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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…
Parish Clerk April/May Newsletter
I’ve enjoyed some lovely weekends working in the garden and it really seems that spring is around the corner, despite some really stormy weather at times! At the beginning of March we had our first Cemetery tidy day of the year…
Wickhambrook WI April Meeting – Handmade Bags
For our April Meeting we welcomed Susan Cariello who came to talk about her handmade bags. Susan studied at St Martin’s before going off to New York to work in a design studio…
2024 AGM followed by The Trinity House Story
At the AGM on 16th April the committee and office bearers were re-elected to serve for another year. Chairman Dorothy Anderson, secretary Gillian Cooper and treasurer Pam Miller reported on an excellent year of talks and outings and thanked the members for their support.
A note from your clerk: Election of a Police and Crime Commissioner – 2 May 2024
Please see the Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll, and the Notice of Election Agents for the Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner Election on Thursday 2nd May…
A note from your clerk – West Suffolk Grass Cutting Schedule
West Suffolk Council have sent over an update on their grass cutting schedule…
A note from your clerk – Thanks for your help yesterday!
We had a really busy morning tidying in the cemetery on Wednesday 3rd April, clearing brambles and ivy, sweeping up leaves and installing some of the chestnut paling fence to extend our compost heap. Thanks go to Kathy Cordy, Mel Karunaratne and Roger Medley…
A note from your clerk: Thank you Wickhambrook Wombles!
Thank you to Mary Jolland for leading the litterpick on Sunday 29th March, a fantastic turnout of 16 adults and nine children, who collected ten bags of rubbish and some boards and posts. Thanks too to Barbara Merritt and the team at Wickhambrook Memorial Social Centre for their support with facilities and refreshments…
A Note from your clerk – Thank you 1st Wickhambrook Beavers!
A big thank you goes out to Kingfisher Noel Micallef and the 1st Wickhambrook Beavers, who recently put up 8 bird boxes in Wickhambrook Cemetery from kits put together by our Chairman, Mike Lavelle – thanks also go to Mike and everyone who contributed wood for the project…
A Note from your clerk: West Suffolk elections – Working at elections
The West Suffolk elections team has some vacancies for poll clerks at the election being held on Thursday 2 May and would love to hear from you, or your friends or family, if you’re interested in being involved…
Election for Police and Crime Commissioner – 2 May 2024
Election for Police and Crime Commissioner – 2 May 2024
Lost Bury St Edmunds
Martyn Taylor, local author and Chairman of the Bury Society, was our speaker at the March meeting and his talk was entitled Lost Bury St Edmunds.
Wickhambrook WI March Meeting : Workplace Wellbeing and Trauma Support
For our March Meeting we were joined by Paul Roe and Holly the Wellness dog. An ex police officer of 30 years standing Paul had come along to talk about his experience of dealing with PTSD. Paul had been attacked on New Year’s Eve 1998 when he was knocked to the...