Contact us

For formal contact with the Parish Council, please contact:

DEBBIE HATTRELL, Clerk to the Leavenheath Parish Council

12, Doughton Road

Kelvedon

COLCHESTER

CO5 9RR

Tel:  01376 425744

Email Clerk

A WARM WELCOME from the Leavenheath Parish Council.

Our special village is situated within and adjacent to the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, approximately midway between Colchester and Sudbury, on the A134. We are within the Stour Valley Ward of Suffolk County Council and Leavenheath and Assington Ward of Babergh District Council, in the County of Suffolk. Our voting population is close to 1106.

LeavenheathThis Parish Council website focuses solely on widening contact with our Councillors and our Clerk, on notice of meetings and posting of agendas and minutes and on information closely related to the work of the Parish Council. Your Councillors and Clerk are pictured with their contact telephone numbers on the following page. Formal contacts and correspondence should be directed to the Parish Clerk

Events

Parish Council Meeting

Wednesday 3rd September 2025 7:00pm — 8:30pm

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News

BDC T&P Briefing

Babergh-TP-briefing-July-2025.pdf

Shaping Suffolk Together

The national government wants to simplify how councils work.

Wilder Together in the Stour Valley

Wilder Together in the Stour Valley are also running a ‘ Wilder Together for Pollinators’ Day on Tuesday 29th July.

Local Government Reorganisation in Suffolk

Please click on link below to see details of proposed reorganisation from Suffolk County Council

Babergh Fuel Support Information

A fuel support flyer has been published on Babergh's website, signposting local resources that could help those struggling to heat their homes.

Babergh Bin Collection Schedule 2025

https://www.babergh.gov.uk/documents/d/asset-library-54706/babergh-refuse-and-recycling-collection-schedule-2025

Fostering can mean everything to those involved – new film

That is the message of a powerful new fostering film from over 100 councils.

Babergh Recycling plans 2026

Please find information about new recycling plans

Leavenheath Neighbourhood Plan

Please find full details of our Neighbourhood Plan via the link on page Parish Council/In This Section/Leavenheath Neighbourhood Plan

Babergh - Cost of Living Support

Cost-of-Living-Resources-for-Community-Groups.pdf

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