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

  • 3rd July 2017


    Mobile Library

    Tuesdays 4 and 18 July

    Boxted Playing Field car park 10.55 – 11.30 am
    Drop in Session for Colchester Borough Council’s Local Plan Draft Consultation

    Langham Community Centre

    Thursday 6 July 4 – 8 pm



    Church Services

    Sunday 9 July

    9.30 am Sung Eucharist at St Mary’s, Langham.

    11 am service at Boxted Methodist Church led by Alan Beesley


    WI

    Treasure Hunt and Geocaching around Boxted followed by a quiz at the village hall.

    Tuesday 11 July at 7.30 pm

    New Ladies Group

    An opportunity to meet informally at Langham Community Centre on the second Thursday of each month at 7.30 pm. It is hoped to book speakers, arrange visits, learn new skills and have lively discussions with friends old and new. All ages are welcome; annual membership £25. Inaugural meeting Thursday 13 July, 7.30 pm.Further details from Gill Brown (01206 273286), e-mail gillian.ann.brown, Tricia Gooding (01206 230510) or Maureen Shouksmith (01206 272438).




    Contractors have recently been working overnight to fill in potholes along the Straight Road.

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