See, also, Neighbour's Events at Occold, Debenham, Pettaugh, Redlingfield, Thornham and Thorndon.
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All in the Village Hall unless otherwise stated.
April 2024
Thursday 4th Mobile Library at two stops between 9.50 & 10.25am Sunday 7th From 9.30am WS to Thornham litter pick. Meet @ Allotments Tuesday 9th Hilltop Women’s Group AGM & Buffet 7.45pm Wednesday 10th Lunch Club 12 for 12.30 Advance Bookings Please Saturday 13th Look out for Grand National sweepstake collectors for the Church Saturday 13th Crafternoon 2-4pm Saturday 13th Pete’s Village Quiz 7.30pm Monday 15th Village Hall Committee 8pm Wednesday 17th Joy Hawkins: Call the Midwife? Childbirth in the Middle Ages Thursday 18th Annual Parochial Church Meeting 8pm in St Andrew’s Church Saturday 20th Coffee & Book Sale Highbanks 1 Broadway 10-11.45 Saturday 20th Village Hall Committee AGM, Bar & Country Dancing 7pm Tuesday 30th Village Afternoon get-together with tea and cakes 2-4pm
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Village Hall NewsA quote is being sought for speakers, microphone and projector in the Village Hall. This was one item on the community list for the CIL money. The accounts have been checked and deemed accurate ready for the end of our financial year and presentation at the AGM. The last VHC event was the curry night which was a great success and raised around £400.It was the VHC's pleasure to host an entertaining evening put on by some of our community to raise funds for breast cancer research. Best of luck to you all for the midnight stroll! Future EventsSaturday 20th April-our Annual General Meeting from 7pm to 7:30 pm where the reports for the year will be presented and hopefully a new committee member or two may step forward. We have many willing members of the community who do an enormous amount of work-we just need one or two additional committee members to help get things organised-or suggested! It is not a very onerous task with a two-hour meeting each month! Following the AGM we are having a Country Dancing evening (part 2). The music will be from CDs under the expert direction of Jayne. It's free...and the bar is open with sausage rolls available to buy. Village Afternoon Tea Tuesday 30th April 2pm to 4pm. And it is free-please come along for a mardle (if you're Suffolk)-and a chat if you're not!
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Every Wednesday from 5-6pm, Francesca offers physiotherapist-led Pilates at the village hall.
Pilates is an excellent form of low-impact exercise, that helps to strengthen not only the core, but the whole body and mind, too.
Suitable for mixed abilities; the only necessity is that you can comfortably get on/off the floor.
For queries or booking details, please contact Francesca: francescadavey@outlook.com
“Wickham Walkers” would like to thank everyone who came to the Pub Night and/or donated. Over £400 was raised by the end of the day!
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Village Litter PickSpecial litter clearance along The Street towards Thornham. Meet at the Allotments at 9.30am on Sunday 7th April. Due to amount of rubbish – car and flood strewn – we will be working in pairs along this road.
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Village Green Work PartyThank you to the volunteer working party who made further progress in the management of the village green, especially the area in close proximity to the Grimmer. We are at the stage now, what with nesting ducks and mating toads, that we have to pause any more work until later in the year. The willow proved a tricky case to solve as the ivy near the top was a serious obstacle. It will be left 'as is' through the year and be re-assessed in the autumn. The planning permission to work on it runs for three years so if we decide to pollard further there is still time to complete that task. Work to trees on the Green, above a certain girth, needs permission as the area and further around are in the Conservation zone. As such, no works should be carried out without planning permission being obtained before anything is done. The management of the Green-cutting the grass for example-and the Grimmer do not normally require permission-just major works.
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Toads slowed down with the cold weather, then got going again. Toad song in the Grimmer on 16th March was noticeable!
200 toads helped so far. We will continue the patrol over Easter by when they should be nearing the end of their migration.
Following the success of our last two Village Afternoons we will be holding our next on Tuesday 30th April. This is a great opportunity to enjoy an afternoon tea of cake, scones and sandwiches with plenty of friendly chat. ‘During an afternoon of relaxed fun, we offer you a choice of games, puzzles and quizzes.’
EVERYONE in the village welcome including children and well-behaved dogs. This is a free event funded by the Living Well in Winter Grant awarded by Mid Suffolk District Council. The following afternoon tea will be 28th May which coincides with the school holidays.
For more information, please contact Jenny Elphick on her email jennymelphick@gmail.com or by text on her mobile.
Grand National Sweepstake, in aid of Friends of St Andrews (maintaining the fabric of the church). This year the Grand National is on Saturday 13th April.
We will be coming round to offer you a chance to win the sweepstake.
The cost is £2 per horse: the winners receive £30 and second place £5.
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 visits –4th April and 2nd May 2024.
Why not join the Library for books, CDs ad DVDs. Books on mobile libraries can be borrowed for 8 weeks. It is easy to sign up – just pop into the van on its next visit.
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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 Saturday 13th April 2-4pm Entry: £2.00 per person (inc. tea/coffee/biscuits). |
Fundraising for the Church Building
Pete’s Quiz on Sat. 13th April In the village hall, starting at 7.30pm with refreshments halfway through. The bar will be open, too. £7.50 per person. Book with Pete or Liz on 01449 766622 or just turn up on the evening.
Book Sale Coffee Mornings Sat 20th April and 25th May are the next two dates. We have lots of new books and jig saws and marmalade for sale with coffee, sausage rolls and cakes to eat in or take away.
Any questions to Margaret 01449 767121 or Liz 01449 766622
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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
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The Flower Festival 2024The 4th, 5th and 6th May Bank Holiday weekend will see the church full of beautiful flowers again. Open on Sat and Mon 10 to 4 and Sunday 11 to 4. Sadly, Robert and Rachel Cohen cannot play for us this year after all, but watch this space. There will be refreshments of course, and parking available in their field thanks to Alice and Richard Palmer.
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Recent winning numbers: Feb – 28; Mar – 6, 43, 51, 28.
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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 |
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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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