WELCOME TO FELSTED

The following has been received from Essex CC Transport:

Stebbing High Street will be closed from 6^th January 2020 to buses for approx. 6 months, or until the works are completed, due to restructuring of the culvert.

We have been putting in place alternative arrangements whilst the bridge within Stebbing is closed to ensure that passengers are still able to access services.

Passengers travelling from Stebbing who wish to use the service 16, will need to make use of the shuttle services. Shuttles will operate on both sides of the village and take passengers to either Great Bardfield or Blake End to continue their journeys and connect with the service 16. Passengers wishing to return to Stebbing will need to ensure that they alight from the bus at either Great Bardfield or Blake End where a shuttle vehicle will be waiting for you to take you to your return destination.

Further details regarding the times of the shuttle can be found on Stephensons website – https://stephensonsofessex.com/

The shuttle service will be run by Arrow Taxis who can be contacted on 01621 855111 should there be any problems with the shuttle.

We have also managed to arrange a school shuttle service for those families within the village who have been adversely affected by this closure. The school will be communicating the exact details and timings of this shuttle to the families affected and we ask that, if families are unsure if this affects them, for them to contact the school directly.

A referendum will take place on Thursday 30 January 2020 to decide on the question below:
“Do you want Uttlesford District Council to use the neighbourhood plan for Felsted to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?”

Felsted Parish Council urges all residents to read the document, here. This document, if approved, will be used to help decide future development in the Parish and so it is important that all residents read, understand it and vote at the referendum.

Voting cards will be posted to all registered residents in January. Voting will be at the usual two polling stations:

•  Crix Green Mission Hall, Crix Green, Felsted CM6 3JT
•  Felsted Memorial Hall, Braintree Road, Felsted CM6 3DS

New postal vote applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes and amendments or cancellations of proxy votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at the Council Offices, London Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 4ER by 5pm on Tuesday 14 January 2020, call on 01799 510431 and they will help.

New applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at the Council Offices, London Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 4ER by 5pm on Wednesday 15 January 2020.

Applications to vote by proxy at this election applied for on grounds of physical incapacity or service, occupation or employment, where that physical incapacity or absence due to service, occupation or employment occurred after 5pm on Wednesday 15 January 2020 must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at the Council Offices, London Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 4ER by 5pm on Thursday 30 January 2020.

To apply on the grounds of service, occupation or employment, the person must have become aware that they could not go to the polling station in person after 5pm on Wednesday 15 January 2020.

Full schedule details can be read here, on the UDC website.

We have been advised of the following road closure order:

 ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1)

Temporary Traffic Regulation Order of Chelmsford Road, Felsted

Please click on the following link https://one.network/?tm=115508451 to find details of the intended closure of Chelmsford Road, due to commence on 5th January 2020 for 1 day.

The closure is required for the safety of the public and workforce while Affinity Water undertakes new water connection.