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The next meeting of the Parish Council will be held on 18th November 2024 at 7.30pm in Trimpley Village Hall.  

COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE REVIEW 

We would respectfully request all electors of the Parish to familiarise themselves with this review of the Parish Boundaries.  A response form is included for you to complete with your views.  Links to this information and response are as follows:

 Community Governance Review Terms of Reference

 Questionnaire Response 

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Why not try one of the circular walks featuring rights of way in our parish?  Leaflets on these can be found on these links:

Wassell Wood Circular Walk  

Habberley Valley Circular Walk  

Upper Arley Circular Walk 

 A useful map showing Rights of Way can be found on this link Map of the Parish

 SEVERN TRENT WORKS IN TRIMPLEY    Works concerning the new pipe line from Hampton Loade to Trimpley and also the cleaning out of the sludge lagoon at Trimpley will be on-going in the next few months.  If you have any queries about the work please get in touch with STWA on 07977592495.  In respect of cleaning out of the Sludge Pool at the reservoir, you may like to read this letter from Severn Trent detailing the works planned


Our latest NEWSLETTER can be found on the appropriate page, as above tab. 

The Clerk would appreciate receiving any photographs taken in the parish to be considered for inclusion in our Gallery.  Please send photos in JPEG format to the Clerk for consideration.

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LogoKidderminster Foreign derives its name from an old word forain, meaning outside. The Parish once included land that surrounded the very restricted limits of the Borough of Kidderminster. As the town grew, the “foreign” contracted until the present Parish of the Foreign comprises only the hamlets of Trimpley and Low Habberley and the Northwood area on the east bank of the River Severn.

The Parish lies within the Wyre Forest District Council area, in the County of Worcestershire. It is essentially rural in nature, made up of many scattered settlements, with a total electorate of around 780.

The Parish has a small attractive church in Trimpley, built in 1844, and a modern Village Hall and Social Club. The village school closed in 1983, and some children now attend Upper Arley C of E School  or Bewdley schools.

Trimpley Reservoir is in the North west corner of the Parish.

The Parish Council liaises closely with the County Council on Highways issues affecting the parish, and employs a contracted lengthsman for minor highway works.  They also comment on each Planning Application which is formally registered with the District Planning office, and also with the police to minimise crime in the area. To this end, Smartwater kits were provided to each household in 2017 .