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A note from your clerk – Roadside Grips
A recent meeting with a Community Liaison Engineer from Suffolk County Council has helped to clarify some aspects of road and verge maintenance…
A note from your clerk – Winter Gritting
Your County Councillor, Bobby Bennett, has sent through this information about Winter Gritting on Suffolk roads…
A note from your clerk – cost of living and other support from West Suffolk
West Suffolk’s Families and Communities team has pulled together a lot of useful information which may be of help…
A note from your clerk – Cemetery Fees and Charges
The parish council considered a review of cemetery fees and charges at its meeting on 24th November and resolved to adopt the proposed changes with effect from 1st April 2023…
A note from your clerk – Wickhambrook Cemetery
I’ve received a few comments recently regarding the cemetery. Please, if you’re in the cemetery with your dog, would you keep them on the lead and ensure that any waste is picked up and placed in the grey bin by the hedge adjacent to the road…
A note from your clerk – West Suffolk Annual Report
The West Suffolk Annual Report 2021 to 2022 has been published…
Total raised in 2022 Royal British Legion Poppy appeal by Wickhambrook and Surrounding Villages
We are very proud to announce that the total raised in this years Royal British Legion Poppy appeal is £4007.95…
More than 100 arrests in UK’s biggest ever fraud operation
The Met Police are contacting scam victims by text message as a result of the UK’s largest ever fraud operation…
A note from your clerk – Help for Families at Christmas
Our District Councillor, Sarah Pugh, has sent this information through about Help for families this Christmas as free programme is extended…
Wickhambrook Scene November/December 2022
We are pleased to announce that the latest issue of The Wickhambrook Scene is now published…
W.I. Meeting – Talk from Suffolk Police
This month’s talk was given by members of the Suffolk Police and proved to be an enlightening look into modern police work…
Lidgate Walk
This pleasant 4-mile circuit starts from Lidgate and makes use of hilltop footpaths to reach the hamlet of Upend. The return journey is mostly along a Quiet Lane. The newly opened permissive path around Lidgate Castle mound and the site of Lidgate Mere is included in these directions. Walking is good all year round…
Welcome my Lord Sir Christemas
Members of the Local History Society left the Hall after the November meeting with their heads full of thoughts of Christmas past. From Yule logs to boar’s heads, Sarah Doig, the speaker for the evening, took us on a journey…
West Suffolk advice on cost of living support
Our District Councillor, Sarah Pugh has sent through this information from West Suffolk’s Families and Communities team, which summarises the many different support schemes available in Suffolk if you need help due to the recent increases in Cost of Living…
Wickhambrook Beavers out on Parade on Remembrance Sunday 2022
Wickhambrook Beavers out on Parade on Remembrance Sunday 2022
A note from your clerk – Defribrillator at Memorial Social Centre, Cemetery Road is back online
The upgrade to the defibrillator sited at Wickhambrook Memorial Social Centre, Cemetery Road, has been completed and is back on line. Our thanks go out to one of our Parish Volunteers, Peter Vince, who organised this for us.
A note from your clerk – Avian Influenza: what to do with sick or dead birds
I’ve received this advice sheet from West Suffolk Council with guidance on the actions to take if you come across sick or dead birds either in your garden, or out and about. Do not touch or pick up any dead or visibly sick birds that you find (or allow children to do so), follow the advice on this chart…
Note from your clerk – Rural Coffee Caravan – vaccination clinic schedule
Rural Coffee Caravan & Coffee Meet will be at Lidgate Village Hall, Oak House, The Street, Newmarket CB8 9PP on 11th November between 10:00am and 12:00 Noon, they will be providing vaccinations for 5+ years including Autumn Booster for 50+years…
Ukulele Band Concert at the W.I.
Wickhambrook WI hosted a lively concert by the Ukulele Band of Bury St Edmunds on Saturday 29th October in the WI Hall. The band has played at the hall previously and two of our members were so taken with the idea of playing the ukulele that they subsequently joined the group!
A note from your clerk – Defribrillator at Memorial Social Centre, Cemetery Road will be out of action 8th – 11th November 2022
We’ve been advised that our defibrillators need a software upgrade. The defibrillator located at the Memorial Social Centre, Cemetery Road will be collected on 8th November and unavailable until 11th November. We’ll let you know as soon as it is back in commission.
A note from your Clerk – Defribillator at Fire Station, Clopton Green is back on line
The upgrade to the defibrillator sited at The Fire Station, Clopton Green has been completed and it was returned this morning and is back on line. Our thanks go out to one of our Parish Volunteers, Peter Vince, who has organised this for us.
