Emma Stephens, Tollesbury Councillor, Maldon District Independent Group

09/06/2026

04/06/2026

Don't forget!

𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐑 is on Saturday, 6th June, from 11am to 12.30 in the Lighthouse, East Street. Please do join us over coffee to raise the issues you care about.

I’ll be joined by Tollesbury Parish Councillor Sarah Hawes; Cllr Maddie Thompson, who is one of the District Councillors for Tolleshunt D’Arcy (which includes western Tollesbury); and our new Essex County Councillor, Stuart Clarke.

It’s a drop-in session, but if you're pressed, please do email or phone me for the best times.

With best wishes – Emma Stephens, Maldon District Councillor for Tollesbury (Independent) [email protected] 01621 869415

03/06/2026

"Meet the Police" is in Tollesbury!

Thursday 4th June, 3pm, Masonic Hall, East Street.

Please do come if you have anything you'd like to ask, or anything you'd like to let the police know about.

31/05/2026

It's 𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐑 on Saturday, 6th June, from 11am to 12.30 in the Lighthouse, East Street. Please do join us over coffee to raise the issues you care about.

I’ll be joined by Tollesbury Parish Councillor Sarah Hawes; Cllr Maddie Thompson, who is one of the District Councillors for Tolleshunt D’Arcy (which includes western Tollesbury); and our new Essex County Councillor, Stuart Clarke.

It’s a drop-in session, but if you're pressed, please do email or phone me for the best times.

With best wishes – Emma Stephens, Maldon District Councillor for Tollesbury (Independent) [email protected] 01621 869415

31/05/2026

We have "Meet the Police" coming to Tollesbury this week, on Thursday 4th June at 3pm at the Masonic Hall. Please do come along if you have anything you'd like to find out from them or to let them know about.

31/05/2026

𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐬

A few residents have raised to me the problem of frequent power cuts, so I’ve contacted UK Power Networks, who have responded as follows:

𝖳𝗁𝖺𝗇𝗄 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖾𝗆𝖺𝗂𝗅 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖨 𝖺𝗆 𝗌𝗈𝗋𝗋𝗒 𝗍𝗈 𝗁𝖾𝖺𝗋 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖺𝗆𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗍 𝗈𝖿 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗋𝗎𝗉𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝖾𝗑𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾𝖽 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖢𝖬𝟫 𝖺𝗋𝖾𝖺; 𝖨 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝗎𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗏𝖾𝗇𝗂𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝗆𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝖻𝖾.

𝖣𝗎𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 [𝖺𝗇 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗂𝖽𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗂𝗇 𝖠𝗉𝗋𝗂𝗅 𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟨] 𝗂𝗍 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗂𝖽𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝖿𝗂𝖾𝖽 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗐𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗌𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗅 𝖿𝖺𝗎𝗅𝗍𝗌 𝗈𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗇𝖾𝗍𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗄. 𝖠𝗌 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗈𝖽𝖺𝗒 [𝟣𝟫𝗍𝗁 𝖬𝖺𝗒] 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝖻𝖾 𝖺 𝗌𝖾𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝗈𝖿 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝗇𝗇𝖾𝖽 𝗉𝗈𝗐𝖾𝗋𝖼𝗎𝗍𝗌 𝗌𝗈 𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖾𝗇𝗀𝗂𝗇𝖾𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝗋𝖾𝗉𝖺𝗂𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗇𝖾𝗍𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗄 𝗌𝖺𝖿𝖾𝗅𝗒. 𝖠𝗅𝗅 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗂𝖽𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌 𝖺𝖿𝖿𝖾𝖼𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝖻𝖾 𝗀𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗇 𝖺𝗍 𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗌𝗍 𝟦𝟪 𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗋𝗌 𝗐𝗋𝗂𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗇 𝗇𝗈𝗍𝗂𝖼𝖾.

𝐈𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝖺𝗇 𝖴𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗋𝗎𝗉𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖯𝗈𝗐𝖾𝗋 𝖲𝗎𝗉𝗉𝗅𝗒 𝖢𝖺𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗁𝖾𝗅𝗉 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗋𝗍 𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗆 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗋𝗎𝗉𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖾𝗌𝗌𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝖺𝗅 𝖾𝗊𝗎𝗂𝗉𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗈𝗇𝗅𝗒. 𝖳𝗁𝖾𝗌𝖾 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝖾𝖺𝗌𝗂𝗅𝗒 𝖻𝖾 𝗉𝗎𝗋𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝗈𝗇𝗅𝗂𝗇𝖾.

𝐈𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐮𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝗐𝖾 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝖺 𝖯𝗋𝗂𝗈𝗋𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝖲𝖾𝗋𝗏𝗂𝖼𝖾𝗌 𝖱𝖾𝗀𝗂𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗋, 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝖾𝖻 𝗉𝖺𝗀𝖾 𝖺𝗅𝗌𝗈 𝗁𝖺𝗌 𝖺 𝗅𝗈𝗍 𝗈𝖿 𝗎𝗌𝖾𝖿𝗎𝗅 𝗍𝗂𝗉𝗌 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝖼𝗈𝗉𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 interruptions: www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk/power-cut/priority-services.

