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Planning & Transport Committee This committee exercises the Council’s statutory right of commenting to Braintree District Council on all planning applications in the parish, commenting on planning policies to the relevant bodies, and making representations on highways matters. Meetings start at 6.30pm unless otherwise specified on the agenda. Members of the Press and Public are welcome to attend Planning Committee Meetings. Local residents are invited to address the meeting on any item on the agenda, speaking for a maximum of 3 minutes. The Planning Committee meets in the council chamber in the Town Hall. Members of the Planning Applications & Transport Committee: Cllr E Adelaja Cllr P Barlow (Chair) Cllr JM Coleman Cllr L Headley Cllr R Playle Cllr R Ramage Cllr J Robertson (Vice Chair) Cllr E Williams Agenda for 5th October 2026 PDF Minutes for 5th October 2026 PDF Agenda for 21st September 2026 PDF Minutes for 21st September 2026 PDF Agenda for 7th September 2026 PDF Minutes for 7th September 2026 PDF Agenda for 24th August 2026 PDF Minutes for 24th August 2026 PDF Agenda for 11th August 2026 PDF Minutes for 11th August 2026 PDF Agenda for 27th July 2026 PDF Minutes for 27th July 2026 PDF Agenda for 14th July 2026 PDF Minutes for 14th July 2026 PDF Agenda for 29th June 2026 PDF Minutes for 29th June 2026 PDF Agenda for 15th June 2026 PDF Minutes for 15th June 2026 PDF Agenda for 1st June 2026 PDF Minutes for 1st June 2026 PDF Agenda for 18th May 2026 PDF Minutes for 18th May 2026 PDF

A new fixed-point photography post has been installed at the top of the hill of Whetmead Nature Reserve, offering a panoramic view over the reserve’s landscape. This post has a specially made cradle for smartphones and is designed so visitors can place their phones on it to capture an identical scene with each visit. Over time, photos taken from this viewpoint will showcase how Whetmead transforms with the changing seasons as wildflowers bloom, foliage turns, and wildlife flourishes. Everyone is invited to take part in this community project— simply place a smartphone in the cradle, ensuring the camera faces through the hole, and take a photo. Images can be sent to us by scanning the QR code on the post or by emailing Whetmead@witham.gov.uk . You can also share your picture with us on social media with the hashtag #Whetmead. By contributing, participants will help us to create a gallery celebrating the landscape and wildlife of Whetmead throughout the seasons. Please note we cannot accept photos that include people. By submitting or sharing your photo you give permission for Witham Town Council to use your image for publicity and promotional purposes, including our website, printed materials and social media. Your personal details will remain confidential. If you wish to withdraw consent and have your image removed, please contact Whetmead@witham.gov.uk . Capture Whetmead Through The Seasons Date of picture Name (optional) Upload your image of Whetmead from our photo post Upload image Submit

Witham Community Centre Witham Community Centre will shortly be open for use and is available for clubs and groups, parties and meetings. It features a spacious multi-purpose sports hall available to hire for a wide range of indoor sporting activities and events. It is also the perfect venue for special occasions, including birthday parties, wedding receptions and other celebrations. In addition, there is a smaller multi-purpose room located upstairs, ideal for meetings, training sessions, workshops or more intimate gathering. The building features step-free access and a platform lift to the upper floor. In addition, there is a disabled toilet on both floors, as well as baby change facilities and an accessible changing room. If you have any questions about hiring the facilities, please contact us by email at admin@witham.gov.uk If you would like to book please click on the link below. Community Centre Hire Terms & Conditions PDF Make a booking at Witham Community Centre Room & Open Spaces Hire Our Council Chamber is available to hire, as is the green in Guithavon Valley. The Council Chamber is ideal for clubs and meetings It has a video camera, three screens mounted on the walls and a whiteboard is also available if required. The room can seat 20 around the Council table. This room is the perfect venue for your professional business meeting, both in-person and hybrid. The Green on the junction of Guithavon Road, Street and Valley is available to hire for your fete or public outdoor event. Next to the River Walk and close to the Town, it is centrally located. For details on prices and availability, please contact us on 01376 520627 or admin@witham.gov.uk

