Admiral McHardy Way

Admiral McHardy Way16.3km (10 miles) Approx 4 hours

Start: Timsons Lane, Chelmsford

 

The Admiral McHardy Way is a 16.3km (10m) walk. Admiral McHardy was the first Chief Constable of Essex in the year 1840.

The walk was dedicated to the founding father of the Essex Police to commemorate the 150 years of the force. There are waymarks, and the route is shown on the Little Baddow Footpaths Map. To view that map click here.

Letter of Apology from EWT

NEWSLETTER

Little Baddow Parish Council Community Update From: Peter Irvine Date: August 2026 Subject: Anti-Social Behaviour & River Pollution Concerns Dear Residents, I am writing to reassure you that Little Baddow Parish Council (LBPC) is doing everything within its power to support our community in addressing the anti-social behaviour that has been impacting our village. We…

BBC Essex covers the Papermill problem!

ON 14 July 2026, the BBC Essex Breakfast Show, hosted by Sonia Watson between 6am and 10am featured former Essex police officer Paul Maleary at 7:12am till 7:17am and Dave Smart of Essex Waterways at 7.42am till 7.46am. Overall they both got the key messages across. Worth a listen.Go tohttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002yjhzand move the sound bar along…

Community safety day

Meet your local emergency services and community groups. Papermill lock Thursday 15th August 2024 10:00 to 15:00.

Warm Hub

Little Baddow Parish Council will be opening The Memorial Hall each Monday from 10.00 a.m. until 3.00 p.m from MONDAY 9th JANUARY 2023.

Digital Essex

A notice from Digital Essex – Essex County Council’s digital programme – to share some information with you about: A public review which is being run by Building Digital UK (BDUK) – the agency responsible for digital infrastructure programmes for the government – to identify areas which are eligible for future public funding for gigabit-capable…

Sustainable Danbury

Sustainable Danbury came along to the Memorial Hall to offer help and guidance into improvements necessary to reach Net Zero by 2030.  Sustainable Danbury are a new community group formed to help Danbury and surrounding areas become sustainable for current and future generations. Vist their website here

Councillor Vacancy

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Census 2021

The census is taking place in March 2021. Its a survey that happens every 10 years

Digital Demand Responsive Transport Survey

Digital Demand Responsive Transport (D-DRT) survey launches today, we would welcome your support with securing as much feedback as possible from residents of Little Baddow. The survey seeks to gather resident views on D-DRT to inform a potential future strategy around this and how it may lead to more sustainable travel and reduced car-use in…