A note from your Clerk – Footpath 19 : Cattle in Field
Our wonderful footpaths Officer reports that there have been some frisky cattle in the first field as you access Footpath 19 from Footpath 18 in the last few days. They may have been moved, but just in case you would rather avoid this footpath for now…
A note from your clerk – Neighbourhood Planning Update
Neighbourhood Planning Update…
W.I. Meeting Report – Vegetable Sculpting
The term “Vegetable Sculpting” conjures up all sorts of images but it turned out to be more of an artistic display. Chris Burford turned out to be a former chef who had worked in several top class hotel kitchens in London and around the world…
A note from your Clerk – Defribillator at Fire Station will be out of action 2nd – 7th November 2022
We’ve been advised that our defibrillators need a software upgrade. The defibrillator located at the Fire Station at Clopton Green will be collected on 2nd November and unavailable until 7th November…
A note from your clerk – change to Parish boundary at Wickham Street following Community Governance Review
Over the spring and summer West Suffolk has conducted a Community Governance Review which included consideration of the parish boundary at Wickham Street…
Wickhambrook Memorial Social Centre (MSC) AGM 2022
We invite the whole village to come to the meetings. The committee of Trustees will be giving the yearly report on their activities since last November…
A note from your Clerk – don’t get tricked this Halloween
As October half-term approaches, Suffolk Trading Standards is urging parents to be cautious when purchasing Halloween products to ensure these don’t pose a risk of death or serious injury…
The Lost Gardens of Suffolk Talk by Edward Martin
Wickhambrook Local History Society and Wickhambrook Horticultural Society held a joint meeting in October. The speaker, Edward Martin, an archaeologist, talked on The Lost Gardens of Suffolk..
A note from your Clerk – November 2022
Hello, I hope you are all keeping safe and well…
Info from West Suffolk Council – Amenity Grass Cutting
Here is the weekly grass cutting update and the last of our official grass cutting season. As usual the update includes where the crews have been last week and where they will be this week (24 to 28 October).
Lost Gardens of Suffolk
Wickhambrook History and Horticultural Societies jointly present Lost Gardens of Suffolk Friday 21st October…
Update on Quiet Lanes
In August 2021 Designation notices were posted, and parish letters and maps delivered to all affected households in August 2021. Following this, Suffolk County Council had to review all the responses and prepare reports to Suffolk County Council Cabinet for sign off…
Wickhambrook Scene October 2022
We are pleased to announce that the latest issue of The Wickhambrook Scene is now published…
A note from your clerk – Walk In Vaccination Clinic
West Suffolk’s Families and Communities team have advised that there is an NHS Walk in COVID Vaccination Clinic to be held at Hundon Village Hall (North Street, Hundon CO10 8EE) on Saturday 15th October between 13:30 and 18:00pm…
Information from West Suffolk Council – Warm Homes Suffolk
If you are a resident in a low income, low energy efficient home, there is Government funded support designed to help keep your home warm for longer while using your heating less…
Beware of these SCAM cost of living texts
Beware of these scam texts claiming to offer help with discounted bills under the new Energy Bills Support Scheme. Each link in the text sends you to a fake website that will harvest your personal information, including your bank details…
BUA50 Exhibition, Wickhambrook
The British Ugandan Asian at 50 (BUA50) exhibition took place at the Wickhambrook Memorial Hall on September 24 -25th.
A message from your clerk…Vaccination Information
Suffolk and North East Essex NHS are now providing walk in clinics for Flu and COVID-19 Vaccinations…
W.I. Meeting Report – Cry in the Dark
This month’s meeting began in a sombre mode as a one minute silence was held in memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The President then asked the Secretary, Wendy Mansfield to read out the poem published that day by the Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage…
A note from your Clerk – National Moment of Reflection
Today the public have been invited to take part in a National Moment of Reflection to mourn the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and reflect on her life and legacy…
Her Majesty The Queen
Statement from the Chair of West Suffolk Council on the sad news of the death of Her Majesty The Queen…
A note from your Clerk…Anglian Water – new water pipeline
I’ve received information from Anglian Water regarding their planned new pipeline for development in 2023…
Your Police Your Say – public meeting dates announced for 2022
Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner Tim Passmore’s office have just advised dates for a series of public meetings…
A note from your clerk… Planting Autumn Bulbs
PLEASE NOTE – unfortunately we have had to postpone the bulb planting due to supply issues with the bulbs – a new date will be arranged…
A note from your Clerk – August 2022
It has been a busy spring and summer for all of us at the Parish Council, with work on all our on-going projects, our regular Parish Council and Estate meetings, Annual Meetings and Community Engagement Events at both the Queen’s Jubilee Picnic and the Wickhambrook Fete and Flower Show. I can’t believe summer is almost over, and I’m sure we’re all looking forward to cooler weather and some rain for the garden!
Stradishall Resettlement Camp
Fifty years ago from September to November, President Idi Amin, expelled all the Asians living in Uganda. More than twenty-eight thousand, mostly British Citizens applied for visas to come here. They had to sell anything they could to pay for their air fares. They were allowed to bring just £50 per family and one suitcase, or items they could carry on board…
The Members Take Over
Once a year the monthly meeting is handed over to the members with the idea being to give the committee a break from organising and running the meeting. This can sometimes be a foolhardy undertaking as we never know what to expect! In the event this year’s Members Meeting turned out to be a decorous affair…
2022 recipient of the Biscuit Barrel Award
In 2022, the Parish Council unanimously agreed that the Biscuit Barrel be awarded to Mrs Sandy Wood, Secretary and Trustee of Wickhambrook Memorial Social Centre…
A note from your Clerk… Work to Culvert at Coltsfoot Green
In April the Estates Committee approved work to the banks of the culvert between the pond and the bridge to improve the structure of the banks. The contractor hopes to start week commencing 15th August, and is likely to be on site for one or two days…