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A Note from your Clerk – Annual Canvass to update Electoral Register
West Suffolk Council is starting the annual canvass process to update the electoral register…
A note from your clerk – Thank you again!
Thanks go out to Cllrs Kevin and Andrea Grimes who look after Bury Road Play area….
A Note from your clerk – Police Public Meetings
The PCC Tim Passmore and Chief Constable Rachel Kearton are hosting a series of public meetings across the county…
A note from your clerk – thank you for your help on Wednesday!
We had a busy morning on Wednesday with a great team of Councillors, Lay Members and Residents…
A Note from your Clerk – work taking place in play areas on Saturday 31st August
On Saturday we’ll be having a team in to make some repairs to the Children’s play areas at Cemetery and Bury Road…
A note from your clerk – Diversion Order for Footpath 10
West Suffolk Council have made a Public Path Diversion Order for part of Footpath No 10…
Wickhambrook WI members Meeting August 2024
Once a year the WI committee take a back seat and the members take over! We never quite know what to expect but this year the members did not disappoint. An evening of folk music and country dancing had been organised for our entertainment…
A Note from your clerk: Consultation on Specification for 2025/26 Grounds Contract
It seems a long way away, but the parish council has already been looking at the specification for its grounds contract for 2025/26…
A Note from your clerk – Recruiting Volunteers for Community Speedwatch
One of the issues raised by many residents throughout the preparation of our Draft Neighbourhood Plan has been Traffic Management and making Wickhambrook’s roads and lanes safer for all users…
August Newsletter from Cllr Bobby Bennett
Read the August Newsletter from Cllr Bobby Bennett…
History of the Women’s Institute in Wickhambrook
This month’s meeting was kept “in house” as two members of the Wickhambrook History Society gave a talk on the history of the Women’s Institute in Wickhambrook and how it has progressed over the years. Dorothy Anderson explained that interest had been piqued by a...
A Note from your clerk – August bank holiday bin collection changes
Please take a look at the August Bank Holiday bin collection changes…
A note from your Clerk – litter pick thank you
Thank you to everyone who turned up for the litter pick on Sunday (and also those who litter picked at Bury Road on Wednesday 24th)…
A Note from Your Clerk – Please be careful on Footpath 24 (from Coltsfoot Green to Cloak Lane)
Hello, there is now some additional fencing at the top of the ditch running alongside Footpath 24 (this runs from Coltsfoot Green to Cloak Lane, starting at Coltsfoot Close). Please be very careful when walking the section of the path which follows the ditch – the bank is very steep (the drop is around 2 metres) and in some places the stream seems to be undercutting the bank…
Parish Clerk July/August 2024 Newsletter
Parish Clerk July/August 2024 Newsletter
History Society visit to Pakenham Watermill and Thelnetham Windmill
Wickhambrook Local History Society members enjoyed visiting Pakenham Watermill and Thelnetham Windmill on a beautiful July day. We were warmly welcomed by volunteers at both venues and given comprehensive tour of both mills. Highlight of the day for those who climbed...
Wickhambrook WI at the Races!
A group of Wickhambrook WI members enjoyed a day at the races on Thursday 11th July. It being “Ladies Day” we were suitably decked out in our finest outfits complete with headgear. The racing was preceded by a picnic in the car park where members had provided quiche,...
Police Connect
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Wickhambrook WI June Meeting – The Essex & Suffolk Rivers Trust
For our June meeting Andy Went came to tell us about the work of the Essex and Suffolk Rivers Trust…
Early Summer Scene 2024
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,...
