Local News - Dunton Park Residents' Association, Brentwood

Site Expansion Update! 🏡🏗️

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

You might have heard the news that Regency is looking to put 70 new homes on the touring field. We want to keep you in the loop! We've...

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Posted: 26 Jun 25

🌼 Dunton in Bloom🌼

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

Time to summon your inner Monty Don - the great gardening showdown is on 4 July! The office will be dishing out 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place pri...

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Posted: 26 Jun 25

Live Music in July

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

🎙️ Friday 18 July – Tribute Show with Neil Duncan Last year Neil's Legends and Laughter Show went down a storm so he's back ...

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Posted: 26 Jun 25

🚧 Site Works This Week 🚧

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

🕳️ Potholes The two crater-sized potholes near the entrance and the gates are finally getting their moment in the spotlight. They're be...

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Posted: 26 Jun 25

New Chair

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

As some of you may have heard, Gary has officially hung up his Chair hat for personal reasons. Gary has worked incredibly hard for Dunton, ...

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Posted: 18 Jun 25

♻️ "The Crunch" & Bulky Waste Update

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

Many of you have missed "The Crunch" (bulky waste collection) since its removal during COVID. Last year, a new council selection ...

Dunton Park Residents' Association |

Posted: 18 Jun 25

🌿 Pond Makeover Underway!

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

Monday saw the start of some much-needed improvements to our pond. A team of three contractors have been busy draining it down, removing all...

Dunton Park Residents' Association |

Posted: 18 Jun 25

Membership Update! 🥳

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

We're thrilled to share that almost every single home on the site is now signed up as a member of the residents' association 🎉 Ju...

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Posted: 18 Jun 25

🗑️ Bins Galore!

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

After checking capacity, we realized we needed a few more bins. A massive shout-out to Joy who worked her magic. We asked for four new bins...

Dunton Park Residents' Association |

Posted: 18 Jun 25

💡 Lights On (Soon!)

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

We're aware there are still some major lights not working. Our grounds staff tried to fix them but these need a specialist touch. The o...

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Posted: 18 Jun 25

Have your say on development of touring field

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

🚧 Planning Application Update: 70 New Units on the Old Touring Field 🚧 You should have all received a letter from Basildon Council about ...

Dunton Park Residents' Association |

Posted: 13 Jun 25

Wednesday DVD Sale

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

☕🎲 This Wednesday – DVDs for Charity! 🎲☕ Alongside the usual coffee morning and bingo, we’ll have over 200 DVDs on display in...

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Posted: 3 Jun 25

This Sunday lunchtime music

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

🎶 Reminder: Just a few days left to get your tickets! 🎶 Ian Gallaher is back this Sunday, 8th June, after stealing the show last year wit...

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Posted: 3 Jun 25

Office Holiday

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

🚨 Heads Up! 🚨 Lisa will be on holiday from Thursday, 5th June, returning on Monday, 16th June. The office will remain open as usual, with ...

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Posted: 3 Jun 25

Quiz Night Friday 6 June

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

🧠 Quiz Night Alert! This Friday, 6th June 🧠 Join us for an evening of questions with this month’s Quizmaster, Kevin Butler! 📅 Dat...

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Posted: 3 Jun 25

New Homes On Touring Field

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

We were surprised to see the planning application from Regency dropping on doormats. Gary and I will be conducting a thorough review of thi...

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Posted: 30 May 25

Updates for Dunton Park!

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

Ongoing Improvements Fresh plants have arrived, and over the coming days, you'll start seeing them popping up on site. Next week, con...

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Posted: 23 May 25

Sneak Peek at Proposed New Houses

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

Curious about how the new houses adjacent to our site might look if planning permission is granted? We’ve printed off some artist&rsqu...

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Posted: 23 May 25

Summer Street Party Approved!

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

Plans are in motion for a summer street party in the office park under a marquee! We were asked to carry out a risk assessment. We did that ...

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Posted: 23 May 25

New Insurance, New Opportunities

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

The association now has its own insurance policy, which means we can now run line dance lessons—something the hall’s previous co...

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Posted: 23 May 25

Coming up in the club

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

Last-minute reminders! Cake & Cuppa for Charity! Pop down to the hall tomorrow (Thursday) from 11am to 2pm for a lovely slic...

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Posted: 21 May 25

CCTV

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

CCTV has now been installed at the gate so this is now recording people entering the site. It has already been noted how quite a few people...

Dunton Park Residents' Association |

Posted: 17 May 25

Planning application for 375 homes

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

Basildon council has received a planning application for 375 new homes, an early years childcare facility and sports pitches on the land sur...

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Posted: 11 May 25

Pond refurb

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

We’re pleased to say we have a date for work to revamp the pond. Contractors have confirmed they will start on Tuesday 27 May

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Posted: 11 May 25

Events coming up

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

Coming up in the club … Thursday 22 May - Afternoon Tea in aid of Breast Cancer charity Friday 23 May - Live Music ‘Keeley Sm...

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Posted: 11 May 25

VE DAY Thanks

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

Thank you to everyone who came along to our VE Day celebrations. We hope you enjoyed the day of 1940s music, memorabilia, singalongs and pe...

