In July 2019, Rochford District Council became the accountable body of the River Crouch Coastal Community Team. The Terms of Reference can be found in the Related Content section. Minutes of the Steering Group are also available in the Related Content section. There is an open annual general meeting (AGM) each year and the next meeting will be held on Tuesday 11th November 2025 at 2pm.
The Annual Report for the period November 2023 - November 2024 ) (as reported at the AGM held on Tuesday, 19th November 2024) can now be viewed. Please note that the notes of the Steering Group meetings and the Terms of Reference mentioned in Appendix 1 and 2 of the Annual Report can be viewed via the ‘Related Content’ section.
A new half-yearly newsletter is located under the ‘Related Content’ section – providing updates on more recent work undertaken / in-progress.
On 11th March 2024, a meeting of the Steering Group agreed that the RCCCT be renamed to ‘Crouch Valley Coastal Community’.
Background – Originally the group was formed after being awarded a £10,000 grant by the then Department for Communities & Local Government (DCLG) to set up a Coastal Community Team (CCT) for the River Crouch inc. the River Roach. Part of the funding required the group to produce an economic action plan for the River Crouch to ensure its economic prosperity going forward, this was refreshed in 2017 and details what the grant money was spent on. This was published and is in the Related Content section.
The group are also stakeholders in the Essex Path to Prosperity project run by Essex County Council and the Natural England Coastal Path project, both of which are operating across the districts of Chelmsford City, Maldon and Rochford Districts. More information about these projects can be found in the Related Content.
Part of the teams on-going work is to promote the River Crouch to visitors and therefore we invite you to download both the River Crouch Visitors Guide and Crouch Walks – South of the River, in the Related Content section.
Check out Rochford District Council’s tourist video to invite people to come to the Rochford
Further information about the Crouch Valley Coastal Community Team is available on a new Crouch Valley Coastal Community website.
If you have an interest in the River Crouch and would like to join the Crouch CCT, please contact us using this email addresses - coastalcommunityteam@rochford.gov.uk