Witham Town Council Meetings of the full Town Council are held throughout the year at the Town Hall. Meetings start at 7.30pm unless otherwise specified on the agenda. Minutes for 5th October 2026 will be available here Agenda for Meeting 5th October 2026 Minutes for 7th September 2026 Agenda for Meeting 7th September 2026 PDF Minutes for 11th August 2026 PDF Agenda for Meeting 11th August 2026 PDF Meeting 14th July 26 - Cancelled Agenda for Meeting 15th June 26 PDF Minutes for 15th June 2026 Agenda for Annual Meeting 18th May 26 PDF Minutes for 18th May 2026 PDF

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Annual Accountability & Governance Return (AGAR) & Internal Audits 2025-26 Audited AGAR 2025-2026-PDF Notice of Exercise of Electors Rights 2025-2026-PDF Notice of Conclusion of Audit 2025-2026-PDF Interim Internal Audit 2025-26 PDF Year End Internal Audit 2025-26 PDF Annual Internal Audit Report 2025-26 PDF 2024-25 Audited AGAR 2024-2025-PDF Notice of Exercise of Electors Rights 2024-2025-PDF Notice of Conclusion of Audit 2024-2025-PDF Interim Internal Audit 2024-25 PDF Year End Internal Audit 2024-25 PDF Annual Internal Audit Report 2024-25 PDF 2023-24 Audited AGAR 2023-2024 PDF Notice of Exercise of Electors Rights 2023-2024 PDF Notice of Conclusion of Audit 2023-2024 PDF Interim Internal Audit 2023-24 PDF Year End Internal Audit 2023-24 PDF Annual Internal Audit Report 2023-24 PDF 2022-23 Audited AGAR 2022-23 PDF Notice of Exercise of Electors Rights 2022-2023 PDF Notice of Conclusion of Audit 2022-2023 PDF Interim Internal Audit 2022-23 PDF Year End Internal Audit 2022-23 PDF Annual Internal Audit Report 2022-23 PDF 2021-22 Audited AGAR 2021-22 PDF Notice of Exercise of Electors Rights 2021-2022 PDF Notice of Conclusion of Audit 2021-2022 PDF Interim Internal Audit 2021-22 PDF Year End Internal Audit 2021-22 PDF Annual Internal Audit Report 2021-22 PDF 2020-21 Audited AGAR 2020-21 PDF Notice of Conclusion of Audit 2020-2021 PDF Interim Internal Audit 2020-21 PDF Year End Internal Audit 2020-21 PDF Annual Internal Audit Report 2020-21 PDF

< Back Halloween Trail Saturday, 31 October 2026 Our popular Halloween Trail follows the River Walk from Guithavon Green to Chipping Hill Bridge with items to spot and games to play along the route. Taking place on the last Saturday of October, this free ticketed event must be booked in advance. Details of ticket releases will be advertised on our social media. This is a free event. Please do not respond to anyone trying to sell their tickets Tickets are essential for this event, but they are free, so please beware anyone trying to sell their 'unwanted' tickets. Only participating children need tickets for this event. You do not need tickets for adults. The trail will start at Guithavon Green, and follow the River Walk through to Chipping Hill. 2025 Photos by David Islip 2024 Photos by David Islip 2023 Photos by David Islip 2022 Photos by David Islip Previous Next

Witham Town Council Events Boasting picturesque outdoor spaces and a central high street, Witham is the ideal spot for a variety of events. Alongside some fantastic independent arrangements, Witham Town Council hosts a range of community focused events for residents and visitors alike. From long-standing family events such as the Puppet Festival, now the Witham Street Entertainment Festival, to the revamped Christmas Fayre and Hallowe'en Spooktacular trail, you are sure to find an event for all ages. Always looking to engage the community and offer variety and entertainment for all, Witham Town Council is committed to providing enjoyable events for all ages. PDF Version of our Events Calendar Easter Trail 4 April 2026 Bio-Blitz 28 May 2026 Witham Music Festival 4 July 2026 Teddy Bear's Picnic 6 August 2026 Witham Street Entertainment Festival 19 September 2026 Remembrance Parade 8 November 2026 Witham Dog Show 2 May 2026 Witham Open Gardens 20 June 2026 Green Spaces Games 28 July 2026 Witham Summer Fayre 22 August 2026 Halloween Trail 31 October 2026 Witham Christmas Fayre 21 November 2026

