WELCOME TO FELSTED
Located in north-west Essex and with a population of around 3,000, the Parish of Felsted has at its heart the historic village of Felsted, surrounded by Greens and Hamlets, in a beautiful rural setting.
Felsted retains the underlying charm and attraction of a rural parish, with the community and village at its heart. This is what attracts people to the area and what we as the Parish Council see as our historic duty to protect. Preservation of our heritage is balanced with a duty to ensure that the Parish thrives and meets the future needs of our community.
Winner of RCCE Village of the Year 2015
“One of the best places to live in the East of England” – The Sunday Times (2013)
LATEST NEWS
Have you completed and returned your Housing Needs Survey?
The Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group have reported that over 25% of households have already retuned their completed Housing Needs Surveys to the RCCE. This is an excellent start. If you have not yet retuned your survey, you have until February 21st to do so.
Do not miss the opportunity to have your say on future housing needs within the parish. It is important that as many voices as possible are heard on this very important topic.
Emergency road repairs in centre of village weekend of 6th February 2016
Emergency repairs to a collapsed manhole are being carried out in the village centre this weekend. This will necessitate a three way traffic light system at the village centre junction and will result in additional parking restrictions. It is hoped that these emergency repairs will be completed by Sunday evening but they may have to be extended into Monday or Tuesday, depending on what is found once the area is excavated.
Weekend GP appointments now available in Uttlesford
A new Weekend GP Service is being trialled in Uttlesford and has, since November, received positive feedback from patients. The majority of people who have visited the service so far have been of working age and may not be able to access appointments during the week.
The NHS service is based out of Radwinter Road (Saffron Walden Community Hospital) and Great Dunmow Community Centre. Appointments are accessed through a patient’s own GP surgery for a booked appointment only; it is not a ‘walk-in service’.
All GP practices in Uttlesford are taking bookings for the service which allows patients to see a GP, healthcare assistant or nurse for routine appointments, health checks and treatments. People with long term health conditions such as asthma and diabetes can also access these appointments.
Liz Adams, Interim Chief Executive of Uttlesford Health, one of the organisations which run the service said: “We are incredibly proud to have launched this service which will allow people greater access to GP appointments. Our GP practices can book these appointments as part of their normal processes, which will provide greater choice to fit in with busy lifestyles.
“GP practices are under extreme pressure nationally and the demand for GP appointments is increasing and this service will help relieve that demand.”
To book an appointment, simply contact your GP in the usual way.
The service is funded through a grant from the Prime Minister’s Access Fund and is a pilot managed by two local GP companies; Stellar Healthcare and Uttlesford Health. These two companies have been set up by the GP practices in the area.
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Contact: Kay Odysseos 01992566140 ten.shn@smmoc.gccew