocket Dictionary that, from the inscription, once belonged to Eva Croxall. The Croxall's were a prominently family in Witham in the early 1900's, as can be seen on this entry on Janet Gyford's website: https://www.janetgyford.com/people/croxall-family/ The address given by Eva in the inscription is the Gas Works, Witham. Eva's father, James Croxall, was a manager at the Gas Works, and the Electoral Roll for 1920 shows them to be living at this address.

< Back Clock Workings The original workings of the town clock outside the Town Hall Mounted on the wall in the Information Centre, you can find the original inner workings for the clock outside. It's soporific ticking marks the passing of time through the day. The clock was placed on to 61 Newland Street, now the Town Hall, in 1910. Originally, however, this clock (or an identical one) was on the front of the Constitutional Club at 90 Newland Street. This building was next to what is now Holts, and in front of the United Reformed Church, but burned down in 1910. The clock, then either replicated or rescued, was mounted on the front of 61 Newland Street, where we see it today. The inner workings were replaced in 1932, and these are the workings on display today. When the clock was changed to an electric movement, these workings were refurbished for display in the Information Centre.

< Back Witham Post Office Sign letters from former Witham Post Office In our archives we have the letters that once adorned the front of the Witham Post Office building. The building still belongs to the Post Office and is currently used as the Royal Mail Delivery Office, with the post office for the town centre now located in the rear of Morrisons Local in Newland Street. The building stands at 5 Newland Street, and was built in 1939. The building closed as the main post office for Witham in August 1994. The letters are metal and stand around 8" or 20cm tall. You can see the letters in situ on Janet Gyford's website using this link: https://www.janetgyford.com/post-office-part-of-5-newland-street-since-vacated-by-p-o/

< Back Stained Glass Window Stained Glass Window from Christmas House This stained glass window was donated to Witham Town Council in 1999. It was originally part of Christmas House which stood at 98 Newland Street, which is where the Nationwide Building Society and the Farleigh Hospice shop now stand. The Christmas House was demolished around 1966. Photos of the building can be found on Janet Gyford's website: https://www.janetgyford.com/?s=christmas+house