𝖶𝗁𝗂𝗅𝗌𝗍 𝗐𝖾 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝗇𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝗀𝗎𝖺𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗍𝖾𝖾 𝖺𝗇 𝗎𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗋𝗎𝗉𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗉𝗈𝗐𝖾𝗋 𝗌𝗎𝗉𝗉𝗅𝗒, 𝗐𝖾 𝖽𝗈 𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝖾𝗅𝗂𝗆𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝖺𝗌 𝗆𝖺𝗇𝗒 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗋𝗎𝗉𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝖺𝗌 𝗉𝗈𝗌𝗌𝗂𝖻𝗅𝖾. 𝖨𝖿 𝖼𝗎𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝖽𝗈 𝗐𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝗄𝗇𝗈𝗐 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗂𝗋 𝗈𝗐𝗇 𝖿𝖺𝗎𝗅𝗍/𝗂𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗋𝗎𝗉𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗁𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗋𝗒, 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝖼𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗎𝗌 𝗈𝗇 𝟣𝟢𝟧, 𝟤𝟦 𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗋𝗌 𝖺 𝖽𝖺𝗒.

𝖨 𝗁𝗈𝗉𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖿𝗂𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗂𝗇𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗆𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗁𝖾𝗅𝗉𝖿𝗎𝗅 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝗉𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗌𝖾 𝖽𝗈 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗁𝖾𝗌𝗂𝗍𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗍𝖺𝖼𝗍 𝗆𝖾 𝗂𝖿 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗋𝖾𝗊𝗎𝗂𝗋𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝗒𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖿𝗎𝗋𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋.

My apologies to those I advised to contact their electricity provider directly as that turns out to be wrong; it is UK Power Networks.

26/05/2026

🏘️ Looking for information about affordable and social housing in the Maldon District?

Several Registered Social Landlords operate locally, offering a range of properties for rent and shared ownership. 🏡

📍 All social housing options are managed through Gateway to Homechoice. For more information including how to apply, click the link in our bio and select 'Housing'. 🔗

25/05/2026

Don't forget, it's "Meet the Police" next week, on Thursday 4th June at 3pm at the Masonic Hall. Please do come along if you have anything you'd like to discuss with them.

'Let's Talk' event - Tollesbury.

We are holding a 'Let's Talk' event at the Masonic Hall, 38 East Street, Tollesbury CM98QE on Thursday 04th June at 3pm.

A ‘Let’s Talk’ event is a chance to meet your local police face-to-face, ask questions, and share any concerns you may have about where you live, work or go to school. Officers are there to listen, offer advice, and work with you to help keep your community safe. No appointment needed, just turn up and have a chat.

It would be great to see you!

22/05/2026

We have launched a public survey to gather views on the future of the Maldon Museum in the Park and the potential development of an Arts and Culture Centre at Maldon Promenade Park. 📝

The survey gives residents, visitors and stakeholders the opportunity to share their views on how the Museum can remain a valued community asset while responding to changing needs and improving its long-term sustainability. Feedback will help inform a report to be presented to councillors in July. 🔎

The Museum is an important part of the district’s heritage, but it requires investment and updating to increase its relevance and appeal to visitors. 👪

Additionally, as part of our wider consideration of options for the site, we are also exploring whether an Arts and Culture Centre could provide a flexible space for; exhibitions, workshops, performances, public talks and community-led displays, complementing the Museum’s core offer. 🎨

Current early cost estimates for an Arts and Culture Centre are in the region of £2 million to £3 million dependent on detailed requirements. No decision has been made, and the Council is keen to hear a broad range of views before any recommendations are submitted to councillors and are finalised. 🗨

Cllr Simon Morgan, Leader of the Council, said; "I would encourage everyone to take part in the survey and help shape the future of culture and heritage provision in Maldon District. The Council welcomes feedback from all those with an interest in the Museum, Promenade Park and the wider cultural life of the district."

“By taking part, residents and visitors can ensure their views are considered as the Council develops its proposals and prepares its report for July.”

See the comment below for details of how to take part in the survey. 👇

18/05/2026

Do you have a question for the police? This is a good chance to come and ask them.

'Let's Talk' event - Tollesbury.

We are holding a 'Let's Talk' event at the Masonic Hall, 38 East Street, Tollesbury CM98QE on Thursday 04th June at 3pm.

A ‘Let’s Talk’ event is a chance to meet your local police face-to-face, ask questions, and share any concerns you may have about where you live, work or go to school. Officers are there to listen, offer advice, and work with you to help keep your community safe. No appointment needed, just turn up and have a chat.

It would be great to see you!