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High Cross in High Street, Hixon is the third Hixon Heritage Building to have its history posted onto this website. Click here. High Cross Heritage
Following the latest Government instructions, the outdoor gym equipment at the Hixon Parish Council Playing Field in Church Lane is now closed off for use. Warning signs have been attached to each piece of equipment. So, please do not remove or use. Hixon Parish Council hopes that everyone can take responsibility for their own actions […]
Hixon Parish Council is to install a Speed Indicator Devices SIDs) at four key locations in the village. The four locations are New Road (opposite entrance to Steel Service Centre), Church Lane (near St. Peter’s School), Lea Road (between Ashlands and Swansmoor Drive and Church Road (on public open space). Each location will have a […]
Significant lengths of mature hedges and trees have been taken out of roadside verges in Hixon in recent months. The Parish Council is committed to ensuring no hedgerows or trees are ripped out illegally.
The Government White Paper “Planning for the Future” was published on 10th August 2020, with a 12 week consultation period ending on 29th October 2020. Hixon Parish Council liaised with other parish councils in the Trent Valley to agree a shared response. By agreeing a joint position, local parish councils believe it will send a […]
Following a number of incidents of roads flooding in the village, Hixon Parish Council appointed a specialist contractor to clear some of the worst blocked drains. Over 60 drains were cleared in one day at a cost of £850 plus VAT to Hixon Parish Council. There was immediate benefit to properties in Church Lane where […]
In June 2020, Hixon Parish Council submitted a planning application to Stafford Borough Council to create a 110m x 70m (football pitch size) ‘Community Sports Pitch’ on land alongside the New Road gateway into the village. The land has been made available by the landowner for an annual ‘Peppercorn’ rent. The planning application was well […]
During the current Coronavirus pandemic, Stafford Borough Council is providing a food delivery service to households where there are vulnerable persons who are in isolation and unable to shop for food. The service is available to anyone in Stafford Borough area and is offered in partnership with Central England Co-operative. In Hixon, the Hixon Community […]
Next Hixon Parish Council meeting Tuesday 14th July 2020. Due to restrictions on meetings of people in enclosed situations, Hixon Parish Council Meetings are suspended until further notice. Hixon Parish Council is currently hosting ‘Virtual Meetings. Members of the public can submit written questions in advance to the parish council via email: clerk@hixon.gov.uk Members of […]
Policy No. 5 of the Hixon Neighbourhood Plan (adopted November 2016) seeks to preserve and protect the history and heritage of the local community. It states “To ensure the protection of existing Listed Buildings in Hixon parish. Further, to identify other buildings and sites that are heritage assets so that they may be protected from […]