The 2016 Cockfield Show takes place on Sunday 11th September (see the event calendar for full details). Below are the forms for you to enter the competitions which will be judged at the show. Closing date for entries is Septemer 4th. Completed entry forms can be dropped off at the Post Office or through the […]
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A Message from the Anglian Water Private Pumping Stations Campaign Team
There may be good news coming for some of your parishioners if they have a private pumping station on their property. Currently, homeowners have to spend hundreds of pounds every year for electricity running costs, maintenance and repairs to look after these private pumping stations. They may even have been flooded if it’s broken down in […]
Parish Council June Meeting Report
The Parish Council met on Thursday 30th June 2016. Our County Councillor, Jenny Antill reported that Suffolk County Council has voted by a majority to support the proposal for devolution and an elected mayor for Norfolk and Suffolk. A process of consultation within the two counties will commence immediately. In answer to a question from […]
Community Council July News
As we noted in the last ‘news’, the Art Show held over the late May Bank Holiday weekend was a great success. So we’ve decided to repeat the event at the same time and place next year and we’re looking forward to an even better show as word gets round to both artists and art […]
The Village Institute
(Alias the old village hall, which many of us remember!) As village life returned to normal after the first world war whist drives, or social evenings were held nearly every Friday evening during the winter, and the occasional dance, all of which must have been held in the school. There were similar entertainments held in […]
Community Council June News
Whitsun Bank Holiday saw the return of the Cockfield Art Show which was another great success. The three days saw nearly 450 people visit the Village Hall to browse an excellent range of artworks and our sales were double last years. We received excellent feedback from both artists and visitors and it looks as though […]
Parish Council May Meeting Report
The Parish Council met on Thursday 26th May 2016. This was the Annual Parish Council meeting where officers of the council are elected for the following year. Councillor Southgate was re-elected Chairman with Carl Brinkley as his deputy. The other officers were re-elected to their current posts, which are published on the village website, with […]
Community Council Chairman’s Annual Report May 2016
A year has passed since the last AGM. It hardly seems possible but they do roll by. It has been a busy purposeful year. We have tried to vary our events to cater for different tastes and age groups; we have some new faces on the tea and thy have brought new ideas which, hopefully, […]
Community Council News
Since the last “News” the Community Council has been very busy. The Duck Race on the 17th April was as popular as ever and, this year, we had plenty of water to make the racing really exciting…thanks to the team for their efforts – hope Mel is fully dried out now! Richard Whymark’s visit was […]
Chairman’s Report to Annual Parish Meeting
Introduction: It has been another busy year for the Parish Council which consists of nine members. Doug Read joined us as Clerk and regrettably was not able to attend last year’s meeting. However, he has now completed his first year of service and we thank him for his tremendous input Also we decided to […]
