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

  • 4th April 2016


    Charlotte, a variety of salad potatoes destined for the supermarkets in July, being planted on Boxted Heathland soil last week.

    Evergreen Club

    Sayings with Peter Banham

    Thursday 7 April from 2.30 pm. Boxted Village Hall


    Upcoming Events at Boxted British Legion

    Grand National Saturday 9 April the clubhouse will be open from 12.00 to watch the race and enjoy a sweepstake. The Joshua boxing match will be on the big screen in the evening.

    Beer Festival Saturday 30 April – Monday 2 May

    Quiz night Saturday 7 May from 8pm


    ATTENDED REFUSE FREIGHTER

    This will be at Boxted Playing Field Car Park
    From 11am – 12 noon on Saturday 9 April.
    For extra domestic collections of large household items.
    no fridges or freezers;
    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 collections.

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