Welcome to Wickhambrook
Wickhambrook is one of the parishes of West Suffolk Council and Suffolk County Council
In these winter nights please don’t forget to take poop bags on your walks with your four legged friend. It’s much easier to find and pick up if you have the bag to hand, and it’s really not nice for others to step in waste in the dark, or find it the next morning! Please think of other villagers and pick up after your dog – spare bags can be found at the dispenser at the MSC Car Park…
A health and wellbeing initiative which is achieving better outcomes for people with anxiety, loneliness and other needs, has now be introduced across West Suffolk…
Parents of children who use the pocket park at Bury Road will, we hope, be pleased to hear that the Parish Council has agreed that the proposal to purchase a new piece of play equipment for older children (8 – 12 years)…
Please RE-CHECK your model against the recall list as an EXTRA THREE MODELS have been added…
Two Suffolk residents came very close to losing all their money, to scammers who called purporting to be from their Bank. The elderly couple received a call from the “fraud squad” of their bank, claiming that £400 had been been taken from their account, and that 2 individuals had been arrested…
Kirtling is an attractive village on the Suffolk/Cambridge borders. This walk is made up of two loops – a leg stretch of about 5 miles, which includes walking along the bed of a stream, and a more built-up loop of 1.5 miles with an optional visit to the church and good views of Kirtling Towers…
There have been reports received of automated calls claiming to be from the Inland Revenue, with the caller stating that failure to appear at the Magistrates Court will result in the suspension of your National Insurance Number…
There are currently a wide range of appeals raising funds for people and animals affected by the Australian bushfires. Unfortunately, some of these are scams…
Applications are invited from local people, who would like to live in a restored and refurbished one bedroom Almshouse, next to All Saint’s Church, Wichambrook
Suffolk Trading Standardsw have joined forces with the England Illegal Money Lending Team to combat unscrupulous loan sharks who are preying on people in the run up to Christmas…
information from West Suffolk CouncilLifeLink, which started in Haverhill and has also launched in Brandon and Mildenhall, is a free service for anyone over 16 years old and it is already busy. Benefits include: meeting new people and developing new friendships,...
A Walk from Wickhambrook to Ousden (and maybe the ‘Fox’) and back. This circuit of almost eight miles and three hours walking is possible in winter, most underfoot surfaces are green lanes or minor roads, but could be more enjoyable and relaxing during the spring to autumn period. Take Ordnance Survey Explorer map 210 covering Newmarket and Haverhill as your companion…
If you are Looking for Change for the lives of people who are genuinely homeless and living on the streets then there’s a way you can help make a real difference…
Victims of pensions scams could lose 22 years’ worth of savings within 24 hours, according to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and The Pensions Regulator (TPR).
Research shows that strong relationships can form between socially isolated individuals and scammers because of the regular contact that they make. Lonely people are FOUR times more likely to fall victim to scams.
There are so many posts currently circulating on Facebook claiming that everyone who shares them will receive a shopping coupon or will be entered into a prize draw to win shopping vouchers.
It is that time of year when we have to remind everyone that a chain email and Facebook Post circulating, warning about a postal scam that could leave you £315 out of pocket – is a hoax!
Have you had your NHS HEALTH CHECK?
We have received calls from residents reporting a company telephoning and stating that all houses need to have an EPC (Energy Performance Certificate) by the end of 2019…
Suffolk County Council’s Trading Standards team is asking people to be cautious when purchasing ‘part worn’ tyres for their vehicles, after several test purchases in Suffolk raised concerns…
Free call blockers are being made available to people who believe they are being targeted with scam and nuisance phone calls. Between 1,800 and 2,000 call blockers are being provided on a first come, first served basis by the National Trading Standards Scams Team…
We have received a number of reports from residents across Suffolk who have been subjected to scam calls from someone purporting to be from “Suffolk County Court”…
We’ve been receiving many queries and comments about the Playfort in the play area at Cemetery Road, which has been out of use now for much of the year. Firstly, we wanted to re-assure you that the Parish Council has been working hard to bring the Fort back into use, as we are aware from parents and guardians comments how much the children enjoy this play equipment…
Community groups, charities and voluntary organisations in West Suffolk can now apply for Community Chest funding for 2020/21. West Suffolk Council is to make more than £350,000 available as it looks to invest in community projects to improve the lives of local residents. Money is available to local projects that can help strengthen families and empower communities so that they can better support themselves…
Residents, businesses and organisations are being urged to help a new West Suffolk Council taskforce identify opportunities and issues in rural areas…
This circuit is around five miles and takes two and a half hours of steady walking. You join the Bury to Clare route for a short distance, pass the Stansfield Compasses pub, cross the baby River Glem twice and pass through the small but attractive village of Assington Green…
We now have well over 100 No Cold Calling Zones (140 in fact, with four more due to be launched soon) across Suffolk. Nominate your road by emailing us on and help us get to the next milestone of 200!
We have been responding to a call from an elderly Suffolk resident, who had received a telephone call from a woman advising that her name was Anneliese, and that she was from Trading Standards. The woman advised that she would be visiting to inspect her solar panels, as the company that installed the panels five years ago were being investigated by Trading Standards as they did not meet Building Regulations…
We have had reports of a company cold calling residents in West Suffolk, asking to inspect their loft insulation as it may now be illegal. Although the callers may give the impression that they are from the Council, this is not the case and they are not calling from, or on behalf of, West Suffolk Council…
Residents young and old from across West Suffolk are invited to two events being held next month designed to boost skills and reduce social isolation. The West Suffolk Skills Share Fair is free to attend and is open to anyone who would you like to learn new skills or improve existing skills, or who is looking to return to work, perhaps following time out looking after children or a period of unemployment.,,