Great Maplestead is located in North Essex, close to the Suffolk border, and has around 250 residents

  • In 2016 the village won its Class (for communities of fewer than 400 inhabitants) in theEssex Village of the Year Award 2016Essex Village of the Year competition, promoted by the Rural Community Council of Essex
  • In 2017 the village followed up by winning a Merit Award in this county competition
  • In 2024 the Essex Village of the Year competition was re-launched in a new format and the village became its inaugural outright winner.
  • The Parish Council is the first tier of local government.
  • In Great Maplestead there are 7 Parish Councillors, who are elected every 4 years.
  • If you wish to contact a member of the Parish Council, you will find details on the Parish Councillor information page. Alternatively you should contact the Parish Clerk

This website not only provides details about the Parish Council but it also has information on various village and community amenities, services, organisations, events and activities.

If you have any information that you think should be included, please let the Clerk know.

The buttons on the main toolbar can be used to navigate/select and view the information on the website.

Please check the News page for any recent public announcements and local information.

 

Community Cost of Living Liaison Group

A Parish Council-backed Community Cost of Living Liaison Group has been set up to combine advice from the Government, District and County Councils with practical, local exchanges of information that will allow residents to benefit from community support and share ideas and help each other. Find out much more here

 

Coming Up...

Saturday 28th September: Great Maplestead Jumble Sale - in the Village Hall. Starts at 3.00pm. Admission 30p. More details here

Thursday 3rd October: The Maple Leaves present – ‘The History of Earls Colne in WW2'at 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start. The Guest Speaker is Gordon Brown from the Earls Colne Heritage Museum. Members (Free): non-members (£3) welcome. Poster here

Sunday 13th October: Harvest Village Walk from the Village Hall. Meet at 11.00am. Cost: £2.50/person – dogs & children free. Half-way drinks + refreshments. Poster here.

Information about other currently planned future social events can be found on the 'Events' page.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Important Information

Local Plan

Following its Meeting on 14th August to hear the views of residents on the results of Braintree District Council's recent call for potential development sites in its latest 'refresh' of the Local Plan, Great Maplestead Parish Council's consolidated response  can be found here.

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BUS SERVICE UPDATE

Central Connect took over the operation of the DaRT3 bus service from Arrow Taxis, as of the end of July.

This is the originally announced demand-responsive service intended to replace the withdrawn F315 service but provided by a different operator.

More information on this change, how the service operates, the new fares and booking procedure can be found here.

 

If you would like to receive information about the Council's activities, regular Meeting Agendas, Minutes, the Maplestead Magna Carta and, exceptionally, any urgent community information, please complete the required fields on the How to Get in Touch page or send the Parish Clerk your e-mail address: this will not appear, be disclosed or be distributed to any third party and will not be used for any other purpose. If you have not already done so, you will need to complete, sign and return a copy of our Consent Form to allow us to use your personal data - our Privacy Notice details why we need and how we use such data and explains your rights regarding your personal data.

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