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Herongate & Ingrave Parish Council

Clerk: Mrs Theresa Grainger
30 Westwood Gardens, Hadleigh, Benfleet, SS7 2SJ
M: 07851 214222
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Councillor Vacancy – See Councillor/Staff Vacancies
Volunteers wanted for St. Nicholas Church, Ingrave Churchyard upkeep – call Rev Paul on 01277 812452.
FREE REFLECTIVE HOUSE NUMBERS. If you would like free reflective house numbers for your property please contact Mrs Amanda Burton by email: ahburtie@yahoo.co.uk
Local Development Plan Consultation 2016 and Lower Thames Crossing Consultation. See important information in News.
School Crossing Patrol – Ingrave Johnstone CofE School, Ingrave has a vacancy. If you are interested please send your details to the Clerk who will pass on your details.
Community Agents Essex – an innovative new partnership supporting older people and their informal carers. For more information see Services.

Welcome to the home page of Herongate and Ingrave Parish Council

OUR VILLAGES

Herongate and Ingrave have a population of approximately 2156 residents and is set within a rural area surrounded by farm land and Thorndon Country Park North and South with colourful woodlands, birdlife, open parkland, fishing and family attractions.  At its furthest the Parish is about 4 miles outside Brentwood Town centre.  We have many beautiful walks and residents have the benefit of two Churches, St. Nicholas Church, Ingrave with an impressive 6 bells and Bell Ringing Group and the St. Andrews, Church, Herongate which is home to the Herongate War Memorial.  For the children there is a small school, Ingrave Johnstone C of E Primary in Ingrave which is adjacent to the local Playing Field with a playground and MUGA.  There are also excellent senior schools only a short distance away in Hutton, Shenfield and Brentwood.  For the sports enthusiast we have two Golf Courses and an indoor Bowls Club and various exercise groups meet regularly at the Church Halls.  For socialising there are three Pubs which serve food. Herongate also boasts a village shop and Post Office, a Dentist Surgery and a farm shop.

Herongate Parish Council is a civil local authority and is the lowest, or first, tier of local government. The Parish Council is made up of 9 Councillors (currently 8 elected and one co-opted) and two paid staff; the Clerk and the Responsible Financial Officer.  The Parish Council meets 10 times a year to discuss current issues and projects. All residents are invited to attend meetings and have an opportunity to speak at the Public Participation Session.  Members are always interested to hear the views and suggestions of residents.

We hope you find our website interesting and informative.  If you should find any broken links or out of date information please do not hesitate to email the Clerk using the option at the top of the page.