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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…
Uganda Refugees 1972
We are marking the 50th anniversary next year with an oral history project. We would like to interview those who volunteered at the time, and people who were accommodated at Stradishall and still live in Suffolk…
Be part of the future of Wickhambrook
Can you spare 5 hours a month? Do you want to affect real change and become a voice for your community? Be part of the decision making, comment on local planning applications, help with community projects and ensure we make Wickhambrook an even better place to live…
Highways Reporting
A message from your County Councillor, Bobby Bennett…
A message from West Suffolk Cllr Sara Mildmay-White with regard to support and accommodation for people who are homeless or rough sleeping
While our approach to helping people who are homeless or rough sleeping is all year round, we recognise that you may be contacted by residents concerned about people sleeping out at this time of year, particularly as it starts to get colder…
Covid Updates
In the week up to the 27 October, there have been 3,917 new cases of COVID-19 in Suffolk. This is a decrease on the numbers in the previous week. The rate of new weekly cases in Suffolk has decreased slightly and is now, at 528.3 cases per 100,000 people. This is above the rates for the East of England region (523.8 / 100,000) and for England as a whole (484.1 / 100,000)…
A Tribute to the Fallen and the Annual General Meeting of the Memorial Social Centre
A Tribute to the Fallen will take place on 12th November 2021 at 7.30pm in the main room of the village hall, led by Mr. David Turner. Following the Tribute at 7.40pm the Annual General Meeting of the Wickhambrook Memorial Social Centre. The Trustees extend a warm welcome to everyone would like to attend these events…
Information from West Suffolk Families & Communities Team
Suffolk Says Keep Learning is supporting people to learn new skills and techniques to help them to be aware of how they’re feeling and what to do to stay well… There are five events, co-hosted by Suffolk MIND, Onelife Suffolk, The Greenlight Trust and Girlguiding Suffolk, taking place over the next two months, covering a range of different topics…
Infographic about flu vaccination
This infographic provides information about flu vaccination…
The Great Exhibition of 1851 and The Crystal Palace
We were very pleased to welcome a popular speaker, Geoffrey Kay, to the October meeting. This time his talk was on the Great Exhibition of 1851 and the Crystal Palace and the illustrations, taken from periodicals of the time, really did the talk justice…
Draft Lorry Route Network
Suffolk County Council is undertaking a technical and community led review of its Lorry Route Plan, which is open from 22nd October to 17th December 2021…
An Update from Suffolk County Council on COVID-19 in Suffolk
Various updates including face masks back as additional measures brought in to reduce Covid-19 transmission in Suffolk schools…
Helen’s Herbaceous Garden with Helen Hilliard
What was billed as a talk on Gardens in fact turned into a really interesting display of flower arranging! Helen had brought lots of plants and flowers from her garden to demonstrate how to make stunning but simple displays which anyone could achieve…
Kirtling Shorter Walk
Kirtling is an attractive village on the Suffolk/Cambridge border about 5 miles from Wickhambrook. This walk of some 3 miles can be undertaken any time of the year but there is one stretch along a vehicle track that can become puddled in the shooting season after heavy rain. The route, shown on OS Explorer map 210 Newmarket & Haverhill, follows the edge of Lucy Wood and then skirts the grounds of Kirtling Towers. The grounds are particularly rewarding when the daffodils are in bloom.
Wickhambrook W.I. Hall Open Day
As one of the few Women’s Institutes to have their own hall, we decided to hold an open day on Saturday 2nd October between 11.00am and 3.00pm for all the other organisations who use the Hall for various activities..
Welcome to New Councillor
The parish council would like to extend a warm welcome to our newly co-opted Councillor, Mr Simon Moy…
Wickhambrook Beaver Scouts AGM
Wickhambrook Beaver Scouts are holding their AGM on the 18th October at 1800 -1900 at the WI hall in Wickhambrook. If you are have time to spare and would like to get your teeth into something, then we would really appreciate the help…
A Note from your Clerk – September 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…