See, also, Neighbour's Events at Occold, Debenham, Pettaugh, Redlingfield, Thornham and Thorndon.
All in the Village Hall unless otherwise stated.
March 2024
Saturday 2nd Annual Village Litter Pick from 9.30 am leaving Village Hall Saturday 2nd Coffee Morning for Flower Festival @ Highbanks 10-12 noon Thursday 7th Mobile Library at two stops between 9.50 & 10.25am Saturday 9th Coffee & Book Sale Highbanks 1 Broadway 10-11.45 Saturday 9th Crafternoon 2-4pm Wednesday 13th Lunch Club 12 for 12.30 Advance Bookings Please Wednesday 13th Hilltop Women’s Group to Thorndon VH for talk 7.30 depart Wednesday 20th Jayne Delarre “Weaving in the Viking Age" 7.45 pm Saturday 16th Working Party on the Green 9.30am Saturday 16th Pub Night with fund raiser for breast cancer Tuesday 26th Village Afternoon get-together with tea and cakes 2-4pm Thursday 28th Spring/Easter Floral Workshop from 09.30am -1.00pm
April 2024
Thursday 4th Mobile Library at two stops between 9.50 & 10.25am Saturday 13th Village Quiz 7.30pm Saturday 20th Village Hall Committee AGM, Bar & Country Dancing 7pm
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Village Hall NewsThanks to everybody who came to, and helped with, the Curry Night. As well as the enjoyment, chat and conviviality the VH made a profit of around £400 which will help us to keep paying the bills which, as you will all know, don't get any smaller. We are continuing the preparatory work for renewing the roof and are researching the signage for disabled parking outside the hall. We now have a Health and Safety Policy to guide those who lead and attend events in the hall. A copy of this is posted on the notice board inside the hall. The Parish Council and Village Hall Committee are making progress on the purchase and fitting of a new PA sound system and a projector.
Coming upOn Saturday 16th March there will be a Pub night with fundraising for breast cancer charity organised by three people in the village. There will be various games-shove ha'penny, table tennis, etc for the first part of the evening and then an opportunity to show off your singing skills with karaoke. You may prefer to be an 'audience' of course! But do come along to support the fundraising. A group of ladies from the village are bravely walking a marathon in London in aid of Breast Cancer. Our pub night will be an evening of fun with entertainment provided by the ladies to raise money for such a good cause. The bar will be open and profit from this will go towards the village Hall maintenance. Come along and join the fun.
Saturday 20th April, is the annual AGM for the Village Hall Committee at 7pm. Th AGM will be very brief and then we will have the bar open all evening with Jayne Delarre leading us through another country dancing night. Other than buying drinks the whole evening's entertainment will be free, unless you wish to make a donation on your way out. We will have containers on the door for these.
At a date to be decided in May the bar will be open for a Pub Night with games-more details to follow.
Don't forget the FREE afternoon on Tuesday 26th March with Tea and Cakes between 2pm and 4pm. This is funded externally thanks to a grant so come along, have a chat, and meet up with new folk. Time is still being spent getting quotes for re-roofing and other remedial work on the hall. New uplighters have been installed in the car park end of the Hall which certainly added to the atmosphere at the curry evening-and was also effective at the History Group meeting. You may only have a little time when you can come to VH, or help at an event, but it all counts and makes our community successful. Perhaps some of our younger villagers could get together and come to the AGM with ideas about what they would like to take part in, in the VH! (Parents-I guess your children won't have read this thought so could you please point it out to them!) Thank you-and see you at the Village Hall soon
Don't forget the FREE afternoon on Tuesday 26th March with Tea and Cakes between 2pm and 4pm. This is funded externally thanks to a grant so come along, have a chat, and meet up with new folk.
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Toad PatrolToads started moving this year on 14 February, no doubt encouraged by the mild weather. So far the patrol has helped 89 into the Grimmer and only found 9 squashed. About half the number of toads we helped last year and hat was already way down on previous years. The recent colder weather has brought things to a halt but we will keep checking. Thank you to our patrollers and to traffic slowing down as they pass. |
Village Green Work Party - Thanks for...
