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A Note from Your Clerk – Reducing the Speed Limit on A143 at Wickham Street
You may have seen two recent articles in Suffolk News and the East Anglian Daily Times about a recent visit from our MP Nick Timothy, with Suffolk County Councillor Bobby Bennett to hear from the parish council and residents about their concerns over the speed of vehicles through Wickham Street, and our ongoing efforts to bring about a reduction in the speed limit from 40mph to 30mph, consistent with many other settlements along the A143 from Haverhill to Diss…
February 2025 Report from SC Cllr Bobby Bennett
Report from SC Cllr Bobby Bennett…
A Note from your clerk: Keep the Heat
Wickhambrook Parish Council are offering you a free thermal imaging survey of your home between 13th and 25th March 2025…
A note from your Clerk – Warm Winter Wednesdays
Don’t forget that a team of wonderful volunteers are running Warm Winter Wednesdays at the WI Hall, find out dates and more…
WI Members Meeting – Voice Coach, Steve Amer
For the first meeting of 2025 we welcomed Steve Amer who was introduced as a voice coach. It quickly became apparent that this was to be a talk which included audience participation as Steve talked about the importance of music and in particular singing on people’s physical, emotional and mental health…
History Society – The Stuart Monarchy in Suffolk
Jenny Barley, a member of the committee, was the first speaker of the year and gave an interesting talk on the Stuart Monarchy in Suffolk. Jenny used to work at the National Horseracing Museum so was well-qualified to explain the Royal and racing connection to the county…
Happy New Year Scene 2025
We are pleased to let you know that the Happy New Year issue of The Wickhambrook Scene is now published. As well as local news from Parish Council, WI, History Society there are useful articles from Suffolk Constabulary about detecting fraudulent calls; tips on safe winter driving; links to the new “Flood Smart Living Guide” provided by West Suffolk; events coming soon…
School Drop off and pick up
As school re-starts please could you keep in mind local residents when you are dropping off or picking up from the school. It can become congested and we have had some concerns raised by local residents that vehicles have not always been driven considerately with other road users and pedestrians in mind. The car park at the Memorial Social Centre is also available for use…
A note from your Clerk – West Suffolk Street Trading
You will recall that earlier in the year West Suffolk wrote to street traders, business groups, town and parish councils, as well as posts across our social media channels and in the local media to encourage people to help shape a new street trading policy for West Suffolk…
Moulton Walk
Moulton boasts a four-arched 15th Century Packhorse bridge which spans the River Linnet. Built of flint and stone it is narrow and the parapets are intentionally low to allow goods, such as corn, cloth, poultry, fish, salt and hops, to overhang…
Wickhambrook WI December Events
Wickhambrook WI enjoyed three festive events at the beginning of December. On Saturday 7th December members hosted a “Tea and Cakes” afternoon which also included a Bottle Tombola, Raffle, a Christmas Hamper Raffle and a “Guess the Weight of the Cake” competition…
Parish Clerk December 2024 Newsletter
Hello, I hope you are all keeping safe and well. The trees have coloured up, the nights are drawing in – winter is coming!
A Note from your Clerk – Split willow on verge of The Duddery
Just to let you know that following a recent storm when a willow on the verge on the The Duddery split and fell (recently cleared), the landowner has had the remaining standing spur of the willow inspected by a tree surgeon…
Wickhambrook Local History Society News – December 2024
40 members of the Society enjoyed a Savoury Supper prepared by the ladies of the committee. Home made soup with crusty bread followed by crumbles and other desserts and tea and coffee were enthusiastically received before we settled down to listen to the speaker for the evening, Kev Kitcher…
A Note from your clerk – Flood Smart Living
Suffolk County Council have produced a new guide, Flood Smart Living, to support local communities at risk of flooding…