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  • 'Letters from Cranks' to the Urban Council 1919

    'Letters from Cranks' to the Urban Council 1919

    Friday, 16 May 1919
  • 15th May, 2003 - Mayor gives £3,360 to local youth groups

    15th May, 2003 - Mayor gives £3,360 to local youth groups

    This was money which Town Mayor, Cllr David Craze, had raised in his year of office
  • A Black Outlook at Wivenhoe 1902

    A Black Outlook at Wivenhoe 1902

    Chelmsford Chronicle 14 February 1902
  • An Explosives Factory for Wivenhoe (1909)

    An Explosives Factory for Wivenhoe (1909)

    It could have gone with a bang !
  • Archaeological Report on Cook's Shipyard

    Archaeological Report on Cook's Shipyard

    An archaeological watching brief at the former Cooks shipyard and gasworks, Wivenhoe, near Colchester, Essex, March 2006-November 2007
  • Christmas Street lighting began in Wivenhoe in 1994

    Christmas Street lighting began in Wivenhoe in 1994

    How Wivenhoe Town Council bought £40,000 of Christmas lights to brighten Christmas in Wivenhoe
  • Cllr Bill Sparrow

    Cllr Bill Sparrow

    The retirement of Cllr Bill Sparrow from Wivenhoe Town Council in 1983
  • Cllr Peter Hill, Town Mayor 2004 - 2005 raises nearly £7,000

    Cllr Peter Hill, Town Mayor 2004 - 2005 raises nearly £7,000

    21 organisations benefit from the Wivenhoe Mayor's Charity Fund this year
  • Cllr Tom Roberts gives away record sum from the Mayor's Charity Fund in 2006

    Cllr Tom Roberts gives away record sum from the Mayor's Charity Fund in 2006

    With the assistance of Mayoress Dilly Meyer and others, £7,600 was raised
  • Colchester Borough Historic Environment Characterisation Project

    Colchester Borough Historic Environment Characterisation Project

    Report prepared by Essex County Council Historic Environment Branch, 2009, 285pp
  • Colne Local Nature Reserve

    Colne Local Nature Reserve

    An 85 acre site offering views of the River Colne and surrounding countryside.
  • Creating a Bright Future

    Creating a Bright Future

    The Launch of the Wivenhoe Town Plan, October 2008
  • History of the Wivenhoe Fire Service

    History of the Wivenhoe Fire Service

    Wivenhoe's first fire brigade was started in 1904
  • Mayor's Charity Fund in 2003/04 raised £4,040

    Mayor's Charity Fund in 2003/04 raised £4,040

    This was raised in Cllr Gilli Primrose's year as Town Mayor
  • National Heritage List for England

    National Heritage List for England

    Wivenhoe has 74 Listed Buildings
  • No Beggars, Vagrants or Idle Persons 1788

    No Beggars, Vagrants or Idle Persons 1788

    Chelmsford Chronicle, Friday, 21 March 1788
  • People who have worked for Wivenhoe Town Council

    People who have worked for Wivenhoe Town Council

    Some pictures of those people who have for the Council since its formation in 1974
  • Tendring Geodiversity Characterisation Project

    Tendring Geodiversity Characterisation Project

    Tendring District Council, 2009, 361pp, Essex County Council Historic Environment Branch
  • The Annual Civic Service in 2008 with Mayor Cllr Frances Richards

    The Annual Civic Service in 2008 with Mayor Cllr Frances Richards

    An annual event organised by the Mayor and the Rector of St Mary's Church
  • The first Wivenhoe Town and Gown Dinner on Friday 18th November, 2005

    The first Wivenhoe Town and Gown Dinner on Friday 18th November, 2005

    Organised by Dilly Meyer
  • The Wivenhoe Encyclopedia website was launched on 10th May 2002

    The Wivenhoe Encyclopedia website was launched on 10th May 2002

    500 people visit the new website in its first week
  • The Wivenhoe Mayor's Charity Fund 2001 - 2007

    The Wivenhoe Mayor's Charity Fund 2001 - 2007

    Thousands were raised during this period and continues to be raised by each Mayor that has since followed.
  • The Wivenhoe Preservation Trust, Port Action Group, Port Co-ordinating Committee and the Wivenhoe Society

    The Wivenhoe Preservation Trust, Port Action Group, Port Co-ordinating Committee and the Wivenhoe Society

    Uproar in Wivenhoe in the early 1980s about the dust and effects of heavy lorries in Wivehoe's narrow streets
  • The Wivenhoe Trade Fair - May 1996

    The Wivenhoe Trade Fair - May 1996

    Held in the Wm Loveless Hall to promote Wivenhoe businesses as part of Project 2000
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