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

  • 27th March 2017


    Mobile Library

    Tuesdays 28 March and 11 April

    Boxted Playing Field car park 10.55 – 11.30 am

    Read a review of the book:’ Archangel’ here:

    Coffee Morning

    Friday 31 March at 10.30 in Langham Community Centre. Everyone is welcome, and refreshments are being provided by Langham WI. There will be the usual 100 club draw and book stall.

    This is Langham WI’s last event before the group disperses, so it would be good to have plenty of people.
    The group had to ‘suspend’ as it finally, comprehensively, ran out of people for the committee, which had been running on delayed retirements for a couple of years. Suspension means county are holding the group funds for three years in case another WI starts up in Langham.

    Pictured above: Langham WI’s entry for the Boxted WI’s Bake off held last year.

    Church Services

    Sunday 2 April

    9.30 am Sung Eucharist at St Mary’s Langham

    11 am service at the Methodist Church

    Boxted Methodist Silver Band

    Monthly service: 3 pm Sunday 2 April at Boxted Methodist Church

    Evergreens

    Hot Cross Buns and Easter Baskets

    Boxted village hall at 2.30 pm on Thursday 6 April

    Jamie Oliver’s Hot Cross Buns recipe can be read here:

    Attended Refuse Freighter

    Extra domestic collections of large household items.

    Saturday 8 April Boxted Playing Field car park 11 – 12 noon
    • please bring green garden waste separately to be composted

    • this service is provided for small loads and from domestic properties, so you can use this service to dispose of bulky items not normally collected with household waste;

    • no commercial refuse or hazardous waste such as asbestos, batteries, liquids, gas bottles;

    • no large loads please.

    • no electrical goods

    • no items which can be recycled through kerbside collection

    FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE TELEPHONE 01206 282700


    WI

    Handy Household Hints – Ann Burr

    Boxted village hall Tuesday 11 April from 7.30 pm



    Easter Lilies

    Dot Garner (272599) and Annette Whybrow (272773) are again organising Easter Lilies to be included in the flower arrangements in memory of loved ones. The cost is £2.60 each for Arum lilies and £1.60 each for Longiflorum. Orders can be written on the available forms in the two village churches.


    Please join us for a fun evening of Hymn singing

    BEER AND HYMNS

    ST PETER’S CHURCH, BOXTED

    SATURDAY 29TH APRIL

    6.30pm – 9.30pm

    Local Beers on tap
    Wine and Soft Drinks

    Barbecue, sausages and burgers

    Adults £6.00 includes first drink
    No charge for children

    All money raised is for Youth Work
    In Langham and Boxted

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