Chigwell Row Community

We earlier posted an alert about a woman of 76 years who had been missing for up to 12 hours.  We can now confirm that Gillian Ide has been located and is safely back with her family.  Read more (here )

Missing:  Gillian Ide [posted at 10.30pm] Relatives and friends of an elderly woman of 76 years are calling for help in locating her.  Gillian Ide was last seen at 10:30am on 13th September, after leaving a Yoga Class at Fullwell Cross Leisure Centre, on Barkingside High Street.   Police and local hospitals have been informed but so far Gillian who suffers from Dementia has not been traced. Gillian was seen by a RING camera on Redbridge Lane East at around 12pm. UPDATE: 11.30pm If anyone has seen her please notify local police or get in touch with Chigwell Row Residents Association, who can get in contact with those close to the woman.  You can contact CRRA by emailing wilson@eastIlfordbettermentpartnership.org or call us on 020 8514 0861

Most of you already know that Chigwell Row Residents Association has been working in partnership with Epping Forest Community Transport.   Charity No: 1148539 Registered Company Limited by Guarantee No: 7983448 Email:  efct@efcommunitytransport.org.uk  Web:  www.efcommunitytransport.org.uk , i n supporting local residents get their children to school safely and reducing traffic within the Chigwell community. At present Epping Forest Community Transport are offering one minibus to Chigwell (High Road), Davenant Foundation, Debden Park High and West Hatch High schools.  A second minibus could be available if we can increase the interest therefore reducing the time required for student travel and increasing pick up locations.   The same minibus serves our ageing community to access Epping High Street,  Epping Retail Park or Debden High street. The service is a Demand Response Service, DaRT8 for more information please contact Epping Forest Community Transport 01992 579556, email  efct@efc

Working with Chigwell Row Residents Association, Epping Forest Community Transport (EFCT) have now organised a Yellow Bus Service that will transport Children from Chigwell Row and Chigwell Village to Davenant High School, Debden Park High School, Chigwell School and West Hatch High School.  The service is a new one and will now utilise the second yellow bus. The bus still has school places on offer and will not charge for holidays and periods of interruption i.e. COVID-19 outbreak making this an inexpensive option.   Furthermore the service has now been accepted onto the Essex Supported Travel programme for students living three miles away from catchment schools they attend. CRRA was very involved in the process of making this happen. Readers may want to email EFCT as there are more available spaces especially as the long term plan is to operate a two bus system, which will result in shorter journey times for all travellers using shorter more direct routes.   EFCT's contact detail