Boxted's beautiful Constable Country

Village Notices

  • Proposed New Housing Development

    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

    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!

    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

    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

    Sign the Petition to Save Our Bridge

    Petition Sign the petition to save our bridge.

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Village Resources

  • 9th October 2017


    Faces of The Village

    Melinda and Emma, Community Zone Wardens

    Melinda and Emma are at Boxted Community Hub on the first and third Monday of each month between 10 and 12 noon. They are there to help with any queries residents may have about council matters including enforcement for owners of dogs that foul public places.
    They carry stocks of recycling equipment for issue to residents.

    They will be at the hub on Monday 16 October

    Some of the matters that Melinda and Emma can help residents with using the
    I pad in the hub.


    Vouchers for free garden recycling bags can be obtained at the following link:

    https://beta.colchester.gov.uk/waste-and-recycling-spa/?action=Order


    Mobile Library

    Tuesday 10 and 24 October

    Boxted Playing Field car park.

    Read a review of the book, ‘No Time for Goodbye’ here

    Boxted WI
    Boxted Sewing Bee – Upcycle a Garment

    Tuesday 10 October from 7.30 pm in Boxted Village Hall.

    Monthly Parish Council Meeting

    Wednesday, 11 October from 7 pm in Boxted Village Hall.
    Read the Agenda for the Boxted Parish Council October meeting here


    Langham Ladies

    “Developing Women and the Challenges We Still Face” –

    a talk from Tracey Muir.

    Thursday 12 October in the Langham Community Centre at 7.30 pm.

    An Autumn Supper with a hog roast, desserts and a licensed bar is to be held on Saturday 21 October in the Community Centre 7 pm for 7.30 pm. Tickets £15. The after supper speaker is Lynne Mortimer who writes a column in East Anglian Daily Times.
    Tickets will go on sale to Langham Ladies members and their friends first and then if we have any over we will open it to anyone else.

    Tickets available from Gillian Brown 01206 273286.


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