Welcome to Wickhambrook
Wickhambrook is one of the parishes of West Suffolk Council and Suffolk County Council
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…
At our November meeting councillors considered the impact of cold calling on residents of the parish and how cold calling can be minimised for elderly and vulnerable residents…
This 4 mile walk circles the town of Clare taking in the Common, which is the site of the fledgling village some 1000 years ago. The route can be followed on Ordnance Survey Explorer Map 210 Newmarket & Haverhill.
You may have seen in SC Cllr Bobby Bennet’s recent report that Firefighters, staff, and volunteers have been honoured at Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service’s annual awards ceremony…
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...
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…
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...
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 catered to everyone including those with a neurological condition…
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,...
West Suffolk Council is starting the annual canvass process to update the electoral register…
Police Connect is a messaging service connecting you to the very latest policing news for your area via e-mail. There is no charge for this service – all the emails you receive are free. You can register to receive information about the issues that most matter to you…
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,...
The whole walk is about 5 miles and will take 2 to 3 hours. Ordnance Survey map 210 Newmarket and Haverhill will provide reassurance. The route can be tackled any time of the year being mainly green lanes and field edge paths but the cross-field path can be sticky after rain
With thanks to Cllr Mike Lavelle the basket swing at the children’s play park on the Recreation Ground is now back in use.
Hello, I’ve just been told that there appears to be a loose bolt to the basket swing – Please don’t allow your children to play on this until further notice whilst we find and rectify the fault.
The latest edition of The Scene is published with:
• great advice on the increase of ticket fraud and how to avoid it;
• advice on preparing your garden for the summer;
• about the Tennis Club and how to join;
• plus local news, walks, and news from the MSC, Parish Council, and WI
You can read the March issue here…
We are pleased to announce that the latest issue of The Wickhambrook Scene is now published.
A look through 2023 in Wickhambrook
More than 40 million large appliances in use in UK homes are unlikely to be registered with the manufacturers, rendering them extremely hard to trace if a safety repair is ever needed.
Calling all Suffolk High schools and parents of year 8 and 9 students. There are just a few spaces left on the FREE Cyber First Investigator training course on 23rd March in Ipswich.
Did you know that the mobile library service visits every four weeks – There are two routes – one visiting the main village area…
Dear children – please don’t stand on the cradle swing – it is dangerous and damaging it and we may have to take it down until we have a replacement…
With an event on the scale of Storm Babet the immediate challenge is to record where the flooding has occurred and the extent of the impact, so we are asking for your support to encourage all affected residents to report significant flooding to individual properties using the Highways Reporting Tool, if they do not have access to the internet they should call the SCC customer service number: 0345 606 6171.
We are pleased to announce that the latest issue of The Wickhambrook Scene is now published…
Following this route and walking at gentle pace, from Wickhambrook to Cowlinge will take around 90 minutes. There are several options for the return journey…
On Wednesday 4th October we were fortunate to have lovely clear dry weather, and cleared the skatepark of weeds, cutting back overgrowth at the back and edging the entrance paths…
There used to be a newspaper cutting on display in the porch of Kedington church which read – ‘Sir, I note the correspondence regarding a proper Christian response to bats in the spire. As the incumbent of a typical Anglican parish, I can assure you that the only answer is to get the bats baptised and confirmed. In my experience, you will never see them again’. This has now been removed but the church is well worth a visit. This can be at the start or end of this 5.5 mile walk around the hills of Kedington area…
We have a used but serviceable sofa to give away which will need to be collected from our house…