Next Working Party will be Saturday 16th March Please come along from 9.30am. Offers of mid-morning tea welcomed! |
Living Well in Winter - Village AfternoonCome and join us on one of our Village Afternoons, 2pm till 4pm on 26th March. We will be offering tea and coffee and a selection of cakes, scones and sandwiches. Everyone from the village is welcome and those on child minding duties can bring their children. Well behaved dogs are welcome too. We have a selection of games from cards to board games and puzzles to entertain us. These afternoons are funded by Mid Suffolk District Council From a Living Well in Winter grant. No booking necessary just turn up. These events will also be held on Tuesday 30th April and 28th May 2024.
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‘Crafternoon’ SaturdaysWhatever your art or craft bring along your current project. Share skills, ideas, tips and techniques. Inspire and be inspired in the company of other creative people. If you have an ‘arty’ or ‘crafty’ friend then bring them too. Next Crafternoon on 9th March 2-4pm Entry: £2.00 per person (inc. tea/coffee/biscuits). |
Fundraising for the Church
Some dates for your diaries: On Saturday 9th March book sales/coffee mornings will begin again at Margaret’s – Highbanks, 1,Broadway. 10am to 11.45am. There will be Seville orange marmalade for sale plus jigsaws, lots of books, a raffle and cake. Margaret On Saturday 13th April at 7.30pm we shall have one of Pete’s quizzes at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. There will be some devilish questions and food at half time. More info. to follow. Liz The village’s two-yearly Flower Festival will be held in church on 4th, 5th and 6th of May thanks to Margaret Knights. Lots more info. to follow.
Thank you for all your support – Margaret
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Being on the electoral roll of the church entitles parishioners to vote at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM)
Each year the Electoral Roll has a revision before the APCM. This year the APCM will be on 18th April at 7pm in church, so a minor revision will begin on 27th March and the electoral roll will be closed from that date. The updated roll will be on display from Easter Sunday, 31st March, at all services in church. Anyone on the electoral roll can see it at any time by phoning me.
If you would like to join the Electoral Roll, please phone me or email mjonesevans@yahoo.co.uk and I can drop an application form in to you. The form will need to be with me before the closing date of 27th March.
Thank you all – Margaret Jones-Evans
Village Litter PickHelp keep our village clean by joining the Litter Pick on Saturday 2nd March starting at 9.30am from the Village Hall. All equipment and litter bags provided. Volunteers are usually directed in twos and threes along different routes. Meet back at the village hall where our County Councillor will collect all together and remove for safe disposal. Be back in time to pop into the Coffee Morning for the Flower Festival.
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The Flower Festival 2024
St Andrews Flower Festival (first weekend in May) Coffee Morning Saturday 2nd March 10am -12 noon at Highbanks Margaret Jones-Evans has kindly offered to host our biennial, traditional, fundraising coffee morning for the above event. There will be a raffle (the prizes have already been donated) and other goodies to purchase to swell the funds which will be divided between our exhibitors at the flower festival, to help a little with the set-up costs incurred. Please come along for a tea or coffee, and cake etc, Talk to Margaret Knights about this year’s theme. New participants are definitely encouraged! If you would like any other details, contact her on rosecottageflowers@hotmail.co.uk tageflowers@hotmail.co.uk
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Wickham Skeith Village Hall - Thursday 28th March from 09.30am -1.00pm
Come and make a wreath style Spring decoration to grace your door or table, just in time for Easter. All the materials will be provided, but some personal foraging from yourself will make your creation unique.
The cost will be £30 and other ideas will be demonstrated. Treat a friend!
Contact Margaret for further details and register your interest, as soon as possible please, as this is a late call. I didn’t grasp the earliness of Easter this year!
If you have been to an event like this before, you will know it is fun and not stressful.
