Wickham Bishops Parish Council

29/05/2026

Our next Parish Council Meeting will take place on Tuesday 2nd June starting at 7.30pm in the Village Hall Boardroom. Everyone is welcome to come along, to raise any concerns you might have or just to listen to the proceedings. Here's what's on the Agenda this month:

15/05/2026

08/05/2026

“Heat! Camera! Action!”
The new podcast on climate and nature recovery is launched this month on 29th May

A new podcast is on its way!

Heat – too much in the air and oceans.
Camera – for focus and attention.
Action – what we need.

We’re in a hole. The planet’s losing. This is how we get out.
Story with a swerve, slantwise.
More hope, more agency.

The 5-min podcast trailer is here (or listen on all podcast feeds): https://youtu.be/pCsjOEnMGgA

It’s the shape of all our lives. Up-down, down-up. And this podcast of personal stories, the aim is to create hope.

Each episode is a conversation with a guest, mostly on location outdoors; sometimes online. The guests are authors and poets, artists and scientists, environmental and business leaders, farmers and conservationists, local and national activists, festival directors, therapists and religious leaders. Each brings something positive to the thinking and action about current crises.

Story says, lift your courage. The pantry’s full of ingredients. Support for low-carbon, nature-positive, and equitable policies, institutions, and technologies is growing fast at local, national and international levels. Story can create new tipping points.

The visual vibe is the warm daguerreotype. This was invented in the 1840s at the start of the industrialised era, before any carbon pollution of the atmosphere.

Good story is not just a hiding place. It’s a finding place.

The audio versions of each episode will be on all commercial podcast platforms (Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Podcast Addict, Podchaser). The film versions will be on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com//.

Many thanks – and happy listening/viewing!

08/05/2026

Important roadworks information
A12 northbound between junctions 20B (Hatfield Peverel North Interchange) and 22 (Colemans Interchange) – maintenance work

National Highways are planning to carry out maintenance work on the A12 entry and exit slip roads and lay-bys northbound between junctions 20B and 22. They will resurface the road and refresh the road markings to provide drivers with a safer, smoother and more clearly marked road surface.

They plan to carry out this work over six nights, starting on Monday 11 May 2026. We will work on weeknights only, between 9pm and 5am, weather permitting.

We're resurfacing and maintaining the central reservation on the A12 in Essex between junction 20b (Hatfield Peverel South) to junction 22 (Witham North), and from junction 24 (Kelvedon North) to junction 25 (Marks Tey) from 11 May to October 2026.

07/05/2026

Thirty Actions for Nature Recovery mentioned by Prof Jules Pretty at our Assembly earlier in the week

06/05/2026

Thanks to everyone who came and supported the Parish Council Assembly last evening and to listen to Jules Pretty.
Cllr Henry Bass was presented with a certificate commemorating his 50 years of service to the PC.
Jules Pretty gave an inspiring talk highlighting some of the things we can all do to help the environment and wildlife.

04/05/2026

A reminder of our Annual Parish Assembly tomorrow evening starting at 8pm in St Bartholomew's Church Hall. All residents are welcome to come along.

29/04/2026

All residents are welcome to attend our Annual Parish Assembly, Tuesday 5th May starting at 8pm in St Bartholomew's Church Hall. Our guest speaker is Prof Jules Pretty, talking to us about climate change.

Also available on the night, Six Walks Footpath booklets, 30mph stickers for your wheelie bin and hedgehog highways. All free. First come, first served.

**Sales via Hedgehogs R Us, help Hedgehogs in need** Visit Market Weighton Hedgehogs on Facebook for details on the project