Following on from the excellent turnout to our Autumn Litterpick, there will be the usual Spring Litterpick It will be: Saturday 16 March at 9.00 a.m. Please meet at the village green Litter Pickers, gloves and Hi Vis will be available

Stisted Against Gravel Extraction 2024 There will be an open meeting at 7.30 on 21 February in Stisted Village Hall to discuss the recently announced Essex Minerals Plan. Information will be available on the three proposed sites that are at the end of Kings Lane and adjacent to Water Lane (see map below) This working group will help to prepare responses to submit to Essex County Council for the consultation on the plan. Consultation opened on 6 February and closes 19 March. The council and public are welcome to comment All Welcome SAGE Gravel Extraction Flier and Meeting Invite    

The Parish Council have arranged for a Dust Cart to visit Stisted on the morning of Saturday 10 February at 10.00 a.m. for 2 hours. We are planning for it to be in the usual place on Church walk to allow space for villagers to bring their items Note the new restrictions: Due to the new Environment Agency Regulations, the Dust Cart cannot accept any Persistent Organic Pollutents (POP’s) as the materials will go to landfill. If these items are taken to the local recycling centre they can then be handled in the appropriate way. In line with guidance from the…

Residents and businesses from across the whole of Braintree district are invited to find out more about crime and community safety in the district at a public meeting hosted by Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Roger Hirst. Attendees will also have the opportunity to put their questions and concerns to a panel of experts. The meeting will take place at Braintree Town Hall, Fairfield Road, Braintree, CM7 3YG on Wednesday 22nd November from 7pm to 8pm and all residents of Braintree district, including people who live in Halstead and Witham and surrounding areas, are invited. Mr Hirst will be joined on the panel…

Tickets are £12.50 per person, 6 people per table for the quiz – see attached flier for details of where to get your tickets. Licenced bar and raffle, hot supper included  

CANS (climate and nature for Stisted) are holding an informal event on 11th November and everyone in the village is invited – in the village hall from 6pm to 11pm. There will be a guest speaker – Alex Stevenson from Jordans Farm rewilding project will be speaking at 8pm

Essex County Council is calling on residents from Stisted to contribute to the development of local nature plans through attendance at community workshops named ‘Talking About Nature’ taking place on 14th May at Stisted Village Hall from 10am – 2pm. The local nature plans are being developed within the Climate Focus Area (CFA) – a recommendation from the Essex Climate Action Commission’s (ECAC) Net Zero: Making Essex Carbon Neutral report. The first of its kind in the UK, the Climate Focus Area is located in the Blackwater and Colne river catchment areas and is a pilot project aimed at accelerating and…