Would all residents please note that some resurfacing work will be taking place in the Kilby Road Recreation Ground this week and next week, as follows: - Thursday 14th September Contractors will be spraying the weeds in the car park surface as it is necessary to kill...
Welcome to the News Archive
This is where you can find articles that are no longer current.CBC highways reporting system – Updated
Good news, we have updated our highways reporting system, so you can now report fly-tipping using the FixMyStreet app. We’ve been using FixMyStreet since 2021 to manage reports about local issues, including potholes, broken streetlights, and blocked drains. It works...
An update on the A5 Traffic Petition
"Following an appeal by the Parish Council, a number of community volunteers kindly came forward to help canvas residents for signatures. A briefing was provided to those volunteers able to attend an extraordinary meeting on Friday 28th July. There are strict rules...
Notice of Memorial Safety Inspection 2nd September 2023
Notice is hereby given that Hockliffe Parish Council will be carrying out safety checks on all memorials within the cemeteries on the date shown above. If you are a grave or memorial owner, you have a duty of care to maintain the memorial safely and abide by the...
Internal Audit Inspection Notice
Petition – A5 Traffic Volume
PETITION – A5 TRAFFIC VOLUME ++ VOLUNTEERS NEEDED ++ The Parish Council is seeking 4 or 5 volunteers to assist with obtaining signatures from Hockliffe residents and business owners in support of a petition concerning the effects of the growing volume of A5 traffic...
Speed camera safety boost for A5 through Hockliffe
National Highways is set to give a busy stretch of the A5 through Hockliffe, in Bedfordshire, a safety boost after confirming plans to install four digital average speed cameras in the village. The work is expected to begin early next year and be completed...
Speedwatch comes to Hockliffe
Speedwatch is finally here. The new Speedwatch Team for Hockliffe is fully trained and ready to go! PS. You can see from the speed recorded on the matrix display that a car was about to go past at 39 mph… Onwards and upwards ?????
What is the Hillersdon Trust
What is Hillersdon Trust? From time to time, the Parish Council is asked to clarify exactly what the Trust is all about... We now have a page on our Website describing this in more detail thanks to Julia Dickens, Trustee -...
Supporting schoolchildren
Hockliffe Parish Council would like to consider supporting any Hockliffe family with children of school age that usually have free school meals provided during the autumn half-term break. If you feel you need help, please contact Helen at Hockliffe Helping Hands on...
We are recruiting
For further information, simply visit this page - Becoming a Councillor
Update to the Local Plan
Update to the Local Plan CBC has recently made changes to its Local Plan following the hearings last year. So far as Hockliffe is concerned, they have dropped all three of their proposed sites from the Plan (i.e. the site north of the village near the school, the site...
Easing on C-19 Lockdown
Dear Clerk As part of the Government’s approach to easing of the lockdown restrictions, schools will be opening to more pupils and some businesses and retail are also preparing to re-open. However, there are concerns about maintaining social distancing and potentially...
Volunteer to be a Parish Councillor
We are currently recruiting for another Councillor to join the Parish Council here in Hockliffe. For more information, you can visit 'Becoming a Councillor' on this website.
Phone Boxes
BT is proposing to remove 30 payphones in Central Bedfordshire. The details of the payphones which may be removed can be seen on our website:www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/consultations. BT initiated its consultation with the local community on 9 October 2019 by...