PLEASE NOTE : The Parish Council Estates Committee meeting on Thursday 1st of August 2019 has been postponed until Thursday 15th of August 2019.
August 2019 Estates Committee Meeting postponed
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Parish Council News
Would you like to become a Parish Councillor?
Wickhambrook Parish Council currently has a vacancy for a Parish Councillor which may be filled by co-option. If you care about the area that you live or work in and the issues facing local people, you could be a councillor…
Parish Clerk’s Report for July/August 2019
Wickhambrook Parish Clerk Report for July/August 2019 including change of Parish Clerk telephone number, Footpaths, July Litter Pick, Planning, Play Equipment at the Recreation Ground and Bury Road Pocket Park and dates of next Parish Council meetings…
Documents relating to Annual Audit
Documents relating to Annual Audit…
Public Notice of Rights of Inspection
Public Notice of Rights of Inspection…
Notice of Vacancy in Office of Councillor
Notice of Vacancy in Office of Councillor…
Annual Parish Meeting 2019 Poster
Annual Parish Meeting – everyone invited, please see the poster for more details…
2019 Get Fitter Pick Litter
Wickhambrook Parish Council has set dates for three litter picks this year…
Reminder to Dog Owners
As those winter nights draw in 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…
Parish Clerk’s Report for November/December 2018
Wickhambrook Parish Clerk Report for November/December 2018 including change of Parish Clerk, Litter Pick (postponed), Planning, next Parish Council meeting dates and Christmas…
Parish Clerk’s Report for September/October 2018
Wickhambrook Parish Clerk Report for September/October 2018 including Litter Pick, Sports Club Support, Hedges, VAS update, Defibrillators, Recent Planning Applications, next Parish Council meeting dates and farewell but not goodbye…
Parish Clerk’s Report for July/August 2018
Wickhambrook Parish Clerk Report for July/August 2018 including Biscuit Barrel Award, Annual Parish Meeting report from May, Annual Parish Council Meeting, Defibrillators, Skate Park and Litter Pick news, a Welcome Bench, Recent Planning Applications and next Parish Council meeting dates…
2018 Recipient of the Alf Hicks Biscuit Barrel Award
The recipient of the Biscuit Barrel in 2018 for services to Wickhambrook is Mr Roger Medley. The Parish Council voted overwhelmingly for Roger to receive the award…
2018 Annual Report from County Councillor Mary Evans
Thank you for inviting me to your annual parish meeting. It was an honour last May to be re-elected as the County Councillor for Clare. I hugely appreciate the trust and confidence you have placed in me and will do my utmost to live up to it. As you know, I always strive to be candid with you so you won’t be surprised when I start this annual report by talking about highways – and more specifically potholes…
Parish Clerk’s Report for May/June 2018
Wickhambrook Parish Clerk Report for May/June 2018 including public access defibrillator update, cancelled litter pick, donation to School for play bark, refurbishment of skate park, vacancy for lay member, cemetery update, Annual Parish Meeting, Recent Planning Applications and next Parish Council meeting dates…
A Tribute to Derek Redhead, our Wickhambrook Borough Councillor from 1995 to 2015
Family and friends recently gathered on what was probably the wettest day of the year so far to say farewell to Derek Redhead, our Wickhambrook Borough Councillor from 1995 to 2015 who recently passed away at the age of 86…
Derek Redhead – a personal tribute
Derek was a stalwart of local government and gave me a great deal of help and support when I was first elected to Suffolk County Council in 1997…
Parish Clerk’s Report for March/April 2018
Wickhambrook Parish Clerk Report for March/April 2018 including public access defibrillator, play area improvements, storm damage, Parish Councillor appointment, March litterpick, Annual Parish Meeting, Recent Planning Applications and next Parish Council meeting dates…
Zipwire – Wickhambrook Play Area Improvements
Discussions on a project to provide a Cableway (Zipwire) for the youngsters of Wickhambrook has been ongoing for a couple of years and finally we have made it…
Parish Clerk’s Report for January/February 2018
Wickhambrook Parish Clerk Report for January/February 2018 including Steps Clearance, Parish Councillor Resignation, Remembrance Sunday, Litterpick, ‘Ziphambrook’, Memorial Garden, Recent Planning Applications and agreed dates for Parish Council meetings for 2018…
Notice of Vacancy
UPDATE 17 Jan 2018 – this is now closed for Applications. Notice is hereby given that there is a vacancy on Wickhambrook Parish Council. The vacancy has previously been advertised, and no election has been requested. The Council is now able to fill the vacancy by co-option…
Parish Clerk’s Report for November/December 2017
Parish Clerk report for November/December 2017 including Public Access Defibrillators, Telephone Kiosk, VAS Machine Project Success, Zipwire, Hedges, Recent Planning Applications, Dates of Next Meetings and Christmas…
Parish Clerk’s Report for September/October 2017
Parish Clerk Report for September/October 2017 including Lay Members of the Parish Council Estates Committee, July LitPic, Youth Football Club, Hedges, VAS Update – speeding in the village, The Hidden Perils of Strimming by Colin Bird, Recent Planning Applications and Dates of Next Meetings…
Parish Clerk’s Report for July/August 2017
Parish Clerk Report for July/August 2017 including Annual Parish Council Meeting, LitPic, Annual Parish Meeting Report from 18 May, Biscuit Barrel, Memorial Garden update, Bury Road Playground, VAS Update – speeding in the village, Recent Planning Applications and Dates of Next Meetings…
2017 Recipient of the Alf Hicks Biscuit Barrel Award
Maggie Elers was the unanimous choice by the Parish Council for the award this year and the photograph shows Chairman Paul Couzens with Maggie who will hold the Biscuit Barrel for twelve months and have her name added to the list of previous worthy holders of the award…
Parish Clerk’s Report for May/June 2017
Wickhambrook Parish Clerk Report for May/June 2017 including Litter Pick cancellation, Memorial Garden starting point, Local Council Award Scheme, Annual Parish Meeting, Grit Spreading Volunteer List, Contribution from a Lay Member of the Estates Committee, Crime Report for your attention, Recent Planning Applications and Parish Council meetings…
Parish Clerk’s Report for March/April 2017
Parish Clerk Report for March/April 2017 including The Great British Spring Clean, A contribution from Julian Girling, Date of Annual Parish Meeting, Reporting Highway faults online, Precept bid from Wickhambrook Parish Council explained, Recent Planning Applications and Parish Council Meetings…
Parish Clerk’s Report for January/February 2017
Parish Clerk Report for January/February 2017 including Looking back and moving on, Agreed dates of Parish Council Meetings for 2017, Recent Planning Applications and Parish Council Meetings…
2016 Recipient of the Alf Hicks Biscuit Barrel Award
This year the Alf Hicks Biscuit Barrel award went to Mrs Valerie Orange who is awarded the crystal biscuit barrel to keep for one year together with a certificate as a lasting record…
Latest Data collected from Vehicle Activated Sign (VAS)
As readers will note from the figures which follow, a high percentage of vehicle activations are in excess of the 30mph limit, these figures will of course be lost on non-village residents who travel through the village, it is hoped however that village residents will take heed and reduce their speed as police camera activity in the area will increase accordingly…