Stock Parish Council would like to update villagers regarding the potential for the introduction of parking restrictions at relevant and suitable sites in the village, with the intention of improving road safety for all users. Following concerns raised by villagers, including the a Road Safety Survey completed by 462 of Stock’s 960 households in January […]

Previous Next Stock Parish Council is pleased to confirm that road markings in the village centre have been repainted following a request made to Essex Highways. The two zebra crossings across the High Street/B1007 and associated zig zag lines outside Budgens and the Bakers Arms have been repainted. Motorists can be fined and issued with […]

Stock Parish Council held its latest monthly meeting at Stock Cricket Club on Tuesday 10 September, at which a number of important topics were discussed, including parking, road safety and speeding. Councillor John Pye has been working tirelessly with South Essex Parking Partnership (SEPP) – a partnership between Essex County Council and Chelmsford City Council […]

Stock Parish Council would like to make the following comments with regard to a couple of recent reviews concerning posts installed around the village:   Stock has a long record of posts which date back to the 1950s with the metal white posts and chains to the centre of the village. The installation of these […]

Previous Next Stock Parish Council recently commissioned works to improve the village environment, which were carried out by local tradespeople. This included the replacement of the bus stop on Stock Road, opposite The Ship, and repairs to benches in Mill Road and Stock Road.

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 […]