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Stay up-to-date on news, events and village life in the Toppesfield and Gainsford End Parish

About our Parish

Our Parish is made up of Toppesfield and Gainsford End with a population of approximately 500 people from 210 households. In our parish we are luck enough to have an open Church, primary school, village hall, and three community owned enterprises. These being Toppesfield Stores, Pumphouse Brewery and The Green Man public house. There are also plenty of leisure groups active in the village. Please see the village organisation page for more details.

You can keep up to date with what’s on by visiting our news page or via our Facebook page – Toppesfield & Gainsford End Community click on the like button to receive future updates.

Toppesfield Parish Council normally meet monthly on the first Thursday of the month at 7.30pm at Toppesfield Village Hall. Meeting dates can be found on our Meetings page.

You can contact the Parish Clerk for any information relating to the Parish Council, or any of your Parish Councillors, their contact details can be found on the Councillors page.

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  • Reform UK gains control of Essex County Council
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    Reform UK gains control of Essex County Council

    Byadmin 16 May 2026

    Reform UK has secured a majority by 14 seats.  Reform UK has gained political control of Essex County Council with a total of 53 seats after residents across the county voted on 7 May 2026.  Now all the votes have been counted, the political makeup of the council is as follows:  Voter turnout across the county was 43.6%, the highest it has been for decades.  Visit the […]

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    Majority of council-backed bus services set to continue serving local communities

    Byadmin 9 May 2026

    Essex passengers continue to show confidence in local buses with more people using Essex County Council backed services in the last two years. A number of the bus services funded by Essex County Council are set to continue following a recent public consultation. The 41 services under review are some of those Essex County Council […]

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Recent Parish Newsletters

Edition 213 – September / October 2026
Edition 212 – July / August 2026
Edition 211 – May / June 2026
Edition 210 – March / April 2026
Edition 213 – September / October 2026
Edition 212 – July / August 2026
Edition 211 – May / June 2026
Edition 210 – March / April 2026

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Upcoming Meetings

Parish Council meetings are normally held on the first Thursday of the month. The Parish Council meetings are held at Toppesfield Village Hall and normally start at 7.30pm.

Location: The Village Hall

Dates:

6th August 2026

3rd September 2026

1st October 2026

12th November 2026

3rd December 2026

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Meet our Councillors

Paula Edwards-Holmes

Chair

Chris Neale

Vice Chair

Kitty Bourlet

Councillor

Amanda Smith

Councillor

Jeremy Graves

Councillor

Jane Daines

Councillor

Coral Fordham

Councillor

Kaaren Berry

Clerk

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Toppesfield Parish Council

Toppesfield Parish Council

The Village Hall
Church Lane
Toppesfield, Halstead
Essex
CO9 4DR

07341264219

clerk@toppesfield-pc.gov.uk

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