< Back Witham Street Entertainment Festival Saturday, 19 September 2026 Formerly known as the Puppet Festival, Witham Street Entertainment Festival has become a main fixture in Witham's calendar. Held in the Centre of town, the event regularly draws large numbers of visitors into the town to enjoy this free festival. A number of acts perform in the Newlands Shopping Centre, the Grove Shopping Centre and in Newland Street itself, where we close the road between Collingwood Road and Maldon Road. Always held on the third Saturday of September, make sure you don't miss this great day out. Photos by David Islip Photography 2025 2024 2023 2022 Previous Next

Witham's Online Museum At Witham Town Council, we hold a number of items of historical interest to the town that have been donated to us over the years. We are now undergoing a project to bring these items to you in the form of this online museum. Each week we will add something new to our online museum as we work our way through the photos and items in the Town Hall. If you see something that you would like to have a closer look at, you are welcome to contact us and we can arrange a viewing for you in the Information Centre. Many items have been donated to us under Witham Town Council's Public Artefact Donation Scheme . If you have any photos, written records or items that you think may be of historical interest to the town and would like to donate, please contact us or pop into the Information Centre. If you enjoy history, you may also be interested in our page on the history of the Town Hall: History of the Town Hall School Desk Chipping Hill Primary School Desk School Desk Witham Rotary Club Chains of Office Ceremonial Chains from the now disbanded Witham Rotary Club Witham Rotary Club Chains of Office Millenium Plaque Brass Commemorative Plaque Millenium Plaque Chairman's Medal WUDC Chairman's Medal in Case Chairman's Medal German Carnival Medals German Carnival Medals Sew-on badges circa 1930's 2 fabric sew on crest badges from around the 1930's Sew-on badges circa 1930's Collection of Greetings Telegrams Collection of five telegrams addressed to members of the Croxall family Collection of Greetings Telegrams Twin Pedestal Sideboard Mahogany Twin Pedestal Sideboard Twin Pedestal Sideboard Catalogue of bushes and trees Catalogue of bushes & trees offered for sale at Witham Cattle Market Catalogue of bushes and trees Pamphlet of Traffic Signals Pamphlet of Traffic Signals to be used by the Police and Drivers of Vehicles Pamphlet of Traffic Signals Funeral of Admiral Sir WG Luard KCB Photo of Admiral Sir William Luard KCB taken by Fred Hayward Funeral of Admiral Sir WG Luard KCB Engraving of Newland Street Engraving of the top end of Newland Street Engraving of Newland Street WUDC Coronation Celebrations Witham Urban District Coronation Celebrations Souvenir Programme WUDC Coronation Celebrations Crittall Windows Stamp Unused office stamp Crittall Windows Stamp Witham Post Office Sign letters from former Witham Post Office Witham Post Office Set of Britain's First Decimal Coins Britain's First Decimal Coins Set of Britain's First Decimal Coins Witham Fire Brigade photos Three photos of Witham Fire Brigade in a frame Witham Fire Brigade photos Town & Country sign Town & Country Building Society sign from 61 Newland Street. Town & Country sign Guide to Newland Street Guide to Newland Street, Witham, Essex Guide to Newland Street Paper Embossers Old fashioned paper embossers Paper Embossers Chains of Office Witham Urban District Council Chains of Office Chains of Office Crittall Windows Factory 'C' The orange 'C' from the front of the building Crittall Windows Factory 'C' Bramston Sports Centre Plaque Official opening plaque for Bramston Sports Centre Bramston Sports Centre Plaque Silhouette of Dr Thomas Tomkin Silhouette in it's original frame, reframed to show the inscription on the back Silhouette of Dr Thomas Tomkin Witham Rotary Club Anniversary Dinner Certificates Commemorative Certificates for the 40th & 50th Anniversary Dinners Witham Rotary Club Anniversary Dinner Certificates Scrapbook of Newspaper Clippings Witham newspaper items Scrapbook of Newspaper Clippings Crittall's First Aid Board Framed blackboard with first aiders name and location Crittall's First Aid Board Stoneware Jug Part glazed stoneware jug Stoneware Jug Churchwarden Long Service Award Henry Beck Peecock, Church Warden Churchwarden Long Service Award Army Issue Standing Orders for Drivers Standing Orders for Drivers of Mechanical Vehicles (Wheeled) and Motor Cyclists Army Issue Standing Orders for Drivers