Another year of people working well with one another for the well being of this community. New faces have joined the board of trustees and others have stood down from their trusteeship. Here I must pay tribute to Mr Paul Brinkley who, after about fifty years of wiling service, has left the Community Council due […]
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Village Recorder Report to the Annual Parish Meeting, May 2019
The Village Recorder, as the name suggests, keeps a note of events and changes from year to year in their village. The most comprehensive record of month by month activity in Cockfield is printed in Green Links, our village magazine. I have kept my copies since 2003 but if anyone has any earlier editions they […]
Emergency Coordinator – Volunteer Sought
Cockfield Parish Council Cockfield Emergency Plan, Emergency Coordinator The Emergency Plan is in place and is intended to prepare the community for emergencies in a way that complements and supports the emergency services. We are looking for someone in the village to be the Emergency Coordinator – a person who would liaise with the emergency […]
Update on Housing Development at Mackenzie Place, Cockfield
I’m pleased to be writing again to provide you with a further update on progress of the housing development at Mackenzie Place. The land transfer from Suffolk County Council completed at the end of March and Orwell Housing Association are now the owners of the land on which the properties and road will be constructed. […]
Annual Parish Council Meeting Report,May 9th
The meeting was the first of the 4 year electoral cycle and the chairman welcomed councilors returned unopposed and new member Ian Levett. A significant amount of time was spent on administrative, procedural matters, regulations, risk register and asset schedule. This included the election of the chairman Derek Southgate and the agreement on assigning roles […]
Easter Duck Race – On The Spot Report
I believe that this is about the eighth year that we have done the Earl’s Meadow Easter Duck Race but this year the event was both one of the best and one of the worst, The best because it was such a beautiful day coupled with the fact that so many children parents and grandparents […]
Parish Council Meeting Report, March 2019
Summary report – Parish Council Meeting, 28 March 2019 Public Participation Session: Suffolk County Cllr Lindsay highlighted issues from his report (previously circulated), including Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission’s concerns about SCC’s Special Needs Service failing children’s needs and his call for an Independent Review, SCC’s approval of a motion to cut carbon emissions […]
Election to Cockfield Parish Council
As there were 8 nominees to contest the upcoming Parish Council election due on 2nd May, an election is not required. The document below lists the names of those who are duly appointed to serve on the Parish Council. […]
Cockfield Clean Up 2019 – Aftermath
Cockfield Parish Council wishes to thank all those who turned out over the weekend of the 16/17th March to clear litter from the verges, footpaths and communal areas in the village. A record amount of litter was cleared and the village looks so much better for it. As usual there were an awful lot of […]
Parish Council Meeting Report, Jan 2019
Summary report of the Parish Council meeting held 17 January 2019 Suffolk County Cllr Lindsay’s written report, circulated before the meeting, highlighted the consultation on cuts to Citizens Advice Bureaus, SCC’s pledge to lead fight against single-use plastics, SCC’s refusal to tackle carbon emissions and the appointment of the new Highways boss. Cllr Morley raised […]
