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A Note from your clerk – November Litterpick
Thank you to everyone who turned up to our litterpicks on Wednesday last week and Sunday. A total of 13 bags of rubbish and a large piece of foam across the two litter picks…
Late Autumn Scene 2024
We are pleased to say that the late autumn issue of The Wickhambrook Scene is now published. It has information on start-times for Remembrance Sunday, Tribute to the Fallen, MSC AGM, plus up-and-coming events, news from WI and Parish Council, Cheveley and Ashley...
A Note from your clerk – Keep the Heat
Hello, we’ve received information about an event run by Green Ixworth on November the 16th 2024 at Ixworth Village Hall…
A note from your clerk – Reporting urgent and dangerous highways issues
It is important that any issue that is deemed to be dangerous to either private property, the highway or any of its users is telephoned through on 0345 606 6171 so that they can be immediately assessed, and action taken quickly…
Death in the Garden with Michael Brown
A joint meeting of the History and Horticultural Societies of Wickhambrook was held in October with a subject that included plenty of history and lots of gardening. Michael Brown’s talk was subtitled ‘Poisonous Plants – Magic, Myth and Passion’ and we were treated to a plant by plant analysis with historical anecdotes which was both fascinating and entertaining…
A Note from your clerk: Local Transport Plan for Suffolk
Sufolk County Council have invited the parish to participate in its public consultation on the next Local Transport Plan to 2040 and is encouraging feedback and comments via its online surveys…
A note from your clerk – New EV Chargers at Newmarket and Bury St Edmunds
New electric vehicle (EV) chargers are due to be fitted at The Guineas Shopping Centre car park in Newmarket and Parkway car park in Bury St Edmunds over October…
Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal
The national poppy appeal is launched on 24th October and our collectors will be calling round the village from this date. We will be holding a collection event at Wichambrook stores on Saturday 2nd November from 9.00 am onwards, with military vehicles to view. The memorial service will be held on Sunday 10th November at the war memorial at 12.00 midday, for everyone wishing to attend…
WI Gallops Meeting September 2024
Once a year the four WI’s in our group meet up for a joint meeting and this year it was the turn of Wickhambrook WI to host the event…
Vintage Car Rally visits Wickhambrook WI
The Vintage Bullnose Morris Club brought the sunshine to Wickhambrook last Saturday, along with their fantastic collection of cars and buses. As they made their way across Suffolk in a Treasure Hunt- they made a stop in Wickhambrook for tea and cake. I'm pleased to...
Wickhambrook WI Visit to St Edmundsbury Cathedral
Once a year we like to take our monthly meeting off site and tour a local point of interest. This year we took an after hours tour of Bury Cathedral…
Wickhambrook WI Tour of Broxted Solar Farm
We had a very informative tour of the local Solar Farm at Broxted, which, when built 10 years ago was the largest in the UK…
The Denham Big Skies Walk
This is a walk for those who enjoy open countryside and big skies. It starts with much field edge walking but rewards come later with the skirting of Denham Castle mound and a return through a deer farm…
Headway Suffolk are releasing an airfryer cookbook
Headway Suffolk are releasing an airfryer cookbook catered to everyone including those with a neurological condition…
Early Autumn Scene 2024
We are pleased to announce that the latest issue of The Wickhambrook Scene is now published. You can view the digital document by clicking the link hereOr by viewing the post on any of the local Facebook groups (Wickhambrook & Lidgate, Wickhambrook Community,...