Elections, Biodiversity competition winners, Basildon Council Official Podcast, and more
24 April 2024
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Elections - 2 May 2024
Elections are taking place across England on Thursday 2 May. Polling stations are open from 7am to 10pm, if you need any assistance with voting, just talk to your polling station staff.
Do you know where your polling station is? To find yours, visit electoralcommission.org.uk/voter [
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*Remember, you need to bring photo ID to vote at a polling station.*
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Biodiversity photo competition winners
Biodiversity photo competition winner
Thank you to those who entered our biodiversity photo competition.
The first prize was awarded to Alexann Meech, with second prize awarded to Nigel Harris and third prize awarded to Kiera Mendrys.
Watch our short video over on Facebook [
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Thank you to our partners at Leonardo UK, 4Site Implementation Ltd and Morgan Sindall Property Services who donated the prizes and selected our winners.
Click the link below to find out more about biodiversity in our borough.
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Basildon Council Official Podcast
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Our latest podcast is here - this week we were joined by Johnny Jenkins from Gateway 97.8.
We find out what got him into local radio, what it’s like producing for national radio station LBC, and why having a local radio station is key to a community.
*Tune in* [
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Do you need advice and support with council services?
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Are you ok? Do you need advice and support with council services?
Come along on Tuesday 30 April to Billericay High Street from 10am to 3pm for support with developing new skills, managing your council tax payments, and more.
*Find out more* [
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Basildon Heritage event a success
Image taken at Basildon Heritage event
Saturday saw the successful Basildon Heritage drop-in event where the team welcomed local people to find out more about their work.
Residents brought their cherished memories along and some even signed up to volunteer with the group.
If you’re interested in volunteering with Basildon Heritage or would like to know more, visit their page using the link below.
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Make a difference to our borough
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Do you have a keen eye for detail, passion for design, video, animation, photography and copywriting?
Could you be our next Design and Creative Officer?
We would love to hear from you. Find out more and apply using the link below.
*Find out more* [
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