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 […]
Stock Parish Council held its Annual Council Meeting at Stock Cricket Club on Tuesday 14 May, when Paul Fenwick was elected Chair for the coming year, with Mark Rolph elected Vice-Chair. The Parish Council has a number of village works and projects which were discussed, with progress made across a number of areas. The first […]
With regard to works to Stock Common and Common Road verge and the gabion baskets which have been installed, Stock Parish Council have been requested by Chelmsford City Council to submit a Non-Material Minor Amendment to the planning application to rectify the problem encountered by the height of the tree roots. The unknown height of […]
Works commissioned by Stock Parish Council to reduce waterlogging on The Common have started this week. Villagers will know that, with the existing ditch having nowhere to carry excess water, it had silted up in recent years, reducing its depth and function and causing The Common to become waterlogged following periods of heavy or sustained […]
