There has been significant public interest in the Essex Minerals Local Plan Review consultation. The council have therefore extended the deadline for submitting applications. The closing date is now 5.00 pm on Tuesday 9th April. If you are sending in a paper copy by post, please allow several days for post to ensure it arrives on time

Don’t forget to complete and send your objections against the proposed sites to the council before the deadline of 5.00pm 19 March. please submit earlier if sending by post Please email Stistedparishcouncil@yahoo.co.uk or contact Alan Routledge if you still need help

The Charity assists young people up to the age of 25 in any sphere of educational activity, outside of mainstream education. They are keen to encourage applications to provide support for suitable projects and grant aid to those meeting the Charity’s criteria, this includes: Young people qualified by residence or attendance at a school, within the charity’s area of benefit State schools within the charity’s area of benefit Voluntary organisations working with young people resident in the charity’s area of benefit   More information and application forms are available on their website at https://www.echec.org.uk/

Councillor Tom Cunningham, Cabinet Member for Transformation, the Environment and Customer Services, and Deputy Leader at Braintree District Council, has said: “We all need to think about what we buy and take greater responsibility for reducing the amount of household waste we produce and recycle as much as we can. This will help save energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, positively impact the environment and pave the way for a greener and more sustainable future for generations to come.” The council will be ceasing the collection of all side waste from 1 April 2024 and will only collect waste which is presented…

Each year the Parish Council will consider applications for grants from organisations that work for the benefit of the local community of Stisted Parish. Only one application for a grant per group/organisation is allowed in any one financial year (1st April to 31st March) and applications should be sent to the Parish Clerk at Stistedparishclerk@yahoo.co.uk. The process and the application form are available on this site at the following link at the policies and procedures section. Deadline for applications is 30 November.

Councillor Vacancies  Following the recent elections, there are currently two vacancies on the Parish Council. Please contact the Clerk if you would like to get involved with local issues and help keep Stisted a great place to live and work. Co-option will take place at the June 2023 meeting.

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…

The Essex Climate Action Commission is pleased to release its advice pack for Essex residents. The advice pack is a collection of key advice, tips and information to help us all cut our carbon, to reduce our impact on the planet and help us and the next generation have a better future. Click here to view the pack.  

22 March 2022 – We have received information on a shared ownership property that has just been launched into marketing.  Please click on the link below for further details. Upper Salters Mar2022 If you have any queries or are interested in the property to us at sales@hastoe.com.

The war in Ukraine has shocked and saddened us all. Mark Hughes, an Essex business man and Stisted Parish Councillor, felt he had to do something to help the Ukranian people. He decided on Monday 28th February to fill a van with aid and drive to the Polish/Ukranian border. Mark has previously driven across Europe and Africa so is an old hand at driving long distances. He met with members of Stisted Parish Council and Stisted Village Hall on Monday evening to discuss how they could achieve this mission, the team decided to set up a donations point at Stisted Village…