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Planning Matters – KAUS – Public Meeting
In light of the Braintree Local Plan regarding 5,000+ houses to be built in Kelvedon and the process referred to below, KAUS are also running a public meeting.
This will take place on Thursday 15th October 2026 from 7.30pm-9pm at the United Reform Church, 89 High St Kelvedon
Planning Matters – Braintree Local Plan – consultation
Braintree Council are currently undertaking their review of the Local Plan of where properties etc can be built until 2043. This consultation phase is running until Friday 6th November 2026. Details of the process and access to all the documents can be found via this link. A hard copy of the main draft document can also be viewed at the library.
https://www.braintree.gov.uk/localplan2043
This plan is highly controversion both in the manner it has been formulated and its excessive impact on our two villages.
Braintree Council are running drop sessions around the area. One is being held on Monday 26th October from 4pm-8pm at Feering Community Centre and also Wednesday 28th October 4pm-8pm at The Institute. High St Kelvedon .
Such previuos events have also been controversional due to the lack and quality of information available.
There is also an on-line event on the process being held on Tuesday 20th Ocober. More information about this and how to register to take part on -line can be found via the link above.
2026 Photographic Competition – The results are in and the calendar is now out to buy!
The 2027 calendar complied from entries to the compettion is now available to buy priced £6 from Kelvedon Post Office (Premier Stores), 17 Kelvedon High St, or by contacting Simon Prideaux on 01376 571436. Cash only please.
Details of the winners of this years Photographic Competition can now be found on this website.
New Museum exhibitions – Felix Hall and Art & Design in our villages
Feering and Kelvedon Local History Museum has some new displays namely Felix Hall and Art & Design in our two villages.
The history of Felix Hall is long and its has had many significant owners over the centuries. One of the owners of Felix Hall was Milner Gray, a major commercial designer in the mid-late 1900’s. A gent whose portraits can be found in the National Portrait Gallery who along with his team created many designs and logos you would recognise from British Rail to Queen Elizabeth II’s Jubilee. Today we still have close links with the trade of commercial design with W3 Designs based in the Old Quaker Meeting House in Kelvedon.
Staying with art and design, this year is the 250th anniversary of the birth of John Constable the artist best known for his painting of The Hay Wain also had close links to Feering including making sketches of the village.
The museum is open every Saturday morning from 9.30 til 12.30 and on Mondays from 2pm until 5 from March until October except Bank Holidays.