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
Help with emergency planning in Felsted
The Parish Council is looking to compile a list of volunteers who are willing and able to be called upon should the village experience an emergency situation.
The most likely cause of this would be extreme weather, such as snow or flooding.
Any residents who have access to vehicles able to clear roads, 4 x 4s that could access cut off areas, or anyone who has access to pumps or generators, are requested to contact the Assistant Clerk on 07425 142302 or email her on ku.vog.cp-detslef@krelctssa to discuss what they may be able to contribute to any future emergency situation.
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Thistley Green Bridge Closure
We have been advised that Essex Highways are making preparations to carry out necessary strengthening works to Thistley Green Bridge on Felsted Road, Felsted which is currently in a weak condition.
Work is due to commence Monday 14 October 2019 and is expected to continue
until early December 2019. During this time it will be necessary for a section of
Felsted Road to be fully closed to all vehicles at the bridge.
Advanced notices will be in place and a signed diversion route via Felsted Road,
School Lane, Dumney Lane, Main Road, Moulsham Hall Lane, Great Leighs Bypass
Roundabout, Bartholomew Green Road, Crix Green Road, Frenches Green Road,
Bannister Green, Burnstie Road, Cock Green Road, Causeway End Road and vice
versa.
The future of Interface
Readers of the Church magazine, Interface, will be aware that the editor is standing down. Without a replacement editor, the magazine is at risk of closing down.
The Parish Council wants to support the continued publication of Interface and so would encourage anyone interested in becoming the editor, or being part of an editorial team, to contact the existing editor or the Parish Clerk.
Longer term residents will remember the previous quarterly Parish Council Newsletter. This was produced progressively less frequently, until it finally stopped a few years ago. Although it was partially replaced by a new Parish website, with regular news items, we were conscious of the lack of printed news and so began a regular news page for Interface.
We have considered restarting the newsletter in the past and found no way forward, due primarily to the lack of a volunteer editor and of course the fact that we had Interface and the website.
The Parish Council wants to support the continuation of Interface or, if not possible, then consideration of a broader newsletter.
If you would like to learn more about the role of editor for Interface, or have ideas about a quarterly parish newsletter, as editor or as a part of an editorial team to share the work, then please contact the Parish Clerk.