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
VACANCY: Part Time Assistant Clerk to Felsted Parish Council
A vacancy has arisen for an Assistant Clerk to serve this highly active Parish Council near Great Dunmow in Essex. The responsibilities of the position will include:
- Preparation of agendas, detailed reports and associated documents in preparation for meetings
- Attendance at Council and Committee meetings, production of Minutes and implementation of recommendations and resolutions
- Dealing with enquiries and issues raised by the public by telephone, e-mail, letter and face to face
- Deputising for the Clerk as required, including the day-to-day running of the office
- Accurate record keeping and administration
- Ad hoc administrative and project-based duties
- Maintenance of public information sources (notice boards and website)
- Organising the local Speedwatch Group
- Attendance at training courses on the work and role of the Council as required
Successful candidates should be able to demonstrate:
- Administrative and IT skills (particularly Word and Excel)
- Highly effective interpersonal skills
- A flexible approach to hours of work and day to day duties and responsibilities
- They hold a CILCA qualification or would be prepared to undertake training to this level
- Experience of Local Government, or similar, environment (this would be an advantage but is not essential)
- Full driving licence valid in the UK
The role is for 10 hours a week initially and will be based in the Parish Council Office at the URC Hall in Felsted. Some home working is expected as is attendance at a minimum of 2 evening meetings per month. Salary will be based on the National Scale according to experience.
If you wish to apply for this vacancy please complete the Job Application and GDPR Forms and return them with a covering letter to the Parish Clerk at the address below. Additional guidance notes can be downloaded here.
Closing date Tuesday 16 October 2018. Interviews are likely to take place during the last week of October 2018.
This is an interesting and varied role and a great opportunity to get involved in the local community.
Parish Clerk, URC Hall, Stebbing Road, Felsted, Great Dunmow, Essex CM6 3JD
Telephone: 01371 823071
E-mail: ku.vog.cp-detslef@krelc
Light news: L’Etape London cycle event
On 23rd September the L’Etape London cycle event will be taking place.
Following the Tour de France route, cyclists will be passing through the parish from mid-morning to mid-afternoon.
The event is now in its 4th year and is a popular mass participation cycle event on predominantly open roads. The event is open to general entries rather than professional riders.
TP ICAP L’Etape London is a non-competitive cycle sportive organised by Human Race Events (part of ASO organisers of Le Tour de France).
Speedwatch in Felsted
The Felsted Speedwatch Group has been working hard to make the roads in our parish safer for us all.
Throughout the summer period they carried out an average of 2 speedwatch sessions a week. In July they recorded 77 speeding motorists and in August there were 90.
In August 8 cars were recorded at more than 10mph over the limit, with one at 17mph over the limit.
The ideal result of course is that no one speeds and so the team has a quiet hour with no speed recordings taken. However, until that point we are grateful for the time they give to the village to help make it safer for us all.
If you are interested in joining the speedwatch team and have perhaps just an hour a week to help out, then please contact the Parish Clerk for more information.