Cannock Wood Neighbourhood Area was designated on 6 June 2019.

The designation of a Neighbourhood Area is the necessary first step to enable the production of a Neighbourhood Plan.  A Neighbourhood Plan is produced by the relevant body who applied for the Neighbourhood Area designation, in this case, Cannock Wood Parish Council.

A Neighbourhood Plan may cover a range of issues related to the future development of the area, for example social, environmental and economic issues and can set out policies for determining future planning applications in the designated area. 

Cannock Chase Council’s Parks and Open Spaces team have delivered weekly gardening workshops to local schools as part of the Heritage Lottery Fund project for Hednesford Park.

Littleton Green Community School have sent a group of young people for the past 2 years, where they have taken part in the ‘Plant Pots’ workshop as well as other activities.

Cannock Chase Council (CCDC) and Stafford Borough Council’s (SBC) Building Control team nominated three construction projects which won awards at the LABC West Midlands Building Excellence Awards.

The awards aim to showcase buildings and design teams that have faced complex technical or construction issues and building site constraints.  The awards also celebrate the success of innovative and smart solutions.

The awards took place at Telford International Centre last month and CCDC and SBC along with partner project teams won the following awards:

Cannock Chase Council has scooped six green flag awards, and has retained its top performing District Council status in the West Midlands, in a ceremony last week.

Green Flag Award winners were revealed on 18 July 2019 nationwide, and Cannock Park, Elmore Park, Ravenhill Park, Castle Ring, Stile Cop Cemetery and Hednesford Park are among the record breaking 1,970 UK parks and green spaces and 131 in thirteen other countries around the world.

Cannock Chase Council’s Cabinet approved a Development Prospectus for Cannock Town Centre at its meeting held yesterday (11 July).

Cannock is on the cusp of transformational change, the catalyst of which is the £160m McArthurGlen Designer Outlet due to open in 2020. The Outlet is set to attract up to 4 million people per year which will present a unique opportunity for the neighbouring Cannock town centre to benefit from the increased visitor numbers.

The Chase It! programme has launched this week, packed full of activities for children and young people in Cannock Chase.

The Chase It! Summer 2019 brochure has a fantastic variety of days out and activities for 5-15 year olds in Cannock Chase throughout the summer holidays.

Delivered by Inspiring healthy lifestyles on behalf of Cannock Chase Council, children and young people can experience great days out, activity camps, sports sessions, family gardening groups and arts activities.

Cannock Chase Council has joined forces with environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy to launch #BintheButt to stamp out cigarette litter, which causes significant damage to marine life.  

The Council is calling on smokers to rethink how they dispose of their cigarettes, as research reveals that only half (53%) of Brits know that cigarette butts get washed into the sea if they are dropped down the drain.

Cannock Chase Council‘s Food and Safety Team has been engaging with community groups in the District to deliver bespoke food safety courses and food hygiene awareness sessions.  Both encompassing hands on practical learning and lots of FUN! 

Hygiene awareness sessions were delivered to a wide range of ages, Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Leaders who are members of 1^st Hednesford Scout Group.

Activities covered the importance of hygiene in the kitchen, how to store food safely in the fridge and how to wash hands properly. The handwashing proved to be a big hit!