Did you know that the mobile library service visits every four weeks – There are two routes – one visiting the main village area…
A note from your clerk – Mobile Library Service in Wickhambrook
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General News
A note from your clerk – Play equipment at Bury Road Pocket Park
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…
Note from your clerk – Flood Recovery advice from your County Councillor
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.
Autumn Scene 2023
We are pleased to announce that the latest issue of The Wickhambrook Scene is now published…
Walk to Cowlinge and back
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…
A Note from your clerk – Thanks to our volunteers!
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…
A Kedington Hills Circuit
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…
Sofa
We have a used but serviceable sofa to give away which will need to be collected from our house…
Wickhambrook Surgery Flu Clinics 2023
Flu Clinic dates, information and how to book your appointment…
Wickhambrook Scene – July 2023
We are pleased to announce that the July issue of The Wickhambrook Scene is now published.
Wickhambrook Farmers Market 9 July 2023
Wickhambrook Farmers Market MSC Hall Sunday 9th July 9.30am till 12.30pmI hope you like the new look market. Come support your farmers market we have some old and new stalls and Amanda and Ali back in the hall. There’s E&G butchery and farm shop with their...
Wickhambrook Scene – May 2023
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,...
Stetchworth walk
The Devils Dyke is one of the best preserved Anglo-Saxon earthworks in England. Thought to have been built by the Saxons in the 6th and 7th centuries AD to keep those Britons at bay, the bank and ditch stretches for 7.5 miles between Reach and Wood Ditton…
Calling all children from Wickhambrook aged 0-16 yrs
The Wickhambrook Summer Fete committee have purchased some King Charles 111 Coronation Mugs – one free for each child between 0-16 yrs living in Wickhambrook…
A Note from your clerk – New Senior Wooden Goal End and Basketball Hoop
At its February meeting the parish council agreed to purchase a new Wooden Goal End and Basketball Hoop for the old MUGA space next to the Skate Park…
Beware of Scammers sending fake Emergency Text Alerts
Scammers are likely to use the the new Emergency Text Alert system to try and steal money and personal information from victims…
Stanstead Walk
This walk has the distinction of going through the area of the highest point in Suffolk. This is supposed to be in Stanstead Great Wood but this does not agree with the contours on the Explorer 196 Sudbury, Hadleigh and Dedham Vale Ordnance Survey map which show a higher point to the west. The circuit also takes you down part of the drive and through the grounds of Kentwell Hall. The distance is almost 7 miles…
A note from your Clerk – Volunteer Day thanks
Thanks go out to Mary Jolland and Roger Medley who joined our first volunteer day in Wickhambrook Cemetery yesterday…
2022 Recorder Report for Wickhambrook
The year began with continuing anxiety about the latest variant of Coronavirus which had caused many Christmas events to be cancelled. Masks were being worn again in the village shop. A shelter was constructed outside the Surgery for people picking up prescriptions from the pharmacy…
Wickhambrook Scene – February 2023
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,...
A Note from your clerk – Thank you to all our Wickhambrook Poop Fairies!
If you and your canine friend are caught short, we have spare bags at the entrances to the Recreation Ground and Six Acres…
Musical Director Required
Haverhill Singers urgently seek a new Musical Director to continue our successful growth & development.
Wickhambrook Firefighters Open Evening
If you are interested in serving your community and becoming an On Call Firefighter at Wickhambrook please come to our Recruitment Open Evening on Thursday 23rd February at Wickhambrook Fire Station at 19.00…
A note from your clerk – Seasons Greetings
Wishing you and all your loved ones a safe, healthy and happy Christmas, and all the best for 2023!
A note from your clerk – advice from Arthritis Action
Marc Williams from Arthritis Action has asked me to let you know about what they have coming up next year to help support people living with or caring for people living with arthritis…
A note from your clerk – Wickhambrook Cemetery
I’ve received a few comments recently regarding the cemetery. Please, if you’re in the cemetery with your dog, would you keep them on the lead and ensure that any waste is picked up and placed in the grey bin by the hedge adjacent to the road…
Total raised in 2022 Royal British Legion Poppy appeal by Wickhambrook and Surrounding Villages
We are very proud to announce that the total raised in this years Royal British Legion Poppy appeal is £4007.95…
More than 100 arrests in UK’s biggest ever fraud operation
The Met Police are contacting scam victims by text message as a result of the UK’s largest ever fraud operation…
Wickhambrook Scene November/December 2022
We are pleased to announce that the latest issue of The Wickhambrook Scene is now published…
Lidgate Walk
This pleasant 4-mile circuit starts from Lidgate and makes use of hilltop footpaths to reach the hamlet of Upend. The return journey is mostly along a Quiet Lane. The newly opened permissive path around Lidgate Castle mound and the site of Lidgate Mere is included in these directions. Walking is good all year round…