Welcome

Welcome ​to the Mepal Parish Council Website providing information about Mepal and the activities of the Parish Council.

The Parish Council is the tier of Local Government closest to the people.  The next tier is the East Cambridgeshire District Council.

On our website we outline the role and services provided by the Parish Council along with the details of our councillors.  We provide you with the dates of our meetings and copies of the agendas and minutes.

This site will enable you to find out about our community and understand the roles and responsibilities of the Parish Council.  It is our intention to enable more residents to play an active role in the community, participate in more activities, attend Parish Council Meetings and thoroughly enjoy living in Mepal.

SOCIAL DISTANCING

Please follow these guidelines whilst visiting/using the recreation field (the play area remains closed to ALL)

1. Please keep a distance of 2 meters (6ft) from people outside of your household at all times.

2. All dogs must remain on a lead at all times.

3. Please tidy up after yourself and help keep the space clean and tidy for all. 

Stay Alert, Control the Virus and Save Lives
We thank you for helping to keep the open space, visitors and staff save.


Government Social Distancing Guidance 

You can exercise outside as often as you wish and you can also sit and rest outside – exercise or recreation can be alone, with members of your household, or with one other person from outside your household, while keeping two metres apart at all times.  

Government Guidance on Public gatherings

To ensure people are social distancing, the government has prohibited by law all public gatherings of more than two people, except for reasons set out in the regulations. These include: where the gathering is of a group of people who live together in the same household – this means that a parent can, for example, take their children to the shops, although you are advised to do so only if there is no option to leave them at home where the gathering is essential for work purposes – but workers should try to minimise all meetings and other gatherings in the workplace.
It is important that everyone continues to act responsibly in public places.
The infection rate will increase if people begin to break the rules.


Playground and playing field Update
Polite Reminder 13th May 2020  
Mepal play area still remains closed. The gates have been locked due to previous request being ignored and signage erected to make everyone aware of the closure.
Sadly the message is still being ignored.
Please follow this advise and make everyone in your household aware of this.
These measures are to protect us all. 
Thank you

24th March 2020 - Update on Play area and recreation field Following the government announcement last night Mepal Play area is now CLOSED to all until further notice. The gates will be locked today.
The recreation field is an open space and must now ONLY be used when following the strict Government guidance set out in last nights announcement.
Please follow this advise and stay safe.​
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Uselink link for help and support during the Covid-19 outbreak

www.eastcambs.gov.uk/content/coronavirus-community-support

Parish Meetings 

Due to the current Covid-19 outbreak all Parish Meetings will not be running until such a time we are told this is possible.
All matters can be emailed to the Clerk or by calling 07842 499377, this is the preferred form of contact at this time.
The Parish Clerk will have the phone on 9am-5pm (7days a week) should anyone need help or assistance of an urgent nature.

We are taking every step possible to safeguard the community we serve.
Thank you for your understanding
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