Epping Monday Market

Epping Monday Market has a wide variety of stalls, selling most things you would need on a daily basis.

These include: hot chicken takeaways, glasses, bric-a-brac, slippers, nightwear, gifts, windows, groceries, pet food, blinds, fashion; adult and children/babies, bedding, towels, shoes, plants, mobile phone accessories, jewellery, china, fishmonger, fruit and vegetables, mens’ accessories, hardware, cards, household, dried fruit and nuts, hangbags, purses, wallets, oils and vinegars, bread and cakes and watch batteries/repairs. Our market has been established since 1253 by Royal Charter and we have several traders who have been with us for many years. They join us in all weathers and many travel long distances to be with us. Please do visit them and support the market and our High Street by shopping local. While the Cottis Lane car park is being redeveloped by Qualis, there is a car park in St Johns Road.

In 2022, we erected a blue plaque on Aves Optometrist to mark our historic charter market. The market has a very long and interesting history and details can be found on our website: www.eppingtowncouncil.gov.uk

Epping Society: A new epidemic in Epping?

Some time ago, we told the story of the Epping Jaundice. Now sadly we focus on a growing epidemic in our town – a particular form of substance misuse. Several quiet corners are being used by criminals to supply people with Nitrous Oxide, familiar to some of us as the dentist’s so-called laughing gas. The evidence is the increasing litter of gas cylinders – not just the tiny aluminium capsules, but now heavy 30cm long steel cannisters, along with the delivery cardboard boxes, and balloons used to inhale from. A particularly busy site for this “Noz” misuse is just off the High Street / St John’s Road, where sometimes there could be as many as 50 of the large canisters, with empty boxes and many balloons, mixed up with bottles and drinking glasses. The land is privately owned, and the debris is most unsightly. Many organisations in town were aware of this, and it had been reported to the Police. The good news is that in early April several members of the Police attended the site, also there has been a bit of a tidy-up; which proves that it can be worth “making a fuss”.

It is at present illegal to sell or even give away this stuff, except for cookery purposes. Side effects are very rare but can include suffocation (especially in people with asthma), mental disturbance, interference with blood cell production, and most worrying – paralysis which can be permanent, by messing up one’s B12 vitamin system. His Majesty’s government have announced plans to make such misuse illegal. The Epping Society would urge readers to look out for evidence and let The Police know where this is going on; also to talk to/keep an eye on their older children.

Epping Town Council are responsible for the following: Bury Lane Cemetery, Monday Market, six recreation grounds including Stonards Hill and Lower Swaines, two allotment sites at Lower Bury Lane and Meadow Road, Epping Hall and Jack Silley Pavilion, Talk About Epping, Bakers Lane toilets, the Town Show and the Christmas Market.Tel: 01992 579444.

E-mail: info@eppingtowncouncil.gov.uk

Essex County Council are responsible for Highways (including roads, pavements and streetlights), Blue Badges, Bus Passes, Schools, Social Care amongst many other services. You can report Highways issues on their website at www.essex.gov.uk Tel: 0345 603 7630.

Epping Forest District Council are responsible for many services including Rubbish and Recycling, Council Tax, Housing, Elections and Benefits. Tel: 01992 564000. Website: www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk Things such as missed rubbish collections and flytipping can be reported on their website.