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Keeping the Peace in Medieval Suffolk – Local History Society Meeting
Dr Nick Amor’s talk on Keeping the Peace in Medieval Suffolk had been rearranged several times because of the Pandemic so it was very good to finally welcome him to Wickhambrook…
Wickhambrook Horticultural Society
We are back this year with a full programme of events…
WI Meeting Report – Show and Tell
Who would have thought that an evening presented as a “Show and Tell” could have turned out to be a fascinating and enlightening meeting?
Update on Street Art Workshop
Hello, thank you for being so understanding about us having to postpone the event scheduled in the half term week…
Update from your Neighbourhood Plan Working Group: – Keep those questionnaires coming!
We’ve had a really good response so far, with nearly 250 Questionnaires completed. We’ve decided to keep the on-line questionnaire open whilst we input all your responses…
Time to get walking again!
At this time of year we start to think about the mud drying up and getting out to walk in the beautiful English Countryside again, but where to find new and interesting walks?
From your Neighbourhood Plan Working Group… please fill in your Household Questionnaire!
Responses to the Neighbourhood Plan questionnaire are coming in – on paper and online. It is very good to see village residents making their views known…
New Information from West Suffolk for Businesses: COVID-19 Additional Relief Fund (CARF)
The Government has allocated £4.05million of COVID-19 Additional Relief Fund (CARF) to West Suffolk Council….
A note from your clerk – Neighbourhood Planning
I thought you would all be interested in a recent High Court judgement which found in favour of Thurston Parish Council, whose Neighbourhood Plan was adopted in 2019…
Maybe – Save the Date – Wickhambrook fete is back Sat 9 July 2022
More details to follow soon…
Wickhambrook Scene
We are pleased to say that the February/March issue of the Scene is now available…
A note from your clerk – Information from Suffolk Prepared
As Storm Eunice fades another Storm, Franklin, approaches…
The North Family and Two Kirtling Churches – Local History Society Meeting
Listening to the story of The North family and Two Kirtling Churches by Anthony Foreman was the perfect way to spend a cold winter’s evening…
Vacancy on the Parish Council
Wickhambrook Parish Council needs a new team member. If you are over 18 years of age and would like to become part of the team contact the Clerk…
A note from your Clerk – February 2022
It has been a busy two months for all of us at the parish council, with work on all our on-going projects, our regular Parish Council meeting in January and both an Extraordinary meeting and the Estates Committee in early February…
A note from your Clerk – New Fencing to the Old MUGA space
After a delay over the Christmas and New Year (which seems a long while ago now!), the fencing to the old MUGA space next to the Skate Park has now been completed. This is the first phase in bringing the space back into use for outdoor fitness, and a consultation on the proposals will be starting shortly…
WI Meeting Report – The Trials of a Tour Guide Manager
This month Wickhambrook welcomed Graham Dossett who spoke of the Trials of a Tour Guide Manager. Graham described how he had been a police officer before retiring and frequently holidayed in the South of France with his wife. It was after watching groups of tourists following a guided tour and a chance remark from his wife to the effect of “ you’d be good at that!” that he decided to take up a new career…
Street Art Workshop and Litter Pick postponed
I’m really very sorry and disappointed to have to post this notice, but having reviewed the likely weather over the weekend, we’ve had to take the decision to postpone both events – with the high winds expected over the weekend into Monday, we do not think it prudent or safe to go ahead and have taken the decision now to give everyone as much notice as possible…
A note from your clerk – Advice from Suffolk County Council
The Met Office have issued an Amber Weather Warning for high winds with effect from 5am to 9pm Friday 18th February 2022 which has the potential to cause significant disruption with gusts up to 60-70mph or even up to 80mph on rare occasions…
A Request from the Clerk on behalf of Stephensons of Essex (Bus Company)
Stephensons have a contract for school buses which includes a route through Wickhambrook. Recently they have been experiencing some significant delays (which have resulted in children getting to school late) due to oil deliveries in the village of Wickhambrook and its surrounding greens…
A note from your clerk… Neighbourhood Plan
Dear Householders, you should today be receiving a pack from the Neighbourhood Plan Working Group which includes both a Household Questionnaire and a Housing Needs Survey…
Work to old Multi-Use Games Area
After a delay over Christmas and the New Year work to the old Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA) starts tomorrow (Tuesday 8th February)…
The Wickhambrook Neighbourhood Plan Survey coming soon
This is an advanced warning of events very important to Wickhambrook that will happen in 2022. As you probably know, West Suffolk Council published a Local Plan in September 2020 that laid out a procedure for estimating how much development will occur in Wickhambrook Parish up until 2040…
Chadacre: 100 years of Suffolk Farming – History Society Meeting
How lovely to have such a large turn-out on a cold and foggy night! Members old and new were eager to hear a talk by one of the members, Philip Draycott on his book ‘Chadacre: 100 years of Suffolk Farming’…
Street Art Workshop
Wickhambrook Parish Council is holding a Street Art Workshop at the Skatepark…
WI Meeting Report – SULSAR – Suffolk Lowland Search and Rescue
