Recycling, and hard and green waste

The Uttlesford District Council believes strongly in the recycling of household waste.  Three bins are provided to cover most types.  The brown bin is for food waste, and is collected every week. The green bin is for recyclables (plastics, paper, tin etc), and is collected every second week.  The black bin is for non-recyclables and is collected every second week, alternating with the green bin.

Hardcore and glass are not collected routinely. There are glass collection bins in the Fallowden Lane carpark at the Church end of the village.  When using them, please be aware of the time of day, so as to minimise the disturbance to neighbours!

On each Sunday morning, a truck is parked in that same Fallowden Lane carpark, for garden waste. The schedule is "10:45 - 11:45, every Sunday, until late November".

The skip for hard waste, again in the Falloden Lane carpark, is scheduled for 08:00 - 11:30 Saturday 23rd May 2009 and the same time Saturday 24th October, 2009.

To view the Uttlesford Recycling webpage, which includes the up-to-date collection schedule, click HERE

 Ashdon Post Office and Store 

Located in the centre of the Village, next to the pub, is the Ashdon Post Office and Store.

The Store offers a variety of groceries, fresh fruit and vegetables, confectionary, frozen goods and stationery.

The Post Office provides Royal Mail and Parcel Force services, banking services for most of the high street banks, financial and insurance services, bill payment, Pay Station, Local Authority Council tax and rent payment, euros on demand, foreign currency and savings products. 

Buses, Trains, Taxis

  The 59/590 bus travels Haverhill-The Camps-Ashdon-Saffron Walden-Audley End Station-Clavering on Monday to Friday.  The 59 service (limited) travels a similar route on Saturdays.  There are no buses on Sundays.

Timetables are available in the "Rose and Crown bus shelter" and "Church End bus shelter".
For additional timetable information, call
0870 608 2 608


Trains run to Cambridge, Stansted Airport and London Liverpool Street on a regular basis from Audley End Station, nr Saffron Walden.  For timetable information, call
08457 48 49 50
or go to the National Rail website HERE.


There are several Taxi companies servicing Ashdon, mostly from the Saffron Walden area.  Some phone numbers to call include...
Walden Cabs: 01799 500 500
Crocus Cars: 01799 525 511
Five Star: 01799 522 445
Adtax: 01799 527 796

 
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  Mobile Library

The Essex County Council offers a mobile library service in Ashdon.  Please see the Essex Library diary for dates.

  Further information can be obtained by calling the Essex County Council libraries section on
0845 603 7628
or by going to their site HERE.

Village Magazine

Our Village Magazine is the primary source of current Ashdon community information, and provides us with information on current events, news, announcements, stories of interest, a Parish diary, details of Parish services and more.

The magazine is composed quarterly, and delivered to all homes in the village free of charge.  Additional copies are available in the Store.

Email the editors at
ashdonmag@googlemail.com

Copy dates for 2011:

Autumn: 24 August out by 21 September

Winter: 9 November out by 5 December

Neighbourhood-Watch

A Neighbourhood watch scheme runs in Ashdon Village.

For information, or to report something, please contact

David How on 01799 584382

 Volunteer Car Service

If you need assistance getting to the doctor, the hospital, a chiropodist, physiotherapist, psychotherapist or dentist, you may wish to contact The Ashdon Volunteer Car Service.

A member of the Uttlesford Network of Voluntary Services, this service is free at time of use.

All donations are welcome, in pounds or pence!

Please contact the co-ordinator, Janet Moore, on
01799 584 510
for further information.

Surgery

To view the Linton Health Clinic website, click HERE.

 The Rose and Crown Public House

Originally a 17th century coaching inn and according to some, patronised by Cromwell no less, the Rose and Crown has survived nearly 4 centuries to become the last remaining pub in Ashdon. 

It's located in the very centre of the village, and is a Grade II listed building with exposed original timbers and a portion of wall in the Cromwell Lounge covered in 17th century paintings.  It even has its very own ghost!

The pub offers a full range of real ale, lager, wine and spirits.  There is a main bar with inglenook fireplace, a family room where people can dine, and the Cromwell lounge with pool table and dart board.

Click HERE for the Rose and Crown website!