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 December 2016

    Don’t forget we have a village website packed with interesting information:

    https://boxted.org.uk

    Christmas Opening Hours:

    Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 December: 9 am – 2 pm
    Thursday 29 December: 9 am – 4 pm
    Friday 30 December: 9 am – 11 pm
    Saturday 31 December: 9 am – 5 pm.

    Langham Community Shop

    Christmas and New Year Opening Times:

    Tuesday 27 December, 9.30 to 11.30 am;
    Wednesday 28,Thursday 29, Friday 30 and Saturday 31 December:
    8.30 am to 1.00 pm;
    Sunday New Years Day and Monday 2 January, 9.30 to 11.30 am.

    The shop seeks volunteers to help in many ways and is a fun and friendly place. Come in and speak to Jane, the manager, or call her on 01206 272431.


    Church Services

    Sunday 1 January

    9.30 am Sung Eucharist at St Peter’s, Boxted


    Mobile Library

    Tuesdays 3 and 17 January

    Boxted Playing Field car park 10.55 – 11.30 am

    Read a review of the book, Essex Serpent, here

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