Ercall Magna Parish Council

Welcome to the Ercall Magna Parish Council Website

Next Parish Council Meeting

The Chairman and Members of Ercall Magna Parish Council invite you to join them at High Ercall Village Hall on Tuesday 16th September, 2025 at 7:00 pm for the September monthly meeting. Here is the Agenda.

Here are the Minutes of the last meeting for your information Minutes - Tue 15th Jul 2025

SHREWSBURY ROAD – RESURFACING WORK AND CREATION OF AN ILLUMINATED CROSSING

During the upcoming works on Shrewsbury Road in High Ercall, we have received this information from Arriva Bus Compnay:

Service 103 will be unable to serve B5062 Shrewsbury Road, High Ercall on the 26th - 29th August 2025

Service 103 towards Wellington Bus Station will divert via B5063 Cotwall Road, Sugden Lane, Rodington Road, Rodington Heath, Un-named Road resuming normal line of route on the B5062 Roden Lane.

Service 103 towards Newport will divert via Un-named Road, Rodington Heath, Rodington Road, Sugden Lane and B5063 Cotwall Road.

Bus stops that will not be served -

Roden Lane - Hall
B5062 - Talbot Fields
Shrewsbury Road - Church Road
Shrewsbury Road - Cleveland Arms

I would advise residents to wait on Cotwall Road near Cleveland Avenue during the closure or at the Clevland Arms bus stops that the 104 serves in term time. We will communicate this to our driving team.

Community Governance Review 2025

The Chairman of Ercall Magna Parish Council has a very important announcement regarding the future of Ercall Magna Parish Council and its surrounding Parishes.

His message is in relation to a potential merger of our parish with Waters Upton Parish Council. Telford & Wrekin Council are interested to hear your views on the matter.

Please read our latest newsletter and Have Your Say Poster.

There is a meeting at Waters Upton Village Hall on Wednesday 2nd July between 17:30 and 19:30.

If you would like to have your say please, attend the meeting and let Telford and Wrekin Council have your feedback on this very important matter.

There is a requirement for residents to let TWC know what they think of the recommendation to merge Waters Upton with Ercall Magna.

Everyone is encouraged to email reviews@telford.gov.uk

Mature Driver Awareness Event

9th July at Tweedale Fire station – 10am – 12pm / 1pm – 3pm

Participants will have the opportunity to watch a virtual reality film specifically developed to raise awareness about the changes that happen as we age and how these can affect our driving. These sessions have been extremely popular in the past and we have limited spaces available. Participants can secure their place by emailing roadsafety@telford.gov.uk

This is our new website which is still under construction. If you can’t find what you are looking for please contact the Clerk using the Contact us page.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Parish Council.

Here is the latest Ercall Magna Parish Council Newsletter for October 2024

MAKING OUR PARISH LOOK BRIGHTER - EVEN ON THE DULL DAYS

We would like to thank the local residents for their help to brighten the verges in our villages. The Parish Council has supplied planters, and plants and we are grateful to the local residents for their help with planting and maintenance. We would like to thank Roden Nursery and Nobridge Nursery for their support.

CIVILITY & RESPECT PLEDGE

Ercall Magna Parish Council has signed up to the National Civility & Respect Pledge, in accordance with the Members' Code of Conduct.

The Council

Ercall Magna Parish Council is the largest rural parish in Telford & Wrekin and it represents the communities in High Ercall, Ellerdine, Roden, Poynton, Rowton and Walton.

Details of the agendas and minutes are available on this website.

Councillors

There are 13 Parish Councillors and they are elected every four years.

Meetings take place every month (except August).

If you are interested in the role and work of a Parish Councillor, please do attend a meeting or contact the Clerk for more information.

Planning

All Parish & Town Councils are statutory consultees in the Planning Process. The Planning Authority for our Parish is Telford & Wrekin Council.

The Planning Committee often meet to discuss planning and development matters within the parish and strategic documents.

Finance

All local councils have a duty to set a budget which will represent the aims and objectives of the council. This is called a precept and is collected on our behalf by TWC from the residents as part of their Council Tax.

Assets

An Asset Register is available as it part of the end of year audit and governance paperwork.

Documents

All Parish & Town Councils have a series of policies and procedures which govern how the Council is run, this forms part of the requirements of the Transparency Code.

Contact the Council

If you have a matter which you wish to draw to the council's attention you can do so by contacting the clerk by letter, telephone or email using the Contact Form or Send Email to the Parish Clerk

Next Parish Council Meeting

Tuesday 16th Sep, 2025 at 7:00 pm

This meeting will be held at
High Ercall Village Hall
Members of the public are welcome to attend; please see the agenda for more details.