Walkern Parish Council was delighted to receive notification from East Herts District Council that a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) has been made for all the trees in the Box Wood location which could be affected by the proposed sale. New TPO’s remain provisional until they have been confirmed and they cannot be confirmed until any […]
Walkern Parish Council is aware of the situation at Box Wood Stevenage. We are adamant that this important part of rural Hertfordshire should be protected from all types of development and to this end we are working closely with Sir Oliver Heald MP, District Councillor Ken Crofton and officers within East Herts District Council to […]
WALKERN PARISH COUNCIL is continuing to offer an ongoing service to ANY resident of Walkern Parish who is UNABLE to get ANY OTHER HELP with shopping for groceries or picking up medication due to COVID-19/coronavirus. If you do need our assistance please call one of the following: Tom Deffley – 861668/07515598054 Michele Rist – 861367/07931516534 […]
Work to improve the A602 between Tonwell and Watton-at-Stone will begin in mid-June, with roadworks starting along the route this week. The works will: Enlarge and improve the Watton-at-Stone roundabout where the A602 meets the A119 Realign the A602 between Heath Mount School and Stony Hills junction to smooth out tight bends Improve junctions to […]
Walkern Parish Council elections take place on Thursday 2 May 2019. If you have something to offer your village in the way of time/any specific interest in local matters or would just like to represent your community and would like to become a Parish Councillor then please contact the Clerk for further details of the […]
Walkern has a new defibrillator situated at the Recreation Ground by the shop. It’s been registered with the ambulance service and is up and running. A representative from the Community Heartbeat Trust came to Walkern on Thursday evening, 7 March, at the United Reformed Church for a training session. Photos below!
WALKERN PARISH COUNCIL Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on Thursday 7 June 2018 The meeting opened at 7.30 pm. Those present were the Chairman, Cllr S Wood and Cllrs T Betts, M Rist, M James and K Overall. Apologies for absence were received from Cllr T Deffley. Cllr C O’Brien has […]
As part of the Government’s Localism Act, local communities can produce a Neighbourhood Pan to help guide development in their own area. A volunteer group produced a draft Neighbourhood Plan for Walkern Parish Council in 2016. Local consultation on the draft was then carried out in 2017. The Walkern Neighbourhood Plan has since been scrutinised […]