WELCOME TO FELSTED

We are holding our next little pick on Saturday 12th October. 

If you can come along and spend a little time helping keep our Parish clean, then meet in the Playing Field Car Park (off Jollyboys Lane North – CM6 3DU) anytime between 10am and 2pm.

You can choose which area you ‘pick’ and high viz vests will be provided, along with grabbers and refuse bags.

Any queries please ring Diane Smith (Clerk) on  01371 823071.

We continue to thank those who give their time to help in our regular litter picks. It really does make a difference. So, if you have been thinking about an odd hour you could spare to help the community, please come along.

Even if you can’t make the day, or perhaps you are a dog walker,  please  think about picking up that odd bit of litter you see, rather than walking past it, as every bit picked up will help.

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This year’s Felsted Primary School Art Competition saw 36 entries on the theme of ‘Space’, and over 60 visitors to see and admire them.

Graham Harvey, Frances Marshall and Richard Freeman, from Felsted Parish Council, took on the challenge of judging.

With the school back from holidays, the winners were announced and the prized awarded by Alan Mackrill on Friday 27th September.

Alan congratulated the winners, saying “I know it was a very difficult task to find winners from the very high standard of entries. Well done to all who submitted entries.”

Age range 4 – 6

• 1^st           Emmie Peart
• 2^nd          Obi Powles

Age range 7 – 9

• 1^st           Matilda Hulett
• 2^nd          Charlotte Holly Pascoe

Highly commended:

• James Malthouse
• Julia Collyer

Age range 10 – 11

• 1^st                           Rose Powell
• 2^nd (JOINT)          Eve Hodson and Ned Purcell

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Early last year the Parish Council completed extended negotiations with Enodis (the developers of Flitch Green) and took ownership of the Open Space off of Station Road between Felsted and Flitch Green. The picture below shows the site  as we inherited it, a blank canvas.

Work is now ongoing to develop this space as a Nature Area. A Working Group made up of members of The Parish Council, local residents and wildlife experts is overseeing this long-term project.

Funds from Enodis are enabling the Council to create a varied habitat for wildlife and much progress has been made over the past few months. Rubbish and fly tipping have been cleared. The area along the front has been landscaped and sown with a wildflower mix, including Yellow Rattle, Ox Eye Daises, Cowslips and Primroses, together with other wildflowers. These produced a beautiful display in the Spring, with much of it still on show as we move into Autumn.

To facilitate dog walking two sets of dog waste bins have been installed, together with general rubbish bins. One set is by Station Road and one set is by Footpath 59.

FP 59 is being maintained on a monthly basis, as are paths mown throughout the Nature Area. In order to minimise disturbance to the Nature Area and protect the wildlife habitat, walkers are requested to stick to the mown paths.

The Working Group is being advised by Essex Wildlife Trust. Following recent Barn Owl sightings, members have also met with The Essex Barn Owl Conservation Project, with a view to purchasing and installing nesting boxes in the Autumn.

Notices are regularly posted at the Station Road entrance and around the Nature Area to update residents regarding ongoing work and developments. We welcome any comments residents may have regarding how we maintain the area in the future.

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