A celebration to mark the 80th Anniversary of VE Day will take place on Stock Common on Thursday 8 May 2025 from 7pm. VE (Victory in Europe) Day is the day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Germany’s unconditional surrender of its armed forces on Tuesday 8 May 1945. To commemorate […]
Stock Parish Council would like to invite villagers to plant a tree in memory of a loved one on the Common. The Parish Council has recently commissioned and was granted planning permission for works to fell a number of dead and dangerous trees from the Common, with the logs being made available to villagers for […]
Stock Parish Council has held two monthly meetings in recent weeks. At the March meeting, the Parish Council were joined by Essex County Councillor Sue Dobson, who updated on road safety matters. Regarding the pedestrian crossing outside Budgens, Cllr Dobson has asked Highways to have another look at the Local Highways Panel (LHP) application which […]
Villagers should note that the B1007/Stock Road will be closed from the junction with Ingatestone Road to the Stock Road Roundabout junction with Potash Road and Queens Park Avenue from 8pm on Tuesday 18 March until 5am on Friday 21 March for Essex County Council to carry out carriageway resurfacing work. Lengths of Potash Road, […]
Stock Parish Councillors and villagers installed three Vehicle Activated Signs (VAS) displaying the speed limit and a warning message that will illuminate on the sign to remind drivers/riders to slow down in Stock Road and Mill Road on Friday 28 February.Data from the three signs will be collected and shared with the relevant authorities.The ‘Stock […]
Stock Parish Council held its second monthly meeting of 2025 on Tuesday 25 February at Stock Cricket Club pavilion. Over 50 residents, business owners and other members of the public attended, with parking restrictions proposed by South Essex Parking Partnership (SEPP) top of the agenda for discussion. It was explained by Vice-Chairman Mark Rolph how, […]
The Forestry Commission has contacted Stock Parish Council to alert villagers to its work on the eradication response to the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle, Ips typographus, which is an invasive and regulated pest in England. Ips typographus targets weakened or damaged spruce trees, and bad winter weather can create an ideal habitat for them. The beetles […]
Stock Parish Council has presented a ‘Stock Against Speeding’ petition containing over 2,100 signatures to Essex County Council. Councillor John Pye handed the petition to Stock division Essex County Councillor Sue Dobson following a meeting to discuss the Parish Council’s efforts for road safety measures to be implemented in the village. Cllr Pye and Cllr […]
In January 2024, the results Stock Parish Council’s Road Safety Survey were shared, with nearly 50% (462 out of 960) of Stock households taking part. With regard to parking in the village centre, 82% of respondents found the issue as a cause for concern. Of all respondents, 53.6% were in support of parking restrictions in […]
Villagers who use Ingatestone Road should note that Essex Highways will be repairing the road at the junction with Buttsbury on Tuesday 4 February 2025. The works will see two-way signals installed to control traffic travelling in both directions. Three weeks later, on Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26 February, Buttsbury will be closed for Essex […]
