Stansted Parish Council

14/08/2026

♻️If you have been waiting for your garden waste to be collected on Thursday or Friday...

🌿 Garden Waste Collections – 13 and 14 August

Due to operational issues, all garden waste collections scheduled for Thursday 13 and Friday 14 August have been cancelled.

What to do
Our crews will be working Saturday 15 August and Monday 17 August, alongside normal collection days.

Please leave your garden waste bins out - we’ll aim to collect them as soon as possible.

Thank you for your patience and support.

Collection updates: https://orlo.uk/rw6EL

10/08/2026

Council Diary: 10-16 August
🤸‍♀️Monday: There's no Stansted Stroke Support Group this week. If you are interested in the arts club for 11-15 year olds at the Peter Kirk Centre on Monday and Friday this week, email 👉 [email protected]
On Mondays through the summer holidays the Stansted Youth Club session is for both Boys and Girls - two hours of free activities from 6.30pm.
🥊Tuesday: A youth boxing session (1-2.30pm) is followed by the second Girls/Boys activity night of the week at the Peter Kirk Centre from 6.30pm. Both events are free and for young people aged 11-18 (SEND up to age 25). PCSO Alex Stewart will be popping by the Youth Club from 7-8pm.
👴👵 The Ash put at Burton End is running at Dementia Friendly Afternoon 2-3.30pm, both for individuals living with Dementia and those who support them.
🤝 Thursday: We got it wrong in last week's Council Diary, it is this week (!) the Peabody Trust will be at the Mountfitchet Exchange from 11am-3pm. Another free youth-boxing session takes place at the Stansted Youth Centre of St John's Road (1-2.30pm). You need to be 10+ to take part.
♻️ Friday: Put your black and brown bins out by 7am. Temperatures are expected to be hot again towards the back end of the week. Crews may be operating at earlier times to beat the heat.
🎨 You can design a t-shirt and tote bag at the Peter Kirk Centre from 11.30am. The art session is for 11-15 year olds. Book your spot by emailing 👉 [email protected]
♻ Sunday: You can recycle your garden waste at the Lower Street car park from 1-5pm
ℹFor information on village roadworks:
https://www.essexhighways.org/future-roadworks-map

💲🏘️ A date for the Planning Inquiry has yet to be confirmed, though 3 Nov is one provisional date that has been mentioned to the Parish Council. The Inquiry could last as long as 8 days to hear the detailed and highly technical arguments to be put forward at it by parties for and against City and Country's plan to build 480 homes close to Stansted and Birchanger. A campaign is under way on gofundme.com to raise money to pay for experts to present the case against development. If you would like to contribute to it, you can do so at 👉 https://short-url.cc/1vF5z

03/08/2026

📢🚧Emergency Road Closure – High Lane

As many of you will already be aware, High Lane is currently closed. This is to allow UK Power Networks to carry out emergency repairs to an electricity cable.

The road is currently expected to reopen on Thursday. Until then traffic should follow a diversion route via the B1383 and B1051.

Please note: this timeframe may change depending on how quickly the repairs can be completed. While the expectation is the road will reopen on Thursday, the closure permit allows the road to remain closed for up to 21 days (from Friday 31 July) if required.

For the latest updates and further information, please visit: https://www.essexhighways.org/future-roadworks-map

02/08/2026

📣Council Diary: 3-9 August
🤸‍♀️Monday: Stansted Stroke Support Group meets for an hour at 10am in the library. If you are interested in the arts club for 11-15yo at the Peter Kirk Centre on Monday and Friday this week, email 👉 [email protected]
On Mondays through the summer holidays it is for both Boys and Girls down at the Stansted Youth Club - two hours of free activities from 6.30pm.
🥊Tuesday: A youth boxing session (1-2.30pm) is followed by Girls/Boys Activities at the Peter Kirk Centre from 6.30pm. Both events are free and for young people aged 11-18 (SEND up to age 25). PCSO Alex Stewart will be popping by the Youth Club from 7-8pm.
🤝 Wednesday: At the Mountfitchet Exchange, there's a meeting of the Personnel Committee (7.30-9.30pm).
🤝 Thursday: It will be the Uttlesford Citizens Advice Bureau at the Mountfitchet Exchange from 9.30am-2pm, and NOT the Peabody Trust, as originally stqted in this post. We apologise for any incovenience caused. No appointment is needed (11am-3pm). The second free youth-boxing session of the week takes place at the Stansted Youth Centre of St John's Road (1-2.30pm). You need to be 10+ to take part.
♻️ Friday: Put your black and brown bins out by 7am.
ℹFor information on village roadworks:
https://www.essexhighways.org/future-roadworks-ma

