Reed Village

The website of Reed Parish Council

Welcome to Reed

A beautiful village in North Hertfordshire

Reed is a small village and civil parish which sits on a chalk ridge at almost the highest point in Hertfordshire, approximately 3 miles south of the market town of Royston. Reed boasts a school, a village hall, the Saxon parish church of St. Mary, a cricket club and a 16th-century inn which is currently partially open as a restaurant and takeaway. More about Reed

Reed news

North Herts Prosperity Fund grant towards Reed playground

Reed Parish Council is delighted to have been awarded a grant of £19,250 from North Herts Council’s Prosperity Fund towards the costs of renovating the playground on Reed Green. This is in addition to the £19,500 awarded by the National Lottery Community Fund a few weeks ago. Adding in funding from other sources, including Bonfire Night in 2023 and 2024, it means that around £40,000 is now available to advance the project. Reed Parish Council expects to place an order soon in the expectation that the project will be completed before next summer.

Bonfire night 2024: 2 November

Bonfire Night raised some £3,000 for playground refurbishment, the church and the school. Read more here

Next Parish Council Meeting

Tuesday 7 January 2025, 7.30pm; date and place to be confirmed Everyone is welcome. Parish Council minutes and agendas

Latest Planning News

1 Woodbine Cottages, High Street First floor side extension to include side elevation Juliet Balcony Current and recent planning applications

Nicholls Yard planning appeal dismissed

The appeal against refusal of planning permission to build on land at Nicholls Yard has been dismissed. Planning permission for the proposal, to erect three 2-bed, three 3-bed, and one 4-bed dwellings and create associated parking and vehicular access onto the highway, was originally refused in June 2023. Dismissing the appeal, HM Planning Inspector found that the proposed development would have a damaging effect on Reed Conservation Area, a designated heritage asset, and would harm the character and appearance of the local area. Reed Parish Council objected to the original proposal and to the appeal.

National Lottery Funding for playground on Reed Green

Reed Parish Council has been awarded £19,500 from the National Lottery towards the cost of replacement and refurbishment of the play equipment on the playground. This is obviously welcome news, and it’s great that Reed is now part of a family of fantastic organisations that are making communities across the UK better places to be. Thanks to National Lottery players, the Community Fund gives out more than £500 million to charities, community and voluntary groups each year. For our part we are very grateful! The award needs to be seen in the context of the cost of the project overall, which is significantly more - however it is a great contribution to the first phase of the project. Funding is also being sought from other sources, including North Herts Council. And, of course, private contributions towards the project would also be welcome. Feel free to contact us or speak to any member of the Parish Council.

Reed Parish Council has a gov.uk domain

We’re pleased that our new domain, reedparishcouncil.gov.uk, has been approved. Councillors’ email addresses as well as the web site have moved over. Because of the availability of a grant, the change has been made at no cost to the council.

Reed Village Report 2024

A written celebration of Reed life over the past year. Read the Report online as a flipbook.

New organ in place at St Mary’s Church

More information about the new organ and the events planned to mark its completion

What’s on in Reed?

Check the Village Calendar for news of events taking place in Reed. You can also submit an event for inclusion in the calendar.

Reed online

As well as this web site, Reed has a public village Facebook page. Reed also has a lively community WhatsApp group which is open to Reed residents and those with a connection to the village. Send a text to 07909 524986 or email the webmaster to join. The Facebook page and WhatsApp group are administered by community volunteers, and the Parish Council is not responsible for their content.

Useful information

Visit our Useful Information page for a miscellany of details about key utilities, transport, recommended traders, health centres, the definitve footpaths map, and many other things.

How to get to Reed

By road: Reed is just off the A10, about 3 miles south of Royston, Herts By train: The nearest station is Royston. Live train departures from Royston Great Northern Rail By bus: No 18 service operated by Richmonds Coaches operates between Royston and Buntingford, calling at Reed six times per day (four times on Saturday) in each direction, Monday to Saturdays only. From Buntingford you can connect with services to Hertford. The Herts Lynx on-demand bus service. Passengers can be picked up and dropped off at a vast number of locations within the free-floating zone, and book in real time or in advance via an app. By taxi: Various taxi services are available - for phone numbers try a Google search on Royston Taxis or Buntingford taxis. More numbers are available on our Useful Information page.

Report a Pothole

You can report a pothole or other highways issue to Herts County Council online.

Contact the Webmaster

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