The doctors are housed within a purpose built building within the village centre, and linked to the Little Waltham doctors surgery.

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Great Notley Garden Village currently features a temporary church situated near the main community centre.

A multi-denominational church will be located opposite the newly constructed primary school and will be adjacent to a playground.

The church will be in the centre of a natural environment including various ponds which will be an ideal location for a picnic area when it has fully matured.

A planning application for the adjoining Vicarage has been made and construction is due to commence in 2001.

The community centre is focused North of the Village Green and incorporates a village hall and a section of N.G.C.A. called `Ducklings. The majority of this section is a Social Services and OFSTED inspected and registered Pre-school, providing a high standard of pre-school education for children aged from two and a half. They have sessions every afternoon and every morning except Thursdays, when the parent and toddler section meet at the hall.

The community centre, officially opened by HRH The Princess Royal in November 1996, is being fully utilised by a large number of local groups and societies including 55+, badminton, indoor bowls and numerous social events.

Contact the Community Centre on 01376 348 449 or press the link on the left for full details of activities which take place weekly.

Family Restaurant and Public House Planning permission has been achieved for a family restaurant / public house to be developed adjacent to the Community Centre, with a licence application underway. Construction should begin shortly. (March 2002)

The 100 acre country park has been created by Countryside Properties for the enjoyment of all in the Village, it can be reached by an underpass from the middle of the village, or by crossing at the Tesco roundabout. It contains 2 lakes, stunning views from the top of Notley Bowl, and lovely countryside walks.
It is home to a number of other features, please see below, and check the links on the left.

Currently under construction, the Discovery centre will be managed by Braintree District Council and will include a variety of facilities and activities.

The home in the past of various tribute band concerts, and offering some of the most spectacular views of Essex from it's summit.

Totally man made from soil removed from the construction site, Notley Bowl is a phenomenal landmark.

To find out more about PARC - press the logo above.

A Tesco supermarket with pharmacy in house.
The opening times are :-

24hrs. Monday 8am - Saturday 10pm.
Sunday 10am - 4pm

The petrol station is open 24hrs, with Credit card only payment between Midnight and 6am.

The Essex showground at Great Leighs, just 1 mile from the Village is home to many events throughout the year, including the highly acclaimed Essex Show, boot fairs, horse and dog shows, young farmers events, and much more.

We hope to include a full schedule at a later date.

Adjoining the shopping centre is the pre-school day care centre. The pre-school day care centre caters for around 100 pupils and focuses mainly on 'learning actitivies'. The various after-school activity clubs allow parents to be flexible in their collection times giving them more freedom in their work, household chores and security.

The new Notley Green Primary School has been developed by Essex County Council and is in addition to the existing and highly regarded White Court Primary School. The building has been created using sustainable, environmental principals and is the first of its kind in the country. Opened in September 1999, the school features:

A moss roof that is covered with sedum, a plant that provides a microclimate for insects and birds.

A breathing wall which allows water vapour to breathe to the outside through the use of recycled newspapers and waste wood products.

A garden for each of the six classrooms which will be maintained by the pupils.

An innovative use of space with sliding doors and an internal inner courtyard

Recycled plastic work surfaces and a child sized kitchen.

No car parking spaces for parents, encouraging the use of public transport and walking to school.

Contact the Primary School on 01376 348 449.

Currently the shops situated within the Village centre are occupied by Hamilton Piers Estate Agents, PlayLodge Leisure - Video, DVD and games rental, and a Dry Cleaners.

Springfield Lodge Veternary Clinic.
Located in a purpose built building in the village centre all routine and emergency services are on offer. Contact numbers :-

01376 345644

Emergencies:- 01376 513247

Adjacent to the Vets, Quay Fish BAr has just opened, offering a wide range of traditional fish and chip take away meals.

Great Notley was the first development in the country to incorporate traffic calming measures throughout its road network and to introduce 20mph speed limits. 20mph zones have been proven to halve the number of casualties within residential areas and many different measures are utilised to achieve this including, speed control islands, chicanes and tables, with the additional benefits that air and noise pollution are also reduced.

An independent network of footpaths and cycleways additionally provides safe and convenient routes for pedestrians and cyclists, between the hamlets, village facilities and the local primary school.

Great Notley is centred around the 6-acre village green which is the venue for a variety of different activities including cricket on the square. Thirty six semi-mature English oak trees encircle the green in a traditional manner, with the family homes beyond them benefitting from superb views of this time honoured village scene.

Informal greens and more formal squares also feature within the residential areas and lend an established, spacious feel to the individual developments.

Thousands of ponds are lost each year throughout Great Britain due mainly to agricultural infill.

At Great Notley particular attention has been paid not only to retaining and enhancing existing water features, but to creating new ones.

The village ponds in the Notley Green Hamlet were originally designed around an existing pond, with a new pond being created alongside it. A copse of more than 20 mature trees was transplanted by the largest tree-mover in Europe.

The mature and natural environment which is evident today was completed by the introduction of ornament ducks and geese, together with a variety of fish.