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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

  • 2nd May 2016


    Boxted British Legion

    Quiz night Saturday 7 May from 8pm


    Pictured above: a wooden cross brace in St Peter’s Church Tower

    Church Services Sunday 8 May

    9.30 am Sung Eucharist at St Peter’s Church, Boxted

    11 am service at the Boxted Methodist Church led by Alan Beesley


    Mobile Library

    Tuesdays 10 and 24 May

    Boxted Playing Field car park 10.55 – 11.30 am


    WI

    AGM and Resolutions with Champagne, Canapés and a Foodie Quiz.
    Tuesday 10 May. Boxted Village Hall from 7.30 pm

     


    Planning Application submitted for Greenhouse Site

    London Road Gt Horkesley
    Application No. 160906

    The Colchester Borough Council’s planning pages have the latest application for the greenhouse site at London Road, Great Horkesley.

    http://www.planning.colchester.gov.uk/WAM/findCaseFile.do?appNumber=160906&appType=Planning&action=Search

    SVAG’s committee will be discussing this application in depth on May 4th and will advise of their opinion in due course.

    The consultation period for this application ends on May 13th. Comments can be made to the Council before this date. Write to planning.services@colchester.gov.uk quoting application number 160906, giving your full name and address.

    Comments can also be emailed to info@stourvalleyactiongroup.org.uk.

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