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First West Suffolk Skills Share Fair to take place next week
Residents young and old from across West Suffolk are invited to two events being held next month designed to boost skills and reduce social isolation. The West Suffolk Skills Share Fair is free to attend and is open to anyone who would you like to learn new skills or improve existing skills, or who is looking to return to work, perhaps following time out looking after children or a period of unemployment.,,
Outdoor Bowls Club September / October News
With the end of the season drawing near it is time for the Club to look back, see where we are now and make plans for the 2020 season..
Suffolk Family Carers – Workshops
Do you care for a family member, friend or neighbour? Suffolk Family Carers are currently booking in their latest Information and Wellbeing programmes and workshops which are free to family carers 18 or over across the county.
August 2019 Estates Committee Meeting postponed
PLEASE NOTE : The Parish Council Estates Committee meeting on Thursday 1st of August 2019 has been postponed until Thursday 15th of August 2019.
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…
History Society Summer 2019
Although there are no meetings in June, July and August, members of the History Society have had a busy time…
TV Licensing Scam
We have been made aware of a scam email purporting to be from the TV Licensing company. It claims that your TV licence has failed its renewal, and that you need to set up a new direct debit using a link in the email. DO NOT click this link…
House buyers are being warned to be on their guard when purchasing new properties
The warning comes as a charity worker buying his first home had £67,000 stolen after fraudsters hacked into emails sent between him and his solicitor…
Are you planning to take your pet abroad after Brexit?
If the UK leaves the EU with no deal, the rules for taking your pet to any EU country will change. Pet passports issued in the UK would no longer be valid for travel to the EU…
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…
WI Teas at the Wickhambrook Village Carnival 2019
The Annual Wickhambrook Village Carnival and Flower Show took place on Saturday 13th July 2019. The weather was kind and the sun shone, though not as hot as last year. As usual it was down to the Women’s Institute to provide refreshments and the WI Hall was decked out with bunting and fresh flowers for the occasion…
Scarf
This scarf was left behind in the WI Hall on Carnival Day (Saturday 13th July 2019)…
Anglian Water – Upcoming Works
Anglian Water have advised us of a number of upcoming works in our area…
Couture Millinery
In July Oggie Weldon gave us a a talk and demonstration of “Couture Millinery”. Oggie was originally a private secretary but when her boss sadly died she took up hat making as a hobby. She did several courses and then began making hats for family and friends before eventually turning her hobby into a business…
Fair to boost skills and reduce social isolation
Residents young and old from across West Suffolk are invited to two events being held next month designed to boost skills and reduce social isolation. The West Suffolk Skills Share Fair is free to attend and is open to anyone who would you like to learn new skills or improve existing skills, or who is looking to return to work, perhaps following time out looking after children or a period of unemployment. The Fair is also targeted at anyone who is willing to support the local economy through volunteering as well as people who are recently retired, but willing to support younger people in learning about the world of work…
West Suffolk Council Community Chest opens for applications
Community groups, charities and voluntary organisations in West Suffolk can now apply for Community Chest funding for 2020/21. West Suffolk Council is to make more than £350,000 available as it looks to invest in community projects to improve the lives of local residents. Money is available to local projects that can help strengthen families and empower communities so that they can better support themselves…
Parking Scam
Action Fraud have received an increase in reports and intelligence where elderly victims are being targeted by individuals purporting to be police officers or traffic wardens…
Archaeological Dig Opportunity in Clare
There is an opportunity for anyone interested in having some practical archaeological excavation experience locally in Clare between 9th and 13th September…
Ugandan Asians at Stradishall 1972
The Wickhambrook Local History Society has been invited to be involved in an exciting oral history project being taken forward by the India Overseas Trust…
Council Tax Refund Scam
West Suffolk Council has been made aware of a scam targeting local residents saying they are due a Council Tax refund and asking for their bank details. The Council would never ask for bank details to pay a refund and is warning residents not to fall for this scam. Please pass this message on to friends and family. If you receive a call like this simply put the phone down…
Documents relating to Annual Audit
Documents relating to Annual Audit…
11th W.I. Literary Lunch with Terry Waite
The Eleventh Wickhambrook WI Literary Lunch was held in the WI Hall on Friday 21st June. This year we were very fortunate to have Terry Waite as our guest speaker…
Malicious Calls purporting to be HMRC
Action Fraud has experienced an increase in the reporting of malicious calls and voicemails, to members of the public purporting to be from Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC)…
Suffolk Community Awards
Community Action Suffolk (‘CAS’), Suffolk County Council and the Suffolk Association of Local Councils (‘SALC’) have launched the new Suffolk Community Awards…
Public Notice of Rights of Inspection
Public Notice of Rights of Inspection…
Visit to Lackford Lakes
On Tuesday 18th June a group of Wickhambrook WI members plus one or two husbands and friends made a third visit to Lackford Lakes. As on previous occasions the manager of the site, Will, took us round on a guided walk…
The Norfolk and Suffolk Victim Care Service
Victims and witnesses of crime in the county have been benefiting from a free, confidential advice and support service for 12 months now…
Notice of Vacancy in Office of Councillor
Notice of Vacancy in Office of Councillor…
There’s a book in Everyone
“There’s a book in Everyone” was the title of this month’s talk. Jeanette Moser- Bardouleau, accompanied by her husband Alan, came to inspire us to take up writing as a form of therapy and a way to commit to paper memories of life and experiences…
Scams Awareness Campaign
Scams Awareness is a yearly campaign which aims to create a network of confident, alert consumers who know what to do when they see a scam. This year’s campaign will take place over two weeks, from the 10th-23rd June…
Outdoor Bowls Club July/August News
With the playing season now well under way the weather has been particularly kind mostly being dry for the Club sessions (10.30 a.m. start Tuesday and 2.30 p.m. Sunday for those who wish to come along) with enough rain in between for the watering system not to have been deployed so far. The after-school club run by the Wickhambrook Primary Academy each Monday at the green has not had rain stop play to date!
