The Parish Council have arranged for a Dust Cart to visit Stisted on the morning of Saturday 10 February at 10.00 a.m. for 2 hours. We are planning for it to be in the usual place on Church walk to allow space for villagers to bring their items Note the new restrictions: Due to the new Environment Agency Regulations, the Dust Cart cannot accept any Persistent Organic Pollutents (POP’s) as the materials will go to landfill. If these items are taken to the local recycling centre they can then be handled in the appropriate way. In line with guidance from the…

The Charity assists young people up to the age of 25 in any sphere of educational activity, outside of mainstream education. They are keen to encourage applications to provide support for suitable projects and grant aid to those meeting the Charity’s criteria, this includes: Young people qualified by residence or attendance at a school, within the charity’s area of benefit State schools within the charity’s area of benefit Voluntary organisations working with young people resident in the charity’s area of benefit   More information and application forms are available on their website at https://www.echec.org.uk/

Councillor Tom Cunningham, Cabinet Member for Transformation, the Environment and Customer Services, and Deputy Leader at Braintree District Council, has said: “We all need to think about what we buy and take greater responsibility for reducing the amount of household waste we produce and recycle as much as we can. This will help save energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, positively impact the environment and pave the way for a greener and more sustainable future for generations to come.” The council will be ceasing the collection of all side waste from 1 April 2024 and will only collect waste which is presented…