And you will go home with a gorgeous, unique, creation! Hope to see you there. Margaret Knights rosecottageflowers@hotmail.co.uk.
The Suffolk Mobile Library van stops in the lay-by outside the chalet bungalows, from 9.50 to 10.05am. Then outside Haymead House in The Street from 10.10 to 10.25. Next visit – 7th March and 4th April.
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59 ClubRecent winning numbers: Jan – 16; Feb – 46, 34, 43. |
New Grant from District Council The Cosy Homes installation project includes funding for loft insulation, cavity wall insulation and draft proofing works. For more information visit: https://www.midsuffolk.gov.uk/web/mid-suffolk/w/mid-suffolk-cosy-homes |
Update on flood support payments The District Council is currently contacting all householders who registered a flood onto the County Council reporting tool. So no further action is needed as long as you reported that your property was flooded. Register here by end December if not done so: https://highwaysreporting.suffolk.gov.uk/ |
The Parish Council would like to thank all who helped during the floods of 20/21 October, particularly to those in four-wheel drive vehicles who helped ferry people from schools or stranded vehicles, and to those who gave tea and toilet facilities to stranded motorists. Our sympathy to everyone who has been affected by floods or suffered damage. Please access Suffolk County Council’s (SCC) website here for further information about flood recovery: https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/about/flood-recovery-information-for-suffolk
SCC are asking all affected residents to report significant flooding to individual properties by using the Highways Reporting Tool at https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/highway-maintenance/report-a-highways-issue. If you do not have access to the internet, call the SCC customer service number: 0345 606 6171.
The Street was particularly badly affected with abandoned and broken-down cars and people sleeping in their vehicles. Verges have been worn away and silt, gravel and debris covered the carriageway. We have reported this in on the Highways link and have been promised repair work within 20 days.
Community Oil SyndicateIf you need any oil, a reminder the next syndicate deadline is 31 March. Usual email address jerrybassett@icloud.com |
Wickham Skeith Oil Syndicate - how it works
Our village oil scheme has been running for 14 years now and in the last year ordered well over 100,000 litres of discounted oil for its members. if you’re not a member and would like to join, just drop me an email with contact details or give me a call if you don’t have email.
There’ll be five opportunities to place orders over the next 12 months. On or before: - 30 September - 30 November - 31 January - 31 March - 30 June
Before each of these dates I’ll place a reminder in the village newsletter and also send you an email reminder. Then let me know by email (or phone) that you’d like to be included in the next order. I’ll need to know: - address and telephone number(s) - unless you’ve ordered before - quantity required (min 500 litres) - any special instructions - eg concerning delivery
- price - expected delivery date - the company's contact details in case you need to speak to them directly
If you've any questions please ring Jerry on 765908 or email jerrybassett@icloud.com
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I have recently taken on the guardianship of the village defibrillator and thought it would be a good time to remind villagers about the device.
Location - the defibrillator is located on the external wall of the village hall (next to the car park and emergency exit).
To access the device you will need to dial 999. They will then ask you for the cabinet number – 2334 and/or postcode of the device - IP23 8LX
These numbers are also on the outside of the defibrillator.
This information will be enable the 999 service to locate our defibrillator and give you the access code to allow you to get access to the device.
The defibrillator is portable and so can be taken to wherever it is needed in the village. 999 will talk you through how to use it and once it is switched on the device will also give you verbal and visual instructions.
No training is necessary to use the defibrillator but it would be useful if some villages have some training. I have contacted someone locally who can provide training for the defibrillator together with some resuscitation training. The cost of the training will be covered by the Parish Council and there are 10 places available for people who live in the village. The training takes about 2 hours and will include the use of a Resus Doll and training defibrillators.
If you are interested, please can you contact me as soon as possible. I can then organise a suitable date and time for the training.
If you have any queries regarding the defibrillator, please contact me. If I don’t know the answer, I will endeavour to find someone who does!
Julie Keable
juliekeable@btinternet.com
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