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Proposed New Housing Development

Proposed 150 New Homes in Boxted The Parish Council have engaged with a team from Planning Direct to draft an initial objection. You can read the draft document and relevant information on the Boxted Parish Council website and have your…
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Pylons In Boxted

Please give a thought to Boxted residents who could be impacted by the preposterous 50m high pylons (height of a 15-story building) being proposed to cut cross Langham and Straight Roads heading diagonally to Queens Head Road area…
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Hedgehogs need you!

Sign up to have a hole drilled in your fence to create a passage for hedgehogs to pass through your garden easily while out looking for food and a mate. Increasingly hedgehogs can be found in urban areas, as…
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Footpath Walks

The Boxted Wildlife group have revived the concept of the Village Walk once a month on a Saturday morning around the village ending with refreshments at the Hub.
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Sign the Petition to Save Our Bridge

Petition Sign the petition to save our bridge.
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Village Resources

30th July 2022

Aug 5, 2022

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in Weekly Newsletters
Village News and Events

in Boxted and Langham

Welcome to the latest newsletter. If you wish to have an item included in this newsletter, please email us at newsandevents@boxted.org.uk by Thursday 5pm at the latest. Thank you.

Last minute reminder …

Household drop-off service
- Saturday 30 July, 8.00am to 9.15am
  Langham Community Centre car park
- Saturday 30 July, 11am to 12 noon
  King George Playing Field car park, Cage Lane, Boxted
Church services

Sunday 31 July

10 am United Service: St Peter’s Boxted

Save our bridge!

Boxted Parish Council request that Boxted Bridge planning application be withdrawn

Click here to read Boxted Parish Council’s letter to Cllr Lee Scott and Essex Highways requesting that the Boxted Bridge planning application CC/COL/106/21 be withdrawn.

Save Boxted Bridge campaigner Lucinda de Jasay writes:

“Whilst cycling over Cat and Mutton bridge, Broadway Market, Hackney, in London I was struck by the sight of two people straining to look over the parapet at the view down onto Regent’s Canal. I happened to have a measuring tape with me; the bridge parapet height was 147 cms, just short of the 150 cm central parapet height proposed in Essex Highways’ planning application design for a replacement superstructure Boxted bridge. Here then is a convenient visual to imagine their proposed visitor experience!

“It is no coincidence that in 1897 bridge builder George Double designed the parapet of Boxted Bridge 130 cm high, the perfect height to safely lean on and enjoy maximum views of the river in it’s idyllic rural setting whilst creating a gently pleasing arched span on the sides.

“SAVE OUR BRIDGE!”

Full information on the Save Boxted Bridge campaign can be found on Change.Org .

New dog waste bin

At the request of residents, Boxted Parish Council has arranged for a dog waste bin to be installed by Colchester Borough Council at the end of Harwich Lines.

Boxted Parish Council will be paying an annual charge of £400 to have it regularly emptied. Please carry your full doggie bags with you to deposit into the bin – don’t leave them littering the footpath to collect and dispose of later. It’s an unpleasant hazard and spoils the enjoyment of those using the footpaths.

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