Bloor Homes is leafleting residents about their plans for land north of Walpole Meadows. The text below comes from that leaflet and provides two consultation events being put on by the developer in January. Please note that in publicising this information, it should not be inferred that the Parish Council is supportive of this project at this stage. We will wait to see the full outline plan once it is submitted to UDC.
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This year’s Remembrance Service will take place on Sunday, November 13 at St John’s Church.
The newly established Climate Change Community Group is to meet for the second time on Thursday, October 20 at 7.30pm.
Communities across the nation are invited to participate in a National Moment of Reflection on Sunday ahead of the Queen’s funeral on September 19.
Let’s Play. Let’s Talk. That’s the message from Let’s Talk, Stansted who are once again teaming up with the Unfit Kick-about team to tackle mental health in our community.
In a repeat fixture of last year’s event, the mental health support group have arranged a kick-about with local footballing outfit the Unfit kick-about team at the Recreation Ground from 10am to noon this Sunday, to coincide with National Suicide Prevention Day.
So bring your boots and have a game, and if you don’t fancy that why not grab a coffee and come for a chat and some support? Kids are welcome and there is an ice-cream van to keep them happy.
The Parish Council is inviting all residents* to an introduction meeting to present our new community group set up to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss.
The group is for anyone over the age of 11* who is interested in the environment and sustainability and wants to work on projects that will inspire the community to take climate action.
Find out more about the group by coming along to this introduction meeting on Monday 19th September 2022, at 7pm at Mountfitchet Exchange (Crafton Green House, 72 Chapel Hill, CM24 8AQ). Entry to the meeting room is through the library where you can grab a tea and a biscuit and chat to fellow attendees.
You will meet Parish Cllr Peter Jones and Project Officer Laila Azure-Marxen who will give a short presentation of the group and the Parish Council’s involvement.
You will also have the chance to meet members of Bishop’s Stortford’s Climate Group. They will speak about their experience running a community group.
After presentations there will be a Q&A session.
You will be able to officially sign up for the group at the end of the meeting.
If you are not able to attend the meeting, you can get more information and sign up by contacting our communications officer at laila.azure-marxen@stansted.net.
It’s not all cakes, teas, eats and tipples at the Community Picnic on Saturday 4th June, though there’s plenty of all that good stuff of course.
Next Saturday there’s also loads of stuff for kids to enjoy too.
Alongside face-painting and crown decorating, one of the village Fire Engines and Police cars will be on-site for children to clamber on; they can enjoy a bouncy castle and a steam-driven traction engine.
And the Pop-Up Play Village will be making an appearance at the Rec too.
The Village is free to explore and offers a host of role play settings for youngsters aged 0-8yrs old. They can don a hard hat and act out life on a construction site, or play running a cafe, hospital or veterinary centre; or try life as an outdoor explorer or artist.
At the community picnic being held to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee you are invited to – drum roll, please! – a picnic. But if you’d prefer, there are tea and cakes from the W.I, and eats served up by Bear & Eden and the award-winning Brohmon. There are ice-creams to cool sun-parched palates (if the Met office forecast are to be believed we are predicted a scorcher!), and a bar run by the folk of the Cork House will be on site.
The Queen may have Brian May and Diana Ross to help celebrate her Platinum Jubilee, but we have bagged an array of local talent for our Community Picnic. We have a live jazz band, Jay Williams, Shakila K and Delusions of Grandeur all set to take to the stage to entertain you.
Community Picnic: June 4 – 2-7pm. Recreation Ground (Chapel Hill). Kids’ activities and entertainment, live Music, eats, cakes, ice-creams & beverages (or bring your own picnic)
There’s a chance to help us keep the village looking its best by joining us for next month’s Annual Parish Litter Pick.
Councillors will be setting off from the Day Centre on Saturday, April 2 across the village for a two-hour tidy up of places in need of a bit of litter picking TLC.
The event is a great way to meet other people, do something for the village, and bolster the efforts of the kind, committed regulars that do this thing year-round — like the MountPickers.
It is easy to get involved in our pick. Just turn up on the day in question at 10am at 72 Chapel Hill. You will be met by event organisers who will issue you with a bag and a picker as well as a patch to beautify.
For more info contact:
loisprior@stansted.net
georgebraeckman@stansted.net
The team behind Discover Uttlesford are eager to hear from Stansted businesses that wish to be involved in their campaign to boost customer visits to Uttlesford’s high streets.
A film crew will be in the village this week putting a video together to show off Stansted’s best independent shops, places to eat and drink, tourist spots and heritage sites.
Owners of businesses that would like to participate should email sarah@sarahbeemarketing.com. Organisers stress there are no fees for participants and add they will do their best to feature firms that miss out on spots in the film in other bits of campaign publicity.
Other than Stansted, the spot light will also be shone on businesses in Thaxted, Saffron Walden, Great Dunmow.
You can find out more about the district council-backed campaign by signing up for a virtual launch event on Zoom this Wednesday at 10am.
Zoom Meeting Details:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82228652147?pwd=bURndlV5R05mWlUzYjZyRlBXY0ZWQT09
Meeting ID: 822 2865 2147
Passcode: 187570