Chigwell Row Community

Fire service and police investigate a burning vehicle on Lambourne Road. At 2.30am on Tuesday 26th January a local resident was woken by his security alarm after he initially heard a loud bang. When the resident got himself up and exited his home to see what had caused the commotion, he saw that a vehicle was on fire opposite 52 Lambourne Road.  The resident immediately called both the fire service and emergency police.  The resident noticed that there were Jerry cans and unknown items in a black bag near the blazing car.  Moreover the car could not be opened without breaking the glass of the windows so must have been locked. Mr Chowdhry our Chairman is in direct contact with the district policing team and received the following response from PC Walker. Dear Wilson Chowdhry,                      "This matter is still under investigation. It is yet to be established if this was a vehicle defect, accidental or arson. There were no injuries caused as a result of this fire." Rega

Image taken after leak on Hainault road last year Please sign our petition (here) After a fourth water outage in 2021 Chigwell residents are still expected to believe there is no major issue.  Thames Water in a conversation with Mr Chowdhry Chairman of the Chigwell Row Residents Association advised that a booster has tripped a recurring theme that has left him and large numbers of other residents upset: CRRA has written several reports on the outages and complained to Thames Water over a dozen times: On the 9th of January 2020 a major pipe burst on Manford Way (click here) On 26th October 2019 repairs were being undertaken on Lambourne Road (click here) On 22nd October it took Thames Water 5 hours to reach a reported leak on Lambourne Road (click here) CRRA wrote to Thames Water on 3oth September 2020 calling for an overhaul of their existing infrastructure  (click here) Hainault Road was flooded on September 2020 - Watch video (click here) Thames water try to wriggle out of admitting

As we were out very early the beautiful sunrise became more visible as we drove away from Chigwell.  This image taken from Romford Road (Redbridge section) By Hannah Chowdhry Residents of Chigwell woke up to one of the most beautiful mornings of late.  Our sky was a myriad of red, yellow and orange colours and many locals placed some stunning images on social media. My father and I were up early and while driving to visiting some of his clients venues we were able to stop on the A127 and take a picture from one of the overpasses.  The location we chose  had one of the clearest views of the gorgeous sky.   From the A127 you could see a simply magnificent deep red sky We hope local people were inspired by the gorgeous sky yesterday and were disappointed that images we had of Chigwell Row in the morning only had a thin line (as we set off very early). Fortunately we have some beautiful examples of the delectable sky above Chigwell that others have shared: Image from Samantha Battles from

  Please join our Facebook group (here) By Hannah Chowdhry Chigwell Parish council have agreed to pay for local residents using the EFCT Yellow Bus for journeys to Buckhurst Way Clinic for COVID-19 Vaccinations. Local residents must provide their  have full address confirm that they are registered in Chigwell Parish.   If anyone wants to pay for themselves the cost would be: £6.00 return from Chigwell to Buckhurst Hill Clinic If going outside the area i.e. Romford, Ilford it will be £4.20 up to 3 miles and 60p thereafter.   You will be travelling with others and are able to take a carer/escort (as long as EFCT are informed beforehand). Passengers would need to be flexible as EFCT may need to meet/collect them so as to fit in with all appointments.     EFCT service to support Covid-19 Vaccination Programme for Chigwell residents.   This is to benefit the residents of Chigwell who cannot travel to Buckhurst Way Clinic, 49 Buckhurst Way, Buckhur