History Society visit to Stoke By Nayland
16 members of the History Society spent a day in beautiful Stoke by Nayland…
A Note from your Clerk – Work to Memorials in Cemetery on Monday 24th June
We have stonemasons working in the cemetery on Monday carrying out repairs to some of the Memorials which were staked and banded to make safe following testing last summer…
Walk to Easter Wood and back
The whole walk is about 5 miles and will take 2 to 3 hours. Ordnance Survey map 210 Newmarket and Haverhill will provide reassurance. The route can be tackled any time of the year being mainly green lanes and field edge paths but the cross-field path can be sticky after rain
A note from your Clerk – Proposed Part Diversion of Footpath 10 around conservation lake
You may remember that back in January Babergh/Mid Suffolk, acting for West Suffolk, consulted on a proposed diversion of part of Footpath 10 to allow for the construction of a conservation lake…
A Note from your clerk – Register to Vote
With the General Election taking place on Thursday 4th July, don’t forget to check that you are registered to vote…
A Note from your clerk: Connecting Communities – Volunteer Drivers Needed
The Voluntary Network was established in 2000, providing Community Transport and a Befriending Service across West Suffolk and neighbouring Cambridgeshire. Connecting Communities provides transport for those who would otherwise be rather isolated. They have an increasing number struggling to access medical appointments and are therefore looking to increase their volunteer team…
A Note from your clerk – Horringer Podcast – Meet the Candidates
In the run up to the General Election, Horringer Podcast, a community podcast, have been interviewing the candidates standing in the West Suffolk Constituency…
A Note from your clerk – Election notices – UK Parliamentary General Election
Please view the following notices for the upcoming election of a Member of Parliament in your area on Thursday 4 July 2024…
Wickhambrook WI 14th Annual Literary Lunch
The 6th June 2024 saw us once again setting up the WI Hall for another Literary Lunch…
A Note from Your Clerk – General Election – Notice of Election
The upcoming UK Parliamentary General Election will be held on Thursday 4th July 2024…
A note from your clerk – a few changes at Six Acres
Following requests from local residents, the Estates Committee earlier approved the purchase of a new bench, to be sited at the bottom of Six Acres by the footpath, overlooking the fields to the East. We’ve now been able to install the bench, and hope that you enjoy a few quiet moments and the view!
A Note from your Clerk – damage to amenity grass and gardens – update
Thank to you everyone who contacted me about the damage caused by spray in Wickhambrook in early May. I’ve just received an update from Suffolk Highways…
A Note from Your Clerk – D Day 80
Today marks the 80th Anniversary of D Day. Whilst there is no official ceremony in Wickhambrook, the cemetery is open if you would like to drop by for a moment of quiet contemplation…
A Note from your Clerk – D-Day 80
June 6th commemorates the 80th Anniversary of the D Day landings…
Annual Audit – Exercise of Public Rights
The parish council signed off on its Annual Audit at its April Meeting. The period for exercise of public rights takes place between 3rd June and 12th July…
Rural Rebellion – the Tithe Wars of the 1930s
It is always a pleasure to welcome Ashley Cooper, a farmer and author from Gestingthorpe, to our meeting. He has been talking to the Society since it started in 1986 and we have also visited his farm museum and Roman Villa…
A Note from your Clerk – Grounds Maintenance
Thank you to everyone who has sent through or posted images of recent cuts of the Recreation Ground, Six Acres and the Cemetery…
A note from your clerk – Damage to amenity grass and garden boundaries
Thank you everyone for your messages of concern about damage caused to plants and grass in Wickhambrook, which has been traced back to spraying of pavements and footpaths on or around 1st May…
A note from your clerk – planned works to Duddery Water Recycling Centre
I’ve just received information from Anglian Water about environmental investment at the Water Recycling Centre off Duddery Lane to protect river water quality…
May Newsletter from Cllr Bobby Bennett
May Newsletter from Cllr Bobby Bennett
A Note from your clerk – Damage from weed spraying in Wickhambrook
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…
A note from your clerk – Suffolk Walking Festival
The Suffolk Walking Festival takes place annually in May and runs this year until 26th May…
Alf Hicks Biscuit Barrel 2024
Thank you to all who came to the Annual Parish Meeting on 25th April, when the Alf Hicks Biscuit Barrel was presented. Nominations were opened to residents of the parish in November, and this year, George Woods was the unanimous choice by the Parish Council for the award…
A Note from your clerk – work in the cemetery today
We have stonemasons working in the cemetery today cleaning the war memorial in advance of the D-Day 80 commemoration in early June. If you’re walking in the Cemetery with your dog(s), please ensure that they are on a lead as the team will be working at height.
A Note from your clerk: Wickhambrook Big Picnic Lunch
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)…
A note from your clerk – cradle swing back in use
With thanks to Cllr Mike Lavelle the basket swing at the children’s play park on the Recreation Ground is now back in use.
A note from your clerk – Please don’t use the basket swing at the Recreation Ground Playpark
Hello, I’ve just been told that there appears to be a loose bolt to the basket swing – Please don’t allow your children to play on this until further notice whilst we find and rectify the fault.
Mid Spring Scene 2024
The latest edition of The Scene is published with:
• great advice on the increase of ticket fraud and how to avoid it;
• advice on preparing your garden for the summer;
• about the Tennis Club and how to join;
• plus local news, walks, and news from the MSC, Parish Council, and WI
A Note from your clerk – May Bank Holiday changes to bin collections
West Suffolk have sent through advice of changes to bin collections over the May and Spring Bank Holiday…
A note from your clerk – extensive roadworks in and around Wickhambrook 26 April – 2nd May
Please check the details published previously…