Four leisure centres in Chelmsford will open to customers on Monday 27 July as the country enters its next phase of lockdown easing. Riverside Leisure Centre, Chelmsford Sport and Athletics Centre, South Woodham Ferrers Leisure Centre and Dovedale Sports Centre closed on 20 March along with other centres across Britain.

A new play area for Chelmsford's Andrews Park has been officially opened by the Mayor, Jude Deakin, accompanied by Councillors Stephen Robinson, Rose Moore, Chris Davidson and Simon Goldman and local residents.

Commented Stephen Robinson, "I am delighted to see this new playground in use; it already seems very popular. There are still a number of other playgrounds in the area that need upgrading, in particular off Avon Road."

Chelmsford City Council has reaffirmed that tackling climate change is a top priority, with a new Cabinet appointment. Councillor Rose Moore has been appointed to the post of Cabinet Member for Greener and Safer Chelmsford.

Her role replaces the Cabinet Member for Safer Chelmsford, previously held by Councillor Jude Deakin, who is now the Mayor of Chelmsford for this year and has therefore stepped back from politics for the duration of her term.

Rose Moore attended school in Chelmsford and has lived in the city with her family since 2006. The former Chelmsford County High School pupil graduated from Goldsmiths College, University of London, in 1995; went on to lecture in Performing Arts at Braintree College, and has worked as a professional musician, music editor and composer since 1998.

Chelmsford now has a plan of action to address the climate and ecological emergency that it declared last summer. This was adopted at the City Council Cabinet meeting on Tuesday 28 January.

In July 2019, the Liberal Democrats led Chelmsford City Council pledged to reduce its own carbon emissions to net-zero by 2030 and to lead in encouraging others to do the same. Over the past six months, Councillors and officers have been conducting research, investigating and reviewing the organisation's existing processes, equipment and premises to determine where improvements could be made.

Dan Clark, Dave Havell and Rose Moore will stand up for Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park as Liberal Democrats on Chelmsford City Council.

Dan Clark
I decided to stand for election as I believe I can make a difference in the community. My main aims if elected are to help the people of Chelmsford feel safe in the place they call home and to introduce environmental initiatives to benefit future generations.