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  • 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

  • 28th November 2015

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    Faces of The Village

    Scott Dolling, who organises the advertising for the village magazine, with his children, William and Poppy.

    Scott and his wife Vanessa moved to Boxted from Needham Market in Suffolk to be nearer to his employment in Southend. The move certainly cut down his commuting time but he has noticed a gradual deterioration in travelling time due to build up of traffic over the last five years. Scott car shares regularly with one other person and often two. He loves the village and is keen to keep it looking tidy helping out as a litter picker and would like to encourage more community pride in keeping it special.

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