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Posted: 11 May 25

VE Day at Dunton

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

Next Thursday 8 May is VE Day afternoon tea. ❗We are setting up a table of memorabilia so if you have anything from that period and wouldn&...

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Posted: 28 Apr 25

Thanking my fellow committee members

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

Thanks to everyone who came to race night. What a busy one that was but all went smoothly thanks to all who help out. We don't like to ...

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Posted: 28 Apr 25

Line Dancing

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

Some residents have asked if the Residents Association can run line dance classes and luckily we also have a few residents who do line danc...

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Posted: 28 Apr 25

Dunton is starting to look summery

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

You will have noticed the grounds staff re-painting and replanting around the site and it's looking great. They're working their wa...

Dunton Park Residents' Association |

Posted: 28 Apr 25

Last tickets for Romford Dogs

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

We have a handful of tickets left for Romford Dogs afternoon on Tuesday 14 October. Ticket includes a return coach, 3-course lunch and tote...

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Posted: 28 Apr 25

Free Fire Safety Checks

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

Might be of use to some on site. Essex Fire are doing free home safety visits to any Essex resident with free smoke alarms (supplied and fi...

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Posted: 28 Apr 25

Sunday afternoon cabaret

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

We're all very excited to announce the start of something new. Sunday afternoon cabarets in the hall. If successful we'll ...

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Posted: 26 Apr 25

The new committee

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

Thanks to everyone who came to our AGM in March and elected your new committee. We can confirm the new line up for the coming year is - Ga...

Dunton Park Residents' Association |

Posted: 1 Apr 25

Welcome Laurie Gould

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

In view of all the help Laurie does for the helping hands team, we have co-opted him onto our committee. Laurie is an unsung hero but just l...

Dunton Park Residents' Association |

Posted: 1 Apr 25

Romford Dogs Day Trip

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

We’re organising an afternoon at the dogs on Tuesday 14 October. Ticket includes a return coach, 3-course lunch and tote betting faci...

Dunton Park Residents' Association |

Posted: 1 Apr 25

This week in the club

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

Coming up this week ... Monday 31 March - Learn to Draw class. 6.30pm to 8pm in the hall. Free but must book a space. Friday 4 April - Bi...

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Posted: 30 Mar 25

New 'Events' Page

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

You can now click on our menu and find we've added a new 'events' page with all that's coming up in the club. You can even...

Dunton Park Residents' Association |

Posted: 30 Mar 25

Free Drawing Class

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

One of our residents Tony is an artist and he's kindly offered his services. Please book your space for a free beginners/improvers draw...

Dunton Park Residents' Association |

Posted: 20 Mar 25

Book Swap

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

Have you ever been in our library room? It's had a refresh and tidy up. Why not pop in today. Lots of new books and the addition of some...

Dunton Park Residents' Association |

Posted: 20 Mar 25

Coming to events on your own?

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

Some people have said they feel uncomfortable about coming to events in the hall because they come on their own and they're not sure abo...

Dunton Park Residents' Association |

Posted: 20 Mar 25

VE Day

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

We're looking for a veteran who'd be willing to give a brief talk/share stories at VE Day on 8th May. In return we'd donate to t...

Dunton Park Residents' Association |

Posted: 18 Mar 25

Live Music this Friday

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

Live Duo MONKIES WEDDING this Friday 21 March Tickets now on sale from - Sheila at 26 Orchard View. Lynda at 3 Meadow View. £10 eac...

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Posted: 18 Mar 25

New Development

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

We have had a few people visit us (and it was raised as a question at our AGM) about the expected new development on the fields surrounding ...

Dunton Park Residents' Association |

Posted: 18 Mar 25

New Committee 2025

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

Gary Peckham - Chair James Hailes - Secretary Sheila Hobman - Tresurer Lynda Gould, Sharon Stapleton, Sheila Mead, Mick Hilton, Harry Lowth...

Dunton Park Residents' Association |

Posted: 14 Mar 25

Thanks for £1,299.57

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

In the last 12 months, the association has given £1,299.57 in charitable donations, including MacMillian Basildon Baby Care St L...

Dunton Park Residents' Association |

Posted: 14 Mar 25

The Pond

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

We have been fighting to get the pond restored because Royale totally neglacted it. When Regency took over 11 months ago, they agreed to st...

Dunton Park Residents' Association |

Posted: 4 Mar 25

Plants and Shrubs

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

Over the coming weeks you should see groundsmen planting existing flowerbeds and new planters around the site. Some have already been done a...

Dunton Park Residents' Association |

Posted: 4 Mar 25

Message from the Chair before the AGM

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

Update from the Chair As you know we didn't have sufficient nominations to go to the AGM next week and form a committee. Therefore ...

Dunton Park Residents' Association |

Posted: 3 Mar 25

AGM 11 March housekeeping notes

Brentwood, Essex

Article by: James (Secretary)

We’ve been asked just to clarify the set up for the AGM next Tuesday 11 March. 6.15pm - doors open The meeting is only for members ...

Dunton Park Residents' Association |

Posted: 3 Mar 25

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