Hello, it was lovely to meet so many of you at our recent shared community engagement day on 3rd July at the Memorial Social Centre. Thank you to everyone who dropped in and stayed to chat, look at the displays, and give us important feedback on our upcoming projects! – to find out more, follow the links here:
Neighbourhood Development Plan
Refurbishment of Games Area and Skate Park
Some pictures of the displays, including the wonderful road safety posters produced by children at Wickhambrook Primary Academy, are shown here.
We had a busy and successful day, with just under 60 people attending. We were also able to celebrate the award of the Alf Hicks Memorial Biscuit Barrel to Julie Little, the unveiling of the willow heart, recently added to the village sign) and to cut the ribbon on the 2nd World War Memorial bench in the cemetery.
Our next meeting takes place this Thursday, 22nd June – follow this link to the agenda and reports: https://wickhambrook.org/parish-council-agenda/
What’s on the agenda this time?
- Actions relating to Coltsfoot Green
- An overview of income and expenditure for the first quarter of this financial year
- An updated policy for dealing with restricted housing allocations to people residing or working in the parish
- A proposal for the parish council to use facebook to reach more people living in the parish
- Information about our Housing needs survey, which will be delivered to all properties in the parish in early September
- Establishing a steering group to prepare a Neighbourhood Plan for the parish;
- A decision on which routes the parish will ask Suffolk County Council to designate as Quiet Lanes (after hearing views of residents of the parish) and
- A look at options for the Multi-Use Games Area which suffered some damage in the spring.
Please do come along to the meeting to join in the public participation session at the start, or contact the clerk if you have any queries or questions.
We would really like to hear your views about what you would like to see in the parish, and also would value any time, skills and experience you could contribute to our work. If you would like to participate in one or more of the projects the parish council is developing, please take a moment to fill out the form at https://wickhambrook.org/consultations-projects/ .
Finally, if you would like to receive updates on Parish Council Activities and consultations by e-mail, please contact me at ().
Keep safe and well
Hilary Workman
Clerk & RFO for Wickhambrook Parish Council