Stonards Hill tennis pass

Stonards Hill Recreation Ground boasts two fantastic floodlit community tennis courts. There is a new tennis pass scheme to provide added benefits to accessing the courts.

The Stonards Hill Tennis Pass is simple and provides great value for money to enjoy tennis in Epping. By joining as a ‘Tennis Pass’ member you can expect the following benefits: Reserve your court. Online court booking up to 14 days in advance to guarantee your court (non tennis pass members receive 5 days advance booking rights).

Play after dark and play all year round? All tennis pass members will have floodlights included in your booking at no extra costs (non tennis pass members pay £1.50 per 30 minutes). Whenever you want. Play 365 days a year and a maximum of 5 times per week, up to 2 hours for each booking (non tennis pass members can play 2 times a week for up 1 hour for each booking).

The Tennis pass costs £30 for 12 months and is a great benefit to use the tennis courts all year round.

To sign up simply visit: www.clubspark.lta.org.uk/StonardsHillTennisCourts/Membership/Join

In addition to the Tennis Pass there is also a wide range of coaching provided at the courts by David Watson Tennis Coaching. Further information, including details of a weekly free tennis session, can be found by visiting www.clubspark.lta.org.uk/StonardsHillTennisCourts/Coaching. Epping Town Council are working with the LTA to develop a sustainable community tennis facility to ensure residents can enjoy these great facilities for years to come.

Skate jam event

A skate jam event was held at Stonards Hill recreation ground skate park on Friday 28th July 2023, where people could come along and join together in skating, biking and associated activities.

The event was run by Active Essex and the Red Balloon Foundation. We hope to hold similar events in the future to maximise enjoyment and activities for the community.

Epping Town Council are hoping to refurbish/replace the skate park at the request of the community, subject to the successful receipt of funding.

Epping Neighbourhood Plan

The Neighbourhood Planning Advisory Committee and Epping Town Council agreed the latest Neighbourhood Plan which was submitted earlier this year to Epping Forest District Council (EFDC) following the completion of the Local Plan.

Epping Forest District Council had some minor amendments to that version of the plan. The District Council also requested a couple of supporting documents regarding the consultation that was done and basic conditions relating to the Neighbourhood Plan.

These supporting documents and an updated Epping Neighbourhood Plan was submitted recently and is currently being considered by Epping Forest District Council to check if this latest documentation is compliant. If yes, then the Neighbourhood Plan will go to external examination and then to be voted by residents before it is adopted/made. The Neighbourhood Plan needs to conform with EFDC’s Local Plan. However, Epping Neighbourhood Plan is a separate document to the District Council’s Local Plan with more detailed information only about the Epping parish. The Neighbourhood Plan, once voted by residents, would sit alongside the District’s Local Plan as a key planning document. It will be one of the documents against which future planning applications are judged until 2033.

The Epping Neighbourhood Planning Advisory Committee is made up jointly of members of the local community and Epping Town Council. For further information about Epping Neighbourhood Planning, please visit our website: www.eppingtowncouncil.gov.uk

Are you a community group with a story to tell?

If you have a community group with a story to tell, please get in touch. We’d love to hear from you if you have something Epping related to share with the community.

There are lots of fantastic community groups working for the benefit of the town and its residents. Please share details with us. Email: info@eppingtowncouncil.gov.uk