Top Hat Top Hat formerly belonging to Lucy Croxall Top Hat Bank Letter Subscription to 'Truth' magazine Bank Letter Army Discharge Papers Training and Discharge papers Army Discharge Papers Photo of Trafalgar Day Celebrations Photograph by Hall Photo of the 1905 Trafalgar Day Celebrations in Witham Photo of Trafalgar Day Celebrations Stained Glass Window Stained Glass Window from Christmas House Stained Glass Window Witham Carnival Programmes Witham Carnival Programmes 1985-1988 Witham Carnival Programmes Wings for Victory Week Wings for Victory Week - Official Programme Wings for Victory Week Witham Constitutional Club Commemorative items from Witham Constitutional Club Witham Constitutional Club Old Braintree and Witham Times Braintree and Witham Times dated 14th May 1965 Old Braintree and Witham Times Dorothy Sayers Statue Unveiling programme Programme of events for the unveiling of the statue of Dorothy L Sayer in 1994 Dorothy Sayers Statue Unveiling programme Bramston School Pamphlet Pamphlet Celebrating Fifty Years of The Bramston School Bramston School Pamphlet Town Guides Witham Town Guides 1983/4-2013 Town Guides News Clippings Scrap Book Local and national news clippings from 1929-1954 News Clippings Scrap Book Train timetables Various timetables for 1926-29 Train timetables Crittall Windows Factory fire notice Crittall Windows Factory notice to telephone operators in the event of fire Crittall Windows Factory fire notice Gavel & Block Witham Town Council Gavel and Block Gavel & Block Clock Workings The original workings of the town clock outside the Town Hall Clock Workings Aerial photograph of Witham 1935 Aerial photograph of Witham taken 12th September 1935, with certain Witham landmarks clearly visible Aerial photograph of Witham 1935 Rotary Club Anniversary Dinner Posters Posters commemorating the 40th and 50th anniversary dinners of Witham Rotary Club Rotary Club Anniversary Dinner Posters Witham Urban District Council Chair Chair from the final Witham Urban District Council before they were disbanded Witham Urban District Council Chair Dance Leaflet Advertising Leaflet for Dancing and Physical Culture Dance Leaflet Crittall's Sign Sign rescued from the Crittall's factory Crittall's Sign Sketch of The Spread Eagle Sketch of The Spread Eagle by Lucy Croxall Sketch of The Spread Eagle Webster's Pocket Dictionary Webster's Pocket Dictionary belonging to Eva Croxall Webster's Pocket Dictionary Ivy Chimneys Report An Interim Report Ivy Chimneys Report Local Election Flyer Witham Urban District Council Election 1926 Candidate Flyer Local Election Flyer Coal Receipts Coal Receipts Dated 1928 Coal Receipts Photo from Witham Carnival Photo from Witham Carnival 1929 Photo from Witham Carnival Photographs of fire at Cooper Taber Pair of photographs of fire at Cooper Taber Photographs of fire at Cooper Taber Engraving of the River Walk Engraving of Roman Station at Chipping Hill Engraving of the River Walk The Story of the Lamp The Story of a Lamp - The Story of Pinkham Gloves The Story of the Lamp Eva Croxall Photograph Album Photograph Album previously belonging to Eva Croxall Eva Croxall Photograph Album Commemorative Railway Medal 150 Years of the Witham-Braintree Line Commemorative Railway Medal Safe Driving Medals 30 years of safe driving medals Safe Driving Medals Witham Train Crash Postcards A collection of various postcards documenting the rail crash in Witham Witham Train Crash Postcards Photograph of Newland Street Witham Photograph of Newland Street dated 1900 Photograph of Newland Street Witham Pamphlet on Witham Schools Pamphlet on Witham Schools by M.L.Smith Pamphlet on Witham Schools Avenue House Key The original key for Avenue House, Newland Street Avenue House Key Council Chamber Clock Council Chamber Clock made by King & Son, Witham Council Chamber Clock School Football Cup Witham Secondary School House Football Cup School Football Cup HMS Chelmer Plaque Heavy metal plaque HMS Chelmer Plaque

< Back Rotary Club Anniversary Dinner Posters Posters commemorating the 40th and 50th anniversary dinners of Witham Rotary Club Upon it's dissolution, Witham Rotary Club donated several items to our online museum. Among them are these 2 framed certificates commemorating the 40th and 50th anniversary dinners. Each explains how the Witham Branch of the Rotary Club came to be set up, along with a list of current and past members of the branch. Amongst the names you may see several that are familiar to you, particularly if you have lived in Witham for a number of years. The Rotary Club are still active across the country.