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The parish council hosts an ANNUAL COMMUNITY MEETING (Annual Parish Meeting) every May, usually in the village hall, which will be held this year on MONDAY 12 May at 7.30pm, immediately following the Annual Meeting of Cottered and Throcking Parish Council where the chairman is elected for the forthcoming year.

Everyone is welcome and the parish council would like to encourage this social event by inviting representatives of the various groups,

An LCWIP is a plan that will identify important local routes for people walking, cycling or using a wheelchair. Once these important routes are identified, the latest guidance is used to suggest ways to improve them and make them safer. LCWIPs aim to give communities more options for how they travel, so that you and your families can go to work,

Electrical Safety First is a campaigning charity that aims to reduce deaths and injuries caused by electricity in UK homes. We do this by working closely with Government, the electrical industry, manufacturers, retailers and consumer safety organisations to improve safety regulation and standards. The current campaign for Electrical Fire Safety Week 2025 is raising awareness about the fire risks associated with using white goods.

The council is looking to establish whether there are any ‘views’ within the parish which should be featured in the neighbourhood plan as ‘protected views’.  The Buntingford Community Area Neighbourhood Plan can be viewed here:

Examples of ‘protected views’ are shown on pages 70-71 and are identified as important in retaining the particular characteristics of an area.