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WI Literary Lunch with Hilary Taylor

WI Literary Lunch with Hilary Taylor

After a delicious lunch prepared by the members of Wickhambrook WI Reading Groups, Hilary Taylor talked about her book Sea Defences,a novel set on the Norfolk coast where two families are facing emotional issues, with the backdrop of the crumbling cliffs…

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Scene – Early Summer Edition 2025

Scene – Early Summer Edition 2025

This issue includes great ideas for the school holidays, events happening locally and throughout West Suffolk, a walk to enjoy around Moulton, plus news from the Parish Council and local societies. Also don’t forget that, if you are looking for a business to solve a problem, you will find a list of trusted local businesses ready to help…

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Alf Hicks Biscuit Barrel 2025

Alf Hicks Biscuit Barrel 2025

At its January meeting the parish council agreed to award the Biscuit Barrel to the Warm Winter Wednesday team of volunteers for all their work over past two years. They reach so many people, have forged strong connections with Wickhambrook Primary Academy and have been able to support other local charities their fundraising…

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WI Meeting Reflexology with Kerri Plummer

WI Meeting Reflexology with Kerri Plummer

For our June meeting we welcomed Kerri Plummer who came to talk to us about Reflexology. Kerri has been a reflexologist for 7 years after finding a way to work from home with three children. She now works from a “cabin” in the back garden of her home in Kedington....

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Scene – Spring Edition 2025

Scene – Spring Edition 2025

We are happy to announce that the new edition of The Scene is out, and it’s full of interesting content and updates for our community. In this issue, we have lots of information about upcoming local and regional events. Whether you’re looking for family activities, cultural experiences, or just a fun day out, our event calendar has something for everyone…

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A note from your Clerk – sad news

A note from your Clerk – sad news

We’ve recently learned of the sad death of Robert Everitt, one of our former parish councillors and a district and county councillor. Robert was a faithful public servant for many years and will be sadly missed by a huge number of people in all our communities. He did so much for Wickhambrook, working tirelessly for our community and supporting the parish council in a wide range of projects for the benefit of Wickhambrook Residents…

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Parish Clerk February 2025 Newsletter

Parish Clerk February 2025 Newsletter

Spring bulbs are starting to appear, and if you’re walking past the cemetery, you’ll see that the Cherry Trees planted two years ago now have their first blossom appearing. It’s still cold though, so don’t forget the Warm Winter Wednesdays…

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A Note from Your Clerk – Reducing the Speed Limit on A143 at Wickham Street

A Note from Your Clerk – Reducing the Speed Limit on A143 at Wickham Street

You may have seen two recent articles in Suffolk News and the East Anglian Daily Times about a recent visit from our MP Nick Timothy, with Suffolk County Councillor Bobby Bennett to hear from the parish council and residents about their concerns over the speed of vehicles through Wickham Street, and our ongoing efforts to bring about a reduction in the speed limit from 40mph to 30mph, consistent with many other settlements along the A143 from Haverhill to Diss…

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WI Members Meeting – Voice Coach, Steve Amer

WI Members Meeting – Voice Coach, Steve Amer

For the first meeting of 2025 we welcomed Steve Amer who was introduced as a voice coach. It quickly became apparent that this was to be a talk which included audience participation as Steve talked about the importance of music and in particular singing on people’s physical, emotional and mental health…

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Happy New Year Scene 2025

Happy New Year Scene 2025

We are pleased to let you know that the Happy New Year issue of The Wickhambrook Scene is now published.  As well as local news from Parish Council, WI, History Society there are useful articles from Suffolk Constabulary about detecting fraudulent calls; tips on safe winter driving; links to the new “Flood Smart Living Guide” provided by West Suffolk; events coming soon…

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School Drop off and pick up

School Drop off and pick up

As school re-starts please could you keep in mind local residents when you are dropping off or picking up from the school. It can become congested and we have had some concerns raised by local residents that vehicles have not always been driven considerately with other road users and pedestrians in mind. The car park at the Memorial Social Centre is also available for use…

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Moulton Walk

Moulton Walk

Moulton boasts a four-arched 15th Century Packhorse bridge which spans the River Linnet. Built of flint and stone it is narrow and the parapets are intentionally low to allow goods, such as corn, cloth, poultry, fish, salt and hops, to overhang…

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Wickhambrook WI December Events

Wickhambrook WI December Events

Wickhambrook WI enjoyed three festive events at the beginning of December. On Saturday 7th December members hosted a “Tea and Cakes” afternoon which also included a Bottle Tombola, Raffle, a Christmas Hamper Raffle and a “Guess the Weight of the Cake” competition…

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