Hawkwell Parish Council Community Engagement

13/08/2026

Please note the close date of this second part of the Community Governance Review. Have your say; Hawkwell Parish Council needs to hear from its residents. Your voice matters.

There are now just a few days left to take part in the second stage of the consultation for Rochford District Council's Community Governance Review.

The review is considering proposals to parish governance across the district and your feedback will help inform the Council's final recommendations.

Residents, businesses, community groups and local organisations are all encouraged to get involved.

The consultation closes on Friday 14 August.

Find out more and have your say by clicking the link in our comments section

09/07/2026

23/06/2026

A red weather warning is in place, with exceptionally high temperatures expected. Please take care
Read the NHS "Beat the Heat" advice for tips on staying safe during hot weather: http://www.gov.uk/.../beat-the-heat-hot-weather-advice

A red heat-health alert is in place across southern England and the Midlands. This means extreme heat could affect everyone, including healthy people, and may also impact transport, food, water and energy. This is only the second time a red alert has been issued, the last being in July 2022.
🥤 Keep hydrated
☀️ Avoid the sun during the hottest parts of the day
🪟 Keep your home cool
🫂 Look out for others

05/06/2026

Please see information on Trust Link's community event.

01/06/2026

It is with great sadness that Council learned of the passing of Councillor Myra Weir BEM. Myra was a greatly respected Parish Councillor, serving as Council’s longest-standing member, since 1991. During those 35 years Myra was Chair of Council’s Parks Committee as well as the Chair of the Planning Committee for over twenty years. She was the driving force behind Council’s ‘Christmas Parcels for the Elderly’ initiative which continues today, and she represented Council on numerous working groups and at outside meetings. Her attendance at Council meetings was exemplary, which was always very important to her.

Myra worked tirelessly and selflessly in undertaking regular litter picks in Council’s parks, as well as around Hawkwell; often going out and about at 5am, before her working day began. She did this with a deep sense of dedication to her role as a parish councillor; not only in Hawkwell but also in Rochford parish, where she also served as a long-standing councillor. Myra was also a District Councillor for many years in the 1990s and 2000s.

Myra and her husband ran the Co-op store at Hawkwell shopping parade for around 20 years and were well known to many residents. Before and after her retirement, Myra dedicated her time to running the Rochford Day Centre, not only serving as Chair of the Old People’s Welfare Committee but perhaps more importantly, cooking the midday meals for residents in the area. She undertook this important role for over 30 years and only recently took a step back from cooking duties, remaining in charge of the day-to-day running of the Day Centre.

Her sense of public service was second to none and for all the reasons above, in 2013 she was awarded the British Empire Medal in recognition of her many years of service to the local community.

Myra will be remembered with much fondness and with great respect for her unwavering commitment to others. Thank you Myra for your lifetime of dedication, hard work and service to our community; you will be greatly missed by members, officers and the wider community.
Myra she leaves behind a large family and our sincere condolences are with her whole family and friends at this sad time.

21/05/2026

Hawkwell Parish Council encourages all its residents to please respond to this consultation.

Do you support the future changes being proposed for Parish and Town Councils in the Rochford District?

The Community Governance Review (CGR) is now in its second stage, and we're inviting responses from residents, voluntary groups, parish councils, businesses and local organisations.

Click the link in our comments to take part.

The consultation runs until 5 July.

11/05/2026

Please note, Hawkwell Parish Council is in the process of a claim of Adverse Possession for the strip of land behind St. Mary’s Churchyard in Hawkwell.
Hawkwell Parish Council is possessing this land exclusively in an attempt to protect it against any future housing development. Enclosing it in this way is a legal requirement under Adverse Possession. The soon to be enclosed land, will formally be called ‘Church Strip’.
The intention is to re-open the land to the public as a public amenity space should Adverse Possession be granted. In the meantime, Council will start to maintain the land as a wildlife haven.
Council apologises for any inconvenience this action may cause. If you have any queries, please contact the Parish Council.
Contact: [email protected]
Tel: 01702 207710

21/04/2026

**UPDATE: 24-04-26 Please be advised, the office phones are now fixed. Sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Please be aware the office is currently experiencing issues with its phone lines and we are working to get these fixed as a matter of urgency.
In the meantime, should anyone be unable to get through to us on the phone and need to contact us, please email: [email protected] or visit us at our offices, rear of Village Hall, Main Road, Hawkwell SS5 4EH. (Opening times to the public are Tues-Thurs 10:00am to 2:00pm.)
Many thanks and apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

15/04/2026

Please note, the office is currently experiencing problems with its phone line. We are working hard to get this fixed and are awaiting an emergency BT engineer. If you are unable to get through to us, please drop us an email [email protected]
We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.