31/07/2026

🧑‍🦽🏃‍♀️The Stansted Youth Club will operate a revised programme over the summer holidays with mixed activity nights for boys and girls on Mondays and Tuesdays.
👉Sessions at the Peter Kirk Centre are free and for those people aged 11-18 (SEND up to the age of 25), they last for two hours and get underway at 6.30pm on both nights.

For further info: [email protected]

31/07/2026

🌳🪚 Essex Highways have been informed of the fallen tree and branch along Water Lane and have confirmed the incident has been logged for an urgent assessment. An inspector will be in attendance in the next one or two hours.

Essex Highways will provide updates on their response via their online Track It tool:
https://www.essexhighways.org/track-it

Search the map using Enquiry Ref: 6000798.

Thank you to everyone who brought this to our attention. Unfortunately SMPC is unable to deal directly with issues of this nature, as we have limited highway powers and can only report them to the relevant authority.

30/07/2026

👮‍♀️ PCSO Alex Stewart is at TouchPoint today until noon offering crime prevention advice and is ready to discuss any concerns you have about crime in your local area.

🚓 He'll be back tomorrow from noon for a free property marking session. Bring your bike to have it security stickered, making it easier to identify if it's ever stolen and recovered, while also helping to deter thieves.

🏡 PCSO Stewart will also be giving away a limited number of DNA property marking kits, kindly provided by the Uttlesford Community Safety Partnership. These popular kits can be used to mark valuable and sentimental items, including TVs, laptops, DIY tools, bicycles and even family keepsakes.

Come along, ask questions, and take advantage of these free crime prevention services.

Essex Police - Uttlesford District Uttlesford District Council TouchPoint

29/07/2026

🫠No rain today. Flood Wardens needed tomorrow.🌧

With Ugley Brook dry, it might seem an odd time to recruit Flood Wardens. But with our volunteer numbers down from 10 to just 4, we need to start recruiting wardens to have them ready in time for when storms start rolling in later in the year.

We're especially looking for residents and business owners in the Lower Street area, where the flood risk is greatest.

What's involved?
💧 Monitoring water levels during heavy rain.
🌿 Clearing debris from the brook to keep water flowing.
📞 Reporting any developing flood risks to the Parish Council and emergency contacts.

Flooding isn't just a distant possibility. In 2014, more than 20 homes and businesses on Lower Street were affected, and the Environment Agency estimates the culvert is likely to overflow, on average, once every five years.

If you can spare a little time to help protect our community, we'd love to hear from you.

Send us a DM, email [email protected], or visit our website to find out more.

29/07/2026

ℹ️You can read the draft minutes of last week's Open Spaces meeting on our website: https://h1.nu/1ApSw

27/07/2026

🎉 Congratulations to the Birchanger & Stansted Green Belt Preservation Group (BSGPG) on their ongoing fundraising campaign to ensure our communities are represented at the Planning Inquiry into City & Country's proposal to build homes on the Green Belt.

Funds raised will help pay for professional representation at the Planning Inquiry, which begins on 3 November.

A huge thank you to everyone who has already donated to the group's GoFundMe page. BSGPG is now aiming to reach a new target of **£8,000**. If you'd like to support their campaign, you can donate here:
👉 https://short-url.cc/1Agv5

You can also find out more about how the Parish Council is preparing for the Planning Inquiry by visiting our website:
👉 https://short-url.cc/1uFDG