Welcome to Wickhambrook
Wickhambrook is one of the parishes of West Suffolk Council and Suffolk County Council
It is always a pleasure to have a talk from one of our members and our year started with a real treat. Adrian Maasz’s talk was entitled ‘What did you do in the war, Grandad?’ and was, in his words, a potted history of military medals…
As this was our WI Christmas Party, there was no official business to begin the evening. Members were greeted by canapés and a glass of Prosecco or a soft drink to start the evening off…
Two new photos have been added to the History Society archives…
A very successful Christmas Shopping Event was held in the WI Hall on Saturday 3rd December. An array of colourful stalls was on offer, some managed by WI members and several by outside stall holders…
This month’s talk was given by members of the Suffolk Police and proved to be an enlightening look into modern police work…
Members of the Local History Society left the Hall after the November meeting with their heads full of thoughts of Christmas past. From Yule logs to boar’s heads, Sarah Doig, the speaker for the evening, took us on a journey…
Wickhambrook Beavers out on Parade on Remembrance Sunday 2022
Wickhambrook WI hosted a lively concert by the Ukulele Band of Bury St Edmunds on Saturday 29th October in the WI Hall. The band has played at the hall previously and two of our members were so taken with the idea of playing the ukulele that they subsequently joined the group!
The term “Vegetable Sculpting” conjures up all sorts of images but it turned out to be more of an artistic display. Chris Burford turned out to be a former chef who had worked in several top class hotel kitchens in London and around the world…
Wickhambrook Local History Society and Wickhambrook Horticultural Society held a joint meeting in October. The speaker, Edward Martin, an archaeologist, talked on The Lost Gardens of Suffolk..
Wickhambrook History and Horticultural Societies jointly present Lost Gardens of Suffolk Friday 21st October…
The British Ugandan Asian at 50 (BUA50) exhibition took place at the Wickhambrook Memorial Hall on September 24 -25th.
This month’s meeting began in a sombre mode as a one minute silence was held in memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The President then asked the Secretary, Wendy Mansfield to read out the poem published that day by the Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage…
Fifty years ago from September to November, President Idi Amin, expelled all the Asians living in Uganda. More than twenty-eight thousand, mostly British Citizens applied for visas to come here. They had to sell anything they could to pay for their air fares. They were allowed to bring just £50 per family and one suitcase, or items they could carry on board…
Once a year the monthly meeting is handed over to the members with the idea being to give the committee a break from organising and running the meeting. This can sometimes be a foolhardy undertaking as we never know what to expect! In the event this year’s Members Meeting turned out to be a decorous affair…
The Show was very successful this year, we still have unclaimed raffle prizes…
Our guest speaker this year was Juliet Blaxland who has written about life on the edge of a cliff in Suffolk and how climate change is affecting us all…
For our first outing in a very long time, members of the History Society were privileged to have a tour of the Elveden Estate and church…
For our June meeting members were asked to meet at the Wickhambrook Bowling Green at 7-00pm…
It was decided to hold our usual monthly meeting first and get the normal business out of the way…
Extensive work has taken place on the green to give it the look that deserves…
Rick Lewis, a carpenter with 35 years experience of working on the timber framed buildings of Suffolk , gave us a very erudite and all-encompassing talk on his craft at the May meeting…
The term “Blood Runners” conjures up all sorts of images but this is just the nickname of a group of dedicated people who make up SERV. We were expecting a young, long-haired youth on a flashy motor bike but Kerry arrived by car instead!
Dr Nick Amor’s talk on Keeping the Peace in Medieval Suffolk had been rearranged several times because of the Pandemic so it was very good to finally welcome him to Wickhambrook…
We are back this year with a full programme of events…
Who would have thought that an evening presented as a “Show and Tell” could have turned out to be a fascinating and enlightening meeting?
Listening to the story of The North family and Two Kirtling Churches by Anthony Foreman was the perfect way to spend a cold winter’s evening…
This month Wickhambrook welcomed Graham Dossett who spoke of the Trials of a Tour Guide Manager. Graham described how he had been a police officer before retiring and frequently holidayed in the South of France with his wife. It was after watching groups of tourists following a guided tour and a chance remark from his wife to the effect of “ you’d be good at that!” that he decided to take up a new career…
How lovely to have such a large turn-out on a cold and foggy night! Members old and new were eager to hear a talk by one of the members, Philip Draycott on his book ‘Chadacre: 100 years of Suffolk Farming’…
At this month’s meeting we learnt about SULSAR – Suffolk Lowland Search and Rescue. Most of us had to admit that we were not aware such an organisation existed. Everyone knows about Mountain Rescue Organisations and the RNLI which covers the sea but SULSAR covers all the area in between…