Great News! The Planning Inspectorate has dismissed the appeal by Landcrest Developments Ltd to build 23 new homes on land behind 100 High Street.  This is the second time the Planning Inspectorate has dismissed an appeal to build homes on this site. The Planning Inspectors Report indicated that the appeal was dismissed for the following […]

This morning parish council staff found malicious damage to trees (silver birches) and shrubs in the Old Road Meadow Nature Reserve, together with an abundance of litter strewn across the play area and a knife with a 6 inch blade near the damaged trees. We do not know who has caused the damage (despite having […]

Scam alert – Parish.uk Meppershall Parish Council has been made aware that scam emails from parish.uk emails (including service-support@parish.uk) have been sent to some businesses, service providers and clubs that are listed in the ‘Directory’ of some parish council websites in the UK to inform that their business listing expires soon and presents an option […]

A new Wanderbus Meppershall timetable will be effective from 5th Marcvh 2023. The new timetable is available here.    

Date – Thursday 9th March | Time – 6:30pm to 8:30pm | Sapling Room – Meppershall Village Hall Residents wishing to register their interest in attending this 2 hours training session should contact the Clerk on clerk@meppershall-pc.gov.uk The Community Heartbeat Trust has been asked to demonstrate to willing villagers the use of defibrillators and explain […]

Central Bedfordshire Council have advised of a temporary closure order of part of Foothpath FP15 (and an alternative route) from 5th November 2022 for a period not exceeding six months or until the works on or near to the footpaths have been completed, whichever is the earlier. Temporary closure of the above footpath is to […]

RAF Henlow have alerted us to a multi-agency exercise taking place on the base during October on Wednesdays and Thursdays – specifically the 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20 26 & 27th. The exercise is planned to start around 4:30pm (16:30) on each date and continue till 9pm (21:00). While the bulk of the exercise […]

Dear Friends and Colleagues Please find here a letter from Helen on her retirement. Kind regards Helen Nellis HM Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire Twitter  @LLieutenantBeds

Revised Wanderbus Excursion programme including November’s trip to Burghley House Christmas Fair. Note: Income from the excursions helps towards Wanderbus operating costs. Programme Details available here    

FIELD FIRES – We are appealing to the public – PLEASE SHARE We are in a period of drought in Bedfordshire and need to urge everyone NOT to put others at risk when the fields, grass and ground are as dry and flammable as they are currently. Having attended several large fires over the last […]