Parish Council News

Thank you to everyone who has raised this as an issue with me. It’s really disappointing that public and private areas have been damaged in this way…

The Suffolk Walking Festival takes place annually in May and runs this year until 26th May…

A few residents from the village, and the local clubs, have got together to organise a Big Picnic Lunch at the Recreation Ground on Saturday 1st June (weather permitting)…

Please check the details published previously…

I’ve enjoyed some lovely weekends working in the garden and it really seems that spring is around the corner, despite some really stormy weather at times! At the beginning of March we had our first Cemetery tidy day of the year…

We had a really busy morning tidying in the cemetery on Wednesday 3rd April, clearing brambles and ivy, sweeping up leaves and installing some of the chestnut paling fence to extend our compost heap. Thanks go to Kathy Cordy, Mel Karunaratne and Roger Medley…

Thank you to Mary Jolland for leading the litterpick on Sunday 29th March, a fantastic turnout of 16 adults and nine children, who collected ten bags of rubbish and some boards and posts. Thanks too to Barbara Merritt and the team at Wickhambrook Memorial Social Centre for their support with facilities and refreshments…

We had a really busy morning yesterday, protecting all the saplings in the new hedge with rabbit guards and supports. We also cleared leaves, brambles and ivy from memorials, the Chapel of Rest and along the hedge line, and tidied up some overgrown hedging…

Despite previous messaging on this, dog fouling is still a problem that is reported regularly…

Iinformation from West Suffolk about this year’s canvass…

Connecting Communities is available for those who find it difficult to use public transport…

A note from your clerk – Thank you everyone who came along on Wednesday morning and helped with the hedge planting on Cemetery Road – a fantastic turnout!

Spring bulbs are starting to appear, and if you’re walking past the cemetery, you’ll see that the Cherry Trees planted last spring have their first blossom appearing. It’s still cold though, so don’t forget the Warm Winter Wednesdays being put on at the Women’s Institute Hall…

We’ve recently learned of the sad death following a short illness of Mary Evans , our former District and County Councillor.

Please pick up after your dog when they do a poop – don’t leave it for the next person along to tread in. There really is no such thing as a Dog Pooh Fairy!!

Sadly Sandy Thwaite has resigned as a councillor for Wickhambrook Parish Council. I’d like to extend our thanks on behalf of Wickhambrook Parish Council for her service over the past four years and wish her well for the future…