Missing Board
by Dorothy AndersonFollowing our Spring Fair at the WI Hall in April, one of our advertising boards has gone missing. They are large boards with photographs which we use to publicise WI events. It was securely tied to a pole in Ashfield Green, so it is unlikely to...
History of The Elveden Hall Estate and its development to a modern farm
At our last meeting of the season before the summer outings, we welcomed Ian Robertson who talked on the Elveden Estate and how it evolved from a country estate to a modern farm…
W.I. AGM 2019 and Blind Auction
As usual the May Meeting of the WI takes the form of the AGM. This involves a recap on the year’s activities plus reports from the various groups which run throughout the the year. This includes two walking groups, two reading groups and a newly formed craft group meeting on a Saturday morning. We also had the Secretary’s report and a roundup from the President…
Funds available to reduce crime and disorder and raise awareness of loan sharks
The England Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT) has funds available to enable local organisations to access grants that actively reduce crime and disorder and raise awareness of loan sharks. The Fund is formed of money seized from illegal money lenders under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) and is awarded to groups who wish to invest in local community projects…
Annual Parish Meeting 2019 Poster
Annual Parish Meeting – everyone invited, please see the poster for more details…
Walk to the CHERRY TREE and onwards
This is one of several walks to neighbouring pubs and it can be a ‘there and back’ exercise (a mildly interesting 4½ miles) or it can be extended to take in Denston (a more rewarding 7 miles)…
AGM and The 50th Anniversary Celebrations of the Cambridge Music Society
At the April meeting of the History Society, the evening started with the AGM. The Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer reported on a successful year and members re-elected all committee members to serve for a further year, thus showing great faith in the team…
W.I. Spring Fair 2019
The weather for the Spring Fair was a bit chilly, but there was a warm welcome in the WI Hall for those in search of tea, cake, craft and books. There was a chance to win a hamper or one of the many raffle prizes and eight children braved the hail showers to look for treasure (well, 20 pieces of Lego each) which could be exchanged for an Easter Egg or Chocolate Rabbit…
CAMSIGHT
The April meeting was originally billed as a talk by the RNIB but in fact turned out to be an interesting introduction to CAMSIGHT. Sally Nott spoke passionately about an organisation that many of us were unaware of…
Cheveley and Ashley Walk
This 6 mile circuit makes use of well maintained paths around some of the Newmarket studs, quiet country roads and a section of the Icknield Way, supposedly the oldest road in Britain. The latter was already ancient when the Romans came and extends from Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire to Knettishall Heath in Norfolk along the chalk ‘spine’ of England. This local walk can be enjoyed during the winter period.
Outdoor Bowls Club May/June News
By the time you read this the new playing season will have started and the use of the bowls green will be in full swing…
The Mews of Newmarket
What a surprise to discover King Charles II in the hall for our meeting! Alas, it was not the merry monarch himself, but John Sutton of Newmarket, who entertained us with his talk on The Muse of Newmarket…
Animal Health Trust
We had all heard of the Animal Health Trust at Lanwades Park near Newmarket, but no one was exactly sure what went on there. Andrew Simmons, from the Trust, soon put that right…
2019 Get Fitter Pick Litter
Wickhambrook Parish Council has set dates for three litter picks this year…
Magic Lantern Collection
Members of the History Society enjoyed an evening with Brian Norman and his Magic Lantern collection. Long before radio, film, tv and the internet, this way of showing pictures was very popular. In the 1600s, the pictures were shown using a hand held device and the content was usually scary…
More Mark Mason
The title of this month’s meeting reflects the fact that this was Mark’s second visit to Wickhambrook. With such a vague introduction it was impossible to know what to expect from our speaker. As it turned out it seems the talk was as much a surprise to Mark as to us!…
Outdoor Bowls Club January/February News
Just a short report from Wickhambrook Outdoor Bowls Club this edition to keep everyone ‘in the loop’ before the start of the playing season, date to be decided at the 14 March evening meeting of the club…
Independent guide to care and support in Suffolk – a crucial time for information
A new, updated, independent care services directory has been published today which gives readers crucial information on how to access, and pay for, care services throughout Suffolk…
Sanitation, how we used to go
Our first meeting of the year was entitled ‘Sanitation; how we used to go’ and this amusing title was a taste of what was to come. In the able hands of Tony Redman, we were led through the history of how we kept clean and how human waste was dealt with over the centuries…