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
Essex Police Crime Reports
Essex Police issues a ‘Partnership Document’ detailing crimes in the county. These are routinely copied to the Parish Council, whether or not there are any reported incidents in the parish.
We have been asked to copy these reports to the website and will be adding them to this page in future, so that residents are both aware of reported crimes and alert to ways in which they can make property secure.
It should be noted that Uttlesford is a safe place to live. It has the 4th lowest crime rate in Essex at 3.4 offences per 1,000 population (Home Office, 2013/14). The rate of recorded offences has been steadily falling since 2003-04. Across the whole district rates are extremely low with vast majority of crimes relating to criminal damage, non-dwelling burglaries, and thefts from motor vehicles.
You can also sign up for Essex Community Messaging to receive alerts regarding policing and community safety issues which affect you.
Litter Pick and Bulb Planting this weekend
This Saturday, 10th October, the Parish Council is arranging another litter pick. If you are able to help please meet at the playing field car park at 10am. Just come along (all equipment will be provided) or contact the Parish Clerk for more details.
We have also purchased more daffodil bulbs. Those we planted this time last year made the Parish look lovely through Spring. If you can help by taking a few bulbs to plant in your area of the Parish then please contact Cllr Freeman.
These activities help make Felsted a great place to live. If you are able to spare some of your time to help your community then please do.
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Essex Rural Partnership Launches Rural Strategy Questionnaire
The Essex Rural Partnership Rural Strategy Questionnaire is now live.
The team are aiming to get as many responses as possible to ensure that the new strategy is well-informed of people’s needs and views. The questionnaire can be completed on line and should take approximately 10 minutes.
The questionnaire can be accessed here.
The questionnaire will be live for 10 weeks, closing on 4th December. The questionnaire is open to be completed by anyone – as an individual, on behalf of a business, or on behalf of an organisation (a Council, a club, an association, etc).