Halloween Play in the Park
Come along to this lovely event on 31st October 2025, see link for full details.
BG play in the park Halloween opening – Nov 2025
Upcoming Roadworks
Please be aware Essex Highways crews are expected to be in Nazeing w/c 20th October 2025 carrying out pot hole repairs. They will be fixing issues in Old Nazeing Road, Western Road and Bernard Acres as part of the Members’ Highway Initiative.
Epping Forest Community Lottery celebrates first birthday
The lottery was launched on 3 August 2024 and has raised over £15,000 for local good causes. In addition, £3,650 has been allocated back to good causes from the Epping Forest Central Fund, either through a bonus reward or the Epping Forest Community Lottery Grant Fund.
Grant fund
The Fund was set up so that groups could apply for £300 to help fund a specific project or initiative. Grants were awarded to:
- Accuro (Care Services)
- Aching Arms – the pregnancy baby loss charity
- Action for Family Carers
- Bedford House Community Association
- Epping Forest District Museum Trust
- Epping Forest Sunflower Group
- Talk2Nish Peer Mentors
- Voluntary Action Epping Forest
What the grant fund will pay for
Organisations have stated that the grant fund will pay for a diverse range of help that includes:
- Comfort bears for bereaved parents who have sadly lost a baby during pregnancy, at birth, or shortly after
- A daytrip for young people with a disability
- Daytrips for young carers to help with their emotional wellbeing, confidence and self-esteem
- A crafting group for older local residents to help combat loneliness and isolation
Join up and play
Tickets cost just £1 per week and there’s a 1 in 50 chance of winning a prize. The top prize is £25,000, and additional prizes include £250, £25, and free entries. Players simply select their numbers and choose a local good cause to support.
Visit the Epping Forest Community Lottery website to play and find out more