Stock Parish Council held its July monthly meeting at Stock Cricket Club on Tuesday 9 July. The meeting began with a minute’s silence in memory of villager and long-serving former Parish Councillor John Millernas, who passed away at the end of June, following a long illness. John was an integral part of the Parish Council […]
The procedure for taking Public Participation questions at Stock Parish Council meetings is being revised. From our next meeting, to be held at Stock Cricket Club pavilion on Tuesday 9 July at 7pm, the Chair will only take one question per public attendee. Any question for the Council must be submitted to Stock Parish Council […]
Stock came together to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day on the Common with the lighting of the village beacon on Thursday 6 June. Eight decades ago, Operation Overlord saw over 4,000 ships and landing craft deliver more than 125,000 Allied troops on five beaches in Normandy in northern France in an action that would […]
Stock Parish Council is pleased to report that the War Memorial bus waiting shelter on the High Street has been power cleaned and painted by local business Tylers Elite Finishing.
National Grid owns and manages the high voltage electricity network in England and Wales, which connects homes and businesses to the energy they need. The network was built in the 1960s, and National Grid say it now needs some work to reinforce the network and connect new sources of energy. National Grid wants to build […]
Stock Parish Council’s monthly meeting scheduled for Tuesday 11 June is cancelled as it falls during purdah . The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 9 July at 7pm at the Cricket Club Pavilion, The Common. In the meantime, Planning Applications will be reviewed by Stock Parish councillors remotely and a consensus of comments will be […]
Stock Parish Council is continuing to work to improve road safety for all villagers with a view to introducing on-street parking restrictions. A Road Safety Survey completed by 462 of Stock’s 960 households in January 2024 found 82% of respondents feel parking in the village is cause for concern, while 53.6% are in support of […]
Remus Horse Sanctuary is looking forward to opening its gates and welcoming visitors to meet 200+ animals for the first time this year, on Sunday 2 June from 1pm to 4pm. The Open Days at the Sanctuary are an important source of fundraising and are fun for the whole family. In addition to the animals, there will […]
Stock Parish Council has formally objected to the National Grid’s Norwich to Tilbury project to build pylons carrying high-voltage electricity through countryside close to the village. The network was built in the 1960s, and now needs some work to reinforce the network and connect new sources of energy. National Grid wants to build a 400kV […]
A beacon lighting ceremony to mark the 80th Anniversary of D-Day will take place on The Common on Thursday 6 June 2024 at 9.15pm. Eight decades ago, Operation Overlord saw over 4,000 ships and landing craft deliver more than 125,000 Allied troops on five beaches in Normandy in northern France in an action that would […]
