Suffolk Village of the Year 2023

Harvest Afternoon Tea

A really big thank you to everyone who supported the afternoon tea. It was great to see so many of you in the church and particularly the six well behaved dogs. Gatehouse Food Bank (1933 3TU) was delighted with all the food donations from both the community and all the families from the school. We […]

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COVID 19 AND ‘FLU Vaccinations Autumn 2021

PUBLIC NOTICE To All Residents registered with The Long Melford Practice In compliance with the advice issued by the NHS, The Long Melford Practice will be calling you to make an appointment for you to receive your annual winter flu jab. Everyone eligible will also be offered a Covid 19 booster vaccine to be given […]

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Jeffreys Green Update

AFFORDABLE BUNGALOWS COMPLETED By the time you read this we will have handed over the keys of three completed affordable rented bungalows.  We are very pleased to have been able to assist Babergh District Council in building new Council homes. SHARED OWNERSHIP HOMES At the time of writing, we have sales agreed on all the […]

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Cockfield Minibus – Update

This is a reminder to everyone that through the Parish Council the village has a 14 seat Ford Transit minibus. This is available for self-hire at a competitive fixed price per mile. Village Minibus Drivers must be over 25 years old, have a current clean driving licence and have the appropriate vehicle categories ( D1 […]

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Extraordinary Parish Council Meeting Report 19 August 2021

Please note: ‘To obtain a copy of the full formal minutes of this meeting, please email the Parish Clerk, parish.council@cockfield.org.uk Residual and ongoing actions; Telephone Kiosks; It was agreed that relocating the Telephone box was not practicable and Cllr Turner had carried out some investigations on options for an alternative freestanding housing for the defibrillator at […]

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Planned Roadworks

The following roadworks are planned in the area. Please note this list may change during the period shown. If this information is of interest you are advised to visit the one.network website for the current picture. 8th Nov – 25th Feb 2022: C685 Stanningfield Road Great Whelnetham – From Junction with A134 Sudbury Road to […]

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Parish Council Meeting Report July 2021

Summary report on the Ordinary Parish Council Meeting held on 29 July 2021 Please note: ‘To obtain a copy of the full formal minutes of this meeting, please email the Parish Clerk, parish.council@cockfield.org.uk’ Outstanding / on-going actions from previous meetings: Telephone Kiosks; Following Cllr Turner’s update in June that the cost of re-siting the Parish Council […]

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Jeffreys Green Update, July 2021

AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR COCKFIELD FOREVER Since my last update residents have received keys to their new homes and are hopefully settling in well.  It’s been great to see these homes being lived in at last, and we wish everyone all the best. These new affordable homes, and the other Orwell homes in the village, are […]

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Parish Council Meeting Report, June 2021

Summary report of the Ordinary Meeting of the Parish Council on 24 June 2021 at 7.30pm held in the Village Hall, Cockfield. Please note: To obtain a copy of the full formal minutes of this meeting, please email the Parish Clerk, parish.council@cockfield.org.uk Ongoing actions;  Telephone Kiosk; Given the difficulties with relocating the telephone box Cllr Turner […]

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