{"id":3687,"date":"2023-09-12T11:39:09","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T10:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshfieldcommunitycouncil.org\/?page_id=3687"},"modified":"2026-10-10T17:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T16:48:10","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshfieldcommunitycouncil.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h1>Welcome to Marshfield Community Council<\/h1>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshfieldcommunitycouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_2048.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5162\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marshfieldcommunitycouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_2048-1024x512.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshfieldcommunitycouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_2048-1024x512.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marshfieldcommunitycouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_2048-300x150.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.marshfieldcommunitycouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_2048-768x384.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.marshfieldcommunitycouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_2048-1536x768.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marshfieldcommunitycouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_2048.jpeg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Please look at our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshfieldcommunitycouncil.org\/?page_id=3688\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3688\">News<\/a> page for latest information<\/strong> <strong>and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshfieldcommunitycouncil.org\/?page_id=3586\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3586\">EVENTS<\/a> page for a What&#8217;s On list.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshfieldcommunitycouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/scarecrowposter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5484 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marshfieldcommunitycouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/scarecrowposter-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"108\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshfieldcommunitycouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/scarecrowposter-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.marshfieldcommunitycouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/scarecrowposter-675x1024.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.marshfieldcommunitycouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/scarecrowposter-768x1165.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marshfieldcommunitycouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/scarecrowposter-1012x1536.jpg 1012w, https:\/\/www.marshfieldcommunitycouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/scarecrowposter.jpg 1125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 108px) 100vw, 108px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshfieldcommunitycouncil.org\/?page_id=3661\">Follow the link above to have an entry in the Scarecrow Festival&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marshfield Community Council serves to represent the communities of Marshfield and Castleton to local authorities and public bodies. We have responsibility for Marshfield Village Hall (though the Hall is managed by the Marshfield Village Hall Management Committee), the allotments, the children&#8217;s playgrounds outside the Village Hall and the Village Green at Groes Corner.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marshfield Community Council is a key contributor to local planning, policing, and highways and has input into planning applications within the Marshfield and Castleton areas.&nbsp; We are responsible for how the levy in your Council tax and the allocation from Newport Council is spent.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We believe that we can make Marshfield and Castleton even better, and with your support we are:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Developing more community events<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Supporting local groups and representing the interests of different parts of the community equally<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Working with the school, playgroups and churches in our community to keep in touch with local needs and interests<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Building partnerships with local service providers, such as Newport Council and the police to improve services<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Maintaining our Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) facility in Marshfield<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Minimising anti-social behaviour<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Improving cleanliness within the village, particularly dog fouling and fly tipping<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Fighting to protect public services<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Fighting to increase the safety of our roads and pavements<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Fighting to protect against unwanted development<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Supporting regeneration or development that benefits Marshfield and Castleton<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And most importantly, we want to proactively consult with the people of Marshfield and Castleton to ensure we know that the community wants and needs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Please help us to bring the communities of Marshfield and Castleton together to continue to make our villages a great place to live, work and bring up our children.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshfieldcommunitycouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_4770.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5164\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marshfieldcommunitycouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_4770-1024x343.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshfieldcommunitycouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_4770-1024x343.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marshfieldcommunitycouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_4770-300x101.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marshfieldcommunitycouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_4770-768x257.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marshfieldcommunitycouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_4770-1536x515.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marshfieldcommunitycouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_4770.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please look at our News page for latest information and the EVENTS page for a What&#8217;s On list. Follow the link above to have an entry in the Scarecrow Festival&nbsp; &nbsp; Marshfield Community Council serves to represent the communities of Marshfield and Castleton to local authorities and public bodies. 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