At this month’s meeting we learnt about SULSAR – Suffolk Lowland Search and Rescue. Most of us had to admit that we were not aware such an organisation existed. Everyone knows about Mountain Rescue Organisations and the RNLI which covers the sea but SULSAR covers all the area in between…
A note from your Clerk – Roadworks at Cemetery Road
Suffolk County Council are currently carrying out works to Cemetery Road to complete a footway from The Meadows development up to the Memorial Social Centre and install a new bus shelter…
Note from your Clerk – following Council meeting 13 Jan 2022
During public comments or questions at the parish council meeting last Thursday (13th January) a number of residents raised their concerns about a planning application for erection of a grain store on Wash Lane – DC/21/2505/AG1: Determination in respect of permitted agricultural development – steel portal framed building at Wash Lane Wickhambrook Suffolk…
Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant (OHLG)
With the Omicron variant of COVID-19 having an impact on businesses, West Suffolk Council will once again be working to administer further Government support to businesses over the next couple of months…
Recruitment challenges threaten local manufacturer’s plans for major expansion in 2022
A family-owned company in Suffolk which designs and manufactures state-of-the-art machinery used by farmers the world over to efficiently establish agricultural crops has warned that difficulties in recruiting additional staff will threaten its ability to meet strong demand from domestic and export markets during 2022…
John Bean 1927-2021
John Bean, who died in November 2021 was very well-known in Wickhambrook and the surrounding area as the editor of The Scene and the author of books including ‘Ten Miles from Anywhere’,a look back at village life…
A Note from your Clerk – December 2021
It has been a busy month for all of us at the parish council, with work on all our on-going projects, our regular Parish Council meeting in November and a meeting of the Estates Committee in December…
Updates for the Neighbourhood Plan Working Group
Updates for the Neighbourhood Plan Working Group…
Walk in clinics in West Suffolk
Please see the information regarding walk in clinics in West Suffolk…
MUGA/Outdoor Fitness
A lot has been going on in the background to bring the old MUGA space back into use since our last update in August…
Walk in Clinics
Information regarding walk-in clinics. Individuals can choose to attend any of the clinics…
Free bus and taxi services across Suffolk for all those travelling for a vaccination
People in Suffolk can today take advantage of free bus and taxi rides to get to their vaccination appointment or to a vaccine drop-in clinic. The offer is open to anyone in the county who needs help getting to their appointment or a drop-in clinic for a first, second or booster vaccination…
Doorstep Callers
We’ve had reports that doorstep sales people have been calling at properties in Hundon, Stradishall, Gt Wratting, Wickhambrook and Hargrave yesterday. Many people have reported that the callers got a little difficult when a sale was refused…
Transport Strategy Consultation
Wickhambrook has received information about a new public consultation on a Transport Strategy for the East…
Christmas and New Year Bin Collection Days
Timetable of collection days as well as links to look up your postcode to get the day when your bins will be collected…
WI Celebrating 95 Years!
Wickhambrook Women’s Institute celebrated their 95th Anniversary at the Bedford Lodge Hotel in Newmarket on Saturday 11th December 2021…
Wickhambrook WI Tree Planting for Queen’s Jubilee 2022!
In preparation for the Queen’s Jubilee next year celebrating 70 years on the throne, Wickhambrook WI planted a tree outside their hall on Saturday 4th December…
Wickhambrook W.I. Shopping Afternoon
On Saturday 4th December Wickhambrook Women’s Institute held a Christmas shopping Afternoon in the WI Hall. There were many colourful stalls selling cards, gift wrapping, silver jewellery, cosmetics, garden plants and Christmas wreaths as well as local honey and Farmer’s Market preserves and jams…
Consultation by Greater Cambridge Partnership
The Greater Cambridge Partnership’s consultation on proposals to improve the way in which people travel around our area is now underway…
Signs of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas which has been linked to a range of long-term health conditions and complications, including low birth weight in babies, brain damage and heart disease. Many of us could be being harmed without even knowing, as carbon monoxide cannot be seen, smelled or tasted – this is why it is known as the ‘silent killer’…
Car Sale Scam
Suffolk Police are asking people to be vigilant following recent cases of a car sale scam in Felixstowe and Barrow…
Bird Flu Alert
Housing measures to protect poultry and captive birds from avian influenza are coming into force across the UK at one minute past midnight (00:01) on 29 November 2021…
A Note from your Clerk – November 2021
It has been a busy summer for me, with work on all our on-going projects, a meeting of the Estates Committee in August and an Extra Ordinary of the Parish Council on 8th September to consider the proposed agreement with Community Action Suffolk to take forward the Housing Needs Survey…
Adaptation of The Little Christmas Ghost Story
Mike Wabe, a popular speaker whose talk had been postponed last year, made a welcome return to the History Society. He entered the room dressed as Charles Dickens and proceeded to give us an adaptation of his famous Christmas ghost story….
Build a Gingerbread House
With Christmas just around the corner what could be more appropriate than a demonstration on how to build a Gingerbread House? Andrea began with the templates needed to put together a house and a bowl of royal icing which she had prepared beforehand…