AN annual public meeting for the Maldon Harbour Improvement Commissioners will be held in Heybridge.

The Commissioners are responsible for maintaining the navigable channel, for providing and maintaining the 11 navigation buoys and for collecting harbour dues for the stretch of the river from Fullbridge to just upstream of the Heybridge Basin Lock Gates.

All stakeholders and interested parties are welcome to attend the meeting to hear about the work of the Commissioners, to ask questions and discuss relevant matters of interest.

The meeting will be held on Thursday, May 18 from 7.30pm at Blackwater Sailing Club, in Basin Road, Heybridge.

Any questions should be submitted in advance of the meeting, by no later than Tuesday, May 9.

Questions should be emailed to the Clerk to the Commissioners at clerk@mhic.org.uk.