Useful Links

If you have registered you can log in to book to see your doctor and order repeat prescriptions. You can register here.

Click for information on about any health problems

Find out about Essex County Fire and Rescue Service and the wide range of services they provide. To arrange a Home Fire Safety visit call: 01376 349339

Transport Direct is a journey planner and lots more!

Inexpensive transport for the elderly and disabled.

Answers Direct is the Essex County Council Libraries Information Service.

Can provide help with: Access audits; Adaptations, repairs & improvements; Advice and support; Benefits and equity release; Grants and loans; Case work; Decorating; Fire safety check; gardening service; Greener homes; Handyperson; Home security; Hospital prevention

We can help you with: Work & learning; Travel & lifestyle; Legal advice; Home & care; Money matters; Health & wellbeing You can help us: Volunteer for us; Make a donation; Make a bequest; Sponsor someone; Get sponsored; Feature us in the local media; Work for us

Are you looking to join a local sports club or Scout group? Do you need to contact a self-help group for advice on living with a health condition? Are you trying to find a local charity or group to support a client or patient? EssexConnects Online is the place to find local activities, advice or support.

Don't throw away things away that someone else might want, Freecycle them! "Our mission is to build a worldwide gifting movement that reduces waste, saves precious resources & eases the burden on our landfills while enabling our members to benefit from the strength of a larger community."

Are you interested in promoting locally-produced food? Help and encouragement may be found here.

when Cambridge has so much to offer. Here's a link to many of the fascinating exhibitions, concerts and other events in our nearby city.

The Tourist Centre in Saffron Walden not only dispenses tourist information but also operates as a box office for Saffron Screen and a collection point for book orders from Harts. Very useful if you are not at home at postal delivery time!

Based at Saffron Walden County High School, Saffron Screen is a fully digitally equipped cinema with a friendly atmosphere. It features West End plays as well as a truly great range of films and is a fine example of what a local community initiative can achieve.

Quendon and Ricklng are in Thaxted Police area

Main Essex Police web-site entry point

Provider of many of our local facilities

In addition to the facilities provided by the Parish and District Councils, Essex County Council supplies many of the public needs of our villages

Useful UK site allowing you to plan meals according to what you want and what ingredients you have.

A useful free website suggesting interesting walks thoughout the UK

The Walk4Life website is free and has thousands of walk ideas all over the country. It is part of the “Change4Life” movement to encourage people to be more active. The website uses OS maps which can easily be printed out at home. If you register in the site you can also keep a track of the walks you have done and set yourself a target. If you don’t like walking on your own, you can search for walking events.

Great site to help you identify feathery visitors

Volunteer Centre Uttlesford is an accredited member of Volunteering England. It is a registered charity which offers a free and confidential service. It has three main roles: To help people find suitable volunteering opportunities in Uttlesford and to support them; To help local voluntary and statutory organisations to find volunteers; To promote volunteering and provide a centre of information on all aspects of volunteering. There is always a wide range of volunteering opportunities available across Uttlesford. This includes conservation, befriending, helping with animals, helping at children’s playgroups, providing administration support, driving and many more.

Parklands is situated just outside Quendon, off the road North to Newport.