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08 October 2025

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Kimble Stewart Hall Wednesday 7:30 pm View Details

Great & Little Kimble cum Marsh Parish Council

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(Kimble Stewart Hall)

Great & Little Kimble cum Marsh Parish is set in the beautiful Vale of Aylesbury at the foot of The Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire.

Each and everyone of our councillors welcome you to our rural parish. We are situated on the northern edge of the Wycombe District, with rich lower farm land to the North rising into part of the magnificent Chiltern Hills to the South.

The 394 homes are well spread across 1,212 hectares. The main settlements are Smoky Row, Clanking, Marsh, Kimblewick, Little Kimble and Great Kimble.

The southern part of the parish is within the Chilterns Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty and The Green Belt – an area representing nearly 25% of the parish. The rest is most attractive too, and we strive to keep it that way.

The National Trust owns the land around Pulpit Hill. There is a network of public footpaths and bridleways from which to explore the varied countryside within the parish.

The population is growing, with many young families now taking the numbers to just over 1,000 (988 in the 2001 Census).

Latest Parish News

Green light given for 250-acre nature reserve in Aylesbury

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October 2025
Green light given for 250-acre nature reserve in Aylesbury

Buckinghamshire Council has approved plans for a new, 250-acre nature reserve in Aylesbury, just east of the town’s award-winning, nature-rich Kingsbrook development.

The new visitor destination, called Kingsbrook Meadows, will be equivalent in size to around 140 full-size football pitches. It will offer extensive natural greenspace where residents and visitors can help with the creation of woodlands and wetlands, allowing them to explore the wildlife as it develops, enjoying the health and wellbeing benefits of the natural world.

This planning approval crowns a groundbreaking partnership between Barratt David Wilson Homes, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), and Buckinghamshire Council, who have worked together at Kingsbrook since 2010 to demonstrate that urban development and environmental protection can co-exist.

With work set to start in spring 2026, Kingsbrook Meadows will open in three phases, becoming home to wetlands, meadows, pools, woodlands, walking trails, gardens, and wild play area.

The final phase, due for completion in 2028, will culminate in the opening of a visitor centre, café and shop, with accessibility at the forefront of its design. There will also be a dedicated car park on-site. The RSPB will manage the site once complete, adding to the 220 existing sites it manages across the UK, creating local employment and volunteering opportunities.

Over half of the new site, 168-acres, is classed as a Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG), which is a designated area of open green space designed to reduce the impact of new housing developments on protected natural areas.

The first SANG in the north of Buckinghamshire, Kingsbrook Meadows aims to offer an attractive and more accessible alternative to ease recreational pressures from visitors and dog-walkers on Ashridge Commons and Woods within the Chilterns Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation. The new site will be protected in perpetuity for at least 80-years.

Cllr. Peter Strachan, Cabinet Member for Planning at Buckinghamshire Council, said:

“Buckinghamshire is a beautiful, nature rich county, and it’s important we protect it as best we can whilst also playing our part to meet the government’s new housing targets. Kingsbrook Meadows is a great example of how by working together, collaboratively with like-minded strategic partners, sustainable development can be achieved.”

Cllr. Carl Jackson, Cabinet Member for Environment, Climate Change and Waste at Buckinghamshire Council, added: “Kingsbrook Meadows will offer a sanctuary for those who enjoy the natural environment, providing a peaceful place to walk, exercise, explore, and take the dog for a walk. This site has been designed to benefit local residents and visitors while protecting wildlife.”

Martin Randall, Operations Director, RSPB, commented: “We’re delighted to have reached this important milestone in the creation of an exciting new nature inspired visitor destination which will be a welcoming place for all. Nature is for everyone, and we want this ethos to be at the heart of Kingsbrook Meadows, with all the social, health and wellbeing benefits that brings. We are very much looking forward to work getting underway in the coming months and sharing more information about the exciting developments. As work progresses, there’ll be plenty of opportunities for people to get involved and find out more along the way.”

Jo Alden, Project Director at Barratt David Wilson North Thames,said: “Approval for Kingsbrook Meadows is fantastic news for both residents at Kingsbrook, and the wider community and we are excited to start work. This opportunity shows the power of partnership and has only become a reality because Barratt David Wilson, Buckinghamshire Council and the RSPB all share the same values. Once again, we are proving that new homes and nature can work together through collaboration, with strategic and well thought out placemaking.”

Free Home Upgrades to Cut Energy Bills and Stay Warm This Winter

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October 2025
Free Home Upgrades to Cut Energy Bills and Stay Warm This Winter

Buckinghamshire residents who live in privately owned homes, including private rental properties, that have low energy performance EPC ratings can apply for free energy-saving upgrades that will help them cut energy bills and stay warm this winter.

Eligible residents could receive up to £30,000 of fully funded energy saving measures, such as loft insulation, wall insulation, solar panels, smart heating controls, and heat pumps.

Having secured just over £3m of funding from the Government’s Warm Homes Local Grant, Buckinghamshire Council has partnered with the National Energy Foundation’s Better Housing, Better Health service to manage delivery of the scheme. This will include assessing applications and managing the pre and post-installation process.

The scheme is now open to Buckinghamshire residents who meet the following criteria:

  • Your home has an EPC (Energy Performance Certificate) rating of D, E, F or G AND one or more of the following also applies -
  • You live in a household with a combined gross annual income of less than £36,000
  • A member of the household is in receipt of certain means-tested benefits such as Housing Benefit, Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Income Support, Pension Credit (savings and guarantee), or Universal Credit
  • You live in a pre-qualified postcode area, as determined by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

Residents in private rented accommodation must seek approval from the landlord before applying and landlords may need to contribute towards the improvements if they already have a home that has qualified for fully funded support under the scheme.

Carl Jackson, Cabinet Member for Environment, Climate Change and Waste said: “Securing this grant funding is great news as it enables Buckinghamshire Council to support some of the most vulnerable people across our county. With funding being limited and winter just around the corner, I encourage people to apply for support straight away.”

Steve Bowles, Cabinet Member for Communities added: “Rising energy costs coupled with the ever-increasing cost-of-living is creating real pressures on households in Buckinghamshire and there will be residents who will struggle to heat their homes this winter. We are always looking for ways to support those who need it and I would encourage anyone who is worried about cost of living pressures to take a look at the support available."

Residents who meet the eligibility criteria and would like to apply should either call the National Energy Foundation’s free helpline on 0800 107 0044, submit a referral form on the Better Housing, Better Health website: www.bhbh.org.uk/make-a-referral, or email bhbh@nef.org.uk.

Residents are being urged to be aware of scammers and to ensure they communicate with the Better Housing, Better Health service via the official channels listed above.

The Warm Homes Local Grant builds on the success of the Home Upgrade Grant 2, through which Buckinghamshire Council secured £1.04 million to retrofit 48 homes, improving energy efficiency and reducing fuel poverty.

To find out more about all the support available for those affected by cost of living pressures visit: https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/cost-of-living/help-with-heating-and-household-bills/

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